Most of us spotted oiliness on our face after a day of work under the air con in the office. And normally people would reach out for their oil blotting papers in their cosmetic pouch. They ranges from Gatsby, Clean & Clear, Elf, Kleenex and many more. Be it powdered and non powdered. Scent and unscented. While blotting does not prevent the oil, it lessens the shine. It is a temporary way of getting the oil off from the surface of your face.

However, if you do not want to shell out money for these blotting papers, simply take a ply of white tissue paper and it will do the trick!

So what did i do to remove the oil from my face and touch up?

Firstly I peel a ply off my 3-ply tissue paper and dab it on my face gently. Taking note that i never swipe it. As much as i want to remove the oil from my face, i want my foundation to stay the same. Not an inch movement or shifts. Under the eye area is crucial too. You dont want your concealer to be removed. So, what i do is i wraped that ply on my ring finger and dab it the dame way when i apply concealer.

After visually mattify my face with that tissue, i took out either my MAC Blot powder or my MAC MSF and swirl a touch of powder with my 187 stippling brush all over my face. This brush does not pick up too much powder. I would not want to top up too much powder on my face which could clog up my pores.

Right after that i apply blush and im off!!!

Thats how i touch up my face.

An adorebeauty advice: Do not touch up your concealer after powder. If you need to apply the concealer, apply it after blotting. Apply concealer THEN powder up!

Thats all for today!

Keep the oil at bay ladies!

xoxo

I found this article while I was browsing the Women Weeklymagazine and i thought "AH HA! Great tips for my readers!" And i took photos of it and now, i wanna share with al of you how to conceal your under eye. Many asian women have dark eye circles which may mainly due to Sinus, allergies, age and more. However this dark circles are easily to get and hard to get rid of just like the fats in my body.

These are the effects that might cause dark circles.Anywhoo! Below are the step by step write upon how to conceal under eye circles from the Experts!

Hope you find it useful! xoxo!

Picking up the perfect shade of foundation is super important. Either you make it, looking glowy and flawless, looking like you are not putting make up, OR you break it, by looking like a daytime ghost/ looking over-tanned.So I would like to share some tips with you on how to get your perfect shade, because right now, I consider myself an intermediate when finding the right shade for my skintone.You and I know, the easiest way to get your colour match, is to head to a make up counter (which means, Estee Lauder Companies, Chanel, Dior..in short = high end) and ask for assistance on it. The BA or MUA would be glad to help you up in matching plus giving you tips on how to apply those foundations. I would suggest you to do so. Invest in a foundation and go to the counter and just enjoy yourself!

On make up counters:

No. 1: After, applying the foundation all over the face, already feeling happy, do not buy it immediately. You want the product to work for you. So, I suggest you to walk around first, tell the MUA you wanted to test the oxidation and the perfect match of the colour on your face. So what do you do? Head outdoors, get a mirror, preferable a big one, and see how the shade is blending on to your neck. If it goes nicely with your skintone, then you know it is the right colour.

No 2: Here is the tricky part, if the shade is 1 tone lighter than your skintone/neck, it might be a perfect fit too! Why? Because the foundation will oxidise after wearing it for about 4 hours or so. After oxidation, which is caused by oil from your face due to pespire, it will darken the foundation. Hence, perfect shade for the rest of the day. Not easy huh. That is why, going to the make up counters will definitely help you to get the perfect shade.

On Watson/ Guardian:

No 1: I would suggest going to your neighbourhood mall. Not applying any make up. Get your clean fingers ready and swatch the foundation that you think suits your skintone best! Swatch it on your chin, (refer to the image above). Blend it nicely on your skin and following instruction no. 1 above, head outdoors and see how it works.

No 2: For drugstore, it is easier as you can try as many shades as possible from many brands. But look into which kind of foundation you prefer. Liquid or Powder? I would recommend for beginners, try ZA compact powders. I started out with those when I was 16 yrs old. You can try them. If you think you are a little more pro, get the Revlon Colorstay Liquid Foundation because that baby stays!

