EOTD & NOTD: Palettes & Nailpolishes

So after I posted a few pictures on Instagram of my current nails (above) I got tweeted by a few on what did I use, today I shall reveal!

I previously had Maxfactor's Ivory Nail Polish with a layer of Nubar Flakie 2010. I got really bored of having a plain gold nail polish on, though it did look like I got nail foils... I decided to paint it over with my Face of Australia Party at the Gap Nail Polish.

The FOA Party at the Gap Nail Polish is a subtle black glittery (not completely) nail polish. I haven't really used it since I got it ages ago and though I'll give it try. I really liked it! 

I topped it with a coat of Nubar Flakie 2010 and then quickly dusted a but of Cosmetic Glitter from I Nuovi in Nude Glamour (Which I recieved in my April Lust Have It box)

To seal it and top it all off I went over with a Non Chip Coat of clear Polish from Ulta3. 

The I Nuovi Glitter really made a huge difference creating that near Holographic glitterly look. I am admiring these nails! They're gonna be on me for a while!

Moving onto eyes. I was bored coming home from Uni yesterday and decided to play around with my eyeshadows while waiting for my sister to finish showering. LOL

I'm still a bit of a noob but gradually improving! Ever since I got my Naked2 Palette I've seen a difference in my skills. 

What did I use? 

I use a variety of colours from 3 Palettes that I own. 

Urban Decay Naked 2 Palette

Maybelline Eyestudio in Irresistable Ivy (Also mentioned in my giveaway here)

Coastal Scents 88 Original Palette - Gifted to me by my boyfriend's mum. 

Along with the miscellaneous products I used as well. 

Eyes: 

(Palettes mentioned above)

Primer: Urban Decay Eyeshadow Primer Potion

For the base - Smokin Hot Sportsgirl Crayon Eyeshadow in Nude

Eyeliner - MAC Fluidline in Blacktrack

Mascara: Tarte Lights Camera Lashes!

Brushes - Good Karma UD Naked 2 Brush, Sigma Eyeshading E55 Brush, Sigma Small Angle E65 Brush, Sigma Eyeliner E05 Brush

Eyelash Curler: Shu Ueruma 

For the face: 

Lancome Photogenic Lumiessence in 03

Hoola By Benefit

Lancome Blush Subtil in 08 Brun Roche

Natio Ageless Illuminating Primer

Sigma Round Top Kabuki F82 Brush

 Love, J. 

Happy Valentines Day!

Happy Valentines Day peoples! I just got back home and I spent my Valentines Day today having dinner at Doo Ri (Korean BBQ Restaurant) at Strathfield and also following up with long awaited (craving satisfied) Moochi - Frozen Yoghurt! 

I'm not really into Valentines Day that much but since it's a coupley thing and all Lorenzo & I just went out to eat! Anywho, before i move on... last night i was playing around with my CS 88 Palette again to see if i can perfect my eyeshadow look to tonight. I was being a bit spontaneous as i never have ever worn eyeshadow out (well only to work once) but i was a bit iffy into getting creative and heading out hoping it won't look like someone punched in my eye. Last night i tried it and i loved the look but i hate how it doesn't really show up on photos... Hence you have to look really closely and identify that i've did the outer corners with a bit of brown (shown here below) 

Anywho, this morning i registered for one of my tutorials on my timetable so thats 1/4 subjects that i've enrolled at Uni. It was scary as this was a completely different timetabling system and UWS is just... urgh at their timetable set up (If you're a UWS Student you would know why) anywho i was so glad to get my desired time for my subject and as soon as it was 1.30 (I camped on the website for half an hour prior to registration) as soon as it was 1.30 i refreshed and it was soooooo laggy and 5 spots were taken already. LUCKY I GOT IN!!!!  After that i quickly headed to Big W to get some miscellaneous things for myself (like makeup wipes, antibacterial wipes etc... LOL) Anyways, i also went to get my last minute valentines day gift. Trust me i'm a horrible girlfriend, i got my boyfriend Guylian Chocolate because when i asked him what chocolates he likes he said he liked the one with the shells (so it's this one) and also he likes Bueno so i bought these two. I wanted to get 1 rose at least cause i seriously don't know what to get my guy so it's the least i could do LOL. 

