Monday, October 31, 2011

FOTD: Creepy Doll Look

Hi!!!
Ahhhhh last month I told my self that THIS month I'd be doing a Halloween look at the end of every week...
I guess that didn't work out!!!!

So it was the first time blocking my eyebrows the other day. 
I attempted it 3 times in one sitting and I failed the 3 times.
The next day I gave it a go again........ And after many layers of glue>concealer>powder>foundation>powder>foundation>powder>foundation>powder>foundation>powder>foundation>powder............... SUCCESS!

Hi I'm a lil doll.


I love drawing on eyebrows! Seriously!!!! 
I wish I had really light coloured eyebrows so I can shade them in a million times a year!


It was super fun doing this look! I finally made use of my NYX Jumbo Pencil in Milk that I recently purchased :) from my Cherry Culture haul here

I just realised what bad a job I did at doing my eyeshadow! 
I think I was too excited with everything else ehhe
It was kinda odd too since I had so much eyelid space!!!

I'm a bit cute.

Used:

Australis Lipstick in Flamenco
Lashes from eBay
Pink shade of Manly 180 Palette (review here)
Australis Paparazzi Perfect Blush in Shoot to Thrill
NYX eyeshadow in Root Beer 
Maybeline Liquid Concealer
FOA Foundation in Natural Tan
NYX Jumbo Pencil in Milk
Revlon Colorstay Liquid Liner

If I could have done anything better on this look, I would have used black for eyebrows instead of brown as dolls look perfect so harsh lines are okay. I would have also raised my eyeshadow more!

Hehe me without eyebrows:

Mind you, I thought I looked dashing.


Have a safe night everyone!!!
Happy Halloween!


xo, arsyparsy

♥



Wednesday, October 26, 2011

Lady Jayne Volume & Length Hair Extensions Review

Hi! How are you all?

Well recently I received two products from Lady Jayne's hair extension range.


1x Length, 45cm 3 pack @ RRP $39.99
1x Volume & Length, 45cm @ RRP $49.99

These extensions are synthetic and are also available in medium brown, golden blonde, dark brown and black. With the use of these extensions, the product aims to provide you with the length and/or volume you desire.

What they say...
"Creating a new style is only a quick 'snap' away with these easy clip-in hair extensions, the perfect solution if you want to vary the colour accents or length of your hair without committing to permanent and expensive extensions."

 If you know me, you would know that I am obsessed with my hair! I whinge over every single strand that falls off my head and frown as I watch my hair get thinner and thinner day by day...

By the looks of my hair, I definitely need volume so I thought I would give these extensions a test run! 
Maybe these would be the answers to my hopes and dreams! 


Lady Jayne 45cm Volume Hair Extensions


The extensions came already curled in an elastic net.
It was actually very practical! It kept the product tangle and mess free

As advised by Lady Jayne: 
"Use Lady Jayne solid naturally weaved hair extensions which runs ear-to-ear to pump your hair with extra volume and length."

I've never touched synthetic hair before, I expected it to be rough and become tangled easily but these were completely different!

The curls were gorgeous but I never (successfully) curl my hair, 
so I straightened it!

Since they are synthetic, I kept below the limit of 210 degrees when straightening it.


The extensions for volume had so many layers of hair!

It was 30cm in width and had 10 layers with 7 clips to support it

The clips on the Volume extensions were much bigger and sturdier than the ones provided for the Lengthening extensions.

Holding the extensions was definitely heavy, I wasn't surprised considering the amount of layers!

The extensions reached to either sides of my head, I would find that if you had a smaller head this product wouldn't work for you. 

Wearing the Lady Jayne 45cm Volume Hair Extensions:

Before:

After:

You can definitely see the difference in appearance, and for me... the weight! 
It was actually really heavy :( 
But I was able to achieve my desired look with these extensions...
If there's no pain, there's no gain right?

Lady Jayne 45cm Length Hair Extensions


The Lady Jayne 45cm Length Hair Extensions came in the same packaging as the Volume one.
There were Three pieces in this pack.

As advised by Lady Jayne: 
"Use these extensions to add a bit of volume, to add an under-layer of colour or add several layers to a short haircut. Place lower on the head for length or higher on the head to fill out a ponytail."

