Tuesday, February 15, 2011

Review: Crown Brush Sets!

First of all WOOT WOOT NEW HEADER!

ok i'm done now lol

Everyone may know about Sigma Brushes and Coastal Scents Brushes but I think I may have found something a little cheaper and just as amazing!
Normally with brushes I get a little "ehhhh" when its not working the way I want it to. I know for some people they really dont care about brushes and if they do have them they really dont care about the quality. (like some friends i have) As long as the brushes can apply color they really dont care about anything else.
But if you want some good quality brushes and are on a budget. Let me just tell your about these brushes for a second.

I was sooooo pleased when I received my order from Crown. I was watching a kandee johnson video where she had a promo code for these. Now i had heard of crown before and I always wanted to get some because I am both on a budget and needing to build up my kit. So the code was for no shipping and i think 24$ off the purchase. It ended up being $29.99 each set! So I ordered two, since it was near christmas and I wanted to get my best friend one.

This is the box with my Ninja becoming her best friend.

So, I have to review the website. Okay, this was my biggest problem. I don't know if they do this all the time or if it was just because it was christmas but I'll let it slide. I ordered on December 14, 2010 and I received my order January 19, 2011...That being said they went on a vacation from the 24th till the 4th of January. My payment went it and cleared the 15th...Maybe they had too many ordered but I dont know why it took so long. I couldnt email them to ask because they were on vacation. But I'll let that one go since it was the holiday. I was a little annoyed that I couldnt give my friend her present on X-mas but whatever sh*t happens.

The red/pink one(set 620) is my best friend's and the other is mine(set 621).
I absolutely love the cases! They are super classy and cute! they look like clutch bags, haha. I also ordered two brushes.

They dont have names on them so I cant tell you exactly what the names are but yeah stay with me here:

The face brushes are nice at first I didnt like them. To me they felt super cheap and scratchy. I actually skipped these and was really disappointed. But after i washed them and gave them love they are now my absolute favorite. They still arent super duper soft but they are soft now, especially the largest one. They barely shed and they hardly bled any black pigment. Ive been using them lately and am very pleased with them.

The foundation brush is absolutely amazing. It doesn't streak too much and its super duper soft. I'm pretty much pleased with all the brushes except 3.

The mini fan brush - Its very scratchy and makes my highlighting powder look blotchy. I'm only using it now for clearing out fall outs.

The seventh brush in my set - I think its the mini angled buffer - I dont even know why they would put this one in the set. Its the worst. Its feels extremely cheap its scratchy. Ive washed this one to make it softer about 4 times now and its just as scratchy as before. It sheds and ugh just not my favorite.

The oval shader brush which is the either brush in my set (in the  picture) - For me its too flimsy. I have use it to apply wet pigments and it works great but as far as packing on color to the eye it falls a little flat.

The rest of the brushes are great but I dont think anyone would want to read me saying its great 17 times so i'll just save you the aggravation. :)

The two I ordered as extras....I love the angle brush but the fluff brush...I'm just really not impressed. I think its because from the picture on the site i thought it was going to be like the MAC 224 brush but its a monstrosity compared to it! Its HUGE!!!!!!! I can't really use it. I think it would make a great brush for precise contouring and blending but as an eyeshadow brush....ehhh maybe an all over lid wash..IDK but i think i was disappointed with it mostly because I was expecting something completely different.


I really do enjoy these brushes and I defiantly order more from them! They are absolutely amazing in price and great to build up a kit!

I hope that helped! Leave any questions in the comments!

Bye guys! Until my next post!

Thursday, February 10, 2011

Photo Shoot with BeniiBoutique.com!

So this saturday was just too exciting! The owner of BeniiBoutique.com asked me to be apart of the her sites photo shoot and I excitedly said yes!

If you dont know about BeniiBoutique, you definitely should! Its an online clothing shop with VERY reasonable prices and EXTREMELY adorable and high fashion styles.

I was amazed when I asked around at how much some of the dresses were! The girls were lovely and very fun to work with! I think we all had fun. I am very thankful for the experience and I hope to work with them in the future.

I'll post up pictures as soon as I get some!

In other news, I filled a tutorial on one of the looks I recently did for the photoshoot that I just absolutely loved. I think it would be great valentines day look! So I filled today and I super fail with technology and all the videos deleted while I was uploading. Soooo, I will film again when I have time after work tomorrow!


