[NYX] ES62A Deep Space

Whenever I buy an eyeshadow, I think of how well this eyeshadow can match with the other eyeshadows I have at home. This would not be different for most of you. However, I bought NYX ES62A Deep Space with no hesitation after trying it out.


NYX ES62A Deep Space is a greyish black eyeshadow. Now, I know there are many of you who are aware of the fact that shimmery eyeshadows may 
emphasize wrinkles or just afraid of trying out shimmery eyeshadows. However, this eyeshadow does not contain too much sparkles and succeeds to create a nice 3-D look that creates dramatic depths to your eyes.

I would say that this is not too highly-pigmented but I'll call it "somewhat pigmented" so that it is easy to build up on the shade (Good job, thumbs up, NYX!). That being said, if you are looking for high-pigmented eyeshadows, you might want to check out ES01 Black because this product is just pure BLACK.

(left) brushed once   (middle) brushed three times  

I want to suggest that this eyeshadow can create a great party and clubbing look but also a modest business look as well. Therefore, this one is definitely worth consideration to your wish-list.

cynthia.

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Random Pet Peeve List :)

1. I hate watching wrappers half-ripped off. It needs to be either fully ripped off or fully taped. No excuses.

2. I hate people who won't say "excuse me" or "sorry" when they accidentally hit me on my shoulder.

3. I also have this pet peeve about the people who slip into the swinging doors without opening it for those who are also trying to enter.

4. I went through several serious food poisonings that caused severe stomach aches, so this would be more like a phobia but I'm afraid of eating rotten food

5. I hate exercising but I exercised for 13 days straight now :)

6. I hate people asking me whether I'm Korean or not, when they clearly know that I'm Korean......asking me twice doesn't make me something else other than what I am :P

[Revlon] Kiss Me Coral: Sexy Lip Colour for Everyone

  

Hi everyone! I had a date with my boyfriend last month (before my trip to Korea) and realized that I forgot to put on a lipstick (shame!). I had 10-15 min. to run to a local drugstore and, Kiss Me Coral by Revlon was my choice.

What is with Coral Anyway?

Coral is still the "it" colour of the year. Celebrities still love it. Designers still make their debuts to the market with coral for their dresses and shoes. This colour works for everyone: the darker the shade of your face, the sexier it looks.

I definitely recommend Bobbi Brown's Cabo Coral and Coral Pink to check out. However, Revlon's 
Kiss Me Coral is still an inexpansive choice for a
coral lipstick.


Pros and Cons of Kiss Me Coral

Pros
- The colours of these lipsticks are b-e-a-utiful. Huge selections to make. Enough said.
- It lasts long too.
- Many say it bleeds into lines around lips (link), however, I don't have such problems although I have MANY fine lines.
- Excellent quality for its price.

Cons
- Revlon promotes that this lipstick contains an exclusive LiquiSilk formula of moisturizers and vitamins. However, I find it very matte. So this lipstick is not the best choice if you are having the same problem.

Overall ★★★★☆

If you have any question, please leave a comment below!

xoxo

Cynthia.

http://benefitter.blogspot.com/

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[Lancome] Tonique Comfort Review

Hi everyone! As I promised, I decided to upload my review on Lancome's Tonique Comfort Rehydrating Comforting Toner for Dry Skin.

Before I begin, here's some info about the toners that I've been using prior to purchasing Lancome. I've been using two types of toners from two different brands: LANEIGE's Power Essential Skin Refiner Sensitive (toner for sensitive skin) and Biotherm's Biosource Hydra-Mineral Lotion (toner for combination skin). However, I was really disappointed with both and thought it was the time to move on. So I planned on seeking for toners from other brands and thought of giving Lancome a try at Duty-Free D: (Yepppppppie!). 

The bottle has a beautiful rose-shaped pattern that is uniquely for Lancome.

(The picture is credit: Lancome. To find out, please click here for more info.)

The scent is flowery but it is really hard to explain exactly what it smells like. However, the scent is not irritating but fresh and gentle.

