Review: What The Ordinary Niacinamide 10% + Zinc 1% Does To Combination Skin Like Me!

Hye beauties! Dah lama sangat ni tak buat review. Hari ni baru pikir nak buat alang-alang dah buka laptop. Blog tak rajin nak update sebab aku malas nak taip. Tak rajin. Aku pulak kerja bukan menaip sangat so aku jarang buka laptop satu, aku dah jadi lembab menaip pun satu hihi. Ada beberapa hari tu aku buat vlog kat youtube. Dah dapat idea nak buat content cemana kat youtube then dah tau nak edit tu yang rajin aku buat vlog. Meh ler tengok youtube kita, just click dekat link ni https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PN_UweBIJIA&t=144s dia akan direct terus kat my latest vlog ;)

So! Hari ni rasa nak review satu product yang aku suka gila!! Buat si cantik manis yang ada kulit berminyak macam aku memang sangat sesuai. Aku sebenarnya combination skin but more to oily side. I can still feel the dry skin tapi tak selalu. Produk ni daripada The Ordinary Niacinamide. Sape-sape yang baru nak pakai, baru nak cari review sama ada this product good or not, trust me this is very good for you. The best so far! 

For beginners, jangan risau walaupun dia ada niacinamide sebanyak 10% but it wont irritate or purge your skin. Macam aku dulu mula-mula nak pakai acid on skin risau sikit la, ramai yang purging la dry la. Tapi kena tau kita ada bermacam-macam jenis skin condition. Semua orang tak sama skin condition. Sebab tu dekat watsons berlambak-lambak jenis skincare untuk sesuaikan dengan skin kita yang berbagai keadaan. We just need to try. So in this case, walaupun aku takut nak pakai acid tapi aku try jelah. After i read what niacinamide does to oily skin like me, the urge to buy this tiny little fella is so hard to resist!

Kita start dengan kebaikan niacinamide. Niacinamide ni membantu untuk kawal sebum kulit. Sebab tu i changed my mind and memang nakkkk sangat beli ni. Okay my review about this sebum control is it doesn't control the oiliness that much. Aku still berminyak juga muka BUT...lagi satu benefits dia, dia anti-acne. Walau pun aku still berminyak tapi niacinamide ni dia buat kerja dia that is it reduces sebum kulit dan benda tu membantu utk kurangkan jerawat, tak menyebabkan pori-pori tersumbat and serius, jujur jarang sangat keluar jerawat. Pernah satu ketika tu aku dah habis sebotol ni tapi aku malas nak beli so biar je pakai skincare yang lain. Bila tak pakai rasa lain tau. Rasa muka sendu je, kusam tak tau nak cakap camna kusam dia. Tak ada seri. Kulit tak smooth. Kat sini dah start naik jerawat. Tak tau apa nama jerawat dia tapi tinggal parut lama jugak la jerawat tu. Bila jerawat dah pecah, berparut lah muka aku. Jadi tak cantik tau. Aku pun macam dah sedar kebaikan niacinamide terus aku beli botol baru.

Untuk beginners baru nak pakai memang akan rasa benda ni macam tak function. Aku pun tak sure berapa tahun dah pakai tapi aku rasa dalam 4 botol atau ke atas. Mula-mula memang macam alahai lambatnya nak tunjuk keberkesanan dia. Tapi trust me, selagi kulit tak ada reaction teruk lepas bubuh niacinamide ni selagi tu lah keep on using this. Melainkan korang ada bad reaction, kulit sensitif lepas pakai ni haa tu better stop. Kena sabar nak tengok hasil dia. Ni pun baru hari tu sejak aku malas beli balik baru sedar dia punya benefit kat muka kita. Memang jarang sangat jerawat. Oily skin ni kan memang prone to acne. So niacinamide ni memang membantu utk kawal sebum kulit daripada terjadi pori tersumbat dan seterusnya mengelakkan pertumbuhan jerawat. Dan dia dapat juga cerahkan parut jerawat aku tapi dibantu dengan produk lain, aku guna bio-oil sambil tu letak niacinamide so dia jadi cerah sikit parut tu. 

