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! (: 

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!)