[Tutorial] Green Tea & Oatmeal Face Mask

I have pretty oily, petulant, confusing, acne prone skin. I find that if I just use 3 step regimens every day, it doesn't work. So I usually use face masks on the weekend & in the middle of the week. :)

I'm used to using my beauty diary & face shop sheet masks, also rubber masks ^^ But lately I've been trying my hand at home made masks. This is one of them.

I already said that my face is really easily irritated, so this mask is really really gentle & the oatmeal in it calms skin down. The green tea is full of antioxidants & it also has a tiny bit of caffeine  which is said to also help with irritated/inflamed skin & also tightens pores! (it won't help you wake up, though! lol that's why you should drink the extra tea O: . )

You'll need:

• very warm green tea
• A small bowl or disposable cup
• A foundation brush you don't care about, OR YOUR FINGERS~
• that's it, really, lol

Okay, on to the step by step~

Make the tea first!

Then, clean your face gently~
I used Biore combo skin balancing cleanser & I made the foam with my Ishihara Awa foaming net (3.50), & the suds that come from such a small amount is crazy, O_O I used only half a pump. I didn't use anything other than my hands, since it was in the morning & there was nothing on my face to begin with.

After washing your face, take the tea & squeeze the excess liquid out of the bag, be careful! it could still be hot

Put a small amount of oatmeal in your cup/bowl, about 2 tablespoons (I used oatmeal I ground up in a dry blender & i store in a ziploc. It's really convenient! )

Open the tea bag & get as much of the leaves out of it as you can, putting it on the oatmeal~

use a small spoon to put some of the tea in, making it a really thick consistency, cause you want it to stick to your face, right? lol

Then, taking your brush or the back of the spoon, mix everything up!

Now, you slather it on & wait.

I wait until I cant move my face, which takes between 20-30 minutes, actually. xD

Excuse my morning hair, lol

It has a slight cooling feeling, ^^

When it dries, you won't be able to move your face, it's really funny~

Wash it off with warm water or if you want to, a cleanser of your choice, then go about your normal routine :)

[Review] Princess Lee Eyelashes

Initially, I was scared away from these lashes despite the glowing reviews, due to its price..(20 dollars) but I got a sample pair from oo35mm in chinatown, because the girl noticed I bought a lot of lashes there. From the first time I tried them, I loved them. They have a really thin, flexible band, & looked really, really natural.
But, being the cheapskate I am, I still was iffy about the price. I lucked out & found a box on ebay for a dollar since I won the auction, of course the box is a bit beat up since it was coming from out of the country, but it's the exact same as the sample pair I got. :)

They're marketed as handmade, and I kinda believe them, I mean in person they're so delicate O_O

They come in a box, stuck in by little stickers on the extra edges. You have to cut both ends before you use them, so if you want to reuse them I suggest you use an old eyelash case for storage (i'm going to get one that holds 4 pairs from daiso ^^)

my skin is shining like a supernova >.> but these are the lashes!
They're too comfortable, & they dont raise up at the edges, even though I'm using dolly wink lash glue which is kinda weak for me..(when it finishes i'll try D.U.P.)

These lashes are one of my favorites, because I'm more into the natural lash, it's tied with dolly wink no.9 as far as comfort, but it's head and shoulders cheaper than DW, as you get 10 pairs for 20, as opposed to 2 :)

[Weekly Mani] 5.5.2013

A simple pink sparkle & purple mani, with a white crackle accent nail *^.^* (excuse the sloppy application! after a day the parts stuck to my skin wash off.. lol)

I used Sephora by OPI's crackle white, Essie's "under where?" & Hello Kitty "Frosted Cupcake"