Hey Everyone!

Whenever I pass by the Benefit Counter these days, I’m amazed at how many make-up kits they have. From priming, to eye-shadow to even bronzing, they’re probably the first I’ll think about when I want to buy somebody a gift. That’s because these kits make amazing gifts. I mean who wouldn’t want one of these?

Today I’ll be talking about their new boxes of love – the Benefit World Famous Neutrals Eyeshadow Kits! They are a mouthful to say and remember but just like the other kits they’re offering, they are super easy to follow and provide you with just what you need. There are three varieties – the Most Glamorous Nudes Ever, Easiest Nudes Ever and Sexiest Nudes Ever – courtesy of Eyenessa who’s on the front cover. Stay tuned to find out how you can win one of these!

Lets start with Most Glamorous Nudes Ever (short for MGNE)! The eyeshadow kits feature Benefit’s four long-wear powder eyeshadows and two creaseless cream shadows. I simply love the packaging, comes in a book box and it reminds you that when you’re done with everything, you can take out the shadow part and use it as a box for your precious items!

On the top part of the box is an instruction manual with step by step instructions for creating a daytime and night time look with your kit. It’s great for travel but as it doesn’t include liners, you might want to pack that along. I was very much looking forward to trying out the shadows as it will be my first benefit eye-shadow actually!

But seriously, the quality of these shadows were not surprising. They’re fantastic. The creaseless cream shadows went on like a dream, very creamy but great payoff. The shadows were super soft and blend able and both the texture and pigmentation is impressive. My favourite has to be birthday suit and it’s complicated! Such beautiful shades!

But of course, what’s a review in Roseanne’s world without a tutorial. You’ll have to excuse my eyes being a bit pink and red. I had the fan blowing at the side of my face in the morning because it was hot and it must have dried them out a bit. Nonetheless, I followed the instructions for the daytime look!

Isn’t this so cute on how it opens up like this? Daytime and..instead of nighttime, they called it play time lol. I love their names. So cute!

To achieve a simple daytime look with the Glamorous Neutrals palette, start by applying Birthday Suit all over the lids. This will act as a good base for your eyeshadow to cling onto.

Then apply It’s Complicated which is a beautiful rose gold shade onto the middle of your lids. Or if you like all over your lids to set your cream shadow.

After that, apply buff which is a matte cream color to highlight your brows and also in the inner corner! Then, use a synthetic brush with birthday suit again and smoke upwards from the lid line.

Use your favourite eyeliner for your lid line, water line and tight line and you get something like this. Wasn’t that easy? I really feel like Benefit took all the complicated things about eyeshadow and tossed them right out the window! It’s so idiot-proof and you get a pretty fantastic look. I also defined my brows, used Benefit Dandelion blush and a Shu Uemura lip gloss to finish off the look.

But the fun doesn’t stop there. There is also Easiest Nudes Ever which features more pink and girly shades. Pink and brown make a great color combination.

There’s also Sexiest Nudes Ever which is more of a plum smokey eye palette. It’s so gorgeous and very versatile. I always think that plum and purple colors if done right suit everyone!

Benefit Giveaway:

And guess what! I’m giving away both – the Easiest Nudes Ever and Sexiest Nudes Ever Eyeshadow Kits! :D

To win the World Famous Neutrals Easiest Nudes Ever:

- Comment down below with why you want to win the palette
- Make sure you correctly fill out the form so I know your email and you are contactable
- Giveaway is international and ends on April 30!

To with the smokey World famous Neutrals Sexiest Nudes Ever:

- Comment down below with a blog post request (tutorial, review, tips, question etc.)
- Make sure you correctly fill out the form so I know your email and you are contactable
- Giveaway is international and ends on April 30!

Good Luck Everyone!

Love,
Roseanne

Hey Everyone!

Although The Body Shop has been renowned for it’s body care and environmentally friendly products, I never really saw it as a make-up brand until they came out with these amazing Colour Crush eye shadows. Newly launched in Singapore, The Body Shop Colour Crush eye shadows come in 30 different shades, all single shadows which make them look just like smarties! They offer both pearl and matte shades and have an extensive colour range from the safe colours to the more wilder pinks, blues and greens.