Upon opening both products, I noticed that the synthetic hair was really soft! The 'Length' product was much more softer than the 'Volume' one, I'm not sure if there was meant to be a difference in that...


Each clip was 45cms long, 6cms in width and had two small clips!

This product came already curled which I had to straighten.

I clipped these 3 pieces to the lowest layer of my hair.
Looking in the mirror, no difference was made at all!
My hair was much too long.

I was provided with the extensions in Black and it matched perfectly with my hair colour!
I wouldn't know how long these extensions would be sturdy for. Being synthetic and all, I'd expect for it to have not a very long life span.

I've only had human hair extensions before but those died pretty quick.
Lets just see how I go as I keep using the extensions for Volumising!


Pros:
- Packaged in a hairnet for easy storage and to remain tangle free
- Simple to place on hair with the clips
- The extensions are soft
- Four shades available
- Available in two lengths for lengthening extensions, 30 and 45 cms

Cons:
- The weight for the 'Volume' extensions are heavy
- Clips could be a bit larger for the lengthening extensions


Product: 3/5
Packaging: 5/5
Quality: 4/5
Price: RRP $39.99 - $49.99
Available at: Priceline, Leading Pharmacies and Big W

Would I recommend this product?
If you're looking for a quick and simple way to add length or volume to your hair, then this product is for you!

Would I repurchase this product?
Well for the extensions for volume I think that it is worth the price you're paying since it comes in many layers but the extensions are a bit heavy and may need a little while to get use to. If they were to come out with a volume range that had 2 separate layers to even out the weight, I think that would be even better... So if that happened, yes I would repurchase this!

As for the extensions for length, I would not repurchase this item. Paying $40 for 3 pieces of 6cm extensions   is not worth it at all to me.


Thank you for viewing!


xo, arsyparsy


♥

This product was sent to me for consideration but has no way influenced my opinion, read further on my Disclosure Policy here.

Sunday, October 23, 2011

NOTD: Halloween Nail Art

Hiii!

Halloween is in 7 days!
One time in year 4, my friends and I went trick or treating on Halloween so we went parading around the block and to our disappointment, no one was giving out any candy! 
All we ended up with was a few measly Asian crackers.... 
I wish lil ol' Australia celebrated it like Canada/America :( Boo hoo

Well after looking at some nail art online, I got inspired to do some of my own! 

Things incorporated with 'Halloween'
Cats, webs, midnight, monsters and candy ☺

My lil work station, I still managed to get some nailpolish on the table..

Look at my nailpolish bottle, it's half empty! I just recently bought it :(
I spilt it all over my legs and shorts this morning T___T
Oh well, it has a not so nice smell anyway....


Used:

Art Deco in White
Ulta3 in Orchid
Ulta3 in Clear
Ulta3 in Honolulu
OPI in Big Red Apple

Red? I don't see any red in this nail art!!!!
I used the red and mixed it with the yellow to create orange :3 
Good ol' primary school ☺

Arent they cute!
The moon one is my fav :D

On my other hand I just painted it all in Orchid because I am horrible with drawing with my left hand!

Even though they look a bit messy, I still like them!

Thank you for viewing!


xo, arsyparsy

♥

Friday, October 21, 2011

Lust have it! ABBW Pack

Hi!

Along with recieving so many amazing goodies from ABBW, we recieved a Lust have it! Pack especially created for the Australian Beauty Bloggers Weekend :') 
This pack was created by Nicci with the contribution of many fantastic and generous brands!

I was incredibly excited when I found this is our stack of goodies after seeing many American bloggers post about similar packs that they have over there (like Birchbox and Hautebox), I was disappointed that us Australians didn't have one!

Only recently I had found out that Australia does have this service! Quite a few actually.

Well... What are these packs?
Subscribers pay $15~ every month to receive filled with 5-6 mysterious goodies that come in sample sizes, it's like Christmas every month! The products received will all be for beauty use of course.

What's the point?
Ever wanted to trial a bunch of products in the comfort of your own time and space? Well these packs make it easier for you, coming in just the right sample sizes you're bound to find something suitable for you!

