Sigma F80 brush review. ~~~

 Hey all ~~~
I wanted to do a brush review today, saw a lot of positive reviews on the Sigma F80 brush for buffing in foundations. So I decided to give it a try because my Everyday Minerals flat top kabuki brush is quite old now. may be about 3 yrs old? but still good. ~~~~

 So I bought my brush from the Sigma Website, it came in at about 1 week since the day of order. so the shipment is not bad. It came in the blue cardboard packaging with a pamphlet talking about other brushes in the collection. (see picture below)

 

 So I wanted to compare the Sigma F80 to my Everyday Mineral Flat Top Kabuki brush.

 Comparing the two, the handle of F80 is longer, I actually prefer the longer handle. the way you buff while using the brush is different to Everyday Minerals. I feel like i tend to press harder against my skin while using Everyday Minerals.

 Fiber wise, both brush have synthetic fibers, super SOFT!!!. the density is quite similar, it's just that the fiber in F80 is shorter than EM flat kabuki. not much shorter though may be about 3 mm.

So this is a top picture to show the fiber density and the size of bristles. so Left is F80 right is EM flat kabuki. sorry its a bit dirty, just used it for my powder foundation.

I like both brushes, can be used for multiple things. liquid foundation, cream foundation, powders, minerals foundation. but I prefer the F80  for liquid foundation. gives a SUPER nice finish!!!. Love it, highly recommended.

Please leave question and comments and tell me what you think about Sigma Brushes, and or other brushes you would recommend me to try.

sigh Monday blue for me ~~~~

[] Bare Mineral Foundation/ Before & After + thoughts[]~~

 Hey all~~
 Just wanted to do a further review of the Bare Minerals Original Foundation in Medium Beige, showing before and after pictures. So you can see how much coverage it does and what's the finish like.

 So the only two things you need is a kabuki brush of your choice. I use Everyday Minerals kabuki brush from may be 2-3 years ago and it is still good after many many washes. never sheds. and it's soft as baby's skin. I honestly don't like the Bare Minerals brushes. they are scratchy and doesn't apply foundation evenly. 

You could also use a flat top kabuki brush for a heavier coverage, but I find flat top a bit hard for an even distribution as it tend to pack alot product on the area when you first start to buff on your skin. So I personally like to use a dense kabuki brush.

 Okay... lets have look at my skin bare under natural sunlight with no photo shop. no flash no nothing. As you can see, lots of sun spots, freckles, uneven skin tone. large pores. acne scar. and even scars from the recent allergic reaction to God knows what~~~~

T___T cry............................................. but never the less......

So here is is completely with bare minerals foundation in Medium Beige.
It covers most of the unevenness of the skin tone. Covers may be about 50-60% of the acne scars. It does a great job with the pores too.  So for one layer of this product you can achieve about light to medium coverage depending on how much product you use and the pressure you use when you buff it in.

The finish is semi matte I would say, the mica in this does gives you a more dewy glow look. which is a good thing if you want to cover some of the imperfections. So for a natural finish, I quite like it. It is also VERY to apply, may be like less than 3 minutes I'm done with my foundation. the only thing is it is not a long lasting foundation. If I have a busy day running around with no time to touch up. then I might rethink which foundation I'm going to use. 

If I'm just going to some where for a short time, like Brunch with friends, Dinner with family or something I would prefer this. Plus it doesn't feel heavy, doesn't even feel like I'm wearing foundation. 

One other thing I didn't like about this is that I wear glasses, so some of the foundation slip and slide near the bridge of my nose. but beside that I like this. 

Try it out you might find you will like it too.

Take Cares ~~~

First Fake Lashes~~~~

Hey all
Some one requested a Graduation Look.. ~~~ I did the exactly the same make up, except I added the fake eyelashes..~~~ I did the exactly same make up for my graduation day.

I thought that fake lashes wouldn't be hard, but took me a while to stick it on in the right place>< I'm a noobie...

Here's the things I used for the look.

