Magic Of Makeups

I've been meaning to open these babies up for the longest time but, being the expert procrastinator I am, it's been put off till...well...now.

So without further ado, here they are! Plus the swatches of course =D

Fierce & Tangy

Audacious Asphalt

Pomegranate Punk

Fierce & Tangy, Audacious Asphalt, Pomegranate Punk

The texture and colour pay off are awesome and they set in no time at all. Plus they won't budge after that. Not one inch. Which has it's pros and cons. Pro being not having to worry about involuntary migration of colours onto places where they shouldn't, and con being not able to blend it out that easily. But I'm sure there are ways to work around that.

Will definitely try them out this weekend and see how they fare. Can't wait for Friday!!!

Ok so maybe I wasn't as good as I thought I was. Ooops.

But it's so hard to resist grabbing these at the Beauty Asia Fair =D

Also got these from Smoochiez and Chanel

Swatches:

China Glaze Liquid Crystal over Sea Spray, Prism over Secret Peri-Wink-Le

The rest were from Dyon's flea @Scape.

China Glaze Hunger Games Collection

Dress Me Up, Harvest Moon, Stone Cold

OPI Holland Collection

Dutch Ya Just Love OPI?, I Have A Herring Problem, Wooden Shoe Like To Know?

I have no more space for polishes zomg...

Hello hello hello!

As promised, I'm here to reveal the goodies in the little black FACESSS bag from my previous post.

I'm sure you've heard of the L'oreal Infaillable Eyeshadows since it first debuted late last year. It sent quite a number of us into a little tizzy as we hunted them down across the island.

They've been compared (texture wise) to the Giorgio Armani Eyes to Kill Silk Eye Shadows and they do seem to resemble each other closely. Same hybrid pigment-cream consistency and vivid colour payoff. The main difference I noticed is that the L'oreal ones are less sparkly.

There are only 5 shades available here in Singapore and I got 3 of them. Here they are:

Close-up:

005 Purple Obsession

Dark purple with subtle pink and blue sparkles

013 Burning Black

Dark maroon with subtle pink sparkle

015 Flashback Silver

Grey with subtle gold and pink sparkles

021 Sahara Treasure

Brown with gold sheen

022 Emerald Lame

Blackened green with gold sparkle

027 Goldmine

Gold shimmer

Swatches:

Feel like getting Bronze Goddess and Black Onyx!

I know that this has been done many times by many others but I just wanted to share my own stash of GA ETKs with you.

Here they are:

Close-up:

#2 Lust Red

Black base with red and fuschia sparkles

#3 Purpura

Purple base with gold sparkle

#4 Pulp Fiction

Grey base with pink and silver sparkles

#5 Gold Blitz

Copper base with gold sparkle

#6 Khaki Pulse

Brown base with gold sparkle

Swatches:

That's all!

Was re-organising my blush drawers when I decided to do some swatches of the NYX blushes I had on hand.

First row: Angel, Silky Rose, Natural |  Second row: Cinnamon, Mauve, Red

Swatches (in the same order):

Close-up:

Angel - Baby pink with subtle shimmer

Silky Rose - Plum with reddish undertone

Natural - Light peachy pink

Cinnamon - Bright orange

Mauve - Plum with brown undertone

Red - Bright pinky red

11. Do you like wearing bronzer?

As far as I can remember, I've always been a blush girl. But ever since I discovered the wonders of bronzers, I have never looked back.

Bronzers give sophistication and warmth to the skin while adding dimension and colour. They can sculpt your face and make you look like you lost 10 pounds overnight. Awesome stuff.

Here's some bronzers that I like. Or rather, those that I have opened and used *cough cough* so far.

Prestige Mineral Bronzing Powder in Rich Bronze, Pupa Velvety Baked Blush in #05, Stila Bronzing Powder in #02, The Face Shop Color Nuance for Cheek in BR802 (shine), NYX Blush in Terra Cotta

Swatched in the same order. They look mostly the same, don't they?

