Holika Holika: Bulgarian Rose

When we first started carrying Holika Holika products, they send us a bunch of samples. Among the samples, Bulgarian Rose was one of them. I started out using the moisturizer at night and immediately i felled in love with the scent. It's not a strong rose smell, but a very sweet floral fragrance. Usually when I decide if I want to carry a certain product I test it out for at least 2 weeks. After using the sample set for the second day I decided this is a must have Item.

I have combination skin. When I don't drink enough water, get enough rest, or if I don't watch my diet, my skin would get really dry. I love products you can feel and see immediate results. Bulgarian rose happens to be one of those products. After I use it, I can feel my skin feeling softer. The next morning when I wake up, the dry patches I had the day before would be gone.

I especially like the Bulgarian Rose eye cream. In the past, followers has pointed out how dry and flaky the skin around my eyes were when they watched my tutorials. After noticing the flaws, the reason the skin around my eyes are so dry is because I don't use any eye creams. The skin under our eyes are very delicate. it needs a lot more moisture than other areas of the face. The Bulgarian Rose eye cream is a very condensed cream that is much more moisturizing than regular lotion. Of course, eye creams are only meant for eyes, if you apply it anywhere else it might be too thick and oily. 

For the face, I love the Bulgarian Rose Serum. Since I have combination skin, there are areas of my face I can't risk have too much moisture on. The serum is non-stick and just enough moisture my skin needs without clogging my pores. I love love love this product. I love the smell and I especially love the results. 

A lot of my friend's mom always ask me to recommend them eye products because at a certain age our eyes starts to sag and need even more moisture. A long with a good firming & wrinkle care serum I always recommend them the Bulgarian Rose set. This is one of those products you will buy and fall in love with instantly. 

Get the sample set and try it out for yourself. Click here to buy

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A little shadowing under the lips

Contouring makes a big difference in photographs. Besides the most famous contouring method of the nose, you can also contour your chin.  A little bit of shadow under your lips helps to draw attention to the center of your chin giving the illusion it's smaller and pointier.

I think it's amazing beautiful when a person's chin curves outwards, unfortunately my chin is not as curvy as I would like it to be. A little shadow under my lips gives an illusion that my chin curves up a little. However in reality my chin curves slightly down. ^.~  That is why I try to avoid side profile shots. This is also important for people who have an little extra skin under their chin.

Blending is important, in different lighting your shadow will look darker, make sure you blend well so it won't be noticeable. I find this makeup trick helps bring back youth and a hint of cuteness. Try it next time and see if you notice the difference. <3

The most precious thing in life is life itself

For most people life is not a steady ride. We encounter ups and downs. For some people they encounter the bottom of the pit before they rise to the top. It saddens me when I read people giving up on their life because of bullies. No matter who you are or how much money you make. There is nothing worth more than life itself. No insult is worth giving up your life and punish the people who love and value you.

I've been called many names in my life. Names like ugly, fat, fake, flat face, chink, fob, bitch, alien, and much much worse. Sometimes the insults can hurt, but in the end I am always so thankful I live another day to hear another insult. In death everything ends even insults. I love my life, even at it's darkest moments. I didn't give up, and neither should you. Life will get better if you don't give up. I promise.

BB 霜介绍 (My favorite BB cream review in Cantonese)

Yes~ I speak Cantonese. Honestly, I thought about doing some reviews in Cantonese for awhile because there isn't a lot of Cantonese reviews on YouTube. I didn't even know I had viewers in Hong Kong until I was recognized by someone when shopping. I know I used a lot of words in English, but hopefully I'll get better at this with each review I do.

I want to say thank you to everyone who is being so supportive and encourage me to do more reviews in Cantonese. It means a lot to me. I honestly think I would get a lot of people criticizer me because my Chinglish, but instead I got a lot of encouragements. Thank you so much guys!

