September Faves & my red red lips!

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September Faves & my red red lips!

This is my Sept faves entry. Actually I have been good this month. I didn't haul much at all. Except for the Shu Uemura Foundation and Mario Bedascu drying mask (overdue review I know!). Today is the 2nd of OCT.... and well.. my next entry will be a little haul from the latest MAC collections. Keep a lookout!

I apply my foundation with my fingers these days, it is just faster, and I feel like it goes into my skin better. And I have also started using the Beauty Blender with my Shu Uemura cream foundation (which is even better than the Essence of Beauty brush which I showed before).

In terms of eye products, I just sweep one color all over the lids and a neutral color and line my eyes. That's all. The neutral color is usually All That Glitters, or Tempting, or Style Snob, or Satin Taupe, or Nars Mekong if I want a deeper look for the day.

Ok, so here are my faves:

NARS Laguna Bronzer (I apply this with the Coastal Scents huge paddle brush for all over glow and a bit of contouring around the cheeks)

MAC Studio Sculpt NC20 Concealer (so creamy and thick, loves)

MAC Dirty Plum blusher (looks purple, but goes on so pretty and more pink)

Loreal Super Liner (this is my HG liquid liner, always my fave but I just opened a new tube lately and have been using it everyday)

Essence of Beauty foundation/concealer duo brush (love this to apply my concealer, and the larger end just to clean up my face, blend, etc etc etc)

MAC 116 brush (love love love this for my blushers!)

So what are your faves this month??

Red Lips Alert!

Went out the other day with my aunt and cousin, and she (my aunt) always wear red lipsticks. Just for the heck of it, I borrowed her red lippy (didn't notice the brand or name), and smeared some over my lips and walked about the mall. I felt like a clown. LOL. But it's kind of cute. So here is a ridiculous picture of me with the red lipstick, red shades I was trying on at the mall, and my own shades hanging on my shirt. Haha. So what do you think of red lips on me?

Red Lips: Yay or nay?

And yes, that's my bro in the background, looking quite bemused.

That's all, and thanks for reading!!

Posted on October 02, 2009 at 9:16AM | Permalink | 13 Comments

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posted by lissasioux

10/02/09

love the red lips!
so how do you find the beauty blender? i was thinking it was just another sponge....or is it the technique? i'm getting tired of my smashbox foundation brush....

posted by the makeup blogette

10/02/09

i think it is the technique? you kind of have to 'bounce' / dab the sponge on your face for a smooth finish, but I normally use a mixture of 'bouncing' and sliding motions for blending.