DIORSHOW Iconic Overcurl

Heyo!!

I wanna do a quick review on the Diorshow Iconic Overcurl mascara!! Stacey got this Dior set for me for my birthday last year and I was so happy because she was raving bout this mascara before and I really wanted to try it.

I honestly have a love hate relationship with this mascara. I love the way it looks and how it applies and all but it's a burden to remove and it kinda smudges after awhile :( Sigh. Do you feel my pain?!

It makes my lashes look naturally amazing HAHA I don't know how else to describe it. I always get compliments when I use this mascara! It doesn't really clump but it makes your lashes look so full. It holds a curl quite well too!
This mascara is on the dry side of the mascara spectrum. It doesn't dry that fast so you can layer it and it also doesn't dry out fast in the tube which means you can use it for longer and get your money's worth!

The brush is curved and it has bristles (my fave!!) instead of the plastic combs. (which I personally am not a fan of) The brush is relatively big as well.

The only thing I hate about this mascara is how hard it is to remove. Because it is a tubing mascara, it doesn't come off with oil cleansers. It comes off with warm water. However, because I usually use an oil cleanser to remove my face/eye make up, it messes up this removal. When I use warm water, it doesn't really come off easily as well. It has this weird texture and it leaves my eyes stained. Which is damn troublesome for me because I would have to use another cleanser to remove it. I have found that the easiest way to remove this mascara is using bioderma for some reason.

Would I purchase this mascara? Probably not because I have other favourites but this mascara is good if you don't mind taking extra steps to remove it :)

I just wish Dior would make this a waterproof mascara instead of a tubing one. It would really be my HG then!

Lots of love,

Alexandria ♡

Current Favourites/Obsessions- Make Up

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Make up for school

Hiiiii! It's been a suuuuuper long while since I've blogged here.. My mac was corrupted and blogging on the iMac is just no so I decided to take some time off.. HAHA Don't really know what to blog about also because I haven't been shopping for make up much ever since I quit my previous job~~ BUUUTTTT I've got a new job so I guess I can start buying make up again soon :D *squeals*

Can't decide if I should blog about make up I wear to school or my current favourites... hmm..

I think I'll just talk about the make up I use for school yas since I use the products that I'm currently in love with anyways~

Okay so as I mentioned in like.. April I think.. I've stopped wearing foundation regularly. I only use foundation when I club or like when its a special occasion. omg maybe I should do my clubbing make up??? omg kk next post.

Anw, so because I was having some dry skin issues in the beginning half of the year, I was on the search for a new foundation that wasn't gonna be drying. Then I stumbled across the Nars Tinted Moisturiser. I have never own a TM before and I was quite hesitant because I haven't heard anything (at that time) bout this tm. The ones that are usually talked about are usually like the Laura Mercier one so I started doing some research about it and it actually had good reviews!
So since I love Nars, I just decided to give it a try. I wasn't sure what to expect.. I didn't know whether it was gonna be like a bb cream~ cause bb creams clog my pores so I don't use them although I looooove the Garnier bb cream sigh.
I used it for the first time and fell in love straight away. Like its so moisturizing and like it was really damn good for my skin at that time because my skin was really dry like mad. There were days where I would powder and days where I don't. This product transfers though because it's not a foundation. Its doesn't set to a matte or powder finish. It FEELS like a heavy moisturizer in my opinion. It doesn't provide much coverage. It has a very strong yellow tint so it is super good for my uneven skin tone. I have a lot of redness around my cheek and nose area and the sides of my nose are like purple HAHA so this just evens it out, not perfectly, but to a naturally evened tone.  It doesn't cover blemishes very well too, but I don't mind because that's honestly not my concern because I don't normally conceal pimples and all because I just can't be bothered hahaha so yeah I have been using this on a daily (whenever I use make up) basis and it's fine for me :)
I would also just powder it with any powder I'm feeling for that day~ It's either the Rimmel Stay Matte (it doesn't really keep me matte tho) or the Sephora Mattifying powder compact ( I NEVER REALISED HOW MUCH I LOVE THIS UNTIL I REALISE IT'S ALMOST GONE!)

