Whitening Products

So in case anyone was wondering, I want to get lighter before I get darker this summer! The reason being is because I always found the sun unbearable in Southern California during the summer. Not saying that I don't like the sunny weather. I just don't like being so tanned up.

So to make this post quick and short, I'm going to introduce you to some of the whitening products I have been using for the last couple of months or so.

From left to right: Softymo super white cleanser. Kose moisture mild white cream, Skinfood tomato whitening cream, and Paul & Joe whitening serum.

The Softymo super white cleanser I just got this week from Jessica. She gave it to me to try it out, since she said that it makes her husband's skin get very white. I've been trying it out, and my face does look slightly lighter. Not sure if it is because of this, or maybe a combination of the products I have been using. 

This cleanser is very very creamy. It has a very rich formula, and it doesn't foam up. So if you don't like that, this might not be for you. But as far as I use it, I usually use this cleanser first, and then I will top it off with my other cleanser. I switch it up from morning to night. In the morning, I usually use my Clean & Clear cleaner, and at night I use my bareminerals cleanser. 

The next 2 items are creams (I'm sorry about the darkness of the pictures. I didn't want the flash to go off, it would have made my pictures really really bright).

The Skinfood cream I've hit pan on, so there is no more of this cream anymore. As far as I can tell, this cream smells very very good. It does not smell like tomatoes at all. It has a water like consistence, but it's nice nevertheless. I found out the hard way that you should not apply this cream right after you get out of the shower, if you do, this cream will peel on your skin. It will start to shred. 

The other one, the Kose white cream, is pretty good as well. It is slightly thicker and the smell is decent. I've had this bottle for the last 2 years, and I'm finally finishing up on this! I'm super excited to be finishing up on this product. This product has whitened my skin, but very little. It might be because I'm more tanned. I think if you were lighter, than maybe this product would work better for you. 

The last product I have is from Apothica.com. I actually received a gift certificate from Apothica.com, and I decided to spend it on the Paul & Joe Whitening Serum. 

The bottle is very pretty no? I think it's very elegant. Now for the interesting parts: The serum has a particular scent to it. Some might not like it. Honestly? It smells like orange cleaner to me. But that doesn't make it bad for me. I actually really like oranges. I just got this in this week, so I've been trying it out for the last five days. Now like I said before for the cleanser, I'm not sure if I'm getting lighter from this or from the cleanser. I'm going to keep using this product, and I will keep you guys updated, with my new whitening routine. 

Made in Japan. :) 

Weekend fun

Hi everyone! I've purchased some jackets for winter, because right now, it's getting cold! And if you know me really well, you know when it starts getting cold, I start to shake! I'm also planning on buying some sweaters!

So this weekend, I was at a birthday party for 2 birthday boys! You might be wondering, huh? 2 birthday boys? Yes, because both their birthdays fall on the same day. :) I will be posting pictures soon. My boyfriend actually got all the picture on his computer, and since I was being lazy and didn't want to lug around my laptop this weekend, I didn't bring it with me to copy the pictures! But it was a really nice party. They had good old regular BBQ with steak, hot dogs, and ribs, and they had shabu shabu! Or as some people refer to it as Hot Pot! And DAMN, that stuff was good! I don't know how they get the flavoring so good, but they did a really good job! And I loved every minute of it!

So on Sunday, we went to Jet Rag, because I wanted to check out the $1 sale they have there on Sundays. There were a lot of people there, and everyone was digging into the clothes, looking for awesome thift items! I only purchased 3 items, because we got there kind of late. (Because of the party on Saturday night) But it was still an awesome experience! I will need to go here with my friends, as opposed to my boyfriend, because his nose gets sneezy after a couple minutes at these thift stores.

Cute sweater that I bought! It's cropped, but it fits perfectly!
Another cute sweater! Sorry my clothes look wrinked, I didn't have time last night to hang them, so that's why they look so wrinkled after I washed them!
I love the design on this one!
Cute sweater shirt! :)Back detail. After going to Jet Rag, we went to Citadel outlets, and they had a wilson's leather outlet! I was super excited, that I bought a leather jacket for my boyfriend! And some green/black/white reebok shoes that he wore to work today. I don't have pictures of the items, because I didn't have my camera with me at the time.

And I got my swap package from Verina this weekend! Thank you Verina, I love everything that you sent me! :)

I actually got 6 skinfood items! (I forgot to put a picture of the peach sake finish powder) Because I love skin food! I've used all of them already! The peach sake ice mist is the best ever! It smells so nice, and it feels nice and cool when applied! The spot treatment is also very nice smelling as well. Well all their stuff is nice smelling! Haha. I left the spot treatment at my boyfriend's house this weekend, so I don't have it... :(
Some awesome skin food samples! This is a canmake blush, that Verina sent me that she used, but didn't want. I love it! It's like a peach color, and it's very pretty! She also sent me the eyeshadow palette on the right!
When their open! I love the eyeshadows Verina! It's so nice, and they don't make my eyes irritated when applied! :)
Some extras she included!
And the skinfood blush. It looks way nicer in person! And it smells like peaches! So nice! :)
That's basically all I did on my weekend. What did you do? :)

Skin food review

Hi everyone! I want to do a review on two of my newly acquired skin products that I use everyday. I don't usually use everything I have simply because it would take me probably around 20 minutes to get ready, and I don't have that much time to do all that especially if I have school in the morning. I usually wake up about an hour before school starts, and I take a shower, eat breakfast and then I'm out of the house. I don't even wear makeup at school! So this is really good for me if I actually put something on my skin!

The first thing I want to tell you guys about is this Skin food peach sake pore emulsion that I bought a couple weeks ago. I really love this stuff, because it simply makes my skin feel extremely soft, and it gives my skin a nice type of glow. I'm not sure if any one else who has tried it gets a glow, but I feel like I do! And the good thing about this, is that ever since I've started using it I've seen a decrease in acne on my face. Which is always a good thing!
The second thing I purchased was the skin food peach sake pore serum, and this stuff, I think is basically the same as the emulsion. I don't really see the difference in the two, except for the fact that the serum is thicker than the emulsion. Which as the emulsion is a little more watery, the serum is like a thick white substance, that has a pump.
I think I might purchase more of skin food items as time goes on, because they have so many very nice looking items. The line I am currently looking at is the tomato whitening line, which looks really nice!

By the way, I just posted my blog sale on my other blog at Shop Couture! Check it out! :)