New Hair Colour! (L'oreal Excellence Fashion)

Hey Fabulous,

So... I just dyed my hair again! Well, because I've always loved red hair and since my camp is coming up and I'm a student leader in the red tribe. Excites excites

I used L'oreal's red hair dye in intense copper red. They have like discounts at Watsons, 2 for $23. So I bought 2 boxes :B. L'oreal's hair dyes are so good. They really do deliver results and it doesn't kill your hair. But haters be like, they have animal testing and are cruel, but let's face it, it is cruel but it really does deliver good results.. I have 2 rabbits so I do feel bad, but I still think L'oreal is the best hair dye brand.

Bought the third one from the left 'cause I didn't want the colour to be too bright ^^

This is how it turned out :)! I left it on for about an hour or so. Quite happy with the results even though its not perfectly evened out but the effect is kinda alright. Hopefully, the colour doesn't fade that quickly.

<3

That's all for today's blog post! Have a great day :)!

Cheers, 

Yun Rong ♔

Shu Uemura's Tsuya Eye Concentrate + Neutral Eyeshadow

Hey Fabulous,

Today's blogpost is going to be really short. I just wanted to post what neutral colours to wear on like office or formal days.

So basically, I applied grey eyeliner in a cat eye shape first to provide a guide for my eyeshadow and a more intense eyeliner afterwards. **omg so in love with my brows, like for once its perfect, not too thick not too thin.

Actually this is what I put on before stepping out of the house for work

So once I reached my work place (Shu Uemura Bugis Junction, come visit the store :D), I applied their new colours. Before I put on any eyeshadow, I will put on Shu's Tsuya Eye Concentrate. It's so good because it is not only a youthful eye cream that reduces fine lines and puffiness, it's also an eyeshadow primer! Apply an eyeshadow colour on top of it and the colour appears more vibrant and concentrated. It even helps to lift your lashes, like it helps it to grow upwards naturally! It's so good. If you have money, you've got to have it! 

If you decide to purchase this Tsuya eye concentrate, do come visit me :)!

With and without the Tsuya eye cream. With the cream, the colours look more vibrant

On the inner part of my eyelid, I applied a peachy tone and on the outer corner, I applied a coffee coloured brown and used a milk tea coloured eyeshadow to blend the two colours along the crease. I also used our Gel liner in black for a more intense black. Our gel liners are actually gel formulas in a pencil form. So it's really waterproof, intense and long lasting ^^ 

This is what I wear for work at Shu Uemura :)!

Yay that's all for today! This look is safe and pretty, it can go well for formal events or in a working environment. Hope you like it :)

P/S: Been caught up with FMS FBC 2014 and work. So excited for next week when the camp will be held ^^. Hopefully I get nice freshies hurhur.


Cheers,
Yun Rong ♔

Mosaic Music Festival - Charlie Lim !

Hey Fabulous,

So yesterday I went for Charlie Lim's concert with Joelle. To be honest, I really didn't know about him until Joelle spazzed about him and I was like, ok fine maybe I should check him out. So I did. And turns out, his songs are really chill and nice. So I decided to go to his concert with her hahaha.

Better yet, met Haneesa, Natalie and Raphael there too! Actually saw more people from FMS there and Andrea from the F word (she's so pretty omg). The concert was really good like there weren't any obvious out of tune parts or anything, it was really smooth and nice. Also, for mosaic ticket holders, we got to eat at the Grand Pavilion for $10 sets which comes with a mocktail and ice-cream. SO WORTH. I ordered Penang Laksa and she ordered Singapore Bak Kut Teh set. Ate half of her share because she couldn't finish it. It was so yummmmmy. Both sets were yummy. Took pictures of the food but Joelle didn't post on fb oh well. Then we ate Haagen Daz ice-cream after the concert. Drank their Iced Latte and couldn't sleep very well later that night...

At the Grand Pavilion in esplanade

Charlie Lim singing 'There is No Love' (my fave!!)

