Showing posts with label perfume. Show all posts
Showing posts with label perfume. Show all posts

Saturday, December 20, 2014

Christmas Holiday Beauty Favorites


Hello các bạn!

Mùa Noel đến rồi, quà tặng Giáng Sinh, hàng sale cuối mùa tràn ngập các cửa hàng mỹ phẩm thời trang. Phải nói đây là thời điểm ‘tốn kém’ và ‘hạnh phúc’ nhất của các shopaholic, đương nhiên mình cũng không ngoại lệ haha. Bài blog hôm nay là những món đồ mình cực kỳ yêu thích và thường xuyên dùng trong mấy tháng vừa qua. Nói chung là những items dưỡng da và làm đẹp cho mùa Thu – Đông nhé! 


#SKINCARE





(1) CLINIQUE

Nói đến skincare là phải nói đến dưỡng ẩm. Items này nằm trong bộ skincare 3 steps của CLINIQUE. Mình thuộc loại da dầu, dễ nổi mụn, và khá nhạy cảm, nên khi chọn kem dưỡng ẩm cho da là cả một vấn đề (!) Nếu kem dưỡng ẩm quá ‘rich’ thì sẽ dễ gây mụn cho da hơn. Vì thế items này của CLINIQUE đặc biệt dành cho da hỗn hợp/ dầu – combo/ oily skin, cung cấp vừa đủ độ ẩm cho da của bạn.

À, so với Shiseido Pureness Matifying Moisturizer Oil-Free thì item của CLINIQUE cung cấp ẩm nhiều hơn nhé. Nếu bạn thấy da của bạn quá nhờn, và Dramatically Different Moisturizing Gel của CLINIQUE quá ẩm so với da của bạn thì Shiseido dòng Pureness có thể sẽ phù hợp hơn với da của bạn.

(2) Vaseline

Son dưỡng môi luôn là một item mà mình không thể nào không nói đến trong các bài blog của mình. Những bài blog trước mình đã giới thiệu với các bạn khá nhiều các loại lip balm từ ‘rich’ cho đến ‘tinted’, và đây sẽ là một item mới trong list. Vaseline Lip Therapy Advanced  còn có một loại nữa là tinted nhưng mình chưa có dịp dùng thử. Theo mình thấy, dòng Advanced của Lip Therapy có vẻ quá ẩm, làm cho môi của mình hơi bị ‘bóng lưỡng’ cho nên mình chỉ dùng vào buổi tối trước khi ngủ. Nhưng item này dùng cực kỳ tốt, khi môi của mình bị khô, hay nứt nẻ (do mình quên uống đủ nước, hay dùng những loại son matte) thì Vaseline Lip Therapy Advanced có thể ‘heal’ những vết nứt đó ngay lập tức.

(3) Lancôme

Item này là serum dưỡng da giúp làm mờ các vết thâm mụn và thu nhỏ lỗ chân lông, dùng mỗi tối và sáng. Bản thân serum này cũng đã cung cấp độ ẩm cho da của bạn. Nhưng mà mình thấy serum này có vẻ hiệu quả nhất khi dùng vào buổi sáng. Vì item này không có SPF chống nắng nên nếu dùng vào buổi sáng bạn nhớ dùng thêm kem chống nắng sau đó nhe.

#MAKEUP



(Xem reviews ở đây)

(2) The Balm Mary-Lou Manizer
(Xem reviews ở đây)


Đối với những tín đồ của son đỏ thì màu 999 của Rouge Dior là một thỏi son không thể bỏ qua. Mình không hẳn là một cô gái mê son đỏ, nhưng mà cũng phải nói đây là màu son đỏ đẹp nhất mình từng thử. Màu son 999 là một màu đỏ classic không quá tươi cũng không quá tối, không nhũ, với độ bóng tự nhiên của thành phần dưỡng ẩm. Còn texture của son Dior thì khỏi nói, rất mượt. Nếu bạn là một cô gái yêu màu son đỏ thì bạn chắc chắn phải thử qua màu 999 của Rouge Dior (bạn có thể ra store của Dior ở TTTM Parkson để swatch và thử màu).

