FOTD - Neutral Pop #2

Howdy!

How is everyone's week so far? For my non Sydney-siders readers, it has been boiling hot here in Sydney and we are talking about 34 degrees at 11pm at night. Yeap, as much as I love the beach and getting tanned, the sweltering heat is unbearable!

That aside, I would like to wish all the TBE readers  

HAPPY CHINESE NEW YEAR!

 May the year of rabbit be prosperous and awesome for you!!! *And a red pocket would be nice* LOL

CNY 2010

How I wish I was back in Malaysia celebrating CNY at my grandma's with heaps of scrumptious food (think: eating from day to night. I kid you not.)  

and the company of my cousins! 

(Grandma with her grandkids!)

Instead, I have an 8am start at work tomorrow FML cos it's the first training of the year WITHOUT good food and company and not to forget, no red pockets too. :'( 

*One of the 72834729837429384723 reasons why I wish I was a teenager again* 

ANYHOOS, enough of me whinging about the weather and not being able to celebrate CNY like a true Chinese LOL. 

I realised I haven't been posting much FOTDs as of late. Well, reason being - it has been ridiculously hot here in Sydney and the last thing I want is spending time creating an awesome look, only to have it melting 5 minutes later. I have been going with really simple neutral eyes look, mostly using my Illamasqua Powdered Metal in Ether as my over-the-lid colour with eyeliner (check it out HERE) .

My usual " neutral " look?

Since I was *somewhat* suffering from Monday Blues, I decided to add a POP of colour to this otherwise boring but awesome may I add neutral eyes. 

TA-DA!!! - Neutral Pop Look. :)

On my EYES

ELF Mineral Eyeshadow Primer

MAC Let It Pop Paint Pot (from Cham Tale collection)

Wet & Wild Vanity Palette

Wet & Wild Mega Eyes Creme Eyeliner in Black

Milani Liquif'eye Metallic Eyeliner Pencil in Blue

Maybelline Hello Kitty Volume Mascara

Shu Uemura Eyebrow Pencil in Hard

On my FACE

Garnier Anti Dark Circle Roll On in Light

Cancer Council Australia Tinted Moisturizer in Creme Beige

MAC MSF Powder in Medium

Milani Sunset Duo in Sunset City

Maybelline Mineral Blush in True Peach

MAC MSF in Candlelight (from In the Groove collection)

On my LIPS

MAC Lipstick in Jazzed (from In the Groove collection)

I am absolutely loving my tan right now!!! And it doesn't look as dark and as orange in real life! I think the flash makes me look tanner and orange-r. 

So, I haven't really been testing out PhotoBooth ever since I got my baby Mac Book Pro 2 weeks ago! Hence, I decided to revive my camwhore bug in me yesterday after gym. :)

PS: I look no where as made up as I was at the beginning of the day. I removed all my face make up before exercising as the last thing I want is mixing all my toxic excretion (read: sweat) with my make up. Not cool, kids. And my eye make up is usually half gone after my intensive work out. So yeap, hold and behold, don't get the shock out of your life! 

I think less make up = Adeline looks like a kiddo.

I think this is a better reflection of my tan right now?

Sulking cos it was mutha-effingly hot last night! 

SNEAK PEAK FOR NEXT POST :) 

SWAP WITH GWEN! 
(And story on how I have been swap-lifted by someone whom I thought was genuinely nice and sweet)

Alright kids, I gotta go and prepare for training tomorrow (super duper triple EW), have an ICY COLD SHOWER to cool myself down and maybe do some reorganising (from my spring summer cleaning over the weekend) and bedtime. 8am start FML 

XOXO,

A

FOTW - WORKING SERIES #2 - EARTHLY DELIGHTS

Although I do enjoy splurging on awesome palettes such as my UD Alice in the Wonderland Palette and soon to be NAKED palette (I shall keep this story till next time :P), for those of you who have been reading my blog should of known by now that I adore my drugstore quads just as much as I do with my higher end palettes (albeit they are not quite the same but you get the idea!).

The FOTW - Working Series #2 today is going to be featuring Milani Eyeshadow Quad in Earthly Delights,which is an inexpensive quad with quality eyeshadows! 

It consists of 2 earthly green colours (for lid & outer V), a gold colour (which I use as crease colour) and a light green highlight colour. A no brainer when you stem away from your usual browns and you're on a hurry.

In fact, this has been my "Friday FOTD" over the last month as I can easily chuck the small and compact quad into my make up bag for a quick touch up,  just in case I am going out after work.

On my EYES

Illamasqua Liquid Metal in Solstice

Milani Eyeshadow Quad in Earthly Delights
Maybelline Eyestudio Lasting Drama Eyeliner in Black
Milani Liquif'eye Metallic Eyeliner Pencil in Brown
Maybelline Collosal Volume Express Mascara in Black
ELF Eyebrow Kit in Medium

On my FACE
MAC ProlongWear Foundation in NC25
MAC Prolong Wear Concealer in NC25
Rimmel Stay Matte Pressed Powder in Silky Beige
MAC MSF in Stereo Rose (In the Groove Collection)
Illamasqua Powdered Metal in Ether
Milani Sunset Duo in Sunset City

On my LIPS
Misha Luminous Color Lip Rouge in PK103

I have eyes of different sizes and weird eyebrows FML

Have a great weekend, lovelies!!!! <3


XOXO,
A

FOTD - RUST for Spring

Whaddup everyone? 

