Bloop is a range of makeup and skin care products that is available in Malaysia in certain places. Their stall/booth locations can be found on their website. I will link their web page at the “Where to buy” section. This particular brush was a gift from my cousin when I helped her with a makeup favour a couple of years ago.
The brush.
Bristles up close.
After years and the brand logo is still there.
The brush code.
Description:
It is a thin, fine eye and lip brush.
Bristles: No info.
Ferrule: No info. Although it is most probably metal with a glossy finish.
Handle: Wooden with a natural finish.
(Note: I emailed the company asking for info about the brush but they never replied)
Price: MYR 14.90
Where to buy: Bloop counters nationwide and from their website. A list of places where they have a counter/booth is available from their website (http://bloop-bloop.com/).
Comparison with normal sized brushes. If the picture looks familiar, you may have seen it in the review for the brush in the middle which is Elianto Nose Shading Brush (review post link here).
Comparison with H&M blending brush (on the left; which is about the size of a standard blending brush like Zoeva) and a tiny lip brush by Bloop Cosmetics (on the right).
There! Thin winged liner with the brush!!!
Pros:
The tiny brush allows precise eyeliner and lipstick/lipliner application.
I have used it for a couple of years and it has stood the test of time.
No shedding of the bristles and/or problems with the ferrule or handle.
Sturdy!
Affordable!
Cons:
Their products are so difficult to find!!! So few places to buy them!
Ratings:
9/10
A great brush! If you come across Bloop anywhere do give this brush a try. Hey, it’s just MYR 14.90!!!
I have written a first impressions post on this powder blush here (excuse the poor pictures). This is the review!
The product.
Significantly dented! Yes, I can wear blush have it go undetected or indistinguishable. 🙂
Description and ingredients.
Description;
It is, as the name says, a powder blush in a very muted darker dusty rose colour with a matte finish (PB01 Mocha). The packaging is plastic in a very simple and sleek design. There’s 4 g of product and they come in many different colours and also in both matte and frosty finishes.
Price: MYR 30 at Sephora.
Where to buy: Sephora stores nationwide.
Finger swatch. Picks up better with a brush! Trust me!
Pros:
Well pigmented.
Blends out very seamlessly.
Beginner friendly; you cannot go wrong with this blush.
It can be built up to as thick or as sheer as necessary.
Suitable for a wide array of skin tones (it is especially lovely on my skin tone 😛 ).
Cons:
It doesn’t seem like much on the brush when picked up and, due to that, one may end up picking up too much of the product (as I have done before 😀 😛 ).
Since it is a powder blush it does fade easily if used on top of powder foundation. This blush in particular does not have much staying power; it can yield approximately 4 to 5 hours of use before it begins to fade.
Ratings:
8.1/10
It is a pretty gorgeous blusher and I love it even more since it is matte. My only qualm is its lasting power. However, I am giving it a higher rating because it blends so amazingly and the colour is suitable for many skin tones.
Elianto is a brand name that gets mentioned a lot on my blog and I do love a lot of their products because they’re so cheap! I have reviewed products from Elianto in the past here (mascara) and here (makeup brush). Today I shall review the Elianto Face Powder Brush.
The product. The fact that it comes with a brush guard is a huge plus point!
Bristles.
The bristles are very loosely packed.
Very soft.
Description:
Large face powder brush.
Bristles: Synthetic, loosely packed long fibres. It is extremely soft and the colour gradually darkens at the tip.
Ferrule: Metal ferrule with a glossy black finish.
Handle: Black finish wooden handle (I’m assuming).
Price: MYR 35.90 but Elianto constantly offers discounts so watch out for them!
Where to buy: Elianto counters nationwide and from their E-store at elianto.biz.
Pros:
Soft, really really soft!
Because of its long fibres and the fact that is it loosely packed, it is efficient in picking up powder and dusting it on the face very effortless.
The brush guard!!! That is highly appreciated!
It has not shed or frayed thus far and I’ve had it for years.
The ferrule and handle are sturdy.
Cons:
Cleaning is a little bit of a pain because it is a larger brush.
Ratings
9/10
I love this brush. It is a good brush to dust bronzer or powder and also dust off excess powder from the face. If one is skilled enough even blusher can be applied using this brush.
Yes! Another high end product review! I purchased this last year and completely forgot to put it into a haul.