What's inside?


What are they?

  1. EGF- Bioeffect @ RRP $180.00/15ml: Described as an 'anti-ageing serum' which aims to achieve skin hydration, complexion and younger skin by reducing the rate in which it replaces old cells with new ones. 
  2. I love my Muff @ RRP $31.75/25 pack: Feminine wipes containing extracts of cucumber, chamomile flower, Vitamin E and lavender which are vegan and 100% free of parabens which come in  convenient packs to freshen yourself whenever needed. 
  3. Coconut Milk Shower Gel - Pure Fiji @ RRP 27.95/250ml: Derives from coconut and sugar cane which claims the rejuvenate and replenish skin by gently brightening and cleansing impurities on your skin.  
  4. Elixir Ultime- Keratase @ RRP $48.50/125 ml: Inspired by ancient traditions and modernised with the key ingredients of Maize, Argan, Camellia and Pracaxi
  5. Skin Hydrating Mask- Dermalogica @ RRP $70.00/50ml: Claims to restore moisture to skin with the use of clamin cotanical antioxidant vitamins
  6. Foundation Primer- Laura Mercier @ RRP $65.00/50ml: Used to prime skin creating and smooth and even surface for foundation prepared to last all day 
  7. Rejuventating Hand Polish @ RRP $39.95/40ml: Exfoliates and moisturises you skin with the help of almond oil, cocoa butter, shea butter and aloe vera 
  8. Secret Weapon Mascara- Mirenesse @RRP $39.95/10gm: Claims for a waterproof, smear/smudge proof and flake free all day wear
  9. OPI @RRP $19.95: Shades which capture an attitude of comfortable glamour, charismatic and wearable elegance.
Would I re-purchase any of these products?
I was going to talk about the affordability of each product... But then I would be talking about each and every one! So I'm going to say this overall. My pocket isn't too steep, only being a student and all with no job. I would not re-purchase any of these products, as I don't really envy any besides the OPI. So I would buy any of these products if it was a special occasion and...the price range wasn't as ridiculous. 

Would I subscribe?
No I would not, I think it's pointless for me to subscribe. I believe the price being $15 a month being worth it but if they're going to send me products like this every month. Swooning over it... then look at the price tag......... I would just be heartbroken. Also, the only make up I'm interested in at the moment are eye makeup, lipstick, nail polish, blush and some other things related. I am not interested in anti ageing products, hand creams or shower gels and all that sort. I want to receive items that are actually useful for me!



Well thank you for viewing as always and I hope you all have a wonderful day!


xo, arsyparsy


♥

Tuesday, October 18, 2011

Nicki Minaj Inspired Eyeshadow Look + Tutorial

Hi!!!!! 
How are you all?! ☺

I clicked on Nicki Minaj's twitter page the other day because of her cute little vibrant twitcon.... and was over the moon!!! 
I had to try it!

My take:


Twitcon:

Practically twins huh? I'm her asian sister from down under k.

If you watch her music videos she has a new look in practically every scene! I love how bold all her looks are! She's a clever little bean :')


Tutorial

Step 1.
Use a primer all over your lids then apply a white base where you want the turquoise to extend to, preferably up to your crease (I used Jumbo Eye Pencil in Milk) 
Keep in mind that you should have it even with the length of your liquid liner.. So you don't want it going too far!

Step 2.
Slap on that turquoise! You want to pack it on!
My shade was too light :( I don't have a colour the shade of minaj's

Step 3.
Line your eyes with liquid liner

Step 4.
Stick on some lashes!
 I cut my thicker lashes up and piled them up to look more chunky.

Step 4. 
Lipstick and we're done :)!

Initially, I used NYX in Power + Sportsgirl Lippie in Fushia Splash
I was really suprised how vibrant it was in real life but in images it was soooo nude-ish!

I had no other lipsticks similiar....

So I thought......

"What would Nicki Minaj do :3?" (WWNMD lol)

So I just grabbed any bold lipstick and used it instead.....
Much better...

