Brand Watch : Deborah Lippmann

So, as I look around the internet these days

I keep seeing mentions of Lady Gaga and her grey nails

on the cover of Vanity Fair.

I had a friend post a link on my facebook with a color 

by Lippmann & everyone just seems to want to try

her colors these days.

They are bold, fun but well...quite pricey.

Definitely a luxury nail polish brand.

The names of her Nail Polishes mostly come

from popular songs from the past or present.

Such as "Its raining men" 

The polishes range from about $16 - $20 

At first I was thinking to myself...

why are they double the price of OPI ?! 

Isnt OPI expensive as it is ? 

I was thinking that there really must be

something great about them if they 

are DOUBLE the cost of OPI.

So, I visited the website and the

difference with Lippmann's polishes is that she

infuses them with ingredients

to help your nails and not just cover them.

Things such as Biotin & Green Tea.

So, thats good news... but if I order any online 

it certainly wont be many, as I already have 

similar colors. But, some of the polishes 

are very unique. I do really want to try the 

grey and some of the sparkly colors. 

Im curious about the brush, the drying time 

& how well it goes on. But, I guess
the only way to find out is to try one.

Well, with Seche Vite any polish 

can be great. But,with this price tag

it better be great even without my Seche : ) 

She even created some color with celebs

such as "No More Drama'' Mary J Blige.

Pretty cool.

She actually has a blogspot (woohoo)

which shows a lot of the colors

swatched. The bottles are very modern

and simple & just scream New York City

to me. These polishes I probably wouldnt 

use for Nail Art. I think I'd put them on

when I feel like a more simplistic, 

mature look...which is rare. Haha ! 

http://lippmanncollection.blogspot.com

& You can purchase the colors here :

http://lippmanncollection.com/07/LC007_index.html

They also have stuff for your cuticles, fast drying top coat

etc. 

Check it out  : ) 

My Everyday Makeup - What I use

Here are the makeup products I have

been using this summer

& LOVING

My Skin Profile :

-Acne Scars

-Large Pores 

-Slightly Oily 

-Uneven Texture

This foundation is so light weight with just enough

coverage to not look overly cakey.  It doesnt

even feel like Im wearing anything. 

Its medium coverage which is okay.  

Some people say its not enough coverage.

But, for me your would need cement to

cover my flaws so...I cant really complain. 

I love this foundation brush by The Body Shop.

People tend to forget about that store...

They have really nice stuff in there ! 

I set my foundation with the Color Stay 

Pressed Powder. I used to use loose powder

But its just so freaking messy !

Loving this pressed powder. 

When I come home from work, I have

a full face of makeup to remove instead

of just traces left behind. 

It really stays on ! I usually toss it in my 

purse for a go-to mirror and to touch up.

Which I rarely have to do.

I apply the powder with my Body Shop Kabuki.

Its sooo soft. I love it : ) Aching to deco

the handle of this brush. 

These days Ive been lining & tight-lining my eyes

with Mac - Carbon. Im kind of obsessed with it.

I haven't used eyeliner for a while. 

Its great. 

I apply it with this small shader brush by Mac

Its #231. 

Almost every morning I put on this same lipstick.

Revlon - Soft Nude. Such a nice color. 

It always calls out to me over all my other lipsticks. 

I don't usually like Drug Store Lipsticks.

But, I really love this Color Burst line !! 

The color doesnt last that long on my lips 

so I have to bring it with me in my bag. 

Really loving Revlon this summer though.

They are on point !!! 

I put this Etude House 'Top 10' golden lip gloss on top

which really goes great with the nude color.

It kinda reminds me of a Mac Dazzle Glass.

I choose from a variety of different eyeshadows 

each day.  Normally I just keep it super simple

for work. I hate waking up early ! 

My brain doesnt function well enough to use

blending brushes and different shades & colors

to create ' depth' at that hour in the morning !!! 

I lovvve the Maybelline Eye Studio Quads. 

I usually just put a dab of white glittery

eyeshadow from the 'Sapphire Siren' Quad

to brighten up my face.

Before using shadow though I use my Etude House Primer

& Thats it !  

I dont contour, use bronzer, highlighter, blush or

fill in my brows. The only time I wear lashes

is when Im going somewhere special.

I use generic Korean brands.

Some people look great when doing 

all that extra but it really does nothing for me.

I just look too...fake 

Also , I use Michelle Phans method of 

cleansing my brushes - Dish Washing Liquid,

Olive Oil & Water. It works really well ! 

What I do when Im bored

Here are a few blogs I read regularly :

http://sleeptalkinman.blogspot.com/

(Hilariousssss ! Check it out)

http://ekimura.blogspot.com/

(Gyaruuu stuff, j-mag scans)

http://stylesuzi.com/

(Classy Fashionista with fun posts)

http://lotuspalace.blogspot.com/

(Asian Product Reviews Galore)

Here are a list of my Fav youtube channels.

I didnt put the obvious ones like michellephan

& communitychannel but I love those of course.

Korean Food Recipes:

http://www.youtube.com/user/aeriskitchen

Cool Japanese Lady doing unique makeup:

http://www.youtube.com/user/manwomanfilm

Adorable British  Girl doing beauty vids:

http://www.youtube.com/user/beautycrush

Crazy fun woman doing not so great makeup tuts

but gives good advice for life!

http://www.youtube.com/user/SugarFreeTV

Girly Gyaru Sewing Tutorials:

http://www.youtube.com/user/Himehood

Fun sewing videos and other creative beauty stuff:

http://www.youtube.com/user/SecretLifeOfaBioNerd

Current Fav Youtube Channel :

Im addicted to the BeautyQQ channel.

