hi all! here's my spring-summer favorites. i don't have that many since it was during crunch time for school, with finals and projects, and i was in and out of a movie, it was
our first anniversary, and gahhh craziness! lol. anyway, here's what i've got for ya.
theBalm time balm concealer in light
last year, i bought this concealer on a whim (both the shade and product itself) from
hautelook*. and i used it for a little bit and then kinda quit. somewhat recently, i finished my mini pan of benefit's boi-ing (from the confessions of a concealaholic set). and i began using the revlon photoready concealer a lot, i'm still on my first one but i've slowed down using it since i've rediscovered this concealer. the real problem was that it got stuck in my bathroom drawer, out of sight out of mind. i've been using it nearly every day since i've pulled it out and i love it. it's really creamy, with light-medium coverage. it does dry out some with non-use but once you break through that top layer, it's good. i kept the little applicator sponge with it to kinda help keep it fresh. i love how small this little container is, but seriously, i've barely made a dent in this thing after 50+ uses. which is great, but i also have my other opened concealers i need to finish. ~.~
Be a Bombshell blush in sweet cheeks
ever since i got this in my april
ipsy bag* (
impressions post), i've loved it. it does need a light hand when applying because it can be too much. the blush can become powdery fairly easily, so be gentle when you dab into it with your brush or make sure you tap off the excess before applying.
Cailyn Cosmetics line-fix gel eyeliner in iron/Sigma E05/Sonia Kashuk bent eyeliner brush
this eyeliner was an instant favorite from my june
ipsy bag* (
impressions post). it's waterproof and stays put practically for days. when i first got it, i swatched it on my arm, took pictures, waited a bit, then used an equate exfoliating makeup remover wipe in a sad attempt to remove it. three days and showers later, it finally faded and was no longer visible. it was crazy ridiculous. but i love it a lot. i'm not too keen on the price ($21+shipping) as far as trying other colors, but this was a definite winner for me. i've been using this eyeliner in conjunction with sigma e05 brushes or sonia kashuk's bent eyeliner brushes because i really like the application they both give.
Dr. Bronner's pure castile soap in peppermint (liquid & bar soap)
one of the many nail art/polish bloggers i follow (i can't remember who!) mentioned how much she loved dr. bronner's liquid soap for cleaning her makeup brushes. so, while i'm experimenting with different brush cleaners/cleansers, why not?! so i originally bought the liquid soap and i loved it immediately. what i don't like about it: it doesn't really foam up that much for mineral brushes, so it's kinda like..well is it clean or not?! like you can see the makeup coming out of the brush into the sink, but yeah.. (i haven't used it with foundation or concealer brushes yet to know how well it reacts..) it foams up quite a bit for my synthetic brushes. you do have to be careful with duo fiber brushes, more specifically, elf small stipple brushes. a little bit of this goes a long way, and these particular brushes soak this soap up. so even after they dried, they had an oily-weird feeling; so after rinsing them and letting them dry a second time, it's better. i've only used the bar soap twice so far, but i like it a lot. i feel like it's easier to get the right amount of soap onto the brushes (the liquid soap kinda pours out very quickly as it is an almost oil-like consistency). i haven't had the same problem with the elf small stipple brushes when i used the bar, so that's good. it is a little more difficult cleaning my eyeliner brushes with the bar soap, but just get a little onto your fingers and it'll work. i think that, for the price, i'm probably going to continue getting the bar soap since it will definitely last a lot longer than the liquid. don't get me wrong, the liquid soap will last forever too, in moderation. i think i'll try the other scents too, eventually, but i figured peppermint was a pretty safe scent to start off with.
Picross 3D for NDS
in the past few months, i rediscovered this game in the depths of my ds & wii accessories bin. i'm a puzzle and RPG person, and this game, i really like. there are varying levels of difficulty and an introductory tutorial. basically you start off with a 3D rectangle, divided into a bunch of cubes. each row and column of cubes have numbers on them indicating how many cubes must remain in the row. then you gradually remove all of the unnecessary blocks to reveal the final image (you can mark the ones that must remain, kinda like minesweeper). for example, the image in the cover is a dog. you can kinda see him in the shadow on the right corner (which shows how it should look at the end) and in the center photo where the blocks have been removed.
K-dorama:
200 Pounds Beauty (watch it on
crunchyroll)
despite how the photo looks, both women are the same character & actress. the idea of this story is that the girl on the right undergoes plastic surgery because she feels self conscious about her appearance, blah blah blah. but she has the most amazing voice, she's a ghost singer for a lip-syncing pop star and a ..ahem....
hotline voice. it's kind of a romantic comedy. anyway, i really liked this movie. her puppeh is so kyoot. >w< i'm pretty sure T told me about this movie a long time ago, i just never got around to watching it until recently.
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