5 types of GlamGlow Mud Mask Treatments & How They Worked On My Skin

SKIN

Tamanna

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September 19, 2020

5 types of GlamGlow Mud Mask Treatments & How They Worked On My Skin

Who doesn’t know about GlamGlow Mud Mask treatments? I was always keen to try them but their high price tag pulled me back. I have never been able to justify the price of a pot of mud mask. As because they are pricey, which one I should go for was confusing to decide as well. When I saw this travel set in Sephora with 5 GlamGlow masks, I couldn’t resist. This set is definitely amazing to try out the product and to decide for next. Also, if I look at the price tag (RM145) of this set, it is a bargain.

In this post, I’m mainly sharing my quick thought (which one I like the most which one I didn’t, etc) about all these GlamGlow masks so it help you to decide as well.

This GlamGlow Glamtastic travel set came within their holiday collection, retails for RM145 here in Sephora Malaysia. The set contains 5 travel size tube of most popular mud treatment and two set of Bright Mud eye treatment.

Youth Mud, Power Mud, and Thirsty Mud came in a 15 pack; Super Mud in a 10g pack, and two capsules of Bright Mud has 3g of product in each. Those two capsules of Bright mud were meant to be for two use and the other four-pack gave me an average of 5 use.

GlamGlow addresses their mask as a treatment pack because they’re not any random mask but each one is specially designed to treat your skin problem.

So let me tell you how was my experience with these 5 types of GlamGlow Mud Mask Treatments…

5 types of GlamGlow Mud Mask Treatments review

GlamGlow Power Mud | Dual Cleansing Treatment:

It’s a Mud to Oil cleansing treatment. When applied it looks like creamy mud, dries like mud but in the contact of water it turns into an oily substance. It claims to unite the Power of Mud & the Power of Oil to achieve SUPER amplified, deep cleansing, yet gentle results. Suggested to use twice a week.

I usually apply a thin layer, let it dry for 15/20 minutes then wet it again with water and massage for a few minutes before rinsing it off. This mask is pretty interesting looking at its mud to oil transformation, feels somewhat cooling in the skin. This one also contains fine granular particles so when massaging it also gently exfoliates the skin.

On normal days when I already have a clean face (without makeup), my skin feels pretty pumped and clean afterward however when I tried the mask right after cleaning my makeup I found it not really helpful cleaning my foundation to every bit. There was foundation residue afterward and I had to go back to my Clarisonic Mia2 to make sure my face is makeup-free.

GlamGlow Power Mud definitely gives a nice and soft feeling to the skin but looking at its claim, deep cleansing, and my experience (unable to clean my face with makeup) I’m not impressed with it at all. Surely not going to buy it again.

GlamGlow Thirsty Mud | Hydrating Treatment:

Advanced hydration active technologies, providing deep instant Hydration. Thirsty Mud Hydrates, Moisturizes, Restores, Replenishes & Calms the skin. New Super Technologies in Thirsty Mud will leave you with Hydrated Heart Pounding Glowing Skin. Suggested to use 2-3 times a week or when needed.

Thirsty Mud is a yellowish gel-like, when applied on the skin it appears transparent but like a creamy gel veil. This mask is extremely cooling on the skin, immediately soothes inflammation, calms down redness. I normally apply a thin layer just like I would apply my moisturizer then let the mask sit on my skin and try to enjoy the cooling sensation. after 15/20 minute I just wipe off the excess with a facial tissue.

Yes, you read me right, you don’t need to wash it off, you can leave it on but you can wash it off if you want to. I prefer leaving it on because I don’t want that cool sensation to go away.

Thirsty Mud doubles up as a sleeping mask/night cream. I love it as a night mask as well, I feel it helps me to fall asleep quickly. I didn’t know that I can love a hydrating mask this much that I find whenever I feel stressed, kinda every day! Whenever I used Thirsty Mud I felt instantly relaxed to my brain haha, I’m truly addicted to it. I find it true to its every claim and best hydrating mask I’ve ever used.

Wish GlamGlow mud masks were a bit pocket-friendly… phew!

GlamGlow SuperMud | Clearing Treatment:

SuperMud Treatment claims to fight all common skin like pores, blemishes, black/white heads, uneven skin tone and else. Suggested to use as often as needed as a spot corrector, once a week as a full face mask. Not for use on sensitive skin, limit sun exposure while using.

It’s deep gray in color, smells very herby (kinda mix of green Cardamon and Cloves, I like that), has fine granular particle as well as some seaweed like flakes in it. I find the texture of it is similar to Youth Mud just a bit less of those leaf-like flake and exfoliating particles but it doesn’t tingle the skin like Youth Mud does.

I use it as instructed, mainly at night (as it was said to limit sun exposure) leave it for 5/10 minutes (it dries quickly), massage a bit with water, then rinse it off. Skin feels nicely clean and revived, soft, and smooth but quite dry afterward. I follow it up with a hydrating mask (been using the Thirsty Mud) to restore hydration. As because I’ve used this mask only a few times so can’t tell anything about how it works as a spot treatment but I’m really interested to find that out. I’ll surely update you with that in the future.

