Best in Beauty 2015: Eyes

Hello everyone! Welcome back!

Today, I'm going to be talking about my favourite eye makeup of 2015. A lot of the products being mentioned would have separate reviews that I shall link to at the end of the blog post.

Eyebrows:

NYX Tinted Brow Mascara

Revlon Brow Fantasy

• NYX Tinted Brow Mascara - BrunetteThis product has become a staple for me since I first purchased it. My only problem is that my local NYX retailers never seem to have it stock. This tinted brow mascara has become my everyday, go-to eyebrow product, for natural fuller looking brows.
  
  
  
  
  
• Revlon Brow Fantasy - Dark Brown  
  For slightly more defined brows, this two in one pencil and brow gel is what I turn to. It is easy to use, and the pencil has the right mix of stiffness and pigmentation to help you avoid going overboard on the brows. 

Primers:

• Smashbox 24HR Photo Finish Eyeshadow Primer
• Milani Eyeshadow Primer 
• Urban Decay Primer Potion 
  

 

My trio of Eye Primer Faves - Smashbox 24 Photo Finish, Milani Eye Primer and UDPP

I know you're probably sick of seeing these three (3) eyeshadow primers constantly, however as a Caribbean girl, with oily eyelids, believe me when I say these primers work. They don't cause my shadows to slip or slide (both cream and powder), and I get very minimal to no creasing with them. The Smashbox 24 Hour Eyeshadow Primer, is thicker in consistency, and lasts the longest of the three, however, because of its limited availability in Trinidad, I tend to save using it for special occasions. The Urban Decay Primer Potion and Milani Eyeshadow Primer, are very similar, I shall leave my review for those at the end.

Palette:

•  MAC Cosmetics Warm Neutral Palette
  

  

  MAC Warm Neutrals Palette

  Was there any need for me to mention this?! It's a palette fulled with beauty warm neutral colours a.k.a. my eyeshadow heaven. I've already done  full review with swatches, so I won't linger on this. 

Single Eyeshadows:
 

Most Loved Eyeshadows of 2015

•  Prestige Single Eyeshadow in Golden Retriever 
• Avon Single Eyeshadow in Champagne 
• ColourPop Cosmetics Super Shock Eyeshadow in Hammered 
• L'Oreal Infallible Eyeshadow in Golden Sage
  
  Both the Avon and Prestige Shadows have been featured previously. Check links at the end of the post. In 2015, I developed a love for green eyeshadows . They not only complement my eye colour, but they work great with my skin tone also. I've had the L'Oreal Infallible in Golden Sage for quite some time, but was too scared to casually wear green eyeshadow, but once I reminded myself that people's opinion on my makeup don't matter, I popped it on and fell in love.

L'Oreal Infallible in Golden Sage

Golden Sage, led to my decision to purchase ColourPop Hammered, because I wanted a smokier olive green eyeshadow for the longest time but again was to afraid to buy it and never use it. ColourPop eyeshadows are amazing! The texture is creamy, and is extremely pigmented. I'm definitely wanting to get my hands on some more.

ColourPop Super Shock Shadow - Hammered

 Mascara:

In 2015, two (2) mascaras stood out from all the rest I've tried, although I still love the L'Oreal Butterfly Effect, Jordana Best Lash Extreme and Maybelline Pumped Up Colossal Mascaras, were my definite favourites. Honourary mention to Maybelline The Rocket Mascara, which I also enjoyed this year.

Favourite Mascaras 2015.

Eyeliner:
L'Oreal 24HR Lacquer Liner in Espresso and Blackest Black ( I haven't tried anything new that beats this)

 This is only part 1 of my 2015 Best in Beauty, next week will be Face products of 2015.
Thank you so much for visiting my blog today, I hope you enjoyed.
As always stay happy, healthy, and positive and I shall talk to you all soon.
Bye (^_^)/

Links to Reviews featuring products in this post:

1. NYX Tinted Brow Mascara - http://jsmindpalace.blogspot.com/2015/10/product-review-nyx-tinted-brow-mascara.html
2. Milani Primer - http://jsmindpalace.blogspot.com/2015/07/milani-eyeshadow-primer-is-it-dupe-for.html
3. MAC Warm Neutrals - http://jsmindpalace.blogspot.com/2015/09/mac-cosmetics-warm-neutral-palette.html
4. Prestige Eyeshadow -  http://jsmindpalace.blogspot.com/2015/06/my-favourite-single-eyeshadows-part-1.html
5. Avon Single Eyeshadow -  http://jsmindpalace.blogspot.com/2014/08/product-rave-avon-single-eyeshadow.html
6. Jordana Best Lash Extreme -  http://jsmindpalace.blogspot.com/2015/08/july-makeup-favourites.html
7. Maybelline Pumped Up Colossal - http://jsmindpalace.blogspot.com/2015/11/first-impression-review-maybelline-pump.html

October Makeup Favourites

Hello everyone!
We have hit the end of October 2015, and it is time for my monthly favourites. Some of these products I have spoken about in previous favourites posts, but there are 3 products that have fallen neatly into my daily routine.
Links to past reviews on products will be left at the end pf the post. 

