Benefit sun beam £18.50
I know it's a little bit late to talk about it but I finally received my November issue of InStyle magazine, and I was so happy to receive the freebie with it! Mine was sun beam from Benefit, which I had never tried before. Benefit is not officially sold in Japan, I think it used to be a long time ago but it withdrew from the market. Now their products are sold online but I'd never tried because I wasn't sure if they were good although I knew the brand was popular and also I wanted to try out first before spending a lot of money purchasing them.
This tiny sample looks so cute doesn't it? On the official website it's described as "This golden bronze highlighter gives you a natural, sunkissed radiance. Dot & blend over makeup on to cheek & brow bones for a bronzed glow that complements all skintones. It’s liquid sunshine in a bottle!"
I usually don't use highlighter because it doesn't make a big difference on my face but I definitely was curious so it was a very good opportunity to try out.
Although the bottle is tiny, it's got a brush! And look at the colour, it's such a beautiful pink / bronze / gold colour...
My skin is pretty pale but it blends into my skin tone really well. It gives a healthy glow on my cheek like the sun is hitting there. Also I love how subtle it is. I usually pair this highlighter with Bourjois Healthy mix serum rather than Wake me up foundation by Rimmel because Healthy mic serum doesn't have shimmer in it, so it really does stand out.
I'm now interested in other highlighter from Benefit; moon beam and high beam. Also I would love to try their cheek stain as well especially posietint and benetint! Have you tried any of their cheek stain / highlighter?
Pierre Couleur Mineral Mousse Blush 3,360yen
I got this mineral blusher as a PR sample. At first I thought it was just a sample tube but later I found out that it was the actual product which is sold. Is it just me or the tube looks really plain and a bit boring...? Maybe some people find it simple and sophisticated though. Anyway, this cream blusher is made with mineral pigment unlike normal blusher which contains synthetic colour. This blusher also contains sesame oil, jojoba oil, macadamia oil, hazelnut oil, olive oil, scualane etc...They all are the ingredients which moisturize your skin which is perfect for winter!
I think this is a pretty new product and they only have one colour which is called "Lover's Pink". For me that sounded a bit weird but I like the colour itself.
It spreads well and the colour is very pretty. It gives a natural glow on my cheeks with gorgeous shimmer which I love. I've been using this blusher almost every day since I got it. I wish they had different colours like coral pink and orange.
This was my first cream blusher and I was impressed! Now I prefer cream blusher than normal powder one, and I would like to try other cream blusher too! Do you have any recommendation?
LebeL IAU Hair Mask 2,900yen
I mentioned of the brand in my November Empties post here. I got the set of their shampoo, hair treatment and this intensive hair mask all in small bottles to try out as PR samples. I really liked all of them but I only bought this one after finishing the samples as it was most effective in my opinion. I got a voucher and ended up paying about 1,800yen for this big jar which isn't bad at all.
It's pretty thick and heavy so you are supposed to use it once or twice a week and that's enough. But my hair is pretty dry and damaged and it doesn't make a huge difference when I use it once a week, so I decided to use it every day until I feel my hair is kind of repaired.
It makes my hair smooth and silky -obviously because it contains silicone- but doesn't weight it down which is important when I choose hair mask. When I used it once a week, it didn't feel like that the moisturizing effect lasts more than a day because when I wash my hair it kind of resets the condition of my hair if you know what I mean. My hair dresser told me that I should use it every day until I feel it's enough, and I will know clearly when that time comes. When I used it a few days in a raw I felt my hair has changed! How impressive! Now I only use it twice a week and that feels enough.
Look how thick it looks! And my favourite thing about this hair mask is the scent. It smells of rose mainly but according to the website it contains fragrances of fresh green, cassis, prune,
geranium, carnation, amber and musk. It smells really clean and feminine, and it lasts so long. I love love love the scent so much that I want to get their shampoo as well! Right now I've got many big bottles of shampoo to use up but I'm sure I will get it when I finish some!
It's a very good hair mask overall, it does its job and smells so good. Love this product! Do you take extra care of your hair in this colder season?
