FOTD: Glasses Friendly Makeup

Hey lovelies!

I've been wearing glasses now for a good few months and finding makeup looks that don't look god awful with them has been a bit of a challenge. Mostly, I've been switching it up a lot with lipstick. Its been giving me a real excuse to have a good ol' rummage through my stash and pull out some unloved beauties as well as good some good use out of some of my old favourites.

I tried to escape wearing them on nights out as much as possible, but now I've been using them as a bit of a naughty excuse (to myself lol) not to wear a full on eye of makeup. So attempting flawless skin, a bright lip and a bit of winged liner has been the winning combo most of this month.

Eyes:
MUA - Eye Primer
Elf - Black Liquid Eyeliner
Anastasia - Brow Duo in Ash Blonde / Taupe

Lips:
YSL - Rouge Pur Couture The Mats 202

  Face:
 MAC - Strobe Cream
Benefit – Porefessional
Estee Lauder - Double Wear Foundation in Shell
Benefit - Hello Flawless Powder in Shell
Maybelline - Dream Lumi Concealer in Radiant
Laura Mercier - Secret Brightening Powder
NARS - Laguna Bronzer
Benefit - Bella Bamba Blush
MAC – Lightscapade
 MAC - Fix + 

What face have you been wearing lots this month? 

Link me your posts in the comments! 

xox

Collective Haul Youtube Video! Including Illamasqua, Synful Colors, FeelUnique and More...

Ello lovelies!

I filmed a bit of a huge collective haul the other week and after some debating with myself i finally decided to upload it! I recently purchased a new camera so hopefully no more filming on my iMac, but I've yet to get to grips with settings or had to time to play around with it with the mountain of university work to do.

But luckily i have a little over a week left at university this year so the second that last piece is submitted, usual blogging activities will commence! And boy I've got some goodies to share with you all.

So until then, here is a bit of a shabby collective haul with most of the things I've splurged on in the last month!

What products have you beauty addicts been splurging on?

Leave a comment and let me know!

xox

♥ February ~ Lip Color Swatches ♥

Doing these re-cap posts help me sometimes. Am shocked to see that i just did 3 lipcolor swatches in whole month when infact i hauled many !! Too bad ....

That said, here's the list of Lip Color Swatches i did in the last month i.e., February. 

'Click on the title or the pic to be taken to the original post'

ELF Jumbo Lipgloss Stick ~ Movie Star

NYX Jumbo Lip Pencil ~ Deep Red

NYX Jumbo Lip Pencil ~ Vixen

I seriously love ELF Lipgloss Stick in Moviestar and every Jumbo Lip Pencil from NYX. Am yet to show the swatches of the NYX Jumbo Lip Pencil in Hot Red. Believe me its seriously so hot you'll love it!!

More on that soon....

So what do you think of these lip colors? Whats your favorite??

♥ Sangy

♥ ELF Studio Lip Primer and Plumper ♥

One of the lip products i purchased recently from ELF Studio is Lip Primer and Plumper. I just needed Lip Primer not Plumper but well this came only as combo, so i just had to pick it!!

I love lipsticks but i often find myself eating them off my lips and the lipcolors just don't stay longer time for me. Its quite annoying at times when all your face is perfect and lips stand out because they are devoid of color and/or with just a faded hint of color!!

And i hate doing lipstick touch ups often, as not always am surrounded by girls who understand. Men, these guys, they find it quite funny if the lipsticks are out of the bags for a touch up!!

So i have been trying to find ways and sound of a primer sounded perfect!!

ELF Studio Primer comes in a lipstick form, only with natural color. Its not transparent but a shade of pale yellow which actually is quite scary to look at when applied (I looked like some pale sickly person (yuckkk!!) )

It needs a little blending if you have dry lips. Once set the lipstick or even a gloss glides smoothly and stays much longer than used without primer. The colors which often looked pale and didn't look good on my skin tone showed true colors and stood out surprisingly!!

Now i wonder how on earth i didn't get a primer earlier!!

Much said, primer is now essential part of my daily makeup (if am wearing any)....

What about you? Do you think you need primer like me?

Have you tried primer from any other brand?

♥ Sangy

Giveaway Winner + Haul + News/Update :)

Hi There! 

First I'd like to thank everyone who participated in my giveaway~

Sorry it took awhile for me to announce the winner. 

I had to go over it a few times since there were some double entries.

And the winner is....

(Drum Roll)

#25 Jenny Cha

Congrats to you!