Makeup

Face:  Sacha Cosmetics Mattifier and ButterCup Powder 

Sacha Mattifier and Buttercup Setting Powder (Loose)

I have reviewed these products in a couple previous posts, and I am surprised how easily they fit into my daily routine. The Buttercup powder, has dethrone my Maybelline Shine Free Loose Powder in Medium and is now my go to loose powder, while the Mattifier pairs well with my e.l.f Mineral Face Primer, for flawless looking skin and maximum oil control.
The Buttercup powder is very finely milled, and it does not feel heavy or look cakey on the skin. Definitely a great investment.

Eyes: NYX Tinted Brow Mascara and Milani Eye Tech Extreme Liquid Eyeliner

NYX Tinted Brow Mascara in Brunette and Milani Eye Tech Extreme in Blackest Black

If you need an easy way to keep your brows in place, while simultaneously filling them in, the NYX Tinted Brow Mascara is definitely a great, inexpensive option. I have the shade Brunette, which works really well for me, but I am very curious to try a darker shade. (For pics of this product in action check out my IG: @ladyjpsych).
I recently reunited with my beloved Milani Eye Tech Extreme Liquid Eyeliner, and I could not be happier. I was previously using the Jordana Fabuliner, which I enjoyed, however, the finer felt tip of the Eye Tech Extreme allows you to have more control over the thickness of your eyeliner compared to the Fabuliner. Although the Fabuliner is cheaper, I would honestly put out the extra for the Eye Tech Extreme.

Lips: Avon Ultra Glazewear Lipgloss in Palm Beach Pink and Jordana Twist and Shine Moisturizing Balm in Honey Love

Jordana Twist and Shine In Honey Love and Avon Ultra Glazewear Gloss in Palm Beach Pink

I have mentioned both of these products in multiple favourites posts, so I'll keep it short.
Both of these feel super comfortable on the lips. They are moisturing, and have a good amount of pigmentation. They are great for days when you aren't feeling to wear much on the lips, because they feel very light on the lips.

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Thank you so much for coming by the blog today. I hope you all enjoyed today's post. Feel free to let me know some of your favourite products for this month in the comments or over on my IG (@ladyjpsych). As always, I hope you have a great weekend, stay safe!
Until next time stay happy, healthy and positive.
Bye (^_^)/

Links:
Sacha Cosmetics Mattifier: http://jsmindpalace.blogspot.com/2015/10/product-review-sacha-cosmetics.html

Sacha Cosmetics Buttercup Powder: http://jsmindpalace.blogspot.com/2015/10/product-review-sacha-cosmetics_16.html

NYX Tinted Brow Mascara:http://jsmindpalace.blogspot.com/2015/10/product-review-nyx-tinted-brow-mascara.html

Milani Eye Tech Extreme: http://jsmindpalace.blogspot.com/2014/08/makeup-battle-royale-2-eyeliner.html

September Favourites - Makeup and the return of Doctor Who

Hello everyone!
Welcome back to my blog. Today's post is going to be my September Favourites, however, before I get into the makeup, I need to geek out about the Series 9 Premiere of Doctor Who.

Undoubtedly one of the best premieres in recent Who history! Within the 5 minutes my jaw had hit the floor. I am not one to post *River Song's voice* "Spoilers", and I will not be posting any for the upcoming series! Last week's episode has me pumped up for tomorrow night's new episode. Also, Jenna Coleman is said to have filmed her last scenes as Clara Oswald, which means we will be seeing a new companion with the Doctor. We all wish Jenna the best in her future endeavours!

Now onto the makeup!

September Makeup Favourites

September was the month of lips and lashes for me. Theses are the products I used the most for September, and disclaimer, I did purchase all of these with my own money! I don't have any sponsors!

• Revlon Colorstay Moisture Stain - Parisian Passion
• Revlon Colorstay Matte Balm - Shameless (Deep, vampy purple), and Standout (red)
• Maybelline Fit Me Matte and Poreless Powder - 310 Sun Beige 
• Maybelline the Rocket Volum' Express Mascara - Black 

Lip Pics - Parisian Passion (left), Shameless (centre), Standout (right).

 I have full reviews on the Matte and Poreless Powder and the Rocket Mascara, so I shall leave links to those post below.

LINKS
Matte and Poreless:  http://jsmindpalace.blogspot.com/2015/07/maybelline-fit-me-matte-and-poreless.html
The Rocket Mascara: http://jsmindpalace.blogspot.com/2015/05/mascara-triple-threat-battle-l.html

I have a couple of products that I have been in the process of testing out, and they will be getting their own devoted post very soon. I have to keep this week's post very short, because I have 5 chapters of readings to do by Tuesday, so I really need to get back into it. However, I do hope you enjoyed, follow my Facebook page (J's Mind Palace) for some exclusive content, hauls and sneak peaks as well as my Instagram (@ladyjpsych) where I just post randomly. Also, as the new seasons of many of my favourite shows continue, I will be posting a Nerd Favourites hopefully in the coming month! Yay!

Thank you all so much for coming out and supporting my blog, I truly appreciate every view, you are all amazing! If you're having a bad week or rough month, hang in there you amazing person, things will get better! I send you warm hugs and tons of love xoxo
Until my next post stay happy, healthy and positive.
Bye (^_^)/

July Makeup Favourites!

