Josie Maran Black Argan Oil Mascara

          From my last online makeup shopping, I got a travel size of Josie Maran's new black argan oil mascara. I have heard that you should change mascaras every three months so I didn't mind getting another mascara. I think mascara does make your eyes pop so I enjoy applying my mascara whenever I put on makeup. The brush of the black argan oil mascara is a five ball shape that can supposably reach every lash and the mascara is a 24hour wear. When I opened the mascara, the first thing that I noticed was the shape of the brush. I don't think I have had any mascaras with that shape so I find it unique. The mascara is easy to apply and doesn't leave any clumps. Also, it doesn't have a strong smell (great for people like me who has a slightly sensitive nose). I had the mascara on for an entire day and there was no smudge or fallout. But, I do need to try harder to reach all of my lashes. I feel quite satisfied :) 

Tarte Best in Faux Lash Extending Fibers

          In mascara advertisements, I always see the models with long and thick lashes so I always wanted to buy those mascaras in order to look like them. I thought their lashes were real but as I got older I realized that those lashes are either photoshopped or they're just fake lashes. I know that some people in real life do have lashes like that, which I am a bit jealous about. My lashes aren't really long and pretty thin. I use mascara to make my lashes look fuller and longer.  I've tried many different types of mascaras (drugstore, name brands), but my lashes only look noticeable. A year or two ago, I actually wanted to buy fake lashes to try because I saw transformation vids of Asians before and after putting on fake lashes and their eyes look so much bigger. However, I decided not to because I've seen people wear them and it looks fake. Also, my sister told me those lashes are a bit heavy. My last reason to not buy fake lashes is because I feel that I will get addicted (like I won't be able to not use them). So, finding good mascara is what I'm striving for.

           Since my eye was having a bit of a problem, I wanted to get new mascara and I end up getting Tarte's best in faux lash extending fiber. This little set comes with a travel size lights, camera, lashes 4 in 1 mascara and lash extending fibers. I thought that this set included two mascaras when I bought it (should've read the description better). Yesterday, I wanted to use this set and that's when I found out that this set was something different. I have used the mascara before so I like it. The fiber was what really surprised me. I was brushing the fiber on my lashes and I was like that's not a mascara. I looked closely and re-read the box and I figured it out. So, the fibers were suppose to extend your lashes to make them look fuller (like what fake lashes do). The fibers feel very soft just like a teddy bear. I followed the 3 step layering: mascara, fiber, mascara. I feel like my lashes do look longer and fuller :)  the only thing about the fiber is that it's slightly messy. By the end of the night, some of the fibers fell on my cheeks. Other than that, I like the idea of the fibers. No need to put on fake lashes to get the look of fake lashes. 

          

The gold one is the fiber and the little one is the mascara 

Vermont Soap

         Soap is a very important product and a part of many peoples lives. I don't remember a time when there wasn't soap in my house. Soap became more important to me when I got contacts because my hands have to be very clean. I get real nervous when I see that our hand soap has only a little bit left. That's what exactly happened a few days ago. I couldn't even squeeze a drop of soap to wash my hands :(  However, I found Vermont soap in my drawer when I looking for something else and I knew I was saved :)

          Vermont Soap is a butter bar that is made up of organic oils. I had a few of them from a teens turning green giveaway. The soap has a pretty strong smell, but not in a bad way. It's a smell that I don't even know how to describe. It smells like the woods and soothing. I have really never used bar soaps so I put it away in my drawers and thought about using it later. Now I'm glad that I have them. Well, I have the soap but a not a container to hold it in so I put it on top of a piece of wax paper. I used it this morning and feel that it cleans better than liquid soap. It does make your hands feel dry so I moisturize my hands afterwards. I think I might want to switch to using bar soaps because they're different. Even though bar soaps might get messy but I don't care (at least for now). 

Caudalie Grape Water

          I ran out of my favorite liner two weeks ago ;(   So, I went online to sephora to buy my liner again, but it was out of stock (super sad). Therefore, I decided to wait till the liner is back in stock before buying from sephora. However, I changed my mind after a little bit. The game changer was my eye.... 

        [ A few weeks ago, my eyes were getting really irritated, dry and bloodshot red after I took out my contacts. This lasted for a week, so I end up stop wearing my contacts and not putting on makeup. I washed my brushes after every use, but nothing worked. Also, the eye makeup remover made my irritated eye feel itchy so I had to stop putting on makeup. I suspect that maybe I should get new makeup, especially mascara (been using it for a while...). ]

          Yeah, since my eyes are not doing so good, I need to buy new makeup. I end up buying mascara, a wash off mask and a grape water spray. The spray was actually a filler for me to get free shipping. I remember that I have tried samples from caudalie, but I didn't really like them though. I wanted to give this spray a try because it had really simple ingredients. 

           I started using this spray yesterday because my face always feel dry after taking a shower. The spray is fragrance free and I didn't feel any irritation on my skin. Also, there's no need to rub the grape water in. Today, I used it too and felt that my skin is moisturized and doesn't feel dry. I think this grape water spray is a decent product. I have seen Koreans use moisture sprays in dramas, but don't really understand why. Now I do :) 

Update on my life: so, I started drawing again^^ I used to draw a lot and now I have time to get back to my hobby~~ 

Josie Maran Argan Oil Light

         I really like Josie Maran's argan oil so I decided to get the light version to try. The argan oil light is travel size and the packaging looks nice. However, the light doesn't smell nearly as good as the original argan oil. I applied 4 drops of the light on my face just like I would with the original one, but I felt that the light was way too oily so I got disappointed. After a few days of application, I realized that decreasing to 2 drops would make my face feel less oily. The problem was not the oil but the size of the dropper. The opening of the argan oil light dropper is wider the original argan oil dropper. This realization helped me a lot because I was pretty unhappy with the light (I'm ok with it now). If I have to choose between the two, I would get the original argan oil. This light version gets a B-.