GlamGlow Youth Mud | TingleExfoliate Treatment:

Youth Mud designed as a 10-minute professional ‘facial in a jar’ for behind-the-scenes use in Hollywood’s Entertainment, Music, Fashion & Award industries (well! those words always felt mouthful to me, only I could relate when I look at the price tag :p). Youth Mud provides gentle resurfacing exfoliation and helps to leave skin smoother, brighter, and softer resulting in immediate camera-ready glowing skin. Suggested to use twice a week.

The first thing that is noticeable in this mask is big chunky flakes of something leafy (green tea leaf – mentioned in the ingredient list). Those leafy things often make it hard to apply and spread. When applied it starts tingling (not burning) within a minute and that goes on for next 5 minutes. I usually leave it on until the mask dries up (it dries up pretty fast) then massage with water to exfoliate the skin and rinse it off.

Youth Mud has a lot of natural ingredients (green tea, chamomile, marigold, cucumber, etc) in it thus it smells herby or I should say heavenly! I love the herby smell :). It tightens skin while drying and no doubt it exfoliates the skin to it best without being harsh to the skin, unlike those sugar masks I used to exfoliate.

I made my husband (he is too busy to use any skincare!) use Youth Mud, he had a lot of dry skin around his nose and we both were surprised seeing the result in first use. His nose turned clean and dirt free like never before. I wish I took a before/after picture(though he would never allow me that😅). Actually, I didn’t expect that much of effectiveness from a mask!

This one doesn’t dry up skin like Super Mud does but I do like to follow up with a hydrating mask or a thick moisturizer right after the use. Since I started using Clarisonic Mia 2 I don’t really use any physical exfoliator but Youth Mud surely making me think of using an exfoliating mask again.

GlamGlow Bright Mud | Eye Treatment:

GlamGlow says Bright Mud is the world’s first TAP ON + WIPE OFF reverse action under eye & orbital eye treatment. Designed for an instant 3-minute result which means it will revive your dehydrated puffy under-eye within 3-minutes.

Bright Mud has a gel-like texture, enriched with Cocoa, Coffee seed powder, Peppermint leaf, and more goodness. To be honest I never believed it claims until I used it myself!

I have serious dry undereye and the way Bright Mud revived my under-eye area like instantly, it was amazing. Can’t tell much about this because I only used it twice But I’m impressed! I wish it would come in a jar so

I could use the amount I want, after all, it is extremely pricey! Looking at the price and its effectiveness I will surely think of it on that very special day when I need a quick fix for my undereye area.

Overall, It was not a bad experience with all these GlamGlow Mud Mask Treatments.

The PowerMud is not my favorite but the other ones are true to their claim.

I’m probably going to buy the SuperMud soon to experiment with it more but tossing between Thirsty Mud and Youth Mud. They’re both amazing but can’t afford all at once haha. Moreover, there are a few new additions available already to in the GlamGlow Mud mask range.

All GlamGlow Mud treatments are suitable for both man and women so don’t forget your man while considering your purchase 🙂

I’m keen to know if you’ve tried any of these Glam Glow Mud Mask. Which one is your favorite or you recommend?

Carrie baby Newborn Essentials | Halal Certified and 100% Organic Baby Care Products

MOTHER story

Tamanna

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August 18, 2020

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Carrie, quite a renowned Malaysian drugstore brand that makes toiletries for juniors for more than 20 years. I’m sure you’ve noticed Carrie products in your local drugstores. The cherry on top, Carrie baby just launched baby care products specially formulated for newborn baby skin which are 100% Organic as well as Halal Certified.

Me and Teo baabi recently been trying out Carrie baby products (didn’t you noticed that in my Insta-stories?)and we are totally satisfied so far. For Teo, 100% organic baby care products are always my top preference. Love these products more because they are Halal Certified.

Alongside that Carrie baby is also…

Hypoallergenic
Dermatologically Tested
Ophthalmologist Tested
Free of sulfates, soap, parabens, colorant, mineral oils, MIT

CARRIE Baby Bath

This baby bath is infused with organic oat milk & milk of almonds. A very gentle cleanser that is soap, parabens, colorant, MIT, and tear-free. Perfectly suitable for newborn to infant skin. Carrie baby bath is also enriched with Vitamins A & E, which also acts as an antioxidant to protect the skin.

BABY CARRIE Head to Toe Wash

This head to toe wash is my top favorite for Teo among all Carrie Baby products I’ve been using. This is also a gentle cleanser for baby’s sensitive scalp & skin, enriched with wheat germ oil, rich in Vitamin E.It intensively moisturizes baby’s skin with infused organic almond oil and leaves skin soft & smooth.