Benefit is an American based company and all products are made in the USA! This is a review on the very popular Benefit Gimme Brow.
Outer packaging.
Claims on the packaging.
Description, including ingredients. Sorry about the sticker residue on the bottom right.
The product.
Label on the tube.
Wand. It’s really small! And notice the tiny fibers.
Description: Tinted volumising gel for the brows. Comes in 3 grams/0.1 oz product and in three shades, 01 Light, 03 Medium, and 05 Deep.
Where to buy: Sephora outlets nationwide (store list here), Benefit Boutiques (1 Utama, Petaling Jaya; Starhill Gallery, Kuala Lumpur; Mid Valley Megamall, Kuala Lumpur; Gurney Plaza, Penang).
Price: MYR 125.00, (MYR 145.00 on the Benefit website)
Swatch
Bare brows.
Does make my brows fuller. The tint is showing up a little stronger than it seems in person.
Pros:
Holds brows in place very well!
The colour is good for me (although it may seem a little off in the picture).
Makes brows fuller!
Formula is pretty pigmented for a brow product.
Lasts very well a good 6 to 7 hours of wear before it starts fading and even then product doesn’t just disappear.
Soft, tiny wand for even the sparsest of brows.
Dries fast and matte.
Cons:
Too EXPENSIVE, for 3, THREE grams of product!!!!!
It makes my brows feel a tiny bit stiff although not crunchy.
Not very accessible because Sephora and Benefit stores aren’t available in all states.
Right around the two month mark, the product started smelling funky or perhaps it already does smell like that, I have no idea (but I use it anyway because it doesn’t actually go in my eye).
Rating:
8/10
Do I love this product? HECK YES!!!!!! Will I buy it again? HECK NO!!!!!!!!!
Silkygirl happens to be one of my favourite drugstore brands here in Malaysia. I have reviewed their products in the past here, here, and here. Today is a review of the Hydra Clean makeup remover.
The product.
Description on the back of the bottle.
Screw cap bottle.
It is lotion-like with a very runny consistency.
Description: It is a lotion type makeup remover that contains Vitamin E, chamomile and aloe vera extract.
Where to buy: All major drugstores and supermarkets that have the Silkygirl stand.
Price: MYR 18.90 for 165ml and MYR 10.90 for 100ml (as with everything at the drugstore, wait for a discount or promotion!)
Effectiveness.
Concealer, liquid foundation, powder, eyeshadow, liner, lipstick, liquid lipstick (swatched on skin), waterproof mascara (also swatched on skin).
All the makeup dissolved.
The liquid lipstick was work, and you can clearly see some mascara residue. Everything else came off pretty easily.
Pros:
It is pretty good at removing makeup.
Does not leave a sticky residue.
Skin feels fresh after makeup removal.
It has a nice soft scent.
It is definitely hydrating.
Cons:
The directions say that you need to rinse off with water which is another tiresome step for me.
The biggest con for me which is going to affect the rating of this product is the fact that my skin has a burning sensation after using this, especially around the eyes. It feels like I have rubbed my face hard, repeatedly when in fact, I haven’t.
Ratings;
4/10
I have used this in the past with no problems, however, my skin has definitely changed and with that the big con has become a deterrent for me to continue using this product. This is actually my second bottle of it which I purchased after having enjoyed the first one, but alas. 😦
Etude House is a Korean brand that was established in 1985 and they’ve been in Malaysia for quite a while now. I’ve reviewed a product from the brand in the past, which was the Play 101 Pencil (review link here) and I have also written about their hand creams (link here).
This is a review on the My Beauty Tool (which is a line of makeup brushes and sponges I believe), Face Brush 130 Contour.
Packaging.
Description on the back, mostly in Korean.
The tiny little English bit.
The brush. I want to bring to your attention the beautiful ferrule (visit Makeup Lingo Dictionary to see what this means; link here).
Bristles up close.
Very soft and very loosely packed.
Description:
Makeup brush intended for applying and blending out contour.
Bristles: Horse hair (information retrieved from the Etude House website). Long very loosely packed bristles.
Ferrule: Aluminum and very beautifully finished!
Handle: Wood with a light pink glossy finish.
Price: MYR 51 (price may have increased).
Where to buy: Etude House counters nationwide.
Pros:
Extremely soft.
Hasn’t shed since I’ve bought and used it (has been over a year and a half); that’s saying a lot considering it’s natural hair bristles!