Now then, why am I still buying bronzers??? 8-P

Hello!

I have been re-organising my makeup stash recently and I chanced upon these lovelies in my gloss drawer.

There are currently 6 shades in the range.

Here's what I have:

Swatches:

See how shiny they are! They're almost lacquer-like no?

Strawberry Whip, Sugar Milk Tea, Honey Latte, Peach Milk

They're pretty much unscented and I like the brush applicator, though if you're not careful with it, it'll tend to splay a bit. They're very opaque and colour payoff is obvious. My lips are quite pigmented though, so I need to use a lip concealer first for the gloss to show up better. Also, the shades are not the 'dead' kind of nudes, there are microshimmers in each one to add some dimension to the lips.

Shall endeavour to use them more often! :)

New additions:

From left - right:

1. Matte 352, 2.3 g
2. Matte 388, 2.3 g
3. Pearl 433, 2.7 g
4. D.S. 457, 2.5 g

I noticed that the packaging of two of the eyeshadows was different from the norm.

Instead of the usual plastic casing (as seen below), it was actually completely sealed up, much like the McDonald's curry sauce packaging.

Anyways here's all of 'em together.

I almost wished that I had gotten more neutrals but with the Urban Decay Naked Palette in my stash, I mustn't get too greedy :)

I can't really recall exactly when I got sucked into the Inglot fever but it was recent, very recent.

This is an European brand well known for their high quality products, in particular their eyeshadows, which come in a wide range of colours, with great textures (especially their matte formulaes) and affordability. I love how they named their special system, which allows customers to create their own customized colour palette, the Freedom System. Very appropriate.

I managed to get my hands on these through Michelle's spree. The nearest store currently is in KL, Malaysia. Well, at least it'll give us yet another reason to hop over for a short getaway yar? Heh heh.

Ok I shall stop jabbering and let the pictures speak for themselves.

Please excuse my granny pants LOL.

From left - right:

1. AMC Shine 40, 3.5 g
2. AMC 58, 2.7 g
3. AMC 60, 2.7 g
4. AMC 70, 2.7g
5. Matte 351, 2.3 g
6. Matte 371, 2.3 g
7. Matte 372, 2.3 g
8. Pearl 420, 2.7 g
9. Pearl 428, 2.7 g
10. Pearl 439, 2.7 g
11. Pearl 446, 2.7 g

I'll be using them in my next LOTD for sure. Excited!

Did a very dumb thing 2 weeks back. But that's not the point. The point is that I used my new Wet n Wild Petal Pusher Color Icon Eyeshadow palette! Woo hoo!

Please ignore the errant strands of hair and concentrate on the eyesss.

Close-up:

Tools:

1. Too Faced Shadow Insurance Anti-Crease Eye Shadow Primer
2. Majolica Majorca Lash Expander Frame Plus Mascara
3. Benefit Creaseless Cream Shadow/Liner in Towne Car
4. Naris Up Wink Up Eye Glitter Eyeliner in Pink
5. NYX Jumbo Eyeshadow Pencil in Purple Velvet
6. Silkygirl Funky Eyelights Pencil in Pure Purple
7. Kiss Me Heavy Rotation Perfect Liquid Eyeliner in Deep Black
8. MAC Feline Kohl Power Eye Pencil
9. Urban Decay 24/7 Glide-On Eye Pencil in Zero
10. Wet n Wild Color Icon Eyeshadow palette in Petal Pusher
11. The Body Shop Blush Trio in Cool Dusk
12. Canmake Cream Cheek in 03
13. Majolica Majorca Rouge Majex in PK211
14. MAC Angel Lipstick

The eyeshadows might not look too impressive here but keep in mind that these swatches were done without any bases at all. I used the 1st, 2nd and 3rd colours from the right and also the leftmost one.

Can't wait to try out the other two palettes that Sophia got for me from USA!