Annoucement : Golden Rose has reached our shores! Part 2

EYE. SEE. YUHH. You are back for Part 2!

Haha, it a sign I am mentally exhausted but my fingers won't stop typing. Let's not waste anymore precious time, shall we? This is my favourite part of any makeup line. The eyes collection. Ooh, I am infamously known as the Mascara Monster because I eat mascaras. Figuratively. Most of my friends or family members can vouch for that because I have tons of used mascaras that I do not have the heart to throw away. Yes, I think can add Mascara Hoard to my list now. I loveeeee mascaras!

Eye Collection

Mascaras

Golden Rose has a healthy range of mascaras to pick from. If you think their range of lipglosses is crazy, think again when you see this list of mascaras they have!

• Golden Rose Volume & Define Miracle Lash Ultra Black Mascara
• Golden Rose Definitive Volume & Length Mascara 
• Golden Rose Sexy Black Mascara
• Golden Rose Instant Full Volume Cat Walk Mascara
• Golden Rose Defined Lashes Maxim Eyes Mascara
• Golden Rose Mega Volume & Length City Style Mascara
• Golden Rose Infinity Lash Volume & Length Mascara
• Golden Rose Wonder Lash Mascara 12x Volume & Lash Lift
• Golden Rose 3D Fantastic Lash Mascara
• Golden Rose Peferct Lashes Maxi Curl Mascara
• Golden Rose Perfect Lashes Great Waterproof Mascara
• Golden Rose Perfect Lashes Ultra Volume x4 Mascara
• Golden Rose Perfect Lashes Deep Black Volume Mascara
• Golden Rose Perfect Lashes Super Volume & Lengthening Mascara
• Golden Rose Multivitamin Transparent Mascara
• Golden Rose Blue Mascara
• Golden Rose Volume Mascara
• Golden Rose Volume Long Lash Mascara
• Golden Rose Volume Waterproof Mascara
• Golden Rose Volume Ultra Volume x4 Mascara
• Golden Rose Long Lash Mascara
• Golden Rose Waterproof Mascara
• Golden Rose Ultra Volume x4 Mascara

Have I lost you yet? With this long list of mascaras, the mascara fiend in me is just bursting with joy! I haven't gotten the chance to try them out yet but when I do, I will surely let you know how they perform. 

Golden Rose Wonder Lash Mascara 12x Volume & Lash Lift's brush on the right.

As you can see from above, I was introduced to 6 mascaras that might be brought in this coming March/April 2015 which are  :

• Golden Rose Peferct Lashes Maxi Curl Mascara
• Golden Rose Perfect Lashes Great Waterproof Mascara
• Golden Rose Perfect Lashes Ultra Volume x4 Mascara
• Golden Rose Wonder Lash Mascara 12x Volume & Lash Lift
• Golden Rose Definitive Volume & Length Mascara 
• Golden Rose Sexy Black Mascara
• Golden Rose 3D Fantastic Lash Mascara *as seen in their instagram account* 

Let's talk about Golden Rose Wonder Lash Mascara 12x Volume & Lash Lift. It comes in this reflective, gold tube that resembles like a mini gold brick/tube. Admittedly, the packaging does gives that luxurious vibe. Whereas the brush, it looks promising but I sincerely hope it's 12x Volume & Lash Lift claim lives up to its name. This may not be the best brush for beauties with small eyes or sparse or short eyelashes. Allow me to guide you to pick the best mascara brush for your eyelashes to achieve your desired look. 

Now, here I have taken close-up pictures of Golden Rose Definitive Volume & Length Mascara and Golden Rose Sexy Black Mascara. The Golden Rose Definitive Volume & Length Mascara comes in a reflective, bright metallic pink tube with a slight twist in the design. The wand is peanut-shaped which is good for long, dark eyelash owners. Not one of my favourite mascara wands but it's workable if you know the best technique to use it. If not, you would be struggling trying to add volume when you are in a rush. Not fun. 

