M.A.C Mineralize Charged Water : Skin Hydrating Mist Review

So last week Hafidz and I went to Alamanda Putrajaya for a 'quick stroll' and eventually we ended up in MAC Cosmetics store. LOL

I bought three items :-

1) MAC Matte Ruby Woo lipstick (which I totally love like crazehhhh!!)

2) MAC Superslick liquid Eyeliner ( I will review this later)

3) MAC Mineralize Charged Water : Skin Hydrating Mist 

So in this post i will review the third product, MAC Mineralize Charged Water.

Actually I came to the store thinking of buying a lipstick since Hafidz denied a Bobbi Brown lipstick splurge a week before but then a sales assistant (which has done a really good job of persuading and pampering me to buy their products) came to me and ask me whether I want anything else. Then instantly "eyeliner" word popped inside my mind considering the fact that I needed to buy a new eyeliner. Mind you I bought a black Silkygirl pencil eyeliner before and it was so miserable because I hurt my eyelid in order to wear it. Dang they were so hard to wear and so easy to wear off. :|

The sales assistant smiled and proceeded to help me to try on the eyeliner and persuaded me to buy a tan shade of cream eye shadow as well. And I said no to that because I think I don't really need one. At the end she sprayed the Mineralize Charged Water to my whole face and I fell in love with it within seconds.

Yes, within seconds. 

So I bought it.

I read on blogs all over the net about it and decided to try it before moisturizer and after finishing my makeup routine. It feels so nice on my face and it really gives me a perfect natural finish to my makeup. And using it before moisturizer also makes my foundation easier to blend. I have a super oily skin and it makes my makeup stays longer and not cakey.

The Pros

1. The scent is very nice- not heavily scented. 
2. The L-shaped pump - where you can lock the pump so that you would not waste it by accidentally pressing the pump
3. I like the fact that as I add it to my skincare routine, it makes my face less oily if i use it with my moisturizer.
4. Gives matte/natural finish to my makeup.

The Cons

1. Expensive - I bought it for RM 98 ringgit / around USD 30++ (And why didn't they just round  it up to RM 100 :| )
2. It dries out my skin if i use it on its own without moisturizer.

Ingredients

Long Wear Even Finish foundation SPF 15 by Bobbi Brown Review

I bought a Bobbi Brown foundation a few months ago for a price of RM160 alongside its sheer compact powder, which costs me up to RM130. I remember going in the store and the sales person was like looking at my face and she was asking me the same question people love to ask which is "what happened to your face?" and I told her the same story I told everyone and it went on and on and on... okay. Enough with the fact that I always get the stares from a lot of people until now- I am less bothered by it now, maybe 30% lesser than before.

So now we will jump to the main point, a foundation review. Below are the list of foundation that I used to wear and what I wear now:

1. Revlon Colorstay

2. Miracle Multiplex BB Cream SPF 25++  by Elianto

3. Miracle UV BB Balm SPF 50++ by Elianto

4. Rimmel London Lasting Finish 16 Hours

5. Naturactor Foundation

6. Food Skin BB cream

7. Shizens Foundation

8. Face Shop Oil Cut Dual BB cream

9. Long Wear Even Finish foundation SPF 15 by Bobbi Brown. (Currently using)

I am not going to do reviews on all of them but actually, I still dont find my true-calling-foundation eventhough I have tried a few them but out of the most, Bobbi Brown Foundation is my favorite. Although the foundation has a medium coverage, I would say it covers my pimple scar a lot better than any other product that I have tried. The shade that the salesperson picked for me is 3.5 Warm Beige and to tell you the  truth I never knew that I have a warm skin color. 

The scent

So we will start off with the smell of the product. This foundation has a similar smell like Rimmel London Lasting Finish, like lemonish smell which I am okay with. The smell is not too strong like Food Skin's foundation or not too thick scented as Revlon Colorstay.

