Review: Sephora Favorites "Paint It Pink".

Hi errbadeh!

At the end of my previous blog, which was about Sephora Favorites Give Me Some Nude Lip set, I mentioned that I would be talking about another Sephora Favorites. Today is the day! Featured this time around will be Sephora Favorites: Paint It Pink. I bought it for BND63 (= BND70-10%).

This set contains eight products from eight different brands. But unfortunately, the nail polish from Deborah Lippmann had to be discarded, probably due to ingredients that are prohibited in Brunei.

Below pictures show what are included in this set :D

Product packaging section

↑ Front and back of the box

↑ The contents.

Product details and swatch section

↑ A mini beautyblender® (8.5g / 0.03oz).

↑ Tarte Cosmetics.

↬ Tarte Cosmetics Amazonian clay 12-hour blush in shade Blissful (1.5g / 0.05oz).

↬ A light pinkish-peach shade

↑ Urban Decay.

↬ UD single eyeshadow in shade Scratch (1.5g / 0.05oz).

↬ A slightly shimmery rose gold shade

↬ I think this shade is suitable for daily wear as a pop of colour on the eyes! Or if you'd like a             slightly more dramatic look, apply a brown eyeshadow on the outer corner of your eyes and blend the   two shades together.

↑ Becca Cosmetics.

↬ Becca pressed shimmering skin perfector in shade Rose Gold (2.4g / 0.085oz).

↬ A light peach shade with a hint of rose gold shimmer. 

↬ You can use this, again, as a slight pop of colour on your eyelids or as a highlighter on top of your cheekbones.

↑ Benefit Cosmetics.

↬ Benefit Roller Lash mascara (3g / 1oz).

↑ Laura Mercier.

↬ Laura Mercier velour lovers lip colour in shade French Kiss (3.6g / 0.12oz).

↬ A bright pink shade.

↑ Make Up For Ever.

↬ MUFE artist plexi-gloss in #202 (3ml / 0.10 fl oz).

↬ Light peach gloss with no shimmer.

The products in this set lean more towards pink and peach shades and hence, are more wearable and suitable for day looks. With a good day-time foundation, a light makeup look can certainly be created with this Paint It Pink set!

If you are interested in getting this Sephora Favourites "Paint It Pink" set, do contact TwixBN or check out their IG page to see if they have this particular set instock or if it'll be in their upcoming shipments!

I hope this blog has been fun for you to read as much as it is for me to write! And of course, please do not hesitate to leave a comment down below if you have any questions. Have a good weekend ahead of you!

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Kitten wing + Bold lips

In my previous post I mentioned that I was going to go a blog post dedicated to a look featuring bold lips, here it is! I did this look for a birthday party at a dearest friend's place.  To go with the bold lips, I opted for a kitten wing liner, a matte and bronzed base/face, as I didn't want too many things to be going on. 

Pictures!

↑ Face/Base:

↬ Tarte Amazonian Clay full coverage foundation.

↬ Tarte Maracuja creaseless concealer.

↬ Rimmel Stay Matte powder to set concealer and T-zone.

↬ theBalm Cosmetics Betty-Lou Manizer to bronze up my face.

↑ Eye area:

↬ BH Cosmetics Flawless Brow Trio in Medium.

↬ Benefit They're Real! push-up liner.
↬ 3 Concept Eyes creamy waterproof eyeliner [to tight-line my upper waterline]
↬ Essence Lashes Go Wild mascara.

↑ Lips:

↬ Lime Crime Velvetines in the shade Wicked.

I think this look is rather simple as you needn't use any eyeshadows. But if you'd like to amp it up a little more, feel free to use matte eyeshadows (I think it'll look better with matte ones as shimmery ones can make the whole thing look a little "too much") and some shabam false lashes! I most of the time opt to not use false lashes because they make my eyes heavy and I wouldn't want to worry about them falling off or having red/watery eyes half the time at a function.

That's all for now! Thank you so much for reading and please leave a comment down below if you have any questions. Have a great week ahead of you!

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Tartelette!

I've officially become a Tartelette last month because of their Amazonian clay full coverage foundation. It is nothing short of amazing on my skin! I have oily skin but it has gotten much better since I amped up my skincare regime since June. A friend (also my makeup mule) helped me bring back the Tarte foundation along with their maracuja creaseless concealer. And they both work so well together. Best $99 ever spent ($60 for the foundation and $39 for the concealer at Sephora Singapore).

