Recent Drugstore Hauls! PIC HEAVY ++

Just some of the items I've gotten within last week....most of them aren't necessarily new but the ones I've always been curious to try.

- Maybelline Color Tattoo in Gold Shimmer & Tough as Taupe
- Maybelline Dream Lumi Touche concealer
- Maybelline Volum' Express Falsies Flared mascara
- L'oreal Voluminous Carbon Black mascara
- L'oreal Infallible eyeshadow in Bronzed Taupe
- Cover Girl lipstick in Spellbound
- Milani baked blush in Fantastico Mauve
- elf studio blush in Fuschia Fusion
- elf studio Powder Blush
- Wet'n'wild lipstick in Sugar Plum Fairy
- Wet'n'wild bronzer in Reserve Your Cabana
- Sonia Kashuk Instructional Eyeshadow Palette in Eye on Neutral

Some closer shots/swatches:

Fuschia Fusion (L) & Fantastico Mauve (R)

Sugar Plum Fairy (L) & Spellbound (R)

I will certainly do an in-depth review for Sonia Kashuk palette above, since it's pretty much my most favorite makeup item at the moment :) so stay tuned for that. Anyone owns/have tried any of items above? Let me know and comment below.

Toodles~

Product Review & Swatch: L'Oreal Infallible Eyeshadow

Do you guys remember when I used to be all over loose mineral pigments and actually made an effort to press them since despite being so fabulous, they're quite a pain in the ass to use?

Well, apparently drugstores offer something similar to that. Only, they were hyped after Giorgio Armani Eyes To Kill. They are pretty much a long-wearing pressed pigments in a jar. I was able to swatch most of them in the stores and ended up buying 2 of the colors I like use the most, Amber Rush and Continuous Cocoa.

Consistency: smooth, dry, densely packed
Finish: varied (matte, satin, shimmery)
Pigmentation: 5/5
Blendability: 4/5
Staying power: 3.5/5 (On oily lids, eye-primer is highly suggested)
Price: 4/5 (Range within $7-$8)

The ones I picked up:

Amber Rush is such a gorgeous coppery bronze which looks so pretty on tan skin. I usually wear this as a lid color and it gives a healthy beach bronze look without even trying. Continuous Cocoa is a deep brown with no shimmer at all, I like to use it as a crease color and today I just found out that Continuous Cocoa can also be used as an eyeliner. I hardly come across a dark brown liner that is not too red so this is perfect!

I think L'Oreal Infallible Eyeshadows are very versatile since you can use it as a base too if you like (use a primer before hand to prevent creasing) and the color pigmentation is just amazing. Let me know which color is your favorite :) Thanks for reading!!!

FOTD: Summer Brights

Summer to me is the season of color appreciation when you have a chance to wear bright colors, just because. I haven't done bold makeup in a while so this time I really had fun and be reminded how sometimes there is no limit in what you do, as long as you embrace it.

I used my trustworthy Urban Decay Deluxe Palette, that little sad palette had been collecting dust in the bottom of my drawer, untouched for almost a year (yep!) because I just simply didn't reach for it during the fall and winter months.

The colors I used are Fishnet, Ransom, Graffiti, Peace, and a bit of Zero.

 ugh so gorgeous...

- Fishnet (inner half of lid)

- Ransom (outter corner, swipe across the eye socket)

- Zero (crease ...VERY lightly ^^)

- Peace (inner tear duct)

- Graffiti (lower lash line)

Other product:

UDPP

L'oreal HiP Cream liner

Physician's Formula Organic Wear 100% Natural Origin Ultra Black mascara (say that 3x lol)

Stay tuned for what I enjoy wearing on my lips this summer :)

And speaking of fun colors, Cait of Swatch Storm is having a cool giveaway. 

I am so excited because just like her, I looooove mineral makeups, Kat Von D and indie perfume companies :) Check it out and spread the news!

Thanks for reading.

