Best of September Roundup - Skin Care, Makeup, Body Care, and Fragrance

Hello, It is a beautiful Sunday and the sun is out!  I have enjoyed so many new and old products in the month of September, it was a bit hard to choose which products to post.  I have been hauling happy lately, so my personal goal is to use up most of the older products first.  So they do not end up going bad which is very wasteful. 

Anyway, let's get started......

Skin Care

Lip care is a part of my skin care regimen.  It is important to protect our lips from the sun too.  I wore Lavanila The Healthly Lip Screen SPF30 almost everyday in September.  I alternate it with Burt's Bees Tinted Lip Balms on the days when it was not as hot.  The Burt's Bees Tinted Lip Balms do not contain sunscreen. 

As you can see, the ingredients are very natural.  When I first put it on, there is a cooling and tingling sensation from the peppermint oil.  The balm warms up easily on the fingers and it has a minty taste.  I have tried other natural lip balms with sunscreen and the sunscreen in the product would always make my lips white.  Unless I am hanging out at the beach, I would not care about this.  But for everyday, I get too embarrassed and I will not leave the house with white lips.  Lavanila The Healthly Lip Screen SPF30 is clear, so white lips are not an issue.

Makeup

I reviewed the FAIRYDROPS Scandal Queen Mascara here last month.  It is my HG mascara to date and I have been wearing it everyday.  It is amazing because it volumizes, lengthens, and it curls the lashes.  Really?  Yes, it curls my lashes!  I forgot to curl my lashes with an eyelash curler one morning and left the house, I do not know how it works but the mascara curled my lashes when I put on the mascara.  My lashes looked lifted and curled up as if I curled them with a eyelash curler, it was a WOW moment for me!

Body Care

I picked up the butter London Handbag Holiday Cuticle Oil from Nordstrom's this summer.  I love their nail lacquers, so I thought I should branch out and try their other products too.  I have been doing my own manicure and pedicure and needed something for my out of control dry cuticles.  What I love most about this cuticle oil is the scent, it smells like Pina Colada!  I cannot stop smelling my hands whenever I brush it on.  It smells divinely tropical, I imagine myself on an island far far away......Back to earth now.  I do not know the exact ingredients in the oil as they are not listed on the butter London's website or on the bottle.  There are ingredients listed on other online retailers' websites, but they are not consistently the same.  According to Nordstrom's website, it contains vitamins A and E.  On the back of the bottle, it mentions it is mineral oil-free if it is a concern of yours.

Fragrance

I always carry a bottle of Tsi~La Organics perfume oil in my handbag, it is easily portable and perfect for touch ups.  They are natural and so light, not overpowering in the warm weather.  I reviewed this collection here.

Enjoy the rest of the weekend!  Thanks for reading!

Volumizing Mascara - a Hit and a Miss

Hello,  I picked up the FAIRYDROPS Scandal Queen Mascara after its launch at Sephora about one month ago and I have been wearing it since then.  According to the Sephora's website, it is a volumizing, water and sweat resistant mascara.  It came with a brush so unique,  it is patented in Japan. 

I am always in search for a good volumizing mascara because I have long but skimpy lashes.  I need a gentle formula because I have a lash fall out problem.  I have been really enjoying this mascara, I love how it makes me look like I have faux lashes when I wear it!

Cute design on the tube

It is a twisted brush with tight bristles

Product Breakdown

Color - It only comes in black, an intense black

Formula - It is not only volumizing, but it also lengthens with the help of the tiny fibers.  It is water resistant, so you will need an eye makeup remover that can remove waterproof makeup.  The mascara stays put through my 8 hour work day.  The only negative is its staying power is so good, I have to be careful not to rub too hard to keep my lashes intact when removing the mascara at night.  The formula is made without sulfate, synthetic fragrances and dyes, phthalates, GMOs, and triclosan.  I like that it contains panthenol which can help strengthen my lashes, I need it!

Price - High $24

Repurchase ? - Yes.  I alternate between drug store and high end mascaras, this one will be on my re-purchase list

Now to the miss, I went to Target during the long weekend and purchased the Lavera Intense Volumizing Mascara in black on sale for $15.29.  Lavera is an organic brand from Germany.  I first heard about Lavera from a Youtube video with Lisa Eldridge.  I really wanted to like this mascara because it contains natural ingredients, but it was not volumizing enough for me.  I did not bother taking any photos of it since it was a miss for me.  For reference, I tend to like the heavy spidery lash look because my lashes are so thin and sparse.  For those who like natural looking lashes, this one might be for you. It will give you a light coat of tint on the lashes, good for casual looks.  Even though this mascara did not work for me, I do not mind to try out their other products because I really like the company's principles and ingredient commitment.

What is your favorite volumizing mascara?  Until next post......