Quickie

Yesterday my boyfriend and I went to Costco and I bought the Borghese makeup brush set. It comes with 12 brushes, shimmery loose powder and a brush case. I read some good reviews so I hope they work for me...if not it's whatever, the set was 3000 yen...

We also watched The Golden Compass. It JUST came out here in Japan. We got a huge discount since we watched the late show AND it was the first day of the month...but got screwed by the parking fee. The movie was good...is it related to the Narnia tales? I can't wait for the sequel to come out!

Here are some photos of yesterday's look...I realized that the look I did before this (Bronze and Gold) was a bit much for me...maybe I shouldn't use such dark colors on my whole lid, and stick to using them for outlining and contouring...well we'll see, I'll have to try again.

Milani Shadow Quad in Touch of Brown

M.A.C e/s in Twinks (Top Left)

Jordana Blush in Stardust

Eyes:
M.A.C Paint Pot in Painterly
Miliani e/s quad in Touch of Brown
M.A.C e/s in Twinks
M.A.C pigment in Vanilla
Kate liquid eyeliner
No-name brand pencil liner
Maybelline Volum' Express Mascara in Black

Cheeks:
Jordana Blush in Stardust

Lips:
NYX lipliner in Beige
Milani lipstick in Beloved

Steps:

- Apply lightest shimmery beige to inner corner of lid, to middle of lid.
- Apply golden-beige color to outer corner of lid, extend slight past crease.
- Outline 1/2 of crease with Twinks e/s with edge of eyeshadow brush. I used M.A.C's 239 brush
- With same Twinks e/s, connect outer corner of eye with the line you just made, with a pencil brush.
- Define contour with golden-beige color with pencil brush.
- Highlight under brow with Vanilla pigment.
- Line eyes with liquid liner. Also line waterline. Apply mascara.
- Apply Stardust blush along cheekbones.
- Apply Beige lipliner and Beloved lipstick (a nude beige-pink).

Kanryo!



Hope everyone's having a great weekend :) Matane.

Gold and Bronze Eyes...Picture-heavy!

I'm home alone on a Friday night...so I decided to do another photo tutorial while bumpin' to Jordin Sparks and Pastor Troy, LOL.

*~*Gold and Bronze*~*

Pics of products and brushes I used:

Romp e/s (Bottom Row, 2nd from Right)

Carbon e/s (Top Row, 2nd from Right)

Milani e/s in Golden Bronze and Classic Beige

CoverGirl LipSlicks in Demure and M.A.C LipGlass in Mad Cap

Various brushes from M.A.C and some random drugstore brand

Face:
- M.A.C Lightful Moisture Cream
- M.A.C StudioFix in NC30
- Bonne Bell Blend 'n Glow in Natural Blush

Eyes:
- M.A.C Paint Pot in Painterly
- M.A.C e/s in Romp
- M.A.C e/s in Carbon
- Milani e/s in Golden Bronze
- Milani e/s in Classic Beige
- Revlon ColorStay Liquid liner in Black
- No-name brand pencil liner in black
- Maybelline Volum' Express Mascara in Black

Cheeks:
- Milani Blush in Bronze Beauties

Lips:
- CoverGirl Lipslicks in Demure
- M.A.C LipGlass in Mad Cap

Step One:

Apply Painterly Paint Pot all over lid

Step Two:

Apply Romp e/s from lash line, and extend past crease. Then extend slightly above contour.

Step Three:

Apply Golden Bronze e/s from middle of lid to outer corner. Only extend slightly past crease...you still want the lighter brown color (Romp) to show above crease.

Step Four:

With Carbon e/s OUTLINE two-thirds of crease, as well as the lower outer V.

Step Five:

Repeat Step Three and Four to make colors pop!

So far it should look like this...

Step Six:

Blend contour with a tapered blending brush. Also blend that line on the side.

After blending...

Step Seven:

Highlight under brow with Classic Beige e/s. Classic Beige is a great imitation of M.A.C's e/s in Ricepaper, but more shimmery :)

Step Eight:

Line eyes with black liquid liner. Line waterline with pencil liner.

Step Nine:

Apply Lightful Moisture Cream to face and apply foundation of choice.

Step Ten:

Apply bronze blush along cheekbones. Then apply lighter gold color to apples in sweeping motions toward ears.

Step Eleven:

With the white shimmer powder, highlight forehead, bridge of nose and the 'C' section (area under eyes, temples and above brows).

Step Twelve:

Apply Demure Lipslick and top off with Mad Cap LipGlass. Demure is a pinkish mauve...a great base for a true beige color like Mad Cap, so you don't end up looking like the undead!

Step Thirteen:

Fill in brows with brow pencil.

Ta-Daaaaaaaaaaaaa!
I applied mascara last. I think the eyes turned out pretty good considering I wasn't wearing my contacts..I am so blind!

Matane!

Himajin...(bored, can't sleep!)

I've been awake for over 24 hours now, but I can't sleep...this sucks! My boyfriend is snoring loudly behind me on the couch...lucky guy!

Here are some random products that I use often...None of this stuff is expensive, all drugstore finds.

Fiberwig Mascara

This mascara is amazing! It's smudge/water-proof and keeps my pin-straight lashes curled ALL day. Unlike other mascaras this one really stays on. The fibers in the mascara really make my lashes look a lot longer than they really are. No wonder it's sold in the U.S. now...I read somewhere that it's $22.00 USD..it's 15oo yen here, which would be about $12.00...hmmm. The only thing I don't like about it is that it's hard to take off. I really need to rub my eyes with makeup cleansing oil and warm water to get it all off. I guess the fibers act as glue.

Mentholatum Brand Acne Medication

I'm allergic to most acne medication, but this stuff doesn't irritate my skin. It has Vitamin E and B6 and apparently that makes this stuff soothing...I dunno, but it works.

Rosy Rosa Makeup Sponges

As you can see, a bag of 30 wedge sponges is 399 yen. They're soft and great for powder and liquid foundation. I think I have OCD, I try to be as hygienic as possible whenever I can. So you'll never catch me using the sponge that comes with a compact...Plus, these blend better than the round, flat ones.

Allergy/Cold masks

These come in handy when you're sick...you can cough and sneeze all you want, but you keep all the bacteria to yourself, LOL. Also great for people who have bad allergies like myself...it also keeps pollen out...it's made to filter out pollen and dust. I like this brand because they make masks for women...they're smaller, and PINK! If I'm gonna wear an ugly mask, might as well wear it in my favorite color, right?

Cotton swabs for touch-ups

I got this at the 100 yen store (like a dollar store, but better!) They come in perforated packs. I take these to work so I can fix my scary raccoon eyes. Haha.

Falsies

I got these at the 100 yen store as well. I don't have a problem using cheap ones...Comes with adhesive glue too!

Press-on nails

I don't actually wear these too often, but when I'm crunched for time and need to look put-together, these come to the rescue. I hate doing my own nails...these look real too.

Soredewa...oyasumi!