Review: Maybelline EyeStudio 2-in-1 Impact Shadow Liner

I have been into these pencil shadow/liners recently because I like colors, but at the same time, Im just too lazy to apply the eyeshadow powder onto my eyes and blend them accordingly. Plus, I have hooded lids - which means I need extra lessons on eyeshadow application. (read: im bad at that)


In anycase, I was clearing my counter and I found this! I think it came free, along with a Maybelline Mascara or something!

It's in the shade Bronze and it's more like a warm copper brown. I find that it's more of a Summery color for the eyes! Oh, I wore this the same way as Silkygirl's Funky Eyelights in Ocean Blue and I'm quite pleased to say that, it held up pretty well! Of course the minute smudgings were inevitable due to the climate we're in - wet and humid! But at least, at the very least, there were no raccoon eyes or obvious transfers on the upperlid:)

The color, thankfully, appears to be matte with a slight sheen and very very very tiny glitter dust. Definitely wearable to school since it's so not OTT! I set mine with a similar eyeshadow color - Silkygirl's Mocha Latte and it does the trick.

I'm not too sure about the price and I'll check it out at Watsons' tomorrow since I'll be passing by there pretty often:)

Alright, I'm insanely tired right now. Talk to you guys in abit! :D

Review: Silkygirl Funky Eyelights (II)

Remember in one of the previous entries, I reviewed these Funky Eyelights and stated that they're quite a nice pop of color to add in this festive season? Well, I went down to Watsons again and they were having the 'Buy 2 get 1 free' promotion from the same brand! So I was thinking, why not? 

I bought the colors Pure Purple, Sky Blue and Olive Green, and pictured together with them is my Frosty Silver! 

I was in a dilemma between Sky Blue and Ocean Blue. After multiple swatching and rubbing and thinking (LOL), I decided on Sky Blue - which was relatively much more of a Blue, compared to Ocean Blue. Ocean Blue came off as this strong purple-hue Blue that was quite close to the Pure Purple I was getting. 

And Olive Green.. I love my dirty greens :) I fell in love with Olive Green at first swatch! It's a gorgeous dirty green with a tinge of yellow. Besides my usual browns for eyeliner, Green was second on the list. I decided to get blue and purple become they seem to be a good choice for eyelining as well. Plus, they complement dark brown eyes right?  

(L-R) Sky Blue, Pure Purple, Olive Green, Frosty Silver. All swatched without base.

I decided to play around with the blue, because it seems really cool-toned and I wasn't too sure if it would complement my warm/yellow skin tone. This would probably be how I'm gonna wear these colors - just to add a pop of color to my entire eyes. Sky Blue was applied on E.L.F Eyelid Primer (US$1) and I dabbed on a blue eyeshadow to set it. I also applied a little of Sky Blue onto the bottom lashline and finished it up with normal eyelining.

After all that phototaking, I showered as per normal - with all that scrubbing, but I left the swatched area untouched and hey, the colors are still visible! That's quite amazing, eh? ;)

No difference from Frosty Silver, but one thing would be that Sky Blue was not as opaque as I wished it was. But no biggie. So head back to my review on Frosty Silver for all the breakdowns!

It's about 10pm now and I took the photos about 4? And they are still on my hand, as I am typing this entry. Been rubbing over it every hour or so and it still looks like the above picture! Yay for good deals!

Review: The Face Shop Face it - All About Eyeliner

I used up the last bit of my favourite eyeliner - Stage's Liquid Liner in Woodstock. Sadly, I can't seem to locate Stage anywhere right now, so I had to make do with whatever I could get at my mall. Afterall, all I need is longlasting and smudgeproof liquid liners for my daily use. Randomly, I decided to pop in The Face Shop and take a look at their eyeliners and I'm pretty impressed with what I found.

Face It All About Eyeliner comes in a purple tube that trims down at the bottom. It's rather sleek and I foresee it being in my makeup pouch for the first week of heading out - just in case touch ups are looming around the corner since it has been raining crazily. It contains 4.5g of product, but doesn't feel much of a weight.

