Slit Mouthed Woman Inspired Make-Up

Today's gonna be another Halloween post, on another horror movie. This time, it's inspired by the main character Mayumi Sasaki of 'Carved' which is also known as 'A Slit-Mouthed Woman'.

The movie is based on a Japanese myth (interesting!) about Kuchisake-onna ("Slit Mouthed Woman").

According to Wikipedia, basically... there was once a woman whose mouth was slit from ear to ear by her jealous husband. She then return to town as an evil spirit wearing a surgical mask (to hide her slitted mouth) and stops children who are walking home alone by questioning them "Am I beautiful?".

If the child or children answer 'yes', she will remove her mask to reveal her slitted mouth and ask 'How about now?'. If the child or children answer 'no', they will be cut in half or if they answer 'yes', she will slit their mouth(s) like hers... from ear to ear.

So I just bought special effects recently so here's my nooby recreation on the mouth....

One thing I wish to improve is blending the latex with my skin better! I will put in more effort next time... you can see at the red arrow that there's a thick layer of latex just sitting dried there! It looks like hives or something!

Lastly, I did over-exaggerate the slit a little too much than the movie's make-up, but I can tell you that I'm NOT disappointed for it's my first time using latex and scar wax! I also wished that I had a pair of plain white contacts and mask to complete the look.

I will give this look another try in the future with proper eye make-up and props! :)

Now... time for you to answer my question.

"Am I pretty?"

Jk.

Bride Of Chucky Inspired Make-Up

There's only a few days left to Halloween and it's a shame that I haven't done much Halloween make-up looks for this end of the month!

But I did complete one look yesterday and I wanted to show you guys! :P

It's an inspired make-up look from one of my favourite horror movies, Bride Of Chucky. Yes. Chucky, the creepy doll who kills! But the movie 'Bride Of Chucky' also features Tiffany, who ends up to be Chucky's partner later on!

So I thought I'd give it a shot and do an inspired make-up look by Tiffany (the doll)! Here's a photo, I used for reference:

My inspired look...

I could've done better though! I should've also contoured my face and spent more time sculpting my lips so it looks much more sharper! I should've also researched more photos of her so the eye make-up could be more precise and accurate... so I can only call it an 'inspired' look.

But at the end of the day, I'm pretty happy with the eye make-up because it compliments my tiny eyelids (Asian eyes) and eyeshape better than if I did exactly the make-up that Tiffany had!

Hope you like this inspired look! If you have tips or suggestions about what I could've done to improve the look, please drop a comment below!

Saturday/Sunday Steals #13

I can't believe my 'Saturday/Sunday Steals' posts has hit #13!

I know I haven't updated with my market hauls in yonks! The last fewer weekends have been full of crap weather so market sellers don't really come out. I've only been visiting the fruit market and been coming home with fewer box of oranges... I can include them as 'market hauls' if you want. Heh.

But this weekend was so awesome! The weather here in Sydney has been great for the past 2 days and hopefully will stay this way for the rest of Spring and Summer! Woo!

The Sunday markets were jam packed today since the weather has been so crap over the past few weekends, so today, when it's sunny, all the sellers came out and the markets' hauling junkies came out too!

However, let's begin our 13th chapter shall we?

Yesterday, at Saturday markets, Mum and I did manage to grab quite a few shirts, but here are the ones which are for

me! There's this cute coral shirt with printed words and a plain button-up shirt.... Yes. Very simple cas' I'm a plain Jane. Hahahah! I probably have one of the worst fashion sense EVER, so I decided that I will stick to plain tees, leggings, hoodies, shorts and singlets -_-"!

As for cosmetics, I've collected this Australis' Fresh & Flawless Make-Up in Natural Fawn (my shade! yippee!). It's definitely used by someone, but I thought I'd purchase it anyways since it comes in a handy and hygienic squeeze-tube packaging. I won't purchase anything unless they can be sanitized for health concerns... Imagine purchasing someone's lipgloss or mascara... Sick stuff!

Also this brand new eyeshadow quad of pigments by ChiChi! You may or may not know... I actually don't use eyeshadows. I'm only 18 and I do think they make me look a tad older than my age. Some girls pull it off real well though!

This quad of pigments is called 'Pinks/Purples'. Another eyeshadow to my collection!

Last items I got from the Saturday markets are these small sized 'Dramatically Different Moisturizing Lotion' by Clinique. I DO have combination dry skin, so these will be perfect for me! I've tried out their 'gel' form and I find it okay. Lightweight and moisturising, targeted for oilier skin though.

Now onto my favourite Sunday markets! Why favourite? Because there's more make-up and fun crafty stuff!

My first purchase for today was this stripped shirt which hugs my body really well! It looks so 'winter-y' though! This shirt was for $4!

