Haul and Review: Bath and Body Works, Skin Food, Victoria's Secret, Revlon

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Revlon Colorburts Lipstick in Soft Nude

I haven’t found my Holy Grail nude lipstick, so I try this one. The quilted packaging reminds me of the uber popular Chanel 2.55 purse. The top lid shows you exactly the lipstick color inside, I love it. This color looks very pretty in the tube, a neutral peachy nude, but on me, I don’t know… sometimes it looks okay, sometimes it just makes my face kinda ‘green’ and somewhat ‘unhealthy’. Maybe this is not a right nude color for me. Most of the time I pair it with NYX Mega Shine Lipgloss in ‘Natural’. I think the combination looks great on my skin tone. I’m continuing my search to find the perfect nude lipstick. If you have any recommendation please tell me on the comment below

Victoria’s Secret ‘Love Spell’ Fragrance Mist

Notes: Chamomile, aloe, cherry blossom, peach

The all time best selling smell from Victoria’s Secret! I purchased this product without smelling it, Adriana Lima did a great job selling this to me through one commercial video. Let me tell you, I don’t love it but I don’t hate it either. It smells fruity to me. I can smell the peach and somewhat I sense an orange too. Juicy, flirty, playful, very ‘teenage’ like because I can’t imagine older women wear it. The first spray is a little bit strong and harsh but the alcohol settles down quickly. Somewhat this product reminds me of car freshener, if you are planning to purchase this particular scent, don’t forget to smell it first.

Sillage: weak to medium, I find Victoria’s Secret Pure Seduction Refreshing Body Mist (the old packaging) is much stronger. I spray the Pure Seduction and my entire bed room smells like it.

Longevity: poor. After all you can’t expect a long lasting scent from a body spray. 

Skin Food Gold Apple Hand Balm

This stuff smells amazing, a light, true scent of green apple, the texture is creamy, not to thick not too thin. It does the job moisturized my dry hand, after a few second it absorbs into my skin and leaves a soft smooth feeling! Awesome! I recommend this to everyone!

Bath and Body Works ‘Warm Vanilla Sugar’

Middle Notes: coconut, vanilla, rice

Base Notes:  sandalwood, musk, vanilla, heliotrope

This one is probably my favorite Bath and Body Works scent so far. It smells exactly like vanilla and sugar, a light sweet vanilla with a sugar sprinkled on top. Very yummy, not offensive, not too powdery, and not too sweet. It just right. Usually wearing heavy vanilla scent on hot day can be unbearable (especially with The Body Shop Vanilla EDT and Burberry ‘Brit’ EDT) but I don’t have any problem with Warm Vanilla Sugar on a hot day. Try it! I think most people would love it!

Sillage: Poor

Longevity: Poor. Again…well this is body spray. I f you want long lasting fragrance, go buy Eau de Parfum or Parfum instead. Even most Eau de Toilettes don’t last long nowadays. For this particular scent I find it last longer when you spray it on clothes. Maybe I should buy the matching lotion to make this scent stays on longer. 

Bath and Body Works ‘Country Chic’

Top Notes: grapefruit, pear, green notes, tagetes, amalfi lemon

Middle Notes: jasmine, African orange flower, gardenia, lily, raspberry

Base Notes: musk, patchouli, Virginia chedar, amber, peach, orchid, praline

Another blind purchase, this one smells exactly like Oriflame ‘Miss O Fashion Princess’ ( the blue bottle on the left with blue atomizer) fruity floral, not too strong, not too sweet, not too sour, not overly flowery, the difference is, Country Chic is lighter. Both Country Chic and Miss O Pashion Princess smell good, I can see this two fragrances loved by so many people, I do want to like this, but I don’t know! There is something about this two that give me a slight headache, I don’t know what, I just recommend you to smell it first before you buy it.