The texture

For me, the texture of this foundation is not as thick as Revlon colorstay, and when I applied it on my face, I does not feel heavy like other products. It does not have a greasy texture as well, which blends easily on your face but one of the drawbacks of this foundation is it dries out really quick so you would have to blend it quickly after you put it on your face. I have tried using my fingers and a foundation sponge to blend and I found that using your fingers is more efficient in blending the foundation- it will come out even as compared to using a sponge, only a bit will stay on the face and the rest would be absorbed to the sponge :|

The Finish

Although it says that it is a 'Long Lasting Even Finish' foundation, I dont feel like it is because after a few hours, (to be exact maybe 3-4 hours after) it would get washed out thanks to my super oily skin. I used a Bobbi Brown primer as well but I dont think the primer helped in making it stay longer, It'll look like my face is soaked in an oily pond or something after a few hours. So I have tried using Face Shop Velvety primer before the foundation and it worked a hell lot better than Bobbi Brown primer.

Face It Primer from The Face Shop

The Price

Oh, of course its a bit pricier that any other product. Would I repurchase this foundation again? I am not sure myself because I told you that I haven't found the right one. I've been eyeing MAC foundation so i think I will try them first, or anything that suits me. But as I said, currently Bobbi Brown foundation is the best for me.

I am giving it 3.5 out of 5 stars. :)

Below is me in this foundation.

Random Thoughts - On Miracle Soap

Okay, let's get things straight. I have been neglecting my blogs since I couldn't remember, as well as passing my days without any good reads. That explains my lousy English- I cant really speak well now. I am so lazy these days. I dash off to work at 8.45 am almost every morning and get back to home from work at straight 5.30 pm (this is exceptional, btw). And so I am really like having 6 to 7 hours before sleep time and what I have done is NOTHING. Nothingness and it feels super empty and wasted. My job is pretty boring- and I am peanutly paid and I cant even save my own money but hey guess what, I am fortunate enough to get a decent job. Gosh. Okay enough of this I really need to stop blabbering on how my life is when others' are so unfortunate than mine.

Despite my shallow life, there are things that I am comfortable and being thankful with at the moment. I thought I'd share it with you guys. First of all, its my skin condition! *plays The Ride of Valkyries. Told you I was being emotional because of my skin condition, which worsened in the mid of July last year. I went to skin specialist to get my Accutane and stopped in the middle because I was so scared of the side effects. Then I bought a drugstore skincare brand (Safi Rania, I can use their cleanser and day cream tho) exactly on 31 August 2011 and I am still using it til now alongside this new homemade miracle soap. I have used the soap for about 3 weeks and my skin has never felt this good before (excluding the school time, i guess). Small pimples still come out occasionally but all the main nodule breakouts are disappearing, and I hope it will continue to disappear as the time goes by. Guess what, the soap is priced at RM20 per bar! I bought it from this wonderful lady- this is her facebook. She made the soap by herself O_O, you can browse her awesome stuff on the facebook page by yourself to know more. I cant express my feelings when my skin began to look healthy- got some friends commented on my skin well being. I am so happy! Oh how I wish she has found a formula to reduce pimple scars. Some has suggested to use Bio-Oil. Tried that before but I got breakouts instantly. I was like 'what the hell it reacted so fast on me' and immediately washed off the stuff from my face.

So I guess I will have to start bayar nazar from today!! :D

 Black Beauty Bar

Another thing that fills me everyday is my-love-of-course-cik Hafidz. Oh we've been together for more than a year and we are still going strong. Although we have quarreled a lot of times just because of stupid reasons, we have found that it bonds us tightly more than ever. And just because I randomly and occasionally update my blog nowadays ( few craps with no solid post) I wanted to tell you that I love you so much! Bear with me! Bear my spawn! lol

Oh, lastly. I almost forgot. I have a new cat. Her name is Jessica. Yeah, cheesy. The previous owner named her Jessica. And sometimes I called her Victoria, or Sunny out of nowhere. Yes. And she is a red tabby!!! This is my second time having a red tabby as a pet! The first one was Awok, he died years ago. Jessica is my father's sweetheart. He took her home from his school and let her play with Itam. Itam liked her so much, he licked and cleaned her like everyday but sadly Itam passed away few weeks after. :(

 

Golden eyed red tabby Jessica! :D

Wordless Wednesday

Accutane Diary I

Whats up.

