10/24/2022

Kopiko Sugar Free Coffee Candy, 75 g

I'm a fan of anything Kokipo does, as their coffee lollies are my all-times fav. I was a bit hesitant to buy this sugar-free version as I love the original. However, I'm delighted that these lollies aren't only sugar-free but the flavour is almost the same as the original Kopiko. I'll definitely buy them again.

10/23/2022

Aromatherapy Coffee Essential Oil 10 mg

I'm quite disappointed with this essential oil. This smells and feels a bit alcoholic (to call it something) not properly oily and not a 100% pure oil for sure. I put a drop on my fingers and it is not oily at all. The smell is more like sweet latte than coffee, still lovely, but it's too subtle to perfume the room area where I have the diffuser/humidifier. This doesn't happen with other 100% essential oils I have. My diffuser is average, so that might be part of the issue; however, my other oils work beautifully in it nevertheless. I love the bottle brand packaging and logo; the bottle looks classy and luxurious, but the results are disappointing. I won't buy it again.

Olive Oil Sprayer for Cooking

This oil spray bottle looks stylish and expensive and, beforehand, this was what I was looking for. The glass bottle is good quality but has a very small mouth, so I had to use a tiny funnel to fill it in. The top part. which is the pump and spray, looks metallic but it's actually good-looking cheap plastic, and badly assembled. I put rice bran oil in it, which is lighter than other oils, and the pump would not pump it up or spray. The top seemed a bit loose, so I tried to move it in different ways to see if it would work but without any luck. Besides, The photo of the bottle on the container box doesn't match what I received as the middle 'neck' is missing, so I wonder whether this is the issue that prevents the pump from working. I had to empty and wash the bottle as I will be returning it. Most disappointed.

10/22/2022

Western Digital My Passport USB3.0 External Hard Drive, 2 TB, Black

This is a good-quality surprisingly-light USB portable drive that allows me to store 2 TB.

I have gazillion files in my computer, both of work and personal nature, plenty of photos included, so this is super handy to back up my files and, also, to save files that I don't want to have on my laptop because they consume too much hard drive space.

The drive comes with a short USB plug to plug it to my laptop but it's too short for a normal desktop computer. It comes very nicely packed in an inner plastic sturdy structure that I'm keeping to have the drive insulated.

No installation necessary. It took about 1 minute for the drive to set up itself in my computer. My computer came with a pop up window asking me to reformat it, but that's not necessary whatsoever and I think it came up because I tried to open the drive before the set-up was finished.

Transfers of large files is fast and reliable.

I wanted to buy this model in another colour, but really it is more than 10 dollars up, so this black one is still lovely and easily recognisable by the embossed lines on the top.

I have had, an still have, some other WD drives, and they're very good quality and have lasted me for years so I hope this does the same good job.

I will update the review in the future if necessary but, so far so good.

The Face Shop Cotton Swabs 3P, 1 count

This package contains three smaller packages with cotton buds. They are a bit shorter than the average ones I usually use (see photo), but they're still good and do the job. The handle is not plastic or flexible but wood and rigid, yet I have no problem using them as the others. Instructions and description at the back are written very faintly with little contrast between the background and the lettering, therefore barely readable even using my phone camera 3x zoom. I find the small packages great k for my impending trip as they come in handy zip mini bags and can be stored anywhere. On the downside the wood part, which is not flexible, tends to halve if a bit of pressure is exerted.

Maped 119430 Study Compass Mechanical Pencil

I paid little money for this minis compass, so I was pleasantly surprised upon receiving the item. It's truly portable and is beautifully compactly packaged. Besides, the compass is made of good quality metal and comes with some spare leads. Unfortunately, the barrel that holds and pushes out the lead out wasn't working and also broke all the leads I put in. What's more, it does not push the lead out enough to get it out the barrel. As it was breaking the spare leads, I used good quality leads of my own, which are a bit longer, and I got the same results. It seems that the barrel is faulty; therefore, the item not usable. Returned.