100th Window

We suddenly had this enormous creative motivation to do a post. We had agreed on fierce as a concept beforehand, but then as I was putting the makeup on Doris...things sort of changed and we just went with the flow and improvised.

Butterflies started to randomly inspire me. And not just any kind, but Monarch butterflies in particular. You know, the poisonous and colourful kind HAHA!

Hair styling, editing, and Model: Doris

Photos & editing, makeup, and creative directing: Carmen

As I have mentioned countless times, Doris' unique features can bring out any type of makeup stunningly. Of course, it's more difficult on monolids, but once you get it, no words can describe how well the makeup comes out. I started off by using a black eye shadow to outline the butterfly wings on the outer edges of the eyes. I kept blending inwards to get a gradient effect. After getting the right shape, I used a liquid liner to define it even more. Then to make the eyes even more 3D, I popped in a shade of gold from the Too Faced Sweet Indulgences palette. Make sure to use Urban Decay's primer potion to make the colours stand out more! Afterwards I dabbed a bit of eyelash glue on lids to stick on some nail confetti. The lip shade was kept a subtle red color, and the face was contoured with a warm color from the same palette. Lastly, highlighter was used generously for a shimmery prismatic effect.

The only thing I did this shoot: my nails and my hair. I took forever putting it into a decent bun, but you can't really tell because the headscarf blocks it. Basically, I just assumed my regular post as a ragdoll hahaha.

The title 100th Window is one of the albums from one of my all-time favourite groups Massive Attack if you were to listen to any song on that, I'd recommend Small Time Shot Away. Anyways, we'll be getting together a bit more now, so expect another post from us soon. Have a great week everyone!

Products used:

Face
- clinique moisture surge cream as base
- skin 79 super beblesh balm triple functions
- tony moly baby doll pot concealer in 1
- too faced sweet indulgences palette (papa don't peach and candlelight glow)

Eyes
- koji dolly wink liquid eyeliner in deep black
- kanebo kate gel eyeliner in bk-1
- urban decay primer potion
- too faced sweet indulgences palette (black sugar, cherry cola, copper peony, gum drop, lovey dovey)
- generic thick false eyelashes
- etude house petit darling eyes in cream shimmer white
- confetti for nails

Lips
- kiss me heavy rotation lip concealer
- tarte lipsurgence in sweet
- yves rocher l/s 103 tomette

Nails
- rimmel london base coat top coat
- rimmel london 270 steel gray

Yves Rocher Cure Solutions 24H Vitality Skin Care Anti-Fatigue Cream

Originating from France, the brand Yves Rocher, if many of you don't know, are known for its plant-based products. I still have the mirror lip glosses from the first time the store opened at West Edmonton Mall two to three years ago. Today, I have chosen one of their best-selling creams to review.

"Cure Solutions 24H Vitality Skin Care is enriched with Red Vine Polyphenols. In one month it:- Smoothes fine lines and wrinkles,- Reduce signs of fatigue,- Revitalizes the skin.The Plus : The firm dense texture of this cream and its stimulating fragrance. It floods the skin with revitalizing vigor. The effect is spectacular. And so is the sensation."- Yves Rocher

This cream promises a lot...but it wasn't for me. In short, this cream broke me out, and I would love to find out why, but the ingredients are not listed anywhere. Actually, maybe it was listed on the box, but I threw that away long ago and unfortunately, they are not listed on the website. I love the color of the container - it just looks so promising!

Most people comment on the cream having an overpowering smell, but I think it smells really good (like wine but not). The texture is a bit weird, I would say it spreads well but not something I would choose as a base for make-up - it did not sink into my skin quickly and came off a bit waxy. This cream made me so oily within half an hour, which was a definite first for me.

I remember somewhere on the box, I was told to use this for one month straight (day and night) to see results, but my skin rejected this cream completely. Basically,  the skin under my eye became super itchy and red (as well as having bloodshot eyes), I have a hunch that it contains mineral oil. I gave it a week to try, but I started to get red spots on my cheeks, and my skin started to yellow (I am normally quite pale, yellowing on me is a sign of toxicity). I ended up giving this to C as she has less sensitive skin, and things that do not work for me, usually work wonders on her. Thankfully, I got this as a freebie.

I have other Yves Rocher products, primarily their lip products and mascaras, and I really really like them. I wanted to test out some of their skin care for a change, and as I could not tell if it had mineral oil from the website, I ended up taking a risk. However, everything is all right now as I have started to use Clinique's Moisture Surge for dry to combination skin instead and things have cleared up. I will also be doing a review on that next time. =)

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