Small Makeup Haul

Okay so many small isn't the best way to describe it but I've been on a makeup spending spree lately. And what I'm about to write about are only the products I have taken pictures of, meaning it does not include my most recent purchases (Which are from Shu Uemura).

Also a small lens review after as well because I don't want to make multiple posts. The lenses I will be talking about are monthly lenses so I have already thrown them out. I don't have many photos but I did buy another two pairs (Albeit a different colour) so I will be take note to photograph some of that instead.


I got hardwood flooring in the house now and it makes a pretty good backdrop!

 Haul: Illamasqua, NARS, Anatastasia, YSL, Face Shop

To start off, Illamasqua is closing its doors in Canada. Cue the sobbing because it really is a shame. However, I do understand there is not much of a market for them here (Sephora also stopped carrying Illamasqua last year). The few Illamasqua counters left at Hudson's Bay ended up having a 40% off sale to clear out their products, so here's what I picked up:

Lipstick - Scandal, Apocalypse

Nail Varnish - Hemlock, Collide

Skin Base foundation - 6.5

Cream Pigment - Delirious

Eyeshadow - Forgiveness, Imagine, Creep

 Eyeshadows L to R: Delirious (Cream), Forgiveness, Imagine, Creep

Random lip product purchase from The Face Shop and YSL. The Face Shop one is like the YSL Glossy Stain and it's a nice pink colour. The YSL one is from their matte lipstick collection for this fall.

Anastasia Brow Wiz and Brow Gel for my blonde hair. I got these because of the double points promotion Sephora was having. I think I have enough to redeem the 500 point reward now.

The Illamasqua lipsticks here! Scandal on the left, Apocalpyse on the right.

The new NARS Audacious Lipstick collection! I'm super in love with them and I've tried pretty much most of the collection by now. I picked up these two before the testers were even out. Liz on the left, Lana on the right.

More NARS stuff. Orgasm Lip Gloss, Smudgeproof Eyeshadow Base, Multi-Action Hydrating Toner.

Not pictured are products from Shu Uemura, mainly the Calligraphink Eyeliner Pen, Brow Ink, and A/I Cleansing Oil, and Lightscapade Mineralize Skinfinish from MAC. The eyeliner pen is the best thing that has ever happened to me by the way. Perhaps if I'm not too lazy I'll do a post on them later (But I'll probably do a small makeup look post featuring them so you'll be able to see them anyways).

Next post will probably be a lens review ;) I tried out the Revocon monthly lenses and been loving them. More on that later!

Makeups and Outfits #1

Round up of some makeups and outfits from the past week.


Just coming back from LA and going to Donburi for some food with friends. Gyaru withdrawal so I put on my face + new clothes from Ghost of Harlem.

Face/Cheeks:
Illamasqua Matte Veil
NARS Pure Radiant Tinted Moisturizer (Light3 Groenland)

NARS Radiant Creamy Concealer (Medium1 Custard)

NARS Translucent Light Reflecting Setting Powder

Make Up For Ever Mat Bronze (#20)

Eyes:

NARS Narsissist Palette
(Madrague I, Bellissima I, Bali, Brousse II, Lhasa, Mekong, Madrague II for
brows)

NARS Dual Intensity Eyeshadow (Phoebe)

Illamasqua Pure Pigment (Fervent)

Make Up For Ever Aqua Black

Dolly Wink lashes #2 & #13

Lips:

Revlon Lip Butter (Juicy Papaya)

 Instagram Photos

Outfit for work and outfit for going out after

Left: Mostly offbrand clothing (Random stores on Queen St. W) and Ghost of Harlem boots
Right: Jacket, shoes, accessories (Ghost of Harlem) Beanie, pants (Swankiss) Top (F21)

Dual Intensity eyeshadow look for event at NARS counter #1

Dual Intensity eyeshadows for event at NARS counter #2

Both of the above makeups are all NARS products.
Dual Intensity eyeshadows used: Phoebe, Cassiopeia, Himalia, Subra

Makeup for Matsuri 2014

Face/Cheeks:

Illamasqua Matte Veil

Etude House Bright Fit BB Cream (W13)

NARS Radiant Creamy Concealer (Custard)

NARS Light Reflecting Setting Powder 

MUFE Mat Bronze (#20)

MAC Strobe Liquid

Etude House Cookie Blusher (Raspberry Tart)

Eyes:

NYX Eyeshadow Base (Skintone)

Benefit Cream Shadow (Always A Bridesmaid)

MUFE Eyeshadow #151, #9

Shu Uemura Heart-full Pink Parallel Palette (Light Pink & Dark Pink)

NARS Dual Intensity Eyeshadow (Phoebe)

Illamasqua Pure Pigment (Fervent)
MUFE Aqua Black

Dolly Wink lashes #2, #13

Heavy Rotation Powder Eyebrow and Nose Shadow #2

Lips:
Yves Saint Laurent Rouge Pur Couture The Mats #208

Outfit shot minus shoes, from Matsuri

Top (Offbrand), Pants (Swankiss), Choker (Ghost of Harlem), Shoes (Ingni)

I dolled up for board game night with friends, because I can.

