FOTD : Gyaru x Doll

It's been extremely long since I did an FOTD. That's really because I like to do the same looks and there hasn't been any event that requires something more unique or dramatic.

At the same time, I realized I've never done a post on any Gyaru inspired look before despite stating it in our description so here's my take on it! Please click on pictures to enlarge if you require more detailed images!

Please note that mine is a very natural kinda of look. It's not 100% gyaru because my eyes aren't suited to be too droopy so I modified the look a little.

Ignore the background okay, I don't have much places to camwhore at and this is the best I can do!

I know not all of you want to see my face, so I'm going to reveal what I've used first. Then if you want to see this look from more angles you can continue reading!

FACE :

Lancome Teint Miracle in O-03

Candydoll Mineral Loose Powder

Benefit Hoola Bronzing Powder

Melliesh Cheek Color in #03

Skinfood Gold Caviar Moist Brightening Powder Ball

EYES :

Mac Paintpot in Painterly

Candydoll Mineral Loose Powder

Dollywink Eyeshadow in #1 Sweet Brown

Dollywink Liquid eyeliner in Black

Majolica Majorca Lash Enamel Glamour Neo mascara

Random eyelash curler

Dollywink Lashes in #01 Dolly Sweet (Upper Lashes)

Dollywink Lashes in #05 Real Nude (Lower Lashes)

Etude House Brow Mascara

Lioele Artist Auto Eyebrow in Light Brown

LIPS :

Nothing!

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How to get this look ?

Once again, you don't have to use exactly what I use. Whatever I choose is often randomly grabbed from my pile of stuff depending on my mood. I didn't use a primer because I'm often anal at how most mattifying / pore concealing primers tend to clog pores. I went ahead and applied my Lancome Teint Miracle foundation with a foundation brush. You can and probably should use a sunscreen/sunblock beforehand but on that day it completely slipped my mind. Set it with your favorite powder afterwards and in my case, I like the Candydoll one.

Because I have oily lids, I tend to prefer using an eye primer beforehand. If you have dry lids, feel free to skip this step. I primed my lids with Mac's Painterly Paintpot and set it with powder. I then used the dark shimmery brown shade from the Dollywink eyeshadow to shade my crease and let it appear more deep set. Use any brown eyeshadow of your choice for this. I proceeded to line my eyes with my favorite Dollywink Eyeliner. Start with a thin line at the front and let it gradually thicken towards the back before ending it with a flick. Extend eyeliner a little at the inner corners to make eyes look even longer.

Curl lashes and apply mascara. Stick on your favorite upper and lower lash. For something more dramatic, you can always use thicker lashes or darken your crease further. Line along the bottom falsies with the same brown shadow used in crease. Make sure that your falsies have adhered properly before proceeding to the your brows!

Coat brows evenly with brow mascara if needed. Use the brow pencil to further shape and add definition to the brows. Use any spoolie or if your brow liner comes with one to comb through brows and blend the colors.

Proceed to contour face with any MATTE brown powder. In my case I used Benefit's Hoola because it's not too dark and it's completely matte. Apply any blusher of your choice to the apples of your cheeks! Highlight cheekbones and nose bridge. Take any face brush and blend everything together.

I used nothing on my lips that day because I was going out for lunch and I'm simply anal about consuming lip products! You can choose to use a gloss for a cuter look.

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More pictures after so many words!!!

I don't know why my eyes are so... Glassy..?

I like this shot, it's very dreamy. I'm actually afraid of dolls :D

Hope all of you liked this! You can wear it out for any occasion but if it's for work, please tone down by removing the falsies! If you'd like to request for more looks, please email us / comment / post on our FB wall and let us know what kind of look you want!

Love,
Chiharu ❤

Product Review : Melliesh Cheek Color in #03

What a warm afternoon eh? It's super hot now and once again, yes, I'm camping at home and doing reviews for my lovelies~ The weather makes me really cranky though but I'm happy because I've received some really unique products from a certain company yesterday! I'll reveal the products 7 days later when I'm done testing it!

Moving on to the product that I've already used, the Melliesh Cheek Color in #03.

Yes, you can ooohhh and ahhhh at the pretty packaging again. How can girls NOT love it? You have cupids, floral prints, ribbons and lace! Of course, let's not forget Yui's pretty face that's there for you to admire and droll over~

You can see the price tag here, I bought this from John Little's Stardust outlets.

That's the ingredients list, and I really love how it is so recently manufactured! Means I won't have to be rushing my usage!

I promise you the picture is not blurry okay, it's because of the shadows! And yes, you have this nice gold lacy prints? I'm not sure how to describe them though. Lace? Ribbons?

The back of the blush...

Ta-da! Looks likes a really cool toned pink right? Before you worry about cool toned pinks not matching your skin tone, remember how my lighting is fluorescent and how my camera dislikes picking up any hint of warmth in my pictures?

Once again, great product from Japan!!! No I'm not really obsessed with Japan. Okay maybe a little. Nah, who am I kidding. I LOVE JAPAN. Food, beauty, fashion, nearly everything. And this blush? Me love too! It''s definitely not disappointing and I love my pinks. Firstly, it's finely milled. Secondly, it doesn't make you look like a disco ball despite having shimmers in it. Thirdly, this is super affordable. I'll share the deal with you later okay?

Top - Blended / Bottom - Swatch

That's what it looks like, but not exactly either. It's more of a bright pink with subtle yellow undertones so the warm toned people can wear this too. The shimmers are extremely fine and not visible in this case, so usually it won't be visible once you blend it out on your cheeks. It has silver shimmers if my eyes aren't failing me because it's sooooo tiny. So people with pore problems, you don't have to worry.

Truly, there's not much I can say about a blush right? Let me show you what it looks like on my cheeks. Prepare to be blown away by a picture that looks super not like me!!!

No, I did not get a nose job, it's just the shadows, my puffy lids and lighting playing around with my fatty nose! See that beautiful pink on my cheeks? It's not really that cool toned right? A little peachy in fact, but that's because my skin is quite yellow, so pink plus yellow = peachy. Somewhat.

Love the pink! And what's on my lips? The cute lollipop lipgloss I reviewed awhile back! I love my eye make up that day.

You can see the color on my cheeks clearly here, and my eye make up too! But don't laugh at my lack of nose bridge~

Also, one first glance, one may think it is a dupe for Candydoll's blush that I reviewed too. Here's a little bit of comparison pics to show you how they are not the same!

Just comparison pics! Let me know if you'd like a CandyDoll Strawberry Pink VS Melliesh #03!
I forgot to mention that these are actually on 20% off now at John Little's Stardust so it's only about, $19.80 or so? Please try one while you can!

Texture : ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ (Once again, thumbs up Japan, super finely milled!!!)

Pigmentation : ★ ★ ★ ★ ★(It's pigmented for sure, but not in-your-face kinda color.)

Application : ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ (Dab, pat, buff and you're done!)

Overall : ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ (This is on my love list too! Please try one~)

Cheers,
Chiharu ❤

Disclaimer : Yes, you guessed it! Bought with my own money~