Awhile ago if you told me to try a blue eyeshadow look on a spec-cy day out, I would have went "madness, no!".

For no particular reason except I personally feel my frames + my face + my hair + my eyes will equate to this hot mess of a situation if I tried anything out of my neutral-ish comfort zone when wearing frames. I know that veterans who don makeup with frames are probably laughing at my situation.

Though after that little contact lens hiatus (due to my late order), I had no choice but to spice up my looks with color since I was so bored of wearing brown every - single - time!

Ever since then, I've been more open to color behind frames!

It looks like I'm ready to doze off, see what I mean by perpetual tired-ness!

The look isn't intensely colored but it's color all the same! Though one thing I am still not adapting well to is mascara with frames. This is just beyond my comfort zone, not just in looks as my lashes tend to 'glide' against the frames and it irks me so much I blink uncontrollably.

Anyone else with this issue?

Products Used:

BROW/FACE
SANA New Born Lasting W Brow in LB3
Elizabeth Arden Good Morning Serum
Leaders Clinic Medieu Sun Cream
Biotherm BB Cream
Lancôme Maqui Blanc Miracle Compact (Crystal)

EYES
Urban Decay Primer Potion
NYX Eyeshadow base in Skintone
KATE Eyeshadow in GN-1
Eyerockz Eyeshadow in Laguna (center of lids)
CLIO Pen Liner in black
MAC Powerpoint Liner in Engraved

CHEEKS
MAC Mineralized Blush in Happy Together

LIPS
Make Up Store lipstick in Bare

Highlighted products were provided by companies/distributors,
I was not obliged to use/feature them in LOTDs.

I can't help but noticed the huge chunk of provided products in the Product list. Oops, completely unintentional and I was just grabbing items as I did the look.

Though one item to point out is that I wore the Lancôme Maqui Blanc Miracle Compact in this look! While I haven't prepared a proper review post, I thought I would post up this quick shot I took before I added any blush on or highlighting agent on. It was purely foundation plus some contour.

Little itty bitty breakouts but overall I like how the complexion already appears brightened and enhanced! Even in the post-blush pictures, it shows a brightened complexion which I really love with Maqui Blanc be it new or old.

Lastly, can we talk about how sorry my hair looks now?

It is in a 'I don't know what to do with it' state because it's getting long and irritating plus the color is fading back to this disastor.

Hopefully, hopefully all that will change with a visit to the salon this weekend. Keeping my fingers crosse that hair-enthusiasts no longer have to cringe when seeing photos of me on here!

Thanks for reading, TGIF!

Hello everyone! This is a seriously long overdue entry.

During my hiatus period I received a lovely package of eyeshadows from Eye Rockz - a local (Singapore) mineral eyeshadow company. I want to take this time to give special mention to Vaun - owner of Eye Rockz. Instead of just contacting me to send me her products, Vaun takes the time to get opinions, feedbacks and factors that into her decisions. She also thinks about the consumer, product quality and all other meticulous issues including what to pack the eyeshadows in. I am bringing these up not for any particular reason but to give credit to Vaun's dedication and passion for the brand, and that's something I really applaud.

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So anyway, back to the eyeshadows!

These are some rather new shades Vaun had added to the site. She informed me about them and I picked out those that caught my eye.
I'm not sure if I had mentioned before but the eyeshadows come taped up to prevent spillage while 'traveling' to you!

If you have visited Eye Rockz way before (during my first post about them), I'd recommend that you drop by the website again because Vaun had added a ton of new colors to the range.
Here are the 8 colors that I picked out.

Sex Bomb

Brownie

I was most excited about the addition of neutral/earthy shades - being the huge neutral crazed person I am. There are a couple of different dark to medium brown shades on the website, great for all you neutral fanatics!

Rock Star

Rock Chick

Neon

Laguna

Green Envy

Frosty Lilac

This last color (Frosty Lilac) has a small backstory to it. Inspired by my love for Sweet Lilac (as featured in my LOTD here), Vaun had decided to concoct another version of it, one that packs more punch with shimmer for all you shimmer lovers out there!

Here is how it compares to it's original sibling Sweet Lilac.

Frosty Lilac surely packs more punch with shimmer but shade-wise they are about the same. It mainly depends on whether shimmer is your cup of tea or not. I personally feel more inclined towards Sweet Lilac (the original) but for nights out or when I want more *pow* I'll whip out Frosty Lilac.

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I hope these swatches are helpful but don't go just yet!
Vaun had provided me with a discount coupon for my readers and this coupon does not have an expiration date.

Enter 'SARAROCKZ10' upon check out under the 'Discount Coupon' box.
This entitles you to a 10% discount off your total purchase (minimum purchase of $8 (SG) & $15 (Int'l) is applicable)!

Have I already mentioned that Eye Rockz ships internationally?
So do check the website out and if you need reference I have posted about Eye Rockz before, simply input the brand in the search bar (on the top right of my blog) and all the entries will come up!

I'll be sure to start playing around with these to create looks! Thank you all for reading!

Disclaimer:
Products featured had been provided by Eye Rockz - I am not affiliated to them.
All opinions expressed are my own. I am not getting paid for this.

Hello all!

So I have finally gotten around to posting this LOTD that I had mentioned about almost a month ago. I do have more free time on my hands now since I'm done with my projects and have graduated (in terms of the ceremony and all). I am still running around sorting out post-graduation stuff like the exhibition event but that sure leaves me with more free time then working on projects.

More about my graduation and some other news in another blog post. I'll get that up once I'm really done with school for good!

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In the meantime, this was the look that I wore to the Magnum Gold?! Party.

I had decided to whip out some Eye Rockz mineral eyeshadows that I had been sent as during that period I was stuck in a neutral rut and wanted some color. I had also not been able to try out the Eye Rockz shades yet, so this was a perfect opportunity.

Product Used:

FACE/BROW
Monistat Chafing Relief Powder-Gel (primer)
Revlon Colorstay Liquid Foundation
LUV Setting powder
K-Palette Brow Liner

EYES
Etude House Proof 10 Eye Primer
MAC Delft Paintpot
Eye Rockz Pigment in Sweet Lilac
Eye Rockz Pigment in Mysterious
Revlon Colorstay quad in Nude Elements (middle 2 shades for crease - and highlight color)
MAC Powerpoint Liner in Engraved
Majolica Majorca Lash Bone Primer
L'ancome Fatale Mascara

CHEEKS
LA Girl blush in Spice
MAC Beauty Powder in (highlight)

LIPS
Canmake Lip Concealer in 02
Majolica Majorca Lipgloss in PK313

Highlighted products had been provided to me by companies/distributors.

I don't think I have swooned about how pretty a color I think Sweet Lilac is. I don't own many lilac shades since (according to what I have seen) they seem to be quite rare. It's hard to find one that isn't too pale or too magenta-purple, but I feel this shade is just right!

In this LOTD I applied it over MAC's Delft paintpot and I love how the color had transformed. A quick foreword, this color is quite hard to photograph. This was as close as I could get, but in person there is a smidgen less blue in the color.

I'm definitely loving this combo for a blue or cool-toned smokey eye without sticking completely to a blue palette. You can find Sweet Lilac on this page of Eye Rockz and Mysteriously Blue on this page.

Eye Rockz has included some new shades to their range so be sure to check that out - they ship internationally! They have also made a facebook fanpage so hop over and 'Like' the page if you haven't!

I'll update more about the new colors in a later entry as Vaun had been kind enough to have gifted me a few colors of my choice. Also, if you're thinking to pick up either shades I'd suggest you hold your horses a little! Discount code coming up very soon (:

Thanks for reading!