at some point in life, we have to learn not to take things so personally

One of the results of impulse buying I had recently has led me to this baby ;

Loreal Paris Super Liner in Noir/Black

It was kind of random. I didn't know what to have in my collection anymore and there I was standing between the aisle thinking of whether I should get my hands on the new Spring Line lipsticks from Maybelline or Revlon's Soft Nude lipstick (which I have wanted for ages since it came out but didn't get it because I felt guilty of the other amount of nude lipsticks I have in my stash). But then I came across this eyeliner, which happened to be tucked in right at the back of its counter. I tried it on, my friends convinced me to get it, and so on. Same ol', same ol'.

What I know from first impression is that, I did not like this eyeliner immediately. I have a Liquid Eye Pen from Revlon Colorstay in 01 Blackest Black which I didn't like because it's stiff on the tip, it dries quickly to the point where the color fades, and it rubbed off quickly as well. All qualities not to look for in an eyeliner. But I don't want to count my eggs too soon, and plus I know that everyone's taste is different. I have a friend who is in love with the Revlon eye pen so much that she could come back and forth to my room just to have a go with it.

Revlon Colorstay Liquid Eye Pen in 01 Blackest Black

Both of them in comparisons.

Personally, I don't think both of them are similar. The Loreal one is definetely not an eye pen -it's just shaped that way. The Loreal Super Liner dries quickly on my eyes but not to the point where it color fades away. I found that it dries quickly so that it doesn't leave a horrible black streak on my eyelids when I'm blinking. And the tip is pretty easy to handle, so I can easily do a wing-out if I wanted too.

A "nearly-there" winged eyeliner

All in all, this is a product that I have to learn to like, but so far it has done what it says it does. I'm fairly glad about that, because I was disappointed with the Revlon one that I got. Hopefully, I will find that I love it more. It's only been a week though, I can count on it to grow on me. =)

Bye all!

p/s: I will do a blogpost soon on the eyeliners that I like as well as the collections that I have. I have my fave, and always has been, for nearly four years now and I've been through tubes after tubes of it. I even have testimony from a distant friend who said that it is the best eyeliner she ever used, and she is the fussiest girl on looks that I know. Can't wait to spill the beans!

and the night never ends

Let me tell you something about me-self.

I am not the one who will go with light makeup. Nada. I don't follow the light eyes bold lips or bold eyes and nude lips kind rule. People who knows me, my friends especially, knows that I like to overdo things. People might come to hate Gaga's weird taste in fashion at some point but I know I would always see her even weirder makeup looks as something that I want to live by. Like the exhibits above, I had a much lighter face (evidence of wearing a slightly whitish foundation), I had on dark black eyes that I painted to the arch of my eyebrows and blended it ever so lightly, and I had bold, dark maroonish red lipstick without the gloss over. It was my more feminine side of Marilyn Manson wanting to come out and play, mind you.

Both photos were taken on LawNite 2010/2011 at the Royal Chulan Hotel some few weeks ago.

And now this.

This, I think is the most subtle look I have ever done. Well, I think this is the first time that I don't don red lips. I think it complements my dress well. note; dress borrowed from friend. :)

Bye u'olls! Be safe!

Times Like this.

Went for a short trip to Port Dickson last week, just me and him.
That trip was much needed as we were both crazy behind schedules for everything, especially me, whose works only seemed to expand rather than finish.
The beach was strangely deserted, not something I would normally complained about, but it was peculiar. I guess I was used to the hustle and bustle.
Anyhow, had a great duo time. :)
Yes, Time.
Time is the most precious gift that either one of us could give to the other, both of us had very little of it at the moment and to give Time is like pressing the pause button on a remote control and you wouldn't know when to play it back.
Time to use is the exchange of ILoveYou's or the money spent on an expensive perfume or a bountiful dinner together by the lake or a two-seats in a Gold Class Cinema.
Time like this is unspeakable, laced in perfect moments and the old expertise of putting yourself in the best form and trying not to ruin the situations with your flick of a tongue.
One that we have managed to do, successfully, most of the time.
Yes, because of Time.

It's sunset now again.

Bye all!

Something that I wish Time would spare :-
http://cikdelin.blogspot.com/2011/03/are-you-mine.html

the water runs deep, not the conversation.

Mate Berry Elianto Lipstick in 03, Fair & Lovely Anti Marks Skin Brightening Cream, Etude House Proof 10 Eye Primer, Neutrogena Fine Fairness Toner, Etude House Eyeshadow (don't know the name, but it was one of the few matte colours in a semi-light shade. think they only have four matte eyeshadows), Elianto Brow Pencil in Dark Brown, Elianto Vibrant Shadow in Ivory Black, Elianto Vibrant Shadow in Irish Coffee.

