Thursday, December 13, 2012

Victoria's Secret Bold Sparkle Sexy Deluxe Eye Palette [review]

Hey all, I'm coming with another quick review ^-^
Few months ago I got this palette as one of my giveaway prizes from Ci Lulu :D Finally I got chance to present this review to all of you ladies~ 

Packaging:
Looks so simple yet deluxe, elegant and classy. The packaging made from sturdy materials. 
It's pretty! (✿◠‿◠)

I got the fearless palette. Hmm... I assume that this palette represents a tough lady who has no fear of her future (˘⌣˘)~ hehe

How to get the look directions
Made in Canada
Content: 6g


Very beautiful colors, isn't it? (  ♥)
Another plus point of this palette is.. the eyeshadows aren't too powdery! Still torelable!

Champagne: delicate shimmery color, used to highlight beneath browbone and inner corner of eyes


Gray: Good for smokey eyes, pretty shimmery gray. Blend gray into crease.


Teal: Still have hint of shimmer, apply for outer corner of eye
Blue: It's supposed to be the main color of this look, used to cover eye lid.
Navy: To line upper lash line

The navy color's texture isn't creamy, I wonder why this color doesn't work well to line my upper lashline :s the consistency is quite thick and not easy to apply.

Swatch!
(no eye primer)
I don't know why the navy color looks so blackish on this picture x_x
Anyway, the pigmentation of this eyeshadow palette is good

my EOTD when using the palette:


PS: sorry I photoshopped my under eye, I was too exhausted after working and lack of sleep made my dark circle even worse T____T so horrible

some FOTD:



Meehhh I wish I could apply eyeshadow better T_T learning by doing~ kekeke


What I love <3
+ Prettyyyyy colors
+ Nice packaging
+ Nice pigmentation
+ Doesn't chalky
+ The packaging is not bulky

What I hate </3
+ The navy color has strange texture, can't use it for line my eyes well
+ No brush or tip applicator
+ Pricey? LOL.. I don't know the exact price xD

Rating: 4/5

Repurchase? Umm no ^^ I want to try other eyeshadow palette
Recommended? Yes :D



Have you tried any Victoria's Secret Makeup products? ^^
Thanks for reading!





Sunday, December 9, 2012

Event: Grand Launching of Lioele in Surabaya + My 1st experience joining Makeup Contest

안녕 Annyeong! \(´▽`)/ How are you guys? Hope everything's okayy ya ;)
This post gonna be a long post, and filled up with bunch of pic spam.. get ready! haha xD

Last week, exactly at December 1st.. I was invited to attend the Grand Launching of Lioele by The Grand Palace, Department Store which is located in Grand City Mall *thank you (≧∇≦)/ 

Lioele temporary stand

I want that cute pink makeup case! *w*

many customers came and tried those products from Lioele

The grand launching of Lioele was held at Atrium of Grand City. There are many agenda for today, including K-fest, fashion show, makeup competition, and the guest star is Tasya Kamila :) *do you remember the little rising star named Tasya who sang "Anak Gembala" few years ago?*

I arrived at Grand City at 14.00.. There was a K-fest fashion competition which still running at the moment. I took a seat next to Ci Shelley, my friend from IBB :) She's one of the contestant for makeup competitions as well.


Few days ago, I was hesitant to join the makeup competition or not... But at the end, I decided to give a try (>///<) I know that I'm still VERY amateur and I had very low chance to win in this competition, but I still wanted to give a try.. I want to earn more experiences ^_^




annnddd.. THE MAKEUP CONTEST BEGAN! *w*



there were 7 contestants of this makeup competition.. The theme of this competition was Korean Look. We were allowed to choose whether natural look or smokey look. 
Me? Of course I chosen korean natural look with touch of pink eyeshadow :p it suits me best than the smokey look.


We could used every products which were provided by Lioele committee. BUT I was quite panicked at the time, because the lack of products variation '_____' how come they didn't provide black mascara?? =_= I only found clear, brown and blue mascara from Bubi bubi Mascara series.. and they also have dried up.. OMG.
They even forgot to provide us black liquid eyeliner and eyelash curler -____-

the host asked us some questions to contestants during the contest, regarding our concepts and process.

Since I'm not a false lashes person, the big fatal error of my look was the imperfection of my false lashes (ï¼´▽ï¼´) I'm not used to apply false lashes >_<
Not gonna look for an excuse, but I think if only the committee prepared one black *not dried* mascara for us, my false lashes should've got better :( sobs.

me, struggling with false lashes. LOL
 The final look...


To be honest, I was not satisfied with my final look :( There were so many imperfections.. *especially the false lashes part*
I wish I brought some makeup tools for the contest.. No one told me that contestant was allowed to bring their own makeup tools '____' (like brush, eyelash curler, etc)

Geez.. Sorry for complaining a lot >____<
Actually the main problem was my makeup skill (´・___・`)
*made a promise with myself to practice A LOT since today for better makeup result in the future*

Although I didn't win, I feel still grateful because I could got new experience that day. At least I have tried my best and for me, it took a lot of courage to join this kind of competition :)


the failed false lashes application.. I used False Lashes #6 from Lioele.
For the circle lens, I used Candy Lens Classic Sky from Bunga Softlens (https://twitter.com/bunga_softlens)
Get discount 10% for my readers! Don't forget to mention: "Xiao Vee(-‿◕) review is coming up!

