♣ elf + random haul

 Finally my elf haul :] and bought randoms at Walmart. My kitties wanted to be in the photo...

 Temporary tattoos by Hard Candy; includes 6 sheets with sparrow, cheery blossom, and chain design.

 For days when your bored of your skin. 

 Left to right: elf mineral lipstick in Natural Nymph ($5), elf mineral lipstick in Bare Brown ($5), Revlon matte lipstick in Nude Attitude.

 Swatches in same order as above.

The elf mineral lipsticks contains no parabens, preservatives, or dyes. I am debating on donating the natural nymph to Mei. It is too pale of a nude lipstick for me I look ultra pale :[

 elf Warm Bronzer ($3), Rimmel blush in Sienna ($5), elf cream eyeliner in Metallic Olive ($3), elf cream eyeliner in Copper ($3)

 Swatches in same order as above. elf bronzer not so good for me... it's too dark :[

The elf cream eyeliner is amazingly smudge proof! It was impossible to remove with my Bioderma micelle solution, must use waterproof makeup remover with this one. The angled brush that came with the liner is also legitimate and works great with the product. Only $3~

elf Mineral 4 Piece Bamboo Brush set: complexion brush, concealer brush, blending eyeshadow brush, and mini kabuki brush. I wish the bristles were more dense and without a weird plastic smell. It's only $10 though, plus eco-friendly~

I shall do a tutorial soon. Thanks for the tag Penny~ I will get to it asap.

♣ Ai's FOTD: DAY 5 (Lipstick-A-Day)

Yes... its day 5 of the lipstick-a-day... TT_TT I just didn't upload the previous days, which I will do soon (I hope...)

Went out to dinner with friends, so I decided to look decent for once :P
This look is pretty simple; volumous lashes with a bright lip. Enjoy~

EYES
 
(A) MAC: Typographic matte2 shadow
(B) Mark: Get Bright Highligher
(C) Ardell: Invisible Demi-Wispies, black
(D) Shu Uemura Eyeliner: black
(E) MAC: 266 Liner brush
(F) Ardell: Adhesive lash glue
(G) Maybelline: Full N' Soft waterproof mascara, black
      Avon: Wash-off waterproof mascara, black













1) Use (B) to highlight under eye and corner
2) Curl lashes and apply mascara, (G)
- I like to apply my mascara before my liner to avoid smudging my liner
3) Apply (A) shadow with liner brush (E) as eyeliner
- I wet the brush first to use the eyeshadow as a liner, but any type of liner will work just fine
4) Tight-line your upper lash line with (D)
5) Cut (C) into 3 pieces for left and right false lashes, apply lash glue (F) to the cut false lashes, then stick it closest to your lash line
- I actually applied the falsies below my lash line, but you can apply the falsies above your lash line it will still be fine. Its just I found that it looks more natural when falsies are applied below you lash line (maybe I should do another tutorial on how this is done???)
(6) Retouch your tight-line and eyeliner if necessary

The end result should look something like this :D
I am wearing Geo Honey Wings.

LIP + CHEEK

    

(H) Revlon: Super Lustrous Lipstick, 750 Kiss Me Coral (creme)

(I) Avon: Smooth Minerals, Blushed Rose

(J) Vaseline

7) Apply (I) blush

8) Moisturize your lips with lip balm or vaseline (J)

9) Apply a bold lipstick (H)

Easy and classic look. Good for casual outings because you don't look overdone :)

I will update soon with other lipstick-a-day looks soon ><...