Hope you guys enjoyed your weekend =) It's the LONG WEEKEND here in Sydney - that means an extra day for sleeping in!!! *yays* Weather has been pretty crap (think: wet and cold. ew!) since Saturday and will probably be like that till the end of the week.  Boo! On the bright side, I managed to catch up on my very much needed rest thanks to the hectic weekends I had in the past two weeks, and an absolutely hammered Friday. Spent my Saturday catching up with a friend and did some shopping and spent all Saturday night and yesterday finishing off my Asian Drama - Summer Desire. 

It was actually pretty good,as the plot was something different and totally unpredictable unlike the other 48203892380234 Asian dramas and well, eye candy too LOL. How sizzling hot is Huang Xiao Ming (the main cast at the top of the poster)? =P

ANYWAYS,

This is the FOTD I had for the Nuffnang Tea Party last Sunday. =)

As we are in the middle of the spring in the land down under, coral is the colour to go! 

I don't really know how's this look RUST For Spring - but it just came to my mind. So yeh... forgive the lame and gay title for this post LOL

Here are the steps on how I created the look:

STEP 1: Apply a creamy base all over your lid and I am using MAC Coral Crepe Paint Pot here. Don't forget to prime your eyes with your HG eyeshadow primer if you have oily lids.

STEP 2: Using the RUST colour from NYX Trio Eyeshadow in TS12, apply it all over your lid.

STEP 3: Then, using GOLDEN from the same NYX TS12 Trio, apply it along your crease area and the outer corner of your eyes.

STEP 4: Give your eyes a better dimension by applying WALNUT BRONZE from the same NYX TS12 Trio at the outer V of your eyes.

THEN, highlight your brow bone; fill in your brows, line your eyes, apply falsies and finish it off with a coat of your favourite mascara.

PRODUCTS I USED:

Platinum Pink from NYX Eyeshadow Trio in TS27

Maybelline Eyestudio Lasting Drama Eyeliner in Black

Loreal Volume Million Lashes in Brown

Random Japanese Falsies I got from Malaysia a while back ago

ELF Eyebrow Kit in Medium

I also lined my under lash line with Milani Liquif'eye Metallic Eye Liner Pencil in Gold to give a subtle pop.

On my FACE

Dermabland Cover Creams in Natural Beige

Rimmel Stay Matte Pressed Powder in Silky Beige

MAC MSF in Stereo Rose (In The Groove Collection)

Bronzer from Milani Sunset Duo in Sunset City (which is my FAVOURITE bronzer atm)

Illamasqua Powdered Metal in Ether (to give a dewy glow)

On my LIPS

MAC Lipstick in Jazzed (In The Groove Collection) 

(Nic Nic was able to tell from the photo in my previous post! :D)

Love the combination of corals and peach tones for spring time!!! Who's with me?

My hair colour is a tad too dark for spring/summer and I am thinking of going lighter and brown for the first time! I have always gone with mahogany cos I love dark red hair!

Should I?  

It actually looks like I have ombre-ed my hair with brown ends. =)

What is your favourite spring makeover? 

New hairstyle? New hair colour? New nails? Let me know! :)

xoxo,

A

Drugstore V High End: Golden Bronze

Morning lovelies!!!

It's nice and sunny here in Sydney today! It would be perfect if I get to sleep in till 9 and head to the beach after. However, this is reality- so I will spending all day at work. A girl can wish right? =P

ANYWAYS,

today's post is slightly different from the usual FOTDs - keep reading to check it out =)

Can you tell the difference between 

THIS

and

THIS?

They look VERY similar isn't it?

 I think the gold in the first picture is slightly shinier and the application on the second one is slightly smoother.

What do you reckon? 

The first look is created using my Urban Decay Alice in the Wonderland Book of Shadows Palette while the second one is created using my NYX Eyeshadow Trios which is 10% of UD palette price. 

This is gonna be a Drugstore V High End FOTD post, where I share with you guys the tips and how to achieve similar look using drugstore products. We all know that MAC or Urban Decay is a luxury that we can't splurge on everyday.

