July 19, 2010

Make Up For Ever - Lift Concealer

I have raved about how much i love my Macquillage concealer. Now i would like to share with you this "Lift Concealer" from Make Up Forever. In U.S, it was highly recommended and raved by beauty bloggers and make up artists. I decided to give it a try after reading so many positive comments in the forums.

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I am using this shade - Shade #3

This is more than a concealer as it contained "itensine", an active ingredient with skin-firming properties for the eye area, and vitamins A and E, which regenerate the skin. I was told by Sephora staffs that it will also helped to pump up the lines around your forehead and mouth(laughing lines).
Not only that, this multi-purpose product also concealed specific, darker areas (brown spots, blotches, etc.) and can be used as a highlighter on the more prominent parts of the face (cheekbones, forehead, and chin) for added radiance.

It comes in 3 shades only.
#1 - Fairest
#2 - Darkest
#3 - Medium (It just came out recently after lots of people requested)

It doesn't feel thick nor greasy as compared to my macquillage concealer; it doesn't really covered much of my dark circles but it seems to brighten up my eye area. My eye area is oily but it stayed matt through out the whole day. Helped to conceal my laughing lines but not those around my forehead. :(
I admit i shouldn't have put so much hope and thought this is a miracle product for covering lines. :P
After all, it's still a cosmetic not skincare so i shouldn't expect so much next time.

After you applied, simply dab on the area that you wish to conceal but do not rub.
If you want to cover your lines, apply it before and after applying your powder.

*Rem! Do not rub when you are applying your concealer, if you rub you are actually rubbing it off.

Pro: light and non-greasy. Brightened eye area. Blendable. Long-lasting.
Con: Couldn't covered dark circles and lines.

Rating: 3.5/5

July 13, 2010

SK-II

ADVANCED WHITENING SOURCE PANCAKE EX























One of my good friends gave this to me.
At first i thought it's just another normal foundation and more over it's targeting more on whitening.
I never thought that it would help much in concealing my pores and controlling oil sebum, but hey i was wrong!!

The smooth powder glide on easily to my face after i applied my bb cream and it gave a matt look. LOVE! It concealed my pores well and the coverage is medium to build-able which i quite like it! My face oxidise fast but this foundation really help to keep my face looking radiant for almost 8 hours and the plus point is that it doesn't clog my pores! :)

How about oil control?
I still need to blot my face every 5 hours.

Advanced Whitening Source Pancake Ex provides natural coverage of spots, freckles, pores and other skin imperfections for a flawless-looking finish. It contains MT Blocker P (Vitamin C derivative, Vitamin B3 and Pitera®) and Inositol, an ingredient that is also present in Whitening Source Derm-Revival Program. The secret to achieving this lies in its perfect blend of powders of three different sizes, which fills in pores and provides natural coverage of skin troubles. The unique blend of four pearl powders – cream, blue, pink and white - creates depth for light reflection, helping dull skin achieve a translucent finish. --> I took them from SK-II website.

Here's a pic of me having the foundation on.






















The foundation is retailing at $70 or $72 if i'm not wrong - really expensive!
:P

Rating: 4/5

July 12, 2010

Double Eye-lid

I scanned the pics from "POPTEEN", talking about how different ladies create their double eye-lids using tapes or glue.
I have inner double eye lid and that makes me really very frustrated as i need to spend lots of time either using the glue or tape. None is fast and all required skill and i am always taking donkeys years to get it done. I HATE IT! Easiest way out is to go eye surgery which i really thought of.

Pics scanned from POPTEEN!







































































The tape seem to be visible after few hours and mm...so far the glue is the best!

I bought and tried lots of brand and types of tapes and glue.
See! Crazy girl bought so many different tapes of tapes and glue.

















Lots of Japanese girls are using this, is a sticky thin tape in between it and you need to pull both side,
and stick it 2-3mm above your eye lid. You will need to cut away both end when you are done.


































This is what i meant, you need to cut away both end, refer to pic below.
You got to be very careful in case you cut your own skin.
Last step, you need to use the applicator to push it in.


























You think which is better?
I'll prefer glue ~