The Best Way to Take off Your Makeup!

TAKE THEM OFF!

Hi my lovely readers! sorry it's been a long time since I blogged last, it's just hard for me to do blogging in between uni and work. 

Here today I will share with all of you what's the best thing to use to take off makeup.  Note I would still use a face wash to wash my face again after taking off my makeup with any of those products listed in below.

From Left to Right - Soap&Glory The Fab Pore Hot Cloth Cleanser, Shu Uemura Skin Purifier, Swisspers Facial Cleansing Wipes.

1. Soap&Glory The Fab Pore Hot Cloth Cleanser - This is a balm makeup remover, it's said to be the safest way for acne prone skin type, it will take off all your makeup off with minimal effort and the best thing? will not break you out! For me well it did clean take off your makeup in a very gentle way, all you need to do is squeeze enough product out for your entire face and neck. Then gently massage into your skin in circular motion for at least 60 seconds, you will see all your makeup that includes those hard to get off mascara and eye liners melts off your face. then press it all off with tissue papers or a wet muslin cloth. I will give this thing 4/5 because it does what it promises, won't leave any trace of makeup behind and didnt break me out. But a lot of the time I just can't be bothered with the procedure of having have to wipe your face with a cloth or tissue papers after wards.  I normal wash my face in the shower so please forgive my laziness hahaha. 

2. Shu Uemura Skin Purifier - So far this is my favorite thing to use to take off my makeup! It's easy to use, fast, gentle, none of that rubbing and pulling on your skin and it won't leave any makeup behind!  This one is a cleansing oil, which it will melt your makeup with no effort. all you need to do is take 3-4 pumps of the cleansing oil, then gently smooth over your face, rub it into your skin in circular motion for about 30s. Wet your hands with water, then rub your face again to emulsify the cleansing oil. Emulsify it for about 30s, make sure all the oil on your face is being emulsified before rinsing it all off. If not the oil might break you out.

3. Facial Wipes - My least favorite way to remove my makeup, It's harsh, and irritates my skin with all the rubbing and pulling. Not just that does not take off my mascaras and eyeliner easily, way to rough/harsh for the delicate eye areas. I only buy it because it's easy for traveling. I think that's the only good thing about those facial wipes! 

Thanks for reading! 

Li xoxo

The most talked about beauty gadgets - Clarisonic

 

This is the Clarisonic Pro model 

 

Hi my lovelies! love time no see! sorry that I haven't been posting any beauty posts :( that's because Ive been moving and traveling so all my stuff has been packed away!!! 

SO SO SO here is the almighty Clarisonic that's been talked talked and talked talked! whatever! let's look into the benefit of this 

CLARISONIC BENEFITS

• 6x more makeup removed than manual cleansing

• 2x more oil and dirt removed than manual cleansing

• Leaves skin feeling and looking smoother

• Skin is removed of more impurities, allowing creams and serums to penetrate better (up to 61%) 

• Gentle enough to use twice a day

• Reduces oily areas, dry skin patches and blemishes

• Minimizes the appearance of visible pores

• Safe for cleansing all skin types

• Recommended for use with any non-abrasive cleanser

• Also good for the neck and décolleté, as well as other areas of your body needing extra care and attention

• Use twice a day, one minute each time

• Clarisonic is waterproof and rechargeable and can even be used in the shower, bath or at the sink.   

Okay girls now its time to let me tell you my experience with this mighty machine! :D

I've been using this for over a year now, I got the Pro model that's because it has 4 speeds for using on the face, and a body function with only 1 speed. Once you press the start button it will go for 1 min then it will stop itself. 

 

I've been using this pretty much every single day for the past 18 months, it really does clean up your face better than just using your hands. It buffs all the bead skin and flaky skin off my face, my face would feel instantly smoother and clearer! I have oily Acne prone skin, so I always have some sort of breakout on my face, therefore I ONLY use the sensitive brush head because I dont want to aggravate the breakouts on my face.

 

As I do wear make up on a daily basis,  so since I've been using the brush, Ive noticed less breakout from my makeup, but I would still get my monthly hormone breakout. so don't be fool about on using this means pimple free. This machine will clean your face from top to bottom, leave no trace of makeup/dirty or oil on your face. after using this your face will immediately appear softer, and smoother. But it did not reduce oily areas or minimize the appearance of visible pores for me.

 

Since there's 4 different speed I will use the higher speed (3 or 4) at night to scrub all my makeup off, and use lower speed (1 or 2) in the morning for the gentle cleanse. This will make your make up goes on easier and also make it look better on your face.

 

Pros: cleans up your face like nothing else, gentle enough to use twice day, good for all skin type (I've used it on my boyfriend's face and he has super sensitive skin), make your face nice and smooth, makeup goes on so much easier.

 

Cons: Takes whole day to recharge, brush head need to be changed every 3 months, its fragile so DO NOT DROP IT!!!!!  

