Friday, January 29, 2010

Haul+Review from imomoko!Finally!

Hello everyone, another week has passed and I finally got myself to do this post! Sorry it took me so long because I am packed with school work and next week is just gonna be worse, but anyway, I hope you guys would enjoy this haul+review!
Also, I want to thank stacy for her 3rd giveaway, I actually won that, isn't that amazing? I never win anything!! But anyway, Stacy, thank you and I have e-mailed you my info already!
Ok, now onto the topic! I got this haul about 3 weeks ago, so I actually have tried these products for a while, therefor, I will do a haul plus review here. Ok, here we go.
These are everything I got. I really like imomoko, becasue they have really good customer service and they ship things pretty fast, the price is also pretty nice. The best thing is that if you send them an e-mail, they reply super fast. You can check out their site(www.imomoko.com). I am not advertising their site, and they're not paying me to do this, so everything is my honest opinion.


They also came with samples, lots of DHC. I haven't tried these yet, haha! But I did try the vitamin B12 cream, I know a lot of people absolutelly love this cream, but for me, not too much. It's really nice, hydrating and gentle, but I don't know why, it does not provide significant imporvement to my skin, it even breaks me out sometimes, so I guess it is just not for me, but you can definitely give it a try since a lllot of people love this. I personally would say it's better for dry skin or during winter time. (Not my dry skin, haha!My skin is weird!)


First is the koji no.71 lash curler a lot of people have raved about, I tried it. It's really nice and it really get to the root of your lashes, however, my eyes has a really weird curve, so basically I don't think any lash curlers work for my eyes, the koji one is a little bit too flat for me. I have another on that's really bent, which doesn't fit me well either, so if you know any curler that's a little bit more bent that the koji no.71 but also fit the asian eye shape, please let me know! But in general it's not bad, I will give it a 4 out of 5!


I also got a lunasol palette from them because I have been wanting this paletter forever! The noble shade eyes in 03 red variation. This is one of my favourite eye palttes, The texture is better than other lunasol palettes, although lunasol palettes has good quality in general, this one is super smooth and pigmented, and the colors are just gorgeous! It has a light brown, a rose color, a cream color with pink undertone and a dark chocolate color with red undertone. The color goes super well with each other. I may do a tutorial with this palette soon!



Then I got my Naris Up peeling mask. I have pretty dry skin but my t-zone has always been a problem, it's more oily than any other part of my face. So I am hope this would do something to improve this particular area. I have tried this two times already. I did notice some improvement right after I use it, but the effect really doesn's last long. Like the next day, my t-zone is oily again, also it does not significantly minimize my pores. I guess I have to try it a few times more to really see the effect, but I would say this is not suprizingly good. I give it a 3/5.


I have to say that I have never been really into nail products, but I saw this on imomoko and they look soo cute, so I decided to try them out. It's the Pa Nail polish in A119. It's a really cute pink color with shiny glitter. I actually really love this products, it's pretty cheap, I think less than 5 dollars, but really cute and nice. I wouldn't say it's super long lasting, but the shine is really nice. I purchased another one recently with bigger sparcles, and I will show you that one as soon as I get the package. I give it a 5/5, although it's not the best nail polish, it does its job.



Now onto the skincare, all skincare products are from Kevin Beautymaker, which is a Taiwanese brand founded by one of the most famous Taiwanese makeup artist-Kevin. I have been really loving this brand and I almost tried all of their products from the Aquamarine line, which I really like. The thing about me is that I normally try our a brand instead of a product. So I normally buy a lot of things from one brand so I can get a good understanding on the strengh and weakness of a brand.

This is one of my favourite products from the Aquamarine line. The Skin Repair wakening gel. It's a clear gel which suppose to moisturize and smoothen your skin. I use it as the last stop of my skincare at night. The description said you can use it before makeup also, but I tried that, and it balls up when I use makeup over it. So I would suggest using it as a night cream, but you can try it as a makeup base also if you want. I would definitely give this a 5/5. It's super moisturizing and gentle, perfect for fall/winter time. This is something that I would repurchase.