Other than the scent, my first impression was that it is too thick to call it toner but it is also too diluted to call it lotion. But whatever it is, it definitely does its job to hydrate your skin. It does not absorb into your skin right away but stays on your skin until your skin feels moisturized (If you are into quickly-absorbed toners, you will not be a huge of fan of this). Then, once the surface of your skin is hydrated, it works its way in and keeps it soft and fresh.

I've been saying in every post that my skin is very dry that it reaches to the point where it feels like it is torn apart if not moisturized with my standardized skincare routine (Toner--> Lotion-->Aquasource Deep Hydration Replenishing Gel-->Source Therapie 7 serum). It sometimes feels tight even when these steps are followed. However, I managed not to go through these steps with Tonique Comfort. 

After a week, the softness of my skin, along with the size of the visible pores, has improved. I'm only using Tonique Comfort and Source Therapy 7 Skin Perfection Catalyzing Serum right now and it feels soooooooo much smoother without the crazy steps (besides, I forgot to pack Deep Hydration Replenishing Gel on my way to Korea............OMG I can't wait to try it with Tonique Comfort). I'll still try other toners from different brands to find the best toner on Earth, but until then, Lancome's Tonique Comfort will be my holy grail.

If you have any question about this product, please leave a comment below or subscribe for more information!

xoxo
Cynthia.
http://benefitter.blogspot.com/ 
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Links for the Products Mentioned Above

LANEIGE: Power Essential Skin Refiner Sensitive 
BIOTHERM: Biosource Hydra-Mineral Lotion
                  Source Therapy 7 Skin Perfection Catalyzing Serum
                           Deep Hydration Replenishing Gel (personal review)
Lancome: Tonique Comfort Rehydrating Comforting Toner
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[Review Preview] Lancome Duo Comfort Set

My skin type has changed from combination type (oily & dry) to oily type due to the weather condition in Korea (EXTREMELY humid, of course).

However, I'll still make a review on Lancome Duo Comfort Set which includes Galatee Comfort Comforting Cleansing Milk & Tonique Comfort Re-Hydrating Comforting Toner. This review will be posted on July 9th!

xoxo.
Cynthia.

[Miscellaneous] June Hits and Misses

Hey ladies and gens! I've been using a lot of drugstore products in order to share some thoughts about the ones that are easier for everyone to get hold of. I hope these thoughts help and please leave a comment below about what you think, in order to enhance the quality of the upcoming posts. Thank you!




MISS: Revlon's Moonlit Jewels

   

I bought Moonlit Jewels because I was thinking of creating a Californian sunset look and I thought I definitely needed all of those colours except for green. However, the colours were not what I was expecting; the orangish-red colour turned out to be orangish light brown and light peach turned out to be beige (due to our local drugstore's extra-bright lighting I guess...?). These palettes had no testers at all (and I can tell the reason why: the tape is sooooooooo freakin' sticky), so I'm not going to trust those palettes unless someone leaves one open. I didn't like those two colours at all :( Green and blue were better though. Overall, I think this was a miss. They are cream shadows but they don't seem to last very long. It was a horrible missssssssssssssss. 

HIT: Biotherm's Aquasource 24h Deep Hydration Replenishing Gel

I never tried using hydration gel but still had  the utmost trust for this item since I've seen many other bloggers praising the item. I DID visit Biotherm twice to test the product: the first visit was to test whether I get irritations or not & whether the product is mosturizing enough for my EXTRA dry skin. The second visit was to actually go and buy the product. Before I begin, I want to show you the pictures of the dramatic result that I got within minutes!

BEFORE (this picture came out a bit blurry...) 

AFTER

* COMPARE THE SIZE OF THE PORES & REDNESS, ESPECIALLY AROUND THE CENTRE OF THE PICTURE*

Do you see how the redness disappeared and the size of the pores are less visible? Trust me, I didn't photoshop those pictures and they are within taken from the same day, 1-5 minutes apart from one another. I suffered from the tightening of the skin around my mouth and forehead area before I used this product (it feels like my skin is dehydrated and even ripped apart), but I don't have that problem anymore. As you can tell, my skin feels hydrated, smooth with less visible pores. Overall, I would say that Deep Hydration Gel works AMAZING for dry to combination skin. It still works great for extra dry skin like mine but I didn't find it lasting for 24h as advertised :'( Yet I haven't found better one and I'll definitely stick with this one for sure. This product deserves an honour roll!


