[]HauL, Recent Purchased Items[]~~

Hey all

I want to stop purchasing foundations. Well I think I am for now. So I will have a BLOG SALE coming up soon to sell all my foundations that I don't use, just sitting there. and some other items too. So I will keep you posted.

So recently I've just been buying Drugstore ranged products. I figured, Foundation is probably the only thing that I want that is from a good quality brand, doesn't give drama to my skin and stays on all day. So all other items like mascara, blush, what ever can be drug store, because you can just change it up when ever you like without paying $$$ for high end products.

I'm sure some ppl will disagree with me, but that's how I feel right now. plus some drug store may also have products that lives up to its expectations and may even be better than department store brands

Here are the Items I bought,
From Left to Right
- Rimmel Match Perfection, 2-in-1 concealer highlighter
- Rimmel Professional eyebrow pencil
- Revlon Colorstay Mineral lipglaze in forever raisin
- Revlon Colorburst in Raspberry
- Canmake brow set in natural
- Canmake powder cheek in pw05
- Media blush n pk-3

Here are the blush(picture taken with flash)
The size of these blushes are SOOO SMALL.. like compared to my Nars Deep Throat..
look how small they are?? canmake is about 1/3 of Nars, and Media is about 1/2 of Nars...
I tried to swatch it but hardly any thing comes up.
Seriously.. look at the swatch?? Pigmentation is RUBBISH!!! you have to use more products to build it up. and in summer that might make the makeup look cakey.
Here's the swatch for the items I bought
So The fuzzy bit of brown is the canmake eyebrow set, and the line is Rimmel brow pencil

The 2nd column on the top is Revlon colorburst raspberry, bottom is forever raisin. And then the Rimmel Concealer. The concealer is really moisturising, but doesn't have much coverage.

That being said, perfect for under eye area. Brighten the under eye area up and covers a bit of dark circles. If you have really dark eyecircles. then may be you should consider something else.

A Swatch of the lipstick. I don't know what happened, but I suddenly have a Red Lipstick Kick. I was going to buy Revlon Colorburst Crimson, but it looks too dull like a dark brown red. This one (raspberry) is more bright and vibrant. and their True Red shade is too tomato red for my taste.

So you guys have good suggestions to RED LIPSTICKS??please leave me comments


take cares ~~ have a great weekend

[] Beauty Products of 2010 []

Hey all

Just wanted to do a post on all the things I've been loving 2010. I've seen alot of gurus on youtube have done videos on products of 2010. The best one I think is Emily, Beauty Broadcast. I love her Emily Awards. So I thought I'd do one too, just every thing combined and no skincares just make up. So here they are.

Foundations

I always use the Estee Lauders Double Wear or the Double Wear Light, Even though it's a bit thick and full coverage, I use a sponge and soak it in water then squeeze all water out and apply foundation with the sponge, it makes the foundation sheer and stay on all day. I usually use Laura Mercier Mineral powder to set the liquid foundation.

For Powder Foundation, I use the Cezanne UV EX powder foundation and the Coffret D'or Essence Powder Foundation. This is the 2009 Version. They both are great. the Cezanne one is more coverage and I use the Coffret D'or one to touch up foundation, looks more natural.

Primers

Estee Lauder Cyber White Ex, I've been using this all winter in 2010. Great sunscreen/primer because it gives great sun protection, very moisturising, none drying and it helps with my large pores. The RMK one i use in spring/autumn it has some glitter/shimmer to give that extra glow and soft focus effect. The Orbis UV Cut, I use it in Summer, because it is light and controls oil great Since i have combination skin.

Blush

Nars Deep Throat, My Go-To blush, if i'm in a hurry or don't know what to wear. I usually go for that one as you can see Hit pan already. During Winter, I used Penny Lane cream blush great colour Love it, I some times top it up with another powder blush usually DT. Another great blush I love is the Mac Stereo Rose, Limited Edition. This blush gives the most healthiest Glow and a flush of colour on the face. Flattering on Asian Skin tone too. And The last one is Mac Springsheen, a great spring/summer blush. gives your cheeks that Golden Glow.