Thank you Carolinelle for these photos ^-^ I owe you! :P

As we have expected before, Ci Shelley won this competition effortlessly as 1st winner. Congrats! (/‾▿‾)/\(‾▿‾\) IMHO No one was more qualified to become 1st winner except her :)
FYI, Ci Shelley is a professional MUA who ever won The Body Shop Makeup Competition at Jakarta ^^

Oh yeah, Kak Sekar was visiting Surabaya at the moment ;) She managed to meet up with us.

Thanks to Ci Shelley's BF, Ko Victor who helped us to capture many photos ^-^


Olin with her bare face.. Her skin was break out so she was "fasting" from any touch of makeup xD she still look so cute though


Kak Sekar - Caroline - Me



Okay... let's move to the next agenda ;)

this was a special invitation from Nikki, a representative from The Grand Palace. 
 Tonight, me and my fellow bloggers who were invited would enjoy a fashion show and performances by Tasya Kamila ^___^ 

me with the invitation (*^▽^*) 

ow yeah, I have removed my false lashes xD I was still feel not comfortable wearing false lashes for more than 2 hours. Hope you don't get bored with my pics spam (ノ `_´)ノ =.= haha


Fashion show by AMOKA, the models brought product of Lioele and the host explained the functions of the products one by one. Envy with their flawless long legs *_____* OMG

This is her! Tasya Kamila, she grown to become a beautiful, cheerful and energetic girl :) Her voice was awesome as well! She sang few songs from her latest album "Beranjak Dewasa" and cover song "Beautiful" by Cherrybelle.

camwhoring time *again*! This is Gita Regina :D

Me - Gita - Gita's boyfriend. They look so well-suited, aren't they? ^-^

Last but not least.. another group photos! 
Gita - Caroline - Me - Sabrina


The goody bags!
What I got from Makeup Competition:
Lioele Triple Solution BB Cream, their most bestselling BB cream!
*note: BTW this was not freebies, I paid for the registration xD so don't envy me, ok?*

What I got from Lioele's Grand Launching:
Lioele Waterdrop Sleeping Pack, Pore Rich Balm & Intensive Time Repair Snail Mask Sheet



Okay, that's all! xD
Sorry for this very long post and spamming you with my pics *____* LOL
Lastly, I want to say.. NEVER AFRAID TO LEARN SOMETHING NEW :)
Today I got new experience by joining makeup competition, and it's a precious experience for me~ Æª(˘▼˘)ʃ ã…‹ã…‹ã…‹

Thank you Nikki for inviting me to this event 
Thank you Caroline & Ci Shelley for letting me using your photos for this post :3
AND Thank you everyone for reading this post!! XOXO

Thursday, December 6, 2012

HELP: I miss my sunshine :(

Helloooooooo everyone.. How's life? Is everybody good? Sorry for lack of updates lately (≧△≦) I feel bad because been so unproductive last month.. T_T
I miss you all!  Anyone miss me? ...no one? Okay... :''(

if you were following my twitter, maybe some of you already now that I HAVE GOTTEN A JOB ãƒ¾(☆▽☆) Thanks God! I feel so excited! I really wanted to get new experience and I thought I need to enter a marketplace :D

Today was my 4th day of working. I working as finance staff in one of established factory in Surabaya :) Now I understand how hard working is.. really tiring >____< I haven't adapted with this working hours yet.. I back to my boarding house at 6.00 PM everyday with tired body and I don't have flexible time like before :'(
Please give me some time, okay? I'll adapt with this condition very soon. I will back as active blogger and blogging as frequently as possible after my body able to adapt with my working days.. :)

Back to topic.. 


the problem begins..

I miss sunshine already! TT____TT
Before start to work, I've been so worried that I will be unable to capture proper photos for my blog... FYI my camera can't create good photos with artificial lighting or low lighting.. *the auto focus is sucks*
That's why I usually take pictures with natural daylight..


But I am working in a office now, my working hours is 08.00-17.00. I need to wake up really early everyday (05.00 AM) because my shuttle car will pick me up at 06.10... 
It's really impossible for me to produce proper photos with this current situation :'( 
I'm so frustrated now...
I even have made a DIY softbox for support my photography, but it didn't really helps...

Currently I using Samsung ST600 with dual LCD. It can produces good and pretty decent photos with natural daylight, but otherwise the camera can't capture proper photo with low lighting and can't show its best picture with artificial light :'(

Few months ago, I wanted this camera so bad because I saw Bubzbeauty used the old version of this camera, ST500 and her photos are really good. Especially this camera has dual LCD function, which can support my camwhoring hobby *LOL*

Nahhh... I guess I only can produce good photos at saturday or sunday.. when I don't work.. TT___TT *I wish I have DSLR camera*



Anyone who has suggestion or same problem with me? Please tell me how to overcome this situation :'( I don't want to be restricted of blogging just because this problem..
Please give me any tips, feedback or suggestion..

I will really appreciate every single comment of you T_T
Thanks for spending your precious time to read my "curcol" post.. :'(

Until next time~