Justin talks beauty

Okay, oops. I disappeared for a looong time. I don't even know what happened. It's not like I was particularly busy. But one day I stopped posting, and then I started to feel guilty. Guilty about not posting and guilty about not getting started on the layouts yet. I suck, I know. I'm terrified I'll do a bad job on the layouts, and that's why I haven't gotten started. Guhhhh. What's wrong with me? I need to deal with this issue. :(

On a more positive note, a couple of months ago, Lara posted on a beauty survey answered by her husband. I thought it was so funny because we girls can be so consumed with beauty and fashion products, but our significant others often don't know much about it. I figured I'd get Justin to do the questionnaire too!

In which Justin talks beauty

1. Tell me 5 cosmetics brands

Justin: Avon, Thin Lizzy, L'Oreal, Nivea, Pro-activ

2. Tell me 3 famous big boxes 

To be fair, I'm not sure what's being asked here. Maybe subscription boxes?

Justin: You mean movie boxes? Box office.
(A short time and discussion later)
Justin: I'm not aware of the names of any subscriptions...

3. What is a top coat? 

P.S. I want that coat!

Justin: It's one of those things...
(Sees me typing)
Justin: WAIT WAIT WAIT. Slender coats that is made to be worn over other clothes. Or something.
Me: It's the top nail polish coat. You use it to protect the nail polish.
Justin: So it's a nail polish condom basically.
Me: (Hysterical laughter)

4. What is BB cream?

Justin: [Crap], I asked this one time.
(Sees me typing)
Justin: HEY, WHAT-- BB Creme is a blemish creme thing.
Me: (STUNNED THAT HE KNOWS)
Justin: -- Yes, I know things every now and then. (Smug look)

5. What sort of make up do girls use? 

No disrespect to the man, Jack Black! He has awesome face wings :D

Justin: (Apprehensive look. Look of malignance in eyes.) Face makeup. God, I don't know.

6. What is a serum?

Justin: Something for aging.
Me: (Thinking: That was a boring answer... T.T)

By the way, if you look at that anti-aging serum by Avon, it looks suspiciously like the Umbrella Corporation's T-virus (Resident Evil). Mmhm. When I searched T-virus on Google Images, that was the first entry. True story.

7. Why do we make facial scrubbing? 

If you want quality drawings, send me a graphics tablet. ;D JOKE. Or... not.

Justin: Probably dead skin and acne, I suppose.

8. How to apply anti-wrinkle product?

Justin: (Silence. Pause.) Uhhh. With a sponge?
Me: I don't actually know either haha!

9. How do we put our make up on?

Justin: Depending on what you're using, you could have like sponges and like pencil things and... brushes... and those cotton buddy things that have like a spongy bit on the end.

10. What is a beautiful girl for you?

Justin: (SILENCE. PAUSE. DEEP REFLECTION.) Do you mean besides you or...?
Me: (Continues typing madly)
Justin: Are you supposed to be typing everything down, or are you just f*cking with me?!

Maybe I should have said awwwww or something when he said that (the 'besides you' part, not the 'are you----'). Whoops.

And that's a wrap! 

Leave a comment, send me a tweet, have a good day, roll around in some mud and refresh yourself! Wheeeee! 

Stay beautiful, 

GEO Nudy Brown Circle Lenses

Hello, lovelies!

Guess why I am intensely happy?! It’s all for a very simple reason – I have circle lenses again!

I am the proud owner of GEO Nudy Brown lenses which I got off TradeMe. Normally I would buy a pair of lenses from a shop like oh, I dunno… Eyecandylens or Shoppingholics. But the seller has 100% positive feedback!

So I thought to myself… What the hey! Let’s buy a pair!

Now you may be wondering what the circle lenses are like, right?! So here’s a perfectly honest review about the GEO Nudy Brown circle lenses I got from TradeMe. :)

But first… Photo spam!