Here's the Swatch For the Blushes.


Eye/Eyebrow Products
- Lavshuca Eyebrow Set
- Mac Beguile Brow Gel
- Too Faced Eyeshadow Insurance
- Dejavu 24/7 Liner (great pencil liner stays all day great pigmentation too)
- Mac Powerpoint liner in Duck (great for brown eyes, because it's not as harsh as black and stays all day too)
- Prestiage Water Proof eyeliner (another great staying power eyeliner)
- Kiss me Active girl mascara ( LOVE LOVE LOVE)
- Kiss me Heorine long/curl mascara

EyeShadows
LOL I find all my fav eyeshadows are Neutral.. I guess i'm a neutral fan


- Coffret D'or Shine in 01
-Stila Limited Edition eyeshadow Mazatlan
- Visee Nude Glam (N-2) Been using this one nearly every day
- Integrate Be-303 for more casual days because it's a bit more shimmery but still pretty


Lips

I don't think I'm much of a Gloss person, because it is so sticky and always feel there's something on my lips. so I usually wear lip balm and occasionally or when ever I'm going out I will wear lipstick just to be a bit more girly.

- Mac Lipgelee in Moistly ( hint of berry colour on the lips)
- Benefit La La Land ( beautiful rosey colour on Lips) paired with natural eye makeup. LOVE
- Rimmel Airy Fairy (shimmery pink)
- Mac Modesty
- Mac Blankety

Here's a swatch of Airy Fairy On my lips. A nice wearable Pink doesn't look to pink just right.


So here's the swatches for the lip products from left to right same order as listed above.


Nails
Been into nails this year, started to explore the different nail colours and brands. And here's the ones I love
- OPI barefoot in barcelona ( every day kind of colour) I wear this all the time
- Sephora by OPI metro chic, a beautiful winter colour matches with every thing you wear
- China Glaze For Audrey Pretty and fun summer colour. gives a bright and lively impression.

That's all for 2010. Just felt like 2010 went by so fast and didn't have enough time to appreciated it. Just been busy working instead should've enjoy life more.

Thats all for now. Take Cares until next post ^^

[]NARS Sheer Glow Foundation REVIEW[]

Hey all

I know I'm late with this, every one has gone through the hype of Nars Sheer Glow already, and has probably died down for all I know. LOL but I just got the chance to try the new foundation, well not so new now, consindering that Chanel just came out with Vitaluimere Aqua. I heard pretty good reviews about that one too as well as the Vitaluimere original one. But pricey as usual.

Any ways, back to NARS... NARS sheer glow came out last year with NARS sheer matte. alot of gurus on youtube and people have review it. you can just type the name in youtube and find bunch of reviews. This foundation comes in a WIDE range of shades to choose from. Though I think more yellow shades than pink ones or even neutral ones. I prefer Neutral shades. Because I don't really know if I'm yellow or pink. thought I think i'm more yellow/neutral ish.

I got matched to the shade in Fiji, in the store lighting it looked perfect, but when I went out side into the natural lighting I had a look. OMG it's darker than my neck and looked horribly orange/yellow. I went back to the store they are nice enough to swap for me even though I lost my receipt. So I got matched again the shade Deauville. Perfect match, not too yellow, orange, too light. matched my neck perfectly too.

For reference I am

- Mac studio Fix Fluid NC 20

- Revlon Color Stay Buff (Sand beige is a bit too dark)

- Dior Extreme Fit in 020 (perfect match)

- Prescriptive Virtue Matte in 03 Fresh Vellum

- Estee Lauder Double Wear ( 2N2 Fresco though a bit too dark for me)

- Estee Lauder Double Wear Light intensity 1.0

This is what the packaging and bottle looks like. Unfortunately, the price you pay for doesn't come with a pump. TOTALY RIDICULOUS!!! if you ask me. For all that money you pay for NARS get a pump and a proper LID!!! This rubbery lid annoys me, it stains your finger prints and things on it. gets dirty so easily.


here's the Ingredit List, you can click the image to enlarge it.

