Current Favourites/Obsessions- Skincare, Nails, Haircare, Make Up

Feeling kinda restless so I decided to just sit here and talk about some products I've been loving recently! :)

Skincare

Please keep in mind that whatever works for me may not work for everyone and likewise, whatever may work for majority might not work for me :)

#1 St Ive's Facial Scrub-  Blemish Prone Skin 

My wall is not dirty okay that's just the design of the tile hahaha

I've always been a fan of the St Ive's apricot scrubs. They are a little harsher than some other physical scrubs but I feel like they're still gentle enough to be used everyday. This is the first time I've tried the one for blemish prone skin and omg I seriously love this scrub. I don't think I'll go back to using the other scrubs anymore. This product contains salicylic acid, which is good for acne, and I think that's why I love it so much. Flo told me that she read somewhere that this can be used as a mask as well because of the SA. What I usually do is use it when I feel like I've got a lot of dead skin or when my skin is super dry (this doesn't dry out your skin AT ALL) I will use it then leave it on my face and wash my body or whatever then come back and rinse it off. I've seen an improvement in my skin ever since I've used this product and maybe also because I haven't been eating so much junk food la but I'm sure this product played a part too. My skin just feel so soft after using this and I will usually use this at night then use my Laneige water pack before bed or I use this in the morning when my skin is looking dull or I haven't had much sleep or was having an emotional night. This scrub really makes my skin look a lot fresher and clearer :)

LAAAAV IT!

Really recommend this product to everyone!! 

#2 Oxy10

My mum cut it cause it was running low HAHAHA

I've never really liked this product because I feel like it dries my skin but omg I've been using this for any spots because it's in my bathroom cause my mum uses it and I'm too lazy to go to my room to get my spot treatments. This really dries out a pimple and it's really damn good (Y) But it's super drying so try not to use it so often! 

What I do is put this on any spots before I sleep and use it for a few days consecutively then when the spot start to clear I stop because it can really make my skin feel tight and dry. 

#3 Boscia Make-Up Break Up Cool Cleansing Oil

This make up remover is really bomb.com. I use like one pump every time to remove my make up unless I'm using a super stay foundation like the Covergirl Outlast Stay Fabulous foundation. Then I might use 1.5/2 pumps depending on my mood HAHA This oil feels damn damn damn nice on the skin like seriously. It's not like the Shu Uemura dry oils, this is more like an oil-gel formula to me and it just feels damn soft and nice on the skin and I usually get carried away and end up massaging my face for like 2 minutes just cause. HAHA but I don't think it does anything bad to my skin so it's fine :p

Anyways, this feels really nice on the skin and like it has this slight cooling sensation. I don't use this for my eye make up tho because the cooling sensation is a bit too much for my sensitive eyes! 

#4 Garnier Clean Sensitive Eye & Face Make Up Remover full review here

I've talked about this before and this is truly my HG eye make up remover. This seriously removes ALL WATERPROOF MASCARA okay. Like the next morning I won't have the residue kind. This is really ddaaaammmnnnnn good and everyone should try it and it's for sensitive eyes some more. This doesn't sting my eyes at all!!! Actually it does la sometimes when I'm like damn careless and anyhow just rub my eyes and a lot of product enters my eyes HAHA but it doesn't burn or what it's just a little uncomfortable but when I wipe my eye it's okay alr. This is really damn good I can't even say anymore about it you just need to try it for yourself. 

What I do shake it really violently to mix the oil and water thing and then quickly squirt it on a cotton pad cause it separates quite fast. Then I just hold the pad on my eye for like a few seconds and just wipe the make up off. I don't even need rub unless like I said I'm just careless and anyhow removing cause I'm damn over it but if I do it normally it removes easily :) This is the only thing which can take of the super stay mascara (I'll talk about this later) and omg it's really damn good la I don't know what else to say hahahah

Nails 

#1 O.P.I Nail Envy

Recommended by Flo who uses the original formula most of the time. I use the one for thin nails (pink words) and this is really damn good and my nails hard ever chip or tear anymore!!! Amazeballs. 

#2 Seche Vite Dry Fast Top Coat

BEST.TOP.COAT.EVER. 

No streak, no dents, no bed sheet prints.

Dries so so so fast ( realistically fast la like maybe 3 minutes max)

Gives your nails this gel like look. Will never use any other top coat and I have used bottleS already.

#3 Innisfree Pro Nail Colours

Cheap and Good. Wide brush. Lasts relatively long. Only 4SGD.

