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My Personal (Predictable) Lip Picks Lately

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I’ve been taking a break from many things recently, and it seems that includes fun lip colors. I’m trying to get back in the mood for my corals, purples, what have you, but I figured I’d show you what I’ve usually been reaching for lately (save for the vamps, which I occasionally reach for but never as a fail-safe option). I know they all look like the same damn thing, and as a dutiful beauty nut, I’m taking it upon myself to tell you that they’re different! Ahem.

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NARS Velvet Matte Lip Pencil in Bahama — I love this shade! Except I realized recently that it has a bunch of v. fine shimmer that gets more and more obvious the more you load it on. So, um. Don’t. Anyway, I love this; it’s a bit of a 90s lip, IMO.

NARS Pure Matte Lipstick in Tonkin — I know this as Bea’s favorite NPML (or ever?) shade. It’s very neutral, a sorta pinky-brown that’s pretty perfect for everyday use.

MAC Lustre Lipstick in Jubilee — I like using this if I’m feeling more of a juicy lip than a matte finish. It’s a warm nude on the darker side of the spectrum, def. a good nude for medium skintones and maybe a touch darker than a nude (but still a fairly neutral) lip for fair-light skintones.

ILIA Beauty Lipstick in Funnel of Love — This is a pretty bright nude option, with a very slight neon lean. It’s a satin finish and brightens up my complexion. I love using this when I wear fairly heavy eye makeup.

NARS Audacious Lipstick in Julie — This looks like a cousin of Funnel of Love, but a touch pink-peachier, slightly more obvious.

Here are a few photos of me wearing some of the shades, so you can see what I mean!

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ILIA Funnel of Love, I THINK, but it also kinda looks like MAC Jubilee in this photo. Which was posted a long time ago. Like, 2 months ago probably?

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NARS Julie

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Anyway, those are my go-tos as of… well, as of the last time I was around here. Do you have any go-to lip colors when you’re too lazy to think? Mine never seem to be the bright ones. x

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[AD] 6 Tips for Semi Permanent Eyebrows After-Care

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Semi permanent eyebrows have been a boon for all those women who want freedom from the daily task of filling their thinning eyebrows. Are you one of those women who are tired of their eyebrows dragging their whole look down? If yes, then you can also apt for semi permanent eyebrow make-up. But before you dive into the world of semi permanent make-up and book that appointment, there are certain things that you must keep in mind. Read More

FOTD: Yellow

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So, I got attached to yellow eyeshadow as a concept, I guess. I made this face and I took this when Arabelle Sicardi mentioned ‘yellow eyeshadow’ and POCs, and yeah. This happened.

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Nothing special: literally just yellow eyeshadow all over my mobile lid + the warmer brown all over my lower lash line, fading into the darker one on the outer 1/3. I’ve been very low maintenance with makeup, which is great but also kind of oops because I have a shit ton of products I don’t use so much anymore but can’t get myself to get rid of. What to do!

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Products Used:

— MAKE Soft Focus Foundation (Cool 4)
— Le Métier de Beauté Eye Brightening and Setting Powder (Refresh)
— K-Palette 2Way Eyebrow Pencil (G103)*
— Wet n Wild x Fergie Take on the Day Eyeshadow Primer
— MAKE Celeste e Verde Palette* (yellow, 2 browns used)
— K-Palette 1Day Magic Liquid Eyeliner*
— Urban Decay 24/7 Glide-On Pencil (Roach, not pictured because I forgot)
— Kevyn Aucoin Sculpting Powder (Medium)
— Le Métier de Beauté Dualistic Lip Pencil (Nudité)

Thanks for looking, I hope you’re well. x

* Items marked with an asterisk are PR Samples.

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June Favorites

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Short post dedicated to the stuff I was using last month that gave me a lot of happies. 🙂 I’m still pretty over the moon with them a week+ into July.

Skin Care

— Antipodes Worship Superfruit Antioxidant Serum*
This stuff’s amazing, I’ve been using it a lot with different types of moisturizers and facial oils. It’s a little boost of antioxidants and my skin’s been loving it.

— Antipodes Vanilla Pod Hydrating Day Cream*
This is a light moisturizer that plays well with humidity and smells so, so good and fresh. It’s got Manuka honey and the same antioxidant concoction as the Worship serum. I don’t use this everyday, but it’s always a pleasant experience when I do.

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Makeup

— Kevyn Aucoin Sculpting Powder (Medium)
I love this! I use this all the time, I don’t even use blush anymore. It’s a good contour powder and I mostly exclusively use this, putting aside even my Hourglass Ambient Lighting Powder in Radiant Light because I can’t with the shimmer this summer. Anyway, again: I love this. It’s great.

