Visee My Red Rouge

I've been seeing a lot of Visee on Insta and while the Crystal Duo and the Crystal Duo Sheer Lipsticks certainly caught my eyes, I was worried these would be more gimmicky like Paul & Joe x Doraemon LE Lipstick D with the clear outer shaft mere decoration (I say that but I'm already eyeing P&J's summer collection, ha!). In the end, I refrained.

That was, until a new line of lippies called My Red Rouge. Yes, the regular lineup for these looked too pigmented for my taste. However, there was also a sheerer Tint Type, which meant staining, with only four colors available, and I picked up 101 Red and 103 Coral to try.

All pictures taken in natural light without flash.

Coffret D'Or Skin Synchro Rouge Part II

Before I got the chance to try my first batch of Skin Synchro Rouge, Coffret D'Or had gone ahead and released more LE colors for the summer of 2019. Despite buying blind, I couldn't resist picking up EX-05 Sunny and EX-06 Watermelon. I'm a total sucker for oranges and reds.

All pictures taken in natural light without flash.

Opera Lip Tint and Lip Tint N Part IV

More Opera Lip Tint in LE color 07 Pink Fraise which I grabbed off of Amazon JP last summer. I also caved and picked up one new Lip Tint N in 08 Burgundy, previously a LE color that was sold out everywhere and was brought back as part of the new incarnation's permanent lineup.

All pictures taken in natural light without flash.

L'Occitane 3-in-1 Cleansing Water

Here we are, concluding a fourth week of social-distancing and I've gotten back into using cleansing water again. After dashing out to pick up groceries or takeouts, I just want to be rid of sunscreen. Since our little guy has been home with us (we chose to keep him home even though his daycare remains open--and they must, for the families without work-from-home options and for medical personnel), I take naps with him every afternoon and I don't wear sunscreen to bed, that's for sure.

This 200mL/6.7fl. oz. pump bottle of L'Occitane 3-in-1 Cleansing Water is a new addition to my current roster of cleansing waters. However, it's also been recently discontinued in favor of a new Cleansing 3-in-1 Micellar Water.
 

Sisley Sisleya Firming Concentrated Serum

Finished up with Tarte Rainforest of the Sea Mermaid Skin Hyaluronic H2O Serum and promptly moved on to this 2mL/0.06fl. oz. tube of Sisley Sisleya Firming Concentrated Serum because, well, it's tiny ^.^"

This tube was among the generous care package Caty sent me last spring (thank you, Caty!) that I'm slowly working my way through. I figured I'd get some of the smaller samples out of the way before starting a full size of something else, which I'd rather save for when my tiniest one arrives so I don't have to think about what's next in queue. Actually, I won't have the time or the mind to think about anything anyway. It's one thing to have a baby, it's a whole other set of problems to have a baby in the midst of a global pandemic. But hey, no one planned for such a thing so we all will just have to do our best ^.^ Hope everyone is keeping healthy and safe!

Aveeno Baby Eczema Therapy Moisturizing Cream

Some month after the Aveeno Baby Eczema Therapy Nighttime Balm post and I'm already more than half way through this 206g/7.3oz. tube of this Baby Eczema Therapy Moisturizing Cream. This set off a small panic as I realized this was the last in queue and went a bought several giant bottles of different baby lotions and creams for the oncoming summer and fall.

Air-drying Racks for Makeup Brushes

A while back Bellyhead posted on Instagram a picture of her freshly washed makeup brushes drying upside down on some nifty brush stands. What brilliant drying racks, I thought, and immediately asked her where to buy them. She named Benjabelle, a brand that supposedly invented these drying racks. However, by the time I got to Benjabelle, severe copycat competitions from Amazon had priced the company out of the market and they had stopped (hand!)making these brush stands altogether :(

Benjabelle drying rack for makeup brushes, sadly no longer available.

***Image from Wondedondigo Instagram page.

Bioderma Atoderm Ultra-Nourishing Balm

After the Cream version of this Bioderma Atoderm Ultra-Nourishing Balm proved to be inadequate for my alligator skin, I first tried the 8mL sample tube I got from some Nordstrom order a while back. I liked it better, and went and bought the 500mL/16.7fl. oz. pump bottle instead.

Koyudo Brushes Part XII

After declaring I'd skip the rest of the Koyudo Somell Garden Collection, I ended up going back for the Somell Garden Kinomi Series instead. While I wasn't too keen on the "fruity" dyed goat hair in the original Somell Garden brushes, I really liked the dark walnut handles in the Kinomi Series. After all, this walnut handle was the reason I picked up Somell Garden Lemon x Walnut Face Brush. In addition, I got a retractable lip brush from the M Portable Series, because it was about time I own one or two ^.^

Somell Garden (top) versus Somell Garden Kinomi (bottom).

Screencraps from CDJapan Instagram feed.

In this batch, from left to right: Somell Garden Kinomi Series Almond Powder, Macadamia Eyeshadow, and Pistachio Lip Liner/Concealer (I skipped the Hazel Foundation because it's polyester), and M Portable Series M015 Silver.

Suqqu Creamy Glow Lipstick Part IV

Update Friday, April 3, 2020.

Here are some comparison swatches for your viewing pleasure. 

Suqqu Moisture Rich Lipstick 10 焦赤 (Kogareaka), Extra Glow Lipstick 08 深紅 (Fukabeni), this Creamy Glow 17 無花果 (Ichijiku), Lunasol Full Glamour Lips 18 Brown Red, and Addiction Lipstick Sheer 002 Last Scene.

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Original post Thursday, December 5,  2019.

This is probably the last of my Suqqu Creamy Glow Lipstick acquisition, and damn right it's 17 無花果 (Ichijiku)!

All pictures taken in natural light without flash.