Dia banyak lagi benefits dia. Yang aku faham dekat sini dia dapat cerahkan parut atau yang ada pigmentation, bagus untuk kurangkan kedutan anti-aging, bagus untuk kulit sensitif dan kulit kemerahan, dan sebagai booster lapisan kulit kita untuk kulit lebih smooth and hydrated. Aku rasa everyone should have this in one of your skincare routine. Dia memang sesuai for all skin types baik dry skin, oily and combination. Someone also said that niacinamide partners well with retinoids. So maybe i'm going to find retinoids after this. Hehe. So far, ni lah skincare yang aku tak putus-putus pakai. Maybe stick kat botol ni je and i hope it does wonder for your skin too. Down here i include my skin condition during the niacinamide application. Thanks for reading! :)

BEFORE

Masa awal pkp baru ni, memang stop niacinamide and this happens. Bukan disebabkan mask acne. Sebelum pakai mask lagi memang naik dah jerawat.

AFTER

Latest selfie. Dah licin balik kulit.

MAKEUP APPLICATION

Ni pun selfie baru-baru jugak. Makeup jadi smooth je. Tak banyak usaha pun makeup ni, foundation pun nipis-nipis je tapi still licin kejadiannya.

Review: Sendayu Tinggi (ST) Brightening Series Super HA Serum

Ok, sementara kita dah duk depan laptop ni sejak berkurun lama tak menaip, kita nak cakap sikit pasal satu produk. Kecil molek je saiz dia. Tapi harga diaaaaa, uuuhai. Ada la jugak rasa macam tak berbaloi dan mahal. Hahaa.

Nindiaaa kecik tak kecik? Dalam gambar memang lah tak nampak sangat. Tapi sebelum tu nak bagitau, rasa macam serba salah pulak nak review produk ni sebab kita bukan pakai selalu. Tapi nak bagitau jugak la kot ada orang pernah beli dan pakai produk ni lepas tu ada effect yang sama macam kita. 

Ni brand Sendayu Tinggi ya hanak-hanak. Dia punya skincare range Brightening Series punya. This is a serum actually. Ada HA iaitu Hyaluronic Acid. Sebelum beli, memang dah lama minat & usha je serum dia. Macam best je. Ada HA plak tu. Memula ingat HA ni sama maca AHA tu. Tapi kakak salah dik. AHA tu ialah Alpha Hydroxy Acid ghupenye...atau pun dikenali sebagai Salicylic Acid. Kita punya cleanser Neutrogena tu pun da siap ada Salicylic Acid.

Dia tak didatangkan dengan kotak. Just plastic wrapper je. So kita tunjuk la semua details, kandungan bahan pasal produk ni kat bawah ya. 

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ST Brightening Series (0.7 oz 20 ml)

Whitening, Moisturise & Firming

Super Hyaluronic Acid Serum

* Melembap

* Menganjal

* Krim Ringan

Bertekstur ringan dengan Hyaluronic Acid dan Aloe Barbadenis membantu untuk keanjalan kulit, anti penuaan, kulit cerah dan bersinar.

Cara penggunaan: 

Sapu pada waktu pagi dan malam. Urut perlahan-lahan sehingga menyerap sepenuhnya ke dalam kulit. 

Bahan-bahan: 

Water, glycerin, Dipropylene glycol, Biosaccharide Gum-1, Hamamelis Virginiana (Witch Hazel) Water, Acetyl Hexapeptide-8, Caprylyl Glycol, Phenoxyethanol, Niacinamide, Carbomer, Chlorphenesin, Sodium Hyaluronate, Fragrance, Disodium EDTA, Ascorbyl Tetraisopalmitate, Aloe Barbadenis Leaf Extract.

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Macam apa yang dia cakap, memang tekstur dia sangat ringan. Water-based orang kata. Cepat serap. Tu yang paling best. Bau pun wangi. Bukan sejenis wangi perfume. Wangi yang sedap lah bau dia. Rasanya bau Witch Hazel kot ni? Sebab kita ada produk lain ada Witch Hazel gak. Bau yang seakan-akan jugak. Cecair dia macam gel, jernih & no colour. Tak berminyak sebab dia water-based.

