Pea's July Favourites 2014

We have officially pass the half mark of 2014!
So this month brings a very light routine because my face have been acting out like craaaaazy because of the travelling and the back-to-work stress and plus, I was on the pill for the time I was travelling cause ain't no one got time for PMS when holidaying!

I am getting quite obsessed with skincare lately and I am planning a detailed one on a range of products that have been fully hooked. So look out for that!

As I mentioned, this month is light, light, light. The humid weather and the air-conditioning in the office is just a NO so I am trying to keep things light so my skin behaves.

Kiehl's Micro-Blur Skin Perfector 

I bought this baby at least three months ago...I think. and honestly, I was NOT impressed when I used it. idk why. I was very satisfied with my Smashbox primer but recently, that has not been working for me so I decided to give this another shot since gossmakeupartist [YT] raved about it so much. and I fell in love with it. Skin changes, so a product that does not seemed to work the first time doesn't mean it is bad.

I'm going all out here to scare you all with my pores. So yes, my pores are pretty much in-your-face. and after applying the primer, don't they all look so much less visible. I hardly use foundation when I go to work, just concealer so I really wanted smth that will cover my pores and not dry my skin out and this works beautifully. Its not exactly a matte finish, more skin-like and it works awesome for my skin right now.

p/s: yes, I am this red all the time.

M.A.C blush (Pink O' Peach)

Next up is this pretty blush from M.A.C that I found in my stash recently. I had it forever but I guess it just got buried under all my newer blushes. Anyway, this blush's name is so apt! It does give off a 'pinched cheeks' /flushed look that is really pretty. 

Mascaras

1. Maybelline Pumped Up Colossal 

2. Too Faced Better than Sex 

3. Catrice Ultimate Lash Multimizer 

Ok, I numbered the mascara in order of application. I am not crazy, I just find that layering different mascaras give me the effect I desire! And I don't do like three coats of each, just one from each mascara to give me the fluttery, hair-like lashes. The Maybelline PumpedUp Colossal is waterproof and holds up my curls. The special brush from Too-Faced separates my lashes and the Catrice one gives me so much volume yet no clumps. HOW MUCH LOVE??? After applications, I like how it gives me the messy effect - something like the Ardell Demi Wispies. 

I should have curled and brush out my lashes properly, instead of leaving it kinked in a weird angle. I am sorry haha]

This is a comparison to show you the difference with the mascaras on!Can you see how black and fluttery my lashes look? 

theBalm Schwing Black Liquid Eyeliner

I got this from my brother's girlfriend and when I tried it initially, it flaked and rubbed off easily. Plus I cannot seemed to control the brush very well. But I was super impressed with the matte finish. It is SO matte and pigmented. Now, I put my Dollywink liner underneath as a guide and then I just put this on top to give me the matte look that I love.

Collection CreamPuff Moisturizing Lip Cream (matte) 

I literally ran out to Watsons to get this lip product after I saw Shaaanxo on YT using it. The color amazes me every time I put it on. It dries to a matte finish that does not dry out my lips. However, I do layer my lip balm underneath and put this over so it does not emphasize too much lines. And this product lasts forever. I drink with it and it does not budge. I love it. Love the color and love the finish. 

Ok,  I have come to an ennnnnnd. Let August be awesome for everyone too!

Love,

Pea

Review: Too Faced Better Than Sex Mascara

Haroooooo~~

I've been wanting to try out this mascara since maybe... December last year but I didn't really dare to buy cuz I haven't heard any good reviews about it! Recently I've stumbled upon at least 3 youtube beauty vloggers (here, here and here) talking about it and how much they love it, so I decided to buy it.

First up, the packaging of this mascara has some heavy duty thing going on. It looks super luxe with the whole metallic pink and embossed letterings, which I really enjoy, but it is really heavy! Like I think it weighs maybe 0.2kg? Hahaha. It contains 8.0 ml/0.27 Fl. Oz worth of products and is priced at $32 in Sephora Singapore.

They've been emphasising the hourglass-shaped brush, and honestly, I haven't tried any mascara with an hourglass-shaped brush yet! The brush is quite big but amazingly, it fits nicely on my asian eyes and it's able pull out any of my smaller lashes and coat them with the product. So, I really really enjoy the brush :)

It claims to create 1,944% more volume than our actual lashes. I have to say it really looks pretty damn amazing on the youtube gurus' eyes but since they're caucasian, of course they have longer and fuller lashes. So, I tried it on my eyes and upon the first application, I fell in love!!! My lashes were immediately lengthened and super volumized, I love the deep carbon black colour of the mascara too.

This was my first day applying it and I loved it! I only had 2 coats on. However, as the day goes by, I noticed some smudges on my lower eyelids but I wasn't sure if it was caused by the mascara or my shadows/eyeliner. Also, by the end of the day, my lashes weren't curled anymore!!!!!! Sobbb. But I gave it the benefit of the doubt that my bangs were weighing my lashes down..

So I gave it another try today! This is just a breakdown of how many coats of mascara I can put for it to look nice and not overly clumpy/spider legs-y. The most I'd go is three coats cause with three coats it was getting pretty thick and yet still separated. I didn't want to ruin it by adding a fourth coat since I was very happy with it already :)

I put my mascara on at 10.30a.m. and by 9.30p.m. they are still curled nicely and no smudges on my lower eyelids at all!!! I put my fringe up today so I guess it was most probably my bangs weighing my lashes down previously. Another test I did was with my glasses on, my lashes weren't hitting the glass - it is a good sign that my lashes are still curled. If they're droopy, they will definitely be hitting on my lenses every time I blink! One last thing is that, this mascara is so easy to remove!!!!!! I'm using the L'oreal gentle eye & lip make up remover.

I'm so glad to say that this mascara is worth the splurge, and it didn't disappoint me at all. I love it so much I think it's a definite repurchase for me. I'm a mascara junkie, if I could only pick one make up item to use, I'd pick the mascara! So trust me when I say I have high expectations on my mascaras and all that I love are definitely some pretty good stuff that are worth a try ^.^

Anyone of you tried it yet? What are your thoughts? Do you love it or hate it? Share it with us :)

xx,

Flo♡