BR: Maybelline The Magnum Volum' Express Waterproof Mascara

I have been very lazy these days to properly wear eye make up whenever I go out.

I have tonnes of eye shadows but I don't know what has gotten into me because I really don't use them anymore.

The only eye make up products I use are eyeliner and mascara. These are my staple eye products for now.

So since I use them a lot, I buy them a lot, too. 

I always dispose my eyeliner after 3months while around 4months for my mascara for hygienic purpose.

It's gonna be my first mascara review so let's check it out! 

(^.^)

 

 

Maybelline The Magnum Volum' Express, RM32.90

Loves:

I love the neat bristles. Usually Maybelline mascara can be clumpy.

I only need two coats to add volume to my lashes.

It contains collagen.

Totally love the yellow and purple combination, makes it easy to find on my cluttered dressing table. LOL.

Loathes:

Apparently it doesn't hold the curl of my lashes.

It removes easily with eye make up remover too. Overall, it's a great mascara in my opinion.

BR: Lioele Haul

The joy of online shopping is when the items arrive at your doorstop.

Especially when it's a big box!

Lioele (pronounced: Lee-oh-eh-lee) is another Korean brand that I am starting to adore because the packaging is super cute!

It's in pink and the logo looks like Cinderella's carriage which I love, love, love!

The brand was launched in 2003 and is now made available in certain Parkson in Malaysia, not available in Melaka, though.

=(

I ordered these through Zalora as I got 20% voucher. Previously I wanted to ask my friends to help me buy these items as they're heading to Seoul in April but after some research, I found out that the only shop for Lioele is in Busan and it's difficult to get them in Seoul. 

How sad! It must be a lot cheaper there!

Anyway, let's check out my first few items from Lioele!

1. Make Up Cleansing Tissue, 30 sheets, RM13.90.

2. Beyond the Solution BB Cream, 30ml, RM39.90.

3. Dollish Veil Vita BB Cream SPF27 PA++ in Green, 30ml, RM84.90.

4. Blooming Pop Tint in Cherry Tint, RM44.90.

5. Bubi Bubi Mascara in Black, RM29.90.

6. Waterdrop BB Cream SPF27 PA++, 5ml, RM9.

7. Carry Me Blusher in Cutie Pink, 5g, RM46.90.

8. Natural Mineral Powder, 10g, RM69.90.

9. Real Brush Pen Eyeliner in Black, RM32.90.

I know I bought too many BB creams but I can't get enough of them! I have so many of them that my sisters have started using mine these days.

(*.*)

I only found out that orders can also be made through Lioele MY website after the items had arrived at my home.

I strongly suggest to purchase from the website and not Zalora as the MFG date of some of the items is in 2011. I was really disappointed in this. No wonder there are so many complaints made on Zalora.

I am so not gonna purchase skincare or cosmetic items from Zalora any more.

On a happier note, I can't wait to try these items! Will share the reviews soon!

(^.^)

 

BR: Missha The Style Eyeliner Pencil in Black

*nowplaying: Big Bang's "Still Alive"*

(^.^)

Another eyeliner beauty review!

As I'm a monolid or someone with single eyelid, I always use liquid eyeliner for my upper lids and pencil eyeliner for my waterlines. If I use pencil eyeliner for my upper eyelids, it'll get all over my lids. Very nasty.

(*_*)

Anyway, this is the first item from Missha that I'm gonna share about.

Missha is also a Korean brand but it is a tad expensive compared to Etude House and The Face Shop.

It doesn't have standalone stores in Malaysia but there are many Malaysia sellers that offer Korean brands skincare and cosmetics items these days.

Missha is famous for their BB Creams (which I'm not a fan of, they gave me breakouts) and their famous (dupe) versions of SKII Facial Treatment Essence and Estee Lauder Advanced Night Repair which I heard are quite effective as well.

You can checkout Missha website here.

 *protective sticker*

 *period after opening (PAO): 6months*

*i usually only use pencil eyeliner up to 4months max because it may be unhygienic*

 

 

*after 1 swipe*

Missha The Style Eyeliner Pencil in Black

Loves:

Glides easily on my lower lashline and waterline.

Fairly pigmented.

Very intense black.

Loathes:

It's not waterproof, smudge-proof and oil-proof. Boo.

The brand isn't widely available in Malaysia.

I have kind of predicted this one isn't gonna be smudge-proof as most pencil eyeliner but I'm happy with the intense black it provides. 

Nevertheless, I won't be repurchasing this because I want to try other brands.

BR: Etude House Proof 10 Liquid Liner

I mentioned before that I am obsessed with eyeliner. It's my must-have item every single day.

I have Chinese eyes which are very tiny-they-disappear-everytime-I-smile-or-laugh.

So eyeliner is my essential item in hope it can help "widen" my eyes.

Or at least fake an eyelid for me.

When it comes to buying eyeliners, I prefer the liquid types because they won't get transferred onto my eyelids. 

Trust me, if I used the pencil or crayon type, I'd be a panda by the end of the day.

As I use it on daily basis, I tend not to splurge on eyeliner. Another reason is because I usually dispose it by its 3rd month for hygiene purpose.

You definitely don't want to be responsible for an eye infection.