I am taking Accutane, or its other name Isotretinoin as my last resort, after all. Warning, do not consume accutane if you are pregnant, or plan to conceive. YOU CAN NOT HAVE A BABY, AT LEAST 2 YEARS FROM THE DATE YOU STOP TAKING ACCUTANE, BECAUSE YOUR BABY MIGHT BE MALFORMED AND HARMED (physical malformation and mental retardation) IF YOU CHOOSE TO CONSUME THIS DRUG- PLAN TO HAVE A BABY WHILE YOU ARE ON THE MEDICATION!!! IT ALSO CAN CAUSE OTHER SEVERE SIDE EFFECTS SUCH AS CHEST PAIN, DECREASING NIGHT VISION, FATIGUE, HEADACHE, HAIR LOSS, VOMITING, DEPRESSION, SUICIDAL THOUGHTS, HALLUCINATION- AND THESE SIDE EFFECTS ARE MOST LIKELY TO COME LIKE, FOR YEARS AND YEARS- BE IT 10, OR 20!!! EVEN AFTER YOU STOP TAKING IT!!!!! IT'S GOING TO HAUNT YOU FOREVER!!!! AND I AM NOT KIDDING!!!!!!! :(

Most doctors in specialist house or skin care centre do not care if you're going to undertake this medication, what they do care is money. ACNE SUFFERER COMES, MONEY IN. Like myself- she didn't really care. She just prescribed me with 20 mg Accutane, Antibiotic and some allergy pills whatever and sprayed my pimples with something (i dunno what it was). When I asked her what are the side effects, she just told me- ah, a lot, like back pain, headache. That's all. The 10 minutes so called consultation costs me up RM70. Yeah, I am stupid. But due to my eagerness to clear up my skin- I became stupid. I know I have no other way. AND YOU KNOW, YOU GOTTA SACRIFICE SOMETHING TO GET SOMETHING. AND I HAD TO SACRIFICE MY HEALTH. :(

I have been on the med for almost 2 weeks, or 12 days to be exact. I admit that my face is getting better. Quite happy with it. Some people say it can cause breakouts for the first few weeks, luckily, i didnt experience it ( maybe because mine was already severe, so when the new pimple pops out, i dun really notice).

But the SIDE EFFECTS WERE PRETTY SCARY.

List of what I have experienced.

1. Back pain - considered as common.

2. Headache.

3. I became super tired, I couldn't move for god sake.

4. Depression.

5. Mood swings. TERRIBLE MOOD SWINGS.

6. Difficulty to breath. Whenever I am angry, I cant breath.

7. Decreasing night vision. I cannot drive at night, because I cant see a thing!

7. WORST OF ALL. ONCE, I WOKE UP BECAUSE I HAD A CHEST PAIN- AND I THOUGHT I WAS GOING TO DIE.

I KNOW. I KNOW. DONT NAG ME. :( THIS AINT HEALTHY ANYMORE. I KNOW)

Though, I want to share my photos- from a week before accutane- til today.

This was a week before. The pain was unbearable, small acne formed big nodular acne. My face will bleed- after every wash. The whole face was swollen. I went out like this and got a lot of stares from people. The pain, the depression, the suicidal thoughts made me stupid enough to sacrifice my health over my skin-well being.

This was after a day taking Accutane.

And these were captured on Saturday. The first one -with flash. Face become a little too much flaky.

And I dont need to hide anymore- even tho I got a few occasional stares, dun really mind it- its getting better.