I'll update with some swatches hopefully tonight or a brush review i have to see what i have time for!

Friday, February 4, 2011

☆ Plum Smoked Eyes ☆

Here is my easy and quick video on how to get really neutral plumy smokey eyes! I've been wearing this a lot lately and I really love it. I also love that its a very inexpensive look to create. These colors are easily dupable so use what you have! Here it is:





HERE ARE THE PRODUCTS:

FACE:
-Missha Watery BB Cream
-Amazing Concealer
-MAC Prep and Prime

EYES:
-Toofaced shadow insurance
-88 Color Palette (Many companies sell this)
-88 Shimmer Color Palette (Many Companies sell this)
-Revlon Grow Luscious Mascara
-Inglot super amazing purple (idk the #)
-Maybelline Line Stiletto
-Urban Decay 24/7 Glide on Pencil in Zero
-Anastasia Brow ex-press Palette - Brunette 2

Cheeks:
-28 Blush Palette (Many companies sell this)
Lips:
-32 LipColor Palette (Many companies sell this)

Also my contacts are the ones I just previously reviewed. Aren't they awesome?!

This was super fun to make. I know it seems sped up but i did this in 2 hours since my sister was kind enough to lend me her computer to edit. I'll try and make better and better videos!

Next up BB Cream LUVS

Thursday, February 3, 2011

My videos. -_-

I'm having trouble with my editing software. Its not working and i HATE imovie. iMovie give you very little options when editing and ugh..

I  want to make videos but this is seriously killing my efforts.

Until I find something else or fix the problem I dont know how i will edit. :/ which sucks i have 3 videos done but i cant edit them.

I'll post later with something else besides my mini rant. :(

Tuesday, January 25, 2011

Circle Lens: Seeshell Cosmo Hazel

As an avid circle lens lover, I decided to get myself some new more natural looking circle lenses. But, since I dont have brown eyes or super dark brown eyes, so the more super "natural" circle lenses never really looked all that natural on me. So I went to one of my main circle lens sites. Which this time was PinkyParadise. I love their prices and the costumer service there. They also have super cute lens cases that come free with your order. It's no wonder that after 2 years of circle lens love i have comeback to their site. I have a few I order from though. Which I will talk about soon enough!
My order came with a cute hippo case and a little bow to keep my hair back. 

ISN'T IT CUTE DAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH!



Back to the lenses:
I cannot order anything smaller than a 14.5mm lens. So when I go shopping for lenses I stick to the larger lenses. So I've had my eye on the Leah Dizon ones which are the Hyper Size Seashell Cosmo lenses. I super want the aqua ones so i think those are my next pair. Anyway, I bought the Hazel ones since i needed something in my collection that wasn't pink, green, gray, purple, or blue. I have hazel eyes so i thought "hmm...what if i get these so that it looks like I have a little bit of a larger eyes but naturally". (Lol yes this is the way I process things.) So I ordered these lenses. THEY ARE AWESOME! They are super comfy and not overly pigmented like the geo lenses. What I mean by overly pigmented is that they cover a lot of the original eye color and doesn't fade in. This one is perfect as you can see. My only complaint is that its a little too dark for my eye color but it is a very close match. 


I love that they just give a little hint of difference. 
A little bit of natural dolly eyes.


"Why? Aren't the bigger lenses more bothersome?"
No. In fact the material in the larger lenses, from 14.5mm and up, are softer lenses and they are able to mold better to your eye. I have some 14mm lenses that I wear VERY RARELY because for me they bother me sooooo much. My friend happens to have no problem when wearing the 14mm size.(my bad she actually says they are super uncomfortable). But for me, I cant they super bother me. I had this pair of GEO angel Violet lenses they i wore maybe 3 times. I hated them. But I'll review them another time.


We'll see you guys soon!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY JAEJOONG!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY JAEJOONG!

Keep being you and being awesome.
Also, keep updating us about your cat. I love it.

생일 축하합니다!
お誕生日おめでとう!
¡Feliz cumpleaños!



Have a Happy 25/26th Birthday and don't let people get you down cause:

So you do what you do and the world will be right :)

And I know you guys are like:
But whatever I don't care. He's my bias DEAL WITH IT.

Sunday, January 16, 2011

☆ Simple Elegant Eyes ☆

Video Tiemz!

