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Showing posts with label Japanese cosmetics. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Japanese cosmetics. Show all posts

Monday, 28 July 2014

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)

Wednesday, 19 March 2014

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.

Tuesday, 11 February 2014

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.