Balea Q10 Anti-Falten BB Cream

BB Cream... BB Cream... Almost everybody loves this one, including me :)

Some say that BB Cream is a kind of cosmetic that you use as make up while some other consider it as skin care product. For me, BB Cream is covering both of them.  BB Cream is a skin product that can be used as cosmetic as well. But I always wear this after applying serum and moisturiser first since I don't think that BB Cream has enough moisturiser in it. I use Balea Q10 Anti-Falten Serum and you can read my review about it here. BB Cream I use right now is Balea Q10 Anti-Falten BB Cream like this one below. 

It is from the same line with my serum:  if you want to read my review about it. The package is in tube of 50ml with the same colour as the serum which is white one the background with yellow tone. I think the tube is quite tricky and a bit hard to squeeze when its almost empty. When the tube is full, you can squeeze the tube slowly and the cream will come out, but when its almost empty you need to squeeze harder in couple of times. 

The texture is thick and I think it only availables in one tone. Its thick but quite easy to blend and apply. But in my skin, this cream  quickly absorbed and disappear. Its literally 'disappear' as if I'm wearing nothing at all which I don't like. I have read many reviews about BB Cream and find out that it should not be disappear into your skin. That there supposed to be a very thin layer of colour on your skin and makes it glowy like wearing tinted moisturiser. As you can see below, the right picture is my skin after applying this Balea Q10 Anti-Falten BB Cream and you will see nothing. LOL

I also think the oil control is not good enough since my skin starts to look oily after half and hour which is not good for me. I have  dehydrated kind of skin which actually dry but produce oil as well. Its complicated :( and excellent oil control product really is a must for me. The result in my face after two months is'okay' with no break out. 'Okay' means it doesn't break my skin out but it doesn't improve it either. I keep using it since I do not want to throw it way and better use it but no intention to repurchase. 

My last tube is almost empty now and I am about to buy another BB Cream from different brand and say good bye to Balea Q10 Anti-Falten BB Cream. I will write my review about the new BB Cream soon :)

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Every post I write about beauty review is solely based on my own opinion and experiences. All the pictures here are all my own and can't be used for any other commercial purposes. I bought all those beauty products with my own money and receive nothing as payment for this post (unless stated otherwise)
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Balea Q10 Anti-Falten Serum

It's been a while since my last English post in this blog due to the hectic time and lots and lots of things to do back home. And sometimes, I just feel that I have nothing to write down at the moment. And there's no use to push myself to the limit just because I want to write something new here :D since for me blogging is for fun anyway and not to add anymore pressure to my 'already hectic' life LOL

Anyway,
For this time post, let me share something new with you who accidently come over here. Its a kind of thing that I've never done before. A beauty review.

Disclaimer:
Every post I write about beauty review is solely based on my own opinion and experiences. All the pictures here are all my own and can't be used for any other commercial purposes. I bought all those beauty products with my own money and receive nothing as payment for this post (unless stated otherwise)
Thank you.

My first beauty product I want to share is: Balea Q10 Anti-Falten Serum 
Actually, this is the very first beauty product I used from this Germany brand. We can not find Balea easily here in Medan and can only be bought from a friend who imported directly from Germany. And this friend of mine is the only person I know selling Balea products in Medan online (no offline store available). Later I found out that this brand is actually drugstore skincare products.

I have never use any kind of serum in my face before. My first reason is because every kind of serum I found is a bit pricey and I can not be sure that it will make my skin better. Then why risking too much money for stuff that you can't be sure will work right? But i decided to try this  Balea Q10 Anti-Falten Serum since the price is lower, only 190k Rupiah for 30ml. At least if somehow i find this product is useless it won't be too hard for me throw it into trash bin. But I was surprised with the result!

As you can see, the bottle is quite simple with white colour combined with yellow. The pump quality is excellent that you can easily control the amount of serum you want to use. For me i just use the size of peanut to apply in my whole face. The texture is not thick and easy to absorb. The smell is also pleasant for me

I love this serum since the very first time! It makes my dehidrated skin soft and smooth, no breakout and excellent oil control. And I can see the result just within one week. But I'm not a big fan of whitening product and this serum is not for whitening purpose. But the moisturiser ingredients are so easy to absorb without any oily residue. I really like my skin right now. It looks brighter and smooth.

