Beauty Spotlight: Essence Get BIG Lashes Mascaras

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I never really review mascara, only because I really don't know how to structure a mascara review as you need a macro-like pictures of your eyelashes to let the readers know how the mascaras affects your eyelashes, so I decided to open a new segment so I won't have to feel guilty buying mascaras or any other products and not reviewing them! LOL

This is a bunch of mascaras that I actually really put some love in! If you're like me, who loves natural-looking volumized lashes then this is for you, I hardly curl my lashes and don't even bother to at times. Although these mascaras aren't curling mascaras, I love these because they do my lashes as how I like them to be. Although for functions, you might have to coat them a few times.

My favorite would be the black one just because it isn't waterproof so easier removal! Repurchase? I would!

Product Empties : March 2013

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Looking at the picture below, it’s a lot of make-up to throw away. All items are expired or used up or just doesn’t work for me anymore. I was having a clear-out on my make-up and I did not realize that I have so many make-ups that I should’ve thrown out a long time ago. I did change up how I store my make-up and such. It’s more spacey now that I’ve rearranged it.

1.       Essence All Eyes On Me Mascara – This is a nice purple mascara that is not waterproof, it does a nice job of creating volume for my lashes but unfortunately, it has dried out already, I’ve purchased a new mascara already from Essence, but I haven’t touch that yet and won’t touch it until all my mascaras are used up.

2.       Sariayu Foundation and Silkygirl’s Lightening Foundation -  The Sariayu foundation, it’s very easy to finish it as it does a great job of blending and brighten my face easily for everyday or everytime I go out for errands and such. Not something I’d repurchase hurrily. The Silkygirl’s Foundation, I’ve given up on it, it doesn’t make a very good impression of the hundred times I use it. The smell, the longevity, yuck!

3.       Tonymoly’s Milky Lip Tint – A big favourite of mine, I’ve been using it a lot and I’ve finally come to terms that both have already run out :’( I won’t be repurchasing this anytime soon, I have lots more lip tints to finish up!

4.       Silkygirl’s Long-wearing Eyeliner, Funky Eyeliner and Glitter Liner – I don’t know why I never can get on with their eyeliners very well, although their liquid pen liner is the best one so far amongst their eyeliners. I’ve never tried out the funky eyeliner out because they have this stinky smell that I kept putting off on throwing out, the glitter liner was I think an old stock, and the texture isn’t something I’d like to try. The Long-wearing Crayon Eyeliner smudges like crazy and doesn’t even have a great pigmentation!

5.       Safi Balqis Lipstick and Etude House Roll Roll Lipgloss – The Balqis lipstick is a favourite of mine as it is a MLBB shade but unfortunately, it was being discontinued from a long time ago, so I’m so sad to see this one go. The Etude House Lipgloss, the colour is nude, I love to pair it with a red lip tint to make it a little coral-ish but then I’ve actually saw the product has separated and the smell was bad and it’s time to throw it away.

6.       L’Action Dark Circle Corrector and Essence’s Pure Skin Spot Treatment – The only skincares I’m throwing out, I actually have finished up a lot of skincare products but I couldn’t be bother to actually bring it back to my room from the toilet just so I could take pictures with it. The L’Action was A WASTE OF MONEY, it doesn’t work, the gel doesn’t even do anything and the concealer that came with it dries up before I could even test it out. The Essence’s Spot Treatment is one of the few duds I’ve come across from Essence, it dries out too, which is understandable because it has some sort of alcohol in it.
What’s the one product that you kept on using up and repurchase all the time?

Beauty Bought : Essence and Catrice

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After such a long time, I've been to busy to even go to shops and buy makeups and when I do, I usually don't have the power in me to buy a lot more than I would usually buy. Not really in a spending ban, but I seem to have limited amount of time to browse through these shops T-T

So today, I'm bringing in my first and certainly not my last haul from Catrice! I still am not sure of what I should buy first from Catrice, any recommendation girls?

