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! :)