One of our many makeup obsessions is lip glosses. We find the sight of a lusciously coated, shiny lips irresistibly seductive. The thought of subtly biting our lips while smiling at a cute guy from across the restaurant... Now that's an image you want to be the protagonist in, no??
However, nothing too over the top for us. Here are some of our favourite picks:
06/01/2012
Lick your lips!
02/01/2012
Happy 2012!!!
How was your Christmas and New Year celebrations? We gave and received lots of awesome gifts and we believe the best way to get what you want, is to give it away first. :) We also, feasted a lot on endless amounts of delicious ham, turkey, fillings and bread and pudding. Then, we ushered in the new year by partying till the wee hours. Two days past, our knees and calves are still aching from the hours spent on our feet dancing the night away.
Regardless of how your 2011 was, we hope it was an amazing year of learning and gratitude and now to what 2012 has in store to offer! We have a feeling in our bones that it's gonna be amazing and if you feel it, all the better for it to happen for real, no?
But first, to get rid of the extra flab we've accumulated over the festive period... :(
05/12/2011
Brand rave - Pangea Organics!
Hopping onto the organic skincare bandwagon is Pangea Organics, a Boulder/Colorado-based American company. We love the company's holistic approach that uses free trade and cruelty-free methods. You will never find petroleum, sulfates or detergents, synthetic preservatives, artificial colours or fragrances in Pangea Organics products.
Pangea Organics is committed to using beneficial, organic, raw ingredients, providing open-disclosure and transparency of ingredients and operating under responsible business practices that benefit people and planet.
Here are some of our favourite products:
Pangea Organics Facial Cream Italian Red Mandarin with Rose formulated for dry to mature skin, this facial cream provides superior hydration as well as anti-aging, antioxidant, smoothing and calming benefits.
Last but not least, Pangea Organics is also a huge believer in doing good. 5% of its profits goes to Women for Women International, a global non-profit organisation that envisions a world where no one is abused, poor, illiterate or marginalised.
And did we mention Pangea Organics' founder Joshua Scott Onysko is a devout yoga practitioner? No wonder the holistic approaches of the company and the feel-good benefits of its products! Just saying!
21/11/2011
Tis' the season to be jolly!
Sha la la la la, la la la la!
Have you completed your Christmas shopping yet? Or worse still, are you like me, who had barely started?! I know. It's nerve wrecking when you think about how many people you ought to shop for and how much you haven't accomplish. Very, very daunting thought.
But well, we have to get started somehow and for the lovely women in your life, what better way then getting them looking and smelling good? And trust me, no woman, absolutely no woman doesn't love a good beauty product as gift. We have some for your pickings... But try not to keep them to yourself and be the good friend, daughter/son, sister/brother wife/husband that you are!
- Immortelle Biologique Brightening Cleansing Foam 50ml L'Occitane Immortelle Brightening Cleansing Foam is a gentle face cleanser that's enriched with Immortelle floral water and citrus fruit peel to lighten and brighten the complexion. It lathers away impurities, make-up, and accumulation of daily or nightly residue. For all skin types.
- Immortelle Biologique Essential Water Face 30ml L'Occitane Immortelle Essential Water Face is a toner with anti-aging benefits: Formulated with Immortelle floral water, this toner removes traces of make-up and impurities and continues the anti-aging process. Alcohol free and enriched with moisturizing agents, toning Green Tea extract and firming Centella Asiatica, the face is pleasantly refreshed, toned and the skin is firmed. Apply after Foaming Milk, or on its own for instant freshness.
- Immortelle Biologique Precious Cream 3ml Precious Cream is a smooth, light, fondant-textured skincare treatment for daily use and is suitable for normal to dry skins. Immortelle essential oil, concentrated into micros-capsules for 24-hour release, is combined with nourishing phytoceramides, restructuring vitamin A and vitamin E with anti-free radical action.
- Tote Bag, size around 35cm x 29cm
- Jewel Crystal Eyes #104 Fragile Opal Delicately overlapping pearls, glittering like an aurora, give you gentle, delicate eyes. Glittering with a light, cute sparkle, like fairies.
- Loose Powder N #101 Twinkle Dust A fine purple, like the delicate dust left when a fairy takes off. The softness of fairy wings. Loose powder that brings you pure skin, glowing with translucence.
- Jelly Lip Gloss #103 Crystal Kiss Like a delicate, fragile kiss, gone in a fleeting instant. Jelly Lip Gloss that brings delicate color and sparkle to your lips.
- Jill by Jill Stuart Fragrance Sachet x 2 A fragrance sachet from which the sweet and refreshing fragrance of Jill by Jill Stuart gently emanates.
- Fairy Garden Pouch, size around 13.5cm x 14.5cm x 13.5cm
- Eight Hour Cream Skin Protectant 30ml
- Eight Hour Cream Intensive Daily Moisturizer for Face SPF 15 30ml
- Eight Hour Cream Sun Defense for Face SPF 50 High Protection 30ml
- Eight Hour Cream Lip Protectant Stick SPF 15 0.13oz / 3.7g
- White Cosmetic Bag, size around 20cm x 14.5cm
14/11/2011
Masquerade!