Second purchase was a Cosmetica brush by Manicare for $5. It was a pointed eyeliner brush, but I don't have it with me at the moment... So I can't show you guiz! :(

Middle section of the market was very boring, so I didn't get anything until the last section where I spotted this Avon Moisture Effective Eye Make-Up Remover Lotion for $2! Awesome deal, cause I actually need an eye make-up remover! Woo!

OK! Lastly! I got these ALLLLLL these cards and gift wraps for $5! It was up for 20cents each, so I chose 23 cards which includes Birthday cards, Mother Day's cards and Father Day cards and 2 gift wraps! Not sure about anywhere else in the world, but over here in Australia, cards at the newsagency are fucking $5 each, unless it's the cheap $1 which looks quite tacky.

This is my favourite card!!!! It's SO pretty!

Anyways, pretty sure I have enough birthday cards for the rest of my life!

I hope you enjoyed this post!

Dare to Wear #4 Challenge by FunnyFaceBeauty (Illamasqua)

Hello beautifools! Another quick post for today...

I recently stumbled across FunnyFaceBeauty's blog and I saw that she has put up a 'Dare to Wear Challenge' blog post. In her most recent Dare to Wear post, she features fewer photos by Illamasqua which which was from their recent collection called 'Theatre of the Nameless', I believe.

I actually don't know much about the brand, so correct me if I'm wrong!

But on another note, Illamasqua's stash of photos looks amazing! Ooft! This has to be my favourite photo of their collection:

I love the thick black outline of the facial features and that little circle on her cheek... I don't know what it is, but to me.. it looks like a cute mole. Hahahaha! Or 'beauty spot' if you'd like to call it.

Of course, out of FunnyFaceBeauty's post, I picked this look to recreate! Too bad I don't have any necklace and accessories for props!

So here's an attempt of my recreation if you're ready....

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I actually like the photos with flash better as they didn't wash out the intensity of the black eyeliner and all...

Overall, this was a very fun and messy look! I definitely enjoyed seeing my mum's reaction when I blocked out my brows also!

One more thing about this look is that, I actually only blocked out half my eyebrows, so I had to go over with Photoshop to actually remove the traces of me brows! I also used Photoshop to intensify the black eyeliner in the first two photos as the lighting did wash it out a tad..

Besides that, I did not airbrush my skin or whatever - just in case you're wondering!

There's fewer things that I do need to improve or change about this make-up look also! I need to work more on highlighting the cheekbones and also my eyelids. And more blush too! Cry!

Hope you liked this post!

P.S. I look like a man with my outlined lips LOL!

Quick fix for oily/greasy hair!

Hey everyone! I thought I'd do a quick tip post for fixing oily or greasy hair.

We all have one of those mornings when we wake up to oily/greasy lookin' hair and then realise there's really no time to wash our hair... sucks!

Anyhows, you may or may not know... dusting some translucent powder or baby power over your hair will help absorb that oil from greasy hair!

I personally never tried a tinted powder since I think it's a waste and I have quite a few translucent powders to go through, but I think it should be fine! Keep in mind to go with the cheapest option, so don't go MAC Studio Fix over your hair (lol!).

Hope you found this tip helpful!

Have a wonderful day!

Top 5 Picks: Australis Cosmetics

If you've followed my blog for a while now, you know that I'm a big fan of Australis cosmetics!

Why?

They have the most simple, but stylish and sleek packaging and great products at affordable prices. Most of all, they have the very fewer products which most lower-end brands still lack such as a make-up finishing spritz, HD products, eyeshadow primers, crackle nail polishes, lip butters and gloss sticks. I think for this reason, it makes the brand itself very unique!

However, don't get me wrong. I'm aware that no brands are perfect and that Australis DOES have those products which makes you squeal 'wth'. But forget that, I'll be sharing with you my top five picks from the brand in this post!

Ready Set Go Finishing Powder ($12.95)

This is my very first translucent powder and I'm extremely impressed with it! Read my review here. It's a lightweight, talc-free, mattifying translucent powder which keeps the oil at bay and actually makes my make-up feel like skin! The only downfall of this product would be its packaging as there's a tad too many sifting holes and not to mention that each hole is the size of a straw. Just kidding. Seriously though, too many large holes... you can patch it up with a piece of tape though. Should be no problem.

Colour Inject Mineral Lipsticks ($10.95)

No way on Earth will I leave this lipstick out of my 'top 5 picks'! I don't think I'd ever drop it out of my list of fave lipsticks even! It's moisturizing, pigmented and affordable with a decent long-lasting power. My favourite? Mambo. Lovely nudy pink. I do also own some very whacky discontinued shades (walla!) as you could see.. purple and orange. I LOVE them! I hope they'll eventually bring out a green and yellow lipstick somewhere in the future heh, it'd be fun and awesome! You can read my review here.

