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Tuesday, June 19, 2012

New haircut+ perm at Kmod 新竹可墨Kmod剪髮

Hi friends!

I finally got a haircut XD FINALLY. It's been about 6 months. Since I got it done in Taiwan this will be another dual language post.

Since this post is mainly for Taiwanese audience I'm gonna omit information about my experience and pricing and everything. If you have any questions feel free to leave them in the comments or e-mail me if you prefer (: 


哈囉各位朋友大家好~! (不知道為什麼每次講這句都會想配上台語)

我終於剪頭毛啦!!! 六個月沒剪了XD 這次是在可墨Kmod剪的喔! 文末有附上地址電話那些資訊. 

So here are some before pictures. 剪髮前的照片~~

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花了好久的時間留長頭髮... Took me a long time to grow my hair out

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LOL this pic goes on to show how flat my hair can be. I HATE. Laugh my friends. THIS IS WHY I ALWAYS WANT SHORT LAYERS. The shorter the better XD這張照片可以讓大家看到我頭髮可以有多塌XD 這就是為什麼我每次剪頭髮層次都打很高很高... 越短越好XD

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hahaha ick. Hair is SO flat

可墨其實滿好找的~連我這個一年沒回國的大路癡都找到了所以大家不用怕XD (雖然我絕對沒有向路人問路... [驚])

到店門口記得門是用推的!!!  是  推 的. 我這個天才在門口站半天硬是想把它滑開來... 整個絕對沒有愚蠢到XD

進去的時候其實我有小小嚇一跳... 人超多的 =_= 我從網路上因為都說裡面裝潢很漂亮又會給你喝康福茶所以我以為會是很幽靜的環境勒... 哪知道人那麼多我其實有身在菜市場的感覺.尤其很多媽媽顧客還帶著小孩跟老公在那邊等.... orz. 裝潢很漂亮倒是真的.


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華麗的廁所XD fancy bathroom ahahahaa

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居然還提供了衛生棉跟護墊?! 太神奇了. They even provided pads and panty liners?! LOL wow

 
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在翻雜誌的時候覺得這個髮型很美說. 等我覺得頭髮開始要剪短的時候我想先嘗試這個 :D
Came across this hairstyle while flipping through the magazines. So pretty. I think I would go for this when I decide I'm done with long hair :D


我去的時候是禮拜六, 那天他們剛好人手不夠所以整個忙得團團轉. 我進去的時候他們也只有時間拿我的外套跟皮包然後給我我的置物櫃鑰匙... 而且連等的地方都坐得很滿. 他們也沒端茶給我 T^T (我看別人都有). 不過這些沒有很在意啦~ 但是我要小小發個牢騷.... 就是為什麼他們都沒有擺出雜誌給等的人看呢=_____= 通常不論我去哪家剪髮店, 要是需要等的話他們最起碼都會拿雜誌給我看或是起碼有個書櫃/桌子什麼的上面有雜誌... 我看在旁邊等的人也沒事做所以表示他們真的沒擺出雜誌給客人瀏覽... -__-  他雜誌還是我後來洗好頭都坐到位置上的時候才拿來給我的 (坐到位置上時就有茶可以喝了 [開心] 而且他茶泡的沒有很淡喔! 是真材實料的康福茶)

洗髮方面我覺得沒什麼特別的啦~ 畢竟去過很多美髮店都會給你防止水噴到臉上的紙膜+幫你按摩+熱敷. 比較特別是你洗完頭坐在位置上的時候他還有用精油幫你按摩脖子肩膀跟手臂~ (覺得打工的妹妹好辛苦她個頭超小的我覺得他捏不動我的肥肉XDDD)

我的設計師是阿瑛 Holly. 人很親切喔~ 是個很可愛的媽媽XD

他問我今天想要剪什麼樣的感覺?

我說其實我不知道ㄟXD 因為這個髮型剪很久了, 要嘛就斜劉海要嘛就平劉海反正變來變去就是這樣, 沒什麼新意. 重點是我這次又不想剪劉海 囧 因為每次都要一直修對於住國外的我實在太麻煩了. 所以我跟他說我要保留我的長度, 但是髮尾分岔的地方修掉. 劉海我要留長所以幫我打薄. 他有稍微幫我劉海修出一個小小的弧度. 然後臉部周圍的頭髮我要求他幫我羽毛剪.