Whereas for the Golden Rose Sexy Black Mascara, it comes in this sweet pink tube, with it's back clad in actual black lace. I kid you not. For mascara collectors, this is one mascara you should add to your collection. The packaging is down right prettyyyyyy. As for the wand, it's a sphere-shaped wand allowing you to coat each lash with precision starting from the lash line. The round brush curls and separates lashes perfectly, making the lashes look fuller and dense. 

Last but not least, the three musketeers! All of them comes in a black and gold tube and this range is called Perfect Lashes. Oh, how I'd love perfect lashes! If I were to personally pick the mascara for my personal use, it would be volume, volume, and volume. No volume, no buy. Simple as that. I must have volume when it comes to my eyelashes and had always envied my Indian friends who are blessed with thick, luscious lashes! Especially my boyfriend. I feel so jealous whenever I look at his eyelashes. It's ridonkulously long and thick! :p 

Eyebrow Pencil and Eyebrow Powder

Eyebrows! To be honest, it was only last year I begin to pick up the eyebrow pencil to use on my eyebrows. I always had this fear of looking like Crayon Shinchan.  

Yes, I'm not kidding. I follow tons of makeup gurus on instagram and their eyebrows are like beyond perfection. Which human on earth have natural eyebrows like that?!! It's super frustrating because the standards for 'perfect' makeup has been set so high that it seems impossible to achieve that 'perfect' look. Okay, back to the products. Here I have Golden Rose Dream Eyebrow Pencil and Golden Rose Eyebrow Powder. The Golden Rose Dream Eyebrow Pencil consists of 9 colours ranging from shade 301 to 309. As for the Golden Rose Eyebrow Powder, the shades consists of 7 shades ranging from 101 to 107. All I can say is the Eyebrow Powder is promising. 

Eyeliners

If you are an eyeliner Monster, you should be looking forward to Golden Rose's range of eyeliners. The swatches of the eyeliners are just.. WOW. Really. There are 9 types of eyeliner from Golden Rose, which are:

• Golden Rose Cat Eyes Liner
• Golden Rose Precision Eyeliner
• Golden Rose Style Liner Metallic Eyeliner
• Golden Rose Black & Black Eyeliner
• Golden Rose Perfect Lashes Black Eyeliner 
• Golden Rose Extreme Sparkle Eyeliner 
• Golden Rose Dipliner Liquid Eyeliner 
• Golden Rose Volume Eyeliner 
• Golden Rose Black Eyeliner 

I can't wait to get my hands on GR Style Liner Metallic Eyeliner! Look at that gold! It's just gorgeous. I have never seen such shade of gold before. It looks soft and smooth. Super excited here!!

Eyeshadows

When it comes to eyeshadows in Golden Rose, some of them are a hit and miss. Here are the list of eyeshadows Golden Rose provides: 

• Golden Rose Selective Colour Palette Eyeshadow (3 selections)
• Golden Rose Professional Palette Eyeshadow (10 selections)
• Golden Rose Wet & Dry Eyeshadow (7 selections)
• Golden Rose Eyeshadow Palette (Only one)
• Golden Rose Terracotta Eyeshadow (8 selections)
• Golden Rose Silky Touch Matte Eyeshadow (14 selections)
• Golden Rose Silky Touch Pearl Eyeshadow (34 selections)

Let's view the swatches! 

Golden Rose Wet & Dry Eyeshadow in 07

This GR Wet and Dry eyeshadow in shade 07 comes in a baked formula where you can use the eyeshadows wet or dry, hence the name of the palette! When applied dry, it seemed a little weak but it was still an acceptable pigmenation. But when I swatched it with my damp fingers, I was literally blown away by its finish and pigmentation. Look at that wine colour red with slight purple undertones! I am in love! I dare say this palette is a must-have if you are following the colour of the year. 

GR Selective Colour Palette Eyeshadow in 02

Remember I mentioned about a hit and miss earlier? Yep, unfortunately for this Sleek I-Divine palette look-alike, the matte eyeshadows were quite disappointing. The formulas reminds me of Sleek's previous I-Divine formulas where the mattes were quite chalky. But I do think the chalkiness can be overcomed by a good eye primer. I shall let the swatches do the talking. 