It is multi-functional (blending eyeshadow, applying highlighter, dusting off powder).
Sturdy ferrule and handle!
Cons:
Extra care is needed when cleaning.
Note: It is natural hair bristles so that may be something to consider.
Rating:
8.9/10
I love this brush and my best use for it is applying highlighter! If you own a similar brush try it!
I love Essence products; affordable and the brand offers a wide range of products. Essence is owned by Cosnova which is a company based in Germany. This review is on the I ❤ STAGE eyeshadow base which is an eyeshadow primer.
The product.
Description on the side of the tube.
The wand. Standard doe-foot applicator.
Description:
It is an eyeshadow base that has a very similar consistency to a concealer. There is about 4ml of product and it comes in only one shade.
Price: MYR 15.80
Where to buy: Watsons [updated 14/072017].
Swatch
It is very light in colour and appear even lighter when blended out which makes for good primer since colour would show up nicely.
With some poorly pigmented eyeshadows.
With flash. It seems a little bit more obvious here.
Pros:
It is one of the cheapest (if not the cheapest) eyeshadow primers available in Malaysian drugstores.
As seen in the pictures above it really does enhance the colour of the eyeshadow.
Although the colour is pretty light, it does not show through eyeshadow (as in the hand swatch picture).
Blends seamlessly into the skin and it is not patchy or streaky.
Eyeshadow blends very seamlessly on the eyelids with this primer.
Eyeshadow lasts longer on the eyelids (7 hours of wear on my friend and the eyeshadow had just faded a tiny bit).
Helps with creasing of eyeshadow (used it on a friend with eyelids that have lines – and that’s not a bad thing, merely an observation – and it worked!).
Cons:
I don’t know just how long eyeshadow would last but 7 hours of wear is pretty amazing for a drugstore eyeshadow primer.
The ashy look to it might just cause a problem on very deep skin tones if over applied (only the tiniest dollop is necessary).
Rating:
8/10
It’s cheap, gets the job done pretty well and is available at the drugstore! Enough said!
**MOST OF THESE EYESHADOWS HAVE BEEN DISCONTINUED EXCEPT THE ONES IN THE INDIVIDUAL PACKAGING.**
Elianto is a local retail makeup brand that comes at very affordable prices. I collected these eyeshadows over a period of time. I don’t have names of the older ones because I never imagined I’d ever start a makeup blog 😛 . I am going to be swatching and reviewing ALL the Elianto eyeshadows I own. The only ones that are currently available to purchase are the three single shadows not in the palette. So this is just a big swatch-fest parading as a review. HAHAHA!
The two palettes and the single shadows I own. I bought the palettes separately and each pan individually.
Only after taking that collective shot did I realise I had this quad in my collection which I won from a giveaway from who is now my blogger bestie Lakshmi (author of Big is Compatible; link here).
The matte pink shade on the left is one I already have; ballet pink (scroll down). The shimmery pink one is called pink lady; the grey one is called cool grey and the dark one is called taupe. These are all in plastic pans; all also discontinued.
From left to right, cool grey, pink lady, taupe.
Moving on to the large palette.
1-5 are the older ones when they came in metal pans. I don’t have the names of these (these have been discontinued).
1- Deep brown with a little bit specs of gold glitter. Doesn’t really show up in a swatch.
2- Gold glittery.
3- Matte deep purple.
4- Dark blue with blue glitter.
5- Light blue, iridescent.
6-10 are the newer ones when it was switched to plastic pans (these I have shade names for, all mattes, and these have also been discontinued).
6- Burlywood (dark peachy transition shade).
7- Sienna Gold (brownish ochre).
8- Scarlet Red (red).
9- Venus Brown (matte deep brown).
10- Ballet pink (sweet pink).
A closer look. YES! Hit pan on the gold!
AND on the brown! It works well as a contour shade! Metal pan and plastic pan difference can be spotted here.
Hand swatch. All the old ones in the metal pan. They do pick up better with brushes though.
The newer ones in plastic pans.
This is the 6 pan palette which only has 4 shades housed.
The smaller palette. It comes with a full sized mirror!
From left to right, plum purple, night blue, lilac purple, evergreen. All mattes!
And these are the ones still available; the single eyeshadows.
The three single ones. These are still available.
These are just mono eyeshadows in 01 White, 13 Cocoa, B138 Espresso.
