Lush Formulae Known As

                My acure body lotion has a little bit left and I've been looking to get a new body lotion.  Last week, my sister told me about lush, which is a store that I have never heard of.  Lush is a store that sells handmade cosmetics so we both went to lush and checked it out.  The store that I went to was pretty tight and it smells quite strong.  You can test their products just like a sephora or bath and body works store.  Most of their products are not packaged or packaged in a black container.  They sell bath bombs, lotions, soaps, facial cleansers, perfume and masks.  As a chocolate lover, the body lotion made with organic cocoa caught my eyes.  So, I decided to get the travel size Formulae Known As.  I think the name is unique for a lotion because I would have never guessed what it smells like base on its name.
                There is a sticker on the bottle that tells you when it was made, when it expires and the name of the person who made the lotion (another first time for me).  The lotion smells like chocolate and is really smooth when applied to my hands. This past winter my hands definitely felt more dry and rough.  I rubbed my hand against my face before using the lotion and it was rough.  A few hours later, I rubbed my hand on my face again and my hands do feel smoother than before. Normally, when I use lotion before I eat my snacks I always feel like I'm eating the lotion.  However, formulae known as didn't make me feel like that.  So, I am satisfied for buying it even though the price was a bit higher than my other lotions.  I'm always open to try more organic and green products :) Organic and green products are better for the environment and your body. 

                   

Lancôme's Mother's Day 6 Piece Gift - Bienfait Multi-Vital Sunscreen Cream

         After almost a week living by with my travel size friendly personal care, I finally used Lancôme's sunscreen cream this morning. It's not because I'm lazy this time, but I brought with me another sunscreen cream which I have been using every morning. This morning I felt like I should at least try Lancôme's sunscreen cream since I especially packed it for this trip (doesn't make sense if I don't use it). 

         The cream is packed in a little jar, has SPF 30 and 24hr moisturization. I'm fine with using a cream in the summer because I don't use cover up as often as I used to, so my face doesn't feel super greasy. I opened the jar up this morning and the cream looks smooth and smells like flower.  The cream is very easy to put on, dries off fast and doesn't leave a sticky/oily feeling on my face. Even after a few hours, my face doesn't feel oily at all. I'm quite satisfied with this cream. I'll give this cream an A. 

Lancôme's Mother's Day 6 Piece Gift - Bi-facil Eye makeup Remover

          I finished my boots eye makeup remover like two weeks ago and planned on trying out  Lancôme's bi-facil eye makeup remover. However, I remembered that I was going to travel soon so I hold off on opening this remover up. The bi-facil remover is travel size and the cap is similar to the ones on medicines (ones that you have to push and turn). I shook it a bit to mix the two layers and opened the cap up with some difficulty. Once I had the cap opened, I smelled the remover and it smells like roses/flowers (love the smell). Like usual, I soaked a round cotton pad with the remover and placed it on my eyes. The oiliness of the remover feels the same as removers I've used before.  This remover is different from the ones I've tried because the time it took for the makeup to come off was less than 30secs and it dissolved a lot of the makeup away so I didn't have to rubbed my eyes too much. Also, I didn't feel any irritations from the remover. I would definitely give it a try! My grade for Lancôme's bi-facil remover is an A. 

Lancôme Rouge in Love Lipcolor

          The mall is probably one of my favorite places to go to since my childhood. I remember that mom and dad would take us to the mall almost every weekend. Department stores are the places that first introduced me to high end/expensive cosmetic brands. I remember walking into the department stores and always saw the cosmetic counters near the entrance of the mall. Those counters intimidate me a lot because of the ladies there and I felt that makeup is for adults only. So, I always can't wait to walk past those counters and go find my favorite clothing stores. 

           Fast forward to today, makeup is part of my life and I don't mind trying out different brands. I didn't try an expensive brand from the department stores, but from sephora because the counters still intimidate me and due to other reasons. Just a few weeks ago, I drove mom, dad and bro to the mall for the first time in my life. Mom and I went straight to the Lancôme counter since she heard about the mothers day deal. The counters now seem so small and definitely isn't as bad as I thought it would be. During this trip I got the rouge in love Lipcolor and a gel liner that I haven't used yet. The rouge in love Lipcolor is a 6hr wear, a red orange color and smells like flowers. The design of the packaging is pretty decent. I didn't have to swipe it a few times on my lip for the color to show. The Lipcolor is very soft and the color didn't fade too much even after eating, so it is pretty good quality. I would love to try lancomes other lip products, but it is quite expensive so this time it's a splurge for me. 

             I think the quality of this product is definitely better than the quality of drug store brands. But I wouldn't give up drug store brands for high end brands yet. The quality of drug store brands are rising and I believe in always trying different things. 

Argan Oil

 My skin has always been oily, shiny, acne prone, which is something I've been struggling with since my teenage years. If you told me to put oil on my face a few years ago, I would probably say heck no. I don't think that putting oil on would make my face any better. However, my face does feel much drier in the winter and it also may be because I'm getting older. I got a small trial size Josie Maran argan oil last year, but I never used it and it just sat in my drawer. This winter though, I decide to give argan oil a try because this the first winter where I felt that my face has been the driest. A few months ago, I started to put some argan oil on after cleansing and toning my skin. I put exactly 4 drops ( forehead, both cheeks and nose) on my face. Although it was quite hard to adjust to at first because I feel that it's bit too oily. After a few days, I actually started to enjoy using it since my skin does not feel as dry. Also, argan oil smells really good and I like it a lot. On a random day, I decided to put some on my eyelids in hopes to make my eye area feel less dry after removing makeup. That did not turn out too well because I wasn't going to bed soon and it was a struggle trying use the internet with oily eyes. Next time, I should probably put it on right before I go to bed and maybe that would turn out better. So in love with argan oil <3