Buying Urban Decay Cosmetics is like buying art. Their creative packaging designs, although not always the most practical, certainly grab attention and lemmings. My knees weakened when my love for cream/gel liners met Ink for Eyes by Urban Decay... How could I have resisted the beautifully detailed peacock print? After reading several good reviews for this cream liner, I caved and got one in Binge. Read On...

The directions are pretty simple. Just apply to dry skin avoiding eyes and mouth. Let it dry for about 5 minutes (I usually go about 10) and then wash off with warm water. The bottle says it: "Get a deep down clean tat goes beyond basic cleansing. The rich kaolin clay and marine extract formula detoxifies by drawing out impurities like a spa facial to give your skin a fresh start." I would agree!

The only down side is it's hard to get off just by your hands so I usually a face cloth. Don't forget when getting the mask off be careful that you wash your towel immediately afterward because it will stain blue! It has happened to me before.

Have you used this product? Do you use any face masks?

I first read about this product on the newspaper before the official launch in malls. Lancome sent out 5ml samples for people to try out the product and I was lucky to lay my hands on one of these.

The retail price of $170+ (Singapore Dollars) may be expensive to many, and seriously, I was pretty skeptical about the product and its "youth-activating" promises initially. I was thinking it could be one of those marketing strategies whereby the fancy price adds value to the efficacy of the product.

My 5ml tube sample lasted me at least a good 12-14 days. I was supposed to use it twice a day, once in the morning and once at night. However, that 5ml tube was so precious to me I used only at night. Read On...

I'm not sure if others call it "July 4th Face," but I do! A rule of thumb that most women live by is to only have ONE bold feature when wearing makeup. Such as a smoky eye, or red vamp lips. However, rarely should you ever have both. It can be really unflattering.

A great example of this is wearing blue eyeshadow with red lips. It's too much! Its hard to pick a place to look. If you want to wear blue eyeshadow then it is usually best to pair the look with a natural lip shade, or even go nude. More Here...

 

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I love how black eyeliner makes my eyes look - dark, mysterious, "punky", even, because I love that type of music and lifestyle. But it's time to finally face facts: I'm allergic to eye makeup! I found that out as I was driving home from work recently, I had on black eyeliner, and my eyes just randomly decided to start burning and tearing up. More Here...