Yves Saint Laurent Rouge Volupte Shine

So far, Yves Saint Laurent lippies have been hit-and-miss for me, although admittedly I have only tried a few. The Volupte Plump-in-Colour Plumping Lip Balms didn't leave much of an impression, but  I liked The Slim Sheer Mattes enough to go back for more colors. So when I kept seeing chatters about these Rouge Volupte Shine, I was game to try some. Thanks to Selfridges UK for their enabling promotions, I picked up Collector 76 Golden--Red in the Dark and Collector 80 Golden--Chili Tunique, both LE items, and 83 Rouge Cape, 85 Burgundy Love, 87 Rose Afrique, 129 Carmine Retro, and 131 Chili Morocco from the permanent line-up at the time. I have not gone back for more of these so I don't know if anything has changed since my last purchase. 

All pictures taken in natural light without flash.  

   

 

Yu-Be Hydrating Face Wash

Here's a fantastic non-foaming cleanser that's unfortunately been discontinued: this 200mL/6.8oz. bottle of Yu-Be Hydrating Face Wash. 

DHC By the Sea Mineral Cream

Finished this 50g/1.7oz. jar of DHC By the Sea Mineral Cream a few weeks ago. This was a pretty straightforward cream so it'll be a short post. 

The cream was light and unscented but was surprisingly moisturizing. I used it as part of my morning routine and it layered pretty well under my primer and waterproof sunscreen. Honestly, I couldn't tell the difference between this cream and the Urumai Cream, which was probably why DHC discontinued the Urumai line. So if you just want a moisturizing face cream and can catch this on sale then by all means try it, but don't go out of your way for it.

Holifrog Kissimmee Vitamin F Cleansing Balm

After The Organic Pharmacy Rose Diamond Exfoliating Cleanser, I moved on to this 100mL/3.4fl. oz. tube of Holifrog Kissimmee Vitamin F Cleansing Balm and finished it in 2 weeks.  

The Organic Pharmacy Rose Diamond Exfoliating Cleanser

Finished this 50mL/1.7fl. oz. pump bottle of The Organic Pharmacy Rose Diamond Exfoliating Cleanser a while ago and am playing catch-up as always. 

Yves Saint Laurent The Slim Sheer Matte Part II

Yep, I went right back for more of these Yves Saint Laurent The Slim Sheer Mattes, this time picking up 103 Orange Provocant, 110 Berry Exposed, and 112 Raw Rosewood, among other things. Accidentally purchased an extra 111 Corail Explicite too but am happy to have a backup of the color. 

All pictures taken in natural light without flash.  

 

 

Yves Saint Laurent The Slim Sheer Matte

My experience with Glossier Generation G Sheer Matte Lipstick gave me more confidence to try other sheer mattes, and the one I heard a lot about at the time was the Yves Saint Laurent The Slim Sheer Matte. So when Saks put these on discount, I jumped at the chance and picked up 101 Rouge Libre, 105 Red Uncovered, 107 Bare Burgundy, 108 Rouge Devetu, and 111 Corail Explicite. 

All pictures taken in natural light without flash.

Yu-Be Foaming Skin Polish

A few years after buying this Yu-Be Deluxe Gift Set, hubby and I are finally getting to the few full-sizes from the set, starting with this 200mL/6.75fl. oz. tube of Foaming Skin Polish.

Soap Crazy Part XVI

It's been five years since my last Soap Crazy post and I've got a whole list of soap bars to post about. Also, is it me or the years are just flying by faster and faster?

 

Let's start with Chivas Goat Milk Skin Care. This is a "farm-to-home" brand by a mother-daughter team with their family-owned farm in Fillmore, California. They make soaps and essential oils with goat milk and herbs from their farm, and their products are wholesome and supposedly gentle for use on the face in addition to the body. 

- Oak Meadows Ranch Pure Goat Milk Soap Invigorating Rosemary Fennel, 128g/4.5oz.: I didn't used this bar on my face but it was great for everywhere else! And good thing I didn't use this on my face, because it's super duper scratchy with huge exfoliating particles that's scratchy even for my knees and elbows. I end up using it to scrub my feet, which says something. Not recommended unless you're also looking for a feet-scrub bar.

Ettusais Lip Essence SPF18 PA++ Part II

Four years after I reviewed Ettusais Lip Essence SPF18+ PA++ Deep Moist, I finally got around to posting about the Regular version in the same 10g tube despite having it in my bag this whole time. Below are the "regular" Regular version and an older LE Pink Cherry "Color" Regular version ^.^

 

All pictures taken in natural light without flash.

Tsubakido Moisture Cream

Almost finished with the last of these four Tsubakido Moisture Creams so I guess it's time to post this review for them. Like Kyobian, Tsubakido is a toiletry brand under Kyoto Kurochiku and they make face creams, hand creams, body creams, etc. Anyway, there are four different varieties of this Moisture Cream, 30g each in a cute and functional jar: EGF & Silk, Ceramide & Pearl, Arbutin & Uji Matcha, and Shea Butter & Yuzu and I've used all four.