JUNE is my first "official" month of summer holiday, which, thanks to 18-year-old me who busted all her effort to go to university, I have about 3 and a half month for summer holiday as an average university student here.
The end of June means the end of the first half of 2015. And much like the 2014, 13, 12s, it fly away and before you know it, it's "Happy New Year" and all others again.
So before that happens, I want to share my beauty and book favourites (my absolute 2 faves to share and discover) with you.
For the Beauty side, I have been avoiding the sun like a shady vampire this month as we're talking about 30-35°C here every freakin day. Plus I still fail to find a nice SPF product my skin and nose like. (I hate the smell of a lot of sunscreen out there) I have been trying to avoid heavy makeup. And I will do so ALL SUMMER. We don't want our face to look like a melting sweaty pudding, right?
By saying that, I have been using the above products to help me achieve the summer prove, sweat prove, very light makeup.
I have been using the L'OREAL true match super-blendable two way powder foundation because summer makeup rule #1 "POWDER IS EVERYTHING" For an oily complexion like mine, powder is the best to FIX my makeup on the face and not migrating somewhere else. Just use a nice brush and a light hand to avoid "cakey-ness".
Still on the sweat-prove side, I have been using L'OREAL Super Liner Black Lacquer to line my eyes. Long story short, it STAYS PUT. No matter how many times I blot or blink or wink (rhymes, haha) it's still there. It did not claim to be water-prove but I use a lot of micellaire water to take off.
I also use Maybelline Define-a-lash mascara ON MY BROWS. First of all, it dried out and i wipe off some before applying so it won't splash dark dark ink on my brows. Second, i have black eyebrows and black dried out mascara works surprisingly well. For the REAL mascara I put on the lashes is the Too cool for school Pop-up Mascara. It holds the curl, it adds volume like crazy, it's also a bitch to take off. Yep, very satisfying. It's not the drugstore price though, bit on the pricey side.
For eyeshadow in the summer, I go with gel. I believe we all deserve to sparkle in the summer (on the eyes or off) I choose gel because again it won't go everywhere. Those little eyeshadow glitter dust powder will get into my eyes and gets all itchy. I have been using the two Maybelline Color Tattoo, Bold Gold and Bad to the Bronze, I love the way they sparkle and drawn attentions. I am also using innisfree shadow pencil in no.5 when I don't have time to grab a brush for the color tattoo. They all look really nice with sun shine and even florescent lights indoor.
Lastly comes my absolute fave out of all beauty products. Lip products. Having oily skin I HATE all lip gloss. But lipstick all-the-time means high high maintenance means no go for summer. So I use Etude House fresh cherry lip tint in OR201 to just dab on my lips to give it a bit shine and colour. I know the package says otherwise but it's actually a sheer pinky coral colour. Perfect for the "'no makeup" look. Being a huge lipstick addict I cannot pass a month without loving a lipstick. It is BEEHIVE from topshop. It's a blue-toned baby pink and the perfect pink for me. It is buildable and it covers a lot, with a moisturising formula it is very hard to go wrong with it. Bonus points for the nice drugstore price.
The BOOK favourite / recommendation of the month is THE LIFE LIST by LORI NELSON SPIELMAN. It's about a girl who thought she had it all. The perfect job, the perfect boyfriend, the perfect life. Until it got upside-down after her mothers death. She lost it all (almost). The book tells her journey trying to get her life back together by finishing a life list she had written herself at the age of 14, twenty years ago.
The story is interesting, funny and very heart-warming. It has inspired me to look on my life and start my own list. And I guess I'll say, of all my favourites of June, The Life List stands out.
Oopsies, I sat and typed for an hour. Too much to read? sorry
Love, Tangie
