Beauty Bag 411 150 Follower Giveaway!

 It's that time again where I'd like to thank all my readers and new followers for supporting my little blog by having a giveaway! I have reached 150 followers and you know that automatically requires me to have a giveaway right? Haha, not really, I just love giving stuff away!

FOTD: All Eyes On Me....

.....that's what I feel like happens whenever I wear this lipstick because it is soo bright. Even though I added a filter to give my photos an edgier look, the lipstick stayed true to color; that's how it really looks in real life! 

I took advantage of my new tripod and did a little camwhoring while my son took a nap :)

Highlighters Are My Friends

Hi, my name is Liana and I am a highlighter-holic(?). Okay, that didn't flow very well....but what I'm trying to say is that I love highlighters! I use one every day to give my skin a glowy finish, and to highlight under my browbones and the inner corners of my eyes. Here are some of the highlighters that I currently own:

Video Revier: Forever 21 Love & Beauty Makeup

Here's a video review of some products I've gotten from Forever 21's makeup line, Love & Beauty. You have probably seen a couple of them in previous posts but I didn't really review them. I didn't get too in depth with these reviews because my camera was going to die so I had to go quick, but if you want a more detailed review of a product, let me know!

Here are some swatches of the products, my camera would not take decent photos of them, so sorry for the quality of the pictures!

and this one, it wouldn't fit in the above picture :P

Enjoy the review! :)

M.I.A.

Sorry I've been missing in action lately, I've been stressed out lately due to a number of reasons. Unfortunately, I will still be MIA for awhile because finals are coming up and I desperately need to cram, plus I have other assignments that are due. Also, with the semester ending I need to find a job soon. So I will continue to read and comment on other blogs, but I probably won't be able to blog for awhile, unless it's just a short blurb.

Oh, and you're gonna call me crazy, but I will be redesigning my blog again...I know you guys are probably hella tired of me changing it, but I am the most anal person when it comes to my own work and my banner pictures have been bugging me lately, I just don't like the way they look anymore. Don't ask me why I'm so paranoid about it, that's just my personality. Also, for those of you who follow my personal blog, I am actually going to be deleting it and combining it with this blog, which will also start featuring more fashion, my personal life, and other misc. things. Although beauty will be the main subject, I find it difficult sometimes to just blog about beauty products when I am interested in so many other things as well and it's hard keeping track of two blogs. I hope this doesn't deter you guys from continuing to read my blog and I hope you will still enjoy it.

Thanks for all your continued support, and I'll leave you with my latest NOTW. It's from Forever 21's Love & Beauty line, this one's called "Olive". In real life it definitely looks more olive toned, but in this picture it looks gold. I'm not sure if I like it, it's a very odd color.

Wish me luck on my finals!

March Product Faves 2010

Here are my new favorite products for March 2010

First up, e.l.f. Contouring Blush and Bronzer Duo from the Studio Line. This only costs $3!

These are such pretty colors, they go on silky smooth and look great with each other or alone. This has been compared to NARS' Laguna and Orgasm Duo, however I haven't used the NARS' myself so I can't compare, but I really like this product. I also like how big the compact is and that it has a large mirror included

You can buy this at Targets that sell e.l.f. products, or from their website at www.eyeslipsface.com

Next is the Tweezerman eyelash curler that I raved about in a previous post

This is seriously the best curler I've ever used! I have stick straight, sparse little Asian lashes and this actually curls them! You do have to be a little careful though because it can pinch your lids if you get too close (well, I guess any curler can do that!) I bought this at Sally's Beauty Supply store for about $8.99 I think? You can probably look online at their website as well if you can't find it in stores.

Next is Fairy Drops mascara. I've seen this on so many blogs and wanted to try it so bad! Well luckily, Chantana and I did a swap and she sent me this (I will be posting the other swap items shortly)

This has a unique spiraled applicator wand that is supposed to lift and curl your lashes-and it actually does! Seriously, this combined with the eyelash curler above is the best combination I've found for my lashes, it really opens my eyes and makes them appear wider! This mascara also makes my lashes so much longer and separates pretty well too. Sometimes I feel like I have falsies on because my lashes are so long and lifted! The only downside (for me anyways) is that the formula is a bit drier than other mascaras, so my lashes feel a little stiffer and not as soft, but the effects you get are totally worth it! Like I said, I was given this in a swap, but you can find it online at www.sasa.com, or I've heard that some have found it in certain Asian specialty stores (but I'm not sure where)

My next new favorite product is this face powder I bought at Forever21

To be honest, I actually just purchased it because I liked the packaging. But I am actually really liking the powder itself!

It's really finely milled, and goes on super light and blends in easily, without feeling cakey or dry. The color I got was Beige, but I think they had one in Ivory as well. I only paid around $4.50 or something like that. Forever21 surprisingly has a couple of good gems in their makeup line (check out their blushes!) :)

Okay, so I was really sad because my Anastasia Brow Whiz pencil ran out and unfortunately I can only get to a Sephora once in awhile because I don't live near one, so I had to go find a replacement. Well I picked up Rimmel's Professional Eyebrow Pencil because I remembered using it years ago and couldn't remember why I had stopped.

I'm soo glad I rediscovered this! This is probably the best drugstore eyebrow pencil I have found, and actually is just as good as the Anastasia pencil (in my opinion). The pencil is soft and blends in easily, but doesn't  get all clumpy or unnatural looking, and the brush it comes with blends the color in nicely. I got shade #004 Black, which doesn't end up looking too black like some pencils can.  This cost me only $2.50 at Wal Mart.