 /end photo spam

Information about the Circle Lenses

Water content: 38%

Duration: 1 year

Diameter: 14.00 mm

Base Curve: 8.6

The actual size of the lenses are pretty small (or standard?!) for circle lenses, so they’re great for beginners in terms of size. They’re not like OMG THAT’S MASSIVE, and since they’re circle lenses, no, you won’t think ‘Did it even do anything?!’ Duration is a year, again pretty standard with circle lenses. I’ll see if these will actually last me a year, or if I’ll accidentally wreck them or something. Water content is normal. Base curve – I don’t know anything about that, haha!

Picture Comparisons

Here we go! Here’s how the circle lenses look under different conditions. 

Indoor

Small flash 

Big flash 

Window 

Comparison 

Review: What do I think?

GEO Nudy Brown are my third pair of circle lenses ever, but so far they're my favourite! They're enlarging but still a natural and respectable size. When I wear them, I forget they're there. So far I haven't had moments where the world suddenly blurs because of the lenses (Why does that even happen?!). They're super comfortable. I love the design in person and in pictures. The colour isn't amazing though. I don't know what I was expecting, but this wasn't it exactly. Maybe I was expecting a browner brown. This looks more hazel to me. But I love how the colour shows really well on my dark brown might-as-well-be-black eyes. :D

Enlarging Effect

Comfort

Design

Colour

Final Result? 

I love these lenses so much! And I will most likely buy them again (unless I find a pair I like more!)

What do you think? :) 

Do you like GEO lenses? What do you think of these lenses? What about my bedhead? I'm a mess, I know! Haha! 

Let me know what you think via the comments, Facebook or Twitter! :) 

Stay beautiful,

Gyaru Circle Challenge Number 1

Hello, feisty beauties (If you are male and reading this blog, you are beautiful too)!

Today will be photo spam to show off my makeup and blonde wig.

Hana Emi Dolls - Daily Gyaru challenge

Recently my gyaru circle Hana Emi Dolls had our first challenge! We tasked each other to do our 'daily gyaru' look, just the hair and makeup! :) I don't have circle lenses at the moment, so this look is incomplete, but it's better than nothing... Oh, and I put on makeup again for the first time in probably two months. Oh, yeah.

These are my new lashes! I love them...

But I still need lower lashes! 

 My usagi (rabbit) ears! And my tropical nails ;) 

I know if your skin tone is warmer/browner, you're supposed to stay away from light blonde shades, but I really don't care. ;D I love being blonde! When I put that wig on again, it was like coming home but better!

More photo spam... 

Can anyone give me wig care tips?! I am so useless with brushing and caring for these beauties. D: 

My outfit: I didn't actually go out that day. I just threw on these mismatched clothes because I think they're cute, and I didn't really want to be taking photos of myself in a crop top and shorts. :D (If you're thinking, ew you're fat, why are you wearing that?! Go away.)

And these were my nails at the time. It's so tropical! Perfect for the Auckland summer. ;D

I'm waiting on my new circle lenses. The TradeMe seller hasn't gotten back to me yet, and it's really frustrating because I chose that person for her 100% awesome feedback. WHY ME?

But hopefully I will soon be blinking at you with pretty dolly brown eyes. I mean I like my eyes - but I LOVE them when I have contacts on. :D

Can you give me some feedback about my gyaru makeup please? :D 

I'm still a newbie, and I really want to improve.

Outline of things I did for this look: 

• Foundation 
• Contoured nose 
• Upper lashes
• Almost non-existent lower lashes (Look real close?!) 
• Eyeliner 
• Eye shadow 
• Blush 
• Lip gloss 

Feedback on how to improve my gyaru makeup would be much appreciated! But please be civil about it. :) I'm still trying to figure out lower lashes. I keep trying and failing. But I'll get there!

Stay beautiful,

How my look has changed! [Improvement Post]

So I've been feeling lazy and been sleeping all day and night the past few days. OTL

BUT for some reason, I've been motivated in doing my hair and makeup. :D Then I happened to see pictures of me from a couple of months ago, and I though WHOA. There's a huge difference!

I'd like to show you all how my look has changed! Please help me improve by sharing constructive criticism. :) Thank you.

Wow! My look has changed a lot. :) But I know I still need to improve, so if you'd like to give me constructive criticism, please do! <3 

Cheers, 

Pattee~