Nivea Sparkling White Acne Oil Control

It’s already been a few good months since I started using Nivea’s Sparkling White Acne oil control cleanser and I must say that this is one of the products that I would really swear by and probably use for the rest of my life! And I’m not even exaggerating when I said that, lol. It’s that good! 

During the first two weeks, I used it interchangeably along with my old cleanser which is Etude House’s Happy Teatime in Lemon (for oily skin) just so my face would adjust to the new cleanser. I’m not sure whether what I did was wrong or not but I just felt like doing it that way. I got a few pimples then and I was wondering whether using Nivea’s cleanser was a bad thing, but I still used it since it would be such a waste not to, I mean its new and I felt like I should give it a fair try before giving up. One thing I loved about it the most was the smell. It was floral and I really loved smelling it while washing my face <3. Good thing tough that I continued using it because as days passed by I noticed how my skin got less oily especially my T-zone. Most days (right now) I don’t even use a powder anymore. I still do get oily but that would be like after about 6 hours or so? And not even as oily like how I would be before. I still get a few pimples from time to time especially when THAT time of the month comes, or from some new facial product I used or probably stress, but it’s considerably lesser from the amount of pimples I got before. This may sound really biased but I don’t have anything negative to say about this product. I’m not being paid by Nivea to praise their product by the way, just so you know, I just seriously like this product so much! :D

It’s really affordable too! Only P125 for 100g and I’m still on my first tube as of right now, it doesn’t run out fast~ :D, and i think the one in 50g is only P50. One thing though, I found that this product was a bit hard to find? I didn’t find it in a lot of shops/ drugstore while I was looking for it but finally found one at SM Fairview’s dept store, at the Watson area to be specific. It wasn’t available on Mercury drug, Landmark, Ever, and also at the separate Watson store at SM Fairview and SM North.. orz.. 

Nature Republic's Flower waltz Nail Polish Remover

I decided to review my Nature Republic’s  Flower Waltz Nail Polish remover, just so I could fill in my 15 posts requirement to myself per month (orz, very honest aren’t i? XD).This nail polish remover was again part of the things I bought from NR way back last year. I didn’t get to try it much since I’m not really into using nail polish a lot, but I bought it just so I’d have something to use whenever I do use a nail polish and because I don’t like using the over the counter acetone sold in most drugstores because they make my nails dry and leaves this white stuff off.

It comes in a 100 ml bottle and is priced for only P64.00. This is pink as you can see and smells floral. I think they have another variant that comes in orange, I forgot the name, but that one smells fruity instead.

I used these NR polishes for this review. The pink one is a basecoat. I don’t know the exact name for the silver one because I can’t find the name/number on the bottle. So maybe this is the only silver polish they probably produce? I have no idea.

I applied both the basecoat and 2 coats of the silver polish, no top coat though because I can’t open it for some reason, and put some of the nail polish remover on a small piece of cotton. I let the nail polish dry so its a bit harder.

Put the cotton over my nail, pressed it a bit then waited for a few seconds.

Lifted it~ and almost everything came off except for the tiny glitters that came with the nail polish~

Nivea's daily winner desu~!

Weeeeeeeeeeee~!!! *twirls endlessly* I just visited Nivea Philippines' facebook earlier to see who won the Face Affair challenge and i suddenly saw my name as one of their daily winners!! proof here: 

I wrote about Nivea's Face Affair challenge in one of my previous posts and i did mention that i wont enter because they already might have picked the winners, but they still haven't as it turns out so i submitted my entry afterall. Of course i would have wanted to win the grand prize but then i probably would be too nervous with the photoshoot and meeting my favorite bloggers and all so i guess a part of me is still happy that i didn't and I still won anyway didn't i? <3 

What makes me happy the most is that i won though my entry was sent in days late (they gave me a chance to still send in mine because the submission thingy wasn't working right when i was going to send it, thus i wasn't able to send through the deadline) and because i wasn't expecting anything at all! The picture i sent was pretty fail too! I just took it myself so it was in a weird angle.. lol.. I'M JUST REALLY HAPPY~ ^___________^ Thank you Nivea Philippines~ 

