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Swatch: Chanel Lift Lumiere Firming And Smoothing Fluid Makeup; Question: Lip Care
One reader requested these swatches recently... Out of curiosity, I gave it a little test run at the boutique as its name and functions sound rather similar to my HG Make Up For Ever Lift Foundation. I find this foundation dries a little slower than my Make Up For Ever version. Colour matching was a little tricky for me as there weren't many shades to choose from. I found #12 Opaline the best match but even that is slightly on the pink side. Therefore, I probably won't be interested in this foundation unless my MUFE Lift is discontinued. (Touch wood!)
Remember I did a Q & A post a week ago about lady like behaviours in the public? Well, my son & I were grabbing a quick bite at Uncle Lim in Ikano Power Center near his school last Friday. I spotted a very classy looking lady opposite of our table. (I like to look at people secretly! Maybe people also do that to me! :P) She had on very beautiful makeup, nice matching clothes, shoes and etc. I couldn't help myself but admiring her while we were waiting for our food. Then all of the sudden, she crossed her legs and started shaking one leg away!!! It was such a shock to me that I nearly chocked on the hot coffee. It's dangerous enough to cross your legs while wearing a short skirt, let alone shaking one leg vigorously at the same time! My appetite dropped immediately. I was speechless! OK, now I am finally getting into the topic for today. I am going to talk about how to take care of our lips. I open mention that I have super dry and easily chapped lips and that I can't wear matte lipsticks and etc. Well, someone wrote to me about lip care for dry lips recently so I decided to do a post on this subject based on my experiences. 1. Protect your lips against sun as you would with your face even on a cloudy day. Why? Our lips have thinner and more fragile skin compared to our face. If you would use sunscreen on your face, why do you skip this for your lips? The UV rays from the sun can damage our lips even more since they are so delicate! My HG lip balm is this el cheapo drugstore Australia made QV Lip Balm on the right as it has SPF 20. You don't often find lip balms with SPF so high so this is definitely worth trying.Of course there are also products like the more expensive and famous Biotherm Aquasource Moisturizing Balm Protective Lip Care Shiny Effect SPF 8 ($15.50USD), Clinique Long Last Glosswear SPF15 (63MYR) or MD Skincare Powerful Sun Protection SPF 25 Lip Balm ($18USD). But I reckon $$$ doesn't = performance so I haven't been bothered with those since I am very happy with my QV! Besides, I trust Australian made sun protection products as the country does the most extensive researches and most stringent on regulations. :) 2. If you have any of the following habits. Get rid of them! and speed up drying and cracking. 3. Prep your lips before applying lip makeup. If there are obvious lines on the lips, it is not possible to disguise them completely even if you apply lip glosses on. Not only the poor finish, but it's also bad for your lips. Therefore, it is very important to prep your lips properly before adding makeup. You can try dipping in an oil or cream based lip balm (not the stick type) with a cotton swab, then onto the lines. The oil or cream type lip balms (i.e. Eucerin Aquaphor) have deeper and faster penetration power than a stick type. Personally, I avoid lip balm sticks in general as they are not as lips skin friendly. 4. Care for the lips when they are cracking. This is what I do.
Review: Ego QV Lip Balm SFP 20 Comments: Hahaha, shaking leg is one of the worst!!! I hate it. Comments: o_O? Did she need to use the restroom?? How strange. Comments: LOL thanks for sharing a great good laugh :) Comments: Thanks for the lip tips! Comments: i have to get into the habit of applying lipbalm before bed now. I always have dry lips nowadays. Comments: Catherine: That's too bad (about SPF)... And thanks for sharing your HG product with us. We don't have PM here but I am sure others may benefit from it. :) Comments: Hi, Google: hydrating mask chanel makeup Swatch: Chanel Lift Lumiere Firming And Smoothing Fluid Makeup; Question: Lip Care Chanel hydrating mask |
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My HG lip balm is this el cheapo drugstore Australia made QV Lip Balm on the right as it has SPF 20. You don't often find lip balms with SPF so high so this is definitely worth trying.