Hello darlings!

Welcome to my July Makeup Favourites! I'm actually really excited for this post, July was a great month for me, coming down to the end, and I can't wait to see what August has in store for me. Without keeping you in a realm of my endless blabbering, let's get started on this past month's favourites.

July Makeup Favourites

Face: 

Maybelline Fit Me Matte and Poreless

Fit Me Matte and Poreless 310 Sun Beige

• I have been reaching for this foundation more than my L'Oreal foundations all of July. It's super creamy texture makes it very easy to blend and it has a solid medium-full coverage. Perfect shade match for me (310 Sun Beige), and it doesn't break down excessively throughout long, hot and humid days. I do have a full review on this and I will post the link to it at the end of this blog post. 

Eyes: 

Eyeshadows: NYX Trio in Golden/Rust/Walnut Bronze and Avon Single Eyeshadow in Champagne 

• All these eyeshadows are extremely pigmented, they have a soft and buttery texture and they translate beautifully on the eyes.
  
  NYX Trio:
• Walnut Bronze on my eyes and with my skin tone, tends to come off as an extremely warm reddish bronze shade. However, the lighting in this picture dulls the shade and doesn't do it much justice.
• Rust is a straight up reddish/coppery/cranberry type colour. It really differs to my eye depending on how light hits it. Absolutely love this shade, and I even have it in the original single shadow. 
• Golden...I've said it before and I'll say it again, I love gold!! Gold eyeshadows to me just scream wear me everyday, and on most days I do love to wear gold eyeshadows. Golden specifically strikes me as an antique gold. A perfect melting of yellow and bronze gold. 
  
  Avon Single Eyeshadow
• This is my go-to inner corner highlight. It is a metallic finish, although it is marketed as a shimmer eyeshadow, but nonetheless, its high shine finish brightens the inner corners of the eye making you look wide eyed and awake. 

Eyeliner & Mascara: 

Rimmel Exaggerate Eye Definer in Noir & Jordana Best Lash Extreme in Black

Rimmel London Exaggerate Waterproof Eye Definer in Noir

• I know you constantly hear about the Rimmel ScandalEyes Kohl Eyeliner, but these Exaggerate Eye Definers are awesome. They are very waterproof and smudge resistant, they are retractable pencils and they have a built-in smudger and sharpener. They are also extremely creamy, they glide onto the eye without pull or tugging the eye area. I use this to tighline, I use it on my upper lash liner and also on my waterline, if I'm feeling that look. 

Jordana Best Lash Extreme Mascara in Black

• Holy mascara Batman! This TT$20 mascara, has me gaga! Undoubtedly, this is one of the best mascaras I have ever used. It volumizes, and defines each eyelash effortlessly. My eyelashes look longer, more voluminous and defined without looking clumpy or laden with product. I haven't had any issues with it running, flaking off or smudging throughout the day. A little warning though, the brush which is a very traditional mascara wand, has the tendency to pick up a lot of excess product, so I'd advise cleaning the brush off a bit before applying it. I've been reaching for this more than my Maybelline The Rocket and L'Oreal Voluminious Lash-Out Butterfly mascaras.

Best Lash Extreme Mascara Wand

 Lips: 

Lipliners: Avon Glimmersticks Lip Liner in Mystery Mauve and Avon Ultra Luxury Lip Liner in Neutral. 

• Recently, I've been really into lip balm and lip liner only. I've never been a huge fan of lip glosses, and I haven't been in much of a lipstick wearing mood. These two liners have been my immediate, every morning lip liners, and I even throw them into my makeup bag for light touch ups after lunch. I love the colours, but the texture of these lip liners are so amazing. They are extremely soft and pigmented. 
• I am in the process of hunting down similar colours to these because...Avon is no longer available in Trinidad and I do believe in the wider Caribbean (=_=').

'Tis the end of my July Makeup Favourites, and I hope you all enjoyed. I wanted to say thank you for the support on the return of Game Corner, I'm so happy to be reviving that series on the blog, so look out for more Game Corner posts in the coming months.
Do feel free to share some of your favourites from the month of July in the comments, I would love to hear from you all!
Until Friday, I hope you all have a productive and safe week. Stay happy, positive and healthy, and I will talk to you all very soon.
Bye guys (^_^)/

Links:
Maybelline Fit Me Matte & Poreless Review : http://jsmindpalace.blogspot.com/2015/07/maybelline-fit-me-matte-and-poreless.html

My Favourite Single Eyeshadows Part 2

Hello everyone! Welcome to my blog, if you are new, and if you're a regular, welcome back!
Today, is part 2 of my favourite single eyeshadows. These can also be used to do a quick and easy one eyeshadow look but these are not your traditional neutral shades. Are you ready for this? I know I am.

 Rose Gold Eyeshadow

This particular eyeshadow, L'Oreal Infallible Eyeshadow in Amber Rush, is quite possibly one of the most popular eyeshadows from this line and it is easy to see why. It's buttery texture and high shine metallic pinky-gold finish works well with every eye colour and every skin tone. It's great when paired with other eyeshadows, however on it's own it performs beautifully. Patted onto the lid, you get that high shine pinky-gold finsh, and when blended up into the crease, it blurs into a soft neutral pink, that does a great job at defining the crease.