Tear Free
Free of sulfates, soap, parabens, colorant, MIT

Nourishing Baby Oil

Does your baby like a body massage? Teo does like a massage before bath.

Carrie baby oil is quite a good one for a soothing baby-body massage. The oil contains wheat germ oil, almond oil & olive oil that gives such a full proof barrier to the skin before a bath.

Baby Lotion by Carrie

This baby lotion by Carrie is a fast-absorbing lotion that also promises to provide 48-hour of moisturization. Completely non-oily and light-weight on the skin just the way I prefer for my little one. It is infused with organic oat milk & milk of almonds to moisturize & protect the skin and also enriched with glycerin to hydrate and soothe baby’s skin.

Till date we didn’t notice a bit of skin issue while using these Carrie baby products. To talk about Carrie Baby products there is one more plus point…

These baby care products are very much pocket-friendly.

If you know the baby products market, mostly are imported and have a high price tag with them. Just because Carrie is a Malaysian brand you’re getting a quality product at a reasonable price.

Which one I recommend the most?
– eyes closed, you gotta try the Head to Toe wash, highly recommend this one!

Shopping info:

CARRIE Baby Bath | RM18 for 750g
BABY CARRIE Head To Toe Wash | RM 18 for 500g
CARRIE Baby Lotion | RM11 for 250g
Baby Oil | RM7 for 100ml

Available at most of the leading drugstore in Malaysia.

Gel Manicure & Nail Art Experience at Maniqure Nail Salon, KL | #dressupMYnails

Tamanna

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August 6, 2020

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Gel Manicure & Nail Art Experience at Maniqure Nail Salon, KL | #dressupMYnails

A while ago I was story-ing at I nsta my current blingy nails, did you noticed that? It’s been a couple of weeks and my bling nails are holding up pretty well. So thought that this is the right time to share with you my experience doing gel nails and nail art at Maniqure Nail Salon, KL.

I know I’m writing nails after long but I do believe beautifully painted nails always help to amp up mood and confidence.

Whenever I’m in the mood for the manicure I often wondered what’s the best places to get nails done in Kuala Lumps!

Do you feel the same?

I’ve tried a few nail salons before and at Maniqure it was my recent experience. I’m sure you get it already seeing my nail pic above this Nail Salon needed a shout out 🙂

About Maniqure Nail Salon, KL

Maniqure Nail Salon is a freshly opened one at Sri Petaling, Kuala Lumpur. Just in case if you’re reading me from Sabah then be happy! Maniqure actually has its main branch in Kota Kinabalu, Sabah.

Alongside their professional (and friendly) manicurist services, Maniqure nail salon offers an extensive menu of manicure, pedicure, pampering foot spa, nail care, and waxing services too. You will love this pastel themed, spacious, clean, and bright nail salon interior just as much as I did.

Although the RMCO period was over I was hesitant to take a salon service. I must mention, the entire time I was there at Manuqure the salon wasn’t crowded, proper hygiene was maintained complying with the SOPs set by the government. It was truly a feeling of peace in mind.

My Experience doing Marble Bling Nails

Marble gel nail art by Maniqure Nail Salon

I like gel manicure from time to time for my nails mainly because of how long-lasting they are. If a gel mani is applied right it doesn’t budge. Also, I can’t deny the shine and glaze throughout a gel mani wear period. At Maniqure Nail Salon, I booked an appointment for a gel manicure and nail art. Yes, the simple gel mani is priced separately also the nail art.

Girl, it was difficult for me to choose a design I wanted to do for my nail. I mean they literally have a heavy catalog of nail design. Finally, after a couple of hours (no kidding!) I decided to go with Nero Marquina Marble Nails.

I didn’t do any nail extension (that’s also available with an added price) but went with my natural nail. Turns out my nail base was actually a little smaller to fit my preferred design in the right way. The manicurist, May, assisted me to adjust the nail art with smaller ornamental pieces. She took around two and a half hours to complete the whole manicure (gel nails and nail art) procedure. The end result was great and I left the saloon with some finest bling nails.

The manicurist said the stones and everything will be intact in my nails for a month at least. Yes, my nails already started showing growth. I might need to get the gel nails removed (free of cost at Maniqure) within another couple of weeks. So the one month time period is actually fine.

Till then,
I’ll bee just enjoying looking at my pretty nails haha!

Overall, it was a great experience doing my nails done at Maniqure Nail Salon, KL. If you’re looking to get your nails done I highly recommend you check out Maniqure. I’m sure you won’t be disappointed.

Salon Info:

Manicure process & Nero Marquina Marble Nails | 349 RM

Maniqure Nail Salon – Kuala Lumpur
3-1, Jalan Radin Bagus 6, Sri Petaling, 57000 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Maniqure Nail Salon – Kota Kinabalu
4-1, Lorong Lintas Plaza 2, 88300 Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia.

