(Not so) glammed up FOTD, for one of those days...

So today was just one of those days. Meaning that it was flat. I just went to class, grab some takeaway at a chinese restaurant in my campus, and went home. Raise the holy roof. LOL. 

Anyways, i feel like my Face Of The Day posts on here has been very elaborate and glammed up. I thought, why not show you guys what i look like on a day-to-day basis? 

Once in a while, if i'm feeling fancy, i'll do a full on makeup look to school, with foundation and what not, but at the most part, i'll ended up with this type of looks because i always wake up late and ended up not having time to do my makeup anyways.

So this look is really simple and easy to do, and not very much time consuming. So, let me break these down fo ya!

On my face:

Skin Aqua UV moisture gel SPF 30 PA++ (it's a sunscreen but i use it as my primer as well)

Essence 3 in 1 forget it concealer (skin colored one on problem areas, pink one as brightener under the eyes)

Covergirl TruConceal concealer under the eyes

Max Factor creme puff translucent powder

MAC blush in foolish me

On my eyebrows:

MAC brow set in Beguile

On my eyes:

ELF eyelid primer

Maybelline color tattoo 24hr cream eyeshadow in "Bad To the Bronze" all over the lid blended to the crease

MAC eyeshadow in Vanilla on the browbone as highlight

Revlon Grow Luscious mascara layered with NYX doll eye waterproof mascara

On my lips:

Australis brush on lip and cheek tint in Renaissance Red

So there you have it! my super quick and simple go to look for everyday, when i'm in a hurry mostly. Sigh.. i need to learn how to be a morning person, i know..

But anyways, thanks so much for reading! i appreciate your time!

xoxo

Birthday dinner FOTD + Dinner pictures! (and some bonus! ;))

Hi Loves!

i'm here today with another FOTD post! i've been loving posting these cos they're really easy to put together plus, for some reason, i love listing down the products for you guys! as per usual, please let me know anyway if you want me to do a tutorial on any of the FOTDs that i've done!

So this one is quite special because it's the makeup that i wore to my 19th birthday dinner (i'll insert some pics in the of this post)

My birthday was on the 3rd of August and i held the dinner on the 17th which is pretty far away but it was the day that everyone was comfortable with. It wasn't big or anything. Just a warm intimate dinner with a few of my really close friends here in Melbourne! 

On my eyes:

NYX HD eyeshadow primer

Model's prefer brow highlighter (on the browbone under the highlight shadow)

Maybelline color tattoo 24 hr cream eyeshadow in Too Cool (shimmery white) sheer-ly applied

The Balm Shady Lady eyeshadow in Mischievous Marissa (inner half of the eyelid)

Bobbi Brown shimmer wash e/s in Rose Gold (outer half of the eyelid)

Model Co colorbox eyeshadow in Miami on the crease

Bobbi Brown matte e/s in Mahogany on the outer V

MAC eyeshadow in Vanilla as highlight on the browbone

Red Earth loose eyeshadow in brocade on the inner corner

Stila smudge pot in black (gel liner)

Ardell 'wispies' eyelashes stuck with Revlon eyelash adhesive

NYX doll eye mascara

MUFE aqua eyes pencil liner in 23L (champagne) on the waterline

On my face:

MUFE all mat 

MUFE HD elixir

Urban Decay complexion primer potion (pore perfecting)

MUFE camouflage cream in 17 (green)

MAC mineralize concealer in NW 25 (all over problem areas)

MUFE HD foundation #150

MAC Pro-longwear concealer in NW20 (under eye)

Smashbox photo op under eye brightener

Bobbi Brown sheer finish loose powder in Pale Yellow (to set under eye concealer)

MUFE super matte loose powder #16 (to set foundation)

MUFE sculpting kit #2 to contour and highlight

Yamamay beauty baked blush in Doll Pink

Bobbi Brown illuminating bronzer in Antigua (shimmery pink blush layered with the other blush)

The Balm Mary Lou-manizer highlighter

On my eyebrows:

NYX eyebrow cake powder in Taupe/ Ash (i used the color ash)

M&S clear brow gel

On my lips:

Sportsgirl pout line lip liner in beauty queen

Silkygirl moisture gloss in Barely Nude

my hair was simply curled with a Vidal Sassoon (known as conair in the US) 38mm barrel ceramic curling iron!

