Being A Vainpot

Being a vainpot is really not fun at all, it used to be but not after having a baby... There are so many beauty regimes to follow every day and yet so little time to do so. Nowadays, it's super common for me to knock out without any lotion or cream as I don't even have much time to rest, just let the guilt set in :'(

But!!! That doesn't mean I give up on chasing the youth fountain, I'm just taking some time off now and then :p Here, my beautiful report card that compiles with some of my current fave beauty products and also a super duper effective microcurrent facial toning device! Although it takes me so long to share, I'm sure you won't mind it at all ^___^V


#1 The Givenchy Photo Perfection Liquid Foundation which I adore so much! H.E.R.E is a pic of me wearing it for the very first time, flawlessly & effortlessly beautiful~~ I mean the foundation itself lah of course...


#2 Also, I bought the Givenchy Eclat Matissime Fluid Foundation the day before I departed. They are both equally great, although I think this one suits M'sia weather better; I personally like its airy & radiant matte effect ;)


#3 The Benefit samples that I received from Sephora as birthday pressies are super awesome! Highly recommend these two, especially the Benetint! Loving my rosy cheeks every day~~


#4 When it comes to defining Asian eyebrows, Kate eyebrow palette is irreplaceable. Restock it right away once I got home.


#5 Last but certainly not least, I'd like to introduce the ultimate beauty device that I'm having love affair with... NuFace Trinity Microcurrent Facial Toning Device, the only handheld microcurrent device with FDA approval. These all come in with a classy hard box but I eliminate it to save luggage space for BB #worldsbestmom


#6 Very user friendly and ergonomic.

To be frank, I was a little hesitate before getting one and was debating between the Nuface and the NuSkin device... After giving it some serious thoughts, I think nothing beats return policy & customer protection in the U.S., thus I ordered one and got it right in time, right before the week I went home. Thanks Nuface for making me a very satisfied customer since then :D You should really check out its website or google this cool technology because it really works!

Now, hold your jaw as I'm gonna show you the breakthrough result... After using it on one side of my face for about 5 mins, followed by the guide/instruction available online...


#7 Wooooo Hoooo... It's quite obvious, isn't it?


#8 A teeth showing pic :p


#9 Super closed-up. It helps tightening the pores and minimizing fine lines too~~

Btw, every single pic here is fresh from Siew Bak (my iPhone 4S), took them 40mins ago (yup, at midnight) and with zero retouching, but I did use Camera360 (an iPhone app) to make my skin appears to be more "presentable," hehe... And, bare face of course but wearing FreshKon cosmetic lenses~~


#10 Ohh... Almost miss this out... Brands Berry Essence with Grape Seed Extract is one of many nutritional supplements that I'm consuming now, love fueling my skin with lots of vitamins & antioxidants :p

Supple and healthy skin can be made/maintained as we age, my very own beauty philosophy lah. Thus, the next beauty topic on BS is going to be the Vitamin C injection that I'm getting lately, wakaka... Can't wait to share it with you, so stay tuned!


P/s: Jeez, it's 1.36am now, I work overtime today! Will revise this posting tomorrow, gonna catch some beauty sleep before it's toooooo late, 24 mins to go... N.I.T.E!!!



XOXO,
Bev



 

Christmas Day

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Yeah, 10 days to X'mas and everyone is busy with the annual holiday rituals--shopping, gift-wrapping & prepping to look the best for the holidays! While all the social butterflies, party queens and divas are constantly adding layers and layers of glitters on the eyelids to wow the crowds on every parties they attend, I plan to focus on something else--The Christmas Eve Aftermath.

It's 9 a.m. in the morning on Christmas day and your whole families are waiting for you to join them at the church, or a Christmas breakfast, or whatever customs or traditions your family have, but all you could think of is to recover from a severe hangover, don't even mention about grooming up. With the "leftover" makeup that you're still wearing from yesterday, ya, the dramatic & extremely shimmery eye makeup that turned you into a Kardashian, your skin is now begging for a mini retreat. Hence, minimalist comes in handy finally.


#1 Here, the products I use for today's minimal natural & simple eye makeup tutorial.

