* Sponsor Review * EOS Gothic 3 Tones Turquoise

Good evening everyone! Luckily today is a day for a lens review! I wondered why I had put it off for so long (really its been like two months...) it was really fun and enjoyable to try out this lens and do my makeup for the photos. I think it was good motivation for more reviews soon XD

Anyhow, today's lenses are the Gothic 3 Tones G 307 in Turquoise by EOS. These lenses were sponsored by Lens Village for the purpose of review. All following opinions are my own honest assessments.


G 307 Gothic 3 Tones Turquoise

Origin: Korea Diameter : 14.5mm Water Content : 38% Base Curve : 8.6mm Life Span : 1 year disposal

I was very attracted to these lenses right away due to the color - turquoise! Not only do I generally like turquoise, I felt it was a great color for my light eyes which are not entirely blue or green or grey haha!


ONE LENS




As you can see these lens blend so well! May I go so far to say they are one of the best, if not the best, for blending with my natural color. There are some very pigmented turquoise colors in the lens, but its also mixed with lighter greens and blues to make it look natural!


BOTH LENSES




Another great design feature of these lenses is the outer ring. It is darker, but not bold or harsh. Wearing these lenses will not gain you any "Are those lenses?!" attention. I felt they just extended my natural irises XD


WITH MAKEUP





Speaking of, the enlargement is very nice for 14.5mm, the printing extends to the edge of the lens and since the outer ring is darker (but not pure solid black) it makes the lens look as if you have big natural dolly eyes^^/

I found these lenses to be quite comfortable. I was aware of them but they didn't cause any serious discomfort either. They are more comfortable than some other EOS lenses I've tried in the past. They were easy to apply and there was very minimal lens displacement. Overall I can't find anything but nice points on these lenses!

Quick Review: Enlargement: ★★★★ Comfort: ★★★1/2 Color: ★★★★★

I really had a great experience with these lenses and Lens Village! They were very prompt and kind in their correspondences. The lenses arrive nicely packaged in a Lens Village branded box which was so cute!! Based on my experience I recommend Lens Village and the EOS Gothic 3 tone lenses XD








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* Sponsor Review * Dueba Shinny / Puffy 3 Tone Aqua lens

Good day friends! I'm sorry I didn't blog all weekend :/ I did have some family business again but I also just didn't feel like posting anything. I don't have the same drive to blog anymore, and I'd rather post nothing than something really boring at this point. Today is such a beautiful day here in MN, the bright clear sun is cheering.

So I got something together and would like to share another review with you^^ I have been promising to review the other Puff 3 tone lenses, and now we can check out the Aqua color! The lenses were provided to me by Shoppingholics.com


Dueba Shiny gray/Puffy 3 tone gray Circle Lens

Origin: Korea Diameter : 14.5mm Water Content : 38% Base Curve : 8.6mm Life Span : 1 year disposal

These lenses were sent to me by Shoppingholics.com for review purposes, all following opinions are my own honest assessments. These lenses are quite different than all the lenses I've tried previously, as they are very natural, so I was very excited to try them!

After trying the grey lenses I was very happy to try the other colors, because I was so pleased with the grey lenses. I already knew these lenses are fairly comfortable, I could wear the grey lenses for 8+ hours and that the enlarging is natural but noticeable!



One lens with flash


Two lenses without flash


Two lenses with flash

Honestly I can't say if these lenses were the same level of comfort as the grey lenses, though I'm sure they are, because my mom was cooking chili and the onion and pepper fumes got under the lenses and really irritated my eyes. I had to take them off after an hour.

But the enlarging was very nice! I really like how these lenses make your iris appear larger, but not with some unnatural or very bold design. These are more like an extension of a natural eye color. People noticed something different about my eyes, but they couldn't tell it was a lens right away ^^/



No flash


With flash

The only thing I took note of was the color, it's a very bright blue on top of my light eyes! I think it would be the right level of pigmentation over darker eyes, but on light eyes it might be too brightly colored for some. If you want true blue eyes, with a natural design, then these are the lenses for you!

One great point though is the "3 tone" from the name of the lens! The inner color of the lens is a greenish brown color that helps it blend in with your own color much better!

Quick Review: Enlargement: ★★★★★ Comfort: ★★★★★ Color: ★★★★

I quite like these lenses, I would use them for looks that I want to be a bit more bold with, but could still wear them in the day time without feeling like I'm attracting a lot of attention hehe^^

I want to state once more how completely satisfied and how much I enjoy transactions with Shoppingholics.com! Their service is top-notch, above and beyond, they try really hard to consider the tastes of their customers and it shows. Take a look around Shoppingholics.com for these lenses, hundreds more and all the greatest beauty products!

Please check out Shoppingholics.com!

Evereyday Smokey Eye Tutorial

Good evening everyone! I said I'd be posting something useful yesterday, well... it just took a bit longer to get together than I expected. And over all it's not so amazing as I thought it would be. But I hope people can find this tutorial a bit useful, even just a bit! haha. Tutorials were requested often in the option field of the 666 Giveaway.

