BRUSH OVERLOAD!

Lets talk about brushes! brushes is one of the must haves of every cosplayers not only us but the other girls that loves make up. thought everyone *almost* uses it dont have any idea where and how to use each brush. there is a different sizes of brush for your types of need :D it can be either for eyes lips for powder or for concealer every brush has its use and you should know how and where to use it for you to achieve your disired look and also not waste money i mean REALLY YOU BOUGHT AWESUM AWESUM BRUSHA BUT U DONT KNOW HOW TO USE EM -table flip-

so here is the list of brushes and their use and a bonus video to help you out :)

• Flat Brush

This brush, typically synthetic, is used to apply foundation. It’s perfect for blending together product, covering your pores and leaving you with a streak-free, even complexion – the perfect base for any makeup look you hope to create. Usually called Buffing brush it is used in a circular motion on applying foundation there is also called Flat foundation brush also used for foundation

Powder Brush

This fluffy, rounded brush is your go-to brush for applying all face powders – bronzers, blushes and highlighters. Setting your foundation is also important and with this brush you’ll be able to evenly distribute powder to set your base. I can’t deny that this brush may become your new best friend!

Angled Brush

This fluffy angled brush is used to apply powder to your face as well, but its long bristles are great for creating dimension without irritating skin or disturbing foundation. Dust on blush or bronzer to help contour your face for a more defined (and rosy) finish.

• Short Firm Brush

Ideal for applying eyeshadow, this brush can be used in the corner of the eye and along the lid. These brushes tend to have soft bristles, meaning they work best with powder eyeshadows. Similar to the angled face brush, this gem contours the eye and adds depth. If there is one eyeshadow brush you should own, this is the one.

• Angled Eyeliner Brush

With all of the types of eyeliner on the market, you may not be a cream or gel liner girl; but if you are, the right brush can work wonders. This brush’s short, firm bristles provide control when trying to create a breathtaking cat eye and bonds together for fluid lash line application

• Lip Brush

With a precision flat tip and firm bristles, this brush works with any lip formula and gives your pout the finish it deserves–no bleeding, even coverage and rich color. You can start by lining your lips, then work from the center of your lip to the edges, filling in your lipstick in with this brush. If you have problems connecting your color in the corner of your lips, use the blunt tip of this brush to blend product. Hello gorgeous lips!

• How to Clean and take care of your brushies 

when cleaning your brush you should pick a mild anti bacterial cleansing agent for your babies. since its bristles are very delicate avoid using blower to dry them up it will damage your brush also after cleaning them you should shape them back to their shape to prolong the shape of the brush if you dont handle its bristle well it will spread up just like hair with LOTS OF FRIZZ you dont want that DONT YOU? put them in a place with good ventilation for them to dry up never on direct sunlight brushes used for liquid stuff is to be cleaned after use so bacteria wont hid inside your brushie *ewww* as for powder brushes once a week bathing for your lovelies is great <3

THANKS FOR READING :"3 and credits to michelle phan** for the brushes info i will research more on other brush and update this post*

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Cosplay Tips 101 *make up*

Hello Guys sharing some tips for cosplay make up :D tips and tricks and must do's for a perf cosplay make up :) lets get started.

• Improve Eyeliner skils

You should take time to  practice your eyeliner skill it will greatly enhance your eyes it will define your eyes well and can make it more noticeable dramatic and so also use a nice eyeliner .. it should be water/sweatproof and very pigmented my eyeliner right now is not that pigmented going to but a new one soon to replace it also make sure to line also your lower lid and tightline 

• Tightlining 

Tight lining is important it will amke your lashes look thicker if you have thin lashes above picture shows the difference of tightlining can do for you. it can be a little weird to do at first practice makes perfect . practice then you will get it sooner or later

• Contour

  Contour one of the must have skill when it comes to make up. im sure many of you knows angelina jolie and kim kardashian right? look at their very prominent cheek bones. it is one of the wonders contour can do for you . No money for nose lift and other surgeries? learn contour its very easy . and cheap not to mention . in contouring there are 2 types of shadow or concealer to use one is for Highlight  and one is for Contour

highlight areas you want to emphasize, to pop up and contour for places you want to make look smaller and it also adds definition to the face :) ill provide you a tutorial video i found on youtube below  

