February Favourites

• Shu Uemura UV under base mousse
• Mac Prep+Prime Eye
• Sigma Buffer - F45
• Kiehl Lip Balm for Men
• MAC Kissable Lipcolour in Enchantee and Lip Pencil in In Synch
• Urban Decay Eyeshadow Primer Potion
• MAC De-vil
• Shu Uemura eyeshadow in 873
• Naked Palette ( Naked & Buck )
• Urban Decay 24/7 Glide-on Eye Pencil in Flipside
• Nivea Extra Whitening Body Lotion

the UV under base mousse smoothens complexion while adding radiance with the pink shade or reducing redness with the beige shade. i use the beige shade, not only it makes my complexion looks better, my skin is less oily and doesn't turn oily as fast as before.
and i use MAC prep+prime eye for concealing dark circles instead of eyeshadow primer as its really very lightweight thus less cakey then my previous Clarin's Instant Light Perfecting Touch. it creamy and when applied it turns to powder finishing.

love the Sigma Buffer, totally not scratchy! previously i was using the Large Powder - F30 and it's a bit scratchy. so i bought their F45 to give it a try. i use it will my MAC Mineralize Skinfinish as using a kabuki brush to buff in minerialize skinfinish gives the most coverage.

using the UV under base mousse with the mineralize skinfinish is the base combination i have experienced so far ^.^

Kiehl's Lip Balm for Men is formulated for less shine, which i prefer that over shiny lip balms.

i find that Enchantee is abit too bluish for my preference, so i line and fill in my lips with In Synch, making it a warmer shade.

i used to use Clarin's Instant Light Eye Perfecting Base as a eyeshadow primer and it worked really well back then until i went to Hong Kong last year, somehow my eyeshadow creased in Hong Kong and even when i'm back in Singapore! the Urban Decay primer potion came in handy as i have two of the minis from the Naked Palette and Book of Shadow III, so i thought why not give it a try. i was kinda sceptical at first as it feels kinda oily to me when i rubbed my thumb and finger with just a tiny amount. but it proved me wrong!

im in this crazy mood that i keep using warmer shade eyeshadows, and the 4 shades listed above have been my go-to colours! to give it a twist, i wear it with Flipside [ again, will try and post a picture of it =p ].

i've stop using body lotions for a very long time ( about 2 years ), so i bought this lotion to give it a try. love the scent as i prefer citrus over sweet. it's not exactly citrus, but its definately not sweet scented IMO.

Coastal Scents

a week ago i ordered a few brushes from Coastal Scents. i actually wanted to place orders with Crown Brush, but shipping alone for 4 pencil brush is USD31 !so what i got from Coastal Scents were the Divine Large Eyeshadow Brush, Sable Contour Brush and Kabuki in a box. i've ordered from them a few times and shipping has always been pretty reasonable. 10 days from the day they shipped out the order till it reaches the mailbox. and so far they have always shipped out the very next day i've placed my orders.

i realised that their sable brushes are not scratchy on the skin whereas their goat hair brushes will. the kabuki brush is tiny bit scratchy, but taking the fact that i only paid about USD6, it's negligible [ LOL ].

they sell brush guard too. i got mine from coastal scents instead of the original brush guard website as shipping works out better this way.

i've tried quite a few of their micas and pigments too and i feel that their interfine, inter sparks, mirage, basically the inner corner or highlight shades works well. i especially love the Paradise Gold Fortune ( pretty similar to Too Faced eyeshadow in George & Weezie, just slighty warmer ) as it a very nice buttery colour, great for inner corner.
but their blues have big big problem as it almost doesnt apply at all. the rest of their shade are pretty okay, very shimmery.

as for their glitter powder, i only have eight of them out of 19. they are really sparkly and in comparison with the glitters that we can get in Singapore, Coastal Scents have a better range of colours IMO.

so if you are looking for cheap yet non-scratchy brushes, try their sable hair ones. if you're looking for highlight micas, they have really cheap ones with insane amount for sample size. and brush guard is definately a plus if u use blending brush as Asians have smaller eyes, therefore most blending brushes are so fluffy that it's actually easier to work with if you use the brush guard.

bye bye squatting days ^.^

in case you are wondering what's up with the title, i used to squat while doing my makeup [ LOL !! ].
so my boyfriend and i went to ikea yesterday and bought a desk [ yuppie ^.^ ]. i've also bought a small-esque tin pot for my brushes cause it's too troublesome and taking too much space using two glasses to contain all my brushes.

yup! that's my charming boyfriend in the mirror reflection [ lol .. ]