[Inspiration] Wishing Upon A Sensual Summer

The heat could be unbearable for some of you at some parts of the world now, but for us, hot and humid are something of a common sight and feel, one that we almost grew accustomed to staying in a tropical place like Malaysia. This summer, the breeze brings us to a completely different direction, one that whispers a kind of quiet seduction, one that calls for a stunning day spent by the beach, the waves crushing, while the open sea witnesses the very refreshing side of the personality, one that almost looks very tempting and irresistible. 

What do you wish for this summer? We lust upon a really gorgeous beach body, coupled with the beauty of nature that has to offer, a little luxuriously dainty accessories, enveloping us and a few lovely items on the summer wish list. Our SUMMER EDIT has never been this fun! 

Visuals 1 and 2 (mywhitet.com), visual 3 (bohemian&diesel), visual 4 (willandwild.com) and our LUMI Summer Edit (LUMINNEJ polyvore, here for more details on individual items). Hope your summer is oozing with sexiness as it will come to an end soon! Stay luminous and happy always, lovelies *_^

With summer love, 

Jeann

[Review] Shu Uemura Skin:FIT Cosmetic Water Foundation

We were first introduced to Shu Uemura's latest foundation, Skin:FIT Cosmetic Water at the media launch here previously. We have been test driving the foundation since. You must be curious why we say test driving? We shall discuss this shortly. 

It was introduced that Shu Uemura Skin:FIT Cosmetic Water Foundation (here for more) is a summer foundation that is thin, fit and lasting, specially designed for Asian skin, like ours. That got us really excited, as one may be well aware, it is always quite a challenge to have foundation that stay fresh and long-lasting in humid weather like where we come from, sunny and rainy Malaysia. Our needs: not only thin, feels refreshing, but oil-free, has to last (tested to last up to 12 hours), look natural, boasting a light fit and breathable coverage with UV sun protection. A tough call indeed, haha *_^ 

To make sure that the product captures the two opposing properties all in one (oil-free bi-phase formula) - sheer yet long-lasting, Shu Uemura needs to find the perfect powders that can absorb both oil and water, and at the same time, can be dispersed in water. With high-tech innovative approach, this quest leads to the discovering of the new Triple Powder Complex, a unique blend of three specially selected powders that can quickly absorb sweat and sebum for longer-lasting makeup while intelligently concealing dullness and tired skin for a soft-focused makeup finish. Water that harnesses Mint and Pomegranate Extracts goes further in offering a refreshing sensation and skin benefits. 

So what are the three powders? They are Perlite, Airlicium and Soft-focus Powder. Perlite quickly absorbs and releases water, Airlicium immediately absorbs oil and Soft-focus Powder gently covers pores. Sounds like a power combo. Airlicium is a super fluffy powder whose cells contain several micro-halls, once Airlicium catches the oil, it absorbs it at once. It also has higher absorption of oil compared to the conventional anti-shine powder, so Airlicium plays the main role in keeping skin light and protecting it from sebum. Other ingredients include cosmetic water for refreshing sensation and skincare benefits. Mint extract gives a cool sensation feeling and has skin conditioning properties while pomegranate provides the anti-aging benefits to the skin. It is good to note that the sun protection filter is usually oil dispersed and water dispersion is difficult, but this time Shu Uemura has looked into secret technology with water dispersing organic UV filter to offer sun protection with SPF30 PA+++. That is something quite remarkable, we feel.

[Inspiration | Musing] The Call Of July

Goodbye June, Hello July.

Closing the book on this chapter of the month of June, July greeted us with a whirlwind of work (official and unofficial) that almost swept our feet off to a far distant land of anxiety (hopelessly out of our grasp, it felt), always chasing after the shadow of time that fell behind us, getting longer and slender by the minute, as the day passed us by, but never cease to stop, as if haunting us ever so eagerly. Beyond our control, it felt like standing in the middle of a dry meadow, letting the wind blew our serenity away, aimlessly. Luckily, the impending storm did not descent upon us and we got over it, barely alive, but nonetheless grateful.

July almost feels like a great deal is happening, production work wise, it leaves us longing for that cosiness of our bed, the warmth of an escapade, to somewhere non existence, a place without a name on the map of solitude. Guess what we really need is to seek that balance, a little more rest, stop for a moment, and regain that strength to move forward and complete the tasks at hand. 

In time like this, inching into summer, it would be great to be able kick back a little (once we complete all the projects) and soak in all the breeziness of summer has to offer -  some me time and a certain degree of reflection. Let's hope that we can maintain that balance, between work in real life and work in this illuminated world of blogging, that has become real and meaningful for us.

How is your July treating you so far, my lovelies?

All visuals via pinterest.

With summer love, 

Jeann