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January Favorites 2014

I remember I was enjoying my Christmas holiday and now I'm enjoying my Chinese New Year. How fast time flies, and it's time for a January Favorites. I discovered quite a few favorites this month, and I have high hope for some to make it onto the 2014 Favorites list.

Batiste Dry Shampoo Original 

Lazy gal's best friend. Days when I can't be bothered to wash my hair, I live on this. It really soaks up and makes the grease in my hair disappear, leaves my hair feeling clean and fresh, as if I just washed and blew dry it. The only downside is that this powder is white in color, so I really need to massage it into my hair, or else I look a bit grey... I know they do a dark powder version, but it's not sold in Hong Kong. So, for the time being, I'm stuck with white one.

Moroccan Oil

This stuff is a common favorite. It moisturizes your hair, leaving it tangle-free and soft for days. It also helps with split end. I use it every time after I wash my hair, I rub a few drops of it into my hair when it's 70% dry. This stuff is so expensive though, I got this sample of 25 ml for RMB 12X already! However, I did find a website selling 200ml version of this for HKD340 though. Will most likely repurchase when I finish it.  

Soap & Glory Hand Food

If I can design my own hand cream, this will be it. When you rub it into your hands, it almost feel like nothing, except strangely, your hands feel moisturized, the dry cuticle doesn't appear white anymore.  This is my first time trying Soap & Glory product, and I'm having a positive feeling about the brand. I like the packaging, it's quite cute without being too overwhelming. It also has a slight scent which I like, but even if I don't, the scent is really so light and wouldn't bother me at all.

Maybelline COLORsensational lipPolish - Glam 9

Swatched it in the store, loved it the first sight. Then went back home, and put it on my lips, hated it the first sight. Couldn't comprehend why so many people raved about it on YouTube(Ameilia, Essie Button...) and regretted my money. One day, I decided to pick it up and tried it again. Then I saw the beauty of it. The trick really is - not to overapply. You don't need to dip the applicator into the tube twice - the amount of product on it when you pull it out the first time should be quite sufficient. The first time I tried it out on my lips I put on way too much, I dipped the applicator back into the tube serval times in order to even out the color. So I ended up with awful, comedy lips. It is like a lipstick lipgloss 2 in 1. It's opaque like a lipstick but quite glossy as well. It has a very thick consistency. I really like this color. It's a vibrant cool toned pink that can brighten any makeup look, make you look healthy and alive. It also lasts qutie long.

Revlon ColorBurst Lip Butter in Macaroon 

Another shade that is complexion-brightening. It goes with everything. Times I looked pale and deadly, but I didn't wanna risk looking clown-like by applying blushes. This just saved the day for me. The color of it just perked up my look. I looked instantly healthy and radiant. I would say that this lipstick is more wearable than the Maybelline one I just mentioned. While its color is bright, it's still subtle enough for everyday use. The Maybelline lipPolish can be a bit too much and make quite a statement. I really enjoy the Revlon Lip Butter formula. It's super moisturizing, it glides over dry chapped lips with ease. 

Bourjois Contour Clubbing Waterproof Eyeliner - 49 Crazy About Brown

I gave up eyeliner for quite a while. I just found it too time consuming. I must be very careful or else the shape of my eyes can go very wrong. Also, they tend to smudge and ruint the eye look halfway through the day. It just takes too much effort to check it and reapply or clean up its mess. But ha! I discovered this. Well, technically, I don't use it as an eyeliner. I like to apply it all over the lid then smudge it out, either as an eye shadow base or as an eye shadow. It gives a subtle definition to the eyes, it's like a daytime smoky eye look. The color is beautiful and there is no any sight of creasing even after a long day. 

Bourjois Healthy Mix Serum Foundation in 52

Bourjois knows how to do foundation. So far I've only tried their Healthy collection, Healthy Mix Foundation, Healthy Mix Serum Foundation and Healthy Balance Powder, and I've been very impressed so far. This Healthy Mix Serum Foundation has a thinner consistency than the Healthy Mix, also slightly less coverage. It's again, very natural looking, almost undetectable. It wears well, I don't notice any fading or separating or anything throughout the day. 