L'Oreal Infallible Amber Rush Swatched in Natural Light (Is it metallic pink or metallic gold? It's a mix of both)

Fire-y Eyes
 

 Jordana Cosmetics Single Eyeshadow in A Classic, is one the most beautiful metallic orange eyeshadows I've ever seen. Jordana usually gets overlooked because their products are so inexpensive but the quality of their eyeshadows are unbelievable. Buttery and pigmented, they are so lovely to swatch, and it does not lose any of that pigmentation when transferred to the eyes. To me oranges and browns play well together, and for me, it tends to make my eyes look more fierce and fiery. I do wear glasses, so that tends to tone down the intensity of this eyeshadow a bit, but with a bit of black winged liner, I feel positively fierce and fabulous for the entire day. I used this recently while playing with my makeup to do a Deathstroke inspired eye look (posted on my Instagram: @ladyjpsych)

Jordana Cosmetics A Classic Eyeshadow Swatched

Speaking of fiery, this NYX Cosmetics Single Eyeshadow in Fahrenheit, is beautiful! I do believe this eyeshadow is discontinued, however, if you can find it somewhere online, I highly recommend it.

NYX Fahrenheit Eyeshadow

It's a pinky-reddish eyeshadow that is laced with gold shimmer throughout. It looks like fire! Depending on how light hits this eyeshadow, the tones and colour changes.

NYX Fahrenheit (Natural Light)

NYX Fahrenheit (with Flash)

Mauve-ing On

Get it, mauve-ing on....I need to stop! (U_U)

 Milani Marbelized Baked Eyeshadow in Fusion. This is one of my all time favourites, and it is perfect for a single eyeshadow look. Used dry, it gives a soft sweep of mauve and gold all over the eye, and when used wet, you get more of a reddish-mauve laced with golden shimmer look.
Because of it's versatility (being able to use it both wet and dry), I recommend having this single eyeshadow in your collection.

Top - Fusion (Dry swatch), Bottom - Fusion (Wet swatch) - Natural Light

 I can't even with this....

 Yes, that's seriously what I have labelled this last eyeshadow because it is so unbelievably gorgeous!
Just look at it....sighs! 

 This is the Sephora Brand Eyeshadow in Hold Me Tight. The best way I can describe this colour is a pink-purple that sometimes tends to look like a purple taupe. It's really hard for me to describe, but it is just beautiful. It acts perfectly as a neutral colour on it's own, I've paired this eyeshadow with red lips and they just worked together so beautifully. It is marked as a shimmer eyeshadow, but it does tend to run more metallic to my eye. I really need to get my hands on some more of the Sephora Brand eyeshadows...I wish Trinidad had a Sephora (T_T)

Sephora Brand Eyehsadow Hold Me Tight - Natural Light

  

That is all from me today, thank you so very much for stopping by my mind palace, I hope you enjoyed.

Until next time, stay happy, stay positive and stay healthy!

Bye guys!

(^_^)/

My Favourite Brushes/ Everyday Brushes

Why hello there darlings, welcome back! How was your week?
I got another temporary job, so I'm fighting my tiredness in order to get this post up to you.
Today, it's going to be all about my favourite brushes, and it just so happens that they are all inexpensive. All these brushes ranged from $20TT - $100TT, Yay! Who doesn't love saving some money, I know I do...and then I go spend it on more makeup or video games *facepalm*
Disclaimer:  All brushes mentioned where purchased by me, myself  and I.
Let's get onto the brushes!

My Fave Brushes!

First, I'm going to start off with some honourable mentions. The brushes I tend to rotate in and out of my routine, but I still reach for them ever so often.

Honourable Mentions:

Honourable Mentions

1. NYX B12 Crease Eye Shadow Brush- this brush is a bit scrathy, but it does a great job at depositing and blending out crease colours. Although it's not the greatest, I always keep it nearby on days I want more concentrated colour in my crease. 
2. CALA 317 Brow/Liner Brush - This brush makes winged liner a breeze, and I tend to reach for it when I want winged liner but I'm in a hurry. I think this brush would be great to use on the brows with some type of brow gel or pomade (I'm trying to get my hands on the NYX Brow Gel and Tame and Frame Brow Pomade). However, for an eyebrow pencil/powder girl I'm not the biggest fan of using this brush. 
3. Real Techniques Fine Liner Brush - This brush is awesome, but I love another liner brush a bit more. This is slightly thinner than the one I will mention later, so it's perfect for precise and thin liner. I love to mix up my liner looks (from thin to bold) but recently I've been loving a bolder liner look, so I haven't reached for this one as much as I used to. 
4. Real Techniques Base Shadow Brush - It's a super soft brush that blends out cream and liquid shadows with ease due to it being made of synthetic bristles, and I often times use it for blending up into my crease. However, this isn't one of my essential brushes, because I have a few brushes that can do the job just as well. 