My ultimate favourite one is this vivid pink because of course you know that vivid pink is totally my colour! The name goes by Berry Cheeky which is a hot berry pink that is really pigmented. I just love how smooth the shadows are and how easily they glide on the skin. They have amazing texture and I’m really surprised since I usually see The Body Shop as more body care than make-up.

The reason why they are so pigmented is because they are made with crushed pigments in Italy and they go on really smooth because they are blended with a silky blend of Community Fair Trade oils! I mean look at that swatch, and look at how soft the shadow is. It almost melts into the skin without that chalky feeling.

But you know me, what better way to demonstrate with an easy tutorial. Excuse the eye-brows, they’re properly trimmed right now but not when I did the pictures for this post. Whoops. Life gets busy. Anyway,  I used Sand By Me all over the lids and chocolate linger in the crease to warm it up. This is a great way that you can balance the colour that you’re going to wear later. I then ended off with a tad bit of colour which is the Berry Cheeky in the outer corner coming up from the lash line. You can use a very small angled brush for this – something fluffy and simply dab the colour on. The intensity is already very vivid so make sure you’re doing it in a buildable manner. As you can see, it’s colour made wearable! Then, finish off with eyeliner, mascara and false lashes. I also added a cream yellow in the inner corners which is Golden Girl!

I hope you liked the look! Overall, I love these eye-shadows because they are pigmented, glide on like a dream and totally worth it! The extensive range of 30 shades also means that you can play around with colour!

The Body Shop Colour Crush Eyeshadow Giveaway! 

To celebrate, I thought I might giveaway a set of Colour Crush eye-shadows! To win these beautiful blues to create a stunning smokey eye, all you have to do is comment with why you want to win. The giveaway ends on April 1, 2013 and is international!

Good luck everyone! Each shadow costs SGD$19.90 and can be found at all The Body Shop stores starting today!

Much Love,

Roseanne

Hey Everyone!

Putting on eyeshadow that’s not a shade of brown isn’t commonplace for me. Especially lilac. So when Bobbi Brown introduced me to what’s in store for Spring 2013 and their Lilac Rose Collection, I wasn’t convinced that a pastel shade of purple pink could be so inviting. I was wrong. The Bobbi Brown Lilac Rose Collection is beautiful and despite what seems like cool tones, they still work on warmer tones like me. The Bobbi Brown Lilac Rose Collection was inspired by sweet candy and jellies that Bobbi Brown saw in a jar and it reminded her that lilac could be a universal color for all skin tones. But enough talk, here are some of the stars of the show!

Bobbi Brown Lilac Rose Palette – (SGD$99)

The Bobbi Brown Lilac Rose Palette is the main attraction of this season’s collection. It features eight shadows in a really smart convertible two-level palette. Simply draw out the little drawer on the bottom to reveal two more shadows of the second level. That being said, the palette consists of flattering dusty pinks, heather greys and lily shades. I love this palette because it caters to both day and night looks and has both matte and shimmery shades. There’s even a matte black that can turn any day look into a look ready for some dancin’. You do have to keep in mind that these shades are not your Sugarpill pigmented kind of colors. I think the reason why is because they want the color to be buildable and for everyday wear – for enhancing the eyes.

Here’s a tutorial of the look I did with this palette. As you can see, the shadows are made to be build-able but I wanted a very light day look so I went light with the colors. In the level closest to the mirror, I used the sparkly lilac shade all over the lid. Then, I used the brown in the top right corner of the first level in my crease. I used the gunmetal brown shade in my inner corner and defined a little bit with the matte black brown. Then finished off with eyeliner just on my lid line.

Sparkly Eye – Shadow – Limited Edition Lilac Shade – ( SGD$45 )

I love this eye-shadow, it is amazingly beautiful and pigmented. It’s a great way for women to wear glitter for both day and night especially in the lilac shade.

I mean look at the swatch! It’s so beautiful! It has a featherweight formula that instantly lights up the eyes and uses a unique combination of glitter and shimmer pearls in a translucent base. It’s not chalky at all and produces great color. This ought to be my favourite item out of the whole collection.