It seems to come in only 1 color - which is Black 01. I don't think Korean brands carry much of brown eyeliners. Most of the eyeliners I see in Korean cosmetics are black, maybe because Korean Make up looks are known for its crisp, and clean look? 

And it comes with a fine brush applicator that seems to provide a decent amount of control. I'm still not too used to the winging out of my eyeliner with this brush because it can be a little too soft. But I'm sure I'll be able to overcome that with daily practice!

These are the possible lines of different thickness that I randomly drew on the back of my hand, to show that it has a good amount of control. Face It All About Eyeliner is highly pigmented and dries to a matte finish - which I prefer over the shiny finish. (and yes, I've been swatching like crazy for an upcoming review on the different colors of Silkygirl's Funky Eyelights)

Price: $13.90~ thereabouts.

It survived through day 1 of testing without any base or primer- where I had to brace the drizzle on my way home. There were no obvious smearing, but very very minimal smudging was noted when I looked really closely in the mirror at the end of 9 hours of wearing - very decent I'd say, since I got caught in the drizzle! It came off easily with warm water and facial cleanser - no raccoon eyes! Yay! 

In a nutshell: It's travel-friendly, has a decent brush applicator and dries to a matte finish. It also survived through a drizzle session that lasted for about a good 5 minutes and as well as 9 hours of exposure to minimal sun and slight rain.

I really like this product and I'm sure after a week or two of wearing, this is definitely become my go-to eyeliner!

Review: Silkygirl Funky Eyelights in 08 Frosty Silver

As much as I'm a very 'matte eyeshadow' kinda person, it's nearing Christmas and sparkles should not be missed from Christmas, right? I got my hands on Silkygirl Funky Eyelights in 08 Frosty Silver last month. Like it's name Frosty Silver, it's a legit silver with slight shimmer. You could use it as an eyeliner to brighten up the inner corners of your eyes, or even as an eyeshadow base.

Price: S$7.90

To be honest, I'm quite impressed with this product. I swatched it on my hand to take the above picture and a few hours later, I tried rubbing it off, but it stayed put! Pretty amazing for just $7.90. It's pretty long lasting as well, as it managed to stay on for a long humid night with just E.L.F Eyelid Primer (US$1) underneath it.

It has a pearlescent finish and does not contain chunky glitters like some other eyeliner/eyeshadow sticks - which is lovely, since those chunky glitters irritates my eyes. Also, it's creamy texture makes application a breeze, and it is highly pigmented! So a little definitely goes a loooong way!

One thing I'd would have preferred for it to be, would be its packaging because sharpening them can be quite a chore. And if you're like me, you use them to occasionally line your eyes, the constant need for sharpening will deter me to other replacements I can find in my stash. But still, I'm determine to overcome my laziness. :D

It comes in 9 different colors: 01 Olive Green, 02 Ocean Blue, 03 Sky Blue, 04 Pure Purple, 05 Candy Pink, 06 Metallic Bronze, 07 Solid Gold, 08 Frosty Silver, 09 Lime Green.

It's such an easy way to add a pop of color to your eyes without looking too overdone - just nice for the festive season :)

In a nutshell: It's creamy, longlasting, highly pigmented, has a variety of colors. BUT, it'd be good if it all came in a retractable pen packaging. No complaints on the product itself!

CD-Cover Palette.

December is a time for me to settle down from the past months of hectic schedules and deadlines. Of which, one aspect of me 'settling down' would be to rearrange stuff in my life, and recently, I've been rearranging my room. I would be utterly embarrassed to show you guys the current state of my room because I'm still arranging parts of it, and for tomorrow, on the list next is my vanity counter. I thought I'd be good this Christmas so I decided to start early, before I get a temp job and there goes my hours again.

Rattling aside, I was looking through my mini storage box that contains most of my make-up and all that beauty stuff, and I realised that I have a couple of eyeshadow duos - mainly from Silkygirl, and 2 single eyeshadows. They took up A LOT of space in that mini storage box that is about to burst open very very soon. So, I couldn't take it any further (drama mama me) and decided to depot them and place them in a makeshift palette from an old CD cover. It's a really simple DIY!

