The s/o and I decided last year that we'd stop buying presents for each other for Christmas. We decided that birthdays will be the only occasion where presents will be bought for the other person. Which is kind of sad in a way... because now, I really won't get any Christmas presents!!! :(
I am not one to complain though... It seems that I have a Christmas list all year round. My makeup obsession has increased exponentially... Although I contain myself and try not to spend money, I end up spending most of time watching makeup reviews. I love makeup, and I don't think it's going to stop any time soon. Here are some of my recent... findings...
Prestige Waterproof Long-lasting Eyeliner
I am a victim of eyeliner smudge. I have tried different types of eyelining products - gel eyeliner, liquid eyeliner, soft khol eyeliner and even eyeshadow as eyeliner. I've tried many techniques to make my eyeliner stay put - nothing works. Not only do I have oily eyelids (that sounds gross), but I actually have very very almond-shaped eyes. Because of this, my eyeliner tends to smudge more and quicker than others with round-er eye shapes. Now... after this long rant, I reveal that my current love is the Prestige Eyeliner.... For a pencil eyeliner, this thing is amazing. I don't get smudging whatsoever... and when I do tight line my eyes, it does stay put for quite some time (I do confess, when you do use this technique, it does smudge. But not as much as the others I have experienced) Sometimes liquid eyeliner just doesn't hit the spot for me, I prefer a softer look that eyeliner pencils give... This product isn't has pricey as any MAC products, so I'm happy to buy all (by that I mean.. most) colours - very soon!
Laura Mercier
It was a couple of months ago when I was first introduced to LM. When I finally received my products... I was VERY impressed. Sadly, I've lost the eyeliner pencil (in which I never even got to try out...) so I won't be able to test that out until my next purchase. Apart from that, I am very much in love with her mineral makeup products. I bought the mineral kit (no idea what it is called...) and I swear I will never buy from any other mineral makeup brand. Like all mineral makeup, the product won't last for the whole day without a good primer. Albeit, mineral makeup doesn't ever really last the whole day. Your skin will feel amazing after using this - it will literally feel like silk, I kid you not. However, in saying this, I haven't used mineral makeup for quite some time as I prefer using something with a greater staying power.
Benefit Cheek and Lip Tint
My last spill... I was a huge advocate of this product when I started using it. One of the reasons was due to the natural flush that you can get using this cheek tint. It's like that light pink flush you get when you're embarrassed... or that glow-y pink cheek you get when your puffed out from a short jog. Using a cheek tint under your blush will actually increase the staying power of your blush. In addition, you can use this on your lips for a gradual dark pink tone and top it off with a gloss - amazing! I am planning (this means 'adding onto my wishlist') to get the Hoola Bronzer (finally! a matte bronzer!) and Coralista Blush. I have to admit, I am not a fan of any boxed blushes - It will never be as great as just a normal round container holding blush you can completely sweep around with your brush - but if the product impresses me, I am not one to complain!!
My sigma brushes - after 4 - 5 months, continue to impress me ... well, most of them do. I'm looking to purchase some of their newer brushes (yay to dense brushes!) and perhaps a traveling kabuki brush.
On another unrelated topic, and completely anonymous............................but I'm going to vent and let it out...
I hardly ever feel this way. I really mean, hardly. The thing is, we hardly ever talk or see each other... And all of a sudden, I feel like you impact me in ways that I never thought would happen. I've always thought of our friendship as a boat sailing on a very calm sea... but lately, in my head, it's like I have started to become agitated with you. It really might just be in my head... but our friendship was always stable. I feel like I've lost my balance. And you haven't even done anything wrong... Maybe I'm just jealous. Ha.
I've realised that friendships change immensely once you leave highschool - well, duh. I suppose, in highschool, your friends are surrounding you because you've all just coincidentally chosen that particular school. However, when highschool finishes, you start exploring your interests. And it may well be your interests which lead you to your new group of friends. The dynamics and expectations of these friendship alter too. You're no longer "forced" to keep up with the latest rumors/gossip, things just pan out. Stories... gossip... rumors - they all pop up only when you remember it happening, not because you are dying to tell the other person that it has happened.
Maybe I am wrong. I don't have the friendships that I've always hoped for and I constantly complain. Maybe I am the problem - I am too unstable. I just don't understand.
