Leetol Miss Joyce and the Red Lipstick

Hi! I'm back! Again. Unfortunately my sembreak has come and gone and since I was consumed by laziness coupled with fandom and other related faggotry, I wasn't able to updated this blog yet again. 

Truthfully, I'm sorta running out of things to post about. I still have a couple of ideas left but I'm still sorting out how to post them properly. This blog was made to be kinda helpful and informational. Not some dump of what-i-wore-today or what-i-just-bought pictures. No way. This blog might be in every way as superficial as the next, but I want it to be more than that. Surely, I don't want to disappoint my three or four readers (LOL).

 

This girl has ideas that she isn't posting. That's why her hair is so big and messy. It's full of secrets.

Moving on, I finally picked up this tube of lipstick I've been lemming for.  I swatched it some time last year and was impressed at the pretty red color. Appropriate enough, it's called Love That Red from Ever Bilena's Matte Lipstick line. It's a pretty red shade that leans more towards the blue-pink side of the spectrum (not quite a true-red). I got it for PHP120 at the supermarket.

 

 EB Matte Lipstick in Love that Red. Check out the cap. That's lipstick on the red part.

I'm not much of a lipcolor person. My lips aren't quite as nice as my eyes and cheekbones so I usually just play it down. I usually use peach-pink-brown or coral shades on my lips -- basically anything that looks natural. However, this shade of red was too pretty for me to resist. I find it hard to find a red shade that will suit my NC40-42 greenish skin tone. This one does. Love it!

It's about an inch long inside the tube.

Another reason I decided to get this one was when I found out that Valerie (aka Miss Earth Singapore 2009) actually carries this particular shade in her purse. I guess it is pretty popular (it's a bit hard to find in supermarkets, usually it's just Mirrored Mocha and Mauvey left) because the shade is really pretty.

 

Top: my dry, naked lips. Bottom: my lips with love that red.

At first I had a hard time because my lips aren't very defined. I'm not quite sure where it ends as the corners blend into the skin. The thing is about red lipstick (or any bold lip color): mistakes are waaay more obvious. I wish I had a brush to apply it precisely. My friend Issa recommends cleaning the outlines with concealer.

I misplaced my remote so all you get is handheld camwhoreage.

This is also the first time I've tried a lipstick that is really matte. Some lipsticks claim to be matte but are still dewy when you hold it against the light. This one is really matte and opaque. Which is good because when you have such a bold color on your lips, you wouldn't want to attract any more attention by having shimmer or shine. 

 

I'd wear red lips with really clear skin and just a wee bit of magnum on my lashes.

 Something I don't like, this lipstick is waaaay hard to remove. I applied petroleum jelly on my lips and wiped it of yet there's still a bit of redness on my lips! Ah well, on the flip side, that's just a sign of staying power and strong pigmentation isn't it? Also, it's a bit drying but then again dryness is to be expected from any matte lipstick.

Overall, this is pretty much good enough for me. I don't really wear red so much so a low end brand would suffice for now. I'm glad the product delivers and actually exceeded my expectations. 

Yay, I can has a new post now! *disappears into oblivion once again* 

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Leetol Miss Joyce's Usual Eye Makeup

I realized that out of all the gunk I put into my face, I'm most obessed with my eyes and skin. I own more eye makeup than skin/cheek/lip products. I think doing your eyes can change your look the most. Anyway,here are some of the stuff I normally use.

My usual eye makeup

1. Fanny Serrano Mini Eyelash Curler. I've read a lot of raves for this curler. It's rumored to be a Shu Uemura dupe, and they say it's from the same supplier. I've only tried Shu at counters and I've only tried the regular sized one. I think they both curl lashes better than other curlers I've tried. I like mini-curlers though because it makes it easier to get my corner lashes. 
2. Lash Comb. A cheap lash comb I got at the discount store of doom. I run my lashes with this after mascara.
3. Etude House Oh M'Eye Line in Brown. I got this as a gift from a friend. It's the best liquid eyeliner I've tried. The brush handle is long, and it makes it easy to control when making either thick or thin lines. The brown is a nice everyday color, but lay it on thicker and it's creates a good effect as well. It's smudgeproof but not waterproof. 
4. Maybelline Volum' Express Magnum Mascara. The best mascara. My tiny lashes really become visible with this. I love the fat brush!
5. Angelique Eyeliner Eybrow Pencil. I use this pencil to fill in my brows. True to classic cheapskate Leetol Miss Joyce, this costs only Php11. It's really hard and the lines it makes are amazing on eyebrows. Plus it's long and you get both brown and black in one pencil. 
6. In2it Waterproof Gel Eyeliner in WG80 Aztec Gold. I use this for my lower waterline to open it up. Some people use silver or white on their lower waterline, but I think peach or gold liner works better for my skin tone. I like it coz it's waterproof enough to last on my waterline. Also, gel liner + pencil form = win! No need for brushes or anything crazy.
7. Sansan Eyeliner Pen in Brown. I'm not really a big fan of this product. It's not very pigmented and the shade of brown isn't very nice. It's cheap though, and the pen form makes it easy to apply on my lower lashline. I'm looking for a substitute. 

That's pretty much it. I'm on a crazy asian look mode so it's all eyeliner and no shadow, at least for now. (Also because I haven't invested on proper brushes/applicators for eyeshadow yet) Here are some looks I've created using the aforementioned products.

Winged eyeliner look.

 Simple daytime look. 

That's all for now. I might do swatches and a proper review of some of the products, when I feel like it. Until next time. ^_^