Face:
- Dr Jart BB cream silver label
- Everyday Minerals semi-matte foundation in fairly light neutral
- Nars Laguna bronzer
- Nars DT blush
(NOTE: the bb cream's colour is abit too ashy.. so the fairly light neutral kind of makes the colour more yellow)

Eyes:
- Mac paint pot in bare study
- Mac fluidline in blacktrack
- Majorlica Majorca eyeshadow in BR 751
- Kissme Heorine mascara
- fake lashes

Lips:
- Mac modesty lip stick
- Revlon lipgloss in Nude Lustre

I love how the eyelashes looks.. kind of dramatic, yet makes you look semi natural.. HAHA contradictory but o wells~~~
hehe I haven't updated on Mac for a long time.. I stalked him today hahaha =D

So cute.. Sleeping with one arm under him another one tucked under LOL =D

Christmas Party Look <3

Hey all ^___^

I wanted to say to every one MERRY CHRISTMAS!!! hope you all have a wonderful time with family and friends and loved ones... and and enjoy the food and don't drink too much...

So I thought alot of us will be partying away on christmas, so I came up with a Christmas Look just sth nice with a pop nothing TOOO fansy or TOO stand out. but I like how it turned out.. It's a golden greeny kinda look.. So here's what I used:

Face:

Orbis Oil Cut SPF50++ Foundation in 01

Mac Mineralised Skinfinish Natural Duo in Light medium & shimmer

Nars DT blush

Rimmel Santa Rose blush

Nars Laguna

Eyes:

Everyday Minerals Eyeshadow

Floating Feather highlight the brow bone & inner corner of the eye

Baby Bath as base

Oasis a second coat

Cypress in the outer corner of the eye and blend blend away

Mac Technikohl liner

L'oreal Liquid Liner

Maybelline Define A Lash Mascara

Lips:

Mac Jublee lipstick

Revlon Nude Lustre lipgloss

(Amazingly they go together so well!!!)I think this might be my HG mix lol

The Heart:

Wet my brush tip in everyday minerals In the Garden eye shadow and draw away.

SO the result???

I like this look.. so I photoshopped a photo I took hehehe Oh and with the Garnier Light lemon essence I think I'm going whiter.... I don't know if you can tell but I can tell from the photo.. or is it just me?? lol

Oh and I got this over the net at ichibankao..It's Ettusais Acne trial set. It's the Moisture Up Extra one. They also have an oil control version. This has the acne genle wash in a little round soap, and It has the Acne Skin Version up Extra which is a skin prep medicated lotion kinda thing. Then it has the toner called Aqua Shooter Moisture Up Extra. I'm trying these out now.

Will be giving a Review Soon. I also bought their Aqua Shooter Oil Control Extra Toner just to compare with the Moisture Up Extra Toner.

I thought that the Oil Control would come in Handy because I have oily combo skin. So yeah.

Take Cares... See you all soon. Stay Safe and Enjoy ^___^

Top 6 Lip products

Hey all
I've seen videos on youtube from people stating their best 6 lip products. So I thought I wanna do it too, though I'm not officially tagged or any thing but I want to share my thoughts on lip products.. so ^___^

So here's a picture of the 6 products I recommend

Left - Right:

1. Lancome Juicy Tubes

2. Revlon Superlustious Lip Colour in Soft Suede

3. Everyday Minerals lip treatment gloss

4. Shiseido Integrate lipgloss

5. Revlon lipgloss in nude lustre

6. MAC lipstick in Jublee

The review & recommendations

1. Lancome Juicy Tubes

One of my first lip products, I got it years ago but only use it in special times because I remember it was REALLY expensive back then and the colour should be melon but not too sure because it got rubbed off. any ways, the texture is glossy, smells nice, show a hint of colour so you can still see your natural lip colour. It's great for a natural everyday look. Also it's handy to bring it around. The best I like about it is the applicator, it fits perfectly.

2. Revlon Superlustious Lip Colour in Soft Suede

This is one of my first lip stick, like my first ever lip stick. I love the colour soft suede, if you have a chance go to the shop and have a look. It's a rosy red/coral colour, not too strong it's beautiful really complements yellow toned skin I think. This colour matches and brings out the vibrant colour of my own lips. texture wise, never too dry never too oily. ( lol sounds like the Kraft peanut butter commercial). It stays on pretty well, but it's not transfer proof so if you kiss your bf, it will show on him =p

3. Everyday Minerals lip treatment gloss

I got this with my everyday minerals purchase, I wanted to dry it because the reviews on Makeupally was good. I got it in the colour plum dust. I love this colour. it's a soft plum not too brown not too red love it. The colour shows up pretty good, but it's not exactly a gloss, atleast I wouldn't call it a gloss. the exact texture is like your average lipbalm + colour. The best thing about this is it helps nourishes your lips while giving you a hint of beautiful colour. It feels exactly like a lipbalm on the lips but the only bad thing is it doesn't stay that long.

