kenzoki creamy cleansing cream

mmmmm!!!!
Just want to say : love !!!!!!!!!!!!!! That is if you have a weakness for powdery scented ( think flower by kenzo or anais anais by cacharel imho) , creamiest face cleansers... If you do not like perfumed skincare this might be a seriously unbearable product,but for me is a relaxing massage melting your makeup away and making you sleepy at night -wonder.

Wow, I am exaggerated at times... And is a rather large jar!!

Quick:
Kenzoki massage plume pour le visage 200 ml - $32 kenzoki usa website

Hanskin super spot serum

Hello!

It has been a while since posting, mostly due to the exhausting school schedule and a lack of juicy beauty funds...

This winter break during a stop over in Seoul, at the suggestion of one of the duty free SA, I picked up Hanskin Super spot control serum.It is said to be a moisturizing serum that helps to heal acne skin. I really did not have great or low expectations for the product, I bought it because I was frustated just to have acne on my face. I used not to have any until I went thorught really stressful school times this past year.


On one hand, this serum does really moisturize my dry acne cheeks without irritation,and I have no more big bumps, only little ones remain, as well the redness/scarring seems to be fading, if slowly. With this I am really glad. Also I like the not greasy but plump feeling in my skin after applying this product. Finally the size of my pores in the cheek-nose area has been reduced slowly but continously and noticeably since using the Hanskin serum. On the other hand, I feel that is necessary to use an exfoliating toner before the serums application. It might be just me, but seems to sink in much better after toner. This might be an issue for those girls with really dry skin that really do not use a mild exfoliating toner on a daily basis.

So far, it has been working well!

Quick!: Dropper style container / dark glass 30ml~$18 at duty free in Seoul

glossy kiss kiss

Yes, very bad at updating...been so burdened with moving in a new place, sorry ;_;...

But...in honor of fantastic lippie discovery let me tell what you may already know, but...Guerlain's Kiss Kiss Stick gloss are ( IMHO) just or better than the wateriest Japanese lipstick out there. I mean I love my jp lippies in their gorgeous array of mlbb shades. But sometimes is hard to get hold of them, and what if we have a sudden urge for watermelon-red lipstick?! (#963 my perfect quasi-red)

The Kiss Kiss are lipstick but go on so lightly, finish is sheer and very moisturizing.The shine is subtle,perfect for office. Not recommended if you like super shiny gloss. One annoying fact about the one I have got is that once you turn up the swivel to get more lipstick, you can not go back..so bad. Literally the lipstick sticks out and you know is so easy to get it messed up if you can not return it inside the sleeve.

Though I am surprised to like a red so much, I am more fond of natural shades,I think I will get the "mango fizz" Kiss kiss next time.
:)

hair rant :(

Before going to the hair rant, let's have some choco-rant: Why there is no "100% chocolate cafe " in NYC? so we only get Ippudo but no choco cafe? I want to try it out ! ;P

if there is one thing I truly dislike about myself is my hair.

Is just has so many little issues that I can handle some of them, but not all.. I can control the tendency to have dried up scalp with some japanese stuff,which is the most important for me, because I do not want to go bald!

But, the crazy frizzines of my hair drives me insane in summer. I have tried all kinds of creams,gels etc. Last one was Fekkai's glossing which is pretty nice on all my friends but me. It smoothes my hair out for 20 minutes, in which is glossy, shiny and soft looking...but then the humidity wins and I have sheep's head for the rest of the day.

I use camellia oil for the dryness, and it has helped a ton, yet my hair is not yet nice. I think it might be impossible to fix,not curly enough, not wavy enough , not straight..not fine yet not coarse...what-the-hell hair.

to say, my friends find me in a crowd by my puffy hair :( !!

the only plus side? my hair naturally highlights itself, because I have random golden hairs . This actually might look bad.

So in sum, love your hair! I hate mine!

Moon water? spf

Nars Aquagel I love how you make my face moist and plump without grease!
I wish you were not this expensive though...

Has anyone tried the Chidoriya Peach Moon water/toner? I am very curious because is supposed to be anti-inflamatory and has very pure ingredients. But, I do not find any reviews, so I am still on the brink of trying it out. Ahhh indecision...

Also I have been trying out the Fasio spf55 face & body , the blue one. I used to like it last year.This year's edition seems too greasy and I have some clogged pores, also the formula separates itself into serum and cream, so you have to careful shaking it to ensure you get an even consistency, too much hassle, sad...too bad the price was so great at ~14 dollars, since it is a drugstore brand.

Finally, there is nowhere to find this summer's Albion Shooting Spots, ebay please!

idea for clean eyes

Thank you for reading this, is been a long time since I posted. In the meantime I read your blogs and drooled over your makeup, seriously! Thank you very much to all of you who left your warm good wishes, I treasure them.

This is an integrate-shiseido ad promoting their new liner-shadow pen combo ( I never really get to use those, but that is just me), I like this simple , clean makeup and glossy geometric hair . The hair part I could never pull off, my hair is way too wavy. The makeup? really easy to dupe and office appropriate.

Dupe version!: Lids and crease with P&J silvery blue white eye gloss. Upper Lid with a white jelly ( Jill stuart, Lavshuca?) with some blue or light blue shimmer ( this makes the eyes brighter, more than just white). Lower lids with the same jelly ( slanted brush makes it easier) , and finally some serious black gel lining,thicker on the outer edges. Doooone! Pair with non powdery ( try gel) neutral cheeks, not cool pinks, it can get too ice -princessy.

On gel liners... my Clinique one smudges, the Kate one hardens in the pan in no time, Mac one is already solid like frozen butter, Esprique Precious gel liner has the best texture but the colors faint a bit during the day ,which is not so bad, but..I yet have to find a gel liner to love. My next one will probably be the new shu uemura one. We will see!

Love,
Lou

Happier

Thank you all very much for your kind comments on my cat, I am happy to feel supported.
Feeling better everyday...


Million Hugs