5 Most USELESS Baby Products That You Must Skip While Shopping For A Newborn

MOTHER story

Tamanna

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June 8, 2020

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5 Most USELESS Baby Products That You Must Skip While Shopping For A Newborn

When The nesting instinct hits during pregnancy a mother literally feels like to buy everything possible for her baby. The market is full of delightful and incredible when it comes to baby products. It’s easy to get swept up in it all but we definitely don’t want to waste our hard-earned money. It’s wise to hold the emotions and plan for the future rather than spending on unnecessary baby stuff.

Here are the five USELESS baby products I have found for a newborn baby…

1. Baby shoes

Baby shoes are always ‘Oh-damn-cute’ and while I was shopping for my baby I honestly wanted to have them all. I’m sure if you’re about to have a baby and out in the market for baby products then you simply feel the same. But the reality is a newborn is always packed up in an onesie or in the swaddle. They also sleep most of the time. They don’t need a show at all. Practically until they can stand up a shoe is useless.

2. Cloth Bibs

I found that newborn babies don’t make saliva enough so you’ll need a bib to catch them. This product becomes useful later when they start solids or start teething. In case if you want to catch spitted milk then disposable tissue papers are more handy, plus hygenic.

At the age of 4 to 6 months a silicon or a non-cloth bib is far better than a cloth bib. Trust me a stained cloth bib is so disgusting and those stains on the bib doesn’t go away with anything.

3. Too many NB size clothes

When making a list shopping list of baby products this is probably will be first thing a to-be-mother would like to grab. Because shopping for baby clothing is seriously addictive and peaceful. Totally talking from my experience!

Although I was aware of this and bough limited sets of NB size baby clothes for my one yet half of them were useless. Babies grow up so fast that I needed to size up in just two weeks for Teo’s cloths. As a matter of fact, within the first two months, I had to size up 3 times for Teo.

4. Bottle/wipe warmer

This is a conditional fact and one of the product that your baby might need and might not.

If you’re not going to store breast milk in the freezer then you won’t need a bottle warmer at all. Also, you won’t know at the beginning that you’re going to produce as much milk that you’ll be able to store. The best idea is to keep a bottle warmer in your ‘purchase-as-you-go’ list.

For a wipe warmer, I think normal temperature is good enough to give baby-butt a soothing clean. Warming up the wipes is kinda unnecessary.

5. Ready-made Swaddle wraps/bags

There are many readymade swaddle wrap options available in the market. For instance, with velcro, with a zipper, with a magnetic strap, and so on. They look so easy to use compared to wrapping baby with a traditional swaddle blanket. I bought a few ready-made swaddle wraps for Teo.

When Teo was a newborn those swaddle bags turned out so big. Later when he grew enough to fit in I tried to wrap but these ready swaddles never felt baby-fit and comforting enough for the baby. I realized the good old manual style, maslin swaddle blankets/clothes are the best and those easy looking swaddle bags were just a waste of money.

While shopping for a newborn it is always the best decision is to buy baby products as you need. You want to get things that are useful to your baby but not to get overwhelmed with useless things. Also, leave some stuff to buy later. Think this way that if we buy everything on our baby shopping list at once what we going to buy later!? This is also true that the baby shopping list never ends and there are so many cute and impossible-to-pass products out there!

Regardless of everything,
babies actually don’t need much. All they need is your love a care 🤱🏻

Join me on my momma-gram:
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#ShopFromHome via PG Mall to get Cashback With Maybank QRPay, #LoveYou3K (RM3000) giveaway & more!

Tamanna

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June 3, 2020

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How have you been doing during this pandemic situation? I’m sure you’ve been getting all your necessary items via online shopping as I’ve. There is definitely no better option than staying at home to practice social distancing and staying safe. Also, who doesn’t look for discount shopping, cashback, and else while shopping online? I, totally, do. That being so, I’ve recently discovered this amazing marketplace, PG Mall, which offers great cashback, a whole of RM3000 giveaway, and more right now in their platform. Of course, I had to share this with you all.

What is PG Mall?

Established since 2017, PG Mall is a Malaysian e-commerce AKA online shopping marketplace. They have a wide variety of product selection. You can get products ranging from Fashion to Electronics to Home and living to health and beauty to baby products and more. Basically, you’ll find anything in PG Mall you’re possibly looking for at the moment, plus at a competitive price.

PG Mall is a very user-friendly platform to do online shopping done in a minute. Other than that, PG Mall is ranked top 3 at Iprice insight report!

If you browse through PG Mall you’ll find a lot of promotional offers and discounts. Apart from those I wanted to share two major eyecatchers happening at PGmall right now. They are…

Love You 3,000 campaign:

PG Mall is showing their love to customers by giving out lucky draw prizes in c-wallet worth RM3000 in total where the Grand prize is RM500 c-wallet. This is a bi-weekly lucky draw, winner announcement on every 15th and 30th of the month. A minimum purchase of RM30 in a single invoice automatically entitled to join for the lucky draw. Which pronounce, the more you shop, the higher chance to win the lucky draw.

