Makeup Review: Diorshow Iconic Overcurl

Diorshow Iconic Overcurl is a relatively new mascara in the market with it being out sometime earlier this year. (I'm pretty sure its either February or March)

How I ended up with this new mascara? Well, I told my mom I needed a new mascara (although I have my Maybelline Falsies Mascara) and this was exactly what she got me!

I must admit, Usually I leave mascara out because eyelashes are such beautiful, yet fragile things. They're one of the most important features of us girls (or me), and I really don't want them to fall in number because of mascara overuse.

So usually, I leave the house looking like this (at least, and on a makeup day):

When I first saw the mascara, this one word stopped me. 'RINSABLE'
If there's one bad thing about mascaras, it's definitely one that smudges A LOT. and rinsable really doesn't bode well...

BUT, Diorshow Iconic Overcurl really left me with no worries and completely satisfied once I started using it!
The curved brush really allowed easy application that gives these really thick, lengthened eyelashes... and here's the best part: IT DOESN'T CLUMP! This fact was enough to make me like this mascara, but as the day went on, this mascara left me IN LOVE with it.
Apart from it not clumping, Diorshow Iconic Overcurl lasted me the entire day (without any additional application) without smudging! Not only that, with its 'rinsable' property, it becomes really easy to remove at the end of the day!

Pamela's Mascara Checklist:
Volume
Length

No clumping
Minimal/No smudging
Easy Removal

It easily covers almost all the things I want in a mascara!

My rating on this:

Diorshow Iconic Overcurl is truly the mascara I'm in love with. Although it doesn't give me the length falsies would have been able to, I think this mascara is awesome enough to wear on any day.

xoxo pamela

Makeup Review: Lancome Liner Plume

I'm no make-up extraordinaire, but liquid liners are one of my best make-up companions since the day I started putting on make-up. Since then, I've tried my fair share of liquid liners and it includes the Lancome Liner Plume.

 Over the Lunar New Year, I decided to put Lancome Liner Plume out of exile and started using this again. (I haven't used it since the US trip.)

The thing I love in this liner is the black. It's a very dark black that definitely accentuates your eyes the moment you put it on. (Tip: Black will make your eyes harsher too, so watch the amount of it!)

The bad thing is, I'm a very impatient person. I like to do things quickly, so the soft brush of the liner (that guarantees it won't do much harm to the soft skin around your eyes) did not do it for me. AKA, I couldn't get a fast, straight line on my lid. Personally, I would prefer a sharper and slightly stiffer tip, but I would say this liner still does its job when I take care into doing my eyes!

How I feel about this liner:

I actually kinda love it! While its not going to be one I'll be using whenever I'm in a rush, I do love the black of the ink and it's not like it doesn't fulfill its purpose! Just remember to take care when you're drawing using this mascara!

xoxo pamela

Promises

I told myself that I was going to try out falsies again this weekend. (For both CNY and this blog) and I'm going to blog a lot so that I can post more stuff this upcoming week. I'm still on my way towards churning more good posts out, and I do hope everyone will still be patient with me when I can't blog much. (Especially so when school decides to give me a thrashing in full force.)

This past week has been helluva hectic and I've barely felt it pass.

I had my first critique/workshopping class - which was nerve-wrecking - and I think I did pick up some pointers from it!

Initially, I was completely mortified at the idea of my piece being up for critique that I posted it up on my blog to get (more) feedback before I headed to class. From that post, I realized how I can find such an AMAZING circle of writers who'd give me all the constructive feedback - and motivation -to help me write better. (PS. This refers to everyone who read my piece from the 'Writer's Discussion Group' on Google+ and Glipho. I have no idea how I would have felt if I hadn't received all the helpful feedback from everyone.)

So, with my expectations of how the class would react, I headed for class that day... Only to realize how my peers receive my piece differently from how I perceived it and the critique I received previously. I wasn't too sure if the comments on my piece being somewhat like 'Alice In Wonderland' was a good thing or not, and they did give me some other pointers, but overall, I felt that it was a great experience. There's always room for improvement!

Now, to a lighter topic!
Since I had falsies on, I decided to play with looks!

This is my 'hip hop'/stone faced look. I'm not pointing fingers, just saying how I think I look like.

Compared to the previous pair of lashes I wore, these were thicker, so they're a bit harder to put on. However, I do like both pairs so I can't choose. The first one was a more natural look, but this pair was thicker and sexier (but occasionally gave me the sleepy look).

  

 I have no idea why my hair looks blonde in the pictures, but I must admit, I kinda love it. Maybe I should have 5 colors in my hair next time. *starts singing to 'Five Colors in Her Hair by McFly*

That's all for now! 

Have a great week dearies!

xoxo.

Lashes FALSIFIED.

If there's one thing I absolutely CAN'T do when it comes to makeup, it's putting falsies. It's not that I don't want to, but I just never got the hang of it. So, I'd stay on with the good ol' mascara to give me the long lashes I want.

 

Me, bare faced, makeup free.

I don't have short lashes, but without makeup, my face is nothing spectacular. Small iris, bad skin... You name it.

Then recently, I kept hearing people talking about Maybelline's Falsies mascara and it's magical powers to give girls the long lashes that falsies can. For someone who can't put falsies, I was hooked. It was under my list of 'TO TRY' beauty products. Hey, which girl doesn't want pretty lashes!

From the moment I tried it, I loved it. Utterly adored it! I could see the distinct curl of my lashes without putting the camera right up to my face! If you want a close up...

See the extent of the curl?!

So here's a tip to you girls out there. If you want nice, long, pretty lashes, don't hesitate to buy a bottle of Maybelline's The Falsies mascara! I wore it out the entire day and it still stayed in its original curl! Absolutely amazing!

(Shock face! :O)

Tip: Don't layer too much mascara on, like every other mascara, it smudges a bit as the day wears on! (but it's not too bad so it's getting my stamp of approval!)

I give this mascara a score of:

It's a 3.5, and it only got a lower score because it smudged a bit and I hate smudging at my eyes. So until I find a mascara that doesn't flake, smudge and gives my lashes all the length and volume they need, I won't give them a rating of 5. HEHE.

Hope this helped if you're deciding on purchasing a mascara!
Do stay on to read my blog for more fashion, music, movies and other tips and tidbits of my (sometimes not so) colorful life!

xoxo pamela