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!