(4) Benefit Benebalm
(Xem reviews ở đây)

#NAILS




(1) Maybelline
Color Show Nail Lacquer – 260 Paint The Town  

(2) VDL
Festival Nails – 207 Dust Beige


Đây là 2 màu nails yêu thích của mình trong mùa Thu – Đông này! Màu 207 Dust Beige của VDL là tone màu beige hơi ngả sang xám và khá hợp với tone màu da của mình. Còn màu 260 Paint The Town thì thật ra ban đầu mua về mình khá thất vọng vì chất sơn đặc nhưng lại không lên đúng màu, muốn lên đúng màu đỏ đậm giống như màu của lọ sơn thì phải sơn đến 3 coats (!) Vì thế để cứu vãn tình hình mình phải pha một ít màu đen vào lọ sơn và kết quả là *ta-daaa* như trong hình (chỉ cần sơn 2 coats hoặc 1 nếu lấy nhiều sơn)

#BATH&BODY



Yves Rocher
 
Khi đi ngang qua cửa hàng Yves Rocher – ‘Woahh’ – dòng limited edition mới nhìn cực kỳ ‘xmas’ luôn. Mình được tặng một bộ Christmas gift set siêu dễ thương. Về mùi hương mới, ‘Blackberries’ và ‘Redberries’ là dòng fruity, mùi ngọt nhưng cũng rất dễ chịu. Mà theo mình thấy ngoài packaging đẹp thì mùi hương cũng không phải là quá đặc biệt và cũng không ‘christmasy’ cho lắm. Dù sao đây cũng là một gift set đáng yêu trong mùa Noel này.

#FRAGRANCE




Valentino




Love yourself more and always be beautiful.

& Merry Christmas






                                 xoxo


Vy Le Nguyen







Disclaimer: This is not a sponsored blog. I only recommend products I use and I personally think are good having tried them on myself, so I can’t guarantee that all of those products I recommended will suit you. I suggest you test products out on yourself before purchasing.





Wednesday, August 20, 2014

In-flight beauty packing tips



Hello pretties!

I had a weekend getaway to Da Nang last week with my besties and I’m travelling by plane. This is a short trip so I don’t need to bring along too many things, you know I’m always over-packing – tell me if we’re in this together – so I didn’t buy any checked baggage. But when you choose to travel by plane, there are a few things you need to keep in mind about packing beauty products for your cabin baggage. As we all know, there are restrictions about bringing liquids in your cabin baggage, but don’t worry, it isn’t that hard to pack all of your skincare routine. So, challenge accepted, ladies!


Each passenger is allowed to carry the capacity of liquids not greater than 1000 ml with them or in his/her cabin baggage on board the aircraft.

All liquids are required to be carried in bottles, vials or containers with a capacity not greater than 100 ml and be completely closed.


Okay, and now I’ll show you how I’m going to pack my beauty essentials for a weekend getaway!











#1 – Travel Size Shampoo, Conditioner, Body Wash & Body lotion – 1.7 fl.oz / 50 ml each




I bring along my travel size kit from L’Occitane Verbena Harvest Body Care. Let me tell you something about its scent. At first, I don’t like the scent when I first tried the body lotion before bedtime. But, when I go to bed, this scent surprisingly makes me feel so at ease and relax. So next time, I tried the whole kit from shampoo to body lotion. The result undoubtedly is amazing! My hair and body smells so fresh and clean, it really energizes your body and spirit. I feel like a home-spa-day!

Shop it here:

Unfortunately, this travel kit is a limited edition so it's no longer available. I will link down below the new travel kit which is available now on Sephora.


Tip No.1: Travel size is travel-friendly!

You would never know how useful those little tiny bottles are until you travel. I don’t like the travel size at first, I always go for the value size, because we all know, the bigger size you get, the more money we save. But trust me, you should have some travel size of your favourite beauty items.

Tip No.2: Reduce the capacity of liquid by using hotel’s offers.

For example, I can skip the body wash if I’m over the limit. You may not trust those stuffs in the hotel’s bathroom (Me included, I try not to use theirs like toothpaste, tooth brush, shampoo or body lotion, because I don’t think they’re good enough) but sometimes they will be your life-saver. Who knows, right?