4. Shiseido Integrate lipgloss

I got this one recently from a website called Ichibankao, along with eyeshadow palletes, sunscreen and other things. I love this, it's so shimmery it's EXTREMELY pretty over a lipstick because it has very fine shimmery glitter which adds to that shine it already has. The applicator is really cool, it's a flat piece of rubbery plastic which has a hole in the middle for the product to come out and applies easily never messy. And the thing about this one is it's REWINDABLE, by that I mean if you twist too much product out, you can twist it back never waste any. GENIUS!!!

5. Revlon lipgloss in nude lustre

This is one of my fav lip products because it has the best texture in gloss, has a brush applicator. Not sticky and the colour nude lustre is gorgeous, would suit any one with any look. It has no shimmer just glossy. Love it.. you have to try it..~~~

6. MAC lipstick in Jublee

My first MAC lipstick. Why I picked this colour?? because I was looking for a browny/pinky colour to be specific I think it's a nude beige pink colour. But I hate MATTE finish lipsticks, does absolutely NOTHING for the lips. this is a lustre finish, so it's sheer in a way but the colour pay off is good. you can say it's like a semi-glossy finish. I love this colour it helps as a final step to make me look awake, not too BROWN.. just the right amount of shades to make the perfect lipstick. I bring this one everywhere with me. I found that the revlon soft suede might be a bit too bright for winter/autumn use. This is a PERFECT colour for winter/autumn I think. Though a PLUM colour would suit winter too. But go swatch it if you pass a MAC stand..

One last product I would recommend for those have chappie lips, use SOFTLIPS made by Mentholatum, I have it in alot flavours my favourite is the Rasberry one =p. Orange one is not bad either.

That's all for lip recommendations. I'm not particularly TAGGING any one, but if you want to share your top 6 lip products, you're welcome. Actually I'm kind of Curious too =p. So Tell me what are your 6 top lip products. ~~~

Take cares have a great week.

[] Brown Tree with Pink Apples[]

HiHi...

You may ask, what's up with my post title.. well.... it's a hint to the look I did today... hehehe..

So.. Brown tree means a brown earthen toned eyes but with a bit of green touch.. because all trees have a trunk and leaves right??? as for the pink apples.. well if it's an apple tree then it's gota have apples.. hence the pink colour on cheek.. ^___^ I know i'm blabing on about absolutely nothing.. but I should get on with the main part of this post..

First of all. I took a picture of the things I used...

Face:

Missha M Perfect Cover BB Cream

Diorskin Forever Flawless Foundation

Everyday Minerals foundation in Golden Fair

I used MAC Mineralised Skinfinish Duo the highlighting part for my cheek bone but I forgot to take a photo of it lol...~~~

Rimmel blush in Santa Rose

Eyes:

Everyday Minerals Eyeshadows
(Floating Feather, Baby Bath, Cypress, In the Garden)

MAC technikhol eyeliner in graphblack

Maybelline Define A Lash Mascara

Lips:

Lancome Juicy Tubes in Melon

Here's the steps to how to achieve the look for eyes. I tried to take close shot of my eyes it turned out really blur.. So instead I tried to take photos in a reasonable distance but the flash changed the true colour.. So i had to take it in normal yellow lighting but the photos are a bit dim.... so I don't know...

I used Baby bath all over lid, use Floating feather to highlight brow bones, then use In the garden for 80 % mobile lid, and use Cypress at the V (outter corner) of the eyes to give that Green touch. and BLEND!!! blend like you have never BLEND before.. Ok i'm exaggerating, but do blend..SO here's two photos of my face & eyes without flash.. hopefully can see the eye make up..

So yeah.. It's kind of yellow and dark with out the flash and a bit blurred for some reason ><.. My camera is Sony Cyber Shot 5.1 Megapixel and turns out like this.. how disappointing????!!!

any ways.. The following photos are with flash... and further away so can see the whole effect..

So that's about it... I was thinking may be the cheeks are too PINK??? hehe but suits the theme...Personally wouldn't do that for normal every day look... P.S.. I got heaps of grey shirts.. hehe I love grey.. so yeah...