 Brightening Lip Gloss – Lilac Rose – (SGD$36)

This lip gloss has color with a hint of pearlized shimmer to enhance the lips. The lilac rose collection will come out with three new shades – Lilac Rose as featured below, New Pink Lily and Pink Lilac. The lip gloss is smooth and not sticky and even though the lilac rose shade look quite cool, the lip gloss again has build-able lip color and provides just a hint of color. It’s not overwhelming and gives a nice shade to the entire look.

Here’s the day look I did with the collection! The colors of the collection really do compliment each other!

Nail Polish – Roza – (SGD$29)

The last item is the nail polish in a limited edition Roza. It was inspired by Bobbi’s editorial manicurist who is known for fashion-forward nail trends and Roza is that shade of heather pink that Bobbi Brown wanted to feature in the collection. It’s a sheer color that’s buildable and a great nude shade!

So there we have it, your own introduction to Bobbi Brown’s new Spring 2013 Lilac Rose Collection :) It will be in stores in Singapore from March 2013 next month!

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Hey Everyone!

I finally got my hands on the most famous baby of 2013, the Urban Decay Naked Basics Palette. I am in LOVE with Urban Decay eyeshadows as you probably would have known judging from my tutorials and I was so excited when I got my paws on this one.

The Urban Decay Naked Basics Palette features six essential shades – five being matte and one being a frost shade. This is the ultimate palette for neutral eye wearers like me and the matte shades help even mature ladies get the best for their buck. In fact, for more mature women – matte shades help to enhance the eye while shimmer shades enhance the wrong thing such as wrinkles. Nonethless, no matter what shade you are, going matte isn’t a boring idea at all. However, if you’re the more colorful type, you might want to use these colors in the crease that will help contour the eye as a mix of matte and shimmer on the eye can go a long way.

I’ve never been really disappointed with Urban Decay eyeshadows. They are creamy, build-a-ble, and really pigmented. I mean look at those swatches! Although not all the shades are new to the Urban Decay Team like Foxy and Venus, it still is a great palette putting all the matte shades together. I love how despite being matte, the shadows still have a great texture and aren’t chalky like some other matte shadows are.

Here’s an eye look that is SUPER simple – great for any occasion with the Basics palette. I went really quite light but if it’s not smokey for you, just add more color! I used a mix of Foxy and WOS on the lid as the nude base, Naked 2 in the crease and Faint in the outer corner. I then defined my lid line and waterline with Crave, the matte black and finished with eyeliner and mascara!

Hope you liked this look! I also had a great time at the Urban Decay Event at Sephora ION where I got to do a make-up demo using the palette! Here are a few snapshots including Chloe in white as my model after using not only this palette but a few other UD products!

Update on the store – looks like we will be on track and launching just after Chinese New Year!! Thanks so much for your patience and sorry for any inconvenience caused!

Love,

Roseanne

Hey Everyone!

The world of creative falsies has always been foreign to me. I mean, when would I find the occasion to wear lashes with red and green feathers or even to the more simple diamonte ones? Probably never. But, going to make-up school helped bring out the crazier side of me and that’s when I learned of Paperself lashes. If you think feathers is a bit too cray cray for you, then how about paper cut out eyelashes? That’s right.

So when eyesbright.com contacted me to see if I’d like to review one of these, I was more than excited. For all of you who are unfamiliar with eyesbright.com, it is one of UK’s leading eye accessories retailers and they provide us not only with cool falsies like Paperself, but also a myriad of different contact lenses – from cat eyes and panther eyes to halloween contact lenses to UV electric blue lenses. They also do face and nail and lip tattoos! SO, if you’re looking to make your next costume better than anyone else’s, you can make it complete by checking out what Eyesbright has to offer. I mean, seriously, what they offer is so quirky and cool, I would hop onto their site just for pure entertainment.

Anyways, back to the review. The ones that I chose were the Paperself Deer & Butterfly. These were designed by Ting Yu Wang and feature stunning paper cut outs of deer..and well butterfly and of course some grass. It’s nonethless pretty and an amazing feat by itself.

