I've started collecting candles since about two to three years ago, and now have quite the number! Of course not all of them are intact, though. Do you get frustrated when you burn your candle down to the last inch and it refuses to burn anymore but there's still a ton of wax left?? Well, I heated up the remaining wax and poured them into little decorative cups! That way, I can still get the scent with a candle warmer! Yankee Candle used to sell them for a while during Christmas, but I'm not sure if they still have them. Anyway here are some of those that are still 'fully intact', hehe.
On the extreme left, are the DRÖMLIK Scented Candles In Pot, £3.25. I got these from IKEA and they come in a packet of three! The DRÖMLIK candles are rose scented and come in the most adorable little cups ever!I haven't got around to burning them because they're just too cute. I still pick them up for the occasional sniff, though (undeniably weird, I know).
So there have been too many empty bottles and containers lying around the house for too long, leading to... my first empties! So I've got quite a few hair products..
First up is the L'oreal Evercreme Conditioner and Evercreme Masque! I got these because of the smell, actually. Essiebutton was talking about them in one of her empties and she mentioned that they smelled like "sweet nuts", which was both hilarious and true! There is no other way to describe the scent of this range. It's not exactly vanilla scented, nor is it completely nutty like the Macadamia range, just right smack in between. Bring it too close to your nose and you catch a whiff of that chemical-y smell, though. The texture of these are quite thick and viscous, as expected. These two weren't fantastic, holy-grail products, but I would repurchase because I think they did pretty alright in conditioning my hair and such. Also, they both left my hair smelling like "sweet nuts" in whole of the following day! :D
After using both of the products for almost six months to a year, I have decided to do a review comparing the two! But just a disclaimer that this is just my opinion and you're not obliged to follow my recommendations. (: So let's get started!
Rimmel Stay Matte Pressed Powder
I got this when I heard all the hype going on and since they don't sell Rimmel here in Singapore, I got my friend to get it for me from Australia. Looking at the website, I thought my shade was Silky Beige but when it came it was too pink for my skin tone. I now realise that I should've gotten it in Sandstorm instead, darn... But anywho...
Terribly sorry I haven't blogged in a while, just completely bogged down with work and end of year parties and stuff. Well, today's post... MAKEUP ROUTINE! :D My makeup routine has evolved by leaps and bounds since 2012 when i started wearing foundation and such. I guess I took time to adjust and to see what worked best for me. Anyway, let's jump right in!
1. Moisturiser
I am curently using Garnier's Sakura White Moisturiser, from their Sakura White range. They don't have it anywhere else but Asia, I think. It's not a really WONDERFUL product but it's alright. The moisturiser is light enough to be a day cream, and does lighten my scars a teensy bit. Anyway, I just slather this on my face and wait for a minute or so.
2. Primer
Smashbox's Photofinish Color Correcting Primer was my first primer ever and I still haven't finished using it! I use this below the L'Oreal Base Magique Transforming Smoothing Primer, which is actually something like Benefit's Porefessional but cheaper. I just pat and smooth these two over my face to even out my redness and fill my pores.
3. Concealer
I always start with concealer even though many have recommended against it but I have so much redness and scarring that it's tempting not to want to just slather on the concealer. Regular foundations like the Revlon Colorstay don't do much for my spots and acne scarring anyway. I use the Revlon Photoready Concealer in the shade Light Medium ( 03 for us Asians ). It's an extremely blendable cream concealer and works wonders for pimples and pigmentation! I just swipe this all over my scars or pimples and use my fingers to blend. I don't use a brush because I find that the warmth of my fingers increases its ability to blend a lot more.
4. Foundation
Foundation has become an essential part of my makeup routine and I hardly ever leave the house without it, or some BB Cream. I use a few foundations but I mainly mix the Revlon Colorstay Makeup for Combination/Oily Skin in Buff and the Makeup Forever HD Foundation in a shade WAAAAY too orange for me (I'm usually 117), so combined, it's lovely. They don't give much coverage by themselves though... I have genuinely quite terrible skin. But on others it should look gorgeous. The two mix really well together. This, paired with the concealer, gives me the full coverage I desire. If I don't want to mix or simply don't have time, I use the Makeup Forever Mat Velvet Plus but I'm currently out of that.