不過我有問他因為要留長劉海, 頭髮會顯得很塌, 可不可以在下層一點的頭髮幫我燙玉米鬚增加蓬鬆度? 他說其實滿多人這樣弄的耶XD 他說過程大概2個小時然後$2000塊. 我想說反正每次剪出來都一樣就乾脆試試看好了~

阿瑛剪頭髮剪得滿快的 (不過我覺得他剪的有點心不在焉?! 因為他在剪一撮頭髮的時後居然跟別人講話然後剪刀在動但是他完全沒在看我的頭髮?! 我其實有心驚了一下不過... 呃... 要說是技術純熟嗎............... 我上次在波士頓剪的時候還有在科羅拉多剪的時候設計師都超仔細的哪有人敢look away while holding a scissor to your hair...)  不過剪出來ok所以就ok吧XD

Here's what I told my stylist:

I actually went in not knowing what I wanted (LMAO unless I get my hair cut short or go extreme with hair color there isn't much room for change anyway) I told the stylist I want to keep the length but get rid of all the split ends. I wanted to grow out my bangs (which also only had limitation to my style choices) so she thinned it out for me a bit so it won't be so heavy. and while she was cutting my hair I also asked her to do feathery effect on the hair framing around my face. Also even though I really wanted short short SHORT layers (my usual style) I decided against it because I asked her to do the crimped wave perm and she needs my hair on the top to be longer to cover the crimped hair. The reason why I asked her to do the hidden crimped perm is because it will add volume to my crown since I can't rely on short layers doing the job for me this time since I didn't get any for the sake of growing my bangs out.

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偷偷拍了一張在等浸藥水的照片XD 作用是玉米鬚才會定型. 喔對了好像燙髮都在二樓. Sneaked in a pic of me waiting for the products to work so the crimps can hold.


他玉米鬚都放在我頭部比較凹的地方做支撐. 不是整頭都上XD Random permed crimps here and there for volume
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看得到接近髮尾這些玉米鬚嗎?? 超難照的說
Can you see the tiny crimps near the roots of my hair? It was so hard to capture these crimps -__-
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藏了很多玉米鬚 Crimps hidden under the top layers of hair

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其實看起來像是被燙壞的頭髮XD they actually kind of look like badly permed hair LMAO



After 剪完+燙完結果~
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其實我是回到家看剪髮前的照片才發現... 天啊頭髮短好多!!!!!我不是說髮尾分岔修掉就好嗎!!!! T__________________________T 怎麼感覺修掉這麼多... 我留頭髮很辛苦ㄋㄟ (泣) 不過還好啦我才哀悼他30秒吧哈哈哈因為真的涼快多了. 不過之前的金毛都被修掉了所以頭髮看起來更黑了. 
I didn't realize how much shorter my hair is now until I compare the after photos with the before... OMG what happened to keeping my length?!?!?!!?!? Didn't I say I just want the dead ends trimmed off?! T______________T somehow it feels like she took off a lot more than that.... took me so long to grow my hair to that length *sob* but it's okay I'm not too upset in fact I only mourned my hair for like 30 seconds ahahah. But my hair does look a lot darker/blacker now she took off most of the blonde ends 
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 我很滿意這次燙出來的微髮量的感覺~ 雖然沒有說很多可是真的有差, 不會覺得頭髮很塌了! 其實燙了以後變的超好整理的!!  這些照片我頭髮的樣子其實跟我剛起床的樣子一模一樣喔XD 根本就完全不用整理XDDDDDDDDDDD (慘了快得意忘形了)  而且現在照像以前不用把頭髮撥一撥了哇哈哈哈哈哈哈 (開心) I'm very happy with the extra added volume ^_^ in fact my hair is SUPER easy to manage now... I don't even have to try to ruffle it up before I take pics anymore wahahahaha (and believe it or not this is what my hair looks like exactly when I wake up *giddy* really, it's more like I don't have to manage it at all ^____^ )
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然後劉海線在可以兩邊分 Oh and I can part my bangs both ways now


Now that my hair looks so much blacker, and with this particular haircut, I really do want to try some blonde highlights @_@ but I want more ash/platinum blonde with a lot less yellow 我現在的髮型+現在頭髮看起來超黑的讓我真的很想嘗試這個髮色@_@ 金色挑染. 但是我不要這麼黃!! 我想要比較偏灰的金色. 
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***I do not own this photo***

結論呢...