Description: Individual eyeshadows from Elianto that come in several finishes. They no more come in just pans, each single shadow come with its own plastic packaging. They contain 2.5 grams of product.
Price: The mono shadows retail at MYR 9.90. The 6-colour empty palette retails for MYR 21.90.
Where to buy: Elianto booths nationwide and also online at www.elianto.biz
I used the white shade for my Halloween look (post link here).
I also used them on my YouTube video. If you opened up the description box they’re all listed.
Pros:
All the shadows are pretty well pigmented.
Some shades blend very well.
They are smooth, pick up well (both with a brush and the fingers) and deposit on the eyelids very well.
Price is a huge plus for the amount of product in the pan.
Decent wear time (5 hours before it begins to start fading).
Cons:
Some shades can be a tad bit streaky and patchy especially the matte shades.
Some of the newer ones are a little powdery and may result in fallout.
Some of the newer ones are not very long lasting.
Just demonstrating the powdery attribute I mentioned.
Ratings:
7.9/10
These are nice eyeshadows and the cons are things I can work around. They are not just affordable, they are actually cheap. Great for experimentation! Some shades are a bit of a miss so I’d suggest doing a swatch first before purchasing.
I can’t believe I am finally reviewing a MAC product! MAC is huge in Malaysia; ask someone who knows makeup to name a high end makeup brand and MAC is perhaps the first brand they suggest.
Today I review the first ever MAC Viva Glam lipstick launched in 1994!
So for you people not in the know, the first ever MAC Viva Glam line was endorsed by Rupaul Andre Charles!!! Look it up darlings! LOOK IT UP!!!!
The outer packaging.
Ingredients list on the side of the box.
The name of the shade.
The iconic bullet shaped lipstick tube.
Isn’t that a beauty???
YASSS!!!!!! I love that red!!!!
Shade name on the bottom of the tube.
Swatch.
Description: This particular line of lipsticks comes in several shades and are always celebrity endorsed. Part of proceeds from sales of these lipsticks go the MAC AIDS Fund. MAC lipsticks come in 3 grams/0.1 oz of product. This particular shade has a matte finish.
Where to buy: MAC counters; counters are available in Penang, Pahang, Selangor, Wilayah Persekutuan, Johor, Sabah and Sarawak usually in shopping malls.
Price: MYR 78
Pros:
Smooth and easy to apply.
Very pigmented!
Very opaque!
VERY long wearing!
VERY comfortable (like you are wearing nothing on the lips).
Does NOT at ALL emphasize fine lines on the lips.
This shade in particular is very complimentary for a wide range of skin tones!
Re-application is perhaps just one swipe and done kind of deal. VERY easy!
Although not particularly moisturising, it doesn’t dry out the lips either.
Cons
Not smudge proof or transfer resistant.
Price (which isn’t that bad considering some drugstore lipsticks in Malaysia can cost up to MYR 59 and I have not met MAC’s worthy competitor although there are dupes in terms of shade and finish).
Rating:
9.6/10
STELLAR!!!!!!!!!!!!! I LOVE IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! *applause*
I have reviewed several Silkygirl’s products (two mascaras here and here, makeup remover here, chubby stick here, and a retractable eyeliner here) and also put it in my top 5 most affordable Malaysian drugstore makeup brand (here).
This review is on the Silkygirl Natural Brow Pencil.
The product.
Name and code.
Description and ingredients.
Up close of the nib.
Swatch.
Description: Eyebrow pencil. Comes in two colours, 01 Soft Black and 02 Dark Brown. There’s a clear cap for protection and comes in 1.14 grams or about 0.04 oz.
Where to buy: Most drugstores and supermarket/hypermarkets in Malaysia.
Price: MYR 10.90 (it’s drugstore so wait for promos!!)
Bare brows.
For a black pencil (if used properly) it’s quite natural looking!
Pros:
It is cheap!
Black eyebrow pencil that isn’t too black so it has a natural finish.
Stays put (doesn’t just melt away with sweating).
Cons:
Very stiff and dry.
I never liked sharpening.
No spoolie.
Tip/Hack:
Use your hair dryer to slightly heat up stiff and dry eyebrow pencil to allow ease of application. Just a few seconds of exposure to the hot air will slightly loosen the product.
Rating;
6.8/10
It is a basic eyebrow pencil that I like because it matches my eyebrow colour. It may or may not work for you so discretion advised!