No 3: Have a friend who will give you honest opinions. Sometime we need second opinions.

No 4: DO NOT TRUST the assistant there, because they (in general) are not trained make up artist. They are there to help you to explain what the products will do for you, but to point out shades, trust me, been there done that. I trusted her that i was even oblivious that I "thought" i was fairer then. Which only ends up me looking all muddy and cakey and ashy. Thanks man...~

Well that is all for now. These are SOLELY my opinion. If you have better tips that you want to share, feel free to comment so we all can learn something!

GOOD LUCK (michelle phan voice)

xoxo!

TIPS

1.) What would be my first video? Either a Big HAUL! OR an introduction.

2.) BE YOURSELF!

3.) Lighting is KEY. I got my white daylight at HOME FIX Store for $15.90 (U.P $19.90)

ADVICE

1.) Be ready with negative and welcome positive comments.

2.) Listen to yourself. Follow your instinct!

3.) HAVE FUN!!! LOADS OF FUN!

GOOD LUCK!!

Love,

Diana

" Tip: To know "where to glow" bend over for 30 seconds, then slowly stand up. Where your cheeks are flushed is where you are meant to blush. Apply your blush there and it will be naturally rosy every time."

What better way to reuse and recycle?

I did not know that my old foam ball was discoloured until i took the new one out to be replaced. Geeeeh! I also realize that, how to know that the ball must be replaced, is when you make a foam out of the ball, it create very thin foam. In short- no foam. Hehehe!

So what did i do to the old ball? I scrub it on my lips early in the morning instead! And i do not swallow it, so i dont find it unhygenic :) To all Fancl users, this is just a suggestion! Well talk to you all later! :)

Love,

Diana

Place in hot water for at least 10 mins :)

Hope this helps! Time to venture out on other primers!!! :)

Ok, so i was accompanying my mom to go to the dentist to pull out her tooth, i took the magazine placed on my empty seat and i browse through. I could not surpass this page without sharing with you all tips on applying liquid/crea/ powder foundation. I guess foundation is the most important part of our make up routine, and foundation is what we all want to find our holy grail to stick to. So here is some zoomed in text from the agazine. I took the picture from my camera, so pardon the pixelations.

Well, i hope this is worth it. And hope you benefit alot from it :) Thanks for reading!

Love,

Diana

Something i want to share with my readers. I was browsing for tips and i found this. VERY INTERESTING! There are no right or wrong answer but these are great pointers to take note of! :) Here goes!

I'm a beauty editor and yet it took me years to figure out how to apply eyeshadow that:

1. Wasn't crooked (mismatched eyes!)
2. Wasn't too dark or blotchily blended (yes, I know "blotchily" is not a word)
3. Didn't extend to the wrong, wrong, wrong upper reaches of my eyelids

After years of seeing makeup artists in action and learning numerous eyeshadow tips and tricks, here are my 10 favorites I wish someone had told me twenty years ago:

Secret #1: Blending is key

Ok, well I sorta knew this, but I wasn't sure HOW TO BLEND. You use three different colors: The base, usually a very light taupe, a highlighter for the crease and a main color for the lid, but how to get them to look as if they merge into each other like the colors of a rainbow? My secret: Start light then go darker. Brush the base color, apply the lid color and THEN apply the highlighter. Also, don't be too heavy-handed or you'll have to start over. Extra tip: Practice makes perfect. Play with your makeup a few days before a big event. My say: Best budget blending brush- Manicare blending brush $7.90 (mustafa @ $5.90) otherwise invest on MAC 217, never fails me.

Secret #2: Choose shadows that make the color of your eyes pop

Gone are the days when beauty experts advised against blue shadow. Matching the color of your eye with a shadow actually brings the color out (think blue shadow on blue eyes). At the same time, contrasting colors make eyes pop too (think a deep jeweled blue shadow on deep brown eyes). My say: As long as you can pull it off! Go ghetto girl!

