Entri Khas; Mak

Betul lah, manusia ni kelihatan sangat polos pada dua keadaan, ketika lena dan menyuap makan. 

Dan aku terfikir lagi, tenang yang macam ni ke yang mak kita selalu rasa, bila dorang tengok kita makan, walaupun dorang tak makan? Teringat satu puisi Aan Mansyur, yang tajuknya Rindu;

 

Bumi tidak butuh banyak bulan.

Bulan sendiri, pandai dan kekanak-kanakan. 

Dia bisa jadi pisang ambon, mangkuk pecah

ibumu, atau martabak utuh jika kau lapar. 

Dia akan menertawai kerakusanmu atau 

menjadi penuh ketika kau kosong.

 

“Kenapa mak senyum – senyum ni? Mak teringat apa?”

“Takde lah, mak seronok tengok kamu makan.”

“Mak tak makan?”

“Tak, mak dah kenyang, kamu makanlah.”

 

Dan kita tersenyum melihat mak tersenyum. Polos dan ikhlasnya kasih mak jelas nampak pada tenang senyumnya. Seronok bila mak teman makan. Dan bunyi kita menyuap makan yang kadang diselangi dengan pesan – pesan pendek mak; mengisi jeda antara setiap suapan.

 

 “Perlahan – lahanlah makan. Banyak lagi ni.”

“Hehe, sedaap mak!”

 

Melebar senyum mak.

Jeda – jeda pendek yang dikongsi dengan mak ketika waktu makan itu is one of the most comforting silence that one day will be missed, yang takkan dapat ditukar dengan apa – apa.

 

Bila dengan mak, tenangnya rasa lain.

Tenang yang sesetengah daripada kita rindukan. Tenang yang sebahagian daripada kita tak perasan. 

Mana mungkin ada mereka yang sayangkan kita seperti mana mak. Bila hilangnya kasih mak, ibarat hilanglah sebahagian besar daripada diri kita.

 

Kasih mak sampai syurga. Semoga syurga yang tertinggi untuk mak. Cuma syurga selayaknya untuk mak.

 

Pandangan redup mak seperti segara dalam; yang menyimpan seribu rasa yang mungkin kita takkan dapat pernah huraikan walaupun pada akhir cerita.

 

Mak, kita semua rindukan mak. 

Selamat hari raya mak.

Entri-2 [Kantin]

 Entri-2

Masa ni dah minggu kedua mengajar, so dah slow – slow nampak rentak lah. Mana nak kena improve, mana nak kena control sikit. I dah start gain balik my confidence, cakap kat diri sendiri,

“Kau boleh ni, kau anggap je macam kau buat presentation masa kat uni, tapi ni  hari – hari. Kau takyah cuak, sebab takde kawan – kawan sebaya ke, lecturer ke. Kau boleh handle ni. Cuba je semampu kau, yang penting sampai apa yang kau ajar.”

So haritu, I ada kelas form 3 lepas rehat. Target I, masa rehat nanti, I nak bertenang – tenang, so I buat revision before tu lah sementara ada masa sikit. Frankly, I was having fun doing the revision, sebab sebenarnya seronok bila kita dapat luang masa, and belajar balik benda yang kita belajar dulu masa kat sekolah. Masa yang betul – betul hanya untuk tu. And science is always fun to learn. Haritu nak masuk bab yang V equals to IR, so sebab ada masa lebih lepas revision, I pun pergi makmal and cuba cari litar, wire and bateri yang boleh pakai, set up terus, so nanti senang bawak pergi kelas. I fikir, kalau benda yang kita explain tu, then boleh tunjuk benda tu so that dorang nampak, it’s going to be easier for them to process the information. Then nanti boleh mintak dorang buat, tengok faham ke tak.

