Oriental Princess Aqua Fantasy Sea Fairy’s Touch Perfumed Talc

I don’t apply talc often enough to justify this purchase... but when a mermaid told me that i need to purchase this, I obliged. Blame the packaging for this purchase! Ha!

Oriental Princess is a Thai brand easily found on shopping malls in Thailand. The offers wide range of beauty products with wallet friendly prices!

This bottle of talc is said to contain nutrients from glacier water, cornflower and seaweed – to make your skin feel smooth and dry in humid, sweltering tropics.

To my surprise, this talc is baby blue in color! no worries, the color doesn’t appear once applied on skin. The talc is silky soft and gives the refreshing, tingly menthol cooling effect. The fragrance is soft yet refreshing- fresh aquatic with a hint of soft florals.  The fragrance is soft enough that it doesn’t compete with my perfume.

I enjoyed applying this mid day, just to refresh my skin amid humid air.

Bottomline,

If this baby were readily available, I am definitely going to re purchase. The minty coolness when applied and silky soft texture makes it a pleasure to use. 

Oriental Princess Beneficial Kiss From A Rose Natural Face Tint in 07 Cherry Blossom

Have to admit, this stain has the most complicated name ... And of course, I just have to try stain from a brand I have just discovered!

Oriental Princess offers variety of beauty products in wallet friendly prices. The brand is Thai and can easily be found in shopping malls in Thailand.

The bottle and applicator is very similar to Benefit’s. My box contains a small sponge applicator to make blending easier. Looking at the size of the sponge, I am sure it will be destroyed before I even reach half of the stain bottle.

This stain is meant to be used for the cheek and lips. It contains chamomile and green tea extracts to liven up your skin while protecting against environmental pollution.

Cherry blossom is translucent red with a hint of coral. Be sure to shake your bottle well, since it does contain a little shimmer. The shimmer, however, doesn’t show up once the stain is blended on to your cheeks.

Little goes a long way here... the stain is pigmented. Start with a little dot on your cheek then quickly blend. Add more products when needed. I find this more pigmented than my regular The Body Shop stain or Benefit’s.  this means you need to work faster and blend quicker to avoid the clown cheeks.

Bottomline,

Pigmented stain for the cheek and lips. Oriental Princess also offers varieties of color- ranging from cutesy rosy pink to healthy flush warm red. I recommend you to check this brand out when you visit Thailand. 

Etude House Princess Etoinette Winter 2012 release

I checked out etude.co.kr today, and guess what I saw... new Christmas release from Etude House. Well, of course this is kinda late, considering most Western and Japanese brands has released their Spring 2013 visuals. 

Anyways, better late than never, rite? This year's theme is Princess Etoinette. The release includes Floating Crystal Shine Lips lippies, blush, highlighter, Crystal Powder finishing powder, nail polish collections, brushes and make up pouch, scented candle, bath bar, mirror and a cute comb. 

This collection is inspired by French princesses from Versailles Palace... Think Kirsten Dunst's Marie Antoinette !

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The design of the blush and powder containers totally reminds me of Les Merveilleuses Laduree's powders! Okay, not that similar, but the idea is there... Similar cuteness level, less price, anyone?

Usually I would be drawn to lippies... somehow this collection doesnt call my name... The color seems to be more repetition than new colors to my eyes. 

Not only China Glaze has jumped in to the previously-indie-polish-territory of milky glitters, Etude has joined the bandwagon by releasing a set with milky glitter polish in it. I like the reverse-french with pattern idea thrown here. 

I'm looking forward to try one of those powders. Love the idea... heart shaped pearls and all... I do hope they perform well!

(pictures from etude.co.kr and lm-laduree.com)

Rilakkuma Body Lotion

Another one from Simply, a Taiwanese brand. I picked this body lotion up together with Rilakkuma Moisturizing Face Mask. Too bad I cant remember the exact price, but i know for sure, it didnt break me bank! Actually, I have just finished this tub recently. The lotion was so thin, I managed to finish this rather big tub in no time.

