Simple coloured eyeliner trick!

Remember those times when you wanted to go with a new look for the day... then you eventually just stuck to the usual brown/nude eyeshadows, or pale colour palettes. Well I only recently started to glam up more with very bright eye make-up. I usually always wear a soft mocha brown eyeshadow to work or the mall. However, I find that it's a bit bland for the beautiful, big city! So I use blue/turquoise eyeliners for eyeshadows and it goes on quite smoothly. The look is inspired by the colours of a peacock (yes, that does sound a bit strange), but I really love the way "kingfisher" blues complement green tones!

I randomly started to use these eyeliners because I never really used blue eye-anything, I just steered clear of any blue on my eyes because I was under the misconception that Asian eyes don't look good with blue :/ . I guess I never really played around with different styles and shading in the blue range. 

Well.. here is the look:

what do you think? 

I hope my eye didn't scare you, it certainly gave me a shock lol!

 (Unfortunately these photos were taken with my terrible phone camera, sorry for the bad quality!)  

I used:

BYS Kohl eyeliner in Ocean Green, Jordana Kajal Kohl eyeliner in  Turquoise

Ocean Green (top), Turquoise (bottom)

BYS Animal Instincts Palette in greens
(the bottom left colour only)

Steps: 1. Using the beautiful Ocean Green, shade from near the tear ducts to two thirds across the eye lid. 

 2. Then using the bright turquoise liner, colour in the rest of the one third of the lid whilst forming a small wing at the end. (If you are single lidded, then shade close to the waterline  but wide enough so the colours are visible.)

3. Using a pale, light green, shimmery eyeshadow pat onto the eyelid near the tear duct and softly blend out across one third of the lid. Also taking your Ocean green eyeliner, lightly rim the bottom of the eye towards the turquoise wing (blend it in a bit if you think the two shades look awkwardly different).

4. Put a little bit of that shimmery eyeshadow beneath the brow to emphasise it, then finish off with your usual black gel eyeliner/black eyeliner, mascara and eyebrow shadows. Tip: do not line your eyes too thick with  the black liners or else the colours won't be visible. If after you wing your eyes with eyeliner and you feel that the line does not match with the turquoise wing, then extend the turquoise out so that it is visible on top of the black eyeliner. In the photos, I only used a light mascara, but feel free to go crazy with it if you wish.

You might wonder why none of the blending actually occurs on the crease of the eye... well this look is supposed to be vibrant but still a bit light. So that you can wear this out casually to the shops or movies..etc. The higher up you extend your colour, the more this will look a bit drag queen style. That is because the bright eyeliners are very pigmented and one swipe will produce a lustrous intense colour that is why I teamed it with a very pale shimmery colour to balance. 

I hope you guys have fun trying this simple look, let me know how it goes! (: 

MORE CUTE BUNNIES!

I just received my online buys today! (: After having bought that Petite Bunny gloss bar by TonyMoly, I could not resist the urge to buy two more! I really love them, they are super adorable. Anyways here they are: neon red (top), juicy peach (middle), juicy strawberry (bottom, the one I already have).

neon red, juicy peach, juicy strawberry

neon red(left), juicy peach (middle), juicy strawberry (right)
taken with no flash

juicy strawberry (top), Juicy peach (middle), neon red (bottom)
taken with flash

I really like the juicy peach one because of the yummy scent and salmon-ish colour!

I had fun layering the juicy peach with the juicy strawberry

That is all for the bunny diaries tonight ^ ^!

Bondi Pizza at Parramatta

Up and down Church Street we stroll as we looked for something yummy to fill our tummy. Everyone felt like Italian food today, since Church Street is also known for it's wonderful Italian cuisines! Some of the restaurants that stood out were:317, Bondi Pizza and The Bite. We ended up in Bondi Pizza because the other restaurants were completely booked out. Here are some of the dishes that we ordered:

The Pizza Long board: (left) Grilled Atlantic Salmon,  Char-grilled Eye Fillet Steak, (right) Chilli Prawn and  Chorizo

Grilled Atlantic Salmon
(look at the little capers!)

My favourite out of the three pizzas was the Chilli Prawn and Chorizo sausages, since the savoury sausages really do add that extra punch of flavour to the pizza. This pizza is mildly spiced, which I quite like since I love spicy food. The Grilled salmon pizza was my next favourite because the sauce and salmon do go well with each other. I love the addition of the crispy capers on top of this pizza, however, I found that the rocket leaves just fall off the pizza so you really had to reposition the leaves as you're about to eat. I didn't really like the char grilled steak one because I feel that it lacked flavour, especially the steak cubes.

I also had Chilli Prawn Linguini:

Chilli Prawn Linguini

I do not like this dish at all. Where should I start.. Well, the prawns did not taste that fresh in the first place like as though they've kept these prawns for two days or so. The chilli flavour was overwhelming, I could not taste anything else but the oil. At least they provided lemon to balance out to flavour slightly. I would not recommend this dish if you like flavoursome foods!

My friend ordered this dish, they were very generous with the pumpkin serving!

