Primark Little Glow Cheek

Went to Primark around 2 weeks ago, just saw these on reduction, and did not resist the idea to buy them and they only cost me £1.50!

Forgot to take the photo for the packaging, but it is just plain pink plastic cover.

This is similar to the famous Bobbi Brown Bronze Shimmer Brick or the similar cheaper version MEMEME bronzer, though the Bobbi Brown one is much much nicer and the Primark one has less finer powder. lol

Swatches

I personally found the orange stripe is too orange and the rest of the brown stripes are bit too reddish, so I don't think I will use it that much... qutie a waste... sigh...

Well, even though it is quite cheap, don't think I recommend this and rather save up to get a Bobbi Brown one instead.

K

My Travel Bag

As I am off to Liverpool within 2 weeks time and that I was talking about packing for holiday with one of the ladies on a forum, so I decided to prepack my makeup bag now [though i think i may have to take a few items out as they are my stables *O*]

As it is only a 2 day holiday, I think my makeup bag should be as light as possible as I don't think I will bring a suitcase up.

[Apologise for the bad quality photo, I think I need to bring another camera, as my usual old one went a bit nuts =.=///]

Tool/ Brushes

Bobbi Brown Travel Blush, Eye shadow, Eye Smudge Brushes

No 7 Concealer Brush

Mini tooth brush (the orange one)

Mini Sponge

Smashbox mini Kabuki

Palette

Pixi Eyeshadow -Manage

Sleek Face Contour Kit - Light

e.l.f. Complexion Perfection

Pencil/ Eye

No 7 Eye Brow Pencil

Gosh Velvet Touch Eyeliner - Black Ink

Yves Rocher Brown Eyeliner

Tesco All About Face Jumbo Eye Shadow Pencil

Estee Launder Double Wear Mascara Sample

Base

Cargo One Base Concealer - Foudantion  -light

Estee Launder Nutritious Foundation Sample - 02

DiorSnow Base SPF50

Lip

Yves Rocher Almond Oil Lip Balm

Sleek Pout Polish - Raspberry Souffle

NYX Round lipstick - Pumkin Pie

These pack in the Models Own clear pouch and 2 mini zip lock pouch that come with No 7 or Ruby & Mille brushes. These pouches are really handy as you can even put your cotton bud and cotton pads in a separate one and they are relatively waterproof.

So what do you think?

I will update the 2nd part after I have hang my clothes as they are waiting for me in the washing machine!

Be right back.

kyanvi.

Brushes.... II

Since I have managed to write the review of my brush collection... I forgot to mention 1 thing... it is...

What other brushes that I was thinking of buying!!

From the research I have done online, the following company's brushes are recommended by different bloggers/ forum user:

• M.A.C. - of course, it's kinda like common sense to lots of ladies nowadays... but i found the price bit too high @.@
• Bobbi Brown - another maker that is generally recommended
• Sigma - according to lots of bloggers, the quarlity of the brushes are as good as M.A.C.
• Trish McEvoy 
• e.l.f - i heard a few of its US$1/£1.50 brushes are okay and the studio line ones are generally worth more than US$3 /£3.50. 
• Shu Uemura
• 白鳳堂 (hakuhodo)
• The Body Shop - consider the ones I have used, they are actually good valued
• Ruby & Millie - after I own almost the entire collection, I began to wonder, how InStyle Magazine judge that?? Some of them aren't as good as The Body Shop, yet the price are roughly the same (when there's no £5 off voucher exists)
• Mannings (HK) - one word - cheap; and this is the entire reason for the bloggers in hk to recommended

Have I missed any?

K

p.s. Lancome Foundation Brush is good, I heard. But not its entire line. Also, M.A.C. holiday / mini brushes arent as good as its individual ones, as some bloggers claimed. But, I have no idea whether it is true or not.

Bobbi Brown Makeup Manual

I think lots of people already have heard about this book and I still found this book useful after I have browse most of the book available in bookstore. There are lots of information for beginner or domestic user.

Particularly, I found the 10step guide extremely good as sometiems, it is kinda difficult to tell others how to begin when I only into eye and face makeup, but not everything as a whole.

Bobbi Brown的5大選購粉底必勝法

1.粉底可分為很多種類，不同的膚質應選用不同的粉底，例如：
A.Tinted Face Balm - 中度遮瑕，有助提供補濕功效，為妝容帶來水潤效果。
B.Stick Foundation – 適合所有膚質(油性肌膚除外)，提供中至高度的遮瑕效果，拍照時使用最佳。
C.Liquid Foundation – 適合乾性至極乾性皮膚，提供補濕及發揮中度至高度遮瑕的效果。
D.Oil-Free Liquid Foundation – 適合油性皮膚全年使用和混合性皮膚於夏季使用，有效吸走多餘油脂。
E.Oil-Free Powder Compact – 適合油性皮膚，提供中至高度遮瑕效果，粉盒包裝方便攜帶， 最適合用來補妝時使用。
F.Mineral Powders – 建議適合極乾燥皮膚使用，選擇色調時要特別小心，因為油性皮膚或會 改變粉底顏色，使妝容變得乾燥或出現結塊問題。
G.Tinted Moisturizer – 適合中性至中性偏乾皮膚，提供輕柔帶光澤感的妝效，提供非常自然的妝感，最適合在打扮休閒的週末時使用。

2.無論你擁有的是白皙或古銅膚色，都應該選擇黃色調的粉底，因為例如粉紅色調的粉底會使你臉色看來像戴了面具一樣不自然，同時，要記住，塗粉底的目的不是要改變膚色，而是要均勻膚色。

3.選擇粉底時，可直接塗在顴骨和腮骨之間的部位，正確適合你膚色的顏色應該是會跟皮膚完全融合而且看不出來的。

4.測試粉底時應該盡量在天然光線下作測試，千萬不要在手臂或手背上作測試，因為一般臉部和其他身體部位的膚色是不一樣的。

5.經過夏季或日曬後皮膚顏色會變深，這時候你需要常備一款顏色較深的粉底，方便你隨時調配出適合你目前膚色的妝容。

Quoted from: http://hk.lifestyle.yahoo.com/beauty/beauty_tips/article.html?id=art_49888d37