FOTD: Fast & Clean School Day Look+Mini Haul~

Hello everyone! I was going to do a New Year look today, but it was raining so hard and the lighting was horrible, sorry... But I did do a natural school day look during the week. It's just a really fast and clean look. I know it is kind of boring, but it is quite useful. I did use my VIP beauty product this month---the coffret d'or palette. Hope you enjoy it!

Well, before we start, I want to show you a few products I picked up recently.
First a small lancome haul from their 2011 sping collection~
I have been eyeing on this for a long time now. It is SUPER pretty. I think it is one of the prettiest blushes from all the spring collections.


This is a mineral blush in 01 Glowt Ballarine. It is really really pretty. But I have not used it yet, because I tink it is too pretty that I don't even want to touch it. Haha, if I try it one day, I will do a FOTD with it~^0^


Next, I got a few things from MAC. All lippies!!^0^


First, I got another lipsitck in PLINK!. It is a lustre. Creamsheen and lustre are my favourite finishes from MAC. PLINK! is a baby pink color with silver sheen. I think this color is very versitile. It will suit most skin tones.



I also got 2 mac lipglosses. Yeah, my first experience with MAC lipglosses^0^~~
The first one is a creamsheen in "Richer Lusher". It is a beautifuk coral color. I think it goes really well with "Cut a caper" lipstick.



Then I got a dazzleglass cream in soft dazzle. It is a light pink with golden shimmers. Really pretty!
Both the MAC creamsheen and dazzleglass cream formular are not sticky at all.Yeah!^0^



OK, now onto the quick FOTD. When you don't have much time for fancy eye makeup. Try to focus on the cheeks, it will give you a very awake look!^0^


On my face I have:
-MUFE HD primer in 02 Mauve
-Lunasol Water Cream Foundation YO 02 (still not loving it, I guess it is just not for me, because it is one of FUZ's HG. Might sell this in a blog sale??!?)
-Benefit Girl meets pearl as a liquid highlight on my cheekbones
-Laura Mercier secret concealer 02 (undereye)
-Victoria Secret liquid concealer 01 light for spots (This one used to be too light for me, but now it is just right. I am loving it now^0^~)
-MUFD HD powder


Cheek and Contour:
-NARS Laguna bronzer
-Rock & Republic blush in SPANK all over the cheek and blend up to the cheekbones
-Jill Stuart Mix blush 06 Fresh Apricot (the 2 pink shades on the bottom) Apply only on the apples of the cheeks.


On my eyes, I have：
-UD primer potion
-P&J eye gloss 04 all over the lid
-Coffret D'or SA eyes 01 (peach on the inner half, and brown on the outer half of upper and lower lash line (do not pass the crease).
-MUFE aqua eyes 0L for water line only
-Lash Sculpture mascara
-Anastatia brown pencil in medium ash


Close up eye makeup:



On my lips, I have:
-Vasline lip therapy lip balm
-P&J lipstick 04


The finished look!




That's all for today. Hope all of you have a wonderful week ahead!^0^ Happy early Chinese New Year!
Stay pretty and stay tuned!
Love~^0^

My TOP 11 Lip Products!

Hello everyone! Happy friday!! I am so exiced that it is weekend, because this week has been super crazy. Today I want to do a favourite post, because I personally really like reading people's favourites, haha^0^!
Quick shout out to my friend MIMI!!^0^ Hello, she actually told me today that she is reading my blog. Thank you Mimi~ She is my best shopping buddy， haha^0^~
Now let's get started! I did cheat a little bit and put in 11 items while it was suppose to be top 10, but I just really really can't choose among these, so I am just gonna do 11 products instead~^0^
Family picture:

I really really like lip products. I have gotten sooooo many lip products in the past year. So these are really hard choices for me.
Starting with lipsticks. I LOVE lipsticks, I think they are so much more natural than lip glosses (no offense to lip gloss lovers, I actually have more lip glosses than lipsticks myself, haha^0^). I like lipsticks for school because I don't have to worry about my hair sticking to my lipgloss when it is windy outside. In the summer, I do use lipglosses more often because I want that shiny effect.
I picked 6 lipsticks, and they are all my absolute favourites.
I think this is a good mix of different brands. Some are japanese and some are U.S. brands. I personally like the Japanese ones better, because I think they compliments Asian skintone better.

Swatches from left to right:
-Lunasol 01 Shiney coral (This is the prettiest lipstick ever, great formular, my #1 favourite.)
-Maybelline Color Sensational in pink please (This is my drugstore favourite.)
-NARS Belle De Jour (a great milktea nude)
-Paul & Joe 04 (a cute candy pink, my most used lipstick)
-Coffret D'or #BE-181 (Very elegant peachy beige color, great for work or interview)
-MAC Cut A Caper (My new favourite from mac, very brightening, great for spring and summer.)


