Gold Love + MOTDs

My addiction and obssession over something seems like a recurring process for me. Though I'm fickle minded I know most of the things that I like seems connected to each other, or they seem to have something in common. 

It was 2007 when I started lusting over anything with gold in it. Makeups, earrings, shoes, bags, everything.. As long as there's gold in it I'll surely love it. I've bought a gold cream lipstick from Elizabeth Arden, metallic gold lipstick from in2it, metallic gold lipstick from Mary Kay, Revlon Super Lustrous Lip Gloss that's also glossy gold (I forgot the shade's name)and then there's Herbench Paintbox eyeshadow duo in bronze and gold that I used to pair with Mac Gliss lipstick (perfect pair! plus JErgen's soft shimmer lotion) and I used to have a glitter cream eyeshadow from Avon that I used to wear almost everyday. Sad thing about all these gleaming items I've mentioned is that they're all discontinued now. Young me feels Cleopatra-ish and I love my eyelids with micro gold glitters on them. The King Midas fever in me lasted for 2 years and I was even so thrilled when Avon released 24k Gold lipstick collection and I even bought 3! Shades I went for were natural gold, 24k pink and my favorite golden peach. What I don't understand is that why on earth these cosmetics company discontinued every products I've mentioned. Even the very latest Maybelline Eyestudio Diamond Eyeshadow that I love so much is gone forever as well. I'm currently in search for perfect replacement for those, and still willing to buy if they'll all be recreated and manufactured again.

Fortunately and unpredictably, my special affinity to sparkly things and gold hues have resurrected. The addiction has been reborn and stronger and stranger than ever! Suddenly I have so many gold and glittery eyeshadows once again in my makeup traincase, all bought and received just last April.

Kiss Me Heroine Make Eye Jewelries from Japan. P595. I already did a review for it and just when I thought I'll be using Yellow Sapphire more, it turned out that I'll be frequently reaching for Pink Amethyst coz I'm currently addicted to its pale gold shade which I use for strobing. I want a beautiful highlighter/strobe powder so bad but I still haven't met my dream highlighter. So far, the pale golden eyeshadow powder from the Pink Amethyst paltte gives me an amazing glow and It's now my improvised highlighter and strobe powder. During lazy days I reach for Yellow Sapphire to give my eyelids a touch of very fine glitters and it easily brightens my eyes, but lazy days were a rare occurence for a makeup addict like me. I always top it off or mix with several eyeshadows.

The Face Shop Color Me Lovely Me: Ex Glitter Eyeshadow in Sand Dune from South Korea. P195 I bought it at The Face Shop store in Glorietta. It's also more of a cream/mousse type than powdery and glides on my eyelids like a dream. The specks of glitters were bigger than Kiss Me Heroine Make's Eye Jewelries, and the explosion of glitters were more intense. When photos were taken with flash the glitters were pretty obvious I use it when I want more emphasis on my eyes or I feel like I'm Tinkerbell, as the glitters were too fabulous and disco-ball like for daytime wear.

Mac Eyeshadow in Tempting from Canada. It's actually a Canadian brand but came from my best friend from Singapore. I was thinking of getting Woodwinked again but I've decided to try another shade that's more taupe-like. It looks great on its own but I love pairing it with Makeup Geek's Badabing or with my Sugar Skull Cosmetics 88 Metal Palette. Without an eye base, it creates a sheer wash of color on eyelids that is still pigmented (since it's Mac after all) and when used under a primer/eyebase the pigmentation's so intense. Best paired with any shade that belongs to the brown, orange and bronze family

Now I would like to share with you two fresh, glittery MOTD that I did for two consecutive days. By the way I'm not really that flawless but the flash made my skin smoother than usual. (I sooo love my Samsung Grand Prime!)

MOTD 1 is more on fresh, au naturel look but shimmery.

