Sunday, 10 June 2012

♥ E.L.F cosmetics . Little pack of goodies

A tiny haul of E.L.F stuff :)
My little order from eyeslipsface.com finally came into my mail
last week, A powder brush, studio blush, eyebrow stencils, falsies,lippie
nail polish and three liquid liners.

everything is nicely rapped in bubble raps, double layers :D



E.L.F Essentials Nail Polish-Coral
it was $3.99 on their Au website, i didn't really do any research on the 
reviews for the elf polishes but i wanted to give it a go so i picked a coral colored one, and this one
was a little surprise for me,i thought it was just a gold pink color,as i said i didn't
look for any swatches for it, but its actually a very pretty color in real life !
Its very opaque, two coats and its b-e-autiful ! I swatched it on my sisters hand,
too bad i have gel nails atm, if not i would totally be wearing it. The colors so pretty.
I'm so happy with this color :)



(in natural light, no flash)

it says its a new formula, but i never tried the old ones, so i dont know whats
the difference, but i really like it, its not a gold color like you can see on their website, 
its a very cute warm salmon pinky color with gold sheen to it,
i love combos like these, and it goes very well with warm skin tones,
so it looked very flattering on my sisters hands.Love it Love it !

(with flash )


E.L.F Essentials Lipstick-Fantasy



Fantasy is a very nice nude, to me, its like a my lip color but better lippie,
its very pigmented,very smooth when applied,it looks brown in the tube 
i wouldn't say its moisturizing tho, its okay when i apply it, on my lips
it has a kind of matte finish, and it gets a little bit drying after a while 




E.L.F Studio Powder Brush
Ive heard lots of people saying this is an awesome brush for 3 Dollars that blends
everything perfectly, liquid or powder, contouring, blush
its 10 Dollars in Au but i still wanted to get it, its very soft and dense 
haven't used it yet, but i can't wait :) 



E.L.F Dramatic Lash Kit-Black


E.L.F Eyebrow Stencil Kit 
I always wanted to try shaping my brows with stencils,it helps you to get more even brows
it has four stencils in different shapes, different arches, and they are made out of
plastic sheets, which would make it easier for you to slap it on top of your brow
and put it in place :D I used a couple of them,works great
, some people might not like using stencils
because it might make their brows look like they did em with sharpies
but i don't mind doing them neither soft or harsh looking,
depends what kind of look i'm going for
And these shapes just fir my eyebrows, so you can tell,
it doesn't work well on different peoples faces and they might have very different
shapes


E.L.F Studio Blush-Tickled Pink


one of the most popular products from E.L.F , their beloved studio blushes
i was very excited about it, i wanted to get more than one, but they are not 3 Dollars each
but 10, so i just got one instead, i have lots of coral blushes so i wanted a pink one,
and this one works great,it gives me a very healthy pink wash of color on my cheeks,
not too shimmery or any. Very smooth and easy to apply.And it comes with a mirror too !




its hard to capture the color with the camera, but you can kinda see it
and im NC35


At last, the E.L.F waterproof Eyeliner Pens
it comes in 5 shades,i got Plum, Midnight and Black, they were 4 dollars each



The colors of the shades were disappointing, they were all black,
and plum and midnight, you can see a slight purple sheen it you apply them very
lightly, but they are still black overall, ugh.
and midnight was actually very dry too O.O
On the website they said that 
Get no smudge with no-budge eyeliner, 
which creates a fabulous and fresh look of precision that lasts for hours. 
The smooth pen applicator easily glides on 
Color for very fine to bold lines for effortless beauty.