The title says it all.
Board game night with my close friends, and I decided to do myself up because why not?

While waiting for my friends who live in west-end Toronto and Etobicoke to come uptown for dinner, I had enough to time to put a little more effort into how I looked. I was really feeling it too since I hadn't done myself up lately. I used to put on a full face any time I went out, whether it was for food, or for hanging out. I'm just too lazy nowadays.

Anyways, I went for a rose pink + brown sort of smokey cat eye with my beloved Ayamo Rockabilly lashes from the Eyemazing x Amoyamo collection. I even curled my hair slightly (　´∀｀)

Before curling

After!

Also wanted to show off my hair colour (｡･ω･｡) I got it touched up recently since my roots were kind of really bad...

It's a high lift ash blonde colour mixed with a 40 volume developer (No bleach!), which is the same colour I did last time. Because it's done on top of a high lift colour from before, the lightening is more apparent. Next time, I'm thinking of going blonde again（*´▽｀*）

Close-ups!

Please ignore the eyelash band (⌒_⌒;) The eyeliner I use isn't entirely matte; it has a bit of a shimmer to it, so it doesn't hide the lash band as well as a matte colour would.

(Also ignore that corner that came up shhhhh you wouldn't have been able to tell in real life)

Hmm I also need to do a bit of eyebrow grooming it seems. The problem with taking photos with a DSLR is the high-def. You can see every bit of eyebrow hairs that are growing (/□＼*)・゜

Rundown of products: 

Face:
• MAJOLICA MAJORCA Skin Lingerie Pore Cover
• ETUDE HOUSE Bright Fit BB Cream in W13 Natural Beige
• MAC Studio Finish Concealer in NC20
• MAJOLICA MAJORCA Skin Lingerie Pore Cover Pressed Powder

Eyes:
• SHU UEMURA 6♡PRINCESS Collection Heart-full Pink Parallel Palette
• MAJOLICA MAJORCA Perfect Automatic Liner in BR601 (Brown)
• EYEMAZING X AMOYAMO lashes in Rockabilly (Ayamo)
• INNISFREE Skinny Waterproof Microcara
• HEAVY ROTATION Powder Eyebrow & Nose Shadow in 02 Natural Brown
• DOLLY WINK Eyebrow Mascara in 03 Cocoa

Cheeks:
• SHU UEMURA 6♡PRINCESS Collection Heart-full Pink Parallel Palette (Cheek colour)
• BENEFIT Watt's Up

Lips:
• REVLON Super Lustrous Lipstick in Black Cherry

Circle lenses are Dueba Puffy 3 Tone Grey.

eBay Purchases: Eyemazing and Innisfree

So lately I've been getting into buying cosmetic products off eBay. I hear so much about it from my friends that I decided to give it a shot. I've only ever bought clothing off eBay (You know, all that taobao stuff that's resold there) but I've never attempted to buy cosmetics because the risks of buying cosmetic products online is higher than that of clothing due to hygiene and authenticity.

After researching on legit sellers and checking feedback, I settled for sellers f2plus1 and rainbow-japan and I am really pleased with everything!

f2plus1 is the go-to seller for popular Korean cosmetic brands such as Etude House, Holika Holika, Skin Food and so on (Look at the 35000+ feedback will ya?) who not only sells for really good prices, but also offer wholesale and 2pc/3pc listings. Rainbow-Japan doesn't have as much feedback but all their feedback is from real customers (You can tell with the amount of detail in the reviews). As they are a much smaller group, they really take time to personalize all their orders.

I started out small, one product from both sellers.

From f2plus1, I purchased the Innisfree Skinny Waterproof Microcara and from rainbow-japan, I purchased the Eyemazing x Amoyamo eyelashes in Rockabilly. Both arrived in small parcel boxes.

Catch up & Etude House Review

Long time no post! Forever neglecting this blog but not for long (I hope) since I have a nice camera now! I received a Canon EOS 600D the other day as a gift from my father because he thought it would be useful in my career. I love him so much（´・｀ ）♡

I didn't have a nice camera before so it put me off from taking pictures often. I like my photos high quality and to be able to show true colour and detail, and with my Samsung Galaxy Nexus, colour and detail is often not possible. With the addition of a DSLR, hopefully I can post more!

Speed catch up! I'm in Hong Kong at the moment (Leaving in a two days -sobs-). That means, cheap(er) Japanese and Korean cosmetics yayyy!

Cosmetics and lenses @ Laforet (Causeway Bay, HK)

I finally picked up some Etude House products since I have always wanted to try them out. Mong Kok has an Etude House store now (Along with a Skinfood and Holika Holika). The other Etude location I know of is in Causeway Bay near Sogo and Laforet.

What did I buy?
- Precious Minerals BB Cream Bright Fit in W13 Natural Beige
- Lovely Cookie Blusher in Raspberry Tart
- Dear My Blooming Lips-Talk in Thrilling Red

*For reference: my skin is combination (Oily T-zone, normal everywhere else with some slightly drier spots).