Product Breakdown

FACE

Mary Kay Luminous Wear Liquid Foundation in Beige 2

Mary Kay Mineral Powder in Ivory 1 mixed with Avon Smooth Minerals in Natural

Clinique Cyberwhite stick concealer

BROWS

Mary Kay Eyebrow Pencil in Brunette

Avon Eyebrow Pencil in Soft Brown

Makeup Geek Eyeshadow in Mocha

EYES

The Face Shop Color Me Ex glitter eyeshadow in Sand Dune mixed with 

Kiss Me Heroine Make Eye Jewelry in Yellow Sapphire

Mary Kay Eyeliner in Black

Makeup Geek Eyeshadow in Corrupt

Clinique Mascara

Revlon Eyelash curler

**no false eyeslashes**

CHEEKS

Kiss Me Heroine Make Eye Jewelry in Pink Amethyst's pale gold shade for strobing

Mary Kay Mineral Blush in Shy for my cheeks (it also has gold glitters in it) 

LIPS

BYS Matte Lipstick in Day Dreamer with

The Face Shop Color Me Ex glitter eyeshadow in Sand Dune on top

MOTD 2 has more intense golden copper color. Still shimmery and more on strobing, and I used my other not so new glittery golden eyeshadows that I still love.

Product Breakdown

FACE

Mary Kay Luminous Wear Liquid Foundation in Beige 2

Mary Kay Mineral Powder in Ivory 1 mixed with Avon Smooth Minerals in Natural

Jazzy Collections cream foundation used as concealer

BROWS

Mary Kay Eyebrow Pencil in Brunette

Makeup Geek Eyeshadow in Mocha

EYES

The Face Shop Color Me Ex glitter eyeshadow in Sand Dune mixed with 

Etude House Tear Powder in Crystal Gold Tear

L'oreal High Intensity Pigment in Fluorescent

Avon Eyeshadow Quad in Sandy Corals

Maybelline Eye Studio Diamond Eyeshadow in Copper 01

Mary Kay Eyeliner in Black

Makeup Geek Eyeshadow in Corrupt

Avon Lengthening Mascara

Revlon Eyelash curler

**no false eyeslashes**

CHEEKS

Kiss Me Heroine Make Eye Jewelry in Pink Amethyst's pale gold shade for strobing

Mary Kay Mineral Blush in Shy for my cheeks (my HG blush!) 

LIPS

BYS Matte Lipstick in Day Dreamer mixed with

Etude House Dear Darling Lipstick in OR205

L'oreal High Intensity Pigment  dabbed on top of lips

My addiction to it won't fade for sure. More gold products I'm currently eyeing on: Maybelline Color Tattoo Metal in Gold and Nyx Cream Stick in 24 Karats. Glad to know that they're cheap and I hope I can purchase them soon.

My thoughts on Strobing: it's just highlighting, minus contouring. I'm not really a fan of contouring since the bony parts of my face were too prominent now, plus it makes my facial features sharper than ever. Though it doesn't work that well on me I love seeing beautiful and talented muas on Instagram with their contouring on point. I look different in person and even in pictures so I just do light contouring with a darker powder. Horaay to the strobing trend, I'll be doing it til I ran out of strobe powders.

How about you my lovely readers? What's your favorite eyeshadow shade? Is there an addiction/obsession that has died down and suddenly you want to be addicted once again to it? Aside from this gold thingy my old flame Hello Kitty' catching my attention again, yet I'm still thinking about it coz I have a son now, I don't think seeing him play with my kitties will be a good idea.

So long my pretty readers! Thanks for visiting my blog! Seeing the blog hits of more than 400,000 makes my heart flutter! when i started I was pretty sure no one will even read my blog, but now I've got tons of readers! Thanks to all of you! Ciao Ciao!

Spring Greens

It's March! Can't believe I can really write monthly and have time prepping up and doing several fun looks. I'll be sharing with you a colorful eye makeup I did just in time for spring. Though in my country we've never had four seasons, I've already experienced the transition of beautiful colors all year round just using my colorful makeup palette. All we need is just creativity and think of those colors that best resemble the beauty of newly bloomed flowers and leaves.