• Gradient Lips

Gradient lips is often seen in a korean. so called ulzaangs , its is often used by coser if you can view worldcosplay.net neneko tsukasa and other famous coser do this trick its a must do for a thick lipped like me to make my lips appear smaller . since anime character have small lips :) 

• Circle Lenses

Seen alot of cute asian with BIG ADORABLE EYES? yes this is their secret CIRCLE LENSES~ circle lenses come in different size and colors can be very vibrant or natural looking i usually wear 15mm lenses  circle lenses range from 14mm is the smallest and 20mm? i think the biggest since 22mm is a sclera lens a very LARGE lenses not to mention very expensive have you watched the movie Underworld? they used Sclera lenses there its very hard to put on and very scary xD going back to circle lenses.  if picking a lens you should pic one with dark limbal rings *limbal rings are the dark ring around the iris* as your grow older they will look less pronounced .. having darker limbal rings will make you look younger! :D 

• Color that Brows

Color that brows~! it will make your cosplay more appropriate looking . since you have blonde hair you should have a blonde brows too XD my first cosplay was blonde i had black brows B( pretty disturbing. its very hard for me to color my brows since its very thick :c its very hard to cover up if you have thick brows like me you should try to trim it up pluck it or shave it xD to minimize your eyebrows fot you to easily cover em up~ below is the tutorial to color those brows ~

• EYELASHES! <3

One of my favorite XD <3 i love lashes how they make your eyes beautiful longer lashes can me alot of difference as seen above there are various designs of lashes Japanese lashes are very cute and adorable they also have this lashes use for lower lids it provides more definition to your eyes~ Want pretty eyes? BUY AND PUT DEMN LASHES GURL~!

• Optional* for girls with monolids* EYELID TAPE <3

If you are a monolid*single lids* eyelid tape is going to eb your new bestfriend when it comes to cosplay many asian have this problem but there is a solution EYE LID TAPES these are tapes that can give you Double eyelids if you have a single eye lids i can greatly enhance ones eyes ~ see the difference above?
VERY DIFFERENT RIGHT? sometimes you are gunna be shocked when you see an asian coser without make up because their eyes changed yeap.. they use this stuff to make their eyes appear bigger :O

pretty freaky huh? but hell it helps alot of asians to achieve their look ~ :) if u have monolids YOU SHOULD learn how to tape does lids maam~

SO THIS IS MY COSPLAY TIPS I HOPE THIS HELPS OUT MY FELLOW COSERS OUT THERE

THANK YOU GOD BLESS

XOXO

Cosplay Junkies~ *kurumi tokisaki costume*

Hi Guys~  so im sharing you my very first sewing project :D i decided that ill sew this one since i ran out of money to pay for MTO *made to order* costumes which costs around 3000php and not that detailed @__@ guh too expensive 3000php is around .... 62 USD? i think yeah...  to save money i did this by myself with the help of good ol google and some friends who also sew their costumes so here is my costume ATM *still havent finished it yet need to buy laces for the skirt*

reference picture

So i bought fabrics at a local store here. its worth 69php per yard bought 3 yards of black and red orange for 412 i think? i actually wasted alot of money XD bought too much red orange fabric since its my first time i had hard time to know how many yards do i really need UGH bough extra 2 yards of red orange for the SKIRT Q_Q

Corset Top

1st thing that i made is the corset top :D Q_Q which is the hardest part of making the costume i had a hard time fitting it in my figure it looks so straight i cant see my curves XD made a mistake on making there thanks to my friend who provided me  this  iam supposed to be cutting the side to put shape into my corset instead i went for the straight cut XD 

after i did this my corset fits better that before it holds on to my shape not like when i first wore it xD bought 10 yards or black ribbon and 10 yards or red. bought the ribbons for the details for the costume :) and oh the back side is criss cross type i have no pics of its back side SORRY GUYS.

