Hello girlfriends and welcome to another episode of Tried and Tested!
So a while ago, we did an episode of viral TikTok
gadgets and it was so much fun that we went to look for more.
And today, we're going to include gadgets that we've found on Douyin,
which is what TikTok is known as in China.
So this is a mouth spray from Smilelab.
This one contains menthol, there's lemon essential oil,
there's eucalyptus and stevia for mild sweetness.
So what this is supposed to do also is help to get rid of bacteria, soothe
mouth ulcers or the inflammation that can cause sore throats.
It sounds really amazing.
So it's a good thing that it can do all those things because
actually for a mouth spray, it's quite expensive.
This is like $22!
So one of the reasons for it's popularity is because there's someone called Weiya and she's
a very popular Douyin livestream seller, and she featured this on one of her livestreams.
She also said that this mouth spray gave you the feeling of
eating a sweet without actually eating one.
I like that.
So overall this has gotten really good reviews like almost everywhere.
It has been endorsed by some celebrities and it's been on like magazines,
and it just sounds really promising.
I'm really loving how it looks.
I think it looks so sleek and it's got like this matte finish.
It kind of reminds me of the finish that you have on like Nars lipsticks.
And then look at this!
So compact and hygienic!
Because you keep the nozzle part clean.
And I just love these little details.
So the other great thing about this is that it's refillable!
And you just... that's so easy!
So you can keep this gorgeous packaging and just change out the inside.
Yes!
Alright, let's try this.
I'm very confused.
It feels cooling but it doesn't taste minty.
It feels a little bit sweet but it doesn't taste sweet and I think that that might be the stevia?
Because like stevia sometimes has a little bit of a strange aftertaste.
It's not bad, it's just a bit strange.
I guess not the kind of breath spray that I'm used to?
Okay so the one that I use is this one.
Okay so overall, interesting sensation, quite new to me but you know what?
I'm gonna have lunch and then we'll test it out.
So we're out for lunch now, say "Hi" guys!
Hi!
Okay so what am I having?
This.
I spammed a lot of chili, and also, otah and beancurd.
I mean let’s like really test this thing right?
Alright, we’re back from lunch and I smell appropriately garlicky.
So now let's test if this works.
I’m very impressed!
Eh, it really works leh.
Maybe after a while the taste will come back a little bit but
I just feel like immediately when you first spray, it's like wow.
Right now I think it's like really, really good,
so I'm going to test it out for a while more and then we'll see how it does.
Hello!
Okay so final verdict on the breath spray, overall I think it worked really, really well.
I tried it on a large variety of things like salsa, tuna with like garlic chili,
fish, all kinds of stuff.
The main thing about it is that it kind of feels like it more neutralises the odour
as opposed to putting in a lot of mint?
But I found that with the garlic and the onion, like the effect wasn't as long lasting,
whereas with the regular breath spray that I use, like it kind of masks it.
But then maybe because the mint flavour lasts for longer it feels like it covers it more?
I don't know, I think it depends like different foods react differently to the spray.
Size wise, if you're trying to be discreet about it, it's harder to hide.
Whereas like with my normal breath spray, is easy to just kind of
cover it with your hand almost, and then you kind of do this.
Overall like this, I think it was really good, really effective, pretty, expensive though.
I would give it an 8 out of 10 because for most part, it works.
So yeah I think overall I would give this like an 8 out of 10.
This is an eyebrow pencil from Florasis in mandarin, that is 花西子.
This brand was started in 2017 which makes it really, really young.
And they specialise in making makeup that
incorporates traditional Chinese style and culture.
And they also use natural ingredients in
their products which are drawn from ancient Chinese recipes.
And their packaging is stunning!
If you see like their eyeshadow palettes and their lipsticks,
their blushers, they have like these amazing makeup boxes that are just...
I want all!
You can tell that they really put a lot of effort into the packaging
and this is the shipping box that it came in.
The entire thing is printed and designed.
So this is the Floral Eyebrow Pencil.
So this was inspired by Luo Zi Dai, which is really precious
eyebrow product that was used in Ancient China
and you can see it being used in my favourite Chinese show, 甄嬛传 (Empresses in the Palace).
Such a good show!
So anyway, it originated from Persia and it was a real like rarity.
Like only the people on top really got to use it.
So how they used this that they dipped it in water
and it would create a very smooth natural brow colour.
So this also aims to create that smooth glide and natural colour.
So after the talk about all the packaging and everything we have actually a very
regular looking eyebrow pencil here, but this comes highly recommended.
One of China's top beauty live stream sellers
Li JiaQi, he loved this product and the brand is also endorsed by a lot of China celebrities.
