Pastel Nail Polishes

  Revlon - Buttercup 100 | Revelon - Lilac Pastelle 185 | Hard Candy - Sky

My love for pastel colors does not stop even in summer. Usually, I get tired of bold colors easily compare to pastel colors. Since I don't take care of my nails regularly, I needed something that I can wear for longer time without getting tired of its color.

I do use my hands a lot so my nails always peel so quickly like in three days or so. The worst part of it is that I am too lazy to take it off and for that reason ugly half-peeled nail polish remains on my nails forever until I feel like apply some new colors- that's when I find the polish on single nail is completely disappeared.

I must say, I've been quite impressed with the quality of these nail polishes. All three of these polishes glossy enough, and long lasting. Normally I can keep my nails perfect for three days, with these ones I can retain peel-free nails at least for a week. Of course, when I use a top-coat on top of it, It last longer.

I know Essie has some gorgeous pastel shades, however, I haven't purchased them yet. I need to get my hands on it soon! Anyway, you can find these atWalmart, Target as well as local drug stores. 

*Photo Credit (bottom photo): Butter London Facebook Official Page

(top photo): picture taken by me.

 

ELF Lip Stain and Gloss

 e.l.f Lip Stain : Mysterious - $3.00

I have purchased this Lip Stain a long ago with bunch other stuff when e.l.f had a huge sale. It seems like they are having sales quite often and it's just crazy. Since it's so low-priced, i thought it will be good to try most of their product and find the hidden gem.

Generally, I do like e.l.f products but recently I found some that are not really worth buying it even its affordable price. So, I was hoping something out of this product and now I am in love with it.

I do enjoy both matte and glossy lipsticks so when I saw this one, I had to try it. I have similar shade lipstick from MAC-Tea Ceremony, which I really like, however, I was looking for some alternative lip products so I can carry it around with me when i go to place like beach, park etc.. I don't like to carry around lipstick(s) during Summer, not just because they melt in my bag and un-usuable, it makes me so sad! Anyway, for that reason, this lip stain was perfect choice for me.  It's cheap, similar shade to one I have and doesn't have to worry about melting in the weather.  Things I like about this product is that it doesn't dry out my lips even though it is 'lip stain.' Also, this one is creamier in texture compare to the Benefit's Benetint lip & cheek stain.

Only thing i didn't enjoy was the scent.  It smelled little funky but how can i complain when it's only $3?

 

Make up for ever : HD Invisible Cover foundation

 I have never used Make Up For Ever's foundation and this is my first ever experience. First of all, in my opinion,  $42 is pretty expensive for a one foundation and always scared that I wouldn't like it after the purchase.  Moreover, I use up my foundations or tinted moisturizers pretty quickly so in this case, the price does matter and affect my decision.  Thankfully, I got this one as a gift, now I had a chance to use it and could compare this one with some affordable ones.

Make Up For Ever HD Foundation #118 Flesh
:for light skin with yellow undertones. - $42.00

 *This item was a gift

Claim:
An oil-free medium-to-full-coverage liquid foundation that covers skin imperfections flawlessly while remaining invisible on-screen and in real life. This foundation creates a soft-focus effect, which is designed to meet the coverage concerns of those in the spotlight. It leaves your complexion with such a flawless finish, it can withstand bright or harsh lighting.

Ingredients:
-Relipidium: Moisturizes the skin (+46% after 4h).

-Fucogel: Forms a microfilm that prevents dehydration and protects against external aggression.
-Sericite: Enables rays of light to spread more widely intensifying the radiance of the complexion.

Aqua, Cyclopentasiloxane, Neopentyl Glycol Diethylhexanoate, Mica, talc, PEG-10 Dimenthicone, Biosaccharide Gum-1, Phenyl, Trimethicone, Sodium Chloride, Lauroyl Lysine, Dimenthicone Crosspolymer, Glyceryl Caprylate, Methylpropanediol, Butylene Glycol, Phenoxyethanol, Chlorphenesin, Disteardimonium Hectorite, Sodium Myristoyl Glutamate, Cyclohexacyloxane, Methylisothiazolinone, Sorbitan Sesquileate, Silver Oxide, Propylene, Carbonate, Parfum (fragrance), Methylparaben, Fagus Sylvatica Extract (Fagus Sylvatica Bud Extract), Hydrolyzed Yeast Protein, [+/- CI 77891 )titanium Dioxide), CI 77491 (Iron Oxides), CI 77499 (Iron Oxides).

