All The Things I Can't Live Without...

Heh, I'm kinda suffering from insomnia now so I decided to just post up this look that I tried earlier on today. *grin*

Ahh, who am I kidding?! Blame that cup of coffee I had at 1 a.m. in the morning just now.. =__=

But anyway, getting back to the topic! I was surfing around YouTube, looking for inspiration, when I chanced upon MissChievious' makeup vid featuring glossy eye makeup. Oh gosh, it looks so chic and classy and I knew I had to try it out!

She used this phased-out MAC gel-like product, which I obviously do not have, but I still decided to try it out with an alternative: lip gloss. People were suggesting to use either this or Vaseline, or some limited edition Chanel eye gloss (which I also dismally lack).

And here's the outcome:

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Well first, I had to do a smokey eye, so I whipped out my MUFE Aqua Cream #1 and my L'oreal 24 Hour Gel Liner. These two products make a wicked smokey eye in 5 minutes flat, with fingers for application. :) Just blend and smudge like crazy! Here's the un-glossed version:

I decided a glossy eye would go very well with a fully matte face, so I put on more loose powder than usual, did a bit of contouring (normally I won't bother with this and just reach out for my MSF to highlight) and applied a very pale pink matte blush. Which was actually an eyeshadow from my 88 palette, cos I sadly do not own any matte pink blush. But it still worked out fine; I love multi-tasking a product anyway.

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After which comes version 2, the glossfied eye. I just dabbed on some clear lip gloss here.

(Ha ha, yep, I'm fully aware that my smokey eye is unequal on both eyes and I have more on the right eye. It's always been a flaw of mine, which means more practice is needed!)

But you can't really see much of that here isn't it? And juicy-looking eyelids, whoo~ :D

And this was my aim, which I thought it turned out pretty well...aside from the uneveness of my eyeshadow. It's definitely a look I would try wearing out for evening events, but do note that it will crease. I don't really mind, cos I think creasing fits this grungy look and I don't really have double eyelids so there won't be much creasing on me anyway. Finally, benefita of having monolids and little lid space!

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But before I wiped everything off, I took it a step further and added some glitter~

(without flash)

(with flash)

I used the Etude House Tear Drop Liner on the middle of the lid, at the inner corner and swiped a bit of my curled lashes. You'll probably notice it amps up the glossiness even more, especially in the photo taken with flash.

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So here's the final, most glittery look taken with flash...

...and taken in natural lighting.

1 makeup look, 3 different sides to it! Multi-tasking, tsk, it rocks my socks~

And speaking of which, do you know that gloss helps to wipe eye makeup off very easily?!? I mean, we're talking about the non-smudgeable MUFE Aqua Cream and the L'oreal gel liner which is suppose to last for 24 hours.

And they all came off easily in 1 swipe of a tissue paper. Without any makeup remover on.

And you'll end up with a very abstract, very messy but very interesting kind of "look"! Ha ha, how fun is that? :D Anyway, do try it out if it amuses you. I think it's something unusual and fun to do this holiday season~ So till then, thanks for looking and take care~ *goes to bed*

Ever since I've stopped working in Sephora, I've been messing around with my Aqua Creams and experimenting different looks with them. They're really fantastic product to use, but I realized "less is more" here as it does get cakey an flaky if you apply too much.

Here's 2 looks which turned out alright.

Look 1, using #5 Peach.

Ha ha, this is a Kim (ladeekim) kind of look cos it's so colourful and bright! The pink colour is the #5 Aqua Cream while the yellow is an Elianto e/s.

It's been 1/2 a year since I got my first few e/s and they were from Elianto. Back then, I thought the world of them but after trying all the different kinds of e/s out there, I've come to realize that the Elianto e/s are really powdery and non-pigmented. Sad, cos I used to love them so much. But when placed side by side to MUFE's Aqua Cream, they're really no match (price wise too).

It's one of the few times I've actually done colourful LOTDs cos I was matching my e/s to my yellow T-shirt!

The weather was simply too hot to wear black and I thought wearing some bright colours would perk up my mood. My guy friend, which I hanged out with that afternoon, was so amused when my e/s - he kept offering comments like "Wow, first time see you wear yellow and pink!", "Ehh, that silvery glitter colour on top and at your eye inside there very nice leh.", etc.

Look 2, using my newly opened #15 Aqua Cream.