Left : Golden Rose Professional Palette in Smokey Eyes
Right : Golden Rose Silky Touch Matte Eyeshadow in 206

Another hit and miss for GR Professional Palette in Smokey Eyes. It looks so good in its packaging and pan but when swatches. Aiyyyeee. On the far right, it's the GR Silky Touch Matte Eyeshadow in 206. Surprisingly, this swatched pretty well. It wasn't patchy or chalky. The single eyeshadows seems promising! 

Well, that's about it for Part 2. See you in Part 3! 

Thank you for reading!

Love,
Sarah :)

Review : Shupette Has-It-All Eye & Lip Palette, Shupette Eye-Need-Shu Liner, Shupette Silk Cushion Cheek

Happy New Year, everybody! :D

How's has 2015 been treating you so far? Bad? Good?

For me, it has been a super packed one. Not that I'm complaining but 2014 had been a sharp learning curve for me, I was initially planning to come up with a post to sum up 2014 but I had a hard time putting together what I want or can share with all of you. I still can't seem to open up on a personal level here. Ever since I started university, I learnt a lot about branding - especially self-branding, the importance of privacy, and filtering whatever you put online.

On a lighter note, allow me to get back my typing flow again. My writing/blogging skills are super rusty that I crumble inside everytime I start a post. The majority of the time, the post would end up in the drafts collecting 'dust'. 

Anyhooooo (anyhow).. Today, I'll be sharing my thoughts on Shu Uemura's 2014 holiday collection. I was blessed with the opportunity to play around with Shu Uemura's 2014 Holiday Collection. I have been using the palette for the past month and it was my go-to palette for almost every look. You think, you name it. 

Shu Uemura Shupette has-it-all eye & lip palette - RM350

It fits in my palms purr-fectly.

The first thing that caught my eye when I opened the box was
this soft, furry white pouch with dazzling blue stones as eyes. 

The back of the palette

This was too cute to ignore. I love you too, Shu Uemura!:)

There's this cute white paw prints on the protective film and again, too cute to ignore!

Close-up

Shupette has-it-all eye & lip palette comes in a white, sturdy plastic casing with a reflective, built-in mirror-like as its front cover. There's an animated picture of Shupette on the right side and the mirror-like front cover does get smudgy with fingerprints but no worries, it is easy to clean. Just give it a wipe down and it looks like new!

In this palette, there are a total of  8 eyeshadows and 6 lip colours. All of the eyeshadows has fine shimmer and the texture is buttery smooth. To be honest, I was expecting dry, dull, shimmer-packed eyeshadows. But boy, I was so wrong. The eyeshadows swatched beautifully and it seems to melt on your eyes making it look bright and youthful. I will let the swatches do the talking.

As for the lip colours, I was also expecting sticky and weak colours as I have experienced it in most palettes and again, I was proven wrong. They were a dream to apply and looked beautiful on the lips without needing to use a lip balm. On to the swatches!

Shu Uemura, you have outdone yourself this time ❤

Swatches of the left side of the palette.

As you can see, on the left side of the palette which consists of warmer, earthy colours that were meant to be use for daytime or for an everyday look. From the swatches, there are no tugging or powder residues for the eyeshadows - buttery smooth all the way. The lip colours, my favourite would be the red shade in the middle. See the white circle? That's the swatch of the pastel nude shade and I think it is meant to be semi-transparent. It is for those who doesn't want any lip colour but still want to achieve a glossy and plump finish for their lips.

Swatches on the left side of the palette

On the left side of the palette, the colours leans more towards cooler tones and dramatic shades for both eyeshadows and lip colours. This side of the palette is meant for night time or for occasion such as parties, etc. My favourite shades has to be the taupe-ish purple base eyeshadow and the pearly black eyeshadow. I was blown away by the pigmentation of the black eyeshadow. You can use it as an eyeliner if you prefer to travel light and it gives a softer look if compared to pen/pencil black eyeliner regardless of any formulas. The lip colours are.. AH-MAZING. 

If you love the attention, the pink lip colour is the colour for you. But if you are like me, who loves the dark, smoldery look - the berry red lip colour is our 'thang'. As for the last shade, it's meant for to be used especially if you have a super heavy eye makeup going on. It is best to stick to a nude or near to natural lip colour to even the look/face out. I know cakes are delicious and is the main attraction of a party but you wouldn't want to look like a birthday cake now, do you? 

