What's in my travel makeup bag - Bali edition

I went for a 5 days trip to Bali last weekend and I'd like to share with you guys what makeup I brought with me. I was gonna take the pics while I was there, but I ended up being so busy I didn't have time. 

So here are the makeup bag that i brought with me 

I like to separate my liquid and powder stuff. I checked in the liquid bag and carry the powder ones in my hand bag. I don't want to risk shattering any of my pressed powder compact and liquid stuff is just too heavy to carry in my purse. 

Here are everything in the pressed powder bag.

1. MAC quad

Manilla Paper, Soft Brown, Corck, and Carbon

here's the swatch

Manilla Paper, Soft Brown, Corck, and Carbon

2. MAC mineralize skinfinish natural 

The only powder I brought to set my foundation

3. Urban Decay Brow Box in Beige Betty

4. Benefit Powder Flage 

An awesome product to set under eye concealer. (I heard benefit is discontinuing this product T.T)

5. Shu Uemura eyelash curler (gold edition)

6. Ardel Accent Lash in 318

These are my favorite fake lashes. They are wispies accent lashes. Looks very natural on the eyes and I always gets compliments whenever I use these.

7. Single Eyeshadows

L-R: MAC Blac Type, MAC Jaunty, Stilla Kitten, Urban Decay Secret Service 

L-R: MAC Blanc Type, MAC Jaunty, Stilla Kitten, Urban Decay Secret Service

8. Bare Minerals Ready quad in The Truth 

Swatches,

9. Blushes 

NARS Deep Throat and MAC Stunner 

NARS Deep Throat and MAC Stunner

NARS deep throat is hands down my favorite all time blusher. It's a warm peachy pink. 

MAC stunner is part of a limited edition MAC me up collection. It's such a pretty pink blush with a gorgeous sheen. it's definitely cooler tone compared to NARS deep throat. 

10. Bronzer and Highlighter

NARS Laguna Bronzer and Dior Amber Diamond 

NARS Laguna Bronzer and Dior Amber Diamond

And now, what's in my liquid makeup bag:

11. Shiseido Sun Protection Foundation 

I brought this foundation with me because of the SPF and because it doesn't budge once it's set on the skin. Perfect for the hot and humid Bali weather. 

12. Make Up Store Cover All Mix

This is a new addition to my foundation routine. I love the texture and coverage of this concealer wheel. 

13. Minis

I like to travel with mini products. So, I poured in some of my chanel vitalumiere aqua foundation in the MAC sample jar. I also brought with me benefit minis that I got from the rare beauty kit. High beam is the perfect liquid highlighter and I mostly use benetint on my lips. It creates the most beautiful pinkish healthy look on my lips. 

14. Tools 

As for tools I only brought with me my mini tweezerman tweezer and sephora sharpener. 

15. Duo Eyelash Adhesive in Dark-Tone

16. More Concealers 

Urban Decay 24/7 concealer, Maybelline Instant Age Rewind Concealer, and Garnier eye roll on

17. Revlon Brow Fantasy and Revlon colorstay Eyebrow Liner

Mainly I just use the brow gel on the brow fantasy and use the pencil from the colorstay eyebrow liner. 

18. Maybelline Long Extreme Stiletto Waterproof mascara

This is my current favorite mascara. It has some fiber that will lengthen the lashes. I got tons of compliment wearing this mascara. A lot of people thought I wear false lashes when I use this. It made my non-existent lashes very noticeable. The funny thing is, every time I told people It's just a drugstore mascara, no one believes me. It's really amazing. 

 19. Clinique Bottom Lashes Mascara 

20. Lipsticks and Lip glosses

Loreal Glam Shine Miss Raspberry, Lancome Rouge in Love 230M, Etude House Roll Roll Gloss in no 05 

Loreal Glam Shine Miss Raspberry, Lancome Rouge in Love 230M, Etude House Roll Roll Gloss in no 05

21. Eyeliners

top to bottom: Urban Decay Perversion, Urban Decay Midnight Cowboy, Urban Decay Corrupt, MAC Fascinating Eye Khol, Dolly Wink Liquid Liner

L-R: UD perversion, UD Midnight Cowboy, UD Corrupt, MAC Fascinating, Dolly Wink Liquid Liner

Current Obsession : Hot Pink Lipstick

I've been loving hot pink lipstick lately. Especially on days that i don't feel like putting on too much makeup. The bold colour helps attract people's attention to my lips rather than the absence of eyeshadow etc. 

Here's my top 2 pick of hot pink lipstick 

1. Dior Addict Extreme in the colour Plaza (476)

This is a rather sheer hot pink, but still give a statement. It doesn't have any shimmer and last quite well on the lips. 

And the swatch: 

before 

after

2. Revlon Lip Butter in Lollipop 

This is one of the lip butters that is very pigmented. It has a slight glitter and definitely much more brighter than the dior one. The staying power is not that great. Considering that this product is supposed to moisturize your lips, it can slide easily. I would recommend carrying a mirror at all times when wearing this. Aside form that, It's a really nice lipstick. Very bold and striking. 

here is the swatch 

before

after

I hope this inspire you guys to pull out your more daring lip colours and use them more often. 

Love,

Couture MACqueen

Worth The Hype? YSL Rouge Pur Couture Glossy Stain no.7

Hi guys, 

Sorry for the silent treatment, I've been busy with work. Anyway, today I want to share with you one of my newest purchase. 

It's the YSL glossy stain. I've seen a lot of people rave about this product, so I gave up and bought one. The colour that i purchased is no 7, Corail Aquatique. So, here is some pics.

I have to say, I'm kinda disappointed with the packaging. It's very light and plastic-y. To me it looks more like a tester at the counter rather than a luxurious product. 

Here's the ingredients.

 

The applicator is flexible and soft. It deposits enough product for one application. 

Here's a swatch of the product. I choose a coral nude colour, because i know i can use this on a daily basis. I'm not gonna splurge and buy an expensive item that I don't think i will get a lot of use. 

Without any lip products 

With the glossy stain

After trying this for a couple of weeks now, I love this product. It's like a lipstick, stain, and gloss at the same time. Very pigmented and last a long time on the lips. Unlike any other lip stain that I've tried, this do not settle on the crease of my lips. It feels creamy and not drying. It truly feels like you are wearing a moisturizing lipstick. 

The SA told me that this stain will last for 24 hours, but to me that's not the case. If you eat anything greasy at all, it'll be gone. The glossy finish last on my lips for at least 3 hours, after that I'm left with the stain. If you don't eat anything greasy at all, it will last for a good 6-7 hours. 

All and all I would definitely recommend this product. It's definitely worth the hype. I think next time I go to a YSL counter, I'll try bolder colour like red. 

I hope you all have a wonderful day, until next time.. 

Love,

Couture MACqueen 

Teaser Haul: Revlon Colorburst Lip Butter

Hey everyone.

Today I went to the mall and purchased some of the colorburst lip butter. This is a cult favorite right now. A lot of bloggers and youtubers rave about this so much. 

Anyway, I can't use these before i take some pictures and when i came home today, it's already dark. I can't possibly do any swatches. So, I took some product pictures first and i'll do the swatches on monday. 

Here it is:

Yeap, I got carried away. At first I decided to only allow myself to get a max of 6, but I ended up with 10. There are 3 more colours that I really want (Lollipop, Sugar Plum, and Berry Smoothie), but i decided to just try these first and I can always go back and pick up more if I like them. 

And here is some crappy swatches:

I can't wait to do proper swatches, reviews, and possibly dupe colours. 

Have a great weekend everyone ^^

Love,

Couture MACqueen