Coastal Scents + Blue Eyes EOTD v2

Mamma mia, here I go again

My my, how can I resist you?
Mamma mia, does it show again?
My my, just how much I've missed you

This was how the package arrived in, wet and disgusting looking with the sealed part a quarter open. What have Mr. Postman been doing with my package? o.O

The package was opened by KKDN for checking, I'm guessing that KKDN is our Malaysian custom. If this didn't have my name on it, I wouldn't have even gone near it.

As promised, here are the reviews for the Coastal Scents brushes.
It's my second time ordering from CS and I'm happy to say that I HEART their service. It's fast and efficient. It takes about 10 days in total, from the time you submit your order (2 days to get your credit card approved and another about 8 days) for it to reach my house.

We were so worried with the shipping that we didn't dare buy more. We were tempted by the 40% sale they were having but after taking a look, we ended up buying the stuffs that wasn't on sale.

Our little loot with a free purple bag!

Elisa got the Retractable Deluxe Black Kabuki and Synthetic Foundation Brush while Kern got the Pink Deluxe 7 Piece Travel Set and me with The Deluxe Buffer Brush, Angle Blush Brush and the Flawless Face Chisel Blush Brush.

The only problem was that I originally ordered the Synthetic Concealer Brush for Elisa, but for some strange reason, she got the Synthetic Foundation Brush instead. We were puzzled and thinking that I must have somehow made a mistake in my order (Elisa was convinced that CS made a mistake and not me) we checked and found some inconsistency with the website. Because Elisa was initially have problem viewing the CS website, I saved the pictures of the concealer brushes she wanted into my Photobucket. So that was the only proof we had that CS website were somewhat inconsistence. The picture was a Synthetic Foundation Brush but was labels as Synthetic Concealer Brush and since Elisa badly wanted a concealer brush, we got that. When it came, the brush was huge and so was Elisa's eyes. ARGH! I'm frustrated at myself for that, whether it's my fault or not, I still feel guilty about it. Sorry!

But I'm glad that Kern is happy with her Pink Deluxe 7 Piece Travel Set. When it came, me and Elisa eyed her brushes with much envy. The brushes minus the big face powder brush were soft and nice. We drooled and turned green with envy. The big Face Powder Brush was a little rough but nothing too bad. Her Blusher Brush were so soft~
Do check out Kern's blog if you're interested!
EDIT: Bloody hell, she's fast! her blog has already been updated with the reviews and pictures!

Left to Right: Angle Blush Brush, Flawless Face Chisel Blush Brush, The Deluxe Buffer Brush

I gave the Flawless Face Chisel Blush Brush to my sister since I forgot to ask her if she wanted anything before I ordered. It was soft and nice and she's happy with it considering that she bought some cheapskate brush from God knows where and was rough and poke-y.

As for the brushes that I got, the Angle Blush Brush was bigger than expected but oh so soft. Nothing beats the Pink Kabuki Brush we got in the #1 batch but still, the bristles feels soft and best of all, even when I washed the brush with baby shampoo and all, it did not shed a single hair. Unbelievable!! As for the The Deluxe Buffer Brush it only shed a total of ONE hair. I'm stunned. I'm expecting more hairs than that to come off so I'm impressed!

EDIT 22 Aug 2008: Since it was a Friday, it's casual day so I decided to use my mineral make up, happily I used my brand new Buffer Brush and lo and behold, I was spitting out hair by the end of my make up. It shed like no tomorrow and I have super fine hair all OVER my face. I find this weird since it shed only one hair during the first wash and is now shedding all over my face. PTUI!

I can't wait to start using my mineral make up again. Previously I stopped using the mineral powder since I didn't have the proper brushes to use it with and somehow the then brushes I used didn't do a good job with picking and buffing the powder into my skin.

Overall, me very happy with my purchase. But I do lots of homework before I buy anyway so remember to do yours before you buy online!

Oh yea, remember the failed experiment that I had on a week or so ago? Decided to try it again, this time with a little more intense colours. I can't say that blue is the IN colour, I really don't think it is but since blue looks good on me, that's one of the reasons why I was to try to re-do a better version of the first time.

I missed 2 steps, only decided to take shots of the EOTD halfway through. Fickle-minded me. So anyway the steps that I missed out is;

1. Prep your eyes, I applied M.A.C cream colour base in Luna.
2. Apply M.A.C Nylon as highlighter and all over eyes.

Apply M.A.C Fluidline in Blue Peep over Nylon as above. Make sure you apply the colour in a shape that flatters your eyes. Truth is that my left eye is actually more sharp/slitted with my right eyes is slightly round-ish in shape. So when I apply eyeshadows, I really have to make sure that when I open my eyes, it looks even.

*For those mono-liders like me out there. Apply the colour high enough that when you open your eyes (like picture below) you can still see the colours.

Ta- daa, open eyes and make sure that you can still the colours. Pity us mono-liders.

Apply M.A.C Eyeshadow in Parrot, make sure both sides are even and lets move on.

Line your eyes with eyeliner/ eye pencil and don't forget your waterline and lower lids. Add mascara and you're done!!
*Photos are unedited so it may be a little messy or whatever but you pretty much get the gist of it.

Easy Breezy~

EDIT: 2008 Fall colours are;
Rich, elegant hues that offer a vibrant selection. New York's fashion designers emphasize cooler blues, greens and purples in the top five tones used in their collections, followed by variations of warm red, orange and yellow. Fall is traditionally a time for subdued, quiet colors, but this season we are seeing a shift toward cool hues with bright, exciting undertones. Conventional tones such as warm autumn hues, chocolate browns and steel grays are also among the fall color choices. Blue and purple tones have become staples.