Shu Uemura Shupette eye-need-shu liner - RM75

When it comes to pencil eyeliners, it is really hard to please me. I look for longevity, smudge-proof, sweat-proof, and water-proof in most of my eyeliners. Sounds like a big, pair of shoes to fill in, Shu Uemura's eyeliners seem to almost fit in. The shade of this eyeliner is called Midnight Black, and the shade does live up to its name. It's a gorgeous black eyeliner with an electrifying blue sheen to it when the light hits it. The only thing that gets me is that I find it a little dry to work with. Maybe there's a technique to it that I have not figured it out yet. I will share it with you when I have found a way to make it work for me.  

I haven't gotten the chance to create some crazy, statement eye makeup.. So here are some everyday "eye-makeup" I have created from the palette : 

I just love the warm, earthy tones that glows on my eyes! ❤

Shu Uemura Shupette Silk Cushion Cheek in Pink - RM100

Left : Unblended swatch of Shupette Silk Cushion Cheek
Right : Blended swatch of Shupette Silk Cushion Cheek

As a self-proclaimed makeup hoarder lover, I have come across powder, liquid, cream, and stick formulas for blushers but never have I seen a "cushion-like" formula. Ladies, meet Shu Uemura Shupette Silk Cushion Cheek in Pink. It's formula is described as "marshmallow-like" formula by Shu Uemura and I have to agree to that. Observe the first picture on its top right, I took an upclose picture to show you how soft the formula by leaving an imprint on the surface even when I gently pressed it. It's not powdery yet creamy. I can't seem to place my finger on it.

How and what did I use to apply this blush? That's a tough question. I tried using my fingers but that didn't work too well. I resorted to getting a cream blush brush from Zoeva (128 Cream Cheek Face Brush) and that.. let's just say I didn't achieve the look I wanted. My skin has been suffering from a major breakout of late and the surface is filled with imperfections. I found that this Silk Cushion Cheek emphasizes the imperfections on my face, hence I wouldn't recommend it if you have an uneven skin surface like me. But however, if you have a flawless skin, this blush would look lovely on you as it doesn't leave a flat, matte or powdery finish. Glow, girl, glow!

Conclusion

I don't get easily excited about a holiday collection or any makeup collection because I just can't seem to keep up with it. The only exceptions are, the MAC Cosmetics Archie Collection, Urban Decay Pulp Fiction Collection  and now, Shu Uemura's Shupette Shu Uemura x Karl Lagerfeld Collection. If you are a cat lover and a makeup lover, this holiday collection is a must have.  I kid you not. I regretted not taking back the Shupette life-size cardboards :(  

If you were to ask me which of these items I would recommend, it would be the Shupette Has-It-All Eye & Lip palette. I know it is pricey at RM350 but I'll leave it to you to do the calculation. If you only want certain colours of the eyeshadows or lip colours, you can get their Shupette Eye-Need-Shu Trio or Shupette Rouge Bonbon Fantasy Trio. Both of them are priced at RM120 each and it's available in 2 colours. 

As for the Shupette Eye-Need-Shu Liner, it's priced at RM75 each and it's available in 2 colours : Midnight Black and Gala Brown. Do you need this? Yes, if you have ran out of eyeliners or you simply just love cats. You can't ignore those cute, printed paws on the eyeliner. Last but not least, the Shupette Silk Cushion Cheek priced at RM100 each and it's available in 2 shades : Orange and Pink. Do you need it? Yes, if you don't have a blusher or if you have flawless skin or if you want to achieve that Korean/Japanese glowy skin. 

