My Beauty Diary – The Beauty Wolf

It’s officially official, we wrote a book! Like an actual one, that you can hold, and buy, and that would look so incredibly cute on your coffee table.

I’m going to take the words from my co-author and soul sister Kerry (Skin & Tonics), and let her give you her take on it before I put in my two cents 😀

“We set out to create a book that would be useful, interesting, and fun for complete newcomers to K-beauty as well as the more experienced, and I wholeheartedly believe we accomplished that task. It has everything you need to know to assemble a Korean style skincare routine, including :
• Detailed information on each skincare product categories
• How to assess and address your skincare needs
• Tips for determining layering order
• Shopping and ingredient cheat sheets organized by skin concern
• Ingredient definitions
• Detailed example skincare routines by several of our favorite bloggers
• Nearly 250 English-Korean ingredient translationsIt also features:• An amazingly thorough makeup section that provides detailed descriptions of all the different makeup categories
• Guides to achieving some truly beautiful Korean-inspired makeup looks.
• A lot of gorgeous photography

One area where Coco and I were particularly fortunate is that we were given full control over the book’s content and design. Being given design control is not typical in the traditional publishing industry, so this was a really big deal for us! Coco art directed the photoshoots, and I handled the layout and information design. We both developed the cover design. The finished product is a beautiful, glossy, full-color, hardcover. If you don’t want to wait for November to order it, you canpre-order it on Amazon and receive it the day it’s released (November 3, 2015).”

I’m so excited to introduce you guys to this book. It’s coming out in Nov, but like Kerry said above, it’s available on Amazon right now for preorder, which you can also access via the link on the sidebar of the homepage. I’m so proud of everything and I’d like to give a special shoutout to the stellar team we put together to bring you this baby. Truly, it was a labor of love, and I think you might love it just as much as we do.And like I said, it’s going to set your coffee table off so very nice 😉

Ahh sheet masks, something that I hope by now everyone is using on the regular. Both a lovely excuse for some personal time and relaxation, and the most inexpensive little workhorses of skincare, a sheet mask should be an integral part of your routine. My Beauty Diary sheet masks have gone from cult favourite to just plain ole’ favourite. These are arguably the most well known sheet masks since they’re carried in huge chain stores like Wal Mart in North America, My Beauty Diary has a whole selection of sheet masks available but today I’m reviewing the Bird’s Nest mask.

If you’re familiar with or a part of Chinese culture, you might have had bird’s nest soup, which contains the same kind of bird nest as this product, which is how I’d heard of it. If not here’s a short education via wikipedia:

“Edible bird’s nests are bird nests that are prepared and eaten by humans, particularly prized in Chinese culture due to their rarity and exquisite flavor. They are among the most expensive animal products consumed by humans, with an average nest selling for $2,500 per kilogramme for end-consumers in Asia. The nests have been used in Chinese cooking for over 400 years, most often as bird’s nest soup.
The most heavily harvested nests are from the Edible-nest Swiftlet or White-nest Swiftlet (Aerodramus fuciphagus) and the Black-nest Swiftlet (Aerodramus maximus). The white nests and the red nests are supposedly rich in nutrients, which are traditionally believed to provide health benefits, such as aiding digestion, raising libido, improving the voice, alleviating asthma, improving focus, and an overall benefit to the immune system.

Most nests are built during the breeding season by the male swiftlet over a period of 35 days. They take the shape of a shallow cup stuck to the cave wall. The nests are composed of interwoven strands of salivary laminae cement. Both nests have high levels of calcium, iron, potassium, and magnesium.”

I’m assuming those high levels of good stuff make it a good bet for skincare. Whatever the case, this mask is billed as being good for

Ultra whitening and hydrating
Hydrating and revitalizing
For all skin types, recommended for dry, rough, and dull skin

I would certainly agree on all points except for the whitening. I’ve never noticed a brightening effect after using this mask, and I’ve used them several times. This scentless mask is very soothing and hydrating, though. Another plus is since it has such an insanely cheap price point, you can indulge in this mask frequently without guilt. It’s a great, affordable, basic sheet mask and you could give them a try with confidence you’re getting a pretty solid little product, and without breaking the bank.

available at ebay here
http://www.ebay.com/itm/My-Beauty-Diary-Mask-10-sheets-1-Box-/221237991608?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&var=&hash=item3382cfd8b8

and amazon here with Prime shipping!
http://www.amazon.com/Beauty-Diary-Birds-Nest-Maks/dp/B003VWP3VA/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1433883789&sr=8-2&keywords=MY+BEAUTY+DIARY+BIRD%27S+NEST+SHEET+MASK

3.5 out of 5 turtles!

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