Today's Make Up: That "Punk" Is "Toasted"

Hello Thursday all! I am back today! Did y'all miss me the last two days? :D LOL. Well, I am back today, only for a brief moment though because I gotta bounce in a few.

My poor baby cousin was admitted to the hospital yesterday with high fever and was belatedly diagnosed today with Kawasaki disease. Sigh... seeing him in this condition just breaks my heart. :( No child, EVER, should be going through this much pain and discomfort.

Well, here are the simple makeup on the face today. Bare faced with just concealer for the under eyes, neutral eyes with a pop of green and orange, coral lips.

Today’s Make Up: Sea Sprite

Hello everyone! Hope you're all doing well this terrific Tuesday. Yeah.. Can you believe that? We're three days from the weekend, but don't blink or it will surely pop up out of no where. It's like the older you get, the faster time seems to go by. I remember when I was in elementary school, a day could NOT drag by any slower. Tsk tsk...

Arizona has a 60% chance of rain today, and not just rain but thunderstorm with high winds and all that good stuff. At the moment though, no more rain, just very, very cloudy skies, dark clouds and very humid. I really shouldn't go anywhere today but I dreamt of my Grandma last night. Maybe she's lonely out there by herself... So I decided to go visit her today. I spent some time out there just talking to her, filling her in on what's happening. I think she's happy there, resting next to her husband. She's resting in peace now. I miss her and not a day goes by that I don't think about her; I just can't believe it's been 6 months already.

I did some lazy makeup today since I didn't really want to do full out makeup. I didn't want my efforts to go to waste if I were to be caught in the rain. I haven't used any of my Maybelline Eye Studio quads in the longest while so I thought I should give them a go today. I wanted something bright and whilst going through my drawers, Sea Sprite caught my eyes.

Today's Make Up: Black Friday Ready Makeup

Although I am all about being grateful and giving thanks everyday and not just one day out of the year, it is however Thanksgiving Day. And what do we do on Thanksgiving Day besides eating to our heats' desire without feeling guilty? Haha. Yep, give thanks and be thankful.

This Thanksgiving, like all the others before, I am grateful for my family, my friends, my home, my life, being alive and healthy but this year, unlike others, I am thankful for you guys. All of you. :) I started my blog last December so this is the first Thanksgiving I am celebrating with y'all.

I'd like to take a moment to thank y'all whether you're a follower, a regular visitor or even a wanderer that happens to stumble upon my page. Whoever that takes their time to read what I have to say, I'd like to thank.  Each views means a whole lot to me because I know that someone, somewhere is reading what I say. That alone, means so much to me. So thank you!!

But anyways, even though it is Thanksgiving today, the family will not be having our dinner today. Yeah... I blame retail. :/ They're one upping one another and opening earlier and earlier, as early as 5 PM in my area. And of course, the sales are too sweet to pass up so my aunts are all going crazy. So we all agreed, albeit not happily, to move dinner until tomorrow night so they can go get their shops on today and tomorrow morning. There's no point in me just waiting around at home ya know... Imma be joining them, or rather, embark on my own journey. LOL.

Makeup today is long wearing and budge free, in other words, Black Friday ready makeup. ;)

FACE
Pixi Correction Concentrate in Brightening Peach
Covergirl + Olay Concealer Balm in Fair
IPKN NY Hydro & Pore BB
Covergirl Outlast Stay Fabulous 3-in-1 Foundation in Buff Beige
Revlon Nearly Naked Pressed Powder in Fair
NYC Smooth Skin Bronzer in Sunny
Wet N Wild Color Icon Bronzer in Reserve Your Cabana
the Balm Instain Long Wearing Staining Powder Blush in Argyle

EYES
Urban Decay Primer Potion
Milani Brow & Eye Highlighters in Matte Cream/Luminous Lift
Urban Decay Eyeshadow in Sin
Urban Decay 24/7 Glide-On Eye Pencil in Perversion
Milani Shadow Eyez in Champagne Toast
Maybelline The Mega Plush Volume Express Mascara

LIPS
Peri Pera Peri's Tint Water in Pink Juice
Maybelline Baby Lips Crystal in Mirrored Mauve

I chose concealers that will not dry my skin out bu midnight. It will be one long night so I applied Brightening Peach to my under eyes to assure that I will look refreshed throughout the night. I mixed a bit of BB Cream and long lasting foundation to give me coverage without wearing too thick of face makeup. I also stayed away from products that has shine, glow or shimmer in risking looking like an oily disco ball by the end of the night. I used Instain as my blush of choice because I know this blush will not budge on me. Just a little will go a loooong way.