Favorites: January 2013

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So I decided to do something new, I hardly ever make a favorite monthly post as I hardly rotate with my makeup mainly because I usually stick with the same old things that I used the past months. I still should post what I'm loving this month as now that my main mission for the past few weeks is to finish up my less favorite BB Creams which I'll be putting it on a new post.

This is what I've been reaching for during the month of January, although I was being snobby on my review for MUA's Undressed Palette, but I've now warmed up to it. I've been using Shade 5, a matte shadow which is slightly darker than my skintone, I sometimes use this to contour my nose and also use this as a lid wash. Also with Shade 8 and 10, they are my go-to defining shadows to create neutral smokey effect, but I'd pack on it if I were to go out at night and for shade 9, I like to use it for my crease to create a gradient effect.

For the Essence Multi Action False Lashes, I'd definitely repurchase this as it does give me voluminous and defined lashes, though not sure about lengthening, but I'm not picky with my mascaras, as long as it creates nice lashes for me then it should be fine.

I never thought that I could actually use Essence Gel Eyeliner in London, Baby on my waterline and it doesn't even budge, it was still pigmented at 8pm and I applied it around 6am? So, it became the eyeliner that I've reached for.

For Hare Magic Lipstick (review coming soon), it's been my go-to lipstick ever since I received this. This really rocks, an old-time favorite with the older generations. Also, I'm a big fan of BB Creams but I hate the fact that they're too light for me, so I bought Essence's Soft & Natural Make-up Long-lasting Foundation in Light Caramel which is a little too dark for me and I used this to mix with my BB Creams to match with my skintone.

Tell me what's your current favorite?

Want-it Wishlist : Maybelline

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Here's another Want-it Wishlist for you ladies out there, I haven't really tried anything from Maybelline, I think except for their tube lipgloss which I grow to dislike, not because of the product but because of the heaviness of that gloss just doesn't cut out for me.

But I do want to try their SuperStay Satin Glosses, I can't remember how many shades there are, but I hope there's a coral in their collection. I'm a big fan of lip tints ever since I discovered Tonymoly's Milky Tints so this would be absolutely nice to try if only it's available here, in Brunei.

I've never really read a lot of reviews for Maybelline's foundation and since I hardly own any foundations, it's time that I'd try this, I love the idea of your foundation with a foamy texture. Although a big risk in investing in foundations is color-matching as I am still up to now unsure of what's my skintone shade, but I think it goes towards Golden Beige but a little lighter.

The bouncy blushes has been given good reviews and has lovely shades, enough said.

Maybelline's gel liners are great stuff but the thing is the price has stopped me from purchasing this. I know this would be a good investment, but I just can't stop comparing the price with Baviphat's and Essence's gel liners as theirs are much cheaper for their good quality products

There's currently three colors available for Essence's cream eyeshadows, so I'd love more color like Maybelline's famous Permanent Taupe and Rose Gold. 

I don't have a lot of blushes in my collection and I'm about to haul a few blushes from MUA or maybe not, I'm not sure yet of which brand I'm going to haul blushes from in UK, so Maybelline's is another option too.

I have two foundations at home and I want to try more! 

It says SuperStay for 24 hours, a lip tint, want to try this too! :D

I never bought mascaras from Brunei's Maybelline as I find it too expensive at $18-20, I'd rather buy a 5 pound Maybelline mascara from UK. Even if I have to wait for a long time for my friend to arrive in Brunei, LOL.

Random Pictures : Haul from MUA and Amazon.Co.Uk

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Le Haul from UK has arrived :D I've asked a friend of mine to help with the stuff that I dreamed of having ever since I laid eyes on the reviews and swatches. I've ordered it around March but then I wanted to save money on shipping so I've decided that my friend will bring it back to Brunei after her semester break, thanks to my Pinky Love <3

And there's bits and bobs from Sleek I've bought which didn't get in time by the time my friend needs to depart from UK, so I'd have to wait for another 2-3 weeks.

