I had heard so much about Lunasol’s liquid foundation but frankly speaking I had never wanted to check it out as I’m not into liquid foundation previously. Now that I’m hooked to foundation my mind drifted once again to Lunasol.

Thanks to a pink carpet event organized by Vanity Trove Malaysia in collaboration with Kanebo Malaysia, I booked myself for a session slot and that session comes with a special Kanebo trove. There it was…Lunasol Modeling Water Liquid Foundation sitting in the trove waiting to be discovered. The one I had was a lighter shade in OC02 that suits my skin tone quite well.

The bottle is frosty glass. Quite classy with bronzy high quality plastic cap that unfortunately attract fingerprints. The bottle is not that huge as the content is just at 25ml which is much lesser than other foundie in the market. The smallest foundation I’ve ever seen is 30ml. Perhaps it’s good so that I can finish the foundation up real quick and grab a new one to try eh?

The lower part of the pump is made from the same bronzy plastic as the cap. The nozzle part on the other hand is made from transparent plastic. For an unknown reason some foundation escaped from the inside so I can see splashes of foundation on the transparent nozzle. Not quite happy about that. You know I hate dirty make up. Other than that the pump works wonderfully

Lunasol Modeling Water Liquid Foundation is a liquid foundation that has approximately 55% water composition that when applied onto skin, it will be integrated with the skin, creating a moist texture and making the skin look even more beautiful. That explains the name “modelling water”. This foundation emphasis on a new technology has been adopted to achieve excellent adhesion to the skin while maintaining outstanding spreadability and a light feel.

Although it’s made from approximately 55% water composition, this is not a light coverage foundation AT ALL. It actually give me a full coverage on but if you are someone who’s like me that are into medium coverage, just use lesser and build on when you feel you wanted more.

By far this foundation shade gives me the nearest to my own skin tone color. Because it look so natural I don’t look like I had foundation on. But of course that’s not the reality here LOL. I like that it feels light on my face and doesn’t look like I had too much on even if I build for more coverage. It goes on smooth without streaky lines. I prefer to use my fingers to apply this foundation. It is absolutely moisturizing and keeps the oil at bay for a good first few hours. Oil secretion was delayed for slightly longer compared with other foundation. Not bad.

Whenever I need a long lasting foundation for a specific day I would opt for this. Some foundation slips away or disappear slightly but this foundation stays put even on my oily skin, but it doesn’t last till evening. If you find that it’s too oily for you… just use a tissue, lay flat on your face and blot lightly, smooth the streaks with your fingers before setting with loose powder. This trick will get rid of the oil slightly so the face stays matte a lil bit longer.

Are you a Lunasol foundation fan too? I’m kind of a late fan but it’s never too late to discover a good foundation right?

Disclaimer: This is not a sponsored review. Product was from Kanebo Vanity Trove paid by myself.

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Will you agree with me if I said most of us skip highlighting our brow bone and inner corner tear duct area? I think most of us are not sure what to do with the “white” on an eyeshadow palette and some are afraid of putting white on the eyes.

On the other hand I’d be very happy if I find a white on a brand new eyeshadow palette. I couldn’t live without highlighting my brow bone. But I skip highlighting the inner corner tear duct area once in a while because I like to clean my eyes a few times a day. It’s not convenient for me when I do highlight the tear duct area although I can reapply after that.

Lately I notice that some palette came without a highlighter. I recall that I had this Kanebo Lunasol Lighting Eyes #01 Shiny White in my makeup stash and it has been there since June last year. Time to take it out and put it to good use!

This is a single eyeshadow so the mini palette is quite handy and fits on my palm with ease. The design on the case is kept simple and yet still pretty much a Lunasol signature look. It’s light but not cheap plastic mind you. It’s actually quite well-made as you would expect from Lunasol.

Look! The mirror part of the palette can be bent all the way down. It’s slightly raised up so when I run my brush over it more conveniently.

The swatch of this is as beautiful as it is on it’s palette alone. I’m so happy to see the shiny white. Immediately I can imagine how it is on my eyes.

On the palette the color is slightly beige and do look creamy and soft. Once swatch or apply it live up to it’s shade description – Shiny White and is indeed soft and creamy when touch. Incredibly smooth on application too.

I know I’ve been talking about using this as a highlight but actually you can use this shadow as eyeshadow. I’ve tried it and it’s gorgeous. When I do use this as eyeshadow it’s only on the 3/4 of my lid starting from the inner corner of my eyes. I don’t do one color eyeshadow as you know :).

Here’s how it looks like as highlight on my brow bone and inner tear duct area. Many people prefer matte highlight for brow bone but I prefer a highlight with a bit of shimmer or shine to it. What these highlight does is that it instantly brighten and lift the eye up for a more “awake” look. It also accentuate the overall look of the brow bone. This is a trick I learnt many many years ago.