The Skirt and the mini apron

i got very frustrated on the skirt Q_Q since it ate up 3 yards of cloth already ran out of money -dies and i did lot of repairs and trimming here my first s work is TOO LONG so i had it cut off and 2nd is it doesn't fit me its too loose Q_Q  i know i measure it right but WHY Y U GIVE ME WRONG MEASUREMENTS </3 here is how i made the circle skirt circle skirt tutorial << please click to see the tutorial by wiki how <3  so this is only the half of the skirt Q_Q went back to the store to buy another 2 yards  ;3;

this is the mini apron that is need to top on before the skirt *did i said it right? lol* same procedure as the circle skirt but instead did this 

sorry bout my crappy drawing i did that instead of a half circle  i went for that to create the mini apron :D and on the reference it has ruffles and red ribbons iam kind of a noob when it comes to ruffle xD so i asked my friend how and she gave me this

it really helped me LIKE ALOT there is a tutorial on ruffle it involves gathering fabric i tried it . it doesnt work for my fabric *katrina fabric* so i went frustrated provided the video on gathers below :> i

you can choose which technique would you wanna go with but i went with my friends technique :D as for the red ribbons on the apron i went frustrated if iam going to sew them one by one of make holes in the apron i made the decision to sew them 1 by 1 and it went AWESUM :>  i cant provide the picture of it i cant find it Q_Q 

Accessories

the arm warmer and the headdress :D i had a hard time on the headress its crappy xD 

I MEAN LOOK AT IT XD its all messed up XD but hell yeah they cant see it anyway so went on with this HURHURHUR :)))  and as for the arm warmers i followed this  pattern online

after cutting this i measured 4 inches of black and 5 inches of red orange for the detail *please check the reference above*  it went nice except for the ribbons its hard to sew them xD on but it went great :D i did not get pictures of the choker its very easy get a ribbon and cut black fabric and make a ruffle LE POOF done~

just me wearing the headdress that i made YAY guys i suggest making your own costume you will feel crappy cuz you cant do it right but after you sew your cos you will feel fulfilled VERY fulfilled  since you poured your heart into it and work very hard i even went all night to do this and learn to love my costumes more since its very hard to make them :D if you have any questions regarding this costume/tutorial id be happy to help you out ill be updating this after i get an awesome shot for my costume

THANK YOU AND GOD BLESS :)

Nivea Haul~

Hi there~! Im really hyped about my blog right now xD i cant contain t myself from posting a new entry XD

-gets brickd to death-


SO HERE IS ANOTHER REVIEW/HAUL

I went at Sm Department store here at my place with my mom * cant remember when is it but i think its last last week* THEN I SAW A SIGN *reminds me of pitch perfect B)* yes i saw a sign it says 50% OFF ON ALL NIVEA PRODUCTS my eyes went O__________O;; -table flips- i immediately grabbed my wallet and bought my self this stuff i bought a Nivea 10x Pore minimizer foam, Nivea Mattifying toner and a Nivea body mild Extra whitening cell repair and protect *wow thats a long name for a lotion* i recently had a dip on a beach yeah... what an awesome beach. its Suso Beach located at La union pretty beach i tell ya. :))))

Epic beach B)

 so yeah i got a tan which sucks -____- so i bought whitening products to regain my old complexion :> so lets start with the review~ btw i didnt have a photo of the foam since it doesnt look that good hae been using it for a while now xD

i got this babies for 85php for the toner 75 php for the foam and 105php for the lotion with the total of 265 for 3 products i think its about 6 USD? pretty cheap huh XD?  cheepythecheapskate here ROLF.

so this is my face after i washed it with the pore minimizer o wo ill make short reviews for each it will be boring to read a very very long blog post =,m=  so yeah ..

lets start do a brief review 1 by 1

Nivea Whitening Pore minimizer

Product description:

For extra dull skin with extra large pores, with regular use of make-up.

