FOTD: Smokey Green Eyes

Finally, I'm able to come up with my first ever FOTD (face of the day). I've been wanting to do different looks that I could share with my lovelies. The different looks that I would do are looks that could somehow inspire lovelies to try out. Somehow to give an idea that these looks may not seem wearable but actually ARE wearable.

Since this would be my first FOTD, I'm still trying to work out on how this would be informative as possible . So please bear with me. I would definitely improve on it as I do more of how to get the look part.

With Flash

Without Flash (green is not too bold)

How to look good in Green Eyes:

1. Apply foundation ( Mac Studio Fix NC30)

2. Apply eye shadow primer (Etude Proof 10 Eye Primer) - This would make eye shadow look brighter and will help prevent creasing.

3. Apply concealer on the under eye and areas that needs more coverage ( Etude Surprise Essence Concealer #2). Liquid concealer is best used on the under eye since it is easier to work

with. Blendable and lightweight. But for those with darker under eye concerns, a creamier concealer is needed.

4. Set concealer with loose powder (Skin Alison Raffaele Transparent Finish)

5. Line and fill in the eye brows ( Shu Uemura brow pencil and Mac Girl Boy Brow Set)

6. EYE Shadow:

• Apply NYX Jumbo Pencil in Horse Raddish all over the lid as a baseb
• Apply a light matte yellow green shadow over NYX Horse Raddish
• Apply a mid tone green show on the outer V of the eye blending towards the crease
• Apply a darker green shadow concentrating on the outer corner only and added a little brown to further contour the eye
• Apply same dark green shadow on the lower outer corner lash line
• Blending the outer color a little bit outward
  
• Apply a shimmery yellow shadow on the inner third of the lid
  
• Apply Mac Fluidline to line the eyes. In my case I always have a thicker line on the outer corner of my eye to create the illusion of lifted eye. ---I used gel liner to be subtle but using a liquid liner will give a bolder look :)
• Curl Lashes and apply Maybelline Cat Eyes Hypercurl Mascara
• Apply Falsies

7. Contour and highlight cheeks with Stila Contouring Trio

8. Apply blush on the apple of the cheeks (Mac Pink Swoon)

9. Finish off the look with a neural shade of lipstick (Mac Syrup)

PRODUCTS USED:

FACE:
Mac Studio Fix Powder Plus Foundation, Skin Alison Raffaele

Transparent Finish, EtudeHouse Surprise Essence Concealer

CHEEKS AND LIPS:

Stila Contouring Trio, Mac blush in Pink Swoon, Mac lipstick in Syrup

EYES:

Etude House Proof 10 Eye Primer, NYX Jumbo eye Pencil in Horse Raddish,

Mac Girl Boy Brow Set, Shu Uemura eyebrow pencil.

Not in the pic: Maybelline Cat Eyes Hypercurl Mascara

88 Matte Coastal Scents Eyeshadow Palette

Helpful Tip:

When creating a look, it is important to know what part of the face that you want to highlight. You can not have two bold looking parts of the face. Like with this look, since I already have my eyes the center of attention, I left everything else subtle and natural. This way it won't be confusing and would not compete with each other. The look would rather look balanced.

A nice balanced Night time look. A WEARABLE Green Smokey Eyes ;)

So lovelies out there, why not try this out? Don't be scared of trying bright and bold colors. You'd be surprised with how colors could change your looks for different occasions. Play with colors. It is fun!!!! It's just a matter of blending. Tell me what you think....

Etude House Haul Part 2

Like I said in my first Etude Haul, I've been and still is so much hooked with Etude House make up and skin care. They've got very affordable stuff, extremely cute packaging and most especially amazingly effective products. Quality was not sacrificed at all.

Almost every week I would visit their boutique and literally find what to buy. I do have a list but whenever I'm in their store I end up buying what's NOT on my list. Just realized that I'm starting to hoard each and every product they are selling. Oh my! I just hope they would not stop coming up with new collections so that I could always find something to buy from Etude.

