Stila Blushing Beauty 5 Piece Kit

I was at Costco last night and saw they has 3 or 4 different Stila kits from $9.97-15 something!  I was so excited.  I only picked 1 up but I may go back for more.  It came with 2 lipliners, a lip and cheek color compact, 2 eyeshadow palette and a sharpener.  This was a $9.97 one.  Not bad :D!

BKoi Product Swatch and Review

I won second place in Bkoi's makeup giveaway and my package arrived today.  Yay!  It was BEAUTIFULLY packaged!  I almost didn't want to open it.   Included were 2 micas, 1 spark, 1 liplure, 1 sure thing eye serum and a lollipop!

Zac & Zoe and Unforgettable Moments Swatches Payless Shoes Makeup Swatch and Review

I have been wondering about these palettes for a couple weeks now.  I wandered in today (thanks to Hezzie) and saw they were not only 2-3 bucks a piece, but they were also buy 1 get half off.  I spent 7 bucks of 4 palettes.  Not bad.  The colors are surprisingly gorgeous.  The Zac & Zoe line is also paraben free, not tested on animals and the package is recyclable.  I only did the eyeshadows but can do the lips upon request.  They are pretty much what you see is what you get colors.  The top row is eyeshadow and the bottom are the lip colors.  I like this line so much I think I'm going to go back and get the rest.  They also have blushes, tinted lipbalm, eyeliners, nail polish etc etc.

Physicians Formula Circle Rx Circle Control Concealer

I am FINALLY starting my trial of the Physicians Formula Circle Rx Circle Control Concealer.  I'll be taking weekly pictures for the next month and then report back my findings.  At first use I noticed this stuff is extremely liquidy.  It shot out of the applicator and all over my face and the container and made a huge mess as well as wasted a lot.  There was so much on my face that I had enough to cover my face with it.

Discount Haul Swatches and Review

So like I had previously posted I went out and spent about 25 bucks on a ton of makeup that was super cheap.  I have been doing more discount makeup shopping this past week and will have another discount haul with swatches and reviews coming up.

Wet N Wild Trio and Palette Swatch and Review

I've been hearing RAVE things about Wet N Wild eyeshadows.  So I finally picked some up and all I have to say is WOW.  These are amazing.  The color payoff is unreal.  Even without primer they are beautifully pigmented.  They are so cheap too and they are always going on sale for B1G1 or 50% off.  I am determined to get every eyeshadow because I am that in love with them.

Ben Nye Creme Color, Creme Rouge, Creme Highlighter & Creme Foundation

I got these Ben Nye colors a while ago for a pretty good deal on Ebay.   I have 6 Creme Colors, 2 Creme Rouges, 2 Creme Foundations, and 1 Creme Highlighter.  The staying power is amazing.  I use these as bases for eyeshadows or for costume makeup.  After washing my arm several times with soap there's still a little color left on my arm.

HUGE TKB Haul & Swatches

Here's 37 more shades I just got , a lot are duochrome so I have pics with and without flash.  The mattes are a bit hard to stick, they definitely need primer.  A lot of the mattes are like food coloring so beware when using them.  So far I've dyed my contacts blue and red.  It does come out though with an overnight soak.  The rest are GORGEOUS and work perfectly!  They are even more beautiful than the pics on the website. 

Stila Travel Girl Palette Swatch & Review

I recently Purchased 2 Stila Travel Girl Palettes and am already in love with them!  They are only 10 bucks a piece.  I got Trendsetting in Tokyo and Fabulous in Fiji.  There's 4 eyeshadows and a cheek/lip color in each palette.

Elf Haul & Review

Ok, here is my loooong ELF haul/review.

I had heard about ELF in the past but never thought much of it because I had never seen it in stores before.  Then after getting into makeup I started hearing about it a lot.  It's so cheap I figure I'd give it a try.  This was 3-4 orders worth of stuff (I always used coupons, 50% off, or a free item).

Fake MAC

So many many months ago I found this seller selling "MAC".   At the time I wasn't sure if they were real or not because I had never used MAC before.    After receiving them I found out they were fakes.  The pigments didn't have the right labels on the bottom and the inside plastic piece was a cone instead of flat.  They were also only about 75% full.  As for the palettes.

Happy Easter!

Happy Easter everyone!  I'm being extremely lazy today, watching movies, playing computer games and drinking beer!  ELF haul and review still to come.  I ordered the 100 color palette and the complexion perfection powders and they came shattered!  So I wrote ELF and am still waiting to hear back.  So Far from the swatches I did of the palette I'm not really impressed.  A couple of the colors have 0 color.  Nothing comes off on my finger or brush.  I even scratched into it and then took the powder and tried to swatch it and nothing :P.  Maybe I just have a bad palette?  The other items I have gotten so far seem to be pretty good.  I'll go more into depth after this broken makeup problem is resolved!  Also coming up, makeup tips/tricks, and some more swatches.  I haven't had much inspiration for a makeup tutorial yet, Easter just seemed to obvious.  Anyways, stay tuned ♥!

Intro ♥

This is my first blog ever.  I honestly hate typing but am too shy for youtube lol.  This blog is going to be full of makeup tutorials and reviews, fashion and i will probably throw some video games in too.  I've been watching youtube tutorials for a while now but I can't fully relate because I'm asian and have different eyes than all the top gurus so nothing ever looks the same.  I've learned quite a bit.  My old makeup routine was foundation, eyeliner and mascara....sometimes eyeshadow.  My eyes have now been opened to the wonders makeup can do!

The point of my blog is to not only give makeup tips for people with my eye shape, but also help out the people who are just starting to get into it as well as people on a budget.  Most the gurus out there use nothing but high end cosmetics which not everyone can afford.  There is absolutely nothing wrong with that, it's just I personally would rather spend my money elsewhere.   In my opinion, if it works just as well or close to high end, then why spend the money.  AGAIN, I'm not knocking anyone who uses nothing but high end stuff, I use it too♥ I've just never had a problem with drugstore brands!   So most of my looks will be done using drugstore brands including NYX & Palladio. 

OK, so in case you were wondering about my eye shape.  I had a monolid until I was about 22 or so.  Then all of a sudden I had a double eyelid (weird I know).  It's not a typical double eyelid either.  A monolid kind of folds under near the lashes (kind of hiding the lashline) instead of at the crease while a double typically just folds at the crease.  Mine does both except it doesn't fold exactly at the crease.  I honestly don't know if that typical for an asian double lid or what but it really makes putting on makeup more difficult.


 My eyes pre 22  (yes I know I'm smiling/squinty and the photo sucks but there it definitely no lid!)

 

 

My eyes now

ok enough rambling from me.  Coming up this week will be my ELF haul/swatches/review possibly some looks.  I finally went and checked out their website and bought like 85 bucks worth of stuff o.O