Super love

#4 Etude House Nail Polish

Just like the Innisfree ones. I prefer the brush of this a little more tho. 3.90SGD. Seriously nothing to hate :D

Hair

#1 Herbal Essence Shampoo & Conditioner

my HG. I must always have this shampoo in my bathroom cause it just works well for me and it doesn't give me any scalp problems. If I do try out other shampoos and they cause like itching or dry scalp, I always go back to this and my scalp will be okay. So cheap some more. And it smells amazing. If you like coconuts hehe been using this for years and I don't think I'll ever stop. OH OH OH BUT you must make sure it's not made in China cause the one that's made in China made my scalp super itchy. I don't know why~ the one I use is from Thailand :) 

#2 L'Oreal Extraordinary Oil

This is just a good oil. It doesn't leave your hair sticky, oily or anything and it just makes my hair so soft I lav it. I usually use it on like towel dried hair and then after I blow dry I will use a bit more. I always go crazy and pump a lot when I use it just cause and it doesn't make my hair oily or whatever :)

This post is really long so I'll just do my make up favorites in the next post!! :)

Have a good mid week!!! 

Lots of love,

Alexandria ♡

 

November Favourites

I am so sorry for this super delayed post. Have been rather busy lately and haven't really had the time to sit here and blog ☹

Hope everyone's doing great ☺

I shall share my October + November favourites today since I'm home chilling (FINALLY)

I didn't really use much make up in October because I was busy rushing through projects and studying for exams. But I used more make up during November because I've been going out quite a lot. 

Most of my September favourites have been brought forward till now so I will not mention them. This post will be 'new' favourites ☺ 

Favourite #1: URBAN DECAY ALL NIGHTER MAKE UP SETTING SPRAY 

This is the first ever make up setting spray I have ever used and I really really love it. I don't really know why I love it so much but I really do. I bought the small bottle because I was scared to commit to the huge one and plus it's like half the price so it wasn't that bad ☺

I paid about $20 for this bottle if I'm not wrong. I've stopped using powder to set my make up ever since I bought this and I think it does a good job at setting my make up ( cause powder can sometimes be very unnatural) I do still use powder sometimes but only when it's a super sunny day and I know my skin is gonna be oily as hell. But other than that, this is all I've been using! 

Super love!

I use it OVER my make up. Haven't really tired using it under AND over. 

I'm not 100% sure that I would repurchase though. Let's just see when I finish the bottle ☺ 

But for now, it's definitely staying in my make up routine!

Favourite #2: BENEFIT THE POREFESSIONAL 

I usually don't use a primer under my foundation as well. I have heard a lot of things about this product and one of my favourite beauty youtubers is SUPER in love with this so I decided to give it a try! ( It came in the Benefit Little Love Potion Gift Set I got at Sephora when I was out shopping with Flo. If you want me to do a post on the set just let me know! ☺)

Anyways, I really really love this primer. I makes me foundation go on so much smoother especially around my nose and cheeks. I have really large pores in these areas and they are really quite hard to cover up. I really really love this product and I would total repurchase the full size!!!

Favourite #3: BEAUTY BLENDER

I have been hesitated buying this because I found it ridiculous spending like 30 bucks on a sponge. Like who would even do that?! But I was thinking there had to be something that made this so popular among beauty gurus and make up artists so I decided to get it when I was feeling rich one day. 

THIS. SPONGE. IS. AMAZING. 

I used to apply my foundation with my fingers because I like the way it melts and blends the foundation into my skin. ( My friends always say they don't even know I'm wearing foundation cause its so light it's practically useless HAHA) 

Okay back to the BB, this sponge makes my make up so flawless it's not even funny. I use it with the Chanel Perfection Lumiere and my Shiseido Sun Protect Liquid Foundation ( Read about my foundation reviews here) 

I think this sponge is definitely worth the 30 bucks and I am planning to buy another one soon cause I feel like it may accumulate dirty cause after all its a sponge! ( personal paranoia)

Favourite #4: BENEFIT THEYRE REAL! MASCARA

I am a fan of natural looking lashes. I am really grateful that I have been blessed with fairly thick and long lashes. ( Long and thick enough for me) I only started using mascara recently and I am really really fussy with mascara. I HATE clumpy and unnatural looking lashes. Which was why I hated the Urban Decay Cannonball Mascara the first time I tried it! ( Read about it here. )

This mascara is very natural looking and Flo always says she can't even tell I'm wearing any. I really love this BUT IT IS NOT WATERPROOF. That's the only downside sigh. I have mentioned before that I have oily eye lids. I don't use this on my bottom lashes because it will smudge after awhile. It's alright for the top though ☺

Will repurchase the full size when I finish the small bottle ( I bought the small cause I was scared to commit. It's only $16 at Sephora!)