Amika Flat Iron

Amika Flat Iron, where do I begin? I will love you until the end of time. You just saved my hair and I'm and I will be grateful for you everyday for the rest of my life. I tried some flat irons, curling irons before, nothing worked for me. They don't do anything to my hair as if my hair is immune to it! I thought that's the way my hair will always be. Until one day, walking in Faces in Harbour City, a sales person from Amika saw me checking out their products and stopped me there and then. He asked if I would like to try their irons, I rejected and said no thanks, nothing ever worked for my hair. He asked if I have tried Amika products, I said no, then he insisted I should tried. Well, why not. He picked up a piece of my hair, just slightly brushed it with his hand, then he clapped it with the flat iron and curled it. Then it was a magical moment. That piece of hair just curled sooooo beautifully. I asked him to finish the right side of my head, well he's an expert so it's no surprise that he could do it so well and so effortlessly.  Then I tried to replicate it on my left side of my head. The fact that I could do just as well shocked me. My jaw fell to the ground. This flat iron both curls and flattens hair amazingly. It's also super long lating, seriously! While the curls would loosen up day by day, they are still there after three days, just gets very natural looking as if your hair is just naturally amazingly beautiful. Haven't you heard? I'm engaged to this flat iron. (The only downside is, it's freaking expensive. Got it during Christmas, it's reduced from HKD2880 to HKD2280, still made quite a dent to my wallet! But whenever you break it or anything, you can get a brand new one for HKD168, that's a lifelong offer.) 

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November Favorites 2013

Sorry for not blogging for such a long time. I have been super busy since school started( actually with December coming, so are my exams). But I really don't wanna put off blogging any longer. So, without further ado, here're my November favorites.

那么长时间没有更博实在抱歉。只是自从开学后，我就超级忙，各式各样的忙（话说，随着12月的到来，我的考试也通通在路上了）。不过我不想再拖更博了。所以不多说废话，以下是我的11月最爱。

Wet 'N' Wild Color Icon Blush in Heather Silk

This is the only blusher I used during November. LOVE IT. This matte blue-based cool-tone pink blush is what I would call a "basic/must have" blush. It's super flattering and natural-looking(provided with a light hand, due to its pigmentation). It looks like you are blushing. This blush is super pigmented which is great for someone in a hurry, I can just swipe and get going. It also wears very well, it's still very visible after 12 hours later. In fact, it would mix in with the oil on my face and give me a glow. I highly recommend this blush. What's even more amazing is that it's sooo affordable, I remember paying only RMB2X on Taobao.com for it. I am gonna bang myself from reaching this blush for the next month! Gotta show some love to other blushes!

这是我整个11月唯一用的腮红。大爱啊！我眼中，这个哑光蓝色基调，偏冷色的粉红腮红是一个“基本／必备”腮红。它非常好看漂亮，而且很自然（前提是别上太多，因为它很显色）。它看起来就像是你脸红了。这腮红非常显色，匆忙时用很方便，我可以扫两下就搞定了。而且它也非常持久，12个小时过后，还是清楚可见。事实上，它会和我脸上的油混合在一起，然后有一个很健康的光泽。强烈推荐这Wet N Wild更让人惊讶的就是，它真的超级便宜，我记得在淘宝上买，也就花了我二十多块钱。接下来这个月我要禁止自己用这腮红了，也要给别的腮红多点关心啊。

Urban Decay Naked 2 - Tease and Booty Call

I bought Naked 2 over a year ago but hardly ever used it. Not that I didn't like it, just that it's too beautiful for me to use it. But a year later, I finally overcome this sickness and started using it quite a lot. I've been wearing mainly this eye shadow combo for the last 2 weeks on a daily basis. I was quite shocked when I first tried out this eyeshadow combo, Tease really gave my eyes creases! I used to use warm-based browns to contour my eyes and it never did much, little did I know I should have gone with a purple-based brown. And Booty Call is just a gorgeous subtle but very visble highlight shade. It brightens my lids and enhanced my browbones. It really makes a difference without drawing attention to itself. 

