Estee Lauder Nutritious Radiant Vitality Essence Oil

First it was the 2-in-1 Foaming Cleanser, then it was the Moisture Cream. By the time I finished up my third 30mL/1fl oz. bottle of the Energy Lotion Intense Moist, I was a solid fan of Estee Lauder Nutritious Vitality8 aka Nutritious Super-Pomegranate line, enough to seek out other products.

I must say I was pretty disappointed to learn the line is rather limited within the US with just a cleanser, two lotions (toners), a day cream, a night cream, and an eye gel. There were definitely several items I was keen to try but they were either unavailable or were discontinued. In the end, I had to resort to sources like Amazon and Ebay, both of which I'm not fond of.

Anyway, I was able to chase down a travel-exclusive set of the day and night creams, a mist spray, an overnight concentrate, this 30mL/1fl oz. bottle of Nutritious Radiant Vitality Essence Oil I'm reviewing below, and received as freebie a deluxe sample of an essence serum while at it. Along the way, I also accidentally purchased an extra jar of the night cream which I then gifted to my mum knowing she'd like it.  

Estee Lauder Advanced Night Repair

Through various purchases and GWP's I ended up with five 7mL/0.24fl oz. bottles of Estee Lauder Advanced Night Repair. So far, I've gone through two of those bottles and plan to finish up the rest. 

Two bottles were from these Detox + Glow and Repair + Renew sets.

Origins Comfort Mood Whipped Vanilla Body Souffle

Oh man, on one hand March has been a really rough month for our little family so I'm glad it's over. On the other hand, I do realize I've posted all of one post so far, which leaves me even more so behind with pictures and reviews and I already am =.= There are times this blog feels like a never ending marathon and I just want to throw my hands up--I won't, but I'd be lying if I said the thought hasn't crossed my head. It has, and many times.

Anyway, moving on. For the past couple of months, I've been struggling to use up two of these 200mL/6.7oz jars of Origins Comfort Mood Whipped Vanilla Body Souffle, or rather 1.5 jars since the first arrived with its lid popped open inside the box and lost about half of its content. Origins then sent me a new jar as replacement when really I should have just asked for a refund.

Bene Premium Crystal Rose Repair Shampoo

Oh man, I'm lagging behind on posts again. Can't believe it's almost mid-March and I still haven't made it through the September photos, which means I'm now 6 months behind on pictures T.T

Some time in the spring of 2018, a reader and friend, Julia, recommended to me a couple of her favorite Japanese shampoos. One of those she named was Bluria from the brand Bene Premium. While browsing the brand's website, I picked up a Bluria Shampoo, Treatment, and Mask set, and while at it this 550mL bottle of Rose Repair Shampoo from the Crystal line also.

Precious Garden Hand Cream Part III

Last fall, Julia, a reader, surprised me with an enormous care package from Tokyo with many of my favorite things: Daiso masking tapes in cute prints, green rooibos tea, hand cream, snacks, and new lippies she thought I'd like but haven't tried because she hasn't seen any reviewed on this blog. I'm so lucky to have such thoughtful, kind, and generous friends! Thank you, thank you, Julia!



Among the goodies was this 70g tube of Precious Garden Hand Cream in the Relaxing Flower scent, which is what I'm reviewing in this post.

Kiehl's Richly Hydrating Hand Cream Part II

Woops, almost finished this tube of Kiehl's Richly Hydrating Hand Cream so here's a quick review. Can you guess why this tube in the Coriander scent is the last to be used? What an odd scent for a hand cream, right?

Origins Eye Doctor

A few weeks ago I finished the backup jar of Belif Moisturizing and Firming Eye Cream (received in swap with Caty, a reader--thank you, Caty!) and promptly got started on the full size 15mL/0.5fl. oz. of Origins Eye Doctor as part of my daytime routine.

Biore UV Perfect Bright Milk SPF50+ PA++++

After Biore UV Perfect Face Milk, I'm finally finally through with the last of the Biore UV Milk line with this 30mL (pink) bottle Perfect Bright Milk.

The one I'm using is the 2015 formula. The whole line was repackaged in 2017, and as of a couple of weeks ago, has again been reformulated and repackaged.

Nature Republic Forest Garden Cleansing Oil

After finishing up The Face Shop Rice Water Bright Cleansing Oil Runny Rich, I begrudgingly moved on to this 200mL pump bottle of Nature Republic Forest Garden Cleansing Oil Olive, not because I wanted to but because the bottle was leaking so badly. I know, two grumpy posts in a row, but I promise this post won't be as ranty as the previous :P

Boscia Tsubaki Splash Mask

Long time no mask! It might have been a couple of years now since I last used a mask of any kind, not because I don't want to but because I have zero time. When my little one started school a few weeks ago, I had a few minutes to reorganize my stash and happened upon this 55mL/1.85fl. oz. pump bottle of Boscia Tsubaki Splash Mask, which has now been discontinued so please excuse another useless (and ranty--you've been warned) post ^.^"