[Review] Kikumasamune Essence

Hi Pandas,

how are you doing? Life has been crazy the past few months. There's around one million things I'm trying to deal with at the same time, resulting in me having hardly any time for anything and being very stressed. This also means that his blog has (sadly) dropped very low in my list of priorities. I'll hopefully be able to post from time to time but please have mercy with me if I'll vanish for another few months again.


Nevertheless, let's jump into today's review which I have been wanting to write for ages. I have a lot of love for this product and I need to get it out somewhere!

What they say:
The Beauty serum featuring kikumasamune's Kojic Acid rich dry sake to hydrate, soothe, smooth and brighten the skin.
An additional blend of 12 amino acids, 3 ceramides, 2 vitamin C derivatives, arbutin, and placenta extract further nourishes and protects the skin while helping to fade discolourations.
Lightweight, slightly acidic formula absorbs quickly, leaving skin looking plump, supple and luminous. Ideal for use on the face and neck.
(Taken from kirei station, corrections made by me)

[Empties] #16

Hiiiiiiii,

Oh my God, it feels like forever that I have spoken to you. Well. It has been quite long, hasn't it.
University has been keeping me quite busy. Like reading articles and preparing presentations and stuff until 1 or 2 am busy. On top of that I have started swimming twice a week. While it is awesome to be back at working out (and stare at really hot dudes while doing so XD) it is also exhausting. So blogging suffered quite a it. I do hope I will find time to blog regularly again from now on.

To get back into the blogging world, I have another empties entry for you. This is from April and May...I may have skipped March but...oh well. Better than nothing, right ^^

[Empties] #13

Hi pandas,

How are you doing? I hope you had a great start into 2016 and may this year bring you only joy and good things =D
It feels like ages since I've posted something here. Moving to Japan and settling in has been a lot more stressful than I thought it was. And now that I'm finally feeling like I really "arrived" here there's a lot of studying waiting for me -.-

Anyways....I wanted to get back into blogging for a while and why not start with the ever beloved empties. This time I have combined empties for November and December.

So let's get started!

I'M BACK!!! feat. the "holy sh** I'm back in Japan"-haul

Hi Pandas,

How are you doing? I have been away for a while but I have good excuses: we were visiting my relatives in France and just a few days after coming back I was already in the plane to Japan. Upon arriving a lot of procedures and applications and registrations waited for me. And it's still not over. I still need to adjust to my new univesity and my boyfriend decided that he doesn't wanna be my boyfriend anymore after living together for just 2 days. So I'm single again and apartment hunting on top of that...it' still chaos basically.

But of course I also had quite a few chances to go shopping so far (Japan is insanely dangerous for my wallet...but who needs food if you can have pretty cosmetics, right. Right?...) and I thought, why not share that glory with you =D
(Please excuse the potato quality pictures)

 

[Empties] #12

Hi pandas,

how are you doing?
Time is flying as always and another month is already over again. But that also means that it's time for an empties post =D

Summer Must-haves

Hi Pandas,

How are you doing? I'm just starting a week-end in Düssedorf, the city where I studied. It will be the last time for me visiting this city before I leave for Japan. So strange, I have so many memories here and I truly love this place.
Since I have some time to kill before meeting a friend I thought "why not relax at Starbucks and type something for my blog, while watching the city wake up?!".

So, depending on where you live, summer has officially started. Actually already for a while. In Germany, summer is strange as always. Some days are unbearably hot (aircons seem to be almost non-existant in this country....) and others feel much more like a rainy fall day than summer.

I've actually wanted to write this entry for quite a while and I'm probably almost too late but those unbearbly hot days combined with having a room on the 3rd floor without any air-conditioning and 8-9 hours working days have made me quite lazy.
Maybe (hopefully?) this post can be still useful to some nevertheless, even if it's just for next summer.

My current skincare routine

Hey pandas,

How are you doing? I became rather busy with my internship, I'm spending about 9-10 hours in the office each day ô.O
I still wanna try to keep my blog updated, hopefully I won't fail "^^

Today I decided to share with you my skincare routine. I will not only simply show you the products I'm using but also tell you what my thoughts were behind each purchase and if the products are doing what I hoped them to do.

EDIT: I totally forgot to include sunscreen....shame on me!! But rest assured, I do use sunscreen everyday. Sunscreen is important!