Then masuk waktu rehat. I pun, okay, nak bertenang sekejap. I dah balik bilik guru balik lepas pergi makmal. I pun bangun jalan pusing – pusing dekat tempat I. Masa tu baru rehat, then nampaklah students berpusu – pusu beratur beli makanan. Ada yang datang dengan kawan, berlari, jalan sambil gelak. Daripada berjalan setempat, I dah tegak berdiri, menghadap kantin. I pun jadi ralit sendiri, dan tak sedar I dah senyum sorang – sorang, seronok tengok gelagat dorang. Tiba – tiba ada rasa yang tertahan, entah, jadi sebak sendiri. Seronok nampak dorang menyuap makan, nampak polos sangat. Sedar – sedar mata I dah basah, menitik – nitik air mata, sampai basah tudung.

Kebanyakan daripada mereka I tak kenal pun, tapi rasa sayang tu, macam bertumpah – tumpah.

Perlahan – lahan I panjatkan doa pada Tuhan, ya Allah, rahmatilah mereka. Rahmatilah mereka. Lindungilah mereka.

Aku terfikir, betul lah, manusia ni kelihatan sangat polos pada dua keadaan, ketika lena dan menyuap makan.

Aaaa sudah, ni tanda dah jatuh sayang ke?

Entri-1 [Hari Pertama]

 Entri-1.

I remember saying this to myself on the first day of working as a substitute teacher at this one high school,

“Aini, let’s just do this for money. Remember, more money, more books. And please, do not get attached to anyone here.”

No, I’m not going to write the whole entries in English, whenever it suits.

So, long story short, aku ajar Science form 1 and form 3. Aku pegang 4 kelas, 2 kelas form 1, paling depan and paling hujung and 2 kelas form 3. Awal tu, bila dorang assigned kelas form 3, terfikir jugak, betul ke dorang nak bagi aku jaga kelas exam ni. Dah lah masa tu lagi 3 bulan setengah gitu nak PT3. Tapi aku macam, okay je lah, boleh kot, takkan nak cakap banyak pulak kan.

Aku dapat tempat yang agak tersorok dan sangatlah bersyukur so that tak payahlah rasa serba – salah kalau tak tahu nak sembang apa. Tempat duduk tu memang betul – betul membelakangi kantin, so kalau aku pusing kerusi, boleh nampaklah students makan kat meja tu.

Haritu hari Khamis. Kebetulan semua kelas ada. Serius cuak, tapi cakap kat diri sendiri, redah je lah Aini, nak layan cuak tu bukan bawak ke mana pun. Terus bawak buku teks form 3, phone and pencil case pergi kelas 3 Canggih. Aku cakap awal – awal, kalau bab introduction, aku memang jammed. Tak kisahlah in starting conversations ke, in writing.

So, masuk je kelas tu, dorang bangun bagi salam and baca doa, then duduk. Pastu semua terdiam sekejap. Aku dah macam, “apa the best way nak start eh? Weh, tak boleh, tak boleh, kau kena cepat Aini, kau in control ni”, sambil belek buku teks cari bab electricity. Sempatlah skimmed through dalam bilik guru tadi kejap before masuk kelas. Takde perkenalkan diri apa semua, terus ja aku cerita pasal kilat. Masatu, suara aku macam tenggelam timbul je kat telinga sendiri, aku rasa macam di awan – awangan pun ya. Yang pasti sejuk satu badan dah masatu. Aku cuba elak eye contact tapi entah macam mana terpandang this one male student yang ekspresi muka dia confused and nampak obviously, suspiciously judging. Agak tegang jugak lah muka dia, masatu aku dah rasa down sikit plus. Tapi memang tak nampak rentak lagi lah masatu.  

Expression macam tu tak pelik lah dah kalau kau masuk –masuk kelas terus bagitahu harini kita akan masuk tajuk electricity. Tak perkenalkan diri, apa pun tak. Undeniably a bad start, duh.

Dah habis tiga-tiga kelas, aku balik bilik guru, duduk diam kat meja sendiri sambil termenung, reflect teaching method aku. Ni kalau cikgu betul tengok first day aku, confirm geleng kepala.

Balik rumah, aku demam 2 hari. Demam terkejut lah kot.  

 

Forget The Ordinary: We A Got Better Niacinamide Serum from Geek & Gorgeous!

