nyx eyeshadows in hot pink and cherry.

i've been lusting after hot pink ever since watching a pink valentine makeup look. it's a red-pink. i bought quite a few red tone eyeshadows but i still want hot pink. i was very excited when i discover cherry culture because it sells nyx and ships international! the price is cheaper than nyx's website and it often has some special offers from time to time.

color swatch at the back of my hand. one is more pink and one is more red. unless you're after very dramatic looks, they look quite similar after blending.

hot pink is matte and cherry is frost. however i don't see much frosty-ness in cherry. but it's not a problem for me. in fact i'm glad it's not that frosty.

currently i have these concealer brushes in my brush collection. from left to right, by edm, sigma makeup, mac and ecotools.

close up view of the brushes.

i can't find edm concealer brush from the website. it's probably discontinued. i bought it to apply mineral powder concealer. powder concealers are bad for my fine lines so i don't use them anymore. nowadays when i'm using mineral powder foundation, i'll use this brush to dab the foundation (not concealer) on blemishes.

for concealing undereyes, i love ecotools concealer brush. it's bigger than other concealer brushes. it's perfect for my large dark circle area. i've been using this brush a lot since buying it a few months ago.

the mac and sigma's concealer brushes are quite similar. i don't know the number for mac because it's old and the number printed on the handle has faded. they're not bad. i use them more for concealing blemishes on my face than under eye area.

maybelline xxl volume + length microfiber mascra in very black.

it was reduced to A$5 at priceline, the store at george street opposite myer city store. i'm specifiying this store location because the price was reduced to $8 at most other stores i visited.

if i remember correctly the original price is somewhere around A$18.

note: i can't find the exact mascara from maybelline's website. but there are other products with similar name. this is probably repackaged or replaced. no wonder the price was greatly reduced.

i was looking for a new mascara and was attracted to volume + length. most mascaras are either for volume or length only.

i'm late on this one. it's been going on youtube for a while amongst the beauty gurus talking about 3 things they like and 3 things they like about themselves.

i have so many things i don't like about myself. it's really hard to narrow down to only 3. i don't have that many things i like about myself. i have to think hard which 3. >.>

yes, people are more critical about themselves. they see things about themselves others don't really see.

having done so much winged liquid eyeliner looks lately, i'm bored. i decided to do something different this week.

lining my eyes with eye pencils.

it's not new. there aren't many options for me. liquid eyeliners. cream eyeliners. eye pencils. these just got recycled from time to time.

i've not tried gel eyeliners because there aren't cheaper options. can you believe gel eyeliners from drugstore brands such maybelline and physician formula that's widely used amongst beauty bloggers and youtube gurus aren't available in australia?

soft brown eyeliner look.