As requested by reader Acsmvtak, this is a review for Skinfood’s Aloe Sun BB Cream. My apologies for the delay of the BB cream. I thought I’d use it for a few weeks before I could give a proper review.

Description:

A skin-care and make-up in one, this cream leaves your skin feeling moisturized while it corrects your skin tone. Your complexion looks naturally air-brushed, clear and fresh! Rich with aloe, it excellently soothes skin and provides moisture. Also contains SPF 20! You can apply as a foundation or as a base before your foundation.

One thing about the Skinfood’s BB cream though – it’s thick. And I mean, really thick. The texture makes it more like thick, goopy foundation than tinted moisturiser. In fact, it’s thicker than most liquid foundations I know. It spreads all right, but personally, I’d prefer it to be lighter in texture. As the relative humidity in Australia is low, it feels all right on my skin. Kinda makes me wonder how heavy this would feel if I were in hot and humid countries like Malaysia. It did not mention that this product is oil-free, but it did not leave a sticky feeling on my face or give me an oily T-zone, which was good.

In terms of coverage, this definitely gives heavier coverage compared to The Face Shop’s Quick and Clean BB cream. As the cream was rather thick, it covered my blemishes and freckles pretty well.

It’s unfortunate that the product ingredients on the tube are written in Korean, thus I have no idea what’s in this BB cream. From the smell of it, I can tell that it has fragrance. This is a negative point for me, as I prefer my skincare and makeup products to be as fragrance-free as possible.

If I’m not mistaken, there’s only one shade to this BB cream, which is not unusual as all BB creams go. Again, I’d prefer if there were more shades as to cater to everyone. (Update: According to reader Willowhippo, this BB cream comes in 2 shades. The first one has yellow undertones, whereas the second has reddish undertones, which is darker)

A plus point to this product it that it has an SPF of 20. With The Face Shop’s BB cream, I’d have to apply sunscreen prior to the cream, whereas I can skip that step with the Skinfood’s. Good for my lazy days 🙂

In comparison to The Face Shop’s Quick and Clean BB Cream,

So, did I like this BB cream? Hmmm yes and no. It works as a foundation with sunscreen, and I’m all right with that. But I don’t like that it is scented and the texture’s just a tad too heavy for my liking. Sadly, it is not something I’d repurchase.

Skinfood’s Aloe Sun BB Cream is available at Skinfood stores at RM54.90, or SGD38.

What I like about it: Provides good coverage to the skin; decent SPF.

What I did not like about it: Texture is too thick for my liking, and it is scented.

I’ve been so slow on replying all the tags you people gave me. My bad my bad. My in-laws are here in Melbourne for a visit, so I’ve pretty much been out most of the time. And by the time I was home, I’d be so beat; I couldn’t even keep my head up to look at the computer monitor! Sigh.

Anyhoos.

First off, a tag by Connie of Skin Deco.

Rules: Each player answers the question themselves. At the end of the post, the player then tags 5 people and posts their names, then goes to their blog and leaves them a comment letting them know that they’ve been tagged and asking them to read your blog. Let the person who tagged you know when you’ve answered the questions on your blog.

I’m afraid I don’t have 5 answers for every question, so I’ll answer as much as I can, yeah?

10 Years Ago (1998)
1. I was 18 years old, fresh into college.
2. Had proper interaction with the opposite sex without feeling as though the earth was going to swallow me up (I was in an all-girls’ school for 11 years; I was absolutely tongue-tied around boys)
2. Started dating, and was with my first boyfriend for 5.5 years.
3. Gotten my first lipstick, I think it was Clinique’s Almost Lipstick in Black Honey. I loved it so much, I think I used up two or three tubes in a year!
4. Kicked academic ass in college for the very first time in my life (I was an average student back in secondary school)
5. My love of red bags was born when my mum got me a red Fila knapsack :p

5 Things on Today’s “To Do” List:
1. Do the laundry
2. Tidy up the apartment (for some reason, it’s always messy during the weekend)
3. Relax (the in-laws are visiting my brother-in-law and sister-in-law in Sydney over the weekend)
4. Head to Chadstone’s Borders (the smell of books turn me on big time)
5. Get some groceries.

5 Things that I would do if I were a millionaire:
1. Buy my dream house.
2. Renovate that house to the max.
3. Go to France and Italy for another honeymoon 😉
4. Buy a Chloe Paddington and a Marc Jacobs bag which I’ve been wanting to for a long time now.
5. Get all the liposuction in the world to hoover away the fat around my midriff and thighs 😛

5 Places I have lived:
1. Penang, Malaysia (parents’ home)
2. Dundee, UK (3 years)
3. Takasaki, Japan (1 year)
4. Melbourne, Australia

5 Jobs I have had:
1. Intern at a MNC in Penang
2. Engineer in the same MNC.
3. … and that’s it. How sad is that?!

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Next, a tag by Plue of Beauty Up My Life.