Favourite #5: REVLON LIP BUTTER IN TUTTI FRUITTI 

I'm not one to wear lip products. I've always just stuck to plain uncolored lip balms but I decided to come out of my comfort zone. I've always wanted to try the Revlon Lip Butters ever since it came out in the US & UK. I waited for it to come to Singapore and when it finally did I decided to not buy it cause I was scared it would melt in the tube cause of the weather here. ( Personal Paranoia again) 

I finally decided to give it a chance and I bought the only orange shade available in Singapore. This was a big thing for me because like I said, I don't use any lip products and even if I do, I would use something that's similar to my natural lip colour. So anyways, I went to the restroom after buying it and tried it on. I FELL IN LOVE. I'm not even kidding. I went mental. It was like love at first use. I've been using it every time I wear make up and I really really really love it. It's super moisturizing and it doesn't make your lips have the white residue at the corners. Yknow how some lip balms/ glosses do that? Especially when you talk a lot like me. HAHA 

Really really love this and I would definitely repurchase this in the same colour when it finishes. I might even try other colours ☺

SUPER LOVE

 Favourite #6: ST IVES BOLY LOTION 

This scent is quite hard to find and my mother and I finally found it at the Guardian at Bedok Interchange. She bought this a few months ago to try and I stole it from her >:) I don't usually use body lotions because it will usually leave that irritating sticky/slimey feeling on my legs which I HATE. This does not at all. I actually finished the WHOLE TUBE. I have never finished any body lotion ever and omg this was the first ever. I just stocked up on a few tubes because I love it that much and it's only $2 for this tube ☺

If you're horrible like me and don't use body lotions you should give this a try. It smells damn clean and nice I really really love it. It doesn't make your skin feel greasy AT ALL and omg I just really love it. I would keep repurchasing this till I die. 

SUPER SUPER LOVE

Favourite #7: VICHY NORMADERM TRI-ACTIV MOISTURISER

I hate using moisturizer because I used to have oily skin and I always felt like it made me even oilier. However, I have learnt that even though you have oily/ combination skin, moisturizer is a skincare step that should never be skipped so I decided to get this after my friend, Illi, told me about it. This smells super nice and it makes your skin soft and kinda matte. It doesn't make your skin feel like super moisturized and gross it just provides the skin with enough moisture ( To me). I use this everyday under my make up and it doesn't make my make up any oilier. 

If my skin is super dry and peeling ( from spot treatments) I won't use this though because the ingredients can sometimes sting my face. I would use something like the Cetaphil moisturizer over those areas ☺

Would repurchase unless I find a better moisturizer. 

Like I said, I've just recently started using moisturizer religiously so I haven't tried many ☺

Those were the products I have been loving for the past 2 months and I hope you enjoyed reading this! ☺

Please know that everyone's skin is different and what works for my skin may not work for yours but if you're adventurous I would totally recommend all these 7 products I've mentioned today because I really really love them!

Off to do another post for the new few days so see you in a few days!

Lots of love,

Alexandria ♡

Products I can't live without

Posting now cause I really don't wanna study :'( These are the 5 products I can't live without and will definitely repurchase if I run out. Like I MUST MUST have them at ALL TIMES. :]

1) PIMPLE CREAM/SPOT TREATMENT

I'm currently using the spot treatments that my dermatologist gave me. I must say that I hardly have any break outs nowadays except when I'm like super stressed ( like now :( ) or when the time of the month is coming. I don't have like cystic acne or anything so it's not that like stressful finding a pimple cream. Please know that different people react differently to the different ingredients. Some spot treatments have Salicylic Acid some have Benzoyl Peroxide and other stuff so you have to see which ingredient your skin best reacts to! :) 

The spot treatments I'm using now are:

Differin

Clindagel

2) Hair Mask/ Treatment

I always always have a hair mask/treatment in my bathroom. I don't know why but I really like using hair masks and treatments cause I dye my hair like a lot.. like really a lot and I don't want my hair to get too crazy~ 

Current hair masks:

Essentials ( the pink one) It smells super sweet I love it!!

Tsubaki hair treatment ( new favourite) 

3) Scrub

I have this obsession with exfoliating and it's really crazy. I exfoliate like my face and body way too often. Note: Over exfoliating your face too often can cause break outs!

Anyways, I really really love this St Ive's scrub and I use it for both my face and body. But sometimes when my face is too dry I'll use like a tiny bit just to get the dry flakes off then spam moisturizer when I sleep. 

Favourite scrub:

St Ives Scrub ( bright skin/ whitening)

4) Bioderma

BEST.MAKEUP.REMOVER.EVER. 

I love this. I'm running out and I'm so scared to use it cause I haven't bought a new bottle… It's quite expensive though :( This is also good for days when I don't wear make up (quite often) and just wear sunblock. Sometimes sun block can leave this like film over your face and I use a bit of Bioderma on a cotton pad and just wipe it off :)

5) Sunblock

Sunblock is super super important! I didn't know this till recently and I regret not using it when I was younger. I used to walk to and from school everyday and I would be under the sun, especially in the afternoon. This is really really bad for the skin and the sun can actually cause your scars to darken which will make it harder for them to fade. So please please use sunblock okay!

Favourite sunblock:

Biore Perfect Face Sun Milk ( the white one)

Lots of love,

Alexandria ♡