Next I picked 5 lipglosses. All of these are very smooth, non sticky and has great shine. I really don't like sticky lipglosses, although they are more long lasting, but I just don't like how they feel really thick on my lips.
Just a quick note. I recently got some MAC lipglosses to try (the haul is coming up soon). I actually noticed that the Dior lipglosses are cheaper than MAC. Because a MAC creamsheen glass comes with only 2.7g of product and costs $18. A Dior lipgloss comes with 6.3g of product and only costs $26.5. So calculating per gram product, the MAC ones are actually a LOT more expensive than Dior. But I personally feel that the quality of Dior glosses are fabulous. I like them even more than MAC. The one thing I do like about MAC lipglosses is that they have a larger selection of colors.


Swatches from left to right:
-Dior Addict High Shine #436 (Pearly golden apricot)
-Dior Addict High Shiner #157 (Pearly dusty rose)
-Jill Stuart 04 Baby Petal (light baby pink with shimmers, the shimmers in the JS lipglosses are SUPER pretty)
-Sephora lipgloss in #14 Natual Look Shiny (pale creamy peach)
-Revlon Superlustrous Plumping lipgloss #8 Fuscia Pout (Only available in Asia. This is the first lipgloss I ever own, and it is my most used one till date).


Those are my top 11 lip products. I really really recommend the Lunasol lipsticks, paul and joe lipsticks and the Dior lip glosses.
Now I am going to talk a little bit about color selection.
-If you have skin that has yellow undertone, coral/peachy color really compliments the skintone.
-If you have more of a pink undertone, try cool toned pinks and raspberry rose colors.
-If you have darker skin tones (darker than NC45), try bright pinks/ bright corals and reds.
-If you have super pale skin, try true reds and pale peach/apricot colors.
-If you have olive undertones, try warm pinks and nudes.
These are just colors that I found compliment each skin tone from experience and from looking at other people's makeup. It may not apply to everyone, but it is a good point to start.
I hope this post is helpful to you all. Thank you so much for reading!
Stay pretty and stay tuned~
LOVE~^0^

Eyelid Base Show Down~All about eyelid primers!

Hello everyone! I miss you all so much, sorry for the absence. I have been incredibly busy with school this week. I still have a lot of work to do today and a big test tomorrow, hope I will do well (fingures crossed)^0^.
Anyway, today I want to do a showdowm review on all the eyelid bases I have. Some of them I have reviewed already, but I think it will be helpful if I do some kind of comparison among them.
Now let's get started!!
Here are all the eyelid base products I have, some of them are just primers, some of them are cream shadows and etc.


OK, the first one is one of my HG eyelid primers. The BareEsentual primetime eyelid primer. The consistency is not too oily, easy to blend, shadows last all day and does not smuge. The only negative about this is it is quite pricy. But this is my second tube already,and one tube along lasted me about 10 months, so it does last quite a while, although the product looks really small.


Next I discovered a recent favourit----Urban Decay Primer Potion. I got a mini size one from the naked palette and I have been loving it so far. It feels a little more oily on the lid than the BE one, but after you blend it out, it does no feel like anything. It is a little sticky though, but that doesn't bother me too much, and it is cheaper than the BE one, so great product!^0^ I will consider purchasing a full size one.


I decided that I am going to try one new eyelid primer everyyear, this year it is the "too faced shadow insurance". (The UDPP came with the naked palette, so that doesn't count, haha^0^) I have heard a LOT of good reviewson this product and my friend in college recommended this to me too, but it was a little disappointing.
The good thing is that it is in a convenient tube. However, I found that the product itself is a little oily. Although I tried to shake it up and apply less amount, it still feels a little oily on my lids. It works fine in the winter time when my lids are pretty dry, but in the summer, it will definitely be too oily for me.
However, the staying power is pretty good. So I think its i still worth the price I paid, and I do like the packaging the best. If UD come out with one that is in a tube, I would buy the UDPP over this one.


The last actual eyelid primer I have tried is the beautymaker brightening eyelid primer. I have done a review on this before. It has a yellow color to it, which is why it is "brightening". However,I think this will only suit people with REALLY oily lids, because it does feel a little drying on my lids. The staying power is average, not as good as the other three I mentioned above. But this one is actually more expensive than the TF shadow insurance, so I think I would recommend UDPP or TF one over this.


Then I am going to talk about cream shadows. I am a BIG BIG BIG fan of cream shadows. I think they are so easy to use, the lasting power is great, and it really adds shines to your eyes.
I have talked about this a billion times already, but my absolute FAVOURITE cream shadows are there Paul and Joe eye glosses. I have all 5 colors, woo-hoo^0^~
The texture is really moisturizing and easy to blend, and the shine is awesome~ These are some shadows I definitely cannot live without.


