Dior Eyeshadow

I got this for my bday and I really love it. Never tried the dior eyeshadows before (expensive at $59!) but they are really shimmery without being too heavy.  The texture is light, and color is highly shimmery. The resulting color is quite flattering/natural and colors to me, specially when I didn't apply too much.

I went to sephora to see all the other colors and they are all so preeee-ty! Dont you just want to try one right now? or add this to your holiday wish list ? :D

Eyeshadow Tutorial

So I have been playing with my naked 2 palette everyday and I am bored with the same look so I googled to look for some tutorials.

 like these look that look somwhat natural and decent to go to work with:

http://makeupbykailanmarie.blogspot.com/2012/05/tutorial-easy-bronze-eyes-ft-naked-2.html

http://makeupbykailanmarie.blogspot.com/2012/03/neutral-eyes-using-naked-2-palette.html

Superior Whitening Serum

I have never used such an effective whitening product. This serum gives you immediate visible results. I started using White Secrets about 2 months ago and this is something that i will keep as my long term whitening product.

The serum has a capsule on top with Vitamin C powder and you activate the Vitamin C when you first open the bottle by pushing the powder down and mixing it with the serum. Once the serum is activiated it must be stored in the fridge and the serum must be used in 10 days. First use of the serum I see my face brightens overnight. I use it both in my morning and night routine after my toner. It's very easy to use and after leaving it in the fridge it gives a great refreshing feel becuase it's cold and feels so good on the face.

Immediate brightening and whitening is apparent during the first ten days. With the 2nd bottle, dark pigmentation will resurface but do not panic, that's just the serum breaking down the pigmentations and with continued use it will work its magic and whitens.  I had a dark spot after Caleb's birth and now, I don't. My freckles seem to have lighten and the overall skin tone have evened out and it does help hydrates the skin. I use it spot treatments on my scars and dark spots and I am very happy with the product.

Mineral Powder

I think my search is over for the perfect foundation.....ok for the moment... I have tried many form of foundations and being a true lazy self that I am I usually opt for the cream compact but in recent years I have switched to mineral powder since they're supposedly better for the skin. I had this mineral powder in my make up drawer but somehow when I tried it after the purchase I must not have liked it and that's probably why it's neglected. I've actually forgotten about it until the other day I thought my matt BE was too matt and dull looking I searched around in my drawer and found it......Laura Mercier Mineral Powder with SPF 15.

I have no idea how long I had this - probably under the 2 years make-up shelve life so I put it on. After I buffed it on with my face brush, I was in awe on how good the coverage was with it feeling so light and how it sits on the skin perfectly. I don't even feel it, it's that light. It has a little shimmer to it which I didn't like because it can be mistaken as oil. Loved the feel and the coverage but didn't like the shimmer so what did I do? The next day I tapped a little bit of my BE mineral powder into the LM mineral powder and VIOLA!! My perfect foundation!!! Great coverage, enough to even out skin tone and hide my freckles yet it's light and feel like my skin could breath.

The con - when i run out I will need to buy 2 products instead of one.

Pop Eyeshadow

I went into Ulta one evening and the sales lady kept telling me how great this new product is, brand new from England. I liked the packaging so I decided to try it. (This is before I got the urban decay naked palette). Anyhow, it was good, but not great. The colors turned out a bit lighter than I expected, but good for a light natural look to go to work, but not for like going out in the evening, because you would not see anything if you applied this.

Cleanser

I bought this to try it out since its has been out for a while and people rave about this product. I thought it was pretty good actually. I expected to be a foam cleanser but to my surprise, it was more gel like. I like it so far and it has rosewater smell. This small bottle was $15. I will keep using this for now. :)

Magnolia Enzyme Exfoliator

I got this from my beautician (Monnie) a few months ago.  She recommended this exfoliator because it is made of fruit enzymes to get rid of dead skin cells. It was about $50 but the results are pretty good so far. I feel really clean after and its not abrasive at all..you pump a quarter size and rub until white particles come out and rinse off.