KKCenterHk False Lashes Review: Handmade Black Natural Short to Long Lashes

If there is one thing I truly suck at makeup wise, it is applying false lashes to myself. I can very easily apply them for other but for myself, I'll probably glue my eye lids shut. Lol!

So when KKCenterHk suggested I try some false lashes I was pretty nervous but decided to take up the challenge! And guess what? I didn't blind myself! Woohoo! And the lashes were pretty too by the way. ;)

Thanks to KKCenterHk for very kindly sponsoring these handmade black lashes, now on to the review!

Price:
21.50$ for 10 pairs

Packaging:
The lashes come in a sleek black cardboard box with a tray that you slide out. The lashes are attached to the box with gold stickers and not stuck on like most lashes are to the packaging. I really hate that because you end up misshaping the lashes if you're not careful. This is much easier! Definitely like the packaging, it's sturdy and looks good too! ^_^

Shape and Style:
These lashes are very glamorous and a bit dramatic too, they have a thicker flared end, while the inside is thinner and smaller.

The stem is really very thin and made of what seems to be nylon thread, you can't see it once it is on at all!
These lashes are really big in size so you can cut them down to fit your eye size. (Always trim from the outside, not the inside! ^_^)
I found that I can pull individual bunches out through the stem, then cut the stem length, this actually made it easier for me to cut them without cutting hairs and making a mess!

Being so thin, the stem was a bit difficult for me to stick on. I think that had a lot to do with my crappy Kryolan eyelash glue too though, also you have to be careful with how much glue you apply, too thick and it will really show, like in my EOTDs. ;n;
Seriously that glue sucks, I'm going back to DUO!

Re-usability:
Yes, you can reuse these as long as you remove the previous lash glue carefully and don't get any in the hairs. ^_^

EOTD:

Sorry for the excessive Photoshop in these, neither my skin nor my camera was in a mood to behave! No photoshop on the actual look though.T^T

I went with an Arabic sort of look but you can see my horrible skin in the last pic, the weather here is so terrible, it's made it all weird and bumpy. >.<
Anyway, you can see in the pics  had a little trouble with the glue, it just wouldn't stay on. But the end result is still pretty I think!
I used these lashes on a shoot as well and they stayed on pretty well with DUO lash glue. So I definitely recommend a good quality glue (for any lashes really!)

All in all, I love the look of these lashes, they look lush and glamorous but not totally OTT! Plus about 2$ a pair is a very good price!
I definitely would recommend them! ^_^

You can get these handmade lashes and other great makeup products at KKCenterHk!
Use my code to get 10% off:
beautyandthecheap


I usually don't wear falsies because some glues give me allergies and sting my eyes but even though I've found ones that don't I still wouldn't wear them all the time! Lol! Too much time taken!
Still great for parties and special occasions though!
What about you? Do you like wearing false lashes? let me know!

Thanks for reading!
♥



*product sent for review, my opinion is honest and my own. 
Sorry for all the sponsored posts these days guys, just trying to get them all out of the way, I have a lot of backlog. ;n;
 

Solone Eyeshadow Palette #02 Golden Green Review

Hello children! How is everyone doing? No, I really want to know! I've been so busy, barely any time for you guys or le old blog!  I had my first makeup photo shoot, last week and we had to create a glamorous neutral look and my model looked AMAZING! And it was mostly thanks to the eye shadow palette I'm going to review today.

The palette is by a Taiwanese brand called Solone and was sent to me by KKCenterHk for review!

Thank you once again KKCenterHk! ^_^

 Price:

$18.30 for 14g.

Packaging:

Solone's eye shadow palette comes in a pretty black and pink cardboard box. The palette itself has a glossy black finish and holographic lettering, I find it quite hypnotic! Lol! The glossiness of the case makes for a lot of finger prints though! 

The palette houses 10 eye shadows in an array of beautiful shades although, like the name suggests, most of the shades fall under the gold or green category.

The package reminds me of a smaller version of the Sleek i-Divines. Just 2 colours short and with square shadows. Both have a similar mirror and sponge tip applicator.

 I love that it is small and convenient to carry!

Colours and Swatches:

There are ten colours in all, all frosty and shimmery. That is a small complaint I have with this palette, that there are no matte shades, although all the shades are beautiful, well pigmented and silky soft. The shimmer is not chunky at all.

 Top row:

Pale gold- Love this for highlighting

Coral/ Gold duo chrome- A fave of mine, looks a lot like Expensive Pink by MAC

Turquoise- A beautiful gold/ blue duo chrome

Purple- A metallic purple/ silver colour

Navy blue- One of the disappointing shades, as compared to the others. Usable but it's a bit chalky.

Bottom row:

Mint- Yay! A mint eyeshadow! I've always wanted one! Lol! Looks silver in the swatch though. >.<

Gold- A nice, proper gold! Lovely, especially for bridal or Indian looks.

Green- Olive/ gold colour, another great Indian look colour.

Silver- Not a fan of silver shadow but an amazingly pigmented shadow.

Gunmetal Grey- I wish this was a black. :( I would love a shimmery black! Weak like the navy blue.