Sillage: Poor

Longevity: Poor

Bath and Body Works ‘Paris Amour’

Top Notes: Mandarin orange, strawberry, cassis, apple blossom, freesia

Middle Notes: Jasmine, lotus, peach, frangipani, pink tulip

Base Notes: Musk, sandalwood, amber, vanilla, coconut

I didn’t buy this one. My friend Novi did (blind purchase too) but she let me to review this product for you. Novi and me will swap a small amount of our Bath and Body Works. She can get my ‘Warm Vanilla Sugar’  and ‘Country Chic’, I get her  ‘Paris Amour’. Fair enough! swapping is a great way to try new product when you aren’t sure whether you will like it or no. We have the chance to try it to think about it before we decide to buy it.  For me Paris Amour smells wonderful! Light but sweet. The first thing I notice when I spray is strawberry, then it develops to a sweet yummy smell, like frosting! Yes frosting! Totally will purchase my own someday, plus look at the bottle! It just looks very cute on my table

Sillage: poor. The funny thing is, I use like one spray on my shirt, after a while, I decided to play with both of my dogs. They licked my shirt like crazy! Maybe they want strawberry and frosting? So cute

Longevity: poor

So do you have any question about these products? Don’t hesitate to ask me on the comment section below. Have a nice day all!

PS: English is my second language, don’t hesitate to correct my English, comment, email , or tweet me @melisaberry I’m willing to learn.

L'occitane Perfume Review

L’occitane Rose des 4 Reines Eau de Toilette

From the L’occitane website Canada

http://ca.loccitane.com/rose-des-4-reines-eau-de-toilette,19,1,1374,45917.htm

“The delicate freshness of a bouquet of roses, the velvety softness of petals kissed with dew. The daughters of the Count of Forcalquier were as beautiful as the roses they cherished – the Grasse rose, the Bulgarian rose, the Moroccan rose and the Turkish rose. Each one of these daughters married a king, and so it was that Marguerite, Eléonore, Sancie and Béatrix became the four Queens of Forcalquier.”

Sounds divine right? This one belongs to my aunt, she bought it when she was in Paris, but I can’t stop admiring this fragrance. For me this floral perfume is just light and romantic, a very calming rose scent. Rose 4 Reines contains four different roses. That’s what you get when you smell this, a delicate and romantic bouquet. This perfume is perfect for feminine girls, it is soft, not overpowering, and for an eau de toilette this one has decent staying power.  On me it last around 4-5 hours.

• Top Notes: redcurrant, violet leaves, bergamot.
• Middle Notes: Grasse rose, Bulgarian rose, Turkish rose, Moroccan rose, apricot, & raspberry.
• Base Notes: blackberry, white cedar, musk, heliotrope.

Price: My aunt got it for € 35.00

(I do some research and it is $ 48.00 on Canadian website, £ 33.00 on British website, and Rp 540,000 on Indonesian website).

L’occitane Rose Confite (Candied Rose) Eau de Toilette

From the box:

“A delicate and delicious winter rose. In Provence, candied fruit has been, for many years, the ultimate delicacy at festive celebrations… Some of the most desirable flowers can also tempt the taste buds and can be prepared using the same traditional method. Roses are coated in sugar syrup that crystallizes over time and turns every petal into a mouth-watering delicate delight. This limited edition Candied Rose Eau de Toilette captures the scents of this irresistible temptation in a floral heart of rose petals with sweet and fruity accents.”

Sounds yummy right? I do want to eat rose petal coated in crystallizes sugar syrup :D My aunt bought this for me, (along with her Rose 4 Reines ). This smells lovely, feminine, and vintage. I can imagine a quirky retro girl wearing this scent (examples: Zoey Deschanel and Krysten Rytter) This ‘floral-fruity- gourmand’ perfume is quite sweet and powdery, but not too much. Neither cloying nor immature. Longevity is good, last around 6 hours on me.

• Top notes: Turkish rose essence, blackcurrant, and raspberry
• Middle notes: Grasse rose absolute, powdered sugar accord
• Base notes: sandalwood, musk

Price: € 35.00

( Rp 540,000 on Indonesian website )

L’occitane Cerisier des Oiseaux (Wild Cherry Tree) Eau de Toilette

So far, this is my favorite fragrance from L’ocittane, too bad it is limited edition! My sister bought it for my mother in Malaysia, but of course we both steal it sometimes ;) it's a very girly, bubbly floral-fruity, a bit powdery after it develops. Not a shy scent, noticeable and different from everything else I have smelled, but also tender and soft. I hope L’occitane brings back this fragrance to the store and make it permanent!