Maybank QRPay 20% cashback:

If you’re an online shopper then you’re aware of e-wallets. PG Mall is accepting all e-wallets along with Maybank QRPay. By using Maybank QRPay you can get cashback 20% off capped at RM20 with a minimum spend of RM30. This promotion is on-going from the 4th of May until the 6th of June 2020.

Not only that but you can share the referral links to friends where they can get forever cashback up to 3.5%. Isn’t it amazing? Cashback can be achieved once a transaction is made through personal or referral’s purchase is successful. Moreover, there is no time limit for it so this option is actually a #ForeverCashback by PG Mall.

So guys, stay safe, shop from home, shop online, and enjoy your online shopping at the PG Mall website. You can also find more info on Facebook: PGMallOfficial and Instagram: PGMall.my.

By Wishtrend Quad Active Boosting Essence & My Postpartum Skincare

SKIN

Tamanna

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April 11, 2020

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I’m in the fourth trimester of my pregnancy where my skin been acting really weird. It is overly dry and sorta rough. When I was just thinking to refresh my skincare routine and to focus on hydration more just then this Wishtrend Quad Active Boosting Essence was sent to me to give this a try. This beautiful golden bottle made me excited instantly, didn’t wait a day to add it to my skincare routine.

Ingredients of Quad Active Boosting Essence:

This essence is a fresh new By Wishtrend Essence that is formulated with Propolis, 3-complex ingredients, honey ad black tea ferment. Honey is not something that excites me in skincare or in my food. Other than that I got hopeful seeing propolis in its ingredient. Because Propolis is known for its healing, balancing, and restorative characteristic.

Aqua(Water), Salix Alba (Willow) Bark Extract(10%), Centaurea Cyanus Flower Water(9%), Schisandra Chinensis Fruit Extract(9%), Morus Alba Bark Extract(8.7%), Nelumbo Nucifera Leaf Extract(8.7%), Methylpropanediol, Glycerin, Saccharomyces/Honey Ferment Filtrate, Saccharomyces/Xylinum/Black Tea Ferment, 1,2-Hexanediol, Propolis Extract(1%), Butylene Glycol, Benzyl Glycol, Hydroxyethylcellulose, Citric Acid, Sodium Citrate, Disodium EDTA, Ethylhexylglycerin

Wishtrend Quad Active Essence for dark spot

The packaging of Wishtrend Quad Active Boosting Essence has definitely a gorgeous look to it. This golden glass bottle compliments my vanity so well however I don’t find the packaging users friendly! It’s hard to tackle such a watery product when dispensed on bare hands. I wish it would come with a sprayer!

My postpartum skincare with By Wishtrend Quad Active Essence:

I’m not much of an essence person. I mostly find myself skipping toner while using essence or visa versa. Mainly because essence and toners mostly have the same texture and it’s mundane to use two similar products on top of each other. Not overly but kinda same happening with this Qad Active Boosting Essence

I am using Pixi Beauty Glow Tonic as my toner at the moment (whenever I’m using a toner) then I follow up with this Wishttrend Quad Active Bossing Essence. The texture of the essence is as thin and runny as water. Which is why I find it difficult to directly apply on the face. Instead of applying the Quad Active Essence directly, I’m using cotton pads. I soak the cotton pad with the essence and then lightly swipe over my face.

I was actually wasting a lot of product as I was soaking a cotton pad instead of using directly. This way at least I’m able to control the application of it. And so, saying it again, I wish it had a spray dispenser!

For my night-time skincare routine after applying Wishtrend Quad Active Essence I was layer two serum; first The Ordinary Niacinamide serum and then Pixi Beauty Glow Tonic serum. Lastly, I would finish off with a moisturizer (just started using Ponds age Miracle Night Cream).

My Experience with Quad Active Essence:

The Quad Active Essence feels very lightweight on the skin and leaves no stickiness although the ingredient list consists of honey and glycerin. It absorbs fast and my skin feels instantly hydrated after application. I also find it soothing to my nose because it’s not fragrant.

In conjunction with the other skincare products, I’ve been using in my skincare Wishtrend Qad Active Boosting essence been doing really good reviving my postpartum skin. I’ve also tried this alone for a couple of days and found out that it really works retaining thee moisture back on the skin.

The essence claims to have anti-inflammatory, anti-pollution, and anti-bacterial effects. I don’t have any other issues such as breakouts or so except dryness and rough texture of the skin so I couldn’t really justify those facts. I’m sure this will be one of those products that I’m going to miss once I’m done using it.

Do I recommend this By Wishtrend Essence?

Yes I do.

In general, I find Korean skin care products are quite good to give that boost of hydration on the skin. Considering the postpartum dehydrated skin I’ve now and the way this Wishtrend Quad Active Essence been helping me to maintain the hydration level, it is impressive.

Plus It is suitable for all skin types.

