Battle of the Eyeliners - Round 1: Loreal Super Liner VS Essence Superfine Eyeliner

HELLOOOOOOOO EVERIBARDEI.

Long time no see! School started and sucked everything once again. After completing this post, I'm back to the enormous pile of drawings that I should be starting on. Anyway, CNY is coming up, and I really don't want my relatives telling me that I've gained weight over the past year. It's really really a mood spoiler and it will probably result in me eating every pineapple tart in hesitation - HOW COULD THEY!?

So yes, I've been running (again -_-), although not very religiously, ever since the year started, and thought that 'hey, it'd be a good time to try out the fade resistance of some of the eyeliners!' I find that sometimes, the insane weather makes walking home from school, feels like I just ran a marathon. So, why not let's exploit the chance of leisure running, and test out the fade resistance of the eyeliners!

And the first two contestants are.....

Loreal Super Liner Black Laquer VS Essence Superfine Eyeliner Pen

BEFORE running:

So, I simply applied a slight winged eyeliner, with Essence on the left, and Loreal on the right. I didn't apply anything prior to the eyeliner, so this is tested based directly on my bare skin. I applied sunblock on my face, but I excluded the eye area.

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AFTER running:

TADA! No smudges to both, I must say that they both did really well for the test. I wasn't expecting much of a change with Loreal's, but am pleasantly surprised with Essence. :) I usually apply Essence on a daily basis - to school. However if I intend to hang out after class with my friends for dinner/movies, I'll apply Loreal to save me the hassle of touching up and all that.

However, while bathing, I realised that Essence came off really easily with warm water, whereas Loreal stayed put until I gently rubbed it off. Funny how Essence managed to withstand heat and facial oil, but lost with lukewarm water! So, no Essence for sobfest movies or dramas!

Loreal Super Liner Black Laquer - $21.90 SGD
Essence Superfine Eyeliner Pen - $7.90 SGD (definitely less than $10!)

Essence brand make up can only be found in major Watson's store. I got mine from Bedok Central, and saw that Parkway has them too, so check their stuff out :)

eye makeup remover: Nature republic

Hi everyone! I went over to Cynthia's house after her exams to help clear up her warzone. And at the same time, she was complaining about certain products that don't work for her =/ So we figured that we should do some slipshot review for these sad products.

1st up: Lip and Eye Make up remover from Nature Republic.

This thing, does not remove anything. Y'know how some stuff remove at least a good amount of product within 1 swipe? This is definitely not one of them.

Product on hand: Revlon Lipstick, Dollywink Eyeliner and NYX red lip liner.

After ONE swipe: 

After like 10 swipes:

After continuos swipes for a good 5seconds:

my (Cynthia) conclusion is... this thing sucks! THEY CHEAT MY MONEY AND FEELINGS OMG...doesn't work... WORST EYE REMOVER EVER :( the only GOOD thing abt this is that it smells good -.- anyways! the WARZONE IS NOW CLEAN! (or rather cleaner! hahaa) I have dug out a zillion products = more reviews! :) let's keep posting! 

P.s. My exams are OVER!!!!! ORD LOOOOOO

PROBLEM: Y I NO DOUBLE EYELID?!?!?!?!

Tired of using double eyelid stickers ALL THE TIME??????? Or unsightly stickers spoiling your wonderful eye makeup??? OR DO U JUST HATE TO PASTE THAT THING ON YOUR EYELID THAT'S TELLING EVERYBODY THAT YOU NO HAVE DOUBLE EYELIDS??!?!?!?!?!?!?!For me, it's all of the above... As you can see, my eyes are WEIRD! one of them has double eyelid, the other has something else... no its not single eye lid... it fucking HIDDEN double eyelid like WTF?!?!?!?!?! (imagine jacky chan meme! haha)

SOOOOOO, I thought of something awesome! and its.... drumroll please......

FAKE EYELASH GLUE! (oh my... I really do look stupid hahaha!)

It's seriously REAL SIMPLE! just apply a MINIMAL amount... like really little on the lid of your eye, indicated in the picture below!

And than... place an object that is flat and blunt, on the center of that red line which is the line for your double eyelid. Look up.... and put that object back to where it belongs... (if you put ALOT of glue, that object is gonna be stuck with your eye!)

TA-DA! you have a double eye lid now... to remove, just use eye makeup remover....

XOXO
Cynthia

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!

The Body Shop Moisture White Eye serum

Review:The Body Shop Moisture White Eye serum

PROS: There is almost no scent at all, no oily feel after applying it

CONS: It's not helping in reducing my dark eye circles/eye bags... have been using it RELIGIOUSLY for quite a few months... like twice a day, morning and night...

PRICE: $22 (bought it during bodyshop sale)

OVERALL: disappointed... it's like you brought this bag thinking it's genuine leather but in the end it's made of man-made leather! you know that kinda feeling??!?!?! It did not help in my eye condition (dark eye rings and eye bags- big enough to fit the universe! ) After using it for so long, my eye conditions are still the same.. :( but it didn't get any worse... Due to the small sized bottle, it's great for carrying around but the cap cannot be secured tightly so it drops out or 'MIA' often...

RATE: 2/5

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Eyelash and Eyebrow nutrition liquid

Review: The faceshop- eyelash and eyebrow nutrition liquid

PROS: It works wonders!!!!! my lashes grew DAMN LONG and THICK... hardly need any mascara...(I saw results after applying 2x a day for 2 weeks)

CONS: appyling day and night makes you feel rather irritated and lazy after some time... hahaha

PRICE: $13.90

OVERALL: its a MUST HAVE for fab lashes!!!!

RATE: 5/5

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