*Milk; current favorite products (short reviews) ~ Milk & Cookiie

Benefit High Beam

This product does wonders for my somewhat sallow-looking skin. I have been mixing it with my foundation and it gives me wonderful glowy skin! Unlike other highlighters, this product is not glittery or shimmery, but has an irredescent glow to it. 'High Beam' is a silvery, pearly pink whereas 'Moon Beam' is a peachy gold. I highly recommend this product for those with dry skin and have trouble creating that natural glow with any 'dewy' foundation.

Koji Dolly Wink Liquid Eyeliner

Not only is the packaging super adorable, the product itself is an idiot-proof eyeliner with great lasting power. I initially bought it to put in my make up bag and use it for touch ups, but it works better than I expected! The lasting power is similar to a gel or cream liner, but application is a lot easier since you do not need a seperate brush. The applicator tip is slim and firm so you can draw a thin line very easily. It does smudge a little now that my eyelids are oilier in the summer, but applying a bit of powder or primer on the lids should fix this problem.

The Body Shop Vitamin E Lip Care SPF 15

(I peeled off the label for the ingredients list )
My lips are often severely chapped and this really does help nourish them. It does not contain petroleum jelly/petrolatum unlike many lipbalms and it also has an SPF of 15. It does not have a very high SPF factor, but that does not matter because I re-apply my lipbalm quite frequently. Another reason why I love it is that it is also paraben-free!

Aveda Volumizing Tonic

I use it on clean, slightly damp hair and then I blow-dry it using a large round brush. It works pretty well for my fine hair, but nothing A-MA-ZING. It looks pretty good when I just finish blow-drying but after a while my hair will gradually start losing its volume. Perhaps using a hairspray would solve the problem but I have yet to find a good hairspray that will not weigh my hair down or make it feel crunchy. I love the fact how it does not leave any heavy or greasy feeling on my hair, in fact it feels there is no product at all. I wash my hair every other day and even on the second day, my hair feels very clean.

Laneige Strawberry Yogurt Peeling Gel

This has almost completely replaced my exfoliator. I find that I only have to use an exfoliator on certain areas such as my chin and my forehead which tends to get bumpy during that time of the month.

My skin does not get irritated at all when I use this. No stinging or redness at all! The granules do not feel harsh because they are wrapped around in a layer of gooey gel which allows it to glide on the skin. It does have a strong, artificial strawberry yogurt scent, so I do not recommend this product if you are very sensitive to fragrance.

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Fifi · 770 weeks ago

Great post! I knew about Aveda a long time ago but it's not available in where I live and it's too pricey to get it off eBay so I gave up. LOL.

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♥ Milk 49p · 770 weeks ago

Hey! You can order it off lookfantastic.com for £11.05 and shipping is only £3.10 and £2.55 for each additional item. Maybe it's cheaper than ordering off eBay?

This is a pretty good product when you have layered hair. Not too sure if it will work on longer lengths cause it's only a light spray with not so great hold. If you have very fine hair it may be ok though. : )

amynaree · 770 weeks ago

I really want to try the volumizing tonic now!! it sounds great and my I have fine hair as well :) I keep hearing good things about the dolly wink eyeliner, I want that too!!

It took me a while to get used to the volumizing tonic. I tried using it in different way but found that blowdrying with a round brush works the best. There's a video tutorial on how to blowdry your hair and they also use the volumzing tonic. ( link ) I don't use as much as shown in the video, I spray a few times on my hair and comb through to distribute it. ^^

The Dolly Wink eyeliner is just a wonderful product to own! :D

Georgina · 770 weeks ago

im currently loving the dollywink liquid liner as well! :)

Tsubasa is launching a nailpolish line as well! Can't wait to get my hands on them! :D

evie · 770 weeks ago

ooh i'm lemming the dollywink eyeliner!

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♥ Milk 49p · 769 weeks ago

I bought mine while I was in Hong Kong! I literally jumped with joy when I saw it! haha :P

miemiemie · 770 weeks ago

ooh the high beam reminds me of skinfood's lime base thingie which i got years ago and never used..i wonder if its still usable though..haha thanks for dropping by :)

the floral flight pattern is pretty! i bet i'd mess it up as soon as i get it..its too pretty to even take out..haha i want the one with the kitten print..or the ones with the ballet flats, i think they're the charles anastase or so..

I've also seen the Skinfood lime base on eBay. Banila Co has a similar product too, but I thought I might as well get the Benefit one as I've swatched it in the store before. Sometimes it's quite risky to buy a product online without testing it first. :P

The Charles Anastase ones are cute too! They only sell the regular Le Pliage models here. I'd have to go to Belgium for these ones cause we don't have a Longchamp store here. -_-;;;

Silvia · 769 weeks ago

Where can I buy some Koji Dolly Wink Liquid Eyeliner? Looks adorable and I might need it if it works as good as you say it does!

-Silvia

Kisses from Atlanta~

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You can purchase it at sasa.com ( link ) and there are also a few sellers on eBay who sell it. ^_^

thiamere · 768 weeks ago

im not a highlighter fan, but a lot of girls swear by that highbeam is a great product.

i've so wanted to try the koji eyeliner like yours i don't know where to buy it here. im trying to avoid international shopping though because the customs change their rules again
>_<

i don't know how much they would be charging me now

too bad about the peeling gel having strong scent. i don't like products that has strong scents, but it looks like this one is a great product!
^_^

♥ Milk 49p · 768 weeks ago

I like highbeam because it's much more versitile than a powder highlighter. I also want to try MAC Strobe cream/liquid and Illamasqua's Gleam Cream.

I didn't know customs were that strict. >_< We can order up to 25 euros worth without having to pay VAT. The Dollywink eyeliner costs around $12 on eBay so maybe it can go past customs? D:

I'm not a big fan of heavy scents either, but the scent of the peeling doesn't bother me too much. It just smells exactly like strawberry yogurt. :P Probably very chemical but it doesn't smell unpleasant. =]