Yes, much neater and compact.

Anyway, just incase you're curious about the eyeshadows;

1st Column (Silkygirl):

1. Ying and Yang - white with slight shimmer (L), matte black (R)
2. Mocha Latte - shimmer medium brown (L), shimmer coffee brown - gorgeous by the way! (R)
3. Smokey Spark - shimmer cool pale blue-grey, shimmer cool dark blue grey - another beauty! (R)
4. Golden Emerald -  shimmer yellow gold (L), shimmer emerald - one more beauty!(R)
5. Purple Glitters - shimmer light pink (L), shimmer duo-chrome cool medium pink. (R)

2nd Column (L.A. Girls):

1. Unknown - it's this gunmetal grey with slight sheen that doesn't really have much of a color payoff. 
2. ES121 Snowflake - white shimmer.

3rd Column (Missha):

1. GA203 - sparkly version of LA Girl's 'unknown'
2. VL301 - violet with shimmer and slight sparkle.

Oh, how times have changed. Some of the colors in this makeshift palette were bought quite awhile back. I couldn't believe that I was such a hardcore shimmer/sparkle fan! I'm a full convert to matte eyeshadows right now - with the occasional indulgence in shimmers/sheens. Talk about ageing :(

I have quite a bit of Silkygirl products because they're wallet friendly and of a decent quality, so I will be reviewing them in the next few posts since there isn't much reviews on them! Stay tuned! :)

OOTD: Blues and Browns.

blue checked blouse from a random children shop, brown semi-waisted trousers from topshop, 

Navy Blue Moccasins 

Hi guys! I wore this on the last day of school for my project presentation.

Er of course I wouldn't say this is presentation appropriate especially if you're doing a serious presentation. But since I'm in an Art school, what I'm wearing in considered to be pretty mild already. Seriously, you should have seen what some of my schoolmates wear! It's like Lady Gaga during the MTV awards.

School's officially out and WE'RE FREEEEEEEEEEEEE :)

how to maintain blonde hair

Having troubles with your blonde hair???

Don't worry! CYNTHIA to the rescue! :D

Problem 1: Yellowing of hair

People, blone is a shade of yellow. BELIEVE IT. After dying your hair a certain period, you will notice that your hair is more yellow compared to before. To maintain the colour you dyed in the salon, you can't just use normal shampoo for coloured hair. You have to use BLONDE shampoo. Yes, there are such things.

Shampooing our hair opens our hair cuticle. this is how it looks like! If you ONLY shampoo your hair, after drying you can feel that your hair will be more rough and less tame.

To close the cuticles, we can use conditioner or hair treatment. Personally, I prefer to use treatment as conditioner weighs down my hair making it flat. :(

So here's a picture of my shampoo and hair treatment! :) Purple somemore! <3

This shampoo and treatment are damn effective! It managed to solve the yellowing problem! And it kept my hair soft, even after 4x bleaching... omg!

Problem 2: Roots

DAMNNN THE GROWING ROOTS. Its a problem that everyone face (obviously other than those who don't dye their hair). Unfortunately, only the hair salon can solve this problem for you. BUT! I have a temporary solution! :D

AND it is to wear a cap/hat or whatever you can find to cover them. HAHAHA! sounds lame right? BUTTTT think of it. If you were to go to an amusement park (Photo of me taken in the amusement park), you can't possibly wear necklaces and tons of bangles. Accessories are to be kept to a minimum if you were to go to such places. SOOOO, a cap in this scenario sounds good RIGHTTT! To summarize it all, there is a cap/hat in every occasion.

Problem 3: Dry hair

Sadly, bleaching your hair causes A WHOLE DAMN LOT of damage to your locks. What I did at first was to visit the salon weekly to do hair treatments. As I got busier with school, it was impossible to visit the salon that frequently. Luckily for me, I found this!