Pakai sikit pun da cukup sebenarnya pastu ratakan kat seluruh muka. Tak perlu banyak-banyak. Percaya la sebab kita pun mula-mula pernah le letak banyak kat muka sebab geram bau dia wangi and tekstur dia plak best. Cepat serap, sape tak geram. Lepas tu dah ada effect, baru nyesal. Nanti kita kupas yer. Hahaa.

Pakai serum ni sahaja rasanya tak ada pape perubahan sangat, kot? Takde yang berubah. Kena pakai one set skincare Brightening Series range dia tu. Harga dia bagi sekenit 20 ml ni, cost me RM45, tu tengok kat Sendayu Tinggi online store. Kita beli kat Watsons hari tu lupa the exact harga tapi memang ingat around RM40++ something. 

Ok, nak kupas dia punya tak best pulak. Kita ni awalnya memang oily skin. Tapi lepas pakai serum ni, kulit jadi kering malah terlalu kering sampai merah-merah & gatal. Kat area pipi dengan dahi kulit memang sangat kering pastu kasar sbb kulit da kering kan. Rasa macam ada bijik-bijik kat kulit ni padahal takde pun. Bukan bijik-bijik jerawat ke whitehead ke apa. Bijik-bijik kulit kasar. 

Masa tu ya Allah first time in my life rasa dry skin tu. Sebelum mana pernah. Kita memang kulit berminyak tegar plus kuat berpeluh. So i searched about HA on Google. Benefits dia, function dia semua lah. Apa  yang kita dapat daripada Google, HA ni actually bantu lembapkan muka hampa. Dengan cara dia ambik lembapan drpd environment hang kat mana, drpd lembapan dan minyak dari dalam kulit, serta drpd moisturizer yang korang pakai. 

So, kalau kita pakai HA ni pastu tak pakai moisturizer, koje plak kat environment yang sangat humid, kering, panas semua. HA ni takde jalan lain, dia terpaksa ambil lembapan dan minyak dr dalam kulit kita which is sometimes too drying sampai gatal-gatal. Benefits lain dalam mencerahkan..? I'm not sure. Haha. 

Jad itu saja. Maybe kita nak cuba pakai one set la skincare dia. Tengok jauh mana pi. Tapi mahai ya ampunnnnn si kecik ni haaaaa :(

Review: Nano White Fresh Aqua Sleeping Essence.

Halloo. Finally, I got the chance to update my product review. I have use other Nano White Fresh products, before I tried this one. The products that I use are NWF Foam Cleanser, NWF Matifying Moisturiser and NWF Anti Dull Scrub. Honestly, out of 3 products that I have used, I lovee the matifying moisturizer more. Nanti I buat review ketiga-tiga jenis produk on another day coz right now I wanna talk about NWF Aqua Sleeping Essence.

Ok, this sleeping essence is my sisters'. So I'm not sure the price. Tapi I dah tengok harga di Guardian online around RM24.90. My sister bought this for herself. Then I realized her vanity desk have been cleared up. Sleeping essence ni dah tak ada. Rupa-rupanya dia dah buang dalam tong sampah! Aduuh. Sayangnyaaa. I took it and told her I want this. Dan sejak itu I pakai this thing every night before going to bed. Details and the ingredients on the box I tak sempat baca so I tak dapat listkan the ingredients. Details yang ada pada packaging ni I'll list it down below.

Nanowhite Fresh Aqua Sleeping Essence is enriched with Red Seaweed, Sodium Hyaluronate, Tea Tree Oil, Sea Algae and Vitamin C, hydrate and moisturize skin, promote skin whitening while you sleep. It helps refine skin texture, regulate sebum and brighten overall skin tone. Wake up to a fresh, supple and radiant skin. Can be use as night cream or sleeping mask.

Directions:
After cleansing and toning, spread sufficient quantity on the face and neck. Massage gently in an outward and upward motion and leave it overnight. Recommended to apply thicker and use it every night.

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I tried this product for like past few weeks. Baru lagi sebenarnya. Tapi I dah makin suka dengan produk ni. At first I was planning to buy the Laneige Sleeping Mask yang orang dok gembar gemburkan. Tapi dah rezeki untuk mencuba Nwhite Fresh ni. But twas okay.