So save the last two shades, all of these colours are great! Together they make a versatile palette, from everyday shades, bridal colours, to smokey party colours, this is a very usable palette that can be travelled with!

On my Eyes:

 Sorry about my horribly messy brows!

Using the coral and purple

Using the navy blue, green, blue and golds

Even though the price is a bit steep, I would recommend this palette, it has lovely colours that actually deliver! 

If you would like to buy the Solone 10 eye shadow palette, do check out KKCenterHk!

They have many more you can choose from too, from single shadows to palettes with 100s of colours! ^_^

Thanks for reading!

♥

Sample sent for consideration. My review and opinion is honest and my own.

 

Purple Haze Eye Makeup Tutorial

Amy please don't kill me! I was supposed to do this purple eye shadow tutorial for my friend Amy, what, 5 months ago? But I ended up being a biatch and forgetting. ;A; Recently I was reminded that I had to do this and got my butt into gear! So here it is. ^_^ Hope you love it Amy!

Step 1:

Prime your eyelids and apply concealer. As usual to give my eyebrows a little lift, I applied some light concealer under my brow as a highlight.

Step 2:

I applied a base of Maybelline's Color Tattoo in Painted Purple to make the colours look brighter. You don't have to do this step but it helps. ^_^

Step 3:

Apply a matte purple shadow, or shimmer if you prefer it, on the center of your lid. I used CUICU's Violet eyeshadow from KKCenterHk.

Step 4:

Fill in the crease with your normal crease colour, I should have done this for step 2 but forgot. >.< 

It doesn't matter though.

Step 5: 

Draw on a thick line at your lashline with a black eye pencil and smudge it out, especially upwards and into your crease.

Step 6:

Do the same on the lower lashline. You can even use a dark plum or black eyeshadow to build the intensity of the black pencil.

Step 7:

Apply a highlight shadow under the arch of your brow and the inner corners of your eyes. I used Gaze from Lancome, it's a pretty pale peachy pink. ^^

Step 8: 

Almost done! Curl lashes if you like, add mascara and black liner on your water line. You can add falsies if you're good at it (unlike me.)

And finished!

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Hope you enjoyed this tutorial! If I've ever forgotten to do something you requested or have a new request for me, let me know! I promise I will not take as long as I did to post this one!

Sorry Amy! >w<

Thanks for reading!

♥

For Sparkling Eyes: LINGMEL Shiny Eyeliner in #6

Hello my pretties! *cackles*

*coughs* Sorry about that... Lol! 

I got the computer ALL to myself! Muahaha! So i thought I would give y'all a new review!

I've always been obsessed with what are called "tear drop" liners. I've been thinking of getting the one by Etude but i think I may have found something better! ^_^

The ever so awesome KKCenterHk sent me a white pearl liner called LINGMEL Shiny eyeliner in #6 and I've been using it in all kinds of ways! I must say, I may be a bit in love with it! :D

Thank you KKCenterHk! 

Price: 

USD$ 8.00

Packaging:

Absolutely brilliant! This little eye liner comes in a round bottle with a really long brush handle. The brush is the one with the tiny hairs, not felt (that sounded weird...) It gives you nice precise lines, thick or thin.

The handle holds the awesome part though, the top of it has a small black pencil liner! 

Smart right? Dual purpose for sure! >w<

Smell and Texture:

Okay, if you're wondering why I'm mentioning smell here, it is because this stuff smells amazing! I have never used an eyeliner that smells so good! Usually they just smell funky but this one has a lovely floral scent. ^_^

The texture is slightly grainy because of the glitter but it doesn't really affect the performance in any way. I find though that the liquid is a bit difficult to get on the brush. I don't know why that is but I have to shake it every time I dip the brush to get it out. >.<

The black liner is very soft and you have to use it quite carefully! But even with a very light touch, it comes out really ebony black!

Colour and Performance:

The colour obviously from the pics is a pearly white, you apply it two three times and it looks more silver.

The liner tends to crack a bit if you layer it too much. 

The black liner does smudge a bit but doesn't come off completely or give you panda eyes. It's quite effective especially if you're travelling!

I get 4-5 hours with the black liner, around 3 on the waterline. The white liner lasts really long, the whole night if you don't rub it too hard!

I use this liner usually on my inner corners to highlight, I just apply a little and then smudge it, then put some more. But for the review I decided to go full on and use it as a proper liner.

I hope my crazy look doesn't scare you! ;)

I used the liner on my top lid as well as the inner corners of my eye. I used 3-4 layers to get the opacity. ^_^

I'm using the black liner as well on my waterline and smudged on the lower lid.

I would definitely buy this liner! It is a great help on the go to not only highlight inner corners of the eye but also for the black pencil liner that does hold its own compared to more expensive brands. ^_^

Hope you enjoyed this review! To buy the liner in white and other colours like Pink/Green/Blue/Golden Yellow/Pale Purple go to

KKCenterHk. :D

See you again sooon!~

♥

Product sent for review, my opinion is completely honest and my own.