Inspired LOOK q(0_o)p

HEY all

I saw some pictures on a magazine called "MINA". It's a japanese magazine but gets published in Taiwan as well. The MAKEUP looks SOOOO pretty.. and Her HAT is SOOO cool.. I bet Fuzkittie is lemming it =p

OMG when I see Purple.. I'm just like @___@ PRETTY ~~~ LOL.. I know i'm crazy.. But I tried to imitate the look.. but I don't think I did good good job of it >___<>

Face:

Missha M Perfect Cover bb cream # 21 mix with Dior Flawless Forever Foundation

Everyday Minerals Golden Fair in original glo formula

Everyday Minerals Weekend Getaway Blush

Eyes:

Everyday Minerals floating feather for highlighting and base

Everyday Minerals snowflakes for mobile eye lid

NYX deep purple for liner touch

Revlon Liqui Eyeliner in black

Maybelline Define a Lash Mascara

Nude Grey Contact Lense

Lips:

Clear lip balm

hehe Didn't use alot of things there.. But not as pretty as hers.. its not FAIR.. she has double folded eyelids T___T wish I had them too..

Take Cares ~ Have a nice day....

Emerald Green Eyes..

Hey all



I think green is IN at the moment for fashion as well as make up?? any ways.. After seeing a post on Digital Angel's post on Emerald eyes.. and I was INSPIRED =p..


Hehehe SO I went and digged out old green eye shadow from some random brand which I have NO idea what... and Every Day Mineral's Emerald matte eye color. So here's picture of the result.. I'm not too happy with the result.. cuz the color pay off wasn't that great and you can only see this faint greeny color>< MY face looks SOOOO CHUBBY for some reason.. LOL

I want to get the Coastal Scents 78 color pallete.. but then I want the 28 neutral color one too.. Any suggestions??I heard that the color pay off is REALLY good....

BTW.. here's a picture of MAC.. he was sleeping and I was stalking him=p
Hehe.. In the Next post I will show you the size of his front PAW compared to my hand.. and u will be like @___@.... heehe

take cares until then.

NEW CHANEL Addiction/ me & my HAT =p

Hey all

As you have noticed i'm sure.. Chanel came out with a new Collection recently. The " Reflection & Light"... hehe I stole a picture of the model who's promoting the products..here it is.Doesn't she look Gorgeous??? Love her Nails and her Cheek.. Though I think the make up artist should use a more Browny or Orange lip color which matches wither the gold highlight on her cheeks and her nails.. but then again that's my opinion.

I love this look, so I made my version of the Gold look=p.. I used every thing gold and Sparkley I can find.. hehe And I thought since I'm going out to play Badminton with friends, don't really need much of heavy make up, but do want to look healthy and glowy I guess??? So here's pictures of my invented look=p.. after I took few photos.. rushed out to play sport =p

So the things I can find and used for my eyes that's GOLD HAHAHAHA.. such a gold digger=p

Eyes:

MAC bare canvas paint

NYX champaign all over the lid

Lunasol Coral 01 the Gold part on 1/3 of top eyelid and 2/3 on bottom

Everyday Minerals Oasis on 1/3 of top eyelid and crease

Lunasol Coral 01 the Brown Part near the top eyelid lashes and 1/3 on the bottom

Dior Show Mascara in Very Black

NYX eye pencil in Black

then BLEND!!! hehehe I'm practicing my blending SKILLS... which sucks. I took pictures of my eyes closely.. but it was all BLURRY>___<

Lips:

Revlon Lipgloss in Glossy Rose

Face:

Dior Forever Flawless Liquid Foundation

Everyday Minerals in Fairly Light Neutral

MAC Mineralised Skinfinish Duo Highlight part on top cheek bone

Clinique Bronzer in Sun kissed for Contouring

Warm Soul for blush

WOW that's a LONG LONG list.. hehehe

I blogged so many posts in the last 3 days.. taking advantage of the weekend.. I HATE mondays... Have fun guys.. take cares.. see you soon..

Everyday Minerals Brush

Hey

I love everyday minerals (EDM), so i got some of their brushes which i would like to give a review on.

From left to right:

foundation brush, eye shadow brush, concealer brush, flat head buffing brush, long handle kabuki brush.

