My Make-up Collection : Make-up Bases (Face Primers and Eyeshadow Primers)

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This just a collection of my face primers and eye primers. Not a lot, but enough to last me for more than 6 months? LOL.

Essence

A lovely make-up base from Essence, but not fond on it caking up my foundation around my nose area. But the eyeshadow base is purely awesome, a great base for my eyeshadows, gives more colors and also gives longevity to my MUA pen eyeliner.

Holika Holika

My holy grail primer, the Silky Veil Primer, I don't know when I'd be reviewing this up, because this is my second purchase and I'm running out of it! The HD Skinny Primer Base is pretty much a very great base for my makeup, but I still prefer my Silky Veil Primer :p

MUA Professional

The famous budget brand from UK, I love the face primer, but I don't think it can stand the equatorial climate, so I rather use this basically at night, when I might be lazy to mix up my foundation with my BB Cream. Though I love their eye primers.

Revlon

A new addition to my collection, primer from Revlon Photoready, I think this has the potential to replace my Silky Veil Primer, but I'll be watching out for other primers :D

Random Picture : Skin79 Haul!

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When I got a free sample for the Skin79's Snail Nutrition BB Cream, I used it and reviewed the said product HERE. I love this BB Cream so much that I've actually made a crazy first eBay haul as I find it too expensive in Brunei, costing around $50-70 where as in eBay, I just purchased it for $25-$28, so it is much more affordable.

I've opted for the free shipping method knowing that I have to wait out a few weeks to wait for this cream to arrive, but I have other BB Creams too, so I'll be using up some while waiting and I'm actually planning to wear out this BB Cream during Syawal Celebration so no rush at all.

I've bought this from the most famous eBay shop in the beauty blogosphere Cosmetic-Love. Technically, the parcel received from the post was on 25th July but the post office sent me the card to take the parcel on the 30th July. I must say I am impress with the fast shipping cuz I didn't really expect it to be that fast.

Tada, here's my new toy! :D

They gave out free sample too! :D

Random Picture : A damage to ze Wallet.

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I've actually been meaning to check up with an optometrist and renew my prescription as I actually use a -4.00 prescription, but I wasn't sure of what is my current prescription is, cuz the last time I checked with my doctor was 3 years ago? Okay, that was a bad choice but I just don't feel the need to check up and I've been using contact lenses for a year now and I actually broke my other glasses, lol. Careless me, so I went on without glasses depending on contact lenses and I have to take care of my eyes intensively cuz I don't want any eye infection as I haven't had the time to buy new glasses (yeah, right)

But then, I took my foot down and went on searching for types of glasses that suits me face well, also looking for affordable glasses as well. So I turned to this shop located at the 3rd Floor of The Mall Gadong.

They were nice for giving me this lovely recycling bag cuz I actually hauled a few stuffs :D

So the first one is that, I've been dying to buy a VS body mist and I'm glad that I've found it cuz VS Body Mists in Brunei are simply hard to find although most people in Brunei go for Pure Seduction, I prefer to try other stuff and Mango Temptation was so temptingly delicious so I've bought this one! Although I have my eyes on Vanilla Lace and Strawberry and Champagne.

Also bought these small bottles, jars and also a spray bottle, in which I've put some of my body mists into, a bulky perfume bottle is not what I have in mind for saving spaces in my handbag.

And, of course I should take an inevitable trip to the Paloma store.

I do have an eye and lip makeup remover from Essence already, but I want the oil-free version.

I've bought a highlighter from Baviphat, might be a dupe for Benefit's highlighters. Also, though I did buy a moisturizer already from the Essence Pure Skin range, but that was tinted and I wanted a non-tinted moisturizer too. So I've bought another one, that is not tinted.

And yeah, I've bought two more blushes, a powder and a souffle, my other souffle blush is running out, so why not try another shade, the souffle blush is best applied with an angled contour brush.

I was gonna buy the Maybelline's pen liner as per encouraged to my commenters from my previous blog post, but they didn't have a tester for it, so I decided to buy the Silkygirl's Precise Pen Eyeliner in Blackest Black, and I've bought the duo eyeshadow and I just wanted the pink shadow, though the purple shadow is pretty much welcomed, cuz I don't have any purple like it yet.

So last but not least, TAADAA!

My prescription has actually decreased. My left is -3.50 and my right is -3.75, which is actually weird at first but then I was diagnosed with high astigmatism, sensitive to light, so that's one of the reason why I can adapt to a -4.00 prescription. I didn't expect that I'd have astigmatism because I never really encounter this with other Malay people telling me they have astigmatism and my Chinese friends mostly told me that they have astigmatism. 

Hopefully you like my post, sorry for the long rambling! :D

Make-up Review : Revlon Photoready Perfecting Primer

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I'm on a hunt for a face primer, so I'd naturally would accidentally pick this up while I was on a hunt for my Garnier's BB Cream. I must say this is slightly cheaper than my favorite primer, Silky Veil Primer. Well, SLIGHTLY cheaper, so I guess I have to invest in expensive primers so that my makeup application lasts longer and also flawless.

Revlon comes in a glass jar with pump, I must say there are reviews that the pump would have to be broke down due to fact that it won't pump out more when you're running low.

Was hopping it was bigger in size, but then, oh well. This was an impulsive buy, I was like, heck I saw a review of a person who bought and repurchase this, so it must be good enough for me.

Just in case you're wondering, my pictures are a little bit better now because I'm currently borrowing my friend's DSLR camera.

It has a white-based creme gel-like texture, it applies clear, although not captured in the photo, it seems to brighten up your face, I don't know or maybe that's just me. When applied, you can see the primer actually minimizes your pores and gives you a silky smooth canvas to apply your next step in makeup.

But it seriously prolongs my makeup wear, after setting my makeup with powder, I won't have to feel the need to retouch it in 5-6 hours or so, it feels amazing that with this primer, I can just let my makeup be without worrying it to fade, crease or cake up my foundation. 

Now, this is the fourth Revlon product I've bought, where all 3 of them before this primer are pretty much a disappointment. Now, I've finally can say that Revlon has not disappointed me with this primer and I just might repurchase it.

Make-up Review : Essence's My Base Skin Perfection Make-up Base

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Okay, I will ban myself from shopping for Essence, need to explore more of other brands, but then I just don't want to :( LOL! I even have to repurchase two other items that I've been giving a lot of loving to. 

Primers or Make-up Base might be the most expensive make-up products I've ever encountered, there's no primers or make-up bases that I've seen are less than $20. So, why not try check out the Essence counter whether they sell any primer/make-up bases.

In fact, they do, this make-up base can be doubled as a tinted moisturizer, but too bad there's no mention of SPF, else this will be a bombing product.

It claims to create a fresher and more radiance appearance, enhances and corrects skin tone and create a smooth surface for foundation while moisturizing and mattifying. It is to be applied before foundation (duh) or left alone as tinted moisturizer.

So let's go to the swatch, it's pure orange smoothie-like cream, when blended, it will give a smooth surface, but I'm not liking the orange cast it gives, though I am able to hide it with my foundation/bb cream.

I think this base would moisturize well, but I'm not sure if it mattifies your foundation though, if your foundation/bb cream gives you a dewy finish, that will come out after applying it on a layer of the base. 

I find that when using this base, I don't have longer make-up wear, it fares well, was able to last my makeup through the whole day, but I do need to touch up every now and then. A good make-up base, but not great, as I found that everytime I wear this out, some of my foundation, would eventually cake at the side of my nose, a great catalyst to speed up the formation of whiteheads =='

So, for it's price, I'm not complaining but I'd definitely not going to repurchase this.