• Top Notes: Amalfi lemon, black currant

• Middle Notes: cherry blossom, tincture of rose

• Base Notes: musk, sandalwood, Virginia cedar

Price: Sorry, I don’t really know and my sister already forget the price

Have you ever tried L'occitane perfume? What do you think about it?

PS: English is my second language, so forgive my poor grammar and limited vocabulary, don’t hesitate to correct my English, I am willing to learn, comment, send me an email, or tweet me @melisaberry

Small Collective Haul + Reviews

The Body Shop Body Butter in “Mango” and “Sweet Lemon”

Did I tell you that I love The Body Shop body butter? In my opinion it is seriously the best product from the company, excellent moisture, wide range of selection, and it seems like these body butters great enough to spread on my toast! The mango scent is one of my all times favorites, the sweet lemon is the latest scent, to me it smells ok, light citrusy smell, not the sour and invigorating lemon smell that I want, but it does the job, moisturize my dry skin plus gives a silky smooth feeling.

The Body Shop Face and Body Brush

I bought this brush because I desperately need a better quality brush in my collection. Since MAC brushes are too expensive and Sigma Brushes hard to come by in my country, I decide to give it a try, the first thing came to my mind when I tried it was “the handle waaay too huge and not comfortable, the brush itself on the other hand, is very soft and give me a nice application.” No regret buying this brush. Especially at that day The Body Shop gave me 45% off for everything that I bought! Great deal!

Revlon Colorstay Foundation in “Nude” for combination/oily skin

I bought it about a month ago, after spent months thinking about should I buy it or not. After I heard good reviews on makeupalley and so many beauty gurus rave about this foundation on youtube, I decide to give it a try. The first thing come to my mind when I used it was “wow the hole is huge! Why don’t they give me pumps?!” so much product comes out, create a waste, create a mess!  The foundation itself give me a medium coverage and flawless finish, so far I never have a breakouts after using this foundation, I just think the packaging can be better.

EOS Lip Balm in “Summer Fruit”

Yes I love Youtube, and when so many beauty gurus swear by this cute lip balm, I know I had to have it! So I went online and purchased this on indomakeup.com, it is much more expensive than the original price on EOS website but what can I do? This product is not available in my country T_T but it is worth it, even so many celebs love it! it is organic, gluten-free, paraben-free, petrolatum-free, and phthalate-free. It smells yummy and taste good! Sweet natural taste, not a sweet turn to bitter chemical taste that I find in my Hawaiian Tropic “Tropical flavor”. Overall I’m pleased by this cute little ball, and I will definitely try the other flavors, lemon drop and sweet mint are intriguing.

Celebrities love it too

Have you ever try the product I mention above? What do you think about it?

PS: English is my second language, so forgive my poor grammar and limited vocabulary, don’t hesitate to correct my English, I am willing to learn, comment, send me an email, or tweet me @melisaberry

INGLOT haul!

I have been lusting over Inglot eyeshadows ever since I first heard about them and now finally got my hands on some :) I've heard nothing but good things about these eyeshadows and from pictures and videos, I could tell they were good quality. They are incredibly smooth and the most pigmented eyeshadows I've ever seen, and the best part is, they are very affordable. For those of you who aren't familiar with Inglot, they have a freedom system where you can make your own custom palettes. Eye shadows pans come in a square shape or circle. The square shadows are 5$ and the 10-pan palette is 10$.
The eyeshadows come in 5 different finishes:
-AMC Shine: metallic sheen with shimmer
-AMC: matte with shimmer
-Double Sparkle matte with iridescent shimmer
-Matte: flat color, no shine or shimmer
-Pearl: pearled sheen

top row: Matte 318, Pearl 435, AMC Shine 24, Matte 372, Matte 340

bottom row: DS 494, DS 493, Pearl 402, DS 457, DS 498

it also came with two samples, of their Under Makeup Base and their Cream Foundation.

I'm so happy with my purchase and I love all the shades that I got. I do recommend if you want to get some of these shadows, to research on google, youtube videos, blogs, etc. because the shades don't have names, only finish accompanied by a number so it can be really difficult to choose colors. I must have spent hours looking up different colors before I chose these. 