I usually just use a bit of bronzer on my cheeks with some blush. I busted out my body shop bronzer that I bought in like... 2011 HAHAHA yeah I love it cause it gives me like a bronzed look without any shimmer and its not muddy. I would say that it's a bit on the orange side but it's okay for me cause of my yellow/golden/olive (i'm still unsure cause no one can figure it out) undertone. Recently bought a Catrice blush though and it's a brownish color and I've been really liking it too! So cheap some more!  LAAAVVV IT!

I usually use either my Nars blushes or the Tarte or The Balm ones depending on my mood HAHA but it's usually one of the 4.

HATE THE STUPID NARS PACKAGING IT GETS SO DIRTY. but it looks nice nice :')

My eye make up for school honestly varies, but on most days I would just use my Nars eye primer +  Mac painterly paint pot or like a skin tone eye shadow all over my lids and maybe a slightly slightly dark color to define my crease. The only reason I do this is because my eye lids are very dark and like if I don't conceal it I just look dead. So I do that and I use mascara and that's basically it for most days. Unless I'm feeling fancy and decided to use any eye shadow I'm feeling that day.

Step 1

 

Step 2

This is very old but it never runs out!!

I think they changed all the formulas to Prolongwear for their paint pots tho, they last a lot longer imo :)

Step 1: SUPER WATER+ BUDGE PROOF (Y)

Step 2: Any 1 of these, sometimes skip step 2 and just use the Heroine Make! 

My brows never change. I always use my Catrice eyebrow kit thing cause the colors match my brows perfectly :> and it was so affordable also like only 7SGD+ I think?! love good cheap make up

My lips would usually just be a tinted lip balm or a lip liner all over with a bit of lipstick or gloss.

So yup that's usually my make up I wear whenever I wear make up nowadays.

Think I might do a clubbing make up tutorial post soon cause it's important to use make up that is budge proof because of the sweating and dancing all in clubs hahahahahah

Okay that's all for now :)

Lots of love,

Alexandria ♡

November Favourites

I am so sorry for this super delayed post. Have been rather busy lately and haven't really had the time to sit here and blog ☹

Hope everyone's doing great ☺

I shall share my October + November favourites today since I'm home chilling (FINALLY)

I didn't really use much make up in October because I was busy rushing through projects and studying for exams. But I used more make up during November because I've been going out quite a lot. 

Most of my September favourites have been brought forward till now so I will not mention them. This post will be 'new' favourites ☺ 

Favourite #1: URBAN DECAY ALL NIGHTER MAKE UP SETTING SPRAY 

This is the first ever make up setting spray I have ever used and I really really love it. I don't really know why I love it so much but I really do. I bought the small bottle because I was scared to commit to the huge one and plus it's like half the price so it wasn't that bad ☺

I paid about $20 for this bottle if I'm not wrong. I've stopped using powder to set my make up ever since I bought this and I think it does a good job at setting my make up ( cause powder can sometimes be very unnatural) I do still use powder sometimes but only when it's a super sunny day and I know my skin is gonna be oily as hell. But other than that, this is all I've been using! 

Super love!

I use it OVER my make up. Haven't really tired using it under AND over. 

I'm not 100% sure that I would repurchase though. Let's just see when I finish the bottle ☺ 

But for now, it's definitely staying in my make up routine!

Favourite #2: BENEFIT THE POREFESSIONAL 

I usually don't use a primer under my foundation as well. I have heard a lot of things about this product and one of my favourite beauty youtubers is SUPER in love with this so I decided to give it a try! ( It came in the Benefit Little Love Potion Gift Set I got at Sephora when I was out shopping with Flo. If you want me to do a post on the set just let me know! ☺)

Anyways, I really really love this primer. I makes me foundation go on so much smoother especially around my nose and cheeks. I have really large pores in these areas and they are really quite hard to cover up. I really really love this product and I would total repurchase the full size!!!

Favourite #3: BEAUTY BLENDER

I have been hesitated buying this because I found it ridiculous spending like 30 bucks on a sponge. Like who would even do that?! But I was thinking there had to be something that made this so popular among beauty gurus and make up artists so I decided to get it when I was feeling rich one day. 

