Leivy Double Moisturising Body Shampoo 480yen
As you may have noticed I love bodycare products. I switch my body lotion and shower gel every day depending on my mood and I cannot stick to one item. But this body soap is the one I've been using fore more than 2 weeks. Every single day. It's called Leivy and I believe it's pretty new. It's made in Malaysia but I'm not sure if it's sold over there or it's made for Japan. It contains goat milk which is moisturizing and nourishing. I love how it keeps moisture on my skin and how long lasting it is. It smells like a traditional soap in my opinion, like a traditional soap bar from my grandma's house. According to the website the top note is Yuzu, Ylang Ylang and Orange, middle note is Rose, Jasmine and Neroli, the base note is Musk, Vanilla and Sandalwood. It smells pretty strong in the shower but it leaves the amazing scent on my skin. It smells a bit different on the skin, it's fresher and cleaner. I didn't expect myself to like this product but I clearly saw the difference on my skin which impressed me a lot. My skin is usually very dry after taking a bath but when I use it it feels completely different. It makes my skin moisturized and smooth like no other shower gel does. It's very cheap, smells good and does what the name claims. I would repurchase it once I run out of the one I'm currently using. Good job Leivy!
Covergirl LashBlast Volume Mascara $7.99
Every time I see a Covergirl ad in a magazine, it makes me want to try out their products. I cannot get hold of them in Japan and I don't have enough knowledge about them to purchase some on eBay. So when I found this mascara on Vitacost.com I didn't even hesitate to purchase it because I thought it was a good opportunity to try out. I got it in colour Very Black, and weirdly this was the only makeup item of covergirl there.
Please have a look at this massive wand! I'm not sure if you can tell it's huge but it really is. It's about the same size as my eye!
Excuse my photograph skill, my eyelashes are chopped off in this photo. It really is "very black" formula which gives definition on my eyelashes. It's not the best mascara to make them voluminous but I like the finish it gives. It doesn't smudge and doesn't give me panda eyes either which is pretty good. I have to be super careful whenever I apply it as the wand is massive, otherwise it goes EVERYWHERE. I recommend this if you're looking for mascara which doesn't smudge easily and gives definition on your lashes. I wouldn't recommend this to whom looking for one which lengthens your lashes because it doesn't do much about that.
What's your favourite Covergirl item?
Soap and Glory Smoothie Star Body Milk £10.00
As I mentioned before, I love Soap and Glory The Breakfast Scrub which smells exactly like maple syrup. But it only leaves a subtle scent on my skin afterwords, and when I put body lotion (mostly balance me rose otto body cream) the amazing scent would just fade away. I was wondering why they didn't make the matching-scented body lotion (and ideally shower gel as well) with The Breakfast Scrub. And then I found this one, Smoothie Star Body Milk, which was launched in the last autumn. I immediately bought it and have been enjoying using it since then.
I wouldn't say it's the matching scent with the scrub but I can say that it's in the same category as the scrub's in. It smells of almond, oat and brown sugar which I only recognize oat. It's got this unique natty scent in it which is pretty strong at the beginning and fades after a certain amount of time.
It contains cocoa butter, shea butter, coconut oil, oat, yogurt and honey. That does sound yummy doesn't it? It smells pretty sweet so I don't think I would use it in summer especially in Japan because it would make me (and people around me) sick because of the humidity and the hot temperature. But in winter it smells absolutely gorgeous and I am totally in love with it. It hydrates my skin and prevent dryness which is good enough. It contains silicon and that's the only thing I don't like about this product, not only silicone is bad for your body but also I just don't like the feel of it. It leaves this weird "extra smooth" feeling on my body. Besides that this is a very good body lotion I think!
I cannot wait to have a sniff of some other S&G products especially Sugar Crush! What's your favourite S&G product? :)
