August Faves

Lately I've been using products I own rather than going out and buying new items. Above is my favorites for the month of August.

NYX Nail Polish in True Navy: NYX is a popular brand on YouTube, but I haven't used many of their products aside from their brow powder cakes. I've had this nail color, along with other NYX polishes in the same line, and I really like it since the pigmentation is magnificent considering the low price! I paid about $2!
I've used this color so often lately it's about half way done!

Chanel Perfection Lumiere Foundation B20: Drugstore products can be nice, but with foundation I like to spent a bit more (not to say I don't own lower-mid end foundations) This foundation offers medium coverage and it dries to a semi-powder finish. The color is a nice match for my color. The downside is the price, but aside from that I'm really liking it!

Sana Soy Milk Whitening Cream: I bought two tubs in Japan, this is my 2nd one! It brightens slightly, but not dramatically. Personally I find very few whitening products work quickly. I like this Sana cream for its moisturizing properties. It does feel a little sticky after application, but it makes my face feel very plump.

Walkers Shortbread: Who else loves butter biscuits? Walkers are especially since it contains pure ingredients, ingredients that I can pronounce! It's important to know what goes into the foods I'm eating, so I appreciate Walkers. These shortbread cookies are addicting, but since it contains a good amount of butter, it's better to portion them so you don't finish the box in one sitting. :)

June Favorites!

June favorites! It's that time again to share what I've been using the most this month :)

1. Mamode Natural Sun Cream SPF 35
This is my second bottle; the first one, I finished really quickly and enjoyed using very much.
This sun cream is very light. It's not paste-like nor does it leave a white cast. It has a lotion-like texture that settles and dries down quickly.

2. Real Technique Brushes
For the prices, I'm so surprised by the quality. These brushes are extremely soft, durable and rivals many expensive brands. I will continue to support this brand as I find it to work very well and you can't beat the price point.

3. Crabtree & Evelyn Summer Hill Hand Therapy
I'm trying to take better care of my hands these days. Prior, I used to own a lot of hand creams that would often go unused. To combat this problem, I find if I apply it at night, before I go to bed, I'm more likely to use it.

The summer hill scent is divine. It smells like exactly like floral garden! Crabtree & Evelyn is known for their hand creams, this is my first one and I adore it. It actually moisturizers my hands, unlike other brands. While the scent is strong upon application, it does go away as it sinks into your skin.

What products have you been loving this month?

May Favorites!

My first monthly favorites post! Usually I tend to use my products for a month before I swap them around, so I thought it would be nice to share the products I enjoyed using most.

1. Maybelline Age Rewind Concealer
A hyped product on YouTube, where I first discovered and heard of this product. Usually, I tend to stick with high-end concealers, since I find it to have better pigmentations. But I found this Age Rewind Concealer to be especially great for highlighting rather than concealer.
Downside? packaging. After one use, it practically exploded somehow. So sad since a lot of product was wasted.

2. Josie Maran Magic Marker Lip & Cheek Stain
I used to own a similar marker tint from Revlon. I enjoyed using it, but somehow I lost it. I feel the same about this Josie Maran marker. The tint looks natural, but I didn't find it to be long lasting. Also the price ($19) was a bit much since I could buy a similar product at the drugstore for half the cost. Pass.

3. Etude House Fresh Cherry Tint
Love, love, love! This is more of a gel-type tint, rather than the watery ones. Gels tend to sit more comfortably on my lips. If you have pigmented lips and haven't found a tint that shows its true color, this this one is a MUST! I find it much more pigmented than any other tints I've tried thus far. Cute packaging and highly affordable. I own all the colors, but this red one is my fave.

May Favorites~ 2013

Woo, finally the start of a new month! As always, time goes by super quickly!
Last month, I have a couple products that I looooved using.

1. Nature Republic Super Aqua Max Combination Watery Cream (80ml, ~$15)
Since the weather is humid, I tend to treat my skin with jelly type face creams. The texture of this product is very light and smells clean and fresh!

2. Benefit High Beam
Dotting this product on my cheeks and down the bridge of my nose gives my skin the most luminous glow! Don't apply too much, or it may look as if your skin is oily

3. Tarte Expose
If you look at the container, it looks brown! It's even called "nude" on Sephora.com, but actually this is a very lovely strawberry nudie-brown blusher that looks really nice! It looks better on your cheeks than in the pan.

If you have any beauty of skin care products that you loved next month, I'd love to know~ leave a comment :D