[Empties] #08

Hello pandas,

How are you doing? It's been quite a while since I posted here...somehow the time was flying away without me really noticing it "^^

But here I am again with a classic: empties

[Review] pa nail polish

Hello pandas,

How are you doing?
On my side it's still the same old song: hunting for jobs while waiting for news from my university application =D

This blog has been focused on skincare lately so I decided to write a make-up review today. At least kind of make-up ^^

It those cute little guys:

What they say:
Nail Color: A full line of 72 nail colors. A variety of primary colors, and pastel colors come in glittered, pearl, and matte styles. This collection of modest cost is a great way to try out new colors. These colors are made thin so that you can enjoy the look of 1 coat, 2 coats or 3coats, and adjust the color tones according to your own taste.
Nail Color Premiere: A nail color with specially formulated pearls and glitters.

[Empties] #07

Hello pandas,

How are you doing?
Lately it seems like times is flying by. Can't even believe it's already the end of february...

I didn't do an empties at the end of january because I somehow didn't have many empty things. I'm currently trying to use up all the things I've collected over the past months. If I really move to Japan at the end of this year I don't wanna take unnecessary things with me.

[Review] HadaLabo Gokujyun Lotion (Light) & Milky Lotion

Hey pandas,

How are you doing? I'm still fighting with the cold here and busy with university applications and job-hunting -.-
Writing this blog has become a very welcomed and liked distraction. It's really nice to test all those products, research ingredients and write entries like this one =D

So...today I bring you the review of two really hyped products. I almost feel like there's no way around them "^^

[Review] Heroine Make Long & Curl Super Waterproof Mascara

Hello lovelies,

How are you doing?
 I finally have some time to relax and calm down, so I hope I can keep up with blogging regularly here =D

Today I have a review on one of my favourite Mascaras: The Long & Curl Super Waterproof Mascara from Heroine Make.

What they say: 

Contains 5mm fibres to extend lashes; they do lengthen lashes and give a very clean and natural look, but if you don’t work fast, you DO get some tiny clumps along the length of the lashes.

Curved brush allows you to easily reach corner lashes, and also helps you to lift and curl your lashes during application. 

Formula holds curl very well. I did not curl my lashes before use and the mascara managed to lift them. 

Expect clean fine length.

[Review] Koji Dolly Wink Liquid Eyeliner in Deep Black

Hello my pandas,

I hope you're all feeling well!!

Today I will bring you the review of a make-up product that I feel you cannot not know about if you have even the tiniest interest in Japanese make-up:
The Koji Dolly Wink Liquid Eyeliner~

What they say:
The instant-fit liquid eyeliner dries quickly. Smudge-free formula is resistant to sweat, water, and tear. The vivid black line lasts all day long. Fine point brush.

[Review] Canmake Stay-on Balm Rouge

Hello everyone,

How are you doing? I just started a part-time job and while it's fun it's also exhausting =D

Today I will write a review about these awesome little guys: the stay-on balm rouges by canmake.

What they say:

OK to apply directly, even to chapped lips.
A tinted rouge like a moisturizing lip balm.
Moisturizing lipstick with staying power.
UV-reducing effect <Contains no ultraviolet absorbers>

[Empties] #04

Hello lovelies,

I hope you’re all doing fine. I finally moved - yay, no more posts that start with “I’m currently stuck between boxes” XD On the downside my body didn’t handle the stress very well and I didn’t only catch a cold I also have to fight with pimples and herpes right now.

 

 

Despite all this I wanted to write a post about my empties this month. As always a lot of products collected in my little paper bag…

; Balea Bodybalsam Sensitive (German drugstore brand) – one of my all-time favorite body lotions. As a child I had mild neurodermatitis so I still have to be careful about what I put on my skin. However I also can’t stand textures that are too rich so this was perfect. Lightweight, so it absorbed quickly but still rich enough for my skin. I currently try to use up another body lotion but after that I will definitely repurchase this product.

; Balea Professional Tiefenreinigung Shampoo (German drugstore brand) – A deep cleansing shampoo. It was too strong to use it on my hair every wash but it was very good to clean my make-up brushes. For that purpose I will buy it again.

; Pantene Pro-v Repair&Care Conditioner – I really love this conditioner. I have thick, dry and bleached hair so I need a rich conditioner. I already repurchased it.

; Bodysol Buttermilk & Lemon Shower gel – My mom got me this. It was all right and smelled nice but I have no idea where she got this and it wasn’t so good that I can’t live without it so not buying it again.

; Bifesta Eye make-up remover – I really liked this product. I already wrote a review here and the biggest plus was that it removed my Japanese mascara pretty well (they can be a bitch to get off your lashes…). I’m currently using one from a German drugstore that also seems to work really well. If it turns out the German one is as good as the Bifesta one I’ll continue using the German one until I get back to Japan.