1) GEO - HC246 Grang Grang Choco
2) Etude House Glittering Sherbet Eyes - Pearl Luster
3) AP AU - Xtra Waterproof Pencil Eyeliner
4) YANQINA - Liquid Eyeliner
5) Kawayii Eyelash - Secret

** I mistakenly placed YANQINA liquid eyeliner into the Ap Au's packaging, sorry for the confusion caused **


#2 Always prep the eye areas with eyecream, following by foundation. I usually use eyeshadow primer too but not this time.

Step 1: Apply Etude House Glittering Sherbet Eyes over your lids and into your crease.

Step 2: Gently & lightly smooth the edge with a smudge brush.


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Step 3: Use YANQINA Liquid Eyeliner to trace the top lashline. Keep it thin, precise & clean. Natural is the key.

Step 4: Trace the lower lashline too, line from outer corner to middle. Then slightly smudge it to make your eyes appear bigger.


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Step 5: Highlight tear ducts with AP AU Xtra Waterproof Pencil Eyeliner.


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Step 6: Complete the look with Kawayii falsies. I do not apply mascara or lower falsie as I anticipate a super hectic schedule on Christmas day, with tonnes of cooking especially.

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Ohhh Yeahhh... Was aiming to steal Duchess of Cambridge Kate Middleton's style while working on this tutorial, not sure if I succeeded but it really is a good try. Deeply adore her simple elegant style, and love all her perfectly tailored outfits too, such an icon! And hey, who doesn't want to look like Kate Middleton on Christmas day, even after a miserable hangover? :p


#9 The makeup & color lenses look great during night time as well. Woo Hoo~~


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Muakssss,
Bev

Drugstore Products Review

#1 Rimmel Lasting Finish Lipsticks: 1) 202 crush, 2) 170 Alarm ★★★★✩
Love its soft & smooth texture, quite pigmented but not super long-lasting. Go for it if you're looking for a boost of subtle color at a reasonable price point. Worth every penny ;)


#2 Fresh Sugar Kisses Mini Lip Duo ★★★★✩
A complimentary birthday gift from Sephora. Fresh is not really a drugstore brand but judging from the fact that I got these for free, I might as well do a quick review on them. Cute packaging, pleasantly scented with SPF 15, pretty hydrating and moisturizing for daily lips protection. Would recommend them :)


#3 Carmex Moisturizing Lip Balm (Original) ★★★✩✩
Extremely affordable, unscented, and I personally enjoy the minty tingling sensation :p It's kinda refreshing. However, it won't promise an instant healing effect on chapped & dried lips, unlike my all-time-favorite Kielh's Lip Balm #1. Still, I love having them sitting around every corner of my house so that I can just snap & apply whenever my lips need a little comfort.


#4 CoverGirl Cheekers Blush Natural Shimmer 103 ★★★✩✩
Perfect for a neutral touch in summer, not too glittery yet it brings peachy shines to your cheeks. Easy to blend and quite pigmented. Be careful while handling it, it's quite fragile, I dropped it on the floor right after I bought it and the blusher almost popped out @.@


#5 CoverGirl Bronzer Copper Radiance 102 ★★★✩✩
Bought this to go with CoverGirl Cheekers Blush Natural Shimmer 103. A great bargain, and I adore its natural sun-kissed glow. Won't use it everyday, but definitely worth a try~~


#6 Vasaline Healthy Hand & Nail Conditioning Lotion ★★✩✩✩
Bought this at Safeway months ago because I forgot to bring L'occitane hand cream with me. I'm one of those hand cream fanatics who can't live without hand cream, and I usually stuff all my bags with a travel size tube (and lip balm too), will go crazy and super insecure if I don't have them in my bag @.@ Anyway, I'm just ok with Vasaline hand lotion, a bit too greasy and most importantly I do not appreciate its scent. Will try my best to finish it but won't buy it again.


#7 DUO eyelash adhesive: 1) Clear-white, 2) Dark-tone ★★★★✩
Essentials and they both work equally great to me, depends on my eye makeup of the day of course! Dry quickly, hold all day long, easy to apply and remove. Falsie lovers, go get them N.O.W!