Eyes are kept as simple as can be. First with a primer to ensure no creasing and/or fading until I decide to remove it tomorrow morning. Then I swept Sin all over my eyelids, keeping the edges clean from corner to corner. Next I used Perversion to tight line my waterline and gave it a little flick at the outer corner. Then I used Champagne Toast to rim my entire lower lash line to create a wide eyed, awake illusion. This will definitely come in handy later tonight. Lastly I gave my lashes a good curl and coated them in mascara.

After giving my lips a good scrubba dub dub, I applied a moisturizing lip balm. Then I applied two coats of Pink Juice, allowing it to dry before topping off with Mirrored Mauve.

Wearing makeup for 24-ish hours can really take a toll on my skin. So to ensure that my face retain its moisture and not gets the life sucked outta em, I brought along a travel sized can of Avene Thermal Spring Water.

I wish everyone of you a Happy Thanksgiving. Spend it with your loved ones and make great memories. Please enjoy your weekend and be safe!

As always, thank you for visiting and thanks for reading. Please come back soon. :)

Today's Make Up: Fall Trend - Jewel-Tone Eyes & Red Lips 2

Wednesday greetings everyone! Hope your week is going well. I cannot complain about mine I guess, so that makes it okay. Haha.

I actually did this exact look a couple months back, but I liked how it came out that time, I decided to recreate it again. First on the list, jewel-tone eyes and red lips. I'm not sure what it was, but I had this urge to sport bright red lips today. The orangey-red with the warm undertones, not the one with the cool undertones. I went through all of my lip products and Wild Watermelon almost immediately caught my eyes.

So on the face today are the mess below.

FACE
L'Oreal Magic Lumi Light Infusing Primer
Maybelline Dream Fresh BB 8-in-1 Beauty Balm Skin Perfecter in Light/Medium
Physicians Formula Bronze Gems Healthy Glow Bronzer
ELF Essential Blush in Shy

EYES
ELF Eyelid Primer
Maybelline Eye Studio Eyeshadow Quad in Green With Envy
Wet N Wild Mega Liner Liquid Eyeliner in Dark Brown
Covergirl Lash Blast Fusion Mascara in Very Black

LIPS
Peri Pera Peri's Tint Water in Orange Juice
Revlon Color Burst Lip Butter in Wild Watermelon

I actually incorporated another trend into today's look, which is the bare faced with the flawless glow. In order to achieve that, I mixed a pump of Magic Lumi Primer and Dream Fresh BB and applied it all over my face. The Magic Lumi will give me that glow while the BB Cream will give me a dewy finish for the natural look. To keep the natural feel going, I didn't use too dark of a bronzer to sculpt my features as I usually would. I used this light bronzer to lightly dust it all over my face to give it some color and used the gems side of the compact as a highlight. Shy is that type of blush that is so subtle, it's border line barely there. For today, it provided what little color it did that it looks almost natural.

When jewels are mentioned, I immediately think of Sapphire blue, Emerald Green and Ruby Red, of course there are different colors too like purple or yellow. For today, our jewel tone eyes will be of a green shade, Green with Envy to be exact. I think using black liquid liner will contrast the green too much, so I opt for a brown instead. I wanted to keep the green as the main focus so I didn't wing it or applied it too thickly. Then I curled my lashes and applied mascara. Easy peasy.

As for lips, I first applied an orange tint water than topped it off with an orangey-red Lip Butter. Super, duper gorgeous.