Overall, a great night spent considering the food and not to mention Joelle got an autographed set list from Charlie and his towel (utilized my long arms to grab it off the stage for her). Yup, definitely a very well spent night. Recommend ya'll to listen to Charlie Lim too! #supportlocaltalent 

Cheers,

Yun Rong ♔

Jun Ji Hyun (My Love from Another Star) inspired make-up !

Hey Fabulous!

Today I'll be doing a make-up tutorial inspired by Jun Ji Hyun who played Cheon Song Yi in the drama '별에서 온 그대' or also known as 'My Love from Another Star'. I'm so in love with this drama!!! Ok at first I was really attracted to the amazing digital and visual effects from the first episode. The inner media student in me had to come out and applaud them for their fantastic effects. Even if you don't have the time to watch the entire drama series, watch the first episode. You won't regret it.. and then you'll continue watching everything which is so sweet and captivating hurhur. This drama is not only a romance drama, it is also part fantasy and part thriller as well as it includes murder and supernatural powers. It is a must watch ^^!

My Love From the Star is a South Korean television series about an alien who landed on Earth 400 years ago 

in the Joseon Dynasty, who then falls in love with a top actress in the modern era.

Alright so, what inspired me to fall in love with Ji Hyun's make-up in this drama was it's versatility to go with so many other hairstyles and looks. Cause' basically its just the emphasis on the lips. This look does not require too much time consuming eye make-up styles so its perfect for late or sick days and of course everyday use. 

Ji Hyun is known to be Korea's natural beauty.

As you can see, her skin is perfect and her make-up is very light with emphasis only on her lips. She usually uses hot pink (which is very trendy in Korea right now)  or red on her lips!

Let's get started!

1. Moisturize

Moisturizing is very important because in order to achieve Ji Hyun's dewy and smooth skin, there has to be moisture and hydration. Always remember, beautiful make-up starts with beautiful skin. 

Chia Seed range from The Face Shop
Toner, essence and eye cream

Vaseline cherry lip moisturizer

Applying lip balm for my super dry lips

2. Conceal

I always believe that concealing comes before foundation or BB/CC creams because you have to correct the colour of that area to your natural skin tone before you layer more products on top of it. Usually, Koreans use BB/CC creams that are one shade lighter than their skin tone, so if you conceal after you have applied the cream, it will look patchy and darker than the rest of the face most of the time. 

Using The Face Shop's two sided concealer

Dot the liquid concealer around the dark eye circle first 

Blend it out with your finger to provide some warmth for the product to melt into your skin. 

Using the stick side, conceal all the problem areas

You can use a sponge or your fingers to blend it out

So a tip is to always purchase a concealer that is close to your skin tone because the lighter it is, the harder it is to correct the colour of the blemish or dark eye circle.

3. BB cream

I've chose to use BB cream instead of foundation or CC cream because BB creams are somehow more lighter and natural compared to the other two. Foundation might be slightly thick and CC cream might be too bright and light. Ji Hyun also used minimal and natural base make-up :)

Etude House's Precious Mineral Bright Fit BB Cream

Dot the BB cream all over your face ^^

Use a wet sponge to blend it out. A wet sponge is good for applying the right amount of foundation
or bases because it will not absorb too much of the product before it gets onto your face. 

Don't forget the inner corners of your nose!

Hurhurrr

4. Powder

Using a sheer colourless loose powder, powder your entire face for a matte effect. But be careful not to use too much because we still want to keep the dewy effect!

Shu Uemura's sheer colourless loose powder and a fluffy brush

Apply the loose powder to the T-zone area because that is usually the oiliest part of the face. 

5. Bronzer

Even though Ji Hyun's make-up looks really effortless, there are still so many steps to achieve her look. She has bronzed the outer 3 of her face to create a smaller face effect. But actually she's already so pretty :') 

Elf's cool bronzer, an angled brush and a fluffy brush 

I'll be using the medium brown shade for a more natural effect

Contour the areas with the outline :)
Apply bronzer to the outer '3' of the face. 