I'm hopeful that I could write about each and every item that I got. As you can see from the picture, some are still sealed and unopened. I just love have new nice stuff added to my collection.

Loving their face powder and face highlighters. How about you lovelies? Tried anything from Etude House that you would want to share? Would LOVE to hear it :)

Olay Total Effects Touch of Foundation

There are days that I'm too tired to pile on stuff on my face. But even so, I would still want to look pretty without much make up. This is where tinted moisturizer comes in reliable and becomes my best friend. Since moisturizing is a must in my everyday routine, I could not put on anything on my face without applying moisturizer. But like I said, I still do wanna look nice and moisturizer would not do this alone. And so, I want to have even skin tone that's why I want a moisturizer and is tinted to even out my skin.

Olay Total Effects : Touch of Foundation (around P700)

I got hold of this the day it was out in the market. It was then a couple of years back. Glad that Olay came up with a tinted moisturizer. Over all, It is a good tinted moisturizer. It also has SPF 15. And I know for sure that I still get the benefits of my Olay Total Effects 7-in-1 anti-ageing cream. The Texture is more thicker than the normal Olay Total Effects moisturizer. It was more like a creamy liquid foundation but has very sheer coverage. Just enough to give an even toned skin but with very light feel. Has the same light weight feel when moisturizer is applied.

However, I don't know if it is a downside but I think for those with extremely fairer skin, this would not be a catch. I'm a Nc25 and I find this a bit darker than my skin tone. But I don't really mind because on me, it blends well on my skin tone and gives me that nice sheer sun kissed glow look. Not much difference on my real skin tone. I'm on my second jar and will continue purchasing whenever it runs out. This is very handy during summer and on days that I just want to look naturally beautiful :)

SOMEHING that you might want to try ....

On THOSE days, I usually just put on Olay Total Effects Touch of foundation as my base, curl my lashes with a layer volumizing mascara, a nice bright shade of cream blush and tinted gloss or lipstain to finish my look. This would definitely give you a natural look. A look that would show the natural beauty in you.

Etude House Miss U Hand Cream

I can't sleep and I can't wait to complete all the Etude House Miss U Hand Cream (P278 each). Aren't they cute and super adorable? Too Damn Cute to handle! Admit it, they are perfectly packaged.

Variants:

Fairy Penguin - Cotton (powder)

Pink Dolphin - Rose

Harp Seal - Green Tea

Panda - Peach

I got the Penguin because it is my favorite scent (powder). And it didn't disappoint me when I tried it in the store. What I like about it is that since it is a hand cream, texture is very light and is easily absorbed. Texture is more like of a lotion than of a hand cream. It did not leave any feel of greasiness like other hand cream does. It is moisturizing as well and leaves skin soft. Moreso, the scent lingers for awhile. :)

The only downside of this is that there's not much product inside the cute jar. The hand cream was like the bonus of this cuteness. It is about 30 ml. But then, I still want them all. I want to see all of them on my vanity table soon.

Lovelies, I want more of these. Have you tried them? Maybe you have tried other cute stuff that you may want to share. I would love to hear it and grab some for myself :)

Olay Regenerist Eye Lifting Serum

As we age, we become more conscious of how our skin would look like. The smoothness, even toned and mostly wrinkle- free skin are what we all lovelies would want to maintain as we grow older.

Ever since I got hooked with make up in my early 20's, I started caring for my skin. Moisturizing is one of the many regimen that I do. Early on, moisturizing my face was not enough because I needed to find a good eye cream that would help moisturize my eye area. It was known to me that, the eye area has the most thinnest skin of the face. And that, signs of ageing are first seen on the eye area. Since the eye area is the most delicate part, wrinkles started to show on my right under eye. It sucks because it just reminded me that I'm getting older :( .

