Bobbie Brown Makeup Lesson Experience + FOTD

Hello again <3

this is going to be my first face of the day post (hopefully not my last). Lately I've been taking makeup lessons at Bobbie Brown (the basic how to apply makeup)

last week was how to do Smokey Eyes, the lesson duration is 20 minutes, but I asked the makeup artist that works there -which is by the way is an amazing person, she is really sweet and friendly and she was really clear with explaining everything- to alter it so I would be able to wear it to University, and she did.. everything was easier than I thought it would be and it looked really pretty :)

and while we are at it I'll tell you my opinion about their mascara :

Bobbi Brown 'Everything' Mascara

at the store it looked really beautiful when I applied it, it made my lashed look more defined ad it gave a noticeable volume and I had no trouble with it at all, and I left it on my face the whole day (I do that when I am using a new product to test it'd durability) and the next morning after I washed t I noticed that my lashes looked thinner, but I thought that's probably because I washed of the mascara and now my lashes are back to looking boring, but through out the day my lashes kept falling off :( and now they look thin and brittle.
I know that it is caused by this because I don't wear makeup unless I have to.

*Disclaimer: I am not telling you not to buy this product I am just telling you about my experience with it*   

Today's lesson was Secret to Perfect Skin, this time I had another makeup artist teaching me how to do things, she was okay and a little bit rough but maybe it is because I am just not used to people touching my face :/
First thing was skincare routine, which I found okay, but it won't replace my current skincare routine (BTW would anyone like me to make a post about that ?) mainly because it feels kinda heavy on my skin, I can actually feel that I am wearing layers of product which doesn't feel nice at all and it makes me look like I just dipped my face inside a frying pan >.< 

Then she showed me how to conceal my dark circles, which was amazing!!
after that she showed me how to swatch foundation and how to find the right shade for me, and applied foundation on my face, this was my first time wearing foundation (I normally use BB cream) and I didn't like it that much because even though the formula was really light it had a lot of coverage (I would recommend it because this is a really good product) but I don't need any coverage because my skin is clear except for my horrible dark circles :(

After that she used bronzer, honestly I've tried applying bronzer many time but my face always looks dirty when I do XP but it looks nice when she applied it hopefully I'll be able to do it the same way :)

Aaaand, this is the results:

ignore my blurred mom in the background

^awkward selfie face
I am not good with taking pictures (－‸ლ)

Eyes:
Eyeliner - Missha the style monotouch shadow [NBK01]
Mascara - Daiso Volume up black mascara

Face: (Everything was applied by Bobbie brown makeup artist and everything used is from Bobbie Brown brand)

Step 1: Skincare
Cleanser - cleaning oil
Tonic - Hydrating face tonic
Serum - Intensive skin supplement
Eye Cream - Hydrating eye cream
Face Cream - Hydrating gel cream
Special Care - Lip Balm SPF15 ( I really didn't like this one, because it is not moisturizing and it is very sticky, it feels like vaseline, and it taste horrible)

Corrector - peach
Concealer - warm natural

Foundation - Skin warm natural

Powder - Sheer pressed warm natural
Bronzer - medium

Natural Blush - Nectar
(I copied everything from the face chart I was given)

See you soon :)

What did I buy

*This was supposed to be posted on Saturday but the internet stopped working before it was poster on my blog, and I am just too lazy to adjust everything I wrote so here you go*

Hello there ^___^

it have been a long time since I posted something, I've had a lot of stuff that I wanted to post about but I wasn't allowed to use my laptop because of my sickness :(

anyway so today's post is about the things that I bought, first I'll start with the stuff I bought yesterday:

I love buying deodorant (no, I don't have body odor problems)

playboy play it Lovely + playboy play it Sexy

My mascara started smelling weird so I went to Daiso to buy a new one (mostly because it is cheap and I am broke)

Hopefully I'll be able to review it soon :)

I also bought an eyelash curler because my other one is crooked and it break/rip out my lashes >.<

and today while I was waiting for my mom to get out from work, I thought I'll look around the shop to pass time and I came across this:

it is a turmeric soap, everyone keep saying how amazing for your skin is and how good it is at getting rid of body acne so I thought why not give it try.

