Ms Bubu and Her Girlyness: Favorites

May Favourites

2True 20:14:00

I haven't done a favourite post in yonks! Even though I did wanted to make posts, I didn't have enough favourites to grant a post for the month.

This month is different, and it might be because I have shopped in Quebec City and got lots of new products!

First, I loved the Maybelline Color Elixir. Pictured here is Blush Essence, but I also love Hibiscus Haven but right now I cannot find it! Those are just buttery and have nice color payoff. The smell is also good, better than their L'Oréal counterpart.

I have also liked the NYX Soft Matte Lip Cream in Addis Ababa. I love brights and it's hard to make it brighter than this! It doesn't translate as bright on the picture, but it's a blue-toned fuschia, perfect with a high bun!

You've seen the Body Shop Camomile Silky Cleansing Oil in my last Current Skincare Routine but I still wanted to include it here because I love it so much! I hate taking off my makeup, I guess it doesn't help when I try to finish crappy product. But this makes me almost love it! (Psst: Get 40% off when you buy 4 products or more ussing my affiliate link and promo code SKIN. Ends June 3rd.)

I had a bad breakout at the beginning of the month as I was dealing with stress, the time of the month and also leftovers from the month before. I bought a Uriage kit for combination/oily skin as I've heard good things of the brand before. I haven't tried all the products in the kit yet but I love the Uriage Hyésac Bi-Stick. On one hand it has a drying liquid that you put on your spots. The other one is a concealer. I'm not a big fan of the concealer, as the colour is not really matching my tone right now but I love the drying liquid. I put this in the morning and in the evening when I take off the makeup I could see that the spots where less angry.

I didn't really use the concealer part because I also prefer my 2True 3 in 1 Concealer. 2True is a brand I purchased while in the UK and I can tell it is similar to the famous Collection one, only slightly cheaper. It is now finished but if I could purchase it here I would. For reference my shade is 3.

As a non-beauty favourite, I enjoyed reading and (watching the pictures) of the Canada's Style at Home. I love decorating and I read blogs about the subject but I feel that decor magazines are not catering to me to style. They usually have those big house decorated by stylists and they don't feel lived-in. This is not the cas with the ones featured in this magazine. They actually present lots of Canadian home décor bloggers and they have colorful style, which I adore!

What have been your favourites in May?

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Current Skincare Favourites

Alibi 21:53:00

The only upside I can think ofthe times I have breakouts is that it always revive my interest in skincare. I used to not care abuot skincare but in the last 2 years I took a certain fancy to it.

A few of the products shown here were purchased during my last trip in Quebec City at the beginning of the month but they quickly became staples in my routine.

First is the Cattier Ready for Use Green Clay Mask. I usually use white clay my dad brings me from a local beach but the dragging winter made for a clay-deprived Bubu. I heard a few British bloggers talk about it and when I saw it in a local organic market, I grabbed it. (Since then, I also saw it in a few Wal-Marts and Jean-Marc Brunet.) At 10$, it is not expensive and I can see the tube lasting a while, even with weekly uses. It leaves the skin invigorated and fresh.

I grabbed The Body Shop Camomile Silky Cleansing Oil is a product I picked up because Kate of Gh0sparties raves about it. And I have to say it deserves the hype. I now want to remove my makeup because of this. All you have to do is to massage one pump of the oil on dry skin and it takes the heavy stuff away. You then rinse the face and wash it like you would usually.

REN Skincare was a brand I wanted to try when I saw it at Sephora. It is natural and effective. We like it! I use the REN Skincare Rosa Centifolia Hot Cloth Cleanser in the evening, right after removing my makeup with the Cleansing Oil. It makes me feel like I'm having a spa treatment.

If I want to continue with the pampering and when I have put a mask, I will spritz a little of the Caudalie Beauty Elixir. I don't use it on an everyday basis as it contains alcohol, which can be drying, but I like to use it right before a moisture sandwich!

For the moisture sandwich, I will use the Josie Maran 100% Pure Argan Oil Light right before my moisturiser. I haven't tried the regular version but the "light" claim appealed to the oily skinned girl in me. It doesn't break me out, but I don't use it everyday either. I will use this either when my skin need a moisture boost or when I'm having the pampering sesh. The evening moisturiser I'm then using is the Alibi Maxam Firming Ginger Cream, which is not really an evening cream, but a regular one. I use it in the evening because it is really rich and creamy, but somehow it works with my oily skin.

Pepta-Bright is one of the wonders from Indeed Labs, which are Canadian, but somehow people think are British. Because of all those stupid spots my skin has sprouted lately, I am now left with scars. Since I'm out of the 1-4-All Peel, I bought this at Shoppers. It is still early to say how effective it is, but I like the brand in general so I have high hopes!

The last product is not really a favourite but is a part of my skincare for the time being nonetheless. It is the Claire's Ear Care Solution, as I have my second lobes pierced while I was in the city. I haven't had any concerns with this piercing yet, even though the studs I chose were plated gold, which is not usually recommended. But I'm a tough cookie and never do major infection with my piercings so got the golden stars studs! :)