The package of this foundation looks so simple and sleek. I really like its pump, it makes easy to use.
Since it was a gift, the shade was a bit lighter on my skin- It didn't match my skin perfectly but still okay.

This foundation is a very light weight and fresh feeling, however, I found it leaves a little cakey look in the beginning and blends into skin later on. When i used tiny bit, it still covered red spots completely. It usually takes double amount of other foundations so I would say this HD foundation does good job on covering blemishes and red spots with small amount.

Pros:

1.  Great coverage
2.  Nice package
3.  Usable pump on a bottle
4.  Light weight
5.  Looks great and flawless on-screen
6.  Multiple shades you can choose from

 Cons:

1. Pricey
2. I could see it stays in lines and wrinkles.
3. Looks a bit, tiny bit cakey in real life.

 I would probably stick with my No7 Tinted Moisturizer & Maybelline's dream liquid mousse for everyday use and might use this foundation on special occasion where I need photo-shoot or need complete coverage.

 twitter | email | facebook | instagram 

  Don't have a blog? follow via bloglovin'!

What do you think about this Make Up For Ever's HD foundation?

 

 

stationery items

I will admit that I haven't pay attention to my blog lately and couldn't reply 'all' comments- I'm so sorry guys! I was slightly busy with this and that plus some projects, however, I'm back now and promise I won't be missing any comments from now :)

I really get excited and go crazy when I shop for stationary items. As soon as I saw this Business Planner, I found myself putting it in my cart already- I love it, had to get it. To be honest, I don't see any unique items in America so I tend to order stuff from Korea but most of the time this gets on my nerve because shipping fee is double of what I order. This time too, of course, shipping fee was more than the item so I decided to make one by myself.

I am thinking of making it as a regular planner with some illustration in it and probably give it away with other stuffs to my readers- does this give you an idea of what I'm up to? Yes, I am planning giveaway for my readers since I haven't done any.

To speak about giveaway, I really wanted to host one when i reached 100 followers or 200, however, I didn't find perfect items for my dear readers so I am holding it till now. But, don't get me wrong. It doesn't mean bloggers should host thank you giveways when they reached certain amount of followers. I am planning one just because I really want to share stuff that you can't normally find as such as like this gorgeous planner etc.. 

All we need is a mind of appreciation to those who take their time to follow and read our little space on the web. Anyway, I have so-o-o-o-o much DIY ideas floating on my head, which I'll make posts as soon as I go back home in July. I don't know if my readers will enjoy my little artsy posts since my blog is somewhat beauty centered. But, I am going to do posts about DIY anyways since it's my blog! >:) Mwahahahaahhaha *evil laugh.

 twitter | email | facebook | instagram 

  Don't have a blog? follow via bloglovin'!

 

Dior Addict Ultra Gloss

Dior Addict Ultra Gloss Reflect 347 Orange Raphia

 To start off, I don't like lip gloss in general and don't like those sticky feeling when I wear it on my lips. I am trying to love lip gloss so once in awhile my lips can look so moisturized if it makes sense and therefore I reached my hands to high priced product- thought $$$ will be better than $ which was kind of silly.   

This gloss is the newer version of the Dior Hologram Coral. I purchased this shade because I read a review of Hologram Coral and said it was a pretty, natural looking gloss. The package of this gloss is beautifully done with clear and rectangular outer casing, made from a heavy plastic, with 'Dior' in raised letters on one face. The top portion is also rectangular and is a clear deep blue, with a silver top and knob with 'CD' on it. The applicator is a brush.

