These are all under RM10 but are they good?

Hi guys. How have you guys been?

I told myself that there would be a time I would either be held back or lose interest in posting on FiercePaint. When that happens I told myself that I wouldn’t blame and beat myself up. What I did promise myself is that I would always return to keep FiercePaint alive.

This is me keeping my promise.

Review posts have taken a step back because I am still finding it a little difficult to establish a proper photo booth set-up but I will get back to them.

Anyway, talking about this post, all these products I’ve reviewed and are priced under MYR10. I am also pulling from Product Empties as those are somewhat mini reviews I do for products I have finished.

I have omitted:
> Products no longer available (which includes product no longer provided by the seller I originally purchased from or those that are difficult to find).
> Products that may have cost less than MYR10 at the time the review was published but aren’t anymore.
> Products I purchased for less than MYR10 due to a promotion or discount but the original price is over 10 bucks.
> Irrelevant products. I sometimes feature products like underarm deodorant on my empties post so those products will be omitted.
> Products that have been repackaged or reformulated that are too far removed from the original post.

Funny enough I only have six. I will link the original review but if you don’t want to read it, I’ll just tell you if its worth it or not (GET IT or LEAVE IT or MEH).

Price: MYR 8.90
It is the In2It Lip Treat Lip Balm. Available at most Malaysian drugstores/pharmacy.
Review link (this is from an empties post).
Verdict: MEH. This didn’t impress me nor was it bad. It is cheap so perhaps try it? Who knows it might end up being your favourite.

Price: MYR 5 (my review has a different price that was posted and updated during time of posting).
These are the Althea A’Bloom Collection face masks. Available online from Althea Malaysia.
Review link.
Verdict: GET IT! Even at 5 bucks, it is still very worth your money! I personally recommend the Avo-Cuddle-Me mask.

Price: MYR 5.90
This is liquid soap for cleaning makeup tools (sponges, puffs, brushes). Available at Daiso Japan stores. The packaging has changed and there is a additional makeup brush cleaner as well which is apparently just as good.
Review link.
Verdict: GET IT! PLEASE GET IT if you regularly clean your makeup brushes and sponges!

Price: MYR 6.50 (Watsons), MYR 7.43 (Guardian)
Hand cream for sensitive skin. Available at drugstores/pharmacies. Can you believe this is a product where the price actually reduced? I purchased mine, way back in 2015 for 7.90!
Product empties link.
Verdict: GET IT/LEAVE IT. Sorry about the hung jury because I didn’t like the feeling of it on my skin but I can’t help but think that someone with extremely dry hands might actually benefit from it. The 25 ml goes a long way.

Price: MYR 1.50
Just your basic facial cotton pads. Available at all Tesco stores, now Tesco/Lotus. I apologise for the bad picture because this was when I initially started FiercePaint and I had no idea what I was doing! I plan on doing a comparison with the Muji facial cottons and the Shiseido ones so look out for that.
Product empties link (this was my first ever).
Verdict: GET IT. For how cheap it is, you could always switch to better ones if you feel necessary.

The curler

Price: MYR 5.90
Eyelash curler. Available at Daiso Japan. Again apologies for the bad picture. Of course the packaging would be different but they have a few varieties. This is all stainless steel.
Review link.
Verdict: GET IT! I confess, the Shu Eumura, or even some drugstore brand curlers could be better but for its price, it’s worth it and still functions! So I say try them out!

I hope you guys go check some of these products out!

Product Regrets #5

The flaw on this product regret can be resolved but I don’t want to add it to FiercePaint as a review on account of that very flaw.

I purchased a couple of Tesco brand brushes earlier this year.

I got a large powder brush and a flat foundation brush.

They were actually pretty good. Very affordable too. I don’t remember the exact price but I think they were somewhere between MYR 10 to 15 tops.

The large face brush actually worked better than the foundation brush. It was rather soft and I was pretty happy with how well it worked.

The foundation brush was a little bit stiff to properly apply foundation. I did have to go back with a soft kabuki brush or a makeup sponge but I could definitely make it work.

However, there’s a reason these two brushes made it into a product regrets post.

After about 2 months and about 3 deep cleanses later (foundation brush) AND after about 4 months and several deep cleanses later (large face brush); this happened to them.

 

😥 😥 😥

I can definitely glue them down and make it work but after this happened I am;

#1 regretful;

and; #2 wouldn’t feel right reviewing it.

Product Empties #1

I have decided to do product empties posts just because I can give quick views on the products that I have used and if they helped me or did nothing for me. I could also easily include how much they cost (if I can include that detail) and where to purchase these products. These posts are not exclusive to makeup products but products that have either helped me with my makeup or just some facial skincare items. Although FiercePaint is dedicated to makeup, facial skin health is important for flawless makeup application. With that being said, here it is, my first ever ‘product empties’.

 

1&2; are Watsons brand wet wipes which I bought so that I can get discounts! HAHA!! However, they’re handy little things that you can use to just gently cleanse your face or even wipe your hands with. They’re just basic wet wipes with nice scent(s) and they cost MYR 1.20. Would I repurchase these? Probably not, unless of course, I would get in-store discounts!

3; This is a facial cleanser for men from the brand Fair and Handsome by the company Emami. It is an Indian based company and I picked this up at an Indian Cash and Carry store. I didn’t feel a marked difference with my skin as with the claims of this product that it makes the skin brighter in addition to giving a deep cleanse. Besides, I have never used cleansers in the past with the goal of brightening my facial skin. Probably using a few more tubes may give results but there is one ingredient present in this product that I don’t like which is menthol (it is unfortunately present in many facial cleansers for men). Price; MYR 8.90. I don’t think I’d repurchase this.

4; This is the Himalaya Natural Intensive Lip Balm which is really one of my favorite lip balm but I chose not to do a review on this because it isn’t so easy to find. In fact, very few Indian Cash and Carry stores even carry this product. I would repurchase this and I am hoping it is still available. I don’t remember the price but I am pretty sure it was under MYR 10.

5; Tesco Everyday Value facial cotton pads are cheap and they get the job done. I use them to apply my toner and take off my makeup swatches. They cost about MYR 1.50 for 100 pieces! They even come in packs of two at MYR 2.55. I already have two extra packs in addition to one that I am halfway done with. Repurchase? It’s on my next Tesco shopping list!!!

6; This is an empty bottle of Daiso facial cleanser, however, I have actually have a different use for the cleanser itself. You can read about it here. Repurchase? YES! I already have a backup bottle in addition to one currently in use. I bought them pre-GST (MYR 5) but they now cost MYR 5.30 (including all Daiso items).