Also, I got their sloftening toner. I also really looove this toner. When you apply it, you spray it on your face, and pad it in. My skin absorbes this super fast and it's very light but hydrating and my skin feels sooo soft and smooth after the toner. I love love love this toner. I used to us the one from La Roche Porsay, that one irritates my skin and does not absorbe easily. I will give this toner a 5/5.


Now the hydrating lotion, it's a really milky lotion, very light and refreshing. If you have oily skin, this is just perfect, but it's a bit too light for me since my skin is spre dry, but the wakening get just make up for it. So if you have dry skin, you probably need another layer of some hydration above this. But this is really gentle and perfect for morning. I will give it a 4.5/5!


Last but not the least, the hydrating eye serum. It's a clear sesum and it's super hydrating. It's perfect for morning time, although I use it at night as well. If you have problem with dark circles, this will really help your eyes look more awake. I like this serum especially because it's really gentle. My eye area is extremely sensitive, but this serum is really gentle and comfortable to wear. I will give a a 5/5 plus a smile!^0^


That's everything I got from imomoko and I ordered something else from them a few days ago, and I will sure do a haul post soon! Again, I am not a SA of Beautymaker or imomoko, so everything is HONEST opinion. Hope you guys enjoy and have a great weekend!
Love U all!~

Monday, January 25, 2010

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Sunday, January 24, 2010

Facial Shop Haul~Diorsnow and Laneige

Hey, everyone! Wow, I'm being productive this weekend. I actually got two posts on, haha, proud of myself! Well, I thought I would do the imomoko haul from two weeks ago first, but I just can't wait to post this because I'm super excited. I got my haul from Facial-shop yesterday and I LOVE everything I got!


First, I got the Diorsnow which reveal program which contains five items:


It came in with a wite Pouch, which is also really cute:


The Diorsnow Sublissime Whitening cleasing gel-milk-50ml: This gel-milk is really smooth and gentle, kind of feels like a serum, it is used for deep cleasing. Instead of using it everytime, you're suggested to use it once a day or once every few days if you don't have a severe problem.


The Diorsnow White Reveal Lotion (Fresh)-50ml: I actually wouldn't call it a "lotion", because it's more like a toner. It's a clear liquid that moristurize your skin and at the same time brightens it. You can just use it as a toner after the cleasing gel. But if you want the actual lotion kind, it has a second kind called "rich", which is more of a lotion texture.


The Diorsnow White Reveal Essence-50ml: This is my favourite product of all, the most expensive one as well. I pretty much just paid the price on this one item and get everything else for free, which is a really god deal! Anyway, it is a really light, clear serum that should even our your skin and brighten it at the same time. I am really excited to try it. I will let you guys know about everything I tried.



Here is the ingridents for the whitening essence:


The Diorsnow White Reveal Creme-15ml: This should be an add-on to the essence to perfect the effect. The cream is white and not too rich as well. You won't feel oily at all after you apply it.



The Diorsnow Sublissime Whitening Liquid Foundation-10ml: I actually tried this on me today. The color actually fits me really well. It's about the exact shade of my face. The coverage is amazing, a little bit can cover half of my face. However, it appears to be a little drying on me, the texture is ok, but it's not very longlasting as well. But it's definitely not bad!


Then I got two more items from Laneige. I have been wanting to try this forever! Haha, I just got really into skincare recently.
First, the Strawberry Yogurt Pack. It's a message cream. The smell is like strawberry yogurt, which is my favourite, haha! It has these small red particles. When you message, you should do it until all the red particles are absorbed. I'm gonna try it tonight!




I also got the Strawberry Yogurt peeling gel. I want to use it for my t-zone. Hopefully it will heep me do some deep cleasing!




This is all I got! I hope you guys enjoy reading it. I will do reviews on them after I try them for a while. Please let me know if there's any look you want me to do or any products you think I should try. Thanks for reading!
Love U All~

Saturday, January 23, 2010

Cute Spring Look with Lunasol-Lavender Coral

Hello everyone! I finally got myself to do this post because I promised to do a look this weekend. And here is what I came up with. I may not be the best at technique, but I thought it might be helpful for people who has similar eye-shape like mine. Also, a lot of brands have the spring collection coming out, so it just makes me want to do a spring look. I hope you all will like it.