However, this color didn't suite me well. Plus, it's more like metal sheen finished instead of pearl. I thought my grandma would love this color/finish more than me. It lasted quite long enough and of course it has sticky feeling but not too bad compare to other lip glosses. Less waxy or slippery, sticky feel.

Some of you might like this color and finish but obviously I didn't enjoy it as much as other did.

I am definitely on my journey of finding perfect lip gloss for summer and decided to try Make Up Forever's Aqua Rouge next.

  Have you tried any of this Dior's Ultra Gloss Reflect range? What's your opinion and any other lip glosses that you are in love? 

 twitter | email | facebook | instagram 

  Don't have a blog? follow via bloglovin'!

How do you keep your brushes clean?

To be honest, I was not the type of person that use brushes to apply makeup. I liked to apply with my fingers, hands although,  I knew a lot of germs are on people's hands than a toilet (ewu I know..) I used to believe that fingers are the best tools for makeup until I got serious break outs. It just started to happen when I moved in to CA. Maybe I had so much stress and pressure. I was so depressed being in the state where I don't have any friends or people that I can talk to. Or just simply I kept my hands not clean enough and got break outs ! So that's when I started to using makeup brushes. It proves that I'm not a brush expert and I'm on my way to figure out 'how to keep my brushes clean' or 'what's the best way to clean the brushes.'

I had a little experiment with E.L.F's daily brush cleanser, liquid foam hand soap, and a bar soap. Since I'm away from home, I have such a limited brush selection and please understand the dirtiness of my brushes ( haven't clean them in awhile.. )

For the first, I tried E.L.F's daily brush cleanser. I had such a hope on this one since I really like their brushes. I thought they probably made 'awesome brush cleanser' along with their real awesome brushes! But, i guess I was wrong on this one. It didn't do anything on 'cleaning' the brush at all. It smelled quite funny and seemed like contain strong alcohol as well.  The last picture above is after I sprayed several time and washed a bit with water. Do you see any change ? I obviously don't.. It looks dirty wet. 

Second try was with the liquid foam hand soap. I believe many of you might use liquid soap to clean your brushes? Because that's what I normally used to clean my brushes.  As you can see above, It cleaned my brush more than the first one but still doesn't look clean as I wanted it to be.  I use this brush to apply my tinted moisturizer so I know it's hard to clean than other brushes. However, I still need something to clean my foundation brush so I can keep my face clean and germ free! I would say I was little disappointed. 

For the final, this is what it looks like when i cleaned my brushes with the bar soap. Blush brush still has some makeup residue but oh my, much much better than the other two! The rest of my brushes got cleaned so good and look like NEW.  All i did was just rub the brush on the bar soap like i was trying to get some eyeshadow on the brush and washed it with water. Ta-Dah!

I know it's really important to keep my brushes clean just like my hands. But don't know and not sure if i'm doing it right with cleaning it with a bar soap? What do you use to clean your makeup brushes? Any good methods? Please do share! :)

 twitter | email | facebook | instagram 

  Don't have a blog? follow via bloglovin'!

Makeup Disaster

Ugh, I hate when this thing happen.. I had to go out with my mom to pick something up this afternoon. For that reason, I woke up earlier than usual. I really didn't want to go out in this beautiful weather without any makeup so I started to apply some makeup on. As I applying my foundation, I was so satisfied how it glides on my face and looks flawless without concealer because I usually had to use it afterward to hide my blemishes.

Anyway, It must got on my hand when I applied eyeliner. I tried to move my hair back that was in the way.. and bam! The black stuff got on my cheek. It happened so quick! I was a bit pissed. If it was a normal day when I don't really care about foundation and stuff, I probably and immediately grab my makeup wipe and wipe it off and re-do. But since I really liked how my foundation look on me today, i had to think if i want to re-do or cover it up.. Well, long story short, I went out with this black line on my cheek. The end. No, I was just playing.. So, i rubbed it with my finger carefully to see if this line will come out and luckily it did without looking dirty and smudged!

 I know many of you have had this experiences at least once. Every time when this 'makeup disaster' happen, what do you usually do?

 twitter | email | facebook | instagram 

  Don't have a blog? follow via bloglovin'!