L'Oreal Super Liner Instant Impact Felt Liner Review

Bought the above-mention at Guardian pharmacy over the Mother's Day weekend. Brands such as Maybelline, L'Oreal and Revlon were having a 20% off. 

This L'Oreal eyeliner was going at 50% off its original price with a purchase of any L'Oreal product. Therefore I bought the L'Oréal Lash Renewal Serum at 20% off and then the eyeliner at 50% off. Superb deal, really!

I have been looking a good liquid eyeliner since... forever but to no avail yet. I have tried Revlon Colorstay, Majolica Majorca, Kiss Me Heavy Rotation and Fasio. And I do not like all of them. The Revlon one was hard to apply, Majolica and Kiss Me stung my eye (I will have puffy eyelids near the lashes after wearing the eyeliner) and the Fasio one just didn't last on my semi-oily lids. However, out of all the mentioned eyeliners, the best was the Kiss Me Heavy Rotation one because although it stung my eyes, the pigmentation and lasting power was great!

AND, this new purchase failed me too. Lasting power - NIL. Pigmentation - NIL. The name 'instant impact' is such a lie! Oh well, my search continues for THE liquid eyeliner. Recommendations, anyone? Something inexpensive please. 

Not as black as I want it to be. Disappointment. It smudges real quick too!

EOTD 02 : Smokey Greens

So, I went to watch Rango tonight with a friend and since the main character in the movie is a lizard/chameleon, I was inspired to do a green eyeshadow look for the night. Teehee. 

As always, here are the products I used :

Face

Cellnique Total Daytime Protection 30

ZA Skin Beauty Face Powder in shade 01

The Body Shop Vitamin E Face Mist

Cheeks

Bobbi Brown's Pot Rouge for Lips and Cheeks in Powder Pink

MAC Sheertone Blush in Instant Chic

Eyebrows

Elianto Eyebrow Definer Pencil in Brown

Revlon Matte Eyeshadow in Rich Sable

Eyes

Stage Prime Time Eye Perfecting Base in 01 Vanilla

NYX Jumbo Eyeshadow Pencil in Rocky Mountain Green

Urban Decay Deluxe Eyeshadow in Graffiti

Kate Gradical Eye Palette in GR1 (the green palette)

MAC Pigment in Melon

Elianto vibrant shadow in Early Dawn

Max Factor 2000 Calorie Dramatic Look mascara (non-waterproof formula)

Lips
Revlon ColorBurst in 070 Soft Nude

Stage Wondergloss Lipgloss in 12 Sophia

Apply an eye primer (Stage Prime Time Eye Base in Vanilla) all over the lids up to the brow bone : for eyeshadow to appear more vibrant and to avoid creasing (especially if you have oily lids).

Apply a green-colored cream eyeshadow (NYX Rocky Mountain Green) on the lids, passing the crease and leaving the inner corner of the eyes open. The cream eyeshadow will act as a sticky base for your powder eyeshadow to adhere to.

Next, pat on a cool green eyeshadow (Urban Decay Graffiti) all over the area where the cream eyeshadow was placed.

Blend out the cool green eyeshadow after patting it on.

Using a dark green eyeshadow (KATE Gradical Eyes green palette - the darkest green), place it on the outer crease of the eye and blend it together with the cool green eyeshadow.

Following that, apply a bright apricot gold eyeshadow (MAC Melon pigment) into the inner corner of the eye, blending it into the cool green eyeshadow.

Fill in the eyebrows (Elianto Definer Pencil in Brown and Revlon Rich Sable) and highlight with a matte off-white eyeshadow (Elianto Early Dawn).

Blend out the harsh edges for a smooth finish. 

Curl your lashes and apply your favorite mascara!

Here's the completed look in different lighting. :D

Hope you all enjoyed this! Till then...

Nude Lipsticks

Nude lipsticks : one of the biggest makeup trends that will never go out of style. I can say that because I myself own a mini collection of nude lipsticks. :P Nude colors tend to draw people who are new to lipsticks and are not yet bold enough to be wearing bright colored pinks or reds, like myself. But however, I do own a couple of red lippies now and shall be rockin' bright lips in no time. I hope. :D

L-R : RIMMEL Nude Delight - REVLON Soft Nude - NYX Honey - NATURAL CONNECTION Apple Blossom 
- NYX Rea - NYX Circe

NYX Rea : Milky chocolate brown nude

NYX Circe : Milk tea brown nude (more pink undertone)

NYX Honey : Milk tea brown nude (more yellow undertone)

(Gotta love NYX round lipsticks -  creamy and moisturizing with great color payoff!)

NATURAL CONNECTION Apple Blossom : Beige pink nude. Very pretty color but it totally causes my lips to peel. Big chunky flakes of skin. Bah! Sad, really.

REVLON Soft Nude : My favorite nude lipstick among what I have. Great color, very creamy. Does not dry out lips.

RIMMEL Nude Delight : Very creamy and very moisturizing. A bit too creamy that it does not last long on lips and settles into lines. Great color, though.

I am still finding the PERFECT shade of nude lipstick aka MY-LIPS-BUT-BETTER color with great texture.

Do you own any nude lipsticks? Care to share? :)