Review of Estee Lauder’s Day Wear BB

We have all gone BB Cream crazy recently. In the UK, there's recent launch of the Garnier BB Cream, and even non-drug-store brand Estee Lauder has brought one out! Latest in Beauty was offering a small tube for the price of £1.50, so I snapped it up and just tried it when I went out last night.

(Aside: BB Cream has been all over in Asia for at least 2 years now, but their BB cream has a very different formula, texture, and tint to it. Their BB cream tends to be much thicker, much paler - almost greyish if too much is used, and has very high SPF. Some of the most well known ones are from Etude House, Skin79, Missha. I have a few of these and quite enjoy one from Missha. They are just like foundation to me, but claim to have nourishing and repaiting properties to the skin. Let me know if you are interested to find out more. =)



Firstly, Estee Lauder's BB Cream smells absolutely divine! It smells like watermelon and sweets, light and refreshing, not sickening sweet or fragrant. I absolutely adore it. Second, the colour tone is perfect for me. I chose "Light" and it suits my skin tone very well. Lastly, it's super moisturising. My skin has been suffering from dryness for a while as a result of the lack of sleep. When I use Bare Mineral's foundation (when I am short of time), I notice that my skin looks dry and flakey in the afternoon. With Estee Lauder's BB Cream, my skin looks hydrated and plump. Overall, I absolutely love it for the weekends but may need more coverage for going into work during the week. I'll see how I feel when I finish the sample and may just get tempted.... =) Until next time. xx

DIY Brightening Facial

Two weekends ago I made a DIY brightening mask with some papaya. Papaya can help get rid of dead cells. Compared to physical exfoliators (e.g. sea salt, scrub, etc) papaya is much more gentle because the exfoliation is of a chemical nature, hence best for sensitive skin.

Here is the recipeL:
- Over-ripe papaya that has been mashed up (I used 1/4 of a papaya from Waitrose)
- Honey
- Flour (I used rice flour to increase the impact of the exfoliation as the flour itself acts like a physical exfoliant - but their particles are so small that this is still a very gentle exfoliation mask)

Leave it on for 15 min. Bingo - glowy, bright, smooth skin ready to roll! =) xx

Review: Latest In Beauty - Anti-Ageing Box

Latest in Beauty has become my favourite beauty box of all times!

Here is the anti-ageing box from LIB:


LIB Anti-agening Box (March 2012)

This Works Enjoy Multi-Tasking Lotion 30ml: I love the geranium and rose scent. After my fruit peel mask last night, I put this on and it leaves my skin soft, moisturised, plump and smelling nice! I love it.

Perricone MD Advanced Face Firming Activator 15ml: I have heard this brand but never used their products. So I am really looking forward to my new firmed up jawline! =p

Decleor Aroma Cleanse Hydra 15ml with muslin cloth: I have a lot of Decleor products anyway since they do a one-hour massage plus facial for £30 booking fee, redeemable against the purchase of two products. So I have a mountain full of products to be used. Still, I like the luxury scent of their products. Their tonifying water is my all time must-have. So I am looking forwad to trying this one.

Fushi Organic Anti-Wrinkle Lip Balm 10ml: I love lip blams and never have enough of time (I am currently using 4 or 5 switching between them.... so far I really like Eos Summer Fruit. Let's see if this one beats it!)
Emma Hardie Amazing face Natural Lift and Sculpt Plumping Serum 10ml: Again I have heard of this brand but never used it before. My face is in desperate need of some "lifting and sculpting"! Really looking forward to trying it.

Eve Lom Rescue Mask 15ml: I heard a lot about Eve Lom's cleansing balm. It's a bit pricey so I never tried it. I love masks, all kinds of masks, so getting this is definitely a thumbs up!

CosmetoFruit Body Booster: Drinkable elixir? I love the taste. Not convinced it's really going to do much, but what's to lose when it tastes nice anyway. =)

L'Occitane Divine Cream (3 or 5 ml?) I use a lot of L'Occitane products and I love love love the divine line. So I am really pleased to get this little pot to try out at home.

Overall, this is my all time favourite beauty box (considering I have ordered 14 boxes to date from different companies - Glossy Box, Carmine, Boudoir Prive, Jolie Box). This one beats all of them and I really look forward to the next LIB box!