I absolutely cannot wait to play with these, they are simply amazing. Expect a bunch of FOTD's in the future :)

xoxo.

Review: The Body Shop Body Butter Duo

Hi Vixens,

The last time I visited Kuala Lumpur, I had a chance to buy this new body butter duo, I was so excited to see this because I love The Body Shop body butters so much! and I believe when I make this post, the body butter duo is still not available in my country, Indonesia. The fact that I got it for 30% off just make me much happier. Who doesn’t love it when The Body Shop has discount?

Ok, so this body butter contains two separate formulas, one side contains lighter cream for normal skin areas like your hand and leg, the other side provides thicker cream for dry skin areas like your elbow and heel. Personally I’ve been using the lighter cream for day and the richer cream for night. You get the idea, day cream and night cream :D

Available in four scents, this product contains shea butter, cocoa butter, nut oil, and beeswax. I chose the vanilla scent because it is soooo yummy! Perfect pair for the Vanilla eau de toilette. The normal butter feels slightly oily when I put it on my skin, but after a few minutes this cream absorbs to my skin and leaves a beautiful sheen. The butter for the dry skin is denser and thick, ideal for my cracked heel and all over body at night time before sleep. The scent itself really do last on me for about 2-3 hours before it fades, however if you living in hot, humid, and tropical area like me, you will find the butter for dry skin is far too greasy for day use and sweet vanilla scent can be overwhelming.

I'm going to layer the butter with this perfume! the vanilla perfume on the left is very old! I have it since I was about 15 years old! the vanilla on the right is the newest one, TBS Malaysia brings back vanilla to their collection! Hooraayy!

PS: You can see my Kuala Lumpur beauty haul in here


 http://vixenlady.blogspot.com/2011/07/me-and-martinas-beauty-haul-from.html


Edit:
Finally, now Body Butter Duo available in all The Body Shop stores all over Indonesia. I'm so happy. So I restock the vanilla one because it is my favorite and I try the floral acai, it smells so pretty, fresh and feminine. I can't wait to try the macadamia and sweet pea scent.


Overall I really love this body butter, I will continue to repurchase these things and recommend it to everyone. 

English is my second language, so excuse my grammar. Don’t hesitate to correct my grammar. Comment, send me an e-mail, or tweet me @melisaberry

Me and Martina's Beauty Haul from Malaysia: Perfumes, MAC, Sephora, The Body Shop, Rimmel, etc

Hi everyone! I’m really sorry I’m not writing on this blog lately, I’ve been really busy with work, family stuff, internship preparation, and everything. But a few days ago I had a chance to take a short trip to Kuala Lumpur with my aunt and my cousin, so these are what we bought :D

Anna Sui “ Flight of Fancy “ Eau de Toilette ( RM 190 )

This one belongs to my cousin, Martina, and I’m so in love with this perfume! Especially the packaging and the bottle, so girly and adorable. The perfume itself smells so fresh and invigorating, perfect for teenager or young women ( or young at heart ;D ), this perfume is not too mature or too childish, beautiful scent for summer.

Carolina Herrera “ 212 “ Eau de Toilette ( RM 244 )

My aunt bought this for my mother. It is my mother’s favorite perfume. Smells elegant and classy.

And we got samples too :D I've been loving Calvin Klein "Euphoria" for such a long time, but I never buy it, I always chose another fragrance on the store.

And at Sephora my aunt and my cousin bought this two lipsticks and lipgloss, unfortunately we forget the price so we can’t really tell you 

Sephora goodies!

Calvin Klein Eternity Aqua for Men ( RM 173 )

Again, my aunt bought this for my other cousin, CK Eternity for Men is his signature fragrance, and so my aunt decided to bought him Eternity Aqua, which equally nice smelling.

The Body Shop “ Dreams Unlimited “ Eau de Parfum (RM 115)

 This one is belongs to Martina, to me it smells like the softer and weaker version of Davidoff “Cool Water” for women, light, clean smelling, and perfect for everyday wear, I believe this perfume is still not available in my country, Indonesia.

The Body Shop “ Vanilla “ Eau de Toilette ( RM 49.90 )

Finally! The Body Shop brings back my old time favorite scent! I used to wear it when I was about 15 years old, it smells sweet and yummy, like it brings back a lot of good memories.

