Brownish Pink Monochromatic Look

Hey dolls,

I recently had a chance to participate at the Cosmo Beauty Expo held at Coex Mall Seoul, South Korea. I came home with several makeup and samples, which I haven't yet seen in any Korean cosmetic stores. So, it was very exciting for me to try out new things. 

Among the things I got from the event were 3 shades of eyeshadow pigments, 3 shades of lipnicure, 1 lip gloss, nail masks, foot mask, face mask and a bottle of organic guava juice (yummy!).

Here are the swatches of the three eyeshadow pigments (01 penny, 10 dorosi, and 13 carol) and the three lipnicure (pink brown, chiffon coral, and brick red). 

Being the makeup junkie that I am, I couldn't wait to try out the new makeup I got and so I created this monochromatic look from one of the eyeshadow pigments and a lipnicure I got, which coincidentally match so well. They both have a brownish pink shade, which almost look like "marsala" (the color of the year). 

Below is the complete list of products I used to create this look:

Face:

• Nars Sheer Glow Foundation (Fiji)
• Missha Undereye Brightener(Light Beige)
• Too Faced Chocolate Soleil - for subtle contouring
• Mac Bao Bao Wan Beauty Powder - for highlighting
• Essence Silky Touch Blush (Natural Beauty)

Eyes:

• Essence I love Stage Eyeshadow Base
• Look At Me Cosmetics Fairy Dust Eyeshadow Pigment (13 Carol) - applied all over my lid
• Etude House Give Me Chocolate Shadow in Cherry Truffle - I only used the coral color as a transition color on top of my crease
• Benefit Roller Lash Mascara
• Etude House Play 101 Pencil (number 7) - waterline nude eyeliner

Lips:

• Rire Lipnicure (Pink Brown)

I feel like this color suits well on Southeast Asian Skin Tone. If you have a morena/naturally tan skin like I do, I certainly recommend this shade of lippie and eyeshadow color. It is bold enough to be seen but not so over powering and it still comes out natural. 

What do you guys think about this shade? What makeup colors are you into these days?

Keep Dolling Up,
Gelie (Jelai) xoxo

Makeup Giveaway Winner Announced

Hello Lovelies!

As promised, the makeup giveaway winner of Benefit's Roller Lash Mascara has been chosen. There could only be one winner; if you didn't make it this time please don't lose hope. There are more makeup giveaway challenges to come in the future. 

Just simply subscribe to my blog, be  interactive (write comments, share ideas, etc), and follow me on my social media accounts.

Congratulations to the winner and thank you for sharing some wonderful ideas for my next blog post!

Keep Dolling Up,

Gelie (Jelai) xoxo

Review + Surprise: Benefit Roller Lash Mascara

Hello Dolls,

Did  you know that today marks the first month since my blog has been published? I am so pumped up about the support I am getting so far from every single one of you and I couldn't be anymore grateful. So, to thank my avid subscribers, I have a surprise for you guys. 

We'll get to that later...

I also wanted to do something a little different than usual. From time to time, I will be posting videos alongside with my blog posts. So, it means, you can also subscribe to my YouTube Channel.

This weeks product review is recorded through this video post. Please check it out and stay until the last part to learn what my awesome surprise is.

Summing up my takeaways of the Benefit Roller Lash Mascara are the pros and cons.

Pros:

• Pretty and practical packaging
• Jet Black formulation that makes your lashes stand out even more
• Incredible brush and bristles design that prevent lashes from clumping
• Lightweight and feels soft when worn
• Doesn't flake out throughout the day
• Very easy to remove

Cons:

• Price 
• Doesn't live up to its claim of not needing curler
• Doesn't curl my lashes by itself
• Not for volumizing, only for lengthening
• Not waterproof

There you go, dolls. Let me know how this new medium (YouTube + blog posts) works out for you.  Remember, if you want to join the makeup giveaway, don't forget to follow the two rules I explained on the video above. 

Thanks for your love...

Keep Dolling Up,

Gelie (Jelai) xoxo