I love her ! The problem is she only speaks

Cantonese in her vids and doesnt always

have english annotations. Her acne vid

does have a lot of eng though which is great.

But, somehow I still love watching her videos

even without the subititles.

She uses like a million products

and recommends laser treatments & boy

does her skin thank her. It just inspires me

to do more masks and take better care of myself.

http://www.youtube.com/user/BEAUTYQQ

My next holiday Im going to get either

a laser treatment or chemical peel

done on my face so I can finally kiss these

darn scars goodbye.

Alsooo - check out my Favorites listed on

my Channel. I add to them often.

You will see some fun stuff there such as

adorable decos, recipes, skin care and other

useful & fun stuff to pass the time.

MOVIES / DRAMAS

Besides blogs and youtube - I watch Korean Dramas on

www.veoh.com or www.viikii.net

Movies I watch here :

http://vitamovie.com/movies/korean-movies/

I recommend "Changing Partners" if

you havent seen it.

Great Movie !

My Top 5 Asian Movies

in no particular order are :

Shutter ( you can find this in my YT favs)

Tada Kimi Woh Aishiteru ( Heavenly Forest)

Maundy Thursday aka

Our Happy Time

My Love

Changing Partners

(Some of these can be

found on other sites or youtube.

Google them ^ ^ )

I lovvee watching dramas on
viikii or dramacrazy. 
OH how I miss Crunchyroll...
Leave me a comment if you
miss the old Crunchroll days... 

Dolly Wink Nail Polish

If you are into asian stuff then you probably

know about Dolly Wink lashes. For

those that dont know they are perfectly

packaged pricey lashes for girls dying to

look more big eyed, cute or gyaru-ish.

They have lashes for top and bottom as well

as eye liner and other things.

I totally love the packaging. They couldnt

have marketed it better. Esp since that

dolly look is so in right now.

Now, they have come along with

some nail polishes & wanna get some

so much !! Even tho I dont need em...

The colors look like nothing super special

But, when I saw a pic of the colors on...

I just fell in love with the fresh brightness

the pastel colors have.

You can buy them on ebay.com !

You can find the lashes by the way at sasa.com

as well as ebay and tons of other places.

Im curious to see what the formula of

these are like.Do they take forever to dry..etc.

Love the colors,love the packaging &

http://www.koji-honpo.co.jp/tsubasa/

Asian Beauty Products

I have heard lots of people mention imomoko.com,
yesstyle.com & sasa.com
which have all the popular asian skin care products.
But never bought anything from them.
I always found it annoying that everything was so overpriced compared
to if you get it straight from Japan, Korea China etc.
But, I guess they have to make a profit.
Finally I gave in & bought some random items that I have been
wanting for a while. I got them from sasa.com
I spent a total of 90 $ including shipping but that was for
27 items. Not Bad !

I will share a few things I ordered:


1. The Face Shop
BLACK HEAD EX Nose Clay Mask
Picture a Biore Pore strip except you put it wherever you want.
Its a clay mask consistency at first but then you peel it off.
Peeling from the bottom upwards,the gunk is supposed to come out also.
Catalina from youtube has a review on it :
http://www.cl2425.com/2010/01/early-end-review.html
Also got similar products by Shills, Pinkey, Naris Up -- all blackhead
masks that peel off. Cant wait to try them ~ !


2. Kai Mascara Guard

I saw BeautyQQ on youtube post something about a similar product
So, I really wanted to try it. Kai has lots of interesting beauty gadgets.
This is supposed to shield your lids from any slips of your hand
while applying mascara. I think it also helps to de-clump and apply the
mascara better ? Not sure.
I also got the false lash applicator from Sasa.



3. Dariya Hair Magic Sheet

The famous clip-less Hair pusher-backers.
I got them in pink & black. (2 in a pack)
The lovely stylesuzi on youtube as well as lots of other
makeup gurus use them.

4. Mandom Corp
Green Tea Facial Wash

xxpinkxx on her blog http://xppinkxx.blogspot.com/search/label/THE%20SHIT
recommended the 'Mandom Charcoal Facial Wash'
But I couldnt find it on sasa. I believe its on imomoko.com though.
I found this Green Tea one I decided to try it instead.
I bought about 5 different blackhead extraction related charcoal products
on this order so I think Ill do just fine with the green tea face wash.
Eeek...Just tryin to get rid of these darn things & decided to try
as many blackhead masks I could find. Haha !



5. Kose - SOFTYMO Deep Cleansing Oil

I cant remember who recommended this but I know
oils of all sorts do a great job at removing makeup thoroughly.
Cleansing Oils are really popular right now.
So hopefully I wont be dissapointed !
Apparently this is very effective and non greasy.
Note* This is not meant to be used as a face wash.
You still have to follow this product with whatever
face wash you choose : )





Oh yeah & you guys know I also love to make my own beauty concoctions right ?
So I got a couple of empty spray bottles and pump bottles on sasa.
Im thinking of picking some aloe outside of my house and making a
pore serum from scratch ! Lord knows I need it : )

To make this semi nail related. They do have cute glitters and
a small selection of deco pieces on the site.
I chose this one to try :


They also have cuticle stuff, hand and feet lotion and some is even in clearance : )