Two Thousand Things : March 2014

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[BODYCARE]: THISWORKS In The Midnight Hour Set

Do you remember my first purchase in 2014 post? Yep, my first 2014 beauty purchase was ThisWorks "In The Midnight Hour" set that include a Deep Sleep Shower Gel and a Deep Sleep Stress Less Roller Ball. I promised you the review, and here it is ....

If you have known me for a little while, you might notice that I have a little bit of sleeping problem (amongst my many other personality problems, LOL). I might have mention quite several time on my twitter, my blogs, and my other social media platforms that I have trouble sleeping, especially at night. I have insomnia, if you would like to say it that way.

Anyway, it's been hard to conquer it. I've tried sleeping tea, etc but none of them works for me. So every time I see products that claims to help with sleeping I'd probably buy it straight away. And that was the story behind my purchase of This Works duo set. I've heard good things about them and I've also read in a few blogs that these products really helps, so I decided to get it while it was on discount at Beauty Bay.

As I've mentioned above, the set comes in two products which is the full size Deep Sleep Shower Gel (250ml) and the mini Deep Sleep Stress Less Roller Ball.

First of all, this is my first time trying any of ThisWorks products. Although I have read about them on other beauty blogs especially England-based beauty blogs, but this brand is not available here in my country. Online store like Beauty Bay really helps me in getting those brands that are not available here.

So back to the products, I really like the packaging with the sleek all-white containers adorned with interesting fonts. The shower gel is HUGE! And I love how it looks standing on my black & white themed bathroom ;p

As the set is called "In The Midnight Hour" so these products are meant to be used for night shower just before you go to bed. The shower gel contains lavender, vetivert, and camomile essential oils which said to help relax our body and mind, so this shower gel is for night time indeed.

It has a pump at the top so it's easy to dispense the product. It smells like lavender but in a good way. I mean, I mostly don't really like lavender scent but this one smells quite subtle and serene, so it doesn't really annoy me. I think it's a combination scent of lavender with camomile which tones down the pure lavender scent.

When I showered with this shower gel somehow it makes me feel relaxed even when I'm still in the shower. So by the time I got out of the bathroom, tucking into my pajama and get ready for bed, I already feel relaxed and calm.

I then use the Deep Sleep Stress Less Roller Pen and put it on my pulse point such as my wrists and temples, and then I would feel more relaxed and ultimately feel sleepy.

Overall, I'd say that this duo set really does their job very well. I felt sleepy every time I used them (even when I only use the shower gel). I don't know what magic they have but it totally works on me ;)

I'm glad that I found this product especially the shower gel. The only down side is I have to take a shower at night just before sleep so the effect can kick right in. I know the western custom is to take a morning or night shower, but here in my country our custom is to take a shower both in the morning and in the afternoon, so I only use this when I got home late at night and don't have anything to do anymore except goes right to bed.

For better experience, I think it would be great to use on a night bath. That way you'll get even more relaxed, and sleepy feeling will come in no time. I don't have a bath tub in my current apartment so I can only shower.

You can get this set or other ThisWorks products on Beauty Bay HERE (with Free Shipping Worldwide!). Based on my recent experience I am now eyeing the Sleep Balm and Deep Sleep Pillow Spray ^o^

What about you? Have you tried any ThisWorks products before?

Or do you have any recommendation on products that can help with sleeping?

I hope you guys will have a great weekend !

Hugs and Kissies,

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Empties

FEBRUARY Empties

Again, I'm sorry for being MIA because I'm kinda super busy lately with my other freelance jobs, and I also have some other domestic things to be taken care of, as well as my personal daily agenda that needs to be attended to.

Anyway, here's a super-late Empties post for you. This is for last month a.k.a February Empties post and I did not empty a lot of products last month because I've been busy with moving-out process, freelance jobs, et cetera so I didn't have that much time to diligently apply all my products. I skipped a lot of products too which now caused an alarming state on my face, so currently I'm trying to get back to my beauty routines again so hopefully there would be many empty products by the end of this month.

