Fresh Soy Face Cleanser

Bought this Fresh Soy Face Cleanser (UP: S$63) at Sephora Singapore during May 2015 private sales. This cleanser is much raved about so I thought of giving it a try as I like to try anything that could help to make myself prettier ☺. Had recently finished this cleanser and thought of writing a review of it.

Appearance: Whitish gel-like. Almost opaque. I don't have a picture of it but can easily found by googling.

Scent: Light. Smells like cucumber.

Lathering factor: Does not lather much. (1/5)

Cleansing effect: Initially I used it for night cleansing because I read that it could help to remove light makeup effectively. But despite me using Shu Umera cleansing oil before using soy cleanser, I feel that the face is not clean enough. Saw that my cotton pad is dirty after using toner. So I used the soy cleanser for morning cleansing instead. It works well but doesn't impressed me.

Overall rating: 2/5

Will I buy again: No. It works for cleansing of face without makeup and probably people with sensitive skin. Does not impressed me. And there are alot more products out there to try.

Châteraisé Patisserie - Strawberry shortcake & Macaroons

Bought the strawberry shortcake n macaroons from Châteraisé Patisserie at Isetan, Westgate. There is always a long queue at the counter but there was not last Friday. Probably because it's near the end of operation hour? Isetan supermarket staff started to cover the fridge at around 9.30pm. Anyway, out of curiosity and the urge for sweet stuff plus there's no queue, I bought the cake and macaroons on impulse :D

Strawberry shortcake (S$4.70)

Verdict: Cake is soft, moisture level and sweetness is just nice. Cream is light but abit too sweet. The fruits on top is fresh and not too sour. Châteraisé staff said I could keep the cake in the fridge for 2 days but I wanted to have it as fresh as possible so I had it the next late afternoon.

Macaroons (From top clockwise) - Raspberry, matcha and caramel (S$2.50 each)

Verdict: All are too sweet for my liking. The sweetest will be caramel, followed by matcha and raspberry. For matcha, can't really taste the matcha flavour, was rather disappointed. As for the raspberry, the sourness helps to tone down the sweetness abit. But overall, they are too sweet for me. Still prefer laduree which is less sweet.

Set up the table for afternoon tea :D

Amazon.com haul (Oct 2015)

Collected my Amazon purchase from pop station last night. . It was surprising fast this time.. paid US vpost for shipping last Wednesday and it's at pop station yesterday morning. Super excited the whole day.  Was dying to get hold of me & my BIG ideas planner, which is not available in Singapore. Am going to use it for my personal scheduling and for work, I bought the hello kitty planner which doesn't require much decorating (no time at work).

The list of what I bought (from top left clockwise):

• docrafts Papermania Stamp Block, Clear, 2.75 by 4-Inch

• Tsukineko VersaMagic Dew Drop Inkpad of All Kinds, 4-Pack, Fruit Cocktail (USD $9.54)

• Levenger Circa 1-2-3 Portable Punch (ADS5120) (USD $19)

• me & my BIG ideas PPS-51 6-Sheets Create 365 The Happy Planner Brights "To Do" Stickers (USD $4.19)

• me & my BIG ideas PPS-53 5-Sheets Create 365 The Happy Planner Gold Foil "To Do" Stickers (USD $4.96)

• me & my BIG ideas PLNR-03 Create 365 The Happy Planner " My Life" 18 Month Planner (USD $24.42)

Gotta start decorating my planner soon.... :D

Steamed Green Tea cake

Recently made this steamed green tea cake using the steamed Chocolate cake recipe adopted from here but did some modification. So the recipe for making the one in the picture is below.

