Cheap and Good?

Majolica Majorca by Shiseido is in Malaysia

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I was in Watsons KLCC this afternoon when a little display counter caught my eye. I was surprised to note that it was a selection of makeup products by Majolica Majorca – a low end sub-brand of Shiseido.

Majolica Majorca Malaysia

When Majolica Majorca was first launched it was only available in Japan. Then, it was reported to be found in Taiwan and in selected stores in Hong Kong. I myself only saw it in one Sasa the whole time I was in Hong Kong. But now, we have our own Majolica Majorca display in Malaysia!Continue Reading

Cheap and Good? Bloop de Paris Powder Eyeshadow

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I was rooting around my eyeshadows one day when I came across one I’d forgotten about – Bloop de Paris powder eyeshadow. It was supposed to be part of my Cheap and Good? series but somehow, this one slipped under the radar. But better late than never, so here we are – is the Bloop de Paris eyeshadow cheap and good?

Bloop de Paris eyeshadow

Bloop de Paris is a Malaysian brand pretty much like Elianto and Beautilicious. This Bloop de Paris eyeshadow in Emerald Green came from Beetrice (read her review) and costs about RM20 per eyeshadow. Is it worth it?Continue Reading

Review: Skincare: Olay Total Effects 7 in 1 Anti Aging Cream

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Olay Total Effects

Hands up everyone who remembers their mothers or grandmothers using Oil of Ulan with the distinctive pink lotion and powdery smell? 🙂 I do. And I took a while to adjust to it being called Oil of Olay and then just Olay.

I used the Total Effects cream the first time it was introduced here in Malaysia. I was one of the testers for the mystery cream based on an ad on tv at the time. I knew what it was because I was monitoring its arrival after reading many good things about the Olay Total Effects cream online. When I tried it, I knew I liked it and Olay Total Effects was my staple moisturiser for a couple of years.

And then, I got bored and ventured out into various brands of skin moisturisers, mostly of the department store or higher end variety.

Recently, with prices soaring on nearly every consumer good, and with my night moisturiser on its last legs, I decided to once again return to an old favourite, to see how it re-measures up. Continue Reading

Review: Silkygirl Eyeshadow Duo and blush

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Since I was writing about Silkygirl’s new makeup stuff in a previous post, I dug out an old picture of the eyeshadow duos for a review. You will notice that the eyeshadow duos in my picture say “Wet n Wild”. That was what Silkygirl was before. Don’t get it confused with Wet n Wild Cosmetics found in the USA though (they are awesome and cheap too!). The name was the same but practically nothing else was.

A few years ago, Wet n Wild cosmetics in Asia was rebranded into Silkygirl Cosmetics (presumably to avoid this confusion with the WnW USA brand) The company and products remained the same, only the name and packaging was changed.

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