Author: Carina

ADDICTION by Ayako Ready to Wear Eyeshadow Palette in Sugar Rusk

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You’ve read about my ADDICTION addiction. Let me talk about it some more. ADDICTION is a makeup brand by makeup artist Ayako, who worked with François Nars. I discovered and fell in love with their products on a Japan visit, during which I brought home 3 types of products: lipsticks, eyeshadows, and cheek sticks. Unfortunately, I didn’t want to sully the products and didn’t get to buy any more items before leaving for Manila. My friend, Den, kindly muled me some more Addiction goodies when she went on a trip to Osaka a few weeks ago. My Addiction eyeshadow stash grew dramatically, and one of the newest additions was this quad in Sugar Rusk. I was hoping to get this in a limited edition Basquiat case, like two other quads I got, but the pigmentation and colors gave me enough reason to hold on to it. Sugar Rusk has four colors: three shimmery neutrals, and a beautiful matte. The three shimmery neutrals are a white (with a green-gold duochrome), a cool, light brown that is …

Drugstore Finds: Revlon ColorStay Ultimate Suede Lipstick in Iconic*

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Here’s a quick review on the Revlon ColorStay Ultimate Suede Lipstick in Iconic* which I got in a BDJ Box a few months ago. It’s a really pretty corally pink with a smattering of gold shimmers. It reminds me a lot of NARS Orgasm. The color glides on smoothly, and I didn’t notice any clinging to dry patches or sinking into fine lines. As is typical of the ColorStay formulas, this dries down to a somewhat tacky finish, which is what I would say I didn’t like about this formula. However, this makes it long-wearing. It’s also a little bit tricky because it doesn’t wear off evenly. I wouldn’t purchase another lipstick from this line, based on the formula and also because Revlon is not cruelty-free. Still, it’s definitely the kind of pink that I like, so I’ll be holding on to it. In other news, my face is as big as the moon. :0 What is going on! (JK, I know exactly. I gained some weight and it’s showing in my face, huuuu.) * …

Drugstore Finds: Maybelline The Hypercurl Mascara*

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Allow me to channel LSP here: “OH. MY. GLOB.” This may sound a little excessive, but holy crap. You have no idea how stubborn my lashes are. They look alright in person. If you were really, really, really, really close to my face. I mean, sure. But they do not hold a curl and no amount of mascara would make much of a difference, especially when my lashes go from “barely there” to “clumpy mess” in a matter of seconds. But this, my friends. This is a pretty great thing right here. The wand is similar to The Falsies, which is another Maybelline mascara that I like. It has a sort of curved shape, a design that is supposed to allow you to apply mascara easier since it “fits” your lashes’ natural shape. Are you ready for the results? LOOK AT THOSE LASHES! Oooh. Aaah. I really can’t believe it. That’s probably nothing to get excited about for you, but for me it is akin to a miracle! Another great thing about it? (What? There’s …

Sample Stash Sunday: too cool for school After School BB Foundation Lunchbox*

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I got a sample of the too cool for school After School BB Foundation Lunchbox in 1 Matte in the July BDJ Box, and that’s awesome because I’ve been wanting to try it since I began exploring the brand. This skin match is just asking for trouble! Look how white it is against my skin tone. Still, I wanted to see if I could use it. Since I wanted to see just how drastic the difference in, here I am without makeup, aside from this on one side of my face: Surprise! It’s not so bad. 🙂 In fact, I think it blends in quite nicely with my skin and evens out my skin tone. My eyebags are hopeless, so I’m not even going to go there. Here I am with all of it blended out + the rest of my makeup: This was the look for my last Made-Up History post. I think this is a bit too pale for me, but it’s honestly nothing that a bit of bronzer can’t fix. I’ve got …

Link Love Vol. 10

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— 3 Minute Makeup Challenge by Tina of What Tina Loves — Inspired by Literature: Vintage Speedball Text Book by Jessica of Getting Cheeky — Blog Tips: Product Photography and Lightbox Alternatives by Eula of Eula Sleeps — LOTD Inspiration: Till Lindemann by Delia of Shimmery Black — Chanel Les Beiges Collection: The How-To Guide by Krysty of Vain Jane Writes — The CC Cream Curiosity by Wiji of Dandelion Whiskers — Throwback: What’s in my bag? by Laala of Intermittent Makeup — FOTD: Default Face by Romila Marie of Run Barbie Run — The Monolid Trilogy Part 1 by Sunny of Mostly Sunny — Lipstick Bandits: His Pick. A group of bloggers let their partner pick their favorite lipstick on them, which is seriously such a fun idea. Here are their posts: Xiao of Messy Wands • Lily of Chloe Ash • Larie of Eye Heart It • Arianne of Glitter Geek • Sunny of Mostly Sunny • Jenny of My Funny Valentine • Teri of BellaChique • Monika of Rocaille Writes • Rae …