Wednesday, November 6, 2013

mini beauty haul





I've been so addicted to finding new beauty products and tips these days, so I recently made a trip to Ainz & Tulpe, a Japanese cosmetics store. I wasn't really planning on buying these, but I picked up a CC cream by PGT Cosmetics and Nude in the Box by Rimmel London. I've only used both products once, but I am already satisfied with my purchases.

Nude in the Box comes in 3 different palettes, with 5 different shades each. The two shades on the left are matte, and the two shades on the right are pearly shadows. The lightest shade in the middle is for highlighting. Basically, you can create a day look and a night look with this one palette. I tried the matte shades for work - the application was smooth and it lasted all day. Love it!

The CC cream did everything it was supposed to do - it moisturized, acted as a primer for my makeup, and evened out my skin tone and provided SPF. I usually use liquid foundation, but I didn't need it at all when using this CC cream. To cover up any trouble spots, I just applied a bit of concealer and set it with some loose powder. The weather has been quite dry in Tokyo lately, but my skin felt moisturized throughout the day with this cream. If you've tried other CC creams, let me know if you have any recommendations!


One more: an article I found on the differences between BB and CC creams. Hope it helps!




Love,


Samantha Mariko

30 comments:

  1. Those look like really great beauty products! I would love to have that eye shadow palette, nude tones are my favorite!

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  2. loved the eyeshadow palette
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  3. I also buy sth when I do not plan to buy anything :D This "nude box" looks great!

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  4. I love the nude Rimmel box!

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  5. Have you tried Kiehl's BB cream??
    It's just fantastic and I've been repeating them.

    Also, I wanna try this Rimmel palette!

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  6. love ittt girllie
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  7. Love the review and thanks for the article about bb cream and cc cream <3 Great post :)

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  9. Thanks for sharing this great review :) And I agree, thanks for the extra article about the differences between bb and cc creams :)
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    1. ^^ Thanks for such a quick reply and leaving a lovely comment :) I follow back via gfc #326. Keep in touch :) xx

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  10. Hi Samantha!The Rimmel palette is beautiful!!
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    xoxo Francesca
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  11. Guess I should really try on CC cream then! I always hear people saying how good it is :P Thanks for the review :))))

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  12. Interesting post :)
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  13. Never tried a CC Cream..
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  14. I love CC cream!!! Such a nice product!
    xoxo

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  15. Nice article!


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  16. Beautiful my dear!!!:)

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  17. You are so lovely!
    xxx
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  18. that rimmel color palette is gorgeous! i adore the packaging. hahaha
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  19. Well this brand does not exist in Greece
    but the products seem to be great!

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  20. great products, need to buy one for myself :)

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  21. I love Japanese cosmetics! You don't need any though, you're so pretty; tottemo kirei ;)

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