怎麼說呢, 我覺得總結來講我覺得對剪出來的髮型算是挺滿意的.
剪髮1000我覺得ok. 可是燙髮2000 =________=
燙髮本來就貴我是可以理解... 可是才燙那麼幾撮頭髮也要2000嗎?!?!?!?!?!?!???? 老實講我有點被敲詐的感覺 -__- 問我的話我覺得1000塊燙這幾撮頭髮才是合理的價錢. 不過它既然這麼好整理XD 我還是很愛它哈哈哈哈 (說有沒有值得這個價錢.... 這個嘛... 只能說我下次如果還要弄會去找比較便宜的店家試試看). 如果要去挑染應該還是會回去給同一個設計師弄???? 可是真的好貴=  = 搞不好會試試看工谷?

所以! 結論是! 雖然滿意, 但是沒有特別推薦... 囧! 

後記更新: 這個微髮量根本維持不到兩個月 =______= 所以結論是... 不值得!!!
Edit: The volume from the crimps lasted less than two months =______= so my conclusion is.... it's so not worth the money.

最後附上那家髮廊的資訊囉~

地址: 新竹市仁愛街三號 (迎曦飯店旁)
電話: 03-5318953
營業時間: 周一~周六 10AM- 8PM
周日及國定假日 10AM- 7PM
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對了, 附上我有拿來參考的網誌: http://blog.yam.com/GadgetMania/article/15246805
 

希望大家會喜歡我的分享 ^_^
Hope you guys enjoyed the post ^_^

<3 Frances

Thursday, June 14, 2012

Lots of good finds ^_^ Another catch-up/mini reviews post! [分享文] 最近發現的好物 =D

Hello everyone!

Longgggg time no blog!!! Yeah I basically forgot about my blog for a while O_o Sorry XD

哈囉大家好~

超久沒有更新我的部落格了!!! 是的, 本人放假放的太開心整個把我的美妝部落格給遺忘了... (自己踹飛) 希望大家沒有在等我發文 XD (自以為讀者很多就是了XD)

So you all probably went "?" when you saw the Chinese in the title XD In honor of the fact that I am home in Taiwan for the summer (so yeahhhh greetings from Taiwan =DDD), I decided to do this post in both English and Chinese... since a lot of them are Asian products, I figure I can reach more audience =D

看到標題裡的中文大家有沒有很困惑XD (如果我本來就有中文讀者啦?? XD 哈哈) 有鑑於我人現在在台灣過暑假, 所以決定中英並用來寫這篇分享文囉! 而且很多都是台灣買的商品, 用中文寫可以跟我的鄉民/其他的中文讀者作分享啦 =D

So to nobody's surprise I'm sure, I wasted no time hoarding makeup products XD and I've found quite a number of good stuff =D So excited to share them with you!

回到台灣我當然沒有浪費時間, 馬上就買了一堆美妝品啦XD 而且這次用到很多好東西耶! 所以整個就很開心的想要馬上來分享 ^_^


All pictures are taken under natural lighting unless otherwise mentioned ^_^
除非有特別註明, 不然所有的照片都是自然日光下拍的喔!


But before I start I want to talk about two products I purchased in the States, the Revlon Photoready Concealer and Mayebelline Instand Age Rewind finishing powder.

不過在我分享這些好物之前我要先來講講我在美國時就已經入手的兩個商品-- 露華濃的Photoready遮瑕膏跟媚比琳的Instand Age Rewind的... 蜜粉餅?!?!?!?! (不好意思喔不知道中文翻成什麼所以大家就照片加減看一下吧! XD)

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The reason why I wanted to talk about these two products is because they do feel quite differently here under Taiwan's humid climate. The Revlon Photoready Concealer actually blends a lot better here (as opposed to when I used it in the States I found it dry so fast)-- I think it's because of the heat here so the product melts better. It also looks less dry on my face, although I still won't use it under my eyes because it still accentuates fine lines although not as bad. But I still won't recommend it for combination/oily skin since it's a creamier product and tends to slip and slide (especially I sweat so easily here XD) I feel like it's a product suitable for winter, as well as for those who live in humid areas.