Australis Lippie in Flamenco
HARO



Used:
Australis Lippie in Flamenco
Australis Eyeshadow Primer
Manly 180 Palette
NYX Jumbo Eye Pencil in Milk
FOA Mineral Therapy Bronzer Pearls
NYX Blush in Peach

My eye shadow was demolished after this look.... Got a bit excited :(


My camera wasn't cooperating with me tonight. I had to take a million (like 4..) blurry photos to get just ONE clear picture! Dangit!

Well, I hope you enjoyed this post and thank you so much for viewing!

Saturday, October 15, 2011

I Got Mail: Cherry Culture

Hiii!

My Cherry Culture purchase came in the other day :)
I was soo excited! Yay!

Only half is mine though, my sisters are the blushes, lippies and lipgloss!

I accidentally bought a second Jumbo Eye Pencil in Black Bean but my sister said she didn't mind having it :)

Our package was all wrapped in many layers of bubble wrap!


I purchased:
NYX Single Eyeshadow in Root Beer
NYX Single Eyeshadow in High Light
NYX Single Eyeshadow in Black
NYX Single Eyeshadow in Morocco
NYX Jumbo Pencil in Black Bean
NYX Jumbo Pencil in Milk

Eyeshadows!
The Morocco is gorgeous! I can't wait to use it... I've always wanted a pitch black shade! 
I'm going to be using Root Beer for my brows and Highlight looks like a staple!

The annoying thing about NYX products?
They have an sticker that goes along the side that is sooo annoying to peel off!


Ahhhh!

Job well done... Kind of

Swatch time!

Black, High Light, Root Beer and Morocco

The Jumbo Eye Pencils I got are the exact same shape and style as the Lip Pencils I bought from them! 

I forgot to buy a sharpener for these. 
Life is going to be tough.

Can't wait to experiment!

Thanks for viewing!


xo, arsyparsy

♥

Monday, October 10, 2011

I Got Mail: Archie Comics

Guess what I got in the mail this morning???!!!!!!
Archie Comics!

I've been absolutely in love with Archie Comics since I was a wee little Canadian Phan! I still remember how I discovered it, I was moving a couch at my grandparent's when I was 9 and discovered a comic book... My aunts had said that they had quite a few in their room, my sister and I charged upstairs to check it out and it was like heaven :')

And since then, my older sister had been building our collection up..... then we moved to Australia where we departed with it :'(

I still love them, but I cringe at the price tag that stores put them up for.... In Canada they were approx I'm guessing $3~7 a book... Here they're 7+! And $7 is just for the thin ones....

I've followed Archie Comics on Twitter for a while and after seeing The Best of Archie Comics book go online.... I knew I had to have it! 400+ pages of goodness??! I couldn't ask for anything more :')


I was waiting for the day to reunite all my packages and tear them all open!
Look at my Panda chillin in the background, mirin my addition to my collection...


I ordered these babies exactly a month ago! 
I ordered The Best of Archie Comics and Archie's Camp Tales off Book Depository


My Book Depository purchase too less than a week to come! And it was from the US! I was so surprised at how speedy the shipping was..... and did I forget to mention that it was FREE?

I got my Fishpond purchase.... disappointingly, today. A month....? And Fishpond is from Australia. But Free shipping so meh, can't really complain.


My wee little Australian Archie Comics collection.... Really! My dictionary takes up half of that :(
Look how snug they are :) Cuties!

After flipping through the comics.... I realised that the Betty and Veronica one isn't a comic :( It's a book :(

Oh well! Still pretty to look at :)


Okay, well I just wanted to share that hehe.....

Thanks for viewing!


xo, arsyparsy

♥

Sunday, October 9, 2011

Review + Swatches: Ulta3 Nailpolish in Blue Marlin, Mermaid Green, Sunset Pink and Orchid

Hi!

For the past week I've been trying out these Ulta nail polishes from ABBW.

My camera is doing a horrible job at capturing the actual colours of these shades... They're all a lot darker irl!

Shades of the bunch...
Blue marlin: Royal blue shade
Mermaid green: A more dark/greenish version of jade
Sunset pink: Dark magenta pink
Orchid: Metallic dark purple shade


All of them took 2+ coats to show up besides Orchid!
Orchid is my favourite of the bunch :)

In daylight

My camera has horrible quality :( I can't wait until I save up enough to buy a new one!

