NARS Radiant Creamy Concealer vs. MAYBELLINE FitMe Concealer

Hi hi~ I'm bored now so I figured why not talk about these two concealers that have been known to compare to each other in the make up world.

I have the FitMe in 10 Light and the Nars in Medium 1 Custard for reference.

Left: Maybelline

Right: Nars

Left: Maybeline (Pink based)

Right: Nars (Orange/ Yellow based)

The Nars looks a tad bit dark but it blends just fine on my face.

The Maybelline blends well too. 

Are they the same? Is the FitMe a dupe for the Nars?
No. In my opinion at least.

I got the FitMe cause it was too dark for Flo so she gave it to me. It's the perfect shade for my under eyes. It is like half a shade lighter than my skin tone. (I'm an NC20-25 for reference)
That's the only place I use this concealer. Its super creamy and it doesn't dry out my already dry under eyes. It does crease if it's not set properly with powder though. It has quite good coverage and I would repurchase it.

I got the Nars because I wanted a concealer that I could use with my Nars TM. The MAC Prolongwear concealer is one of my faves but it doesn't really match my TM that well. So anyways I bit the bullet and got the Nars. Its freaking expensive okay but anything for make up that works is worth ya. HAHAHA
Anyways, I love this concealer. On lazy days I just use this around my nose, cheeks and chin cause these are the areas where my skin tends to get red. It has good coverage but it isn't too drying. It blends well and it stays relatively long on my skin especially when I set it with powder. It is thicker in consistency than the FitMe concealer in my opinion. It also has better coverage. I would most definitely repurchase.

I prefer the Nars for blemish and spot concealing and the FitMe for under my eyes. I wouldn't say that the Maybelline is a dupe but they are pretty similar just that I think you're definitely getting more with the Nars and it better be the case because it costs a freaking bomb HAHA

Hope this quick review was helpful!!

Lots of love,

Alexandria ♡

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 ♡

Current contents of my make up pouch- April 2014

Hi hi I just felt like sharing what is currently residing in my make up pouch for those who like to kpo like me HAHAHA
I used to not have a make up pouch but I find that it's much easier than walking up and down from my mirror to my make up storage table so I just put everything I usually use in this pouch. 

I don't use them all on an everyday basis but these are the products that have been in my make up pouch for the past few months! I don't even use some but they're just in there just in case~

Let me know if you want me to review any item in particular? ☺

Face Products

NARS Tinted Moisturiser

MAC Pro Longwear Concealer 

TheBodyShop Bronzer 

NARS Blush

TARTE Amazonian Clay Blush

BENEFIT HighBeam Highlighter

SEPHORA Mattifying Powder Foundation

Eye Products

CATRICE Eye Brow Set

NARS Pro Prime Eye Shadow Primer

MAC Paintpot

MAYBELLINE Colour Tattoo

BOBBIBROWN LongWear Gel Eye Liner

CATRICE Eye Liner (Review coming up)

MAC Eye Khol

STILA Waterproof Liquid Eye Liner

URBAN DECAY Cannonball Mascara

MAYBELLINE The Falsies Mascara

BENEFIT They're Real! Mascara

COVERGIRL Clumpcrusher Mascara

Lip Products

MAYBELLINE Baby Lips

INNISFREE Lip Stain

MAC Lipstick

Tools

SHU UEMURA Eyelash Curler

REAL TECHNIQUES Stippling, Blush and Buffing Brush

ELIANTO Random Fluffy Eye Shadow Brush

ZOEVA Wing Eye Liner Brush 

Lots of love,

Alexandria ♡

DRUGSTORE MAKE UP REMOVER

I originally bought this make up remover cause I wanted to try something different. Usually before I buy anything (skincare/make up) I would always always research on it first. Like read reviews etc to make sure that it won't break my sensitive skin out. I was out with Flo (read her blog w her friend @ here)  one day and I just made an impulse buy and bought it.
It was the Maybelline New Clean Express Miracle Oil-Gel.

I was pretty sure it was gonna be a rubbish product but I just bought it anyways.

I hated this the first time I used it. I put a sufficient amount on my DRY hands and applied it all over my dry face and I felt like it was tearing my skin. It was so dry omg I wanted to die. I put it aside and never touched it.
After a few weeks I decided to give it one more chance. This time I used a different method. I put a lot of product on WET hands ( I wanted to finish the bottle asap so I spammed it). IT WAS AMAZING. omg. It took off all my make up okay I'm not even kidding. Even waterproof mascara. Like. WOW. It was really WOW. After you wash it off your skin just feel so clean yet soft. It was not dry and all. And sometimes when my skin is really dry or when I'm tired ( after clubbing HA HA) I will just use this alone to remove my make up and not even use a cleanser after cause it's that good. Like my skin feels that clean that I don't even need to use a cleanser.
I don't use as much product as I used to, now that I'm not in a hurry to finish it but this make up remover is really awesome. It's quite affordable too and you don't have to use that much. This bottle has lasted me for months and I use it quite often.
BEST PART ABOUT IT IS IT DOESN'T BREAK ME OUT. It's an oil-gel so it like has the effectiveness of an oil but texture of a gel it's super amazing I really really love this. I would repurchase when I finish this bottle!

Was really pleasantly surprised by this product and I recommend it to all ☺

Having a mental block and I'm not really sure what to blog about next! Any suggestions? You can leave an anonymous comment on this post or email me @ alexandriadecosta@gmail.com☺

Hope everyone will have a great weekend!

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 ♡