Peach Sheen

Here is another FOTD from me!! I was in the mood to wear matte red lipstick to work so I chose subtle light color for my eyes apart form my usual brown / bronze-y look, I did a peach sheen look that I surprisingly like ;) What do you think?

Sorry for my messy brows!

Products I used :

FACE :

• Guerlain Lingerie De Peau Foundation in Rose Clair
• Maybelline FIT ME Concealer #15
• Essence Loose Powder
• Rimmel Matte Bronzer in Medium
• Burberry Light Glow blush in Blossom

EYES :

• Essence Eye Shadow Base
• MUA Undressed Palette
• Essence Gel Eye Liner in black
• Essence Pencil Eye Liner in black
• Clinique Bottom Lash mascara
• Essence clear brow gel
• Kryolan Brow Powder in Medium

LIPS :

• Essence Lip Liner in Red
• Rimmel Kate Moss Matte Lipstick in #111

How was your christmas?? Mine was really fun and festive! :D

Love,

Pam

Have yourself a merry little Christmas!

Just a quick post saying merry christmas to you all!!
May our lives be filled with joy, grace and mercy!

Enjoy your precious time with family and friends and beloved ones! 

Love,

Pam

Siberian Call

Catrice recently launched a new limited edition called Siberian Call. From the first press release, I was already interested in some of the products, especially the baked eye shadows and cream to powder blushes. The design is not something really fancy but I sometimes prefer it to be simple and functional rather than too much.

Mountain Baked Eyeshadow in "Rest in The Forest"

Catrice is quite famous for the eye shadow, so I picked up this mono baked eye shadow and it didn't disappoint me. Quality wise, it is nicely pigmented, and finely milled. Fallouts are minimal and the texture is soft especially if you apply it wet, it feels almost creamy. It stays on really well on my oily lids and it has kind of sheen - iridescent finish to it. Love it!

CORAL - AL- AL - AL Cream to Powder Blush

heavy swatch !

Coral - al-al-al ( what a name!! ) cream to powder blush is basically a cream blush which transforms into powder finish once applied. The texture is unique, so it doesn't feel like a cream blush because if you rub it with your fingers, it feels like a powdery cream, if that makes sense. -___-. And once applied it gives you a matte finish, not dewy like any other cream blushes.

I had high expectation on it , earlier this year, Catrice had once brought a cream to powder blush in one of its LE, and it was really really good. I expected Coral - al-al-al to be at least the same in terms of quality and finish. But unfortunately it isn't. Coral - al-al-al doesn't give much color ( I had to swipe my brush about 4 times to make it looks like on pictures above ), and it doesn't stay on well either. If you want a really sheer cheek color, you may find it nice. But I prefer more color on my cheeks esp in winter. ( I love to have flushed cheeks in winter! ;) )

PS : I bought the nail polish for my sister, so I didn't test it on my nails! ;)

Btw, Have a merry merry merry christmas guys!! 

Love,

Pam

Meet Clara Sugandy..

Meet Clara Sugandy!!

Clara Sugandy is a fashion designer based in Jakarta-Indonesia. She graduated from Susan Budiharjo School of Fashion in 2011 and now working on her own label, Clara Sugandy.

Her works have been featured in some of local and even international medias such as Indo Pos, AMICA, Cosmopolitan, Bazaar and etc etc.

Clara is my best best best friend. We have been friend for like 14 years and we went to the same school from primary school-junior high-and high school together. Even though we are now living separately because I live in Berlin and she lives in Jakarta-Indonesia, we never break the contact. 

Long story short, let me show you some of her works.

Those 3000 !! leaves are all handmade and sewn together to create this beautiful dress.

She also does mens wear!

If you are interested in any of her works, don't hesitate to contact her at clarasugandy@hotmail.com.

I wish you all a lovely Sunday and have yourself a merry little christmas! <3 <3

Love,

Pam

Burberry Sheer Foundation Compact

This new Burberry compact foundation is a gift from a lovely friend of mine. I have tried both the sheer and velvet liquid foundations from Burberry and I must say I like both of them.. The problem is, the sheer one is a bit too sheer for my like and the velvet one is a bit too 'full coverage' for everyday use. 

When I found out that my friend gave me this sheer compact foundation as a gift, I am really excited to try it one!! ( Fortunately he bought me the right shade! ;D )

As usual, Burberry doesn't compromise when it comes to packaging. It comes in a luxurious Burberry box and also a velvet pouch. The case is gun metal, feels really sturdy and durable, also practical with the magnetic closure. 

The powder is finely milled with almost no fall outs! The texture is soft and almost buttery. If you have tried another Burberry make up, you know that their make up is heavily scented. I don't find it annoying though, but some of you might find it as an issue.

According to Burberry, this compact foundation can be applied dry for a sheer coverage or damp with sponge for a more intensive and velvety finish. I haven't tried to apply it with damp sponge yet but I am excited to try! ( the bottom of the case is cut through to let the sponge to dry! thoughtful! )

As seen on before-after pictures above, you can see that it gives me a sheer coverage. I applied it dry , using a flat top kabuki brush. It evens out my complexion and succeeded to cover some imperfections and redness quite well on the day I don't need to much coverage. I also tried to apply it over my foundation ( Guerlain de Peau , which is sheer-medium coverage ) and it gives a nice light glow finish without being greasy or cakey at all. The foundation feels lightweight and comfortable on the skin.  For a powder, this one is quite long wearing especially when applied over other foundation. When applied on itself, it lasts me for a good 4-5 hours before requiring touch up. 

Would I re purchase this foundation? As much as I like it, I still am not sure if I would spend 45€ once I run out of this one because even though it is really a great product but is it necessary? not really. Since I have already Clarins Compact Foundation which I also love, and some other powders in my make up stack. 

Have you tried any Burberry make up?

Love,

Pam