Here are the rules:
Link to the person who tagged you. Post the rules on your blog. Share six non-important things/habits/quirks about yourself. Tag six random people at the end of your post by linking to their blogs. Let each person know that they have been tagged by leaving a comment on his/ her website.

1. I sleep with a stinky bolster, and have done so with the same bolster for the past 20 years. I cannot stay at a place for longer than three weeks without it. I even brought it with me during my business trips to Japan. The smell comforts me. If I can, I wouldn’t even wash it 😛
2. I’m borderline obsessive compulsive when it comes to how things to be placed and/or kept. It has to be done my way. No, I don’t believe the world would end if they’re not placed a certain way, but I’d be real uncomfortable if I cannot change it to the way I want it to be. This only applies to my house, of course. So don’t worry about inviting me to yours; I’ll leave your stuff alone.
3. I have access to the great chocolate drinks/mix here, e.g. Cadbury, but I still think Milo is the best. Minum Milo anda jadi sihat dan kuat! (Drink Milo and you’ll be healthy and strong – it’s Malaysian Milo’s slogan)
4. I can’t work head or tail about a sewing machine. I can solder tiny pieces of wires and components together without problems but I freak out at the sight of a sewing machine.
5. I cannot eat out for over three days in a row. Neither can my husband. We’d rather just eat steamed tofu with rice or noodles if we’re too lazy to cook than to order a takeaway after the third day of consecutive dining outs.
6. I can clean the kitchen, clean the living room, and even the bathroom without complaints, but I don’t do toilets. Period.

Thanks for the tag, ladies. I think I’m just going to tag Beetrice and Lipstick Addict this time (feel free to pick a tag, or do both). Methinks everyone else have already done this!

I haven’t bought any makeup, skincare products or toiletries in two months. Two months! And it was easy resisting the temptation to buy new makeup, because I haven’t come across anything which I really liked. Plus I kept telling myself that I’ve already bought so much makeup in the US to last me many lifetimes, so I didn’t feel the desire to get anything.

Until I saw MAC’s latest holiday collection, Passions of Red.

Damnit.

Now this isn’t going to sit well with MAC supporters; in fact I might get totally egged for this, but I’ve boycotted MAC makeup for years. Not that they aren’t nice, but I just never saw the hype. That would still be all right with me, if I have not faced terrible sales people in every single MAC store I’ve been to (Malaysia, US and even Australia). Almost all of the sales assistants I’ve encountered think that they’re better than everyone else just because they work at MAC. Most of them were an unfriendly lot, especially in Malaysia, when you’re not going to buy anything. And that really pissed me off for years. For that, I don’t normally enter MAC stores. I know of their latest collections and colours from beauty blogs, but that is all.

That aside, I know a good thing when I recognised one. I first saw the Passions of Red collection at Makeup and Beauty Blog and I was blown away by how beautiful the colours were. And the case, oh my, the case. Some people think it’s ugly, some people think it’s over-the-top, I just thought it was gorgeous.

For that, I broke that principle of mine, and went to the MAC counter at Myer, Chadstone today. And I was simply enthralled. The case itself was so chic, and the eyeshadow colours were lovely. I really liked both the Cool Eyes (Infatuating Rose) and Warm Eyes (Intriguing Scarlet) palette, but I reckon I’d use more of the warm colours, so I swiped the plastic for the Warm Eyes palette.

Description:

Warm Suede – Frosty antiqued golden olive
Grand Entrance – Dirty deep green with green pearl
Real Drama – Dirty burgundy with red pearl
Gentle Heat – Light muted grey taupe
Well Spiced – Frosted warm peachy brown
Sweet Joy – Frosted creamy pale gold

And it’s pretty, so pretty 😛

The colours, especially on the right of the palette are incredibly pigmented. I can’t wait to try ’em out!

This palette didn’t come cheap at AUD85. After doing a bit of calculation to *ahem* console myself a bit, it came down to about AUD14 per eyeshadow. Prestige eyeshadows (a drugstore brand, and a excellent one at that) are sold at AUD13 per single eyeshadow. I know, I know, Prestige eyeshadows are a lot bigger, but still … I couldn’t resist. Not too bad lah, right? 😛

Has this restored my faith in MAC? A little, I guess. The sales assistant who showed me the palettes was quite nice. At least I know I’d be open to more of MAC from now on. Which is good, right? Right?

*squeals the credit card once more*