一年多前就买了Naked 2眼影盘，只是基本上没怎么用。不是因为我不喜欢，而是它太漂亮了，不舍得用啊！但是一年后，我总算是克服了这个病态思想，开始密密地用起来。这两个颜色是我过去两个星期来的固定搭配。第一次试着个组合时，真的惊呆了。Tease真的给了我眼窝！过去我都是用暖色系的棕色来加深眼窝，一直没什么效果，原来我应该用紫色系的棕色！而Booty Call则是一个很漂亮，低调但同时可见的高光色。它提亮我的眼睛，同时让我的眉骨看起来突出。它可以不惹人注目地起到做到了高光效果。

Max Factor False Lash Effect Mascara

I got it while Sasa was doing some sort of 20% off sale, so it was only a bit over HKD100(normally it's HKD129 I think). It's quite a highly raved mascara on YouTube and actually that's why I got it. At first, I was unimpressed. It didn't do much lengthening nor thickening, it looks like it just darkened my lashes a bit. I was so disappointed. BUT, a week later, it was WOW WOW WOW. I guess it dries up a bit in a week's time. It was indeed very lengthening and gives a false-lash effect! I can't say much about volumizing as that's not what I usually go for, I don't apply mascara in a zig-zag motion, I tend to just pull them upwards. It holds curls all day long and it doesn't smudge all day. And it's also super easy to remove - just soak a cotton pad with Bioderma, press onto my eyes for less than 10 seconds, and Viola!

我买的时候莎莎在做什么8折优惠之类的，所以它是HKD100来块（通常它好像是HKD129的）。这是一个在YouTube上被吹捧的睫毛膏，这也是我买它的原因。刚开始用时，我觉得它一般般。它无论是纤长还是浓密都不怎么给力，看起来只不过是加深了我的睫毛颜色罢了。不过，一周后，效果简直就是哇哇哇！估计因为开封了一周，它干了一点点。随后的效果就真的是非常纤长，有一个假睫毛的效果！我不能说它的浓密效果怎么样，因为我通常都不是追求浓密，我也不会之字型刷睫毛膏，我通常都是往上刷。它可以全天保持卷翘，不晕染。而且非常容易卸掉－拿张化妆棉，倒点贝德玛水，然后在眼睛上按压不到10秒，就大功告成拉！

Bourjois Healthy Balance Powder in 53

Now this is a product doesn't get enough rave on the Internet cuz it's just amazing! I have it in the shade 53, but the shade really doesn’t matter as the powder is very much translucent. It provides no coverage or any tint of color. The powder is very finely milled. This sounds bad, but I like to cake a lot of this powder on my face to get rid of that sticky feeling of freshly applied foundation. No matter how much I apply, my face won’t look cakey or too matte. It’s an awesome setting powder. It has some oil control but that’s not its strength. On my combination to oily skin, my nose would shine after around 3 hours, which is fine. I like the packaging too, it’s very compact and comes with quite a large mirror. I once dropped it from 1.3 meter high, the powder didn't break! Granted, the pan can now be detached from the case, the powder didn't crack at all!I believe it retails HKD13X or 14X, available in selected Sasa and Watson and all Bourjois Boutiques in Hong Kong.

这是一个被远远低估了的粉饼，我觉得它真是一级棒！我买的色号是53，不过我觉得什么色好都无所谓，因为它基本上是透明的。完全没有遮瑕能力或润色效果。这个粉磨得非常细。我这么说，或许听起来很糟糕，但我真的很喜欢很厚地把粉往脸上扑，以此来解决掉那个刚上完粉底脸上黏糊糊的令人讨厌的感觉。而用这粉饼时，不管我上多少粉，都不会妆感重，或者过与哑光。这是一个神奇的粉饼。它有控油的功效，但那实在不是它的长处。在我的混合皮肤上，我过了3小时，鼻子上就会泛油光，不过完全可以接受啦。我也很喜欢它的包装，很小很薄，而且附带个相当大的镜子。我试过从1.3米的高度摔过这粉饼，而粉完全没有碎！虽然，粉饼的盘子和粉饼盒现在可被脱离，但是粉丝毫没有碎到！！印象中，貌似是卖一百三十多还是一百四十多港币，在部分莎莎或屈臣氏及全线夜巴黎门店有售。

What you have been loving and using during November?

