idk if i posted about it here but i treated myself last week and got ~urban decay eyeshadow~ wowee sixtEEN DOLLARS FOR ONE HAHAHAHA thank god it looks neatO

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tries to do natural eyeshadow

ends up with the darkest eyeshadow physically possible 

Whaaaaat, a makeup review? Yeah, weird. I know.

L’oreal Infallible Plumping 6 hr Lipgloss in “Plumped Red”

I got mine at Walgreen’s, where on their site, it retails for $10.99. But they had their stuff marked down and I got mine for about six bucks. 

On the right is my natural lips (which you all should keep in mind I had no correcting foundation on, so be nice…) and the left is with it applied and after waiting about five minutes for the plumping ingredients to kick in.

It’s also worth a note that these pictures are unedited, but as so, they’re a bit washed out. Everything’s a little more saturated in person. Also on that note, I’ll ask you pardon the messy application. I’ve had a bit too much coffee today.

Pros: It has a neat applicator that I (although not everyone on the internet agrees with me) happen to like, and it goes on really well. There’s no weird taste or smell.

The colour’s pretty pigmented in this shade, at least, and there’s some nice subtle pink and gold glitter in it that I imagine would look absolutely fantastic in sunlight.

Someone I know got another shade and it looked fantastic, so don’t worry if you’re not keen on bright reds. 

Also, it definitely looks like it plumped my lips. My lips are pretty big, at least height-wise, so I try not to use too much lip plumping stuff, but this stuff is subtle enough so that I don’t look like I got punched in the face.

Cons: It’s not a true red (but I’m a sucker for deep, dark reds, so I may be biased). Also, because it’s a lipgloss, it’s sticky. However, I just try not to wear it when it’s windy so my hair doesn’t blow into it.

The price is a little steep if you can’t catch it on sale, though.

It definitely doesn’t last for six hours, but these things never do. The longest I’ve clocked it so far is three and a half hours, where the pigment was still as bright as when I put it on. Following that, I haven’t really tested.

Verdict: Solid 8/10. It’s a bit expensive, but it does exactly what it says on the tin, if not for “six hours”. I never really trust labels anyway. But the colour is so fantastic that it’s worth the buy if you can catch it on sale.

okay just put on some of this l’oreal paris infallible plumping 6 hr gloss in plumped red because it’s nearly six and i can see how long it stays on now

i give it three hours optimistically because it’s so pigmented but we’ll see

(Source: ladyabsynth)

Irene Adler Makeup/Cosplay aka PRETENDING TO BE NAKED IS FUN

I doubt I’d wear this to an actual convention unless it was some sort of Sherlock meetup (maybe), because I don’t have anything clothes that really resemble Irene’s. Also, I kind of halfassed this because I haven’t the faintest how to do liberty curls and I just used some cream ben nye stuff for the eyeliner

BUT IT’S RED LIPSTICK, SO I CAN’T NOT DO THIS. Plus, it’s usually pretty difficult to find someone who has similar hair colour as me (excluding the purple).

Bonus—When I take down bit of my hair, I look like a crazy bag lady

Garnier BB Cream Review

So the first thing I noticed is that it smells really good. Very, very clean scent. 

It’s only about thirteen bucks, and I can tell why. I moisturized my face and then put it on. I kept waiting for the BB Cream to dry, because it felt sticky and wet. It’s greasy. When I tried it on my hand earlier, it didn’t feel greasy at all! So…I’m kind of wondering what’s wrong with the transition from hand to face. 

It’s supposed to make my face “instantly airbrushed” according to the box, but it’s not quite that. It did an okay job of covering up some of the scars and redness on my face, though, once I dabbed it on after an initial sweep of the product. 

But really, I don’t think this is the BB Cream Asia’s freaking out about. It’s more, like a reviewer said, a tinted moisturizer. 

So is it worth the thirteen bucks? Kind of. I guess. I got two for the price of one and a half at Rite-Aid. I’ll probably use it, mostly because it smells so freaking good. But, it’s not really a BB Cream as far as I can tell.

Below, there’s a picture of me wearing the BB Cream all over, with the powder I use every day (Almay Nearly Naked Loose Powder in 100 Light, which has lasted me forever) on the right side of my face. Which is the left side of the picture. Keep in mind it’s a bit washed out because of phone camera and such. 

Notice that you can still see some of my acne scars and ect.

It definitely got some of the greasiness down, as did patting my face with a clean cloth, but it’s not rid of all the greasiness. 

Bottom line: It’s okay if you’re looking for a tinted moisturizer and you don’t REALLY need the effects of a BB Cream. If you want a BB Cream, I’d suggest an Asian brand.