Whee, I'm into self-proclaimed artistic shots once again! Hair, fly!!! xD

For this look, I just used #15 Aqua Cream all over the lids and my e.l.f shimmer palette for highlighting, that's all. No contour shades were used - I figured that by highlighting certain parts e.g. the eyeball part, you're actually 'contouring' the sides. Then finished off with barely-there eyeliner and loads of mascara. My waterline was successfully erased with Stage's pencil concealer, which gave me the wide-eyed look. I like!

Alas! I was having a Taemin moment (go google "Taemin SHINee Lucifer", you'll know what I'm talking about), thus explaining the next 2 cam-whore shots.

Gawd... the things I would do to have that guy's hair!

Thanks for reading, hope you enjoyed the picture spazz, cheers! :D

Okay, I admit it, I didn't wanna name it the generic "Smokey Silver blah blah" title! And this is the last Sephora LOTD theme that I'm featuring as I'll not be working there anymore after this Friday. It's a complicated feeling, kinda like sweet and sour pork (sorry, non Muslim here) but more on that later! Onto the pictures!

Look 1

Ahh, the conventional silver on the lids and black on the outer V method. Contacts and fake lashes gave the look even more oomph.

I tried using my black Aqua Cream on the outer V here, but I realized that it cannot be picked up by a crease brush (or maybe my brush quality is just plain bad). And also due to its quick setting time, it was difficult to contour the outer V so I gave up and used a random shimmery black instead. After checking with the MUFE beauty advisor, she said that it's better to use a firm and flat brush to sweep up the cream, as there's no way a fluffy contour brush would pick up the colour. But it's difficult to contour with a flat brush, gawd! x___x

Look 2

Sorry for the blank look on my face, hah, I was initially going for the mysterious gaze pose! FML, whatever.

For this look, I used my finger to blend my black Aqua Cream all over my eyelids as a base, then pat on silver e/s on the inner V. The Aqua Cream is a dream to use and with my UDPP, it stays in place and vibrant the whole day. <3 I know the 2 looks look very similar in these pictures, but there are subtle differences. Look 2 definitely looks more smokey and dark, while Look 1 is brighter and more glam.

I tried doing Sarah's Kim Kardashian silver smokey eye, which was featured a while back on her blog, but it looked a bit weird and messy on me. Maybe because it was my first time using her technique and I didn't do it very well, or maybe because I dreadfully lack a crease/double lid, so no pictures for that.

I'm going to do a reflection entry soon on my time spent in Sephora and the stuff I learnt, so definitely looking forward to ranting on that part. Also, thanks to all the people who has joined my Mario Badescu mini giveaway, I appreciate all your efforts, keep the entries coming in!!! Will talk to you guys soon, tootles~

I'm back from the land of living dead!!!

Nah, actually I've been working my ass off for the past 4 consecutive days at Sephora and I've fallen ill at the same time, which leaves me now in a messy coughing and sneezing wreck.  So yeah, I'm busy plugging my nose with tissue even as I'm typing this out.

But anyhow, I made a visit to MUFE pro boutique a week back with my colleague to visit some MUFE staff that we were missing terribly, and to pick up her All-Mat makeup base. I already had plans to get a few MUFE items while I still had the privilege of the staff discount, so here's what I got!

Aqua Creams. Are. Loveeeeee. <3

I got 3 - #1 Anthracite, which is a sparkly steel-blue black...

(colour in pot is compared with OPI's "You Don't Know Jacques" Suede nail colour)

This works great as a smokey eye base colour, as well as a eyeliner cos it's completely budge-proof and waterproof (I condemn you, my watery eyes). It sets very fast though, so you'll have to blend it out quickly. It'll be featured in the upcoming Sephora LOTD. :)

#5 Peach, which a total dupe of NARS Orgasm, but in cream form...

This Aqua Cream shade is totally multi-functional, as it can be used as a coral-ly e/s to perk up tired eyes, as a cream blush (Orgasm dupe!!!) if you blend it out on your cheeks fast, and also a lip colour! I've tried it out on my lips for the past few days, it makes a gorgeous shimmery nude shade for me, so pretty! One tip is to mix it with gloss before putting it on, since it can be very drying on its own. But it makes a super long-lasting lip colour, since it's waterproof! My colleague immediately tried this out after seeing it on me, and we both dig it tons! 8D

#15 Taupe, which a practical brown shade that can be worn everyday.

You can see it's quite similar to the nail polish colour, but only lighter. I haven't had the chance to try this out yet, but I played with the shade a gazillion times in the store (when I'm so friggin' bored and free) and it's awesome as a one-shade e/s on the lids.

I also got an Eyebrow pencil in No. 5 for my mom (cos she's got those geisha-esque eyebrows with only the nubby bits in front).