你的11月里有什么爱用和常用物啊？

July Favorites 2013

How fast time flies! It's August already now, which means a July Favorites is in order. 

光阴似箭！眨眼间，现在已经是8月了，也就是说，是时候写写7月最爱了。

Bourjois Healthy Mix Foundation

I stopped using it when summer came. But I need a SPF-free foundation for my graduation dinner earlier this month, so I used it again( then it became my foundation of choice for the entire month). I was amazed by how well it covered up my hyperpigmentation on my forehead and my cheeks which are caused by acne. It looks so natural as well. It lasts long enough but do know that I only wear it when I know I'll spend most of the time in air-conditioned area. I reviewed it before, link here. 

妙巴黎（夜巴黎）果然美肌粉底液

夏天到时我停止使用这粉底了。不过月初时我有毕业晚宴，需要一个没有防晒值的粉底液，所以又用了它（接着，整个7月，我都是用它）。它很好的遮盖住我额头和脸颊上因前段时间爆痘而留下的红印，我和小伙伴顿时惊呆了（...）。看起来很自然，而且也还挺持久的， 不过我只在空调环境下才用这粉底啦。我之前写过它的评论，链接在此。

Paula's Choice Skin Balancing Pore Reducing Toner

It's a new addition to my skincare routine. I ran out of the toner I was using(which is from Muji) and decided not to use toner unless I find a really good one. So when I stumbled upon the brand Paula's Choice, I was very interested. For those of you who never heard of Paula Begoun, she's the woman behind the brand Paula's Choice. She reviewed a lot of beauty products based on their formula and I find her reveiws brutally honest. I also like a lot of skincare tips she preaches. So naturally, I'm very interested in trying out her products. This toner claims to be loaded with all sorts of good ingredients. Well, I can't say for sure if this toner is absolutely amazing as I don't really notice a drastic improvement of my skin. But I would say that the hyperpigmentation on my forhead seems to be improving, fading a bit faster. I'm not sure if it's because of the toner though. The price for it is okay, RMB158 for 190ml, got it on sale, it was RMB188. It's not cheap but you only need a few drops each time, so I expect it to last me forever. Though all Paula's Choice products are fragrance free, I do notice a nice scent of this toner, it probably comes from the ingredients rather than added fragrance though.

宝拉珍选深层平衡爽肤水

这是我护肤品家族的新成员。我用完了之前一直在用的爽肤水（无印良品家的），然后决定在找到一个好的爽肤水之前，不用爽肤水。所以当我发现宝拉珍选这个牌子时，我非常感兴趣。如果你不知道宝拉培冈是谁，她是宝拉珍选的创始人。她评论了许多护肤品和化妆品的配方，我觉得她的评论非常诚实，而且我也觉得她关于护肤的许多看法很有道理。所以我也自然非常有兴趣尝试她的产品。这个爽肤水声称内含许多对有助改善皮肤的成分。这个嘛，我不能说这爽肤水帅呆了，因为用了它后，我的皮肤并没有极大的、明显的改善。不过我真的发现我额头上的红印消得速度快了些。我不确定是否是因为这爽肤水的带来的效果。这爽肤水的价格还可以啦，RMB158买到190ml，打折时买的，原价是RMB188。不算便宜，但是每次都只需要几滴而已，应该会超级耐用。虽然所有宝拉珍选的产品都是不添加香料／香精的，这爽肤水闻起来还挺不错的，应该是里面某种成分的味道，而不是香料／香精。

MAC Fast Response Eye Cream

It's not a hydrating eye cream. In fact, it's a dehydrating eye cream. Then why would I like it? It's great for depuffing your eyes! You can really see visible improvement. If I wake up with puffy eyelids, I would gently dab a little bit of the eye cream onto my eyelids. And within 5 minutes, the puffiness is gone. And even if I wake up with swollen eyelids(which happens if I watch The Bridge of the Madison County before bed), I use some of this on my eyes, it would go away soo much faster.

