Monthly Obsessions: March 2017

Alooooha Friends!  March has come to a close and this year feels like it's FLYYYYING by, aka it's time for me to share with you, the products, music, food, etc. that I've been loving in March!

This month's MO's include a lot of skincare (again lol) because for some reason I've found myself purchasing more skincare than makeup this year.  Uhmmmm... I don't have much to say in this intro so why don't we just get into it...

Etude House Dear Darling Tint in PK003

What would a thecaitlynlee Monthly Obsessions post be without a lippie???  This month's is a lippie that I've actually had for a few months but have been wearing a lot more in March.  Etude House is one of my favorite beauty brands and when I saw that they added a few new shades to their Dear Darling Tint line a couple of months ago, I knew it was time for me to try them out.  I love tints because they're so versatile, you can give yourself a bold lip or a slight tint.  This tint is a gorgeous rosy pink and I love wearing all over my lips or as a gradient type of lip.  It smells AMAZING and isn't drying like a lot of other tints!

Benefit Cosmetics Rockateur Blush

Rockateur has been my favorite blush since it came out in 2013?  2014?  I don't know exactly how long I've had it, but I can tell you it's probably been too long lol.  It's literally the only blush in my collection that I never hesitate to reach for because it gives me cheeks a subtle rosy tint with a hint of gold shimmer.  It's natural and perfect for every day wear.  Mine broke on Christmas Day, aka my favorite day of the entire year, like wtf?? And I haven't fixed it yet because I already hit pan awhile ago, so now I'm just waiting it out lol.  But if you haven't tried Benefit blushes, try Rockateur because I promise it will not disappoint.

ColourPop Pressed Powder Shadow

I've written at least twice about how much I LOVE ColourPop's shadows and have complained to you about how I wish they'd press them and put them into palettes AND THE TIME HAS COME. ColourPop released their pressed shadows a little while ago, and I've had mine for almost two months, but I've used the crap out of them.  They're still just as pigmented, shimmery, metallic, etc. as their original shadows and I absolutely love them.  I ordered four in Cute Alert (matte), High Strung (metallic), Say I Do (matte), and Bouquet Toss (metallic).  Between the four, Cute Alert and High Strung are my favorites and I use them almost everyday.  If you buy four pressed shadows, they'll throw in an empty palette for free (aka the deal I took advantage of lol).  I honestly love these pressed shadows so much and highly recommend them.

Holika Holika One Solution Whitening Serum

I wrote in my February 2017 Monthly Obsessions that I started using a whitening cream to even out my skintone, and around the same time, I incorporated this whitening serum into my skincare routine as well.  I honestly can't tell you which of the two is working, or if it's both working simultaneously, but my skintone has improved a lot since I started using both.  I wish I had before and after photos to show you, but there is clearly an improvement in my skintone.  This serum is lightweight and absorbs quickly.  It also smells AMAZING but that's not uncommon for K-Beauty products.  I want to try the other One Solution serums now because I love this one to much!

Etude House Wonder Pore Freshner

I did mention like four products ago that I loooove Etude House so it's no surprise that it made it twice on my MO's.  I love this toner because the alcohol content is low to none (?? don't quote me on that) and it doesn't leave my skin feeling dry and stripped like many alcohol based toners.  It's super important to me that my toner doesn't dry out my skin because since I have combo skin, my cheeks can get super dry with a toner that strips, but this toner is nothing like that.  It's a lot more affordable than the Laniege toner I was using before so I'll definitely be repurchasing this one after I use it all up!

TonyMoly Brightening Bubble Foam Whipping Cotton

Don't let this long product name confuse you, this is a foaming cleanser lol.  I was looking for a light foaming cleanser to use as the second step of my double cleansing routine after I ran out my my Laniege cleanser and this was exactly what I was looking for.  It's super light but still does a great job of cleaning up whatever my oil cleanser missed and getting rid of any oily residue from my oil cleanser.  It has a light cotton smell - hence the "whipping cotton" in it's name and it feels so nice on my skin.  The teeny tiny bubbles don't just dissipate on your skin but you can actually feel them on your face when you're cleansing.  They have different types of this Bubble Foam, but I bought the brightening type because y'all know how I feel about da glow!

Monsta X - THE CLAN PT. 2.5 [BEAUTIFUL]

Oh my god am I writing about a K-Pop group that's not GOT7??? YES I AM.  Right after my boys released their album, Monsta X dropped this album jam packed with bangers and bops.  Their concept this album was fmkhfrhlgurejalnrjeal like Wonho is definitely my side piece when Mark isn't around (like now since he's in the jungle...) (I hope Mark never reads this) (Sorry Mark).  But seriously you HAVE to listen to this album because dang.  My favorites from this album (without me naming every song on the album which is what I ACTUALLY want to do...) are 아름다워 (Beautiful) (duh lol) and 넘사벽 (Incomparable).  I already bought the album bc of course I did and it's coming today!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Imma die now bye.

GOT7 - Flight Log: Arrival

Did you think I wasn't going to include GOT7...  What kind of girlfriend and best friend would I be if I didn't???  If you read my Cat Reviews on this album, you already know how much I love it so I'm not going to elaborate too much, but you can read about for yourself if you haven't already.  This is Choi Youngjae's era and I'm all for it.  My favorites on this album, without me naming every song on the album, are Q and Shopping Mall.  Y'all already know I bought both versions and my struggle with it lol.  Anyways, I just had to include it because why not.

HONORABLE MENTIONS
I've never don't an Honorable Mentions section on my favorites before but I had to this month because I couldn't help myself.

HIGHLIGHT - 아름답다

So HIGHLIGHT, formerly known as BEAST aka one of my OT faves, debuted and this is my favorite song off their mini album.  It's so beautiful and Junhyungie oppa aka my favorite hyung, sings!!!!  Y'all don't even know how much I love that.  

CNBLUE - 마니또 (Manito)

Another one of my OT faves, CNBLUE made a comeback in March and this is my favorite song off their new album.  It's super cute and heartwarming.  Also Kang Minhyuk is my ideal type so there's that.  

And there are all of my March Monthly Obsessions!  I hope you guys like that I've been incorporating more skincare because that's honestly what I've been more into lately.  Next month will include a few more makeup products though because I have been trying some that I've been LOVING but want to try out a little longer before I give you guys my opinions.  As always, thanks for reading!

With Love,
Caitlyn <3