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Sunday, January 3, 2016

Makeup Review: IN2IT Gel Tint

In shade 01 Peach. Not sponsored.

If you prefer lip products that are long lasting but leaves no trace of its presence, I present you IN2IT's 8 hour wear gel tint that works 'for lip & cheek'. They weren't kidding when they said it was long lasting but come on guys, 8 hour long seems absurd for a lil drug store brand.

So I did the test, I believe it stayed for about 4-5 hours max-still pretty good, considering I am out and eating and drinking a lot during the course of the day. The product dries matte which is great and does not dry out your lips. It is difficult to remove the tint with only water which I guess makes it waterproof?

My biggest concern with the tint is after using it for a prolonged time, the outside of the opening gets a bit messy and it can look disgusting, there is no point in trying to clean it, because I bet you that it will get dirty by the dried up gel tint after the second time you use it after cleaning it.

Overall, it is a cost effective product to have in your makeup purse.

-Y

Makeup Review: KATE super sharp spider liner

Picture taken from Google . Not sponsored.

Living in a hot, humid country like Malaysia, waterproof based makeup products are a must, we can't live without it here. From the packaging, it reveals that the eyeliner formula can withstand water, sweat and oil from skin. It can also I quote, high durability and does not smudge easily.

Let me tell you, this product has given me a very good impression, not just from its quite sufficient volume of 0.7 ml but also its easy to hold-ness. It's incredibly light that it's like holding a hollow pencil.

I purchased the liner in brown from Watson in Taipei and brought it back home with me to Malaysia.

Unable to spare another day seeing the liner still in its packaging, I decided to make good use of it today.

The first stroke may not leave as pigmented colour as I thought but after a second stroke, it's all good in the hood. It's brush is so thin, not too long,giving it easier control. I'm a pencil eyeliner type of girl and a huge noob when it comes to liquid eyeliner. This is my first time using liquid eyeliner without having any mistakes, imagine my glee and satisfaction when I made the perfect cat eye. :D

Cleaning it off is a breeze, even if it's waterproof based. Even when cleaning, it doesn't smudge everywhere, which I find pretty nice.

There is one thing though, Kate wasn't kidding when they said sharp. Once you poke it in your eye, it will hurt. A lot.

I believe that Kate also has a 'super sharp liner' excluding 'spider' and it is a bit less pricey. So if you are too a noob like me who wants to try out an alternative brand, might I suggest Kate's waterproof liquid eyeliners. ;)

-A

Saturday, October 24, 2015

Recipe: Egg poached in a tomato base

A single portion dish./ Untuk satu orang Sahaja.

I have seen this dish being made everywhere on YouTube, but I would like to have my take on this dish.

The tomato base recipe: / tomato sos

2 Cili padi or as much chilli you want.

10 tomato cherry ( if you live in Malaysia like me, you will know how unsweet our tomatoes are, so we use a secret product...tomato ketchup from the jar)

1-3/2 tbs of tomato sauce like Heinz or Maggi tomato ketchup

1 tbs balsamic vinegar/ cider vinegar

Thyme, basil to your taste.

2 cloves of garlic cincang( minced)

1 red onion yang kecil (small) cincang (minced)

Olive oil

Egg

Steps:

1. Olive oil in the pan.

2. Garlic, onion, chilli and roughly chopped tomato in pan. Keep them moving for 2 minutes at high heat.

3. Add some water, if you add too much don't worry, the water will evaporate. The water is needed to to soften the tomatoes( our tomatoes don't disintegrate easily, unlike the tomatoes from Europe).

4. When the tomatoes look soft enough, put salt, pepper, vinegar and the tomato ketchup. Mix the pan contents. Add the herbs. Let the contents simmer for 4-5 minutes or until you like its viscosity. Add your egg when you like the texture. Cover the pan for 1 minute or even 2, depending how well done you want your egg to be.

5. Enjoy.

Recipe: Pesto Pasta Bake

This is extremely useful for using up days old picked basil leaves lying around in your refrigerator. Making it into pesto and mixing it with pasta, grating a bunch of cheese on top and putting a few more salted basil leaves on top and putting it into the oven-My oh my.

Scientifically, baking it will kill any germs and bacteria on your slowly dying basil leaves.

Recipe for pesto

1 cup of compact basil leaves

3/4 pine nuts

Oil based on your liking of texture. More oil for less viscosity.

Salt

Pepper

1-2 cloves of garlic max.

Parmesan cheese based on your liking

1/4 Pasta water ( we will be baking the pasta and we don't want to dry out the pasta)

Bake at 180 celcius for 15 minutes in a preheated oven and then 200 celcius for 7 minutes or until the cheese is golden brown. Enjoy.

Friday, October 23, 2015

Review on Collagen 3 in 1 lip balms

The product comes with a sweet thank you note, and the first thing that caught my eye was the size. It is very portable. And what a pretty cover!

My aunt actually bought me this from china. Well since I'm not a makeup commiseur, i gladly accepted it.

The three colours are : (translated by myself)

1. Coral

2. Rose

3. Sweet plum

Coral: it is actually more towards the red and flecks of gold shimmer but sadly my phone camera couldn't capture it well. It's a balm, so it glides on smoothly. My lips feel alright after that try. They dont feel incredibly moisturized nor chapped. So i guess the balm did its purpose well.

Rose: This has the most pigment out of the three colours. However, it left my lips a bit grainy-so that's another difference.

Sweet plum: Has the least pigment. Glides on well. As a balm, it leaves the lips shiny, but you can probably get away with it for a more natural look.

I forgot to add, all the balms can be extended by twisting the bottom of the tube(like any other lipstick). So it cant be considered to have more product unlike the NYX jumbo lip pencil