Tuesday, 19 April 2011

Stila - Champagne Glow

Stila 
Eye Shadow Trio - Champagne Glow

In honor of golden goddesses everywhere, we bring you a new shade to the resort collection. The shades are fresh and bright and boast a high pearl content for gorgeous sheer shimmer. The trio features soft pink, cool taupe and rich brown shades. size: 0.17 oz

My reviews:
 I bought this from Lush Rouge & Co. An online site that brings in cosmetics that are hardly found in Singapore. They have quite a number of brands like Laura Mercier, Duwop, and many others.. I picked this Stila eyeshadow trio in Champagne Glow.. What caught my eyes was the packaging of this eyeshadow.. wrapped in Gold casing, the shadows has this bump like when u buy any mineralised products.. but this is not a mineralised eyes-shadows.

I put it on the next day working out my smokey look.. I applied "cool taupe" on my eyelid and work out my black eyeshadows from Make Up Store (this part u can pick any black or greyish black but not those glitter black shadows for the crease..else u'll get glitters all over your eye area..) The colour are not highly pigmented but its enough to create a smooth and blend look.. I'd say its prefect for daily wear or to the office-look. Of course u can still wear this for a night out, using more bolder colours to blend in to the crease area..

Rate: 4/5
If u are the kind that always rush off w/o having to make up at home, then this is definitely a good buy.. I carried it along wherever and whenever I travel.. Its a MUST have in my handbag apart from my lipgloss. :)

Monday, 18 April 2011

Make Up Forever HD primer


Blend

Make up Forever HD Microperfecting Primer

A lightweight, oil-free complexion corrector that enhances the skin's texture and primes the skin for makeup application. It a primer that deeply nourishes, moisturizes and create this glowing effects. It does what other primers in the market does, creating a protective layer on the skin to allow foundation to glide on easily and at the same time give a long lasting to the foundation application. I have been using primers since I met and fall in love with one.. ( but I am not gonna name the brand I am currently using..just as yet.. as I am reviewing on this Make Up Forever primers first..)

This brand comes with 6 color correcting shades and one transparent shade. I love the one in Yellow.. which is "Blend"..


Transparent - Nuetral (Adds natural luminosity to the complexion)

 Green - Minimise redness

Mauve  - Counteracts sallow undertones

Caramel - combats asshiness in medium to dark skin tones

Blue - adds radiance to fair skin / reduce minor imperfections

Yellow - lightens dark complexion

Pink - brightens the complexion / counteracts sallow undertones

I picked Yellow (Blend) to lighten those unwanted pimple scars on my face.. yes..I do get pimples once in a while.I am only HUMAN..

When I first came across this brand, and while the MUA was explaining to me the benefits of this products, my eyes just couldnt help it with so many colours.. worst when I saw one of the primer in blue.. and I was like...."Yucks..who would want to apply a blue primers on their face?" Then I learnt they are just like any other primers..
Sold in Sephora Singapore. Not quite sure how much exactly it cost but I remember it being like $60 over.

Rate: 2.5/5
Reason being that its too pricey for a primer..quality wise is so-so.. cause its in a form of liquid. Packaging wise does not tempt me on buying this product.. Its tall and could not fit my travel make up bag. Oh on top of that, I could not find their MUA at their counter every time I made a trip down to Sephora.. I always ended up talking to one of the staffs in Sephora which later on they will recommend me other better brands.. like Smashbox, for example!

Sunday, 3 April 2011

Sephora Brushes



This is my favourite brush.. The crease brush! it gives a cool and perfect smokey look when blending at the crease.. A must tool in my beauty closet!






Friday, 1 April 2011

Dangerous Palette -> Urban Decay


 Urban Decay latest palette - The Dangerous Palette~!
Yes it is now sold in Sephora, Singapore. Gorgeous case with great colours.





I gotta admit that the colours they have in this palette is exceptionally Gorgeous. Not for someone who loves sweet and dainty colours. Great colours for the day and night. I would use "Oilslick" for the crease and the rest of the colours are great for the lid. Remember to use the primer first!! :) Seriously I love "Rockstar" and "Mildew" 

I would love to have this in my collection but unfortunately I didnt, mainly cause I have other Urban Decay palettes that has these colours in them.. so if I add this to my collection, I would have like 5 or 6 duplicate colours. Quite a waste for me but its great for beginners or for those who have yet to own any Urban Decay eye-shadows.. Seriously these stuff works wonders..Highly pigmented and long wearing when worn together with Urban Decay eye-potion (primer)

Rate: 4/5
Price: 3.5/5
(yes, its pretty pricey when it came to Singapore but u may want to put it as your Xmas wish list..whoops that would be like 7-8 months time before u call it, "its mine!")