I'm actually thinking of colorful petals on my eyelids but I'm not in the mood to blend pinks, yellow, and orange on my eyelids so I thought I should just play up with different shades of green and just use pinks and corals on my lips and cheeks. I skipped using false eyelashes coz I couldn't find my eyelash glue. My little cousin played with it again and I'm sure it's lost forever.

my take on fresh greens and glowing lips and cheeks

our beauty inspiration

Using highly pigmented eyeshadows from Sugar Skull Cosmetics and some loose glittery pigments I have , here's my spring painted eyes inspired by trees and grass, cheeks and lips inspired by blooming flowers.

List of products I used

FACE

Nyx High Definition Face Primer

Jazzy Cream Foundation

Sugar Skull Cosmetics 10 concealer palette

Sephora 8hr Wear Mattifying Powder Foundation

EYES

Nichido Eyeliner Pencil in Bronze Glow

Sugar Skull Cosmetics 120 Rainbow Palette

Maybelline Eyestudio 2 in 1 shadow liner in bronze

L'oreal High Intensity Pigments in Phosphorescent

Makeup Geek Eyeshadow in Corrupt

Etude House Tear Powder in Crystal Gold Tear

Clinique Mascara

CHEEKS

Elf Peach Blush

Mac Hello Kitty powder blush in Tippy

LIPS

Etude House VIP Girl Lipstick in PK006

Etude House Dear Darling Lipstick in OR205

Thanks for reading lovelies. I'm busy these days but I'll try to post more for this month. Summer's just around the corner here in my country and I'm so excited to hit the beach. My next blog post might be something related to a bronzed beach babe. :) Please look forward for that! Bye!

The Lipstick Tag

If there's one beauty product I'm really crazy about, they're lippies.

I'm always in search for the perfect one depending on my shade preference.

Lipsticks can really change your looks and mood, believe me.

I honestly carry more than 4 shades in my bag, just in case I want to change

my look or my mood. Since I'm fickle minded, my favorite lippie shade changes

every year.

Here's the Lipstick Tag that I enjoy answering, and even reading through

my fellow beauty bloggers' post. I'll be including a few pictures so that this post won't be boring and dull.

How many lipsticks do you own?

I honestly lost count. I started collecting lippies since I was in high school.

I've lost some, others were unfortunately stolen,
while others were now residing inside my cousins' purse.
Let me do a headcount by their brands.
(excluding lip tints, lip balms and lip glosses)

(3)  Estee Lauder in Mars & Creme De Marron
(3) Kirkland Borghese in Maple Glaze, rare Ruby and Plush Plum
(13) Avon in Island Glow, Pout, Vermillion, 24k Pink, Natural Gold, Golden Peach,
Pink Peach, Divine Wine, magic lipsticks in pink and red
(6) Maybelline Angel Rose, Cosy Tangerine, Pink Peach, Hypershine Diamonds in Ruby Diamonds, Plum Perfect, Baby Lips
(2) Wet n' Wild Think Pink, Nouveau Pink
(5) Nyx India, Dusty Rose, Hot Pink, Narcissus, Orange Soda
(7) Etude House VIP Girl PK006, Dear Darling OR204, OR205, PK009, PK 0012, PK 0014
(1) Victoria's Secret in Cutie Pie
(10) Mac including the Hello Kitty & Heatherette Collection
Russian Red, Pink Nouveau, Please Me, Shy Girl, Heroine, Big Bow, Miss Popular,
Glitz, Hollywood nights, Lollipop Loving
(6) Revlon in Nude Velvet, Soft Nude, Pink Pout, Nude Attitude, Champagne, Beyond Natural in Peach

(3) Nichido Pretty Tulip, Baby Chic, Berry Princess
(2) Sophie Paris Mango Peach, Summer Pink
(2) Ever Bilena Offbeat Pink, Mauvey
(1) Careline Magic Lipstick

Oh gosh, it's 64.. excluding those I've lost, and those that were stolen..