THIS. SPONGE. IS. AMAZING. 

I used to apply my foundation with my fingers because I like the way it melts and blends the foundation into my skin. ( My friends always say they don't even know I'm wearing foundation cause its so light it's practically useless HAHA) 

Okay back to the BB, this sponge makes my make up so flawless it's not even funny. I use it with the Chanel Perfection Lumiere and my Shiseido Sun Protect Liquid Foundation ( Read about my foundation reviews here) 

I think this sponge is definitely worth the 30 bucks and I am planning to buy another one soon cause I feel like it may accumulate dirty cause after all its a sponge! ( personal paranoia)

Favourite #4: BENEFIT THEYRE REAL! MASCARA

I am a fan of natural looking lashes. I am really grateful that I have been blessed with fairly thick and long lashes. ( Long and thick enough for me) I only started using mascara recently and I am really really fussy with mascara. I HATE clumpy and unnatural looking lashes. Which was why I hated the Urban Decay Cannonball Mascara the first time I tried it! ( Read about it here. )

This mascara is very natural looking and Flo always says she can't even tell I'm wearing any. I really love this BUT IT IS NOT WATERPROOF. That's the only downside sigh. I have mentioned before that I have oily eye lids. I don't use this on my bottom lashes because it will smudge after awhile. It's alright for the top though ☺

Will repurchase the full size when I finish the small bottle ( I bought the small cause I was scared to commit. It's only $16 at Sephora!)

Favourite #5: REVLON LIP BUTTER IN TUTTI FRUITTI 

I'm not one to wear lip products. I've always just stuck to plain uncolored lip balms but I decided to come out of my comfort zone. I've always wanted to try the Revlon Lip Butters ever since it came out in the US & UK. I waited for it to come to Singapore and when it finally did I decided to not buy it cause I was scared it would melt in the tube cause of the weather here. ( Personal Paranoia again) 

I finally decided to give it a chance and I bought the only orange shade available in Singapore. This was a big thing for me because like I said, I don't use any lip products and even if I do, I would use something that's similar to my natural lip colour. So anyways, I went to the restroom after buying it and tried it on. I FELL IN LOVE. I'm not even kidding. I went mental. It was like love at first use. I've been using it every time I wear make up and I really really really love it. It's super moisturizing and it doesn't make your lips have the white residue at the corners. Yknow how some lip balms/ glosses do that? Especially when you talk a lot like me. HAHA 

Really really love this and I would definitely repurchase this in the same colour when it finishes. I might even try other colours ☺

SUPER LOVE

 Favourite #6: ST IVES BOLY LOTION 

This scent is quite hard to find and my mother and I finally found it at the Guardian at Bedok Interchange. She bought this a few months ago to try and I stole it from her >:) I don't usually use body lotions because it will usually leave that irritating sticky/slimey feeling on my legs which I HATE. This does not at all. I actually finished the WHOLE TUBE. I have never finished any body lotion ever and omg this was the first ever. I just stocked up on a few tubes because I love it that much and it's only $2 for this tube ☺

If you're horrible like me and don't use body lotions you should give this a try. It smells damn clean and nice I really really love it. It doesn't make your skin feel greasy AT ALL and omg I just really love it. I would keep repurchasing this till I die. 

SUPER SUPER LOVE

Favourite #7: VICHY NORMADERM TRI-ACTIV MOISTURISER

I hate using moisturizer because I used to have oily skin and I always felt like it made me even oilier. However, I have learnt that even though you have oily/ combination skin, moisturizer is a skincare step that should never be skipped so I decided to get this after my friend, Illi, told me about it. This smells super nice and it makes your skin soft and kinda matte. It doesn't make your skin feel like super moisturized and gross it just provides the skin with enough moisture ( To me). I use this everyday under my make up and it doesn't make my make up any oilier. 

If my skin is super dry and peeling ( from spot treatments) I won't use this though because the ingredients can sometimes sting my face. I would use something like the Cetaphil moisturizer over those areas ☺

Would repurchase unless I find a better moisturizer. 

