What's in the Priceline Goodie Bag (skincare edition 2016)? + Haul

Hi guys!

I had a great deal at Priceline the other day! An AWESOME deal!

If you live outside of Australia, or under the rock, Priceline is a national chain of drugstore/chemist in Australia.

And Priceline often has huge sales like 40% OFF of makeup, skincare or haircare items and goodie bags(which I am super excited to share today!).

I am NOT sponcered by Priceline, but Priceline is my favorite destination of shopping because it is a great place to try and buy makeup and their sales can be WOW from time to time.
I have to say, though, the customer service can vary awesome to crap, don't expect "sephora-type-of-makeup-expert" service here.

One of the great deals with Priceline is goodie bags.
I have seen these in the past, and I have bought some in the past.
Several years ago, the makeup edition of the goodie bag I got was awesome! Had a lot of full size products and variety of products. The bag was pretty bad, but I didn't care. I got to try different makeup items for free! I still have some of the items I have got from the bag in my collection.
Since then, I have been watching what they bring out every once in a while as goodie bags and I have to say that I had been pretty disappointed in the last few years.
They stuff a little makeup bag with some lipglosses and some sample sized products. And that was it. It seriously was not worth spending $69 or how much ever they say we had to spend to get it.

Then, I saw this big bag advertised. I was super excited!

THE BIG BAG FULL OF PRODUCTS IS BACK!!!!!

I screamed to myself inside.

After looking at what could be in the bag, I knew, I had to try. I had to get it!

Not only it had some of my all-time-favorite products, but there were some things I always wanted to try and I conveniently was about to run out of the face oil and I needed to get something.

So let's see what I got from Priceline!!

Here are some details of the contents of the goodie bag.

Priceline Goddie Bag Skincare Edition 2016

Thursday Plantation Nurture Oil (Full Size)

Cetaphil Gentle Skin Cleanser (Full Size 125ml)

 Neutrogena Cool Dry Sunscreen Spray (Full Size)

Swisspers Scented Facial Cleansing Wipes (Full Size) 

Loreal Gentle Eyes and Lips Make Up Remover (Full Size)

Alpha Keri Body Slimfit Heat-Activating Slimming & Firming Serum (Full Size)

(This product was not mentioned on the back of the description of the goodie bag at all. I assume they just swapped the products?)

Goodness Chia Seed Oil (Full Size) 

Biore Blemish Clearing Scrub (Almost Full Size)

What I mean by "Almost Full Size" is that this product contains 127ml, but the product you can buy has 130ml. I think they changed the packaging or something thus the different contents.

Cetaphil Wipes (Full Size)

I assume this is full size again but it does not say how many wipes are in the pack.

Rosehip by Essano Facial Wipes (Full Size)

Olay Total Effects Foaming Cleanser (Full Size) 

Garnier Micellar Cleansing Water (Travel Size)

Travel size but commercial size.

Sukin Pure Greens Facial Moisturiser (Full Size)

La Roche Posay Thermal Spring Water (Travel Size)

Again, mini but commercial size.

Antipodes Hosanna H2O Intensice Skin-Plumping Serum (Sample Size 10g)

Dr. LeWinn's Eternal Youth Day & Night Cream (Sample Size 15g)

Nip + Fab Glycolic Daily Cleansing Pads (Sample Size 5 pads)

Burt's Bees Acai Berry Lip Balm (Almost Full Size)

It says on the packaging that it has 4.25g but on the Priceline website it says it should be 4.3g.

I'm sure they are the same thing though.

Bondi Sands Tanning Mitt (Full Size) 

Modelco Instant Hydro-Glow Miracle Mask (Full Size)

MONTAGNE JEUNESSE (7th Heaven) Blemish Mud Masque (Sample Size)

Egyptian Magic All Purpose Skin Cream (Sample Size)

Manuka Doctor Api Pack (Sample Size)

NIVEA Lip Sun Protect SPF 30 (Full Size)

This is what the contents could be.

They listed the variation but Egyptian Magic and Tanning Mitt are not mentioned here.

Also Alpha Keri product I got was not on the list either.

I hope you enjoyed!
See you around! :)

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Beauty Hits and Misses of May (2016)

Hi! It's been a while!

It is the time for Monthly Hits&Misses video.

Hope you like it.

Let's have a closer look at the products I mentioned in the video.

Hits of May 2016

Misses of May 2016

Close up of Hit products

Chifure UV Liquid Foundation (43) SPF 33 PA++
NIVEA Protect & Light Feel Daily Face Veil SPF30
Sally Hansen Instant Cuticle Remover
Sonia Kashuk Undetectable Cream Bronzer in warm tan (41)
Embryolisse Nourishing Moisturizer
URIAGE Bariederm Cream

Chifure's liquid foundation

They list all the ingredients and content percentage. Amazing!

Sally Hansen Instant Cuticle Remover

Comes in a squeezy tube with pointy end so it is hard to make a mess!

Sonia Kashuk Undetectable Cream Bronzer

Swatch of Sonia Kashuk Bronzer (color 41 Warm Tan)

I am MAC NC15 or 20 and this is a great bronzer! (Not contour)

NIVEA sunscreen

Label close up

Ingredient list of NIVEA sun screen

The 4th ingredient (Butyl methoxydibenzoylmethane AKA Avobenzone) stains my white clothes when I do laundry and it is not easy to get it out. It apparently has something to do with the water hardness (or iron contents??) and where I live in Sydney has slightly harder water than the rest of it and it turns creamy yellow color, but I heard that it can be as severe as orange/rusty color! Not cool... :(

The bottle is nicely designed with narrow neck.