The Body Shop “ White Musk “ Eau de Toilette ( RM 85 )

This one is belongs to my aunt, very popular smell in my country!

The Body Shop Body Butter Duo in “Vanilla” ( RM 65 )

I love vanilla scent, so when I saw body butter duo is available in vanilla scent; I knew I had to have it! Like “ Dreams Unlimited “  I believe this body butter is still not available in my country.

The Body Shop Body Lotion in “White Musk” ( RM 68 )

This one is belongs to my aunt.

Shea and Passion Fruit Lip Butter ( RM 26 / each )

And do you all know, at the cashier we got 30% off everything!!! The prices I listed above are all the prices before discount!!! I love The Body Shop Malaysia!!!

The Body Shop goodies!

MAC Eyeshadow in “ Carbon ” ( RM 60 )

This highly pigmented eye shadow is belongs to my aunt

MAC Paint Pot in “ Bare Study “ ( RM 70 )

I heard that this cream eyeshadow can be used as an eye primer to prevent creasing or smudging, I tried it twice, and my eye makeup still creasing, maybe I should bought Urban Decay Primer Potion instead. I don’t know, let me see where this product goes.

MAC Studio Fix Powder Plus Foundation in NC25 ( RM 105 )

My mother asked me to bought this powder foundation, in the MAC store the makeup artist put this powder on my both cheek, and oh my Gosh! I must tell you that this powder is miracle, it mades my pores disappear, my skin looks so flawless and not oily for hours and hours! Maybe next time I will buy this for myself.

MAC lipstick in “Rebel” ( RM 68 )

This one is belong to my aunt. This color looks lovely and sophisticated. Try this when you want to look elegant ( or dangerous and vampy! )

MAC goodies!

Rimmel Moisture Renew Lipstick in “ Glamorous Pink “ and    “ Dreamy “

The “Dreamy” is mine, the Glamorous Pink is Martina’s. FYI, Rimmel London is not available in my counrty...it sucks...

Rimmel lipstick in black tube???

I’m sorry I don’t know the name, is already being given to my mom. And we got free mascara too.

PS: English is my second language, so excuse my grammar. Don’t hesitate to correct my grammar. Comment, send me an e-mail, or tweet me @melisaberry

Review of Victoria’s Secret “Pure Seduction” Body Spray and Hand & Body Cream

Victoria’s Secret “Pure Seduction” Refreshing Body Mist

When I was in Changi Airport Singapore a few days back, I decide to tried this Victoria’s Secret stuff. I adore this scent! I love it so much. Very fresh, sweet, and addicting. It contains cassaba melon, plum, and freesia, but personally I smell juicy strawberry and the melon in it. The smell is really strong and fruity when I first spray it onto my skin, but after a few minutes, it changes to this light and airy fruity floral scent. Subtle, delicate and inoffensive for the people around you. Just don’t spray too much because this body spray has amazing sillage. Pure Seduction is great spring/summer fragrance and by the way…my bf loves it too.

The only complain I have about this is the scent doesn’t last long on my skin. I have to re-apply every two hours or so. But that is fine. Every single body sprays in this world will not last on everybody too. If lasting power is very important for you, I suggest buy fragrance in the form of eau de parfum or parfum because they more concentrated and absolutely last longer.

Victoria’s Secret “Pure Seduction” Ultra-Moisturizing Hand and Body Cream

In the store I tried the Pure Seduction body lotion first and I love it. The lotion is very moisturizing, nice consistency, and smells very good, exactly like the body spray. But I decided to buy the hand and body cream because I thought it will moisturize my skin more than the body lotion. The hand and body cream is very rich and of course ticker than the lotion. It makes my skin feels so smooth and silky.

The only thing is, when I first apply, this hand and body cream smells so strong! Very strong! Like a very fruity car freshener! Like something I would use on the floor or toilet! I need to wait a few minutes so the smell settles and fade a little bit. But this one has a great lasting power ( I still can smell it four hours later ). If times can go back, I would choose the body lotion. Not the cream.