It has turquoise color and has the consistency of gel. It is water-based and cepat meresap. Mula-mula I pakai ni rasa macam sticky on a skin sebab dia kata recommended to apply thicker. So I apply thicker. Hari pertama tu, very very sticky. I bangun pagi, sticky plus berpeluh lagi. I husnudzon jelah. I keep applying it every night. Hari kedua twas okay. Hari ketiga pun okay. Dah lama-lama like a week or 2 weeks, every morning I bangun, kulit lembut gila! Sumpah I keep looking on a mirror. Haha. And sentuh-sentuh sikit my pipi. Yes, it does brightens my skin tone. Nampak sekata dan tak kusam. Sebelum ni I oily skin gila. Sekarang ni I rasa macam dah less oily. I don't know if its only me feel that way, but yeah I feel different sikit.

The best thing is, I pakai foundation sumpah smooth esfak and the foundation blended very well! Sebelum ni bila I taruk foundation mesti rasa cakey nak mampos. Mungkin masa tu kulit I macam kasar-kasar sikit dengan whitehead nya, dengan parutnya, jerawatnya lagi. Itu yang foundation tak boleh nak bekerjasama blend dengan sekata pada kulit. I hari tu practice makeup sendiri untuk raya nanti. I pakai la foundation, memang senang nak blend. Sebab apa tau...kulit kita dah lembut dan semakin sihat jadi kalau nak letak makeup memang senang sangat-sangat.

Jerawat dah kurang tumbuh. Ha lupa nak cakap pasal ni. Jerawat pasir I dah segan-segan nak datang :) clean, smooth je dahi tak ada bintik-bintik. Kalau parut pula, it didn't help pun because this is not a scar treatment/cream ke apa. Memang sangat sesuai dengan kulit I. I'll repurchase this product. Tapi nak juga try yang Laneige Sleeping Mask. I will :) Maybe another day I buat review tentang tu. So that's all for today. Bai!

Review: Maybelline New York Baby Skin Pore Eraser.

Hey guys. So today I'll be doing a review on this Maybelline Baby Skin Pore Eraser. This baby is a primer. I bought this primer for RM26.91 at Watsons Palm Mall Seremban. It's very cute and it has turquoise color. It comes with a transparent box. Instructions, ingredients and all details about this product is on the box. I'm gonna list down the details here down below.

INSTANTLY

On contact, translucent gel melts on skin and instantly erase pores, imperfections, lines and creases. Skin looks instantly transformed into a perfect smooth canvas.

 ALL DAY

 Skin is shine free, even and baby smooth. No burden to skin.

GUARANTEED

The secret? Cherry extracts, known for their antioxidant properties.

Ingredients:
DIMETHICONE, DIMETHICONE CROSSPOLYMER, STEARYL HEPTANOATE, CAPRYLYL GLYCOL, SILICA SILYLATE, PROPYLENE GLYCOL, PENTAERYTHRITYL TETRAISOSTEARATE, PRUNUS CERASUS EXTRACT / BITTER CHERRY EXTRACT, [+/- MAY CONTAIN CI73360 / RED 30, CI 77492 / IRON OXIDES]. (F.I.L. B54240/1)

Instructions:
Apply all over face or on concerned areas. Suitable for all skin tones and types. Mistake proof. No mirror need. Does not clog pores. So light, you forget it's on.

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I have tried this on my face and applied it on my problematic areas which has open pores of course. Before I give my comments / reviews on this product, I wanna talk about the consistency of the product. I never bought any primer before because I usually prep my face using aloe vera gel or my Nano White Fresh moisturizer before makeup. So I do not know and never seen the consistency of liquid in primer. Well, the liquid in Maybelline Pore Eraser has the consistency of gel. Yea I know most of the primers has the consistency of foundation liquid thing and sometimes in cream. Right? This is the rare one product.

Ok now let's jump to my comments / reviews section. Honestly, I don't like the smell. It has a strong silicone smell. It is very greasy after I put it on my face and it became greasier when I applied my foundation. Well it says it can erase pores, but not for me. I still can see my open pores around my cheeks. For your information, I have combination skin but more to oily. I have open pores around my cheeks and on my forehead. I have whiteheads and blackheads too on my nose and around my mouth.

Maybe the product doesn't suits and tolerates well with my oily skin. Some of the reviews I've read, it is best for dry skin. Yea it's my fault for not doing a research before purchasing it in the first place.

