Believe it or not, I did not do anything for Halloween. So I thought I would dress up for a bit to for the belated Halloween spirit. It was supposed to be Vampire Masquerade but I didn't have any fangs unfortunately. I used Tarte's True Blood palette, does that count?

Review: Sephora Palettes

It's been a while, so to get back into the routine of regularly updating once again I decided to start this routine off with a post about Sephora palettes.

To start off, the first product would be the Sephora Colorista Custom Makeup Palette. As soon as I saw this palette at Sephora I knew I had to have it since I've been looking for a decent palette for a long time. Not only was this palette inexpensive (it cost me $23 instore), the palette was also customizable (which comes in handy when you want to travel or you need to do a quick touch up during the day)!

This palette consists of 40 eyeshadows, 5 cream eyeliners, 15 lipglosses, 4 blushes and two bronzers (in addition to the portable case). I am very happy with my purchase and I would recommend this product to anyone who loves the variety of shades and colours. The colours are great as well as the blushes and the bronzers. It's a very lovely mix of neutrals and shimmery eye shadows. The only thing to look out for would be the lip glosses which are very soft. It's easy to just dab your finger in deep by accident.

The second product I got was the Sephora Moonshadow Baked Palette and it cost me $34 in store.

I am in love with this palette as well. I love all the colours; my favourites are taupe, peach and plum. It's very shimmery but very wearable as an everyday look. To apply these colours effectively, you really need a damp brush or else the colour won't turn out as noticeable on your eye lids. I found this palette pretty inexpensive considering the amount of product and colours you have. It's small and compact and it is very much worth the price you pay.

And so ends my little spiel on Sephora palettes.

Hope you enjoyed it :)

FOTD: frmheadtotoe's MAC Turquatic

I tried out Jen from frmheadtotoe new makeup tutorial. It is based off of MAC's Turquatic perfume collection. You can click here for the makeup tutorial, pictures, and products.


Not having the same products, I had to improvise. I changed up a couple of things from the original look. Instead of lining my eyes black, I thought white opened them more. (Reality: I couldn't smudge in the black eyeliner into my lashline.) I did not have an aqua green liquid eyeliner so instead, I went for some green glitter, skipping out on eyeliner completely.

July Winnings Haul

Customized Connection Necklace - www.blendcreations.com

Mania Pocket Mirror - www.solocosmo.etsy.com

Trio pearl sterling silver earrings - www.missluo.etsy.com

Steampunk pendant and watch - I cannot find the link :( But the creator's name is Linda Long

Favourite Hyuna's Bubble Pop Tutorials

I used to be really into Korean pop music. I still am, except I don't keep track of the latest songs or bands as much as I used to before. I just want to share with you guys a couple of tutorials that I absolutely LOVE done by two separate and popular Asian gurus that did a look for one of the singers from the Korean band 4minute, Hyuna's, latest song called Bubble Pop.

frmheadtotoe's tutorial

bubzbeauty's tutorial

Want some good laughs? Simon and Martina are a married couple from Toronto (represent!) who moved to South Korea and lived there for the past 3 years. They are popular on Youtube for talking about Korea's entertainment and teaching about the lifestyle and etc. Here is their take on Hyuna's new song.

Makeup Haul :D

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Sun Goddess Makeup Tutorial

I was sent three sample packs from Linnaeus Cosmetics where I had to create an EOTD/FOTD for. I thought it would be a great opportunity to create a new makeup tutorial. Please watch and enjoy! And if you like, subscribe and let me know if there is any looks you wanna see.

Face:

TimeBalm Concealer
Covergirl Natureluxe Foundation
Covergirl loose powder

Eyes:

Urban Decay Primer Potion
"Tweet", "Swank", and "Jounce" by Linnaeus Cosmetics
Biguine makeup white eye pencil
Lancome Oscillation mascara

Cheeks + Lips:

Lip colour and blush from Sephora palette

June Winnings Haul

Gingko Earrings from Eganaise - www.etsy.com/shop/eganaise

Granny's Lace and Pearls in Recycled Bottle Necklace - www.etsy.com/shop/31Summers

Pirates of the Caribbean Inspired Tutorial

This video is past overdue. I made it about two weeks ago and only got around to posting it on the blog now. Anyway, I was inspired after watching Pirates of the Caribbean: Stranger Tides and the popular Youtube guru, xSparkage. If you like, please comment and/or subscribe. :3

Products used:

