Guerlain Les Tendres Spring 2015 Collection Review and Swatches

Ever since the promo images for Guerlain Spring 2015 have been released, I've been waiting for ages for it to launch - and so it had! Allow me to indulge you with a pic-heavy post on the latest collection from none other than GUERLAIN!!

I have arranged products with marshmallows, candies and jelly beans...to tell you how delicious the collection is!

Instant Perk-me-up: Clarins UV Plus HP Multi-Perfection BB Cream // 好氣色立即擁有! Clarins UV Plus HP清透美白BB霜

During the past year or two, the beauty market had seen an upsurge of BB products released from both Asian and Western brands alike. My foray into BB creams was not new, either the product was too greasy, too light in coverage, or shades too fair (imagine they are originally a Korean invention).  UV PLUS HP Multi-Perfection BB Cream by Clarins had just been released a while ago and was quickly touted among the crowd as 'the hero BB Cream'. I was sent this product and after playing with this for sometime, I'm happy to report that it really delivers it's claims, read on why!

過去幾年市面的 BB霜推陳出新, 熱潮已經衝出亞洲, 我不是第一次使用 BB霜, 它們大多數不是有點油膩, 遮瑕度不夠高, 就是色調太白 (不要忘記 BB霜原是韓國研發的啊). Clarins 最近推出的 UV Plus HP清透美白BB霜很快便被譽為 "hero BB霜", 我把玩了它一會兒後, 很高興和大家宣佈: 呢支 BB Cream 真係好好好掂呀, 睇埋落去你就會知佢有幾掂!!!

O'Shea Virgin Shea Butter 36.5 Creamy Foundation BB cream Review

I have been testing out some products from O'Shea lately. O'Shea is a Korea-based brand which is known for incorporating shea butter in every product they make. As you know, shea butter is efficient in its moisturizing and healing properties to the skin - that makes the whole of the O'Shea line suitable for damaged, mature, or dry skin. Today I will be sharing my thoughts on their Foundation B.B.

 

Latest drugstore gems //開架自有黃金屋

I have never been one who paid much attention to drugstore brands (don't get me wrong, I'm by no means a beauty snob), it's just you see those brands nearly every day and don't care much about them. Yet, if you look closer, you'd be able to find affordable beauty gems that deliver results comparable to high street brands! Today I'm sharing my latest finds:

我一向不太留意開架式品牌, (我當然不是 "非專櫃品牌不用" 那種人), 只是開架式品牌到處都是, 甚少會注意它們的新產品罷了. 不過, 細看之下, 其實有不少便宜又好用的美容新品啊! 近期和大家分享的新發現是:

1. Maybelline Pure BB Mousse Mineral Instant Skin Smoother SPF 30 PA+++

Review: Elisha Coy Always Triple BB Cream

Today I am reviewing the only BB Cream in my makeup stash (I gave away the others already lol): Always Triple BB Cream by Elisha Coy (a Korean brand).

On the tube and the box packaging it says "Whitening" and "Anti-wrinkle" with SPF 30 PA++ (big applause please!) and "Chemical Action Free".

Product description: "This multifunctional product protexts skin from the sun, improves wrinkles and whitens skin. Not only it naturally tones skin but also conceals any imperfections. Natural ingredients like royal jelly and caviar help to protect and improve skin."

Additional features of this product:
- Broad spectrum UV filters protect against both UVA and UVB rays. W/S formula is water/perspiration-resistant and supplies essential moisture and nutriesnts to skin.

- Contains skin-soothing botanicals for sensitive skin.

I squeezed a drop on the back of my hand:

Blending a bit:

Fully blended:

I used this for 2-3 times, and here are my thoughts:

Sun Protection: HIGH

Scent: None/Minimal chemical smell

Consistency: not thick at all, very blendable

Shimmer: None

How it feels on the skin: Fairly light-weight!

Oiliness: None, it absorbed pretty fast!

Degree of naturalness: Quite natural. It tones down the redness and uneven-ness of my skin colors, which is GREAT.

Hydration: Fair.

Coverage: fair, I still needed concealer for my heavy eye circles and blemishes.

Oil-control ability: Fair

Shade match: could be better!

As you can see in the blending pic, the shade of this BB cream is a bit on the fair side compared to my NC25 skin (= Shu 764, NARS Santa Fe, Benefit Honey). Exactly because it says 'chemical reaction free', it doesn't tone automatically to my NC25 skin, leaving it a bit pale than usual.

Compared to the past BB creams I tried, this one feels the lightest on the skin, and it stays pretty long on the face during the day, which is always a plus! If the shade matches my coloring, I'd be a total happy bunny!!! :D