Shopping Info:

By Wishtrend Quad Active Boosting Essence | $23 for 500ml
*** Use code TAMANNA15 for 15% off this product or Wishtrend sitewide until 30th APR, CST.

Have you tried By Wishtrend Quad Active Boosting Essence? How is your experience with it? Any other essence you want me to try that is your absolute favorite to boost skin hydration? Let me know in the comment box below 🙂

Orgga Skincare | Natural, Organic and made in Malaysia – is it halal as well?

SKIN

Tamanna

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December 31, 2019

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Very recently I was introduced to Orgga Skincare. A Malaysian Skincare brand that claims to be all-natural and organic. Initially, I thought it’s a Halal certified brand. I have been wanting to experience the ‘Halal Beauty’ aka halal skincare and cosmetics for a while so decided to give Orgga a try. However later I realized they’re not labeled ‘halal’ but cruelty-free and natural.

I have no idea why my brain tried to relate to the ‘halal’ term with Orgga Malaysia. Perhaps because I see this term a lot around me lately. The term “halal” which is mainly for food is also nowadays focused on our lifestyle aspects; for instance, halal makeup, halal nail polish, halal perfumes and so on.

Do you wonder…

What is Halal Skincare aka Halal Beauty?

Halal skincare or Halal Beauty products are those that are products permitted under Shariah law and must fulfill certain conditions. Mainly these products have natural plant-derived ingredients, are free from animal by-products (e.g. Gelatin Lanolin, collagen, etc) or alcohol and are paraben-free. Also free from any ingredients derived from pigs, dogs, dead animals, blood, and animals that were not slaughtered as per Islamic Sharia Law.

In my knowledge, Malaysia emphasizes on ‘Halal Beauty’ a lot and has the largest market for ‘halal cosmetics’ or ‘halal skincare’ at the moment. I also read it somewhere that the scholars of the Malaysian National Fatwa Council (MNFC) have issued a fatwa stating, “Use of all cosmetics and skincare products which contain ingredients from impure animals are haram for a Muslim.”

Things to note,

Halal Skincare or Halal Beauty Products does not mean a vegan product. Vegan products are all animal-derived ingredients and are made strictly from plants, minerals, and other safe synthetic ingredients. Where halal beauty products can have animal ingredients that are ‘halal’.

Anyhow,
Let’s talk about how I’ve been experiencing Orgga skincare products…

Orgga Rose Otto Nourishing Face Mist

This Rose mist contains not only rose hydrosol but also aloe vera, a couple of berry extracts, pure rose oil, and few other natural goodnesses. It indeed feels nourishing and refreshing on the skin. As recommended I have used it with Lindo Beauty Oil and also alone. Love using it both ways.

To use the Rose Otto Face Mist with the Lindo Oil I spray a few spritzes right before the oil and then massage then into my skin together with the help of the Jade roller. Sometimes I do use my hands only and skip the roller. The mist thins down the oil a bit and helps the oil to get into my skin faster.

This face mist smells like all other regular rose face mist, I mean smells clean rose. The smell of it sorta reminds me of my other favorite rose mist by Melvita, in case you’ve tried that one! I really enjoy it using during a hot afternoon to hydrate my face. in fact, among three Orgga Skincare products, this Rose mist has become my top favorite.

Bacca Bliss Daily Cleansing Powder

Initially, I had the highest hope for this powder cleanser call Bacca Bliss thinking how much I like Wishtrend Green Tea Powder Facewash!

Bacca Bliss is a clay-based cleanser but also has a few types of flour in it. Those flour ingredients has an overpowering smell and I simply couldn’t like that. This Jar packaging of it also has an issue with its product dispense hole. Mine at least doesn’t dispense the powder through that whole. Every time I need to twist open the whole lid.

Would you like this much difficulties in the morning from a face wash?

Orga claims this face wash to be a 3 in 1 product; Cleanser, Mild Exfoliator, and Face mask. As because it failed me as a cleanser I tried to use it as a face mask. Used it by mixing with the Rose Otto Face Mist and sometimes with my Soleil Toujours Aloe Antioxidant Calming Mist.

For me, Bacca Bliss works well as a mask, this way I could smell the flour in a tolerable way. Plus I could see the effects of clays in it. Kinda like my refreshed and supple skin after a DIY masking session with Orgga Bacca Bliss.

Lindo Luxe Beauty Oil by Orgga Skincare

That’s why probably they say, don’t judge a skincare product without using it!

Being blunt, before using any of these Orgga Skincare products I had a minimum interest in this beauty oil. Since I gave Lindo beauty Oil a try my point of interest took a 90degree turn.

Looking at the ingredient list of Lindo oil, it is a mixture of quite a number of skin-beneficial oils. Orgga product doesn’t have added fragrance in then yet this oil smells amazing. Texture-wise the oil is slightly on the thicker side compared to most of the beauty oils I’ve tried so far. Sorta reminds me of Tarte Marakhuja oil texture, maybe a tad less thick than that one though.