Harsh make-up removers may contain acidic ingredients that cause the skin to become thinner, making it more prone to dullness and enlarged pores. Nivea* Extra White Repair Pore Minimizer Foam cleanses away impurities and 10 make-up residues to minimize appearance of acne, large pores and dark spots, without containing skin thinning ingredients.

My Thoughts in this product: 

iam using this for almost 3 weeks or so yeah i mention above i got a tan -__-  mom said i DID got a little fairer . yes it does not Clog pores i got less black head it doesnt break me out. the pore minimizer it claims i think .. it does but not that visible i got large pores on  my face. i went a LITTLE A VERY LITTLE smaller i think I THINK. it does good on cleansing it does not give you this over cleansed steched face feeling thing AHAHAHAH :))) the smell is nice the texture is a bit creamy ... so for this foam ill give it a...

Final Verdict: 3.5/5

Product Description : NIVEA AQUA EFFECT MATTFYING TONER enriched with ocean algae & Hydra IQ:

• Tones the skin deeply and removes residues
• Reduces excess sebum and oil control shine with its mattifying formula
• Maintains the natural moisture with its formula that contains ocean algae

SEE AND FEEL PURE SHINED REDUCED SKIN

   the skin is deeply toned and mattified , looking healthy and beautiful

My thoughts on the product:

GUHH i dont like how it feels sticky though i checked my face its not that shiny . but i feel like iam much oilier when i put this toner on, its smell is great similar to baby powder .. its A BIG BOTTLE  of toner will last long i can tell its 200ml :O i love how it doesnt sting my face or eye when im applying it since it doesnt have alcohol in it THUMBS UP :like: actually you can use it as make up remover xD it works FOR ME. xD 

Final Verdict : 3/5 

since it does its job nice i only hate hate the sticky feeling Q_Q it does not sting and no ALCOHOL~!

Nivea BodyMilk Extra Whitening Cell Repair & Protect

Product Description:  Skin Feeling 2/5 *rich* 

Do you want to strengthen your skin and reveal extra fair tone? TRY *insert label here* 

• Contains Concentrated Natural Camu Camu And Acerola cherry with 50x higher vitamin C* to repair 10 signs of damaged skin

1. Dark Spots 
2. Rough
3. itchy
4. flaky
5. cracked
6. tight
7. dry & dull
8. uneven
9. accumulated dull damaged skin from sun * vs lemon extract

NOTICEABLY FAIRER AND SMOOTHER SKIN WITHIN 14 DAYS OF REGULAR USE

My Thoughts on the product:

so researched about the fruits that they mentioned here is the links of the said fruit Camu Camu link~ and Acerola Cherry Link~  it does what it says , refer to the links also the lotion is watery in consistency its not very creamy which i really love since i hate it when i get sweaty and the lotions goes icky and goey feeling on my skin BLEH . the smell is good but it doesnt lasts that much. IT DOES MAKES ME FAIR it made me fairer from my recent tan on the beach :D i really love this thing im almost out of it im going to repurchase :> for people who hate too creamy lotion i recommend this thing :> also my boyfriend LOLOL noticed that i had smoother skin >3< yay ! it moistures my skin good 

Final Verdict  4.5/5 

it does what it says but the scent doesnt last :c sucks. i really love this thing will repurchase when i ran out of this stuff

SO THIS IS MY REVIEW ABOUT MY NIVEA HAUL THANK YOU AND GODBLESS ~

Coastal Scents 252 Ultimate Palette Review

 TADAAAA~ my very first review on this blog iam reviewing COASTAL SCENTS 252 ULTIMATE PALETTE -showers confetti- :3

 Hi Everyone 8D here's  another DERP review from yours truly *since im really bored here right now* here is my 1st ever palette 8D Coastal scents 252 palette *drum roll* xD so lets get started shall we?

THE COMPLETE DESCRIPTION IN THE WEBSITE ~ before i start my review ~


 Step into a world of color with the Coastal Scents 252 Ultimate Palette. From sheer to intense, this collection of highly pigmented shadows is ideal for creating a variety of looks for day or night. Each stunning shadow can be applied dry or wet for a more dramatic effect, leaving no look unimagined. The all-in-one palette features three individual trays of shadows that are compatible with Coastal Scents 120 Palette cases.

