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the first time I seriously did my own makeup was when I was around 15years old. more impressively I plucked my own brows since I was 13! i've never let anyone else touch my brows ever since. I'm actually quite proud of my eye brow plucking skills and my make up skills. Well if anyone is every interested, then i'll put up an entry on make up drawing.
For now, its just going to be about the products that I use.
Ok I dun think my eyes are big enough, so rather than going under the knife or anything, I just visually make it bigger by wearing big eye contact lenses.
I usually wear the grey ones as they match my features and they especially match my hair and brow color which are black.. very very black. For most people brown is their natural color, but for me because my hair and brows are so black, grey is my most natural color.
After I put my lenses, then I will go on to prep my face. toner, moisturiser, sunblock. they came after lenses cos I cant be bothered to walk out and wash my hands then wear my lenses after all this prep.
Ok next is the real start of make up: BB Cream. I've been using Legere BB Cream for about 4years now. Legere BB Cream was the first ever BB cream that is launched, its the grandma of all BB creams. When it first came out, I had to spend a whooping $40+ for it. But now its a very affordable 20tish. This is also my probably 4th tube already.
I like this brand because it doesnt make my face white, rather it makes my complexion appear to be more evenly toned.
I personally think makeup base or bb cream is very important especially if you dont have even toned complexion. A good painting needs a good canvas, so a good makeup look will need a good face canvas. Making the complexion smooth and evenly toned is hence very important and bb creams/makeup base can achieve this look. I used to use Bobbi brown blemish stick to cover/heal my blemishes. But I havent been using them for a couple of years for 2 reasons, my face is pretty much blemish free and the product is discontinued.
Hence, I then went on to use Bobbi brown foundation stick. It has a good coverage and its easy to apply.
The I use Bobbi Brown foundation AGAIN. this time is the powder version, I always like my face to look more matt and the foundation stick is more wet look, hence I use the powder over it to achieve the matt look. Alternatively loose powder is ok.
With 13 years of experience, i'm comfirm an eyebrow plucking and drawing guru. my brows (i think) are my pride and joy.
I've tried so many eyebrow pencils and I think ZA eye brow pencils are by far the best. They are not too dark and they are not invisible. Their grey colored pencils draws very natural bows. Like I say my natural hair is very black, so I cant use brown to draw browns. Grey is my color and so this is very very natural.
Make sure you dont buy a pencil that is as dark as your hair color if not you will look too stern. get one that is like 1-2 shades lighter than your hair and you can get very natural colored brows.
After brows, we move on to the windows to our face! The eyes! Actually I'm the most busy with my eyes, cos there are so many things one can do with the eyes in make up. But for me, i usually go with eyeliner and mascara and i'm ready to go. prefer nude look.
Anyway I use the K Palette eyeliner, I've used TONS of eyeliner as well. This k-paletter one smudges very little and it lasts the whole day. But its not exactly a tattoo like it used to be, its easy to remove with cleansing oil.
Next, clip the eye lashes to make them stand and open up your eyes. After using chapalang types of eyelash clippers, shu uemura's really really is the best. It fits asian eyes (at least for me) really well. xo max.
Next is clinique defining mascara introduced to me by bestie which is a really good mascara that gives a very define and natural look, doesnt smudge and is easily removed by warm water.
Unfortunately, this mascara has discontinued, in its place is another one which is also removable by warm water and wears for 24hours. However, the new one's function is volumising, its in a white tube and silver cap. I might try it one day.
My fear of pigmentation is quite deep, hence I only use mineral blushers which will not cause pigmentation. Just received another tub from bestie cos she says she doesnt know how to use it. haa. thanks babe!
I love pink blushers. Cos I'm pretty fair and majority of my makeup is already grey and grey and my hair is so black, peachy colors will not stand out and I might look sallow. I prefer the pink of health look.
Ok! so the above completes my COMPULSORY LOOK.
There are some makeup items below which I use occasionally.
My 25th bday present from fang! It's a very beautiful palette of 4 eye shadows from Chanel. Very versatile colors, I've tried all except the shimmering black, cos I havent had much talent with smokey eyes. -.-''' But this palette is good because it can bring a look from day to night. excellent set.
God knows when I bought this. But I love it. I usually use this Bobbi brown highlighter over the bridge of my nose to make my nose appear sharper and hence make the face a wee bit more 3D. The beauty is that this can also be used as an eyeshadow as a highlighter and the dark tones can be used as a bronzer! This was a super worth buy, ltd ed as well!
I do use fake eyelash at times for events which needs more glam or just on a day that I woke up early and have time for makeup. haha.
my preferred glue is Duo adhesive, there's dark and white colored. both are just as good. psst! I just realised MAC also uses this glue. haha.. shows that my expectation of a product is pretty good too! haha.