Like I said, I've just recently started using moisturizer religiously so I haven't tried many ☺

Those were the products I have been loving for the past 2 months and I hope you enjoyed reading this! ☺

Please know that everyone's skin is different and what works for my skin may not work for yours but if you're adventurous I would totally recommend all these 7 products I've mentioned today because I really really love them!

Off to do another post for the new few days so see you in a few days!

Lots of love,

Alexandria ♡

Holiday/Resort Make Up

So a few days ago someone asked what kind of make up I would wear to a resort if I was on holiday. To be honest, I don't usually wear make up when I'm on holidays hahaha UNLESS I'm gonna be taking pictures then of course I would wanna look nice HAHA!

These are the products I would use:

Sunblock

Sunkiller BB & Biore Perfect Face Milk

These are just the 2 sunblocks I'm currently using. The pink one provides a little bit of coverage, hardly any. It just takes the redness off my face cause my cheeks and nose are always always red in the day. Think it's the heat in Singapore. 

This (Sunkiller) provides light coverage with good sun protection ( super important) :) I would totally just use this as a base :)

The Biore one just controls the oils on my face. No tint or anything it's just transparent :)

Eyelid Primer

MAC Paintpots in Painterly, MAC Pro Long Wear Paintpots in Frozen Violet & Chilled on Ice

I use the mac paint pots as a base before my eye liner/ mascara. Just to control the oil on my lids.

Waterproof mascara

Urban Decay Cannonball Mascara

Super water proof! But it's a burden to remove!

Waterproof/ long wearing eye liner

Bobbi Brown Long Wear Gel Liner

No reason actually. I just love this eyeliner and this is the one I use. It's not that waterproof actually. It can smudge after awhile but that's on my eyes. 

Lip balm 

Maybelline Babylips & Nivea Essential Care

Personal favorites although they have no SPF

Super super important to use a lip balm with SPF to protect your lips and keep them hydrated!

Personally, if I was gonna swim I wouldn't use any make up at all because I have this thing about clogging up my skin and I'm just paranoid I guess. I would only use these products if I were hanging around the resort or pool with no intention of swimming or whatsoever :)

Hope this helps!! If you have any products to recommend or want me to do reviews on please let me know! And also please feel free to request more posts :)

Lots of love,

Alexandria ♡

September Favourites

I know it's rather late doing a September Favourites now but i'm sick & i've nothing to do so I'm just gonna rave about my favourites for the past month :)

1) Shiseido Sun Protection Liquid Foundation

 I waited like super long to get this. I've used the Revlon Colourstay ( my 1st liquid foundation) and the Chanel VitaLumiere Aqua and this Shideiso one has been a favourite throughout September. I wore it everytime I wore make up. Didn't use anything else. It feels super light on the skin but provides good coverage!! :>
Quite expensive ($64) but I would totally repurchase it again when I run out~
The high SPF factor is also a plus cause I don't have to use sun block when I use this!
BUT, I wouldn't use this foundation in the night cause of the high SPF which will cause flash back when taking pictures with flash :(

2) Kiehl's Clearly Corrective Dark Spot Solution

This stuff is amazing. I don't know whether it's because I'm been drinking a lot of water lately and my totm has ended but the scars on my face have really lightened ever since I started using this! I've only been using it for like 2 weeks ( not everyday) and I already see a difference :) Really really happy with this product hehe worth the $90 :)

3) Urban Decay Cannonball Mascara

My cousin recommended this to me and when I first tried it I hated it. Like I really really hated it because of the fibers. But this month I decided to give it a second chance and I've been wearing it like everyday I wear make up (4-5 times a week). It's a burden to remove though which means it's staying power is like \m/
I didn't buy it in Singapore and I can't remember how much it was~

4) Sleek Blush by 3 (Lace)

I've always used pinky shades for my cheeks but in September I wanted to try out the orange shades in the palette. They look so pretty and they don't even look orange on the cheeks at all :) Really really love this blush.( The one on the left/bottom)

Those are the things that I've used to death throughout the month of September :)
Few things but those really made an 'impact' to me the past month HAHA

Hope you enjoyed reading this! :)

Goodnight
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