I tend gift wrapped them both and was planning to give him the Bueno as a joke so he thinks i'm a pretty crappy girlfriend getting him ONLY a Bueno but then i started cracking up while giving him the Bueno that i horribly wrapped i quickly followed up with the Guylian Box of Chocolate (which was nicely wrapped) and he was happy and kinda laughed with me! I kept telling him that i wanted to give him the Guylian Box after we had dinner so then it would give him the impression that i gave him such a crappy Valentines gift... I seriously didn't know. Guys are like... not so picky and i don't know! So two types of chocolates should be a good thing. Or even so, are you suppose to give your guy something? LOL 

For myself, i got a box of Ferrero Rocher's Collection Chocolates. Lorenzo didn't want to get me chocolates and he really wanted to get me flowers (but i insisted not - and reason why... if you keep reading on) 

So... I specifically asked not to get any flowers because i don't like red roses (because i dislike the colour red and yes i maybe weird - i don't mind receiving them but i don't really like red, i like White roses even though they signify death... LOL I'm no goth or emo okay! I think White Roses are pretty and elegant!!! ), also because flowers die and they only look pretty when you get them and also i can't be bothered telling or making excuses to my asian dad (because he doesn't know i have a boyfriend) and my mum will probably tease me and say all these corny things to me which is awkward and all. Overall, i didn't want flowers for Valentines and i'm not bummed or superly fussed about them OR jealous of anyone who gets roses. I'll embrace it! And I bet you probably think i'm so pessmistic about the whole materialistic idea of Valentines Day but really... i'm not TOO fussed about it, honestly. It's just another day but just a day for me as an excuse to treat it as a special occasion to spend time with a loved one :)

Anywho here's the make up and what i wore... i hope you can make out the eyeshadow as i've been trying to hard to perfect this neutral look but finally i wore it out (since it was some sort of a special occasion)

OOTD: Top: Black frilly singlet from Cotton On, Bottom: Tula Scallop Shorts (Paperbag?) Shorts i recently bought from Forcast with Rubi Plated Thongs along with my Tiffany & Co Necklace and Turquoise YSL Replica Ring (Not Pictured) 

FOTD: 

Eyes: 

MAC Prep & Prime in Radiant Rose - To prime my eyelids

Used the browns & golds on my Coastal Scents 88 Original Palette - Also used a bit of my Australis Bronzer as a base to my brown.

Skin Food Waterproof Eyeliner in Black - To Tightline my eyes

Tarte Lights Camera Lashes Mascara

Maybelline Line Stiletto Liquid Eyeliner - Even though i hated this eyeliner i had to use it, it sticks on pretty well

MAC Fluidline in Blacktrack - To keep the eyeliner all in place and not running and to fix up any eyeliner mistakes

Model 21 Lashes - Cut to Demi Lashes just to add a little accent to my eyes

Dior Extase Mascara - For Extra Length to my little lashes 

Face:

MAC Face and Body Foundation - Base of my foundation and even out any my skintone and redness on my face

MAC Studio Fix Powder - To mattify/touch up my face and even out any unevenness from the thin liquid foundation

Australis Ready Set Go Translucent Powder - To set the foundation

Australis Bronzer in Sunkissed for Contouring and adding a flush of colour

Lips: 

NYX Pumpkin Pie Lipstick

NYX Lip Cream in Stockholm

and also finishing off was the Katy Perry's Purr perfume that my boyfriend gave me for my birthday!

After, at 5.30ish i got picked up and we literally got to Strathfield at 7... due to heaps of traffic on the M4 and also making a wrong detour from my house to The Horsley drive which kinda wasted 20-30 minutes of out trip. Overall it took us and hour and a half when really it should only take 40 minutes. But despite driving in peak hour traffic and it is Valentines Day... parking got so much more fun... we spent half an hour looking for parking and it was just pissing me off. So instead of parking right next to Doo Ri, we parked in Strathfield Plaza and despite walking a bit i was happy we could get out of the car from the stupid carpark which we circled 3 times... argh!! Went to this Korean Supermarket to check out anything superly unique and cool (cause Korean's have hectic things like Japanese people)! I bought a Pocky like thing for my sister and Water Crackers which i saw which also had a cute packaging all over for my grandma (she's sick and she loves Water Crackers so i bought them for her!) and the packaging on the Water Crackers is superly cute even though you can only see the front (and you probably think... why the hell is did she take a picture of Water Crackers...) Whatever!

Anywho, after headed to Doo Ri and managed to get a seat right on entry! Since the restaurant was full. We ordered this BBQ Platter for two ($46?) with sidedishes and it was the first time Lorenzo ate Korean BBQ where he actually gets to use the BBQ LOL. This was my second time eating Korean BBQ and also Second time at Doo Ri! It was packed and service was horridous due to the busyness of the restaurant. I had to ring the bell like at least 7 times until Lorenzo started spamming the bell (pictured on the top right corner of the table) until someone gave us plates and sidedishes... I was pissed off that it took them so long but it was acceptable as the place was heaps busy so i didn't tell them off (usually i would've) but meh! Still got our food!

Then finally... 