Here's the fail picture that i sent.. XD I should've just asked my friend to take a photo of me, 

then maybe i could've won.. LOL.. asa pa.. XD

Congratulations to Daphne who won the Fair Affair challenge! ^__^ Her picture is wayyyyy

better compared to mine.. lol.. my Nivea's larger though.. xP <3

They announced this a few hours ago and i don't have an idea how to claim the prize, no instructions about that yet *shrug*. Maybe they'll send us an email about it later. ^__^v

Human heart Nature's Sunflower oil

A few months ago i came upon a post about Human heart nature's Sunflower Beauty oil and got intrigued by it so i went off and bought myself one. I didn't think that these were sold on the malls here except in some and to save myself the travel and difficulty in trying to find it myself i bought it online. Its available in Human Heart Nature's online store if you guys also wanna buy :). 

Human Heart Nature is a local brand that utilizes organic and natural raw materials/ingredients that are also locally available. They're owned by Gandang Kalikasan a company whose principles are Pro-Philippines, Pro-Poor and Pro-Environment. Seeing the good intentions of the company makes me want to support them more :). Their products are locally manufactured and are also exported to the US.

Anyway so, their sunflower oil had this description:

"Radiant, soft skin touched by the sun! Our premium, cosmetic-grade Sunflower Beauty oil is packed with vitamins A, D & E to help fight wrinkles and naturally protect skin from infections and irritants. Best applied to the sensitive under-eye area. Many customers, including our Global Ambassador, Hollywood actress Rachel Grant, use this a make-up remover too. And due to Sunflower oil's properties, it can also help lighten dark circles under eyes and even stretch marks with daily use! A final tip - Rachel Grant likes to take a drop of it, rub it all over her palms then run her hands through her hair to add healthy-looking shine and vigor to her hair every morning. Is there anything our Beauty Oil can't do?!"

It is purely made of Helianthus annuus (Sunflower) seed oil and no harsh synthetic chemicals included. It had  received plenty of good reviews/ testimonials in the site that's why i was so eager to buy it when i learned about it. I know its been a few months since i've bought it but to tell you the truth i only religiously used it for a less than a month, then used it lesser and lesser after. I use it when i notice its there, not because i didn't like it or anything but just because i forget it is there most of the time *fail*. 

I never experienced any allergic reactions while using it and i've noticed that it does help in making the skin smooth if you use it on rough areas like the elbows and knees for example. I also use it as make up remover from time to time. All i can say is that it does its job but not in the whitening part. It didn't really lessen/ whitened my blemishes and also some parts of my body that i wanted to lighten. A lot of people who reviewed it would swear by its whitening properties, but i guess it does just doesn't work on me. Oh well, its different for everybody anyway and i shouldve tried it for more than a month or so if i wanted solid result.

Okay so as i said before this is available at HHN's webstore. It was in its old price of 129.75 when i bought it, but it seems that they're having a promo this month so they lessened the price (its now 119.75). Go buy it there now if you wanna avail of the promo :). The shipping was only Php 40.oo (locally of course) and it came nicely packed it a box when i got it, I forgot to take a picture of it though.

I'll try to use it more whenever i can.. ^^

Nature Republic's Tea Tree Mask Sheet

I went to Nature Republic for the first time last month and sadly that has been the only time i've been there. That may have been due to the fact that the products i purchased from last time are still left untouched. I am so lazy that i never bothered to even open the boxes much less to try them (yes, even the nail polishes!). So tonight as i spot a few pimples on my face i decided to try the Tea Tree Mask Sheet since it was suppose to help prevent and dry out pimples and all. I don't really do reviews and its not like i have hoards of readers reading this blog (i probably don't even have one except for myself) and so i intend this all to be for my own personal information, but feel free to read through everything.

This mask sheet was one of the Given by Nature series of NR's face mask line. Given by nature has tons of different masks to choose from, there's about 9-10 if i'm correct, all of which are nature/ plant based. This certain mask costs about Php65, pretty cheap compared to the other masks and perfect for use twice in a week.

Here's the list for the other Given by Nature line masks and its benefits. And according to this, Tea tree's benefit was to keep the skin smooth and blemish free.

Instructions on how to use the mask, well basically you just stick it on your face after opening the package, but do make sure to clean/ wash your face prior to this (click the picture for a larger view), and let it sit there for about 10-15 minutes. Ingredients were written in the back of the package as well. I was glad to find that it was written in English because this is a Korean brand as you know. Its such a relief that i can understand something out of all the Korean stuff that's written in there, makes me feel a lot comfortable about using it i guess. And besides that was a good move since they're going international after all. 