Of cos fake eyelash. I have a total of 8 boxes of them. 5 of which the lash bones are a wee bit hard so I have stashed them somewhere I can never find them. The remining 3 boxes are currently used.
It is important to find an eyelash that has a firm lash bone and not hard because when the lashes poke the edge of your eyes, its super painful and irritating.
I personally like criss cross lashes and those that kinda look like human lashes as they are more natural. those with 5 thick separate lash and then small lash in between kind are so not natural but i dun deny they can be glam.
Ok blogged for really long already. I havent had dinner. gosh. -.-'''
Lemme think what entry should I do next... Maybe my meet up with the contractor? Makeup lesson? eye brow plucking lesson? suggestions people!!
Finally a camwhore pict of me with compulsory makeup, no optionals. haha.
Posted by Thursday, June 09, 2011 8:44 PM with 0 notes | add more notes
the first time I seriously did my own makeup was when I was around 15years old. more impressively I plucked my own brows since I was 13! i've never let anyone else touch my brows ever since. I'm actually quite proud of my eye brow plucking skills and my make up skills. Well if anyone is every interested, then i'll put up an entry on make up drawing.
For now, its just going to be about the products that I use.
Ok I dun think my eyes are big enough, so rather than going under the knife or anything, I just visually make it bigger by wearing big eye contact lenses.
I usually wear the grey ones as they match my features and they especially match my hair and brow color which are black.. very very black. For most people brown is their natural color, but for me because my hair and brows are so black, grey is my most natural color.
After I put my lenses, then I will go on to prep my face. toner, moisturiser, sunblock. they came after lenses cos I cant be bothered to walk out and wash my hands then wear my lenses after all this prep.
Ok next is the real start of make up: BB Cream. I've been using Legere BB Cream for about 4years now. Legere BB Cream was the first ever BB cream that is launched, its the grandma of all BB creams. When it first came out, I had to spend a whooping $40+ for it. But now its a very affordable 20tish. This is also my probably 4th tube already.
I like this brand because it doesnt make my face white, rather it makes my complexion appear to be more evenly toned.
I personally think makeup base or bb cream is very important especially if you dont have even toned complexion. A good painting needs a good canvas, so a good makeup look will need a good face canvas. Making the complexion smooth and evenly toned is hence very important and bb creams/makeup base can achieve this look. I used to use Bobbi brown blemish stick to cover/heal my blemishes. But I havent been using them for a couple of years for 2 reasons, my face is pretty much blemish free and the product is discontinued.
Hence, I then went on to use Bobbi brown foundation stick. It has a good coverage and its easy to apply.
The I use Bobbi Brown foundation AGAIN. this time is the powder version, I always like my face to look more matt and the foundation stick is more wet look, hence I use the powder over it to achieve the matt look. Alternatively loose powder is ok.
With 13 years of experience, i'm comfirm an eyebrow plucking and drawing guru. my brows (i think) are my pride and joy.
I've tried so many eyebrow pencils and I think ZA eye brow pencils are by far the best. They are not too dark and they are not invisible. Their grey colored pencils draws very natural bows. Like I say my natural hair is very black, so I cant use brown to draw browns. Grey is my color and so this is very very natural.
Make sure you dont buy a pencil that is as dark as your hair color if not you will look too stern. get one that is like 1-2 shades lighter than your hair and you can get very natural colored brows.
After brows, we move on to the windows to our face! The eyes! Actually I'm the most busy with my eyes, cos there are so many things one can do with the eyes in make up. But for me, i usually go with eyeliner and mascara and i'm ready to go. prefer nude look.
Anyway I use the K Palette eyeliner, I've used TONS of eyeliner as well. This k-paletter one smudges very little and it lasts the whole day. But its not exactly a tattoo like it used to be, its easy to remove with cleansing oil.
Next, clip the eye lashes to make them stand and open up your eyes. After using chapalang types of eyelash clippers, shu uemura's really really is the best. It fits asian eyes (at least for me) really well. xo max.
Next is clinique defining mascara introduced to me by bestie which is a really good mascara that gives a very define and natural look, doesnt smudge and is easily removed by warm water.
Unfortunately, this mascara has discontinued, in its place is another one which is also removable by warm water and wears for 24hours. However, the new one's function is volumising, its in a white tube and silver cap. I might try it one day.
My fear of pigmentation is quite deep, hence I only use mineral blushers which will not cause pigmentation. Just received another tub from bestie cos she says she doesnt know how to use it. haa. thanks babe!
I love pink blushers. Cos I'm pretty fair and majority of my makeup is already grey and grey and my hair is so black, peachy colors will not stand out and I might look sallow. I prefer the pink of health look.
