FOTD - Epic Eyeliner V.3

Hey lovelies! 

Its 4.50am in the morning now and I should really be sleeping soundly on my bed instead of blogging. But I just got home about an hour ago and I am waiting for my hair to dry completely before heading to bed, probably when the sun rises. So, I am gonna share some bloggin' love before hitting the sack. =P

It has been a pretty random yet awesome night and I could barely feel my feet anymore ( the price girls pay to look good! If only I am more gifted in the length department). It was kinda unbelievable how couldn't be bothered I was in the evening and all I wanted to do was stay at home and watch Asian Drama by myself (that's what all the cool kids, I mean losers do these days =.=") From that to watching my friend learning salsa dancing in a pub filled with sleazy men, to a friend's house party,to crashing random party, to KFC WICKED WINGS (which was my dinner btw, at 1am in the morning), to more drinks and crazy dares @ Sanctuary, to a good workout session, ie dancing @ Sharkies (badass much?) before calling it a night. Totally not looking forward to the soreness I am going to experience when I wake up tomorrow arvo.

ANYWAYS,

A friend of mine sent me this photo about a week ago and asked if I could recreate similar look. For those of you who have been following my blog will probably realised I am more of an epic eyeshadow person rather than an epic eyeliner person (well,I was at one stage and that was before I knew how to use a blending brush. True story). I did, however try the "epic eyeliner Japanezu" look previously.

But there's no harm in trying to be "creative" and try out something new right? Instead of going out with my signature smokey winged eyes last week, I went out with this FOTD and apparently, the epic eyeliner look makes my Asian eyes even smaller. =.=" I guess I will just stick with smokey.

THIS is the final product of my "epic eyeliner" attempt 3.Much better than the first 2 I reckon =P

On my EYES

ELF Mineral Eyeshadow Primer

MAC Coral Crepe Paint Pot as base

Orangey - Peach colour from my 88 warm colour palette all over my lid

Maybelline Eyestudio Lasting Drama Eyeliner in Black on upper lash line

Rimmel (Matte) Mono Eyeshadow in Jet Black to smudge and intensify the upper line

"Outer Crease" Colour from Maybelline Stylish Smokes Quad in Natural Smokes on bottom lash line

Etude House Styling Eyeliner in White on the inner corner of lower lash line

False Eyelashes from Model21Eyelashes *click*

Cover Girl Lash Blast Waterproof Mascara in Black

ELF Eyebrow Kit in Black

On my FACE

Revlon PhotoReady Foundation in Natural Beige

NYX Concealer in a Jar in Light

Maybelline Dream Matte Powder in Ivory Light

MAC MSF in Stereo Rose (In The Groove Collection)

MAC MSF in Candlelight (In the Groove Collection) as highlight

On my LIPS

Revlon ColorBurst Lipstick in Soft Nude

Photos taken using the flash from my SONY has too much of the whitening effect and it makes me look heaps white, or Geisha Face like how a friend of mine call it.

A sneak preview of my ASOS haul, which is coming up in the next post =)

NOTD (as pictured) is China Glaze Something Sweet!! An absolutely GORGEOUS baby pink =P

I am completely worn out now and I think I am gonna pass out soon. My apologies if this post doesn't make sense at all or its filled with grammatical errors. Before I crash, just a lil something I did share with you guys!! =P

I don't usually check newsletters from Coastal Scents as the shipping cost for their products are usually a bitch (as I have always wanted palettes from CS and they are friggin' heavy!) Anyways, back to the topic - Coastal Scents is currently having clearance on some of their brushes and those that were on sale are pretty good deal. Managed to grab myself 7 brushes for approximately USD30, including shipping. That's still a pretty sweet deal IMO.

Have any of you tried Coastal Scents brushes? Let me know if its yay or nay :D

CRASHING FOR REAL NOW! Let me know if you guys ended up purchasing something from them =P

HAVE A GREAT WEEKEND =)

xoxo,

A

TBE 3 in 1: FOTD (Japanezu Inspired V2), Outfit of the Day & Collective Haul

False Eyelashes from Model21Eyelashes *click*

Rimmel Glam Eye Lash Flirt Mascara in Black

NYX Jumbo Eyeshadow Pencil in Cottage Cheese

ELF Eyebrow Kit in Medium

On my FACE

Etude House Magic BB Cream

NYX Concealer in a Jar in Light

Maybelline Dream Matte Powder in Ivory Light

ELF Blush in Peachy Keen

Chi Chi Mosaic Bronzer in Dark

Chi Chi Single White Female Eyeshadow (as highlight)

On my LIPS

NYX Round Lipstick in Circe

Etude House Juicy Pop Tube in 02

The final look with natural light.