 I still remember when I was using Niacinamide serum from the Ordinary in few years back. I remember how it was always getting foamy whenever I tried to rub it in and balled up and left me feeling annoyed. Like, how you are going to work if you get balled up all the time? Not forget the discomfort my skin experienced every time I applied it on my skin. I’m not sure what makes me persevere, but it always stung my skin, thus the discomfort.

Since then, I refused to try any particular niacinamide serum, because the fear of experiencing the same thing. Is anyone here in the same boat with me?

So, what’s the best niacinamide serum we are going to talk about now?

✨ Geek & Gorgeous B-Bomb 10% Niacinamide Serum✨

Key ingredients: 10% Niacinamide to regulate oil production, strengthen skin barrier, improve the appearance of enlarged pores, helps with hyperpigmentation and helps with dullness. Zinc PCA has the anti-aging benefits, has anti-microbial properties, helps to control acne besides decreases the sebum production, on the other hand, Sarcosine is a synthetic amino acid derivative that also acts as oil-control agent and enhancing the penetration of other ingredients.

Texture: It has a clear, slightly tacky, light gel texture which is fast – absorbing

Best for: People with acne-prone skin, oily skin and anyone who loves adding niacinamide serum in their routine!

Experience: What I really like about this serum is the fact that it is very easy to be layered with other products without pilling, besides being very spreadable. I swear, it is such a turn-off if the products pill. Post – application does not leave my skin feels sticky or greasy, not at all! Yet providing a slight glow to my skin, helps me to cover my skin dullness, which is pretty much appreciated :) Usually, 3-4 drops of this serum is enough to cover all my face and neck and I usually use this after a toner. This serum feels great to be used together with Garden of Wisdom Alpha Arbutin serum.

After a few weeks of testing this serum, I could say, this serum feels very gentle on my sensitive and dehydrated combination skin. Even on the days where my skin barrier is compromised, this feels nice on my skin. It really helps in decreasing the oiliness of my skin, especially on my T-zone area. I noticed my skin becomes less angry and calmer after few weeks incorporating this serum into my routine, I get less acne than usual and not to forget, how it helps to brighten my overall skin complexion after weeks of usage.

I believe, the continuation of using this serum will show more impressive result, as for now, I only used half of the bottle. It is easy to see if you are happy having/using certain skincare products; you are using them faster than you think you are capable of.

Rate: 5/5  

You can get this serum at wortheecosmetics.com only at RM 75 for 30ml.  

 

Curel Makeup Cleansing Gel Review

Curel Intensive Moisture Care Makeup Cleansing Gel (130g)

I was searching for a very gentle yet effective first cleanser, I googled then this cleansing gel came up. I tried to read as many as possible reviews on this. I had good feelings about this one and right away made a purchase on watsons shopee on 3.3 monthly sale. 

Texture: It comes out in a gel form and feels like a balm once you warm it up. 

How this work: This works exactly like cleansing balm, squeeze an adequate amount of it, and warm it up between your palms and then massage it on your skin well, to take off your sunscreen residue or light make up. But it might require you to massage longer than an oil cleanser to really cleanse everything.

Verdict: I-I, I found it! The one that cleansed so well, very effectively, doesn't dry out my dry skin AT ALL, not even a bit of drying feeling afterwards. It doesn't make me uncomfortable in anyways, even in a slightest. I am very choosy with my cleanser and before this, none impressed like how this one did. Farmacy Green Clean is nice but this one is far more gentle than anything I had tried. It's like the real definition of a gentle first cleanser. 

It turns milky once it gets in contact with water. This is my way, I massage it all over my face with my clean, dry hands and then, after a while, I wet my hands and continue massaging for another few minutes, then I rinse well. Then, I continue with second cleanser. 

It could be cleansed easily without leaving any thin layer of film and I really love the after rinsed feel.

And I really like the fact it comes in a sqeeze tube and its gel texture allows me to do my first cleanse while lying down on my bed and listen to podcasts/songs or just lying quietly while keep massaging my face. Yes, I prefer to do my first cleanse in my bedroom. It doesn't get messy at all. 

