Showing posts with label makeup. Show all posts
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Wednesday, 2 November 2016

Makeup Revolution Haul - Fair Contour Palette & Rose Gold Lipsticks

Hey Minna! 

I know it's been a while but i'm back with a Makeup Revolution Haul, I don't think that these are new products as i've seen them on their website for a few months. However I think these are new to Superdrug and any other high street stores that stock Makeup Revolution.


The three items i bought were the HD Pro Powder Fair Contour Palette and two of the Rose Gold Lipsticks ♥


For someone as deathly pale as me it's really difficult to find a contour palette that is fair enough to suit my complexion, also one that doesn't break the bank. In this palette you get a variety of warm tone and cool tone brown shades to suit every fair skin type, you also get a bright highlight shade and a colour similar to the banana powder that everyone is raving about. 

Since i've bought this palette i've been obsessed, if there is any girls out there who have avoided contour due to how pale they are, you genuinely should try this. I would 100% recommend it ♥


The two lipsticks I bought are Chauffeur on the left and Diamond Life on the right. They are both a cream sheen kind of texture so they don't dry down and they aren't a matte consistency. Diamond Life slightly stains the lips so being precise with this shade is a must. I believe there are two other colours in this collection as well a deep purple shade and a bright red. 

Overall I'm very happy with this tiny haul, I would recommend every product as they are genuinely really high quality and not expensive. ♥

HD Pro Fair Contour Palette - £10
Rose Gold Lipsticks - £3.00 each


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Sunday, 26 June 2016

Jeffree Star Velour Liquid Lipstick Review - Rose Matter ♥

Hello Minna! ♥ Today I have a review for the Jeffree Star brand, specifically one of the coveted Velour Liquid Lipsticks. Being from the UK it's really difficult to get my hands on Jeffree's products without being hit with EPIC customs charges, I however was able to grab Rose Matter on EBay for far cheaper than I would've been paying.


The packaging is absolutely adorable, hot pink with rose gold detailing! 


I love Rose Matter, it's probably my ultimate favourite out of all of my lipsticks now. The colour is a vintage pinky/brown shade that will literally go with every skin tone. It is probably one of the most satisfying lipsticks to apply, it feels like velvet and it's completely opaque.


The lasting power of this lipstick is unreal, usually liquid matte products can become flakey and even drier over a few hours which means you are constantly applying them throughout the day. However these can last up to 7 hours without needing to be reapplied even when you have been eating or drinking. 

I highly recommend this lipstick line and any product by Jeffree Star, his brand is Vegan and Cruelty Free which is what I always look for first in a make up brand.


Jeffree Star Velour Liquid Lipstick - $18 (Paid £24 on EBay) 

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Monday, 7 March 2016

Makeup Revolution Salvation Lip Lacquer Review!

Hey guys! I know that it's been a while but i've been busy with work and photo shoots for my newest cosplay. So today i'm back with a review of Makeup Revolution's Lip Lacquers, which I have been obsessed with for the past few weeks. 


Out of the 11 shades I bought the 6 that I loved the most! 


Keep Trying For You

This is a bold traditional blue toned red, which actually reminds me of a Christmas type red. This is one of the most opaque from the collection, however it does stain your lips and will take a heavy duty make-up remover to get it off.

Keep Flying For You

This is the most bold tangerine colour in existence! It's personally my least favourite from the collection since it is such a neon shade and it has a patchy colour pay off as well. I think this may suit certain skin tones more than others, due to my extremely pale skin it made me look a little washed out.


I Fall In Love

This is the ultimate Barbie pink colour, The texture of this shade is very similar to the orange one. in the sense that it is quite patchy unless it is applied very precisely, however this one is also the longest staying so the pros and cons balance each other out.

Keep Crying For You

This is a bright rose pink with a kind of purple undertone to it, and out of the colours I have this is probably the most easy to wear since it is very muted. The colour is similar to Suedeberry from Lime Crime but I feel like the application is easier with this product.

Depravity

My favourite shade of the entire collection, this is literally the most beautiful true lilac lipstick that i've ever bought. I'm not entirely sure how, but I find this to be really wearable outside and not just for photoshoots as I feel like it goes with my pale complexion really well. This was the first shade I bought and it's perfection and can stay for up to 5 hours (That's how long I kept it on) without budging.

Black Heart

For me this is an exact dupe of Lime Crime's Black Velvet, everything about it is practically the same. The colour, the consistency, the pay off and the texture after drying are very similar to Black Velvet but for a fraction of the price. If you're into black lipsticks then this would be your holy grail product.