魅可专业眼霜

这不是一款保湿眼霜。事实上，这是一款抽水眼霜。那我为什么会喜欢它呢？因为这消水肿超级厉害！那改善啊，可是即时看得见的呀！如果我早上起来时，眼皮子有点胀，我轻轻地点一些这眼霜到眼皮子上，5分钟后，那种胀就消失了。如果我起来时眼皮子简直就是肿了(这是睡觉前看廊桥遗梦的后果），我用这眼霜，消肿速度也会快很多。

MAC Pro Conceal And Correct Palette/Light

This palette contains six MAC Studio Finish concealer of different shades, making it easier for you to customize. But the thing is all these shades are lighter than my complexion. So I use it under foundation. I dab some pink one under my eyes to correct the darkness, then dab the NW20 shade over the pink shade(this is optional though), and then dab on foundation. For my red spots, I dab some yellow on the spots, and then dab on the NC20 shade over the yellow shade(again optional, but does give a better effect), then dab on the foundation. It really helps with concealing my problematic skin. But unfortunately it can't be used alone though.

魅可专业遮瑕修正盘／浅色

这个遮瑕修正盘里包含了6种不同色号的魅可丝柔遮瑕膏，方便你调色。但问题是这里面的颜色都比我的肤色浅。所以我只在粉底下用这遮瑕膏。我点些粉红色的在眼睛下面来修正黑眼圈，然后点些NW20号色的在粉色的上面（不过这个是选择性动作啦），然后再用粉底盖过去。至于我脸上的红印，我用一些黄色的点在红印上，然后再用NC20的盖在黄色上面（同样也是选择性动作，不过效果真的会更好），然后再用粉底盖过去。这遮瑕盘真的有效遮住我现在的问题肌肤，只是可惜不能单独使用。

Benefit Creaseless Cream Shadow/Liner Birthday Suit

It's the eye shadow I've been using lately. I dab it all over the lid then blend it out and done! Simple as that! Then I put a bit eyeliner and mascara and my eyes are ready. If I want anything fancier than that, I would use some darker brown eye shadow on my outer-v. I really like this color. No surprise there huh?! I just love all the bronzey gold shade. The formula is quite nice(I would say that Maybelline ColorTattoo is better though!), quite easy to blend and doesn't smudge, crease or fade.

贝玲妃无绉两用眼影眼线膏／Birthday Suit

这是我最近最常用的眼影了。我点一些在眼皮子上，然后抹开它，搞定！就这么简单！然后我在画一点眼线，上些睫毛膏，我的眼妆就完成了。如果我想要花多些功夫，我就在外眼角那上些深棕色的眼影。我非常喜欢Birthday Suit这颜色。一点也不奇怪吧！基本上只要是古铜色里带有些金的颜色我都喜欢。我挺喜欢这眼影膏（不过不得不说Maybelline的Color Tattoo真的更棒！而且更便宜！）的，容易推开，不乱晕染，真的无绉，不掉色。

Revlon ColorStay Eyeliner in Black Brown

The eyeliner I've been using alongside the Benefit Birthday Suit is this Revlon ColorStay Eyeliner. I line a thin line on my upper lid, then go a bit thicker on the outer part. Then smudge it out with either the Real Technique Detailer Brush(reviewed here). What I love about this liner is that it glides on my lids so smooth, no tugging or pulling required. It doesn't smudge or fade. It really stays. I guess the part where I smudge it on purpose helps it stay smudge-free all day though. 

