DHC Liquid Eyeliner Review!

Wearing on the Eyes: 

MAC Eyeshadow in Mulch, DHC Liquid Eyeliner + DHC Double Protection Mascara in Black.

Lips: Topshop Lipstick in Rumour Has It

 

Hey Beauty Lovers! As much as I have been enjoying the DHC Double Protection Mascara, I am also quite fond of their Liquid Eyeliner. It doesn't seem to have the shade name on the packaging so I assume it only comes in black. Just like the mascara it's the blackest black, which I absolutely love! It comes in a pen with a ball inside that helps to deposit the product into the bristles of the applicator by shaking it. The tip has a sharp point that is not too soft and not too dense, which is just perfect for a precision application. You can create the ultimate fine line or build it up to any desired thickness. Zero transferral and super long lasting. It dries to a super chic matte black, j'adore!!

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DHC Double Protection Mascara Review!

Hey Beauty Lovers! This is the much talked about mascara amongst make-up artists and beauty editors. The DHC Double Protection Mascara is great for lengthening yet keeping the lashes looking beautifully natural, this is the type of mascara that I prefer over any of those thick and heavy clumping formulas. The shade I'm using is Black, it's an intensely saturated black. The formula is gorgeously creamy, it goes on incredibly smoothly and has a beautiful shine to it. Apart from the great formula when it comes to mascara the brush plays a significant role. The brush on this mascara is small and has an oval elongated shape with bristle slightly longer on one side, which enables you to get right into the roots and create a thicker looking lash base. Hands down this has to be one of my top fave mascaras!

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DHC Bio Cellulose Mask Review!

Hey Beauty Lovers! As promised here is the DHC Bio Cellulose Mask Review! First of all, I do look like straight out of Almodóvar's The Skin I Live In... But beside the point, this mask is a skincare supreme! It's a gel mask that comes in a sachet and has two protective sheets on both sides which you have to remove before applying. When you apply it make sure that the tag is on the right side. There are cuts on each side which you can pull and overlap to make sure the mask sits perfectly, I realised that later as you can see the little corner is sticking out at the bottom before I adjusted it.

On the package it says it's a 20 minute facial, however I wore it for a whole hour, it just felt so good and luxurious that I literally didn't want to peel it off my skin. The cellulose from fermented coconut water is super hydrating. Neem leaf provides soothing properties, while shell ginger water conditions and amino acid softens for a rejuvenated complexion. I couldn't detect any scent. Having oily/combo blemish prone skin type I had absolutely no problem. After removing the mask my skin felt super plump and incredibly soft. Still next day my skin felt beautifully smooth and balanced. If you have a special event coming up it's a must-have!

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DHC Deep Cleansing Oil Review!

"A world-wide bestselling cleanser with one sold every 10 seconds."

Hey Beauty Lovers! I have read so many great reviews for this cleanser and decided it was time to give it a go! DHC Deep Cleansing Oil is one of their skincare best-sellers. It's an interesting olive oil-based formula, which transforms from oil to milky liquid when it comes in contact with water. It almost melts and dissolves make-up and even waterproof-mascara, balances skin oils, and leaves skin feeling super soft but not greasy. It's great for oily skin as it doesn't add any oiliness but makes the skin feel balanced and fresh. Pump the cleanser a couple of times into dry hands and massage it onto the dry face to make sure to dissolve all the impurities and then rinse with water. And now DHC is available at Fenwick of Bond Street!

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New DHC Revitalizing Moisture Strips for Eyes Review!

Hey Beauty Lovers! Here is an exciting new product from DHC, basically it's an intense under eye area treatment. Most facials are to be avoided in this sensitive area but this is a specifically designed mask to go under the eyes! These strips are super nourishing: olive leaf extract and amino acids help to hydrate; soy firms; alpha-arbutin, mulberry and peony brighten; and aloe refreshes - leaving your skin under the eyes feel firm and super moisturised! They are amazing when you feel tiered, or you had one too many drinks the previous night which always dehydrates the skin and makes it look dull. 