We have a little confession to make. We hoard facial masks like Gollum hoards the ring in Lord of The Rings. Especially the deep cleansing masks made with clay or earth. Why? Because clay, with its thicker consistency, will draw out the impurities and dirt that are deeply embedded in our pores that the usual cleansing wouldn't be able to reach.
According to a recent newsletter by The World Of Organic Skincare, mud and clay masks are great for balancing out oily skin – a view that is also echoed by Howard Donsky, M.D., an associate professor of medicine at the University of Toronto and staff dermatologist at Toronto General Hospital.
According to Dr Donsky, “Clay masks or mud masks are worthwhile.” However, he also cautioned that masks will make skin feel good and look better only temporarily. Additionally, the darker brown the clay (mud), the more oil it can absorb. White or rose-colored clays, though, are gentler and work best on sensitive skin. (Source: The Doctors Book of Home Remedies)
We've try a wide range of them and here are the ones we felt that worked:
- Dr. Hauschka Cleansing Clay Mask, US$35 (90g): Dr. Hauschka Cleansing Clay Mask is a holistic exfoliant and deep purifying cleanser for all skin conditions. The Herbal Extracts in a base of clay is to absorb skin secretions. The appearance of blemishes and blackheads of skin can be reduced, when dead skin cells are also sloughed away.
- Origins Clear Improvement, US$33 (100ml): When environmental toxins, dirt and debris get under your skin, its waste-filtering system gets jammed, pores get clogged, skin looks cloudy. Nature's complexion clean-up crew gets to the bottom of skins overcast condition and clears the way for it to act its best. Activated Charcoal acts like a magnet to draw out deep-dwelling pore-cloggers, White China Clay absorbs environmental toxins, Lecithin dissolves impurities. Without all that ""stuff"" down there, skin ""breathes a sigh of relief"".
- Decleor Clay and Herbal Cleansing Mask, US$40 (50ml): A cream mask enriched with a cocktail of herbal and plant extracts. A deep skin cleanser, it dissolves all impurities and helps cleanse the skin without dehydrating it, has a natural absorbent power, refines skin texture and clears the complexion. It leaves your skin clean and soft. Your complexion is clear and you feel wonderfully refreshed.
- Borghese Fango Delicato Active Mud for Delicate Dry Skin, US$58 (430ml): Soothes and comforts skin affected by stress, weather or pollutants. Gives devitalized, time-worn skin a new surge of vitality with clear, youthful radiance. Moisturizes skin so dry, fine lines become less noticeable. Helps form and tone body skin, leaving skin looking and feeling refreshed, resilient, and purified.
- Sisley Radiant Glow Express Mask with Red Clays, US$81 (60g): The powerful absorbent properties of Clay, combined with extracts of Licorice, Wild Daisy and Rose Hips, gently cleanse the surface of the skin in record time, eliminating surface impurities that may dull the skin and absorbing excess sebum. The botanical essential oils of Camomile and Rosemary in the formula have purifying properites, enhancing the effects of the natural plant extracts. In a matter of five minutes at most, skin is cleansed and refreshed. Complexion is brighter, even and matte, and the skin is refined. The skin appears relaxed and smoothed and the face looks rested. Suitable for all skin types.
26/09/2011
A smoky, metallic eye
Option 1 - Do it with neutrals
A smoky eye doesn't have to be full-on vamp. If you're an earth-tone minimalist, simply dust metallic eyeshadow over what you normally put on.
Cosme-de.com recommends:
Option 2 - Use the darkest metallic shimmer as eyelinerTo make it even bolder, paint it across your whole lid. Powder shadow naturally smudges easier; liquids will give it a super defined line.
03/09/2011
Beautify from inside out!
Our latest obsession at Cosme-De.com is beauty supplements. Almost every woman in this universe aspires for a clear, smooth skin. The firmer your skin, the younger the appearance. For gaining that radiant beauty, women get luxurious skin care treatments. Cosmetic world brings ample of treatment options which are costly as well. In the quest of less costly options, women are showing their interest on various effective beauty supplements.
Cosme-De.com offers a whole range of beauty supplements from leading Japanese beauty brands such as Shiseido, FANCL and DHC. Find our recommendations for different purposes below!
Collagen
Meiji Amino Collagen Premium, US$50 for one month's supply:
Meiji Amino Collagen Premium is a superb combination of the latest trend of most needed beauty ingredients including Hyaluronic Acid (for daily moisture) and Coenzyme Q10 (to support energy for easy absorption). It is one of the best-selling collagen products in Japan and is great for women who is seeking firmer, more elastic and radiant skin.
Shiseido The Collagen Enriched, US$124 for two months' supply:
- Chlorogenic Acid - It is clinically proved to have a significant effect on the absorption and utilization of glucose from the diet. If used for an extended time, may result in reduced body mass and shown to have an effect on weight loss.
- L-Carnitine tartrate - an amino acid that assists the body to burn fat all day long. Accelerates metabolism
- Fructo-oligosaccharide - Reduces the level glucosein blood. Improves the level of triglyceride. Contains botanical fiber to enable better intestinal movement to prevent constipation.
































