Eye Makeup Practice

Now, I'm not a eye makeup person cause it takes me 1.5 hours just to do a presentable (note the word presentable) eye makeup. This, to a person who clocks 10-hours workdays is just too much of a luxury.

My daily makeup regime includes the basic act of covering up my open pores, evening out my skintone and I'm good to go. 10 mins max.

So, with this public holiday, I decided to put some time and do some eye makeup practice, in hopes of shortening my eye makeup process. So, all went well although, there was no shortening in the time though.

The Products:

Clockwise from Left:

1. Shiseido Maquillage Clean Contrast Eyes 2 - BL743
2. Kanebo Lunasol Nature Summer Blue EX01 Eyeshadow Quad
3. Bobbi Brown Eyeliner Brush
4. Shiseido Maquillage Dramatical Gel Liner - BK951
5. Loreal Double Extension Beauty Tubes Mascara
6. Springheart Eyelash Glue
7. Daiso False Eyelashes
8. MAC 217 Brush (Not in photo)
9. Shiseido Eyelash Curler (Not in photo)
10. Sponge-tip applicators (Not in photo)

First I applied the eyeshadow from the Maquillage quad. Using the white as the base, the light blue for the inner corners of the eyes and the dark blue for the outer corners.

Next I used the dark blue from the lunasol palette and blended upwards, from the upper lashline. Then, with the light yellow, highlighted the middle of the eye to give it a pop of color.

All of the above done with sponge-tip applicators provided in the palettes.

Next I lined my upper lashline with Maquillage gel liner on my upper lashline.

Thereafter, I tight-lined my lower lashline with the maquillage gel liner, for 2/3 of the lower lashline, starting from the out corners. After this is done, I thickened the out corners with the gel liner, converging into the thin line when moving inwards.

After that is done, I took the Lunasol Eyeshadow palette, using the dark blue, apply it to the upper lashline again to soften the black eyeliner. Blending from the upper lashline upwards.

Next, for the lower lashline, I broke it into 3 parts, the most outer 1/3 corner, I used the dark blue from the Lunasol palette to soften the look.

The middle 2/3, I used the dark blue from the Maquillage and for the most inner 1/3, I used the white from the maquillage palette to pop the eyes.

Lastly, I used my MAC 217 brush to blend the colors together.

This was the final result.

However, I decided to try out the Daiso falsies. Since I wanted to really open up the eyes, I decided to use a realy dramatic pair so that the difference can be seen. And I totally liked the end result. Look at how much my eyes popped up compared to the above pictures.

But well, it's really too much hassle to do on a daily basis. It's very burdening for the eyes and the skin around them to do such kind of dramatic eye makeup. Plus,I think the difference is too much between my made-up eyes and actual look.

The finished result:

Review / Makeup: Loreal - Double Extension Beauty Tubes

Item Name: Loreal Paris - Double Extension Beauty Tubes
Size: Not Stated
Price: S$24.90
Available At: Watsons
Picture Source: klutzbeauty.blogspot.com






Product Description from Manufacturer:

Now, get the look of salon lash extensions with Double Extend Beauty Tubes Mascara. The Beauty Tubes lengthen your lashes up to 80% and last all day!

What it does:
Based on tubing technology, this mascara helps to extend the length of the eyelashes having a coat of extension tubing at the end of your eyelashes. This technology is not exactly break-through since it has already been around for some time.

However, Loreal has upped the benchmark by adding an additional white conditioning coat as primer for better extension.

Why I bought it:
By any standards, I'm not a mascara fiend, despite my small puny asian eyes. Furthermore, I wasn't a regular makeup user until my current job. So, I've always been a drugstore mascara fanatic. Loreal have worked for me previously, so there is no reason why I should shy away from their new products.

Packaging:
Standard mascara packaging with double ends instead of the usual 1.

Price:
This is probably one of the cheapest mascara using the same tubing technology. Plus, there is an additional conditioning coat that other competitors do not have.

Road Test:

I have to admit that I reused the photos for a previous review. I dont see the reason why I should retake a same set of photos for this review since I'm using the exact product.

One thing to note is that this product kind of clump easier. So, go slow and easy on this.

On the whole, I did saw some lengthening effect and my lashes looked defined. Like spider legs. However, it doesn't really deliver when it comes to volumizing. No gripes on that since it's meant to lengthen, not give volume. There are rants that it doesn't hold a curl well. But for my case, I'm happy with the curl that this mascara gives.

There was ABSOLUTELY no flaks nor smudging for this mascara. However, my lashes did have this plastic feeling to it. But no major cause of concern here.

Removal is relatively easy with warm water and off it comes. Don't be alarmed if you see strands of mascara as this are the "extensions" that were helping your lashes look longer than usual. I did get one or two of my own lashes coming off, but I think it was due to me being impatient. Always be gentle when removing eye makeup, and not tug it like what I did..

Verdict:
For the price, I would say it exceeded my expectations. But for qualification purposes, I'm not exactly a Mascara expert and I don't usually have high hopes for Mascara. As far as I'm concerned, this product delivered and exceed my baseline. For those who have long lashes and looking for volume, then I would suggest to look somewhere else.