So they have 2 different designs for their eyebrow pencils.
One is the 小三角, which is a triangle and it is like a very common design for eyebrow pencils.
The one that we have is their 小砍刀, which is their latest design and it has six different angles.
You can use it to draw very fine lines, fill in the brows
and create really natural full looking brows.
I've cleaned up all the products on my right brow,
the reason why there's still some colours because I have done eyebrow embroidery, so ignore that.
Wow, it really does create very hair like strokes!
I'm super impressed.
So the microblading kind, like that's the one
that's given me the closest to the effect that I've been looking for,
but it's still very hard to find something that will give like super defined hair like strokes.
And this is doing very well.
If you look at this thing now, the edges are all gone.
Like the whole point of it having like six different sides,
now it's just totally like one sort of like round thing.
So now I think what I want to do is I want to remove this side and I want to try it again.
Okay it has definitely lost a little bit of the
hair like effect that I could get on the other side.
Like if you compare it to the earlier shot,
you'll realise that it's just not as thin or as sharp as before.
Alright so overall, I think I might give this a... actually there's nothing I don't really
like about this, so I would give it a 10 out of 10 because it's a really great eyebrow pencil.
But you won't be able to get the whole six side things, so okay, maybe I minus 0.5.
So 9.5 out of 10 because of that.
Okay so regarding the Luo Zi Dai thing, I don't
really see a very strong like correlation to be honest?
But I really appreciate the storytelling and I appreciate
it as an opportunity to learn more about the history or the culture.
Because I went like Luo Zi Dai? What was that?
And then I had to go look it up you know and I thought it was a really fun way to learn about it.
And yeah, I really like it.
The colour really is very natural.
Very nice.
So unlike ordinary toothbrushes, the Nano Toothbrush has about 12,000
ultra fine micro-fiber bristles.
And it's supposed to be really gentle, and still get into all the enamel, crevices,
to get rid of the food particles, the plaque, and to clean your teeth in a very gentle manner.
So these ultra soft bristles are supposed to deep clean without being too harsh on your gums.
So a lot of the reviews on the website are really good, like 5 star reviews,
say it's very soft, suitable for sensitive teeth, sensitive gums.
But just now when I was running my fingers through it, it actually does not feel particularly soft?
But then I don't know, maybe the way that it's structured and maybe the bristles themselves,
maybe it changes with the brushing experience?
So I'm gonna test this out and then I'll let you guys know how it goes.
Alright so I've been trying this out and I really enjoy it.
Like it makes me want to brush my teeth, if that makes sense.
Because it really feels like clouds and it feels so gentle in my mouth,
like on my gums, on my teeth.
Watching the dental digest video though, it doesn't look like it gives a very solid clean,
so I'm slightly worried about that.
But I think it's a bit hard to tell for sure?
So I think overall I would give this a 7.5.
I have changed my mind about the toothbrush completely.
I do not like it, I do not!
Because this morning, I realised that it's a bit smelly!
I think maybe because it's so dense that the moisture doesn't really dry completely?
And I had just left it for a couple of days because I went back to my regular toothbrush,
because when I tried to get in between, to get the plaque and everything,
even though I floss and stuff, like it was still a bit of a hassle.
And I do think that it might still have missed some spots.
Yeah I'm gonna change my rating to like a 2.
Even though it's comfortable, I would give it a 2.
So this is a 3-in-1 Butter Knife that's
supposed to make it easier for you to spread your cold butter.
So it's got one side here that helps to create little curls of cold butter so
that it's easier to spread, or you can also use this side here to create a larger curl,
and then this side is just to cut the butter.
The reviews are overall pretty good regarding its durability but
regarding functionality, not as good so let's see.
So we have some really delicious Japanese, fluffy white bread here from Asanoya.
So we have some cold butter just removed from the fridge
and we're going to try spread it with a regular butter knife.
So this is a very familiar sight and that the bread will start to peel off
or like you start digging a hole into it.
Okay so now let's try it with this one.
This looks like you know when you clean out your pores?
And then all the gunk starts coming out?
So let's see if this makes it easier to spread.
No.
Not at all.
Like it's still hard.
I don't know, it doesn't feel like a lot more even but it does cover like a larger surface area.
Alright, now let's try it with the bigger part.
Alright, yeah I think it's sort of like the same problem.
Really doesn't make a difference.
So I washed it and no issues cleaning it, so now let us do our ratings.
Functionality, I think it does do exactly what it says it will do,
but then when it came to actually spreading the butter, it just covered more surface area.
I don't know whether I would get a new knife just for that.
For design, I would give it a 9 actually and for functionality, I would give it a five and a half?
So overall about 7.25?
