Tag: Skincare

Musings | Airport Fashion + Skincare

October 4, 2019

Dear Reader,

So, airport fashion? I lowkey wanted to be cute like Lisa from Blackpink while I was traveling this time around. I spent hours looking at airport outfits from idols and instagram personalities, I had a cute outfit picked out and everything! However, when the crunch came down on me, I was in utter hell and I couldn’t give a ish about what I was wearing.

Sigh. I tried so hard. I had even bought some Tommy Hilfiger sweatpants, but the night before I left my mom bought me an Alaska hoodie, and they just didn’t match. I ended up wearing a oversized 907 Hoodie and black leggings with my Fila tennis shoes. Still cute, but when I pulled up to the airport and was getting checked in some chic asian girls were in front of me flexing (jk they looked just as dead as I felt) in their Tommy Hilfiger sweats. At least we were on the same page lol.

I was going to braid my hair before going to the airport, but as we know I am max procrastinator so I was packing up until the last minute, so I like slept for 2.5 hours before hoping onto the plane. I didn’t end up braiding my hair until I was on the plane which is On Brand(TM) lol. I wonder how beauty vloggers always look so flawless when they post travel vlogs or travel stories on their IGs. I mean, they also wear makeup and I’m currently looking like a pota(toe) sooooo.

  • #barefaced
  • this hoodie is giant

Do you guys have any skincare routines while traveling? Oddly enough my skin is hecka dry today, normally flying makes me super greasy. So I usually wash my face after a flight or two, I literally carry a whole skincare regiment. For my birthday last month sephora gave me a drunk elephant travel set, and it has a face wash and moisturizer, and I’m looking forward to trying it.

On long flights I use sheet masks, I literally don’t care if people give me weird looks, at least I don’t break out as much as I used to when I traveled

related: my travel essentials 2019

Maybe I should make a travel hacks blog? I feel like I travel so much I might have a few things up my sleeve, like no one ever talks about bringing immune systems boosters in their blog. I usually take zinc supplements when I travel, and I haven’t gotten sick on vacation in two years since I started doing that. #protip lol

i had a six hour layover and was bored lol

Anyway, this was fun writing! Thanks for reading guys, and feel free to DM me your airport hacks/stories on IG @insta_rinnn, or leave a comment down below! See you in my next post!

Love,

Rin

Skincare Review | &Habit Black Tea Kombucha Mask

March 25, 2019

Dear Reader,

As you may know, Japan is famous for having those everyday face masks, which is a replacement for your everyday skincare routine. You use it for one minute, and then put on your makeup. It’s nice for people who are really busy, or for people need that extra five minutes of sleep in the morning.

Saborino is famous for their line of 1 minute masks, and they have a larger variety. However, I personally have never used them, because I was satisfied with my previous skincare routine. The reason why I tried out this line from &Habit is because the idol Jaejoong, shared it on his Instagram. And let’s be real, why else do I try out most beauty products?

Anyway, I searched high and low for this product, but I could only find it on an (indie?) Japanese makeup store I had never used before, or on the &Habit website, which is completely in Japanese.

Product links:

Kirei Station: http://www.kirei-station.com/product/2154

&Habit: https://andhabit.com/shop/%EF%BC%86%e3%80%80Habit/g/gahb002-ahb18002aa/

Product Description (please note I had to pull this from the website, and translate it myself because it’s not a product sold in many English speaking stores, and my Japanese is only subpar):

  • Apply 1 minute before makeup for beautiful skin.
  • 1 sheet has 6 roles, you can quickly do your makeup even when you’re busy everyday. 6-in-1: cleansing, booster essence, lotion, moisturizer, serum and cream.
  • Filled with kombucha serum, cucumber fruit extract, bilberry leaf extract, hawthorn extract, nutmeg fruit extract, grapefruit fruit extract, apple fruit extract, orange juice, lemon juice and lime juice, for moisturizing and nourishment.
  • 32 sheets.

Review:

So, you can use it everyday, but I jut use it on days when I’m super busy. I also don’t think it’s moisturizing enough during the winter months, so I add extra lotion. However, I think if you live in a humid place this should be perfect on it’s own.

I also wash my face the night before, so I’m not that sure what it means by cleansing? I think that’s a bit weird for a face mask, but I’m sure they have science behind it.

I do like fermented skincare products though, so I was intrigued by the kombucha aspect of it. Fermentation is good for helping the skin absorb products better, anti-aging, skin brightening, among other things. I will say that I left it on for longer than 3 minutes, and my skin started to tingle. Probably from the kombucha, but it didn’t irritate my skin any.

Oh, and the mask also smells very nice, kind of lemony? I really enjoy it, because it isn’t over powering.

Overall, I’d give it a rating of 8/10. It was a good product, but not a holy grail for me. It did, however, expose me to the world of 1-minute masks! Once I finish it I may try another brand.

Anyway, thanks for tuning in~ see you later!

Love,

Rin