Christmas holly leaves are on your eyelids!

Hi! I hope you are having great holidays!

Today I am doing this cutesy Christmas holly look! I hope you enjoy. :)

This is a wearable yet festive enough for Christmas and I will be wearing this on Christmas day!

Happy Christmas!!

Yui

Coastal Scents Palette Color Number

I know a lot of people own Coastal Scents eyeshadow palette.
I have 88 Original and ULTRA SHIMMER Palette and 78 eyeshadow&blush combo palette.

These palettes have so many eyedshadows and some of them are amazingly beautiful and very pigmented.
However each color does not come with color names or numbers so it is very hard to identify the color.
I see a lot of people use CS palette in their tutorials on YouTube and they just say "I'm going to use this pretty blue color on my crease.." Well, "Pretty" is very subjective and there are so many blue colors in the palette!
Then I had to pause the video and count the rows to identify the color.

This might be useless to people who doesn't have the same palette, but if you do have the palette and want to use exactly the same color, it is nice to have the ways to figure out the color without pausing video every single time they mention and hold up the palette awkwardly in front of the camera.

So I just numbered.

That simple. I did almost nothing.

But if you watch my videos, this is how I refer to the color from CS palettes from now on, so please use this as reference.

CS 88 Original Palette

CS 88 ULTRA SHIMMER Palette

Yup, that is it. I know it is nothing to really blog about this: I just number them.

This is NOT a universal thing. This is just how I do it.

So, here is my recent makeup tutorial video using this numbering system.

Hope you enjoy! Have a happy holiday!

Yui

007 Bond Girl Makeup Tutorial

When I watched 007 Skyfall the other day, I knew I was doing this tutorial.
Darn, she looks so GOOD! I loved her makeup, dress and everything.
She is super mysterious and sexy. Well, just like all the other Bond Girls. Ha!
I was happy to see more of Oriental looking female in this movie.
She is from France but one of her ethnicity is Chinese, I read somewhere.
Anyway, I think she is super sexy, especially with dark eyes and lips. She rocks the smokey eyes!

http://youtu.be/VMvyjx_85RU


The Products I used in this video:


Banila Co Prime Primer
Rimmel BB Cream in Medium
essence coverstick in MATT SAND
Ben Nye Eyeshadow in SHELL
NYC Bronzer Smooth Skin Bronzing Powder in Sunny
NYX Blush in Cinammon
NYX HD Eyeshadow Primer
Petit Lasara Eyebrow Palette (gray and brown)
Coastal Scents 88 Original palette (matte black)
Revlon colorstay eyeliner in black
NYX Jumbo Lip Pencil in Hazelnut
Loreal HIP Lipstick in Daring

Optional item:
Maybelline colortattoo in Bold Gold




This is a new type of video, doing both language in one video.
I didn't want to make two separate videos because it is just the same thing, explained in two different languages. I feel that this is better than making subtitles. Because you don't have to be reading anything. I know subtitles help some people, but this is easier to watch because you don't have to follow and read carefully.
Please let me know what you think. Have a good day!

Yui

HOGLY MOGLY essence stick concealer!

Ok, if you watch my videos on YouTube, you might have seen essence concealers in my video.
I said that they SUCKED, big time. Because they turn orange and it is not true to the colors at all. I honestly did not understand why there are so many products out there (especially recently) and they turn darker/orangey after the application.

This new guy does not do that!
WOOT! WOOT!
Not only that, it is very smooth and covers well, I mean, REALLY REALLY WELL.

I had a red scrach-looking-but-not-scratch thing on my cheek the other day and I put on some concealer and powder and went out.
I knew that my concealer did not cover well, but by the mid day, it was very visible.
I was in Target so I went to the makeup section and was browsing.

Then I saw the essence corner.......

"Damn, essence! Your concealers suck! ..... But hey, this concealer I haven't tried..."
And I picked up this lipstick-looking concealer.

Why did I try essence concealer again?
It is easy, you can't beat the price!

I put the tester on my red bits and it just disappeared. Like it did not exist at all.

WOW!

Then I applied it to my under eye area. WOW!

I went home with this guy and I have been trying out for 2 days.
So far, so good. It is very smooth, nice coverage, not dry, no crease.