To apply the lashes, you would apply them like any other false lash. I was to be honest a bit concerned with how my DUO eyelash glue would soften the paper but it was fine. There is no band that most lashes seem to have, it’s just totally paper. That being said, be absolutely careful because you could end up ripping something. I used a pair of tweezers to pick them up but to be honest because of the shape, the easiest way to put these on would probably be to use your own fingers.

And on myself, I look like I’m ready for a forest photoshoot. These look beautiful on the lashes but to be honest, I don’t think I can find an occasion. I will enjoy using it the next time I have a beauty shoot though. Overall, it was easier to apply and take off than I expected and although delicate, withstood the glue. You do have to be careful though!

I don’t know if you noticed, but I didn’t trim the lashes at the end. This is because personally I think these lashes would look better on my eye elongated as I have pretty small eyes and the band is a good width for eyeliner!

I hope you liked this post and do give eyesbright.com a visit!

Love,
Roseanne

Hey Everyone,

Applying perfect eyeliner can be a difficult task for the newbie in make-up to some of the experts. It’s something that requires practice and patience. But if you’re out of both, here is a really easy way to put training wheels on your eyeliner. All you need is a dark eye-shadow like a matte black or brown that will be your eye definer and a sharp synthetic angled eyeliner brush. Use these two tools as your training wheels. Simply draw on the eye shadow where you would put your eyeliner. The synthetic angled eyeliner brush (I recommend the Ecotools one) will help you draw precise lines with the shadow.

The beauty of this is that if you make a mistake, you can simply rub or gently brush off the shadow. Good thing I’m wearing a smokey eye here! If not, use a dry q tip and in quick strokes, brush the powder away.

Once you’ve got your training wheels perfect, you can then go over the whole thing with your favourite eye liner.    

So that’s about it! I think the best liner to use right now is a liquid liner. I’m using the Make-Up Forever Aqua Eyes precision liner but really like the Maybelline Impact Express pen looking one as well as the Revlon Colorstay! Hope you liked this post! I’m launching my online store soon! Do stay tuned on my Facebook Page to keep updated!

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Hey Everyone!

We all know that Topshop makeup has been around for a while now. The definetly different packaging of white chalk on black paper, squiggly sketches of make-up products has always caught my attention but I never really dove in for the kill until now.  I’m like a stubborn cat when I’m shopping. When I want to go shopping, I really go shopping. When I want to try something out, I want to try it all. And if I’m not in the mood, my parents have even begged me to buy something. Anyway, enough of being silly, here’s my take, opinion, review, whatever floats your boat of the majority of the make-up products.  Let’s get started.

1. Topshop Make-up Eyeshadows

I picked out the Smokey Eye Palette in Smouldering – it’s 4 dark and semi shimmery colors – but they come out more matte than shimmery. I tend to like eye-shadow palettes much better because I have a ton of eye-shadow and I shouldn’t add any more full-size babies to my collection. Cute enough, the set comes with a little mini tutorial brochure telling you how to apply these shadows. Apply the gray all over the lid, the dark maroon in your outer corner and then use the black to line your lids. The white shade can be used to highlight your brow then remember to blend everything together.

In terms of pigmentation, the color payoff is great when swatched which is no suprise really. The only “problem” I had with them was the blendability or “softness” of the shadow. Even if you’re talking about dry eye-shadow if you know eye-shadow well enough, you would know what I mean by “soft”. Soft eye-shadows pack on great color at the first pat on your lids and blend very well and effortlessly on your lids. The reason why I love and always use the Urban Decay Naked 2 palette is because it does just that. So does the Wet N’ Wild palette. Love those babies. So although pigmentation is good, they aren’t soft enough. But if you’re not a picky eater, you probably wouldn’t know the difference.

2. Topshop Make-up Lipsticks 

Call me a little nuts, but this lipstick is my first bright red lipstick. I have two OCC liptars that are bright red but they don’t count because they’re lip paints. So this is my first red lipstick and it makes me want to do a Snow White tutorial. Hazard is a beautiful color. It doesn’t look as dark as it does on the stick, and actually comes out a stunning bright red, one that matches my skin tone perfectly. It’s the one Geisha’s wear and one that Snow White would be proud of. It’s beautiful.