All of these lipsticks were from Superdrug and usually Makeup Revolution is only sold in the larger stores. 

Makeup Revolution Salvation Lip Lacquer - £3 


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Tuesday, 29 December 2015

Urban Decay Vice 4 Palette Review! ♥

Konnichiwa Minna! ♥ Today I have an Urban Decay review and it's for the Vice 4 palette. This palette came out a couple of months ago and I just received it as a surprise Christmas present from my wonderful fiance, so i've decided to do a quite in depth review of it since this is my new current make-up obsession!




The packaging is absolutely stunning, I love the holographic edgy design of the palette and also how it's completely practical. As most people know Urban Decay isn't the best at making packaging that's easy to travel with or store, so this is perfect as it comes with a travel pouch and is made from sturdy plastic.


The mirror is freaking huge... This is always a plus for me, and it can stay up on it's own without flopping back like many other palettes. It also has a clipped closure, so there's a very small chance that the palette will randomly open in your bag or suitcase!


There are exactly 20 eye shadows that are mattes, shimmers, duo chromes and glitters. For me this is probably the most balanced Urban Decay palette i've seen in a long time, it's not very often you get a nice selection of matte shades from UD so this was a lovely surprise.


Top to Bottom: Bones, Grip, Deadbeat, Beatdown & Pandemonium

The first line of shades are pretty dark and they are all super shimmery. Deadbeat was the only slight disappointment in this line as the glitter doesn't really show up as well as it does in the pan and the texture is a little chalky. Other than that one shade, all of the others are stunning!


Top to Bottom: Framed, Fastball, 1985, Underhand & Harlot

My favourite line of shades ever... All of these red/pinks are fantastic, the texture on all of them is butter smooth and the colour pay off is brilliant, I would've probably bought this palette just for these shades in all honesty.


Top to Bottom: Discreet, Grasshopper, C-Note, Arctic & Robbery

Ahhh the pretty greens. Just like the red/pinks, all of these are very buttery and easy to apply. However the last shade (Robbery) is a little on the chalky side much like Deadbeat from the first row. Chalky textures aside, the pigmentation is actually really amazing on all of these shades including Robbery.


Top to Bottom: Bitter, Flame, Low, Crowbar & Delete

These colours look so much better on the skin than they do in the palette, it's not too often I say that as well. My favourite here is definitely Flame, it's an insane orange/gold/red holographic shade that looks incredible when you're in natural light. The two mattes here are very well pigmented at apply smoothly which was surprising. 

Overall I would completely recommend this palette, it's fun with enough neutral shades to use everyday. It's such a well balanced palette at for £43 I think it's completely worth the money!

Urban Decay Vice 4 Palette


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Friday, 11 December 2015

UNIQSO HAUL - GEO MEDICAL/SWEETY/DOLLY EYE ♥

Konnichiwa Minna-san! Today I have a long awaited haul from UNIQSO. I've had these four lenses in my wishlist for about 4 months now, so the second I heard Uniqso was doing a Black Friday sale of 50% off, I literally jumped at the chance and bought them ♥

Dolly Eye Ace Black 


Base Curve: 8.6mm
Tones: 1 Tone
Diameter: 14.5mm
Replacement Period: 1 Year
Water Content: 38%

I absolutely adore these ♥ I've always wanted to have black lenses that we not totally creepy, so these were my first choice since I can still see a little of my eye colour . They're very comfortable and a lot smaller in diameter compared to my other 16.2mm lenses, I think these could be worn easily for 8 hours without much hassle. 

GEO Medical Cafe Mimi Macchiato 


Base Curve: 8.8mm
Tones: 2 Tone
Diameter: 14.8mm
Replacement Period: 1 Year
Water Content: 38%

I've previously bought from GEO Medical and they never disappoint, this is now my second pair from the brand and they are beautiful. These ones are a lot more natural than the GEO Princess Mimi Chocolate Brown lenses that I have, mostly because they have a more subtle black outline around the outside of the lenses. They're really comfortable like all of the GEO lenses so I would definitely recommend these for people who have more sensitive eyes.


Sweety Crazy Star


Base Curve: 8.6mm
Tones: 2 Tone
Diameter: 14.0mm
Replacement Period: 1 Year
Water Content: 40%

These... Are... Amazing... I am so pleased with these and now I think they're my favourite pair. These lenses aren't the most comfortable, i'm not entirely sure but I think they are thicker than any of my other lenses but still bearable to wear for a few hours. The lenses have blue stars in the center with a brown outer rim, and it gives your eyes a truly unusual look. though I think these would be best appreciated in photo shoots.