Okay, now that i list down everything, beauty wise, let's move to the fun pictures! Yay!

The Strawberry cheesecake! yum!

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Surprised! (for the 3rd time ;D) 

OOTD feats my houndstooth printed toms ;)

The Maltessers cheesecake! tastes divine!

blowing my 19th bday candle for the 3rd time :)

So that's everything about my birthday dinner! BUT, since i thought this blog is lacking in the pictures department, i decided to throw in some pictures from my actual birthday day (?).

So here it goes, my friends surprised me with cakes in the middle of the night which was uber sweet of them, and then we went to ikea for the day, after that, some other friends of mine showed up in my apartment and surprised me again! even one of em put my mom in skype! 

cookie cake!! my dream came true :D

The second surprise of the day, my eyeliner was up my crease because i teared up when i saw my mom on skype, hehe

Ikea's swedish meatballs with lingonberry sauce! yummerrrrr

Ikea!

 So that's about it! hope you enjoyed reading this and thanks so much for reading! ox

Current Make Up wish list!

Hi everyone! hows it going? so i'm here today with a Makeup Wishlisht post! I know... like i don't have enough already! But honestly, i have to say that i've been really good with suppressing my craze for makeup purchasing! So these are the products that i have been lusting over. 
These are products that i would totally be delighted to have but i know it's not something i would purchase right out the bat.
I'm not including products that i have in my list that i know i will buy in the near future. Ok, ready? here it goes!

YSL teint resist foundation.

So, a little back story on this product, i went to the YSL counter in Myer, a high end department store here in Melbourne, initially to company a friend of mine that wanted to check out their infamous Touche Eclat. So when she was having her time with it, i checked out the foundation myself (the new touche eclat foundation it is) and i had a chat with the Sales Assistant and she eventually recommended me the Teint Resist as it has the best formulation out of all the other YSL foundations for oily skin. She swatched a little bit on the back of my hand and OH-MY-GODNESS-GRACIOUS. One thing i reckon the most is that it has such a beautiful finish, it has this velvet-ish finish and is so smooth. I fell in love with it right away!
The Australian retail price for the Yves Saint Laurent teint resist foundation is $79. I personally think it isn't that bad, the RRP on Sephora's website is 55 USD, but honestly i am willing to pay 79 for such a beautiful, luxurious and amazing quality face product!

BareMinerals SPF 15 matte foundation.

I know what you're thinking. "What? you're only getting into this product now?!" 

Well, to be quite honest, i have never been too interested in this best selling products. i know for fact that a handful of my friends swears by this product, my friends who aren't as much into makeup as i do. 

But i've always thought that this is just another lose powder. Which i am now aware that it is absolutely incorrect!

After a little chat with the YSL lady, my friend and i went over to the Mecca Cosmetica section in Myer, because she (my friend) wanted to buy another one of her Bare Minerals foundation. Yes, she went through a whole container. She completely forgot what shade she was in since she ran out of her foundation ages ago so i asked the Mecca sales assistant to color match her. While the lady was applying the foundation to her, trying colors and stuff, i browse around Mecca, swatching this and that, which birings us to the next product i wanted to talk about. 

But as soon as she was finished, my jaw literally dropped. Her skin looks FLAWLESS! just like she just applied a really nice foundation, such a great finish i reckon. Other than that, it has such a good coverage but not powdery looking, remembering the loose-powder form that it comes in. Again, i fell in love with this product at the very first sight.

It retails at AUD 34.95 which i think is not bad at all since the actual RRP in sephora.com is USD 27. Not that big of a difference. But i held my self back from buying it right away since i still have quite a few foundations i'm currently using, including a couple new ones that i'm still trying out. So i thought, if i finish 2 foundations, i'll buy one of these foundations in my wish list, and it goes the same for another one!