 

Harajuku-kei inspired makeup & Hapa Izakaya eats

So today I tried out the new eyeshadow and pen eyeliner I got yesterday! I'm really happy with how my makeup looked today

It's hard to tell but I used the wine pen eyeliner and the the pink rosey eyeshadow on the lid and lower lashline, combined with a chocolate brown for depth for a Harajuku-kei inspired look, maybe channeling a bit of cult party with the amount of eyeshadow and the colour on the outer third of the lower lashline.

Excuse the bits of my bangs you see on the side of my face; this was the only way to see my eyebrows!

I wore this out on a girl's night out dinner with some friends at Hapa Izakaya today! Hapa had a deal on Groupon: $30 for $60 worth of food for 4+ people. This was my outfit (●´∀｀●)

I forgot to take more pictures of our food, but if you ever go there, you MUST try the Lobster Motoyaki! IT IS ABSOLUTE HEAVEN. Pardon my language but I think I jizzed my pants when I took the first bite. It's a steep price at $18.99 for a small serving but trust me, it is worth every bite. I only took two photos of our food (⌒_⌒;) From what I remember, we also ordered a Negitoro, Kobe Steak Bites, Ishi-yaki, Kinoko Ishi-yaki, Pork Belly Lettuce Wrap, Ahi Tuna Steak, Duck Poutine...and that's it?!

Ahi Tuna Steak

The wasabi dressing? Puree? I'm not sure, but it came with the Ahi Tuna Steak and it really makes this dish. It's not super spicy but the full wasabi flavour is there and compliments the tuna extremely well. The tuna is also very tender. A lovely dish indeed! I could eat the wasabi part by itself, that's how good it was!

Kinoko Ishikaya

In the end we (Five people) ended up paying roughly $7 each...which we flipped out about because we held back from ordering more because we thought we were at $20 per person. My friend clearly was not calculating correctly (´･_･`) We felt really bad and we almost told our server to take back the bill so we could order more food, but we settled on grabbing some froyo in the end.

Hapa also has Hapa Hour (Happy hour) where they have half off tapas! It's a separate menu and they also have a drink special during that time too I believe! It's from 5:30PM-6:30PM and I definitely want to give it a try!

New goodies (AKA haul)

Whoop! A haul post! I'll keep it nice and simple!


My red lenses finally arrived from Pinky Paradise! I ordered a pair of Vassen Dolly Plus Red lenses. I believe they're also known as the I.Fairy series? (Correct me if I'm wrong!)

Bottle-view

I ordered these for my Rei Ayanami cosplay (School uniform, not advanced enough yet to make the plugsuit OTL). I've also been wanting a pair of red lenses and from pictures, these seemed the best! They look absolutely stunning on! I'll make a separate post reviewing these when I get the time to wear them out properly haha!

Here's a not-so-good quality photo of them worn. I was just trying them on with makeup that day.

Red doesn't show up well in this lighting though :(

Next up, I bought two makeup items today ☆

A new liquid eyeliner pen! I already have my beloved Missha one (Which I still love to death) but this one isn't black. It's a wine coloured eyeliner pen! Super super fine brush tip makes it a dream to work with! How it wears, I'll find out in the following days when I wear it out!

Product name: CANDY★SHOP Professional Pen Eyeliner in #3 Wine

I also bought a new eyeshadow today. It was on sale for $2? $3? It's a slightly frosty rose/pink with a hint of maroon. I'm hoping to use it in some harajuku/cult party kei inspired makeup looks (*´・ｖ・)

Product name: Beauty Credit Lovely Eye Color - Dazzling Purple

Colour is a tad darker, must be the frost particles reflecting!

Here's a quick swatch of both products:

EXTRA: I haven't painted my nails in a while (´∇ﾉ｀*)ノ

Essie First base base coat

ORLY Liquid Vinyl

Essie Stroke of Brilliance (Luxeffect polish)

Seche Vite Dry fast top coat

Finally, a post! Haul: Holika Holika, Real Technique, China Glaze, Circle Lenses

So I've made a couple posts here before but coming back to it a couple months later, I decided I wasn't satisfied with them. Therefore, I have decided to start anew and in the time I have spent neglecting this blog, I think I finally decided what this blog will be about.

Okay, kind of not really, but I generally will be talking about beauty (Yes, I will be an addition to the 19234820+ beauty blogs out there), music and interesting bits of my life. By interesting bits, I'm not talking daily life blog, but things like conventions, special events, interesting finds, good food and maybe some lolwut posts.


Finally, here is the first post to the blog! (ﾉ◕ヮ◕)ﾉ*:･ﾟ✧彡

To start off, I have a haul here and some small reviews on the haul items. I recently went to Pacific Mall to pick up contacts for myself and a friend and while I was there, I picked up some things from Holika Holika and Phoenix Beauty Lounge. I returned to Pmall today to grab a two more things, a China Glaze polish and a new pair of shoes!

Onto the items!