Here are the price list for Shu Uemura's Shupette 2014 Hoilday Collection : 

• Shupette Has-It-All Eye & Lip Palette - RM350
• Shupette Eye-Need-Shu Trio - RM120
• Shupette Rouge Bonbon Fantasy Trio - RM120
• Shupette Eye-Need-Shu Liner - RM75
• Shupette Silk Cushion Cheek - RM100
• Shupette My Precious Glitter Set - RM150
• Shupette Pampearl-me Face Powder - RM140
• Shupette Tsuya Skin UV Under Base Mousse - RM135
• Shupette Ultime8 Sublime Beauty Cleansing Oil - RM360/450ml 
• Shupette Fabulous Cat Nail Enamel - RM60 
• Shupette Eye-Need-Shu False Eyelashes - RM100
• Shupette Furry Fantasy Premium False Eyelashes - RM250
• Shupette Flair Eyelash Curler - RM65
• Shupette With-Love-From-Paris Brush Set - RM240 
• Shupette Make-up Trunk - RM1,500

Thank you for reading!

Love,

Sarah :)

Disclaimer : These were gifts for reviewing purposes and it does not affect my thoughts or views of the products.  

First Impressions: Maybelline Big Eyes Eyeshadow and Maybelline Hyper Glossy Liquid Liner

Last Saturday, my bf picked me up from work and we had lunch at Texas Chicken @ Jaya Shopping Center, PJ. Shamefully, I have to admit that's the second time I had Texas Chicken in that week. There's no denying that their fried chicken is deliciously made. It's juicy yet crispy! Hungry yet? My tummy is grumbling with hunger as I type. Hush, stomach. Just a few more hours to breakfast. 

After lunch, I spontaneously walked into Guardian which was located on the same floor as Texas Chicken and stumbled across new goodies at Maybelline. Yes, I always have a tendency to do a rain-check on Guardian or Watsons when I'm in a mall. It's a very dangerous habit that I am trying to kick. Dangerous to my bank account, that is. Okay... Back to Maybelline. I saw this very interesting eyeshadow quad with a bolded pink word "Big Eyes" in a pink bubble smacked in the middle of it. There were no products, only testers in the picture below. 

Close-up on Smokey Brown and Gorgeous Pink

Close-up on Copper Gold

I don't exactly know what's the official name for this eyeshadow but my best guess would be "Maybelline Big Eyes Eyeshadow" and nope, I did not made that up. I got it from an internation Boots website from googling. 

As you can see from the photos above, there are three shades available:

• Smokey Brown
• Gorgeous Pink
• Copper Gold

The texture of these eyeshadows are buttery smooth and had very minimal fallouts. As for the pigmentation, all of the eyeshadows are extremely pigmented except the last eyeshadows from Section D (under eye area). Rating wise, Gorgeous Pink scored the best followed by Copper Gold and last but not least, Smokey Brown. There was no problem swatching the eyeshadows except the section D (eyeshadow for under eye area) for all three as I find it hard to reach and had to use my pinky to pick the eyeshadows up. If these eyeshadows are used with proper brushes, there would be very little or no problem at all in accessing it. Among all three, my favourite would be Gorgeous Pink as I love the colour combo. 

Next up, it's an all-brand new Maybelline Hyper Glossy Liquid Liner! As you can see, they have changed the design of the packaging and brought in these three shades below. I must stress that these coloured liquid eyeliners has the best pigmentation and application I have ever come across. 

The three shades consists of:

• Electro Shock (Blue)
• Gold-iation (Gold)
• Lazer Green (Green)

Maybelline has named their shades well this time. Electro Shock does live up to its as a shocking, true blue without any obvious undertones to it. This shade of blue reminds me of American Idol's logo. The "in-your-face" kind of blue. The wowza kind of blue. 

Gold-iation, should be renamed as Gold-nation instead. This gold is b.e.a.u.t.i.f.u.l. I'm usually not a fan of gold in makeup because it either leans too yellow or too olive-ish. But this gold shade has the perfect balance and I believe it would make dark-skinned beauties' eyes pop! 

Lazer Green, should be renamed as Peacock Green or Mermaid's Tale. It's a truly jaw-dropping, breath-taking shade I have ever swatched. I'm not exaggerating. Its 'the' I want to own as it looks so magical and unique. I meltz.  

All of them applied smoothly without any trouble. Superbly pigmented even with just one stroke! The best part of this eyeliner is, it has staying powers but comes of easily without staining the skin or damaging the skin by tugging it. It comes off with water and become flakes when you gently rub it off. No colour-bleeding, no smudging. Amazing. 