露华浓不脱色眼线笔 深棕色

这就是我搭配着贝玲妃Birthday Suit眼影膏用的眼线笔。我习惯花一条细细的眼线，然后在外眼角加粗，再用Real Technique的细节刷（这里评论过）晕染开来。这眼线笔我最喜欢的一点就是它上妆容易，很滑，很好画，不用来回拖来拖去的。它也不会自己随便晕染，也不脱色。真的很持久。不过另一方面，我上妆时就已经故意地晕染了一些，这应该有有助它保持一整天的不再晕染了。

My Beauty Diary Hyaluronic Acid Sheet Mask

At first, I thought I saw no improvement at all. Because my face doesn't get much better right after I use it. But I do notice that, after using 3 sheet masks intensely(every other night), my skin got smoother. My acne problem aside, parts of skin that has not acne do look better than before. And the price of these mask is just lovable, HKD58 for 10 sheets, doesn't hurt to use it often. 

我的美丽日记玻尿酸面膜

一开始，我以为我见不到什么改善。因为刚用完后，我的皮肤并没有一个质的蜕变。不过在我高频率地（隔天敷一张）用完3张面膜后，我的确发现我的皮肤变得好些，细致些。我的痘痘那些一边去，不说它们，但是不长痘的地方真的看起来好些。而且价格也很亲切，HKD58一盒，内含10张面膜，经常用也不心疼。

So here's the funny thing about the ingredients: see how Aloe extract is like on top of the list? But the Hyaluronic acid(all those xxx hyaluronate) is at the end of the list. But this mask is called Hyaluronic Acid instead of Aloe. And the Aloe Mask one actually has the hyaluronic acid on top of the list but aloe extract at the end of the list. Anyway, it's still a nice mask to use.

成分表那有个挺奇怪的地方：见到芦荟提取（Aloe Extract）在成份表里排头吗？但是玻尿酸（所有的xxx hyaluronate）却是在成份表尾部。但这面膜确实叫玻尿酸面膜而不是芦荟面膜。但是芦荟面膜的成份表里确实相反，玻尿酸是排头，而芦荟提取是排尾。不过怎么说，这个面膜还是挺好用的。

What you've been loving and using in the month of July?

你的7月最爱有什么啊？

May Favorites/Most Used

Time flies and May has come to an end, which means, it's time to do a monthly favorite post. This month's favorites are all cult-favorites(which is the reason why I bought them in the first place), and I'm very glad that they all live up to the hype( and I'm very not glad that after I finished writing this post for the first time, Safari shut down all of a sudden and I didn't save the this post and it's all gone and I'm writing it all over again).

光阴似箭，五月说过去就过去了，也就是说，是时候写篇本月最爱博文了。这个月的最爱都是些大热产品（这也是我当初买它们的原因），而我很高兴他们都如传说中那么好（而我很不高兴当我这整篇博文写完后，Safari突然自动关闭，而我没有保存到博文，然后写的东西全没了，然后我又得再写一遍了）。

Rimmel Stay Matte Powder, I reviewed this stuff before, you can click here to read it. My thoughts about this powder are still the same. Great setting powder, awesome oil-control ability, looks natural but the packaging is not so sturdy though. Absolutely love this stuff. A sad sidenote: I accidentally dropped this powder today when I put all these products back after taking the above photo, and surprise surprise, it broke, the pressed powder shattered. So learn, people! Careful when you handle stuff. But it's a great way to turn a pressed powder into a loose one though.

芮谜Stay Matte Powder, 我之前写过这东西的评论，你可以点击此阅读。我对他的看法没有改变。超棒的定妆粉，控油能力超强，看起来很自然，不过包装不是很坚固。大爱这东西！一个悲催的插曲：我拍完上面这张照片，收拾东西时，我不小心把这货掉地上了，然后，它出乎意料地，出其不意地，惊天地泣鬼神地，居然碎了，这粉饼散了。所以大家看着学吧，拿东西时要小心。不过，这倒是个把粉饼变散粉的不错方法。

Wet 'n'  Wild Comfort Zone Eye Shadow Palette, great value for money, so cheap and so great. You can get a mixture of neutral shades and color shades. All the eye shadows are silky soft, highly pigmented, easy to blend and stays on very well, though it didn't say but speaking from experience, it's somewhat water-resistent. But please expect some fall-out during application. The shades I used the most throughout the month of May is the eyelid and crease shade on the left side. I either use them individually as a wash of color all over lid, or I use the eyelid shade on the eyelid and the crease one on the outer-v.

