11 most reached products

This is a tag that's been going around amongst a few beauty gurus that I follow on YT. Because I have still not purchased a better camera, and I actually don't feel like making a new video still, I decided to put it on here instead. I thought this would make a good topic idea for me to blab about. =P
So below are 11 products (be it make-up or skincare) that I most reached for (use a lot of)....
[I'm aware that a few products I have spoke about before.]

Garnier Roll-on concealer

I use this almost everytime I apply make-up to conceal my eyes. I adore this product because it really brightens up my eyes when I haven't had enough sleep previously (or in some cases, no sleep at all). It coveres panda eyes really well and it also contains caffiene to help de-puff eyes -which usually is a big problem for me when I'm so tired-looking. Definitely recommend this!

Soap&Glory's 'Bright Here Bright Now'

I can't really say this is a moisturiser, because I don't use it as my moisturiser although it does have moisturising properties. I really like this product because it does what it is marketed to be! Yes it does brighten up my skin when I'm tired and it does "look-like" I have more energy in me. All in all it jsut brings more radiance in me. I've using this like a face primer a lot lately, but in saying so not all foundations that I have blends very well with it, Rimmel's Long Lasting 25hr foundation doesn't for example (becomes flakey?)

Show Time lashes by Sasatinnie (SASA) in DAYLIGHT

These are definitly my everyday go-to lashes (although I do not wear lashes everyday but I reach for these most). These are suitable for daytime looks because they aren't the extremely exaggerated kinds. I wouldn't say they give me that natural look, but to be honest if I was to go for the natural look, my own lashes would do fine (mines are long enough, just need a touch of volume). Anyway, what I like about these lashes is that they eccentuate my eyes. I can't say I love them more then the eylure lashes though because to be honest, these are not as good quality, not as easy as the eylure lashes to put on. However, I use them for casual daytime looks.
They came in a pack of 10, and I bought these in Hong Kong at Sasa for a reasonable price (that I can't remember). Glue is not included (but I prefer to use the Eylure glues that I have anyway).

Maybelline's Volum' Express turbo boost wasterproof mascara in black

I LOVE this mascara, I don't think I will EVER fall in love with another mascara! I've tried a few mascaras, I could never find the perfect formula until I found this one, and since then, I've just stuck this mascara for years and years. I don't think it's necessary to very much on mascara after you've found the perfect one. However I have a vibe that this one is discontinued? I haven't checked because I haven't purchased mascara quite a while now! This does become clumpy as the product ages but I'm not too bothered about it because it gives the volume I need for my lashes -in saying so I must purchase a new one soon!

Botanics First signs of ageing Eye and Lip serum

I've been using this for almost a year now and I'm on my second tube (so probably lasts me one tube per half year) and I use this every day and night! For a 15ml product, that's good enough.
It claims to reduce wrinkles on eyes n lips within 4 weeks. However being 22 of age, I don't really have wrinkles yet but because it says it moisturises and firms I decided to purchase it.
Little did I know that this wonderful product for such a decent price (around £8?) real potential lies in the fact that it allows my eyelashes to grow what feels like 10 times faster than normal! Before I used this product I had lashes that were a bit sparse because of harsh curling and tugging, so it was very uneven. I noticed after about two months of using this, that my lashes started to grow back out faster and suddenly! my lashes are much more even now (not perfect just even). This is probably due to the horse chestnut and poagoda tree ingrediants that's packed inside.

Botanics Soothing Eye Make-Up Remover

I know this product has been talked about before, for example by Stylesuzi and Cherrychan108 on YT. Both who I know have given a relatively good review about it.
I discovered this products years ago, even before I read or saw any reviews about it. I must say, I don't use anyother eye make-up remover but this one. It's affordable (£3.99 I think it retails at? Something like that), it keeps my eyes soft and it contains nothing that will make my eyes become sensitive.
In the bottle, the liquid comes in two layers; the bottom layer is green and I'm guessing it's where the iceland moss ingrediant lies in and this helps to soothe and hydrate your eyes, and the top layer is a clear oily liquid, the kind you get in baby oils and this helps to soften and removes any make-up and dirt on your eyes.

Laura Mercier's Silk Creme Foundation

Shade: Beige Ivory

I have spoke about this foundation in my last post, so I don't want to go on about it too much. But I reach for this product almost all the time now. Compare to the Rimmel one I also reviewed about last time, this one has higher coverage, so much better, that it covers a lot of my scars and blemishes so that I don't have to use too much concealer. As I've mentioned before I am still not too keen on the shade that was matched with my skin but it still blends very well, even I prefer it a shade lighter. Perhaps this is a good one for the summer coming.