I am thinking of making this into a series but I am not sure how much time I have in hands at the moment as I am still trying to adjust my time around full time work. But I will definitely try to make this a fortnight series thing or something like that. =)

Urban Decay Alice in the Wonderland Book of Shadows Palette

NYX Eyeshadow Trio 

My apologies for the shit photo quality here - my camera has problem focusing sometimes. Bummer =/

Here are the products that I used:

URBAN DECAY

On my EYES

ELF Mineral Eyeshadow Primer

UD Alice in Wonderland Book of Shadows Palette:

- Oraculum (all over the lids colour)

- Mad Hatter ( Crease,outer corner and 3/4 of the lower lash line)

- Mushroom (Outer V)

- White Rabbit (Inner corner and browbone)

Maybelline Eyestudio Lasting Drama Eyeliner in Black (Upper Lash Line)

Milani Liquif'eye Metallic Eyeliner in Black (Lower Lash Line)

Random Asian Falsies 

DRUGSTORE

On my EYES
ELF Mineral Eyeshadow Primer
NYX Eyeshadow Trio in TS12
- Golden (All over the lid)
- Walnut Bronze (Crease and outer corner)
NYX Eyeshadow Trio in T27
- Platinum Pink (inner corner and brow bone)

Maybelline Eyestudio Lasting Drama Eyeliner in Black (Upper Lash Line)

Milani Liquif'eye Metallic Eyeliner in Black (Lower Lash Line)

Random Asian Falsies

I am not sure if you guys can tell but I combined 2 different lashes ( my favourite criss-cross ones and a simple lengthening one) here to get the full volume and length effect. I thought I had a picture of it but I couldn't find it in my folders. So fail. =.=" But yeh, I really like this combination as it really opens up my eyes and make it took bigger, without looking too OTT and dramatic!

On my FACE

NYX Concealer in a Jar in Light

Revlon PhotoReady Foundation in Natural Beige

Maybelline Dream Matte Powder in Ivory Light

MAC MSF in Stereo Rose ( In the Groove Collection)

MAC MSF in Candlelight ( In the Groove Collection)

On my LIPS

Milani Color Perfect Lipstick in Rose Hips

( I love LOVE LOVE this colour!)

PS: I used the exact same products on my face and lips on both days!

This is created using the Urban Decay palette. :)

And this, using NYX Eyeshadow Trios. :)

Gonna throw in a few photos from the night too @ Mr B's:

It has been a while chicas!

Are you a high end brands person or drugstore person? Or a good combination of both like yours truly? :)
Let me know if you like me to do more of this sorta post where I use both high end and drugstore products to create similar look. =)


XOXO,
A

FOTD - Monday Blues?

It's Monday today and my FOTD is blue-themed, hence the name "Monday Blues". Not very creative I know, but hey at least I did not name it "Blue FOTD". (You guys are meant to go HA-HA here. Ok, not funny.)

Anyways, I think I am on a blogging streak today, with this post being 4th for the day. I guess it makes up for the lack of post last week. =) After enduring the pain of having my laptop black out at me (ie, shuts down by itself) 2308492342034823840 times while editing photos, I am glad to say that I managed to edit quite a handful to keep this little space occupied for the next couple of days. So stay tune, lovelies! 

Honestly speaking, I think I am more of a neutral girl (speaking of which, I gotta STOP buying neutral colours =.="). But its quite a waste to have my gorgeous, vibrant pigments/ eyeshadows feeling all lonely at the corner of my make up stash while collecting dusts and to "spice" up my all black outfit - I decided to try something more bold and "out there" last Friday. And VOILA! 

Monday Blues? =P

On my EYES
ELF Mineral Eyeshadow Primer
NYX Jumbo Eyeshadow Pencil in Lavender (as a base for the pigment)
Urban Decay Alice in  the Wonderland Book of Shadow Palette
- Alice (All over lid)
- Jabberwocky (Outer corner)
- Curiouser ( Crease and Inner corner of the tear duct area)
- White Rabbit (highlight)
Random Electric Blue Pigment 
(Using a wet brush, gently dab it between Alice and Jabberwocky as transition colour and to give the look a better dimension. Then, use a wet angled brush to line the outer 3/4 of your lower lash line)
Maybelline Eyestudio Lasting Drama Eyeliner in Black (Upper Lash Line)
Max Factor Lash Extension Effect Extra Lengthening Mascara
ELF Eyebrow Kit in Medium

Model 21 Eyelashes in 40

On my FACE

Revlon PhotoReady Foundation in Natural Beige

Maybelline Dream Matte Powder in Ivory Light

NYX Concealer in a Jar in Light

MAC Mineralized Blush Duo in Hang Loose

Prestige Mineral Baked Blush in Pink

On my LIPS

Maybelline Watershine Pure Lipstick in P11

ps: I actually wore Revlon Colorburst Lipstick in Soft Nude when I was out, only to realise it made me look like I had a really bad sunburnt. Hence,I changed to the Maybelline Watershine Pure (which I haven't used in yonks) and it looks MUCH better.

Constipated - peace sign look ftw! =.="

Say hi to Miss Aibee <3 

Rings from my ASOS haul and Snake Bangle from Diva.

*kiss kiss

It has been a while since we last had drinks together. This lady here ditched me for Japan for a year and just got back recently. 7bucks cocktails @ Charlie Chan FTW! =)

Would you step out of your usual comfort zone once in a while and try some bold, dramatic colours? Or would you prefer to stick to your good ol', fail proof brown/black smokey eyes?


XOXO,
A