[Product Review] Get Smooth & Long Lasting Foundation All Day Long x 1028 Advanced Whitening Essence Foundation

 

 



Hello everyone!! =D Long time no see! XD

Hope everyone is doing great so far. Gosh.. lately weather has been so weird and hot till I don't even feel like going out.. @_@ Recently I had been a little busy preparing for my basic makeup workshop and was sick twice...first was flu and slight sore throat then most recently was actually the day before, almost lost my life... had headache and migraine, diarrhoea and vomiting.. was totally weak and unbearable.. in the end turn out that I had too much acidic drinks and food plus weak stomach and slow digestion.. Luckily I had my wonderful and lovely mum who took good care of me. (Love ya mum! (^3^) ) Mother's Day is coming soon! so do remember to love and pamper your mums! but then again not just on this special day but we should be loving our own mum every single day from the sincerity of our hearts, That's what's important I feel. Sometimes they do not need expensive gifts or meals from us, all they want is just a little of our time and attention or that little conversation with us. =)

Today is the start of a long weekend, Woohoo!!! \(^_^)/ hope everyone is having a great time so far! =D With this kind of weird weather lately, I guess most of you out there beside wanting to take 3 to 4 times shower everyday, XD most concern about would be your base makeup I guess?? O.o melting and smudging like ice cream under the hot bloody sun... and you definitely wouldn't want to apply thick foundation with this kind of weather.

The recent makeup trend for Spring 2014 I would say it would be soft nude and natural look with glow and dewy skin. You can almost spot them on the runway this season.

Natural makeup with a light wash of colours on the eyes and lips.

Soft and natural makeup.

Recently I have found a foundation that I personally feel that is able to achieve this kind of makeup look and trend. And most important would be suitable for this kind of weird weather lately. XD

1028 Advanced Whitening Essence Foundation.

It's gold and black packaging makes it look so elegant and classy! ^_^

They had also launched a stippling brush that is for use together with this foundation that will allow you to have a smooth and poreless base! =D

The flat, slight angled brush head makes it easy to apply the foundation on and making sure every inch of the skin is fully covered. Made of soft pony bristles, it glides on smoothly without prickling the skin. You can also use it for applying BB or CC cream, loose powder or pressed powder.

Its soft and doesn't bleed or shed even though I had washed it a few times.

It comes with SPF 30 PA ++ in 3 different shades. The one I chose is the most fairest. OC-01

The foundation itself is a practical and innovative design. Made like a test tube bottle design with the rubber squeeze head instead of the normal pump type. This is to ensure that we can control the amount we took each time and it doesn't leave a mess or stained the mouth of the bottle as compared to the pump type which you have to clean each time after use.

Very lightweight texture. =D

The texture itself is amazing! A serum like texture that easy to spread and blend. If you are lazy to use a brush, alternatively you can use your fingers too. You won't even feel like you are applying foundation, more like applying serum or essence! trust me! =D However, I do have to admit that the coverage wise is light to medium... BUT... its buildable. So gals with acne problems or if you are looking for thicker coverage, you might have to apply a few more layers or put on some compact powder or something. But I personally prefer to leave it as it is to get that dewy effect with just a light dust of loose powder on my T-zone.

Easily blended in!

I personally prefer to use the brush to buff in a circular motion. ^^

Very smooth effect that makes your pores less visible. =D

Looks very natural in daylight too! =P

Ok everyone, that's all for today now and remember the key to achieve this season nude, natural but soft and dewy skin is to slowly build up in layers and less loose powder. ^^  Hope you all enjoyed today short and little sharing and review.

1028 range of cosmetics are available at all leading Sasa stores.

Do check out their Facebook page for more updates as well.
https://www.facebook.com/1028Singapore?fref=ts

Wishing everyone a Good Friday and happy weekend!!

xoxo
Snowy
Makeup Artist & Beauty Editor

 
 
 
 
 

 
 



 

[Makeup Tutorial] Soft Burgandy Rose~For Spring x Etude House Play Color Eyes Collection

 

 Hi everyone! How is everyone doing so far on their Saturday? =D Staying at home or hanging out in  air conditioned shopping centres? Hot weather isn't it? @_@ Haze plus the blazing hot sun.. all of you must drink more water ok?

