Vanity Trove December 2012

Shhh....It's Victoria Secret....

was secretly hoping for some Victoria Secret stuffs but haha nowhere to be found....

VT December came very very early this month..... here is what I got....

Dr GL Collagen Essence (10ml) and a $20 voucher(used with $80 min purchase)

Pupa Vamp! Mascara

Sexylook Hydrating mask and Ciracle Blackhead mask.

Waxing strips

Belif from Korea

1. First Aid peel off map (5ml)

2.Peat Miracle eye cream (3ml)

3.The true cream-aqua bomb (3ml)

4.Creamy cleansing foam (3ml)

5.Bergamot toner

6.Milky moisturiser

Philosophy products

1.Microdelivery Peel step 1 and 2

2. 3-in-1 cleanse for face and eyes

3.Eyecream (2ml)

4.Anti aging moisturiser (2ml)

Ujene Switzerland Puriste Collagen Serum 

My Verdict :

Am a little excited with this months VT, mostly because it has some Philosophy and Dr GL product which I have always wanted to try. Also, finally a makeup product, the mascara. 

I was just thinking , if any of the subscription boxes do make up items only , I am sure it will be very popular. I am not really a fan of skincare products, especially I have so many that I have yet to try. 

Would you subscribe to make-up only subscription boxes?

Bellabox October 2012

 Another disappointing box from Bellabox.... 

When I received it yesterday, my first thought was "I am definitely going to unsubscribe this time!" 

I was really hoping for a better box this month, since it's Bellabox 1st Birthday...

Anyway, I will show you what I got.....

The usual manuals and coupons. $5 coupon from Beauty by Nature.

3 products from Nuxe 

Nuxe Body 24hr Body lotion,dry skin(15ml)

Nuxe Face and Body Cleansing gel (15ml)

Treatment oil for hair,face and body

Nuxe Huile Dry Oil (10ml)

Laura Mercier Tinted Moisturizer (14.7ml)

SPF20 

Bioderma Sensibio H20 Micellar Solution (20ml)

How to use :

1.Pour H20 onto cotton pad

2.Sweep across face, hold a few seconds to remove eye makeup

3.Micelles pick up dirt and makeup

4. Face feels clean and refreshed

Non-rinse solution!

Vanity mirror from Bellabox 1st Birthday celebration

My Verdict:

Disappointing yet again. I mean 3 out of 5 products are from Nuxe??? WHY?? I want to try other products from other brands. Why 3 from the same brand?? On top of that, one of it is a moisturiser,I have so many tubes and bottles of moisturisers that it's all waiting to be used. Bellabox, ,more make up please!!!

The only single thing that is worth mentioning in the box is probably Laura Mercier tinted moisturiser.

It's the only useful item, the rest will go into my useless box again. :-(((

Seriously, this is the last straw, I want to unsubscribe...the only thing is I can't because I have paid for a year subscription and that really sucks!

Vanity Trove October

Big & Beautiful!!

October VT is awesome!.....I received not 1 trove but 2!! Somewhere along the line, some miscommunication I was rushing to subscribe VT under Watsons 6 plus 1 deal. Not realising that I still have existing 1 more month of VT subscription.. So for Oct month, I have 2 troves. My mistake ;-) Will just pass it to my sis. 

The stuff in VT October is quite good, 3 full sized items. Let's see....

 My twin troves :-))

Pretty packed!!

Full size Audrey Christian Venetrim (130ml). Manufactured date Sept 2011.

Cooling gel to relief swollen feet. Reduce varicose veins and improves circulation of blood to feet. Made in Norway.

VMV Hypoallergenics moisturiser and cleanser ( 30ml each) . Made in Phlippines.

Methode Swiss Beauty Care

~Thermal Oxygen Soothing eye cream  (3ml)

~Thermal Therapy Eye Essence  (3ml)

~Thermal Oxygen Overnight Moisture mask (5ml)

Violent Lip Tattoo (3 appliques)

Mediheal Silk Cellulose Mask Sheet ~ Platinum V-Life

Full Size Pupa Triple purpose eye pencil. Made in Germany.