To those who badly wants gentle first cleanser, or to those who have easily sensitised skin, irritated, dry or very dry but still wants to enjoy double cleanse, this cleansing gel is definitely for you! 

Bought this for RM35.70 during sale on shopee watsons.

⭐️: 5/5 #ainimentariapproved

Axis-y Sunday Morning Refreshing Cleansing Foam Review

Axis-y Sunday Morning Refreshing Cleansing Foam 120ml

Key ingredients: Birch Sap, Green Tea, Centella Asiatica, Licorice Root Extract, Allantoin.

Thoughts: The texture of this pH balanced cleanser (5.5) is white creamy as you can see in the pictures provided. The scent really reminds me of Hada Labo Moisturising cleanser, really similar though. 

Honestly, I am not a fan of foam cleansers since they are typically drying and quite stripping. The fact that foam cleanser foams so well, I only feel like moving the foam around my face without really cleanse my face well. 

But I have read few convincing reviews about this cleanser and of course I'd love to give it a try. Thank you @nattacosme for this cleanser! 

This cleanser foams well but doesn't feel stripping or drying at all, it is claimed because of the aquaxyl. It feels gentle on my skin, easily washed off too and leaving my skin soft and well-cleansed. 

My skin doesn't have any bad reaction to this cleanser, so far so good! This cleanser also can be used to take off my chemical sunscreen residue. But bear in mind, this cleanser is not a great one if you are using high-water resistant sunscreen or thick mineral sunscreen. You still need first cleanser like cleansing balm/oil cleanser.

A tube of 120ml of this definitely gonna last for another few months! Overall, it is a great experience for me to use this cleanser! 

You can get yours at shopee nattacosme.os at RM40, since currently it is on 11% off.

*This product is gifted by NattaCosme in return for an honest review. 

The Eccentric Aina

 Hey, it's me again. Before you jump into the short story, let me tell you how this story happened to be written. My bestie's sister was asked by her lecturer to write a short story about someone and she had no idea who she should be writing about. Then my best friend suggested her to write about me. My friends including my besties, family, they always think I am unique, rare, weird, eccentric, you name it. I always laugh it off but sometimes those names make me ponder. Some would call me that to highlight that I am different compared to others and some would call me that in a demeaning way, some will do it in another way round. Whatever it is, I acknowledge I do feel different which always makes me feel out of the place most of the times. After all, enjoy this short story!

This is a story about Aina, the most hardworking girl I know. For those who did not know her might think she is arrogant, miss know-it-all, the nerdiest girl. However, her friends and families describes her as…being her. Well, as the older sister her best friend, I would say she is quite eccentric. Truly, I have never met someone like her. How do we know each other? My younger sister is her best friend so she often came home to meet her. So, I ended up became her friend. When we first talk, she insisted on calling me ‘Kak’ even though we are only one year apart. She thought that calling me by my name alone is very rude. She is someone who loves reading non-fiction works. Unlike me who loves fantasy genre books, she hated it. She said that one cannot gain knowledge by simply reading fictions. I thought she was weird. I mean, who would not enjoy some good mysteries or magic? Everyone did! She even finished reading medical related books before her sister who taken the course in university even touched it. She would dedicate her free time reading books even during vacations. When we went to Lego Land in Johor Bharu, she would not let go of her books. She would sit somewhere, reading while me my sister hopped on a roller coaster. Other people would think that she is always studying and reading. People would tell her to be a normal person and just have fun like everyone else but she did have fun…with reading.

