Showing posts with label korean makeup. Show all posts
Showing posts with label korean makeup. Show all posts

Sunday, December 4, 2016

Pony Effect Stayfit Matte Lip Colour

     I purchased these Pony Effect Stayfit Matte lip colours from Memebox when they had the new products promo deals. They were bundled into two per set, and was $18.50. The retail price for each individual ones was $16/18. I do apologize if I forget the actual retail price since Memebox doesn't sell this product anymore. I hope it's only because it's out of stock or maybe Pony makeup is revamping her brand or something. You can check out Pony's official makeup website, but it doesn't sell any products, and the only official seller that still carries this product is 11st which is a korean online shopping website. I never purchased through them so I can't give you any comment, and if you do purchase through that page, you might get charged for international shipping/duty fees. Maybe ebay sells these? I'm not sure. I hope Memebox sells these again because I do like the formula. They are thick like the Stila liquid lipsticks but in a more thick gel consistency. They feel really nice and comfortable. Once they dry down to a completely matte and transfer proof finish, they become lightweight and powdery(velvety not sticky). They wear pretty nicely throughout the day. The only one that I have major problem with is #Fantastic. It's patchy and uneven. It's frustrating because it's the perfect deep red/burgundy shade I was looking for in a comfortable liquid matte formula. I really wish it wouldn't be so streaky. Other than that, all the rest of the three shades are opaque and beautiful! The colors are all very vibrant and saturated. They have a light fruity scent which is very similar to most Korean lip products, and I much prefer this to heavy vanilla scent. Please see the close up swatches down below. I get solid 8 hours of wear time if I don't eat anything greasy. At around 4/5th hour, my lips do get a little bit dry feeling, but nothing uncomfortable and way better than most of the liquid to matte lipsticks that are out there on the market these days. 





















Thursday, June 16, 2016

Tonymoly BCDation Cushion

I will have a separate video and blog review of the liquid version:)
I usually get my Korean makeup products either from ebay.com or stores in Chinatown/Ktown. You can also shop on Roseroseshop.com, oo35mm.com(they have a store in Chinatown which I go to), sokoglam.com, yesstyle.com, and etc. 



I love how they added one more shade to the range since Korean brands usually only carry two shades. However, this shade feels very similar to the standard second shade in normal Korean makeup. That being said, it's not much deeper/warmer than the original 02 or 23 I tried in other brands. It can also mean that the first shade in this line is probably lighter than usual. I would really love to see Korean brands expanding their foundation/bb cream/cc cream to shades that are more toward medium to tan because there are a lot of tanned complexion Southeast Asians out there. I can see that few Korean brands are coming out with different undertones such as for Neutral and Warm, but the warm ones are really not that much warmer and still on the paler side. It's time to match your foundation to the rest of your body! It's kind of scary to see people with paler face, and then in flash photography appearing to be ghost like:/ That's a big no no and so unflattering! I think maybe half or one shade lighter for the face is fine as long as you end up bronzing up the face or slightly contour a little bit. Or you can go with something that's a perfect match, and then highlight the high point of your face so it appears more 3 dimensional. Either way, Korean brands need to come out with more shades so more people can enjoy their products since the entire globe is all about Korean beauty now:)


I don't really like this air puff, and not sure if it's antibacterial. Since then, I started using either a brush or beauty blender to apply this foundation, and it's much better.


No flash indoor natural lighting
with flash indoor
no flash
no flash
night time no flash. pretty shining on the T-zone area. This was after few hours of wear.
with flash at night indoor. Very shining:(

Sunday, June 5, 2016