( the story of my bacne:
two years ago when I was in school, I was so bored in math class so I thought why not take a nap?
and while I was dead sleeping, my classmates turned me into a scrapbook, they wrote on my neck/shoulders/face with markers and blue pens.. anyway after two days I started developing acne on my shoulder and until this day I can't get rid of it T.T)

but before going to pick up my mom from work I bought these ~

look at this cute nose ~

I bought two cute little mice <3

*shy*

running around in there new home

 

aren't they so cute ? I've wanted to get a white mouse for like 4 years or so but my mom never allowed me to :(

but this time she let me :D

Do you guys have any suggestion for names ? (they are both females)

Bonus: I got escada perfume samples in the mail today

and that's it for today's post, see you next time 

Book Review: Haven: A Stranger Magic (Book 1)

Disclosure: I got this product as part of an advertorial.

Hello there, it is me again ^___^

I am very exited about today review because this is the first time I'm given something to review :D

Book: Haven: A Stranger Magic (Book 1) 

Author: D.C. Akers

D.C. Akers is an Amazon Best Selling Author. Like many who enjoy the fantasy genre, Akers started reading it as an adolescent. He was fascinated with Tolkien’s Lord of the Rings and Bram Stoker’s Dracula. He currently enjoys reading works by Dean Koontz, Heather Brewer, J.K. Rowling, and Rick Riordan.

Akers enjoys creating a fantasy world with compelling story-lines, while injecting humor and a touch of drama into the action as he did with his first book Terra Vonnel and the Skulls of Aries, which has received rave reviews.

“I start every story with this thought: Where can I take my audience now? To me it’s about the journey, the escape into a world filled with the fantastic and the unexpected. There is nothing like an adventure that takes you further from reality with every turn of the page.”

D.C. Akers was born in Texas and attended Crowley High School. After spending several years working in accounting, Akers began to pursue his childhood dream of becoming a writer.

Summery:

Sam Dalcome thinks he is so completely average that no one ever notices him. Until he discovers a mysterious stranger outside his home. Bewildered, he tries to uncover the stranger’s intentions. But Sam is sidetracked when he and his friend Travis discover a secret passageway deep in the town’s quarry that leads to a hidden cavern. What they uncover next will not only change their lives forever, but will uncover the first clue to a deadly Dalcome family secret. Sam finds himself drawn into a world of mystery and magic he never knew existed, which brings him closer to a destiny he never knew was possible.

My Opinion :

This book is really easy to read, even though at first it can get a bit boring in the first few chapters that you think nothing interesting is going to happen, but then things start to happen and you can get so indulged in reading you forgot about your surroundings ( I was reading this book on the bus ride to the university when the bus driver suddenly stopped and asked me if I am going to get out the bus yet,

Me: *looking around to find empty seats and realize that I don't know exactly where I am* Umm.. where am I ?

Bus driver: IT college

Me: But I go law college

Bus Driver: yeah.. I stopped there and waited for you to get down, but you didn't so I thought you might want to get off here because you have classes here sometimes.. I even asked you if you will get down here but you ignored me.

Me: *confused* I did ?! I am sorry I didn't know what was going on, I was reading "^_^

Bus driver: *laughes* it is okay.. I'll take you to law college

and he was laughing the whole time I was a bit embarrassed )

overall this book was really fun to read and my favourite was Travis :)

the only bad thing I have to say it that it ends on a cliff hanger, which is expected because this is a series not a single book.

Rating: 3/5

Buy it here or Add it to your goodreads here

I received one or more of the products mentioned above for free using Tomoson.com. Regardless, I only recommend products or services I use personally and believe will be good for my readers.

Review: HOBBY Intensive Care Shampoo - Hair fall control

Hello ~

How long have it been since I last posted a review here ? probably million years or something *Die*
So, since I started my midterms yesterday, I thought today I'll do something productive like a review :)

I am always on the lookout for the perfect shampoo, and today I'll review my latest find, HOBBY Intensive Care Shampoo with for Hair fall control with Garlic extract, that's right Garlic ! interesting huh ?

Product Claims:  Hobby Intensive Care Shampoo with Garlic Extract on regular use helps protect hair loss owing to rich nutritional components.  With its anti-fungal effect helps to prevent dandruff formation in your hair.  It gently cleans your hair and provides healthy and shiny looking hair.  This special formula revitalizes your hair and provides long lasting volume; leaving your hair soft and healthy looking.