维特娃Comfort Zone眼影盘，物超所值，很便宜但很棒。里头有些中性色，也有些彩色。眼影都很丝滑，很显色，容易晕染，很持久，它包装上什么的没有说，不过从个人经验而谈，它挺防水的。不过上妆时要有脱落的心理准备。五月里我用得最多的颜色是左边中间那两个色。我要么是单独用，眼皮上一层色，或是上面那颜色扫眼皮上，然后下面的颜色扫外眼窝。

Real Technique Expert Face Brush, can't love this brush more! It applies and blends base makeup beautifully and so quickly. It blends the same time it applies, and I'm only swiping it all over my face, not buffing in in a circular motion. Among all the brushes, I've tried, this one is the fastest brush for base makeup and the result is the best.

Real Technique Expert Face Brush，大爱这刷子啊！上底妆上得又好又快。上妆时，即使只是横着、竖着扫，没有打圈什么的，也能很好把底妆均匀地和皮肤融合在一起。我试过的刷子里，这支上妆最快，同时效果最好。

Real Techinique Blush Brush, absolutely hate it for blushes but works great for setting powder. It's too fluffy to pick up the right amount of blush or to blend, however, this fluffiness picks up the right amount of setting powder and dust it nicely on the face. As the shape of the brush is quite tapered, when compared to other large brush or powder brush, it can get to difficult to reach area like undereye, sides of nose better easier. 

Real Techinique Blush Brush，虽说是腮红刷，但是刷腮红一点不好刷，倒是适合定妆。用作腮红刷，它太蓬松，不能沾适量腮红，也不能把腮红推开，不过它那蓬松到很适合扫定妆粉。而且和别的大刷子，散粉刷比它的头比较细，可以更容易扫些难够到的位置，例如眼睛下面，鼻翼两侧。

Real Technique Stippling Brush, it's my current blush brush, works well for both cream and powder blushes. The bristles of this brush is shorter than most stippling brushes, which I prefer, cuz I find shorter bristles allow me to have more control of the brush. The downside of this brush is that it's a pain in the ass to deep clean. It seems that I can never rinse it clean, always has some detergent residue deep inside the bristles. But since only the residue-free bristiles on top of the brush would touch my face, I'm ok with that. This will undoubtedly shorten the life of the brush, but it's quite affordable, so I can accept that.

Real Technique Stippling Brush，这是我现在用的腮红刷，膏狀或粉状腮红都适用。和大部分Stippling Brush比，这刷子刷毛比较短，我倒是比较喜欢这样，我发现刷毛短，亦控制。这刷子的缺点是，真xx的难洗干净啊！怎么冲水，都还有清洁用品残余在刷毛深处。不过反正也只有刷子头那些不会有残余的刷毛会碰脸，所以我也不太介意。虽然这会缩短刷子的使用寿命，但它也不贵，所以我也可以接受。

Maybelline Color Tattoo in Bad to the Bronze, I also reviewed this product before, you can click here to read the review. My thoughts about it are still the same. Gorgeous bronzey color, very water-resistent. It's great for lazy days but still want a bit eye makeup. I usually apply it all over lid for a wash of color, or if I want something fancier, I would apply a sheer layer all over lid and use a bit more on the outer-v for a bit more definition.

美宝莲Color Tattoo Bad to the Bronze, 我之前也写过这东西的评论，你可以点击此阅读。我对它的看法没有变。颜色很漂亮，非常防水。犯懒又想要些眼妆时，这东西很顺手。我通常是把它在眼皮子上抹一层，抹均匀了就是了。若想要花多点功夫，弄复杂点，我就会浅浅地在眼皮子上抹一层，抹均匀，然后在外眼窝那里加多一些，这样就会有多点层次感。

So what you've been loving and using throughout th month of May?

五月里，你有什么大爱啊？