Favourite Eye Brushes:

1.  NYX Angled Brush - This is the oldest makeup brush I have, it's not sold online or in stores, but this is my go to brow brush. It's thin and stiff bristles makes it easy to make hair like strokes, it works well to blend out brow colour. I just love it and I never want to let it go....cue melodrama - (T_T)!
2. e.l.f Professional Eyeshadow Brush - This is the best brush for packing on eyeshadow onto the lids, and it's frickin cheap. US$1 = $20TT, which is an amazing price for any eyeshadow brush. It's soft, and doesn't shed when you wash it. I will always have one of these in my collection, for the price and the quality of brush you are getting, it can't be beat!
3. Real Techniques Deluxe Crease Brush - Great for cream eyeshadows, great for blending out concealer or eyeshadow primer, this thing just rocks. I often use this to completely blend out my eyeshadows if I'm doing a bit more of a smokey eye look. Although it is larger than a traditional blending or crease brush, it does such a great job, and I enjoy using it. 

Even more Eye Brushes:

1.  CALA 313 Eyeshadow Brush - This brush has a similar function to the e.l.f Professional Eye Shadow Brush, however, since this brush is made with synthetic bristles, it can be used for both cream and powder products (like the Real Techniques brushes). It's very small which allows for precise placement of cream products, and since I have smaller eyes, I really enjoy getting my cream eyeshadows to go precisely where I want them to as opposed them going everywhere when I use my finger.
2. CALA 312 Shading Brush - This brush is larger, so it covers a greater surface area, which is great when you just want a single wash of colour all over the eye. I've also used this brush to apply and blend shadows into the crease and the outer corners of the eye and it does a good job at both. 
3. CALA 311 Blending Brush - Soft and fluffier than the NYX B12, this is my go to blending brush. It gives a soft and diffused look to any shadow. I absolutely love it!
4. CALA 508 Eyeliner Brush - Dramatic, bold liner with ease...yes please! I cannot sing the praises of this brush enough. It's thicker than the RT Fine Liner, it's very soft and picks up product easily and just allows it to glide onto the eye. I really should do a tutorial or something on my winged liner using this brush. 

Face Brushes: 

All these brushes are great multi-taskers and baby soft! 

1. Real Techniques Expert Face Brush - I use this mainly for foundation, but I have used it for blush and powder, but I do prefer how it works with liquid products. It blends foundation in seamlessly, leaving the skin looking flawless and airbrushed.
2. e.l.f Complexion Brush - Silky smooth and blends powder like a dream. Perfect for blending out blush (which I'm now starting to get into) and for setting your foundation. 
3. Ecotools Deluxe Fan Brush - I bought this to use with highlighter, but I find it's a bit too big for that purpose, so instead I use it to apply blush and to set my foundation. I won't lie to use sometimes I just pass it on my face because it's so damn soft!

Well that's it for this week's post. Just to mention quickly, I'm going to be attempting to post more frequently on my Instagram (@ladyjpsych). I recently posted a mini haul of some makeup and I'm also going to be posting more InstaReviews on there as well.
I hope you all have a lovely weekend, stay happy, healthy and positive and I shall see you all in my next post.
Bye-Bye (^w^)

February Favourites: Short and Sweet

Hey everyone. Its favourites time again and I will admit I don't have very many this month, however I do have favourites from different categories apart from makeup, yay!

Makeup

Jordana Twist and Shine Moisturizing Lip Balm Stain - 05 Honey Love
Last month, I raved over this particular product and it continued to be my go to lip product for the month of February. It's moisturising, leaves a beautiful colour on the lips. For swatches, you can check out my January Favourites post in the archives.

Maybelline Shine Free Loose Powder - Medium
This is my current go to powder for when I don't feel like wearing foundation. It is not a powder foundation, just a traditional loose powder, the coverage is very light, but it helps to keep shine at bay for a few hours, so if I'm running errands, I just dust this on over some face primer either my elf or Prestige primer (also have a blog post on those) and that's my face makeup done for almost all of February. It has a pink undertone, which is the only draw back for me since I have very yellow undertones, however on the skin, it isn't noticeable.

Makeup Tools

EcoTools Fan Brush
It's so fluffy!!!! (Cue Agnes from Despicable Me voice) I initially bought this brush for highlighter, but I fell in love with using it for applying my loose powder. It picks up just enough product and all I have to do is lightly dust it on my face. The bristles are super soft and help to distribute the powder evenly, and even better EcoTools is quite affordable. I am thinking about buying a separate fan brush for highlighter, something smaller, maybe the elf fan brush.

Cala Professional Blending Brush (311)
A synthetic bristle blending brush, that works well with both cream and powder eyeshadows. It's soft, fits into the eyesocket easily, if you have very small eyes, I would recommend this brush for blending out shadows but not necessarily for applying them into the crease.

Television

Fresh Off The Boat
Based on the book by Chef Eddie Haung, Fresh Off The Boat is the best new comedy in recent years. Constance Wu who plays the mother, Jessica is hilarious. She honestly steals the show. I highly recommend you guys check it out.

Gotham
Fish did what to herself?!?!
Alfred!!!!! *ugly crying*
Gotham has been getting better and better with each episode. The writers are doing an awesome job. Can't recommend Gotham enough.

Games

World Of Warcraft
I recently started playing on a new, US based server as a Night-Elf Druid and I've been having so much fun. Unfortunately, my prepaid game card ran out so now I can't play. However, I am planning on upgrading to Warlords of Dreanor at the end of March, so I can't wait to get back into WoW. 
 