Everyone's suggestions were too kind, thank you #TT#

Speaking of! The winner was drawn yesterday, and contacted. If she does not claim the prize in 3 days, I will draw a new winner. Congrats Jerrica! And thank you for requesting more lens reviews, I have 3 pairs to review yet^^

And now on to the "main event" of this post - my Everyday Smokey Eye tutorial. I call this "everyday" not because it's something most women consider day makeup, but because this is my typical eye makeup on any given day.

ITEMS USED...

From left:
Maybelline Eyestudio gel liner, Sephora Full Action mascara, Lorac Ooh La Lace Palette (colors used are marked), Too Faced Insurance eye primer, and NYX chubby pencil in Cottage Cheese

And of course whatever lashes you like to use, and your eyelash glue of choice.

I didn't show a step for priming, but I thought that would be rather boring to look at. I think the hardest step is creating the wing, the shape of the wing can create a variety of eye shapes/looks so just keep practicing to find what you like. And make sure to blend the lower liner with the darkest eyeshadow so that the line is not too harsh.

Though I don't play around with eyeshadows toooo often, I will try to create some more tutorials or do some tuts based off of magazine looks. If there's any questions about the tutorial just let me know.

* Sponsor Review * Dueba Shiny/Puffy 3 Tone gray lens

Good day friends! Thank you so much for sticking with me through the rather plain food post I did last. I haven't had much time to edit any holiday photos yet, next week I have such nasty work hours (even today I have to work until 1am and I can't stand it DX) But I will try my best to get those together!

Today however, I would like to share another review with you, and I'm particularly excited about this one because I really love these lenses XD The lenses were provided to me by Shoppingholics.com





Dueba Shiny gray/Puffy 3 tone gray Circle Lens

Origin: Korea Diameter : 14.5mm Water Content : 38% Base Curve : 8.6mm Life Span : 1 year disposal

These lenses were sent to me by Shoppingholics.com for review purposes, all following opinions are my own honest assessments. These lenses are quite different than all the lenses I've tried previously, as they are very natural, so I was very excited to try them!



With one lens in




These lenses are called Puffy 3 Tone lenses for obvious reasons - they have a darker outer ring, a middle color and a bit of brown color at the center. The brown inner color will make it blend well with naturally dark eyes, but I think they look great on light eyes too. The outer ring is not too dark either, it gives the perfect enlargement with being like bam! black ring haha.

Speaking of enlargement, for 14.5mm lenses, I felt these were quite enlarging. Perhaps its because the printing is right up to the edge of the lens (some don't have color all the way to the edge) or the design. Either way, they make your eye appear larger for sure.








Furthermore, I found these lenses to be quite comfortable. I wore them 7 hours the first night I tried them, and my eyes are not particularly irritated. These have lower water content than some other lenses, so make sure you have your re-wetting drops with you^^

These lenses fit to my eyes very well, no noticeable problems with wandering lenses. And they were easy to put on as well. Really I have no complaints with these lenses, and they match my eye color very nicely I think!

Quick Review: Enlargement: ★★★★★ Comfort: ★★★★★ Color: ★★★★★★ (haha)

Really I love these lenses! I think they make the perfect otona look! I would say these are my favorite lenses at the moment. I also have them in Blue and Green to review, so please look forward to that.

I want to state once more how completely satisfied and how much I enjoy transactions with Shoppingholics.com! Their service is top-notch, above and beyond, they try really hard to consider the tastes of their customers and it shows. Take a look around Shoppingholics.com for these lenses, hundreds more and all the greatest beauty products!

Please check out Shoppingholics.com!

Gonna get a cut & Volume hair spam

Hello and happy Saturday everyone! I have to work today (fingers crossed that they don't cut me again...) so it's not really that happy but I do have plenty of time this weekend to get some things done. Baking, making crafts, cleaning, all sorts of things I had to put off because of my thesis XD

Another thing I have been thinking about getting done recently is my hair. It's been a little over 3 years I've had anything more than a trim. In the summer of 2008 I cut all my hair into a cheek length bob with a severe fringe, since then I've been pretty stuck on getting super long hair.




I picked this photo to bring to the stylist. It's an ad for extensions, but it shows a layered hair cut and how it can be styled with high volume around the face XD Hopefully this is help the stylist alot haha.

My hair is super long now, but super long straight hair is not flattering for an oblong shaped face (which I have). I already have a fringe, so I'm doing that right, but I need volume around my face (no volume on the top)! Layers would also help create volume when not styled.

I think the picture I picked out is a perfect style for me at the moment. I don't plan to go shorter like that cut, but the layers and the styling is just right. I also picked out a couple more styles that are great long, layered and high volume!



I think the right style is especially good for balancing out an oblong face


This whole image is just super inspiring, love the hair and the makeup and the sexy adult look

It's nothing really dramatic, like a new color or going short again, but I feel a new cut and style like these would help my look out alot. And perhaps inspire me to work on gyaru stlyle. Well here's that Volume Hair Spam I promised, maybe it will inspire you too!






















Do you feel like changing your hair soon, or are you always updating your hair style? XD