The credits are NOT solely due to the 3 bottles shown in the picture above. They are complements to a new treatment known as keratherapy. Its a keratin infused treatment that is supposed to strengthen your hair, enhance the hair colour and to make it smoother. AND THE BEST THING IS the treatment lasts for WEEKS. It lasted about 8-9 weeks for me? I alternate the blonde shampoo and keratherapy shampoo between days.

Problem 4: unnatural look

The unnatural look is mostly due to a mismatch of eyebrows. Eyebrows are important! It can sharpen up your looks or make you look sloppy. Trimming it is DAMN important! but that is not the point here. If you are not a natural blonde, you will not have blonde eyebrows or anything close. And it's damn weird to have blonde hair matched with dark eyebrows. I'm not saying to dye your eyebrows blonde, in most cases people can't accept the look. Just dye it to a brown that super light? like light chestnut? you can DIY, or go to beauty salons to do it. It shouldn't be expensive. I did my brows once in brow house and it caused me like 20 bucks. Well, acceptable! :) For DIY REFER TO THE TUTORIAL IN THE BLOG!

Well, these are the problems that I faced. hope it can be help to you all! :D
p.s. Sadly, I'm gonna change my hair colour soon. no more blonde :(

XOXO
Cynthia

Black n White.

This is my favourite picture of Cynthia! I had to snap pictures for my sem project and of course who would be in a better position than Cynthia for me to snap a photo of all her frilly flowery maxi dresses, right? ;)

Apologies for the long absence once again! School has been a b*tch and it's literally impossible to use the computer and internet for other usage except school related research and editing. I look forward to the days where we don't have to start a paragraph with 'Sorry for not posting....' It's coming, I can smell it because holidays are here. (and so is Christmas!)

September/Oct Finished Products

Hello all! I'm sorry, we've been missing-in-action because school has been literally sucking our blood away. :( In anycase, here's a review for the following items that were finished in the month of September/Oct! (I know, I can't get any later than this.)

1. SunPlay SPF65 Watery Cool 

I really like this sunscreen due to it's light, watery texture that instantly gets absorbed by my skin - it's a good thing because I rush like a monkey in the morning and it's impossible for me to wait for anything. No clogging of pores or running of make up. Infact, it feels like nothing after it sets within a few minutes - except that lovely tingly menthol sensation. I don't exactly use this on a daily basis because of the high SPF ( I like being tanned :) but on days when I'm already burnt, and I would like like some extra protection for my raw skin - this is definitely my choice! Perhaps, if you are interested, the lower SPFs one might be much more suitable on a daily basis! :)

2. Formula 10.0.6 So Totally Clean Cleansing Toner.

I got this because I was quite on a low budget at one point of time and was in desperate need of a toner! I don't quite like this product, because it leaves a sticky film on my face after application. It claims to have a couple of marine ingredients within the bottle - which translates to its scent. I can literally smell a seaweed in this bottle. Haha. But on the other hand, it does removes dirt and all that from my face. I think my face would be much more terrible if I slept with all the gunk that I managed to remove with this! I won't be repurchasing this though.

3. Vichy Normaderm Anti Imperfection Hydrating Care.

 This moisturiser is pretty amazing because it dries matte and leaves a powdery texture when dry! It does an awesome job in the hydration part as well and allows my BB cream to sit on it all day long. BUT it's kinda pricey. My mom got this for me... Hahahah. So if finances allow, I will defo repurchase this!

This, well, I didn't see any significant change in my eye circles/bags even though I used it daily for like 3 weeks? Oh well. I wouldn't be repurchasing this since it doesn't have much of an effect on me. Besides the fact that the product is actually tinted skin-tone, and that it seems to be absorbed pretty quickly...I can't seem to like it otherwise! If only it worked on me, I will definitely repurchase this, but now, I guess not.

4. Stage - Liquid Eyeliner in Woodstock (brown)

My Holy Grail! I love this eyeliner to bits because the brown is unlike many browns which are tinted red. Lovely natural brown that stays on all day. A pity Stage has already closed down :( 

and other stuff that needs no reccomendation..

