The Chanel Sublimage L’Huile en Gel de Demaquillage or Gel to Oil Cleanser is one of the more interesting things I’ve tried coming out of the brand.
While I’m usually leery of an oil cleanser and gel cleanser, this one appealed to me for some reason. It might be because it felt and looked rather unique.
It might be that you often get an oil to gel formula, but rarely, one the other way around.
It might also be because I’m a sucker for interesting things 😛
Continue ReadingNow that wearing a face mask has become the ‘new normal’, I’ve come across many people bemoaning the fact that there is no more point to wearing lipstick, or any lip colour.
For one, it’s covered by your mask, so what’s the point?
Second, lip colours will transfer onto your mask, and it smears and makes a mess.
But you know what? I still wear lip colours, especially lipstick. I feel naked and unfinished without a slick of lip colour, so let me tell you how I manage, and the types of finishes I pick to avoid smearing 🙂
Continue ReadingAn on-going joke that’s arisen from this period that we’re in lockdown is that once it’s lifted, we’d finally see everyone’s natural hair colour, lashes, nails and brows again LOL!
The beauty service industry is a very personal one, and the order to physically distance ourselves from each other has taken its toll, both on the providers and the end-users.
I, for example, am missing my hairdresser like crazy! I’ve been overdue for a haircut, and not having the business open has taken its toll, not only on my hairdresser and his business, but the state and condition of my hair too. I’m going to come out of this with the longest my hair has ever been, for the past 5 years LOL 😛
If you are facing some issues with grooming and beauty treatments, I have some tips for you, that might help tide you over till we’re able to hit the salons again. The best part is that it involves you multi-purposing what you may already use – your facial oils 🙂
Continue ReadingI had my heart set on not trying the Chanel Sublimage Les Grains de Vanille when it was released about 2 months ago. I am not a big fan of using physical scrubs or exfoliators as I find them a little too harsh for my skin.
But I confess that curiousity got the better of me.
I had to know if I was going to be slathering caviar on my skin, or if I was taking sandpaper to it. Would I love how my skin feels, or am I going to shake my head in despair at a poorly made choice?
I had to know how a jar of lovely black jammy goodness would fare on my skin.
I just had to know! 😛
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