PAUL & JOE BEAUTE
Posted by ilyana | Filed under Make-Up & Beauty
Friday was payday, thank you god. I was going out of my mind the past month because I’ve seen so many things I wanted to get but was too broke to pay for and it’s all Miuccia’s fault. If she hadn’t designed the most gorgeous wallet known to man, I wouldn’t have to go through so much torture!
I’ve been wanting to give my skincare routine a little whitening boost so I did plenty of research, read up reviews on different products. I won’t really bother usually, well of course I’d read reviews on something I’d want to get but that’s about it. This is what happens when you’re broke - you realise you have so much free time on your hands that all you can do is read up everything there is about the stuff you want to get when your next pay comes in >D
Japanese skincare is something I’m really interested in; I find it fascinating that most of the Japanese women I meet/see/watch on tv have such radiant, glowing skin! Hence to get good skin and live happily ever after, we must do as the Japanese ladies do: Invest in a good Japanese skincare line, eat sushi everyday, drink purified glacial water from Mount Fuji and marry someone who looks like Shirota Yuu (I would click that link if I were you and marvel at the hotness!) HAHAHA RIGHTT got a little side-tracked thar, forgive me.
PAUL & JOE isn’t a Japanese brand at all but PAUL & JOE BEAUTE, their cosmetics and skincare range, is made and formulated in Japan so it’s pretty much a Japanese brand with Parisian roots (mmm I like the sound of that!) I’ve read so many raves about their skincare line so I bought two products to try out!
I got the whitening serum and the creamy facial foam! I originally wanted just the whitening serum which was SGD$76 but the P&J salesgirl was telling me that there was some promotion going on so I could get both the serum and the facial foam at SGD$80! What an awesome beauty steal!
I can’t really do a full review until I’ve made good use of them both but here are my initial thoughts: I LOVE the whitening serum, I’ve not seen any whitening effect so far because I’ve only used it for three days but I love the gel-like texture. It’s not greasy at all, absorbs quickly into the skin and has this AMAZING orange flower scent. LOVE LOVE LOVE.
And hello? Look at that beautiful packaging, how can anyone resist that? It sits so prettily on my vanity table that I am just compelled to use it everyday!
The face wash has a similar scent to the serum and after washing my face with it, my skin felt clean and not tight at all! Can’t really say much because I’ve only used this once lol. Reviews to come when I actually see results!
Got some samples to try out as well! P&J’s really generous with their samples, I got some cleansing lotion, cleansing fluid, foundation and moisturizing serum samples whee!
A non-skincare related purchase: I got very annoyed with my eyeliner smudging on me like it was runny ice cream on a hot day so I caved in and got myself the MAKE UP FOR EVER Aqua Eyes in 22L which everyone is talking about. It’s supposedly waterproof and smudge-proof. I’m really impressed, I wore it out today and it didn’t budge!
Since I have so many black eyeliners, I opted to get this shimmery gunmetal gray shade! It’s not a flat gray (which is gross!) and has little iridescent silver and blue shimmer as seen in the swatch!
So if you have problems with your eyeliner giving you the unattractive raccoon eye look, you should seriously consider getting some eyeliners from MAKE UP FOR EVER. They have a gazillion colors AND they don’t lie about being smudge-proof unlike some other make-up brands >_>
Til next time~
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Tags: Make-Up & Beauty, make-up: MUFE, skincare: paul & joe, skincare: whitening
15 Responses to “PAUL & JOE BEAUTE”
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pruh Says:
November 16th, 2009 at 1:01 amWhitenig stuff, wow. You can have a little of my white.I’glow- in -the- dark white lol.
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Catherine Says:
November 16th, 2009 at 4:16 amOooooh, Paul and Joe! I love their packaging too but I’m just afraid to use their skincare (I have really reactive sensitive skin) LOL. I can just imagine them sitting pretty on your vanity though! Great deal you got too!
And man, I feel like one of these days I just need to suck it up and buy a few of those MUFEs. Both my Prestige WP and UD 24/7s smudge on me after a few hours (to variable degrees depending on the color)… My first choice would definitely be 22L as well though - I loooove shimmery grey liner.
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ilyana Says:
November 16th, 2009 at 10:09 am@ pruh
I’ve seen photos of you and think you have really nice skin!@ Catherine
Damn I wish you could try it out because it’s not bad at all! Maybe if you need a moisturizer, you could try the P&J moisturizing cream? I read on Fuzkittie that it’s got plenty of natural ingredients.Every bloody eyeliner I own smudges on me by the end of the day and the forever summer weather we get here is just speeding up the process so you should really check out the MUFE Aqua Eyes, they’re so good! I’m going to get maybe a teal shade next!
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a Says:
November 16th, 2009 at 1:03 pmwhere is MUFE?
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ilyana Says:
November 16th, 2009 at 2:03 pm@ a
you can find MUFE at Sephora Ion Orchard -
evie Says:
November 16th, 2009 at 4:49 pmooh!..ok! next time i shall try paul & joe too! XD
i love japanese things too!!!love to visit japan someday too!!!! going to save like crazy…and shop like crazy over there hehe..
ooh! i saw Shirota Yuu picture!! very H.O.T!!ooh heard many raves about MUFU…
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ilyana Says:
November 16th, 2009 at 5:08 pm@ evie
I’m really liking P&J so far!
I know right! Tokyo will always be my number 1 destination, I love everything about the food, culture, shopping, MEN and make-up lol!Check out MUFE the next time u visit Sephora!
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Jennifer Says:
November 16th, 2009 at 9:45 pmHi! I updated my post about the JS complaint :X
wow where did you order your P & J??
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evie Says:
November 17th, 2009 at 12:55 amsure! hehheh luckily S’pore have Sephora or else i miss out on the spree again! but its more expensive here right?
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yumeko Says:
November 17th, 2009 at 4:37 amhohoho! u feel the MUFE love? awesome! <3
btw loving ur photos layout!!
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ilyana Says:
November 17th, 2009 at 9:25 am@ evie
It’s SGD$32 here in Singapore and I think in the US, it’s USD$17. If you take in account the exchange rate + shipping costs, it’s roughly the same!@ yumeko
YES I AM FEELING IT HUN! I must admit the reason why I got it was because I read about it on your blog, wish I had the whole set like you ;DThank youuu <3
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heartofpearl Says:
November 17th, 2009 at 7:52 pmi lurrrve where you take your photos. it is amazing i like your style!!!! x
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ilyana Says:
November 17th, 2009 at 8:26 pm@ heartofpearl
omg hey!! I loveee your blog, it’s amazing.
aww thank you so much, glad you liked my photos (they were taken in my garden lol) -
tea noir » Blog Archive » Urban Decay and some holiday talk. Says:
December 5th, 2009 at 3:34 pm[...] eyeliner I’ve ever come across. People have been comparing the UD eyeliners with the MUFE Aqua Eyes since like forever and I think the Aqua Eyes are truly waterproof and smudgeproof but UD has some [...]
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November 16th, 2009 at 9:52 pm
@ Jennifer
Hey I just read about it and I think the system is really unfair D8
Anyway we have P&J counters here in Singapore so I got them from my local counter!
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