Showing posts with label Smashbox. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Smashbox. Show all posts

Wednesday, December 31, 2008

Update!

Hi beautifuls!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Didja didja miss me? I know I missed you guys!
I haven't really been able to update because I don't have my own camera with me....I STILL have to move my crap to my mom's and the camera hasn't made it here yet...actually I hate the one I have. It's an Olympus. I might just buy myself a new Sony digicam, since I'm used to using Sony and it takes better closeup photos in my opinion. Well a new camera will be out of the question until I save a substansial amount of money...I haven't decided where I want to go to school yet, but I'm still looking into schools in Ontario, Canada, New Brunswick, California, Arizona and Alabama. I'm scared I won't find a job if I go to school in the U.S. I would most definitely NEED to work (definitely will have to be under-the-table type of deal) to pay rent every month. I really want to live in California again. I'm thinking San Bernardino is cheaper than living in L.A. and if I want to go cheaper, I could go to school in Bakersfield...I don't hear too many good things about Bakersfield...what do you guys think? Do any of you guys live there? Please let me know what you think. I know I want to study journalism and I also know that most Cal State schools offer it as a major. Also a perk of graduating from a school in the U.S.; I can stay for ONE year and intern/work in a field related to my degree. If the company likes me and wants to hire me full-time and IF they're a big enough company, they can sponsor a working visa. That's my ultimate goal. To live and work in the U.S. on my own terms and money. Hopefully I'll be there in under ten years!

Anyway, moving on to makeup. I said I wouldn't buy anymore unecessary makeup anymore, but knowing myself, it was an impossible feat to accomplish. I ended up giving my money away to Smashbox, NARS, MAC, Dior, and lots of other places...waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa! >__<
Revlon's liquid foundie is good, but Smashbox is AMAZING!!! It feels really light, and one push covers the entire face. I don't even have to wear concealer! It's filled with good-for-you vitamins too. Today I paired it with the Dior Hydraction tinted moisturizer (for undereye circles and redness) and my skin actually looked healthy!

Here are several craptastic pics I took with my iPhone. As soon as I get my hands on my camera (or a new one), I will do reviews and FOTD's again. So for now, this'll have to do....Also, a lovely friend sent me some MAC pigments as a gift with the Dior tinted moisturizer and Iconic mascara I asked her to pick up for me...I can't wait to try all the colors!!!








For my LOTN, I used the Smasbox liquid foundation and Dior Hydraction TM (under the eyes and on red spots). For the eyes I used Ulta's eyeshadow primer first, which is the shiiieett! I used Wet n Wild's Wink eyeshadow (a soft shimmery rose) on the lids and smoked it out with a sparkly black shadow from NARS. I can't remember the name now, so when I do I'll edit this post...LOL. Then I finished the look with Laura Mercier's Lip Glace in Champagne....it's a shimmery cafe au lait color.

I dunno if you can see my braces, but they're there! I'm still kind of self-conscious about them, but my teeth are definitely shifting already :)

I hope everyone's having a nice time off work and school. I have to work on the 1st of January...also the 2nd AND 3rd! I'm a little peeved, but oh well, c'est la vie, right? Love you guys, and please let me know how you're all doing!

Wednesday, July 2, 2008

Lip Primer Comparison and Review

Here's a quick video review of my Smashbox Lip and Lid Primer and Canmake Lip Concealer. I love my cheapo Canmake makeup! (Canmake is a Japanese drugstore brand.)



Friday, June 6, 2008

Some recent haulage

I've been meaning to post up my recent hauls, but I've been ungodly busy at work. I also worked a lot of night shifts recently. I've been exhausted for the past few days, but I'm finally off! :)

My bf recently came back from San Antonio, TX. He was there for training and school. While he was out there, I asked him to pick me up some stuff from the Heatherette collection, since it was unavailable in Japan. So my five-foot-ten gorilla-man went to a Macy's M.A.C counter, got harassed by a gay MUA, and came home with a few goodies that were the only things left at the counter! And he usually NEVER pays for my makeup, but this time he was like "Don't worry about it". See, even a big, stoic man like him can be really really sweet sometimes. He even brought me a surprise....
My surprise omiyage (gift)...Girrrrrr!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Dontcha just LOVE cute packaging? On the right is my other haul (not omiyage though). A new Dior lippie and Smashbox Lip and Lid Primer (thank you L, for letting me try yours, hehe)