June Favourites

I know everyone says this but really….wow! We are half way through 2013 already! This month, my skin is quite problematic where I broke out all over my face. Due to this, I haven’t been using many products. However, I did manage to use a few things religiously. Let begins:

To dry my pimples and maintain my break out, I depended on Mario Badescu Drying Lotion (spot treatment). It has a solid pellet at the bottom with calamine lotion on top. Without mixing them up, I just dip the cotton bud/ Q-tip straight down and slowly pull it up. I then apply it on individual pimple on my face. It’s a strong chemical smell and can sting but it works amazingly in reducing the size of my pimples.

Another skincare product that I’ve been using to help reduce my break out is La Roche-Posay Effaclar Duo. It has a textured that feels and looks like a mixture of gel and cream. This product reduces redness of my skin and calms it as well. It leaves a matte finished on the skin which prevents my face looking oily. I usually use a primer before I apply my foundation but when I use this I don’t. It holds my foundation on my face quite well.

If you seen photos of my hand, you can see that my hands are extremely dry. It’s winter down under so skin de-hydration is common. Plus, I’ve been really lazy with drinking lots of water which isn’t helping (maybe that’s also the cause of my break outs?). The Neutrogena hand cream has added moisture to my hand and smoothed out my crackled skin. It’s doesn’t have a scent and is sticky. It may be uncomfortable at first after but using it various times, it doesn’t bother me.  

Since it’s winter, I like to wear a darker more pigmented blush to add colour to my face. I’ve been loving the Sleek blush in pomegranate. Sleek blushes are amazing. They are extremely pigmented and last on the skin for a while.  You need to blend it well to give it a nice effect.

Because I have been wearing the bright blush regularly, I used a lighter shade lipstick. My go to lipstick for this month is Revlon colourstay ultimate suede lipstick in 005 iconic. It’s a light/medium redish pink colour which suits for everyday wear.

I don’t really get a chance to touch up my make up as much as I like at work. My face tends to become oily half way through work. Thanks to Rimmel Stay Matte pressed powder in translucent, I managed to maintain my oiliness. I’m a happy camper.

 A quarter way through writing this blog, I realised I have left out two other items that I have been using frequently in the month of June. Due to my eye lash extensions, I find it hard to clean my eye areas without damaging the lashes. Bioderma micelle solution had come to the rescue. It doesn’t dry out the glue on my lashes and it cleaned the make-up around my eyes wonderfully.

The scent I’ve been wearing nearly every single day of June is J’adore by Dior. It’s a nice classic smell which a touch of sophistication. Love, love, love this smell J

Have you tried any of the products I’ve mentioned? Let me know which products are your favourite in June.