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Monday, July 19, 2010

Love of the week - charm necklace from Charlotte Rousse


I picked up this beautiful charm necklace from Charlotte Rousse for approx. $8. Its so pretty and feminine!

Sunday, July 11, 2010

Smokey gold, black, brown eye



Items used:
  • Base: Stila smudgepot in bronze
  • Lid: Sweet scents pigment in Afternoon delight, can also use MAC Bronze
  • Crease: MAC Rule, Saddle
  • Outer V: NARS Mekong, darken with MAC Carbon
  • Highlight: MAC Vanilla pigment
  • Inner tear duct: MAC gold pigment

Monday, July 5, 2010

My skincare routine

I got a few emails requesting that I share my skincare routine, so here you go. A few basics first, I have dry to normal skin, slightly sensitive and of late a bit acne prone. I am in my early 30s so anti-aging is very important to me.

AM:
Step 1) Cleanse your face with Cetaphil for normal to oily skin. I use this instead of the one for dry skin since it foams. I feels like it removes the oils etc. build over at night very gently.

Step 2) (optional) Every other day wipe face with salicylic acid pads. I use the ones from Oxy Sensitive cleansing Pads or its dupe from Rite Aid/CVS.

Step 3) Apply Vitamin C serum. I am loving Ole Henriksen's Truth Serum Collagen Booster.

Step 4) Apply sunscreen. I like La Roche-Posay Anthelios 60 Face Melt-In Sunscreen Lotion
Or this Neutrogena one.


PM:
Step 1) Cleanse with Cetaphil again.

Step 2) Apply Avene Diacneal (my retinol treatment) or Mama lotion (my AHA treatment). I alternate them (so one night retinol and the next night AHA, repeat)

Step 3) Apply moisturizer. I am loving Cerave's PM lotion for summers.

Step 4) If my under eye area is feeling dry, I moisturize with Nivea cream (the blue tin, I got mine from Germany). In winters I use this cream on my entire face.

WEEKLY treatment:
I use a 40% lactic acid peel every weekend.  If my skin is feeling dry, I use the Korres Thyme Yogurt Mask.