Skin Care Routine | Spring & Summer 2013

 FACE
Shiseido Perfect Whip Cleanser
This is the facial cleanser that I'm currently using for both day and night. I like the formula of this cleanser, it lathers into very thick and ultra smooth foam, looks and feels pretty much like whip cream. It's very gentle  as the same time cleans well. It doesn't leave my skin dry after wash and very affordable.

Shea Terra Organics Rose Hips Black Soap
This is the product that I use for deep cleaning my face. It's an organic cleanser that claims deep clean pores and get rid of dead skin. Unlike regular cleanser, it has a gelly texture and its a bit tricky to use. I only use this 2-3 times per week because it's quite harsh. I will have a separate post on this.

Naruko Magnolia Brightening & Firming Spray
After I cleaned my face, the first step I will use this to spray my face. It claims brighten and firming so I felt it will work better as the first layer. It's very easy to absorb also hydrates my skin.

Naruko Raw Job's Tears Whitening Toner and Lotion
This is the new skin care set I am currently using. Since Naruko products are known for natural, easy absorb, zero oilness and heaviness, I always enjoy using them at summer time.
The Raw Job's Tears series is more nourishing than the other series that I've tried, such as the Narcissus, Marjoram & Lavender series. I found that the toner is an extremely easy and fast absorbing product, it left my skin well hydrated. Compare to the toner, the lotion is a lot richer so it takes a little longer to absorb. Both these products are great keeping my skin really calm and hydrated, I am really surprised that my skin hasn't experience any problems at this time of the year .

 EYES, LIPS and BLEMISH TREATMENT

Peter Thomas Roth Anti-aging Cellular Eye Repair Gel
After I finished the Coffee Bean Eye Cream by 100% pure, I wanted to switch to a gel product to use and has anti-aging purposes. I found this at the sale section on Sephora.com and I bought it immediately because I know this is the one. I heard a lot of good things about this brand and always wanted to try it. This eye gel claims for under eye wrinkles, fine lines, under eye puffiness, it has a lot of vitamins and natrual ingredients in it which I think is really good. I like that is really light weight and smooth, I do see the difference after using this, it helps reduce the  puffiness of my eyes in the morning.

Peter Thomas Roth Un-wrinkle Pink Ice Lip Balm
This was featured in my March Favorites post, I am currently using this as a moisturizing and anti-aging lip treatment. Unlike other lip balms the texture of this one is very different. I like it because it doesn't feels waxy, slippery or heavy on the lips, it applies very thin on the lips and long lasting. I do see the results that it reduces wrinkle and fine lines of my lips.

Vichy Anti-blemish Intensive Treatment Cream
This is my all time favorite blemish treatment. I always have this in my skin care routine and always use this to treat blemish and acne. It has salicylic acid 2.0%, which is higher than usual blemish treatment products. It works fast in getting rid of any blemishes and breakouts, usually I can see the difference overnight, it takes 2-3 days for large and severe acne problems.

FACIAL MASK
Laneige Water Sleeping Pack_EX
This is the sleeping mask that I use at night, repurchased numerous times and I still found it's the best. It hydrates and brightens my skin overnight, I just love how easy that it and how my skin looks in the morning after using this and plus it smells so nice.

HadaLabo Gokujyun Super Hyaluronic Acid Lotion
This is actually a lotion but I use it as a facial mask. Because it's very hydrating and low irritation, I like to use it with compressed paper masks. It does a great job for super quick hydrating treatment and leaves skin well hydrated and glowy.

My Beauty Diary Q10 Rejuvenating Mask

One of my favorite mask by My Beauty Diary, previously I was using the black pearl one, it does really great job brightening and whitening my skin. This one does nourishing, hydrating and brightening. I like masks of this brand in general, they fits really nicely on my face and contains lots of serum,  most importantly they really does the job.

If you have a skin care post please let me know, I am very interested to see. Thank you so much for reading and sorry it's a really long post.

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March Favorites 2013

    Shiseido Extra Smooth Sun Protection Cream SPF38 PA+++

For a very long time I've neglected the fact that I need to use sunscreen for face, not just for summer time when I'm out under the sun but for anti-aging purposes. Until I see fine lines and dark spots on my face and it suddenly got me thinking: why? I mentioned about this sunscreen in my Spring Beauty Haul post and this is so far the best sunscreen I've used. I've been using this every morning after skin care routine and loved it.  It does great job not only protect the skin but also prime my skin. It has UVA  and UVB protection which means it protect skin from burning and aging, it has SPF 38 PA+++ which I considered to be good enough for face and it's very water-resistant. It has became a stable in my skin care routine now. 

Cover FX Matte Setting Powder in light
This is the setting powder that I'm currently using to set my makeup, really enjoyed so far. What's great about this powder is never looks cakey or heavy on. It sort of vanish on the skin and if you looking at it, it just can't tell that you have any powder on. I will have a blog post of this powder later.

Benefit They're Real Mascara
I've got a mini size of they're real mascara to try because normally I don't have high hopes for high end mascara to work on my short, straight and barely existed lashes. This mascara does very good job coating my lashes, it also does lengthening very well. I like how dark it is and how easy to apply it, however it does not hold my curls well. I prefer my lashes are curled especially when I have makeup on, it makes a huge difference and I look more awake with my lashes curled. So for now I don't think I will purchase the full size of this mascara but I will give it more time to see if it can works better when it's little drier.

Peter Thomas Roth Pink Ice Lip Balm
This lip balm is an unusual purchase I made with other beauty stuff this month. I don't even realize that it's a anti-aging lip balm until I received it. It comes with nice decent amount of products but the packaging is just annoying. I prefer lip products especially lip balm that comes in a tube or traditional package so no need to dip my finger in each time plus it's more hygiene that way. Speaking on the product, it does a very good job reduce fine lines and it does not have any waxy or heavy feeling which I really like. It has a tiny bit of cooling sensation and I find that to be very nice also. I will also do a blog post on this later.

elf Cuticle Pen
Very easy to use and apply since it comes in a pen form. This is those one dollar products by elf that you can find it at Walmart or target. It has avocado, almonds oils and vitamin E, A, C and B5 in it and I just like how easy that it to apply to my cuticles and it works pretty good. I have other cuticle oil but I found myself reach this one all the time, it is much convenient and travel friendly.

Desert Essence 100% Pure Jojoba Oil

I had this oil forever, never come up with a way to use it on the daily basis. Recently my hair is very very dry at the ends and I was looking for products to solve the problem. It suddenly reminds me of using natural oils for hair care so I thought to give it a try. I use this oil on wet hair and let it set for 5-10 mins then wash my hair as usual. When conditioning my hair, I also mix some oil with my conditioner to give the ends some extra nourishment. I'm quite happy with the results and it doesn't leave my hair oily. 
I am still looking for a good leave-in conditioner or hair mask to use though, any suggestions?

Thanks for reading and let me know if you have any suggestions on the hair care products. 

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