But what is a lipstick if it’s no good. I actually really liked the texture and smoothness of the lipstick. This baby applies very well and pigmented, smoothly and although it gives great coverage, it also feels very light on the lips which I love. It has a semi-matte look that still gives leeway for looking like you’ve come straight out of a poster. I give this lipstick for sure a thumbs up! I can’t say much about lasting power just yet but I am impressed with the smoothness, lightness and coverage of it.

Red lips can be tricky. You need one that matches your skintone. If you get the right lipstick for your skintone, it’s becomes a red bright beam of red goodness as you can see. I love the color. I don’t know if I’ll be wearing it out anytime soon but we will see.

And of course since I don’t wear red lips often, I had to have a little fun. If you like red lip looks, I have done a Dita Von Teese make-up tutorial that you might wanna check out! It’s using the OCC lip tars though.

3. Topshop Make-up Highlighters

I love highlighters, I think they make a great difference in making your nose a little slimmer and your cheeks seem a little higher. I’m always on the hunt for the next best highlighter. When I first saw the Topshop sunbeam highlighter, it reminded me a lot of the NARS albatross highlighter and although that isn’t obviously gold, it has gold shimmer. After swatching it at the store, it appeared highly pigmented so I was like eh, why not?

I don’t know about this one to be honest. It looks a little yellow for my liking and isn’t as “natural” looking as I’d like. I don’t really want to look like I just came out of an Egyptian history book nor want to be Cleopatra’s best friend. It does have a nice shimmer, but it could use some neutral tones to balance it out. I’ll still have to figure out a new way of using this. I do love the texture and pigmentation of this highlighter and I may even use it as an eye-shadow.

4. Topshop Make-up Nail Polish

The last baby I got was the Topshop nail polish in Ice Crush.This was the first thing I grabbed off the shelf. I have seen too many awesome instagram pictures of your glittery nail art that when I look down at my plain jane mono-chrome toes, my tail (if I have one – don’t worry I don’t) goes down. When my friend showed me her Nubar  white/silver glitter accent nail amongst her other teal blue fingers, I immediately put that glitter nail polish on my wish list. But seeing this, I thought it would make a great dupe. The nails you see there took about 3-4 coats but it is glitter so you can’t expect much. It went on smooth with no problems!

I hope you liked my “comprehensive” review and although pretty long, I hope it helped!

Love,
Roseanne

Hey Everyone!

It’s no surprise how much I am in love with the Urban Decay Naked 2 Palette – not because everyone else loves it or the fact that there are probable queues outside Sephora right now begging for it – but because genuinely, it’s pure awesome. To me, getting a single shadow from a store is a waste of money. I’ll probably never finish just one color and getting a palette for me is tons more worth the price. I know how ridiculously long over-due this review is, but if you’re thinking of getting the Naked 2 Palette – Girl, you gotta stop thinking, and start saving because I’m going to tell you straight off – it’s worth it.  Here’s my take on this daily baby and my everyday eye tutorial to boot. At the end, I’ll tell you whether you should be getting the Naked or Naked 2. Get the Naked 2.

What’s the package like?

The Naked 2 Palette comes with 12 shades, a double sided brush and a lip gloss which aren’t pictured because I don’t really use either. The main star of the show of course are the shadows. I’ve never really been disappointed with Urban Decay eye-shadows. The color payoff is amazing, the texture is great and I don’t have trouble with creasing. That’s probably why they’re the only shadows I use in tutorials. The only thing I would watch out for is really chunky eye-shadows like Midnight Cowboy which tend to cause a lot of fall-out. Thankfully, the palette doesn’t include much of those ones. It does have a majority of shimmery shades than matte but includes a good matte black. At first glance, it seems that Urban Decay has provided a lighter overall palette that might be unsuitable for dark smokey eye lovers like yours truly but upon using it, it’s much more versatile than the first Naked palette because the colors are build-able. You can make more looks with the palette in other words. It also comes in much sturdier packaging, similar to the tin case you brought to school with your pens and pencils. It’s shall I say more heavy duty. As you can see, I already hit pan on “suspect”. Whoops.