MAC tinted moisturizer
Covergirl professional loose powder - 105 translucent fair
Sephora palette
Lancome Oscillation Mascara
Shu Uemura Eyelash Curler
Estee Lauder 01 SoftSmudge Black
Carmex
Rimmel London Vinyl Gloss - Eastend Snob

OPSE: Hollywood

Hat (thrifted)

Sunglasses (thrifted)

Necklace from Icings

Dress from Hollister

Shoes from Joe Fresh (thrifted)

Outfit Post Summer Edition: Pink Dress

Dress from Chinatown (Toronto)

Belt from h&m

Shoes (thrifted)

Hat ( thrifted)

Earrings from Le Chateau

First Makeup Tutorial: Easy Summer Coral

I have finally done it! Made my first ever makeup tutorial! Please check it out. :) I am still new to this haha. Feel free to subscribe if you wish. If there are any makeup looks you wanna see, please comment! The next one coming up is Pirates of the Caribbean inspired.

Products Used:

MAC tinted moisturizer
Covergirl professional loose powder - 105 translucent fair
Sephora makeup palette
Lancome's Oscillation Mascara
MAC Ravishing

A Warm Day :)

Sunglasses, romper, tights, and wedges :)

May Winnings + Summer Haul

Haul

Elastic bands from Absolute Dollar

CoverGirl Loose Powder from Shoppers Drug Mart

Top from Urban Planet

Necklaces from Urban Planet

May Winnings Haul

Redone T-shirt won from sophiaokada

Facinator won from Percy Handmade

Bracelet & Button Ring won from Wear Punctuation

Anime North 2011

Every year since 2006, I always went to Anime North (except 2008). This year, I was actually planning to skip out on it because I have lost a bit of interest and the entrance fee is ridiculous ($40 for Saturday only). However, I promised my little sister who never got the chance to go that I'd take her. So, I ended up going anyway. It was funny because I got excited for Anime North AFTER I left. So I am now trying to volunteer for other anime-related conventions in Toronto.

I wore The Beatrice Sailor Suit from The House of Pomegranates. It has a Vampire Knight feel to it. : )

Youtube Channel!? :O

So a few days ago I decided to make a Youtube channel for this blog to share things like makeup tutorials and OOTDs. To be honest I have no idea how often this channel will be updated. Like mentioned, I only got into fashion very recently so I am no expert. But I would love to share my views on things and such. : )

I apologize that I have such a low quality camera on my phone. I honestly do not have a phone for myself. >< Maybe one day and everything will be good. : )

Outfit:

Bow heart t-shirt, Zara

Denim half-jacket, Charlotte Russe

Jeans, Parasuco, hand-me-down

Flats, Nine West

Path to Summer

                        

Here are two potential prom dresses that me and my friend were close to getting! Mine was the black dress and the reason I didn't get that (despite it being very black swan like) was because it was black. I adore black dresses but wearing black to prom was something I didn't really want to do :). 

For my friend, she adored the "mermaid tail" part at the back of her dress and the colours! But it was around $400 and definitely way above her budget. So she wasn't able to get that dress either :( 

Both dresses were found in Toronto on Queen Street! 

Hope you enjoyed this post :)

Hot Pot Outfit

Snapped a picture of my friend's outfit since it was cute. This is basically what she wore to the Hot Pot party!

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Clean Makeup Brushes with Household Items!

Are you a makeup fanatic? If so, you likely use your brushes very often. However, after awhile, all of the dirt, oil and sebum from your face will be trapped onto your brushes. Reusing these brushes means that you will reapply all of the dirty stuff back onto your face! That's not good. So what is a cheap way to make them squeaky clean? Proceed below!

You simply need: extra virgin olive oil, antibacterial soap, and a plate

Pour these together onto the plate. Don't go overboard with the olive oil like I did though! ><

Eek, these are my dirty brushes I will be cleaning!

Swirl the brush into the mixture. After, rub this off onto your hand. Then set aside onto a paper towel.

Look what was left over from all my brushes!

Rinse into cold or warm water, not hot! Hot water will damage the brushes. Dry off with paper towel.

Yay for cleanliness!

Letting the water seep out of the brushes upside down in a cup so they won't get ruined.

If you want to see the video that inspired this post, check out Michelle Phan's video below for extra details!

Spring to Summer Haul

Tights from Sirens

Blue top from Gap

Brown top from Gap

T-shirt from Urban Outfitters

Shorts from Urban Outfitters

Makeup from Sephora

Dress from Esprit