This is really short, but I really haven't been doing much this month in terms of wearing makeup, or playing games. On Monday, I start a temporary job, which I super excited for, and I'm hoping my migraines don't ruin the experience.
Until next week loves, have a safe and fun weekend. Stay healthy, positive and happy.
Bye (^_^)/

January 2015 Favourites

Hey guys! Initially, I wasn't planning on doing a January favourites and now as  I am typing this, I'm in a terrible mood and really don't feel like posting anything at all. However, my promise to myself and to this blog was to post every Friday for 2015, so I'm going to fight through it and deliver a post.

I was ill for most of December into January and to the tail end of January I got ill again (T__T). I wasn't leaving the house much but when I did, I wore little to no makeup whatsoever. There were however a few products that I thoroughly enjoyed using, and they've snuck their way into my heart.

1. L'Oreal Magic Nude Liquid Powder Foundation (328 Sun Beige)
    A massive thank you to one of my best friends Stephie, for recommending this foundation to me. We both have oily/combo skin, and she told me about this foundation about a year ago. At the time, I wasn't ready to invest in a new foundation but I kept it on my list of things to try. During January, I did a massive cleaning out of my makeup collection and ended up with only two foundations, my L'Oreal True Match and Revlon Colorstay. Personally, I'm not a huge fan of the Revlon Colorstay Oily/Combination formula, because it feels super heavy on my skin, I actually feel the foundation sitting on my skin, it's such a odd feeling. I decided, to give the Magic Nude foundation a try because I remembered Stephie saying that it was super lightweight and blended in like a dream, and after doing so searching around the internet, trying to find my shade match, I went to Superpharm (local drugstore) I picked it up. I must admit, I was pleasantly surprised by how liquidy this foundation is. You shake the bottle and it sounds like you're shaking a water bottle. I wish this foundation came with a pump or even a dropper, because it is so easy to spill or pour out excess product, which to me is the only major downside of this foundation.
  The shade match is perfect for me. I have extremely yellow/olive undertones and sun beige (328) is perfect for me (I'm a MAC NC44, L'Oreal True Match I can work with either W6 or W7). Very easy foundation to blend, it's recommended to be applied with your fingers, and that's how I apply mine, I think with it's texture and formulation, it would absorb into brushes and sponges quite quickly. To me this foundation is perfect if you're in a rush, it's lightweight, doesn't go on streaky, blends like a dream, has a powder finish. I've worn this foundation for 12 hours without setting it with powder and despite having to blot every 3-4 hours, the foundation didn't break down at all. I wear glasses, and the foundation stay put on my nose bridge where my glasses' nose guard is situated. I've gotten compliments a few times while wearing this foundation about how clean and healthy my skin looked, and people were in shock when I told them I was wearing foundation. Yay!!

2. Jordana 12 HR Made To Last Eyeliners
   Super creamy and pigmented gel formula eyeliner pencils, that don't smudge onto my lid and crease.....yes please and thank you! I have the shades, 02 Espresso Last, a beautiful and creamy dark brown, 04 Purple Fix which a straight up purple and 06 Jade Jewel which is a beautiful, rich jade/emerald green mix. I didn't intentionally choose liners that were even numbers (lol).  I'm usually all about Avon's Mega Impact/Supershock Gel Eyeliner Pencils, but those do have a tendency to smudge on my upper lids, but they tend to last in my waterline (weird huh!). However, the 12 HR Made To Last, were not made to last on the waterline so I'd recommend using it solely on your upper lash line.

  

3. Jordana Twist and Shine Moisturizing Balm Stain (05 Honey Love)
  Oh honey do I love this balm stain. I should stop trying to be funny (=_='). Despite my corny sense of humour, I genuinely love this balm stain, it's the perfect mix of pigmentation and moisturizing balm in a cute, twist up, jumbo lip pencil. Yes, it is essentially the same as the Revlon Kissable Balm Stains, but they're less expensive and they have a fruity/sweet scent. All in all, it's a win for me and I can't wait to get my hand on some more.

4. NYX Simply Nude Lip Cream (SN06 Sable)
  It's a nude that doesn't make me look like the living dead. Win! It's buttery smooth and pigmented. Although, I have very pigmented lips, this product is on me, my perfect my lips but butter shade. It makes my lips look so healthy and since I was using this when I was ill, having my lips look nice and healthy even when I technically wasn't is the best. To me healthy lips help to brighten up the complexion, especially when you're ill.

 

This my darlings is the end of my favourites post. I hope you all enjoy. Have a great weekend and I will see you all next week. 

Bye Bye (^_^)/

November Favourites!

December is upon us, Christmas is almost here, my birthday is quickly approaching *sighs*, the year 2014 is almost at its end....someone find me a TARDIS ASAP! I don't know why time is in such a rush, slow it down a bit. Anywho, let me stop yammering due to my denial that I'll soon be 23 (o_o) and get on with this November favourites post.

We got a little bit of everything this month, so let's me jump right in! 

Too Faced Melted Liquified Long Wear Lipstick in Melted Violet....errrrmerrrgerd!!! It's absolutely beautiful! Quite possibly the best lip product I've ever worn! It's creamy and highly pigmented liquid lipstick and the colour is gorgeous. It is my first purple lip product and it won't be the last. 

