Saturday 29 March 2014

Roses de Chloé Perfume Review

As I am waiting for my nails to dry (Angel Food by Essie) at 1 in the morning, I thought I would do a little blog post! #insomniaprobs

I was on the hunt for a new scent for this spring time. I mean, I'm 18, in college, my first spring as an adult. So obviously I needed a new perfume. Like duh, right? ;)
Or probably I just needed a new excuse for a new perfume haha.

But anyways, I was sashaying around Colormix, a popular pharmacy here in Hong Kong, the bottles of Chloé perfume caught my eye. I've always loved the packaging of Chloé perfumes, but I always thought that it was way too high end for a high schooler, so never really bothered giving it a sniff. But, as I mentioned before, it's my first spring as an adult so why not? #moreexcuseslol

I remember watching a YouTube review on the Roses de Chloé perfume, how it literally just smells like roses, and what better way to welcome the spring season than with a floral perfume? So I gave it a sniff and fell absolutely in love.


It's light, floral, but not a powdery floral like the ones grandmas smell like, but it's a fresh, slightly sweet rose floral scent, as the name suggests. It simply reminds me of light strolls down the cobblestone roads of Paris as I walk past the Parisian florist.
Did I describe it with too much imagination?
Probably.
Even the packaging looks sophisticated and amazing.


A little bit goes a very long way with this. I usually spritz it on my wrists, on my neck and a little bit in my hair. I like the idea of smelling it when I just happen to toss my hair or when the wind blows.
I squirt some of this into my Travalo so that I can pop it into my pencil case, because:
a) I have incredibly long school days (try 9am to 7pm!) and
b) I'm not going to throw an expensive bottle of perfume at the bottom of my purse.

But, despite that, the lasting power is fairly long. I'd say that it lasts about 4-6 hours, but I wouldn't know for sure because it's kinda hard to sniff your wrists subtly when you're out in public.


I purchased the 50mL bottle, and I think it's the perfect size. If it's too small of a bottle, i.e the 25mL, then it wouldn't look as cute, and same goes for the 75mL.
Overall, I would give this a great two thumbs up, three if I had an extra limb. This is definitely my go-to perfume to get me through my last couple weeks of the semester, and another plus side is it looks great on my bedside table!

As usual, follow me on my social media:
Twitter: @MissJulianaYu
Instagram: littlemissjuliana
Snapchat: @julsie27 (I'd love to see your beautiful faces!)

And speaking of snapchat, I've been obsessed with that app! A little shoutout to my CosmoVIP internet bestie, Jasmin! <3


Love, from Juliana XO

Tuesday 11 March 2014

LUSH Lip Scrub Review

Hey there, Julsie here!
So y'all probs are wondering: why you MIA for so long? Well, my beautiful people, I had midterm exams :(

Nonetheless, using my favourite lipstick, Angel by MAC has gotten me through these tough times. But the downside to that lipstick is, it's a bit drying, and with the winter weather here in Hong Kong land, it has not been a good look.



Thus, lo and behold, my best friend has been the LUSH lip scrub! My flavour is in mint julips, which is this sweet mint flavour.
Note how I said flavour: it's actually edible! You just wet your lips, swab some scrub on your finger, buff away at those puckers and lick it off! This is actually LUSH's edible product, the gritty bits are actually sugar crystals and since LUSH is a vegan and natural company, there's no chemicals in any of their products.


I used to have this in the chocolate flavour, but I used it up and now it's already discontinued. My morning routine is wake up, dance away to the bathroom with my iPod on, brush my teeth, gargle with mouthwash, and use this lipscrub. It's become such a therapeutic routine and it also makes my lipstick smooth on nicely. It's the absolute best of both worlds!

Well, it's been nice sharing my new fave product with you all, but I have to get back to studying :(
As always, follow me on twitter @MissJulianaYu and my Instagram @littlemissjuliana.


Tuesday 4 March 2014

Tag Questions | About Sally

Hey there, hope you're well! Today I thought I'd answer some questions about myself just so you can get to know me a little better.

24 Questions:

1.Do you have a middle name? Yes, Ophelia
2. What was your favourite subject in school? My favourite subjects were Music and Design and Technology.
3. What’s your favourite drink? Milk, I drink it like crazy.
4. Favourite song at the moment? Let it Go from the movie Frozen or Diana by One Direction.
5. What would you name your children? I have never ever thought of this question so I haven't got a clue!
6. Do you participate in any sports? Yes I am a full time dance student, even though it's an art we are still considered elite athletes.
7. Favourite Book? Harry Potter, Divergent Series or the Ink Heart series.
8. Favourite Colour? Pink!
9. Favourite Animal? Cats or Snow Leopards.
10. Favourite perfume? Miss Dior Cherie or No2 by Ralph Lauren from women.
11. Favourite holiday? Either Hong Kong to visit Juliana and my family or the UK to visit my hometown or LA or something.
12. Have you graduated High School? Yes, last year!
13. Have you been out of the Country? I was born in the UK and I'm living now in Australia. I've been to Hong Kong and Canada!
14. Do you speak any other Languages? I can speak english, cantonese and parseltongue.
15. Do you have any siblings? Nope only child aka lonely for life.
16. What’s your favourite store? Zara, Dymocks or Myer.
17. Favourite Restaurant? I haven't really got one because it depends on my mood of what I feel like eating.
18. Did you like school? I love being with my friends and learning but sometimes I wish we had more holidays.
19. Favourite YouTubers? The British YouTube gang plus Bubzbeauty
20. Favourite Movie? Harry Potter or Frozen!
21. Favourite Tv show? I don't watch TV.
22. Pc or Mac? Mac! But I do keep my PC around to play games!
23. What phone do you have? I just got a Samsung Galaxy s4 because the s5 looks like a goll ball bandaid.
24. How tall are you? I'm 172cm or 5'7"

13 Personal Questions:
1. What do you order at Starbucks? I don't really go to Starbucks because I don't drink coffee or eat chocolate...
2. One thing in your closet you cannot live without? My trackies, so comfy!
3. What’s one thing most people probably don’t know about you? I'm suppose to wear glasses but never even got any.
4. Name one thing you want to do before you die… Go on a cruise and go to some paradise location like Hawaii.
5. What’s one food you cannot live without? Ice cream. Oh my gosh give me some ASAP!
6. What quote/phrase do you live by? "It is impossible to live without failing at something, unless you live so cautiously that you might as well not have lived at all - in which cause you fail by default." - J.K. Rowling
7. What’s your most listened to song on iTunes? Not me, not I - Delta Goodrem
8. What kind of style would you define yourself as having? Comfy and Casual I guess.
9. Favourite number? 7 because I was born on that day.
10. Two Hobbies? Dancing and Tumblring haha!
11. Two Pet Peeves? People that stand in the middle of the escalator so you can't get past.
12. Guilty Pleasures? Eating too many jelly beans.
Hope you guys enjoyed reading these and possibly know me a little better now. Feel free to answer these questions too!