FLEBEAUTE White Crystal Diamond Peeling

So I got this goodie as a freebie for buying a certain number or dollar amount of items at the Face Shop in Megamall. I'm not really sure what the promotion was exactly because my dad had bought it for me. Oh well. I just love getting freebies. I'm not sure I saw a big bottle of this being sold in the store though. But I wasn't really paying attention so there may have been one. I'm not sure.

So this product is an exfoliator that claims to have fine powders of diamond. I'm not sure if that's entirely true since this was a freebie and something with diamonds doesn't seem like something you would just give away. You can apply it to wet or dry skin but it seems that it is more gentle when you apply it to wet skin. The directions say to gently massage the product in a circular motion for about 1 minute. Then rinse thoroughly with tepid water.

For my routine, I try to use this on my face before I shower so that I can just rinse it off in the shower. The texture is quite odd. It almost feels like damp fine grains of sand and so imagine rubbing wet sand on your face until it dries. The product does come out a little liquidy but it dries really fast so I'm not exactly able to massage it for a full minute. I'm not sure where those little dust particles of diamond are but I'm not sure I feel it.

After first use, my face doesn't really feel any cleaner than it usually does after the shower. I was expecting better exfoliation from something that had the word "peeling". My face does not feel any drier than usual, which is something I would expect from something that exfoliates. I don't really think it did anything. After a bit of longer use, my face doesn't look any clearer than it usually does. Overall, I'm not sure this did anything. I'm not too disappointed. After all, it was free.

Etude House Oh m'Eye Line

I got really excited when I first saw an Etude House shop in Alabang Town Center because I have always heard such good things about the brand. I had left my liquid liner in the U.S. so I decided to go buy some liquid liner that day. I was, of course, very excited to see lots of Korean makeup and face product shops in the Philippines. This liner cost 198.00 Php.

I'm not sure why this product wasn't in a box or super sealed or anything. Kind of sketch in the part of the store. When I asked the lady at the shop if this eyeliner was waterproof or sweatproof, she said that it was not. I was disappointed by that but when I actually swatched the eyeliner on my hand, it was pretty darn resistant. I was rubbing it off and it was hard to get off, even with water. When I put it on, it was pretty resistant to sweat and I was sweating quite a lot in the Philippines.

So I was pretty skeptical at first about this eyeliner but it is now my new favorite. This eyeliner lasts for a long time and even when using my makeup remover. This is pretty hard to remove. In the above picture, I had been in a wedding. It was hot and sweaty that day and then it rained and it was kind of a long day but somehow, my makeup stayed on. I'm not sure if the eyeliner is tear proof but it did not come off during the event that my eyes did water a bit. So far, Etude House did not disappoint.

Kimchi Bambi Grey

I was eager to get these lenses because they looked so beautiful. I had a hard time choosing between this one and the Princess Mimi Sesame Grey because they looked so similar. Well, since it was Christmas time and Uniqso was having such a good deal, I decided to get both. Then I can see for myself which one I liked better. Another lens kind of similar to this is Dolly Eye (EOS) Cookie Grey. The price per piece was $10.90, making a pair cost $21.80. The brand Kimchi is also known as SUNnBON or Vassen apparently. I had never heard of them before so I was a little apprehensive of getting these lenses at first but I decided I might as well try the brand.

Color&Design
Oh my gosh, these lenses are so pretty. I was a bit skeptical at first because the color looked so sheer in the vial and I didn't think it would show up nicely on dark eyes. I was wrong. These show up wonderfully on dark eyes and are definitely eye catching. I've had a lot more people compliment me about these lenses in public compared to my Princess Mimi sesame grey because they really do beg to be noticed. When I was thinking of purchasing these lenses, a lot of people told me that the golden brown part in the middle is a lot brighter and more noticeable than the princess mimi. I thought it would overpower the grey but it doesn't. Both colors are very noticeable. The top picture is in the daylight without flash while the bottom picture is with flash.

Enlargement
It is listed to be 16mm but I don't really believe that any lenses are 16mm. When I try to look up these lenses, I usually come across Vassen Bambi Queen Grey, which may or may not be the same thing but they do look the same in the pictures. Those lenses are listed as 14.5mm. The bottom picture is comparing the lens to GEO princess mimi sesame grey, which is 15mm. I do believe the two are the same diameter.

Comfort
These lenses are very comfortable. I can wear them all day without trouble at all. They have a much higher water content (55%) than most lenses I've tried. I've been told that these higher water contents are better for those with dryer eyes. I don't have dry eyes so I don't see much of a difference in the comfort than my other lenses. However, the golden rule of comfort for me is that if you can't feel them, then they are working correctly. I think if you can feel your lenses, there might be something wrong.

In my opinion, these lenses offer the best combination of vibrant color and enlargement. All lenses are usually comfortable for me but in many cases, vibrant color is sacrificed for enlargement and the most enlarging lenses usually don't have vibrant designs and colors. These are the most enlarging vibrant lenses I have tried and might just be my new favorite.