What do you think of ‘Pure Seduction’? Or do you prefer “Love Spell”? I love Love Spell too! What is your favorite fragrance from Victoria’s Secret? Or tell me your absolute favorite perfume on the comment below.

PS: English is my second language, so excuse my grammar. Don’t hesitate to correct my grammar. Comment, send me an e-mail, or tweet me @melisaberry

Singapore Beauty Buys

My first beauty haul post! Oh I love watching haul videos on Youtube. It certainly helps me to find cute things and compare prices on every place. Most of the time, I am so jealous about the cosmetics, fragrances, and clothes price outside my country, things are so much cheaper! T_T

I just went back from Singapore yesterday and I want to share what beauty related things I bought when I was there.

Gucci “Guilty” Eau de Toilette 50 ml ( SGD $108 )

I smelled it first on Sephora at Ion Orchard and I just going to say “fall in love at the first sniff”! This perfume smells so sexy and sophisticated! Very vanilla/musk/floral but not overpowering. So when I was at Changi Airport I decided to buy this oriental/floral perfume. It was cheaper there than Sephora. 

I was very confused wheter I wanted the Prada “Infusion D’iris”, Juicy Couture “Viva La Juicy”, Victoria’s Secret “Bombshell”, Chanel “Chance Eau Fraiche”, Narciso Rodriguez for her (the black bottle smells amazing!) or Thierry Mugler “Angel”, but I made my choice and chose this one.

One thing I don’t like about this perfume is the packaging. My father absolutely loves the bottle, but I think it is quite tacky and the cap is hard to open. The other thing I really worry about are the lasting power, there are some reviews on youtube and makeupalley that said this perfume doesn’t last very long, the smells fade quickly T_T.

My sister said this perfume smells so old. No no no no, I think it just more mature than the scents I usually go for. I have enough with fruity/floral perfume, most of them are ordinary and forgettable. 

MAC Studio Finish Concealer SPF 35 in NC15 ( SGD $30 )

My Revlon concealer is “dying” and the smells have changed! So I went to MAC at Tangs Plaza and purchase this one, I heard a good reviews about this studio finish concealer.

The MAC artist at Tangs Plaza was very nice and helpful. She asked me to sit, cleaned my makeup first and brought all the colors to my chair that we think were going to match my skintone, after found the one, she applied the concealer to both my under eyes circle and some blemishes, then she set it all with the Mineralize Powder. How nice! In Jakarta the MAC artists are very arrogant and definitely not friendly!

MAC Mineralize Skinfinish in “Soft and Gentle” ( SGD $37.10 )

When in Changi I stopped by at the MAC counter! I found that the price was cheaper than the Tangs Plaza! I asked her about the studio finish concealer and she said it is SGD $25 plus SGD $2-4 discount at the cashier! :0

Speechless… I paid SGD $30 at Tangs Plaza instead of SGD $21 at Changi Airport!
Give me my $9 back!!!

So I decided to buy this Mineralize Skinfinish. She said It was SGD $41 but when we were at the cashier, the price became SGD $37.10!

I Love MAC at Changi Airport!!!!!

Etude Petit Darling Nail Polish ( SGD $4.70 )

Etude House store at Ion was very noisy and crowded! They had discount for just 3 days (11th-13th Feb)! So I purchased this one because my nail color was chipped and ugly, I need to paint a new layer ASAP! It was originally SGD $5.90 but they give me 20% off. Now I hate Etude House in Jakarta.

Montagne Jeunesse Face Mask ( SGD $2.90/each )

Few years back, some big department stores in Jakarta carried this French line. Now I can’t find it everywhere, so when I saw this at Plaza Singapura, I just had to bought it! The packaging is very cute.

Neutrogena Ultra Sheer Dry Touch Sunblock SPF 5O+/PA+++

This sunblock is very popular on Youtube, in USA I believe this sunblock is going to cost about USD $9-12 (correct me if I’m wrong). I saw one girl at Youtube use the SPF 70!!! I want higher SPF but 50 is the only one Plaza Singapura had at that time.

So this are the beauty related things I bought at Singapore .

If you have any questions or recommendations just leave a comment below J

PS: You can help me correct my grammar too, English is my second language and I’m willing to learn. So do not hesitate to comment below.