Beauty Haul! Etude House & NARS

I dislike using the word "beauty" cause it sounds so cheesey~ but whatevs... I bought some stuff today and I'm excited to show it to you guys~! It's something I've been waiting for and well, some "first" purchases which I never really even thought of buying.

Collagen Eye Patch from Etude House, NARS Audacious Lipstick in VERA, 

NARS Velvet Lip Liner in Belle Mare and CC Cream in Silky with SPF 30/PA++ 

from Etude House

Let's start of with stuff I bought from Etude House. I never even imagine I'll be buying one from this brand since I'm not really in to korean-stuff all though I love Kimchi and some BBQs. Hate is a harsh word to put it, for back in my country there's a K-POP craze going on which I'm not really in to. They're kind of hard to understand (that's why I prefer to listen to JPOP) and kind of hard to sing aaaaanndd auto-tune annnndd they all look the same... well for me at least. Since I'm a metalhead, I prefer not to. Putting hatred aside, I'll still be trying these products I bought (of course!) and I'm quite surprised by how I tried it on and it works well o.o

Surprise! It comes with a pump!

It comes off as white which is different from what, perhaps, the western CC creams used to provide. 

This what makes Asian CC Creams sort of superb from western stuff IMO blends in with your skin nicely. 

Quite light and blends in perfectly with your skin. (When I tried to remove it, it gives off the

 same shade as foundation does. O.o)

The I've tried YSL CC cream and I found out that this feels rather light on the skin. It does quite sets a bit fast and leaves your skin a bit sticky. I bought the cc cream with the matte finish, and I think I'll go buy another one for dewy/glow-y finish. It does do it's job quite well. The only thing I don't like about this is, I look pale on it. The good side is, you don't need to powder it up after you put on your foundation and stuff. Even though it is quite matte, it does leave off a bit of shine for a "healthier-skin" look.

no to redness~!

The Eye Patches feels really good. I bought three and got some freebies to go with. A toner, a moisturizer, a hair mask and a clear lip gloss. 

NARS

I've been a fan of NARS for quite sometime now, and it's been the first time I heard somebody telling me that "red" shades don't look good on me since it won't pop the red color with my skin tone. I might go back and buy NARS Audacious lipstick in Charlotte to prove her wrong, but for now, I have to enjoy using Vera which reminds me of a cross between M.A.C.'s Private Party (LE) and All Fired Up. 

NARS Audacious Lipstick in Vera and 

Velvet Matte Lip Liner in Bella Mare

The finish is... well, I don't know how to describe it. It's quite matte but it doesn't as drying as matte lipsticks do. The other thing that I noticed about it is that it feels light and really comfortable to wear. I think I'm getting a love at first sight with this lipstick~!

So to wrap it up, here is the look I come up with along with some stuff I bought from MAC the other day. 

Products used:

EYES:

M.A.C.'s Soft Ocher Paint Pot

M.A.C.'s Marge Extra Ingredients Quad

M.A.C.'s Khol Pencil in Blooz

Urban Decay Eyelash Primer

Urban Decay Perversion Mascara

Eyebrow

M.A.C.'s Eyebrow Pencil in Dark Brunette 

Face:

Etude House CC Cream in Silky

M.A.C.'s Prolong Wear SPF 20 Foundation in NC30

M.A.C's Studio Careblend Pressed powder in Medium

Lips:

YSL Top Secret Re-plumping Concentrated Lip Contour and Lip Shaper

NARS Velvet Matte Lip Liner in Bella Mare

NARS Audacious Lipstick in Vera

No concealers and no blush applied. x.x

That's all for now!

Thanks for reading :) 

Love,

~M~

First purchase(s)! YSL Lipstick in 209 and Top Secret re-pluming lip Shaper and Contour

So I just had my first YSL purchase, which is a lipstick and a lip conditioner. I've had it for a few weeks back since I really love the red lippie Nicole (pixiwoo) wears on her post on instagram. I love it that I had to go and grab it.

And, I did. Feeling that golden box of lipstick on my hands, feels like the angels were singing, and my wallet too! (Or rather it was crying!) It was magnificent. I love it although I find it quite hard to wear at times since I'm not the type of person that would reapply my lipstick every now and then.

Of course, it's quite different from what I usually wear (you know I'm a big fan of M.A.C.) and the texture was pretty moisturizing. It has a matte finish(?) which I don't really think it does since it has almost the same texture with my Make Up ForEver Rouge Intense Artist lipstick in #43. Glossy, but then not so on my upper lip. o.o More of like Semi-Matte lip finish (in addition to what I've said)

In terms of opaqueness, I'd say it's quite opaque. The shade is quite warm on me, and I used to call it as a muted red since it doesn't look as bright nor as cool as the other reds I have on my stash although it does look quite bright on some cases. But then it's not an overwhelming red. My perfect go-to red!

Used the Top Secret Re-plumping Lip Shaper & Contour under 209 Red Rhythm Lipstick

Another lip product that I purchased was, Top Secret Re-Pluming Lip Shaper & Contour. It reminded me of that Lip Conditioner M.A.C. used to sell, (which I'll probably repurchasing anytime soon) but more on the lip-cream like texture.

I don't exactly know how or what to describe this since it doesn't seem to help me at all. I've been having a pretty bad dried-out lips nowadays and I was in need of a good lip balm or a lip conditioner and so far, and I'm a bit disappointed since it doesn't do anything on my lips. I'll be just, I'll have to try and use it for a week or two and I'll get back to you guys about the results.

So how about you? Have you tried any of these products before? Let me know in the comments about what you think :)


For now thanks for your time!


Love,

~M~