But seriously, how can I prove a point if I don’t show you how to use the eye-shadows. So here’s a tutorial of my eye-look that I do daily, plus or minus the false lashes. It’s a look that’s versatile and a neutral smokey eye everyone should learn to do if they choose to get this palette. I’m also using my three favorite eye-shadow brushes – the M.A.C 217, 224 and a sigma pencil brush. You can easily learn the basics of how to create any smokey eye with this tutorial.

Step 1: Start with a neutral shimmery base shade. Not too shimmery though. Suspect is perfect for this to add a little glisten to your lids. Don’t forget to apply a primer beforehand. You know my favorite is the Urban Decay Primer Potion. Using the flat side of the M.A.C 217, apply the shadow all over the lid. As you can see, minimal difference but a slight enhancement that is more than needed.

 Step 2: Here’s a trick with matte shadows. Once you apply a shimmery shadow on your lid, apply a matte darker color to your crease. This really makes the crease stand out because of the difference in finishes to your eye. It’s great to use the M.A.C 217 by just flipping it to it’s front. I love how versatile this brush is. It’s great to pack on color and blend at the same time for a flawless look. I’m using tease which is a plum brown in my crease.

 Step 3: Use a pencil brush to apply a dark smokey plum like Busted into your outer V and tracing along your lid line as well. You basically want to cover your outer corner of your eye to add dimension. Using a pencil brush is great for this because it allows you to add color specifically where you want it – which is great for eye-definers like busted.

 Step 4: Use the M.A.C 224 or any blending brush. I know the HDB stores in Singapore near Ang Mo Kio even sell blending brushes for a dollar. Those do just fine as well. Blend away the harsh lines and then it’s time for your liner. I’m using the Revlon Color-Stay on my lid line and my favorite pencil liner the Covergirl Liquid Line Blast for my waterline.

 Step 5: Time for your lashes! This step in putting on your falsies is totally optional. To be honest, when I’m lazy, I don’t even bother putting false lashes on. But for the purpose of this tutorial and on days when I want to impress, I do. I love my Ardell 110 Natural lashes, I have not found any similar comparison. A trick to using false lashes is to get a tilty mirror and use tweezers to apply your lashes. Press in in the corners so you don’t get any loose ends and you’re done. Remember to apply your mascara like normal before you put on your lashes. Do your brows and viola, you are done with your eye-makeup.

Step 6: The last thing I do is touch-ups. I love using a good matte black for this job and blackout is amazing. I just use a little with my pencil brush and then apply it to my outer corner and outer v just to complete the look. It works like a charm.

To top it off, I’m using the new Revlon Lip Butter in Sugar Plum, my new favorite that pairs well with a neutral eye. It’s kind of a very similar color to the Chanel Rouge Allure in Darling that I usually wear but this is tons cheaper.

and you are finished! As you can see, the shadows go on great and look great! I can’t express enough how much I love this palette.

Should I get the Naked 1 or Naked 2 Palette?

But seriously, the question of the day is probably – which palette should I get? Because honestly, not all of us have the moo-lah to get both. I would say skip the first palette and go for the second. I find that the first palette has shades that are too dark and the base shades are too light.

The only thing I really like about the Naked 1 palette is the two matte shades in Buck and Naked because together, they make the most perfect combination for any bold lip color. The Naked 2 palette is buildable in color and you can do so much more with it. The Naked 1 palette is too dark in my opinion to create many looks at all. I always find myself using an additional base shade from somewhere else because there are too many “definer” shades to choose from in the first one. Thus, get the Naked 2, it’s better, trust me! Maybe it’s also because half-baked and smog are really gold shades that I’m not used to using either. I just like the Naked 2 a lot better.

 So there you have it!

What do you think of the Naked Palettes? Which one are your favourites?

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Roseanne

Hey Everyone!

I believe that my lashes have stage fright. They’re a little scared naturally to be out in the open. In fact, any longer and I might look like a potential Snuffleofogus from Sesame Street. True story. Today I’m going to be doing a review on the Maybelline Magnum Volum’ Express Ultracomb mascara. It’s coming out in Singapore if it hasn’t already and I have to say it’s one of my all time favorites. I love it!