Shu Uemura's red:juvenus lotion

Before I put my make-up on, one of the steps I do in my daytime skincare routine is to slap some of this on. This helps to hydrate my skin and it refreshes my skin. Once you've put this one, you would feel like your skin is being masked with what feels like enriched water. I realised my skin became better in terms of radiance and even blemishes, though they exist, they are smaller compare to the big fat lumpy ones I used to get. This is probably because it has given my skin more hydration; it's like giving some air for someone to breath to feel better. I bought this for £28, the price may vary now since the VAT has shot up to 20% (I bought this in December when it was still a standard 17.5%).

Urban Decay Naked Palette

This is the palette in which a huge amount of gurus had reviewed about. So far I have heard nothing bad about it. I go to this palette so often I don't think I touch my other eyeshadows or palettes anymore (well, not as often as this one). I love it for the same reasons as other people; it's colours are all wearable to me, be it for a casual daytime look or a nightime going out look; they are very well pigmented....just everything about it, makes it the perfect palette to go to. I take this with me whenever I travel down to Newcastle, it's convienent as I don't have to think much about what eyeshadows to bring, when all the shades I would often use are packed into one palette here!
This also came with a double-ended eyeliner (the 24/7 eyeliners in whiskey - brown - and zero -black-) and a small primer potion. When I bought it was around £25 (or a tiny bit more), it was surely money well spent as it's a great investment!
However, this product has been so greatly praised about, a lot of places became out of stock, when I bought mines at my local Boots, they had loads left, but recently I discovered that my local Boots don't sell this brand anymore. I haven't been the Boots in town yet to check if they still sell Urban Decay. If not, I remember Debenhams selling them. =]

M.A.C blush in Style

This was actually recommended by a friend of mines and as soon as she mentioned it, I popped out within that week to grab hold of it! I remember raving about this on Facebook after buying it. This shade is a orange with a slight peachy pink undertone and gold shimmers. Although it has shimmers, it's not so much that it will make your cheeks look oily. This shade is perfect for the summer and against pale-ish skin like I have, adding a pop of colour. Compare to all my other blushes, I use this probably too often! However if I was to do a soft natural look, I would usee my Revlon blush in 030 Blushed because it is more a soft pink rather than using orange like this one.

Rimmel Lipsticks [left] Moisture Renew in600 soft coral [right] Lasting Finish in 206 Pink nude

[left] Soft Coral [right] Pink Nude

Lastly for this post, due to my love for liptsicks, I have to mention the two lippies that are most reached to in my on-going collection. Rimmel lipsticks are by far the best quality drugstore lipsticks I have ever come across. The colours are amazing, the smell is nice, and they are pigmented. What more do I need to say?!!
Well, let me introduce you to these two; Soft Coral is a coral orange with a slight pink undertone, it's not too bright on me that it makes me look awfully weird, if anything it gives me that natural healthy kick to my lips. Pink Nude is currently my favourite, I love it so much I bought another for my friend's birthday and she told me she liked it too even though she doesn't wear lipsticks at all. She also told me she partly liked it because it was a nude-based shade, so it was wearable to her. For me, I love it as well for it's nude-based shade, and for it's touch of pink mixed into it. This one is perfect if you wanted a nude look, but don't want to go too nude for your lips that it makes you look ill. I find this one wearable not only during nights out, but daytime looks too and I even wear this to work! How convienent!

So that's it folks for this post! (Finally!!!)

Feeling Better

Before this blog, I was always ranting on Facebook about this asshole and that asshole, this bad day and that bad day. I was always wanting to get away, move away. But as you grow older you would eventually find ways to stabilise yourself and your mind. To be honest, I never really used to give that much attention to make up or skincare, so in the space of almost a year my make-up and skincare range has tripled (and more?). Hey put it this way, my eyebrows have been shaped so many ways, I've just found the right shape for me. =] haha


I feel better when I put some make-up on, its crazy what it does to my mood. I feel better when it's something to grab my attention, to keep interested, to keep me from "thinking too much".



But recently, perhaps it's because of the sun that had been with us for the weekend just past and the 2day bbq parties, it just brightened my entire self up! It's a different kind of distraction if I must call it that. I like the mood, the scenery and yes! it was fun!!! Heaps of fun! I also ate too much too ><
In a way, I sort of regret thinking of leaving or getting out of thi "sh*thole", for once it's kind of nice. Once in a bluemoon everyone is together and having fun whilst being sobre. For once, I saw why home, is home.

Bless. =]

Jumping with the girls! woohooo

It's ok to cry, just remember how to laugh. =]

High-end & High Street

I don't normally buy I great deal of foundations. Although recently I've been looking for one to replace my Revlon Photoready foundation as it was running out. I thought I would use this chance to get myself something more high-end? I had asked a friend of mines and she had suggested that Laura Mercier's Silk Creme foundation was something she was aiming to purchase at the time. I thought why not?