Ingredients :
160 g butter
180 g caster sugar
200 g full cream evaporated milk
2 eggs, slightly beaten with fork
100 g plain flour
25g matcha powder
1/2 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp vanilla paste

Methods :
1. Combine caster sugar, evaporated milk, vanilla paste and butter in a saucepan.Stir over low heat until sugar is dissolved and butter is melted, turn off the fire and keep warm.
2. Add the beaten eggs into the slightly cold evaporated milk mixture and stir till well mix.
3. Sift the flour, matcha powder, baking powder and baking soda into a large mixing bowl, then pour the eggs mixture over the flour and stir till well mix (cake batter should be runny)
4. Heat up the steamer.
5. Lined and greased (I did not grease) a 8 inch round baking pan.
6. Pour the batter into the lined pan and place the pan into the steamer and cover the top of the pan loosely with a piece of aluminium foil.
7. Cover the steamer and steam over medium heat for about 65 mins. (until skewer came out clean)
8. Cool the cake in pan before turning out for further decoration.

Verdict: Soft, moist and sweetness is just nice!

Great Eastern Women's Run 2015 - Race pack collection

Collected my race pack on 15 Oct, which was the first day of collection. Reached around 7pm and the queue ends outside the atrium :| Finally collected the race pack after about 50min of queuing. Was wondering why the bag is so heavy compared to the other race pack I had collected so far. To my surprise there's many items inside and they are mostly useful. . I emphasises 'useful' as the items inside the race pack are usually not totally useful. Haha...

Tada!!! There's Paseo tissue, Uriage mist spray, Systema toothpaste, Woods lozenges, Spin liquid detergent n washing powder, Hypofresh feminine wipe, The Body Shop facial oil, Uriage face cream, Shokubutsu shower cream, MegRhythm eye mask, My Beauty Diary mask, Laurier sanitary pad, Vagisil feminine wash, Biore sunblock, Essential shampoo and conditioner, Etude house Moistfull skincare set and vouchers. So many right?!

Not only do we entitled to the goodies but also this race T.

And this momento T as GE is celebrating 10th year anniversary this yr :D

There will also be a finisher T for those who completes the 21.1km race. Hope I can complete it!!!! :)

Sephora Haul (Oct 2015 Private Sales)

My first post on blogger shall be Sephora haul from recent private sale (21 - 24 Oct 2015). Have been anticipating for this sale since the last one in May. Gathered a list of stuff to buy since then.. hehe... As usual, I could resist the temptation of the sales n bought more than what is on my list ;p. My haul list (from top-left) below.

• GLAMGLOW YOUTHCLEANSE™ Daily Exfoliating Cleanser, 150g (UP: S$59)
• GLAMGLOW YOUTHMUD™ TINGLEXFOLIATE TREATMENT, 50g (UP: S$92)
• Fresh Black Tea skincare set - consist of Age-delay eye concentrate (5ml), Instant Perfecting mask (30ml), Age-delay cream (50ml) (UP: S$210)
• Living Proof No Frizz Smoothing & Frizz Fighting Travel Kit - consist of Shampoo (60ml), Conditioner (60ml), Nourishing Styling Cream (60ml), Leave-In Conditioner Sample (10ml) (UP: S$39)
• Laneige White Plus Renew Capsule Sleeping Pack, 48ml (16 capsule) (UP: S$42)
• Laneige Perfect Pore Cleasing Oil, 250ml (UP: S$48)
• Laneige Power Essential Skin Refiner Light, 200ml (UP: S$45)
• Living Proof Straight Spray, 188ml (UP: S$39)
• Clarins Shaping Facial Lift Total V Contouring Serum, 50ml (UP:S$ 106)
• Clarisonic Radiance brush head (UP:S$40)
• Benefit Cosmetics Roller Lash Curling & Lifting Mascara Travel size, 3g (UP: S$20)
• Fresh Sugar Lip Serum Advanced Therapy, 10ml (UP: S$58)
• Fresh Sugar Advanced Therapy Lip Treatment, 4.3g (UP: S$36)
• Fresh Sugar Lip Treatment Sunscreen SPF 15, 4.3g (UP: S$33)
• Laneige Lip Sleeping Mask, 20g (UP: S$27)

End of list... So broke now but super happy!! :D