Beauty Splurge of the Week

Just another beauty splurge—which is typical me. This week’s beauty splurge consisted of Yes to Carrots, Clinique from a Sephora exclusive, drugstore, shu uemura, and a photo/beauty store in Chinatown, New York.

I recently blogged about My Beauty Diary Masks and my obsession with the masks. Well, just when I thought prices couldn’t go less than $10 a pop, I found it in Elizabeth Center in Chinatown for just $8 on sale! Yes a box of ten just cost eight bucks. I couldn’t believe it and I couldn’t help but to stack up. I actually plan on returning to buy a few more :X

The eight boxes that I picked up are red wine, yogurt, bird nest, grape seed and green tea, red pomegranate and CQ10, caviar and hyaluronic acid moisture, a peony-snow-lotus-and-sake-yeast-whitening mask and something in their new line—a Coldstone mask. I was a bit reluctant to purchase this one, but I am extremely excited to try this one out—a Damask Rose Ice Cream Mask. I got a sample of the red wine mask and I’m not too happy about it. It doesn’t live up to my expectations for My Beauty Diary Masks because it was a little on the dry side being that the liquid felt a little thicker than other masks. The peony, snow white lotus and sake yeast whitening mask doesn't have the plastic wrap as other lines, but there is an extra part of the mask that is used for the chin and neck area which is great. 

As for Yes to Carrots, I was extremely excited about trying out their different products and so I tried to mix it up. Yes to Carrots is for normal-to-dry skin, nourishing dry skin and hair with carrots, shea butter, and sweet almond oil. Yes to Cucumbers is for sensitive skin and color treated hair, gently hydrating and soothes skin with organic cucumbers, aloe vera, and green tea. Yes to Tomatoes are for combination-to-oily skin which treats and prevents breakouts with tomatoes, alicylic acid, and witch hazel. Yes to Blueberries are for age-damaged and mature skin which helps to improve firmness and diminishes fine lines with blueberries, cotton thistle, and paracress flower. There’s even a Yes to Baby Carrots line that are made for babies. With my online order, I got a free sample of the Yes to Carrots Rich Body Butter and it was amazing. I am excited to pick that up for my next purchase.

Continuing with my Clinique rave, I picked up something exclusive on the Sephora website. What I find to be weird is this exclusive set comes in two different bags, which also includes two different prices for the same amount of product. I admit, this bag looks better for the price of $2.50, but it is unavailable. Either way, I am still excited about the purchase because I was just looking to purchase Clinique Even Better Clinical Dark Spot Corrector but I got three bonuses for the same price!

Moving along, I picked up a Pond's Even Soothe Wet Cleansing Towelettes with chamomile and white tea that helps to remove makeup while soothing the senses. Although it was Allure's Best of Beauty Award Winner 2010, I dont feel like it worked so great with my mascara and the smell was a little too overpowering for my tastes. It didn't compliment my psoriasis too well so I will probably not pick up another pack.

Lastly, although I am not an eyelash curler, I picked up the shu uemura detailed lash curler. I have been looking for an eyelash curler like this for a very long time now. I dont know if you have this problem but when I curl my lashes, there are many times where parts of my lashes are not as curled as the rest of it. This is where my new shu uemura detailed lash curler comes in and fixes the problem. It has been a difficult journey to locate one of these but I got lucky to find a new one on eBay.

That is all for now at least, until my next beauty splurge. Any recommendations, please let me know!

Giveaway to Celebrate My 100th Blog

I'm feeling extra good today after a night of fun and it wasn’t too long ago that I just started blogging and I have reached my 100^th blog. To celebrate, I decided for this blog to be special—a giveaway blog! To reward my readers who have been supporting me this whole time, I am giving away a head to toe must haves that I myself, love and just cant get enough of:

A variety of My Beauty Diary Face Masks, a Juicy Couture Body Wash, Got 2b Hair Spray, Yes to Blueberries Brightening Facial Towelettes, Set of 2 Fringe Holder, Pair of Strawberry Softlips Chapstick, Clinique Bottom Lash Mascara, Korres Lip Scrub, Korres Face Primer, Sephora Eyebrow Pencil, and a surprise bag of goodies.