I ♥ Purple Eyeshadow!: Cuicu Flashing Diamond Eyeshadow in Violet

Purple my favourite shade of eyeshadow along with teal. Having drab poopy eyes requires me to find colours that add some life to them and purple does that job so, so well!

The eyeshadow I'm reviewing is the CUICU Flashing Diamond Single EyeShadow in Violet, it was sent to me by the lovely people at KKCenterHk!

I was so happy to be picking eye makeup to review this time rather than nail related stuff!

Thank you KKCenterHk! >w<

Price:

$4.83 for 4.2g

Packaging:

This eyeshadow is big! I mean really big! It comes in a cardboard box like above and inside is a typical eyeshadow except it is BIG! As big as a NYX cream blush size wise. That is really good to see. 4.2g for a little less than 5$ is an absolute steal!

I must admit the inner packaging is much classier than the cardboard. It feels solid, not at all flimsy and did I mention, it's really big?! There is no applicator brush or mirror though, so that maybe a downer for someone on the go. I have no issues with that fact though.

Texture and Color:

This eyeshadow is brilliantly pigmented! I initially thought that would be a catch, you know? Big size, small price, pretty colours? The pay off has to be weak! That did not happen... 

The colour was a silky smooth deep violet! 

Performance wise, it lasted 3-4 hours without primer and 6-7 with it. Like any other eyeshadow to be honest. No complaints there.

One thing was amusing to me though, I expect something that has "Flashing Diamond" in its name to be glittery or shimmery at the least but this eyeshadow was absolutely matte!

Don't get me wrong though, I loved that fact! ^_^

Swatch:

On My Eyes:

Since I wanted to add a little sheen to the Violet shadow, I used my maybelline Painted Purple Color Tattoo as a base in the center of my lids. I went for a smokey purple look.

I'm going to be doing a tutorial on this look for a friend so do check it out if you're interested! :3

Overall:

I think the Cuicu Flashing Diamond eyeshadow passes with flying colours! It's a lot of product for a small price and has great colour pay-off! What more could on ask for?

To buy this eyeshadow, head on over to KKCenterHk and if you use my code "beautyandthecheap" you'll get a discount of 10% on purchase! ^_^

Can I just say now, I love my new camera even more after taking those eye pics? LOVE! 

Let me know your thoughts on this review! 

♥

*sponsored post: Products were sent to me for review. I was not given any monetary compensation and this review is completely my honest opinion. 

My Attempt at Full Nail Water Decals

Remember last time, here I tried out KKCenterHk's water decal and I was all:

So, I decided to try the FULL water decals and now I'm like:

Ok, maybe that's an exaggeration. I actually liked using the decals but I was not patient enough to use them properly. I need to be more patient. :( 

The decals themselves were GORGEOUS! 

I'm the one who sucks! Lol! But I managed to save the manicure. *I think.* 

Let me show you, then you can tell me! ^_^

These are full nail water decals by ANE-NAIL. They're called 12 Pcs Flowerage/Flower Transfer Sticker & Files #5004 [ANE-5004] . I loved the blue and the pretty flower design!

I thought these would be just as easy to apply as the normal water decals but later realised, you need a little more skill and patience.

I was worried the size was too big for my nails but they fit pretty well! You use them the same way as the small stickers. Here are the instructions:

Here's what I did:

Apply base coat, cut out the design, soak, peel and apply! So what went wrong? Well, when I was removing the excess I ended up being hasty and not letting it dry well! Because of which it tore in various places. :( 

But here's how I managed to save it!

with flash 

without flash

close up

So, wherever I had issues with the decal tearing, I used the gold sequins I used in this post. 

Overall: 

I would give these decals a shot again! They look really good and last for 5 days with a top coat! Just need to be more careful next time!

Want these?  GO HERE!

I think I saved it. What do you think?

*product sent for consideration.

Monday Manicure: Chrysanthemum Water Decals

A manicure after a long time eh? I was giving me nails a little break these past couple of weeks. That's why I haven't posted anything about my nails!

Today's manicure features these beautiful water decals I got from KKCenterHk.As you know they have an amazing range of makeup in every price range. :)

The water decals are by N.NAIL, Daisy Chrysanthemum Flower Water Decals Nail Art. I picked these because I don't do a lot of flower nail art so I thought this might be a good change. Not to mention, this is my first time trying water decals! *Shock*

These decals are pretty cheap, for $2.82 for a sheet of 25. 

I really enjoyed using these, it was like those fake tattoos we got as kids. :) You soak them in water for a few seconds and then peel them off the paper and stick them on your nail.

Make sure your nail is a bit wet too so you can move them to the desired position. Then just dab with a tissue to make it stick! EASY!

Here's what I did with them! I applied China Glaze's Re-fresh Mint, which I looove btw! and the swirls were NYX's striping polish in silver sparkles, I regretted putting it on almost instantly. :( I don't know if you'll like it. But here it is!

                                                                   I hoped you liked this Manicure Monday! 

                               Make sure to check out KKCenterHk for water decals and many  other things! 

Use the code: beautyandthecheap and get 10% off your purchase!

*Valid till 31st Jan 2013

*Product was sent to me for review.