Category: Me, myself and I

Few days back, I wasn’t in very good mood and didn’t feel like to do anything so I decided to experiment with make-up to perk me up. I emphasize on my eyes.

It took me about 45 minutes *LOL* the result, as if I didn’t apply anything but I did, lots of them! ;p There are some sayings that natural make-up is the hardest and most time consuming to apply. I do agree with that. Also, I’m lack of proper tools to apply those eye shadows. That’s why it took so long.

Oh well… Most of my make-ups are more on the neutral and natural shades meant to improve my facial feature rather than showing of colours. My style is the natural kind of makeup. I know some people will go, “What’s the point?!?! Better don’t apply any!” *BLEK*

In fact, playing with colours once in a while is fun but for people like me, it would mean most of the colours won’t be used much and later ended up in the rubbish bin. It would be a waste and I’m a very lazy girl.

If you make mistake with neutral/natural colours, it’s not obvious but mistakes with colours then it will be very obvious.

Here’s the result. Not that obvious I know but this is the first time I emphasize so much on the eyes and at least it’s slightly more defined. Due to the lighting, the colours just didn’t show much, as if nothing was applied.

The final effect. Hmm… No difference at all *LOL* Actually also want to show you my hair after my first hair wash after my hair cut the other day. I’m very vain too ;p

I camwhored so much just to find the right angle and to get pictures that captured my eye make-up clearly but because of neutral/natural colours, you can’t see any colour.

Not much editing to the photos, only adjusted the brightness a bit coz actual photos are quite dark due to the lighting.

Following are the make up that I used:
Foundation: Maybelline AngelFit Foundation – Light Ochre.
This is the foundation I used most of the time. Quick and easy to apply.

Under eye concealer: L’Oreal True Match – Nude Ivory, Everyday Mineral Concealer – Abott’s Perk Me Up.
First time I used L’Oreal True Match foundation as concealer and it worked really well in concealing my dark circle than using Everyday Mineral Concealer – Abott’s Perk Me Up alone.

Eyeshadow: Shiseido Eyeshadow BR754 -brown colour, Eyebrow Pencil from Cosway – Black, Benefit r.s.v.p, Everyday Minerals foundation – Fawn
I used the eyebrow pencil for my inner lid with layers and layers of Shiseido Eyeshadow BR754 -brown colour to create a darker brown in the attempt of achieving the smokey look but we can consider it failed because the colours were still not strong enough. Time to invest in some strong/dark eyeshadow colours but not now… I just can’t get myself to spend on such thing now.

The upper lid, I used Benefit r.s.v.p.

The brow bone, I used Everyday Minerals foundation – Fawn as highlight.

Eyeliner: Shiseido Eyeshadow BR754 -brown colour, Eyebrow Pencil from Cosway – Black
I know… I know… I’m not supposed to use eyebrow pencil as eyeliner but it can be done, this is one tip I got from a beauty magazine. All you need to do is wet it bit to soften it and line your eyes with it. I didn’t wet it so it’s not so good to use and I ended up “rubbed” it away with Shiseido Eyeshadow BR754 -brown colour. Time to invest in eyeliner too I guess but again… ;p Don’t feel like spending on make-up now.

In fact I tried it once few years back and it was not so bad.

After that, I lined my eyes with Shiseido Eyeshadow BR754 -brown colour but not much effect. I even smudged them at the corner of the eyes if you notice in the photos above.

Mascara: Maybelline Unstoppable Curly Extension Mascara – black
Applied on upper and lower lashes but since my lower lashes are not grown properly as in some sections with lashes, some sections don’t. It looked horrible in real life but didn’t expect it to turn out OK in the photos. No eyelash curler used.

Lips: Lip Ice Fruity, Revlon Super Lustrous Lipgloss – Pink Crystal.

Blusher: Maybelline AngelFit Brighten Up Blush – Strawberry.

Highlight: Boots No7 High Lights Illuminating Powder

I haven’t cut my hair for more than a year!

Reason? Laziness and also I overshot my budget for hair maintenance last year -.-”

In fact I didn’t intend to cut my hair today, I’m thinking of waiting till August before I go to Singapore. Still… I ended up cutting it today because I just felt like it.

My sexy natural curls are gone now but new curls will come back with new length. I’m so blessed! I’m so lucky to have such nice natural curls without spending hundreds to get curls like this.

The photo on the left is my hair yesterday, photo taken yesterday. It’s so long that you can’t see the end in this photo. Since it’s curly, it doesn’t seem like it’s almost waist length but when it’s wet and straight, it’s almost waist length.

The photo on the right is my hair today, taken after my haircut. The current curls you’re seeing here are not really the natural ones, I asked them to blow dry using diffuser instead of iron it straight after hair wash. This is the salon effect.

My head feel much lighter now.

Had my haircut at my usual place, Rejuvenate at Crown Square. I’ve been the customer of this salon ever since it opened for business. Not sure for how long, too long till I can’t recall.

This hair cost me RM30, I opted for wash+cut. Had a really great massage. It was so painful but felt great after that, every single knots in my body got loosen up. I really need it.

All right! I know you people are waiting for the Breeze Party post but I’m not going to upload it today because I’m not really in the mood to edit and filter so many failed photos with my current condition, itchy nose and non-stop sneezing due to my sensitive nose that cannot tolerate smoke filled place. My longest record of sneezing frenzy was one week. I hope for this it won’t be that bad but kinda doubt it because I was in the place longer than previously. ARG!

Oh! Please send me photos with me from your camera if you have, I don’t have any photo with me in my camera. Thanks in advance.

It took me about 1 hour to straighten my own hair yesterday. It’s not easy to do it myself and with no clips at all to section my hair. So I tied my hair into sections with rubber bands. If not mistaken, I split my hair into 10 sections.

With the help of straightening iron my sis brought back last year and Sunsilk Straight & Sleek Anti-frizz Lotion, I started the whole process.

Well… It’s not easy. It’s not chopstick straight. Later towards the day, some curves showed up, at least it’s not curly as my normal hair. Even if I did the temporary iron straightening in the salon, it won’t stay chopstick straight but at least without the slight waves at the back. The waves were there because I couldn’t reach it and I didn’t want to risk melting the rubber bands for putting the iron too close to the rubber bands.

There is no way I can achieve chopstick straight hair without rebounding. Not like I want to, it will be very high maintenance with my natural curls.

Left: Picture taken about half hour after straightening. See how the curve came back?

Right: The one and only photo of myself in my camera taken in Merdeka Palace toilet ;p

Yesterday eye makeup failed badly because of the stupid double eyelids tape that didn’t stick! The tape was not properly cut and I couldn’t remove it properly. With all the tugging, the stickiness was gone. I wasted 2 pairs of the tape and the last one failed on me and I had to remove it in the toilet! GRRR!

Oh well… What to expect from cheap stuff like this? I’ve been using it for quite a while and how lucky that the sheet I’m using yesterday was not properly cut by the machine. I’m sure many of my photos were ruined by the double eyelids tape coz it “popped out” from my eyelid. BOOO!

Towards the night, I was not really in the mood for any photo because without the tape, my right eyelid was dropping and making my two eyes looked imbalance! That’s the problem when you are having a pair of eyes with one side of the double eyelid showing and another side hidden that makes the eyelid looked puffy.