Mini beauty haul

I’ve been so addicted to finding new beauty products and tips these days, so I recently made a trip to Ainz & Tulpe, a Japanese cosmetics store. I wasn’t really planning on buying these, but I picked up a CC cream by PGT Cosmetics and Nude in the Box by Rimmel London. I’ve only used both products once, but I am already satisfied with my purchases.

Nude in the Box comes in 3 different palettes, with 5 different shades each. The two shades on the left are matte, and the two shades on the right are pearly shadows. The lightest shade in the middle is for highlighting. Basically, you can create a day look and a night look with this one palette. I tried the matte shades for work – the application was smooth and it lasted all day. Love it!

The CC cream did everything it was supposed to do – it moisturized, acted as a primer for my makeup, and evened out my skin tone and provided SPF. I usually use liquid foundation, but I didn’t need it at all when using this CC cream. To cover up any trouble spots, I just applied a bit of concealer and set it with some loose powder. The weather has been quite dry in Tokyo lately, but my skin felt moisturized throughout the day with this cream. If you’ve tried other CC creams, let me know if you have any recommendations!

One more: an article I found on the differences between BB and CC creams. Hope it helps!

33 comments

Maddie

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November 6, 2013 at 2:39 pm

Those look like really great beauty products! I would love to have that eye shadow palette, nude tones are my favorite!

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Srinjla

November 6, 2013 at 7:16 pm

loved the eyeshadow palette
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Madeleine H'

November 7, 2013 at 10:13 am

I also buy sth when I do not plan to buy anything 😀 This "nude box" looks great!

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Federica Di Nardo

November 7, 2013 at 11:58 am

I love the nude Rimmel box!

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L.E.N

November 7, 2013 at 4:02 pm

Have you tried Kiehl's BB cream??
It's just fantastic and I've been repeating them.

Also, I wanna try this Rimmel palette!

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Michelle Verpuggi

November 7, 2013 at 9:19 pm

love ittt girllie
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Tina Stefanovic

November 7, 2013 at 10:30 pm

Such an inspirational post! I enjoyed reading it 🙂 I love your blog, too!
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Rin Handika

November 8, 2013 at 5:08 am

Love the review and thanks for the article about bb cream and cc cream <3 Great post 🙂

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November 8, 2013 at 8:42 am

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Gloria

November 8, 2013 at 11:03 am

Nice products!!!
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Maja K

November 8, 2013 at 11:35 am

Thanks for sharing this great review 🙂 And I agree, thanks for the extra article about the differences between bb and cc creams 🙂
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November 9, 2013 at 11:30 am

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Francesca

November 8, 2013 at 3:45 pm

Hi Samantha!The Rimmel palette is beautiful!!
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Claire L.

November 8, 2013 at 4:32 pm

Guess I should really try on CC cream then! I always hear people saying how good it is 😛 Thanks for the review :))))

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Analisa

November 9, 2013 at 12:00 am

Love that nude palette!

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Marlen

November 9, 2013 at 7:13 pm

i have always been curious about cc cream but never tried it out since i always find those products kind of disappointing 🙁 Like i've read it's supposed leave your skinny dewy and flawless, did you feel like it did?

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Anastasia Bakay

November 10, 2013 at 1:21 pm

Interesting post 🙂
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Sabrina

November 10, 2013 at 3:04 pm

Never tried a CC Cream..
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November 11, 2013 at 10:37 am

Followed (#327) 🙂

November 11, 2013 at 11:13 am

I love CC cream!!! Such a nice product!
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November 11, 2013 at 4:06 pm

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