 Email has been sent. 24 hrs to claim or I will have to pick another winner.

For those who didn't win....

I am slowly collecting stuff to have another Giveaway soon :)

Second...

Here are the stuff I picked up the past two months.

Didn't pick up too much but most were quite pricey -.-

Organix Moroccan Argan Oil: Shampoo, Conditioner, Treatment

Real Techniques Brushes: Core Collection and Starter Set

Elf HD Blush

MAC Face and Body Foundation

The Balm Nude Tude Palette

Physicians Formula Eye Booster Liner

Smartlash Eyelash Enhancer

Loreal Caress Shine Lipstains

I have a pile of product reviews I need to do. I am so behind but I promise to get to them!!!

And Lastly~

News/Update

Lately I have been feeling emotional drained.

 I have been having conflicts with myself, mainly with my weight.

I am not really a confident person because of this issue.

Lately this and other issues just really made me tired and uninspired.

I'm really hoping to blog more and get my mind off of things.

One thing that made me look forward to the future is when I received great news.

Those who are following me on Instagram or Twitter might already know :)

I will be meeting my future husband (one of many) 

 Korean Hallyu Star Lee MinHo in the flesh in LA this month.

Who would have thought I would win a chance to meet him.

(FANGIRL SCREAM)

I thought it was fake at first, but I remembered I did enter the sweepstakes.

I am so blessed to have this opportunity. I will take lot of pictures and blog about it!!

Guys, I am so happy. (tears of joy).

I hope my joy radiates through the computer screen and that you all will have a fantastic day.

lots of love

-Jill

♥ ELF Jumbo Lip Gloss Stick ~ Movie Star ~ Swatches ♥

One of the best picks from recent ELF haul is this Jumbo Lip Gloss Stick in Moviestar. To see what all i got from ELF click here.

Out of 8 available Gloss Sticks, I only picked two Jumbo Lip Gloss Sticks ~ Movie Star and Sangria Starters. You can view the other available shades here .

And today i have the swatches of Jumbo Lip Gloss Stick in Movie Star to share with you all. Here's the pics ~

Normally Movie Star Gloss Stick is a transparent Reddish Pink. Like usual it didn't stay much longer on me as i somehow tend to eat anything and everything i apply to lips (arrghhh.... am i alone??). But here in pics i have used ELF Lip Primer (will do the review soon) and Gloss stayed on for a pretty long time so i have big hopes for Lipsticks now  ^.^

Not just that, the color looked much pinkier when applied (with primer) and covered my now current dry lips. I couldn't have asked for more!! ^.^

Priced at $2, these gloss sticks are a steal!! I can't wait to get my hands on some more shades.........

What about you? Have you tried ELF Jumbo Lip Gloss Sticks yet?? Whats your favorite? 

You like the Movie Star?

 ♥  Sangy

♥ ELF Haul ♥

Looks like crazy but yeah i have been shopping alot lately....
And today i have my ELF haul to show you ~

I am excited about the Lip crayons and the lip primer mostly. You know am a lip colors addict :)

Have you shopped anything lately from ELF ?? What did you like most from them??


♥ Sangy

My Top 5 Eye Brushes

 

Hello Lovelies!

So today I've got the next instalment of my "Top 5" series! Like i mentioned in the first post i wasn't really keen on doing a "Collection" post, so i decided to do a Top 5 of all the things i love, which seemed like a much better idea than me! Although i may do a post on my storage, when i can finally manage to get it all tidy!

I'm not too fussy when it comes to eye brushes, I'm much more likely to spend a bit more on face brushes since shadow isn't something i wear every day. But even so I've got some firm favourites in my collection and i don't see these changing any time soon!

Crown Brush C433 Pro Blending Fluff
Now its not the particular brand of brush i like on this one, its the shape. As you're probably all aware its very similar to a popular Mac blending brush and there are plenty of copies or dupes available. I have similar brushes from Sigma and Bdellium Tools and love them all pretty much equally! I love the fact its multipurpose, i can use it for concealer, i can use it for blending or I've even used it for an entire lazy smokey eye in the past just using both sides of the brush. Personally, i think this type of brush is a collection staple, everyone should own one!

Sigma Small Angle E65

Again i have a Crown brush that works just as well as this one, but this is my brow staple! Its the only thing it gets used for as I'm not fond of gel liner. Its firm enough to be precise but not too firm its scratchy. Not too much to say about this one really.

