Bioaqua: Hyaluronic Acid, Retinol & Vitamin C Essence

These single-use essence are the cheapest I found on Lazada but if we use the full bottle (1.5ml) in 1 use, my skin doesn't absorb it very well. It feels watery and moisturising and can be applied directly on my skin for all variations without any side effects but probably because it is somewhat diluted hence the low price. 

Personally I feel that the biggest downside of this product is that each bottle is super hard to open, simply twisting it doesn't work, easiest is to use scissors but it means we can't keep it after. The alternate way I discovered while trying to finish it is to pull from 1 side using our nails using all my strength and after like 2-3 times it finally opens a gap, from there I can then twist and pull open the cap. Definitely not good for use in the morning if you are in a rush of time.

Since it is moisturising and average kind of effective as Anti-oxidant, plus the low price, I decided to give the bottle version a try. I feel that the Vitamin Chief bottle might still be fine as I should be able to finish in 1 month but the Retinol version might be half wasted as I only use it like twice a week, so 1 month about 8-9 times. It would take about at least 3 months to finish the whole bottle and I am not sure if the freshness would still be there if I do that, so I regretted slightly after the purchase.

Rating: 2 out of 5 for the single-use version and 3.5 out of 5 for the bottle version

Lazada referrer links for the versions that I bought if you plan to check it out:

Single use version (~$5+ for 2 bottles)

Bottle version (~$3+ to $4+ per box depends on what you buy)

Verdict: I would say that I won't recommend these unless you have a tight budget on such products. Those that cost about $10+ for 1 month worth of products are much better. These feels kind of average just that it is super cheap. Bottle version is about 23% of other brand's pricing, single-use version is about 30% of other brand's pricing, exact pricing may vary with the discount offered by Lazada.

Quadha: Youthful Multi-Recovery Oil Essence

I had attended a 9 day plant essence skincare class lately about how to improve our skincare absorption using light massage techniques on our face as well as our scalp. One of the products recommended by the trainer is the Quadha: Youthful Multi-Recovery Oil Essence.

Personally, I feel that this single-use serum is really good as it is easily absorbed by my skin, even without the special application techniques, it got absorbed almost instantly. Every piece is only 1ml which is a bit less than most other single use brands (typically 1.5ml). To be honest, it is supposed to be single use and preferably we should finish the whole bottle in 1 time although it feels like you can lock it back. Even if you can't finish it, we should finish the whole bottle within 24 hours to maintain the freshness of the contents. 1ml is in fact just nice the amount we can easily absorb without much effort. I typically apply half over my face and neck then the other half again over it and it gets fully absorbed after.

The oil essence and the CT50 ("cell charger") technology improves skin vitality and overall complexion. Highly recommended for those above 40s. I bought 3 more boxes of it from lazada (Quadha: Youthful Multi-Recovery Oil Essence; also known as hanging oil 2.0), and I use about 3 pieces per week. Using it almost every alternate day, e.g. Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday evening after toner and face cream before bed. 

It has very good anti-aging and moisturising effect. My skins feels soft and bouncy after each use. For light face massage, I would need to add essential oil after as this essence gets absorbed by my skin before I can even start. I feel that the absorption boosting method works better with other essence that takes longer to get absorbed. 

The cheapest rate I found for Singapore is ~ $1+ per piece, with luck and promotion, sometimes it is slightly <$1.

(My lazada referrer link: Quadha: Youthful Multi-Recovery Oil Essence, to the one I actually bought, the 2 reviews are from me)

Rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars

0.5 deducted as the price is on the high side.

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My $1.20 cashback link

Ruyi: Collagen Firming & Moisturising Secondary Serum

I feel like sharing an irresistible buy that I had made this May / Jun. I had bought twice (total of 6 boxes so far, hahaha), while stock lasted.

Fyi, the name of the actual product displayed in Lazada is different from the name on the box though. This Ruyi: Collagen Firming & Moisturising Secondary Serum is not sticky and is absorbed relatively well compared to most others I had used. The single-use serum bottle twist out well (bioaqua has the super hard to open version, this bottle quality is good, yet easy to open in a twist, don't need too much strength).

Effect: Very moisturising, non sticky, my skin feels smooth to touch after it gets fully absorbed. My face feels firmed and bouncy after use. For best effect, finish the whole bottle within the same day to ensure potency of the product. 

Frequency: Usually I use it at night, about 3 times a week, other nights I used the other types.

Rating: 5 out of 5 stars

Where I bought: RUYI recombinant collagen serum (Cheaper version ~50% cheaper than official store for 90 pieces / 3 boxes, it had the same authentic sticker. About $29 - 36. You can check out my review in lazada)

Official Ruyi Store: RUYI | Repairing Anti-aging Soothing Barrier Repair Essence (About $68 - 90, depending on promotion for same 90 pieces / 3 boxes).

Key difference: non official store I bought from had slightly older stock (Expiry: Dec 2028), Official store had freshest stock, most of the products I bought there had expiry around 2029, the month varies. The ones I just bought (different type) had expiry of Apr 2029. If you buy from the cheaper source, expiry is likely the same as mine but it is just Jul 2026, there is still ~2.5 more years to finish using it which is plenty of time. 

Sofina: Primvista Ange Long Keep Base UV

I bought this from Taiwan's Watson's last year as it comes with cute Hello Kitty recycle bag. 

Just couldn't resist the kitty design. It comes with the powder as well but I don't use much make-up these days so I hardly use it. 

Look at the lower part of my hand and you can see this fake white and the texture is pretty bad for a makeup base. As I am fairly white, after applying this, I feel that I looked like ghost plus the colour is so fake and it kind look like it cracks between the lines and gaps of my skin. Imagine all the lines, smile lines, double eyelid, below the eyes, all over the face with uneven tone and super fake white look. Which is why I rather show you my hand in the picture as example. 

Definitely this will be the first and last time that I am using this brand's make up products. It's now in the bin after these photoshoot. 😜 

Rating: 1 out of 5, 1 more points for the cute kitty bag. Was wanting to put 0 without it.

I feel, don't waste your time and money on it, knowing there is a high chance you would regret after buying.