Review: pixi Early Bird Palette

 Helloooo! (Yes, imagine this an impression of Marcus Butler hihi)

It's already October and autumn has begun... at least all the collections are out. Anyways, it's the perfect season to start with make-up, because it won't be too hot and humid to melt away all the make-up. When starting out, I didn't know anything about consistency, pigmentation or how to pair up colors. So to experiment with it and to begin the process of building knowledge and experience, I don't recommend to invest in high-end at first. If you already know a lot about cosmetics and what you want in it, it's fine, but if you want to play around, it's kinda expensive.
So at first I recommend bigger palettes, such as this one. The 88 Shimmer Palettes are popular as well, but I find them to be overwhelming. This one's compact, includes 16 color eyeshadows, 4 base eyeshadows, 3 blushers, 2 bronzers and 1 highlighter. There are enough shades for nearly all complexions and they're pretty neutral, so definitly fool proof.

pixi Early Bird Morning Light

K-Wave Wednesday #2

Hey guys!

It's K-Wave Wednesday again! :) This month we just wanted to share our most recent discoveries in K-Pop world, followed by some upcoming new dramas we might want to watch and we also have some drama recommendations and as always our current favorite song.

Here's the chronological order of everything we mentioned:

SPICA - Tonight (Comparison: Ulala Session, Rainbow)

Busker Busker - In The Beginning, A Thing Called Love (Comparison: Tyler Ward)

Cover of  "I do" by 15& (originally by Bi/Rain)

Jung Joon Young - Spotless Mind (Compared to F.T. Island)

Drama: Heirs (Complete Name: The One Who Wants To Wear The Crown, Bear The Crown)

Drama: Boys Before Flowers Remake: Between Boys & Friends 

Noona - Crush: "Noona" means "Older Sister"(for guys)  in korean and can be used for biological older sisters, or girls that are older than you and you're close with in general. So a Noona Crush or Noona Complex means that the love line is between a girl and a boy who's younger than her. (Examples mentioned: Flower Boy Ramyun Shop, I Hear Your Voice and Who Are You) 

Drama: Medical Top Team (Especially: SHINee's Minho)

Drama: Reply, 1994

Drama: Reply, 1997 (Especially: Eunji) 

Drama: Flower Boy Ramyun Shop

EXO - Baby, Don't Cry

SHINee - Better Off 

We hope you enjoy it! Until next time,
Lily & Jasmine

Review: The Face Shop Lovely Me:ex Blusher in PK102

Annyeong!

Over the years, one make-up item has gained its place in my most-often-used list: a blusher. It doesn't matter how tired or stressed out I look, a little bit of blush makes me look ten times more awake and alive.

The Face Shop Blusher in PK102 is the one I use the most.

What I really like about the brand is their sleek, but cute packaging. Etude House is way too girly for my taste and Missha looks very mature. The Face Shop is right in between.
The packaging is quite small, so it doesn't hold a brush or a mirror. Both would have been nice. Another The Face Shop Blusher that does contain an applicator is the Cushion blusher, which I wanted to buy for a long time, but that will have to wait until I hit pan on this one.
Something special that comes with this product is its scent. The blusher smells like a sweet bonbon, bot not too fruity. The scent fades after I applied it.

This product is not very pigmented, I'd say light to medium, but that's easier to work with in my opinion. It can be streaky if applied too heavily. Yet, it blends totally fine with a lighter hand. The shade is peachy pink, which should suit fair to medium skintones.
It lasts for about 4-6 hours before beginning to fade. For about 5-10€, I don't expext it too last the whole day.

To conlude, I recommend this blusher for a cheap, natural, everyday use!

Take care until next time,
xoxo Lily

Throwback Thursday of Another Kind

Hey guys.

As the title says I have something different for you today. Green lipstick. But not just any green lipstick. Green lipstick that turns red on your lips.

I've seen this product every time I went to a bazaar in Turkey for the last couple of years. You have to imagine a huge rummage table with lots and lots of lipsticks in no particular order and you just have to dug into it to find some goodies. (It's actually quite a lot of fun)
The lipsticks packaging is quite outstanding which is why I often grabbed it, but when I opened the lid (it is quite normal for the products not to be sealed), and realized the lipstick is green, I threw it right back into the pile of cosmetics.

Alfeen Magic Stick

Review: Kose Visée Glam Nude Eyes in N-2

Konnichiwa!

Saikin dō? After a few days of summer revival autumn has reached Germany and greets us with lightings, storms, rains and lots of wind! I feel my tan fading away, so it's time to pack my summer palettes away and get out the ones for a more neutral/cold skintone. One, I didn't use in a while, but is my all time favourite holy grail palette, is the Visée Glam Nude Eyes palette.

Even though I got to know about this palette through a business make-up tutorial, it's an allrounder. For a daytime/soft look, apply the top two colors. Add the taupe for a sultry look, the dark brown for a smokey look and the glittery shade in the bottom right for a glamourous look.
One special addition to this palette, not so special if you know japanese palettes, is the cream base in the top right corner. It makes blending so much easier and the colors don't crease. It has a lovely soft consistency and goes on really nicely. The rest of the shades also have a heaven-like texture. Super soft, finely milled, not chalky at all and they feel like butter! They last for good 6-8 hours before beginning to fade.

From left to right: Cream base, rosy beige, taupe, dark brown, glittery champagne

Pigmentation-wise it's perfect for me, but some may think it's a bit weak. The taupe shadow has the best pigmentation and a true-to-pan color. The cream base, dark brown and rosy beige have less pigmentation, the glittery shade less than that, but it'll still be visible. All shades contain at least shimmer, so consider that aspect before buying.

All in all, I'm in love with this palette and it's a 100% recommendation for everyone with a neutral or cooler skintone! You can get it at adambeauty or Ichibankao for 14 to 20€.

Take care until next time,
xoxo Lily