The Brush: 

The brush reminds me of a zebra which it shouldn’t because it’s yellow and black instead of black and white. And it’s not a brush, it’s a comb. It has black zebra stripes which are holes that fill in with the mascara and you use the non-curved side to apply the mascara which I know is a new behaviour. The first time I used it, bimbotic I know, I used the yellow and obviously nothing happened. So use the stripey side, please. Comb mascaras are actually underrated. They do better for me in terms of defining, curling and lengthening!

Packaging is cute. It’s yellow and bright.

Time for a Test Run! 

But really, who cares? What we really care about is if this baby works. Let’s take it for a run. So this is me without any mascara on. As you can see my lashes like to stick straight out.

 I then proceeded to curl my lashes. I always curl my lashes and I never apply mascara before curling it first. It becomes a messy, mess.

The results: 

And then after a 2-3 coats of the mascara, look at that! Magnificence! I love it. It really does define and lengthen while keeping the curl. Plus, my lashes don’t droop quickly either. You don’t have to worry too much about layering the mascara, but 2-3 coats work best. I experienced no smudging from my make-up onto my waterline. I can’t really think of any downsides actually!

So there you have it, the Maybelline Magnum Volum Ultracomb is defo a mascara you should look into getting! Do explore comb mascaras instead of the ones with bristles. You’ll be pleasantly surprised. Hope you liked this post and let me know if you have any questions below!

Much Love,

Roseanne

Hey Everyone!

One of my favourite make-up products of all time has to be the eyeshadow duos that NARS provides. They’re pigmented and you can clearly see why the two colors are married in the pan as the color combinations are well thought out and they should be, looking at the price tag. On my facebook page, I recently posted a picture of me off to a 21st, and I was requested quite a bit to do a tutorial:

So here I am with a tutorial and a little review of the NARS Eurydice Duo, one of my easy to do looks for any night or dinner out. It’s a duo I highly recommend. I won mine from a YouTube giveaway on TheSPNation! I usually judge my eyeshadows based on the packaging, colors, pigmentation and texture. Here’s a product description:

Packaging

The standard NARS packaging is a brand icon. It is a silicone feel skin which is not a good thing for clean freaks because it sticks to powder like honey and bees. The size of the duos are exactly the same size as a NARS blush and with a split pan, it’s more than enough product to last for quite a while. The colors match well and kind of remind me of the evil villain in Little Mermaid, forgot that octupus’ name though! Purple and black make for a really nice combination for any night look.

Color/Pigmentation 

The NARS Eurydice has a beautiful purple and charcoal shade. The purple is absolutely magical because it has a slight blue shimmer undertone so that it produces a blue and purple sheen when applied. The charcoal is unique as well producing a slight dark silver after application. Both are almost what you call three dimensional shades. Depending on how much you need to apply, the shadows are sure not to disappoint. They are pigmented especially swatched on the fingertips but when swiped on the arm, the results aren’t half as bad either.

Texture 

Soft, blendable, probably as good as you can get.

Overall, NARS eyeshadows are definitely worth the price you are paying. I’m glad to say that the duos from NARS make makeup application super easy. All you really need is two colors and NARS communicates that beautifully.

Let’s get on with the tutorial!

Step 1: Apply the purple shade all over the lid. I’m using the MAC 217 to do this, one of my favourite eye brushes of all time.

Step 2: Apply the dark charcoal shade in the outer half/corner of your lids to give dimension. I like to use a pencil brush for this to specifically apply the color

Step 3: Blend away harsh lines

Step 4: Apply the charcoal shade to your waterline and then up onto your lower part of  your outer corner to re-emphasize the shades after blending.

Step 5: Apply your eyeliner. I’m using a sharp liquid liner for the lid line (Benefit Magic Ink) and then I’m using a pencil liner for my waterline. This is one of my favourite all time eye-liners – the Sportsgirl Draw the Line – as it reminds me of the MAC Technakohl in Graphblack but for half the price. Plus, it stays on without giving you panda eyes! It’s only available in Australia.

Step 6: Apply your mascara and false lashes. I love my Ardell false lashes in natural 110, they are the best natural looking false lashes and are great for everyday!

Then, you’re done. It’s a cool more sinister and mysterious looking combination that I love!

Hope you like it! Overall,  I give this five out of five little Roseannes :)

Love,
Roseanne