August 06, 2013

Princess Mimi Tsubasa Masuwaka Bambi Series Sesame Grey Circle Lens Review - CandyLens.com

Recently I've been away and posting too much KPop posts hahah so i'm back to reviewing circle lenses~ ^_^

This are the Princess Mimi Sesame Grey Circle Lens by Tsubasa Masuwaka. They are also available in Chocolate Brown and Apple Green and retail for $23.90 (£15.57). These are the second pair of circle lenses I have ever brought and its my favourite. ^_^ I did purchase these online from CandyLens.com and was very happy with their service so I do recommend them. As you can see in the picture above their packaging definitely has to be the kawaii-est!

The lenses are super vibrant! You can see the colour even in dim lighting. During day light, the lenses do make your eyes pop! Trust me, whenever you wear them people will complement your eyes without fail like. Not only that, but they show up really nicely in photos too, regardless of the lighting and quality of the camera.

My favourite factor of the lenses, is that it has a diameter of 15mm. So they will give off a dolly like effect and is perfect for those that love enlargements. Anyone that prefers natural lenses, these would not be recommend for you. (Try lenses like the EOS gothic series ^^)

If you do read my blog, you would that I wear lenses for more than 8hours haha. These don't dry up my eyes or feel uncomfortable even after 8hours+ of wear. They are very thin so it feels like my eyes can breathhhh~. I have never found any problems with these lenses and I LOVE THEM TO BITS! So I would really recommend them! ^_^ I would love to purchase the other two colour when I get more money LOL. xDD

The first selfie, was taken (on a mac webcam) against the sunlight, so the lighting was dim. But they still manage to give a pop to your eyes and show up.

This selfie is taken outdoors with natural sunlight. ( didn't take any decent photos outside that day LOL, so say hi to my friend Leo!). The colour is more vibrant in brighter lighting.

I know this post may seem a bit biased, but I really do love these lenses and I think they would NEVER fail to impress anyone that purchases it. *note - its not sponsored lol. They are designed and worn by Tsubasa Masuwaka so these are really popular among gyarus and those into Japanese beauty. ^_^

August 04, 2013

Circle Lenses: Gothic 3 Tones VS Puffy 3 Tone Series

When it comes to natural looking circles lenses (natural yet noticeable and "vibrant") or 3 tone circle lenses in general, the Puffy 3 Tone series and the Gothic 3 Tones series are bound to be one of the most if not the most popular choice. Yes there is also the Natural 3 Tone series, but since I haven't tried them I cant really say much about them. xDD So in this post I am going to compare them and see which is the better one.

General Information:

The Puffy 3 Tone is by Dueba retailing for $19.50. (£12.23) where as the Gothic 3 Tone is by EOS retailing for $22.50 (£14.11). So price wise the Puffy wins, but the quality is what you're paying for, so don't decide which one is better by the price yet. XDD

Size:

They both have a 14.5 diameter; so you cant really compare something that has exactly the size feature right?ahah. Anyway if you want lenses that make your eyes look extremely or just big in general non of these would be ideal for you

Colour Opacity & Range:

I personally feel that the Puffy is more vibrant than the Gothic series. The Puffy 3 Tone Green show up more on my eyes than the Gothic 3 Tone Green ones do, if I tried other colours the results might be the opposite, but I doubt it since the Puffy 3 Tone Pink and Grey is more vibrant as well. So if you prefer your lenses to be more noticeable than the Puffy would be more ideal.

When it comes to colour range, the Puffy offers 6 colours and the Gothic offers 9. So the Gothic has a wider range. But the colours they offer are quite different, the Puffy has a pink where as the Gothic doesn't. the Gothic has Hazel and the Puffy doesn't. The win win factor for the Gothic series, is that it has lights and darks e.g light brown (Honey) and a standard brown (Brown), standard blue (Blue) and a darker one (Sapphire) etc. So the Gothic series wins for the colour range, also the colours are much more natural.

Blending with Eyes:

However, since the Puffy slightly more vibrant, its doesn't blend in with your eyes as well as the Gothic series do. So the series that blend with the eyes more, the Gothic wins.

