[] Best of 2011~~makeup.[]

 Hey all~~
HAPPY NEW YEARS... BEST of 2012.. ~~~~

I wanted to share the best of the makeup items for 2011.. ~~
There will be a skincare version coming up, but this is make up items only.

 Liquid Foundation:

 - Estee Lauder Double Wear
- Estee Lauder Double Wear Light
- Bourjois Healthy Mix (Review)

 Powder Foundation:

 - Maquilliage Lightning White Powdery UV Foundation (Review)
- Cezanne Ultra Cover II Foundation (Review)
- Laura Mercier Mineral Foundation SPF15 in real sand

Bronzer/Blushes:

 - Nars Laguna (Review)
- NYC Sunny (Review)
- NARS Luster (review)
- Mac Springsheen

Mascara/Eyelash Curler:

 - Maybelline Magnum volume express
- Kiss Me Heorine Curl & Volume
- Active Girl Full long Mscara
- Maquillage Eyeslash Curler

 Lips:

 - Mentholatum lip gel
- Burt's Bees tinted lip blam in hibiscus
- Rimmel in Airy Fairy
- Estee Lauder in Crystal Pink
- Bobbi Brown rich lip color in Crimson
- Bobbi Brown rich lip color in Soft Coral
- Revlon Color Burst in Mauve

 Here's the swatches:  in order of
- Burt's Bees tinted lip blam in hibiscus
- Rimmel in Airy Fairy
- Estee Lauder in Crystal Pink
- Bobbi Brown rich lip color in Crimson
- Bobbi Brown rich lip color in Soft Coral
- Revlon Color Burst in Mauve

Eye shadow/Primer:

- Urban Decay Naked Palette (swatches)
- Lunasol three dimension eyes in 03 (look)
- Visee Glam Nude Eyes in N2 (look)
- Wet & Wild walking on eggshell
- Urban Decay Primer Potion
- Too Faced Shadow Insurance

[] Golden Bronze Skin for Summer ~~[]

 Hey all ~~~
I want to do a post on some of the bronzers that the beauty community. Alot of girls have recommended these bronzers on blogs and youtubes. So I'm going to do a comparison between them and some of my thoughts on each of them.

  Here are the bronzers:

- Rimmel Natural Bronzer in 022
- NYC matte bronzer in sunny
- NARS Laguna
- ELF Golden Bronzer

 Lets see some swatches first:

 Left to Right:
- Top left colour of ELF golden bronzer (shimmer)
- Bottom right colour of ELF golden Bronzer (shimmer)
- Nars Laguna (satin)
- NYC Sunny (matte)
- Rimmel 022 Sun bronze

Another Swatch in the same order.
My skin tone is between NC20-25. Neutral Asian skintone. I think MAC's NC foundations are way too yellow.

Rimmel Natural Bronzer in 022 sun bronze

it is a shear bronzer with a more reddy undertone with slight shimmer but once applied there aren't really any shimmer. Because it is shear it is great for makeup beginners, even without a light hand you can't really go wrong. It can be used as a contour colour.  I might not use it as an all over colour as it is a bit red, might look a bit muddy.

NYC Bronzer in Sunny

it is a matte bronzer no shimmers what so ever. The main ingredient is TALC, might block pores for some people but seems to be ok for me. Lasted on my for the whole day. It can be used all over the face and as contour, it isn't really pigmented but not as shear as the Rimmel's one. the colour can be built so girls with medium skintone can still use this just need a heavy hand or build the colour a bit more to be visible. 

Nars Laguna

The famous Nars bronzer, a staple for many. I bought this after a lot of reviews recommended by alot of gurus and beauty bloggers. It has a satin finish. when applied all over the face and neck it gives a really nice glow like you just had a natural sun tanning session out at the beach. I use this nearly every day for contouring and all over the face as summer is approaching. it is a true brown, no red or orange tones. Recommended for girls with light/light-medium or may be even medium skin tones. For girl with darker skin tones might have to go for Casino. 

ELF Golden Bronzer 

This is a really really shimmery bronzer. if you light shimmer that bronzy gold shimmer look. then this is for you. It is very nice on the cheek and the bottom left colour is a great high lighter. but besides that the other colours are just way too much shimmer. if it is used instead of a blush. it does look pretty. 

So all in all . 

Here's a list of bronzers from my favourite to the least. 