Moving on to the NYX jumbo eye pencils. These are stick form cream shadows. The textre is very smooth, but not as moisturizing as the P&J ones. They do have great pigmentation, and they are super cheap. I think these will be really good for students or people who don't want to spend too much time on makeup.
The two I have are "Cottage Cheese" and "Iced Mocha"


Next is the Make Up Forever Aqua creams. Some colors are for eyes and cheeks, some are for cheeks and lips. The one I have for eyes is #02. It is a steel grey color. I think this grey is very subtle and very "clean" looking, so even after you blend it out, it still would not look dirty. However, I think these are a little bit hard to work with. They are a little bit hard to blend, and if you don't blend it well, it can look chunky and uneven.
So I think these aqua creams require some technique to make it look good.


Another cream shadow similar to this is the Benefite crealess cream shadows. I have the color "R.S.V.P.". It is a rose beige color. Compare to the aqua creams, I think these are a definitely easier to blend. But the colors donot show up are vibrant and they are not as moisturizing as the P&J ones. But they donot dry too fast like the aqua creams, so they are a little bit easier to work with.


Finally I am going to talk about the MAC paint pots. I have one in "Bare Study”. I know the paint pots are really poular and a lot of people love them, but I am actually not a fan of them. (Not to be offensive to all your paint pot lovers, it just does not for me personally.) I think the formular is a little drying, the texture is not that smooth and the shine is kind of weird. I don't think it flatters me very much. Also, I don't think the help the powdered shadows last just by itself. I still need to apply eyelid primer prior to the paint pot. So overall, I am not a fan of the MAC paint pots.


That is all the eyelid base products I have. I hope these reviews and comparisons does help. Thank you very much for reading~ As usual,
Stay pretty and stay tuned!
Love~^0^

Adambeauty + Joyce Jewery Haul~

Hello everyone, happy weekend! I have another haul for you today^0^! I actually got this last week, but I just haven't got around to take all the pictures.
I got some awesome things from adambeauty, and a few pieces of adorable jewery from joycejewery.com. One of the items broke, but joyce was soooo nice that she immediately sent me a replacement one. She is have a 25% off site wise for Valentine's Day right now. CODE: LOVESALE. So please visit her if you would like some cute and handmade jeweries.^0^

OK, first let's reveal the Adambeauty haul! I did not go too crazy at all. Haha, I am prode of myself.


First I got some new mascaras. I am going through this mascara-craze phase right now. And yes, I got another kissme long and curl mascara, because that will go towards my giveaway!^0^ Woo-hoo~~
This is the Fiberwig one. I have tried fiberwig before, but the one I tried had the standard big straight brush, but this one has a curvy brush, which I though was interesting, so I will try it out and report back~


Next, I got some more japanese drugstore palettes.


Another palette from Visse. I actually quite like these palettes, it comes with 5 colors, and the palette design is great. It is light and thin, very easy to travel with. This time I got N-2, which is a pinky-brown palette.


Swatches starting from top left,clock wise.


This one is from Intergrate (I aim to try one drugstore palette from all japanese drugstore brands, haha^0^). The heart-shape eyes (I think...) in BE303. These palettes are EXTREMELY SPARKLY. The shadows are not just shimmery, but "sparkly". However, the sparkles are quite cute, so it is not chunky glitters. I actually think this is a very pretty palette, but I just have to play with it a little more


Swatches starting from top left, clock wise. Yes, the purple glittery shade is pretty powdery. That is probably one thing I really do NOT like about this palette. The three shades in the heart has great texture. The color is on the sheer side though.


Next, I got a Lavchuca lipstick in PK-5. This is from their new spring 2011 collection. The packaging is similar to Dior serum de rouge, but in a cuter way
The texture is AMAZING! I really really like this lipstick line because it is so incredibly moisturizing and the colors are very cute too. THe packaging is great and it is faily priced. I think I am probably gonna get more shades from this line.


PK-5 is a very wearable neutral pink color, great for everyday use.


Then, I got some nail polishes. This is probably the most exciting part of this haul. I was sooo excited for these polishes.
One is PU-19 from coffret d'or and the other one is Sheer gold pink (EX26) from Lunasol.

PU-19:

EX26:


I tried one the lunasol polish last night already, and I am IN LOVE with it. I think I want more shades now^0^~
(Sorry the lighting was kind of bad)



That is all for my adambeauty haul. Now moving on to Joyce Jewery.
I got a cute horse necklace. I was bore in the year of the horse, so I was super excited for this.


Then I got a pair of earrings. It says on the website it is a blue start earring, but it is kind of a purplish blue, which is really pretty. However, the hook is kind of short, so the earrings are kind of hard to put on.


Finally, I got some rings. They are super cute. They are a little large for my ring fingure, they are about the right size for my index fingure. So I think it will suit US size 7(some of them are adjustable, like the bow one)
I got the "little flower ring" too, but I forgot to take the picture...

I love this bow one~^0^ I am a big bow fan!!



OK, that is the end of the hauls. I hope you enjoyed the post. Thank you very much for reading.
Stay pretty and stay tuned!
LOVE~^0^

BTW, I will start to take requests on looks you want to see. It can be a celebrity look, a magazine look, or just a look using a certain palette or color. So please feel free to REQUEST~^0^