Tip #2 : Asian Stubborn Lashes

I have shortish, straight, thin Chinese lashes. Over the years, I've finally mastered how to get those buggars to stay up and curled all day, even up to a couple of days for me... When I can't be bothered removing the stuff.
My advice is: you don't need a very expensive mascara. Although brands such as Lancome are verryyy good, a simple waterproof mascara is all you need to achieve a curled long lasting look really. I highly recommend the Miss Sporty Fabulous Lash Waterproof Mascara, available at Boots. I've repurchased it many times over, and plus it's £3.29 for one! What a flipping bargain! So the tips goes, prime your lashes. I recommend using a good primer for this, Lancome do a good one called Cils Booster XL. Expensive though, but a good investment. When the primer is about dry, curl your lashes. Don't do this when lashes are still wet as the lash won't hold the curl. But invest in a good eyelash curler as well Asian ladies! The Shu Uemura one is my holy grail! I use the Cosmopolitan eyelash curler to lift my lashes first. So curl at the tips, middle, and roots. Then, using my SU eyelash curler, repeat the same process. This curler gives more of a curved finish to my lashes. From the side profile, it will look much more natural than if lashes stood straight up and hits against the eyelid. You know what I'm talking about?! Then apply a light coat of waterproof mascara first if you're going to use non waterproof formulas on lashes but wait for this to dry before applying other mascaras. I personally use all waterproof because it holds much better, and won't run as I have watery eyes. I yawn too much!
I also combine mascaras, as in I will use the primer, Miss Sporty mascara, then use a volumising mascara focusing on the roots, and finally a lengthening mascara on the ends. Before my Make Up For Ever Aqua Lash ran out, it was all I needed to use as it is an all round mascara. Unfortunately it's not available in the UK for me. I think that must be the best mascara I've ever used. But even Bioderma couldn't remove it... Vaseline does the trick though.
I just wanted to share my experience on how to beat the stubborn Asian lash syndrome, which is actually VERY annoying to others who may want to see what works for them. I see many Asian girls with good lashes, but could potentially have great looking lashes! Try it and see... It works for me, but may not work for everyone unfortunately. But hey, anything to get some flutter in those sexy eyes!

I'd love to know if it works for any of you!!!

xxxxxx

Eye Eye Captain

Hello, this is just a post of my eye. Out of my entire face, my eyes get the most make up. I only really wear eye and lip make up, not that I don't need face make up, just that I hate the feel of it on my skin. One thing I can say I don't need is blusher. It's like I have a permanently flushed face, even if I did ever put foundation on the pink would still peek through. People say I have cute cheeks - typical Asian ones.
But here is a picture of my eye make up... (I know it's not exactly good, but it's how I do it)

  



without flash, natural daylight







with flash, excuse my weird brow

So it's just a very natural looking eye look. Two layers of mascara with a little bit of gold eyeliner to highlight the inner corners of the eye - brings light to the eye so makes it appear brighter and more wide awake. I do not wear eyeshadow. I just think it doesn't look right on me. But here are the products I've used.





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Shu Uemura Eyelash Curlers (£26 from a set in Hong Kong)

Soap & Glory Arch de Triumph (Present, Boots)

Miss Sporty Fabulous Lash Waterproof Black (£3.29, Boots)

Barry M Limited Edition Duo Eyeliner - Silver and Gold (£10 from set, Clothes Show Live)

Korres Provitamin B5 & Rice Bran Mascara Black 01 (£15)

I curl my lashes in three places with my eyelash curler, which is honestly one of the things I'd save in a fire, at the tip first, then at the middle, then finally at the root. I find in this order creates a smoother curl instead of a "boxy", unnatural curl that sticks straight up - one of my pet peeves! >.< FYI, I also curl my bottom lashes to open up my eye a bit more.

I then use a thin layer of the Korres mascara as a base, so that my lashes will be a bit longer as the mascara is lengthening, and to hold the curl better. I then wait for that to dry, then apply a coat of the Miss Sporty mascara. This really builds my lashes and makes them really thick and voluminous, but it can clump because it dries quite quickly. I, in a way, style my lashes. I like my lashes to be a certain shape, a bit like a fan I'd say, and I use the mascara wand to separate my lashes, then use my tweezers to clump some together so it looks more dolly. I put my concealer under my eye just to brighten the area, not so much to conceal darkness. I use one from Aldi, which has been compared to YSL's Touche Éclat, but at a fraction of the cost at £3.49!!! I use it in Cashmere I think, which is a bit light but does the trick. I don't have a picture of that sorry. Anyway, I then line the gold end of my eyeliner on my tearduct area and a bit across the inner third of my eye. I blend it later with a cotton bud to soften it up, but I saturate the gold right at my tearduct then fade it out. My brows don't look great here, but they looked fine in real life damn it. I used the shading end of Arch de Triumph to fill in my brows slightly, I don't really use the highlighting end but it's quite good as a base for my eyeliner and to stop my eyelids from oiling up too much. I fill in my brows, then swipe a cotton bud over to remove the excess because I don't like looking too bushy... aha. After, I use this wonder tool to comb through and shape my brows which makes them look neat.





