Hello everyone! I was getting ready - a little early - for my New Year's Eve dinner tonight with the fiancé (it still feels weird saying/typing this!) and thought, since I have the time, why not photograph it for a pictorial?

So here's a quick step by step on how to achieve this look, as well as the products that I used:

Hello everyone! Halloween is just around the corner, and though I haven't been on YouTube for long enough to establish any kind of tradition, I wasn't planning on doing a Halloween tutorial. However when I was filming this, things just kind of took off into the random unknown, so I went with it and at the very end of the tutorial decided that it would be a Bird of Paradise-type inspired look. Don't ask me why.



Here is the video:


And here are the products mentioned in the video, plus little review blurbs, as usual.

NYX Jumbo Eye Pencil in Milk - this is my go-to eye makeup base whenever I want to create an eye makeup that is bright and colourful. Some matte colours can look really washed out and dulled down on a lot of skin tones, so to have something to neutralise the colour of your skin and also strengthen the colour of your eyeshadows is perfect when you want to create a colourful eye.

bh cosmetics 120 Color Palette - this is a fabulous palette with a mix of mattes and shimmers, with decent pigmentation (not fantastic, I must admit) and decent blendability. Not the most fabulous palette out there, but it does do a good job for the price. I wouldn't pay premium prices for a palette with colours that I rarely use except for the rare tutorial, so this is definitely more than enough for my needs.

Sleek MakeUp Kajal Eyeliner in Odyssey - this is a purple kajal eyeliner. It is more waxy than I expected, so I'm not a big fan. However if you're looking for something that is more long-lasting than a regular kajal eyeliner, and by that I mean something that doesn't melt and smudge all over your eyes and undereyes by midday, this is great. It doesn't move around as much as your regular, extremely smudgy kajal, so it will last a lot longer, as well. Sleek MakeUp is available to purchase on Luxola.com

Amoyamo Eyemazing Series Lashes - a beautiful pair of Asian eye-friendly eyelashes with a little bit of colour to them. They are gorgeous and fluttery, which is why I chose to use them for this tutorial. Read my full review of this pair here.

Shiseido Natural Cream Concealer - I used this in my last video and already posted a little blurb review so check it out here.

Tom Ford Cheek Color in Narcissist - Tom Ford is by far my favourite luxury makeup brand. Their cheek colour in Narcissist is just this absolutely fabulous, bright fuchsia colour that really pops on any skin tone. I wanted to use this colour here because it really complements the blue and fuchsia colours in my eye makeup.

TheBalm Mary Lou-Manizer - many, many, many highlighters have come and gone, but my favourite to wear on nights out and big occasions is this beautiful powder highlighter. It wears like a powder (light and not sticky) but looks like a liquid highlighter, and is still one of my absolute favourite highlighters.

Tom Ford Private Blend Lip Color in Blush Nude - this colour looks so boring in the tube, you would never think to pick it up. But I am so glad I decided to buy this on a whim, because it is the most flattering nude lipstick I have ever put on. Ever. The beige-nude colour in this lipstick really brings out my blush and makes me look healthy even though the colour nudes out the lips quite a bit. It never ever looks chalky and is so comfortable to wear. LOVE.

I hope that you enjoyed this tutorial, whether or not you found it useful. I will be back to making regular tutorials next, I promise!

p.s. I did do a tutorial for Maybelline and Luxola for their YouTube channel in conjunction with Halloween. It is a Catwoman tutorial, and it would mean so much to me if you clicked to watch it below! x

Happy Friday everyone! The RiRi Hearts MAC Fall Collection just launched a few days ago, and all over the world people were clambering into MAC stores hoping to get their hands on this collection. I fell in love with Rihanna's dark berry toned lipstick and just had to create a makeup tutorial inspired by that look. I wish I could have gotten the same lipstick colour, but by the time I got to my local MAC store, the lipstick had already sold out, so I settled for another MAC lipstick colour that is almost the exact dupe of the Rihanna's Talk That Talk lipstick, except that it is a Cremesheen while the Rihanna lipstick is matte.

I didn't have to do much adjustment for the eye makeup look, because this style of eye makeup is perfect for hooded lids and monolids as is. Here is the makeup tutorial. I hope you enjoy!


Here is a list and mini reviews of the products used.

Bobbi Brown Luminous Moisturising Treatment Foundation - one of Bobbi Brown's latest releases, this sheer coverage foundation is lightweight and very moisturising without being sticky or heavy. I found that it keeps your skin glowy without being too oily, so this is perfect for the coming warmer weather in Australia, and for everyday use in Malaysia. I recommend it for normal skin, combination skin, and dry skin. The finished effect is beautiful, a kind of matte glow that doesn't enhance any oily areas. A great option if you want a slight glow to your skin, but don't want to bring out an oily T-zone.

The Body Shop Bronze Eye Palette - The Body Shop's eyeshadows are great because they are soft and buttery, easy to blend, and very pigmented. This palette is great for neutral to warm skin tones, and I love that the shimmer is very fine. These are comparable to the Naked palette, really.

Bobbi & Katie Palette - Bobbi Brown makes beautiful eyeshadows, and even better eyeshadow palettes. This one contains two Pot Rouges (which you can use both on your cheeks and lips), plus eight eyeshadows, plus an eyeliner pencil. Bobbi's eyeshadows are very pigmented, so this palette will last you a while and then some. These palettes always come packaged with eyeshadows that can create both daytime and nighttime looks, in complementing colours.

Anastasia Beverly Hills Beauty Express Kit in Brunette - read full review here.

Clinique Brush on Cream Liner in True Black - this is my absolute favourite gel liner. It doesn't smudge, doesn't melt, doesn't dry up in the pot, and is very pigmented and easy to use.

Shiseido Natural Finish Cream Concealer - a newly-discovered concealer that's fast becoming one of my favourites. Read full review here.

Tom Ford Face Illuminator in Fire Lust - Tom Ford products are just dreamy, no matter what the product is. This Face Illuminator is one of his latest releases, and Fire Lust is a peachy gold colour that just lights up the skin. It gives your face a beautiful glow without appearing shimmery or glittery, and has a lightweight texture. You can mix it into your foundation for daytime or apply it on top of your foundation for a more dramatic nighttime glow.

Tom Ford Shade and Illuminate in Intensity One - my favourite cream contour product. It is the best, most natural-looking product that I have ever used, and I absolutely love it!

Revlon Naturals Blush in Plumberry - a lovely contour/blush palette with in a deep berry shade. Available at www.fashionaddict.com.au

Prestige Lip Liner in Wine

MAC Cremesheen in Hang-Up - this lipstick is almost a perfect dupe of the Rihanna Talk That Talk lipstick, but is a cream textured lipstick as opposed to Rihanna's matte one. Aside from differences in texture, though, it is almost exactly the same colour. I am so glad for that too, because I was so set on creating this makeup tutorial. I would've been gutted if I wasn't able to find a lipstick to create this look with.

On my nails: Tom Ford Nail Lacquer in Vapor - this is a very pearlescent white with a hint of silvery shimmer shot through. Beautiful to apply, as with all other Tom Ford products, and so perfect for the coming summer season!