1. Around the hairline

2. Below your cheek bones

3. Your jawline

It will give a natural glow to your face :)

Since Ji Hyun has such as high nose, time to contour our noses! 

6. Highlight

As Ji Hyun has a naturally high nose and a beautiful face shape, it is essential to highlight the high points of our face which includes the 

1. lower part of the forehead, 
2. nose bridge,  
3. cheek bones and 
4. cupid's bow
5. brow bone later during the eye make-up

The Face Shop's Shimmer Blusher, elf's angled brush and eco's fluffy brush

Using the highlight colour of this blush palette

1. Lower forehead

2. Nose bridge

3. Cheek bones 

4. Cupid's bow

7. Blusher

Use a peach or pink colour to create a natural sweet look.

The Balm's Frat Boy blusher 

Peachy pink tone

Smileeee and apply at apples of the cheek :)

8. Eye brows

Ji Hyun's eye brows are very natural and somehow not very tightly trimmed so don't worry about not having neat eyebrows! Just use some brown eye brow shadow to fill it in and it's all good!

Using a dark brown eyebrow shadow from NYX: Waiting for tonight palette

Does not have to be too neat because Ji Hyun's eyebrows aren't ^^

Hurhur

9. Eye primer

Priming the eyes will make the eye make-up last longer and for the colour to show better.

Elf's eye primer

Take note to put only one layer because if there's pore than a layer your eyeshadow might look clumpy

10. Eye shadow

A basic brown eye shadow (matte or shimmery is fine ^^) will be sufficient as it adds a natural contour.

Cyber Colors' Gemstone natural eyeshadow palette
Cosmetica's double ended eyeshadow brush

Using the pearl brown eyeshadow

Here's a swatch :)

Using the normal eyeshadow end to apply the colour

Use the blending side to blend the eyeshadow so there's no harsh line

Not very obvious but yes, natural ^^. It looks more beige bronze in real life :)

11. Eye highlight

Highlight the T-zone (brow bone and centre of eyelid) of your eye :)

Using the same highlight colour from the blush palette

Highlight the brow bone

Highlight the centre of the eyelid for more 3D effect :)

12. Eyeliner

Use a dark brown eyeliner to tight line your eyes as it is less harsh and more natural than black. Refrain from using liquid eyeliner as it creates a harsh line and for this look, Ji Hyun's eyes are very gentle and soft so a pencil eyeliner or gel will be great :) 

Maybelline's Masterliner in brown

Tightline the upper eyelid for more natural finish

Don't wing out too much for this look

Do the same for the other eye :)

13. Mascara

Remember to curl your lashes first ^^

Brush off the excess formula from the brush as too much of the formula will cause clumps in your eyelashes. Try to make it as natural as possible :)

Shu Uemura's Tokyo Lash Mascara. It lengthens the lashes without clumping. 

Shu Uemura's Karl Lagerfeld limited edition red curler ^^

Just apply one coat to hold up the lashes :)

14. Lips! (Most important)

Use a hot pink lipstick as base, and then layer it with a glossier pink lipstick or gloss. Ji Hyun has wore hot pink on her lips most of the time in this drama. 

Sephora's hot pink lip stick. Forgot the code ><

Maybelline's Watershine PR31

Using the Sephora hot pink lipstick first because its dryer and more firmer for a base

If you like a matte of non-glossy finish, you can stop here because the hot pink is sufficient :)
But for Ji Hyun's look, her lips her glossy so I'll go ahead with another layer 

Using Maybelline's moisturizing watershine hot pink lipstick, layer it on top of the first layer 

As it is more moisturizing, it gives just the right amount of shine ^^

DONE ^^ !

Now for the before and after shots!

BEFORE

AFTER ^^

And that's all for today's Ji Hyun inspired make-up look! Had so much fun doing this hurhur. Will definitely post up more make-up inspirations and looks. For the next beauty post I'll probably focus on colour eye make-up :). Hope you enjoyed this post and learnt something new! 

Just had to post another hair picture hurhurhur

Stay fabulous,

Yun Rong ♔