Pumpkin Salad

The food came out relatively fast since they had to cook the pizzas. The service was not too great though, maybe because it was a busy night.

Anyways, that is all for now :D! Enjoy!

How to cover up acne/blemishes!

I know this is a very sensitive issue for some people. (Hello! That's me hahaha!) I also know how embarrassing it could be to walk around with a face covered in a constellation of red/dark skin dots. So I really hope this post helps!

Whenever my skin starts having breakouts, (on a weekly basis ) I struggle to walk around uni showing my bare skin to everyone, I also lack the confidence to talk to friends. I've always felt self-conscious amd embarassed about my poor skin, however, this has changed after I learnt how to properly hide those flaws! (Works in photos too!)

I know that hiding these flaws is not the best way to approach this problem, but targetting the acne problem by eating healthy and following a healthy lifestyle is the best way to treat acne problems.

However... I have found a great way to conceal and prevent acne/ acne scarring using a few simple products! You might think that in order to conceal really well, you'll need to apply soo many layers of product right? Which means the skin cannot breathe and will lead to more outbreaks? Well I have found a product which: 1. Conceals blemishes. 2. Helps prevent further outbreaks. (Which makes it ideal for everyday use.)

So what are the steps and what do I need?

1. In the morning, wash your face as usual. Whether it be using a deep foam cleanser or lightly exfoliating your skin. For example:

Clean and Clear self-foaming facial wash

2. Apply a thin layer of BB cream as the base coat for the concealer. (For those who don't know what BB cream is, it is a tinted balm that moisturises, primes and provides sunblock for your skin. It originated in Germany, but you can several types of this in any pharmacy/supermarket nowadays.) Such as:

Garnier Light BB Instant Fairness Moisturizer

(If you don't have bb cream: Mix a portion of anti-pore clogging moisturiser with a portion of foundation, in the ratio of 2:1, moisturisier : foundation, however it really depends on how good your foundation is. I don't advise this because foundations are much more concentrated than BB creams and lead to more acne outbreaks.)
After this step you will notice that this layer only slightly hides the redness of the pimples/scars.

3. Last step: MY FAVOURITE PRODUCT!!

Garnier Pure Active Anti-spot Roll-on

 (This concentrated pigment mineral not only provides great coverage over pimples, but also dries them out as well, thus making the redness go away.)
Dab this stick onto all of the red spots/ imperfections and use a clean brush/finger to softly blend the colour into the skin so it looks natural. I personally use my fingers to even out the colour, I use an inward dabbing motion (into the skin) on the blemish then around the blemish as the brush might actually wipe off concealer from the blemish. I am Asian, so I find that this stick really suits my slightly sandy-beige coloured skin. After using this stick for a few days, my skin does start to peel off in those areas, as my acne scarring slowly ceased.

Nowadays, I only bring this stick and an eyeliner everywhere I go. (: Thankyou Garnier! (P.S. I am not advertising this product, I just really love how effective it is since I have tried and tested many other products, but this is by far my favourite!)

Of lip balms and eyeshadows

I only just noticed a new Tonymoly store in Market City (near esprit). They had a 40% off sale yesterday! I grabbed this really adorable "Petite Bunny Gloss Bar" in #1 juicy strawberry shade. I absolutely love lip products, especially when it comes to cute container designs.

petite bunny gloss bar

While I was still wandering around the store, I grabbed a bb cream that is supposed to do a great job at moisturising my face (I'll see about that).

luminous goddess aura BB cream

 I really liked the colour and packaging of this bb bottle, but that wasn't the reason why I chose it haha. The bottle descriptions say that is will: 1)moisturise (like all bb creams); 2) maximise the skin's radiance; 3) cover blemishes (main reason hwy I wanted this); 4) firm /smooth the skin. This product blends well with my skin tone and it is light when mixed with a small portion of my own daily moisturiser.

Anyways, I've been wanting to do a little comparison between different lipbalms, that I find have similar characteristics. Lately, the only lippy sticks I've been into are the lip butters or they partly contain balmy features. I have chosen to review these three in particular because they moisturise better than other lip balm/sticks and give your lips a soft velvety touch.
1) The before mentioned "petite bunny gloss bar" in "juice strawberry".

 

 The colour is quite light, it gives the lips a peachy glow that is noticeable. This stick is ideal for wearing to school or uni, if you wanted a light jelly-like colour. I quite like this gloss bar because it glides on smoothly and is quite lustrous, but not to a point where it starts to look oily. Did I mention that this stick has a light fruity scent? I rate this an 8/10.    

 2)Revlon "Colour Burst Lip Butter" in Sugar Frosting.

(second colour on arm)

The lip butter colour I chose was a bit too light for my liking. However, the most natural, if you did not want a big difference to your lip shade. This stick was by far the smoothest one out of the three. It looks quite nice as an outer coat to your matte lipstick. Or if worn alone it adds shine and a bit of sparkles to your lips. I would personally choose this lip butter for everyday use. It also has a nice sweet smell. The only downside is that the cover extends quite far down the tube, so it is a bit of a struggle to try to get the lid off. I'd rate this a 9/10 (if only I had chosen a slightly brighter colour).

