To bring our love of all things beauty together for our first #PamperMyBeauty month this year, we had a quick chat with some of the beauty experts and aficionados of Malaysia to share their knowledge and tips on their favourites!
1. Amber Chia, Supermodel & Founder of Amber Chia Academy
1. Your first makeup item? When was it?
A Lipstick. back when I was 15.
2. Your favorite makeup and skincare brands?
Makeup – YSL, Makeover Paris & Nars
Skincare – Lancome, Shu Uemura
3. Three beauty products you can’t live without?
Face mist, lipsticks & Two-way powder foundation.
4. Your best beauty product of all time?
Lancome face mist.
5. Your daily skincare routine?
Day – Toner, eye cream, serum, moisturizer, sunblock & Makeup.
Night – Remove Makeup is a must. Always double cleanse. Then continue Home Mask & my
skin care products.
6. Your favorite beauty guru?
Google. Haha…
7. Your favorite place to shop for beauty products?
Online or Parkson beauty floor.
8. Your “beauty budget” every month?
Around RM250 to RM300 per month.
9. What beauty product are you hoping to buy next?
I always like to try different types of home mask. More home masks. Haha…
10. Your top beauty tip?
I always believe that there are no ugly women, only lazy ones. To look good you need alot of
hard work, that includes your lifestyle & your diet. Drinking a lot of water, good sleep, skincare & makeup for me is a must.
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2. Shivani, Editor & Influencer of Pen-my-blog
1. Your first makeup item? When was it?
A makeup palette from Elizabeth Arden and a couple of eyeshadows from Mary Quant. I got these when I was around 10 because at the time I was expressing and drawing what I wanted to create on a lot of paper (or what we know now as face charts) as an alternative.
2. Your favorite makeup and skincare brands?
I can’t really pin point out a favourite, but in terms to makeup artistry, I would say Make Up For Ever and for daily skincare, it’s between Shu Uemura, pixi and Innisfree.
3. Three beauty products you can’t live without?
Lipstick, Brow and a contour product.
4. Your best beauty product of all time?
Hmm this is difficult- but I have to say it would have to be Astalift’s Jelly Aquarysta.
5. Your daily skincare routine?
Cleansing with a double cleanser, Toner, Essence or Emulsion, moisturiser, a booster serum and mask. If it’s during the day time, I would add on a sunscreen as well.
6. Your favorite beauty guru?
Tati Westbrook
7. Your favorite place to shop for beauty products?
Sephora most definitely!
8. Your “beauty budget” every month?
Around 500+.
9. What beauty product are you hoping to buy next?
Pixi’s Rose Cream cleanser. I need to stock up on that one.
10. Your top beauty tip?
It’s always best to start taking care of your skin at a young age; and around 25 and above would be it. Sleep early, drink lots of water and stay hydrated always helps a lot too.
3. Sue Y. (Paris B), Editor of My Women Stuff
1. Your first makeup item? When was it?
It was a lipstick from Maybelline in a fairly muted rose-red shade. I was 22 and had just started working and felt I needed to look a little more presentable in the office. It’s a colour family I still wear!
2. Your favorite makeup and skincare brands?
Gosh! Too many! But here’s a non-exclusive selection off the top of my head:
Makeup: Chanel, Nars, Dior, By Terry, Shiseido, Bobbi Brown, Lunasol, Excel
Skincare: Antipodes, Sulwhasoo, Zelens, Hada Labo, REN Skincare
3. Three beauty products you can’t live without?
Sunscreen, Vitamin C serum and a Facial Mist.
4. Your best beauty product of all time?
I’ll have to say concealer! It helps hide a multitude of sins and in a pinch can even function as foundation.
5. Your daily skincare routine?
How long do you have? LOL!
AM: Cleanse, Facial Mist, Vitamin C Serum, Mist, Hydrating Toner, Mist, Hydrating Serum, Moisturiser, Sunscreen;
PM: Cleansing balm, Cream/milk cleanser, Acid Toner (sometimes), Mist, Hydrating Toner, Mist, Retinol/Serum with acid, Mist, Facial Oil, Moisturiser
6. Your favorite beauty guru?
Unfortunately none. I don’t follow any one person too diligently.
7. Your favorite place to shop for beauty products?
The internet! I frequent various online stores.
8. Your “beauty budget” every month?
I don’t have one! I buy more beauty products in some months (especially when sales are on) and none in others (when I’m feeling poor LOL).
9. What beauty product are you hoping to buy next?
A good retinol serum. I have not yet found one that I love.
10. Your top beauty tip?
Always wear sunscreen – you are not stronger than the sun.
4. Aina S., Influencer & Co-Founder Of Kulet
1. Your first makeup item? When was it?
I can’t recall my very first make up item to be honest, growing up I was more interested in gadgets 😉 but I remember at 13 y/o my sister and I joined a grooming class and we bought a bunch of basic make up stuff from Bobbi Brown – foundation, blush, mascara. At that time concealers and brows aren’t really a must-have so you could only imagine how my makeup was.
2. Your favorite makeup and skincare brands?
Too many to mention! But what I use on a daily basis (both make up & skincare) – Estee Lauder, Lancome, SKII, Lamer, Benefit, Becca, IT cosmetics, Soap & Glory, Dermalogica, Bioderma.
3. Three beauty products you can’t live without?
All things Brows please!
