Thursday 13 November 2014

3 Concept Eyes Lip_Color Original & Lip


My first 3 Concept Eyes product! Should have spent more time at Stylenanda going through their stuff but I didnt even go to take a look because I thought there wasnt anything that I wanted. #Stupidfool. And looking through the catalogue online also didnt help to arouse my appetite. Super love this pink tube! Very cleanly packaged. Feels like a solid block. 


Colour looks good here. Very natural. 
3 Concept Eyes Lip Color_Original in #607 BAAA. 



Super loving this swatch. So dainty ermahgerd! I usually dont take on these colours well because Im too yellow and my lips are too dark. 


First application. Ok, not too bad. Its a little dry so it will highlight lip creases.


After blotting off. Creases are less visible and looks more natural. Now why cant my narural lip colour be like that!! So much effort just to look natural. #thethingsidoforbeauty hahhaha


Dont know what happened to the lighting. I think my red curtain was reflecting the natural light on my face. Ok so this is with my balm on top. I prefer to have moist lip all the time. Helps me to stop licking it constantly. 


Gave it another go. This is probably a more accurate look of the colour. I think it looks not bad here. Very natural. But not suitable for me after a while. 

3 Concept Eyes (3CE) Lip Color_Original
#607 BAAA

Pros:
Gorgeous packaging
Matte finishing
Would look fantastic for people with naturally lighter lip colour. 

Cons:
Highlights crack of your lips
Not suitable for naturally darker lips
Not very moisturising

Rating
2.5/5



Ordered these too. 3 Concept Eyes (3CE)
Lip Lacquer in Super Coral and Bon Bon. 




Bon Bon looks pinkish here but on my lips they look more nude/bare shade. Its because my lips are dark thats why. The Lip_Color Original shade looks better on my lips. 


If I apply too much and smack my lips together they will get smudgy and show the natural colour of my lips so I will see dark patches below. Certain lipstick blend in really nicely when you do that but the 3CE ones apparently do not. If I apply too little, no colour shows up. If I apply more, I will end up smearing the lipstick. I ended up giving this colour to my sis in law. It suits her lips better. 


This is the Super Coral shade. Looks very pink but doesnt really show on my lips. No matter what I always find myself dabbing my balm over it. 




3 Concept Eyes (3CE) Lip Lacquer
Super Coral & Bon Bon

Pros
Matte finishing
Would look fantastic for people with naturally lighter lip colour. 

Cons
Highlights crack of your lips
Not suitable for naturally darker lips (especially Bon Bon)

Rating
2.5/5

I've come to a conclusion that I shouldnt be getting anymore 3CE lip products unless i get to try them on first or ANY lip products actually. #notetoself #dontyoueverforget #damnyoudarklips


Friday 7 November 2014

Too Cool For School 1 Day Tattoo Eyebrow


Was walking around and decided to pop in to Too Cool For School. I've never really liked getting their stuff here because they are generally more expensive compared to Etude and the other Korean brands. Quality wise I am still not convinced that they might be better. More or less the same as the rest I guess. So far I've only tried their long lasting makeup spray, lipscrub and champagne eyeliner. Probably will do a review on those next time. 

I've already done a brief review of the lipscrub here:
http://immec.blogspot.sg/2014/05/etude-house-color-lips-fit.html?m=1


The 1 Day Tattoo Eyebrow only comes in one shade #1 Ash Brown. Am thinking now if black or dark grey would be more suitable for me because even if this does natural on me, it is still a little on the light look - too natural maybe? I WOULD LOVEEE to have my natural brow look like this. Omg. That would be perfect. 


Same as Etude House Tint My Brow, the tip is like a calligraphy pen. They are almost of the same size.

Read review here for the Etude one:
http://immec.blogspot.sg/2014/10/etude-house-tint-my-brows.html?m=1


Single layer for top stroke and one additional layer down the line. It is pretty waterproof once it dries up. 

I still prefer the Etude one better. Wonder why I still wanted to get one from this brand - you always are on the look out for better things (kinda like how some guys think abt their relationship huh). I had hope that it can be better than Etude. But. I was wrong. This tint takes a longer time to look set on the eyebrows. I can see the colour appear faster using the Etude tint. That is the only difference. 



The look natural enough. Kinda similar to the Etude tint. Since the colour takes time to set in I have difficulty in shading as in maybe certain spot has enough tint already but I still try to shade them in so they look patchy once they set in. I will definitely stick to Etude House Tint My Brows. 

Too Cool For School 
1 Day Tattoo Eyebrow
#1 Ash Brown

Pros
Long lasting
Sleek mini packaging
Easy to use

Cons
Takes a longer time to show the tint compared to etude's brow tint

Rating: 3.8/5

Saturday 1 November 2014

DIY Luggage Tag


Told Ed Im making a luggage tag for him so here I go. You will need:

3 rectangle slabs of felt fabric - different colour, 2 for the base and 1 for the lettering. You can use different fabric too but preferably something sturdy since it will be slammed around during check in. Actually felt is a little fragile for this purpose but i wasnt gonna get 2 yards worth of new fabric just to make this tiny luggage tag. 

One string. Use something sturdy too. I dont know what mine is called but Ive been using it for a lot of my DIY projects. 

Stuffings. Mine is polyester. The kind they used for stuffed toys. I dont really like this. It goes all over the place when I try to pry them apart but I havent researched on other stuffings I can use. Ive had this pack of stuffing forever. It lasts very long. 

Cut out 2 base rectangle pieces to the size that you want. Allow extra 1cm on every sides. This is to allow space for the inner sewings. 


Also cut out one square of the other colour for the letterings. Make sure size fits and is proportionate to the base. 


I wrote out the letters and then cut them out individually. Would be easier to further cut them into the letter shapes this way. 


This is what it looks like after every letter is cut. Was planning to make one for myself too but my name has 8 letters so that sounds tiring already hahha. 


When everything looks good, start glueing the letters on the base fabric. Do not use the mini super glue type. They dry up too fast, stiffen up the fabric and you wont be able to poke your needle through it. After the glueing, start sewing the sides of the letter or any kind of sewing you want to keep the letters stitched tight. I guess you can skip this part but I want it to look good and be more durable. The letters look a little poofed up once sewn. I like this effect. 


Align both rectangles, outer part facing out and insert the string in the middle portion. Id suggest you do a mock measurement on your luggage to see if the length of the string will be ok. 


Pin all sides together once aligned. I usually use paper clips. When i use needles they keep poking me. This will help with the sewing. They will usually shift around if you dont. Allow a good excess length for the string to be sewn inside. 


You need to sew all around the fabric and allow a small open space at the bottom or anywhere is also ok. This is for you to flip everything inside out once you are done sewing. 


I prefer to use sewing machine. Much faster and sturdier and also neater. If you dont have one, handsewn is fine. 


Pull out the string slowly through the open space. Use scissors or chopsticks or whatever thin and long to help to push out the inner part. Be careful with the poking. Felt will stretch if you are too rough. And the stretched look is not pretty. 


This is after the reversal. Starting to look good! 


Grab your stuffing. I prefer to use stuffing since I wanna make it look fat and poofy. If you want to stop here and not use stuffing you can also do that. 


Squeeze a little into the opening. If its not poofy enough just squeeze more till your desired poof. 


Once done, sew the bottom part up. This part wont look very nice hence I usually try to keep the area as small as possible but if its too small usually  i have problem squeezing the inner part out. 


Ta daaa. Not too bad. Colour doesnt match my luggage but Ed's luggage is white so I think it will pop out nicely.