facial mist

pure depsea water mist
the source of instantly moisturized, energized and translucent skin

skin energizing
skin barrier fortifying
skin self-moisturizing
immediate & visible efficacy to improve skin quality
fine mist for enhanced comfort
8 herbal, 100% natural origin aromas to provide refreshing / relaxing sensation

I actually bought this a looong time ago but never bothered to do a review on it because...it's not that interesting... >w< but since I really like this product, I feel like I just have to share it with other people.

First of all, Shu Uemura is a world renown Japanese brand, most famous for its...eyelash curlers... =_='' and skin care products I'd assume. This 'Depsea' (was the spelling intentional or did he not know the existence of spell check...) moisturising mist is supposed to act as a toner and a cooling mist; basically a versatile injection of liquid whenever you need hydration. I personally really like this idea because its easy to use and it feels really nice.

This spray comes in many many scents some of which are shown in the picture below, and I picked out the rose scent since it's meant to have calming features while not being overly fragrant

I'm loving the simplistic design of the bottle and the choice of pink.

sadly, the product is wayyy too big to carry around AND the top cannot be twisted off, so unless you have a Travalo or something similar, its going to be hard to put part of it in a smaller container.

This is what it looks like in real life and I've already used nearly a third of the bottle. Despite it being refreshing and moisturizing, I've not yet felt an improvement to my skin, whether it's fairness, softness or hydration...so...(I normally use this as my toner)

for those that may be irritated by floral scented products shouldn't be bothered too much by this as the rose scent is very subtle and not overly sweet (which I like)

This is sold at around $30 usd online and $25 usd from the official Shu Uemura site.

I would purchase this again in a different scent after I finish, the rose IS super great and all but I want to trial other ones.

Sunday 16 December 2012

Ice Remake Spray review

I'm always in search for the perfect cooling spray prior to summer because I absolutely adore the feeling of a cold and scented mist on a scorching day. I've tried aerosol sprays and toner sprays but none really fitted my expectations.

I got this bottle of 'Ice Remake' spray ('for redo makeup') from Ippondo in Atrium on Elliot (Auckland City) for 20 NZD which equals to 17 USD. I have a sneaky feeling that I got it for much more than it is worth since international brands are always sold at a higher price in NZ.

(40g)

if the picture of the lemon was supposed to depict the scent...it lied

annnnddd what a disappointment it was. It has a tiny pointed nozzle which sprays out white foam that frizzles uncomfortably on the skin. Once applied on the face, it leaves white residues that doesn't dissolve unless you rub on it which I hate doing as I'm paranoid of smudging my make up.

It has a weird factory smell which I can neither describe nor get used to.

Its not very cooling nor is it especially good at maintaining my make up, overall, it was a stupid waste of money... on a side note, the packaging is quite cute.

the instructions on the back tell me to shake it before applying, I obeyed thinking it would make the white foam dissappear but it only made it stiffer =_= idk what the designer had in mind but I cannot find a suitable use for this product. Maybe its just me being oblivious and difficult but I have never come across a spray that acted like this.
it might also help that I don't understand a single word of Japanese and the bottle is covered in it. so perhaps it was me not understanding the instruction manual but...I would definitely not repurchase

EDIT ：
ok WOW I was wrong about the shaking, after you shake it, it comes out with small solidified foam that is ICY COLD cool! but useless =_= just a thumbs up for the novelty