Ingredients: Aqua, Sodium Laureth Sulfate, Cocoamidopropyl Betaine,  Cocoamide MEA,  Glyceryl Cocoate,  Climbazole,  Perfume,  Steyrene/Acrylates Copolymer,  Trimethylsilylamodimrthicone,  Allantoin,  EDTA,  Benzyl Alcohol, Methychloroisothiazoline, Methylisothiazonline,  Benzophenon-4,  Citric Acid, Allium sativum  (Garlic)  extract, Cl 42090,  Cl 19140.  

 Size: 250ml

Packaging: white bottle with a green flip top cap, and a photo of garlic on it's front.

Price: Can't remember >.<

Recommended Application: After applying to wet hair, wait for tow minutes.  then rinse thoroughly.  For complete treatment, use with Hobby Hair Care Mask.

Pros:
- Can be used for all hair types
- Reduce hair fall (unless your hair fall is stress related)
- Gets rid of itchiness and irritations on the scalp
- I no longer suffer from those disgusting oily dandruff >> read about how it happened

Cons:
- it smells like shampoo (I prefer when shampoo/body wash... etc smell like perfume or something similar so I wouldn't have to wear perfume 

Repurchase: probably not, just because I prefer better smelling stuff and because I got rid of the problem with my hair.

Rating: 4/5

Holika Holika in Bahrain !!

*Throws confetti everywhere* 

So 2 nights ago when I was out with my family, and I while I was looking out the car window I saw this:

and I freaked out !!

I had to make my dad turn around so I can check it out :)

about:

Holika Holika is a No.1 South Korean Beauty Product Brand that serves like a beauty magician. It has a "magic-like" secret on it's product ingredients that results into an enchanting being of beauty :)

products :

MAKE UP (Starters, Primers, BB creams, CC creams, Foundations, Blushers, Highlighters, Eyebrow tint, Eyebrows, Eyeliners, Mascara, Eyeshadow, Lip balm, Lipstick, Lip tint)
FACIAL SKIN CARE (Cleansing cream, Cleansing foams, Cleansing Oil, Facial soaps, Peeling massage creams, Face packs for acne/pore care/brightening, Sleeping packs, Toners, Emulsion, Essence, Moisturizers, Mask sheets, Mask packs, Tightening mask pack)
BODY CARE (Body Cleansers, Body Scrubs, Body Lotions, Body fat burning, starter, cream, mist)
HANDS AND FEET (One shot peeling, Hand mask treatment, Foot mask treatment, Hand creams, Foot creams)
HAIR CARE (Hair treatment, Hair essence, Hair glossy/shiny, Hair wax, Hair mist)

this is what they said in their facebook pageBut they still don't have a lot of products yet, because they opened like a month ago, but owner said that 2 shipments are on the way :) she also said that You can always ask her if you wanted something specific and she'll try to order it for you.

Price:

the products are a bit overpriced, but I think it is okay since the rent is expensive, and honestly I wouldn't mind spending that extra money to get my stuff immediately (because shipping normally takes a month or so).

Costumer service: 

the owner and the lady working there are very sweet and really friendly, as I said before, if you are looking for a product and they weren't carrying it she'll order it for you, she also translates, the instructions and other text on the package and puts it on the website, which is very helpful.

she also got my contact number and she'll text me when the new shipment arrive.

and the best thing about the store is that they write the price on the products and on the website -which most stores don't do- and I find that very convenient, because there is nothing I hate more than going to the cashier and realize I don't have enough money.

Final note: I guess I'll be a regular customer there (well.. not THAT regular because with korean products a little bit goes a long way -I've been using the 3 seconds Starter Vita Complex twice a day since august 2013 and the bottle still half full!!)

also being able to test the product before I buy it is a plus

Checkout their website holikabahrain.com and follow them on facebook facebook.com/pages/Holika-Holika-Bahrain/133170240210540

*Disclaimer: all pictures were taken from the Holika Holika Bahrain facebook page*

Memories Memory: Congratulations Congratulations Yesterday I got my driving licence :)

Korean Skincare Haul :)

Hello ~

I ordered these stuff on the 12th of February and it arrived 2 days ago, I am very impressed with the super-fast shipping  (normally it takes 3 weeks to a month to arrive).

This time I only bought the essential skincare item that I use on a daily basis :)

Holika Holika 3 Second starter - Hyaluronic Acid

Etude House EYE'S CREAM - Vanilla Moist

Etude House Be Clear Moisturizer SPF30/PA++

Missha Creamy Latte - Greentea

Nature Republic Sleeping Tonight - Lavender

I'll try to write reviews soon, but I have to but them to test first :)