Kimchi Viva Violet


Base Curve: 8.6mm
Tones: 2 Tone
Diameter: 16.0mm
Replacement Period: 1 Year
Water Content: 55%

I've always wanted a pair of Kimchi lenses since they have a large diameter, the issue was picking the colour since they have so many ♥ Despite being very large, these lenses are actually as  comfortable as GEO medical lenses, the colour is also very vivid and fades nicely into my own eye colour. I would definitely buy more from this brand again, I just love how you can barely feel them in your eyes. 

Dolly Ace Black - £11.15
Geo Medical Cafe Mimi Macchiato - £14.88
Sweety Crazy Star - £11.07
Kimchi Viva Violet - £14.26

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Tuesday, 10 November 2015

Cosplay Post: Hermione Granger Transformation!


Konnichiwa Minna ♥ I've been away for a while due to an illness, so I thought I would come back with a magical bang!  This is my transformation into Hermione Granger, I wanted to try a really simple cosplay and so Halloween was the perfect opportunity. 


Firstly I styled my own hair, since it's basically the same general colour/style of Hermione's I thought I would just keep it natural instead of using a wig.

Now onto the face make up, I used a moisturizer first to make my skin a lot more hydrated and then proceeded with my new Illamasqua Satin Face Primer. I then used my Lancome concealer for my under eyes, and any other red spots or imperfections on my face. 

Next is my bb cream, since I have discovered Korean bb creams no Western foundation/bb cream can top them. So I used my Skin79 Diamond Prestige BB Cream all over my face, and then blended it in with a beauty blender. At this point I would say to add a powder if you have oily/combination skin, but since my skin is super dry I usually miss that part out. 

To finish the look I added my Estee Lauder blush and used a really shimmer white/beige from my Naked Basics Palette as a highlight to all the high points on my face.  



For the eyes I started with my Too Faced Shadow Insurance as the base and added a light beige shadow all over the lid, over this shadow I added a champagne shimmery colour to make my eyes seem brighter. For the crease I added a soft chocolate brown to give my eyes more dimension and I the added my brown liquid liner and lengthening mascara. I think it makes everything look more natural if you stick to brown tones for your liquid liner.


After adding mascara I picked up the same white/beige for my highlight and I added it to my inner corners. I then finished my eye look by adding my circle lenses from GEO Medical, I already have hazel eyes but I really wanted a doe-eyed look for Hermione, since her eyes are so bright and bold. 


The costume was super simple and inexpensive, The robe and tie were bought from eBay, the shirt is from my Haruka Nanami cosplay, the skirt is from Yesstyle, the shoes and socks are from Primark. Without including all of the parts that I already had (make-up, shoes, socks, shirt etc), the costume as a whole was £17.

Face

Primark Moisturizer- £1.00
Illamasqua Satin Face Primer - £26.00
Lancome Effracernes Concealer - £22.00
Skin79 Diamond Prestige BB Cream - £15.00
Estee Lauder Pink Tease Blush - £24.00 

Eyes

Too Faced Shadow Insurance - £16.00
Naked Basics Palette - £22.00
Urban Decay Fun Palette (Champagne shadow) - £22.00
Dolly Wink Liquid Eyeliner (Brown) - £8.00
Maybelline Lash Stiletto Mascara - £4.00
GEO Medical Cafe Mimi Circle Lenses - £14.00

Costume

Gryffindor Robe - £14.00
Gryffindor Tie - £3.00


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Tuesday, 20 October 2015

Dolly Wink Liquid Eyeliner - Brown, Review! ♥

Konnichiwa Minna-san! I've got an amazing product to review today, the Dolly Wink Liquid Eyeliner. I got this from EBay but it was originally imported from Japan, i've heard so many good things about this eyeliner so I really wanted to try it out and review it for you guys! ♥

The packaging for this is super cute! It's also far easier to open than a lot of Western make-up, no need for scissors. The eyeliner itself is a felt tip liner with an extremely narrow tip, for me i'm personally not a fan of felt tip liners but this one works perfectly to create a sharp line.  


I love this brown shade! It's the exact shade that all brown eyeliners should be, not the weird brown/black combination that they usually are... The formula for this liner is really watery which some people may hate, especially if you prefer gel liners. However I find it really easy to work with and extremely pigmented for a low cost product.


I wore this eyeliner for 12-14 hours a few days ago, this includes going to work and going out later that night. The result was that the liner barely budged throughout the day and definitely didn't smudge.