Foundation Brush

I use that to apply my primer. I usually use EDM silk dust or finishing dust. Though i like finishing dust better because it helps to control oil during the day and your foundation would last longer. That brush is not from EDM, but it's very soft never scratches and applys a decent amount of powder

Eye Shadow Brush

I normally use baby bath all over the lid for every day look because it's not too over the top and helps to brighten my eyes. i love oasis too, but the glitter is a bit too shimmery for day time look. the eye shadow brush is so good, it has its multipurposes. you can use it to patt on the EDM eye shadows, sweep it on, dabb it on, and very good for blending also. the bristles are not too hard not too soft just the right amount for the multi purposes.

Concealer Brush

I use the concealer brush to apply my EDM concealers around my nose and under the eyes. I normally use mint concealer around my nose and on my blemishes and then neutralise it with my multi-tasking concealer to make it look more like my skin colour. The brush is ok wise, not as good as other concealer brush i have used. but it still does its job.

Flat Head Buffing Brush

This brush is ultra soft. Doesn't scratch at all. It is used generally for a heavier coverage. But don't put too much mineral make up on the lid because this brush picks up every thing and may give a cakey look. if you have dry spots, it's definately not the way to go. but this brush helps to do ur mineral makeup in large areas so if your in a hurry then it gets the job done fast.

Long Handled Kabuki Brush

This brush is similar to the flat head buffing brush, same softness and doesn't scratch at all. The only difference is that this brush is round and doesn't pick up as much of the powder in just one spot and allows a natural look for skin. ( may be that's just me) alot of people like this one in particular.

If you are not sure which one to get you can try makeupalley and under the brand everyday minerals they have the review for the two brushes. Which is really helpful.

Everyday Minerals eye shadow

Hey

so excited. just received my second order from everyday minerals i think i have an addiction to this ordering online thing. kept on looking at their site now and then. any ways; i received this order only 1 week and 4 days after i ordered it. pretty fast for international shipping.

I ordered eye shadows this time because i found my match of foundation. pretty lucky on the first try. Here's what i Ordered:


Custom Kits Mini Eyeshadow Kit
- Snowflakes
- Emerald Eyeliner
- Floating Feathers
- Dark Brown Brow Colour
- Cypress
- Dairy
- In the Garden
- Silver Spoon
- Thank you
- Baby Bath



I also ordered mint concealer and Email Me Blush. they are so pretty. haven't taken any pictures yet. But might upload later. can't wait for EDM to have their new site up and running with all the new products. I personally really like Snowflake & Dairy. The colour of Baby Bath is really good too; it's subtle but u can still see. and if you use it with Oasis. looks fabulous for brown eyes.

hehe experiment the different colours and see which you suits you the best. i'm still in the process of experimenting with all my new eye shadows.

Everyday Minerals

Couple weeks ago, came across everyday minerals website and read about their totally natural products. I was quite skeptical about this cuz I'm new to this whole make up thing so went onto makeupalley and check out the reviews. WOW; so many good reviews about this so i had to try it. So i browsed around the site to try and find the shade of foundation which i think is right for me; so i went ahead and purchased it. After a LONG wait for about 2 weeks later (international postage), finally it arrived. So excited about the products and can't wait to try them on.


Here is what i ordered:


Personal Custom Kit - Full
concealer: Multi-Tasking Concealer
brush: New Flat Top Brush Brush Size
foundation: (Beige) Beige-Fairly Light Intensive
foundation: (Buff) Buff-Light Neutral Semi-Matte
finishing powder: Finishing Dust Large
eye color: Oasis Large

Free Sample Makeup Kit
concealer: Multi-Tasking Concealer
foundation: (Cool) Cool-Multi-Tasking Neutral Semi-Matte
foundation: (Buff) Buff-Beige Neutral Intensive
blush or face color: Everyday Bronzer
foundation: (Buff) Buff-Light Neutral Original Glo

The foundation is like WOW, goes on so well and has great coverage not too thick and look cakey. But do have one concern that is if you have dry flaky skin it will show. so make sure to scrub and moisturize well. So instead of just reading those review; i'm glad that i give it a try plus the price is so affordable. not like some other mineral make up out there which will make ur wallet bleed.

oh and I love Oasis!! it's such a beautiful colour, a lightbrown/gold with shimmer not too dramatic and so pretty for people who has brown eyes. so i went ahead and purchased the 10 mini eye colour kit. But not too sure about the staying power; though eye makeup base is recommended to enhance the colours.