t w o p l i c a t e s : eyes

Beauty Addition 018: Korea

After our overseas trip, we never got around to fully post about our overseas haulage. In Korea, we both hauled quite a bit (what's new), and we each ended up sending a box full of clothes/shoes/makeup back home. We all know our hauls can get overwhelmingly ridiculous at times (like in this post) which is why we are going to split this up, but hopefully this can somewhat satisfy that inner hauler in you and save you money LOL.

Bottom of the Barrel 005

This second instalment to the collective empties took longer than expected haha oooops.

Tiny Tuesdays: Stila Stay All Day Liquid Liner

After a hiatus of 4 weeks, Tiny Tuesday is back again for this week (yayy). On centre stage is the Stila Stay All Day Waterproof Liquid Eye Liner. It claims to "glide on with ease, won't smudge or run and stays in place until you say when." To be quite honest, I didn't look up reviews for this and took a stab with this one but I was left pleasantly surprised!

March Favourites

In our recent giveaway, we asked what kind of posts you would like to see from us, and the overwhelming response was monthly favourites. We don't change up our routine too much hence why the lack of favourites posts on our blog, but here's to giving it another shot!

Models Prefer: Eyes

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Recently we reviewed some of the Models Prefer Lip range and to move onto the different part of the face, we're now reviewing the eyes :) This includes the Essential Brow Kit, Double Agent Kohl Liner and BIGlash Mascara.

Tiny Tuesdays: Trilogy Eye Contour Cream

Eye cream is something I'm constantly buying and trying as I have yet to find my HG under eye cream that caters to everything I need. Let's see how the Trilogy Eye Contour Cream fares!

Dot to Dot

Before giving into the Dollywink eyeliner hype, there was a stage where I lined my eyes daily with this Holika Holika's Wonder Drawing Dot Liner. The main marketing idea for these three-dot liners is that it's a great starter for eyeliner beginners. By using the three tips, it allows you to dot where you want the liner to be, and then draw over it. Pretty much like dot-to-dot on your eyes.

I personally use this to dot my lash line; the three tips makes it more sturdy to hold against your eye, compared to the single tipped liner, and looks much more natural as the ends are rounded off rather than pointed. The downside is the fact that it's just not black enough. On first swipe, it's more of a 'diluted' black and it does require you to go over it once or twice more to achieve that black black outcome. If you use a heavy hand on your first go, it tends to dispense too much product and it would end up feathering a lot (refer to gif) Prior to purchasing, I did come across a few reviews saying how this 'stains' your lids, which I did experience, however if you used an oil based eye makeup remover, the stain can be removed with a few extra swipes. The staining factor is pretty much unheard of for eyeliners, but I do think it goes to show how well it stays put.

Sleek but Au Naturel

Obviously I cannot get enough of neutral palettes, so it was only natural to add Sleek's Au Naturel to my cart whilst checking out from LipstickRepublic.

When it came to opening this up, I was a little disappointed by the fact that there wasn't any cross-hatch embossing on the shadows, which I was really looking forward to for some reason... It made the palette look more 'expensive' to me. Without the embossing.. it just looks a little too much like the MUA palettes; just with better packaging.

If you own any MUA palettes, the Sleek ones are exactly the same in pretty much all aspects from the size, shape, and thickness; the only difference there is between the two would be the packaging material. MUA houses their palettes with a clear plastic lid and no mirror, whereas the Sleek ones have a solid matte black lid, with a large mirror. The latter feels more sturdy and can withstand some roughage, but I just know the MUA one would end up with cracks if I'm not careful with it.

Getting Back to Basics

Jumping on the bandwagon I decided to purchase the Urban Decay Naked Basics Palette earlier on the year. It contains 6 shades of which 5 are matte and 1 is satin. My reasoning behind buying this was that it's a great everyday neutral palette. Sometimes I'm a bit overwhelmed by glittery eyeshadows and find it hard to "tone" it down for such everyday wear so I thought matte shades would be the answer to my problem! After trialling this product for a couple of months and not being so "wowed" at first sight, I have learned to love this palette :)

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Proof over Potion

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I first heard about this product being mentioned and used by youtube guru's in their monthly favourites and scattered in their GRWM videos, and we purchased this without a second thought. This Proof10 eye primer by Etude House works great in enhancing the longevity of shadows and prevents creasing on the oiliest lids.

Putting it simply; I feel like this is a great dupe over the coveted Urban Decay Primer Potion. I have tested this out on numerous occasions where one eye would be primed with this, and the other with the UDPP, and around the 10 hour mark, both still held up equally as well as each other.

The UDPP to me feels a little drying, as it seems to accentuate this teeny dry area of my inner corners, and I tend to often make the mistake of putting too much on, which then usually causes me to have trouble blending shadows properly. The formula of Proof10, however, is more emollient and thinner in consistency, blends in more easily, and even if you do make the mistake of using too much- it's still good!

Beauty Addition 009: Lipstick Republic

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Date Ordered: 8th August

Date Dispatched: 12th August

Date Arrived: 13th August

In light of celebrating Lipstick Republic reaching 3000 likes on their facebook page, they generously offered 20% off storewide :D Obviously we have issues with controlling our spending, so it didn't take much for us to make a cart and check out with the goodies that aren't readily accessible in the land down under.

Cabana Glama

Cabana Glama is one of Benefit's boxed sets with a tropical holiday postcard themed packaging that I purchased earlier this year.

The box is relatively sturdy containing the Some Kind-a Gorgeous foundation faker, Hoola bronzer, eyeshadow trio, Posie tint, complete with a mini bronzer brush, double ended sponge and a mirror embedded in the lid.

In terms of the packaging, it feels slightly heavy and bulky, but I really appreciated the little blue strips of ribbon that stuck out underneath products for products to pop out a little more easily.

Bloom: Shimmer Liquid Eye Shadow

Having seen eyeshadows being produced in various forms, such as crayon, cream, loose and pressed powders, liquid eyeshadow is still pretty uncommon to come across.

Bloom's liquid eyeshadow comes in a small tube, (similar to the size of Maybelline's Superstay 24 hour concealer) holding 6mL/0.2 fl.oz, with a doe-foot applicator. This product claims that it "goes on like a cream and sets to a lightweight, powder finish". It does apply like a watery cream consistency, however as you blend it in, it goes creamy midway, then dries to a powdery finish. The drying time for this is not too long and not too quick- it has enough time allowing you to fix your mistakes, and it dries with a few fanning motions near the eyes so you can move onto mascara/eyeliner!

Order Date: 2nd January

Dispatched Date: 3rd January

Received Date: 14/15th January

excuse the fuzzy pictures!

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