TheVanityCouture: December 2014

Monday 15 December 2014

Too Faced | Cat Eyes Palette

Welcome to another beauty post!

This time a more flirty look just around the corner for the holidays.

Here's today's obsession, the Cat Eyes.

Recently, I decided to get my hands on the Cat Eyes palette. I especially love the packaging element; hard case with leopard prints all over which makes it travel friendly. Also, the colors are all wearable and buildable.

Turn a day time look to night time just using this palette itself.

And inside... let's see

... there are 9 eyeshadows which 3 of the colours are able to be used wet/dry. I'm never a fan of wet eyeshadows but I will try it out the next time I use this palette. Colours range from neutral to purple tones and also a matte black.

A closer look at the colours. There's at least 2 matte eyeshadows ( Meow & Panther) whereas the rest have shimmers and/or sparkly.

Now let's start with the swatches

Purrr - white-beige shade with frosted finish. Texture of this shade is smooth and pay-off was good.

Tiger's Eye - Bronzy brown with copper undertones and a frosted finish. Texture is smooth and has excellent pigmentation.

Leopard - dark brown with gold sparkle. Pigmentation is excellent but texture is a little powdery.

Meow - light neutral soft cream shade with matte finish. Excellent pigmentation and texture is soft but a little powdery when swatched. Appears soft and smooth when applied on the brow bone.

Pussy Cat - Lilac with shimmer. The colour pay-off was a little lighter and needed to be applied/patted a few times. Texture is slightly powdery.

Jungle Love - deepened plum shade with shimmer. It is powdery when applied to the eyes and you'll get fall outs from this shade. The pigmentation is very intense and need a lot of blending.

Kitten - light pink with white base and is satin-matte finish. Colour pay-off is good but is very powdery.

Kitty Glitter - light blue sparkling glittery finish but appear very sparkly on the eyes without seeing the blue undertones. I get fall outs using this shade and my under eye was a little sparkly after a few hours.

Panther - dark matte black. Pigmentation is good and I tried swatching this wet and colour pay-off is excellent compared to dry.

Now onto the looks I created using Cat Eyes, definitely a simple & wearable look mixing shades of browns with purple.

Eyeshadows used are Meow (brow highlight), Tiger's Eye (all over lid), Kitty Glitter (all over lid on top of Tiger's Eye), Jungle Love for the outer corner & Pussy Cat lower lash line.

Product Info

Too Faced Cat Eyes Palette retails at $49 at Sephora outlets.

*Mine was purchased and is not sponsored in any way by Too Faced or Sephora.

Sunday 14 December 2014

YSL Rouge Pur Couture

Hello! This is my latest YSL purchase during the L'Oreal Private Sale that I went. These are the Rouge Pur Couture but I believe the shades are either limited edition or permanent (am not too sure) because when I Google for the particular shades I got, I couldn't find any and it is not even available online.

I will just go through the review and you can try and ask the sales person over at YSL in ION if you like any of the 3 shades I mentioned. These lippies are great for the holiday; I got all 3 in red hues but with different undertones.

YSL is of course the higher end and pricier range of lipsticks but It's all worth it when I got this on sale. At the end of the day, the quality of the lipstick is what matters. If you are into high end make-up products and would like to try YSL, I definitely will recommend it. It's a value for money especially when it comes to the packaging! This is what you'd expect from Yves Saint Laurent! I'm in awe for the packaging too! Haha!

First up are the swatches. I got 2 lipsticks and 1 glossy stain. During the time when I had to choose the shade, I was really indecisive in choosing and whether I should get more glossy stain or lipstick.

The glossy stain has a sticky substance and is glossy. It does not appear matte on my lips and gives that sheer and glossy look like when you apply lipgloss. It has a great staying power but although it appears to be glossy, I'd recommend you to moisturize your lips first before applying any lip product. The stain effect is rather persistent too.