Now, to start things up, here is my Empty products that I finished last month:

As you can see, there were not really much products that I finished, and most of them are sample/travel size too, but at least I managed to finish three real size products, one sheet mask, and one deluxe travel size product.

One of the real size product that I managed to binned last month was the Lervia Milk & Honey Shower Cream that comes in two different formulas. If you can see the bottle is divided into two sections, the left one is the milk part which is white in color, and the right side is the honey part which has a "honey" color. Each section has their own opening so you squeeze them both at the same time to release the same amount of mixed formula. It's a really unique concept which got me excited at first, but then I found out that I don't really like the scent that much so it kinda turns me off a bit at the end. Recommended? Yes - I would purchase it again but maybe in different scent. Right now I'm still trying to use up my Honeycat Peach Brandy Shower Gel.

Another shower product that I was actually sad when it's empty was The Body Shop Cranberry Joy Body Scrub which is a favorite of mine. I really love the texture which feels like you're scrubbing your skin with the actual berries itself (because it looks and feels natural on skin). I also love the scent of Cranberry Joy which is TBS's christmas scent. Recommended? Yes - To replace this I am now using another favorite of mine which is the Ovale Balinese Milk Scrub (Lulur Bali) and the Rainforest Coffee & Cacao Body Scrub which is only a little bit left now.

Another full size product that I finished is the Wetz Green Tea Wet Wipes which is actually just a fancy wet wipes. It's pretty nice compared to other wipes and it's natural, alcohol-free, and has antiseptic too. Recommended? Yes - I actually don't know why I put wet wipes in this empty bin because I usually don't ;p

I also finally used up my one and only My Beauty Diary Southern France Apricot Face Mask which is a sheet mask that felt ultra comfy on my face. My Beauty Diary is a Korean brand which is famous for their face masks. Recommended? Yes - I want to try more variants from My Beauty Diary but I still have a lot of other sheet masks to finish off first.

A tiny sachet sample that I used up last month is the Estee Lauder Advanced Night Repair which I got several sachets from one of my Vanity Trove box. I actually have tried this night serum many years ago and didn't find anything special from it, but I'm willing to try them again now, hoping that maybe they have renew the formula or something.

In skincare section I used up a couple of sample size items such as the Skin Food Omija Whitening Emulsion and Tea Toner set that I got from my October Lolabox. Although these are quite small but I managed to use them several times and really love how the formula feels on my combination skin. Recommended? Yes - I think I would like to try the full size version of this Omija Whitening but I still have to finish my current face serums and toners first.

Another travel size is the Clarins Extra-Firming Day Cream which I also like because it has SPF in it so if I forgot to put extra sunscreen at least I'm covered with the SPF in this face cream. The formula is also friendly for my combination skin. Recommended? Yes - I'm not sure if I would buy the full size in the future because Clarins are quite pricey and I still prefer their Hydra-quench range, but right now I am using my newly purchased Wardah Lightening Day Cream to replace this with.

In bodycare section I finished off the L'Occitane Dry Skin Hand Cream which I found a little bit too thick for my liking (although it absorbs very well). I also prefer hand creams with more noticeable scents. Recommended? Yes - If you love shea butter scent which is just like a subdued "neutral" scent, then I recommend this for you. To replace this I'm now using my 3W Snail Hand Cream which is one of my current favorite ;)

Lastly, the only hair care product that I finished last month: Clear Anti Hairfall Daily Scalp Tonic. This is one of my hair care essentials to help with my severe hair fall problem. I love this tonic which is so easy to use and absorbs really well to the roots of my hair. I also like the subtle scent and I even put this on my Favorite product list ;) - Recommended? Yes. I'm planning to repurchase this soon but right now I'm using the Lucido L Triple Beauty Vitamin Spray for Hair before I buy a new one.

That's it for my February Empties.

What products do you managed to empty recently?

To see my previous JANUARY 2014 Empties post, CLICK HERE.

Hugs and Kissies,

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