5. St Ives Apricot Scrub - Fresh Skin. (got my back up already!:)

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Till then guys! :)

Like a Love Song.

mom's vintage silk blouse, DIY denim waisted shorts - dyed and ripped.

HELLO THERE!

It's been awhile, my sincere apologies for school has sucked everything from me.

In the midst of doing the september/october completed products, stay tuned!

Much love!

OOTD

Today is KTV DAY!!! :) with my fellow student councilors... they are so happening right ^.^

Top: forever 21

bottom: jeans from somewhere????

my friend said I look like some rocker chic with my blonde hair and dressing... make me happy only :p

SOOOO... this is my FOTD

It was just simple eyeliner and mascara + cheek and lips tint... Because I'm super lazy to touch up on my makeup when I'm outside, so I don't wear much makeup... (does that makes sense?) but I love to buy makeup hahaha! Many don't realize, when you apply eyeliner at the lower eyelid, your eyes will look SO MUCH BIGGER omg... the key is to not overdo it...

If not you will look like this...

So girls! go soft on your makeup!

XOXO
Cynthia

OOTD

YOOOO PARTY PEOPLE!!!!!

Sorry for the late update because I had been REALLYYYYY busy :( well this was taken on 29/10 (thursday) on RMIT BASH 2011!!!!! I tried my best to follow the theme summerdaze... it made sense when I was dressing up at home... but it didn't look very summery in the photos.... WHYYYYYYYYYY?????

Although it was 1 for 1 all night long, but the drinks were very diluted and all urgh... but the night was awesome... haha! the WHOLE club was filled with all my uni friends and it was super happening... I WANNA PARTY AGAIN!!!!!!!!!!!

but exam is in 3 weeks time -.-

Dress: forever 21

P.S I WANNA GO OVERSEAS SHOPPING AHHHH!

DIY: Denim Shorts (Cut Offs)

Hello everybody!

I'll be trying to post up DIYs every week or so because I'm getting really poor these few days.

Today's DIY will be.....

Turning your old long jeans to new shorts! 

This is probably a really really popular DIY and I was thinking twice about posting this up. But since I was already intending to make a pair of shorts for myself, why not just document it down and upload it for anyone who might be looking for a handy dandy tutorial!

I don't have a light pair of denim shorts, and when my aunt came over with her bag of clothes for sorting/donating, I came across this pair of light wash denim and thought that it might look good as a pair of high waist shorts!

I've been wearing shorts to school almost every order because:

1. The weather is blazing hot!

2. I have to carry really alot large, heavy and bulky items. I can't afford to trip and fall in a skirt. 

3. Most of the time, I climb stairs, therefore shorts are much more comfortable.

But of course, I will be incorporating more jeans/leggings/ maxi skirts into my outfits! So do look forward to that because I for course, am looking forward to see myself in skirts as well. Haha. Okay, back to this DIY. It's a really simple and basic DIY.

Step 1: With a pencil, mark the desired length of your shorts when  you're wearing them.

It's crucial that you wear the jeans and mark the length at the same time, because if you were to just snip it off without wearing it beforehand, chances are the length is gonna look a lil off, well at least for me.

Step 2: Fold the jeans about 1" - 2" AFTER your pencil mark and CUT IT OFFFFF OH YEAH! 

This is to have allowance, if for instance, you're intending to fray/fringe/cuff/stud your shorts. I will be cuffing my shorts when I wear it. Or maybe dye it and slice it or something *hint hint* ;)

Step 3: There you go! 1 leg down and another to go :) Just fold the  jeans into half, like how you'd do normally . Even everything out and slice the other leg off! 

For my previous black cut offs, I didn't fold the jeans and then cut it - resulting in a difference in the length of the shorts. Haha. But it wasn't too bad since I frayed and cuffed it eventually. But hey, you learn from mistakes.

Step 4: Unfold your jeans (seriously, this step is redundant) and TA-DAH! 