露華濃這支遮瑕膏我在美國用的時候真的有點稍嫌太乾-- 塗在臉上的時候乾的挺快的所以要用手指快速塗開. 在台灣也許比較濕熱的關係所以就好一些. 看起來粉感也沒在美國嚴重. 不過我還是不建議拿來做眼下的遮瑕喔! 臉部的瑕疵還可以, 可是尤其是眼下跟我一樣有細紋的美人們 (泣) 就別用它了. 雖然卡粉程度沒有在美國時糟糕可是還是會卡粉. 另外就不推薦給混合肌或是油肌的美人囉! 因為是cream的產品, 一熱一出汗就很容易從臉上融掉... (汗) 我覺得是個比較適合在稍微潮濕地區+冬天使用的產品XD



As for the Maybelline Instant Age Rewind Powder, I purchased it because TiffanyD said it's exactly the same thing as MAC Mineralize Skin Finish Natural. Hmmm while I agree the finish is similar in terms of the coverage, I do think the MAC's powder is finer and gives more natural finish. Also MAC MSF definitely does not have glitters in there. I noticed that Maybelline IAR has very fine glitters in which frankly I do not like. Especially by the end of the day when most of the powder is gone all that's left on your skin is sparkly glitters. Ugh!
Interestingly enough though while I did not care for the IAR while I was in the US (to the point I almost returned it) I'm actually more pleased with its performance here in Taiwan. I guess this is another product where it looks better with humidity. So glad I took the powder with me so I can at least get some use out of it. I like to pair it with my SKIN79 BB cream. So bottom line I think this powder is not suitable for you if you live in a drier area.

至於媚比琳的定妝粉/蜜粉餅/它到底叫什麼啦XD 我會買它是因為我很喜歡的一個彩妝達人TiffanyD說這個根本就跟MAC的柔光炫彩餅是一樣的東西~! 可是老實講試了以後我還是覺得MAC的粉質比較細=w= 而且媚比琳這個粉體裡面有惱人的小亮片>口< 說亮片也沒那麼大顆啦! 但是看得出來一點一點亮亮的, 尤其是到晚上的時候粉掉的差不多的時候就只剩亮粉卡在臉上=  = 實在是很不喜歡. 不過呢! 雖然我在美國用它時實在沒很喜歡 (差點要拿去退) 不過在台灣用我覺得比較ok耶! 亮粉沒那麼明顯, 粉感也沒在美國用的時候明顯, 可能因為台灣濕熱吧! 我滿喜歡搭配我的SKIN79 BB霜一起使用的. 整理來說~ 沒有特別推薦啦! 不過我覺得也是個比較適合在潮濕一點環境用的產品. 
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Can you spot the tiny little glitters? 可以看到微小的亮粉嗎?

 
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Swatches. Obviously the Revlon concealer in #4 is way too dark for me. And you can see the texture of the Maybelline powder is on the drier side. 上面那個很橘的是露華濃遮瑕膏(色號是#4) 一看就知道顏色對我來講太深XD 下面就是媚比琳的定妝粉囉! 看得出來是偏乾的質地. 


Next my most excited find so far... the Lancome Teint Miracle Natural Light Creator Bare Skin Perfection Compact Foundation (that's a mouthful xD) even though it's from the Teint Miracle line I believe it's an Asia-exclusive product. Ladies and gentlemen, as crazy as it may sound, I believe I've found my holy grail foundation... <3 maybe? XD  

It's advertised to be a powder foundation that actually contains water. As in when you pick up the product with a sponge, you can actually see the moisture content on the sponge. Here's a product promotion video:

然後就是我目前所有新試的產品的大愛 >////< 蘭蔻的光感奇蹟水粉餅. 有長期在看我的部落格的美人們應該都知道我是底妝控XD 之前已經放棄尋找完美的粉底了. 不過這個應該是我目前使用最接近完美的粉底 <3 雖然是光感奇蹟的系列, 可是好像也只有局限在亞洲有賣? 有在跟著美妝情報的美人們應該都知道他是標榜”壓得出水”的粉餅吧 :P 附上影片給大家參考囉!




