SK-II Miracle Essence Mid-Day & Mid-Night

SK-II Miracle Essence Mid-Day
SK-II Miracle Essence Mid-Night

These mists can be purchased on www.sk-ii.com or your department store SK-II counters.



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Lisa

L'OCCITANE Amande Collection

I've always been intrigued by luxurious skin care products. My fascination deepened after trying creme de la Mer for the first time in my mid 20s. Since then, I've gone on to try products from various luxury brands for face, neck, and décolletage. And it eventually led way to body care products. I've had my share of hits and misses from various top brands, but when it comes to body skin care, l'Occitane is where I made most re-purchases closely followed by Annick Goutal. Here's a review of my favorite l'Occitane body skin care products.

Top Sunscreen Choices 2015

Here's a video that rounds up my current top sunscreen choices!



Three sunscreens mostly for the face (with full ingredients list):
♡SK-II WS DERMDEFINITION UV LOTION SPF50 PA+++ ☛ http://shrsl.com/?~95b8
Ingredients: Water, Ethylhexyl methoxycinnamate, Homosalate, Methylene bis-benzotriazolyl tetramethylbutylphenol, Octcocrylene, Polymethylsilsesquioxane, Galactomyces ferment filtrate, Glycerin, Pentylene Glycol, Isopropyl Isostearate, Niacinamide, Polyacrylamide, Phenylbenzimidazole Sulfonic Acid, C13-14 Isoparaffin, Steareth-21, Cyclomethicone, Decyl Glucoside, Stearyl Alcohol, Triethanol amine, Benzyl Alcohol, Cetyl Alcohol, Butylene Glycol, Steareth-2, Laureth-7, Methylparaben, Behenyl Alcohol, Ethylparaben, Polylparaben, PEG/PPG-20/20 Dimethicone, Oleth-3 phosphate, Disodium EDTA, Fragrance, Propylene Glycol, Xanthan Gum, Menthol, Caprylic/ Capric Triglyceride, Ascorbyl Tetraisopalmitate, Tocopherol, Carbomer, Ergothioneine, DNA.

♡AVENE REFLEXE SOLAIRE SPF50+ UVB/UVA ☛ http://bit.ly/1NAwLea
Ingredients: Avene aqua, Octocrylene, C12-15 alkyl benzoate, Butylene Glycol, Dimethicone, Diisopropyl adipate, Methylene bis-benzotriazolyl tetramethylbutylphenol, Cyclomethicone, Aqua, Titanium Dioxide, Butyl Methoxydibenzoylmethane, Bis-ethylhexyloxphenol methoxyphenyl triazine, Glyceryl Stearate, PEG-100 Stearate, Potassium cetyl phosphate, PVP/Eicosene Copolymer, Caprylyl/Capric Triglyceride, Caprylyl Glycol, Cucurbita Pepo Seed Oil, Decyl Glucoside, Dimethiconol, Disodium EDTA, Parfum, Glyceryl behenate, Glyceryl dibehenate, Hydroxyethyl Acrylate/ Sodium Acryloyldimethyl Taurate Copolymer, Isohexadecane, Polysorbate 60, Propylene Glycol, Silica, Sorbic Acid, Sorbitan isostearate, Stearyl Alcohol, Tocopheryl Glucoside, Tribehenin, Xanthan Gum.

♡(SHISEIDO) SENKA MINERAL WATER UV GEL SPF50 PA+++ ☛ http://amzn.to/1NAvsMb
Ingredients: Cyclomethicone, water, isododecane, ethylhexyl methoxycinnamate, alcohol, vinyl dimethicone/methicone silsesquioxane crosspolymer, octocrylene, polysilicone-15, zinc oxide, PPG-17, PEG-9 dolydimethylsiloxyethyl dimethicone, sorbitan sesquiisostearate, sucrose tetrastearate triacetate, polymethylsilsesquioxane, phenylbenzimidazole sulfonic acid, diethylamino hydroxybenzoyl hexyl benzoate, aminomethyl propanediol, sodium chloride, calcium chloride, talc, dimethicone, glycerin, isostearic acid, triethyloxycapriylylsilane, trisodium EDTA, orange, BHT.

Two sunscreen choices for touching up/boosting sun protection:
♡(SHISEIDIO) ANESSA PERFECT ESSENCE UV SPRAY SPF50+ PA++++ ☛ http://bit.ly/1KwpQov
♡O HUI PERFECT SUN POWDER SPF50+ PA+++ ☛ http://bit.ly/1KyHpTl

New brand/type for 2015 that's safe for entire family:
♡DERMA B UV SUN SHOT SPF50+ PA+++

The links included are best deals online for authentic products but some doesn't give much product description, so if you need more details for some of the products please check official product sites or feel free to ask me.

Here are couple of all my favorite sun protection products that are safe for children (over 6 months) and sensitive skin (not mentioned in this video):
♡Aveeno Baby SPF 50 broad spectrum (I like the one that comes in a stick form which makes application/re-application easier especially on kids)
♡Babo Botanical Clear Zinc SPF 30 broad spectrum


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Lisa

All About SUNSCREENS!

Sun protection is the best way to prevent skin aging!

Find out everything you need to know about sunscreens in this 6 minute video!

Are you using sunscreen everyday?

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Lisa

Best Liquid Eyeliners + Tips!