Hope y'all enjoyed this post. Have a great rest of the night. Thank you for dropping by for a visit and thanks a bunches for reading. Please come back soon! :)

Today's Make Up: Pink Sweetness

Saturday greetings all! Hope you are all having one fabulous Saturday. I cannot complain about mine, tummy is full from the goodness of dim sum.. Mmhmm... yummy.

But we're barely getting started. Yep, being Asian, this is no where near the end. LOL. Today is one of my uncle's birthday so we are celebrating it in the most Asian way possible. With food... lots and lots of food. Mmmhmm, yum! We probably have enough to feed a whole country. Haha. I should be helping but I snuck away to post this. A blogger's gotta do what a blogger's gotta do to post daily. LOL. Cause I love sharing with y'all, it's my joy. :P

On the face today, mostly shades of pink for a sweet, natural look. It is truly a struggle when I attend these family gatherings, my makeup becomes severely restricted. It's alright, light and natural is good too!!

FACE
dr, brandt Pores No More Pore Refiner
Sheer Cover Duo Concealer in Light/Medium
Holika Holika Aqua Petit Jelly BB
Maybelline Dream Wonder Powder in Classic Ivory
NYC Smooth Skin Bronzer in Sunny
Maybelline Blush in Wild Blossom (limited edition)
Wet N Wild Color Icon Bronzer in Reserve Your Cabana

EYES
Urban Decay Primer Potion
Pacifica Mineral Eyeshadow Duo in Duo #1 Celestial & Opal
Wet N Wild Mega Liner Liquid Eyeliner in Black
NYX Jumbo Eye Pencil in Strawberry Milk
Benefit They're Real Mascara

LIPS
Peri Pera Peri's Tint Water in Pink Juice
NYX Butter Gloss in Merengue

Since I'll be having my makeup on for the majority of the day, I chose a BB Cream that is  hydrating on my skin yet have a medium-ish coverage. That's why I love this Holika Holika BB Cream so much! I can always rely on it for situations like this. 

I am glad I was able to snatch this limited edition blush while it was around. The blush looks absolutely gorgeous from the pan, but not as intense when applied. Which can or cannot be a good thing. This is a beautiful shade, and I get probably half of its intensity on my cheek; it compliments my skin tone very well. On my skin tone, it gives me a winterize flush blushing type look.

On my eyes, I am using this faint lavender shade all over my lids. It looks beige but it goes on lavendery. Just a few sweep to brighten up my eyes.  Then I use the caramel brown on my crease to warm it up a bit before thinly lining my eyes. Nothing too fancy schmancy .

The lips is like the cheery on top, it pulls the whole look together. Lip tint and gloss is the way to go, no doubt about that. I am using a pink tint, topped off with a pinkish-lilac gloss.

And that's it for today's make up. I'm gonna run back to help now. Ya think they noticed I was gone for half an hour? LOL.

Y'all enjoy your weekends now! Whether you're heading out or staying in, just remember to enjoy yourselves. Also, don't forget to stay safe and bundle up well. Don't get sick now.

Thank you for visiting and thanks for reading. Please come back soon! :)

Today's Make Up: Halloween

HAPPY HALLOWEEN EVERYONE!!!! Or to those who find "Halloween" offensive, Happy Dressing Up and Get Free Candies Day? Whatever the case may be, whether you're going to a party, going out trick or treating, taking someone out trick or treating or even passing out candies, please, please, please BE CAREFUL. There's just so many things that can go wrong, so please remember to stay safe!

I will not be attending any parties this year, as I feel like I'm getting quite old for that now. I will be taking my kiddie cousins out trick or treating. They are beyond ecstatic that I will be taking them instead of their parents. LOL.

But annnnnnny whoooo, although I am not going as anything, I still wish to carry out the Halloween spirit. Today's makeup includes a whole lot of orange, because ya know, Halloween and orange and black goes hand in hand like Oreo and milk. 