I've tried several eye creams before but only Olay Regenerist Eye Lifting Serum (P995/15ml) did helped my wrinkles to be less noticeable. But then, it took time before I saw a difference. It was about 3-4 weeks when my concealer no longer set in my lines. That's when I realized that it really did work. I was so determined that I used it in the morning and before I go to bed. It paid off.

It didn't really vanished my lines but it showed a big improvement and minimized it . At least, that is better than not trying to prevent it at all. I also love the texture. It is not greasy at all. If applied thinly, it would easily absorb and has silky finish.

For you lovelies out there, start a good skin care regimen now. It's never too late to care for your skin. Remember, prevention is much CHEAPER than cure.

Stay beautiful, even as you age...

Etude Mascara Remover :One shot clean

Removing waterproof, smudge proof and long staying make up could be one's worst enemy. Especially if you don't have the right tool to for it. My mom used to remove eye make up with baby oil. But then, baby oil does not completely remove waterproof mascara. I end up having black residue on my under eye which is hard to remove by just washing my face. And so, I've always needed and in search for a good eye make up remover.

Etude Mascara Remover (P198/80 ml)

If it wasn't for Etude giving me a sample of this remover as their GWP -gift with purchase, I would not have tried it right away. It was comparable to my favorite lip and eye make up remover from Maybelline.

The formula is quite similar to other eye make up remover. From the bottle , the liquid is clearly separated. You have to shake it first before use. If it is not mixed well, it wouldn't serve it's purpose.

Direction for Use:

1.) Shake well, soak cotton pad with remover.

2.) Press it on the eye area for about 20 seconds to dissolve make up. Never rub.

3.) Gently pat and remove residue until no trace of make up.

I SAY ...

I was not so impressed with the remover since I had to wait for about 20 seconds and had to wipe it off several times before I finally got rid of my waterproof mascara. It also felt oily on my eyelids after. The "one shot clean " claim was not true at all. However, it did it's purpose, just longer time removing makeup. I would still go for my all time fave Maybelline Lip and Eye Make up Remover.

But then, I still contradicted myself. I bought the full size. I just have to be more patient :) in removing my long staying mascara.

Overall--- it's worth a try lovelies :) Those who are patient and wants value for their money, this would work just fine.

Etude Aloha Henna Fix Proof 10 Mascara : Super Fix

I’ve always envied girls with long and thick, lashes. Unfortunately, I am one of those Asian women who were not blessed with inborn natural long, thick and curly lashes. And so, this has been a great challenge for me to find a very good mascara that would give me luscious lashes.

Being in the state of Etude House cosmetics addiction for these past few weeks, I discovered this Etude House Aloha Henna Fix Proof 10 Mascara : Super Fix. I was told that this is waterproof and it volumnizes. And what really made me try and buy it was that I could swim with it. J

Good thing that weekend my family went on a swimming vacation, I was able to try it and see if it was really waterproof. Gladly, it stayed on my lashes. I was so careful not to rub my eyes because it might smudged. At least for that matter, it was true to its claim.

The downside... it was pricey for a mascara. It was P628 for a tube. It was more expensive than my all time favorite mascara from Maybelline (which for me the brand that creates the best mascara in the market). I was a bit disappointed because it came out to be just an ordinary mascara. It did not gave me longer lashes and it did not volumnized it evidently. It just simply covered my lashes and enhanced it a bit. I regret not trying it in the store. But then, I never really try mascara from the testers because I’m afraid to get eye infection. I just thought that having waterproof mascara when I go swimming and also for days that are very humid, this mascara would be a best friend. Maybe for the fact that it stayed on, but for the effect I wanted on my lashes, I didn’t think it was all worth it. I could get cheaper mascara.

My lashes :( before mascara...

With Etude Aloha Henna Fix Proof 10 Mascara

How about you lovelies? What good mascara have you tried? I would love to hear from you and try other great mascaras you've tried. Hopefully to give me more long and thick lashes :)