Their eyebrow pencils are really good! Take this from a Sephora staff that has been using and selling it almost everyday. The pencil is so soft and smooth that it comes off as a powder when you run across the tip with a brush, and it's super easy to draw on, build up and to blend. Since it transforms into a powder, you can use it with a eyebrow brush too if you dislike drawing directly from the pencil. LOVE THIS! Now just gotta teach my mom how to use it properly - she bulked at the price when I told her initially.

Swatches~

Totally worth the money spent, these products are awesome! Especially so after the staff discount, which gave me a massive saving.

So my colleague and I spent some time in the boutique chatting to our MUFE friends and learning some product details, and after watching me get the Aqua Creams, she totally got tempted and bought one for herself. Super spoilt for choice, since there's so many beautiful colours to choose from. Then we headed off to Raffles City's MAC where I psycho-ed her into getting the last piece of "Petticoat" MSF. She loved the metallic sheen and the raspberry colour on her cheeks after trying it out.

Here's the 2 of us collapsing at Sakae after our shopping spree~

"It's dangerous to go out with you, Cheryl. You're good at coercing money out of our pockets for cosmetics, bad girl!"

That's the last thing she said to me when we giggled each other goodbye. Ha ha, I guess my sales talk skills improved?

Thanks for reading!

Ha ha, many exciting and good things have been happening to me recently and I'm super grateful for them. Well, it's because my work place has suddenly become more stressful, due to several reasons, and everyone has been feeling down and out. So these little blessings have really help lift my mood and keep me going despite the pressurizing working environment - I guess as in Alicia Key's song "Karma", what goes around comes around~

First of the duo, as I got out of bed just barely 5 hrs after I've turned in and was feeling all tired and lethargic (had to do animation for Sephora again, and this time it ended at 2 a.m.!), I found out that I've been featured on onsugar's official blog's "Sugar High"!

It went something like this: "Ehh, got new message... what is this...?"

"....What is a "Sugar High"??.... .... Oh. My. Gawd."

Yep, thanks for the lovely surprise, vap!

No wonder when I checked my blog this morning before I saw the message, I was intrigued by the sudden jump of views for "Sephora Ramblings Part 10". I thought some random people must have been googling and just happened to drop by, but I guess I know the reason now. Thanks everyone for reading the post (even though I still look sucky in the pics) and visiting my blog.

Hope my scary pictures didn't frighten you all too badly.

And on to Good Thing No.2!

Eric Jimenez, international makeup artist of Urban Decay, complimented me on the LOTD I had on yesterday.

Like. Oh. My. Holy. ****.

Yeah, it's this guy here:

[Pic credited to makeup stash, thanks dear!]

Ha ha, when I first saw him - alright, I heard him first before I spotted him ok? Cos he's kinda flamboyant and he's really confidant and loud when he speaks - I thought, "Wow... Like Adam Lambert!" That's because he was wearing this black blazer with these sparkly, jeweled brooches at the side that totally screams ADAM LAMBERT. That and his hair, and the way he carried himself.

He was at GWC's Sephora in the morning to give a workshop to Sephora's BA on the latest Urban Decay products and some makeup tips/advice. Around the time when it ended and he came out and started exploring the store was when I had just punched in for work and I was standing at the entrance to welcome people. I was planning to ignore him and his mini entourage - a caucasian lady and a Singaporean lady -  when he walked around and noticed me stoning.

"Oh hi, I'm sorry I didn't get to meet you." *offers his hand the way a lady would have offered hers, with his palm down and his fingers out in a delicate manner*

Oh my gosh, ha ha, at that point of time, I totally had no idea how to deal with that hand of his! I was expecting a proper hand shake but how to shake his hand like that?! So i just grabbed it and gave a firm shake before hastily letting it go.

"Which section do you take charge of?"

*blank look from Regis*

The Singaporean lady, whom I suspect is his tour guide-host, shot me an urgent, pressurizing look.

"Uhh, I go all over the place... I mean, I'm a temp staff." Something along that line came out from my mouth.

So that SG lady was trying to explain it when he suddenly pointed to my eyes and exclaimed, "Oh look! Look at her liner!"

And this was the LOTD I had on:

And the whole gang went gushing on how I did my cut-crease and my liner and blah blah blah. At this point of time, a few of my fellow colleagues, plus the MUFE makeup artist, had also gathered around us and I was half-blind cos I had pulled off my specs to show him the full look, so I feeling overwhelmed and didn't catch much of what they said.

"Who did this for you? What makeup did you use??" Adam Lambert asked me.