3) Revlon "Just Bitten Kissable Balm" in "Darling Cherie" This lip balm is gives the boldest colour, relative the other balms. A gentle smear on the lips and there is a noticeable difference compared to your lip colour. The blunt end also makes the application quick and easy. The colour is not very lustrous, it is closer to a matte lipstick than the others. This balm is ideal for standing out a bit, but not as out there as bright pinks/reds.   I am not too fond of the minty smell though. I would rate this a 7/10.

Now for eyeshadows!
I have a small collection of neutral/copper palettes from a range of brands just because I really like brown hues on my eyes. In order from left to right: Face of Australia, Maybelline, Revlon and Rimmel.

1) Face of Australia-bronze palette: The colours were slightly intense, a tiny bit went a long way so it was slightly harder to blend. The powder did not come off this palette easily, I had to brush quite hard to get a little bit of it on the brush.I prefer if the colours were separated by walls, rather than having to be cautious not to dab into a different pigment every time I went for a different colour. I could only use small brushes for this palette. I didn't really like this one because all the brown colours have a red-ish undertone and there wasn't a clear distinction between the browns. This one has an inbuilt mirror on the back side. 5/10

Bronze Palette

2) Maybelline-Chai Latte (Modern Metallics): This one had instructions on the back showing you where to put the colours. This one is quite easy to use with four simple steps: base, lid, crease and liner. The base powder (i.e. the lightest shade) did not really show on my eyes. It might be because of my skin tone, it was actually quite hard to put some powder onto the brush. The rest of the colours worked fine. The end result was quite bronze and isn't something you would wear everyday if you were going for the more subtle look. This palette is ideal for outings at night or for parties I reckon. I would use this palette either without the bronze or  without the dark liner. 6/10

Chai Latte

3)Revlon-Coffee Bean (Colorstay 12 hour eye shadow): Coffee Bean colours are great for everyday wear! I really like how natural these colours are, especially the top two and bottom matte colours. The powder loosely clings to the palette, so I didn't have to brush hard it. It is really easy to blend and it looks great on my eyes. However, the top two colours are indistinguishable, I sometimes used the shadows from the second shade onwards because the top base colour made no difference. This powder did last quite long, I didn't have to reapp so that is good. I rate this an 8/10, quite satisfied with this one (:.

Coffee Bean

4) Rimmel-Smokey Brun (Glam' Eyes): I saved my favourite til last! I use this one daily because the colours are very nice! There are instructions on the back and they are quite simple too. Firstly, the colour on the left is really lovely it is a light, icy mocha colour that suits any eye colour as a base shadow ( I reckon). It works really well with the taupe opposite it. I did not have to brush hard onto the palette to transfer the powder, however, I had to brush the colours a few times over the eyes until the colour was apparent. Even though this one is the most lustrous palette, the light shades make it wearable for everyday work. I like how the brush provided had different sized brushes on each end so I don't have to fish around for one. Although you would have to reapply this on a hot day or after 4 hours. 7/10 (yes my favourite one is not the best quality one boohoo).

Smokey Brun

So that is all for today folks! ^ ^ 

recent catch

 I absolutely love these shoes. They have been on the market for a while now, however, they are heavenly to walk in. Even though the wedge is slightly high, you won't feel any discomfort because the cushy walls inside the shoe provides all the support you need. The beige pair is more comfortable(has better cushioning) than the black pair, however, I personally prefer the pretty glitter one because it's just soo bling ^ ^!

Catwalk beige sneakers

Lipstik black glitter sneakers

  One day I took my little brother out to Eastwood for lunch, then we went into a store similar to Morning Glory. I came across this simple, yet lovely tee on the racks and decided I would get it.... Then as I turned the tee ... WINGSSSS!!! OMG This tee shirt actually has these adorable wings! (-.- yes I am a sucker for adorable kawaii things) I've seen Jeremy Scott's winged sneakers series for Adidas, but I haven't ever seen a winged tee before.                                

I really like the use of the contrasting colours on this dress. I especially love that shade of green, it's in between a fluoro yellow and an apple green. ^^ Also, I bought the not-so-statement necklace today. It's a bit too small for clubbing or parties, but just right for shopping and friend outtings.

 Impulse buy. LOL. Initially I really like the pattern because I thought it was unique and outstanding. Also it's a very bright green, which is a change from all the black dresses I own. However, I am not too sure where I could wear this piece to. Maybe in winter and out to somewhere semi-formal.

 Floral pants. They look decent.

 I really love this necklace. It looks great with simple black tees/tanks/tops.

So before I sleep tonight, I will do the usual thing.. turn on my lovely flower night lights. Ted says, "Goodnight everyone!"  

flower hanging lights

My new blog

This blog is something I will update every now and then when I have the sudden urge to showcase my newest goods. Yes, this is a result from having too much free time on hand away from work. (: So enjoy my random shenanigans!