NARS cream blush in Cactus Flower

This is another product that i feel like has been raved and hyped all over the beauty community for the longest time, but then again, never seem to interest me that much. Until i swatched it at the Mecca Cosmetica counter in Myer while my friend was getting all glammed up with the Bare Minerals foundation. I've always thought that the colour is very pretty, but i thought the texture would just be like any other cream blush. But boy, they're nowhere close to the same to a couple cream blushes i own (e.g. NYX and Bobbi Brown) The formulation isn't quite as slippery i'd say? i'm not saying that i don't like the ones that i have but, this NARS one has a different texture, almost like a cream to powder finish but a very very smooth one.
The color it self as you may know is a gorgeous mixture of red and a bit of coral with a hint of gold-ish shimmer, although the shimmer is very subtle. It just looked so absolutely stunning and of course, it was love at the first swatch.

Chanel Bronze Universal bronzing makeup base (Soleil Tan De Chanel)

Amongst the list, this highly-raved product from one of my favorite high-end brands is probably the one that has been in my wishlist the longest.
I have had my eyes on this baby for well over a year now. It is just such a unique product that i feel like no other brands has made something quite similar. and of course, the beautiful double c's stamp on the packaging made me want it even more. 
It basically is a light cream textured bronzer for your complexion. I've heard people go on and on and on about how this product blends into your skin like a dream, how natural it looks. From people with different skin tones and under tones. Also, how long it lasts as far as product goes.
It's probably not something i would get in the near future, considering the high price tag. But i promise my self that one day, i will have this gorgeous packaging sitting in my collection.

So that is everything! i know it's not much but i honestly feel like i don't need much more makeup! and like i stated before, i'm not including the products that i know i will definately buy!

Thanks for reading! xoxo

Yet Another FOTD! Purple Fun!!

Hi guys! so this weekend my friends and i went to the movies and see Step Up 4: Miami Heat in 3D! it was suuper good, but i have to say, i like the other step up better! my personal fave is the 2nd one! the final dance was unbelievably irreplaceable! but if you do like dance and stuff, i'd suggest you to see the 4th one anyways, it is really good on its own! 

With this post i wanted to show you the makeup i did to see this movie, nothing occasional but i just felt like wearing fun colours! i went with purple because not only it brings out the color of my brown eyes, i also find purple to be a non-neutral colour that is easier to work with! so here goes the pictures and as per usual, i'll list down all the makeup that i'm wearing!

On my eyes:

NYX HD eyeshadow primer

Model's Prefer brow highlighter (used on the browbone underneath the highlight eyeshadow)

Maybelline Color Tattoo cream eyeshadow in Painted Purple all over the lid blended up to the crease

Kiko water eyeshadow in Chromo Taupe on the crease

MAC eyeshadow in Vanilla on the browbone highlight

Covergirl eyeshadow in Champagne on the inner corner

Make Up Forever aqua liquid liner in 6 (Shimmery Navy blue)

Revlon Grow Luscious + NYX doll eye mascara

On my FACE:

Urban Decay Complexion Primer Potion (Pore Perfecting)

MakeUp Forever camouflage cream in 17 (green, to cancel out redness)

Maybelline dream mousse concealer on problem areas

Bobbi Brown creamy concealer in Sand under the eyes

Lioele Triple the solution BB Cream

Maybelline dream matte powder to set

Bobbi Brown Bronzing powder in Golden light

Bobbi brown blush in Apricot (applied closer to the contour)

Bobbi brown illuminating blush in Antigua (applied above the apricot blush, blended)

The Balm Mary Lou-manizer highlighter

Eyebrows:

NYX eyebrow cake powder in Taupe/ Ash ( i used the color ASH)

Marks& Spencer clear eyebrow gel

Lips:

Chanel Rouge coco shine in Boy (no. 54)

So there you have it! hope you guys like the way it looked, i think i'm gonna do a tutorial on it soon since this is a colorful and i do way too many neutral tutorials on my channel! hehe. 

If you guys wanted to see what the products i mentioned look like, please let me know since i don't include pictures of the actual products! but i do feature them in my beauty videos, so go ahead and check my youtube channel out if you haven't already. link is on the sidebar as always! 

thanks for reading! xx