EOTD using Lavshuca Star Decoration Eyes in GN-1 and Loreal Extra Volume Collagen Mascara - Waterproof

Hey guys! I finally got around to doing an EOTD with the Lavshuca Star Decoration Eyes in GN-1! I actually really love the pigmentation of this palette and the colours go so well together too!  I feel that green is a really hard eyeshadow to pull off for everyday looks, and since I don't like to go too crazy with my makeup,( I like neutral looks that don't draw too much attention, but just enhance my eyes) I was scared to use this palette at first but once I tried it out, I found that its really wearable!  The colours aren't too crazy and the brown and green don't look muddy at all!  Love, love, love this palette! =)

Secondly, the Loreal Extra Volume Collagen Mascara.  I think its an ok mascara in terms of volume, although I found it to be a bit clumpy and not natural enough for my liking.  It did hold my curls all day though, but that may just have been the waterproof formula.  Therefore, my HG is still the Loreal Voluminous Mascara in Carbon Black.

And thats it for now!  Schools starting to get crazy again with midterms and many assignments all at once!  So  hopefully I'll be able to blog more during reading break! =)

Laura Mercier Mineral Powder + Loreal Extra Volume Collagen Waterproof Review

I got the Laura Mercier Mineral Powder around mid May so I've used it for about half a month and I've got to say that I LOVE IT!!! =)

 I have super dry skin that flakes a lot, and now that I'm back in Calgary for the summer, my dry skin is even worse here because of the dry weather.  But the Laura Mercier Mineral Powder does not look cakey or flakey on my skin even though its super dry these days.  I love this powder soooo much! It's my new HG foundation!! 5 Starsss =)

Next I got the Loreal Extra Volume Collagen Mascara in Waterproof.  I really wanted to like this mascara, because the packaging was so pretty, but I found that it didn't really do anything to my lashes, not much volumization at all, and even after several coats I didn't see much of a difference.  I still prefer my Loreal Voluminous Carbon Black.

Future Buys

Argh, I wish I could blog and update more, but my final exam schedule is so crappy this year I hardly even have time to sleep (I had a final on the 19th, 20th, and I have 2 more on the 28th and 1 on the 29th, sooo stressed!!! >.<)
But since I'll be done finals soon, I'll get to go home(I live in dorm) and do some massive shopping!!
Here is what I'm planning to buy:
Sony Ericsson Vivaz Pro

OR
Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 mini pro

I know it's totally makeup unrelated but they just looked so cool so I wanted to share it with you guys =P

Laura Mercier Mineral Powder SPF 15

I've heard really good reviews about how this mineral powder is really good for dry skin, so I wanna try this out.

L'Oreal Lash Boosting Serum

I've also heard good reviews on this product and I'll probably do a review on this after I get it.

Garnier Nutritioniste Skin Renew Anti-Puff Eye Roller

Since I've been getting no sleep lately I have very puffy eyes and I'm getting very conscious of them, so hopefully this can reduce some of the puffiness.

Maquillage Lasting Stick UV Foundation

This is a new product from Maquillage so I haven't seen any reviews on it yet, but I don't have a stick foundation so I wanna try this out! 

EDIT: I wanted to add in another product that I just found out about. Its the Kose Cosmagic Sweet Deco Cheek.   Isn't it so cute?

Have you guys tried these products out? If so, would you recommend them?

Well, my study break is over so its time for me to get back to studying!

Oh, I almost forgot,  I ordered some stuff from eyeslipsface.com recently so expect a haul/review post soon!! =)

Blush Collection + Reviews

As I had said in my previous post, I'm going to review the blushes I got from Adam's Beauty and show everyone all the blushes I have.

First I'll start off with the most expensive one I got, which is the Jill Stuart one in 02 rose bloom.  Its also my favourite out of all the blushes I got! =)

This is my favourite blush because it gives a very nice light flush of color, I also like blushes that give a more cool pink because I look nicer with cool colors and its usually hard for me to find cool pink blushes, so I`m very happy that Jill Stuart has this color.  I also find that with this blush, its very easy to control how much you've put on, and its hard to overdo your blush using this.  The brush that comes with it is also super soft and dense, and I just use it for applying my Jill Stuart blush so that different blush colors don`t mix.

My next favourite out of the 3 that I got is the Maquillage Face Creator in 11.

I love this blush palette mainly because of the contour color.  Before I got this palette, I used to use the bronzer from Rimmel, but I didn't like it because I found that the bronzer looked too yellowy for my liking.  I have really pale skin that doesn't really have a yellow undertone even though I'm asian, my skin actually has more of a pink undertone so when I used the bronzer, it didn't really match my skin and it was very obvious that I was contouring.  But with this new contour color, it looks more natural and its not as obvious when I do contour.
My second favourite part of this palette is the highlighter.  Since I've been getting only 4 hours of sleep every night for 2 weeks (because of non stop midterms and assignments), I have severe dark circles and bags under my eyes, and the only thing that kept me looking nice was using highlighter under my eyes.  My roomate even said I've been looking nicer these days even though I get no sleep and I think its because of the highlighter.
I haven't really used the other colors in this pallet much though, because I don't really use bronzer, and I've been using the blush from Jill Stuart so I haven't used the blush color in this palette.

Lastly, I will talk about the Coffret D'or blush in PK-25.

This is a really nice blush and I love the little brush that it comes with and the packaging is AMAZING.  The packaging is clean and pretty and I love how there's a separate compartment for the brush and how the blush doesn't all spill out because there's a "protector thing" that keeps the powder in.  The inside of the cap is also a mirror, which I thought was pretty cool.
The only reason why I didn't like this blush as much was because I thought it was a lighter pink than it actually turned out to be.  The color came out very similar to the mineralized blush dainty from MAC, so I was kinda sad that I ended up having duplicates of the same color.

In addition to the 3 new blushes I got from Adam's Beauty, here is the rest of my blush collection.

This blush was a limited edition blush from Loreal, and as you can see I've used up all of one side since I loved it soooo much.  I still have to finish up the other side, which is the highlighter, and the highlighter is really good too.  It gives the same effect as the highlighter from the Maquillage blush palette.

This is the Dior Show Powder in 002 girly pink.  It doesn't give off much color, but it does add a nice shimmer/ sparkle to the face.

Next is the Rimmel blush in Santa Rose, its more of a peachy color, so I don't use it as much because I like pinks, but I still use it sometimes when I want a peachy glow.

This is a blush from Majolica Majorca in PK333, and this was the default blush that I used to use everyday before I had the Jill Stuart blush.

And lastly, from MAC, the mineralize blush in dainty, I like to use this blush on my extra pale days, where I look like a ghost because I've had no sleep and all color is drained from my face, and this blush makes me look awake and healthy again. lol

And that is my whole blush collection, I don't have too much since I like to use one color and stick to it and I don't like having duplicates.  I hope you all enjoyed this review! =)

My next post will probably be a eye shadow collection so stay tuned for it! =)