— MAKE Celeste e Verde Palette*
Mostly for the eyeshadows. I’ve been using this for maybe 90% of my makeup looks the past month+. It’s great. It’s got a cool brown, a warm brown, and fun colors that don’t assault people. You’d think pale blue + yellow were hard to wear, but this palette makes it easy to.

— shu uemura eyeshadow in ME medium brown 885
Beautiful, favorite, fail-safe shade. My favorite eyeshadow of all time, like I’ve said before!

— ILIA Lipstick in Funnel of Love
I don’t know, this is basically my go-to. It’s so pretty and neutral, but also punchy? I can’t explain. But it is amazing.

— MAC Lustre Lipstick in Jubilee
I just love how easy this is to wear. It was my first ever MAC lipstick, and it’s perfect.

— NARS Velvet Matte Lip Pencils in Bahama and Train Bleu
I use Bahama for everyday, but it doesn’t reapply well (I have to take off the first layer then reapply) plus I didn’t realize that it had a bit of fine, fine silver glitter. It’s weird, but not that noticeable. I still like it. Train Bleu has been my statement lip for a while. It is beautiful.

– winged liner
I’ve been wearing wings again, just small ones, and I’ve been loving it so much. My usual weapon of choice is a liquid liner from K-Palette*

And that’s it! Please share your favorites, currently or from last month. I’d love to know. 🙂 x

* Items marked with an asterisk are PR Samples.

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FOTD: Cool Cut Crease + a Strong Cheek

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An FOTD that’s not my typical boring face.

I keep trying to use this Maybelline concealer but it’s really shit. Not sure why people like it so much. I feel so ashy-faced, but I’m not sure if it’s because of the color match or the texture. Leaning towards the texture, which just makes me feel cakey for some reason. It’s really weird. I have a pretty full bottle here (shade Medium) if anyone wants it. I got rid of the sponge but it’s pretty intact otherwise. Read More

Tony Moly Egg Pore Tightening Cooling Pack*

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Hiya! I just washed off a strip of this stuff off my nose + a bit of my cheek area. It’s the Tony Moly Egg Pore Tightening Cooling Pack*, which is a most welcome source of relief from the heat and sweaty summer.

Product Description The enhanced ice corset pore pack tightens open and loose pores seamlessly with a cooling effect that covers the pore.

I’ve always been skeptical of pore packs (pores don’t “open” or “close”) but there are certain masks and products that reduce the appearance of enlarged pores, and this is one such product. It’s water-based and has kaolin clay as the second ingredient. Kaolin clay, even by itself, is widely used as a face mask since it absorbs oil. White Kaolin also has an astringent effect, removing impurities from the skin. Read More

A couple of FOTDs and a hi!

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Long time, no see. I don’t know if you remember me (haha), but hi! I haven’t been around because… I haven’t been buying new stuff and I guess I went through (am going through?) a few crises at the moment that don’t leave me much time for beauty pursuits. I’m making an effort again, though. Because it turns out that I actually really like doing this. So, hi! Again.

So, I guess I wanted to say that yes, I’ve been wearing makeup still though not as much as I used to, and no, I haven’t been taking care of my skin as well as I ought to, maybe. I’m working on it, though, do not judge.

I’ve been wearing a few staples lately, though, namely the Urban Decay Naked 3 and the shu uemura ME medium brown 885 mainly, for eyeshadow. I’ve also been going to town with winged liner. I like it!

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For this look, I wore my OCC Cosmetic Colour Pencil in Lydia, but I took this after I got home from dinner with friends, soooo you can’t see it/it’s gone. My base is basically (ha) just a translucent powder because I came back from the beach (posted about it here) and once again, none of my bases match me.

And another decent FOTD, for good measure, to show you how I usually wear my eye makeup: a warm brown shade all over the lid and blended out. For this look, I used the Rouge Bunny Rouge Long-Lasting Eyeshadow in Bejewelled Skylark.

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Lipstick is Rouge Bunny Rouge in Whim of Mine, and I think I wore a bit of Hourglass Ambient Lighting Blush in Mood Exposure. Though I suppose you can’t really tell.

Okay, that’s it. I’ve been a little bit… unmotivated to take selfies/FOTDs lately, so these’ll have to do. I don’t normally switch out the eye stuff anyway, so this is a good pair of FOTDs in case you were wondering what I’d been wearing lately. Though, why would you… Anyway.

I’ve got a few reviews and posts lined up; I hope you’ll stick around for that. Hello, again. 🙂

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