She also likes to do almost everything traditionally. She loves making postcards and sending email instead of chatting in WhatsApp application or using social medias. In fact, she seldom touches her phone, unless when she need to make a call or…online classes, which she hated by the way. In her phone, she only has 10 contacts. Although her knowledge is really broad, she did not know how to socialize with people especially with the opposite gender. She did not usually talk with men but if she did, she would tremble unknowingly. Not only with men, she would avoid eye contacts when talking to other people too. This is what makes people dislike her. They thought she’s arrogant and disregard others by not looking at them directly. Trying to talk to her about it is useless because she would not admit it. According to her, a good social life cannot determine a person’s success and being knowledgeable is also a form of socializing. Reading about cultures makes her feel like she experiences it herself and she’s content with it. Another eccentric thing about her is that she hated surprises. Even on my birthday, she would email me the picture of my gift that I would be receiving soon as she was on her way. That was really weird. She would also give herself a present every year before her birthday. She would collect her favourite blog entries and compiled it in her scrapbook. Despite her rather unique character, she is very insightful. People would often go to her to talk about their problems and she would give her honest opinion and advices without any bias and she would not sugar coat her words. Sometimes, the truth hurts but that is exactly what we all need, isn’t it?

Risale-i Nur

Risale-I Nur

Lepas terdelete semua buku dalam app Book, sedih makan masa jugak walaupun memang salah sendiri. Kemudian baru la slow slow download balik buku-buku mana yang berkenan dan transfer Risale-I Nur and few interesting journals dalam google drive ke app Book. Hehe baru rasa alive balik. Tapi buku yang terdelete yang belum baca tu memang dah tak download balik sebab tak ingat dah buku apa. 

Risale-I Nur.

First time dengar dan tahu kewujudan Risale-I Nur bila baca buku arwah Ahmad Ammar in 2014. Antara benda yang seronok bila kau tahu satu-satu buku melalui buku-buku lain.

Masatu tengah beratur tunggu kelas lain keluar dari bilik (lupa dah nama apa, yang bersebelahan tangga banin). Nampak satu buku ni kat beranda koridor. Pastu nampak budak budak laki kelas tukar-tukar tangan buku tu, tengok sekejap sekejap. Dorang pun perlahan-lahan masuk kelas then aku cepat cepat la pergi dekat buku tu. Aku belek perlahan, kemudian perasan ada nama perempuan pada awal helaian. Rasa macam kenal, rasanya budak tingkatan bawah dorm sebelah.

Minggu tu minggu balik, terus niat nak ajak mama pergi kedai buku cari buku Ahmad Ammar. Petang khamis tu singgah SMO Kuala Berang dan thank God, ada! Cuma tak banyak dah. Nasib sempat! Seronok tak payah cakap lah. 

Bila dah habis baca buku tu, panjang aku termenung berfikir. His parents really did a great job, raising him into such a fine man. Kemudian ada la simpan niat nanti nak download Risale-I Nur sebab nak tahu isi dia sebab arwah Ammar siap hafal dan ajar balik pada junior-junior dia kat Turki. It is believed he was on his way pada kawan-kawan dia untuk ajar Risale-I Nur but unfortunately he couldn't make it.

Few years later, Kekra kahwin dengan Abang Ijam. And later I found out Abang Ijam dulu sekolah RMC! Arwah Ahmad Ammar pun dulu sekolah RMC! Abang Ijam bagitahu, haah, arwah senior dia dulu. Dia tanya balik macam mana kenal, aku jawab lah buku. Lepastu Abang Ijam selalu share cerita dia masa sekolah dulu. Ahmad Ammar dulu senior dia. Memang baik dengan junior-junior. His description of Ahmad Ammar is exactly like what I read in the book. 

I started to read Risale-I Nur in 2016 kalau tak silap. Tapi tak lah secara disiplin pun, macam sikit sikit sebelum tidur, lepas boring study, bila rasa nak macam something deep and heavy. Sebab baca Risale-I Nur ni bukan macam baca those boring fictional books, asal tangkap main points, jalan cerita and asal habis, sudah. Risale-I Nur ni aku baca in English translation, bahasa dia agak tinggi tapi itu bukan masalah. Masalahnya aku. Aku memang niat nak take my time baca sikit sikit sebab those writing precious do, kau tak nak treat dia sembarangan. And bila habis satu satu bahagian, memang akan buat aku termenung panjang. Kadang repeat baca the same perenggan over and over again. Sebab kadang rasa macam tak cukup hadam. 

