Showing posts with label Review___Eyeshadow. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Review___Eyeshadow. Show all posts

Thursday, October 6, 2011

A Steamy Affair + Review/LOTD: Chanel Illusoire

I shall start off with the review/LOTD of Chanel Illusion d’Ombre Long-Wear Luminous Eyeshadow 83 Illusoire. One of my favorite buys so far. A truly stellar product; I'm head over heels. Given the high price tag ($52 a pop), I do expect more. Well, I'm glad that it live up to my somewhat high expectations. *happy* ^.^v

Nicely pigmented and good color payoff. I applied 2 layers to achieve this look. To blend, I use fingers. I love using my fingers to do makeup  The mousse-like texture is easy to layer (no cakiness) and blend. To achieve a more intense look, you can always add more layers or layer Illusoire over a dark-colored base.

I did use the brush included, for lining the lower lashline. A pretty good quality one. The brush bristles are soft and don't feel scratchy. Hmm.. I think it's a lil' tiny to use for blending?

Illusoire is such a stunning beauty on its own. See how beautifully it glistens..  x infinity

Last for a good 8 hours at least. Minimal fading and creasing, which is not that obvious anyway. I didn't use any eye primer.

An elegant shimmery finish. It's Chanel afterall. Illusoire is a versatile color which certainly flatters most skin colors.

 


 

Now, on to the steamy affair! Shall let the pictures do the talking :D

Me loves steamboat :d~ I can eat many many rounds, which I did (lol).

 

Then we went over to TCC. It is always nice to have a cuppa coffee/tea after meal (:

Mine.. *slurps*

 

That's all. Thanks for reading!

Thursday, April 14, 2011

LOTD: Milk Chocolate (feat. Canmake Four Shiny Eyes 03) & Random Stuff

Just a simple chocolatey brown LOTD, using Canmake Four Shiny Eyes 03 palette.

 

Canmake Four Shiny Eyes 03

From left to right: Base Color (shimmery pale gold), Light Color (pearly light nude peach), Accent Color (sparkling golden brown), Liner Color (rich dark chocolate).

The pigmentation isn't fantastic, but decent overall in terms of the price you pay. A counter brand eyeshadow quad eg. LancĂ´me, easily cost about $80ish. It retails for 680YEN which comes up to be about $10ish. I got this at $16 after 20% discount at JL. Yes, that's how ridiculous Canmake products' prices are marked up in Sg. Twice as much :/ Anyway, I managed to get 2 more at Watsons BOGO promotion (during their 1-day member's sale).

If you don't like shimmery/glittery eyeshadows, forget about getting these. Do not pile on too much though; less is more. Unless you wanna look like a disco ball.

Products used:

  • Canmake Four Shiny Eyes 03 palette
  • KATE Eyebrow Color LB-1
  • Majolica Majorca Customize Sword Cut BR771
  • Kiss Me Heroine Make Smooth Liquid Eye Liner
  • ZA Cutie Curl Volume Mascara
  • Dolly Wink Volume Mascara
  • Maybelline Angelfit Foundation Apricot Sand
  • Eyeko 3-in-1 Cream
  • Canmake Nudy Glow 06 Peach Milk
  • Ettusais Cheek Color OR2
  • Palgantong Taka-Hana Powder (highlight)

 

And, bear with just 3 more photos of my LOTD...... (;

FYI, photos of my LOTD were taken after I was out for 6 hours. I did blot twice with tissue paper, touch-up once.

The morning breakfast wasn't that good. I had KFC Blueberry Pancakes breakfast set (with scrambled eggs). I rather stick to McDonald's or just pay more for Cedele's.

The scrambled eggs were plain and over-cooked.

The coffee was just normal. Nuff' said.

That day, I was meeting Chantana in the noon for lunch and most importantly, to take a look at MAC Quite Cute Collection. We were both eye-ing on the Miss Behave Mineralized Blush. Only Robinsons (Rafflescity) stocked 'em at that point of time and apparently, OOS. I not sure if the rest stock 'em now but I'm not sure if I'm gonna get it afterall. I went to Sephora Ion to check out the MAC Candy Yum-Yum (matte neon pink) lipstick coz it look super YUMMY when I saw swatches online. I think it should be OOS by now...... Hmm.. wondering if I should get this :s

AND, I went to check out Urban Decay's 24/7 Glide-On Shadow Pencils after checking out Joey's awesome haul post. I'm eye-ing Mercury, Delinquent and Clinic.. and perhaps Rehab.. I want all :s Very smooth and creamy; glides on like a dream. Uber pigmented even with just a single stroke.

The swatches turned out to be so pretty under bright sunlight. I took the photos just outside Orchard Ion.

Swatches of Sakura Mineralized Blush. Pretty lavender color. Quite sheer and powdery. Btw, it retails for $44 and it's limited edition.

Lunch was settled at Crystal Jade La Mian Xiao Long Bao Restaurant (Suntec City Mall). Prices there were fairly reasonable. Chantana had the spicy beef soup la mian.

I had the zha jiang la mian, which I find the sauce too watery for my liking. The noodles were just normal, think I'll order the soup ones next time.

That's all for now (:

Tuesday, January 11, 2011

LOTD: Royal Purple Affair (feat. KATE Diamond Cut Eyes PU-1)

My favorite color, purple ♥

I bought KATE Diamond Cut Eyes PU-1, mainly for the beautiful royal purple color.

Top left: Pale gold/silver (glittery)

Top right: White (shimmery)

Bottom left: Lilac (shimmery)

Bottom right: Royal purple (shimmery)

Love the colors and the silky smooth texture ! The colors are very well-pigmented, as compared to that of Integrate (used in my previous LOTD). Hmm they are not THAT intense, since Japanese makeup tends to lean towards shimmery subtle colors' look. Now, I'm VERY tempted to get prolly 1 or 2 more of the KATE Diamond Cut Eyes palette(s) x:

Lilac (shimmery), Royal purple (shimmery), White (shimmery), Pale silver (glittery), Pale gold (glittery).

This palette is easy to work with, and the colors blend pretty well (: There ain't any major fall-outs for the glittery e/s colors. And, they definitely add a dazzling touch to my eye makeup look.

Eyes:

  • Sana Naginata Eyebrow 03 Honey
  • Too Faced Shadow Insurance
  • Kiss Me Heroine Make Long & Curl Mascara
  • Sasatinnie Super Dolly Powerful Curling Mascara - Black

 

Lips:

  • Etude House Dear Darling Gloss No.1

 

Face:

  • Bio-essence Platinum BB Cream
  • Lioele Real Crystal Powder Pact no.2
  • Benefit Posie Tint
  • Muji Pink Swirl Blush

 

    *Note: Products highlighted are sponsored for review purposes.

    End this post with a photo of yours truly :D