Avon Ultra Luxury Lip Liner in Rosebud is a soft, creamy rose colour lip liner which looks beautiful on its own when used to fill in the lips. This past month however, I've been using this liner in conjunction with Wet n Wild's Bare It All lipstick, talk about the perfect my lips but better lip combo!

elf Mineral Face Primer and elf Complexion Brush.

elf may be "cheap" to many but most of their products that I've tried are worth so much more than their price. The elf mineral primer is my Holy Grail primer, beating out both the MAC and Revlon primers I owned previously. It has a silicone texture which I enjoy, often times non-silicone based primers do nothing to smooth out/blur  the appearance of pores. It truly creates a barrier between your skin and your makeup and allows for your foundation to buff out perfectly. It hasn't clogged my pores or caused any breakouts or weird skin reactions, so this primer gets a huge thumbs up. 

elf Complexion Brush is the best multitasking face brush I've used. It's great for applying your setting powder and I also use it to apply my blush. Its bristles are fluffy,soft and slightly tapered so it allows for light application of powder products.

Finally the eye products.

1) L.A Colors Volumzing Mascara in Clear: This bad boy keeps my eyebrow hairs on lock down. It helped to keep my brows in place and smudge proof all day long. 

2) Mini-Sephora Palette: This was given to me as a gift from one of my best friends a few years back and it's become quite a staple in my daily routine. The dark brown eyeshadow is perfect for filling in the eyebrows. The medium mauve shade, smack in the centre of the palette is gorgeous!! My favourite  all over lid colour. My only complaint is the dark blue, it applies beautifully but when blended out it becomes patchy and loses its vibrancy, however when used to set a navy blue liner it stays. 

3) Revlon Photoready Concealer in 005 Medium Deep: I use this strictly to clean up around my eyebrows. It has a creamy consistency and has a medium to full coverage which is perfect for hiding to fine hairs around the brow that just don't want to be plucked. 

4) Avon Big Daring Volume Mascara: hnnnng! This gives my lashes life, it looked fits and volumises and the small bristles get to the whimpiest of lashes and makes them look awesome. I am in love with this mascara. It definitely beats Maybelline The Falsies for me. 

5) Rimmel Scandaleyes Shadow Stick in Bad Girl Bronze: Super creamy, blendable but it stays put without an eyeshadow primer...in the Caribbean. I don't know how it stay so well in humid as hell Trinidad, but it did and it blows my mind. It's a quick and easy option if you don't have a lot of time in the morning. 

6) NYX Angled Brush: I've had this brush since I was in secondary school and only now has it fulfilled its purpose. This is my go to brush for filling in my eyebrows. It's thin and sharply angled, so the brows are never too thick or too thin.

7) elf Eyeshadow Brush: This  brush is a tool of beauty. The bristles are soft and packed tightly together allowing for precise application of eyeshadow onto the lid. My go to eyeshadow brush for packing on colour and it's extremely affordable. Highly recommend this brush to everyone, newbie to pro, it is amazing and deserving of all praise. 

This post has come to an end, now excuse me while I go wallow in the fact that soon I'll be 23.....or go play more World of Warcraft!

Please let me know some of your favorites from November in the comments or tweet them to me, links are to the right hand side of the blog. 

Until next time, sty holy, stay healthy and stay positive and I'll talk to you soon.

Byes (^_^)/

Nerd Girl Faves: Favourite Television Shows

I've been waiting to start this series on my blog for a few weeks now. this idea popped into my head the very first time I snuck Doctor Who into one of my monthly favourites post. I will never fail to admit that I am an all round nerd. I love sci-fi and tech, I love video games and reading, comics and anime and also learning about any and everything. Yup all rounded nerd at your service!

For this specific post, I'm going to be sharing with you some of the old and new shows I've been indulging in and hey if you have a show you want to recommend, you can leave it in a comment below or you can send it to me on my social media accounts, I truly would love to know.

1. Power Rangers Ninja Storm
No, I am not ashamed to say that I spent a week binge watching Power Rangers! Ninja Storm was awesome when I was 10-11 and it's still awesome now. There's something so strange about re-watching a childhood favourite. I never realised how unbelievably corny, sarcastic and pun filled the humour was in Ninja Storm was back then, and since I have a great love and appreciation for corny, punny and sarcastic humour *(sarcasm is my second language, huehue) I just fell right back in love with Ninja Storm.

2. Doctor Who
This new season had it's ups and downs, a lot of hits and a few misses. However, there is something about Steven Moffat penning a season finale, that will almost always strike a blow to a Whovians heart and that's precisely what he did with the Series 8 finale. Poor Clara, poor Danny, poor Doctor :(. Although I'm sad that the new series/season is over, I cannot wait for the Christmas Special, Nick Frost as Santa!!! December needs to hurry and get here!

Well, that's it for the "oldies" this time, now onto the new stuff.