Yeah I'm comfortable with that.
So this is a liquid plastic welder that's supposed to bond things together using UV light.
What's inside is actually a type of resin and then they use the UV light to cure that.
So the glue is supposed to be water and heat resistant and also bond stuff
permanently in five seconds.
Actually I really quite like the idea of this because I do not like working with super glue.
I just find it too messy and I can't really control, it goes all over the place.
We weren't able to get the exact same one they showed in the video but this
is a similar version and there are actually many versions out there.
So here we are with the 5SecondFIX.
So we have a pair of glasses that are broken!
So this is actually interesting, it comes apart.
So you have the UV light curer side here
and then you can use it as a smaller like pen like thing almost.
And you're supposed to squeeze this and then it comes out.
Oh wow, it comes out really easily.
It doesn't run all over the place, it feels like you have a decent amount of control over it.
And I'll shine this thing on it so it's kind of in place now.
I will say that it does feel like it's done the job,
but it's not well hidden so you kind of have to seal around it.
Okay, wow actually that's pretty solid!
So I'm not gonna push too hard because I feel like this part is not the part that you bend anyway,
so it wouldn't actually have to deal with a great deal of pressure.
But this is like...
I'm impressed!
So this is a mug with a broken handle.
So it's broken up quite unevenly and i'll just say like uh...
I think we are really stretching it here!
We're gonna see if we can like build some layers and then have it attached there.
So far I am very impressed!
It's together on its own!
So now let's try and lift this up and see if it holds.
It's really quite solid you know?
Like even when I pull it, it feels very solid.
Okay this is incredible like I would totally want to have one of these around in my house.
I would give this a 10 out of 10 because also I would much rather use this over superglue.
And price, oh my gosh!
The one that we got was like two dollars and I think this is definitely worth it.
Definitely like 10 out of 10.
This is the Anti-Overflow Cup Holder that uses the basic laws of physics
to make sure that the contents of your cup stay in your cup.
And if you feel like, you can swing this in circles,
you can also do it like 360 degrees, you can swing it around.
So I've seen a lot of reviews on the SpillNot.
This is not the SpillNot but it's a similar design, and same laws of physics.
So we're gonna put the cup here and...
Wow look at how still the water looks.
In a normal cup, like when you shake, the water shakes correct?
It's really not spilling!
It's so cool.
Alight so this is a plastic cup, now we are going to swap it to a mug.
Okay now this, if we drop this it could potentially break.
But it's not gonna!
Incredible!
There was a guy who got his friend to hold it in a car
and drove up a mountain and it didn't tip over.
So amazing.
Alright let's try it with the other glass which is made of glass.
I'm pretty sure I learned this during physics class but I forgot like almost
everything so I'm not gonna be very good explaining it but if you want,
there is a guy who explains it really well, we'll put the link in the description below.
But in the meantime, we'll just have fun swinging cups!
I think I'm really glad that something like that exists, because you know when you watch the video,
you think it's fake but then you try it out and it actually works.
And it's such a simple device.
Actually this will be so helpful for people with like tremors or shakes, those who have trouble
controlling their muscles because it helps to mitigate so much of that by keeping it steady.
The one that we got is like $7 something,
so it's also still affordable and accessible to most people?
Cool, I would give this a 10 out of 10.
So this is an anti-overflow silicone lid.
It's designed to help prevent splashing or overflow when you're boiling stuff.
So this is made from food-safe silicone and it can withstand really high temperatures.
You can also fold it and that makes for easy storing.
The design is very pretty, it's got a little flower here.
What we really want to test today is whether it helps to stop overflow when you're boiling a pot.
We have a pot of water that we're going to boil,
we have some pasta that we're going to throw in, and we have our lid.
Alright so I'm going to put in some pasta and let's see how this goes.
Oh look at that!
This is really cool.
It is boiling over but it's getting caught in this little bowl shaped thing here.
That's so clever!
Okay so we read a comment where like if you want to take off the lid,
you should let it settle down first then take off the lid because otherwise it'll
still be boiling underneath and then you take it off you're just like brrr right?
Alright let us lift the lid on this.
Oh this is not hot either.
Cooked macaroni!
So, it worked.
This little dish thing caught all of the over boil and it caught it for a sufficient amount of time,
like it would have been enough for you to notice, come back and adjust the heat.
And the problem with over-boil also is that it gets all over the counter before you have
time to react, and then also like if you have all this like hot liquid coming up,
it's also difficult for you to put your hand in and adjust it right?
I think I would give this a 10 out of 10 because it works.
And also for the like the price point, it's like $8? Like below $10.
Yeah I would give this a 10 out of 10.
Okay we've come to the end of the episode!
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