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October 02, 2016

October 2016

I'm not usually this makeup obsessed, but with so many grand masters on YouTube teaching people techniques in applying makeup for your skin type, eye type, and many many beauty hacks that can save you so much effort - it is a dream come true. I went off to purchase individual makeup brushes that would suite my small eye lids and small cheeks. 21 brushes in total. Currently, loving the angle brush.

Moreover, I have been learning to do graphic eyeliner techniques, and I must say, no eyeliner is salt water proof and because of that issue, I cannot nail down some of the more tricky techniques. Our very own tears can remove makeup in seconds. The ink and the mechanism for delivery are still so crap. At the same time, I am learning what styles to avoid for my watery left eye. Meaning, I cannot do a full blown cat eye style or Arabian styles without needing constant reapply the makeup (base and all). Tragic, I know.

Thank god for Urban Decay eye primers and setting sprays. They are my "must have" tools for setting the eye shadow and eyeliner. However, MakeUp Forever's Aqua Sealer will is be the best of those two, once I get my hands on it. As well as, two more make up brushes. One for eyeliner and one for blending.

At this point in time, I have no grasp free hand skill in drawing winged eyeliner or draw evenly on both eye lids. So, I use post-it notes to create stencils, which I can then place on my face to create the perfect pattern by patting eye shadow in the empty regions, but I have yet organise one for perfecting the small wing. I keep drawing long wings. lol.

Recently, I learned drug store branded makeup do not sell matte eye shadow, and when you did find one they were either chalky or not pigmented. Now I understand why so many people value Too Faced palettes and Urban Decay palettes. The colours they offer are spectacularly matte or metallic, not glittery, and long lasting. One tap is enough colour for both eye lids. I am still in the process of learning how turn eye shadow in eyeliner with Mac Mixing Medium.

Shimmers are bad for texture skin folks like me. That includes blushes.

Also, concealers occasionally hid imperfections, but lately are used to highlight areas of your face. To truly hide dark spots is to use relevant colour correctors prior to applying foundation and concealer. Peach is the new queen of hiding dark circles.

Off the topic, I have purchased Mecca' Cosmetica's Sunbrella sunscreen SPF50+ and it absolutely goes on smoothly like a dream.





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