Morning Makeup

Are you one of those women who like to spend five minutes longer in bed rather then doing full face make-up in the morning? It usually takes me a few snooze offs before I get up, therefore my make-up routine needs to be quick and to the point. At my workplace air-con is out of order most of the summer time so I like my make-up to be light and fresh looking all day. To achieve that I just touch up with a bit of pressed powder and lippy :)

Anyway, these are the make-up products I use on daily basis in the morning when I only have five minutes to get ready. Before I start I use Velcro fringe holder to keep my fringe out of the way.
Here it is:

1. First of all I apply the PORE fessional by Benefit (www.benefitcosmetics.com). It is oil-free, lightweight, translucent, silky balm that minimises the appearance of pores.

2. Then by using blending sponge (mine is from Superdrug) I even out my skin complexion with BB cream. This one is by Etude House called Precious Mineral BB Cream Bright Fit in W15 Sand Beige. Summer time I favour BB creams over foundations and I am a big fan of Asian BB creams as they simply work better for me and give me more coverage.

3. It took me forever to find a perfect cream blusher that would work with my dry cheeks and complement my skin tone and I am so happy with this one. My favourite blusher is Boho Balm Cheek & Lip Tint by MeMeMe in Coral Taupe (www.mememecosmetics.co.uk). It is a great product.

4. Quickly then I fill in my eyebrows with Drawing Eye Brow liner by Etude House in shade 01. (www.etude.co.kr)

5. Of course that is followed by Urban Decay Eyeshadow Primer Potion. (www.urbandecay.co.uk)

6. This is my go to eyeshadow quad when I am in a rush, it has four beautifully pigmented shimmering shades (no fallout) in GD01 by Japanese company Para Do. Packaging is so cute, don't you think?

7. Volume Lash Fiber Mascara by B&C in black. It is the best mascara I have tried so far. It has curved brush coated with conditioning fibers that do wonders for my eyelashes.

8. And the last item is the Lancome Lip Gloss in shade 308. Beautiful colour and not sticky. I highly recommend it.

This is very natural work day look that goes with anything I wear.

What is your morning make-up routine?
Till next time....
Kiss Kiss Girly-G :)

Japanese Eyebrow Mascara

Wow!!! As I was browsing my favourite e-bay shop I could not help myself but to stop at this product. I was so intrigued by it that I had to try it out. This Dariya Palty Mascara is a Japanese product, sold mainly in Asia and North America. It is I believe aimed towards fashionable Asian market, but as I have noticed myself there is a growing trend in importing Japanese, Korean, as well as skincare and make-up from Taiwan to Europe.

Dariya Corporation was established in 1950s and is a super trendy hair colouring and styling brand that produces easy to use products, with very cute packaging and attractive results.

There is a belief with Japanese and Korean make-up artists that it is a good idea to match your trendy hair colour to your eyebrow colour. It instantly leaves one looking more bright-eyed and dazzling, so get your eyebrows coloured too!

The shade I've purchased (from ebay shop Alpha Beauty Store) is in Natural Brown (there is also Light Brown, Milk tea Brown and Golden Brown). I was pleasantly surprised that it was not too light and I really like it.

As instructions are in Japanese I was playing around with my eyebrows and tried it out.

I noticed that it was quick to dry, water-proof and sweat-proof with a long lasting finish. It has spiral brush head, designed for even application of mascara and combing of eyebrows.

To use it is actually very simple. Firstly I started from the outer end of my eyebrows and applied towards the inner end. Then I just repeated in the other direction - inner end to out end - (doing this the colour is distributed much more evenly). Later to remove it I just used ordinary cleansing oil.

As I said, I am so gobsmacked by this eyebrow mascara, it works so well for me and I did not even know this kind of thing exists ;o)