Assalamualaikum
Hi guys!
Happy belated Eid to all of us!
July in Egypt is EXTREMELY HOTT I don't even want to wear pants in my room.
I think Eila had been mentally traumatized to barge into my room only to see me pant-less huhu!
And THANK GOD last Ramadan was not this hot! Otherwise I don't know la what to sayyy
Most of us might be admitted into the ED due to hypovolemic shock+heat stroke, God forbid!
Here are some photos taken during Eid!
who thought we had our photo taken at the same exact spot! I dont know whether that's illusion or angle what not but I actually lost 10kgs within this year and I'm actually glad it happens! I've never thought I got back my pre-Egypt weight.
And that was my first time putting on full face makeup in Egypt in front of my friends!
I'm glad that my makeup skill improved day by day.
So, for more intensive improvement, recently I splurged on some makeup products hihi~
Week after Eid, Dina (wore blue scarf in the photo above,well apart from me) went back to Malaysia, so I asked this kind soul to shop for me. And Thank God, she accepted it and went shopping for me! So baik la this girl, so lucky Wan the Fish to have her in his life!
firstly, I bought Mac Studio Fix Plus, which claims to enhance your eyeshadow colour intensity and can be used as finishing spray as well which leaves your face optimal glow.
My review after using it: Good to enhance the eyeshadow and other stuff you put on your face but NOT that intense, 'macam seadanya jer gitu', as finishing spray, yes it gives your face optimal glow, tak terlalu berlebihan umpama lampu disko, just nice jer, which I like. I'm more to natural makeup look girl.
This is Mac Prep Prime Transparent Finishing Powder. I tried it last night but I didn't go out, so I can't comment on how well it sets my makeup with outdoor environment. Because I think powdery product needs to be tested outside before we can give proper comment bout it.
But in term of finishing function, I think it does its job pretty well, first it brightens my face which neutralizes the oxidized foundation beneath, then it covers pores but not yet the level to amaze me.
I guess my pores are really enlarged because hardly any product can shrink or cover it properly.
This morning I tried it out but without foundation on because I don't put on foundation on daily basis, just the sunblock. I think it does its job well covering my pores.
Caudalie Beauty Elixir, this is more to skincare than makeup product. But it can be used as setting spray as well. Yes I love face mist that much. I've already owned The Body Shop Vitamin E and Vitamin C face mist, and still I think my face needs this. This thing here is so highly raved, saying that it can glow your face instantly bla bla bla and it's SOOOO GOOOODD.
I sprayed it on last night, and instantly looked at the mirror, okay okay what now? what happen???
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It seems like nothing happened. Meh~
It's freaking RM65 for 30ml and if you asked me yes it's expensive! You can get The Body Shop Vitamin E 100ml for RM49!!
Then I tried it again today, then I see something starts to appear, it's like small detailed things that you have inspect meticulously and thoroughly. Maybe I should wait for few days more before I can say either it doesn't work or it works!
And it smells like grandmother also I don't know.
Moving to this gorgeous Mac Powder Blush in shade Melba. As expected, the colour and formulation are soo nice and suits my skintone. It looks pinkish peach on pan but when you put on your cheek, it looks more natural peachy and just nice. Not overly done.
I think it suits any look you wanna do and any skintone.
This bad boy here, very very bad boy whose name is Tarte Tarteist Pro Amazonian Clay Eyeshadow Palette is ABSOLUTELY AHH-MAZING!
It contains 16 matte and 4 shimmer eyeshadows and one of the shimmer whose name is Trendy is freaking duo-chrome!
These all are highly pigmented and so soft you wanna cry when you first put your excited nervous finger on it! So soft especially the first column from left.
I put it on of course, no fall-out, and easily blendable (because we don't put single eyeshadow and then we go, instead we put different colours on base, crease, lid, inner canthi, outer canthi, below eyebrow. And these all need to be blended because we don't want harsh line in between)
Like this one I put on before, you might see it looks simple without realizing that it needs at least 4 different shades to make it looks like that. No I'm not showing off huhu. I'm explaining why hiring makeup artist is pricey. The makeup stuff are well known to cost a lot, secondly the skill. Korang takkan pernah tahu berapa kali wajah aku menjadi seakan akan pondan siam sebelum hasilnya tu dapat diterima masyarakat.
Back to the bad boy palette, for those who wants more matte shadows and those who loves light shade shadows like me, and some vibrant colours, this palette is the answer! I've never seen any palette which shades and finishing combos are like this one. And I DONT UNDERSTAND THE BAD REVIEWS THIS PALETTE HAD TO RECEIVE! I might happen to buy the different improvised batch of this palette. So BIG CONGRATULATIONS FOR THE GREATLY IMPROVISED PALETTE!
People like beauty gurus and youtubers love Too Faced Chocolate Bar Eyeshadow Palette soo much. But as for me, it's good but it contains too much dark colours and so lacks of crease shade.
People like me whose lid space not wide enough doesn't want too much dark eyeshadow, otherwise we look like panda bear.
So yes Tarte Tarteist Pro Amazonian Clay Eyeshadow Palette is DA BOMBB!
Today I had the Tarte Tarteist Pro Amazonian Palette together with the Mac Fix Plus and it accentuated the colour and intensity.
Overall I'm so happy about the product but my pores are hard to conceal I think it needs foundation with more coverage.
I think that's enough.
Till we meet again!
Bye Assalamualaikum.