1) Nars Laguna

2) NYC Bronzer in Sunny 

3) Rimmel Natural Bronzer 

4) ELF Golden Bronzer

That's all for today.. enjoy rest of the week. 

see you in the next post. ~~~

[] November Favourites~~ []

Hey every one.
can't believe how quickly the year has gone by.~~~ it is already December !!!
Been busy busy busy this year and felt like it's gone by so fast. alot of montly favourites video has uploaded onto youtube.

So I Figured that I will do mine too.

Australia is getting hotter and hotter every day as summer approaches. so here are my favourites of the month.

Makeup items:

- Urban Decay Naked Pallet
Most used colours ( Virgin, Sin, Toasted, Hustle)
been using this item every day pretty much, because it's so easy you don't have to think about it when you are in a rush in the morning.

- Urban Decay Primer Potion
wow.. so creamy.. more creamy than the TOO FACED shadow primer... just love it.


- NARS Laguna Bronzer/ Rimmel Shimmer Bronze in 022
Addicted to bronzers for some reason, just want that bronzed healthy glow look !!!.
but some times i'm scared to over do the bronzer..as my body /neck isn't tanned yet.

- PERFECT FOUNDATION MIX
I've been mixing these two foundation. half half each.
Estee Lauder Double Wear Light intensity 01
Bourjois Healthy Mix in 53
This month I've been mixing these two foundations, 1 to 1 mixture. gives me the perfect foundation I think. Long lasting from ELDWL... and the Dewiness from Healthy Mix... just WOW.
you guys definitely should try this mixture.

- NARS Luster
combined with the bronzer just gives the most gorgeous glow on the cheek, look so healthy.. LOVE.. great for summer !!! and also great paired with a golden/brown eye look.


Skincare Items:

- Naruko Raw Job's Whitenings Tears Whitening Gelly
been using this every night.. just lovely..

- Naruko Raw Job's Whitenings Tears Whitening Serum
nice serum not sticky. absorbs quickly.. makes my skin supple when i wake up next morning. as for whitening effect.. don't see any yet.. though it does lighten my acne scars and pigmentations.

- Naruko Facial Whitening Illuminating Cotton Pad
gets rid of dead skin cells yet gentle enough to be used day and night.. just a really good buy. highly highly recommended!!


That's all for this months..

I signed up for Glossybox Australia. see what will they send to me in December.

Happy weekend every one.

My first NARS =]

Hey all...

I have good news and bad news.. So i always start with the bad news... 1/3 of my thesis was lost because my USB decided to DIE on me last friday... So I have to redo some of the stuff.. and I lost nearly all DATA I had.. all my graphs and things are gone.. So have to retrieve them AGAIN!!!!...

So bad news over... time for good news

MY FIRST NARS.. so you've heard i'm sure.. there's a wind out there, that's blowing nars pettles every where. So I got caught in the flu as well.. So I went out and bought my self the Laguna Bronzer by NARS, because I thought I hardly ever use blush every day, but I do use bronzer.. but the bronzers I have never stay on the whole day... So i gave NARS a shot...

And here's a swatch, under sunny day, with no flash.

So, the first swatch on the left was lightly applied once only. I did the swatch by just using my finger on the powder and swipe lightly once on my hand. The middle one is swipped twice, and the last one I swiped it many times and I made it REALLY intense.

OMG I tell you.. that bronzer is SUPER pigmented.. I just use my angled brush MAC 168, and lightly touch the powder and that's enough for use or else you get too much and look REALLY brown.. this bronzer would suit people that's pale to about NC 35 or even may be NC 40. For reference i'm NC 25. and this bronzer lasts ALL DAY!!! like SERIOUSLY.. once it touches your skin it just grabs on to it and never letting go.

BUT to be honest I HATE the packaging.. rubber box what were they thinking?? it gets stains all over it.. finger prints and things i don't even know what's on that.. But for the goodness of the product WHO cares =p..

definately worth the rave and DO try it!!!! highly recommended.. Now i'm thinking of getting their blushes too.. HEHEHEHE.. but have to save up a bit.. or just buy it from E-BAY..

Take cares guys.. this is just a super quick update. finished this post with in 7 minutes.. LOL..

gota run..

P.S. NO FOTD for now because I look like SH*T.. haven't been sleeping because of my graduation final year thesis.. I SUGGEST don't do honours/thesis.. It will suck the life out of you!!!