Current Cosmetic Obsessions

I fail at being female most of the time as I do not own any make up brushes, have no idea what a contour is and my triangular wild brows are hardly anywhere near "On Fleek". I embrace my natural face and my beauty routine If you can call my 5 minute face fixing a routine). I just use cosmetics to express my personal style and preferences. In no way am I saying that my products are the best for everyone and none of this will help you look like the next Kardashian but it works for me.

My make-up brand of choice for the last few years has been Soap and Glory. The main reason I stared using Soap and glory was due to the fact I am super pale and most Ivory or Pale shades still looked orange on my skin. I was happy when I found the Kick Ass concealer because it matches my completion perfectly. I started to use the rest of the Soap and Glory range and I personally think their products are awesome and highly recommend them for a natural make-up look.

I never found a foundation that looked natural until I started looking at asian cosmetics. Asian beauty in Japan and Korea is often aimed to style Asian humans in a westernised "London Girl" or "Cosplay" style. Most girls use circle lenses to make there eyes look larger and use lighter foundation to make their skin look like glowing porcelain. Their is thousands of different Korean and Japanese make-up styles but I just take advantage of the pale foundation and the awesome Korean cosmetics.

Usually I have to import these products from Asia but TKmaxx have an amazing Korean cosmetics range in some stores at the moment. I managed to get The Face Shop Kakao Talk Neo Air foundation cushion, Apeach, Neo and frodo Foam Cleansers. I am still desperate to find some Ryan products but I know he is the most popular character. My fave Korean cosmetic brand is TonyMoly in Tokyo I had a large binge in their store in Ikebukuro and this year they launched a Pokemon Collaboration which I just had to order pieces from. These took 8 weeks to get to me but worth it. My must by is the Bulbasaur Pore cleanser. It fully sold out in most stores in Korea as it is the only cleanser that reduces blackheads in the range.

My Christmas gifts off my parents this year consisted of the Rilakkuma X A'pieu collection. I adore Rilakkuma and when I seen that the Korean make up brand A'pieu had partnered up with San-X really wanted some pieces. As I do not wear that much make-up I went for the basics of Red Paris Lipstick Shade, Brown Eye shadow and mineral setting powder. My Make-up bag was from japan and is getting a little faded now but is still adorable!

This last image only has one cosmetic in but how cute are my Princess Bubblegum DM's! They complement my blackhead removal strips so well! If you ever find The Creme Shop Strawberry Nose or Pig Nose by Holika Holika I highly recommend them if you have tight pores and deep blackheads like myself. I have tried Charcoal masks before and every nose strip in the uk but the Korean 3 step ones are by far the most effective I have used. The first step removes excess oil and opens up your pores to prepare your nose for the removal strip. The second one is like the normal strips available in the UK but a little stickier, When that solidifies when it is removed it is followed by a soothing strip that then soothes and reduces the pores.

What are your fave products? Have you found any amazing cosmetics? Let me know in the comments below!