Ingredients	Talc, Mica, Mineral Oil, Phenyl Trimethicone, Kaolin, Titanium Dioxide, Magnesium Stearate, Isopropyl palmitate, Polymethyl Methacrylate, Lanolin, Methylparaben, and Propylparaben. May Contain: Mica and Titanium Dioxide, Iron Oxides, Manganese Violet, ultramarine Blue, Chrome Oxide Green, Hydrated Chrome Oxide Green, FD & C Red No. 40 Al Lake, FD & C Yellow No.5 Al Lake, FD & C Blue No. 1 Al Lake, and Ferric Ammonium Ferrocyanide.
Dimensions	Palette : 8.75" x 5.80" x 0.90" (22.23cm x 14.73cm x 2.29cm)  Eye Shadow Pot Diameter : 0.3" (0.762 cm)
Net Weight	126.0g / 4.44 oz
SKU	PL-252

Packaging: 5/5

here it the Complete set of it it has 3 trays :) approx 6 inches down 9 inches across :like:  the packaging i got mine thru meet up :D so we met at a certain place to get this palette everything is nice. no broken shadows all in perfect condition has bubble wrap to prevent the shadows from being destroyed while its being shipped has plastic covers on every layes so yeah :D

• Quality 3/5

 OOPS i just checked the ingredients it has PROPYLPARABEN! link~ refer to the link about parabens Q n Q  * parabens can cause some health issues *some says that its matte colors are a bit chalky yes it is but its not that chalky that you cant tolerate its fine the glitters are stunning. :D very very pigmented i have use a very little amount on this picture swatched a little bit of this. its much more intense if you apply primers * ill provide pictures of it next time* btw about primers i usally use concealer or the maybeline bb stick it gives off the same effect as those stick primers available on drugstores and malls ~

• SIZE: 2/5

ITS SMALL D: my biggest dissapointment on this palette i thought it would be more bigger than a centavo :( *if there is no centavo there dime is a good reference for the size hence iam from the phils so i used centavo* its very small . kind of very hard to work with if you are trying to use the other than your lids i wanted to use them as contour but its to small to work with -___-  i will not recommend this for other use other than the eye lips its very small :c so sad. buts its size is actually ok for me since i dont use make up alot and also its very pigmented to a small amount will go a long way :D 

• Price: 5/5

its CHEAP 252 colors for 1k? not bad! also not to mention ate gretz was kind and showed me the other palettes she have 8D i got this COOL lipbalm it is vanilla flavor ugh i wanna eat it! but sucks it doesnt taste like it smells :// so 1k is aroud hmmm 20 USD when i bought it :o link to the palette ~ its 24 USD at coastal scent i think she got this at sale thats why its only 1000 PHP when i bought it

any comments question suggestion~? comment below :D ill respond ASAP :> 

First Entry~

Hi~ so This is my First Entry my very ever first blog Q_Q wanna have my own blog as a freedom page LOL a place where i can put my epic randomness ~ (─‿‿─) so yeah :> So This is Me

Iam 17 Years old currently taking up BSIT at Our Lady of Fatima University

I have passion For Cosplay :D started cosplaying around 2012 when i was at 2nd year HS my first cosplay was VERY INDEED CRAPPY (ノ ゜Д゜)ノ ︵ ┻━┻ it was alodia's bday bash march 30th 2012

What a Crappy Shinku (RIGHT?)

ugh this is EMBARRASSING. so yeah as they say " THERE IS ROOM FOR IMPROVEMENT!"

research about proper poses , make up watched tons of tutorial on Youtube :> and Practice :>

after 2 years in cosplay i think i have improved ? a little AAHHAAHAH :>

i gained weight LOL XD

all you need is PASSION and willingness to improve on the things you love :D im currently sturggling with diet D: aww man .... i love food so yeah this is me :D i will post review on make up and tutorials if i can in this blog thank you and godbless :D