EOTD: Midnight Pomegranate

I was inspired by one of the scent line of Bath & Body Works called Midnight Pomegranate. Although it's not my favorite scent from them, I've always thought the combination of dark pink, orange, and purple that is shown on their packaging, was beautiful.

I used my 96 color palette again since I didn't aim for any shimmer. For base, dark pink color from Mehron Aqua Pastel palette was used and the rest are from drugstore (Cover Girl Lash Blast Mascara, Jordana Rich Vanilla for highlight and L'oreal HiP Cream liner). I don't really like how I did my liner this time (boooo) but overall, the color came out nicely.

So here are the pic spam, hope you enjoy it =)

EOTD: Green Apple Flirtini

Hello again, ladies~

I know, I know...I need to stop neglecting this sad blog, and start updating more since I promised you to...but to my defense (lol) I have been in a no-buy and I'm surprisingly doing a good job. That being said, I haven't had any new haul or anything. But then again, it's not really an excuse for not updating now, is it?

>_<

Anyway for this look I chose green & aquamarine color since they always remind me of my favorite beach in O'ahu called Lanikai. I used my 96 Palette from Ebay. The main lid color would be the bright green, 3rd from the bottom. It's quite pastel-y but I like the contrast with the aquamarine color (4th from top). Other product used were Mehron Paradise Aqua Palette (green base), L'oreal Lash Stiletto mascara & HiP Cream Eyeliner.

EOTDs

It's not my best, I haven't played with colors for long T__T but I hope u like it =)

FOTD: Whimsical Valentine

OMAGAH I feel like it's been years since I posted something :( So sorry guys, winter makes me lazy hehehe.

Without further ado, here are a recent look that I created. I'd call it a Whimsical Valentine. Well, since Valentine it's on its way, I figured I'll create some looks that could be worn during Valentines. I'm not personally big on wearing pinks on my eyes so I'd prefer playing with other colors that are still soft & girly.

Anyway, I decided to use my Miss Rose 40 Eyeshadow Palette (hello, long time no see! ^^) and Mehron Aqua Pastel Palette as a color base product.

(BASE)

The teal was applied on main lid
The purple was applied on crease

(Eyeshadows)

1 & 2 were mixed, applied as lid color
3 was applied on inner lower lash line
4 was applied on outer corner
5 was applied on crease & under brow bone
6 was applied to deepen the socket
7 was applied as highlight

(Other product)
L'oreal HiP Black Cream Eyeliner
Rimmel Sexy Curve Mascara

With Flash




With Natural Light


My WHUT?! face lol

I was wearing NYX Barbie Doll on lips
(in case anyone wondering ^^)

Thanks for reading, hope u like it.

EOTD: UD Get Baked Palette pt.2

Today I experiment with the same palette I received recently which is Urban Decay Get Baked Palette. I did the pretty obvious color combination on my previous post, which was using Flipside (the teal color) as the main lid color but I was asking myself, is that it?

Obviously no, because I love doing neutrals color on my lid for everyday look and I do love wearing a pop of color on my lower lash line, to brighten the look.

I personally think this particular look I do is very suitable for Summer days where you don't really wanna look like you spent hours doing your makeup, but still pretty & wowza. Well, you all probably have done this for so long now and I'm just blabbering like a fool hahah.

So onto the product breakdown, I used Mehron Paradise Aqua Color Palette in Pastel as a base instead of UDPP Sin, I have no negative thing to say to Mehron so I'll just leave it there. I also did cat eye lining for fun, it does make the eyes appear sultry.

What I used:

The swatches of Mehron. The brown the teal one I used on lower lash line, obviously.
I also used another gorgeous shadow from Urban Decay called Ransom,
it's a lovely blue with purple-ish undertone, but the picture above makes it look more purple.


The UD Get Baked Palette, Half Baked is used on inner 1/3 of lid, Baked on middle lid, and Twice Baked on crease. Flipside was swept on the lower lash line along with Ransom focusing more on the outer part of lower lash line.

Other product used:
L'oreal HiP Black Cream Liner
Rimmel Sexy Curve Mascara

(It's funny that Flipside appears more bluish on this look :D)