"I did this myself." *points to the Urban Decay rack*

*pleased grunt from Adam Lambert, plus a little more ogling*

And because of this whole bunch of people were staring down at me, I started blushing really badly. Like my whole face turned tomato-red. So I put my hands up to my face to hide my cheeks.

And he saw my nails. These:

"Ohhh, I like your nails too!"

Gosh, that totally didn't help with my blushing at all! In fact, I turned even redder so after they were done being fascinated, I had to hurry to the back room to cool down and drink some water.

Ah ha ha ha ha, it was a super amusing experience!!! Really nerve-wrecking and terrifying but I felt really special for once. And I'm glad someone actually saw worth in my creativity. :)

Ohh btw, I kinda lied. I didn't use any Urban Decay products to do this look at all. I was planning to - I did the base makeup with my 88 palette at home, but when I got there and wanted to use the UD e/s to touch-up, he had the colours with him in the training room. So I had no choice but to touch up with MUFE's Eye Sealer and gold loose e/s pigments, which the MUFE makeup artist kindly did for me. But come on! Faced with a internationally renowned UD makeup artist and his entourage, I'll be asking for death if I don't point to his UD rack. @___@

Yeah, that concludes my post for now, I'll be updating on some stuff soon~ Once again,thanks so much for visiting and reading this blog! Take care, everyone~

Alright, if you've read my dear friend Naphula's post, you would have known that the theme we had last week at work was green smokey eyes. That plus orange/peachy cheeks and nude, glossy lips.

Which just made me look plain evil.

But that's ok, cos I am a bit evil on the inside and I enjoy displaying that side out. What I would give to go around the shopping mall yelling "F**k you" at the top of my voice. *grin*

Anyhoo, pictures of the LOTD I did!

This LOTD was fully done with Urban Decay eye products - Deluxe e/s pots in "Graffiti" and "Zero", highlighter shade in "Polyester Bride", eye liner with Ink For Eyes in "Zero" and mascara with Big Fatty and Skyscraper mascaras.

This LOTD was done using mainly 2 MUFE e/s, can't remember their names cos I just dipped my brushes into the pans and there weren't any names/numbers around. They were this nice deep green, teal colour and the matte black e/s. The highlighter shade was my own, and the eyeliner was done using Urban Decay's Liquid Liner. The lashes were done with Covergirl's Lash Blast and layered with MUFE's (awesome) mascara!

So yeah, I was parading around the store looking evilly like this. I predict that the coming week is gonna be like hell, for several reasons I won't discuss here but ohh well, life goes on~ *shrugs*

Thanks for reading, hope you guys enjoyed these LOTDs! :D

Hey guys, I'm back!!!

Well, sorta... cos I've been so busy lately. I've actually been back for about 6 days already, but immediately after arriving back from Malaysia, I had to work for 5 days straight. That's like... 50 hrs at work, I'm not kidding when I say it's friggin' tiring. Whatsmore, I was suffering from a slight flu cos the weather in Cameron was simply too cold!

Although I didn't spend a lot of time in shopable places (there's only that many strawberries and packets of tea you can buy in Cameron), I got a few exciting stuff, which I will share with you some time soon...hopefully, when I have the time to snap pics of them. Maybe tomorrow, when I finally have my off day!

Anyway, just wanna post up a look I wore last last week, before I went on my leave.

This was during the week, when we still had our red-lips-winged-eyeliner theme. On the last day of that week, all of us promptly wiped the red lipstick away right after the shop closed. LOL, cannot stand looking at the 'orh biang' red lips anymore, all of us!

But the main focus here is actually my eyelashes - cos I was using MUFE's volumizing mascara and it was hella' good!!!

Case in point:

It's the waterproof one I think, I can't really remember cos it was a while back, but the mascara is really good! At the first coat/swipe, you can really see your lashes thickening and it also lengthened and curled my lashes to some extent. But the volumizing power is really awesome! No clumping even after 3 coats. Ha ha, a few of my buddies at work and I were marveling and happily layering on the mascara during those few days!

Too bad MUFE cosmetics are so expensive, cos they really are good products. Should really get them when the MUFE makeup artist is willing to give me staff discount!

And here's a pouty picture featuring the amazing MUFE plumping lip gloss!

Oh gawd, I love that stuff. I need that stuff! But it's like S$45 a small, itty bitty tube... Gahh! Should use more of it while I'm slaving in Sephora.

Anyway, thanks guys for all the lovely comments, and so sorry I haven't had the time to reply much. Hopefully, now I'll have a bit more time to update a few stuff and to reply some tags/messages! Cheers everyone!