As for the lipsticks, this is by far the best lipstick ever! It is hands down the longest wearing lipstick I've ever used other than M.A.C (but they are only long lasting when it comes to matte lipsticks). It is very smooth and glides on my lips perfectly and is a matte/satin finish. It appears to be satin when you first apply it but feels a little bit silky matte after a while and it is NOT drying at all. Personally to me, I will definitely repeat my purchase. :)

Glossy stain - 24

Sale price - $30

Original Singapore price - $48

Monday 8 December 2014

NYX Soft Matte Lip Cream Review & Swatches

Hello beauties!

Today I'll be sharing with you my thoughts on the NYX Soft Matte Lip Cream. Truth is, this is my first time trying the product. I have been wanting to try this out but just didn't have the chance 'cos I'm more to MAC (since idk how many years ago). Ever since my first purchase (Prague) from a Carousell seller, I definitely told myself that I've got to get this in different shades! And I did.. 4 of them. Haha.

NYX Soft Matte Lip Cream is very creamy and has a dry to matte formula. It stays on my lips for a few hours but had to re-touch the stains on my lips after eating or drinking. I love how matte formula works and they stay on the lips the longest time compared to sheen or frost lipsticks.

Since they are creamy, I personally think the product is very mousse-ish and has a creamy texture compared to matte lipsticks (chalky texture) or liquid lip glosses.

Here are the swatches. Hope this helps in giving you an idea on which shade to get. :)

Antwerp:

Nude coral shade (but in this picture it appears to be pinkish? Or is it just me?)

Prague:

Mid tone mauve shade (used this for my Korean Makeup Look on prev post)

Morocco:

Orangey red shade

Amsterdam:

True red. More of the cool red shade.

Addis Ababa:

Bright pink shade

Individual swatches on my lips. Sorry if the color didn't turn out well due to lighting and HP camera. I tried my best to take the picture using natural lighting.

Antwerp

Prague

Morocco

Amsterdam

Addis Ababa - The color wasn't showing well on my camera hence asked my BF to take a picture of me wearing this lip cream when we met. It's supposed to be a dark pink color but it looks lighter on my lips and is definitely not showing the true pink color that is on the packaging even when I applied on my lips.

Out of the 5 lip creams, I'd definitely use Prague and Amsterdam more compared to the other 3. But occasionally I will use Antwerp for a soft look or Morocco to spice up my look and get that orangy tangy look.

Tuesday 2 December 2014

Korean Makeup Look

ANNYEONGHASEYO!

Welcome back to my blog. A month ago, I decided to do something different since my everyday makeup look is normal. That's when I thought of doing a Korean Makeup Look. It took me some time to do this because it is not easy to do a Korean look since they have different features from mine and their makeup style is different too.

Their eyebrows, eye makeup look, foundation and many more! Haha. I literally had to Youtube for Korean makeup look to get an inspiration and roughly learn their makeup techniques. Not easy I must say..

Before I start, I'd like to say thanks for being my loyal readers/subscribers and I will update my blog as often as I can. If you happen to have any looks you'd like me to do or even products that you want me to review, kindly send me an e-mail along with pictures or description(s) of the look. I'm open to any kind of looks but of course, I will try my best. I can't guarantee the after results. Haha!

EYEBROWS:

Really tried to duplicate their Korean style brow, thick straight eyebrows. The shape & color is definitely different from my usual look if you noticed.

Product used: Milani Easybrow Automated Pencil in Natural Taupe

EYEBALLS:

All shadows used are from my Naked Palette.

Inner tear duct: Virgin

Eyelid: Sin

Top lashline: Darkhorse (smudged with a brush)

Top lashline: Urban Decay 24/7 Liner in Zero (blend with Darkhorse)

Lower lashline: Darkhorse and Sin

Mascara: 3CE I'm Good Mascara

FACE:

Since the in-trend for their makeup look is dewy, I used Maybelline's Pure BB Mineral, BB Watergel. This gives me the glowy dewy skin. After which, I only dab minimal powder on the outer area of my face. Be sure not to powder too much especially around your T-zone area. That's where the most dewy effect should be.

CHEEKS:

The Balm Cheek & Lip Cream in Pie

LIPS:

NYX Soft Matte Lip Cream in Praque