Overall i'm thoroughly impressed with this, the quality plus the price make for a fantastic product within budget. Even though Dolly Wink is a Japanese brand it can be found easily on EBay and Yesstyle, I would try to aim for EBay though since the postage would be cheaper. 


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Thursday, 16 July 2015

Hyper Japan & London 2015 Haul! ♥

Konnichiwa Minna-san! I have a very special post to share with you all today, and that is my Hyper Japan & London Haul! 

Last weekend me. my fiancé and our two friends went on a trip all the way down to London for the Hyper Japan convention, which was totally amazing! ♥ So i'm going to start off with the items I bought at Hyper Japan, and then move onto things I bought when I was exploring London !x


Kpop is a complete obsession for me, and as many of you may know I am a STARLIGHT ♥. I adore VIXX with all my heart so I made a few sneaky purchases at the Kpop stall, starting with this dust plug for my phone. It's very simple and made from acrylic but I don't have any VIXX charms hanging from my phone yet, so for me it was a must! ♥ I believe I paid £4 for this, but i'm not too sure.


My second VIXX purchase was these adorable stickers!! ♥ I'm a complete sucker for Kpop stationary, and this was no exception. It has all of the members on little stamps with some quotes beneath some of the pictures, it's far too cute xxx! I paid £5 for these but i've seen them a lot more expensive online.


I LOVE THIS KEYRING ♥ It's everything I want and more... Every member has a full picture of themselves when they were promoting Error and also a group picture as well. UGH! it's just sheer perfection, I know that most of these items are not official and are fan made, but it's so hard to find VIXX products in the UK for a decent price. This keyring was £4! ♥


My favourite anime of all time is Uta no Prince-sama ♥! I know that's a little strange and random but it's just so heart warming, light and relaxing. So to go with my other Utapri items (music box, DVD collection, phone charms, keyrings), I thought I would buy a few more things. Starting with Masato on the left! I have nothing with Masa at all and I think he is such a great character in the anime, so I just had to have a little version of him on my keys! ♥ He was £5 I believe.

I got the most adorable little Syo! Look at his little cute face ♥ xxx He's supposed to be a keyring the same as Masa, but i'm a little scared to use him like that because of the ball/chain that's used, i'm scared it'll break. He has a tiny little body and a big bobble head attached with a link, which I think is so sweet! He was £7 from a random stall which I can't remember.


And finally I bought another Ren... ♥ I know I know, obsessed much? But how could you not buy him on a biscuit! It's adorable and such high quality, so I think i'll be keeping him on my phone case along with his other version. He was £6 from the Japan Centre stall. 


I actually didn't buy this G-Dragon bracelet! it was from the Kpop stand but my friend who is a huge fan of G-Dragon and Big Bang bought a pack of these and kindly gave me one !♥ I have no idea how much these are or where else you can buy them, but it's so cute and will even fit on my tiny wrist. 




Moving on to other London purchases! This was a present from my wonderful fiancé when we visited Camden Market on our second day in London. We found this adorable little stall that sold like 40 Alpacasso's, it was so cute, but this little bag caught my eye immediately. I've seen these on various Storenvy shops at ridiculous prices, but this little gem was only £10! xxx! Thank you sweetie for the amazing present ♥



This was probably my best purchase at the market. I bought this little bag to carry my digital camera around my neck more easily, and also because I spotted the Rilkkuma lanyard so I was sold... Well that's until I saw the price, £1 !!! I could not believe it, I should've bought a few but oh well... ♥ 



We went to the Japan Centre in Piccadilly Circus, which was a fantastic experience! There was so much food and so many different varieties of sweets and drinks. I spotted a Ramune a mile away when I was looking in the cooler cabinets and I had to buy the Pokemon edition, i've hand the drink so many times but this one was just all kinds of special! ♥ It was £1.40, and they have an online website which delivers so I will link that at the end of this post for you! xxx




My final purchase of my holiday was again found in Camden Market, there was the most adorable little Japanese/Korean clothing stall somewhere in the heart of the market and I was totally drawn to it. The man had such cute items for sale at low prices so I just had to buy something. I eventually settled on this heavy, silk and lace white dress, it has amazing floral detail all over the body and skirt which I love. The lace overlay also extends past the underskirt which gives a princess effect which I like a lot. This was such a bargain at £8! I almost couldn't believe it xxx ♥

I would highly recommend going to see Camden Market, and I would definitely say that you should try and go to Hyper Japan at some point! it's so much fun and I got to meet so many nice people! ♥

Japan Centre UK - https://www.japancentre.com/en


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