Makeup and Life

Jill Stuart Fairy Garden - Photos and Swatches

2011-11-28T13:32:00.000-08:00

Follow up from the recent post Jill Stuart Fairy Garden Collection 2011, this is the follow up since the pictures has taken up too much spaces so I've had to split the post separately. EOTD - wearing Jill Stuart 104 fragile opal. Wearing all the shades. Jill Stuart 101 Twinkle Dust Jill Stuart 101 Twinkle Dust - a pastel lilac face powder goes on transparent on the skin, the

Jill Stuart Fairy Garden Collection 2011

2011-11-28T05:44:00.000-08:00

Jill Stuart Fairy Garden Holiday 2011. Previously, I wasn't too certain of this years Xmas set as I wasn't sure of the eyeshadow palette in 104 fragile opal. The previous holiday set Jill Stuart secret tease collection were a joy to own but after seeing the cute fragrance sachets along with a loose powder, the whole pink and girly theme from this collection were just as equally enticing. The

Cle De Peau Silky Cream Foundation BF20 O20

2011-11-19T08:01:00.000-08:00

Cle de peau beaute is a high quailty makeup and skincare line under the giant brand Shiseido. It actually took a while for me to get this foundation, I finally caved in and bought it but the price is a little higher than I would normally pay for a foundation. I've been wanting to try Cle de peau foundation for a long time so when the newer formula came for Fall 2011, I took my chances. Cle

Lunasol Lash Defining Mascara WP

2011-11-11T07:44:00.000-08:00

Lunasol lash defining lengthening mascara WP in 01 deep black, a waterproof mascara that adds presence to the eyes and gives eyelashes an intense curl and volume. This is the second type of mascara that I've tried by Lunasol, I wasn't too keen on the High stylized mascara 01 black that I got from the Party coffret set so I'm hoping that the lash defining formula could give my lashes a better

Lunasol Under Eyes Concealer OR

2011-11-05T07:51:00.000-07:00

Lunasol under eyes concealer in shade OR (natural orange) This is a liquid type concealer to target area around the eyes and to help to conceal imperfections. I've also heard about the Lunasol under eye base. I haven't tried the under eye base due to poor reviews of the product but when I got the concealer, there weren't many reviews around since it's a newly released product (fall 2011) so I

Sonia Rykiel Revitalizing UV Protect Cream SPF35 PA+++

2011-10-22T17:27:00.000-07:00

I came across this brand Sonia Rykiel beaute long ago but I've never had a chance to blog about them on here. Sonia Rykiel has been regularly featured in Japanese beauty magazines and they've also been recently featured in October issue of Biteki magazine. This is a review of the Sonia rykiel revitalizing UV protect cream SPF35 PA+++. Sonia Rykiel revitalizing UV protect cream SPF35 PA+++

Lunasol Three Dimensional Eyes - 03 Mysterious Beige

2011-10-15T06:30:00.000-07:00

Lunasol three dimension eyes in 03 Mysterious beige. This year, Lunasol has released five eyeshadow palettes for fall 2011. The eye quads has a triple split eyeshadow in two of the pans which is rather different to their recent eye quads. The three dimensional eyes quads has a mixture of neutral tones for fall 2011. Lunasol three dimensional eyes - 03 Mysterious beige I love the pretty

Paul & Joe Manhattan Color Palette 002

2011-10-01T06:53:00.000-07:00

Paul & Joe Manhattan collection eye color palette 002, one of the three eye color palettes for Autumn 2011.. The palette gives a assortment of five pretty shade eye colors, highlighter and blusher, I love the shades in this palette, especially the pink highlighter and the muted peach cheek color, you could wear the colors in various ways suited for day or night. The quality of the bristles

Lunasol Modeling Cheeks EX01 EX02

2011-09-27T07:16:00.000-07:00

Sorry for my absence on blogging lately, I've been busy and I know some of you has been returning and looking for new updates. I appreciate your support greatly and please accept my sincere apology =). Lunasol Fall makeup theme for Fall this year is the 'Light And Shadow Purification.' Being a blush addict, I've managed get both the modeling cheeks in EX01 soft pink and EX02 soft coral before

DHC Pure Olive Oil Lip Cream

2011-09-15T09:46:00.000-07:00

Recently my lips has become really dry, skin appeared flaky and dehydrated. I came across this lip cream by DHC Japan, a pure olive oil lip cream infused with softening botanicals. I've tried most of the lip creams from the high street and I've found that most of them tend to leave a white cast layer on top of the lips or they don't seem to be that intensively moisturizing as I would have liked

Paul & Joe Manhattan Nail Enamel 017

2011-09-07T03:56:00.000-07:00

This is the first nail post here on Makeup And Life, I'm not a huge fan of wearing nail polishes but this little gem had caught my eye. Its the new Paul & Joe Manhattan collection fall 2011, nail enamel in Downtown 017, a pretty coral pink tone with fine shimmer. its been a pretty amazing collection for Fall actually and I have more makeup from the Manhattan collection which I will be sharing

Jill Stuart Prism Carat Eyes 104 Twinkle Cross

2011-09-02T10:22:00.000-07:00

Another product review and swatches for Jill Stuart makeup. Jill Stuart prism carat eyes 104 Twinkle Cross, a color tinted eye base and a loose pearlescent pigment eyeshadow in a cosmetic style stack pot. Since I've hardly used loose eye pigments, it was the great opportunity to try these out considering it also has a colored eye base to create a smoother finish. Jill Stuart prism carat