#2 – Makeup Remover – non-liquid






I would definitely choose the Clinique Take The Day Off Cleansing Balm. Yesss, I knew I would not regret buying this one. It’s is cleansing balm which is a non-liquid item so no need to worry about it!

If you would like to read my review on this item, check out on previous blog post: Evening Skincare Routine.

Shop it here:

For beauty-lover in Vietnam, you can find this makeup remover from Clinique at Parkson Deparment Stores (45 Le Thanh Ton District 1) with the price of 840.000 VND.

#3 – Travel Size Cleanser & Toner– less than 1.1 fl.oz/ 30 ml – 0.84 fl.oz/ 25 ml






Lucky me, I received this Travel Size Shiseido White Lucent Cleanser from my last year’s purchase at Shiseido and there’s still a half, I guess. According to my skin type, this cleanser is great for using on my beach trip. Because White Lucent Cleanser seems to be too moisturized for my skin and it gives me an oily face and shiny nose when I first tried. Yet, as I told you before about how my skin turns out really dry when I’m soaking in the sun at the beach, this cleanser became my life-saver overnight! To complete the cleansing step, I use Shiseido White Lucent Toner to hydrate my skin.

Shop it here:



For beauty-lover in Vietnam, you can find this makeup remover from Shiseido at Parkson Deparment Stores (45 Le Thanh Ton District 1).

Tip No.3: Save up the samples for travelling.

But I suggest you should keep the samples, you’ll normally received together with purchase, for later uses. If you don’t have any travel size or sample size of your beauty products, you can pour a small amount of the full sizes into small bottles which you can get at any supermarket.

#4 – Moisturizers – 1.6 fl.oz/ 50 ml






I did mention this Shiseido Pureness Mattifying Moisturizer in my Summer Essentials, so if you would like to know my review on this, scroll down to check my previous post.

Shop it here:


For beauty-lover in Vietnam, you can find this moisturizer from Shiseido at Parkson Deparment Stores (45 Le Thanh Ton District 1) with the price of 550.000 VND.

#5 – Acne treatments – 45 g





As I told you in my previous post Evening Skincare Routine, I used to have a very serious acne-problem but I got rid of those acnes, and now sometimes I still have one or two here and there. So that’s the reason why I keep using this acne treatment Eclaran 5 by Pierre Fabre Dermatologie. This one is very effective but there is a little side effect is that if you use this too much, it can cause dryness to your face. But don’t worry, you can apply moisturizer after the gel is completely dry to fix this problem. If you can find this acne treatment at your place, you can try other acne treatments have the same composition Benzoyl Peroxide, they have the same uses.

For beauty-lover in Vietnam, you can find this acne treatment at any pharmacy stores with the price of 75.000 VND.

#6 – Deodorant Wax – non-liquid





Instead of using deodorant spray as usual, I go for the non-liquid form.

For beauty-lover in Vietnam, you can buy this mini deodorant at any supermarket with the price of 54.000 VND.

Tip No.4: Choose the non-liquid items if you can.

To save the capacity of liquids in my cabin baggage for other beauty products, I choose to bring along non-liquid ones, like the cleansing balm and deodorant I mentioned above.

#7 – Travel Size Face/ Body Sunscreen & Eye Cream Sunscreen – 0.6 fl.oz / 15 ml each





I also have got this Travel Size Shiseido Urban Environment UV Protection Cream SPF 40 for face/body as a sample from my purchase. I have to say it’s very useful for travelling and easy to bring along. The SPF40 of this sunscreen is lower than the Shiseido Ultimate Sun Protection Lotion which has SPF 50, but don’t worry, SPF 40 is good enough. To be compared with the Ultimate Sun Protection Lotion, the Urban Environment one seems to be a little more sticky and harder to blend in. So of course, I will keep re-purchasing the Ultimate one!

The eye area is very sensitive, so protect them from exposing to the sun is significant. I love using the Eye Cream Ultimate Sun Protection SPF 32, it’s very gentle and provides one more layer of sunscreen to protect your eye area against UVA/UVB rays. Moreover, this one is very hydrated and prevent the appearance of wrinkles. You’re young and beautiful, doesn’t mean that your skin wouldn’t aging – scary fact that your skin is aging every second. The sign of aging can come even faster if you have dry skin. And you can see it first on your eyes. So start to take care of your eyes, ladies. I’m sure you would never regret!