Laura Mercier silk creme foundation in beige ivory

£30 for a foundation. I have never spent so much money on a tube of liquid to cover my face! lol I was suggested the colour beige ivory. At the time, it felt like it blended with my skin colour, but perhaps the lighting in Harvey Nics were a bit yellow? It looked like it was blended. And I walked away with my purchase all excited until I tested it at home were natural lighting is usally stronger, and oh my days..........the colour perhaps was a bit orangey for me? However I kept it (perhaps I'll get a lighter shade later on with my £20 Harvey Nics voucher I got as a birthday present) as I thought it would be good to use during nights out when I'm taking photos when I don't want to look ghostly compare to my friends. Despite the colour, everything else was great! It gives great coverage, it made my skin look smoother (one friend compared it to baby skin !). I noticed that I was applying less concealer as I used this foundation, this is a big plus because I was feel like my face is full of products when I am having to put so much concealer just to cover up all my spots and scars! ><
After applying the foundation though, I would set it with some loose powder to set it because it does tend to leave that oily-look on you-and I prefer the matt look to be honest.

Recently I came across another foundation in Boots that was on offer (£2 off -£6.99 down to £4.99) I obviously took advantage of this and bought it just to try it out.

Rimmel Lasting Finish 25hr foundation in no.100 Ivory

For a drugstore foundation, I am extremely satisfied with the quality of it. It claims to give 25hours of coverage (obviously you shouldn't keep foundation on this long but there are times I have to) and 25hours of coverage it gives! It also claims to be hydrating, transfer proof and lightweight. I have been wearing this recently on occassions where I don't go home until 6am and the foundation is still sitting there on my face like it was before. Yes I may need to conceal them harsh spots here and there that tend to push the foundation off but other than that, I rarely need to fix my face.
The shade I got is probably a little bit lighter than my own skin, but I prefer it this way to be honest.
The only down side I would say about this foundation is that I find it hard to blend at times. This might not be product itself, it probably is to do with my skin problems due to stress and lack of sleep (and too much alcohol =________=") Howver once it is actually on my face, it gives a decent coverage (medium coverage?).
My advice for this though is that you should wear some SPF before applying the foundation on because nowhere on the package does it says it has UV filters so I would apply some on to be on the safe side. =] Typically you should choose a daytime moisturiser with SPF anyway -this is my opinion.
This product has not broke me out although recently spots have occured but I highly doubt it's the foundation when my lifestyle and diet are both poor at the moment.

Which would you prefer to spend your money on?
Would you purchase both like me?

Stalking

I've been stalking my favourite Hong Kong and Taiwanese celebs for the past hours and hours....and hours! I even managed to get a friend to do the same too...

To manage this, I decided to join a site thats extremely like twitter except it's in chinese, much to my surprise at the amount of celebs that go on it and how often they use it (it's rather like my ridiculous obsession with facebook).

Feel free to stalk me (but don't stalk me in the way that you go into asking me my msn and crap like that...I do not give out msn -I don't often reply people on msn anyway unless I like you or actually want to chat):


YOUTUBE CHANNEL:
http://youtube.com/user/soapytofu

BLOGS:
http://soapytofu.blogspot.com

chinese blog:
http://blog.sina.com.cn/soapytofu

TWITTER:
http://twitter.com/soapytofu

新浪微薄 chinese twitter:
http://t.sina.com.cn/soapytofu

I do actually get annoyed by a few particular people stalking me FB.... ... ... so let's no go into my FB eh!

One year and I still wish for the same thing

It's been a year now since our angels had passed away. Everyone has made their way through the pain one way or another, be it for real or just to cover up, it don't matter.
For me, no pain like this will heal entirely. It's been a year and I still wish for the same thing from day one: rewind to save you, fast-forward to see you.
I've learnt quite a bit over the year, listening to a little bit of other people's confessions about it all, noticing the changes going round then noticing the things that didn't really change at all and asking myself "when will you learn?"
Of course, I'm still the same brat as I am a year ago, the same crazy person, the same crybaby. So if you wanted to ask what I had actually learnt...well... it's hard to explain but in short, along the lines of, 勉強不會幸福的 and 知人口面不知心 -yeh I don't really know how I would explain it in english so I used chinese instead. =/ (I don't know, use google translate or something!)
Sometimes I wish I didn't learn things the hard way like this. I miss you two a lot. I may not talk about you anymore, I may not think about you each and everyday anymore, but I miss you. Sometimes, I avoid the talk and then other times I really want to talk about it. All mixed up really. =S
Grief comes in stages claims Elisabeth Kübler-Ross's On Death and Dying:

1. Denial
2. Anger
3. Bargaining
4. Depression
5. Acceptance 

I don't know if all stages could be trusted to be existed in terms of grief, but it strangely it has helped me as a sort of a guide; guide to keep me right at times when need be. There is a few maybes with acceptance though. I don't know if acceptance can be done. I know they are gone, but I know I still argue that they shouldn't be and that good kids like them shouldn't be taken away. I still argue within me. And what about the pain? It's still there like a scar, very similar to the one on my left leg. It stays and form time to time it will hurt. I could hide it but it's still there underneath all the plasters. It's not easy sometimes keeping up with it. For example, nightmares, they are the things I can not control in my sleep. The dreams bothers me when I wake up stunned at what my mind ad just imagined, ashamed to even dreamt a scene like so. So rarely do I find myself waking up to a dream that puts a smile on my face. Now, I'm not complaining, simply just going over my end of the line - I'm sharing, so for the millionth time, I did not put a gun to your head for you to read this.


I've been hesitant over to write or not to write about this tonight, but as usual, I decided to, be it sensible or not, I merely had this slight hope that you two would read this. I'm not here to flick the pain switch back on for anyone, if I did, I'm sorry. =[
Hey, thanks for the lil smile when I last came visit =] I felt it. The warmth. I'm serious. 
One day I'll see it for real. Time just needs to move on and so the rest of us will move with it but memories, they stay because we just don't have a delete button and even if we do, I won't delete it even if they pain me, I won't.


My part is done. I will not note of it again. There isn't much of a need anymore. The rest stays in my mind and the memories goes in my heart. 
歲月不會倒流 時間不會等候 能活就去活得像戲裡面的一樣:精彩 而人生就是喜怒悲哀的 你想哭就不如大哭 因為我知道你最後一定會大笑 =] 


Darlings, do you see?


520 我愛你 1314 一生一世


S.
xxx 
對不起 but too late. 我後悔了

I'm in HK!

So yeh, I'm in Hong Kong just now and its getting late, I ought to be in bed becuase the family is going to Saigon tomorrow *thinks of yummy seafod* ^__________^
I just got my hair cut today, I tried to find you guys a picture of the latest pictures of Lena Fugii as she was the inspirational image I used. I'm loving this new do although, its shorter than my usual length, I think it's good to change, besides, my hair will grow back -slowly. If in doubt opt for hair extentions lol!

I'm not happy with the colour that had came out though, I'm going to have to re-do it when I'm back in Edin =[ I thought that was a waste of money...though I'm glad my roots are gone! hahahaha

Just took off my red wine mask I bought today as well, can't tell you much about it since its my first time using it, maybe by the tenth time I'll tell you =]

So anyway lately I've been busy meeting up people and hanging with my famly (although I do admit I try to avoid it because I just don't have that mood for family stuff as bad as it sounds....it's tiring and requires too much of my patience.)
I went ice skating yesterday, oh my word! I can not skate, it's been YEARS since I've put on them skates and set foot on a huge ice patch -thats not literally true since it was heavily snowed down n icy during winter =/ I fell on my bum and it hurted but I laughed it off because it was actually funny as much as I hate falling hahahahaha in the end though, it was worth giving ice skating another go after all them years =D I had fun with my little friend David who was giving a good attempt in teaching me LOL I admire the patience.

I love going out to have dinner with my friends too ^^ Sushi and korean bbq!!!! awww man I'm so satisfied!!! I thank them people for taking me to good places to eat! And for the good laugh =]

And yes, I went drinking hahahaha and yes I loved it!

I'm in HK and I'm glad to be away to forget a few things that's been bothering me back home. I'm glad to be away and I'm hoping to go home with a clear mind. I'm hoping I will stick to the plan and let my little heart heal a bit. =]

Hope you guys are having fun wherever you are. ^___________^"

S.
xxx
ps. I know this blog is meant to be posted on my actual FB notes because it's not very cosmetic/skincare related....ahh weelllll same potato innit!

FOTD: Full volume faux lash

FACE

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Maybelline Pure Mineral Concealer in Nude Beige

Revlon PhotoReady Foundation in 03.Shell Coquillage

Revlon bronzer in 02.Sunkissed Bronze (for contour)

Topshop Make up blush in Neo Rose

Topshop Make up Highlighter in Sunbeam

EYES

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Bloom's retractable brow pencil in medium brown

Using the Sleek Original eyeshadow palette:

all over lid colour: navy blue mix with the black

Contour colour: gold

highlight colour: light rosey pink

Lashes: W7 faux lashes (doesn't have a number or name but its them really volumised ones -can't miss it)

L'oreal Super Liner in Carbon Black

MAC retractable liner in black

Maybelline Volum Express Turbo Express waterproof mascara in turbo black

LIPS

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Boot's No. 17 lasting fix lipstick in Blondie

Revlon lipgloss in Pastel Petal