I really loved my Lancome Maqui Blanc Miracle Natural Brightening Creator Compact Foundation, which is supposed to give 12h wear. At first I didn’t fully appreciate this foundation’s wear because I still get oily and look shiny by the end of the day. But as I tried more powder foundations, I always turned back to this foundation because it stays on the best, and offers excellent coverage. The only downfall (of any powder foundation really) is that it can look a bit powdery and made up. However with the right amount applied with a powder brush, the finish can still be relatively natural (I don’t like using sponges for compact foundation because the makeup can look quite heavy).

去年我愛用了蘭蔻的瞬白奇蹟粉餅. 一開始並沒有特別驚艷它的表現 (因為一整天下來還是出油出的很嚴重, 尤其鼻子閃閃發光…) 不過我後來又用了一些其他家的粉餅, 比較過後發現還是蘭蔻的瞬白最好. 雖然不會抑制出油, 但是不會暗沉, 而且持妝度非常好 (不會隨著出油消失或是走山那樣) 遮瑕度也很強! 這個粉餅的缺點就是比較會有妝感/粉感 (不過大部分的粉餅本來就比較容易有妝感). 不過要是量有控制好, 然後用粉刷的話, 還是可以製造出比較自然的妝容 (個人不愛用海綿… 海棉上粉餅通常妝感都很厚重)

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The first time I've ever hit pan on a foundation XD 第一次用粉底用到看到鐵片君...

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BO-01 is the lightest color with a more whitening finish. BO-01是最淺色, 打造的是明亮肌 (現在夏天用整個就是太白)

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Super battered compact case XD 看就知道它跟我衝鋒陷陣有一陣子了XD


When I bought the Teint Miracle compact foundation, I was quite worried if this powder will hold up on my combination skin since the powder is supposed to be moisturizing. However my worries weren’t necessary :) it holds up really well without disappearing/sliding throughout the day. And while it’s not supposed to do anything about oil control, I actually found my face looks less oily when I use this foundation. =D Not saying I won’t look oil-less by the end of the day, but the powder just melts into the skin quite seamlessly. I love how it still looks really smooth even after I got oily ^_^ Also, what makes me like Teint Miracle more than Blanc Miracle is that the powder seems to be even finer? Or maybe it’s because of the water content, I found this powder to apply extra smoothly on my face and looks really natural. It doesn’t give the traditional powdery/more made-up look. Awesome! =D Also when I apply this powder onto my face (with a powder brush) I can actually feel the “wet” powder, which is really interesting because the powder of course doesn’t look wet.

當初在決定買光感奇蹟保濕水粉餅的時候其實有點擔心它會不會很不持妝, 畢竟它是標榜保濕的, 而我又是混合肌 (而且現在又是夏天…) 很怕一整天下來它會不會就斑駁掉了. 不過我的擔心都是多餘的 :) 一整天下來它都沒有消失也沒有走山也沒有暗沉喔! 而且它雖然沒有控油的作用, 可是我覺得我用這個粉餅的時候臉反而看起來不會那麼油耶! 一整天下來當然還是會出油啦! 可是因為它的粉就很自然的跟我的油融合, 可能因為不會看起來噁心所以看起來沒有很油? XD 我覺得這個粉餅更勝於瞬白的主要原因就是光感的粉體感覺沒有瞬白厚重. 妝感個人覺得非常自然, 不會厚重 (當然你如果一直疊上去還是會有粉感) 而且遮瑕度跟瞬白一樣好. 其實我覺得看起來不像用了粉餅耶 =D 比較像是上了粉底液以後用蜜粉定妝. 還有我在用粉刷上妝的時候有感覺粉濕濕的耶~ 滿神奇的.    

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Honestly I think if you want to purchase Lancome compact foundations you really don't need to purchase a separate compact case. It's packed very sturdily in the plastic case and I think you can even travel with it like this. Oh by the way the Teint Miracle refills can fit the Blanc Miracle case as well.  老實說我覺得買蘭蔻的粉餅買新蕊就好了~ 不需要另外購入粉餅盒. 因為你瞧瞧~ 它整個很安穩的卡在塑膠盒裡... 我覺得這樣就可以隨身攜帶了說XD  喔對了光感的心蕊也可以收納在瞬白的粉餅盒裡喔!