So I think I'm going to let go this Maybelline Baby Skin Pore Eraser. If you happen to read my post here and interested to buy it from me, please leave your comments on the comments section down below or you can email me at zayyou07@gmail.com. And if you have Twitter account, you can follow me and DM me there to know more about this product personally. That's all for now. For the next post, I'll be doing a review on drugstore products which is Sendayu Tinggi (ST) primer, since now I am searching for the best primer. Happy Ramadhan Kareem to all Muslims. Happy fasting everyone!

Review: Nature Republic Aloe Vera

Hello guys. Yap for the first time, baru nak buat review. So sorry for taking a lot of time to post. Okay so now, I'm going to review a Nature Republic Soothing & Moisture Aloe Vera 92%. I know some of you already know the benefits of the product. But I think I wanna share my experience using this product. And yup keep on reading!

I never tried or bought this product before. This was my sisters'. So, I think I just want to use a lil bit for me. At first, yeah it feels normal & nothing after I applied the gel on my skin. But I was surprised after I use it on my dry skin around my neck. It really works! My dry skin is getting better. 

Let me tell you the story the day I got dry patches around my neck. I was in my college that day. Dan......air paip di kolej sangat kotor. Macam air berkarat. It was normal for me. Biasalah duduk di Selangor memang selalu mengalami ketiadaan air or worse, air kotor. Kami, students, memang tak tau akan berlaku air kotor pada hari tersebut. Bangun-bangun je nak mandi, air berkarat. But we just took a shower despite of the dirty water. One of my housemates said she had dry patches on her face and she claimed that it was from the dirty water. But then, I realized I had dry patches too around my neck the next day. Banyak sangat. Merah-merah, bersisik, kering.....semuanya sebab air kotor tu. Tapi kat muka tak kena dry patches. Just around my neck. So masa tu baru tahu, kalau I allergic dengan benda-benda kotor, usually my neck will get dry patches or pimples. Muka jarang.

*taken from Google*

So I pun letak lah ubat sapu from Shaklee if I'm not mistaken, and let it do their work but it doesn't work at all. Then my housemate gave me her some kind of oil, argan oil if I'm not mistaken. It didn't work too. Pastu, I pun baliklah rumah for the weekend. At home, I saw this NR Aloe Vera in my fridge and I think I would like to try it. It worked like magic! Merah-merah macam dalam gambar tu dah takde! Kering bersisik dah hilang! Fuuhh. I was very happy it finally worked. 

Mula-mula I sapu gel tu around my problematic area at night then I went to bed. Dia dah getting better the next day. So I nampak positive reaction di situ, I kept applying the gel at night before I went to bed. In 2 days dah elok! My dry patches back to normal. Since then, I looooove this product. This is my holy grail.

Not only that. It really works to get rid of zits. Everytime there are new zits, I applied the gel on top of it. 

Look how my zits & scars faded. But my scars didn't fully faded. It takes time and depends on how frequent you apply the gel. Instead you can use any ubat jerawat or bio oil ke untuk parut fully faded. OK? Aloe vera ni membantu keringkan & kecutkan jerawat. Kalau untuk parut, for the first week dia dah start faded. Tapi dia tidak hilang sepenuhnya. So that's why I sarankan pakai macam bio oil terus.

Lagi apa ya benefits aloe vera ni? Ok lagi satu nak bagitahu. Last month, I had small cuts on my finger. It happens when I did my house chores. Tak silap I tengah bersihkan tandas rumah hahaha. Setel bersihkan toilet, I straight to the sink to wash the dishes. Tiba-tiba rasa macam pedih, sengat kat jari pehal tah. Bila godek-godek, terluka rupanya. Tak perasan lah kalau terkena benda tajam ke apa. And it was on my right hand. 

Then I put the aloe vera gel on top of it and let it be. Tapi untuk lebih berkesan, letak gel before going to bed. So that the gel can do their work while in a sleep. 

Dalam beberapa hari, luka semakin kering dan dia menggelupas sikit. Rupa dia sangat tak cantik masa ni sebab kulit sedang menggelupas. It looks dry. 