Waterproof concealers
Non Greasy/Oily Sunscreen
4. Your best beauty product of all time?
Makeup remover balm from Estee Lauder. Sometimes I find myself getting excited to wash off my makeup because of it. It’s so gentle on the skin, smells amazing but able to remove the most waterproof mascara ever made!
5. Your daily skincare routine?
My step-by-step skincare routine:
- Cleansing Water from Bioderma
- Cleanser Serum from IT Cosmetics
- Toning Lotion from Lamer
- Essence from Belif for day and SK-II for night
- Eye Serum from YSL for day and L’Occitane for night
- Face Serum from Dermalogica for day and Estee Lauder for night
- Moisturiser IT Cosmetics for day and Dermalogica/Sothys for night (I alternate depending on what my skin needs)
- Sunscreen from Lancome/Eucerin
6. Your favorite beauty guru?
Desi Perkins!
7. Your favorite place to shop for beauty products?
Sephora.
8. Your “beauty budget” every month?
Umm never consistent 😁 some months I buy more than I need, some months I dont buy at all.
9. What beauty product are you hoping to buy next?
I’ve been eyeing the BeautyBio Science GloPro Microneedling Tool (in Rose Gold!) especially for its youth enhancing and skin regenerative benefits. Also cause I’m a sucker for pretty packaging hehe! 🙂
10. Your top beauty tip?
Wear sunscreen everyday and drink lots and lots of water. No good and expensive products can help to fully hydrate your skin if it’s not hydrated from within.
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5. Sarah.M, Influencer & Founder of Smallnhot.com
1. Your first makeup item? When was it?
A red lipstick from Maybelline, back when I was 15.
2. Your favorite makeup and skincare brands?
There’s nothing as my ultimate favourite brand because every brands seem to have something that I love.
3. Three beauty products you can’t live without?
Shiseido Ultimune, Pixi Glow Tonic & Oxy10.
4. Your best beauty product of all time?
Best beauty product of all time would have to be Oxy10, which I have been using ever since my first pimple on the face and it still does an amazing job in that.
5. Your daily skincare routine?
Makeup remover, cleanser, toner (at the moment, I am trying out the K-Beauty 7 steps toner, so far it makes my skin feels great but it’s undeniably time consuming though), Pre-serum, serum, moisturizer, eye cream and sunscreen.
6. Your favorite beauty guru?
No one in specific. I just take any good advice as it comes.
7. Your favorite place to shop for beauty products?
Nowhere to be specific but I would try to get it from Sephora (if they carry that product) so I can get points for shopping.
8. Your “beauty budget” every month?
Honestly, mostly I get everything for free. ;P
9. What beauty product are you hoping to buy next?
Glossier Cloud Paint blush because lately I have been enjoying cream blush a lot.
10. Your top beauty tip?
The only beauty tips I have is, keep it simple and easy. Always remember to Cleanse, Hydrate & Sun Protection. You don’t need to spend a lot of money to buy the most expensive bottle of moisturizer, you can easily whip up a moisturizing mask with some yogurt and honey. It’s as simple as that.
6. Sabby Prue, Beauty Blogger & Influencer
1. Your first makeup item? When was it?
Oh gosh this is so long ago. Definitely during my first semester in university, in 2002. Either a Silky Girl eyebrow pencil or Revlon compact powder.
2. Your favorite makeup and skincare brands?
Makeup – Make Up For Ever
Skincare – The Face Shop and Clarins
3. Three beauty products you can’t live without?
Face mist, face mask and eyebrow pencil.
4. Your best beauty product of all time?
Close call but it’s between Make Up Forever Mist & Fix Setting Spray and Chanel Natural
Finish Loose Powder (Translucent).
5. Your daily skincare routine?
Cleanser, toner, essence, serum, eye cream, moisturizer, sunscreen and lipbalm.
6. Your favorite beauty guru?
For makeup tutorial : Nikkie Tutorials
For makeup review : Tati Glamlife Guru
For Skincare : Fleur De Force and The Anna Edit
7. Your favorite place to shop for beauty products?
Sephora, Guardian and Watsons.
8. Your “beauty budget” every month?
I don’t really have a budget and I don’t buy beauty products every month. I mostly will buy
beauty products when I’m out of something or I want to try something new. I would say I
always spend around RM300++ for each trip.
9. What beauty product are you hoping to buy next?
Sunday Riley Good Genes Lactic Acid Treatment.
10. Your top beauty tip?
Use a brightening face mask before applying makeup, it will make your skin extra glowing
and smooth. Your makeup will look flawless!
7. Bowie Cheong, Beauty Blogger & Influencer
1. Your first makeup item? When was it?
Foundation, during college time.
2. Your favorite makeup and skincare brands?
Makeup – YSL
Skincare – Sulwhasoo
3. Three beauty products you can’t live without?
Beauty products? I assume it as a skincare product, cleanser, moisturiser cream, and mask.
4. Your best beauty product of all time?
Essential firming cream.
5. Your daily skincare routine?
Cleanser – first booster – toner – eye cream – hydration serum – moisturiser cream –
sunscreen.
6. Your favorite beauty guru?
Pony Syndrome
7. Your favorite place to shop for beauty products?
Beauty hall of a department store.
8. Your “beauty budget” every month?
Depending, maximum is RM500.
9. What beauty product are you hoping to buy next?
Facial lift device.
10. Your top beauty tip?
Must do scrub / exfoliation twice a month, so your skin can absorb the nutrients of
beauty product efficiency. Hydration is everything, i will do mask third times at least in a
week to keep my face stay hydrated.
