I Got Featured: The Beauty and the Cheap's Half a Page of Fame!

Lol! Was that title too lame? It was right? Yeah. WELL TOO BAD! Lol!

I am so excited yoooouuu guuuys! 

I've been in a total zombie stupor this month. I just sit at home and watch the X-Files, I haven't seen the sun  in a very long time! Probably getting rickets from the lack of Vitamin D but I digress!

I am seriously considering going out to the newsstand tomorrow and picking up the July issue of Cosmo!

BECAUSE I'M IN IT! Muahahaha!

By the way, who is the girl on the cover, Shraddha Kapoor? I am such a sad individual! I have no idea who all these Bollywood people are anymore! >.<

I'm SORRY!

It is a pretty cover though... Anyway, I digress again! 

Last month I got an email from Vasudha for Cosmo and she asked me if I could do a nail art tutorial for them and I agreed! I decided I would do the simplest thing there was to do, no drawing, no nail art implements, nothing! So I got to work and this is what I came up with!

Do you loooove it? Lol!

It was a lot of fun to do! And I hope you try it as well!

I'm going to go off topic again but do you see mah face there? It's like compressed! Lol! I don't look like me. ;A;

My grandma didn't recognise me! Lmao!

I'm still glad though, that I was actually featured in Cosmo. DAS COOL.

I was really unhappy because the day before I got the mail I had cut my nails, so they look all sad and stubby in the magazine. >.<

From now on I'm keeping my nails in talon like readiness! (Not really..)

Did you know, I actually did a second look too, for options? 

It obviously isn't as cute as the one they liked but I liked it because it looked like some kind of stone or tile. ^_^

What do you think about my tutorial guys? >w<

I hope you like it! 

Do check out this month's Cosmopolitan for more nail arts from Vanity No Apologies and Dr. Poison Ivy too! 

And thank you guys for reading my blog and supporting me!

I love you!!

♥

Quick and Easy Neutral to Colour Makeup Tutorial

Hey guys, I've been wanting to do a tutorial for a while now and it really has been so long! 

I was busy with classes and had to keep delaying editing images. >.<

But finally I've got the chance to do a tutorial for a look that I did in one of the shoot I worked in.  

I had initially done a neutral eye using my Urban Decay Naked palette. Yes! I FINALLY GOT ONE! And I will review it soon if you're interested!

Anyway, so I had to change up the look later for the second part of the shoot and I didn't have much time so this is what I came up with:

That image i a bit small but basically I added some purple, green and gold to the eyes and changed the lips. Took me all of 15 minutes really with other touch ups!

This is a great way to do up your makeup from day to night or when you're in a hurry.

All you need is:

• A neutral palette for the neutral day look. (Maybelline Chai Latte or Revlon Copper Spice are good options.)
• Any coloured long lasting eye pencils. I used Faces Longwear. (Colorbar I-Glides or Ikonic are also good!)
• Black and white pencils if you want
• Mascara and fake lashes (optional)
• Smudger brush/ qtips

Step 1:

Start with whatever neutral eye makeup you want, it can even be just a wash of a neutral shimmer or gold colour. I'm going to roughly replicate what I did for my model:

Step 2:

I applied a purple eye pencil from Faces to my outer V and lower lid.

Step 3:

Use a qtip or smudger/ pencil brush to blend out the edges. Remember to work fast since long lasting pencils set super fast! D:

Step 4:

Now, you can leave it at just one colour but for this look I used green as well on the upper lid.

Step 5:

Smudge it up GOOOD! Lol!

Just keep repeating the two steps till you have something you're happy with! ^_^

Final look:

I used a little white pencil on the inner corner too. ^_^

Easy eh?

I hope this tutorial helped you a bit, I feel like it is a bit redundant but I'm sure you'll be able to use it in a hurry.

 I also did this tutorial for girls who have a hard time with makeup and are just beginning. 

Most girls don't have colours in eyeshadow but are bound to have some colour pencils right? ^u^

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What are your fave makeup quick fixes? Let me know below! 

Thanks for reading! 

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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!

♥

Smokey Green and Silver: Xmas Party Eye Makeup

Hey everyone, I've been MIA for a while haven't I? :/ Sorry 'bout that! I've been insanely caught up with family matters. All my relatives are over for the holidays and I barely have any time for anything. 

This tutorial though I had to get up as soon as I could, considering Christmas and New Years is just around the corner! I had initially made a video tutorial but a lot of the video got corrupted. >.< 

So, after sobbing into my pillow for 20 minutes, i decided to make my usual photo tutorial instead! I hope it's easy to follow and that you guys like it! ^_^

What I used:

BH Cosmetic Concealer palette

Faces Transforming Eye gel as primer

Maybelline Color Tattoo in Edgy Emerald

Black eye pencil (Colossal Kajal)

L'Oreal Infallible Eyeshadow in Flashback Silver

Coastal Scents 88 palette for silver, brown and black shadow, any other brand is also fine. :)

Bourjois Clubbing liquid black liner

Max Factor 24 Hour False Lash Effect Mascara

Step 1:

Prime your lids and apply concealer to your under eyes. I also apply a lighter concealer over my brow bone for a highlight.

Step 2:

Next apply a natural crease colour before starting with the main shadows, this will give a smooth transition of colours. 