The effect would probably be much better if I had some Geo Lenses on. Unfortunately, its gonna cost me heaps to get a pair thanks to my exceptionally high astigmatism and most Geo Lenses doesn't come with them.:(

This was taken a couple of hours later, after I got back. Hence, the nude lips has obviously been washed out. Lol.

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OUTFIT OF THE DAY

Don't say you guys have not been warned. Lots of narcissist and luvo pics ahead. =P

What I wore:

Black top: Cotton On

Floral skirt: Cotton On (Got it for 5 bucks *win*)

Belt: Cotton On ( 5 bucks too!! :D)

Grey stockings: MYER

Ring/Necklace: Diva

Yes, I do realised I am pretty much dressed with Cotton On from head to toe. It wasn't planned, neither am I affiliated with them or whatsoever. They have really nice basics at a really affordable price, especially when they are on sale! (You will have a better picture when you see my recent haul from Cotton On :D)

Put on a biker jacket and a plain scarf and you're good to go. :)

Biker jacket: SES (I was battling for the longest time whether to get a real leather jacket and finally decided to get a faux one instead because we all know Sydney's cold weather is not gonna last for more than 3 months and a real leather jacket can probably only be worn for 2 months ish before I start sweating buckets under it?)

Grey Scarf: Paddys Market

A close up of my accessories =) I got both my ring and layered necklace for 5 bucks each about a month ago. Absolutely love it!

I guess being Asian has its perks when it comes to snatching good deals. I wouldn't say that I am the most frugal person you know (Actually, I am far from being frugal considering all the shopping I have indulged in as of late) but I am not one who is willing to blow ka-chinggg my accessories. Of course, Tiffany & Co is a whole different story. :) I go on crazy hauls when Diva is having their monthly? clearance sales,where you're able to get earrings/ rings for as low as 3bucks. This is why I am forbidding myself from stepping into Diva & Equip until the sales is over. Uh huhhh.....

*More camwhore shots*

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I shall throw in a few of my recent hauls (mostly from Cotton On) before concluding this post. For those who don't know, Australia is currently having its annual End of Financial Year sales - the time of the year where you're able to snatch good bargains. :) And Adeline decides to reward herself after all the hardwork she had in the past one month. Lol.

Stuff I bought over the long weekend.

Clock wise from top left:

Black tunic top/dress (A$10) from Cotton On/ Floral skirt (A$5) and Belt (A$5), both from Cotton On/ Pashmina scarf (A$10 each) from Paddys Market/ Dark Blue Bandage Skirt (A$5) from Cotton On/Biker Jacket (A$24.95) from SES/

Spent another 100 bucks on Cotton On yesterday getting these =.=" (I promise, shopping ban will start soon!) :

The lingerie were on special @ Cotton On Body - A$10 for the top and A$5 for the bottom. Go check them out, Aussie peeps =P I loveeee my new fushia oversized sweat shirt. Perfect for a casual, winter day out. :)

AND THIS BABYYYYY =) Thigh high suede boots from Rubi (which is owned by Cotton On too) Been always wanting to try out thigh high boots and I knew I have to get it when I saw a friend of mine rockin' it. Yes, its you Miss A =) Like all shoes/boots, I know it looks better and hotter in heels but I know I will be walking/dancing alot in it and I am too old (pshhhh) to survive long hours in heels.

This is how it looks like with my outfit. I tried it with my bandage skirt and I looked like a skank =.=" I figured thigh high boots doesn't go that well with body hugging, micro mini skirt. Have yet to try it out with micro-mini shorts and will probably do this weekend when I am out with the girls!

Do you own a pair of thigh high boots? How're you liking them and how do you usually wear them?

