I finally got my iPhone5 the other day. I was using my old mobile which I got about 2-3 years ago but wanted to change over to smart phone. I was waiting for iPhone5 to come out for more than a year and finally I got it! yay! But I'm struggling so hard as I'd never used iPhone properly, just writing an email is a hard work for me now!
At the same time I've been downloading some beauty apps such as Beautyish, Beauty Genius by marie claire and Fast Beauty by Glamour magazine, but the last two are not up to date at all.
So, I wanted to ask if any of you guys know good beauty apps! Let me know what kind of apps you use to check beauty news on the go!
By the way if you're wondering, the wallpaper of my screen is not something you might think, it's my favourite photo of Miranda Kerr and in this picture it's just showing her butt but actually she is looking really beautiful in this photo! I hope you don't think of me as a weirdo who puts a picture of a butt on my screen!
Anyway tell me which beauty app is your favourite, and maybe none-beauty apps too if you've got anything to recommend! :)
I love books. My mum told me more than 100 times that when I was little, like at age of 3 or 4, I used to carry a lot of books from my bedroom every morning and demanded her to read them for me. When I was in junior school, I read most of the foreign books (translated into Japanese) in the library. Even now I never go anywhere without a book unless when going to the supermarket near my house.
I got two books the other day even though I've got many books I haven't read yet but I don't blame myself because whenever I get stressed out I buy books, so I guess I need some time to spend time on myself reading.
1001 Little Beauty Miracles by Esme Floyd
This book was recommended by my favourite beauty blogger Jessica from Jessica Beautician. She is a beauty therapist herself and has got really convincing opinions toward cosmetics. The cover is different from the one she's got but I made sure it's the same book.
It doesn't have photos or fancy decoration or anything, but it's like a beauty dictionary that you can rely on. It's interesting to read all the tips, I wish the each tip was a bit longer and more detailed though because sometimes I read a tip and am like "Why is it good for my skin? How does it work?" and I have to google it to get the answer. I haven't finished reading this book yet, but it's a good book for those who are new to cosmetics.
Best in Beauty by Riku Campo
I wanted a book which shows about both skincare and makeup tips. I didn't want an old fashioned one so I went through more than 50 pages on Amazon.co.jp to find an ideal book. Then I finally found this book, which looked pretty interesting.
This book is printed in full colour which is really nice, and very interesting to read. It has many tips and Q&As, I never get bored reading this book.
It's got 300 pages which makes it really thick and heavy, meaning it's impossible to carry it around but it's like a nice treat that I can get when I come back from work.
I love this type of beauty book and am now interested in Make-up Masterclass and Make-up Secrets by Jemma Kidd (does anyone know the difference between those two books?) because it seems like it's got great makeup tips.
Also I got the beauty issue of Look magazine, FINALLY! Thanks eBay!
Do you have any favourite beauty books? What are you reading this autumn?
Lits Wistea Grace Body Soap 998yen
I love body soap. Body soap is such a handy item to transform a boring bath time to a relaxing spa-like time! I normally have a few different kinds of body soap so that I can pick one depending on my mood.
This body soap contains the ingredients to moisturize your skin such as olive oil, jojoba oil, shea butter, macadamia oil, hyaluronic acid and ceramide.
It foams really well so I only need a tiny bit to wash my whole body. I don't even need one pump, and the bottle is huge so it'll last forever! There are three different scents, one of them is "feminine musk" which is musky floral scent, and the next one is "white bouquet" which has got this herbal floral scent like a bouquet, and my one is called "peony fleur" which is supposed to smell like citrus and flowers.
BUT actually it smells of floral celery. I know, it's weird and any kind of body soap shouldn't be smelling like celery. This one does. What an innovation!! I first thought it was just me, and I asked my family members if they agreed with me and they did. They were like "YES! It DOES smell of celery!" so it's not just me then.
But the weird part is that I kind of like this smell. It smells completely different from the bottle, but once you start using it it smells of celery, and then after the bath it leaves subtle floral scent on your skin which is pretty nice. And it doesn't dry out my skin much which is an essential thing in winter.
What's your favourite body soap?
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