Review: Peach All-in-One Waterfull Cream by Baviphat

Annyeong! This time I'm gonna review a moisturizer cream called Peach All-in-One Waterfull Cream coming from the Korean brand: Baviphat.

Here's the official description of the product.

A multi-functional skin treatment minimizes pore size, brightens complexion and steeps skin with generous moisture, with a single application. Rich and refreshing cream is packed with vitamin C rich extracts that help whiten and brighten skin. Gently massage cream on cleansed and toned skin until fully absorbed. With Beta-Glucan which can help to keep the skin moisture & elastic.

 Tadaaa!! The PACKAGING looks VERY CUTE! Who can resist a peach-shaped jar like this one? I really adore this and I can imagine this being a very cute container of my tiny accessories (rings, etc).
 Here's a picture of whole packaging (I took it from the internet).

Once opened, it'll show the extra lid inside, to keep the product from leaking. And that tiny spoon!!! I have  concern towards the hygiene of jar products, but this tiny spoon blows away my worry :) Jar products REALLY NEED additional spoon. Once you dip your fingers there, germs will start living in it, and in two months I'm sure your products will change its form. Eww.

Open the lid and you'll find GENEROUS amount of product. 100 grams, can you believe it? It's a whole semester moisturizing cream stock! The smell is wonderful. It definitely smells like fresh peaches.

The TEXTURE is more like gel than its name--cream, and I adore it! The gel consistency makes it very easy to blend and spread evenly to face. The absorption is fast so it doesn't leave our face looking greasy. Additional lovable factor is that it has cooling sensation! Really soothing. Perfect for night use after a whole tiring day.  As for its FUNCTIONALITY, let's check its claims! Minimizes pores? Hmm, I don't notice any difference. Brightens complexion? Yes, a perfect amount of brightness, looks natural, and loving it! Whitens? Umm no. It does brightens, but it doesn't whiten. I know you get what I mean. Gives elastic skin? Not sure, since my skin is still young and still elastic :p Generous amount of moisture? Nope, I'd say it's sufficient, not generous. Sufficient for normal to oily skin, but may lack for dry skin.

Here it is, another before-after shot!

APPLIED LOOK: I admit that my skin looks radiant--no longer dull in the after photo :D Brightened up, and also looking healthy-moisturized, not greasy.

Okay, enough with the sweet talks about this product. Let's move to the SAFETY section and analyze its ingredients, shall we?

Ingredient	Function	Acne	Irritant	Safety
Water	Solvent
Carbomer	Emulsifier	0	1
Butylene Glycol	Solvent Moisturizer	1	0
Propylene Glycol	Solvent Moisturizer	0	0
Disodium EDTA
Allantoin	Anti-inflammatory Anti-allergic	0	0
Phenoxyethanol	Preservative
Urea	Moisturizer Anti-inflammatory
Betaine	Antistatic Moisturizer
Alcohol	Solvent		3
Triclosan	Preservative
Tocopheryl Acetate	Moisturizer	0	0
Methylparaben	Preservative	0	0
Coceth-7	Emulsifier
PPG-1-PEG-9 LAURYL GLYCOL ETHER	Emulsifier
PEG-40 Hydrogenated Castor Oil	Surfactant Emulsifier
Fragrance	Fragrance
Triethanol amine	pH Adjusters	2	4
Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice
CI 14700	Pigment
CI 19140	Pigment
Prunus Persica Fruit Extract	Moisturizer Plant extract
Adenosine
Arbutin	Whitening
Retinyl Palmitate	Antioxidant	2	1
Ubiquinone	Antioxidant
Prunus armeniaca
Luffa Cylindrica Fruit/leaf/stem Extract
Beta-Glucan	Anti-allergic
Sodium Hyaluronate	Moisturizer	0	0
Panthenol	Moisturizer	0	0

Oh God. Two ingredients with red bar. Not good. It's triclosan. Not good. It's triethanol amine. Not good!

As for its WORTHINESS, I can't say more since this jar is bulky. I don't know the official retail price since Baviphat hasn't opened any stores yet in Indonesia, but it's approximately Rp. 120,000 in online shops. So, if you're looking for A LOT of products with affordable price, this is for you. If you're asking me whether I'll REPURCHASE, I must say no, because I want to try other products, and the ingredients are not so safe for long term use :(

PACKAGING 5/5

TEXTURE 4/5

FUNCTIONALITY 3/5

APPLIED LOOK 3/5

SAFETY 2/5

WORTHINESS 3/5

 

OVERALL RATING 3.3/5

Review: Born Lippy Stick Lip Balm in Pomegranate by The Body Shop

Hello!
Starting from today, for the sake of my love towards make up, skin care, and health concern related to those, I'm gonna write reviews regulary (I hope so) about the products I've used/been using. Not only the wow and boo factors visually, but also the safety of its ingredients. Hope it'll help you girls to find the best make up for your look and also your health! :)

This time, I'm going to review this little thing: Born Lippy Stick Lip Balm in Pomegranate shade/flavor. 

