Spring Edit: Part Two
[Everything purchased by yours truly, or gifts from friends]
I should've probably updated this a bit sooner, but weekends seem to be my only down-time these days. Ahh, c'est la vie. So this week I'm coming at you with FACE! NAILS! SCENT! RANDOM EXTRAS! I hope that was exciting enough for you. Let's get started
Face products in the Spring center around oil-control and light textures. With my oily skin there are way too many bases that feel heavy year-round but especially in the warmer months. I stay away from traditional long-wearing formulas even if they claim long wear on oily skins just because they're uncomfortable.
My picks basically center around a darker bb cream and a couple oil-control products that happen to work nicely for my skin ("happen to" is an exaggeration, this was all very much researched).
Missha Make Up Fix
This doesn't do much in terms of oil-control, even though there is powder that you shake up that are supposed to set your makeup. What I find it useful for is the times when I over-powder my face. This usually doesn't happen with the loose powder I use but Rimmel Stay Matte powder can sometimes leave my skin looking too matte. In the Spring, there's nothing worse than seeing a heavy, cakey complexion so mist away my friends, even though I'm pretty sure this has no real added benefits to my skin.
Bareminerals Mineral Veil in Translucent
Given to me on a couple occasions by friends, this doesn't seem to be a hit with them but I like it for a very natural finish to any foundation I wear. It doesn't add color but it adds a slightly silky finish to any base I wear. I like to apply this around my nose and chin with the Real Techniques Contour Brush because the smaller shape fits the curves of my face better than a big powder brush.
Nanoce BB Moist Cream in 02
This was also given to me by a friend who thought this shade was too dark. It is a bit darker than any of the other BB creams I own but I'd say it would still suit someone in the NC-25ish range. Because this is a Japanese BB cream, it has more of a traditional tinted moisturizer texture and finish. It doesn't have a very dewy finish and is easy to set with a powder for a more matte than usual BB cream finish.
Nail polish for me is an essential. I think it's fun to wear whatever color you want any season of the year, but I definitely gravitate towards these shades in the Spring.
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| 2% Milk on the nails, 3 coats |
Sephora by OPI in Havana Dreams
I initially bought this polish to pair underneath the next nail polish in the picture, but I ended up loving it on it's own. A milky baby blue polish with good staying power, it does need 3 coats for completely opaque coverage but the result is so worth it.
Revlon in Whimsical
I bought this hoping it was a dupe for a Deborah Lippmann polish and it turned out to be a great polish. It has a sheer baby blue base with sparse blue and pink glitters and is a relatively conservative glitter to wear. I think the name suits this polish and I know I wear it a lot in the Spring.
Wet n Wild in 2% Milk
This was an emergency purchase. I had on Essie's Turquoise and Caicos but needed a more conservative nail color pronto. This was my pick and I have been obsessed with it since. It's a pretty unassuming shade of pinky-nude that looks very elegant and polished (hehe) on the nails. It isn't super opaque but I prefer that in a nude nail shade. I prefer this so more than Essie's Fiji.
This portion of the post will be entitled, "A Study in Contrasts, or A Study in Pink." I hope someone gets the Sherlock reference.
Bath and Body Works Honey Sweetheart
Why do I choose to smell like a tween? I couldn't tell you why honestly, but something about this sugary sweet scent appealed to me. If you guys guessed packaging, you'd definitely be half right. I love the scent of honey in most body products but this is probably not going to smell like honey at all to you. Bath and Body Works has conflicting scent descriptions but I think "sugared violets" would be somewhat accurate. My best attempt at a description would be "that scent that the popular girl in your middle school always wore that smelled like sweet flowers." So, basically, sweet and flora and pre-teen. Not really my comfort zone actually but it doesn't linger very long because it's a body splash so that's also why I am ok with liking it so much.
Chanel Chance Eau Tendre
It is the total opposite of Honey Sweetheart (my guilty pleasure) in almost every way. A very fresh but mature floral with a hint of grapefruit, this is really a stand-out scent that lasts a long time and is the only Chanel scent I could be comfortable wearing. The main note is Jasmine Absolute, or as I like to call it, jasmine. If you love the scent of white florals, but want a younger perfume, this is the one for you. It has the slightest hint of pink grapefruit, but after having finished DKNY Be Delicious Spring Blossom, I can say this is definitely more floral.
Lastly, we have random extras I can't help but use repeatedly in Spring.
Ello Percy water bottle
This is a glass water bottle that looks super cool and fits in my cup holder. That is all you need to know to know why it's amazing.
The Body Shop Shower Gel in Pink Grapefruit
The picture came out pretty dark but it's not really a hard-to-find product so I'm sure you've all seen it. I'm not someone who likes taking showers in the morning so citrus scents have always been kind of a no no for me. This one is invigorating and fresh and it instantly perks me up. I reserve it for after morning yoga sessions.
There you have it folks! Long-winded and not too informative. Will try to get better at this.