I will give it another week, but I see this product creeping into my monthly favorite video... :)


Have a great weekend!

Yui

November Favorite Videos!

It is the time of the month again, and by that, I do not mean girl's week.

Products mentioned in this video are in the description of the video on YouTube. :)

Soon it will be Christmas! Oh my!


Have great holidays and keep warm! (or cool in southern hemisphere!)


Yui ;)

DIY Fringe Cut

For people who thought that this was another tutorial, sorry to disappoint you but this is NOT a tutorial.

I just cut my fringe shorter, and that is about all.. 

It is not really that hard to do it yourself. You just need to have sturdy hands and a pair of scissors.. and possibly a bucket or bin to cut your hairs over.

Everyone says that I look younger and younger every time I cut my fringe. I think I have to agree, especially without makeup I look like a teenager.

I don't try to look older or younger. I just want to look the way I want to look. Sometimes I do makeup that makes me look older or younger but it is not really the goal for me to look like a certain age. I do whatever I want to look like what I want. Isn't it the whole point of makeup though??

Eyebrow Madness!! All about Eyebrow!

Another video is up! English audio and Japanese subtitle(coming soon)!

Today, we are talking about eyebrows.

Now I don't think I am the expert of the eyebrows but I think eyebrows are very important.

They are the frames of your face!!!!

And this was requested a lot on YouTube and in the real life.

It is kinda funny that you walk into a department store or something and browsing (yup, ONLY browsing) all shiny pretty makeup stuff and the sales person comes to you and say "Hi, how are you today? Wow, you have a really nice eyebrow!"

Um, is this a conversation starter?? I do not know.

But hey, no body feels bad when they have compliments! (Might feel a bit awkward.)

Products mentioned: (they are just examples, they don't have to be the same products, of course. If you want reviews on certain products, please let me know in the comment, I will definitely consider reviewing it either here or on YouTube.. or both.)

Eyebrow pencil :SAVVY by DB Eyebrow pencil in Light Brown

Eyebrow powder: Petit LASARA Powder Eyebrow (From Japan/Discontinued)

Eyebrow gel/wax: Maybelline Eye Studio Lasting Gel Brow in Cocoa Brown (Limited Edition) 

Eyebrow liquid: CANMAKE Eyebrow Liquid in Natural Brown and Light Brown

Clear Brow Gel: DAISO clear mascara

Eyebrow mascara: Heavy Rotation Coloring Eyebrow in Orange Brown

Questions people ask me about my eyebrows.

{How often do you pluck or wax?}

I usually pluck them with tweezers every 3-4 days. Sometimes I am lazy and leave it for a week or so and wax them. So waxing happens less often, whenever I feel like it but probably once a month.

{What was the worst experience you had with eyebrows?}

Oh, this is the DISASTER I am referring to in this video. One time I shaved the top side of my eyebrows, shaved the bits I needed and got scarred from it. Even professionals could not help. I still have the scar from this incident and I have to fill it in everyday.

{What shade/color do you use to fill your eyebrows?}

I change the product shades depending on my hair color. I generally use slightly lighter color than my hair so when I dye it, it is usually lighter color.

Thank you for your time and see you around!

Have a great Sunday!

Yui

Khaki & Brown Eyes

Oh my, long time no see! I have been editing and filming a lot of videos recently.
Some of them in English and others in Japanese and there are quite different kinds of demand for both of them so I am pleasantly surprised.
Thank you very much for all your support and I will do my best to keep this blog updated, but my main concern would be YouTube. I feel like that I can connect with people more on YouTube and this is just a supportive role to that (like posting photos of the swatches and a place for detailed review).


Here is a video on Khaki & Brown Eyes. (Japanese Audio & English subtitles)

So this is a video that I made for my Japanese viewers BUT I am sure that all the other Asian or heavily hooded-eye people can definitely benefit from this too!

I love the khaki color on eyelid. This is a bit wintery look (so if you are from southern hemisphere, try this in 6 months time!) and I truly believe that khaki is the color that most Asian people or people with yellow/olive skin look great with. Don't know what is khaki? Well, think of an old time soldier's felt uniform.

This is easy to do and covers the major eyeshadow application for monolids/heavy folds.

