1. Anastasia Beverly Hills (ABH) Liquid Lipsticks
Liquid lipsticks were a HUGE hit this year and whilst I've tried a number of brands - drugstore to high-end - my favourite hands down are ABH's in specific the shade ASHTON. It's described as a midtone yellow brown but it's so. much. more.
These liquid lipsticks have the best lasting power on me as well as the least drying among all the other brands. They retail at USD20 and you can get them here.
2. Innisfree It's Real Squeeze Mask
Another big thing for me this year were paper masks. Like, I've always used them but this year I've elevated my usage of them. Masking it up nearly 4 to 5 times a week and I feel like it's made a huge difference in my skincare routine. Plus, it's all very relaxing!
I bought a bunch of this mask whilst I was in Korea and my only regret is that I didn't buy more! It's only about MYR3 in Korea and it's retailing here in Malaysia for MYR5.48 per piece. The mask fits my face perfectly so there's no excess flapping anywhere. The ratio of essence to mask is also perfect so I don't feel like I'm wasting all the essence. My skin also always feels super plump after I've used the mask.
My favourite out of the bunch is probably the Aloe.
3. Belif The True Cream - Moisturising Bomb
Okay first let me clarify, I have fallen deep in love with a lot of Belif's product. Even the herbal scent of their products completely draws me in but this cream, I've been using it as a night cream and let me tell you: My skin feels so refreshed in the morning when I wake up. It's glowy without looking gross and feels soft.
It's retailing at MYR160 for 50ml and you only need the tiniest amount per application. Read more about it here.
4, Biore Cleansing Oil
I've always been a user of Shu Uemura cleansing oils but they're proven to bite quite a chunk out of my wallet every time I had to repurchase. So, I went off to find a solution and the solution is this: Biore Cleansing Oil is my lifesaver every single night.
Light office makeup: Biore Cleansing Oil to the rescue
Heavy dinner makeup: Biore Cleansing Oil to the rescue
24 hour makeup worn: Biore Cleansing Oil to the rescue.
What I am trying to say is that this cleansing oil only costs about MYR 20 - 25 depending where you purchase it and it does an ultimate job at removing every inch of makeup. I still double cleanse of course but I've just been through a journey of very disappointing makeup removers/cleansing oil that just didn't cut it.
Best believe I will not be leaving this out of my routine for a while. I've got about 4 backups in my cupboard as I type. Just in case.
5. Clarins Ever Matte Skin Balancing Foundation
This is my HG foundation - it keeps my skin oil-free for a good amount of time, the colour match is perfect and it never ever feels heavy regardless of how much I use on my face. Also worth mentioning it's got a very nice fresh cucumber scent which I love.
Retails for GBP28 and the only downside of this is that it is not sold here in Malaysia. So I don't know what I will do when I run out of it. You can read about the foundation here, I'm in the colour 109 WHEAT just for reference and I'm a MAC NC25
So, here's my top 5. Sorry not that sorry about a pictureless post but I've MISSED typing in huge chunks of text so this felt good.
2016 has been a pretty good year in terms of beauty products/skincare/ skin life in general and I'm hoping 2017 will be a better one too and that I don't get any crowfeet!!!
Lots of love,
Amelia.