To enter, you must subscribe to my blog publicly by clicking Join This Page on my homepage (right hand bar under followers) and sign into the account of your choice. You will not be spammed thousands of emails by me. To be considered for this giveaway, be sure to follow me publicly via cunggie.blogspot.com and follow me on twitter @cunggie. A random winner will be contacted via email for shipping information (internationally as well) so spread the word and get everyone in on this. Thank you and good luck!

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Makeup Review - Clinique Acne Solutions Liquid Makeup

I recently blogged about how I was not a fan of Clinique, associating the brand with middle aged women, but I've learned to love the brand. I just picked up the Acne Solutions Foundation Makeup not too long ago and it is great! It helps to control my acne and clear up my face while providing coverage for dark spots that I already have. I am in love with the product and just wanted to share it with you!

It might be a stereotype to associate Clinique with Asian women, but I do see a lot of Asians checking out Clinique in the Sephora stores. Please do not be like me and associate a stereotype with a brand because you'll just be missing out! The one thing that I have a problem with is that it's a little difficult to find my undertone since I'm a bit of peach and yellow mixed in. You can definitely tell when I have makeup on when I take a picture with flash so that's the no no, but overall I am in love with this foundation for day makeup.

Makeup Review - Clinique High Length Mascara

Being that I am on a Clinique rave lately, I have to share with you a mascara that I have been using for a few years now. Clinique’s High Length Mascara is a curved plastic comb that helps to amplify your lash length. It is one of my favorite mascaras, and probably the cheapest one that I own as well, just a measly $14.50 that works wonders. I’m big on time saving, quick and easy makeup and this mascara is like a two in one for me.

Being the slacker that I am, I don’t really curl my lashes—that and I do not like to use an eyelash curler every day because I feel like I yank my lashes too hard and I hate when it falls out. With that said, I absolutely love the curved comb that helps me curl my lashes as I run the head through. It also helps to separate my lashes more evenly so that all my lashes are not clumped up in the middle of my eyes, providing more volume.

I know a lot of people do not like a curved comb, but I have no problems with this product. The only thing that I do not like (which is my fault because I’m too lazy to get a new one) is when the mascara becomes thick and it leaves little clumps at the end of my lashes. It's a little weird because sometimes the thick mascara works in my favor by providing me with a fuller look which make my lashes thicker. With just a single coat, I get a heightened and thicker lash look which is enough for me, skipping the falsies. 

Beauty Splurge - Sephora

With my Sephora splurge that was widely advertised on my blog, I came home to three boxes of goodies. I don’t know how many Sephora Collection items I picked up, all for $5 and less. I even got backups and backup of backups because it was so cheap. I’m so excited to give these a try and if it doesn’t work out, I’ll be the good friend and family member that gives away free makeup haha!

One of my must raves that I have to share with you which I have been itching to get but refused to buy at first is the Benefit Cosmetics They’re Real! Mascara. This mascara is to help me maximize my lashes to its potential that boosts length and volume. The one thing I learned is you can never have too many mascaras so it was a must have for me. Stay tuned for a review on this because I sure expect a lot from the commercial I saw!

Another item which I am extremely excited about is the Cover FX foundation. This brand was developed my dermatologists who understand true beauty, even with skin problems. I am excited for this because it is not only a foundation but it also has skin care products mixed in that will help to clean up my skin and conceal my psoriasis very well. I hope this really works because I will share with you all the goodies!

A few other items that I picked up are Make Up Forever Aqua Liner, Anastasia Brow Pen, First Aid Beauty Face Cleanser, Clinique Age Defense BB Cream (this is like a must have for every Asian who's into white skin and fighting wrinkles), and a foot cleaner. Can’t wait to share makeup reviews with you all!

Beauty Pick Me Up - Clinique Bottom Lash Mascara

Clinique is a brand that I never really thought I would associate myself with because it is a common brand for Asian middle-aged women. I believe my mom and all my aunts use Clinique and no other brand so since I was young, I established Clinique to be an old woman’s brand and not to use that until I turn 40.

It wasn’t until today when I stopped by the Sephora during my lunch break that I discovered Clinique’s bottom lash mascara. This cute little thing changed my mind about Clinique products and I am definitely happy I did not let a brand stop me from buying this amazing product.

It makes coating my bottom lashes easier than ever because the bristles are so tiny and lash focused. The best thing about the size of this is it’s perfect for traveling so I don’t have to scout for a mini product. Removing is as easy as using warm water to melt the product and wipe away. Just $10 will get you this bottom lash mascara.