The close-up of my eyes look like this. Read on if you're interested!


First, a picture of my scary bareface, haha! I hate this picture, but I guess I want you to see the difference.


I primed my face using the MUFE HD primer in 02 mauve and then apply the l'egere white multi bb cream (which is my favourite if you guys know). Then I set it with the Revelon Beyond Natual powder foundation. This is actually a really nice powder foundation, it gives you a really natual, flawless look.




Now on to the eyes. I primed it with the Bare Escentuals prime time. And I am using the Lunasol sheer contrast eyes 02-lavender coral. The most beautiful colorful palette!



First I used the pink color on the upper right corner all over my lids:



Then I use the lighter purple on the inner half of my upper lids:



Next, I used the darker purple on the outer half of my lids. But only till right under the crease. For me, If the darker color exceeds the crease, I look really bad. But you can apply it till a little pass the crease if it's better for you.^0^



Next, tight line and line your upper lash line. You should do a really thin line, use liquide liner or gel liner if you like. Wing it out flatly, just a tiny bit, too much will make it not as natual. I used the Revelon Colorstay eyeliner.



Go over the line with the dark purple color again, including the outer half of the lower waterline to make the lining more natual.Also, use the lighter purple to go over the edge between the darker purple and the pink to avoid harsh lines.
Then use the shimmery yellow color on the inner half of you lower lashline. Just dot it on gently.



Now, finish with mascara. I used Majolica Majorca Lash Expander Frame Plus and then use the short end of Revelon Colorstay to go over the inner and outer corners since these lashes are kind of hard to reach for me. The short end of Revelon mascara has a really tiny applicater which is really easy to control.




Now we are finished with the eyes. I used a brow pencil(a random drugstore brand called Icon) to go over my eyebrows. Since I natually have pretty dark brows. I don't have to do a lot, which is kind of nice because I'm lazy, haha!



OK, we're about to be done. Sorry this is such a long post. On to the face. Remember, ALWAYS CONTOUR BEFORE YOU APPLY BLUSH. Because when you contour, you tend to shape your face/cheek bones better, so if you apply blush first, you probably won't find the exact right spot. So your blush will look the best if you apply it AFTER contouring.
I used the beautymaker Magic Compact Duo. The highting brush is from China. I got it in a random store. But suprisingly it is soooo soft and nice, so lucky for me!
The area you should contour is the area you can cover using the palm of your hand.But don't overdo it, because you want it to natually melt into your skin.





Now, time for blush. You can use any pink blush you like. I used the Revelon powder blush I got as a gift from my friend in China. It looks really deep, but it's actually a really sofisticated pink with really nice shimmers. The texture is really good! Apply it right by your apples and blend it out, not slanted, using the sephora flat blush brush #42.




And the final thing we're lacking of is lip products. I used four lip products. The fourth one is optional, I used it just to make my lip look fuller.
I first applied a white balm as a base. This is the Amitabha Anglee Rose Moisture Lipstick.
Then I applied the Paul & Joe lipstick N 04, a sweet candy pink color.
After that, I applied a cute, nonshimmery lipgloss from Revelon. It's the Super Lustrous Pluming lipgloss 08-Fuchsia Pout. I love this gloss. Although it's a drugstore brand, but the gloss is super smooth, non-sticky and long lasting. It's amamzing!!
Finally I finished with the Victoria Secret Brilliant Lip Shine in "charm". This is a lipshine with goldish champaign color shimmer. I just applied a lip bit in the middle of my lips and on the edge of my upper lip to create a fuller lip effect.




Now finished!!! Some pictures of the cute me!! Haha! Enjoy!




I had a haul two weeks ago but I haven't post it yet because I felt that I just had too many haul posts. I think I will just do a haul+review post next week. Also, I have more hauls coming in, so stay tuned! Thanks for reading!
Love U All~~