Makeup Remover

From the start I wore makeup till a few months back, I have been using wipes to remove my makeup. Yes, I know it is bad for your skin but that was the cheapest and easiest to get hold off. I have tried many makeup wipes but I will always go back to my old time favourite which is the Simple Skincare Cleansing Facial Wipes. But recently, I have been converted into Micellar Water. I only tried 2 so far One is the Bioderma Sensibio H2O Micelle Solution and the other is the Garnier Micellar Water which is what I'm using in rotation with my Simple makeup wipes.

I would use the micellar water almost everyday but when I'm lazy, wipes are my best friend. I'm currently, trying out the Simple Micellar Wipes. I was so used to the texture of the cleansing wipes that when I try the micellar wipes, I can instantly feel the difference. The micellar wipes are softer and has more moisture to it whereas the cleansing wipes is rough to touch and dries out in a matter of seconds. Micellar wipes is definitely much more gentle around the eye area. So far, I have yet to get any reaction from it. I'll definitely report back if I did notice anything.

Between Bioderma and Garnier Micellar waters, I much prefer the latter has it does not dry out the skin like the former did. I could feel the moisture being suck out from my skin after using Bioderma. Also, I noticed red bumps appeared on my skin. Due to this, I decided to give Garnier Micellar water a go and damn! I like it better than the Bioderma! Plus, it's much cheaper. If it was not because of the drying effect and the red bumps issue, I would never think of trying anything else.

I generally feel that the ones I tried are good at removing makeup. I would definitely repurchase the ones I like the most.

I do want to try more makeup removers especially cleansing oil / balm. I've heard good things about these type of makeup remover. I'm currently on the hunt for it but if you have any good recommendation for cleansing oil or balm, please leave your suggestion in the comment section below. I would love to hear from you!

PS: Apologies for the bad quality photos. My camera is under repair and I had to resort using my iPhone instead. 

Hope you all have a lovely week ahead. I shall see you soon! x

Everyday Foundation

I think I have found my ultimate everyday base makeup and it is none other than the Maybelline Fit Me Matte & Poreless Foundation. This foundation range hit our sunny shore not too long ago. Boy! I was excited to get my hands on it!

I was particularly interested in the shade range that this foundation has. A total of whooping 40 shades are available for any skin tone! However, in Singapore only a handful of shades was brought in. In fact, if I recalled, less than 10 shades are available in our local pharmacy like Watsons / Guardian. I didn't know about the limited shades until I heard from one of my Instagram beauty, @littlemissconfessions (go check her out! She's beauty with brains), that they only carry a certain amount of shade range. I mean, c'mon Maybelline Singapore...

Back to the foundation itself, thankfully, I found my closest shade. This is quite rare for me. I wouldn't say it is THE perfect match but it'll do for now. I'm in the shade 228 Soft Tan. It gives a decent light to medium coverage that I love. Covers majority of my blemishes. I think this can be build up to a full coverage if you go heavy handed with it. I personally like my foundation to look exactly like my skin.

Though it says "Poreless" on the bottle, I can still see my pores peeking through. As for the mattifying properties that this foundation claim to be, well it does stay matte for a couple of hours. I would say the longevity of this is the same as my other foundations, about 4-5 hours (maybe less). I noticed that it does cling on to dry patches. I just recently found out that I have a dry spot in between my eyebrows. Surprise huh?! My skin has always been on the oily spectrum.  I mainly apply it using my fingers or a brush (if I have the time). I love how it looks on the skin when I applied it using my fingers rather than a foundation brush. In my own opinion, I think this range is cater towards those who prefers skin-like foundation.

The only problem (okay, maybe 2) is that it doesn't come with a pump! If you're not careful when dispensing the product, it can SPILL EVERYWHERE! C'mon Maybelline, please include a pump in the packaging! The next problem I have with the foundation is that I noticed pimple started popping out of nowhere. Not entirely sure if it's hormonal or not, but I'll definitely update if it does cause breakout (I hope not).

Hope you have a lovely weekend! See you in my next post! x

"Sick" Look

This week is the worst ever. I need to cover someone else's shift, finish up my assessment and was down with a high fever. What a combination that was in one week eh?! Anyhoo, today I got up of bed feeling much better and decided that I shall make myself look good by playing with makeup. 

I wouldn't want to miss another makeup post. Since, I'm still not feeling my best yet, I decided to go subtle with the makeup. Continuing my obssession with Morphe Brushes 12S Soul of Summer Palette, this time round, I was drawn towards the orangey rose gold shades (last row of the palette). I mainly used the 3rd shade in that row. 

To create depth, I used 'Eye of the Storm' from the Sleek i-Divine Eyeshadow palette in Storm. For my outer crease, I applied 'Baby Love' from the Too Faced Love Flush Long Lasting Blush. Oh my, I cannot described to you how much I love this blush. It is a peachy-pink with little gold specks running through it. Definitely suits a lot of skin tones. 

For my lips, I used 'Lolita II' by Kat Von D from her Everlasting Liquid Lipstick range. Boy, this colour screams my name. It matches well with my olive skin tone. Not to bright, not to subtle. In the middle where is sits perfectly and the best part, it is non drying! Yippe Yeahhh!!! 

