Category: Beauty
Products that I have too many of…
Liz Earle Cleanse & Polish Hot Cloth Cleanser
When I visited the Birchbox store last month I got to make a DIY Birchbox, which is one of the cool services they offer. The employee I was working with recommended I try the Liz Earle skincare sample. She told me that everyone who worked in the corporate office and in the store was obsessed with the brand and specifically the Cleanse & Polish Hot Cloth Cleanser. The cleanser comes with a muslin cloth, which I have found to be a miracle worker. I’m definitely not a skincare expert, but I think the cloth it’s the perfect combination of soft and rough. I have even found myself preferring it over my Clarisonic.
I really love this product, and it smells like soothing rosemary. I’ve had a few breakouts recently (it’s a stressful time at work) and I credit this cleanser and cloth with my speedy recovery.
I’m beginning to think only good things can come from a blue box.
Here is a close-up shot of part of the muslin cloth. I think the way it’s woven is the secret to the texture. I can’t recommend this enough. I believe you can even buy the cloths separate from the cleanser. Try it, I promise you won’t regret it.
Tony Moly: K-Town Beauty
As my obsession with foreign beauty products continues, this past weekend I finally made it to Tony Moly’s K-Town location. I’ve been meaning to hit this store for some time now, but always had something holding me up. After a few weeks of planning to go, I actually went this past weekend. I wasn’t sure what to expect or what I wanted to get —knowing that they sell some of the brand’s products at Urban Outfitters, it was important to me that I purchase something unique to the store. After debating for a half an hour over a few things in the very tiny store, I decided on the following:
- Tomatox Magic Massage Pack- this is basically a brightening/clarifying mask
- Changing Magic Mask (sheet box)- this pack comes with 7 masks
Isn’t the packaging amazing? I tried the mask last night and I really liked it. Not sure about the brightening effect, since I’m starting with a very fair base (read-super pale). It did leave my skin feeling firm, and that’s reason enough to keep using this product.
Um…can we please talk about what this says? Lost in translation….?
I haven’t tried any of the sheet masks yet but it comes in the following varieties:
- Black Pearl
- Hyaluronic Acid
- Red Wine
- Tea Tree
- Green Apple
- Royal Jelly
- Brid’s Nest
Should be interesting! Do you have any favorite Tony Moly products?
Eastern and Western Light
The picture speaks for itself. Just perfect colors. Names couldn’t be better either.
Meet Mink
Current Obsession
I got this Pixi Shea Butter Lip Balm from my Birchbox and I am so obsessed with the color. It’s super pink in color and goes on like a traditional lip balm. They carry this brand at Target, but I’ve never bought anything from the line as it’s a bit more pricey than your average drugstore brand. The color I got is called Pixi Pink and I’d definitely recommend this for my fellow fair skinned ladies. The color is also long lasting —I think I only reapplied it once during the day.
Korean Beauty Brands – IOPE
Riding the insane popularity of K-pop, Korean beauty is absolutely taking over. You can’t go on any beauty websites without hearing about the newest and amazing Korean beauty products. AmorePacific, the leading Korean beauty brand, owns a bunch of other cosmetics and skin care brands popular throughout the world. I recently came across IOPE, AmorePacific calls this brand “cos-medical.”
I got the IOPE Air Cushion in N21 from someone I met who works for AmorePacific, and I am so obsessed with the product. Its a foundation but I prefer to use it as a finisher/corrector on top of my concealer. Its very layerable and can be worn alone, on top of concealer, and even finished with powder foundation for a more matte look. The product goes on wet and, in my opinion takes quite some time to dry, but if you apply a powder finish it helps speed up the dry time. The Air Cushion is like a hybrid of liquid/cream/powder foundation and its SPF 50! The buildable nature of the product is also a huge bonus, it can be as sheer or full-coverage as you want. Not to mention this color matches my skin perfectly, I can’t say enough good things. Like all other Korean beauty brands, I wish it was more readily available in the US.
The Perfect Red
We all know the adage “when you stop looking…you’ll find it.” Of course this happened to me when I was gifted my new favorite red lipstick. My mom got it as a sample from Sephora and gave it to me, as she was not about to wear the fire-engine bright color. It’s called Beso: Stila All day Liquid Lipstick.
It doesn’t look that vibrant from this photo but I assure you that it’s the brightest red I’ve ever seen. Not only is it the exact shade I was looking for, it actually stays on. It goes on as a lip creme but quickly dries to a matte velvety finish. Though I haven’t tried this, I’m sure it could be worn as a gloss-finish (for those who don’t like matte) if clear lip gloss was applied after the color dries. Currently, I only have a small sample size, but I am definitely going to purchase the full sized lip color as soon as mine runs out.
Stila All Day Liquid Lipstick, Sephora, $22, in Beso
belated Christmas
Hi Everyone,
Sorry it’s been insanely longer than I ever intended since I’ve last posted. I’ve been meaning to share some of the insane beauty products I got for Christmas. I’m sure you’ll see that I’ve blogged about most of these in the past, but merely coveting them. Above is my Sephora goody-box that I’m so in love with:
Contents:
-Tom Ford Black Orchid
-NARS Guy Bourdin “One Night Stand” Palette
-Kat Von D Saint
-Kat Von D Spellbinding lipstick set
♡ Pretty Well Dressed ♡ 