Shop it here:



#8 – Face Primer & Lip/ Cheek Stain – less than 0.75 fl.oz/ 22 ml –  0.4 fl.oz/ 12.5 ml





When travelling, I go for simple and lightweight makeup look. After applying sunscreen, I only use the face primer Benefit Porefessional. This will quickly minimize the appearance of pores and fine lines. It has a very silky and lightweight formula can be worn under your makeup to create a smoother-than-smooth canvas or you can use throughout the day to mattify shine. It’s so translucent, no one will know you’re wearing anything! 

The one thing that I love about Benefit Benetint is that it’s a very handy item. You can have rose-tinted lip and cheek both in one little bottle. Besides, it give you a very natural makeup look!

Porefessional and Benetint, they’re both the bestseller at Benefit, you should go check it out and give it a try!

Shop it here:


For beauty-lover in Vietnam, you can find these from Benefit at Parkson Deparment Stores (45 Le Thanh Ton District 1) with the price of 810.000 VND for Porefessional and 850.000 VND for Benetint.

#9 – Lip Balm – non-liquid





As I told you in my previous post Summer Essentials, lip balm is always a must!

You may all know about EOS. Here I use EOS Smooth Sphere Lip Balm Strawberry Sorbet. And now I’m gonna chatter all about how addictive this lip balms are. This lip balm has broad spectrum UVA/UVB protection and contains Vitamin E, shea butter and jojoba oil to keep your lips kissably smooth. More importantly, its smell is sooo good – I have like all of their flavour, I told you I addicted to this lip balm – and it’s 100% natural flavour!

Shop it here:

EOS Smooth Sphere Lip Balm in Strawberry Sorbet 

#10 – Travel Size Night Serum Treatment – less than 0.23 fl.oz/ 7 ml






I fell in love with the Lancome Visionnaire Advanced Skin Corrector ever since I received a sample from Lancome. I decided to buy a full size one, but I still kept the sample bottle for travelling.

If you want to read my reviews on this night serum treatment, check out my previous blog post Evening Skincare Routine.

Shop it here:


For beauty-lover in Vietnam, you can find these from Lancome at Parkson Deparment Stores (45 Le Thanh Ton District 1) with the price of 3.500.000 VND (1.7 oz/ 50ml)

#11 – Purse Spray Perfume – o.25 fl.oz / 7.4 ml






Perfume is all women’s essential!

I feel like wearing Première by Gucci this trip. The first reason is because I have the purse spray size of this perfume which I find it very easy to carry around and save a lot of spaces in your purse (of course, that’s why it was called ‘purse spray’). And the second reason is because of its scent which is beautiful and sensual. I’m not sure if it’s a summer scent, but I still feel like wearing it for my weekend getaway and I love it anyway. The scent lasts very long. Btw, I have a small tip to make your perfume last longer: Despite popular believe, DON’T RUB your wrists together after spraying perfume! Because rubbing can cause the scent to break down, so just let your perfume dry naturally if you can.

Tip No.5: Go with the travel size perfume or get an atomizer.

When travelling, you can’t bring along a whole bottle of your favourite perfume, so purse spray, rollerball or miniature perfume would be the best solution. There’s a more economical solution that you have to buy the travel size of your favourite perfume, you can buy an atomizer to take your favourite scent anywhere anytime.

Shop it here:







Now you’re all packed and ready to go! I did bring all of the above with me and I don't know if you can tell, I took all these shots at the hotel. If you're interested in my Da Nang trip, you could visit my facebook to check out the album.


Hope my tips will help you pack your stuffs easier and beauty packing for a flight is not stressful anymore!

If you have any packing tips, tell me in the comment below, I'd love to know all about it!



Love yourself more and always be beautiful.

Bon voyage and happy travelling!








                                 xoxo


Vy Le Nguyen









Disclaimer: This is not a sponsored blog. I only recommend products I use and I personally think are good having tried them on myself, so I can’t guarantee that all of those products I recommended will suit you. I suggest you test products out on yourself before purchasing.