Ok! so the above completes my COMPULSORY LOOK.
There are some makeup items below which I use occasionally.
My 25th bday present from fang! It's a very beautiful palette of 4 eye shadows from Chanel. Very versatile colors, I've tried all except the shimmering black, cos I havent had much talent with smokey eyes. -.-''' But this palette is good because it can bring a look from day to night. excellent set.
God knows when I bought this. But I love it. I usually use this Bobbi brown highlighter over the bridge of my nose to make my nose appear sharper and hence make the face a wee bit more 3D. The beauty is that this can also be used as an eyeshadow as a highlighter and the dark tones can be used as a bronzer! This was a super worth buy, ltd ed as well!
I do use fake eyelash at times for events which needs more glam or just on a day that I woke up early and have time for makeup. haha.
my preferred glue is Duo adhesive, there's dark and white colored. both are just as good. psst! I just realised MAC also uses this glue. haha.. shows that my expectation of a product is pretty good too! haha.
Of cos fake eyelash. I have a total of 8 boxes of them. 5 of which the lash bones are a wee bit hard so I have stashed them somewhere I can never find them. The remining 3 boxes are currently used.
It is important to find an eyelash that has a firm lash bone and not hard because when the lashes poke the edge of your eyes, its super painful and irritating.
I personally like criss cross lashes and those that kinda look like human lashes as they are more natural. those with 5 thick separate lash and then small lash in between kind are so not natural but i dun deny they can be glam.
Ok blogged for really long already. I havent had dinner. gosh. -.-'''
Lemme think what entry should I do next... Maybe my meet up with the contractor? Makeup lesson? eye brow plucking lesson? suggestions people!!
Finally a camwhore pict of me with compulsory makeup, no optionals. haha.
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1. Everything is going to be ok in the end, if it's not ok, it's not the end.
2. Love more, judge less.
3. Never regret your choices because at some point in time it was exactly what you wanted.
4. If it's not worth it, don't sweat it
5. Be respectful
Five Wish Lists
1. Open my own bakery cafe
2. Be a mummie before 30
3. Go to freaking LA!
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Posted by Thursday, June 09, 2011 8:44 PM with 0 notes | add more notes
I usually wear the grey ones as they match my features and they especially match my hair and brow color which are black.. very very black. For most people brown is their natural color, but for me because my hair and brows are so black, grey is my most natural color.
BB Cream. I've been using Legere BB Cream for about 4years now. Legere BB Cream was the first ever BB cream that is launched, its the grandma of all BB creams. When it first came out, I had to spend a whooping $40+ for it. But now its a very affordable 20tish. This is also my probably 4th tube already. 
I used to use Bobbi brown blemish stick to cover/heal my blemishes. But I havent been using them for a couple of years for 2 reasons, my face is pretty much blemish free and the product is discontinued.
The I use Bobbi Brown foundation AGAIN. this time is the powder version, I always like my face to look more matt and the foundation stick is more wet look, hence I use the powder over it to achieve the matt look. Alternatively loose powder is ok.
With 13 years of experience, i'm comfirm an eyebrow plucking and drawing guru. my brows (i think) are my pride and joy. 
After brows, we move on to the windows to our face! The eyes! Actually I'm the most busy with my eyes, cos there are so many things one can do with the eyes in make up. But for me, i usually go with eyeliner and mascara and i'm ready to go. prefer nude look. 
Next, clip the eye lashes to make them stand and open up your eyes. After using chapalang types of eyelash clippers, shu uemura's really really is the best. It fits asian eyes (at least for me) really well. xo max.
Next is clinique defining mascara introduced to me by bestie which is a really good mascara that gives a very define and natural look, doesnt smudge and is easily removed by warm water.
My fear of pigmentation is quite deep, hence I only use mineral blushers which will not cause pigmentation. Just received another tub from bestie cos she says she doesnt know how to use it. haa. thanks babe!
My 25th bday present from fang! It's a very beautiful palette of 4 eye shadows from Chanel. Very versatile colors, I've tried all except the shimmering black, cos I havent had much talent with smokey eyes. -.-''' But this palette is good because it can bring a look from day to night. excellent set.
God knows when I bought this. But I love it. I usually use this Bobbi brown highlighter over the bridge of my nose to make my nose appear sharper and hence make the face a wee bit more 3D. The beauty is that this can also be used as an eyeshadow as a highlighter and the dark tones can be used as a bronzer! This was a super worth buy, ltd ed as well!
I do use fake eyelash at times for events which needs more glam or just on a day that I woke up early and have time for makeup. haha.
Of cos fake eyelash. I have a total of 8 boxes of them. 5 of which the lash bones are a wee bit hard so I have stashed them somewhere I can never find them. The remining 3 boxes are currently used.
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