Step 3:

Apply the Edgy Emerald Color Tattoo on the inner two thirds of the eyelid. You can use any green or turquoise shadow for this.

Step 4:

On the outer one third, upto the crease, fill in the black eye pencil as shown below and smudge it slightly.

Step 5:

Use black shadow to set the black pencil and draw up the black on the outer V.

Step 6:

With the black pencil again draw a line under the lower lash line like shown below. Smudge it up into the V.

Step 7:

Work the Flashback Silver or any silver shadow into the inner corner of the eye, going down into the lower lid as well as blending into the green on the upper lid.

Step 8:

Apply black liner pencil into the water line, a slightly winged liner and apply mascara! 

You are done! ^_^

I hope this tutorial is useful for you guys! I'll try and do another New Years tutorial soon! 

I would like to know though, if you prefer these picture tutorials or would you prefer I make a video like I had initially planned for this one?

Thanks for reading!

♥

Tutorial: Sexy Anime Eyes

Huhuhuhuuuu... A tutorial after sooo long huh? I have almost forgotten how to make one. ;__ ; But I really had to do this one! It was a request by the lovely Coral Crue! And I had left it hanging for so long! She must hate me! PLEAZ NUN HATE ME CORAL! ;A;

10 points for guessing whose eye that is! Clue: It's not a female character.:P

I actually didn't know what to call this look, gyaru has more lashes and Ulzzang not quite enough makeup. A lot of people especially on Facebook told me how Anime like my eyes looked when I wore this make up in a photo. So I decided to go with the flow! LOL! Anyway, here's the tutorial! ♥

Step 1: Put on circle lenses! It won't matter very much but they add a lot of oomph to your look. Especially if you're doing a look like this. I've put a comparison picture at the end to show you the difference in how they look.
I'm wearing Beuberry Kitten Eyes below. I bought them from Uniqso. ^-^ I'll do a review soon!

Step 2: Use a brown shimmery shade to highlight the outer third of your eyelid. Don't go beyond the eyebrow or crease. I used L'Oreal Infallible eyeshadow in Burning Black.

Step 3: On the majority of the center eyelid, use a shimmery shadow of your choice. Blend into the outer colour. I like gold or copper but here I'm using a coral gold colour. ^-^

Step 4: Using the same shadows of the upper lid, line the lower lid. Make sure the brown shadow in the corner doesn't curve with the lower lash line, keep it straight and let it meet the shadow on the upper lid.

Step 5: Use a shimmery light beige shadow and use it all overthe inner lids, both upper and lower, take it quite low from the lower lid. It adds a contour to the eyes.

Step 6: Use a gel liner or liquid liner and line the upper lash line. Start thin on the inside and thicker on the outside. Don't wing it up too much.

Step 7: Use the liner and draw a very angular thick liner on the outer third of the lower lid. Join it to the upper liner. You can already see the angles forming because of the straight lines. :)

Step 8: Joining the line you just drew, line the center of the waterline only. Then just line the very inner corner of the waterline. for a more innocent look, keave the inner corner and do only the center.

Step 9: This step is all lashes and mascara. i don't have lashes to wear so I use a lot of mascara. After curling my lashes, I put 2 coats of curling mascara and two coats of volumising to get the effect below. Lashes definitely add a lot to the look but I no has. >.<

And that's it! That's how you get angular and long anime eyes. ^-^

Here are pictures to show you the difference between no lenses and lenses with this look. Sorry about the flash used, I was doing this at night. X( The circle lenses definitely add the anime touch right? Lol!

I hope you enjoyed that tutorial and get to use it, especially for cosplay and costume parties! Thanks for reading!
♥

My Favourite Makeup at Cannes Tutorial: Cheryl Cole

Truthfully, I'm not big on award shows, I barely keep up with them. I do like seeing the dresses but I don't stay up till 3:00 am to watch the live broadcast or anything! LOL!
The Cannes festival makeup looks were EVERYWHERE this year, I couldn't get away!
The one look I adored though was Cheryl Cole and her awesome ivory and red dress and the smoky eyes! I knew it was a look I had to recreate! So I thought I would share it with you guys! :)

Okay, I don't have her crazy luxurious lashes, but I tried my best! LOL!

Step 1: I haven't used concealer yet, I will do that at the end. I have primed my eyes and drawn on a sort of winged liner with my black eye pencil.

Step 2: Smudged the liner slightly.

Step 3: Then I used a black eyeshadow and patted it all over the lid, up to the crease.

Step 4: Then I used a copper shadow, you can use brown too.. And made the shape shown below and blended it out in a windshield wiper motion.

Step 5: I kept blending till I got rid of the harsh lines and then I put a highlight colour under the eyebrow and at the inner corner and lower lash line. Cheryl's highlight is more shimmery but I nun have that colour. :<

Under brow (sorry for the bad image!)

Inner corners and lashline

Step 6: Put on black eyeliner on my lower waterline and tightlined as well. I also used a curling and volumising mascara for my lashes. I was too lazy for falsies. :/

                                   

Step 7: Finishing touches! Put on my concealer and powder and DONE!

The finished look!

Eye closed

I realise my look may not be exactly the same but I'd like to think it's pretty similar! :) 

I hope you like my tutorial! I definitely plan to wear this look out.

I would love to hear any suggestions for tutorials that you would like to see me do! 

♥