Elf Professional Blending Eye Brush

This brush gets a LOT of love, and for good reason too! Okay so its not the softest brush in the world and it has shed slightly but i absolutely LOVE it for blending / crease work. I have 5 or 6 of these beauties as i went a little mad at the last 50% off sale but i don't regret buying them one bit. I have smaller eyes so this makes blending a dream and fits perfectly into my crease. For people with smaller eyes, or for more detailed work they do a crease brush that works wonders too. Its not fancy, but at £1.50 you can't complain!

Real Techniques Deluxe Crease Brush

 This is a little bit of a cheat brush for this category. Its designed as an eye brush, but i mainly use it for concealer. But that's under the eye, so that counts, right? It blends concealer like a dream, better than i dare say the crown brush does. Real Techniques have brought out some corkers when it comes to brushes and although the face ones are my favourites, this one does not disappoint! I also love it for applying highlight to the brow bone.

Elf Professional Eye Shadow Brush

 Another great, no frills, bargain brush from Elf. Again i have about 5 or 6 of these and i wouldn't be without them. Yes they shed slightly, but for a basic lay down brush, they do the job! If you're after fancy brushes, this one isn't for you but if your after a bargain I'd go check their website!

So thats it for Eye Brushes! I did have a little trouble narrowing these down to 5 brushes, but if i had an extra I'd certainly pop in a pencil brush! Next in the series, Lipsticks!

Are these any of your favourites? What do you recommend?

 

xox

My Top 5 Face Brushes

Heya lovelies!

I thought I'd start a little series today, "My Top Five...", starting with my favourite face brushes!

Thinking back to a few years ago i actually only owned one brush, an Avon Kabuki that i used for powder and blush and was a bit lapse on cleaning (ewww). But now I've got quite a small collection of different brushes so i thought I'd share some of my favourites. Most of these are relatively budget friendly, i don't own Mac brushes because i am just too stingy to part with that much money. But the ones i have, i love, and they do the job!

Real Techniques Contour Brush

I've got into highlighter in a big way recently, and this little beauty has probably been half the reason so. I personally find it too small for its suggested purpose but i adore it for highlighting. If I'd of done this post a month or so ago it'd be 60% different. Real Techniques brushes are my new love. Okay, so some of the sets have a few less great brushes but the couple of gems in the face set more than make up for it! This brush is a tapered, gorgeously soft beauty that just works perfectly for powder highlighters!

Real Techniques Buffing Brush

There's a good reason why this brush is so hyped about! Works perfectly for most of my liquid foundations and tinted moisturisers and leaves a beautifully blended, airbrushed finish. Again, a month or so ago i would of sworn by my Sigma F80, as i guess a lot of people would of been before discovering this brush. Like all the others its wonderfully soft, and just applies liquid foundation like a dream. Its not overly dense which i think is actually a good thing, since this drys a hell of a lot faster than other brushes. I'm SO glad i purchased this!

Real Techniques Powder Brush
So now I'm starting to sound repetitive, right? This is probably my favourite brush right now. I'd been trying so hard to keep loving my Sigma F20, but the dye had started to run whilst it was washed and it shed so much it looked like i had facial hair! Seriously, it was that bad! So this brush was a welcome addition to my collection. I've been wearing less powder recently but I've been loving this for a quick, less precise application of bronzer.

Crown C141 Small Chisel Blush
I picked this beauty up at IMATS earlier in the year and has been a staple in my makeup bag ever since. Its great for contouring and precise application of blush. I've had this almost constantly in my handbag for blush touch ups while I'm out as its small enough to shove in a small makeup bag. I think i only payed around £5 for it too, bargain!

Sigma F40 Large Angled Contour

Whilst having a love / hate relationship with a lot of my other Sigma brushes this one has remained a firm favourite. My only slight niggle is that it does slightly splay at the edges and stains particularly easy. Other than that its one of my most reached for brushes, perfect for contour and blush.

So i didn't want this post to be essay long but i thought I'd add a few honourable mentions:

Bdellium Tools - 953 Small Duo Fibre
Sigma F05 - Small Contour

Elf- Complexion Brush
Elf - Powder Brush
Sigma F80 - Flat Top Synthetic Kabuki

I'm really looking forward to writing this series, as I'd never really wanted to do a collection post but this gives me the opportunity to share more of my favourite products in different categories. Up next, eye brushes and lipsticks!

What are your favourite face brushes?


xox