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Update: Laneige BB Cushion

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I first fell in love with the Laneige BB Cushion three years ago. It is: Convenient – it gives me the flawless finish of liquid foundation without the mess. Just dab the sponge-like applicator into the BB liquid-soaked cushion, then apply it onto your face. Lightweight – I like to show off my skin, while perfecting it. If you want more coverage, apply foundation in the morning and use this for touch-ups throughout the day. For a cushion product with more coverage, go for Sulwhasoo’s. Good protection for the skin – With SPF 50+ Skin dewiness in a compact – for that ethereal glow. Moisturising – it is not too dry, so you can blend it nicely on the skin. Three years later, I’m still in love with the Laneige BB Cushion. But what’s new? There’s an anti-ageing version, a mattifying one, as well as new shades for more skin tones (including caramel skin and in-betweens). If you are new to BB creams/ foundation, this is the one you should get, because it is so easy …

Aesop Fabulous Face Oil

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   Can you imagine a viscous skin-clearing oil? Layering an oil onto your clogged pores?Yes, but always on clean skin only please. I have tiny bumps on my nose and chin, and this oil clears them up. Just three drops, and use it in place of a serum and moisturiser. Because it is rather thick, I only use it at night. The ylang ylang in it smells so heady too; it totally relaxes me after a hard day’s work. Another reason why I love Aesop. 

La Mer The Treatment Lotion

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Essence lotions are a must in skincare routines. Skincare products – serums and moisturisers – just don’t seem to sink in as well when I apply them on just-washed towel-dried skin. One of my all-time faves is La Mer’s The Treatment Lotion. The watery lotion is a little viscous and spreads easily. I like to use it immediately after a shower, while my skin is still wet (once you wipe dry with a towel, the skin becomes tight and stiff). After tapping it thoroughly into my skin, the essence makes it feel bouncy. That, is a perfect time for me to press in some oils – warmed between my palms – into my skin. This essence has helped to make my skin look clearer, refine my pores and clear up the clogged ones.

Benefit Roller Lash Mascara

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   Few mascaras work for me. But this one works wonders. The curved brush with different textures of bristles grip firmly but gently onto my lashes.  So when I roll – this is the Roller Brush after all – the handle of the wand and comb through my lashes at the same time, lashes are thoroughly coated while slightly stretched. Just like how tresses are smooth ended and curled during a blow dry. This mascara hardly smudges too. Ingenious. Another reason why I heart Benefit. 

Fresh Soy Face Cleanser

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   There are so many things to like about this gentle facial wash. The low-foaming formula cleanses skin gently with amino acids — which are good alternatives to harsh surfactants — and is scented with a refreshingly uplifting scent of tea. I like to use this in the mornings when my skin just needs a light wash (I cleanse my face thoroughly every night), and I need to perk up my senses. The texture and scent of Fresh products just add that little some thing to my beauty routine.

Laneige Two-tone Lip Bar

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This is the most fun lipstick I have seen in awhile. Laneige’s new Two-tone Lip Bars let you have those ombre sunset effect lips in a jiffy. There are around ten shades available, and this one is obviously my fave. (Anything bright is my default choice.) I treated the colour of the picture above…so here is a more accurate depiction of this gorgeous shade called Neon Juice. It is reddish-orange and a pretty pink. With one slick, this is the effect you will get. If you want the brighter shade to be on the outside, and the lighter one on the inside, you just have to slick on the rectangular-shaped lipstick bullet accordingly. Run, and get it now.