BB creams mentioned: 

Lioele Water Drop bb cream
Fairydrops BB cream
Holika Holika clearing petit bb 
Lioele beyond solution
Holika Holika Luminous Silk BB cream

http://www.prettyandcute.com/Makeup/Face/BB-Creams-c130/

TonyMoly: Tomatox Magic White Massage Pack

I love masks. It's no secret. I do more reviews on mask more than anything else on my blog. There is something about mask that makes me feel relaxed and feel pampered. Flawless skin is every girl's dream, but even models/actress don't have flawless skin all the time. That is why we have foundations, bb creams, and concealers to hide our flaws. Wouldn't it be nice if we have a little button to switch on moisture when our skin is dry or a vacuum to absorb all the shine when our face is oily? Absolutely! 

Like all things in life great skin requires hard work. Naturally with time our skin will slowly lose it's elasticity. That is something we can't change, well at least not yet. However we can slow down it's process with skin care and exercise.  

My latest obsession has been Detox masks. Detox masks are in general expensive because you can see fast results. I don't recommend people with dry skin to use Detox mask because It can be a bit drying. However for combination or oily skin, detox mask are a wonderful mask use. 

Recently I started using TonyMoly's Tomatox Magic White Massage Pack.  The packaging is very unique.  Here is the description for it. 

Tomatox Magic White Massage Pack is a multi functional massage pack with tomato extract that has a detox property to clear skin. Contains lemon extract that accelerates collagen synthesis and also whitens and tones skin.  Baicha extract helps calm irritated skin while offering a whitening effect. Houstonia extract is also known as a mysterious herb with 10 kinds of properties of anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, anti-allergenic, whitening, which all contribute to clear radiant skin.  

Benefits:

• Whitens
• Tones
• Anti-inflammatory
• Antioxidant
• Acne Care

 

Product comes with a little spatula for application, but i find applying it with my fingers much easier. The product is very creamy with a mild scent of freshness. 

It apply's smoothly onto face without drying. The product is sticky. After leaving it on my face for 20 minutes it was still sticky. I thought product would harden. 

After using my face is visibly whiter. It scared me a bit because I already a very pale person, I didn't think I can be lighter. It lighten my acne scars which is a big plus to me. I am thinking maybe I will spot treat my face next time instead of applying to my whole face. A side from the noticeable whitening effect, I do like how soft and smooth it made my skin. The Tonymoly Tomatox is a wonderful product, but I still like the skin79 lemon mask more, mainly because it smells more delicious hehe. 

Bebe Poshe

Our Bebe Poshe shipment finally arrived! I've been hearing so many good things about this brand from other fellow bloggers and I am so excited to try it. Bebe Poshe is a Taiwanese cosmetic brand created  by four Taiwanese models. 

I first heard about Bebe Poshe from Xiaxue.com. I was so taken by the packaging my curiosity took control. Immediately I contacted their Taiwanese headquarters and arrange to bring this brand to the U.S. The reps from Taiwan was very helpful. It took awhile to get everything into place, but it was a delightful experience. 

Skin79 Lemon Brightening Mask

 

I have combination skin and every month when I'm close to having my period my face would break out. Well,  the recent one was really bad, so I used a lot of acne products. Using too much acne products can actually dry out your skin. My blemish and pimples are gone but my skin feels incredibly dry.

I use a lot of hydration products and I feel like the only thing I can ever get fast result from are facials. I have a large collection of sheet masks. Majority of them are firming and hydration masks. After using so much sheet masks you kind of tired of them. The lemon brightening mask was different. It's a type of mud mask. The same type of mask they would use when you are getting a facial.

I started going through all my masks and reading their descriptions. I hesitated to use the lemon brightening mask because I thought it would dry out my skin even more because whitening products could be a bit harsh on sensitive skin. I was so relief when I saw how soft and dewy my skin looked . The ingredients of the mask not only brightens, but it also have hyaluronic acid which hydrate the skin.

I used it twice last week and I noticed not only my skin felt softer, my freckles have also gotten lighter. I hate my freckles, so you have no idea how happy I was when I noticed they were lighter. The only whitening product i used since my acne products were the Skin79 lemon brightening mask. I am a very pale person, so there is not a lot on my face I can lighten except my freckles.

You guys know I only blog about products I really love and this is one of them. I think for the price this product is worth a try. Skin79 is known for their bbcream, but their skincare products also lives up to their reputation. Best of the best.

Buy it here: http://www.prettyandcute.com/Skin79-Lemon-Brightening-Mask-p3302.html

 

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