This is how it looks on me after i wore it (forget about the eyes and lips, i wasn't ready to show the world my not so glorious face just yet LOL *shy*). The mask itself was pretty thin and was sticking to me like a second skin when i put it on. The material it was made from easily ripped though when i tried to really rip it (yeah it was intentional~) but that wasn't such a bad thing, its not like its reusable and at least it would easily be recycled. It held on like the good mask that it was til the end anyway. 

The mask didn't have such a good fit on me though, but i understand that it was because it was standard for all the shape of face that one can think of. It was still good nevertheless and it was big enough to modify to fit your face anyway, that's why i ripped it in the first place.

It has a barely there scent, of tea tree perhaps or whatever, which was a good thing because it makes the mask even more tolerable to wear (not that it isn't). I even tried smelling the inside of the package itself because i was wondering whether they put any scent on it, it was that mild! 

I didn't really like the feeling that it gave me after i took it off. You know the feeling of having a slime off your face but you're not suppose to take it off? I had really wanted to wash my face after but endured for a few minutes then just proceeded to wipe it off (the better option than washing and take off all the good products) because it was taking too long to dry and i hate the icky feeling. My face felt better after, smooth even! A bit on the oily side though but we all know it wasn't really oil, but the tea tree solution (it does feel a bit that way though). Didn't find major changes like having all my pimples gone and stuff but what do you expect? It doesn't work that way.. LOL..

PROs:

• its cheap
• its tea tree~ who doesn't like tea tree right?
• the mask is thin (but it holds all the tea tree goodness nevertheless) 
• very mild scent
• comfortable to wear
• English instructions at the back
• leaves the face feeling smooth

CONs:

• icky feeling after taking it off, people who uses masks regularly probably go through this all the time.

WOULD  I REPURCHASE?

Probably, if i weren't too lazy. 

You must know that i categorize the 'would i repurchase' part as: 

• Something i would get in a heartbeat. (Pretty understandable right?)
• Probably, if i weren't too lazy (Which means that i like it, but not enough to make me want to buy it for all eternity. Would repurchase only if i feel like it.)
• Ugh, NO. (Yeah you get the point..)

Nivea's Face Affair Challenge

A few weeks ago i learned that Nivea Philippines is going to have a Face Affair contest and i decided to join, but somehow i can't find their acne oil control anywhere! Good thing i went to SMF a day before the deadline and found it there. I was late in submitting my entry because i had to buy a new card reader (old one suddenly doesn't want to work). Anyway so during the last few hours when i was trying to submit my entry, the interface just wont stop 'processing' and it kept on being like that til past midnight. In the end i ended up not being able to submit anything at all. 

The next day i saw on this one post on Nivea's wall that we could send in our entry to their email but i never bothered to send mine since it was way past the deadline.. i guess it was my fault for not seeing that certain comment (the one from the girl having the same issues as i was) so i just commented about not knowing about how we could sent through email. Earlier (few days had passed since my comment) they replied that i send my concerns to their email. I sent them an email about it, but i dont think that it would be of any use since they already probably picked a winner *shrug*. They told me that they would consider what i said, i sent another email saying that they dont need to consider anything since i wasn't able to pass my entry anyway. I have no idea on what they'll tell me or if they would even reply to me again, but i don't really care either way. I never hoped to win anything anyway, haha.. i just want to join just for the sake of joining. :D No hard feelings here.. :)

Nature Republic @ SMF

So last 11.11.11, was Nature Republic's opening at SM Fairview. I saw it as a chance to finally come to their opening, and score freebies~ xD *cough*, since i missed going to their opening at SM North about a week before cause i had my appointment at DFA that day.

I came in a few hours late and wasn't able to witness the ribbon cutting, but i don't really mind that cause i won't be able to go inside immediately anyway. They had the first 1 1/2 hour of the opening strictly for bloggers only. I only learned of that in the absolute last day of sending the application and at the last hour at that too~ so they probably didn't even get to see my email.. but im not much of a blogger anyway so i don't really care.

It was already brimming with people when i got there that i almost can't even reach the products i wanna try. The place was smaller than i expected too but it still has most of their products nevertheless.