It has a felt tip, which is good, makes it easy to apply,another thing is
that they are not waterproof like it claims to be, i went to wash my hands
after watching it and it came off. Hm.........but think on the good side
i have three new black liquid eyeliners. haha




anywhoo thats it. im very happy with most of the stuff i got
besides the liquid liners.
you can get these products off eyeslipsface.com
or if your in Au you can go to their Australia Website and order stuff there
but they don't have everything from elf yet because they just arrived in Au but
and i think you order more than 30 dollars shipping will be free(with in Au !)
theres also other offers they have if you check it out :>
hope you enjoyed :D
xx
♥

Tuesday, 29 May 2012

♥ : Maybelline Expert Wear Natural Smokes Quad

Yeeeoooo
So I bought this quad a couple weeks ago and have been 
wanting to share my thoughts with y'all
the moment i started using it,and i'm lovin' it , its a very simple quad with 
four colors that you will need
for neither a day time look or dramatic look. or a you reach for it when you don't know what
look to go for that day thing.

I picked this up at Big ws for 10 dollars during a big sale,i think it
was 15 dollars before,somehow i only bought one(regretting,Lol)
this is a newer version of these quads, it has a horizontal pan
the older ones has four squares
that has brow bone,lid, crease and outer corner and this new one has
base, lid , crease and liner , and the both still show you steps and stuff

these quads all come in with mattes and shimmers which is good,
i used to have another one of these quads, the Sunlit Bronze quad, that was completely
full on shimma shimma , oh boy, i never used all them four colors at once, it was too much
so, Maybelline is improving in someways whatsoever. 

this quad has two mattes, the base and liner(they have a little shimmer in 
the pan but it doesn't show up
on the eye or swatches) and two shimmers, lid and crease,
the base is my fav in this quad, i use it as an overall lid color most of the time
and its great for the brow bone highlight.

Description says :
• Four coordinating shades with step by step application guide makes shadow easier than ever.
• All-day crease-proof wear.
• Glides on effortlessly with superior smoothness
• Velvet-tip applicator blends without tugging or pulling.
• Ophthalmologist-tested.  Safe for sensitive eyes and contact lens wearers

FOR BEST RESULTS

Just sweep the brush x4:
1. Apply base color
2. Sweep shade on lid
3. Contour crease and blend
4. Line around eye

the shadows are swatches on my NC35 skin, no base whatsoever
with flash


no flash


the pigmentation is better than i expected, the two matte colors surprised me 
they are sooooo smooth, and they do glide on like it too,
yeay for that ! the two shimmers were okay, leaning towards that
chunky feeling side a bit, but it doesn't effect the way it applies,
which is good.

-the base color is like a cream beige color, 
not like a shocking white tho
-the lid color is a brown color but more on the frosty side, 
looks like its almost silver in a way
-the crease color is a brown color, reddish brown, as you can see in the
swatch picture, like, a teddy bear brown color, love it.
-the liner color is a matte brown, that is very similar to revlon's matte eyeshadow
in sable, or a non shimmer version of urban decays twice baked.

excuse my hairy eyebrows ! -_- i had them done two days after that pic was 
taken, so its way better now, haha, so glad.



the look i had was wearing this quad, starting with m.a.c's paint pot in Soft Ochre 
and then starting with 
the base color all over the lid, the lid color on the crease 
and the crease color on the outer corners, and liner color smudged on top 
of m.a.c's blacktrack fluidline on the upper and bottom line, fluideline
on my upper and bottom waterline as well, and then finished it off with my all
time favorite the Falsies Mascara,
a very quick look, easy done in five mins,if im in a hurry
i would just use my fingers to do it for an even quicker application
but probably using less colors.

i wear makeup most of the days of the week, for at least 10 hours a day
and these shadows didn't smudge or crease on me at all, which is great
so overall, i love it,
packaging is very slim and thin, fits into your makeup bag easy,
doesn't take up much space storage wise,
pigmentation is awesome,
i would defiantly re purchase it, and ! Recommend it to all of you :)

Hope you enjoyed reading my little review :)
and until my next post,
xx
♥

Sunday, 6 May 2012

Red Hair ♥ !!