And last but not least, I recently went to Lush and bought the Angels on Bare Skin cleanser, after hearing Nymphette go on and on about it on Twitter :P

Haha, for once I am so glad I am easily persuaded by other people's reviews, because I love this stuff! It makes my skin feel sooo soft and clean after using it and my moisturizer gets absorbed more easily. Honestly for those who have normal skin, you probably won't even need moisturizer afterwards, but I do because I get really dry skin.

I forgot exactly what the chunky stuff is, I think it's almonds and something else? Anyways, it exfoliates nicely without being too harsh and is safe enough to use daily. It can get a bit messy so I use it in the shower, and I also keep it in a soap dish that has a lid to prevent it from getting soaked with water. A little goes a long way too, so use only a little at a time, because it can get quite expensive if you plan on using it everday. I only got a 1/4 lb and it cost $11.75, which will only last about a month. But it's totally worth the splurge, you'll fall in love with this stuff if you try it!

So there are my faves for this month. As always, I am not affiliated with any of these companies and these reviews are based on my own experiences with the products. Please use your own judgment when purchasing products, just because something works/doesn't work for me doesn't mean it will/won't work for you

Have a great day!

Weekend Haulage

I'm really liking this word "haulage", I'm thinking about getting a trademark for it....just kidding :P

So I went to visit my sister this weekend and of course we decided to go shopping. I swear everytime I visit, we make plans to actually do something worthwhile with our time, and then those plans get thrown out the window and we go shopping instead. I think we're bad influences on each other :P

Anyways, here's the stuff I got, nothing too exciting or that you haven't seen before I'm sure:

A vanity organizer from Target

We went to Lush and got talked into buying Porridge from the salesgirl (man, she was good!) and also Nymphette has been tweeting nonstop about the Angels on Bare Skin cleanser, so I decided to get some.  Well I tried it out last night and so far I am really liking it, so thank you Nymphette for all the reviews and tweets! :P My wallet isn't  too happy with you however :P

Then we went to MAC so my sister could get some new foundation and concealer. I looked at the LOL collection, but for some reason wasn't too interested in it, I don't know why because I love the packaging and everything, but I just didn't feel like buying any of it at the moment. I'm sure my weakness will break down eventually....so instead I just bought some Mineralize  foundation and the infamous Fluidline in Blacktrack. I have heard so much about this liner that I have a really high expectation of it, because I am so tired of my eyeliner smudging!

Oh yeah we also stopped by Forever 21 for a second and I picked up this powder just because I liked the packaging :)

Here is picture of me in the car, I could not get a decent photo!

Well I hope you guys all had a great weekend, sorry if I don't sound as chipper as usual, my allergies are really bugging me, I haven't had a decent night's sleep in about two weeks, and it's that time of the month (lol, TMI?) I'm going to go take some allergy medicine, hopefully I'll feel better soon

Makeup Hauls, FOTD, and Sophia's Package (Very Pic Heavy!)

Hey girls! Sorry I haven't blogged in a couple days, this sickness is really wiping out all my energy. I don't have a fever anymore but I can't seem to shake the coughing, runny noses, and lack of energy. So this post is a compilation of the past couple days.

Um...where to start? Ok I'll start with Sophia's package. Remember when I did the swap with her? Well she said she felt bad that I got her so much stuff and because the amount of shipping I had to pay (even though I didn't mind and she shouldn't feel bad :P) so she sent me a couple more items to make up for it. Even though I told her she didn't have to, I was super excited when I got her package on Wednesday(?) and she sent me some great stuff!

Omg, I've been wanting a Sleek palette forever! And the colors in this one are perfect!

This Anna Sui gloss is so pretty, love the packaging

and she sent me an RMK foundation sample (lol, this is originally what we were going to swap for!)

Thank you soo much Sophia, I love everything!!!

Okay next is..my FOTD. Today I was pretty exhausted because of being sick and also because we had a party last night for my birthday and I was pretty hungover :P So I decided to stick to light makeup, just eyeliner, concealer and powder, a little blush, and some gloss.

I'm not going to list what I used because it's nothing too exciting..and I'm being lazy :P

Today we went to run errands and to the mall so I could use my Macy's gift card that I got from my friend. Of course she knew what I would use it for: makeup!

Oh, this picture actually includes a few things that I got the other day, I didn't buy all of it today..well most of it I did, but not all

A couple new brushes from Target, nothing fancy, oh the little one I got at a store in the mall

Blushes from Forever21, they didn't have these the last time I went

Swatches, these are pretty and not super shimmery

Lipstick from Icing store, this is actually a pretty close dupe for the Viva Glam Gaga lipstick, except more pink

Stopped in Hot Topic and saw this Hello Kitty makeup, had to get it! The bronze eyeshadow isn't Hello Kitty though but still pretty

These are so cute, and they're really soft and silky!

Loove this color!

and last but not least....MAC! This is what I used my gift card for

Swatches from left to right: Mineralize blush in Rhapsody in Two, lipstick in Myth, and Cremesheen in Boy Bait

The MAC counter was super busy today because of it being the weekend, and I was feeling claustrophobic so I kinda let the sales girl talk me into buying the blush and the lipgloss because I just wanted to hurry up and get outta there! But I am really happy I did because I love the gloss, especially over the Myth lipstick I got with it. The blush is really light and shimmery, I'll probably end up using it more as a highlighter. If the sales girl hadn't been hovering right in my face and bugging me to swatch them, I probably would've taken longer to decide and ended up getting something else, but it's okay, I'm pretty satisfied.

All in all, I've had a great weekend, despite my sickness, and am going to be enjoying my new makeup! Thank you to everyone who has sent me birthday wishes and also for entering my birthday giveaway! Now it's time for me to catch up on some much needed sleep!