In a few days, you will get your own skin back. Just keep on applying the gel. Gebu gebas kulit kauuu. Kahkah

So that's it about my review on NR Aloe Vera 92%. Banyak sangat benda kita boleh buat dengan benda ni. You can use this product as your daily moisturizer. The texture of the gel is water based and it has matte finish after you apply it on the skin. And one thing you must know, you can use this product as your tinted moisturizer. Hari tu, I mixed the gel with my concealer. Make sure nisbah gel tu tak lebih, nanti terlalu dewy/moist. 

My advice is put the gel on a fridge. Bila nak taruk kat muka, sejuuk je rasa fresh. Dan of course, beli yang original from Nature Republic store. Kalau takde yang NR ni, The Face Shop pun ada. It's just, I never tried the gel from Face Shop. So I don't know whether it works the same as NR. 

Ok see you on the next post.

Ice cube tomato mask.

Macam biasa lah waktu2 begini sebelum tidur, memang wajib aku pakai masker. Sekarang ni aku tengah pakai masker epal. Baru je dalam minggu ni pakai. Baru 4 hari je. Jadi, result dia aku tak boleh nak gempak sangat la. Haha.

Kita cerita tentang masker tomato yang sebelum ni aku pakai. Dalam 2 ke 3 minggu jugak la pakai. Hasilnya memang cenggini 👍👍

Masker semula jadi camni aku langsung tak pernah buat. Sebab takde masa satu, dan bahan2 nya pun takde. Hati ni tergerak nak mencoba selepas aku balik dari Melaka ada family day hari tu. Mostly perempuan mengalami sunburn kat muka lagi2 kalo sunburn tu untuk perempuan yang bertudung, ada belang dan sunburn tu ikut bentuk tudung kat dahi. Macam tu lah yang aku alami kat Melaka tu. 😝

Jadi, lepas balik dari Melaka aku teringin nak buat masker tomato. Kita cuma perlukan 2 buah tomato yang dah masak sahaja. Senang untuk orang malas cam aku wuuu 👏

Langkah2 nya:
🔹 Potong kecil kedua² buah tomato. (Sebab senang nak blend)
🔹 Blend sampai halus. (Jangan tambah air sebab tomato itu sendiri akan keluarkan jusnya ketika blend)
🔹 Agak² dah halus, sediakan bekas ais kiub dan tuanglah dalam bekas tuu.
🔹 Simpan bekas ais dalam peti ais.

Cara penggunaan:
🔹 Basuh muka dulu dengan cleanser. Bagi dia basuh bersih² dari dalam dan pori² terbuka.
🔹 Ais yang terlalu sejuk kadang² tak elok untuk kulit. Jadi sebelum sapu dekat kulit, jangan terus sapu ais yang baru keluarkan dari peti ais ke muka.
🔹 Keluarkan seketoi ais kiub daripada peti ais dan masukkan dalam mangkuk pastu biarkan beberapa minit. Biar dia duk dalam room temperature la.
🔹 Agak² dia sudeh sejuk sikit then dia macam mencair sedikit, baru lah boleh sapu pada muka.
🔹 Kalau aku, aku tak menggosok ais tu terus ke kulit sebab ais kiub tu kan kasar.
🔹 Jadi, aku cair² kan siki kat jari pastu sapukan kat kulit. Begituuuuu. Sayangilah kulit andaa.

Cara ni inspired daripada akak FB yang viral dengan ais kiub tomato dia tu.

 

Maaf lah aku takde gambar hehe. Ok! Nak cerita tentang hasil selepas 2 minggu aku buat ais kiub tomato. Aku tengok perbezaan sebelum dan selepas memang ketara sunburn aku dah semakin hilang! (Tapi tak hilang semua. Kalau nak sepenuhnya hilang, pakai lah sampai sebulan lebih) 😱

Uihhh rasa best sangat lah pakai sesuatu kat muka yang kita boleh nampak perubahan & perbezaan dia. Aku ada peghati jugak jerawat semua kecut penakuitt. Haha.

Jadi, kurang² kan lah beli mask mahal² di Watsons atau Guardian. Marilah kita cantik untuk jangka masa yang lama. Bukan cantik sekejap² tau. Biar lambat hasilnya asalkan puas hati dan suci. Selamat malam.