What was the first lipstick you owned?

I've had lipsticks from my mom and aunt prior to this one, but when you say "first"

then it has to be the one I bought with my own money.

It was in highschool and I really saved up my money for Maybelline

Watershine Diamonds Lipstick in Peach Flash. 
I saw it from an ad when I bought my first Cosmo mag.
Since it was too glittery I couldn't wear it for school and another one
which is Blistex Lip Tone. I loved them. Maybelline got chunks of micro glitters that I sooo love. Blistex smells like chocolate, I even remember my friend Nelly licked it.
Sadly both were phased out. :(

What's your favourite lipstick brand?


 I owned a few and it has the best consistency, texture, 

finish and pigmentation. It's long lasting and smells like
those ice cream from Cold Stone. I love it not because it's pricey.
Who will like it when something's expensive? right? I want to save and buy cheap ones
as much as possible but with its quality, Mac has taken all my moolahs.

If I couldn't afford one I look for dupes and go for Nyx and Wet n' Wild.

What's your most worn lipstick?

Mac Please Me and Mac Shy Girl. 

Both were good for an everyday natural glam look.

For a cheaper alternative with a pinky peach hue
 I go for Maybelline's Lipstick in Angel Rose.

What is your favourite finish?

Matte. I've loved glosses and shimmers when I was younger,
but then I started hating them when I was still active in my dance org, 
coz whenever my hair accidentally gets into my lips the gloss glides 
all over my cheeks. Also, a matte lippie gives off more natural looking lips.

What was the last lipstick you bought?

It's Mac Heroine. I was really itching to get that goth purple lippie

but then I have to think several times
coz my cousin was making fun of me when I was swatching it
at the back of my hand. She's like, "you won't buy it, right?" then laughs

How many lip products do you currently have in your bag?

my bag at the moment: small xoxo hot to trot handbag filled with 5 lippies
from Mac, Etude House & Nyx. Yes, bag's already full.

As I've mentioned I carry 4 to 5 shades of lippie in case of emergency.
I know I sound weird.

If it's a big date or big event I carry
Mac Please Me, Mac Shy Girl, Mac Russian Red & Mac Pink Nouveau.
If it's just an ordinary day like hanging out with friends I carry lippies
mostly from Maybelline, or Revlon or Etude House or Nyx.

What is your favourite red lip colour?

Mac Russian Red. I swear its the best. I've received gazillion compliments

from it, and it's a real head turner from random strangers.

How do you store your lipsticks?

I have this small gold train case where I keep those that I rarely use,

and those most used were stored in the ice cream can from Yellow cab.

I also keep them somewhere out of my little cousin's reach.

She broke too many lippies already.

What lipstick is next on your wishlist?

Lime Crime's Geradium, a bright radioactive pink &
I heard it's a good dupe for Mac's Viva Glam Nicki plus
the packaging is gorg!

 What are your current favourites?


Mac Please Me is my everyday gorgeous lippie.
Then I love mixing my other lippies together to create a gorgeous combination.
My current fave is the combo of my
Nyx Black Label Lipstick in India and Avon Lipstick in Island Glow.

What's your favorite lipstick packaging?

Most makeup addicts and enthusiast have to agree, 

Mac Heatherette lippies were f*cking amazing. 

Now Lime Crime produced purple versions with holographic unicorns on it

and I'm dying to get one.

Now if you happen to be as addict as me wen it comes to lippies

then I'm tagging you to do this and send me your link to your blog

so I can happily read yours!

Kim Kardashian Double Winged Liner ~ Sexy Nude Inspired Makeup

Hello there lovelies! It's my 28th birthday! I'm old I know :) Today I have the guts and urge to recreate one of my favorite makeup looks from Kim Kardashian. I was just browsing through some of her photos then all of a sudden I took my magic brushes and transformed myself..

just to perk up my day.