Last week was the beginning of Raya so I thought, what better time to open up new products and use? After my everyday skincare routine, I used a little of Benefit's POREfessional as a base and then applied the Tarte foundation using a damp Real Techniques' Miracle Complexion sponge and it is a (much cheaper) dupe to the original Beauty Blender. The foundation is really easy to blend and it is build-able, so you can layer or pack on if you like a fuller coverage. I only applied one layer because 1) I wanted to see how one layer holds up and 2) I wanted a more natural look because it was day-time. After applying the foundation, I dabbed a little bit of the maracuja creaseless concealer on my under-eye circles and I kid you not, you only need the tiniest bit because a little goes a long way and it has a thick consistency. I decided not to use any powder because again, I wanted it to be light.

I started wearing the foundation at about four in the afternoon and actually had a pretty long night (inclusive of sweating like mad at a basketball match with many people sweating like mad too). When I got home around midnight, the foundation still looked good. And that was when I decided that the foundation is. amazing. 

Tarte's Amazonian clay full coverage foundation

Tarte's Maracuja Creaseless concealer

Benefit's They're Real! push-up liner

Revlon's Lash Potion mascara

Anastasia Beverly Hills Brow Wiz

NYX soft matte lip cream in Prague on my lips

I just realised I don't usually use any false eyelashes or blushes. I should probably start investing in some (any reason to shop for more makeup...)!

Anyway, thank you for reading and have a great weekend ahead of you!!

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Selfish Silver Smoke

Hello pretty earthlings! I attended a dinner last Saturday, the 12th. I initially wanted to use the Naked 1 palette because it's my all time favourite, but I saw my unopened-still-in-its-plastic-bag NudeTude palette so I think I might as well make use of it!

From the title of this post, it needs no pointing-out that I made this eye look on the one shade that caught my eye, Selfish, a silvery taupe shade. Hence it is the main color of this look. The products I used are as below :D

Face/Base

• Benefit the POREfessional primer
• Yves Saint Lauret Le Teint Touche Éclat foundation
• NYX Above & Beyond Coverage concealer
• Rimmel Stay Matte pressed powder
• theBalm Mary-Lou Manizer as a highlighter
• theBalm Betty-Lou Manizer as a bronzer
• Sleek Blush by 3 in pink lemonade

Eyes

      Shadows:

• Applied Selfish from the inner corners to the middle of eyelid, leaving the outer corner bare
• Lightly tapped brush onto Serious and put it on the outer crease of eyelid, blending inwards together with Selfish
• Used my ring finger to apply a little hint of Stand-offish on the middle of eyelid to give that extra pop and dimension so the entire eye look won't look too flat

      Rest of the eye area:

• Bobbi Brown long-wear gel eyeliner in Black Ink
• Shu Eumura eyelash curler
• Revlon Lash Potion mascara
• Anastasia Beverly Hills Brow Wiz in Ebony

Lips

• NYX soft matte lip cream in Prague

Brushes

• Foundation - Real Techniques buffing brush
• Concealer - Real Techniques domed shadow brush
• Powder - Real Techniques multitask brush
• Eyeshadows - Real Techniques base shadow brush
• Eyeliner - Real Techniques fine liner brush
• Bronzer - Real Techniques contour brush

Final look!

I really liked how everything turned out in the end, nothing too fancy and yet nothing too..simple. I hope you had a great weekend and here's to another one!

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Bronzed.

Hi everyone! I attended a wedding last fortnight and I did a look which is always my all-time favourite, featuring my all-time favourite shade, brown! I think this will suit most eye colors because you can always either play it up by packing more eyeshadow, or warm it down by putting on less initially. Without further ado, here are what I used :)

Face/Base

• Benefit the POREfessional primer
• Yves Saint Lauret Le Teint Touche Éclat foundation
• NYX Above & Beyond Coverage concealer
• Rimmel Stay Matte pressed powder

Eyes

• Em Cosmetics Shade Play in Bali Bronzes
• Shade 1 on the inner corner, shades 2+3 on centre of eyelids and 4 on the outer V. Blend appropriately to ensure that there are no harsh edges.
• Shu Eumura eyelash curler
• Maybelline The Rocket mascara
• Dolly Wink liquid eyeliner in Deep Black
• Anastasia Beverly Hills Brow Wiz in Ebony

Lips

• NYX soft matte lip cream in Prague

Brush

(Right to left)

• Sigma F82 round kabuki brush [to apply foundation]
• Sigma F30 large powder brush [to set foundation with powder]
• Sigma E40 tapered blending brush [to blend eyeshadows]
• Sigma E55 eyeshading brush [to apply eyeshadows]

When all is put together....

I hope this post helped you in a way or another. If you have any questions, don't hesitate to post them down below in the comments section! Thank you for reading!

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