Again from the Storm palette, I used 'Perfect Storm' for that pop of inner corner highlight. I finish off my looks with Red Cherry Lashes in '#48'.

Hope you like the look I did today as much as I love creating it. Wishing everyone a good week ahead and see you in my next one!

W:)

Gun Metal

Hello there! How's your weekend going? Mine was okay. Not to good, not too bad either. Hope you are doing well. On to today's post, I am still obssessing over the Morphe Brushes 12S Soul of Summer Palette. Using the dual chrome silver shade in the palette, I've came up with this look.

For those of you who owns this palette, you know the shade I'm referring too. The one that does not fit in the palette theme as the rest of the eyeshadows. Yup, that's the one. It has this gorgeous silver/cranberry effect. Here, you can't see the two tone effect because I purposely "erase" that to get the silver popping instead. I did it by using a NYX Retractable Eyeliner in Black that act as my eye primer. I then go over the top with the duo chrome shade all over my eyelids. To add a a bit of depth, I go over the outer corners and the crease with Undone from the Urban Decay Basics palette. I decided to winged it out as I find that kind of eyeshadow placement really suits my eye shape.

My base is always the same (you can just scroll through my blog and find it). Currently, I'm not changing / buying / trying any new makeup as I'm on a spending ban. I imposed such ban on myself as I want to save money for something else (which is non makeup related btw).

Except for the highlighter, I decided to use KIKO Infinity Eyeshadow in the shade 284 as I do not have a silver highlight to match the whole look. The lipstick I'm wearing is from Revlon called Wine Not. I'm not sure it is still available or they have repackaged and renaming it into something else. This shade used to be a hot favourite among beauty enthusiasts. I just look up on Ebay and they sell it there. So if you like it, go to Ebay.

Alright folks, that's it for this weekend beauty and makeup dose. I hope you like it. See you in the next one.

W:)

Golden Chocolate

Apologies for missing last weekend post. I was away on a short holiday across the causeway. It was Chinese New Year weekend and we had a long holiday here, so me and some of my colleagues decided to go to JB for some RnR.

Back to today's post, I decided to go basic with the browns and golds. I was attracted to the golden shades on the Morphe Brushes 12S Soul of Summer palette. I wanted something subtle this time. As I'm writing this, I remembered that Valentine's Day is coming up and this look is perfect for it. Though, it can still look very dramatic, you can always muted it down.

If you're wondering what lip colour I'm wearing, it's the Kat Von D Everlasting Liquid Lipstick in Lolita II.

See you in my next post!

W:)

Cranberry Craze

Who else can never get enough of a certain palette? Me! I have been obsessing over Jeffree Star Beauty Killer palette for months now. I don't know about you but this palette is super versatile. You can go avant garde with it or you can go subtle. The choice is yours.

So today, I was lusting over the shade 'Confession'. It is a deep copper cranberry shade. I must say when use dry, this shade is just meh. But once, you mixed it with water, kapow! The colour is stun-ning!

I decided to go with 'halo' placement technique which basically means putting a dark eyeshadow in the outer and inner corner of the eyelid, leaving the center bare for lighter shades. This is my first time doing this such placement and I was scared that it will ruin everything! Thank God, it turns out pretty okay.

For the center lid, I added 'Princess' which is a frosty shimmery pink. Like 'Confession', the colour will only shine through when mixed with water. In the picture above, it appears white-ish but I swear in real life, it looks pink!

For the crease,  I wanted something different. Something bright and unusual. Of course, 'Star Power' was screaming my name. I dragged the crease colour upwards to the brow bone and to the side of my nose bridge to give that 'editorial' feel. I then, felt like the shadows need a pop of colour and so, I added 'Expensive' in between the empty 'spaces'. Only for the inner corner highlight, I use one of the Wet n Wild palette, I Got Good Jeans.

I definitely had fun creating this look. See you in my next post!

W:)

Smokey Black

The ever classic black smokey eyes. I applied NYX Retractable Eyeliner in Black to prime the lids as well as acting as a base for the black eye shadow later on. After which, I go in with Faint from UD Naked Basics palette for that transition colour. This step is optional. Once blending is done, find any black eye shadow of your choice and start packing onto the lids. Gradually, building up the intensity until you get the desired colour or in this case, darkness. I used Crave from the same palette. Keep in mind about fallout. Thankfully, Crave didn't have much of a fallout to begin with.

Smoke out the bottom lids too. Make sure to lined the upper and lower waterline. No stark of white or any shade should be seen here. If you wish, apply some falsies for some drama. I didn't because I was too lazy to do it. Heh. Move on to your base and do it like you normally would. Doubled up your blush game as you do not want to appear dead. Choice of lipstick, again, up to you. I opt for a Rimmel Kate Moss Lasting Lipstick in 03. It is a nude pinky shade that compliments the dark eyes. You can also go with a red lipstick for that fiesty femme fatale look! Last but not least, if you like a little bit of shine, apply those highlighters on to high points of the face. And the look is complete!

Till the next makeup post!