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I purchased a couple shades darker this time cuz I'm darker at the moment. Plus I felt like BO-01 was too pale for me to begin with anyway. Also BO is for brighter finish, and O is more neutral/slightly yellow. 這次買的粉餅比之前深了兩個色號. BO-01真的太白了. BO是比較明亮, 而O的就比較大眾, 稍稍偏黃.
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You can see even two shades darker it's still quite light. 雖然深了兩個色號不過還是算白啦~

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Can you tell that Teint Miracle powder adheres to the skin better? Teint Miracle looks less powdery and more smooth. 看得出來光感的粉體比較服貼嗎? 比較起來, 光感的粉體看起來比較細緻而且比較平滑.

Let's see the foundation in action~
來看看實際的妝容吧~
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LOL. No big problems there just uneven skin tone and redness on the nose.
其實我本身膚況還不錯啦! 就膚色不均, 鼻子泛紅那樣

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Applied a light layer with my powder brush. Skin looks much more even :) I really like how natural this powder looks >w< 用粉刷薄薄的上了一層. 是不是膚色均勻多了呢 :D 真的很喜歡這個粉餅的自然妝感 >w<

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Okay now let's see how well this foundation holds up after about 8 hours. 我們來看看這個粉餅大約八個小時後的持妝度吧!
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Hahaha you can see the obvious C shape I highlighted XD Okay this was taken under yellow lighting and directly under the light source (so shiny). You can obviously my nose has gotten oily, but what I love is that the powder just melts into the skin, it doesn't break down or form patches. I love! 哈哈哈你可以很明顯看到我C字打亮的地方XD 這個是在黃光下而且直接在光源下拍的 (閃閃油光啊~) 很明顯的鼻子出油很多XD 可是我覺得這個粉餅大優的地方就是它整個跟自然的皮脂溶合~ 完全沒有結塊, 分離或是斑駁. 我愛>/////<

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Close-up. Coverage still there. 近拍.該遮的還是有遮=D (黃燈. 光源下. Yellow lighting, directly under light source)

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Okay this is still the 8 hours later without blotting or powdering or anything =D the only difference is I didn't take the picture directly under the light source, so my face doesn't look that shiny. Doesn't look so shabby right ^_^? 嘿嘿這個也是八小時之後的喔! 而且沒有吸油也沒有撲粉! =D 唯一的差別就是我這次沒有直接在燈下面拍XD 看起來就沒那麼油了. 還不賴對吧 =D

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Again, yellow lighting, not directly under light source. I thought it still looks pretty flawless. 還是跟剛剛一樣, 黃光, 不是直接在光源下照的. 我覺得持妝度真的很不錯>////<


I highly recommend ^_^ I think it’s good for combination/normal/dry skin. Can’t say for oily skin. 
非常推薦喔 ^_^ 我覺得混合肌/正常肌/乾肌 應該都會喜歡. 油肌的話我就不知道了.






Next I have the IPSA Face Color Palette in #201 (there are 6 different palettes available). I’ve been eying this for a while since I saw bubzbeauty use it in her videos =D It’s contains four products in one palette: a blush, a highlighting shade, a finishing powder, and a contouring shade.

再來要介紹的就是IPSA, 茵芙莎的3D微整型臉彩盒. 我買的色號是#201 (總共有六色) 話說我覬覦它大概有一年的時間了吧XD 自從看了bubzbeauty以後就很想試用它. 裡面有四種不同的粉體: 腮紅, 打亮, 蜜粉, 修容.