Today's look is inspired by this beautiful bombshell that was transformed by her glam quad.

How I wish I have my own glam squad as well. I only have myself. The only person I can depend on.

My favorite makeup artist Mario Dedivanovic usually spends more than 2 hours for Kim's makeup. Unlike Kourtney, more than 20 minutes is too long for her. Whereas for me I skipped all the contouring, bronzing and more illuminating parts so it just took me 30 minutes to finish this look. Kim wore this for her birthday dinner in Vegas. 2 hours of makeup is a bit acceptable. I just stayed in my house to it'll be a total waste of makeup and time if I glam it up more.

Here are the products I used in achieving this Sexy Nude look.

Face

Revlon Photoready Cream Foundation in Shell

Sugar Skull Cosmetics Concealer Palette

Diorskin Forever Compact by Christian Dior 020 Beige Eclair

Elizabeth Arden Powder Foundation

Maybelline mineral foundation as finishing veil

Eyes

Sugar Skull Cosmetics 88 Earth Palette

Christian Dior Fards A Paupieres (silver ones)

Diorshow Mascara in Noir

Christian Dior Mini Crayon Eyeliner in Noir

Etude House Code B gel eyeliner in Strong black

Glintz False eyelashes

Cheeks

Nars Orgasm and Laguna Duo

Etude House Crystal Tear Powder in Crystal Gold

Lips

Sugar Skull Cosmetics dark concealer

Mac Lipglass in C-thru

The combination of a dark peachy toned concealer and Mac's C-thru has resulted into this

gorgeous nude lip. It's beautiful but it still wouldn't beat the Mac Angel ~ Nars Turkish Delight combo which is Kim K's all time favorite.

 

You can also use the combo of Mac Shy girl and Mac C-thru.

You can also try this delicious smelling lip gloss from Candies.

The shade's name is Madeleine. Also Clinique Chubby Sticks were good. I've used mine a lot.

Since I only did it for 30 mins and I was just wearing a shirt I skip adding gold illuminators

for my decolletage. Here Kim has them which adds beauty to her tanned skin.

For shimmer and glitters I swear by my Etude House Tear Powder in Crystal Gold Tear.

It works everytime. I love it.

For the process on how Mario and Rob Scheppy turned her into a gorgeous glowing diva on her big day, here's the step by step picture. The whole beautifying process took 2 hours.

  

I'm not sure what arethose products used for the rest of her face, but the mascara looks like

L'oreal's Voluminous mascara in Carbon Black. For her lips I heard it's the combination of

Mac Lipstick in Ravishing and Mac Lipglass in Florabundance.

I always look forward for Kim's makeup on her birthday. It's always jaw dropping.

More Kim~Mario Collaborations

He even did Kim's makeup for her first wedding with Kris Humphries and her second wedding with Kanye West.

More of my fave nude looks from Kim

Admit it or not, we like her. She's one of the most searched in terms of beauty and fashion. First time I learned about Kim K was when when I was watching E! and she went to a salon to get a tan, but she wants gold particles airbrushed on her.Most receptionists from those salons said they don't have it and  they didn't even give her a second look coz she wasn't big that time, but I rooted for her after that coz she's really pretty.I even couldn't remember "Kardashian". Very middle eastern family name. This was her first photoshoot that I saw. 

Through an interview she was even defending herself that she comes

from a family with big boobs and big butts.

**yes after the britney addiction era, I'm a self confessed Kim K fanatic.**

But lately her signature look has changed. Aside from dyeing her hair blonde, she's going in for a vampy look..which is towards my direction..

Very Cherish. **evil laugh**

As for a good makeup remover, I couldn't tell you the best one, but I have a real-life makeup remover. I'm not kidding. yep he even pulled my lashes... in a painful way.

Just Kidding! Here's what I use to remove my makeup.

Clinique's Take the Day Off Makeup Remover.

Thanks for reading my post for today!

You can share your tips to achieve Kimmy's look too.

I need more mua and beauty addict friends!