Embryolisse Nourishing Moisturizer

Close up of Embryolisse ingredients list

Uriage Barrier Cream

Ingredients of URIAGE Barrier Cream

Now, let's see the baddies of the month really quickly.

e.l.f. Makeup Remover Cleansing Cloths
Loreal Base Magique Transforming Smoothing Primer
Bioderma Sensibio Dermatological water
ESSENCE Coverstick in Matte Sand

I feel bad about Bioderma spray because it is not really a review of the product, but the fact that it is from the brand I love and turning out to be a failure and I can't get any product out was very upsetting and disappointing.

This is it for today, thanks for stopping by.
Have a wonderful weekend!

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What's in my Carry-On Bag?

Hi!! I am not really dead but very much alive (offline)!!

It's been a while since I came back from the U.S.
It was such a long and short (really, it was both) holiday for me and my husband. We had such a blast and it truly was a huge adventure for us!

Now, from my experience of flying, I have collected some tips for traveling and formed my own personal "must-haves" in carry-on bag. Some parts changes overtime but efficiency and space is a big key when I think of packing for travel.

I am happy to share what's in my carry-on bag with you today, so I hope you enjoy.

What's in my bag?

~In equip shoulder/cross body bag~
Passport
Wallet
International Driving Lisence

~In Emergency Kit (Loberto bag)~
Portable phone charger
Cables
Plugs
Extra cell phone (Old Nokia)
Extra set of clothes

~In Gaspatcho reusable shopper bag~
Thin scarf
Kanjani8 beach towel
Inflatable pillow
DAISO neck pillow (kids' size)
Eyemask (from Aeroflot)
Handkerchief
Collapsible water bottle
Butterfly Twist (Elizabeth)

~In Cookiemonster bag~
Glasses
Pens
Chewing gums
Lozenges
Berocca (Mango & Orange)
Tissue
Baked Oaty Slices (Manuka Honey and Sultana)
Antibacterial Wipes
Tea bag (English Tea Shop "White Tea Blueberry & Elderflower)
Lightning cable
Shoe Bag (Shoes of Prey)
Fuzzy socks
Compression socks (Slim Walk night)

~In gold makeup bag~
Systain eye drops
FUSS Dry Nose Oil
Betadine
Freshel Moisture Lotion (M) (Toner)
Country Stream Natural Honey Lip
Pro Enamel toothpaste
Esprique multicovering makeup base
Rosehip oil
Maybelline Colossal Cat Eye Waterproof mascara
Holika Holika Honey Sleeping Pack (Canola)
Panadole + Codeine
Biore Powder Sheet (UV)
Athsma puffer
Ear plugs
Panasonic Twinbird Electric toothbrush
Bandaids
Hair ties
Medicine
Cotton pads
Cotton buds
Herbal sleeping pills (Valerian)
Esprique Powder Foundation (Beautiful Skin Beige Ocre 300)
Majolica Majorca Custom Eyebrow Slim
Maybelline HyperSharp Wing eyeliner
Cotton squares + Bioderma Crealine
Surgical mask
Extra Ziploc bags

I hope you all have a great weekend!

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Beautyblender vs Beauty Pod

Hi everyone!

Today I am doing a comparison of beautyblender and Beauty Pod.

beautyblender has taken the world by storm with its unique shape and application of foundation. It claims to give you impeccable, streak-free foundation application.

What is unique about this product is probably how you use it. You dampen to use this sponge for maximum efficiency; although dampening a makeup sponge is not really a new technique.

When this sponge is wet, it puffs up to a bigger size and because it is damp, it doesn't suck up all the liquid foundations, thus wasting less product. It is cool.

You can also use this sponge for powder too.

Size comparison of dry and wet.

Dry

Wet/Damp

Since the birth of this beautyblender, lots of other companies tried to make the compatible makeup sponges. And while some people say that they found a dupe, many others say that there is nothing like beautyblenders.

Beauty Pod is one of the competitors, I'd say. And to be honest, I have been quite happy with this sponge ever since the day I purchased that I felt like I didn't even have to try the "real" beautyblender.

But the curiosity got the best of me. I bought the beautyblender.

Today, whether beautyblender and Beauty Pod are the same thing is not the issue.

The issue is how they are different.

Like I said, I was pretty happy with Beauty Pod for a long time, and I wanted to share how different they are without saying which is better or worth the money in the end.

They both have strength and weakness so you can decide on your own.

Personally, I love using damp sponges for liquid foundations because I have dry skin and dry skin usually doesn't like buffing technique with brushes.

Which sponge do I like better? It depends on the look I am going for. Also depends on how much time I have got for makeup application and maintenance.

I hope you found this video helpful.

Have a great weekend!

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February Beauty Hits and Misses

Hey everyone, I hope you are all well today!

It is the time of the month when I share with you all my monthly favourites!
So let's get straight into it!

Products mentioned:

~Hits~
Loreal Paris False Lash Wings/Butterfly Intenza
MUFE Ultra HD Foundation in 117(Y225)
Bourjois Healthy Mix Foundation in 52 Vanilla
Cancer Coucil Active Dry Touch Sunscreen
~Misses~
EOS Lip Balm (Summer Fruits)
Tom's Long Lasting Deodorant (Honeysuckle Rose)
Loreal Paris Super Liner Blackbuster
Loreal Paris Super Liner Perfect Slim
Loreal Paris Volume Million Lashes So Couture

I hope you enjoyed it!

See you soon! xx

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