1. Gotham
Oswald Cobblepot....that is all!
Just Kidding! Honestly, I know that the show is meant to be based around Detective Jim Gordon, but Cobblepot steals the show. Robin Lord Taylor is undoubtedly one of the best actors I have seen in a while. He immersing himself so well into the persona of Cobblepot that it's hard to believe it's merely a character from a script that he's bringing to life.
One thing about this show is that the casting is above reproach. The casting was absolutely phenomenal and these amazing, mostly unknown group of actors bring forth perfect execution, to some of the better drama scripts in U.S network prime time television.

2. Scorpion
I've been waiting for a new show that involved a genius after CBS cancelled Numb3rs, and I have been given 4 geniuses, 1 Homeland Security agent, 1 former waitress now genius handler and her genius son.....Thank goodness! After watching the pilot on it's debut night, I haven't stopped tuning in to see what kind of trouble this band of genius misfits get into. Scorpion is made up by Walter, the leader and general genius badass, Toby the behaviourists (my personal favourite), Happy the mechanical genius and Sylvester the human calculator, Agent Gallo, Paige and her son Ralph <--(cute as a button). Scorpion is quickly becoming one of my favourite shows on television and I truly hope it doesn't meet the fate of Surviving Jack, which was absolutely amazing, one of the best comedies in recent years and it got cancelled. ;---;

I highly recommend if you are looking for a new show to watch to check one of these out if you haven't already. I will not post anything about specific episodes because....... "Spoilers ;)" 

That's it for this post, I think I will continue with this nerd girl favourites series because so many new videogames have hit the shelves, so that will be an interesting undertaking. We are in the last week of November, therefore a November faves is rapidly approaching so be on the lookout for that.

Until next time, stay happy, stay healthy and stay positive and I'll talk to you soon.
Bye guys (^_^)/

Favourites! September and October Combined

Hey guys, today it's going to be all my favourite products from both September and October. The reason why it's a combined favourites is my camera's Memory cards died towards to beginning of October and I ended up losing all my pictures for September :(

September and October Favourites

L'Oreal Infallible Eyeshadow in Amber Rush

1. Milani Powder Eyeshadow in Brown Stone. A completely matte dark brown shadow that I use to fill in my eyebrows. It's velvety smooth and pigmented, but I think it may have been discontinued and I've hit pan. (-_-')

2. Rimmel London Lasting Finish by Kate Lipstick in 107. It is a beautiful matte berry red. Glides on like butter and it doesn't budge after application. Highly recommend. 

3. L'Oreal Infallible Lacquer Liner 24HR in Blackest Black. I've had this for approximately 6-7months and it remains super creamy which makes it a breeze to apply. It's also very waterproof and smudge proof, I've walked through rain with this thing on and it didn't move. Mine is yet to show any signs of drying out so if you've been looking for a gel liner, you should give this one a go!

4. Beauty Treats Professional 88 Palette 

This palette is great for a novice with eyeshadow and it's also great if you really enjoy neutral eyeshadows like I do. Now some of the eyeshadows are smooth, some are powdery but not chalky at all. They are fairly pigmented and easy to blend. If you're a teenager and new to makeup and you want an affordable neutral eyeshadow palette, you should give this a try. 

5. Avon Big Daring Volume Mascara

One coat and my lashes are plump and volumised...ummm..yes please, give me more! The brush is a similar shape to Maybelline The Falsies but it's larger and has more bristles on it compared to The Falsies. It's a dark, rich black but for me the only drawback is that it's an extremely wet formula. However, when it dries it's smudge proof so it gets a thumbs up. 

6. L'Oreal Infallible Eyeshadow Amber Rush 

This particular shade in the L'oreal Infallible eyeshadow line has quite the following from bloggers, to Youtubers, to celebrity makeup artist and it's not hard to see why. It's an extremely pigmented pinkish-tan colour and it's absolutely beautiful. it has the look and feel of a pressed pigment, super creamy, blends easily and if you apply it correctly i.e. with your fingers instead of a brush, there is no fallout. 

I used this pigment on and off since I bought it in the later half of 2013, however I used it recently for my graduation portrait and it just looked so beautiful I had to include it in this combined favourites post.

Grad Portrait Look - eyes closed

Grad Portrait look - eyes open

Games 

World Of Warcraft 

I took the plunge into WoW and I'm hooked. I'm still a complete noob but I'm learning the ropes and enjoying every minute of it. 

Diablo 3 

Yes I've only now started playing Blizzard games, does that mean I have to turn in my nerd card? I only have the starter edition of Diablo 3 but rest assured I will be splurging on both DIablo 3 and Reaper of Souls for my birthday. Gotta treat myself ;) 

my only problem with playing both of these games is my crappy internet connection...sighsss

Television

Doctor Who 

The new series with the 12th Doctor has come to an end and oh my goodness, the feels were too much! I was never a huge fan of clara but the last two episode tore my heart out of my chest. Clara and Danny forever :'( I will say that this series had it's up and downs in terms of the episodes themselves, some were brilliant while others were just meh. Now that this series is finished, it's time to await this year's Christmas special with Nick Frost as Santa!!! - It's not a spoiler, the pic has been going around since the finale.  

This now marks he end of another post, my next post will be about new Television shows I've been greatly enjoying.Also if there's anything specific that you would like to see more of on here, let me know, all of my social media links are posted to the right hand side of the blog. Until next time, stay happy, healthy and positive and I'll see you next time.

Byeeeee (^__^)/