Just couldn’t stop staring this cute pretty palette. I barely make a dent on it despite using it every single day for the past weeks. Although I did stain the palette which is unavoidable.

Disclaimer: This is not a sponsored review. Product was given to me as a part of the door gift during Fabulous Finds launch.

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Since CNY is just around the corner and I’m already on leave so I thought I’d wake up earlier to do this makeup tips post. I have been wanting to post this up months ago but just didn’t have the time. This is a tips from Adrian Sin; Burberry and RMK Beauty Trainer which I picked up at RMK makeover last year. It is simple and yet useful and versatile for everyday wear that I’ve been implementing to my daily makeup myself.

Before I start I must mention a disclaimer in advance as I know some of you can be quite judgmental and harsh. I’m no makeup expert, this is a tips that I picked up personally from a makeup guru which I think is worth to be share to you guys as I had the privilege to meet and had my makeup done by Adrian not once but twice. And during numerous encounter with Adrian I managed to get some pointers, tips and tricks from him.

Ready?

I’m not going to talk about prep-ing your face with skin care or base makeup. I assume you guys are expert now. I’m just going to jump directly to the main topic which is using pencil eyeliner as eye makeup base.

Prior before that I prep my lid with Urban Decay Primer Potion (UDPP in short). I’ve been using this since last year and a tube really last long. Normally I would dust some loose powder on top of UDPP as I find that eyeshadow will crease-free longer. UDPP is not that effective for me by the way. Totally up to you if you want to dust with loose powder or not. I need it and you may not.

(1) Take your favorite pencil eyeliner. I used to use Estee Lauder Double Wear Stay-in-Place Eye Pencil #01 Onyx which is a dark crayon eye pencil. But today I decided to use Guerlain Eye-Liner & Kohl which I bought a few months ago.
Just apply pencil eyeliner on the lid. Crayon eye pencil are easier to smudge so totally up to you how high you want to apply. For me I just need to line a thick line. Don’t worry about unevenness or if it’s not perfect.

P/S: Look at how smooth my under eye after StriVectin-TL™ 360° Tightening Eye Serum!

(2) After that smudge the eyeliner with a pencil brush or whichever brush that works for you. I’m using Ecotools Smudge brush. It’s small but not too small. Smudge the eyeliner upwards towards the crease. Once again don’t worry if it doesn’t look perfect.

(3) Apply eyeshadow over the lid like usual. Here I’m using Burberry Beauty Complete Eye Palette # Pink Taupe No.07. All the unperfected eyeliner will automatically become natural and doesn’t look crooked as before. Don’t worry about applying the shadow on top of the eyeliner. You’re suppose to apply over the eyeliner.

(4) This step is not necessary but I did it anyway to show you how intensify it will do to your eyes with this step. Plus it’s easier to do eyeliner after Step 1-3 as it doesn’t have to be perfect lol. In this step I did the usual 1-line eyeliner using the same Guerlain Eye-Liner & Kohl.
After that continue to do tightlining, line your lower eyelash and apply some pearl white eyeshadow to the inner corner of the eyes follow by mascara on both upper and lower eyelashes.

The end result. My eyelid are the hidden type cause I think I have huge round eyeball haha! I know you can’t see properly here but fret not. I’ve include more pictures below.

Here is the 3-view look. Click on the image for larger version. From this 3-view photo you can see that the black base is actually a lot darker than the Step 1-4 picture. It’s the lighting

I absolutely like this tips from Adrian. Not only that I can skip eyeliner when I’m feeling lazy or when I don’t have enough time to properly do an eyeliner, this simple step also makes my eyes larger and intensify the look of it. I notice that as the hours went by the black base became more natural as if it’s more blended with the eyeshadow.

The products used for the look above.

Face
Concealer – Estee Lauder Ideal Light Brush-on Illuminator #02 Light Medium (Not available in Malaysia)
Powder – Ronasutra 2-in-1 Foundation & Powder #03 Natural Buff (Not my shade, it’s dark on me. Review soon)

Eyes
Eyebrow – Kanebo Coffret D’or W Styling Eyebrow Pencil #BR-38 (OV)
Eyeshadow – Burberry Beauty Complete Eye Palette # Pink Taupe No.07
Eyeliner – Guerlain Eye-Liner & Kohl
Highlighter – Kanebo Lunasol Lighting Eyes #01 Shiny White
Mascara – RMK Extra Deep W Mascara #01 Black

Blusher
Shiseido The Makeup Accentuating Powder Blush #B2 Rosy Beige

Lips
Paul & Joe “Manhattan” Autumn 2011 Lipstick C #073 Uptown Girl

Hope you like this simple tips of using pencil eyeliner as eye makeup base! Try it and wow your relatives this coming Chinese New Year !

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