Diamond Beauty Nose Makeup

2011-08-31T09:35:00.000-07:00

I've been seeking for a perfect color powder to contour the nose with for some time, since I've been finding the contouring face powder was a little much for the nose. when I found out about this product getting released, I've been wanting to try it. The Diamond Beauty brand is very popular in Japan, they're well known for their popular Japan Diamond lash series. Diamond Beauty Nose Makeup

Jill Stuart Compact Mirror II

2011-08-25T10:02:00.000-07:00

Jill Stuart compact mirror II version for Fall 2011, it came supplied with a cute pink zip up pouch. I wasn't sure on whether to purchase this at first since I had the other Jill Stuart mirrors in mind but I ordered this along with the current JS mix blush compact order so I guess it was all down to fate. Jill Stuart compact mirror ii - Beautiful. The palm sized mirror is very lightweight

Jill Stuart Mix Blush Compact #15 Sweet Lock

2011-08-20T10:34:00.000-07:00

Currently having another Jill Stuart drool moment. Seeing the release for Fall 2011 had me in a fine frenzy and in particular, I fell for the Mix blush compact and surprisingly, I do prefer the Mix blush compact over the Blush blossom of this season's collection, the Blush blossom color shades appear to be repetitively similar of their previous collection shades but the mix blush compact has a

Esprique Mellow Forming Rouge (glow) PK811 BE310

2011-08-13T10:02:00.000-07:00

Esprique has released some exciting products for Fall 2011 and I've been more than tempted to trying the two new lip products called Esprique Mellow forming rouge(glow), color PK811 and BE310. There's also another (Mellow forming rouge) but a (color) version. Both provide a different finish but both versions has a moisturising formula to prevent the lips from drying out. I've been a little

Shiseido Maquillage White Repair Essence Base UV

2011-08-06T09:48:00.000-07:00

I'm on another hunt for another base product since I wasn't too keen on the KATE primer, I wanted to try something different and thats when I came cross this product. The Shiseido Maquillage white repair essence UV base, released for Spring/Summer 2011 collection, The essence base has the extra moisture benefits along with the SPF30 PA++ skin protection, it helps to brighten up the skin, improve

Where to buy Asian/Japanese Cosmetics

2011-07-30T07:14:00.000-07:00

Since I've started Blogging, the most frequently asked question is where I buy the Asian cosmetics/Japanese cosmetics from. Living in an Asian country certainly have the advantages for an easier access to purchase Asian makeup, for ladies living in European and Eastern country, we very much depend on friends/ family living abroad or internet shopping. Below are some of the sites I recommend,

EOTD - Jill Stuart False Eyelashes Baby Type 03

2011-07-28T09:19:00.000-07:00

Hi... it has been a while since I last blogged, I'm so sorry I have been unable to blog as often as I would have liked, hopefully, things would get back to normal as they were. Anyway, moving on... My recent Jill Stuart post featuring some of the recent Summer collections, I noted that I will be posting an EOTD post, I know I have been late with this one but I hope it could give you a rough idea

MAC 235 Split Fibre All Over Eye Brush (Semi - Precious)

2011-07-20T08:32:00.000-07:00

MAC Semi Precious collection released four new brushes with this collection. I've been wanting to replace my Mac worn out eye brush since I've had it for years now and this was the opportunity to get to try this out as I'll be expecting to work with more loose eye pigments sometime in the near future (think Jill Stuart.) Also, the dual sided fibres are useful both for using eye powder and loose

Shiseido Anessa Whitening UV Protector SPF32 PA+++

2011-06-29T03:29:00.000-07:00

After trying out the Shiseido Mild Face Sunscreen, my mind had been wanting to try more of the Anessa sun care range. The Shiseido Anessa whitening UV protector came out some time ago, I was a little hesitant to try it at first, the word 'whitening' weren't too inviting as most products containing the word 'whitening' I've had bad experience with using but I am pleased to say that this turned

Creer Beaute Volume Liquid Eyeliner + Utena Puresa Rose Essence Facial Mask

2011-06-25T06:10:00.000-07:00

** Please note that the items below were sent to me for sponsored review purposes **. I have not been paid to review this post. I've recently discovered this online shop that stock Japanese/ Asian cosmetics and skincare goods. Brands such as Shiseido, DHC, Dolly wink and even candies to my surprise. These products were kindly sponsored by Artie the beauty online store. I received two

Jill Stuart False Eyelashes 03 + Charming Lily 07

2011-06-24T05:58:00.000-07:00

Follow up from my previous post of the Kitten eyes collection, below are the remaining items I have bought for Summer season. False eyelashes 03 Baby type and Blush blossom in Charming lily 07. I was planning to get all the false eyelashes but after thorough thought on it, I resisted as I wasn't too sure of the colored bottom lashes on 02 Feminine type and 01 Dolly type. Both type of eyelash

KATE Mineral UV Gel Base Primer

2011-06-22T11:36:00.000-07:00

Before I begin with this post, I would like to apologise for the recent delay on updates of posts, I haven't been able to find the time to take pictures or to blog fully due to recent work loads. As also mentioned on Twitter, that post were a little slower updating than usual, so a Huge apology to everyone especially to my regular visitors (you know who you are ^__^) Anyway, moving on... this

Jill Stuart Jelly Eye Color N 14 15 16 Kitten Eyes

2011-06-12T16:58:00.000-07:00

Jill Stuart Kitten Eyes collection. Jelly Eye Color N in 14 Dazzling tear, 15 Chandelier lace and 16 Romantic cat. All Limited edition and new for the summer season 2011. I had my eyes on these ever since I heard the press release for them, I was so excited about the Kitten eyes collection, I took all three of the eye jellies as they look super pretty and a few more products which I will list in