FacesOfTheWeek (kind of) #5 // Eye Aye!

Instead of my normal FacesOfTheWeek post, I did all eye looks that used most of the products from my travel makeup bag that you can read about here. Even though I didn't have a lot of products with me, I was able to create different looks almost every day. There were some others that I really loved, but the pictures either turned out badly or there wasn't natural sunlight anymore to show the proper colors. I only have yellow lights in my room at home and so everything looked way too warm. 

This week was also a "reset" week for my skin and so I didn't want to include full face shots. I mention it later on, but I did have a really bad breakout for the drier air and lack of skincare products. I ended up not using any skincare products except my cleansing oil to get makeup off so that I could "reset" my skin to start a new routine. 

Makeup Lust List #1

I'm on a low-buy right now until I can finish more products, but that doesn't mean I can't window shop! I've been looking up and researching new / interesting products that I can buy in a few months. I'm also going to make some other "Lust Lists" for skincare and fashion so that those who don't want to read about certain categories can just skip those posts. 

Let's get started on these makeup products! I'll be going clockwise starting from the upper left.

Sugarpill Heart Breaker Palette - These colors are completely out of my comfort zone, but I still want it so badly. I love mint greens and the lower right is exactly what I want. Each color is available by itself, but something about this palette is calling out to me. There was a Kat Von D palette that also had a mint green-ish color, but that was limited edition. It's currently sold out on the websites for Beautylish, Makeup Geek, and Sugarpill and so I'll be waiting very impatiently for it to come back. 

Makeup Geek Eyeshadow in Cosmopolitan - I'm in such a rose gold kick and I've been wanting this shadow since I've been into rose gold colors. I hear so many good things about Makeup Geek products and they're so reasonably priced. 

Lioele Dollish Cera-V CC Cream - I recently saw a review on this product through one of the related videos areas on a Youtube review I watched and I was instantly intrigued by this CC Cream. It adapts to the wearer's skin color, but I'm worried that it won't fit me. It seems to fit ElaineMokk's skin tone, but she's about 2 shades lighter than me. I'm almost out of my Makeup Forever HD Foundation and I want to get another base product. 

Givenchy Ombre Couture Cream Eyeshadow in Rose Dentelle - I saw Temptalia's review of this product and it looks amazing. I have the Urban Decay Naked 3 palette and this cream shadow looks great as a base for those eye shadows. Out of everything on this list, I'm probably going to buy this product first. 

What are some products you're lusting over?

It's always fun seeing what other people want, but it's so dangerous for me because I end up wanting them too!

Review and Swatches: LASplash Cosmetics Splashproof Sealer

Along with the Ciaté Paint Pot in Skinny Dip, I also got LASplash Cosmetics Splashproof Sealer in my Glossybox. I thought it was going to be gimmicky, but it's amazing with pigments and loose shadows. LASplash claims that it'll intensify colors for at least 12 hours of wear without smudges and smears. 

My Travel Makeup #2

I'm back home in the Bay Area for about 10 days before I start my summer classes and these are the makeup items I brought back! I tried really hard to narrow down my products, but I did bring more than I needed. I guess it's better for me to be more prepared though. (: I also wanted to bring some new products too so that I could really try them out. The amount of products I brought was for about a week, but I could easily use all of these for a month. I would have just added more foundation and I would be good.

I wish I brought a blending color for my eyeshadow looks. I didn't think about it when I was packing, but I ended up just using my finger or a clean brush to just blend out the edges. It was unnecessary to bring the NYX shadow for my eye brows and should've used that spot for Urban Decay's Eyeshadow in Naked. 

Most of the items (except for the NARS Blush Palette) fit inside the Sephora makeup bag I got earlier this year during their Chic Week sale. 

Makeup Look: Cheshire Cat (Alice in Wonderland) Inspired

If you don't follow me on my tumblr, I mentioned that I entered a contest hosted by Geek Chic Cosmetics on their Facebook page. I chose to do a look based off of the Cheshire Cat from the animated version of Alice in Wonderland. I loved the purple-y tones and I tried to incorporate that into my look. I actually included a crazy amount of blush on my cheeks and blended up towards my forehead, but the color was washed out. I also added a lot of a metallic maroon shadow all over my brow bone and above my brow, but that was also washed out. 

The whole look isn't super wearable, but I do love how the eyes turned out. It's something that I would wear out, but without the light blue inner corner highlight. I would probably change it with a more neutral and matte highlight to balance the overall shimmery look. 

If you like this look, I would really appreciate it if you could click this link and vote for me. My entry is labeled "Hao, inspired by Cheshire Cat (Alice in Wonderland). The contest ends on June 23, 2014.

And now I'll list the products and include the other pictures!

Battle of the Bronzers! ft. Benefit, MAC, The Body Shop, NYC, theBalm, Too Faced, NARS, and ELF

In one of my past blog posts, I mentioned that I started to build up quite a bronzer / contour collection. I recently bought one or two more and my friend also gave me another one. For some background information, I'm about a MAC NC35 / MUFE HD Foundation #127 / Missha M Perfect BB Cream #27. My skin is combo with an oily t-zone. All the bronzers stayed on my skin for about the same amount of time. 

My collection includes -

Benefit Hoola

MAC Sculpting Powder in Sculpt

The Body Shop Honey Bronzing Powder in 04 Deep Matte (review here)

NYC Sunny Bronzer

Too Faced Chocolate Soleil Medium/Deep Matte Bronzer

theBalm Bahama Mama Bronzing Powder 

NARS Bronzing Powder in Laguna

ELF Contouring Blush & Bronzer in St. Lucia