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The case itself can be used as mirror too, which is kind of cool in my opinion XD (a deceptive way to check your makeup XD). The case attracts fingerprints though. But I'm more worried if it scratches easily. 它本身的盒子可以當鏡子用喔 (覺得是很心機的偷照鏡子的方法XD) 盒子滿容易沾指紋的. 不過我比較擔心它會不會容易刮@@

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Isn't it pretty >w< 登登登~~ 看起來很漂亮齁 >w<

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The blush has very subtle shimmer which is really nice. The highlighting shade is slightly on the more metallic side (although not as metallic as MAC MSF soft and gentle). I noticed at the store some finishing powder has more shimmers than the other so I chose the least shimmery one (although I think once you apply it on your face it wouldn’t look so shimmery as it does in the pan, but it’s something to keep in mind especially if you want to purchase it over the Internet). The contouring shade is on the orange side. In fact, I think it’s more orange than Benefit Hoola??? So I find it kind of unnatural when used to slim down the sides of my face. Make sure you don’t use too much so the orange wouldn’t be so apparent. Other than that I think it would be a great contouring blush (honestly I feel like this is more of a blush color than contour).

腮紅有些微的亮粉喔! 個人覺得很自然很美. 打亮的粉體感覺比較有金屬的亮澤感, 但是跟MAC柔礦迷光金屬光炫彩餅比較起來金屬感又沒那麼強烈 (我MAC的是soft and gentle). 蜜粉的方面我在櫃上的時候發現有些蜜粉有很多亮粉, 有些就還好所以我挑了亮粉最少的那盤 (不過我覺得雖然說在盤裡看起來真的亮粉多的很誇張, 可是我覺得可能刷到臉上以後就還好了. 不過如果是想要上網購買的美人們可能就要注意囉! 個人還是建議實際上去靠櫃摸摸看再買). 修容方面我覺得它真的很橘BenefitHoola還要橘很多???@@ 我拿來修臉頰的時候覺得滿不自然的. 我覺得使用的時候要小心不要用太多, 薄薄一層去修容就好不然會顯得太橘. 老實講我覺得它比較像是橘咖啡的腮紅啦=  = 所以如果是來拿當腮紅修容 (像很多顴骨比較高的女生就可以修出很漂亮的臉頰) 我覺得就比較合適.

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On a side note the brush that comes with this palette is really awesome. Super soft and functional (unlike the brush that comes with Hoola… how on earth am I gonna use that =_=) except probably for the setting powder cuz it will take a long time to use those tiny brushes to cover the whole face.  

另一點就是裡面附的刷具很讚喔~ 毛超軟的也很好用. 不像Hoola裡面那支刷具是叫我要怎麼用=_= 不過可能拿來刷蜜粉的難度就會高一些了, 畢竟刷子很小XD


Let's take a look at the application ^_^
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With just Lancome Teint Miracle compact foundation just like before. 修容前. 跟之前一樣只有上蘭蔻光感粉餅. 

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After-- put some highlighter under and above brow bone, C shape around the eye. With subtle blusher and subtle bronzer to contour the sides of my face from the ear along the jaw. Because of the shadow the contouring didn't really show up lol. 修容後. 在眉骨上下都有打亮. 還有眼外的C字部位. 淡淡了刷上了一些腮紅. 還有臉部邊緣也很淡的用修容餅從耳朵到臉頰下側都修過. 修容部分因為本來那邊就有陰影的關係所以照片沒有拍出來XD



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Next I picked up L'oreal Lash Architect 4D False Lash Effect in 4 dimensions (what is 4 dimension anyway?! Outer space? LOL). And I’ve got to say I’m pretty impressed =D Might get a backup before I return to the States. Very impressive volumizing, very impressive lengthening, and very buildable. Waterproof. Doesn’t smudge. The only major downfall is that its curl hold isn't great. I found that if I just apply a lot on the first go (and let's face it, who has time in the morning to apply mascara coat by coat?!) my lashes will droop. However if I apply slowly coat by coat (meaning I will apply a thin first coat, wait for it to dry, then apply a second, so on and so forth), then the curls will hold. So far I'm pairing this with Majolica Majorca lash primer (although I’m looking for a better primer). I gotta say this mascara has better volumizing and lengthening than Majolica Majorca, however due to the fact that MJ holds curls like no other, MJ mascara’s still the winner for me XD

Edit: I'm no longer fond of this mascara. It dries up quickly in the tube that the formula becomes rather clumpy. 