Right after i saved my stomach for Moochi!!!!! OMG BEEN DYING TO HAVE SOME!

This is my second time having Moochi too!

Lorenzo's: 

Regular Sized Green Tea Yoghurt with Mango & Oreos

Mine: 

Regular Sized Original & Green Tea Yoghurt with Strawberries and Mochi

After that we headed home and that was my Valentines Day! 

I'm pretty tired after typing up this post and i think i strained my neck a bit LOL! But hope you enjoy reading this post!

Love, J

My First Neutral Browns Eyeshadow Look

This is my attempt on a so called natural brown/neutral brown look. I am really noob at eyeshadow and this is probably BEST attempt so far, everything else has failed horribly  and this probably the first time i sort of pulled it off? Don't judge me! Hahaha!

I thought - since i have the Coastal Scents 88 Original Palette (it is also my first ever eyeshadow palette to call my own - Thanks to my boyfriend's mum who bought it for me!) I thought why not just play around with it and prep myself before I get my Naked2 Palette which i purchased last night!! I'm so happy i am finally and going to get Urban Decay's Naked2 Palette!!! So excited! Anywho, here's on my take on an some browns which i used from the Coastal Scents Palette.

I mainly used the first two lower rows of browns on the left and the last two rows of shimmery browns on the right. 

If you can look closely... at my eyelids... LOL I tried so hard on taking a picture where the colours would show and this was the best one and also i was like moving at the same time hence the awkward pose. 

Here are some attempts that i took on my iphone. Freaking hell it was so hard. I know i could've taken a direct shot showing my eyelids but it was coming out all blurry so meh. The above photo is significant enough.

What i used for the rest of my face so i look a tad better on the skin. LOL - Only for photography purposes.

Australis Bronzing Powder

NYX Iced Honey Lipstick

Australis Ready Set Go Translucent Powder

MAC Studio Fix Fluid in NC25 

Diorshow Iconic Mascara

Designer Brands Eyeliner Pencil in Black 

Mary Kay Eyelash Curler

Any comments or any tips for me? I'm hoping to wear more eyeshadow this year and when i get the Naked2 Palette i can definitely try out this look and improve on my eyeshadow skills!

Love, J.

Coastal Scents 88 Original Palette Review

So I'm going to make this quick, i just got home from dinner and i thought i'd make a quick review on this palette! I haven't gone through all the colours but i'm currently just playing around with them! 

This was a surprise present from my boyfriend's mum, who also purchased a palette from there (Warm 88 Palette) and she got this for me as an extra! Very nice of her :$ I told her about Coastal Scents and she spent like $370 on MAC's refillable pro eyeshadow palette (with the 15 slots). I told her about this, as this was a cheaper alternative and she decided to get this and try it out. I got my CS Palette today from my boyfriend who gave it to me before heading out to dinner tonight. I was excited but i didn't open it until i got home! 

Anywho here are some pictures I quickly took and uploaded from my DSLR. I couldn't be bothered taking front shots of the lid and all as it's pretty basic and you could probably check it out on the net. Nothing special really, but the colours are just wonderful. 

I tried some colours and as you can see they're a bit dark due to the fact that i used black eyeshadow first and i just spot cleaned my eyeshadow brush.  I used my face primer as i did not have any eyeshadow primer but it's almost as close as the same effect i suppose. 

I read online that these work better when wet and i'm assuming by wet i mean using a primer or water. It's true, the pigments are very light compared to when it applied with some cream or liquid. 

Left (with Primer), Right (without Primer)

I don't know what to do with these colours, i'm not a huge eyeshadow fan but i do believe i can use some of the pigments like the brown as contour colours or even so like a bronzer (don't judge me LOL), for the pinks i'm pretty sure i could use them as a blush. Don't find it weird but people do use eyeshadow and vaseline to create lip balms with colour or even so cream eyeshadow. But i'll definitely use the neutral colours for eyeshadow. It was a very nice gift from my boyfriend's mum to get this for me and told her that i wouldn't know what to do with it - but i'm happy i have something i can add to my make up collection and also something to experiment and create looks with.


Overall, my thoughts on this product: It's pretty mediocre considering it is around $18.95USD for the palette and another ($15? Not sure ~ for shipping) I say it's great for beginners like me and also it has a huge array of colours.

I can definitely see other uses for it like i mentioned, cause of the range of colours. Tbh, i really like my Lancome Eyeshadow Quad - The pigmentation on it is very creamy yet it's in powder form. I don't know how to describe it. Though Coastal Scents is probably won't way up to my Lancome Quad (which i got in a gift set for free - but it's a pretty decent eyeshadow palette)

Let me know what you think about it and if you have any questions about it comment below! I read every comment and appreciate if you leave one :)