Hey girls, here is a post about my hair and the new color :)

As y'all know, 2 months ago i dyed my hair to a purple black shade with red undertones 
with a Japanese brand hair dye, and it faded very soon, in a couple weeks,
 and the bleached blond colors
came back, so it was disgusting again. I didn't like it at all, 
so then i did some research on red hair and decided
to go for it :) Best decision made ever ! Love the red, i went to my friends private salon, and she did an amazing job on the color, i told her i wanted a red that has the 
same effect as the Rihanna red, i showed
her this color chart on my phone and she suggested Deep Auburn Red as the 
undertone, and then added Red
all over as the shade on top, i you know what i mean ;)
It looked great, you would only see the Deep Auburn Red indoors, 
but once you go under the sun, bom !
I got this bright red shinning through my hair, awesome highlights, 
i looked like i was glowing in red,lol. But i love it love it love it.  

here is a picture of my hair before, i don't have one that shows the back,
but it was lots of different shades from dark brown to dark blonde, thanks to the bleach

she started with putting the darker red in my hair for 30 mins,
after washing it out, she put in the bright red mixed with bleach all over for 20 mins
, she also added some long layers (i didnt have any layers in my hair before,at all
so it was flat and boring ) and side swept bangs(i had full fringe),then voila !

hello ! >:)

here is a picture i took when i was still in the salon, it was just indoor
white lights(the red shows through better under yellow),the
long layers actually made my hair look even longer when its down
and i thought, meh, its not the red i wanted
but i wasn't surprised until i went outside to have a look,
then i was really happy with it :)

these pictures were all taken with my phone, so the quality isnt as great as a camera
but as long you can see the colors :)


this is taken out doors with no sun light hitting on me, and you can see the red coming through 
already but not as tense as it would be under the sun.

the sun was almost gone that day when i left, 
so i took more pictures of it the next day,and here it is, so red
it was the exact thing i was asking for, very impressed :)

the good thing about having two different tones is so it doesn't have that
crazy bright red that makes you look mad, if you know what i mean,
just because i think it might not suit me, but i'm actually thinking about going for that
when this one completely wears off and doesn't look as good anymore


now we all know that red is one of the most difficult colors to maintain in your hair
so very simple and easy tips for it
-Use a colored shampoo for it every once a week,helps to enhance the color
and locks it down(first time i washed my hair, the water came out hot pink,
omg. scared me a bit, lols)

-Dont apply too much heat to your hair because it can damage your hair even more
and make your hair look dull make the red fade.(i try not to curl my hair
too much, hehe, but its too tempting)

-Wash your hair with cold water, not freezing cold or hot! Think, pores,
when you wash it with hot water the pores will open the the color in it
will get washed away, so the cold helps to lock it in.

the red shampoo i'm using is the De Lorenzo nova
fusion color care shampoo, i got two different colors,
Cherry Red and Fire Red
Cherry Red enhances the purple and red pigments


Fire Red enhances the orange and red pigments.


they both look the same in the bottle, a blood red color with lots of shimmer in it
i guess thats the stuff that helps your hair shine,
i wash my hair now twice a week,
i would use my normal shampoo for cleansing first(TRESemme Color Protection
Shampoo), and then i would take the Cherry Red shampoo(it says Massage color
care shampoo into wet hair, rinse & repeat, leave in for up to 5 mins
or according to desired result, rinse out and apply conditioner),
and then just use a normal
conditioner(TRESemme Colour Protection Conditioner)
 for it or maybe a hair mask, depends what i feel like

Since i live in a small city, they can only be found in two places,
Hair House Warehouse ($25)or GlamCo.($18),yes freaking
expensive for a small bottle thats only got 250ml of product in it
and i use at least 3 pumps everytime i wash my hair
ugh.but its a great shampoo
im using Cherry red at the moment, and it defiantly made the red
more vibrant when its outside, and more purple when im indoors,
so im very happy with it, ill start using Fire Red when i finish this bottle.


more pics :)

my hair under artificial light 


and oh !:D
i got my helix pierced yesterday, so i'm very excited about it
and i'm already browsing for bars and earrings for it,
found some really good ones on eBay,

really want that croc one and the skulls :) so cute ! 