Alright, that's all for now. I have tons of reviews to share with you but have been facing with a writer's block of late. It doesn't help when I'm particular about my writing or photo-editing. My convocation was last Thursday and finally got my certs and academic transcripts. Shall share more about it in my next post. See ya soon! 

Love,

Sarah :)

Review : Sleek I-Divine Palette The Garden of Eden

Garden of Eden, inspired and curated after the bibical 'garden of God'.

'Eden' has many meanings in different languages, 

but the most accurate definition for this palette would be in Hebrew which means 'delight, finery, or luxury'. 

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New Product Alert : Urban Decay Naked 2 Basics

Breakdown of the shades : 

• Skimp (pale nude satin)
• Stark (nude-pink matte) 
• Frisk (warm gray matte) 
• Cover (muted red-brown matte)
• Primal (muted brown matte) 
• Undone (deep, smoky brown matte). 

When I saw Urban Decay's update on their latest product, it made my heart skipped a little. Why? One, it's Urban Decay. Two, they sure know how to market their way to our bank accounts. I'm planning out millions of ways to hide my debit cards or forget my online bank account passwords as I type. *HIDEALLMONIES*

They are indeed smart enough to ride on the "natural" look wave that has sent the makeup junkie's world into a rave over neutral coloured products. It makes perfect sense, no girl would want anyone to know that she has a tone of makeup on her face or look entirely made up - hence, the "au-naturel" look that took the makeup world by storm both online and offline.

I wouldn't call myself an UD junkie because.. I can't afford it. Yet. Most of my Urban Decay items are Christmas or Birthday gifts from my beloved cousin. Here are the list of UD's item that I proudly own :

• UD Naked Palette 2 and 3  
• UD Feminine Eyeshadow Palette 
• UD Naked Basics
• UD All Nighter Long-Lasting Makeup Setting Spray 
• UD Single (Old) Eyeshadow in Naked 
• UD 24/7 Glide On Double Ended Eye Pencil in Naked

According to Urban Decay's website, this Naked 2 Basics is cooler in tone than the original Naked Basics and it supposedly to complement Naked Palette 2 perfectly. It's loaded with six TAUPE-hued matte neutrals, including five never-before-seen shades. It's recommended for anyone, from cool skin tones to olive complexions to darker skin. Like the original, Naked2 Basics comes in a sleek, soft-touch case that has a suede-like feel and a slight sheen. It’s small and compact so it travels well, yet we still packed it with six FULL-size shadows which is 1.3g/0.05oz each.

Now, since I have the Naked2 Palette I'm contemplating whether to get my hands on this Naked2 Basics or patiently wait for the Naked3 Basics. I love my Naked3 Palette a little more because of its rose gold hues. 

So, what's your verdict? Are you gonna own this litte piece of 'heaven'? 

Love,
Sarah :)

Disclaimer : I do not own the pictures and they are taken directly from Urban Decay's website for informational and sharing purposes only. 

Wishlist 2014

Hey girls,

Yep, these are the items that I wished I could get my hands on now. Anyway, I am in the midst of assignments and work. Oh, just to let you girls know that there will be a giveaway very soon! Plus there is a special code too just for my dear readers <3

Hint : It's from Mesmerize!

WISHLIST

Picture credits to Beauty Junkies Unite

 Benefit Powder Blush in Rockateur / Available at Sephora Malaysia Starhill / Price : RM110

First Impression : Reacheer Eyeshadow in GY01 and Reacheer Eyeshadow in BK01

Hello again!

I received these products to be reviewed by Silkapple Taiwan which I mentioned in this post.

But I have not gotten the chance to do so yet, as I was hogged by Ferrmina Eyeshadow Palette in Urban Jungle. I only manged to swatched it hence I call this a 'First Impression' post!

Will update this post when I have started using it :) 

Review : Ferrmina Eye Shadow in Urban Jungle

Hello girls! 

I shall not bore you with more words but just a quick introduction to this product, it was sponsored by Silkapple Taiwan - a brand new and upcoming online beauty retailer which I mentioned in this post.

