Another Product Rave!

After the Travalo product review I thought I'd like to go back to a makeup item. 

Now those that have known me since I was 18 will probably know that I have been sort of a makeup enthusiast.

When I cleared out my cupboard in my dorm before moving back to Singapore, I realised that I had a LOT of products. 

At the time it was not a really large collection but substantial. 

I'm glad i didn't have that much cos it would be a pain to bring the stuff back and forth. 

So I started off pretty basic. 

Powder, blush, EYELINER( must die-die have) and a lip balm or gloss. 

Because I was schooling I just put on the basics.

Foundation application was always a nightmare for me. 

I began with two way cakes. 

Revlon, then ZA if im not mistaken. 

However it tended to MELT throughout the day. 

:( 

Damn sad. 

And the fact that I had an oily face didn't make it any easier either. 

Application of the two way cake would normally consist of the sponge. 

Then I graduated to a MAC studiofix in NC40. 

It had better payoff for sure (cos you're paying more right?) 

But I would look cakey. 

Lets just say it wasn't pretty. 

Especially when you tried to pat it on again. 

Rookie mistake. 

Then I graduated again, this time to a MAC studiofix liquid foundation. 

And i realised i REALLY liked liquid foundation! 

But application again was a major bummer. 

I tried sponge, i tried my fingers, i even used the MAC foundation brush and the duo-fibre stippling brush. 

ALL made me look streaky (except for finger application - but it made my face oilier) 

SO last year....

(yes im getting to the point of this post) 

I invested in a SIGMA FLAT TOP SYNTHETIC KABUKI BRUSH (F80) 

*Sigma is a relatively new company. It sells makeup brushes and SOME eyeshadows on their website. The quality of their product is fantastic AND way cheaper than a MAC brush. I would know cos i've spent quite a sum on those! 

A lot of YouTube makeup gurus I watch use these products. 

I will link those people on my side bar for your reference! *

It is now my FAVOURITE way to apply liquid foundation! 

It is a synthetic material (so you don't have to worry if its boar hair or any other animal hair) 

and 

it makes application fantastic. 

WHY?

Firstly, its a dense brush. The fibres are packed tightly together so you can stipple the product over your face without dispensing so much product! 

Secondly, it allows you to buff the product into the skin, making it STREAK-FREE! Because lets face it, we don't want our face to look good in some areas and blotchy in others. 

Lastly, (this has got nothing to do with application) it is EASY TO CLEAN.

Yes, foundation brushes must be cleaned regularly. 

You don't want dirt and grime on your brush! 

The handle is long enough, and the barrel is a nice thick barrel for you to grip on and its AMAZING! 

My holy grail product. 

There's even a TRAVEL sized one! 

So pretty. 

SO if you DO use a liquid foundation/bb cream/tinted moisturizer, I reallllly recommend this product for you. 

I have been using it for the past 4-5 months and I dare say the makeup application is BETTER than ever.

Remember, if your foundation ain't great then the rest doesn't matter even if it was applied fantastically. 

You can purchase the F80 (the non-travel one) from ShoppingDistrict (local) or Sigma Beauty. 

On the Shopping District website they only carry the non-travel version and retails for SGD29.50 (incl. of local postage) 

However if you want to get it on sigmabeauty then you'll be charged for shipping. 

Please leave your comments or suggestions on new entries and I'll try to get an entry up on that. 

Thank you friends for reading! 

xoxo,

Mary 

Makeup Geek Eyeshadows!

Yes. I spazz.

Only cos they're FINALLY here!

I actually ordered them from MakeupGeek last DECEMBER and they finally came YESTERDAY (10th February).

I took the first class US international postal service and it said that I should give them about 4-6 weeks. So 4-6 weeks came and went and I had not seen them at all.

So of course I emailed them and enquired about where my eyeshadows were and they asked me to give them another week.

So i waited, only cos i THOUGHT hey i ordered it before Xmas and it was during CNY that I was expecting them to come in.

Still no sign lor!

Then the nice people at MakeupGeek told me that it probably got lost.

So! They shipped me a new one at NO EXTRA CHARGE!

Thanks guys! I love u!

They mailed it out on the 30th of Jan and i received it yesterday!

I did some unboxing yesterday with LOTS of photos!

i got EIGHT quality eyeshadows (some even better than MAC or UD) for USD 45.

Now some of you may be gasping at the price and thinking: "This girl is MAD!"

BUT think about it...

That's only SGD7.10 PER SHADOW!

And a MAC one easily costs more than that.

Now I LOVE these shadows.

They are creamy, super pigmented and buttery.

They are very blend-able and give really good colour pay-off.

I did a look with the shadows yesterday and i loved it.

I dare say the colours are a little better than my UD Naked Palette! *gasp*

L to R

Shimma Shimma (shimmer), Purely naked (matte), Glamorous (shimmer), Unexpected (matte), Cocoa Bear (matte), Mocha (matte), Purple Rain (matte) and Corrupt (matte)

*look at the black!*

But anyone who knows me should know that I loooooovvveee my neutrals and my browns and golds. =D

And OMG the black a.k.a CORRUPT is so DARK!

Even after rubbing it off my hand there was still residue on the back of my hand!

The colours had really awesome names like Corrupt, Cocoa Bear, Shimma shimma, Purely naked, Glamorous, Mocha, Unexpected and Purple Rain.

They fit into a ZPalette perfectly. I got my zebra print one from Shopping District. My new fave online makeup store!

The packaging that it came in was really nice.

It was in these individual sleeves like the ones MAC pro shadows come in.

The only thing that I wished for was that it came in its OWN palette instead of me having to get one on my own.

But that's not a big problem.

What else?

Oh and they're just a LITTLE bigger than your normal MAC individual shadows! So you're really getting your $$'s worth.

When i got this all the other colours were not out yet.

Marlena aka MakeupGeek had not finished with the other colours yet.

But now she has MORE!

So for those of you ITCHING to go and get these shadows and other interesting colours she has listed on her website...

WHAT THE HECK ARE YOU WAITING FOR!

xoxo

Mary