I’ve been using Lindo Beauty Oil, mostly, in my pm skincare routine and in a two different way.

The regular way is, I apply my targeted serum first. Right now using Murad Vitamin C Serum and then my Hada Labo Plus moisturizer. As the last step of applying skincare products, I will warm up the oil in my palm and then dab it on my face. It seals down all the other products I’ve applied before.

2ndly, after my toner I spray the Orgga Rose Mist (or any other mist that I’m trying right now) and put a few drops of Lindo Oil over the mist covering my face and neck. Then with the help of the Jade Roller massage my skin for a good 5 minutes or so. After that, I follow up with a moisturizer.

Either way, this oil has been feeling great on my skin. Every morning I wake up with soft and nourished skin and I definitely love it.

Orgga Jade Stone Face Roller

It’s a dual-sided face roller as you can see from all the pictures above with very decent quality to the stone. To compare, the weight of the whole Orgga Jade roller is identical to my Herbivore Jade Roller. The color of the Jade isn’t that like Herbivore though.

The major difference I found is my Herbivore face roller doesn’t create any funky noise (that clash between the metal attachment and the stone) while I roll it on my face but Orgga Jade Roller does. Otherwise, It does all the job a Jade Roller would do.

Orgga Jade Roller priced at 90rm where a Herbivore one costs 130rm. Would you consider the noise fact of it looking at the price you’ll pay?

My overall experience with Orgga Skincare isn’t really bad. Love their simplistic packaging and straightforward products however, I think they are a bit on the pricy side. If you’re a fan of natural skincare products then you’ll definitely like Orgga.

Shopping Info:
Orgga Jade Stone Face Roller | 90rm
Lindo Luxe Beauty Oil by Orgga Skincare | 110rm for 20ml
Bacca Bliss Daily Cleansing Powder | 69rm for 50g jar
Rose Otto Nourishing Face Mist | 60rm

Orgga Skincare also offers a complete set of this four product for oily skin call Lindo Complete Set which is priced at 305rm all together. Available to purchase at Orgga website.

Vitamin C skincare for pregnant skin – Rapid Age Spot Correcting Serum & Essential C Day Moisture | Murad Environmental Shield

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Vitamin C skincare for pregnant skin – Rapid Age Spot Correcting Serum & Essential C Day Moisture | Murad Environmental Shield

Just emptied one bottle of the Rapid Age Spot Correcting Serum and started another. I really like this vitamin C infused serum from Murad’s Environmental Shield skincare range. A couple of years back I was introduced to this and since my bond is solid with this Murad Spot Correcting Serum.

Also trying out the Essential C Day Moisture for the 2nd time. It’s a different experience this time because I’ve been usin1g this with the Rapid Spot Correcting Serum.

You’ve noticed it right! This year I’ve been going big on Vitamin C skin care products.

Usually, I like retinol products way more than Vitamin C in my skincare. But my pregnancy made me avoid retinol for a while. And so that’s how every Vitamin C skincare product is now a big part of my skincare routine. It’s not only about vitamin C in my skincare routine but also my trust in Murad Skincare products. They never failed me before and I trust this brand for a sensitive time like pregnancy as well.

Keep reading to know my experience with both of these Vitamin C products from the Murad Environmental Shield Range. PS: Both of them are formulated without Gluten, Parabens, Sulfates, and Hydroquinone.

Murad Environmental Shield Rapid Age Spot Correcting Serum

Do you remember what I said about Murad Retinol Serum in my previous post?

Murad Environmental Rapid Age Spot Correcting Serum makes me feel the vitamin-C version of Murad Youth Renewal Retinol Serum instead of retinol. Although Murad claims a fast action, however, the serum works on my skin in a slow-and-steady way.

Murad claims that their three key ingredients AKA Murad’s NHP – 3 technology (Niacinamide, Hexylresorcinol, and Plankton Extract) is proven to even out skin tone reduce key signs of aging.

Niacinamide – enhances cell turnover to visibly reduce the appearance of dark spots.
Hexylresorcinol – minimizes the damage that can lead to future discoloration and reduces the appearance of age signs.
Plankton Extract – an Encapsulated blend of green and brown microalgae that visibly dissolves dark spots to revitalize the skin’s natural tone.

