Skintype interview: Oily Skin (With Mahalia-Paris aka ShySmileLove! )

First name: Mahalia-Paris

Age: 16
Race: Multiracial : Jamaican and Indian
Country: England
Blog/Youtube link:  http://www.youtube.com/user/ShySmileLove

1. How old were you when you started to use makeup frequently? What did you put on?

I started wearing make up when i was 12 and i wore lipgloss and mascara  my 2 all time favourites 

2. What does your daily makeup consist of nowadays?

My daily make up consists of Eyeshadow, Eyeliner, Mascara, foundation, and blush.

3. What do you do to take care of your skin?
I wash my face every morning with Body Shops Tea Tree Gel Wash and then put calamine lotion on after to soothe my skin  and at night i wash my face with St Ives Apricot scrub and then tone with some West Indian Bay Rum, and 2 days out the week i do a lemon, sugar, honey and avocado facial mask.

4. Do you use special products for your skin type?
Yes because my skin is oily i use an oil free moisturiser such as body shops Seaweed Mattifying Day Cream.

5. Are there any troubles that your skin type gives you, and other skin types might not experience?
I have a combination of oily and dry skin: oily in t zone and dry on my cheeks so i have to use certain products on certain areas which is kind of annoying also i usually get spots on my cheek area which leaves horrific scars TT_TT !

6. If yes, do you do anything about those problems?
To combat the problems i always make sure i tone my face and use a facial wash for all skin types and exfoliate my skin gently every night !

7. Do you have tips for other people who have your skin type?
hmm a tip. Make sure you take all of your make up off before going bed and if your cheeks are dry like mines the avocado in the facial scrub helps with dryness !

8. Is there something you would change about your skin?
The thing i would change about my skin is having 2 types of skin types on my face, I would rather have normal skin !

9. Are there certain makeup products you can not use because of your skin type? Which ones?
Yes, i can not use foundation that has oils in it because i have gigantic pores and it will cause my to have spots 

10. Is there something about your skin that troubles you, but you haven't found a solution yet?

Yes i have Acanthosis Nicgricans which is a pigmentation skin disorder,  so i have random dark pigmentation areas my face and body and i refuse to bleach them away so i dunno what to do.

Bubble Tea DIY!

Hey there lovelies! Today's blog is all about bubble tea!

Recently I've been drinking this wonderful drink an awful lot, and I decided I wanted to try and make my own! Check out this video to see how to make bubble tea :)

Skintype interview: Combined skin. [With Anna Rius aka Sakura7Akai]

First name: Ana

Age: 21

Country: Spain 

Check out her youtube page right here! 

1. How old were you when you started to use makeup frequently? What did you put on? 

Uhm... I'm not sure, but maybe at 17. I don't remember what I used to put on.

2. What does your daily makeup consist of nowadays? 

Concealer, BB Cream, Mineral powder, blush, lipbalm, eyeliner, liptint and gloss.

3. What do you do to take care of your skin? 

Everyday, at morning, I clean my face with a brush cleaner and special moisturizer for acne. Also once a week I use a natural exfoliation with a tea bag. 

4. Do you use special products for your skin type? 

No.

5. Are there any troubles that your skin type gives you, and other skin types might not experience? 

Not really....

6. If yes, do you do anything about those problems?

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7. Do you have tips for other people who have your skin type? 

A clean and healthy skin, the prettiest skin 

8. Is there something you would change about your skin? 

The color, maybe, I have a very white skin.

9. Are there certain makeup products you can not use because of your skin type? 

No.

10. Is there something about your skin that troubles you, but you haven't found a solution yet? Uhmm... no.

Outfit of the day: 28-05-13

White sleeveless blouse: H&M, €10,-

Black Cardigan: Primark, €10,-

Black Tanktop: H&M, €5,-

Light blue studded shorts: Primark, €14,-

Pink necklace: Primark, €3,-

Studs and Pearls headband: Claire's €8,-

Pink wedge sandals: Primark, €18,-

Pearl cat-ear headband DIY

Okay, so maybe I'm a bit late with this trend, but still I think it's cute enough to make a post for it even though it's been around for a while now. Maybe you've seen this before... Maybe not. The animal-eared headbands, and the cat ones in particular!

I think it looks really cute and I'm really happy to see both kpop idols as well as western pop singers sharing a trend! I got a pair of adorable pearl-bear ears, but I really wanted a pair of cat ears as well. But because I couldn't find it where I live, and I'm not patient enough to wait for it to arrive when I buy it online, I decided to make some myself! And it's actually really really easy!

Here's what you'll be needing to make your own pair of cute cat ears!

A plain headband

Some pearl-beads

Wire that's strong enough to hold the beads and thin enough to fit through them

Strong glue

Pliers (One to cut, one to bend and one to pinch!) 

Step one. You're going to cut off some wire. Don't take too little, you can always take some off again if you're not satisfied. Then, take another section that's about the same length as the first one.

Step two. Using a round edged plier, bend the middle of your pieces of wire to create a corner. You can make this as sharp as you want to depending on what you think looks the best. Then, bend the left and the right side of the corner you made to create the triangle shapes of the cat-ears.

Step three. Use the pearl beads, or any decoration you want to use to cover up the wire. Some cat ear headbands only have a couple of pearls, but I decided to cover the entire ear's outline in pearls and since I used beads, it was very easy. However, if you don't want to use as many pearls, you can just use some glue to stick the decorations to the ears.