Under Natural Lighting, No Flash a sunny day, but Indoor Lighting.

This is what the foundation looks like poured out of the bottle. quick runny, but creamy.

This is the foundation a bit blended with Filled flash. It looks light here, but will blend out nicely.

This is the foundation blended out. I don't think this foundation is Sheer, It's Medium coverage though You can make it sheer depending on your application. I prefer applying with my fingers, not a brush. Also the foundation feels very creamy. Alot like my Coffret D'or Beauty Essence Foundation in Oc-C. Very similar finish too. Satin Finish with Medium Coverage, and Creamy. Might do a Comparison.

I tested the foundation under water and rubbed my hand. The foundation stays put. So if it rains and the water got on your face. you won't see streaks. But I wouldn't swim with it.

Lets put it to real test shall we?

Here's my bare face, I have combination to oily face. around the centre of my face I get oily but dry on the out side. You care see sun spots around the eye area, and large pores. and acne scars.

Photos Taken with Natural Indoor lighting, no flash NO photo shop no touch ups.

So Here it is with the foundation, just one layer of it. NO PRIMERS. NO powder. just let it dry. It covered up my pores and 70% of acne scars and pigmentations I would say. I quite like the finish, Natural enough to let your own skin show through a bit.

This is what it looks like a bit far away. You can still see my pores, but there's no sunscreen or primer. I usually use Estee Lauder Cyber White SPF 50 ++, or Smashbox Photo Finish Primer to fill up the pores to make it smoother.

SO the final picture is 2 layer. I think it starts to cake a bit with two layer. but full coverage.

Covers pretty much every thing I would say. But can definately tell that there's foundation/make up on your face. and Less of the true skin shines through.

Though I would say it does cling on to dry patches a bit. so Moisturise WELL before you apply this. Also if you have super dry skin or dry skin in winter, I would avoid using this. the way it dries is really powdery, that's why it shows the dry patches. but I would think it's good for normal/combination skin. May be oily skin need to blot more.

The lasting powder on me is about 5 hours, It is middle of summer here and pretty humid today. So I might give it another test and see how it goes.

This is an initial review only. Not a long time term one. So I don't know if it will break me out, if I will keep using it. If there's update, I will post again about this foundation

Take cares all..~ I'm off to bed.

[] Naruko Skincare Haul~~~[][]

Hey all

How's every one? back to work/school yet? or still on holidays?? well today Im going to do a haul on the Naruko Skincare Range. Naruko is a taiwanese brand developed by a skincare guru who is always on talk shows and advertisements in magazines and things. He's name is Niu Er.. I think he had a phD in skincare or something related. He believes in using natural ingredient and good skincare doesn't have to be breaking wallet EXPENSIVE..

I Totally agree with him. I think those big brands doesn't necessarily mean they are more effective or even good for your skin. I read some of the ingredients to the big brands skincare products, pretty much uses cheap ingredients and lots of chemicals. instead of natural plant extract or something along those lines.

I decided to try this range because I watch the Queen Show. and my skincare products was about to finish so I thought I give something else a try. I saw Fuzkittie gave a review on two of her youtube videos. CLICK []HERE[] and []HERE[]

I ordered this package from their official website.
NARUKO
http://www.naruko.com.tw/shop/index.php

The website is in Chinese, like fuzkittie said you will have to be able read chinese to be able to know where to click and things.