In the package you get six pouches, each with two strips. You can use them once or twice a week whenever you need to induce some freshness and moisture. Apply onto cleansed skin under the eyes and keep them on for 20-30 minutes or for a more deep treatment leave them overnight. They are very comfortable to wear and stay on beautifully so there is no need to be horizontal if you have no time to lie down. I now always incorporate them when I have a facial at the end of the week. I love applying these eye strips when I'm having a bath and can relax and let them do the work.

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DHC Olive Body Butter Review!

Hey Beauty Lovers! This DHC Olive Body Butter was launched a couple of weeks ago, so it's pretty new! DHC is a Japanese brand, and for me Japanese skincare in any shape and form is right on top of the list. Aside the super cute packaging I absolutely love this body butter. It's super rich but lightweight at the same time, once it sinks into the skin it doesn't leave a greasy coat as so many rich body butters can do. DHC Olive Body Butter beautifully hydrates dry-feeling skin and leaves it velvety smooth. Apart from the obvious olive oil there is also argan and avocado oil and cocoa and shea butter. And I am totally addicted to its gentle scent of green apple and rose, absolutely divine!

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Summer Morning Skincare for Oily/Combo and Blemish Prone Skin!

Hello Beauties, I've haven't blogged for a bit and really have missed it. I celebrated my big birthday, tho still feeling like 25 over and over and over. As I desperately needed a bit of a break, next day I woke up with a full blown flu and some irritation on my eyelids, so I haven't worn make-up in days and just now starting to recover, so that's why you haven't heard from me for a while.

I decided to update my skincare routine as it is summer, and those of us with oily/combo skin type get even oilier and pores tend to get blocked and spots and blemishes go slightly out of control. I used to have acne for years so I'm very careful with my skincare, and even though I only get a spot here and there now I still make sure to look after my skin thoroughly and not provoke any breakouts. Hot summer weather can be terrible for oily skin so I find I need problem focused skincare products.

This is my current morning skincare routine:

I start by taking off my night skincare with Vichy Purete Thermale 3in1 Calming Cleansing Micellar Solution. I lost count how many bottles I've been through, as soon as I run out I get a new one, I find it's very gentle and a great make-up remover and cleanser. It's really soothing and great for sensitive skin and eyes. Then for my eyes I like to use Avene Gentle Eye Make-Up Remover for sensitive eyes, although I use Vichy on my eyes most mornings too, I sometimes like the additional fresh and cooling effect of the gel texture on my eyelids. 

For the face, depending how my skin is feeling, if I don't have spots I cleanse my face with Vichy Purifying Foaming Water, Skin Radiance Revealer. It removes the impurities and restores skin radiance and freshness. However if I do have a spot on the radar I always wash my face with SkinCeuticals Blemish+Age Cleansing Gel, which is a decongesting cleanser for aging skin and imperfections [anything after 28 is aging in my book]. Also when ever I use this type of cleanser I always wash it off with one of those facial sponges, they give you extra bit of exfoliation. And I also like to follow up with the tonic from the same range, SkinCeuticals Blemish+Age Solution. It comes in a spray bottle, you just spray couple of times onto a cotton ball.

Then I apply Liz Earle Daily Eye Repair, which is a SPF10 Triple Eye Care with Echinacea, Borage and natural Vitamin E and Avene Cleanance K Cream-Gel over my face, which is a exfoliating moisturiser. And then do my make up or if go straight under the sun then I apply a heafty SPF like Sensai Silky Bronze Sun Protective Cream for Face SPF50, which I will blog about separately. Also I find that my lips tend to dehydrate during summer, so I use the DHC Lip Cream throughout the day topping with the spf. This routine seems to get things back on track even if I do get a few spots right at the beginning of changing climate etc after a few days my skin starts to clear up again.