Watch this video to find out my top 3 liquid eyeliners plus few runner up choices, and tips on how to  best use brush tip liquid eyeliner pens!



Here are my top 3 liquid eyeliners:
Kiss Me Heroine Make Smooth Liquid Eyeliner 
Koji Dolly Wink Liquid Eyeliner 
Kanebo Kate Super Sharp Liner 



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Lisa

Beauty People Royal Lip Tint Honey Balm

A lot of hybrid lip products are popular these days. Let it be lipstick/gloss, lip tint/gloss, lip balm/tint, lipgloss/stain, liquid lipstick/gloss/stain, and etc... I've tried several of these hybrid lip products from Dior, YSL, Giorgio Armani, Shu Uemura, as well as other well known brands. Some I loved, some I wasn't too impressed with.

Recently, I purchased lip balm/tints from an affordable Korean beauty brand called Beauty People. These are called Royal Lip Tint Honey Balm, and they come in four colors.

(from top to bottom: Azalea Honey Balm, Daisy Honey Balm, Calendula Honey Balm, and Camellia Honey Balm)

Besides the fact that these lip balm/tint products boasts myriad of natural ingredients such as propolis, avocado oil, and shea butter (just to name a few), they truly feel great on the lips like a lip balm, yet looks like tinted lip gloss on the lips!

Here are my lip swatches: first row with with just one quick swipe, second row with three coats, and third row with how the lips are left stained when wiped off with tissue.

One coat feels like a light lip balm on the lips with slight color, three coats feel like I'm wearing non-sticky lipgloss with good color pay-off, and when it's wiped off with tissue, there's still a decent tint left behind. (My lips in the above swatches drier than they typically are when I have these products on because of all wiping and reapplying I had to do for these swatches!)

These feel amazingly comfortable on the lips, it doesn't feel thick or goopy even when I wear three or more coats. It keeps the lips moist and non-sticky (lips feel the most comfortable/hydrated/non-sticky about 10 minutes after application). My lips feel hydrated for up to six hours without reapplying. The colors lasts about 4 hours, and slightly starts to fade after. 

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Lisa

Fresh Black Tea Firming Overnight Mask Review

Black Tea Firming Overnight Mask is the latest face mask from Fresh, a brand known for the use of natural ingredients for upscale personal care products. Over the years, I've tried various products from Fresh, and some of my favourites are Sugar Lychee eau de parfume, Rose Face Mask, and now this Black Tea Firming Overnight Mask!

I go through some of the key ingredients in the review video below; here is the full ingredient list: 

AQUA (WATER), GLYCERIN, BUTYLENE GLYCOL, JOJOBA ESTERS, ISOHEXADECANE, AMMONIUM ACRYLOYLDIMETHYLTAURATE/VP COPOLYMER, DICAPRYLYL CARBONATE, CAMELLIA OLEIFERA SEED OIL, PENTYLENE GLYCOL, ETHYLHEXYL PALMITATE, MIRABILIS JALAPA EXTRACT, GLYCERYL STEARATE, STEARETH-21, CAPRYLIC/CAPRIC TRIGLYCERIDE, DIMETHICONE, OXIDIZED CORN OIL, BUTYROSPERMUM PARKII (SHEA BUTTER), CERA ALBA (BEESWAX), KIGELIA AFRICANA FRUIT EXTRACT, SACCHAROMYCES FERMENT FILTRATE, CAMELLIA SINENSIS LEAF EXTRACT, RUBUS FRUTICOSUS (BLACKBERRY) LEAF EXTRACT, LITCHI CHINENSIS SEED EXTRACT, ROSA DAMASCENA FLOWER OIL, SODIUM HYALURONATE, ADENOSINE, TOCOPHERYL ACETATE, TOCOPHEROL, CETEARETH-20, BEHENYL ALCOHOL, PARFUM (FRAGRANCE), CETEARETH-12, CETEARYL ALCOHOL, SODIUM CITRATE, SODIUM POLYACRYLATE STARCH, SODIUM POLYACRYLATE, SORBITAN LAURATE, DISODIUM EDTA, MALTODEXTRIN, SILICA, TETRASODIUM EDTA, HYDROXYETHYLCELLULOSE, ACETYL DIPEPTIDE-1 CETYL ESTER, CITRIC ACID, CI 77891 (TITANIUM DIOXIDE), BHT, POTASSIUM SORBATE, BIOTIN, PHENOXYETHANOL, LINALOOL, CITRONELLOL, GERANIOL

This mask can be purchased at Fresh counters at most department stores. For more details on the product and to purchase online, please check out NORDSTROM or SEPHORA.




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Lisa

February 2015 Beauty Favorites

Beauty products loved in February 2015:

1. Smashbox Blush Rush in Radiance




2. Fresh Black Tea Overnight Firming Mask

3. Clio Kill Brown Waterproof Brush Liner

4. Kiss Me Heroine Make Quick Eyeliner in Brown

5. Kanebo Kate Slim Gel Pencil in BK-1

6. Revlon Makeup Eraser Pen

7. Marc Jacobs Remedy Concealer Pen

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8. SK-II Auractivator CC Cream


9. Giorgio Armani Maestro Fusion Makeup

10. Burberry Sheer Eyeshadow in Antique Rose No. 10


11. MAC Eyeshadow in Yogurt

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Lisa