#8 Eyebrow Pencil with Brush from Daiso, Taipei ★★★★★
It deserves 5 stars, no doubt, it's my current favorite eyebrow pencil! The brush comes in handy while shaping the brows and the shades precisely matches my skin tone & eye color. A.R.G.H, I wanna stock it up so bad!!! Do we have this in Daiso Malaysia? Or Daiso U.S?


*Side Note*
Cut down a lot on skin care and cosmetic products ever since I got pregnant, missing facial mask, body scrubs, bubble bath, essential oil massage, and all those chemical-heavy self-indulgences that I used to abuse :p Just couple more weeks to go before claiming my vain life back. Muahahahahahahaha...

Hope you enjoy this simple review still~~



Warmest regards,
Bev

Simple Cat Eyes

Miss doing makeup tutorial so much but it's getting harder and harder for me to focus on a particular activity these days, even reading can eat up all my energy. Spent 2 days working on this and it'd probably be the last one until I give birth in June. Then there're confinement period, endless sleepless nights & busy days, so maybe it'll take me longer to feel like myself again. Savor it & I hope you E.N.J.O.Y this simple makeup tutorial!


#1 Transform your day-to-day OL/casual makeup to cool & sexy look for a spontaneous evening outings with buddies.


#2 Get yourself ready and turn on your party mode with only 6 makeup products (the products images are solely for illustration purposes, I use none of those, but it doesn't really matter, no specific brand needed, just use whatever you have in your makeup collection :p).


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#10 V.I.O.L.A~~ Opps... It'd be M.E.O.W instead~~


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#12 Mmm... I'm picturing myself sipping a glass of Bloody Mary and surrounded by cool lounge music and lots of great chats...



Obviously I'm thinking a little too much now...



Gonna grab some snacks and snuggle in bed (=___=)...



Til then, BS-ers ❤❤



Love,
Bev

Quickie

Sorry, I've been slacking a lot these days. Just gonna compose a quickie to keep you sticking around BS before I switched off the blogger-at-work mood this weekend.

Was working on some photos this noon for the next advertorial-cum-giveaway and the awesome photo effects hype me, a combination success of natural sunlight, photoshop, and makeup of course. Thus I initiate this meaningless post by opinionatedly assumed you would be interested to take a peek at the falsie I recently purchased on eBay.


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#3 I bought my falsies on eBay occasionally, like this one, a box of 10 pairs eyelashes at US$ 1.68 that I ordered two weeks ago.

Those falsies may seem a little exaggerated for everyday use but they look superb in photos! Perfect for special occasions and parties, may I suggest a night out with your girlfriends? ;)

Have a great weekend and have fun~~



Love,
Bev

Under The Sea

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#1 Ready to dive into the sea to do discover the incredible beauty of underwater world?

Forget about scuba diving outfit and oxygen tank for a second, imagine swimming along the colorful coral reefs, dancing with the abundant brightly rainbow-colored fishes like one the most beautiful yet mysterious creatures recorded in Disney history, yup, The Little Mermaid.

With the a little help from beauty products, you don't even need a mermaid tail to daydream...


#2 Motives® Celebrate Beauty. The colors I use on this tutorial:

Eye Shadows
1) Gold
2) Turquoise
3) Purple

Lip colors
4) Warm
5) Nude


#3 Motives® Gel Eyeliner (Rock Star). Very pigmented & super long-lasting; it doesn't smudge at all. Would highly recommend this ;)

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#4 L'Oreal Telescopic Explosion Mascara & Revlon Colorstay pencil eyeliner.


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Now come and float around the water mermaidly with me~~


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#15 Heart the vibrant color & theatrical effect of this look...


#16 Color lenses sponsored by Uniqso.com. They just added more products to their online catalog, more selection and better prices! I'm dying to try the GEO lenses & Etude Houses falsies.


#17 I'm wearing Beuberry - Summer Grey



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Love you for reading. Hope you find this tutorial fun and useful, see you next time~~



XOXO,
Bev