Okay, wear your new denim shorts however you want it! You can cuff it, stud it, fray it, fringe it or opt for a clean classic look of just hemming the ends. No biggie, really. :)

Breakdown of Total Cost:

Old Long Jeans x 1 = $0.00 (Secondhand)
Scissors x 1 = $1.90
Time x 15mins = $0.00

Total Cost: $1.90 (which is probably not even justifiable since most of you would have a pair of scissors at home! Hence, it will be $0.00

Till then guys,
Rock your shorts.

nette.

OOTD: We're all timidly wild.

What I wore to school today :) 

• Top: 
• Bow with Leopard Prints Chiffon Blouse, from some online blogshop that was having a clearance sale. hehe.
• Random Black Cardigan - Tag shows 'Subway'
• Bottoms: Cotton On Denim - Semi Waisted Shorts.
• Accessories: Dorothy Perkins Brown Vintage Belt.
• Shoes: Not pictured, but it's the same pair in the last OOTD. :)

The thing about this top - is that my Mom found it ugly initially, which kinda swayed my thoughts to 'yeah, this indeed looks pretty horrible. I just wasted moolahs on this piece.' So it kinda stayed in my wardrobe for about a year or so *gasps*

But now, it doesn't seem too bad right? I absolutely love the collar and I hope the tiredness on my face doesn't remove the awesomeness of the collar which looks like a bib in the pictures above. Haha. 

Till then! Gotta do up projects right now =S

Matchy Matchy

Since I'm blonde now.... There's only 1 problem.... my BLACK eyebrows... :/

Eye brow tint to the rescue!!!!!

(How's my impersonation???? ^.^) sooo, I bought it in watsons its some facial hair dye by sally hanson! AND it's real cheap! only $9.90 omgggggg

It's really easy to use... just mix the 2 solution given....

and apply it to your eyebrow... wait for 5-10 minutes.... (do check the hair every mintue or so to look out for the shade desired)

And TA_DA!!!!! Tinted eyebrow... the colour is not very obvious here due to my lousy camera :( My eyebrow colour is really light now (as i left it on for quite some time) and I love it! :D promise to change my camera soon hehehe :)

This tint is not bad! I dont feel itch or pain during the application nor anything much after that... I think it's quite user friendly also, pretty much idiot-proof :) so girls and boys! GO AHEAD :D

XOXO
Cynthia

OOTD?

I have no idea what that means... but owell... :p

SORRY FOR THE LATE POST.... I HAVE A GOOD EXCUSE!

I have been swarmed with projects for the past few weeks... and tuesday marked the end of PROJECTS! OMG IKR! :D sooo.... as tuesday was THE day, i didnt get much slp on mon so I ended up dressing like this for school :(

OMG WHERE DID I GET COURAGE TO POST SOMETHING UGLY LIKE FUCK ON THE INTERNET HAISSSSSSSSS....

au-natural face.... with zara top and straight cut jeans :/ urgh uglyyyyyy...

Dress + hairband: bought it somewhere in Thailand..

makeup: Eyeliner and mascara

SOOOOO! this is after I handed in my proj ^.^ It was quite funny... the deadline was 5 pm but no one will actually go to the assignment box and collect it on time... BUTTTT! the anal lecturer actually sent someone to go collect at 5 pm sharp omgg.... so there was this geeky/nerdy (BEYOND WORDS) guy collecting all the assignments from the box.... AND A SWARM OF GIRLS were crowding ard him to stall for some time!!!! HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!! it was quite a sight haha! My group mates managed to get the proj into the box while the girls were at it hehe...

I went home to change and all after the submission and hit the town with my uni mates! ^.^ The smell of fresh air and traffic jams.... How have i missed u.....

OOTD: Keeping it safe.

What I wore out today (and then school):

And yes, my room is in a mess because I was in the midst of packing up after a long project! It's much neater now :) 

• Top: Striped Sweater from Song & Song
• Bottoms: Paperbag Shorts in Camel from an online blogshop
• Shoes: Mondo
• Accessories: Red & Gold Cuff - Gift