Apa yang buat aku rasa dekat ialah, tiap kali baca, tiap kali tu lah rasa macam those words speak well to me, dengan my current situation. It resonates well with what I was/am facing. Kadang selalu rasa those words adalah kiriman Tuhan untuk aku tenangkan hati. Kadang sampai menangis tak boleh berhenti. Gigit bantal, tekan dada cuba kawal tangis sendiri. Biasa lah. Manusia mana je takde masalah cuma bergantung macam mana masing-masing deal dengan masalah sendiri. 

I rarely tell people what I really feel inside. Sebab in most cases, aku yang dengar luahan orang. They said I look wise (lol), they said I always seem to know the solutions, they said because I am attentive and so on. Selalu aku gelak je bila dorang cakap macam tu sebab aku pun tak tahu benda tu betul atau tak, aku cuma try my best to offer comfort. Aku jenis bottler sebab aku tak pandai sangat nak bercerita masalah aku, menulis macam ni boleh la, tapi kalau bercerita in terms of approaching people and tell them your exact problems tu, aku tak pasti. Aku takde sangat keyakinan untuk tu. So aku selalu resort to bottle them up, much easier to me. Selalu bila rasa dah tak tertahan, aku cari distractions. Biasa aku distract diri dari masalah dengan buku lah. Kadang, makin berat rasa tertahan, makin heavy reading materials aku. 

Okay tu je untuk malam ni. Aku niat nak menulis balik tapi tak nak lah fikir sangat goals ke apa, I just wanna write those things yang selama ni tertangguh. Cerita-cerita yang aku rasa sayang kalau lupa, dan those deep feelings and thoughts yang aku tak nak hilang ditelan masa. Nanti kalau aku tercari, at least aku tahu mana nak pergi.

Book Review: Black Milk by Elif Shafak

Reading Elif Shafak’s book is like reading love letters from your beloved ones. You couldn’t get enough of them. You keep repeating the same sentences over and over again as if you are scared the moment you move on to the next one, you might forget all about it and you couldn’t bear the idea of forgetting it. You couldn’t stop smiling either, as your eyes dancing on the letters, you imagine them sitting close beside you, listening to you, reading their words. Sometimes, you get so emotional that you couldn’t stop crying over it, either because the sad stories they been told, or because you’re touched with their words which reflect pure sincerity. For me, it is always the latter. Those letters always feel like warm hugs and could draw a happy smile over my face. That’s how brilliant her books are.  

Black Milk is her second book I read and I’d rate it 9.5/10. It is a non – fiction one, somewhat a memoir of her early life before being a mother and the early months after being a mother. It basically brings you on tours of two. The first part will bring you closer on womanhood, motherhood and authorship. The second part discusses the lives and works of various women writers, in past and present, seeing on how they dealt with similar topics, successfully or unsuccessfully. You may know their names or their works but getting to know how they live their life could be another thing. This book is the story of how Elif Shafak faced her 6 inner voices; struggling and negotiating with them most of the times and then learned to be One. (I’ll try elaborating more regarding these mental voices on my next time review, The Untethered Soul by Michael A.Singer) 

This book tells us about how at first she really against the idea of getting married, fretting if the phase might burden her to pursue her writing passionately like she currently does. She tried her best to make peace with all her inner voices which most of them against her getting married yet a part of her wanted to experience it and have babies of her own. Things started to change when she met Eyub, who has all the opposite sides of her and out of her control, Elif fell in love with him.

“Elif, I stopped expecting anything normal from you the day you quoted Neil Gaiman as your motto on love. We will do the best we can. You will be the nomad, I will be the settler. You will bring me magic fruits from lands afar, I will grow oranges for you in the backyard. We will find balance.” (Eyub)

 After 2 years married to Eyub, she got pregnant with their first baby. Her pregnancy journal was so fun to read and the contents are so hilarious as she was being forced to do all the unusual things; listening to all the nature sounds instead of listening to her music preferences; punk, postpunk and industrial metal. 