One of the main ingredient the lotion advertises is shea butter. so, I was expecting this to be moisturizing. unfortunately, it was not as moisturizing as i expected. Dont get me wrong here, it is still a pleasant lotion to use!

the texture is slightly runny lotion with sweet chocolate smell. however, I do feel the smell is slightly artificial. nice thing is, the lotion got absorbed in to skin easily. but as I said before, the level of moisture it offers is not enough for my perpetually dry skin.

bottomline,

cute addition to my closet, but I wont repurchase, even if I can get it easily- the artificial fragrance and merely lightly moisturizing property is not enough for me.

Oriental Princess Beneficial Magic Eye Colours in 05 Mist

Look at that pretty butterflies! Aren’t they pretty, nesting on top of the eye shadow palette?

This time I am trying Oriental Princess’ mono eye shadows, which is also in baked formula. Made in Italy, the container offers 2gr of product ...plus a big mirror inside the pan! The packaging somehow reminds me of Bourjois’ famous blushes.

Oriental Princess is a Thai brand which offers variety of beauty products. From skin care, perfumes, hair product to ... of course, make up!

05 Mist is cool magenta pink with iridescent sparkle. When applied, the sparkle is not so obvious that you look like a disco ball. Looking at that pretty magenta pink, I am so tempted to try it as a blush... guess what, when applied lightly, it does make a good rosy blush. Looking at the result, most likely I will use this baby as blush than eye shadow.

Bottomline,

Nicely pigmented eye shadow with the little-est hint of sparkle. I am using it mostly as a blush – it gives me fresh pinky cheeks. If The product is more readily available, I will definitely purchase more.  

Rimmel Lasting Finish Lipstick By Kate Moss in 101

(picture from rimmel.rimmellondon.com)

It was love at first sight with… the packaging of this Rimmel lippie. Yes, it was the regular plastic tube from Rimmel… but something from the Kate Moss collection somehow called me. May be it was Kate’s cute signature on the tube? I don’t know.

For those not familiar, Rimmel is drugstore beauty brand from the UK. Most of its products are available in Singapore’s Watson. This year (or was it last year?) Rimmel launched Kate Moss lipstick collection. There’s regular lipstick and the matte lasting finish lippie, like the one I bought here. Just like other Kate’s collection, the line promises vivid colors and comfortable wear. The Lasting Finish collection offers 5 super wearable color collection.

101, is matte natural pink, very creamy and glides easily on my lips. The color is super wearable, especially for those with paler skin tone. One me, it is a pretty MLBB (my lips but better) pink-nude. The color is super similar to my own lip color, hence it just make my lips tone appear smoother and more even. I find the color and texture smoother than the regular Rimmel matte lipstick. The lipstick is scented with Rimmel’s signature fruity-ish fragrance.

Not surprisingly for mattes, this product is pretty drying on my (already) dry lips. But it doesn’t feel as drying as the regular Rimmel matte lippie. The color is pigmented, single swipe is enough to give you full coverage. The finish is more velvet than matte. My lips doesn’t look dry and it is still creamy enough to give the comfortable feeling when applied. Nice thing is, as it wears out, it doesn’t settle on my lip lines. It fades evenly in 3-4 hours (with my regular tea sipping and almost constant snacking).

Bottomline,

Pretty color for everyday use with perfect pigmentation. It also features comfortable texture for matte lipstick. I will definitely buy more if they offer more colors.

Oriental Princess Concentrated Cuticle Hair Treatment for Fluffy Hair

For fluffy hair... that’s a product made for me! Woots!

This baby was part of my haul from a Thai brand, Oriental Princess. Easily found in Thai malls, they are affordable yet offers plethora of products.

The serum contains vitamin E acetate and jojoba oil to strengthen and moisturize. It also promises to strengthen my hair and to give more body – not that my thick hair need extra body, but, I do need stronger hair.

The serum is thick and glossy, easily absorbed and non sticky. It has no fragrance. I can strongly feel the presence of silicone ingredients here – as it feels that signature silicone slipperiness. My hair becomse softer and more shiny after application. Just like other silicone based products, this doesn’t add moisture on my hair at all, just softness.

Bottomline,

I love moisturizing products, this is lovely, but not moisturizing enough for me. I’m not going to repurchase this one... even though I do think it will make great product for those looking for softness and shine alone.