FACE
Sonia Kashuk Concealer Palette in Hidden Agenda
Skin79 Super+ BB Triple Functions
Covergirl Outlast Stay Fabulous 3-in-1 Foundation in Buff Beige
Revlon Nearly Naked Pressed Powder in Fair
NYC Smooth Skin Bronzer in Sunny
Wet N Wild Color Icon Bronzer in Reserve Your Cabana
Jane Cosmetics Multi-Colored Cheek Powder in Peach Bouquet

EYES
Urban Decay Primer Potion
Wet N Wild Color Icon Eyeshadow Trio in Sun-Set To See
Wet N Wild Mega Liner Liquid Eyeliner in Black 
Wet N Wild Idol Eyes Creme Shadow Pencil in Pixie
Maybelline The Mega Plush Volume Express Mascara

LIPS
Peri Pera Peri's Tint Water in Orange Juice
Maybelline Baby Lips in Coral Crush

Since I will be outside all night, I will need my face product to be long lasting and sweat proof. I don't know how Fall is going for y'all elsewhere, but here in brick oven Arizona, we are still seeing mid-80s, dipping to mid-70s at night. There will be slight wind tonight, but nonetheless, it will be one long, sweaty night. Thus why I mixed a bit of BB Cream with my foundation to get the best of both worlds; that IS possible guys. I do not need full coverage so the BB Cream would have been enough, but the foundation is to help the BB last a bit longer and make it sweat proof. 

To stick with the orange theme, I used a peach blush lightly on my cheeks. Then I went ahead and contoured and highlight as usual. I did say that I will sweat a lot, so I stayed away from any face products with shimmer in it. The bronzer, highlight and blush I used are all matte.

On the eyes, I used the Sun-Set To See Trio paired with thick winged liner. I didn't want too much orange to seem overwhelming so I balanced it out by applying a beige shadow to my lower lash line.

As for the lips, I first applied Orange Juice then topped it off with Coral Crush. I will not have to bring neither products for reapplications.

Today's makeup is very low maintenance. The last thing I need to worry about is my makeup when I'll have like 10 kids I need to closely keep my eyes on. I am ready for this. Hair up in a high pony tail and braided, comfy clothes and shoes. Everything is good to go. :P

Just in case y'all forgot what I am sporting on the nails for today, here is a quick reminder. Halloween Spooks!

Please have a safe and fun night everyone! Do take care. <3 Now go, go.

Thank you for visiting and thanks for reading. Please do come back soon. :)

Today's Make Up: Sea Sprite

Hello everyone! Hope you're all doing well this Wednesday. Yeah.. Can you believe that? We're at another Wednesday already.

Arizona has a 60% chance of rain today, and not just rain but thunderstorm with high winds and all that good stuff. At the moment though, no rain yet, just very, very cloudy skies, dark clouds and very humid. I really shouldn't go anywhere today but I dreamt of my Grandma last night. Maybe she's lonely out there by herself... So I decided to go visit her today. I spent some time out there just talking to her, filling her in on what's happening. I think she's happy there, resting next to her husband. She's finally resting in peace now.

I did some lazy makeup today since I didn't really want to do full out makeup. I didn't want my efforts to go to waste if I were to be caught in the rain. I haven't used any of my Maybelline Eye Studio quads in the longest while so I thought I should give them a go today. I wanted something bright and whilst going through my drawers, Sea Sprite caught my eyes.

FACE
Olay Complete  All Day Moisturizer With Sunscreen SPF 15 for Combination/Oily Skin (not pictured)
Avene Thermal Spring Water (not pictured)

EYES
NYX HD Eyeshadow Base in ESB04
Maybelline Eye Studio in Sea Sprite (limited edition)
L'Oreal 24HR Infallible Lacquer Liner in Blackest Black
Rimmel Scandal Eyes in Nude
Covergirl Lash Black Fusion Mascara in Very Black

LIPS
Peri Pera Peri's Tint Water in Mandarin Juice
the Balm Stainiac in Beauty Queen
NYX Xtreme Lip Cream in Nude Peach Fuzz

I've been into layering lip tints lately. It was pure experimental but I loved the result and have been sporting it ever since. Today, I applied Mandarin Juice first, let it dry before I applied Beauty Queen. I love the shade combo!

Thank you for visiting and thanks for reading all. Please come back soon! :)

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