• MUA Extreme Professional Pen Eyeliner
• MUA Professional Eye Primer
• MUA Professional Face Primer
• MUA Clear Mascara Gel

• MUA Professional Heaven and Earth Palette
• MUA Professional Pretty Pastel Palette
• MUA Professional Starry Night  Palette

• Bundle Monster 15pcs Make-up Brush Set
• Fraulien38 19pcs Makeup Brush Set

Make-up Collection : What's in my Make-up Bag

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Today, I'm going to do something different and I would love to show you what I usually bring in my make-up bag. As you can see from the picture below, the bag I have is very transparent and un-glamour-ish, only because I like it to be practical, this bag won't see the light of the day anyways.

This bag is from Oxy's Travel Pack from a few years ago, so I'm not sure anymore wherever you can get something like this.

This is the face products that I usually bring in with me, my Silkygirl Foundation Powder, my face brush, my almost nil Holika Holika Petit BB Cream in Watery, just in case I need to touch up my BB Cream. Also I brought my Essence color-corrector and Maybelline's liquid concealer.

I mostly bring practical make-up, I didn't bring any blushes only because it usually lasts for more than 6 hours and even if it fades after the 6-hour mark, I don't even bother to touch up my blush.

Since I hate my Hi-Definition mascara, I brought this to my make-up bag and only use this when I forgotten to wear mascara when I'm at home. I usually bring my Essence liners everywhere, then my Silkygirl's liquid liner is something that I hardly use because I just hate the idea of liquid liner, but I definitely use this for makeup emergencies, lol.

The Silkygirl's eyeshadow quad is something of a necessity for me, not only I use this for my natural smokey look, I use the 3rd color to color in my eyebrow. The blue and purple duo eyeshadow is just something that I throw in, just in case I need a little color to spice up my makeup.

I bring a lot of lip products.Holika Holika's Berry Tint, Maybelline Baby Lips lipbalm, NYX Soft Matte Lip Cream, the Revlon's famous lip butter, Silkygirl's lipstick gloss and Avon's lipstick and lip gloss. Lastly my The Faceshop's lip palette

So that's about it, I think it's just a humble collection but I forgot to mention here that I usually bring a small angled brush and a small eyeshadow brush for my eye makeup retouch, lol.

Make-up Review : Essence All Eyes On Me Multi-Effect Mascara

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I've hardly ever reviewed on mascaras, only because I don't have this need to hoard as much as I would love to, I'd like to try mascaras from Maybelline or Loreal, or even Etude House, but Etude House has a price that cost more than 10 Essence mascaras. I think I'll try Holika Holika's mascaras, cuz I find them very affordable below $10.

It is an Essence All Eyes On Me Mascara in 03 Deep Purple. It is said to have multi-effects on your lashes, such as extra-volume, length, curl, thickness and separation.

I actually bought this on a whim, because it has a low price tag of $3.90, which I found to be very cheap for a mascara! Essence products are only found in Paloma, you can apply for membership and get more discount! :D

And as you can see from my picture, you can see that it's a navy-ish color, but in real life it's more of a very dark purple. It tints my lashes to purple, but I don't really mind, because it does give the effect that I want.

It definitely curls and volumizes my lashes, though not sure about the effect from the thick and length department. But overall, for its price tag, I am basically happy with the result.

The downside to this mascara is that it's not long-lasting and it's not waterproof. To salvage the effect, I use my non-useful Silkygirl Hi-Definition Mascara to make it long-last, lengthens and waterproof. I can say that both are a very good combination to make perfect lashes.

Repurchase? Hmm, probably if there's any waterproof mascara.

Make-up Review : Silkygirl's Hi-Definition Waterproof Mascara

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So today I'll write up a review on my favorite drugstore brand, I had a mascara from them which I love, it was Silkygirl's Lash Prism waterproof mascara, I really loved that mascara, I think I'll repurchase that mascara because it gives more definition than the one I reviewed on.

I bought it in Darkest Black, I have this hang-up of the color black everywhere, lol. This is one of those accidental purchase, I can't seem to find Maybelline's Volume mascara, so I decided to grab this because some of the SAs are comfortably sitting down in the middle of the aisle stocking things up, blocking me from having a good look on which mascara I should stock up.

