Thursday August 29, 2013   

I’ve been wanting to try out more face masks that boast wrinkle-smoothing and firming results. I received these courtesy of Yesstyle:
My Beauty Diary - Oceania Firming Pack masks.

It’s a 2-step pack.
First a hydrating face mask with a main ingredient of glasswort. After 20 minutes you remove the mask and follow with the collagen rich firming cream. The cream is actually located in the top half of the pack as a tear-off packet.

Liking this mask a lot. The scent is really light and clean and I want to describe it as being like an ‘ocean linens‘ fragrance. If that makes any sense. And the results are pretty good. I feel it’s both a bit moisturizing and firming. A little clarifying too since I don’t notice my normal blotchi’ness the following day after using one of these. And absolutely no breakouts from using them. These are really nice for a nice half hour of spa time. :)

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Friday August 23, 2013   

I think after 10 years of blogging the river of post titles has run dry. That said, I did received 3 packages this week. All on the same day actually. All after a really hard day. Almost miraculous. :)

Tokyo Skytree on the Japan Post bag. They’ve always had a little cityscape but now it has the new addition :)
Also I really like these bags Japan Post offers. The US doesn’t have an equivalent to this unfortunately.

• owl print eco bag
• rose scented hand wash and sanitizer
• rose scented bath ball

From a friend, there’s a “bag tax” here and I always need good, sturdy eco bags. The cloth ones don’t hold up for very long actually, maybe a year? So I want to invest in more like this. Durable, washable, etc.

• Moomin tea
• jam
• marimekko bag
• biscuits

From Anna at hotpotcat!! Marimekko prints are so full of energy, this is my first marimekko item actually! It’s such a great size to use as a regular purse + shopper. I also already enjoyed the biscuits (biscotti) with coffee and the Moomin teas which are really good and have names like “Sweetheart” and “Moomin Mama’s Magic Potion.”

• “tea” spoon
• GREAT BRITISH TEA
• Too Faced Boudoir Eyes

From Anupa! [tiny pill message, how even possible!?] I haven’t had the teas yet (likely tomorrow morning!) but I wore the Too Faced palette today and it’s so nice. All the colors are gorgeous and work for both day and night. Plus I love when major base shades are larger than accent colors. :) I really want to play with the black shade. I’m actually… getting back… into black liner/mascara… just a little bit like half the week I wear black again & not brown. WHO AM I ANYMORE, I KNOW!

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