Makeup Bag Essentials

I thought I'd share with everyone my makeup bag essentials.
I carry a small makeup bag, at the moment I'm using the Orbis makeup bag that I got with the Aqua Force trial set.
I carry this load of makeup everywhere I go, they include:

• Blotting sheets (Boscia Green Tea Linens from Fuz)
• Paul & Joe Moisturizing Mist
• Smith's Rosebud Salve
• Mirror
• Prinavista Pressed Powder
• Paul & Joe Moisture Gel
• Hanskin Waterdrop Hand Cream
• Hair ties
• Lipstick
• Eye makeup

I always carry the same items with me. The only thing that changes is the eye makeup. If I'm using a certain palette or in this case, the MM liner, then I always have it there for those just in case moments. The lipstick rarely changes. I usually bring the Maquillage or P&J lipstick with me. I'm using my glosses less and less nowadays because I don't like how it feels heavy in the summer.
I want to get a new makeup bag, one with a mirror that opens up like a palette. I used to use the silver Integrate one that I got as a GWP, but the zipper kept messing up.
Wouldn't you agree my makeup essentials simple? haha Sometimes I see others carry their blush, 2 lipsticks, liquid foundation, mascara or lash curlers in their bags, but is that necessary? For me, I don't like the extra weight and it's not like I'm going to add more makeup to my face, especially when my face starts getting oily. It'll just turn my face into an oily mess and look cakey. The only thing that I'll touch up on is eye makeup, but not mascara.

What's in your makeup bag? Would you care to take a picture? I like snooping around haha.

Oh, good news for those who like sponges! Sasa now carries the 3 Girls/Beauty sponges that are popular in Taiwan!
Remember these? I loooove these sponges!!! I got mine at Bobodave for $1.72USD, and I realized yesterday that Sasa has them now. They also have different sizes. The small costs $0.60CAD, medium $0.80CAD and large $1.00!! Mihoko Shop also sells them, but for $4.50USD for 2.
I'm definitely going to stock up on these when I head to Hong Kong!! Did I convince you to buy them yet?


I keep forgetting to comment back for many posts XDXD Haven't really been keeping up lately.

Powder My Nose!

Sorry my posts are super long, I didn't want to play around with the coding again, it's too annoying.
I recently got 2 new powders, the Primavista Keep & Reset Pressed Powder and the Lunasol Micro Finish Powder N which is a loose powder.
The Primavista comes in only one shade whereas the Lunasol comes in transparent or natural beige (I have natural beige which came with the Lunasol set)

I mentioned once that the Lunasol powder is a bit too light for me, but after a few minutes it blends in with my skin. The powder is super fine and easy to spread. It doesn't look cakey and even if I pat too much on my cheek, it's easy to spread out without looking uneven.
As for lasting powder, it's not that bad. After a few hours, the usual area on my nose will start to get shiny. I don't bring this out with me for touch ups because it's inconvenient.
I think this is a lot better than the loose powder I was using before (Lavshuca Loose Powder in Lucent). When I apply this after foundation, my skin looks a lot smoother and because there's a light tint in it. It helps even out the little bits of uneven-ness on my skin and sets my foundation very nicely.

The next powder is the Primavista pressed powder from a swap with Nic nic. Primavista also has a loose powder if you prefer those ones.
I wanted to get a pressed one so I can take it out with me. I already have the Coffret D'or pressed powder, but the Primavista one looked very interesting because there are 2 parts to this. The top pale pink portion is a transparent powder while the bottom beige portion has a really light tint to it, kinda like the Lunasol powder but not as light.
You can mix the 2 powders or use each on its own. The beige portion is supposed to act like a founation touch up because it has the slight tint to it. I like to mix both the powders together, it's just easier that way.
The powder refill and case are sold separately. The case is made of plastic and it's a pale pink with a deep purple border and bow to match the rest of the Primavista products. It comes with a soft flat brush and a piece of plastic which sits just on top of the powder. I don't really like this concept because it's so inconvenient. I rather the company make a separate compartment for the brush.