5. Eyebrows
I know it's weird that I don't set my foundation first but I use brow powder and I think that the powder sticks better on the 'wet' skin. I use The Body Shop's Brow & Liner Kit in 03 Dark Brown/Black. I apply the black shade with a random angled brush I found long ago on my eyebrows. The black shade isn't black enough for my eyebrows, though, but I haven't found any nice brow powders yet and I'm still trying to master the brow pencil so if you guys have any suggestions please do leave a comment! (: I then comb through with my Catrice Lash & Brow Designer. This is a great steal as it's really cheap and works well!
6. Tightlining
After eyebrows, I tightline my upper lash line with the Maybelline Hypersharp Liner in Black! I don't fancy using pencils to tightline because I find that it takes a fair bit of time to get the color intensity I want, and also because I have oily eyelids and pencils tend to smudge!
7. Mascara
I pile on mascara like nobody's business! I use about 2 to 3 mascaras layered on top of each other and surprisingly, my lashes don't get weighed down. I switch up my mascaras a lot but currently, I'm using Benefit's They're Real! mascara for separating and lengthening, followed by Maybelline's The Falsies mascara. I own a metal eyelash comb and it helps tons! Better than the plastic ones. I comb through my lashes in between the coats so I don't encounter major clumping problems!
8. Lipstick
I usually go with whatever I feel like that day but I'm really into MAC's Giddy at the moment. It's such an underrated and overlooked color! It's basically a darker version of Creme Cup or Angel and in my humble opinion, makes you look more healthy!
Well, basically that's it for my current makeup routine. Not terribly titillating but I hope that if you read it, you enjoyed it! Sorry I couldn't provide all the links to the products, though! I will try to take pictures of my own products when I have the time! Till the next update! Tata!
Disclaimer: None of the pictures are mine nor do I claim to own them. They were taken from their respective websites and not from anyone else.
1. Moisturiser
I am curently using Garnier's Sakura White Moisturiser, from their Sakura White range. They don't have it anywhere else but Asia, I think. It's not a really WONDERFUL product but it's alright. The moisturiser is light enough to be a day cream, and does lighten my scars a teensy bit. Anyway, I just slather this on my face and wait for a minute or so.
2. Primer
Smashbox's Photofinish Color Correcting Primer was my first primer ever and I still haven't finished using it! I use this below the L'Oreal Base Magique Transforming Smoothing Primer, which is actually something like Benefit's Porefessional but cheaper. I just pat and smooth these two over my face to even out my redness and fill my pores.3. Concealer
4. Foundation
5. Eyebrows
6. Tightlining
After eyebrows, I tightline my upper lash line with the Maybelline Hypersharp Liner in Black! I don't fancy using pencils to tightline because I find that it takes a fair bit of time to get the color intensity I want, and also because I have oily eyelids and pencils tend to smudge!
7. Mascara
8. Lipstick
I usually go with whatever I feel like that day but I'm really into MAC's Giddy at the moment. It's such an underrated and overlooked color! It's basically a darker version of Creme Cup or Angel and in my humble opinion, makes you look more healthy!
Well, basically that's it for my current makeup routine. Not terribly titillating but I hope that if you read it, you enjoyed it! Sorry I couldn't provide all the links to the products, though! I will try to take pictures of my own products when I have the time! Till the next update! Tata!
Disclaimer: None of the pictures are mine nor do I claim to own them. They were taken from their respective websites and not from anyone else.
So I was browsing Luxola and stumbled upon this intriguing brand - Julie Hewett. I have ever heard of this brand, much less seen their lipsticks anywhere. There was this whole array of reds for me to choose from and my heart was literally palpitating. However, I didn't want to get another really red lipstick since I already have MAC's Russian Red, but I still wanted something from the same color family, so I chose Gem, which is a sheer red. I was thinking that it would be pretty versatile for layering and everyday wear and such.
The website described Gem as to give the same shade as 'rosy cheeks in the snow' and suits 'light to medium skin tones'. I really liked that the website provided swatches and described the colors. Very helpful!
photo creds - http://www.juliehewett.net/
The packaging is a beautiful gold tube. Not heavy like YSL's. I think it's made of lighter metal so it doesn't feel REALLY expensive, but still pretty! The lipstick in the tube looks really opaque, though, but it is really sheer. It is a neutral red when swatched on my skin and on my lips, looks a TEENSY bit coral. Barely noticeable. It glided on really nicely and on top of lip balm, it gave me lips a really nice, healthy tinge of colour. Without lip balm, it was darker, but still really sheer. The color payoff was not very good, even for a sheer lipstick. I was quite disappointed as I had to keep layering and layering on, with slow color buildup.