I hope you enjoy and have a good weekend!

Yui

September and October favorite video is up!

As you can see, I am not really good with keeping up my blog. I hate that about myself. But I really try to keep it up from now.

I had been sick for 2 weeks in October, which is weird. I had this sick feeling for such a long time but I didn't have proper symptoms to determine what it is... I guess the season change has a big effect on me. OH WELL.

Let's get into our Favorite video! There are several Hate products as well.

It was 2 months of trial and error, really. I had a high hope of things and got swept away into disappointment. And some other times I found an amazing product from something that I didn't even like to start with.

I am surprised by the quality of the Hakuhodo brushes. I love them and think that they are worth the money. I know that they are quite expensive, but everything is expensive in Australia so they don't seem too bad, compared to the price in America.

I hope you enjoy this video and have a great week!

Yui

Oh, Loreal, why do you suck? ~Confusing Infallible eyeshadow color names~

I have been eyeing on Loreal Infallible eyeshadows, ever since I have seen many people talking about it on YouTube and I tried to get some of the colors but then, I DID NOT SEE ANY COLOR THAT THEY MENTIONED in the store here.

WHAT???!?!?!?!

So I just googled and apparently the color is still available. Then why it is not at the store?

I mean I do see the products but I could not find the color name I was after.

Then I realised that they are pretty much the same products sold by different names. Not only the names are different, even color numbers are different. Very confusing.

Apparently there are American versions and UK(Australian) versions of the names of colors and products. Like Lineur Intense is known here as Super Liner (but I am not sure if they are exactly the same).
There are so many products that is not available in Australia, like Voluminous mascara. The legendary mascara!! SAD FACE!

I was not completely sure if those eyeshadows with different names are really the same products as they might show up slightly different on the skin or some ingredients might be different.. But hey, the packaging and colors looked really similar.
How can I tell if they are the same? Ask the company!

I contacted Loreal Australia about the color names and products names.
I found a table of colors like a cross reference table on Nunu's blog (link is below) and it looked like she tried so hard to find which color is which in what countries...
Does it have to be that hard to figure our the colors from one brand??? I believe not.

So I put the link to the table in the email to Loreal, and I said "Can I obtain the products/color list that has all the products like this table?"
Yes, I asked if they have the similar table on their hand available for consumers.

Their response was very disappointing.

Their response was something like "We carry different products for different countries"  "Unfortunately we cannot provide the full products list via email but you can look that up on our website or in-store."

This is ridiculous. I am not even talking about things that are not available in Australia! And I do not want a full product list. I want a product list that cross-refers all the products sold in different countries. Simply put, I just want to know what color is equivalent to American version of Iced Latte!! (apparently it is Hourglass Beige)

I was very unhappy with this response.
I mean this is not even a small local cosmetic brand, this is a big international brand, we are talking about!!


Most of the international brands, like high-end brands clearly states somewhere on the package if they are similar but not quite the same.
I know that some skin care products have the same packaging in Japan and elsewhere but the ingredients are not the same due to the health-related laws, then they would say "Especially formulated for Japan" or something like that. Or at least the counter person or company would know, right?

So I expect the same for Loreal. Just because they are drugstore brands, it does not mean that they can mislead customers like this.

I would like to thank Nunu for trying to figure out this mess. She and her friends are so cool for doing this.
Link to the table: http://macnunu.blogspot.com.au/2012/05/loreal-color-infallible-eyeshadow.html

However, I am very precise when it comes to colors. Some people say that two eyeshadows from different brands are identical but I always find slightest difference in hue, texture and other things.
So until I see them with my own eyes, side by side, swatched in natural light and fluorescent light, I would not like to say that they are the same. I really would like to do that if I have some cash to blow. I seriously would. But until then, we have to stick to the list that Nunu made.

As I said, it should not be that hard to figure out color names in different countries and stuff.
Damn you, Loreal. This is very sad!

As for my response, I emailed them again and said that I was disappointed with their response, and said to process this as a complaint. I also told them to contact me if they have the solution for this problem.
I hope someone, not a part-time customer service chick, reads it and feels bad enough to make a difference. I really hope so.
Sorry, Loreal. But you sucked big time here.


Yui :(