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Tuesday, May 20, 2008 Urban Decay Primer Potion My eyelids used to be pretty oily so my eyeshadow would always crease like mad, especially when I went out at night. Eventually, I heard about something called a primer that would miraculously eliminate creasing and increase staying power! OMEGA COOL! So one day I was in a Sephora and remembered I wanted to try a primer. But which one? I picked the one that seemed to be the most convenient--a little $30 stick of primer that wound up like deodorant and applied like a deodorant (except I put it on my eyelids, not my armpits). The verdict? It did NOTHING! I used it several times hoping I'd see results, but no such luck. I threw it in the back of a drawer and there it has stayed for over a year. I went for several more months with no primer and lots of creased shadow. In this time I became acquainted with beauty forums and review sites (e.g. Makeup Alley) and learned about something called Urban Decay Primer Potion (often referred to as UDPP by makeup addicts). After reading review after rave after review on UDPP, I went out to Sephora to go find me some. And WHOA NELLY. It cost about half as much as that piece of wind up push pop crap I had purchased so long ago but it actually works. Creasing was minimized by 80% (yeah I just made up that number) which was good enough for me! Oh, and it helps your shadow stick, too. The other day I forgot to use my UDPP before putting on my eyeshadow, and when I went to blend almost everything came off :P I guess that means my blending brush is pretty good at picking up color (MAC 217 Blending Brush for those who are curious) but yeah, I definitely need my UDPP. I bought mine at Sephora. You can too for a mere $16 (btw, fresh no longer sells that stick primer. i think they knew how much it sucked too.) Labels: beauty, cosmetics, eye makeup, makeup, potion, primer, urban decay 0 Comments (link) Midori |

Friday, May 16, 2008 K-Palette 24 Hour Eyeliner So I picked this up at Mitsuwa yesterday on a whim. The tagline (or whatever) claims that it's like a "1 day tattoo". Now, I am not at all handy with liquid eyeliner. I don't even wear eyeliner most of the time now (I've recently become a MAC shadow addict so it's been all about shadow) and when I do, it's my MAC Technakohl in Graphblack. BUT...I decided that now's as good a time as any to learn how to use the liquid stuff :P I like the packaging and I like how the cap clicks on when you close it. I also kinda like the brush, very slim, pointy and precise. Reminds me of those brush markers I used as a kid. I used it on my lower waterline this morning. I was able to get a relatively straight, precise line (a very thin line at that, which is neat) which is freaking amazing for me. The consistency, however, was strange. Kind of watery and kind of beaded up a bit along the line. Wtf? As for the staying power, well, I just yawned and my eyes teared a bit. I pressed my fingers up to my eyes and got eyeliner crumbs all over them. So much for one day tattoo :P I'm going to give it another shot, though. This time on clean eyes (I had moisturized right before applying my makeup...wouldn't be surprised if this affected how well the liner adhered to my skin) and also maybe on my top lid as well (ackkkk...if I can draw a straight line :() I bought mine at Mitsuwa for $15 (or $15.95...?), but you can get it here for $30 CAD (but why would you do that?) Labels: 24 hour eyeliner, beauty, cosmetics, eyeliner, k-palette, makeup, one day tattoo 0 Comments (link) Midori |

Thursday, May 15, 2008 RevolveClothing.com and Tobi.com Has it seriously been that long since I've posted here? For shame! Anyway, on to the list! Shopping online can be freaking frustrating...especially for someone like me (shorter than short) who finds that, more often than not, clothes do not fit at all which makes me hesitant to buy online when I'm not familiar with the brand/designer. Enter Revolve Clothing and Tobi. Let's start with Revolve. Now what they do is tell you if a designer runs small or large, depending on the article of clothing. Now this is extremely helpful if you are familiar with even one of the designers sold on the site. Now, I own a handful of Velvet clothing including one dress and I can verify that yes, it does run a bit large and if I were to order any other Velvet dress in the same size it would have just about the same fit. I also like that they tell you what size was modeled...even though they rarely post the models measurements ;P. Oh, and their sale section has the most awesome size filter ever. So yes, Revolve Clothing is AWESOME. Now I haven't purchased anything from Tobi but I really like that they post the models' measurements and the size the model is wearing. Yay for reference points! Labels: revolveclothing.com, shopping, sizing, tobi.com, websites 0 Comments (link) Midori |