  

So here's how it looks. The PACKAGING has that pop art design--which is cool. The color is mostly red since it represents pomegranate. The cap is transparent, which I am in a love-hate relationship with. Love it because transparent means sophisticated, and hate it, because it's transparent, it gets dirty and dull as time goes by. AND YES I've been using it religiously, you can tell from the pictures that it has only tiny little bit product left.

 

 Here is the swatch on the back of my hand. You can see that it has a slight orange-ish tint, which looks very natural.

TEXTURE: the typical lip balm, it has moist texture. It glides on smoothly and spreads evenly on lips.
As for its FUNCTIONALITY: it works like it's supposed to. It's great for moisturizing and for protecting my lips from drying lipsticks. It also has UV protector, which is great! Not only our face which needs it, our lips does, too. The APPLIED LOOK is great. It's orange-ish tint is fresh and perfect for the no-make up look. It also has that subtle shine, typical gloss look.

SAFETY: As for its ingredients, here is the list.

Ingredient	Function	UV	Acne	Irritant	Safety
Ricinus Communis Seed Oil	Fragrance Moisturizer Emollient		1	0
Octyldodecanol	Solvent Fragrance Emulsifier			3
Polyglyceryl-3-Diisostearate	Emulsifier		4	3
Limnanthes Alba Seed Oil	Moisturizer Emollient
Sorbitan Olivate	Emulsifier
Candelilla Wax			1	1
Beeswax	Emollient Emulsifier		0-2	0-2
Glycerin	Solvent Moisturizer		0	0
Flavor	Fragrance
Water	Solvent
Carnauba Wax	Emollient
Synthetic wax	Antistatic Emollient
Tocopheryl Acetate	Moisturizer		0	0
Benzyl Benzoate	Solvent Fragrance
Octocrylene	Sunscreen
Sclerocarya Birrea Seed Oil	Moisturizer
Ammonium glycyrrhizate
Caprylyl Glycol	Moisturizer Emollient
Coleus Forskohlii Root Extract	Moisturizer Emollient Plant extract
Sunflower Seed Oil	Fragrance Antioxidant Emollient Plant extract		0	0
Olive Fruit Extract	Plant extract
Polygonum Cuspidatum Extract
Wheat	Plant extract
Sodium phytate
Homosalate	Sunscreen
Butyl Methoxydibenzoylmethane	Sunscreen
Linalool	Fragrance
Sodium Citrate	pH Adjusters Antioxidant
Sodium Benzoate	Preservative
Triethoxycaprylylsilane
Lake	Pigment
Lake	Pigment
CI 77891	Pigment Sunscreen		0	0

The ingredient list is taken from the official website of The Body Shop Indonesia, and the analysis is from cosdna.com.  Thank God it has no red bar on safety check, which means it's quite safe for long-term use.

Now let's move to everyone's favorite, the before-after shot!

I just want to show you girls how this little stuff can make a big difference. My face definitely looks more fresh with that orange-ish tint. Pale lips make me look tired.

WORTHINESS: this baby is in retail for Rp. 59,000, approximately equals to USD 5.2 per September 29th 2013. It contains 5g of products. A nice bargain for you girls, especially the ones against animal cruelty. The Body Shop does not test animals. Will I REPURCHASE? I don't think so since I want to try other products (and also want to save more money hahaha). Being a college kid means you need to spend your money carefully, and I guess there are many other drugstore products with quality similar like this. I think I'll just go with Nivea chapsticks or Maybelline, since they're as good as this and affordable.

PACKAGING 3/5

TEXTURE 4/5

FUNCTIONALITY 4/5

APPLIED LOOK 4/5

SAFETY 3/5

WORTHINESS 3/5

OVERALL RATING 4.2/5

Don't worry, I write my reviews based on minimal 1-month usage, so that I know whether it works or it doesn't.
All reviews here are based on my personal experience on my face and body. Result may varies according to skin type, skin tone, skin undertone, and many other factors.