After giving birth to her beautiful daughter, she suffered postpartum depression and writer’s block for almost a year. I love the way she addressed this postpartum depression issue in this book since it is rarely discussed (I believe so) among our society since it is a taboo issue. She was fighting this alone since Eyub had to abroad for months. As she said, the only way to get away from problems is to acknowledge them. This book told me a lot about her and the writers she lived for. 

A beautiful one if you want to try a different genre than your usual ones. For my case, I wanted to understand better, get a good a picture about motherhood, this postpartum depression thingy and those obstacles that might be on my way. This book is not just for woman, but also for everyone who finds it difficult, at times, to balance the multiplicity of roles and responsibility in lives.

#AiniMentariReads

Huxley Glow & Brightness Sheet Mask (review)

Huxley Sheet Mask Glow & Brightness 

What is it?

-A unique, brigtening dual-pouch facial sheet mask that combines Prickly Pear Seed Oil and watery essence that soothes and reveals a bright, radiant skin.

How to use?

-Apply pressure from the bottom pouch towards the upper pouch, until there's an opening between the 2 pouch, allowing the oil (bottom pouch) to go down the upper pouch, consisting of the sheet mask and the essence. Next, press the surface evenly in order to mix well the essence and the oil until it turns milky down there. As the instruction said, apply this sheet mask after cleansing and toning and leave on for a good 10-20 minutes.

Key ingredients: Prickly Pear Seed Oil, Cactus Extract, Arbian Cotton, Edelweiss, Glutathione, Nectar Pure

Thoughts: Besides the key ingredients stated, it also contains niacinamide, fourth on the list, allantoin and caffeine. I rarely enjoy sheet mask since they usually irritate my skin but I tremendously enjoy using this sheet mask from Huxley, I have to swear by it. I experienced zero irritation from the moment it touched my face until the end of usage, which is rare. The fact that this mask used high quality of microfiber sheet, it provides me maximum comfort, adheres well on my skin and the mixture of oil and essence, deeply soothe, moisturise and offer me instant glow. Ooooh, so much love for this mask! It contains alcohol and fragrance but all is well for me.

🌟:5/5

Huxley came with 3 types of sheet masks; Oil & Extract, Moisture & Freshness and this one I'm using is Glow & Brightness. Each box consists of 3 sheet masks. 

Thank you so much for StyleKorean for this amazing opportunity for me to try this Huxley sheet masks.

Review on Isntree Sensitive Balancing Moisture Cream 80ml

Isntree Sensitive Balancing Moisture Cream 80ml 

What is it?

-A very creamy moisturiser packed with natural moisturising factors and natural oils; avocado oil, jojoba oil, palm oil, macadamia seed oil and palm kernel oil to deeply moisturise your skin and protect from harmful environment.

Best for?

-Sensitive dry skin to super dry skin

Scent?

-No noticeable scent

Does it work for me?

-No. My face was very dry when I bought this but still, my pores get randomly clogged. How I know? Because I only used this at night for few days straight. Frankly, I didn't expect much from this because it is heavy but the texture is not thick like cerave, more to the creamier side and the finishing is a bit greasy even though how I little I used. It's expected since avocado oil is second on the list. If you ever own any 100% cold-pressed avocado oil, you'll know, it's naturally a heavy oil, rich with oleic acid, nourishing oil, which supposed to work amazingly to dry skin people. 

So what did I do with it? Ahha, you know me. I applied this on my whole body, right after shower, on a damp skin, religiously for almost 2 weeks without a miss. Yes, I have a dry skin and my body loving it so much, post-application it doesn't feel tacky or heavy, just deeply moisturised, resulting in glossy and plump skin. Now, after religious application for almost 2 weeks, my skin is so much better ehek! 

I'm planning to keep trying Isntree products because they really make full use of amazing ingredients! 

🌟:4/5 (as a body moisturiser)

🌟1.5/5 (as a face moisturiser)

Bought this at shopee narrsha.my for RM30, after I redeemed a lot of my hard earn coins.

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