MEME BOX | Missha Strawberry Latte & Rice Mask Review

Coming in from my Black Friday/Cyber Monday haul I got some goodies from MEME box! A website dedicated to all things korean skin care and cosmetics.

They had some mad sale going on before hand and I just had to jump on it.

[Their also doing a free shipping deal right now through the holidays! Take advantage of this deal~ follow the banner below!]

Matcha Green Tea Yogurt Mask

Forever procrastinating on finishing up the photoshoots to make a quick post on another DIY Face Mask thats super good for you! Matcha Green Tea Yogurt masks.

Another cheap and effective masks without breaking the bank. I made this masks for less than $4 since I already had most of the products at home minus the yogurt which I was out....

The benefits of a Yogurt Mask:
Fights premature aging on your skin and super hydrating for your skin as it contains lactic acid and also helps make your pores smaller.
Helps fight discoloration brought on by sun damage and acne scars as it naturally bleaches your skin to even out your skin tone and has natural anti bacterial and anti fungakl properties to fight off acne.

Benefits of MATCHA green tea:
The difference between regular green tea and matcha is basically green tea usually comes in packets and you let it seep through to flavor your favor to get the extracts from it. Matcha on the other hand is all that good stuff that comes in that little packets you use but finely grounded to a nice powder. Giving you all the the amazing benefits of it.

Matcha is rich in antioxidants and has a lot of anti inflammatory properties which helps keeps your skin young and youthful. Natural cleanser and exfoliant, high in EGCG which helps fight cancer. Smells great and a great mood booster. Love the earthy smell~ always puts me in a relaxed mood when I drink it or smell it.

So clearly when you combine them together you get great stuff. This has been my alternative to the oatmeal honey mask since that tends to clog my sink LOL....so if I do use it I have to rinse out in the kitchen sink u__ull

Making this is pretty much a no brainer. All you need are the following:

-  Pure matcha powder (read the ingredients to make sure it only says matcha, you want it as pure as possible)
- Yogurt (plain unflavored - avoid anything with additional flavoring ingredients thats not natural as it might clog your pores)
- Tea Tree Oil or Rose Oil (optional - I like to use tea tree oil as its an added benefit for acne fighting and helps control oily ness, rose oil is great for that added extra bit of moisture and if you enjoy the smell of roses)

Take half a cup of yogurt, a table spoon of the matcha and your oils and mix! I like to make a decent sized batch and keep them in the fridge so I can use it 2-3x a week without having to keep making a new batch every time.

Leave it on your face for about 15-20 mins or till it starts to dry up, rinse it out with warm water. As your rinsing be sure to scrub it in so it helps to exfoliate your face as it rinses, its super gentle on the skin but if you have sensitive irritated skin I wouldn't be scrubbing that in too hard and would also avoid the tea tree oil especially if your sun burned....

Moisturize and your done!

198. Makeup & Skincare for Cons/Photoshoots

Lets face it, we've all been to cons! Late night shoots - parties, hangout times with friends. Lack of sleep before and during the con. Pounds and pounds and I mean POUNDS of makeup on your face. The sun and dirt beating at you....and you come back crawling from the convention with new bumps on your face, horrendous eye bags (you might even crawl to the con with all that before lol) but please! Do yourself a favor and arm yourself!

***I should warn you now that this is going to be a lengthy post .... ***

192. Oatmeal | Avengers & StarWars Day

LIFE UPDATE TIME!!!! .___.
My birthday is coming up and I'm turning another year older, but lets just all say I'll be forever 12. OTL.
idgaf, I'm asian, I can get away with it (especially if I dont have my face on)

I dont do these 'life update' blogs as often anymore here but mostly on my tumblog but hey, why not~

 Brittney got me this little  guy for my bday

and he is going on the dashboard on my car, I already have a storm trooper sticker

on the back side of my car lol. Yay.

Today is Star Wars day! (proudly wearing Lego STar Wars Tshirt - though I unconciously threw it on this morning as I was a zombie durp and was just reminded its Star Wars day by my friend...)
to me, today is HALF PRICED FRAPPUCINO FROM 3-5PM AT STAR BUCKS LOL. GONNA GET MY MATCHA FIX AT LUNCH TIME. LOLOL .COZ MY LUNCH BREAK JUST SO HAPPENS TO BE AT 3!!

Durp....