Haven't done tutorial for quite some time already.. (^^)" but then again, I did promise to share some of my recent newly purchase products and toys right? =P so here it is.


Etude House Play Color Eyes collection. This limited edition series was launched during February for Valentine's Day. To be honest, among so many Korean brands, I always ended up purchasing the most items from Etude House. Not only has their packaging always attracted me but also because of the quality of some of their products. I love to collect limited edition items. So whenever they launched any limited edition series, I always ended up buying almost the entire range. =P


Play Color Eyes #2 So Chic Play (Limited)


Play Color Eyes #1 So Hot Play (Limited)


Today I'll be using this two palettes to create a soft burgundy shade that's suitable for daily wear or special occasion or party. =) Lets Start!
                                   

1) Prep face with primer after your sunscreen. I'm using Albion chiffon primer here.

Done! =)

2) Spread and apply foundation or BB cream all over face. Here I'm using BB cream and CC cream and mixing them together to create a brighter shade for my skin tone. =)

Proportion is 2:1 (BB cream 2, CC cream 1) But you can roughly estimate. Don't have to be so precise.

Mixed them together and apply all over face.

Done! =)

2) Prep your eyes with eye primer.

3) Take the shade "naked" from palette #1 and apply over the entire eyelid all the way up to your socket area.

4) Take the shade "Sparkling Wine" from palette #2 and apply at the outer corner of the eyes blending inwards.

5) Using a smaller blending brush, take the shade "Temptation" from palette #1 and apply in small amount at the outer edge of the eye area, gently blending inwards in small circles motion and defining your socket area at the same time. So far so good? =D

6) Using your finger, take the shade "Party Gold" from palette #1 and gently tap on the middle of your eye area close to your upper lashline.

 

7) Take the shade "Snow Queen" from palette #1 and highlight the brow bone.

 

8) Using a small stiffer brush, take the shade "Pop Champagne" from palette #2 and apply underneath your lower lashline area to highlight and define your eyes.

9) Draw in your eyeliner. Here I'm using Etude House brown gel eyeliner to go for a softer look. You can go for black too to achieve more define eyes. Draw in your eyebrows and apply mascara or false lashes. I decided to go for false lashes to achieve a more defined look. =P

With and without lashes.. XD

For the lips I will be using these two products to achieve a soft natural ombre lips effect. ;)

10) Apply the Revlon lipstick all over your lips. Before this step, you may also tap some concealer or foundation on your lips first to conceal any unevenness or obvious lines.

11) Squeeze some of the Rosy lip tint onto a lip brush and apply at the inner part of both upper and lower lips. Spread out well. =)

Voila! Done! =D It may seems really difficult to achieve but actually its not that hard.. ;) the key point here is to create a soft natural and rosy lips and focusing and defining more on the eyes. As this is a red and pink tone makeup, you wouldn't want too many redness on your face (otherwise will look like an monkey ass LOL.. XD) Ok..sorry..that was a joke. so in this case, I skipped blusher and opt for highlighter on my T-zone, and both upper cheeks bones to achieve a more glow and dewy effect. if you really want to use blusher can opt for a very light pink shade and don't be too heavy handed! Its always more easy to add on than to take off.

A lot of gals are afraid of burgundy shades as they tend to look very heavy and dark in colour and more related to gothic makeup. Thus I have came up with this softer version that's suitable for daily wear or even parties or special occasion.

Hope you all enjoy today little tutorial and Happy International Women's Day to all gorgeous ladies out there! =D Remember a smile is the key to great confidence and beauty so may everyone be happy always! (^3^)

Lurve
Snowy
Makeup Artist/ Beauty Editor xoxo