so that was my little update on my hair,
hope you liked it :)
until next time
xx
♥

a little update for this post :)
better picture of the hair color under the sun

curly hair ;D


Sunday, 29 April 2012

The Red ♥

Hello girls :)
a little look for you today, i did this look last week but
i didnt have time to post it on here, i dyed my hair bright red a few days before that
so i wanted to do a look thats surrounding all reds :)
red lip too ! something that i dont do that often :)
and, excuse the quality of the pictures cause they were all taken by
my little phone :>


I used sushi flower to blend all the dark purple out all the way to my temples and down to
the cheeks and then adding Sugarpill's Dollipop as a very strong blush color, kinda link it
all the way down :)
all the way (and dollipop left me a little stain there now hehe, but it will come off soon)
heres a better picture of that crazy blush :)
this is before i started blending dollipop onto my face 
Then i added some tears using NAR's NightBreed eye shadow, its such
a beautiful black color with so much sparkles in it,
but my phone couldn't capture that, boohooo.
i just simply dipped my brush into the shadow, pick up a fair amount
and then spray 4 to 5 squirts of fix plus on it and wait till it  drips off my brush
and put it on my bottom lash line before it drips off haha 

for the lips i used the brush and applied foundation over it so it would make
it pale and then drew a little red heart on it with a red lipstick
i filled the whole thing in, in the end, i thought red lips looked better than the heart
but here the pic for it 

I had fun taking the makeup off too, haha, the lashes were a little
bit stuck to my real ones , took me so long to get it off 
heres me without the wig and red lip

i love these lashes, got them in Hong Kong, some Korean brand for a dollar
they are so pretty, i can just wear them on a normal day. should have picked
some more up damn it :D

Products Used :
EYES
NYX Brown Pencil-Light Brown
m.a.c Paint Pot-Soft Ocher
Sugarpill Eyeshadow -Tako, Dollipop,Love +, Poison Plum
m.a.c Eyeshadow-Carbon 
m.a.c Eyeshadow-Sushi Flower
m.a.c Fluideline-Blacktrack 
Korean Brand Lashes
FACE
m.a.c Pro Long Wear Foundation-NC35
Sugarpill Eyeshadow-Dollipop
LIPS
Revlon Colorburst Lipstick-#040 Soft Rose
Barry M Glossy Tubes LipGloss-Red
HURR?!
Pink Wig from a craft store :D

so that was my little fun look of the week
hope you liked it, have fun, try to do something different
theres another few post coming be up soon
one featuring iamhakme's little gift i got from her giveaway
from Hong Kong (awesome she is :D )
and a little haul :)
so stay tuned !! oh and some updates about my hair
xx
♥

Sunday, 8 April 2012

FOTD : Dramatic ? ♥

Happy Easter ! Hope everybody's having fun
I'm trying to post when ever i get a chance cause life is
very busy for me right now, family, uni. oh god
Anyways, today's look is a dramatic look using neutral colors
i don't play with earthy tone colors a lot, well that's just because i always
play with brights. So its a little different :D 
Dramatic eyes, peachy cheek light pink on the lips
great for night outs and clubs :) you can always add a pop of color 
on your lash line too, i added a metallic dark silver  :)







Products Used :
Eyes
M.A.C Painpot-Soft Ochre
SG-Rosie Eye shadow Palette
Revlon Colorstay Palette-Coffee Bean(two dark browns)
BYS Eye shadow-#511
Urban Decay Eye shadow-Twice Bakes
M.A.C Eye shadow-Carbon
BYS Eye shaow-#504
Inglot Pigment-#62
Ardell Fashion Lashes
Maybelline The Falsies Mascara
Face 
M.A.C Pro Long Wear Foundation-NC35
M.A.C Powder Blush-Sincere
Lips
Bourjois Sweet Kiss Lipstick-#49 Rose Allure

Hope you liked it :) Always try it out with what
you have in your collection and have fun ! :D
Until next time
xx
♥