I use the powder to touch up after blotting my face. I think it does very well in terms of oil control and my skin looks fresh after application, no cakeyness. I have a feeling that in the hot humid months, my nose will get oily even if I touch up with the powder.
I think if you were to choose a pressed powder, I'd recommend the Primavista one. I like how there are 2 powders that you can mix or use on its own and I also love how they included a brush!
I'm not sure if I've posted this video before, but it's a Primavista demo by makeup artist Gary Chung in Hong Kong. The video is in Cantonese, but it's pretty straight forward, he just explains each product.

I tried the Lunasol Nuance Change Foundation yesterday. This is a transparent shimmery cream and I think it's supposed to be used as a highlighter. I used very little on my cheeks to create a more dewy look. If I overy apply, my face will look like a disco ball. I'm not planning to buy the full tube, I still have the T'estimo highlighter to do that job.

I did my nails yesterday. I originally wanted to get 3 horizontal bars of colors, but my nails were too short and I didn't want to get fake nails. I walked into this tiny ass pink nail salon and the 2 girls that worked there didn't speak English! Luckily, a customer there spoke English. She happened to be friends with one of the workers and she helped me translate. The girl worked at a hagwon (private institute) and teaches English.

The worker said my nails were too short so I started to panic and didn't know what to do! Then the girl asked if I wanted something similar to her nail colors so that's what I did. I came out with orange and green nails that had white polka dots. It's not the same as the girl's nails because the colors were on different fingers and she didn't have the polka dots. It was 15,000won for the job which would have included tidying up my cuticles. I didn't do it since it was my first time, next time I will tho, the girls there were so nice. The polishes are the China Glaze, I don't know what color.

On Friday, my school had a field trip. I had a choice between going to a tomb with the grade 7 and 8s or going to the Children's Grand Park with the grade 9s. I chose to go to the park because my grade 9s talk more so I wouldn't be too bored.
There were at least 8 grade 9 classes and I only managed to take one class picture with their homeroom teacher.
My students are a strange bunch, the poses that they do crack me up. They really enjoyed talking to me during the trip, not like at school!

School Happenings

I got back from class to find TWO love packs on my desk!!!
The first one is from Nic nic in Japan. We did a swap and I got the Sofina Primavista Keep & Reset pressed powder that I wanted plus lots of extra goodies!! I LOOVE the cookies kit kat!!!! I had it in Hong Kong and wished I bought some more and Nic nic totally satisfied that craving. She also sent Morinaga hi-chew candies in lychee flavour, it reminds me of the lychee chewy candies I used to have a lot of back in high school. I looovee the samples that she sent, can't wait to use it =D=D=D Thankq Nic nic!!!

The Primavista Keep & Reset Powder is supposed to be a finishing powder and touch up powder in one compact. I'll do a review when I have time.

The other package I got was from a friend in Brampton, Ontario. She totally surprised me!!!! Yes! Now I can get updates from the West hahaha. She also sent this hair torture looking device. It's supposed to help add volume and make large curls. I'm still trying to figure out a quick and easy way to use it. My hair bounces back to its flat limp self so easily so I hope to get this brush to work with my hair! Thankq Gloria!!! <3<3<3 I'm gonna hit you back!

So..funny things that happened at school today.

First, I was walking around the class to make sure the students were doing their assignment. I have 1 female student who's really loud, but she speaks a lot of English so I don't mind too much. When I passed by her today to check up on her, she claimed her friend behind her said something about me so I asked her what was it. Then she said out loud, "teacher your bust is too big". LOL...where do they learn this stuff?!?! Damn Gossip Girl! (it's popular with those students) Good thing it wasn't a male student who said that haha.

Next story, as soon as I walked into my grade 7 class, a male student said out loud "hey baby". @__@ Seriously...lol. I joked to the student that he'll get beaten up if he doesn't be careful who he says that to hahaha.
Finally, this Friday is apparently Teacher's Day and students give notes and sometimes gifts to their teachers. I was sitting in my office and noticed 2 of my grade 7 girls standing by the door waiting to be let in by another teacher. Then one of them timidly came up to me and said that she had a note for me for Teacher's Day. OMG...cutest thing EVERRR!!!

Time to sleep, gonna comment tomorrow..good night~!