#updated: Just used this pencil. It is awesome! Easily applied and doesn't smudge after it's dried. After 4 hours, the lines are still very defined, with little smudge at bottom of lash. I love it! The colour is super dark. I will definitely buy this. I hope you get this in your trove this month.

The usual information booklets and vouchers.

My Verdict:

I love it! 

After a disappointing Bellabox Sept. This months VT is a refreshing change. Now we know why the price difference in both subscription boxes. In VT, you get more full sized products and interesting mix of products but in Bellabox, probably out of 5 boxes, you will get 1 good box. The price difference between the two boxes is $5. Used to be $10 until the price hike in Bellabox. If you have to decide on 1 subscription , go for VT.

This months VT has a good mix of make-up and skin care, which I like very much. The eye-pencil lines easily like a crayon, I can't wait to try that. The other product worth mentioning is the 3 tubes of Methode Swiss. I was reading the pamphlet , the overnight eye mask retails at $69.90 for 15ml. Which means for the small sample that I got , it's $23 each. If it's true that's the retail price, then this trove is quite a value. 

Another item in the box that stood out, was the Violent Lips. I have seen in Watsons and on Youtube, it's quite scary. I would never have the guts to use that! Probably useful for Halloween ;-)

That's it! Hope you have enjoyed your VT Oct as much as I have. Have a nice weekend.

Bellabox September

Out with the Old ..... In with the New

Was super excited to receive my September Bellabox

BUT.......... 

I am super disappointed.  :-((((

Let's go thru one at a time...

Origins Make a Difference Plus  + Rejuvenating (15ml)

Vichy Bi-White Med Deep Corrective Whitening lotion (30ml)

 L'oreal Dermo Expertise white perfect laser anti-spot brightening essence (5 ml)

Celmonze Premium facial ampoules 

Another item which is the Rimmel full colour lip liner.

My Verdict :

Disappointing disappointing.... :-((((

My only consolation is I only paid $15 (before the hike) for this versus $19, but still even for $15, it's not worth it! Why in the world do I need all these brightening, white spots etc products????

The Celmonze Premium ampoules, nicely bubble wrapped but generally with ampoules, I can't see whether it will work with just 1 ampoules. 

Again this month's junk will go into my drawer of useless items. 

Already paid for a year...... I can only hope next months Bellabox will be better than this.... Nope ! I am sure nothing will be worse than this ...

Crest 3D Whitestrips (Advanced Vivid)

Bought the Crest 3 D Whitestrips (Advanced Vivid) from Amazon at US$29.95 includes shipping last month. Just started using a few days ago. Been reading a lot about this and reviews have been quite good. Am hoping it will whiten my teeth. Keeping my fingers crossed. 

I bought the 14 days package. Use 1 a day for 30 mins. 

 Back of the package

 Individually packed

 The top strip is for the upper teeth and the bottom is for the lower teeth.

 Before application

 Press firmly 

 Upper teeth has the Crest strips

 Day 1 : After 30 mins 

Side view

My teeth feels a bit sensitive after using the strips. However it lasted for a few hours, its bearable but I think if you have very sensitive gums etc might want to use the strips on alternate days.

A week later.... ta daa!!!

My teeth looks significantly whiter. The sensitive sensation felt in my gums are gone. Another week to go ... can't wait.

Ta daa..... After using all 14 strips.....

ok ok I cheated, the last few strips was used a few days apart. My gums were super sensitive after putting them on , so around strips 9 onward, I was already alternating the days and then toward the last few strips I do it once every 3 days. It feels ok the 30 mins I put it on but 2 hours after removing, I could feel my gums tingling and could literally feel that there were air in my teeth! It was super uncomfortable. I couldn't drink cold drinks, my teeth feels super cold!

My Verdict:

Teeth definitely much whiter. No more yellow tinge. I would not recommend this to anyone with sensitive gums or weak teeth. My teeth have always been very good, literally no filling or problems, only stain. But after this , I can feel my teeth has significantly weaken. Feels like the top enamel has been shaved off. I mean if you can tolerate this uncomfortable feeling then can try. Or I would recommend using it on alternate days.
As for me, I will not do this ever again!