Click on "Read More" for the review :)

Review : Silkapple Taiwan - Online Beauty Retailer

Hello my dear readers :)

I know we are in the 2nd week of the New Year but it's not going to stop me from wishing you guys,

HAPPY & BLESSED NEW YEAR!

If you have noticed, my blog seemed quiet after New Year is because I am currently in the midst of my finals now. My last paper is on the 16th January 204. Two more papers to go. Wish me luck.

ANYWAY~

A few weeks ago, I was approached by Silkapple to review products from their website.

Boy, it felt like Christmas! :)

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Sale Alert : Sephora Sale Haul 2013

Earlier this week, I received an sale notification email from Sephora just after Christmas but I didn't give much thought to it as I wasn't planning on visiting Sephora.

Well. Fast forward. I took an innocent waltz into the shop without anything on my mind to purchase and came out with these items from Sephora in Sunway Pyramid yesterday. 

I didn't expect to bring home these babies but with SALE - which girl could resist??

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Review : Colours Cosmetics Tapered Crease Blender Brush

This brush is without a doubt, HEAVEN SENT. 

Asian eyes, REJOICE! 

Click on "Read more" to find out why! 

Colours Cosmetics Malaysia Haul : Swatches and Ramblings

via google

Hello my dears, 

How is your September so far?

How Tickled are you when it comes to the color Pink?

The size of the eyeshadow

Front Cover - Gold Embossed 'Milani'

Ingredients

As you can see, it is quite a pretty big pan of a whopping 3.1g of  pressed powder! It is slightly larger in size if compared to the MAC Paint Pots. The packaging is made of sturdy plastic and hard plastic cover to cushion accidental drops. *gasps* You wouldn't want to do that on purpose now, would ya? I rather not test it on my purchase. No thank you.

The size is just nice for you to hold it in your palm, not too small nor too big. Making it easy to open and close without fumbling. So far, I have not experience any dissatisfaction using it and it gave me no problem at all physically speaking.

Now, on to the product itself.

Based on the swatches I seen online, it swatched really well showing it glorious pigmentation. But when I swatched it, I must admit I was like, "Uh, that was it?". Most importantly, the colour did show up quite well on one swatch. But not enough to make me go, OMGEEEE.

The texture is quite powdery as you can see the picture below :

POWDA!

 In my opinion, it applies averagely smoothly but a little base might help in this area to keep it in place. 

Now, onto the colour. This is the MAIN reason why I purchased it. It strongly reminds me of my Smashbox Trio Eyeshadow in Headshot where the I'm in love with the pink shade called Golden Orchid. The color has a very pretty golden sheen to it which makes in unique and wearable for warm toned girls. ITSOPRETTYIMMAGONNADAIIII ♥

Okay, since I was playing around with this shade. I decided why not let you girls see how you can bring your favourite eyeshadows to life with a simple thing called, a base. My little wee project consist of :

• Urban Decay Primer Potion
• MAC Paint Pot in Painterly
• MAC Paint Pot in Bare Study
• MAC Paint Pot in Rubensque 
• MAC Paint Pot in Groundwork
• MAC Paint Pot in Constructivist 
• Milani Powder Eyeshadow in Tickled Pink
• ELF Essentials Eyeshadow Brush
• ELF Studio Concealer Brush
• Konad Cosmetics Drawing Style Eyeliner in Black

  

Below are the swatches on the primer & base.

• Ori - Eyeshadow w/o primer or base
• UD - Urban Decay Primer Potion
• P - Painterly
• BS - Bare Study
• R - Rubensque 
• G - Groundwork
• C - Construtivist

From the pictures, you can tell this little gem shines the brightest with MAC Paint Pot in Bare Study & Rubensque :) Somehow UDPP & Painterly just kills the color by making it look flat and pink, toning down its beautiful golden sheen. It can be paired with Groundwork & Constructivist for a pink-brown smokey eye which I have been loving for sometime now. It is a match-made in heaven.

OVERALL : The unique shade it is this eyeshadows' saving grace and honestly, it is a beautiful piece to own and wear for days you wanna look extra sweet. So are you tickled yet? 

Would love to hear from you girls :)

Comment away below!

Love,
Sarah.