Overall I can not live without it! it makes a massive difference in your skin texture, the way it look and feels.

here is the website that I got my brush from 

http://www.ry.com.au/brand/clarisonic.html

 

Note: I purchased everything with my own money, so there's no commercial purpose here.    

    

 

My favorite foundation for oily skin - Chanel Mat Lumiére

Chanel Mat Lumiere powder and liquid foundation

Hey Boys and Girls, today I would like to share my favorite foundation with you all. 

As you all know that I have very oily skin, along with large pores, acne, acne scar etc etc. 

most foundation won't last on my face for over 5 hrs, they would just slide off my face and my face would get all shiny, greasy and gross! 

I stumbled on this oil free, Matte foundation 4 years ago when I was just shopping around Myer, I got told this is THE foundation for oily skin, it's oil free, medium to full coverage, smudge proof, long lasting (12 hrs)......at the time I just thought I gotta buy it! 

So I got both powder and liquid foundation in the Mat Lumiere   

Chanel Mat Lumiere powder foundation

Chanel Mat Lumiere powder foundation

Chanel Mat Lumiere powder foundation

Let's talk about the powder foundation first 

• Coverage is Medium - Full, buildable. 

• Lasting power -  certainly not 12hrs, if I wear it alone I say it would last for about 5hrs on my face. 
• Setting the foundation - I usually use it as a setting powder, it definitely mattifiy my face and takes any shine off my face. I found this is the best thing for me to use to set my liquid foundation, it literally keeps your makeup looking fresh for longer. 
• Smudge proof power - still comes off pretty easy without the liquid foundation.   

Chanel Mat Lumiere liquid foundation

Chanel Mat Lumiere liquid foundation

Now the liquid foundation. If you tell me that I can only wear one foundation for the rest of my life, this will be THE ONE!  okay let's start to talk about this

• Coverage - Medium to full, again this foundation is very buildable, two layers will give you the fullest coverage.  I wont even need to wear concealers with this foundation, I will just dab a little bit more on where I need. and a little goes a long way, therefore your face wont look like a cake even with the fullest coverage.
• Lasting Power - This will NOT last for 12 hrs, it will last for about 8 hrs on my face which is pretty amazing for me considering most other foundations would only last 5hrs on my face.
• Smudge proof - yes yes yes, this thing is tear proof, sweat proof, and I found it also has some water resistance power as well. I wear contact lens and my eyes can get pretty dry sometimes, so I'm always using eye drops and the eye drop solution runs off my eyes wont even mess up my makeup. 
• Photography use - This foundation has SPF 15 in it, along with Aluminum Oxide but I've wore it to a wedding before, and my face turned out pretty fine in the photos :)  no white face. 

Pros and Cons 

Pros: Matte, good coverage, doesn't break me out, long lasting, doesn't smudge easily, not cakey.

Cons: Price, small colour range, can be a little dry during winter months. 

Here are some swatches, look at the little blue dot on my hand. 

With no foundation on and see the difference between the little blue dot on my hand

With 1 layer of  Chanel Mat Lumiere Liquid foundation only

With 1 layer of Chanel Mat Lumiere Liquid Foundation and 1 layer of Chanel Mat Lumiere Powder Foundation

Product Review - Lush face mask Cupcake

Lush face mask - Cupcake

Hello there! okay it's time to talk about skincare! :D 

Now let me tell you all about my skin :p My skin type?

well, let's start off with it's extremely oily, therefore it's prone to acne, and so I have large pores, black heads, pimples, and of course acne scars as well! :( not so great huh?!

 After years and years dealing with my problematic skin, I've became a skincare junky. 

I've tried so many skincare products, and of course face masks is one of my favorite thing to buy and to use. After hearing so many good things about the Cupcake mask by Lush,  and with my endless researches I finally went to Lush and got one my for myself.   

I've already finished the tub - 75g in a tub

I absolutely love this face mask, let it alone the fact that it smells just like chocolate, but it really soaks up all the oil, shrinks my pore and helps to reduce and calm down any breakout on the face. I've noticed a big difference immediately after using it, my skin felt smoother and the pimples didn't look as red as they were. The next day when I looked at my face in the mirror WOW!  The pimples on my face were visibly smaller, some even got dried up. I was so so impressed with this face mask, will definitely repurchase this over and over.  

In this hand made mask the ingredients in it are all natural, none of the harsh chemical ingredients in this mask, therefore it won't strip your skin. Since it has all the fresh ingredients in it, so it will only last for two weeks and you have to keep it in the fridge. 

Here is the link to this product from Lush's website(Australian)  it will tell you the price and all the ingredients in it

http://www.lush.com.au/shop/product/product/id/74/keyword/cupcake/cupcake

Thanks for reading! good luck! 

Love Li xoxox