Colour Inject Mineral Lipgloss ($10.95)

I've only ever love two lipglosses in my stash of lipgloss (most are lower end) and it's the Estee Lauder Pure Colour Gloss and this baby. They are both very similar with their non-sticky formula, provides a healthy gloss and hides dry/flaky lips really well. The only difference is that the EL Pure Colour Gloss lasts a tad longer. As for the pigmentation of this, I'd say it's quite sheer but buildable. You can read my review here.

Paparazzi Perfect HD Blush ($12.95)

Proud to say, I'm the owner of Shoot To Thrill and Flash It! I've always wanted to try these blushers, but their '3 for 2' sale at Priceline still hasn't came so I could swipe out the whole

collection. LOL jk. I really love this blush though and Australis definitely should come out with more shades! These blushes are pretty much a trio of three shades of blushes which allows you to mix and match to your desired tone/shade. Awesome right? Not finished yet though. They are also crazily pigmented at the price of $12.95!

Now this last one was hard to pick... I was deciding between Australis' Nail Polishes or their Make-Up Spritz... but I'm actually not a big fan of their nail polishes besides the lovely limited edition green shade, so I figured I'd go with their spritz.

Make-Up Finishing Spritz ($14.95)

This baby, I've also carried home from ABBW and I quite like it. I wouldn't say it's anything I can't live without, but I'd definitely recommend this for those hot sunny days when you're in need for a refreshing and cooling spritz. It also claims to sets make-up while it's there, but I personally don't notice any difference. However, the spritz is still quite nice to use considering that it contains aloe vera (extract?) and rosewater with a lovely scent!

P.S. You can also use this spritz when applying mineral make-up (using the wet application).

So that's my top five picks!

Have you tried any Australis products?

What are your top picks?

Disclaimer: The Paparazzi Perfect HD and Make-Up Finishing Spritz are goodies from the ABBW bags. I am not obligated to review or mention these products in my post, please refer to this site's disclaimer policy.

Sydney IMATS Haul 2011

Heh I bet you've seen so many of these IMATS haul posts by Sydney bloggers in the past fewer days as IMATS just happened over the last weekend! I also DID attend IMATS as a part of the ABBW (Australian Beauty Blogger Weekend) and I did write about it in my previous post.

Ok. So let's start this haul post!

I honestly don't remember which stand did Tezza, Alice and I visited first. I think it would've been either the Make-Up Forever stand or the MAC stand, but seeing that it was a tad crowded, we went for a round and decided to come back later.

We passed the Serge Louis Alvarez (SLA) stand and they had a "3 for $30" deal on their lipsticks from an old collection! Together with Tezza, I picked up these two lipsticks which has no given name ~.~

Yes! An orange and a pastel purple coloured lipstick! Even though I've been loving bold lippies lately, I honestly won't ever wear that pastel purple lipstick out and about! I love it though!

I've been eye-ing Lime Crime's pastel purple and yellow lipstick for a while now... so now I'm on the search for a yellow lipstick. If you have any ideas (besides Lime Crime), please tweet or comment me!

And then we passed INGLOT where I made a purchase on three eyeshadow refills in matte black, matte blue and matte yellow. They were $7 each with their 30% off deal!

I actually don't wear eyeshadows. I personally think it makes me look a tad older than my age, but I DO enjoy doing funky inspired or crazy make-up looks sometimes. For $7, these eyshadows are crazily pigmented I tell ya!

After that, I made my way back to the MUFE stand but it was so crazily packed, so I just left after swatching a few of their HD blushers. I went around to find a stand which stocked their HD foundation for $42 (a few dollars cheaper) with no long queues, so I just grabbed one in #123 which hopefully is my shade!!

HD Foundation. Checked. Inglot Eyeshadows. Checked. Lipsticks. Checked!

Initially, that was all I wanted from IMATS, but since MAC was having a 20% off, I thought I'd check out what they have in store.. I ended up purchasing their Mineralize Skin Finish Natural in Medium Plus for $37. I always wanted a powder which gives off a dewy finish so I wanted to give this powder a try, because I saw Pearl Tam using it and it gave her such a nice and dewy look!

And then Ben NYE! I was so excited to visit their stand, but too bad they are just a 'presenting' stand, so we had to find other stands which stocks Ben Nye products which was Scotty's Make-Up & Beauty and bought a powder blush for my sister in Fresh Coral which was $10! So cheap!

And last of all is this awesome Special Effects Master Bruise Wheel by Ben Nye!!! I've always loved special effects! I'm so excited to use this wheel on someone's face heh! You could see that I already started playing with it :P

One thing I don't understand is why do they have a yellow and muddy green in the wheel? *confused*

However, on a similar note, Amanda, a friend who couldn't attend the earlier half of Day 1 decided to bring us some Sportsgirls goodies as a gift! It was so sweet of her! You really didn't have to Amanda!

She included two lipsticks, two eyeshadow trios and 1 blusher for all 3 of us :D Awww! Happy! I'm now the happy owner of 5 Sportsgirls lipsticks which motivates me to write up a review for them soon!

Please stay tuned!