As you can see, on the left is my bare skin after cleaned. And on the left is my skin after I applied the serum. I took picture of it right away after applied before the serum dissapear into my skin so that you can see the difference. But after the serum absorbed completely, you won't find any residue on my skin left. I can only feel the moist in my skin and it feel smooth. I really love it. But unfortunately, I'm going to find another brand of serum for the next month. I already bought my third bottle but I think I will not repurchase this Balea Q10 Anti-Falten Serum again since my friend who usually sells this serum is running out of stock. The time of the arriving products from Germany to Medan is so unpredictable. Sometimes, buyers will need to wait until one month or more after ordered. That means if your serum bottle is already empty while your next order hasn't arrived yet, you will not be using any serum in the meantime. Unless you buy another available serum from different brand. And if so, why bother to go back using this Balea Q10 Anti-Falten Serum again if you already find another substitute serum which actually works for your skin too? However, I really love this serum and the ingredients are all safe too, no dangerous ingredients whatsoever. It's so bad that I'm not going to use this serum again Lucky for you who stay in Germany and have easy access to this treasure.

Where To Buy Great Perfume Bottles

People love to collect things as hobby. From old stamps, baseball hats, handbags, jewelry including perfume bottles. Yes, perfume bottles have their own unique shapes. People say that perfume is not only selling the incredible fragrance only but also love-able appearance as shown from its bottle at the same time. Sometimes you may decide to buy a bottle of perfume simply based on its unique bottle shape rather than the fragrance itself. And unique bottle like that usually comes with a higher price than perfume using the original bottle shape.
If you collect perfume bottles to be displayed on your display rack, then you will love Crystal Perfume Bottles to become some of your collections. You can even buy antique perfume bottles to complete your collection from the value side. Because there will always be something about antique items that the present items can’t provide such as perfume.
Collectors collect and display their collections for pride. To show how much effort you’ve been use to collect those precious perfume bottles. So, make sure you collect high quality perfume bottles on your display rack and enjoy the pride. I write this on behalf of a friend and all opinions are 100% mine.

My Vaseline Over The Body Shop

What kind of body lotion do you wear right now, girls? Do you love it? I use two different kind of body lotion now. I hope it doesn’t sound weird to you. My favorite choice after all is always be Vaseline. That’s for sure. But I can’t deny that the fragrant becomes too familiar and too average to me after years of using. I think you must have been in the same situation with me. If you use the same certain product for years, you can find it as less interesting. However, I can’t just throw away this Vaseline body lotion and move into another brand. I only need to find something new, something more fragrant than this one. Don’t get me wrong, I still love Vaseline and I think it really works for me. I'm still going to use it for my daily care. However, it would be nice to have another body lotion which can be used as a kind of perfume at the same time for it's fragrance right? Because Vaseline can't give me the fragrant I want.
So, for the sake of searching something new, I try to use The Body Shop body lotion these past few months. I choose the Japanese Cherry Blossom body lotion. I have a member card in this store which I rarely use.

I love the smell from the moment I use the product sample onto my skin. When the store assistant finally approached, she successfully persuades me to buy one. I love the fragrance and I think I can use this one alternately. I can use my Vaseline for home treatment while my Body Shop Japanese Cherry Blossom can be use for outside activities for its fragrance. But I must admit that I regret my decision a bit.
Turns out that The Body Shop body lotion is so sticky in my skin indeed very fragrant. It’s like wearing a fragrant paper glue. I thought it’s just for the first time applied and later it will absorb quickly. But I was wrong. The fragrance stays there for the rest of the day as well as the sticky feeling. I’m a kind of person who sweats a lots and the sticky feeling just makes everything even worse.
Now I turn back into my Vaseline body lotion and leave the Body Shop Japanese Cherry Blossom in my drawer. I don’t want to throw it since it’s not a cheap body lotion. I still can use it, sometimes. But now I prefer my Vaseline.
This is my personal experience, girls. No one pays me to write this. I just want to share my experience with you and find out whether you have the same problem with me. But for me The Body Shop body lotion doesn’t work. I definitely would not repurchase it ever.

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