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Travel with Muji...

...filled up Muji TPU Travel Pouch in Medium [19x13cm]... 

things I would take with me on an airplane: 

Chanel Sculpting Brow Pencil in Blond Clair

Pixi Lid&Line in No.6

Bottega Veneta 20ml Purse Spray

YSL Matt and Radiant Pressed Powder

Estee Lauder Pure Colour Lipstick in Coral Fantasy

By Terry Blush in Torrid Peach

Jurlique Rose Hand Cream

DHC Lip Cream

Clarins Instant Light Natural Lip Perfector in 03

Claire's Contact-Lenses Patent Croc Case...

Very chic!

...comes with a contact lenses container, and even has a tiny mirror inside!

Muji travel stuff, from top left: nail files, a double ended black pen, 

small and large brush cases, blotting paper, under eye patches, compressed facial wipes, and a medium travel pouch...

Muji black linen large pencase that I would use as a make-up bag, only £2!!!

Ok, I decided since everyone is travelling right now to suggest a few things which I think are awesome when it comes to travelling! I don't know about you, but I'm sick of those airport plastic bags you have to put your precious make up into... I mean Chanel, YSL, By Terry, Estee Lauder, Bottega Veneta, etc in a plastic bag, seriously?! No, no more plastic bags for moi thank you very much! Last time I went to Selfridges I decided to check out Muji, I know they deliver super fast if you order online, which is great if you are running like a headless chicken sorting out stuff before you go away! 

The size of the travel pouch that is big enough for me is the medium, but there also was a bigger one which is still within the regulations of course... Personally I think if you can, keep it as small as possible bcs you don't want to make your handbag even heavier [unless you really have to], we always over-pack anyway, snacks, three different flavours of chewing gum, magazines, books, whatnot... Although I chose the medium travel pouch, I still have quite a bit of space left as you can see on the pic... If I'd travel I'd also throw in a small pack of wet tissues, a hand sanitiser, and a small bottle of contact lenses solution, which all would fit in perfectly... And then also to avoid confusion I like to keep all the make up dry and wet in one place...

I also picked up a large black linen pencase, which is a perfect size to be a small make up bag that is great for travelling or not, it was on sale, so I paid 2 quid for it, yay!! I love linen stuff, it's quite resilient and always looks chic... When you get bored on the airplane you can just move all your make up from the transparent pouch to a cute looking make up bag, just a suggestion... I had a good browse at Muji and they have plenty of other really convenient things for travelling, starting from a fold-up tooth brush, to blotting paper... 

I also quite liked their brush cases in different sizes, the big one fits my longest MAC brush easily... The other two items I though were quite fun as well is a pack of the tablet looking compressed dehydrated facial wipes... You can conveniently place one of those in a plastic glass and pour a little hot or cold water on top and watch it grow, super refreshing for your face or hands... And also under eye patches are pretty good for when travelling, especially if you are prone to puffy eyes... Just take a small tube of cooling eye gel, apply a tiny amount onto the patches and place them under the eyes... If you don't want to look ridiculous pull on an eye mask for 10-15 minutes and relax!

And although the next two items are not Muji I could not not include them... Cute looking Claire's holiday theme nail file and they had this neat looking contact-lenses case, which I couldn't walk past... My eyes get very dry on airplanes, so I find it's nice to take your contact lenses out during the flight and give your eyes a little break... And with this chic looking patent croc contact lenses case you can easily do this in the convenience of your seat!  

Update: Those tablet looking dehydrated things aren't tissues as I suspected... There is no word in English on that little pack so you'd never guess that in fact those tiny things are tissue masks that you can unfold after you pour a little water on them... The mask has holes for the eyes, nose and mouth... What a surprise it was, I wouldn't have thought in a million years that that's what it is... I wonder how many people found themselves trying to wipe their hands with it, thinking: 'It doesn't quite look like a tissue, hold on, it's a facial mask??!'

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