Too Faced: Anti-crease Eye Shadow Primer & 'Natural Eye' Eye Shadow Palette Reviews

Hi girls,

Today's post will be the review of the 2 recent products I just bought online. These two are getting very popular in the US so I thought I would give them a try!

1. Too Faced Anti-crease Eye Shadow Primer - 'Shadow Insurance'

This product claims to make the eye shadows last longer, and the colours more intense (i.e. the colours appear truer without the need to apply heaps of them on).

This product costs around AUD $18 for an 11g tube. When you squeeze it out from the tube, the liquid is beige and odorless. I thought it would actually go on your eyelid as beige, but it turns out to be transparent so that's all good!

I really REALLY LIKE this product! It actually enhances the colours and makes them last so much longer.

I tested this out by doing one eye with primer, and one without. Then I used a cotton ball and wipe the make-up from both eyes  (with water only, not make-up remover). To my surprise, the one with primer still holds the make-up well!

As you might notice, the right one (my left one) still has some shades there.

I would totally buy this again when I run out of the product :D

2. Too Faced: Natural Eye - Neutral Eye Shadow Collection

 

I've been waiting to try this out for so longgggg but it's been so hard to find a place that actually sells it in Sydney! Thank god I found it finally, shipping is around $5 so that's not too bad! XD

They also include 3 cards with 3 makeup styles as a guide for you. The 3 styles are Day, Classic and Fashion, corresponding with the 3 lines in the palette.

This Palette includes the very-easy-to-use colours both for day time and night time, very natural and neutral just like its name...that's why I chose this one.

Was so excited to try it out!

So I tried out the 3 styles.

Day

 

All colours are matte. 'Velvet Revolver' didn't show much. My favourite is 'Heaven'

Classic

 

'Silk Teddy' goes one smoothly, looks good on photos since it catches light. However for day time use, this might be a bit too much for me...extremely shiny.

'Push-up' and 'Erotica' go perfectly together. I would use this for night time :)

Fashion

 

This one is quite similar to the Classic Look. However it's so much softer. Again I'm not a fan of 'Nude Beach'. It looks heaps nice, but applying it on evenly is quite a pain, and it doesn't look like the colour it's supposed to be...

I LOVE LOVE LOVE 'Honey Pot' and 'Cocoa Puff'!!!! These colours are soooo easy to use and yet so vibrant. 'Honey Pot' goes only smoothly and nicely as a perfect golden shade, and 'Cocoa Puff' suits this golden shade absolutely.

My final verdict:

My Favorites would be 'Heaven', 'Push-Up', 'Sexspresso', 'Honey Pot', and 'Cocoa Puff'. You can create emany looks with these 5.

I would definitely recommend this palette to any friends out there who's after neutral eye shadows. I use these colors nearly everyday so I'm very happy with this palette.

I love the cute packaging, and this palette fits perfectly in my handbag (unlike the Naked palette I bought previously...). I prefer this one over the Chanel and Dior quad eye shadows since you can create more look, it's cheaper, and the quality isn't much different.

Feel free to drop me any questions below and I will help you answering them if I can!

Thanks for reading and hope this helps :)

xoxo

 

Marc Jacobs Small Venetia Satchel in Bluette and Pink! HOT items this season! Worn by many celebrities! ON SALE!

I currently have these two beautiful bags in stock. This model is used widely by celebrities, one typical one would be Tiffany from SNSD.

MARC JACOBS Small Venetia Satchel - BLUETTE

 

Features:
Double top handles

Removable shoulder strap

Protective feet

Zippered bottom

Tonal fabric lining, one zippered back wall pocket and one front wall slot pocket

Matte leather easy to go with any clothing!

I'm putting this on sale at:

http://bit.ly/11ERM0B

BRAND NEW with TAG! Worldwide shipping!

If you are/become a member of my blog, and use this discount code: VIC10 when you check out after winning the auction, I will give you an EXTRA 10% off!!

MARC JACOBS Small Venetia Satchel - PINK

This item is sold out almost everywhere in the world at its original price! Extremely cute!

Also I'm selling this at:

http://bit.ly/ZmP0gV

Once again, use this discount code: VIC10 when you check out after winning the auction, I will give you an EXTRA 10% off!!

Take the opportunity and improve your designer's handbag collection now! Extreme good price and further rewards for reading my blog :)

Any questions, do not hesitate to ask me!

NARS Matte Pink Lipstick - NARS Schiap - Used by Yoon Eun Hye from Korean drama 'I Miss You'

Recently I was lucky enough to find the NARS Schiap, the lipstick that is sold out almost everywhere in the world after the Korean drama 'I Miss You' went on air.

The pink lipstick was used by the actress Yoon Eun Hye through out the series, as Lee Soo Yeon. The color is extremely pretty!

I've been looking around and found out the colour she used was Schiap by NARS

I got this from MECCA Sydney at $39....quite pricey but I was lucky enough to have my special man to get this for me as a gift... since I've been looking for it for so long and did not find any luck T_T Anyway I'm very happy now ^___^v

NARS Schiap - Hot Pink

And ta-daaaaaa!!!

On me:

This colour is extremely vibrant and it brightens your skin up significantly. Since it's quite strong you do not need to wear too much make-up for the eyes.

It's matte and stays extremely long (I guess that's why she used it while filming), not shiny when taking photos and I recommend wearing a thin layer of lip balm first to keep your lips moisturised. Most matte lipsticks can make you lips very dry.