This is a look that every time I go out and wear this people comment on how nice it looks! I don't know if I showed it off too well in the video since it was my first time using my new camera. I haven't quiet gotten the hang of it but lets see. Here it is:





HERE ARE THE PRODUCTS:

FACE:
-SkinFood Mushroom BB Cream
-Amazing Concealer
-Makeup Forever DUO Powder

EYES:
-Toofaced shadow insurance
-MAC - Gorgeous Gold
-MAC - Soba
-MAC - Tempting
-Urban Decay - Sellout <3
-MAC - Blanc Type
-MAC - Smolder Kohl Liner
-Maybelline Line Stiletto
-L'Oreal Million Dollar Voluminous Lash
-Anastasia Brow ex-press Palette - Brunette 2

Cheeks:
MAC - Desirious

Lips:
-EOS LipBalm - Sweet mint
-Revlon - Fleshtone

Thursday, January 6, 2011

Lush Review: ♡Honey, I washed the kids & Porridge soaps!♡

I think my little obsession with Lush is growing and I think I have my best friend now hooked too! haha she made fun of me for loving the mask i bought saying "wow its so expensive for something like that" and  it really wasnt, (but this isnt a mask review) and now she is going and buying her own stuff.

So let the review begin! My best friend and i went to the mall to the lush store and we were surprised when the girls that worked there told us "hello welcome! We're having our once a year sale!"
this was our reaction:


So, I wasn't planning on buying anything, since I was there purely for my friend. But after hearing soaps with a blue sticker were 50% off I decided to get a 2 soaps I've been dying to have. I wanted more but I didn't have enough money for it and I might go back for more if the sale is still going...(because i have the money now) ANYWAY BACK TO THE REVIEW! Here is what I bought:





Honey, I washed the kids:

So I bought a massive chunk of "Honey, I Washed the Kids" which normally would have cost $25.70 but I got it 50% off so it ended up being $12.35. This soap doesn't really smell like pure honey, because if it did I probably wouldn't have been too interested in it. (I'm not a huge fan of the way honey smells) But, this soap seems to smell lightly of honey and like...hmm not vanilla but I some sort of yummy candy. Its not a super sweet smell either..Its delicious. I love it. It has some sort of wash bottom shaped like a honey comb. I think its to exfoliate.
The soap cleans very well, for some reason I thought it wouldn't, and it lathers really well. I thought it would leave my skin too squeaky clean since it is a soap and soaps are usually very drying. But this soap left me moisturized. I love the scent it leaves on the skin since it isn't strong or irritating. I love this soap and I will re-purchase once I'm done. However this isn't my favorite one out of the two, the next one it!


Porridge:

Wow. That all I have to say about this soap. I absolutely love it! I got a pretty decent chunk of soap that would have been $16.85 but I got it for $8.43. This was to me, the best smelling soap that lush has. I'm not one for super sweet or floral smelling anything. This soap is perfect is you hate scents like that. Its sweet but not overbearing. It smells like oatmeal and molasses cookies. Its amazing! The exfoliators in this are little oat grains. It gently exfoliates your skin to take off dead skin cells. So if you need a nice gentle exfoliator this is the soap you should be looking at. :)
The soap laters so much its ridiculous. Its super cream lather, too. I love it and I love smelling like a cookie after. It cleans really well and its exfoliates so nicely. The oats come off of the soap as you use it so don't freak out. I don't the I can emphasis the fact that I love this soap. Check this on out when you're at the store or ordering online.

Sample Sugar Scrub:

So they gave me a sample of their Sugar Scrub. It looks like half of a bath bomb. They gave me the ginger and fennel scrub. I like it. Its super awesome if you have very dry rough skin in some areas. My elbows aren't exactly super smooth, but now they are :) I was excited about this because it works so well.  But, when i woke up in the morning and looked at my shower most of it was melted and dripping down the wall of my shower. Surprised, I researched it up to see if anyone else had this problem. Apparently, its notorious for doing this sort of thing so its suggested to break off a piece and use it in the shower or mix it with another liquid soap. I didnt know about this and was pretty disappointed by this. But then again it is sugar and water..DUH it melts. I too excited to think, haha. So i think i will pick this product up next time as well but I will definitely keep it better now that I know what to do.


Until my next post, ありがとうございます! (´∀`)V