So most of the times I purchase the ones with reasonable price like Maybelline, Loreal, Revlon, Etude House, Face Shop, Silky Girl...the common and affordable brands. 

I can't imagine myself buying eyeliners with RM80 price tag.

Tonight I wanna share a liquid eyeliner from one of my favourite Korean brands, Etude House.

They usually have the cutest packaging but for Proof 10 line, the packaging is quite simple and basic.

Some of the pictures and swatches as below:

*came with a box which I forgot what really happened to it*

*the bottle and applicator*

*swatched*

*started to fade after a few swipes*

Etude House Proof 10 Liquid Liner in #1 Proof Black

The pros:

The color is intense.

It's waterproof.

The brush applicator is user friendly.

It dries up pretty quick.

The cons:

It doesn't "stick" well on my oily eyelids. Boo.

Overall, I'm satisfied with this eyeliner.

Not the best, but for daily use, it's affordable and lasts by noon, just at the right time as I usually reapply after my Zohor prayer.

(^.^)

BR: e.l.f. Essential Liquid Eyeliner

I hope those celebrating Christmas are having the most wonderful time of the year and to those who don't, I bet you're having a great time with friends and family too.

(^.^)

Today I'm gonna share my views on e.l.f. Essential Liquid Eyeliner.

Other than face mask and BB creams, I am obsessed with liquid eyeliners. Can't have enough of them! As I wear it everyday, I usually toss them after 3 months of opening because of hygiene reasons. The same goes with mascara as well.

Anyway, let's check out the eyeliner shall we?

 

 *a super simple packaging*

*fine brush applicator*

*swatched*

*faded after a swipe*

e.l.f. Essential Liquid Eyeliner in Black, 5ml

The pros:

Love the awesome black! Very black indeed!

Slim packaging which can be easily placed in make up pouch for a quick touch up.

The cons:

The eyeliner is not waterproof, sweatproof and it smudged easily.

As can be seen in the 4th picture, it faded after a swipe with my fingers.

The bristle applicator is quite think and can be quite flimsy.

 I don't think I will be repurchasing this in future.

BR: e.l.f Studio Cream Eyeshadow in Eggplant & Teal

Hellllooooooo......

*GD's "One of a Kind" style*

I am obsessed with that song at the moment. It's so catchy. It makes me wanna move around, shakes my head a bit. I always clap my hands according to the beat while listening to it. It has become a habit now.

Anyway, I'm writing this while listening to the song so I'm really in a bubbly mood right now.

(^.^)

This time it'll be a review on a cream eyeshadow by e.l.f

It actually stands for 'EyesLipsFace'. So cute right?

I bought a few items from e.l.f website through a spree which I have a love-hate relationship with.

On the plus side, spree is great because it helps to minimize the shipping cost. If I were to buy straight from the website, the shipping cost from US might be more expensive than the products. Thus, spree is much more convenient and there's no limit to the amount of the items I want. I can order one item or 50 items.

However, buying through spree means I have to wait for-ever! Spree has a closing time, usually around 2-3 weeks. Same goes with shipping from US after the closing date. In short, I've to wait for more than a month for the items to arrive. So by the time the items arrive, the excitement just isn't there anymore.

So because of the waiting time, I always make sure I order as many items as I want so I don't have to do another order in a long time.

All items that I ordered were make up stuff -eyeshadows, blusher, eye primer, mascara, lipgloss etc.

e.l.f. has three different types (not sure if 'types' is the correct term) which are Essential, Mineral and Studio. 

I bought different items for all three types and the best part of e.l.f is it's freaking cheap!

For Essential items, most only cost $1 while the cheapest for Mineral and Studio is $3 which is still cheap!

I was a bit skeptical over the price in the beginning but some products are really good.

And so far none of the items break me out or give me bad skin reaction.

So yeah, I'm loving e.l.f.!

Now let's start with the review!

*finally!*

 The first item from e.l.f. that I wanna share about is its Studio Cream Eyeshadow in Eggplant and Teal.

This costs only $3 each or about RM10-RM15.

 I wasn't a huge fan of cream eyeshadow because I have typical Chinese eyes or monolids (I have Chinese grandmothers from both sides). Whenever I use cream eyeshadow on my lids, after about 3 hours I'd get creases on the top of my lids which is super annoying. And my oily lids are so not helping. The same goes with gel eyeliner so I only use liquid type these days.

 So here are some pictures of the cream eyeshadows.

*pic credit: voussouriez.com*

*comes in boxes like these*

*look at that size!*

*eggplant*

*sorry forgot to take a pic of teal!*

*Shade: Eggplant. left: without Urban Decay Primer Potion (UDPP). right: with UDPP*

*Shade: Teal. top: with UDPP. bottom: without UDPP*

*super waterproof*

e.l.f Studio Cream Eyeshadow in Eggplant & Teal, 10g

The pros:

Fairly pigmented. Shade is a lot better with UDPP.

Dries pretty fast, doesn't crease.

Super duper waterproof! Lasts the whole day! Yay for monolids!

It's cheaaaaaap!

The cons:

Need to use fingers or Q-tip because it's hard to blend in the cream using eyeshadow brush.

Pretty tough to remove, need to use a really good and oil-based make up remover.

The packaging is just too big and heavy and ridiculous!