You can:

- Apply lip balm first

- Blot your lips with a tissue to take the excess shiny oil away

- Apply lipstick

- Blot your lips again with a tissue to take excess away (to avoid embarrassing mark on cups when you drink!!)

- Note: when blotting, do not put the tissue in between your lips (a.k.a bite with lips), try to keep your mouth a bit open, then apply the tissue straight on your lips (do not wipe!) and press gently with your fingers! :)

Hope you enjoy this blog entry! Any questions, please comment below.

xx

NEO Glamour Brown Lens & Dolly Wink No.11 Pure Sweet False lashes

I recently purchased these lens from Eyecandys.com

NEO Glamour Brown Lens
Brand: NEO
Origin: South KoreaWater content: 45%Diameter: 14.2 mmBase Curve: 8.6Power: plano, -0.50, -1.00 to -5.00 (0.25 step), -5.50 to -9.50 (0.50 step)Duration: 1 year disposable


The thing I like most about these would be:

- I'm short-sighted so I can't just wear 0.00 lens. Luckily these lens are available in -3.50 <3
- Higher level of water content than GEO's lens -> won't give your eyes that dry feeling too soon
- Not-too-big diameter (14.2mm). I tried 14.5mm before, which was common for most coloured circle lens and if you don't put a considerable amount of make-up on you will look very freaky. So this one would be quite natural for normal eyes' circumference.
- The colour is quite vibrant on photos (see below) and blends in quite well with me natural colour (dark brown).
- Easy to put on and take off.
- Not pricey!

Close-up look - NEO Glamour Brown

NEO Glamour Brown under natural lighting

with flash

What I don't like:
- You don't see much without bright light so I wouldn't suggest it for night use.

In the pictures I was using Dolly Wink No.11 Pure Sweet:

Dolly Wink No.11 Pure Sweet - upper false lashes

Thanks for reading! There will be more lens review coming up in the future.

Easter Nails Design

Happy Easter everyone!

If you're struggling on some ideas on how to design you nails for this holiday, this post might give you some help!

Left hand:

Right hand:

Hope you enjoy!

xoxo

Kiehl's NEW Actively Correcting & Beautifying BB Cream; Estee Lauder Cyber White BB Cream, Skin79 Diamond Prestige BB Cream Comparison

I recently bought the new BB Cream from Kiehl's: The Kiehl's Actively Correcting & Beautifying BB Cream so this entry will be dedicated to reviewing this BB cream, and also to compare this with my other favourite BB Creams from Estee Lauder and Skin79.

Kiehl's Actively Correcting & Beautifying BB Cream

This new product from Kiehl claims that it will correct skin tone irregularities with 82% of the users saw reduced visible skin discolouration, so I decided to give a go.

The BB Cream comes with 3 colours: Fair, Light, and Natural. It contains Vitamin C and the good thing is it comes with SPF 30 PA+++. I normally prefer SPF protection of under 35 or so, which is perfect if you go to work everyday and don't stand in the sun all the time. SPF 50 is TOO MUCH and I think it's only good for beach time, therefore Diorsnow BB cream wasn't my choice.

After trying on all 3 colors, I picked FAIR. At first I thought Light was good for me since my skin isn't the fairest of the fairs nor palest, but the Light reacts on my skin and turns out to be quite dark.

So here is the product! Comes in 30ml, small white tube:

The size is quite handy for daily use, to put it in your makeup bag or little handbag :)

The swatch: As I tried on my hand a tiny bit

Then gently spread it

And finally fully blend it out

You can tell the area I applied it and the area I did not.

What I like:

- Brightens up your skin complexion: 7/10
- Whitening - this is the lightest shade so I guess people with extremely fair skin will have trouble finding the right one: 6/10
- Hydrating - doesn't settle into fine lines or dry patches, goes on smoothly after moisturiser: 9/10
- Not too expensive: I got this 30ml for $28-ish so that's reasonable, as compared to my Estee Lauder 30ml BB cream which was around $50-60

What I do not like:

- The smell...isn't too refreshing
- Coverage is quite poor! In my opinion did not really even my skin tone... 3/10
- Goes away easily with water, so if you sweat a bit...gone!

So in the end it's worth a try. I find it a very light BB Cream to use daily so don't feel too heavy/uncomfy and it doesn't give you that I'm-wearing-makeup feeling. Many people could not tell I'm wearing it! :)

Now for the other 2 favourite BB creams of mine!

Estee Lauder CyberWhite Brilliant Cells Extra Intensive BB Cream

Such a long name!
Now I'm a bit biased to this BB Cream since I'm a heavy user of Estee Lauder skincare products. Estee Lauder seems to be extremely compatible to my skin. I also chose this BB Cream for its SPF protection of 35 PA+++ and also I got the 30ml/1oz one, although they come in 50ml as well.

How it goes on my skin:

Compared to Kiehl's, it has more brightening and whitening effect. The product is also very very hydrating. I've been using this for quite a few months and my skin feels great.

This one doesn't provide much coverage either (6/10). However if your skin doesn't have too much imperfection/ discolouration then this would be great.

The smell is gentle, not detectable <3

Now if you're looking for coverage then this would be the one:

Skin79 - Diamond the Prestige BB Cream

I chose this one over the hot pink one since it is less heavier, not too thick and sufficient coverage.
This one is suitable for fairer/paler skin, or great for Asians who are looking for products to whiten their skin up.

 As you can see, a tiny amount can do a lot of coverage and whitening.
This product is considerably cheap compared to the other two.

However it is very drying so I don't use it often.

Hope you guys found this useful :) And feel free to drop me any questions!

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