Have a great week lovelies!!! =)

XOXO,

A

TBE How To: Japenezu-Inspired-Look

Hey lovelies,

How was your weekend? Hope you all had a great one. :D Is it me or did just weekend just flew by and its Monday again? Woke up to a crappy weather ( it has been raining non-stop in Sydney since last night) and work was pretty bad either.:S Thank god for little things that put a smile back on my face. Gosh, I feel so high school again. =P

Anyways, lets cut the crap and proceed to some beauty-related stuff, shall we? For those who knows me personally should probably know by now that I was never into the whole Japanese fashion thingo. It was just never my kind of thing. However, the curiosity in me took over and I decided to try out a Japanese-inspired-FOTD today after a friend of mine sent me this magazine shot and asked me to try this look out.

Epic eyeliner with nude lips. The trick here is to blend your eyeliner out with black eyeshadow to soften the harsh edges of the eyeliner.Before I got into the eyeshadow-stage, all I wore was eyeliner and mascara, so this look is something that I have never really tried before. (Extra points for first timer!:D)

And this is what I got. I know its no where near as good as the magazine and the eyeliner wasn't epic and thick enough but I don't want to look like I am attending a photoshoot (cheeewahhhh) when all I am going to is, to work. =.=" Hence, a less dramatic look.

On my EYES

Any excessive creasing will transform the look from chic to trashy, so I primed my eyes using ELF Mineral Eye Primer first. Then, using the beige-coloured eyeshadow from the SILKY GIRL Duo Eye Shadow in Iced Ginger, I applied it all over my lid. Before lining my upper lash line with Revlon Colorstay Eyeliner (Pencil) in black, I applied NYX Jumbo Eyeshadow Pencil in Slate all over my lid to set the eyeliner so that it stays longer.

The next step is the key to create the soft but bold look - using a blending blush, blend away the harsh line of your eyeliner using a black eyeshadow. And here, I am using the black (with bits of shimmers) from my 88 warm colour palette.

For the lower lash line, after lining using the same Revlon Colorstay Eyeliner (Pencil) in black , I set the eyeliner using the Outer Corner colour (a matte darkish grey colour) from Maybelline Smokey Quad in Natural Smokes.

Think we're done? Don't forget the most important step of any make up routine - your lashes. If you're one of those who always goes "Meh, it's just lashes. They aren't gonna make much of a difference.", you're making a HUGE mistake.Because, lashes.does.make.a.difference. It opens up your eyes and probably enlarge it by 10x. As I mentioned earlier on, I don't want to look too out there for work (where no formal dress code is enforced), hence I gave falsies a miss.

HOWEVER, I did apply 2 coats of mascara, one to volumize and another one to lengthen my lashes. I used Maybelline Magnum Volum' Mascara in Black and Rimmel Glam Eyes Lash Flirt in Kohl Black.

I used In2It Waterproof Eyebrow Colour in Eye Brown and Loreal Brow Stylist in Dark Brown to fill in brows.

On my FACE

Cetaphil Moisturizing Cream

Etude House Magic BB Cream

ELF Contouring Blush and Bronzing Powder

Physician Formula Organic Wear 100% Natural Origin Matte Finishing Veil in Translucent

On my LIPS

NYX Round Lipstick in CIRCE

NYX Mega Shine Lipgloss in Frosted Beige

-With flash-

-Without flash-

- Why is it so friggin' cold today???-

-Peace out, mate!-

-Outfit of the Day -

The Superwoman hoodie above is my recent purchase from JayJays last week, and I ABSOLUTELY LOVE it! Have been wearing them out everyday since I got it. It keeps me so warm and comfy!! JaysJays was having an extra 20% off all items on that particular day, so on top of the $10 mark down from 39 bucks, I got an extra 20% off and paid only $23 for this hoodie. Best investment ever. :D

Wow, this post is pretty word-ful. Sorry if it doesn't make much sense to you as I have been at work all day and I should be in bed half an hour ago but I felt like updating this space before hitting the sack.

What do you think of my very first Japanese-gyaru inspired look? Did I pass or fail? Lol.

Hope you guys have a great week ahead!! :D

PS: I will reply the comments tomorrow, my last day of work for the week. CAN'T WAIT! :)

XOXO,

A