Secret #3: Never cover your browbone with deep color -- unless you're doing a cover shoot for Vogue

You don't want the drama too much shadow brings. Apply shadow up to the browbone but don't apply shadow ON the bone unless it's a neutral color or a highlighter. My say: On streets, people might just be afraid of you if you do so...

Secret #4: Highlighter can make or break your look

When applying dark shadow to the crease of your eye, be careful to blend only on the outside edge. Get to close to the eye and you'll cause your eyes to look teeny and beady. My say: I have seen these alot. Especially when the eyeshadow is too chalky and unblendable, it looks disastrous. Apply little by little especially on the crease otherwise you might overdo it, and it will make your eye shape less flattering.

Secret #5: Set shadow with a great base

Primers are super hot right now because they help set makeup that stays for hours. I've found the secret to keeping shadow in place for hours is a shadow base. Almost everyone makes them but I swear by MAC Paints. My say: I really love TFSI. I think it depeds on individual. But it is important to prime your eyes first as our weather here in Singapore is all HOT AND HOT AND HUMID!

Secret #6: Shimmer is hot, but plays up wrinkles

Shimmer makes eyes really pop, but it also highlights heavy lids, lines and wrinkles. A great look for shimmer is to create a 'nude' lid, but apply a bit of gold shimmer to the browbone. Gorgeous! My say: Less is more.

Secret #7: Smokey is great, but keep it to the lid

Making up a smokey eye? Keep color to the lid and just under the lower lashline. Don't extend color above the crease. My say: Correct. Also, make sure you have concealers on otherwise you will look dark all around.

Secret #8: How to pair shadow with red lips

Remember the beauty rule 'Thou Shalt Not Play up the Lips AND the Mouth.' If you're going for dramatic red lips (never out of fashion), cover unsightly blue lines on lids with a concealer or shadow primer and then keep eyeshadow light. My say: I would do the same for purple lips. Less on the eyes, more drama on the lips! *POUT!

Secret #9: Make eyes brighter with white

A dot of white shadow or pencil on the inside of the eye near the tear duct will make eyes look brighter. My say: everybody should know this for survival!

Secret #10: Go for color Taupe and lavender look great on all eye colors. Also consider mixing shades if you bought a color that's just too bold for you. Mixing an electric blue with taupe can turn out the most perfect color.

My say: I always do this. Watever loud colours i use on the lids, i always use brown or taupe colours to netralise it. :)

Do you agree with these list? I would say I agree so much so that i need to point this out to my readers. Whats your say in this?

Credits to:http://beauty.about.com/od/eyeshadow/qt/eyeshad1.htm

This will benefit people who went to MAC workshop. We were given this as our goodie bags. And I found another way to use this container. Initially it has two mini fix+ bottles in it. So iw as thinking of other ways to use and and found iT! Wanna see? Scroll lower.

I cover it so that there wont be no dust settling on my brushes. Sometime when im lazy i dont. haha! Anyway, i love how my brushesa re seperate. FACE & EYES.  Apologize i took this when my brushes are all unbath! Anyhoo, below you can see, there is a divider with a base on it. I do not know how to put it in words nor call it. But i call it my section stand. This stand has a base. So all my brushes will settle on it. When i pull it up, it enables me to reach for my short handle brushes easily hence seeing my brushes too.

That was what i meant by my section stand. It has a base which allows my brushes to be pulled up and down. haha!

Now, the height of the stand equates to the height of the container. I hardly could reach my brushes when it is all deep inside. So i put a mini box, to add height for my section stand to be a little much higher for me to grab the brushes with ease.

Tadaa! Simple? So if you have this container, let me know what you are using it for? I put it in this container for now as i do not have space for these babies to settle elsewhere. So, i hope you enjoy it.

Where do you put your brushes at?

Love

Diana