; Etude House Wonder Pore Freshener - as I wrote in my review here I was quite disappointed with this product since I had high expectations. I’m happy it’s finally empty and I’m currently using a toner from Mizon

; Balea Eyecream (German drugstore brand) – was okay but now I’m trying one with anti-aging properties.

; It’s Skin Power 10 VC Effector – Since this was only a sample I can’t say a lot. I used two other versions in Japan because they were on sale but I can’t remember particularly liking them.

; Balea Teatree food cream (German drugstore brand) – Was okay but I didn’t like the smell so I bought another one.

; Etude House, I need you mask sheets in Mango, Acai Berry, Bamboo and Tea Tree – I liked them more than the sheet masks in their A-Z series because they fit my face a lot better. I ordered some masks sheets from tonymoly that I wanna try but I’ll probably gonna repurchase these ones here sometime in the future.

; Tonymoly Panda’s Dream Eye Patch – These were so much fun to use. Made me really look like a panda (I posted a picture on my Instagram) and felt really good. Probably gonna buy these again.

; My Burberry sample – smelled nice but not so good that I would buy the full-size

; green glitter eyeliner – I’ve had this for years but never used it and it’s slowly getting bad so I threw it out.

; Catrice Ultimate Lash Multimizer Volume Mascara (German drugstore brand) – this didn’t work on my lashes at all and clumped so it’s going in the trash can.

; p2 absolute color lipsticks in 121 milky chai and 101 vibrant Barolo (German drugstore brand) – another two products to throw away… they went bad, smelled funny and the texture was strange

; canmake base coat – That was a nice base coat but it got thick towards the end and I couldn’t reach the polish with the brush anymore so bye bye. Probably gonna buy it again when I’m in Japan.

; p2 your wild side black matte nail polish (German drugstore brand) – it’s quite old so it doesn’t have a matte finish anymore. That kinda defeats the purpose of a matte nail polish plus I have a matte top coat so this is going as well.

; p2 pure color lipstick in 110 Place de la Concorde (German drugstore brand) – another lipstick gone bad. Strange smell and strange texture. Also the color made me look really pale and sick.

; lipstick I got as a present a long time ago. The color doesn’t fit me at all and I have so many lipsticks so I decided to get rid of this one.

; Sundance chapstick (German drugstore brand) – this is very old and started smelling funny so gone with it.

; essence XXXL lipgloss in 03 very berry (I think) (German drugstore brand) – The texture of this is awful …it feels so sticky and the color showed up weird on my lips so this is gone as well.

 

There were quite a lot of products that I decided to throw out this time but I took moving flats as an opportunity to get rid of stuff I don’t need or use anymore.

Once I get settled here I hope I have more time to blog again…I miss posting regularly on here ^^

[Review] Cure Natural Aqua Gel

Hello dears,

I hope you're all doing fine. Germany became really cold lately and I'm busy shivering every day -.-

When it's getting cold it's also time to put more effort into skin care. And what's part of good skin care? Right, exfoliating.
Today I will share a review about a really cool exfoliating product from Japan.

I'm talking about the Cure Natural Aqua Gel.

What they say:
‘Natural Aqua Gel Cure’ gently removes the dried surface of rough skin.
It is a very simple product as approximately 91% of ‘Natural Aqua Gel Cure’ is water.
It is fragrance free. Has no artificial colors or preservatives.
‘Natural Aqua Gel Cure’ is very gentle on the skin. In fact,
it uses a protective solution that is applied by ophthalmologists for eye surgery.  

[Empties] #03

Hello everyone~

Can you believe it? September is already over. For me it was a very exciting month. My boyfriend came to visit and I turned in my Bachelor thesis, which means I am no longer a student and off to new adventures.

And of course I also used up quite a lot products ^^

What's in my travel make-up and cosmetics bag

Hello everyone,

Sorry for being away for such a long time, my boyfriend visited me and we went traveling the whole time. I actually thought I could post from time to time while being n the road but sightseeing is a lot more work than you may think XD

Instead I thought I would show you what I brought with me. (I was gone for about 2 weeks but only staying at one place for a few days. So that's the condition under which I packed my bags)



[Empties] #02

Hey everyone~

August is already over...can you believe it? Time is indeed flying. Although this time I was actually looking forward for August to end and September to begin: Finished my bachelor thesis and I'm gonna travel around with my boyfriend soon.

As always there are quite a few products I used up in August. (Before having a blog I never really noticed how many products I actually use up in a monts...)

[Review] Bifesta Eye Makeup Remover

 

What they say:

   
 (picture taken from the facebook site for Bifesta Singapore)