2 days later, wearing off without a topcoat

The nail polishes we received are different from the other Ulta3 polishes I've bought. 
The lid (?) is different! I quite like it better, even though it's a minor change.

Top row are the older ones, front row are the newer ones!

I've previously done a review on Ulta3 nail polishes before, here


Pros:
* Inexpensive ($2)
* Sold in quite a few places near me!
*Brush makes it easy to apply
*Dries quick

Cons:
* Chips/wears quick

I can't comment on the range of colours they have right now because I haven't checked it out recently.

Overall:
The price you're paying for this nail polish is worth it! It's only $2, it's way less than what you would pay for other nail polishes available in your local pharmacy so why not.

Would I repurchase?
Yes!


xo, arsyparsy

♥



Friday, October 7, 2011

My video entry - KMS Campaign: The Real Project

Hi ☺


What's cute is that while I was in the process of editing a video for the KMS Campaign, KMS had requested me to inform my readers about the campaign I was entering....


Click the heart at the bottom of the page to like me :'):
http://therealproject.com.au/submissions/288



Look at the little gif that came up with my video ehhe :')

So teensy!



'The Real Project'

What is this campaign?
This campaign is to celebrate individuality and empowering creative self-expression, it's a call out for all consumers and stylists to upload a 15 second video capturing 'who they are'. 



What KMS says...
“We wanted to give people the space and tools to broadcast and share their individuality to and with the world. KMS California celebrates individuals and is passionate with real people, real lives and individual style. The KMS brand encourages people to accept and express who they are and The Real Project will be the perfect launch pad for them to do so”. Louise Chamberlain, Marketing Director for KMS California



Goodies!
The 15 videos with the highest votes will be used in KMS California’s TV Campaign that will go live on November 26th airing in prime time on Channel GO!
The first 100 entries will receive a FREE KMS California gift pack valued at over $100, plus there are 20 SONY Bloggie Duo cameras to be won for the first videos to receive 50 ‘likes’.



I just want to be one of the first 100 yay :')


So why don't you have a go?
Submit your 15 second video here


Or you can view other entries here


Good luck!


xo, arsyparsy


♥

Thursday, October 6, 2011

FOTD: Smokey Eye + Pinky Paradise Purchase! + Use my code!

Hi :)

Bam. 
Wearing: Geo Tri Color in Green

Three weeks ago I made a purchase off Pinky Paradise since I had lost my other pair of contacts.
The package have 2 weeks later, which was okay.

On my last purchase (blog post here) I purchased two random ones and Geo tri colour in grey. Max Pure Pink and Seashell Cosmo Violet disappointed me! I looked like an alien :(
So I decided to stick with lenses that wouldn't have much enlargement for this purchase just to be safe...

I purchased:
2x Geo Tri Color in Grey
1x Geo Tri Color in Green

I went for the Geo tri colors because I knew I liked it last time, green was new to me! But I've always wanted green lenses so I thought *why not.


One side of my upper lip is puffy :( I accidently bit it the other day :(

Used:

Eyes:
Australis Primer
Lancome 4 Quad Eyeshadow Palette
Revlon Colorstay Liquid Liner in Blackest Black
NP Set Eyeshadow Palette
NYX for your eyes only Palette
Lashes from eBay

Cheeks:
NYX Blush in Peach
NYX Blush in Espresso

Lips:
NYX Lipstick in Circe
NYX Lipgloss in Natural


I really like these lenses! But the boo thing is that my eyes stung after an hour :( 
So I had to take it out, they were going so red!

As I was opening the jar, it was actually really complicated! I didn't want to break a nail and completely forgot how to open it.. So I googled it. And found this handy image :)

Saved my life! (Well.. my nails to be exact)

 Gifts + Case that came with each lense I purchased

 Geo Tri Colour Green :)

I used these stickers from Clearly Contacts to mark the bottom of my lense case! The Animal case is really confusing... The number of times I've worn my lenses on the wrong eye :s


Happy little camper with my purchase!
Thank you for viewing!

xo, arsyparsy

♥

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