It has a rubber wand, it's very different from what I'm used to, it has a rounded bristles at the top of the wand, I guess I find it okay, but this is just not my style, I think I prefer a plastic wand, but at least this does the job of defining and lengthening my lashes, though a disappointment in the curling section,

Blog Challenge : Day 20 [Favorite Mascara]

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So here's my favorite mascara

Silkygirl's Lash Prism in Black Mascara

I don't require any lengthening or too much volume with my lashes, I only want definition. This is a great mascara for definition.

Random Ranting : Collective Haul for me

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A collective haul, a guilty pleasure for me, LOL. So anyways, went to our local drugstore, Guardian to buy the necessities.

I don't really like the fact that the mask have a plastic protective sheet, causing the trouble to peel of the face mask from the plastic. LOL. I tried the chamomile mask and it was nice, it gave me the usual refreshing and moisturized face. No other effects whatsoever.

Guardian's Face Mask in Chamomile, Green Tea and Pomegrante

This is a Nexcare Acne Patch, I usually wear this on my breakouts, the big zits and it does wonders though you have to take care of that zit, once the pus is absorbed into the patch, make sure that you heal the former zits so it won't be scarring too much. 

Nexcare Acne Patch

This is a lens drop that I will review soon. 

Polylab's Lubricatting and Rewetting Drops

Silky Girl's cosmetic, bought it at Time Square because of the ridiculous discount rate, there's a  "buy one free one" selected items. Silky Girl's cosmetic is my hands-down favorite so far, not only it's of affordable and cheap price, the products are also of high quality. Not to mention that they always have sales going on.

This is the eyeliner, I wanted to try out a brown liner and decided to pick these up, I already have the black liner so I decided to give it to a friend. About the brown liner, I love it to bits, it gave my eyes an impact that I don't usually see while wearing black liner. 

Silky Girl's Double Intense Gel Eyeliner in Pure Black and Dark Brown

I'm a big fan of the Silky Girl's Blockbuster palette in Bare Classics because of the Neutral colors, there are some palettes available but then, when it comes to eye shadows, I usually try to stick on 1 color with different tones, I'm pretty much new to wearing make-up so I try to keep the colors comfortable to me then I would experiment everything. Hee.

So for this Violet Crush palette, I'm seriously in love with it, not only because I love purple in general but then, the colors are very pigmented and the colors are easy to blend to make a beautiful eye makeup.

 Silky Girl's Violet Crush Blockbuster Color Palette

I bought two of the same color, not that I'm stocking it because one mascara bottle can actually last me for years, I decided to give it to a friend. I kinda like this mascara so much, it gives volume and length to my lashes without even clumping it and still able to make it look like I have no mascara on.

Silky Girl's Lash Prism Waterproof Mascara in Blackest Black

This is the refills, the salesgirl actually knows how to make me give in and buy these, LOL. So I bought in two different but still dark shades, don't believe what you see in pictures, I actually have a dark skin.

Silky Girl's Silky White 2-Way Foundation Refill in Tan and Medium

Oh and did I tell you that they gave out free gifts for any purchases limit, since my purchases was a lot, I was given the items below.

I love this glitter liner, the only thing is, it's too funky to wear it to work/school but it has a really fine tip for easier application.

Blink Glitter Eyeliner in Gold Rush

This was given while I was paying for my purchase, a very generous sample tube of Nano White's Awakening Snow Wash, it gave me a bright glow right after cleansing with it, hopefully it gives a permanent result and I would definitely buy more.

Nano White Awakening Snow Wash

A duo eye shadow quad, and again I chose this because of the purple, LOL :p

Silky Girl's Duo Eye Shadow Cool

And so on, here's the make-up bag and the bag pack.

Make-up Bag

Canvas Bag Pack

Here's the swatches for the eye shadows.

Swatches of Violet Crush and Duo Cool Eyeshadow