Comfort:

Like wise with all circle lenses in general, it's recommended that you don't wear them for more than 8 hours. *But I, Michelle never or barely sticks to the recommendations. So I do wear them for longer. They are both comfortable and they will last 8 hours or longer. Also they are ultra thing so it lets the eyes breath/get oxygen more I think? LOL or maybe i'm just chatting poo poo hahaha. But I do feel that the Puffy doesn't last as long as the Gothic, as id does slightly dry my eyes after 9 hours, not literally dry it but I can just feel its not as hydrated. So comfort wise, the Gothic wins as the hydration of the lenses last longer.

Overall:

They are both very similar and have their different win factors but overall I would pick the winner as the Gothic series because I prefer the colour range much more and I can wear them longer without any problems. Thats why I said earlier don't decide which lenses are better by the price yet. xDD Another reason is that the Gothic series is more natural than the Puffy. Whenever I wear a Puffy series lens, my friends can immediately tell i'm wearing circle lenses. Where as when im wear the Gothic series lens, my friends ask has your eye colour changed? So the Gothic series is obviously the win win here. ^_^ Don't get me wrong though, I do like POW in your face lenses as well, but we are talking about natural / 3 Tone lenses here. xDDD

So which one of the series do you prefer? :D

July 22, 2013

Garnier Olia Light Chocolate Hair Dye Mini Review & Results

I'm back from the countryside finallyyyyy! I have internet again *CRYS OF HAPPINESS*. Anyway today i'am going to review the Garnier Olia Hair Dye in the shade Light Chocolate. 2 weeks ago I decided to dye my hair back to brown for prom. It was so damn hard to chose a brown but this one attracted me the most.

Hair before dying it:

To start off, I have bleached hair (and dyed with blonde on top) before dying it Light Chocolate. So the results will vary depending on what colour your hair is. ^_^

Results:

Here is first day after I've dyed it. Honestly I was SUPER disappointed since the dye had so many brilliant reviews and the colour matched the box, in photos i've seen. There's barely any colour - it looks like I didn't even dye my hair since it's only ever so slightly darker than my previous hair colour. Since this was dyed one day right before prom, I honestly thought my hair was screwed.

This is the second day /prom day. I don't know what happened but after I washed my hair it appeared slightly darker than the day before. Which made me not as disappointed as before, but I am still not happy with the results. The colour looks no where near like the colour on the box. Then again this may be due to my bleached hair, since you get unpredictable results because the hair is porous. I left the dye on for 1 hour so the dye should had more than enough time to develop. Even though bleached hair is porous, my hairdressers told me that it grabs onto pigments when dye it applied. But the pigments will leak out very quick.

This is 2 weeks after the dye, as you can see majority of the dye has fades/leaked out, leaving some gingery tones behind. :/

Review:

Like all dyes, it's comes with the basics - colour creme, developer, conditioner, gloves and instructions. I like how Garnier gave some consideration to the shape of the bottle, the shape is interesting which makes it easy to hold and control. The dye itself, once you've mixed the colour creme and developer, it has a very runny consistency and a light texture. Which I personally dislike, as the dye went everywhere and sometimes dying my hair just got messy. =.= On the other hand it does smell really nice. I'd say the best part of the dye is the fact it comes with a good amount of conditioner, that leaves your hair ultra soft. Also that fact its "oil-powered" so it doesn't damage your hair as well as the traditional dyes.

The outcome of the dye has to be the major con! I would not have been as disappointing if the colour came out slightly lighter or darker, its the fact the results were a completely unexpected colour and the pigments barely even came out at all. I want what I paid right for right? Maybe it's because I have bleached hair? But I don't think so, since my hair dyed when I used other brown dyes. Also I've only bleached it twice so its not at the stage where its hard for it to hold onto the pigments.

Would I recommend it or repurchase it? Straight no for me. As I feel its a waste of money since the dye is messy and the pigments don't even match the box or come out.

But if you are interested in trying it still, they retail at drug stores for £6.99. Have a good day ^_^

July 14, 2013

KPop Male Idols' Weight and Height - 60kg or Under. (B.A.P, EXO, INFINITE, B2ST, SJ, BIG BANG)

I have done a post on male Idols that weight 60kg or under, which is meant to be my motivation to lose some weight hahaha. Keep in mind that their height also play a important role as well.