HIT: NYX's ES62A Deep Space

 My boyfriend has been asking me to do a smokey eye make-up, so I purhcased this greyish-black eyeshadow to encorporate the look along with Remmel's 700 Silver Moonlight (the next product I'm going to talk about).

This eyeshadow has gorgeous sparkles. Even if you are not a huge fan of sparkles, you may still like this one because the particles of the sparkles (unintended rhyme right there xD) are not too big to scare your men away from you but they still succeed to create a nice 3-D look that creates dramatic depths to your eyes (besides, why would a product be called "Deep Space" if it fails to conture?) You would definitely LOVE this one for maximizing your sexiness xD! One problem, though, would be the fact that it does not last quite as long as I would expect. If the surface of your eyes is oily, it would be a great idea to put on some eye primer before you begin to play with the eyeshadows. It was definitely a hit for me.

HIT: REMMEL's 700 Silver Moonlight

I was one of the people who thought drugstore make-up products are not worth their prices (sorry :P). However, after three-month-long trip from hither to fro, I finally found a product that has huge shimmer particles IN THE LOCAL DRUGSTORE! Hehehe :) 

The silver-coloured eyeshadow is Silver Moonlight and the black eyeshadow is Deep Space.

The sparkles would satisfy your need if you are a person who is comfortable with large sparkles (compare the size of the sparkles with Deep Space) and this eyeshadow lasts quite long. When you blend it out, it gives an highlighter effect, so you can put it in the corner of your eyes as well. I wasn't a huge fan of sparkles (and huge sparkles of course) but Silver Moonlight has taken my heart. ABSOLUTE HIT!

HIT: MAC's Blitz & Glitz 

    

This was my second time purchasing Blitz&Glitz. It is really fixed to your eyes once it is dry. As I said, my eyes are pretty oily but the corner of each waterline is the worst enemy; otherwise, B&G is PERFECT. I tried Bobbi Brown's and MAC's gel eyeliner and I think I would stick with this one for sure.

Please check out the link below for more details about Blitz&Glitz:

http://benefitter.blogspot.com/2011/06/mac-eye-liner-gel-blitz-glitz.html

It's already 4:38AM right now and I'm planning on a month and a half long trip to Korea (South, of course) so I rushed through the post but I hope this helps! Good luck everyone!

Cynthia.

http://benefitter.blogspot.com/

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[MAC] EYE-LINER GEL: "BLITZ & GLITZ"

 

 I was running out of MAC as well as Bobbi Brown gel eyeliners few days ago and, after minutes of contemplation and running back and forth from one store to another, I purchased MAC's Blitz & Glitz. I am a huge fan of MAC when it comes to eye make-up. MAC has a huge selection of different colours and shades and you would not find a single colour or shade of an eye shadow that will disappoint you! Talking of eye make-ups, MAC eyeliners are even better. Too bad there's not that many of the shades but Blacktrack and Blitz & Glitz can work for most of the people (unless you want some colour to play with!)

Say hello to this little babe called Blitz and Glitz! Blacktrack is "solid flat black" whereas Blitz & Glitz is "intense black with gold pearl". At first, I didn't like the description that MAC has provided. If you are with me, black doesn't match with gold pearl. Also, it is not intense black, but rather, it is greyish black. Yet, I visited MAC to test some products and Blitz & Glitz is quite amazing.

Just like most of the other gel eyeliners, Blitz and Glitz create more defined look to your eyes and the pearl is just an additional fling to your eyes. It is smooth in texture and lasts for very long time.

 

Now, I said "very long" because my eyelids are quite oily and it really doesn't last all day. I'm usually left with 75-80% of the eyeliner. However, it definitely lasts all day long for my friends.

In terms of the shades, I usually favour natural look and Blacktrack was too intensely black for me. If you want charcoal black, then you should definitely go for Blacktrack. Otherwise, I would advise you to go for Blitz and Glitz.

xoxo.

Cynthia.

http://benefitter.blogspot.com/