3 in 1 Beauty Tool ($?? from Sasa, Hong Kong)

I bought this ages ago from HK. It's basically an eyelash curler, which is okay to revive curls throughout the day, with a build in eyelash comb and brow brush, which slides out. I find this very useful although I only use the brow brush. It's great if I'm limited for space in my bag, in that case I leave out my beloved Shu Uemura curlers.
I really wanted to ramble, but I'm just too tired at the moment. Thinking of doing a haul or a review...

Just a quick note though, I had my school Prom last friday. I got my make up done at MAC in Debenhams. I'm actually considering buying my first foundation from them, although I have considered Lancome or Chanel as well. The make up artist used Studio Sculpt Foundation which was quite nice, but went patchy after a few hours of sweaty dancing, despite it being set with an MSF. I hated the shine it gave me though in my prom pictures, which is a damn bloody shame! I had no nice pictures T~T
I'm considering Studio Sculpt, and the one in the compact... Studio Tech? Not too sure, but it's the creamy compact one. I loved that when I put some on my hand. I really liked Peachykeen blush on my cheeks too. I think I will get the lipstick in Hue, since my Myth has ran out. I've been eyeing up Shy Girl as well. If only I could change my Impassioned which I don't even use! for either of those, life would be great. Btw, I'm not trying to sound MAC-y, it's just whilst I'm on the subject, I might as well chip in. I have no money for make up... Clothes comes first... most of the time. And I really need to start using a camera to take pictures, not my phone.

Anyway, Goodnight lovelies who actually read to this far! x

A Little Bit of Boots

i went shopping today looking for a prom dress... i found something nice, really nice to be exact, but its unsuitable for the occasion >.< will post a picture of it soon!

in Boots there was just simply too many goodies that i wanted, but the wallet is near empty so i couldnt fulfill my hunger for new stuff... but here are some of the things i got anyway

this is Rimmel's Nude Delight (700), £6.29  ive wanted this for aaaaaaaages! its a really pretty peach nude and it goes well with my medium skintone. i do really like it but i had to layer it on to get the pigmentation in the tube plus, theres a fake lipstick smell/ taste which im not enjoying. i layered it on top with a Soap and Glory Sexy Mother Pucker and ended up with a really nice combo. peachy tones look particulary nice with my tanned skin.

nair tough hair hair removal cream... yes, i'm very hairy. like a gorilla. no joke. hence why i bought this "tough" formula. i already use the skin doctors hair removal system which is a cream too with a hair inhibitor spray, it works pretty well. ive shaved before, ive waxed before, ive epilated before, ive foamed before, ive creamed before, but i havent IPLed yet, otherwise i wouldve tried it all, despite being at such a tender age. oh, and ive plucked before too... i can take pain so waxing, epilating isnt a problem for me. but i prefer something a bit more less torturing so yes, creams is the way forward for me. will do a review on it when ive tested it. forgot to mention, it smells nice, unlike the majority of depilatory creams. it was on offer for £2.80 btw^^

Herbal Essences hello hydration shampoo and conditioner (£3.49 each) ... my HG s&c. ive been using it since forever after reading about it on TheGlossGoss, which sadly is no longer here :'( i wouldve NEVER gone for cheaper brands of haircare such as this one. my hair is VERY long, and i have a lot of it. this just detangles my hair and makes it smell so damn bloody good its frickin unreal! my hair is the part of me that gets the most attention and compliments so yeah, i have to take care of it... says the girl who hasnt cut her hair for close to 2 years, and never brushes it, and regularly uses curling tongs =.=

this is the new Revlon Scented Nail Enamel in Peach Smoothie (£6.49) i cant wait to try it! its a nude peach colour with little shimmers in it, and when it dries there supposed to be a nice smell. im not to bothered about the smelling part of it, i just like the colour. its about time to get a new nude since i finished my beloved  Nails Inc South Molten Streen, even if theyre shades apart! the nails inc is more a light pink which makes your nails look like theyre "acrylic", for me anyway.

last but not least... a new mascara! (long overdue) Miss Sporty Fabulous Lash Waterproof Mascara(£3.49) i couldnt recognise this baby instore! they changed the packaging a-gain, much prefered the pink and blue than full blue. this mascara is my definition of "cheap and cheerful". its cheap but does the job for me perfectly. i have thin straight lashes, heavier, wetter formulas just iron out my lashes again after curling them, but this holds it perfectly. i do use a very good primer by Lancome though called Cils Booster XL (£19.50) its quite expensive but its worth every flippin penny! i did used to use L'Extreme and Definicils by Lancome, but a young girl barely out of her teenage years neednt splash her cash like that when theres cheap gems like this one^^ gosh, why did i used to buy high end mascaras? out of my mind. but yeh, this mascara really builds my lashes, volume&length, and i even get compliments on my eyes. that is saying something, since im chinese, not wanting to sounds racist to my own race but we know it ourselves. we do not have the biggest eyes and we do desire for out eyes to appear larger, myself included. but luckily i do not have to go through surgery to achieve a double eyelid, although mines not perfect, im happy :) breathe. mini rant over. might do a blog post on those topics soon, when my exams are over...

sigh, so many things i want from Top Shop and River Island. as soon as i get my grades i will spend my money on clothes clothes and more clothes plus shoes! i do miss treating my feet to a good pair of heels... yes, a girl of 16 wearing heels, not exactly low ones... cant blame my consciousness of being short. VERY, short.

until the next time, 再见! x