I went for a shopping trip few weeks ago and purchased these. I was mainly going to get things from Etude House because I know I was going to be rewarded for the points that I've collected so far. They let me choose between some facial cleansers (which all looked the same except that they contained different dominant fruit ingredients) and this babies :-


This is a sample of their pore-tightening line, comes with a mini cleanser and a serum. I couldn't read what it says, it's written in Korean languange and was all greek to me. But I am sure I could look it up somewhere ( maybe I'm lucky enough to find a Lee Min Ho ad? )

I bought extra things that I thought I might need for the dinners that I would go to. Already I have one more this coming weekend and one already attended. I bought the cherry lipstick because I know I wanted to do a pin up look that day previously, and I didn't want to go bold red. In fact, Elianto lipsticks have a reputation of tasting good on the lips, by that I mean you are tempted to lick 'em good! Like this one over here, it literally smells like cinamon even if you hold it far enough from your nose.

The eye primer from Etude House has, in my opinion, beats the one I got from Elianto a while ago (the small rounded pot with a mirror in it). In fact, the latter has already been converted to become a highlighter for my cheekbones. This one from Etude House is in liquid form, and dries out really quickly before applying the eyeshadows and the eyeshadows would stay on for hours in a day. Unlike the one from Elianto which was all sticky. So I say, Etude House eye primer is a hit so far.

The eyeshadows I bought- the matte one from Etude House was mainly for all over the eye lids, as it is not light enough to become a highlight for the brow bone, and it was not dark enough to pop in the outer corner of the eyes. So for an all over eyelid colour or a base would be fine. There was a phase which I have gone to with Elianto eyeshadows, there were times in the beginning (when it was sold for RM5 a pan) that it was really excellent despite the cheapo price. But right after that until now, it's quality have somehow decreased. I think the two shadows that I bought about are good enough to the point that it is gradually climbing up to its name. I should be proud. Thumbs up Elianto! (And oh, on a sidenote, I managed to get into the Elianto Redemption Programme, sort of like the Etude House Beauty Passport as well) Can't wait to score big!

I am in a phase where I am all about my eyebrows. Eventhough I don't go for threading or even plucked my eyebrows, I love to shape them or even them out with eyebrow pencil. I used my Silkygirl black eyebrow pencil and by far it is the best drugstore brand I have ever tried. The lady from Elianto suggested that I try a dark brown shade as according to her, it is more subtle. But once I've used it, I was really dissapointed as it doesn't give out colors much, all "subtleness" aside, and instead it left a noticeable brown streak against my black eyebrows. Not a good hit, would definitely used this eyebrow pencil for something else then.

The other two skincare items I purchased because my skin is in dire need of rejuvenation. Will definitely blog about it in the future when I have seen results :)

Bye all!

I guess all I'm trying to say is that I'm sorry for my absence

I feel like I'm bulls****ing these days. This blog wouldn't be alive for the heck of it- if I were to continue kidding myself that it's okay to treat the day like it has 25 hours for all the works I am responsible to, and drowning myself to the point of suffocation to the brink of the ticking clock. It ain't good. It ain't even make sense, not even for me =__=

Guess I have much to live up too, and having lived for the past 22 years and still does not feel the familiarity of the hustle and bustle is literally, in my opinion, worth a lower of the head. Not to embarrassment, but to acknowledgment. Acknowledgment is like taking a leap instead of a step towards self-recognition. And to acknowledge the fact that I don't think I live up to the connotation that "women are multitaskers" is really no longer a leap for me. That's like I'm admitting that I think I am courageous enough to let the population knows that I have dry feet, it patches. See there? No secret.

But then again, who doesn't want to even fantasizing over deliberateness, intervals or collective outcomes from the pumping heart and the working brain over matters which we think have a separate calender of its own? Be honest and tell me who does not even brag or boast about being the old-hand in handling worldly matters, don't we all preach that almost all the things in life would not secure us a safe and handy or nearly successful checklist in our cool deathbed, and so we do not hasten over matters for the more beneficial rewards that would regrettably (but nothing out of order), almost always come at the end of the daintiness procrastination? beautifully true, I believe Kurt Cobain would have spare the last drug if he knew Facebook now can save him from boredom to the point of death.

See there? No harm done at all.

Even Mark Zuckerberg thinks he should take a break. Isn't The Social Network a hint enough?
( walaupun tak tengok.. )

Bye u'olls. For now je, I promise.