Plum for Winter

Hello guys!! I was in the mood to do a make up look which is more 'festive' and heavy on the eyes.. Since the holiday season is coming and christmas and NY's eve dinners are all scheduled, here we go!

PS : I have just recently bought a new pocket camera with flip out screen ( Samsung MV 800 ). It's nothing fancy or shopisticated, just a pocket digital camera, but I hope it would help make the pictures' quality better in the future.. Esp with self portrait photos! ;)

PS : I'm sorry that the full face pictures are a bit blur, because I accidentally set the filter on my camera to soft blur -___-"

Products used :

FACE :

• Smashbox Foundation Primer
• Guerlain Lingerie De Peau in Rose Clair
• Maybelline FIT ME concealer #15
• Essence Mattifying Loose Powder
• Rimmel London Bronzing powder
• Essence Breaking Dawn Blush in Renesmee Red
• Rival de Loop Highlighter

EYES :

• Essence I Love Stage Eyeshadow base
• Wet n Wild Knock on the Wood 3er palette, Wet n Wild 6er Greed Palette
• Catrice Cream Eyeshadow in Mauvie Star
• Maybelline Gel Eyeliner in Jet Black
• P2 black kohl
• Clinique Bottom Lash Mascara
• Kryolan Brow Powder in Medium

LIPS :

• Maybelline Color Shine in #BM 41

How do you like the look? I am really into plum eye shadows this season! :))
and Happy thanksgiving!

Love,
Pam

Magic Cream

When it comes to skin care, I am a true loyal fan of Clarins. I've been using Clarins' skin care since more than 3 years and I'm always happy with the result. There were moments when I changed my skin care to another brand and I experienced only bad things, so I always come back to Clarins.

After some research in internet through beauty blogs and makeupalley, I finally decided to get this Clarins Beauty Flash Balm. It has been receiving a lot of great reviews and I was curious to try.

Clarins Beauty Flash Balm can be used both as primer or as facial mask .. If you intend to wear it as primer, the rule is to apply a really thin coat, remember ; really thin. My Clarins SA told me a lot of people apply it too thick and end up looking greasy. But if you want to use it as face mask, you can apply thicker coat, leave it for 15-20 minutes and rinse it off.

As a primer, I must say I am really impressed. It gives a nice basis before foundation and my foundation applies easier over it. It also makes my skin glowing in a healthy way even after lack of sleeping. It does instantly give a fresh transformation. It also makes my make up stay on longer. Really impressive.

As face mask, it depends on what you expect from a face mask. When you expect a deep cleansing than this is not the product for you. But if you want to refresh and relax your skin, this is perfect!! I put this on for 20 minutes and suddenly my face felt sooooooo fresh and smooth. I don't know what Clarins did with this balm but this is really a good product.

As much as I want to use it every single day, people recommend it not too because it will make your skin get used to it and it won't give much effect in the future. So I try to limit myself wearing it on the days where I need extra 'support'.

Love,

Pam

Lingerie De Peau

Among other make up products, Foundation ( or BB Cream ) is my favorite thing to review. I also love to buy foundation ( or BB Cream ) because a flawless looking face is my aim. 

Foundation is also a product which I tend to spend a lot of money on. I can justify spending 40€++ on foundation because I believe we should spend most on the basis. Do you also have the same opinion?

Lingerie De Peau was an impulsive purchase ( well, 90% of my purchase are impulsive. lol ) because  I actually wanted to try the famous grey blush, Chanel Notorious but I didn't like it at all. So I moved to another beauty counter and I accidentally dropped by Guerlain counter. The SA was nice and helpful and she recommended me this foundation, so I tried it on and fell in love at the first sight.

Lingerie De Peau comes in a luxurious glass packaging. The packaging is heavy and sturdy, and def made of high quality material. It's not really travel friendly, but this is the kind of packaging you expect if you pay 40€++.  The bottle also has a pump which is another plus point. 

Lingerie De Peau is a lightweight foundation that claims to give an 'invisible' flawless skin finish. I must say LDP does the job really well. The texture is liquid but not watery, it also feels really light on my skin, and I get the feeling of 'not wearing any foundation' when I use it. What impressed me the most is that it blends like a dream, no exaggerating but it blends so easy, almost effortless. 

LDP gives a light to medium coverage and is buildable. It gives my skin a barely dewy and glowy, really natural effortlessly good skin. The light coverage is enough to even out my skin tone and covers some redness and imperfections. One more good thing is, this foundation has SPF 20++ but it photographs well.

This foundation is lightly scented. The scent is fresh and powdery, nothing strong or uncomfortable.

It retails for 48€ / 30ml.

I overall fall in love with this foundation and it is now my new holy grail. ;)

Love,

Pam

The Body Needs Part 2

Do you remember my The Body Needs Part 1 haul post? I ordered 5 MAC lipstick samples there and I got these 3 little goodies for free together with my MAC samples. I was surprised and happy to get these freebies , 2 of them are even a full size products ( The Body Needs also has their own make up line ) ! I can only recommend the shop! 

I received 1 full size lipstick called "Karma", 1 mini jar glitter in "Chartreuse" and 1 mini jar loose eye shadow in "Blackened Teal". I actually also received a mini sample of brush cleaner, but I already used it up ;)

The Karma lipstick is a nice redish-mauve pink shade. It has a soft and creamy texture and quite a sheen finish. It feels comfortable on my lips and it doesn't feel sticky at all. The lipstick is also moisturizing so it's a friend to my easily dry lips.. The color is just my cup of tea, and I've been wearing it a lot to work lately. It stays on pretty well as it leaves stain after few hours.

The Chartreuse Glitter is a yellowish green glitter pigment. I am not a fan of wearing glitters or pigment on my eyes so I haven't tried this on.. I don't have a lot to say about it. The hand swatch didn't really convince me , though the glitters are fine and not chunky.

The Blackened Teal is a deep blackened teal loose eye shadow that leans more to black than to teal in my opinion. According to The Body Needs website, it's supposed to be a dupe from MAC Deep Blue Green. I have once used it on my eyes to create a smokey look and it worked really well. The pigmentation is amazing and the eye shadow is finely milled, feels so soft against my lids. Only I am not a fan of loose eye shadows. I find them a bit too much hassles esp in the morning 

Here is my picture wearing the Karma lipstick 

Love,

Pam

Clinique Bottom Lash Mascara

I've been wanting to do this review for a long time, but haven't got the mood to do it until today *finally*! Clinique Bottom Lash mascara, just like its name, is a mascara for bottom lashes. Due to my almost invisible lashes ( both upper and bottom ), I always have problems with applying mascara to my lower lashes because the wands are usually too big. 

Clinique Bottom Lash mascara comes in a mini grey tube with silver flower pattern all over it. The size is like half the size of normal mascara .. What special is , of course the wand. It's designed to be tiny so it's easy to be used on bottom lashes. 

*I'm wearing Max Factor 2000 calories mascara on upper lashes, and Clinique on bottom lashes*

To be honest, I am not really impressed with the formula. It's dry and it doesn't do much effect to my bottom lashes. It doesn't curl my bottom lashes well. It does elongate my bottom lashes but it doesn't give any extra ordinary volume. 

But overall, the tiny wand is a winner. It could be used for my upper lashes too and it reaches some difficult parts like inner corner of my eyes. 

This mascara retails for 14,95€ but I got it for 20% off.

Love,

Pam