Step four. Secure the ears onto the headband. I tried using some wire to tie them on there first, but that didn't work out for me because I'm not strong enough to pinch the wire tightly enough to keep them in place. Instead I used some ribbon, glued it to the headband and then tied it around the wire to keep the ears in place. If you're using this method, make sure to wrap it tightly, otherwise your ears are going to flap forward when you wear them.

And there you go! Your very own home-made cat ear headband! Please feel free to leave a comment or a request right here, or on my Facebook page! Also I'd love to see your creations, so don't be shy and send me a picture if you decide to make one of your own~  Thanks for stopping by at my blog! Like my Facebook page for updates and subscribe to my Youtube channel for video-tutorials and more!

Have fun making your headband and take care! 

<3,

May.

Skintype interview: Normal Skin. [With Momo from Momo's Moment!]

First name: Momo

Age: 20 (about to be 21 in September!)
Race: African American (Black)
Country: USA

Check out her website for various beauty and review posts!

www.momosmoment.com

1. How old were you when you started to use makeup frequently? What did you put on?

When I started frequently using makeup I think I was 18 or 19 because I remember I wanted to learn how to do it before I turned 20 and wanted to look more my age. I put on eyeliner, mascara and a light foundation.

2. What does your daily makeup consist of nowadays?

Now I usually wear a BB Cream, Mascara and Eyeshadow that goes with what I’m wearing that day, nothing too loud.

3. What do you do to take care of your skin?

I wash it in the morning and at night with a genital face wash, once a week I’ll use a clay mask for my pores and when I need it I’ll use a facial treatment for acne.

4. Do you use special products for your skin type?

I have Normal type skin so I don’t really need anything special to take care of it; I just keep it clean and make sure I don’t do anything that’s bad for my skin.

5. Are there any troubles that your skin type gives you and other skin types might not experience?

My skin doesn’t really give me problems unless it’s that time of the month or I’ve been eating really unhealthy food, so I guess it depends on what I’ve been eating but the only thing I worry about is acne even though I don’t get a lot of it.

6. If yes, do you do anything about those problems?

I use products for acne prone skin and try to eat better foods.

7. Do you have tips for other people who have your skin type?

If you have Normal type skin then I guess other people would say that you’re lucky but I’d just watch what you eat and make sure you use the right products to help you with whatever you’re worried about with your skin. Also BB Creams work WAY better for people with Normal type skin, so please try them first before wasting all your money on foundation like I did trying to find one that worked!

8. Is there something you would change about your skin?

If I could keep it from getting wrinkles and aging that would be great! But I’m actually happy with my skin and accept all the different parts of me.

9. Are there certain makeup products you can not use because of your skin type? Which ones?

I can’t use heavy makeup products, most things work for me but when I use something that’s supposed to give you full coverage etc. it just feels like it’s too much for my skin since it doesn’t need a lot to cover up in the first place. So I usually stick to light or medium coverage type products and I’ll be fine.

10. Is there something about your skin that troubles you, but you haven't found a solution yet?

Just aging, but that’s natural.

Maple Lens - EOS lenses Review! [New Adult VS Ice]

As most of you probably know, my circle lenses arrived this week! And today I found the time to record a review and a voice over. I was determined that I'd never talk in my videos but it was requested and recommended so I gave it a try!                                                                                                                                                                    I got my lenses at Maple Lense, a website that sells many different circle lenses for a price that I've never seen anywhere before. I got my first pair of circle lenses at an anime convention last year. They were €40,- which is ridiculous compared to the prices (and quality!) that maple lens offer. Both pairs I got were only €14,- , shipping was €5,-  and I got adorable lens cases to keep them in, so I was very pleased with that! I got the bear shaped boxes in blue, and the fish ones in a lighter shade of blue. Very very cute! My natural eye color is blue with grey, so I decided to get lenses in my natural colors to match them. You can check out my review video on my youtube channel. The link is in the top bar of my blog! 

The first pair I got is from EOS. It's from the 'New Adult' series in grey. The lenses are 14,8 mm and you can see the difference it makes!  Because I was going for a natural look, I was a little sad to find out that the black line around the lens is really harsh and dark. However, wearing the lenses inside-out fixed this problem as the black is more of a darker grey on the other side!

                                                                             no lens - lens

These lenses don't really allow me to achieve the natural look that I wanted, but I still really like them. I've been thinking of getting a dark wig, and I'm pretty sure that the grey lenses will look really great with a darker hairstyle! If I do get a wig, I will post another picture to show you all what it looks like then!

The second pair is also from EOS, and it's also 14,8 mm. It's from the 'Ice' series, in blue. I absolutely adore these lenses. They blend really well with my natural eyes and they really do make my eyes look bigger and more doll-like. I will definitely wear these a lot!

                                                                                lens - no lens.

 Because the 'Ice' series only have color on the edge of the lenses, they tend to blend a lot better than the 'New Adult' ones. I think I will order more colors from EOS - Ice in the future, because these lenses are my definitely my favorites!

For people who want to extend their natural eye color, I recommend the 'Ice' series, because they blend really well and look a lot more natural than the 'New Adult' ones. However, if you want to get a color that's completely different from your natural color, I recommend to get full-colored ones like 'New Adult', because not only do they extend the eyes, they also cover up your natural color! If I ever want to have brown eyes, I wil definitely get 'New Adult' ones, but otherwise I'll stick to 'Ice'!