This is the box it came in and opened it.
SO here's the bunch of items I ordered. They have sets you can buy from the website.
Here's the list of things I got.
- Marjoram and Lavender Classic Brightening Night Gelly
- Job's Tear Whitening and Cooling Night Gelly
- Narcissus Total Defense Night Repairing Dew x2
- Narcissus Total Defense Moisturising Night Repairing
- Narcissus Total Defense All Purpose Sereum
- Marjoram and Lavender Whitening Sereum
- 3 packs of Cotton Pads
- Some Samples they sent me
You can click the image for enlargement so you can see it properly

Here's the Ingredient List for (Left To Right)
- Narcissus Total Defense Sereum
- Narcissus Total Defense Night Repairing Dew
- Narcissus Total Defense Moisturising Night Repairing
(Left to Right)
- Marjoram and Lavender Whitening Sereum
- Marjoram and Lavender Classic Brightening Night Gelly
- Job's Tear Whitening and Cooling Night Gelly

Here's the samples they sent me, The Rose range and a face spray

The reason why I got the night set is because I read reviews on www.urcosme.com
They said the night products are better than day time ones. The shipping is quite expensive, So I suggest that the more you buy from the site the more it will be worth it.

my shipping cost was like 800NT like about $15-20 AUD.

I have just been trying these products out. So Far LOVE them........
review will be up when I use it long enough. hehe May be not all products at once.

That's all for today. Take Cares all~~~~~

[] GIVE AWAY..[]~~~~~~~~~~

GIVE AWAY CLOSED~~~~
thank you for all comments and emails, but this give away has closed. But don't worry other give aways will be coming up shortly.....


Hey all.

Would any one want to take my Coastal Scents 28 Neutral Pallete??
I swatched it a couple times and Used it may be 5 times max. It is still in pretty good condition.
Just have to pay the postage which is about $5.00 AUD. International postage is about $10.00.


You can click the images for a larger view..

I will bubble wrap it. No box but I will make sure it arrives safe.

If you are INTERESTED.. just comment or email me at red_tomato886@hotmail.com

have a nice day.

[] Shiseido Anessa Sunscreen Review[]

Hey all
How is every one's New years?? Can't believe how fast 2010 went past. I just hope 2011 doesn't go as fast. Time seems to fly. That being said, I'm now 24 years old. and it's time to start really caring about the skin, prevention is always better than cure.

Sunscreen is a must for me for every day. Because sun damage can cause premature of skin, sun spots and worse skin cancer. Australia's sun is sooo STRONG.. it can do alot of damage in a small amount of time.

Before this sunscreen I had my Estee Lauder Cyber White UV protector SPF 50 PA++. (I love that one, can say it's my HG). Australia can't have sunscreen more than SPF30 due to regulations, So I got mine from overseas.


Today we are just going to review the Shiseido Anessa SPF 42 PA+++
So the SPF number is a number which tells you how much of UVB can be blocked out. UVB causes skin cancer so It is important to block that out. and PA +++ is a number which tells you how much UVA you block out. UVA causes skin maturing, causing fine lines and other damages. the more + the more it will block out.
This is package from behind, and it has all the instructions and details. you can click the image for a large view.
This is what it looks like when sqeezed out of hand. a creamy white paste cream texture. not too thick easy to spread.
This is a little bit spread out. ( you can see it's quite white) the picture is taken with flash
This is when it is all spread out. It does have a white cast when the picture is taken with flash. But I use it as a foundation primer. It controls oil pretty good, thought not as moisturising as my Estee Lauder one. This sunscreen is good for summer time. but if you have dry skin, may be should avoid it in Winter. I'm not sure about water resistance if you are going to swimming or something. But It is very gentle and suited for sensitive skin. I haven't got any blemishes or spots or red patches. No reaction.


I am pretty happy with this sunscreen/primer. I will recommend it to combination/oily skin people. dry to very dry skin may be should try the Estee Lauder one. more moisturising.

That's all for today.

Happy new years...

Happy New Year

Hey every one.
Just wanted to drop in and say HAPPY new year to every one.
2010 has gone by so fast.. a blink of an eye and it's gone ><

have a good one...

see you in 2011~~~