Ingredients of Murad Rapid Age Spot Correcting Serum:

Water/Aqua/Eau, Glycerin, Dimethicone, Pentylene Glycol, Niacinamide, Butylene Glycol, PPG-5-Ceteth-20, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Hexylresorcinol, Ascorbyl Glucoside, Hexapeptide-2, Oryza Sativa (Rice) Bran Extract, Yeast Extract, Plankton Extract, Soy Amino Acids, Lecithin, Squalane, Dimethicone, Urea, Yeast Amino Acids, Trehalose, Inositol, Taurine, Betaine, Sodium PCA, Hydroxyethyl Acrylate/Sodium Acryloyldimethyl Taurate Copolymer, Polysorbate 60, Ammonium Acryloyldimethyltaurate/VP Copolymer, Xanthan Gum, Sodium Benzotriazolyl Butylphenol Sulfonate, Synthetic Fluorphlogopite, Sodium Hydroxide, Disodium EDTA, Ethylhexylglycerin, Phenoxyethanol, Fragrance(Parfum), Limonene, Red 4 (CI 14700), Yellow 5 (CI 19140), Titanium Dioxide (CI 77891)

Apart from vitamin-c but Rapid Age Spot Correcting Serum is made of Oligopeptides and has subtle light-reflecting pearls in it that makes the skin look plumped radiant almost instantly.

Rapid Age Spot Correcting Serum | Murad Environmental Shield

my experience with Murad (Rapid Age Spot Correcting) Vitamin C serum:

This is one luxurious Vitamin C serum that I really and simply enjoy using. I go through every bottle of this serum super fast. When I have this serum I literally don’t feel like to use anything else, like it this much. I also like the packaging of it very much.

Texture-wise this serum is a lightweight cream like serum infused with pearls (as mentioned before). It goes underneath any moisturizer very well. Skin feels plumped, nourished and radiant but not sticky after every use.

The serum really works on uneven skin tone and dullness when I use it religiously. don’t expect a super-fast, seven or ten-day result. A before and after picture with a 4/6 months gap might show the visible effect I believe. Right now my skin is going through all that pregnancy Jazz; for example, the pregnancy mask, dryness, sensitivity and sometimes over oiliness. Murad Environmental Shield Vitamin C Serum has been maintaining my skin tome, age signs and dullness pretty well.

This is a serum for all skin type and I also like using it any time of the day. I just take care of my sun protection for day time as because it has these ingredients like Vitamin C and Niacinamide.

Murad Environmental Shield Essential-C Day Moisture [Broad Spectrum SPF 30 | PA+++]

Vitamin C skincare for pregnant skin - Essential C Day Moisture | Murad Environmental Shield

With vitamin C, niacinamide and all that jazz there comes the need for SPF protection. Isn’t it awesome when your moisturizer comes with the right amount of sun protection and saves the effort and time of using a separate sunscreen? I swear by a moisturizer with SPF especially for when I’m staying at home during the day.

Essential-C Day Moisture is the all-in-one day moisturizer that has Vitamin-C and also SPF 30, PA +++ in it. The best part it’s not sticky and filled with antioxidants.

Ingredients of Essential-C™ Day Moisture

Water (Aqua), Butylene Glycol, Stearic Acid, Cocoglycerides, Diisopropyl Sebacate, Glyceryl Stearate, Lauryl Lactate, PEG-100 Stearate, Isodecyl Neopentanoate, Dimethicone, Cetyl Alcohol, Aminomethyl Propanol, Pelvetia Canaliculata Extract, Ectoin, Ginkgo Biloba Leaf Extract, Vitis Vinifera (Grape) Seed Extract, Passiflora Incarnata Extract, Tetrahexyldecyl Ascorbate, Sodium PCA, Panthenol, Tripleurospermum Maritima Extract, Sodium Myristoyl Sarcosinate, Tocopheryl Acetate, Phospholipids, Retinyl Palmitate, Ascorbyl Palmitate, Chitosan Ascorbate, Betaine, Sorbitol, Glycine, Alanine, Proline, Serine, Threonine, Arginine, Lysine, Glutamic Acid, Zinc Gluconate, Ethyl Linoleate, Cetyl Phosphate, Magnesium Aluminum Silicate, Xanthan Gum, Disodium EDTA, Phenoxyethanol, Caprylyl Glycol, Chlorphenesin, Eugenol, Limonene, Linalool, Fragrance (Parfum), Yellow 6 (CI 15985), Red 33 (CI 17200)

Like all Murad’s Environmental Shield skincare products this Essential-C moisturizer also protects the skin from UV rays and free radical damage. It feels lightweight on the skin and does not give any white cast or such. It helps to maintain radiant skin even if I use it with the Environmental Shield Vitamin C Serum or not.

Shopping Info:
1. Rapid Age Spot Correcting Serum (30mL) | 458RM
2. Essential-C™ Day Moisture Broad Spectrum (50mL) | 338RM
* Vibrant Vibes Limited edition holiday set (Both together in full size) | 498RM

Available at Murad Malaysia stores and online. You might also find them at Sephora although I don’t know why Sephora Malaysia is usually very poor at Murad product collection.

Have you tried any of these products? Share your experience with me.

There is this another sunscreen by Murad I really like called City Skin Age Defence, read all about that here.

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GlamGlow Bright Mud | Eye Treatment:

The PowerMud is not my favorite but the other ones are true to their claim.

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Ingredients of Murad Rapid Age Spot Correcting Serum:

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Ingredients of Essential-C™ Day Moisture

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