Sunday 29 April 2012

New shirts :D

Hello ! RIIKO here. 
Sorry for not posting for a looong time. School has kept me really busy . >_>

Anyway, I bought some new shirts last month so here are some pictures :



I got this shirt for $15 from Bossini. I really like the turquoise color since it gives off this HAPPY vibe. 
This shirt matches well with jeans, or bermudas if you want a more street look. 



HEADPHONES shirt ! <3 I love love love this shirt a lot ! 
It was from PUNKSTAR - a pretty famous brand which is featured in magazines pretty often.
It was slightly more expensive but the quality of the shirt is really good so I still recommend it.


Lastly, I bought this new hair-tie from Novena Square. It is a cute fabric 
hair-tie that has a relatively simple design of small white polka dots. 
I used it today when I went out this morning. 

Heehee :}

That is all for now. I post more in the future when I find new styles to experiment with. 
Until then ~

RIIKO

Saturday 28 April 2012

HADA LABO HAPPINESS C:

HEY ALL! Yup, as promised, I'm back with my HADA LABO review!! (/*W*)/
yeah, so today is all about the

HADA LABO HYDRATING LOTION

 tadaaaa~ ~ !

 as well as the

HADA LABO  HYDRATING MILK

  my "milk bottle" XD


 Now, #1 HADA LABO HYDRATING LOTION

According to the bottle, it is a hydrating lotion that gives instant hydration and has Nano + Super Hyaluronic Acid (more info on the back label). It retails at Watsons (once again, mine is from the JCube outlet) @ SGD 22.90 for 170ml.

I find that with this product, a tiny bit is enough for my whole face, since it is VERY moisturising (I use less lotion than toner, to give you an estimation). At first, the consistency is a little like water, but upon application, feels rather oily, to some extent. When patted on, it has a slightly sticky finish, but that feeling disappears quickly so my skin feels very... uh.... BOUNCY?? yeah. And moisturised. It lasts me quite long, after a long ten hours outside/at school, my face still doesn't feel dry when i get home (>O<) So yes, it does work well.

However, I do have a skin condition, eczema, which sometimes results in extreme dryness, occassionally on my face. When that happens, I feel like I need to drown my face in moisturiser, or else it feel itchy and dry. EWWWW...

Luckily, Hada Labo is pretty good, so nowadays I just supplement the lotion with
#2 HADA LABO HYDRATING MILK

I pat it on AFTER the lotion, to give my skin an extra moisturising boost C:
It works pretty much the same way as the lotion, but the texture is creamier, more like most moisturisers on the market. It also retails for SGD 22.90 at Watsons, but for 140ml (the bottle is a leeeetle smaller).

And as opposed to the "INSTANT HYDRATION" lotion, the milk aims to "REPLENISH MOISTURE" (more long-lasting, i guess?). I do feel that the moisturiser alone does help my skin a lot, so it's a pretty good buy too, despite the smaller size. But more tight budgeted people should probably go for the lotion, I think, as it is also really hydrating.


Packaging-wise, the ones I got came with "security seals", like this:

looks kinda like normal adhesive tape with words, eh?


 It just helps you make sure its unopened I guess... Not much else to say, pretty basic plastic bottle + label packaging. But  I think the size makes it pretty big for short vacations/trips though (most of my previous moisturisers were in small tubes). But it means it lasts longer, especially cos so little is used each time. Anyway, you can always just decant it into a tinier bottle, so thats not really an issue, hmm. -shrugs- So... yeah. Decent packaging, but nothing special.

OVERALL:


LOTION / MILK (since both are about the same standard to me)

Packaging: 6/10
Moisturisation: 9.5/10
After-effect: 8.5/10 (slightly oily, then sticky)
Value-for-money: 7.5/10 (kinda ex, but it's GREAT and from JAPAN! OWO)
Overall: 8/10 (aka PRETTY DARN AWESOMEEEE)

 
 
TOTALLY RANDOM, but I had a dance performance today. It went pretty well, here are some camwhore pics XD  I took some with my friends too, but since I don't have permission to put their pics online (plus I'm too lazy to ask), you'll just have to be content with my face, haha (>x<)
 
 
my eye make-up for the dance! <3

MY OUTFIT for contemporary dance C;



(^3^)

will you keep my secret?




THAT'S IT FOR TODAY, FOLKS! ♥,
RUKA

Tuesday 24 April 2012

NOSE VACUUMING ;3

Heya! It's Ruka again ^^ Sorry bout the lack of posts, we've all been trying to settle down into our new schools. Anyhow, I look like a sick chicken now (flu/runny nose/headache killer combo) so not many pics in this post, heh (>_<)

Bet the title makes you go: WHAT IN THE HOOZLES IS THAT??! Haha, I'll be reviewing... the BIORE PORE PACK.
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Vacuum! Get it? XD

And look out for my HADA LABO INSTANT HYDRATION lotion + milk review in about... a week? Yeah. |:{D



So. The Biore Pore Pack (/*0*)/

I bought mine from Watsons (@ the newly opened JCube!), 1 pack = 10 strips + FREE Biore UV Bright Face Milk SPF 50++

the packaging (from Japan! ^^)

 each strip in a metallic sachet

 gah, bad skin. and yes,  I have bangs now (duhhh, look ^)

As you can see, there are little slits on the strip. They help to fit the shape of your nose better. For those who don't know how to use the pore strip and cannot read the instructions (the ones on mine are in Jap), here are the basic steps:

#1 Open the sachet and take out the strip WITHOUT removing the clear adhesive film
#2 Wet your nose thoroughly
#3 Remove the film from the strip and...
#4 STICK!!
#5 Wait 10-15min before removing
#6 IMPORTANT. Use toner to seal the open pores, or else they'll get clogged up again faster.

Overall, I gotta say this product works pretty well, and "sucks" up a lot of the dirt/blackheads/etc. (get the vacuum ref now? hee hee)

Sorry, I can't remember the exact price, but it was pretty cheap. Definitely worth a try if you have blackheads around the nose area, LIKE ME D: Haven't tested the Face Milk thingy yet though, hmmm.... Might combine it with the Hada Labo? Depends, i guess.

Anyhoooooo~~ That's all I got today, sorry it's short!


LOVE, RUKA <3