If you want to find out female idol weights and heights then click on the link. ^_^

Bang Yong Guk

Weight: 60kg
Height: 180cm

G-Dragon / Kwon Jiyong

Weight: 56kg *alternates between 55-60kg
Height: 177cm

Lee Seungri

Weight 60kg
Height: 173cm

Kevin Woo / Woo Sunghyun

Weight: 50kg *alternates between 50 - 55kg
Height: 180cm

AJ / Kim Jaeseop

Weight: 58kg
Height: 180cm

Lee Kikwang

Weight: 58kg
Height: 174cm

Ahn Jaehyo

Weight: 60kg
Height: 182cm

Yang YoSeob

Weight: 56kg
Height: 174cm

Lee Hongki

Weight: 60kg
Height: 176cm

Park Kyung

Weight: 56kg
Height: 176cm

Eunhyuk

Weight: 59kg
Height: 178cm

The amount of members in EXO, don't even get me started!

Baekhyun - 53kg - 174c,

Do Kyungsoo - 53kg -173cm

Oh Sehoon - 53kg - 173cm

Kin Minseok 51kg - 173cm

Luhan - 52kg - 178cm

Zhang Yixing 60kg - 177cm

Same with Infinite. xD

Kim Myungsoo - 60kg - 180cm

Nam Woohyun - 56kg -176cm

Lee Sungjong - 54kg - 180cm

Lee Howon - 60kg - 178cm

Lee Sungyeol - 59kg - 183cm

Jang Dongwoo - 58kg - 175cm

Sorries too much idols, so didn't get pictures for all of them. There are plenty more idols but these are just a few.

Do you guys also weight more than KPop Male Idols or do you weight less? Which I will be very jelly of!

July 11, 2013

Ginvera Green Tea Refreshing Brighten-Up Day Cream SPF15 Review

Ginvera isn't really a well known brand within the UK, I think its more popular in Asia as I see quite a bit of people from Singapore raving about it. *Correct me if i'm wrong. xDD I'm not sure which shops sells Ginvera products, but if you live in UK Birmingham, they are available at MailBox Harvey Nicols. The Green Tea Refreshing Brighten-Up Cream retails for £22. Since they put out testers, once you open the jar and smell it, it just attracts you into buying it hahaha. Also the UK doesn't offer much green tea or skin whitening products in the market, so it was grab it quick product.

Starting on the review, Ginvera claims:

It ensures maximum protect of skin against UV rays, so skins remains naturally fair.
Non greasy formula so its easily absorbed into the skin allowing it to stay comfortably moisturised through the day

The Refreshing Brighten-Up Cream is non greasy, even though its a cream its very lightweight and absorbs very quickly into the skin. It leaves your skin feeling a little cool feeling which is meant to be the "refreshing effect" xD. I have oily skin, this doesn't make my skin like oil puddle (does that even make sense ahah?) like some creams do. It does hydrate my skin quite well, but I think those with dry skin, the hydration wont last the entire day. I love the scent of this cream, its really calming and sweet, its not overpowering as the scent is very gentle. ^^

As for the "maximum protection of skin against UV rays" I would say no haha. Since it only has SPF15, which is pretty low but better than nothing. The SPF15 will help to prevent your skin from darkening so thats good and does what it claims. If the cream also had a higher SPF or UV filters then I probably would of said yes for the "maximum protection".

Also this cream is meant to brighten up your skin, I would say it does. The ingredients itself don't help to brighten your skin, the brightening effect is due the fact the cream leaving a slight white cast on your skin (probably from the SPF or just the whiteness of the cream). The white cast will make your skin look more fair, so the cream is illuminating to brighten your skin not by whitening it. The "brightening effect" makes your skin appear more even and smooth so its a win win. ^^

Overall I would repurchase this as it does what it claims - refreshes, brightens and protects from UV rays. The scent is a bonus, as it so niceeee! The additional SPF helps to save time if your in a rush as you wont need to put extra SPF on. So I do recommend this product to people and I think its a good product for the spring-summer time. ^_^