再來要介紹巴黎萊雅這支新的4D立體魔雕睫毛膏~ (話說什麼是4D啊?! 外太空嗎?!) 真的不得不讚美一下它的濃密還有纖長功力! 纖長跟濃密真的滿強的! 差點把我摯愛的戀愛魔鏡給比下去了! 不過它有個非常大的缺點 (登登登還是戀愛魔鏡獲勝XD), 就是如果一次塗很多的話 (講實話吧! 早上出門前誰有時間在那邊慢慢一層一層上睫毛膏等它乾= =)  我含辛茹苦夾的翹翹的睫毛一塗這睫毛膏馬上就垂下去了 T^T 但是呢!!! 如果時間夠的話, 我先上薄薄一層, 等它乾, 再上第二層, 如此類推的話, 睫毛的捲翹度就能維持囉! 不過老實說我是個沒耐性的人所以我建議買這支睫毛膏要搭配捲翹的睫毛底膏使用喔! (目前是用戀愛魔鏡的底膏不過在物色更好的對象)

後記: 我現在不怎麼喜歡這支睫毛膏了. 它一下就乾掉了, 所以現在用起來很容易結塊. 不喜歡! 
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The wand. 刷頭長這個樣子喔!


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K bare lashes XD I lined the upper lash line and curled my lashes. 素睫毛XD (整個就沒幾根哈哈哈看起來好禿喔) 有在睫毛根部上了眼線. 睫毛也夾翹了. 
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the other eye 另一隻眼

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One thin coat of mascara. 薄薄第一層睫毛膏~

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One thin coat of mascara. 薄薄第一層睫毛膏~

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After the first coat dried, second coat applied. 乾了以後上了第二層.

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After the first coat dried, second coat applied. 乾了以後上了第二層 (有沒有氣勢都出來了XD)


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Yep, I did a third coat XD 是的, 我又上了第三層XD (整個就不怕死XD)

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Third coat 第三層.


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Lashes ^_^ 嘿嘿睫毛有存在感了XD



OMG I can’t believe I’ve only talked about 3 products so far… so much rambling XD please bear with me ahahaha.

天哪, 寫了半天我居然也才只介紹了三樣產品. 我真是廢話太多了 囧. 還有請大家繼續”觀賞”我的廢話XD



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*yellow lighting (黃光)

Next I want to talk about this blusher from Kanebo’s drugstore line called “Media.” I got mine in OR01 which is slightly orangy pinky blush. I gotta say I really like this blush ^_^ finely milled, good pigmentation, soft shimmers (so stay away if you only like matte blushes) and really pretty. The brush that comes with it is also really nice and soft and functional. Pretty cheap and cheerful. I'm tempted go back and pick up a couple others ^_^     

接下來要介紹的是佳麗寶的 “媚點” 柔光立體修容餅OR01 (是偏橘的腮紅). 我真的滿喜歡這塊腮紅的耶 ^///^ 粉質很細膩, 顯色度好, 有很柔美的亮粉 (所以不喜歡亮澤的腮紅的美眉們就不要買了喔) 而且裡面附的刷具也真的很軟很好用, 不是廢物XD 一個才$210塊~ 有點想去多買幾塊 ^_^

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*yellow lighting (黃光)
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*yellow lighting (黃光). I ran out of sunlight when I got to this blush. In person it looks much darker.等到拍這塊腮紅時太陽不給面子下山了 T^T 實際上這個腮紅顏色比這張照片還要深喔!

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*yellow lighting (黃光). You can see the pearly shimmer.  可以看到美美的珠光

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*yellow lighting (黃光). Slight shimmer. I adore ^_^ 美美珠光第二拍. 我喜歡XD 



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Next I also have this Canmake shading powder =D which has replaced my Hoola powder XD nah I will still try to use my Hoola. But at the moment I much prefer the Canmake one because it’s a nice matte, true brown. Hoola is very orange in comparison and I found Canmake complements my skin tone pretty well. Even though it looks really really dark in the pan, but don’t be intimidated! It actually applies pretty softly and can be applied all over the face =DD which is the main reason I really love it!

再來要分享Canmake的修容餅啦~ 也是屈臣氏賣的好物啊~~~ 現在整個取代了我BenefitHoola修容餅=D 哈哈我還是會努力把Hoola用完啦~ 可是目前來講我真的比較喜歡Canmake, 因為它是真的咖啡色!! (霧面的) 相較之下Hoola真的很橘. Canmake跟我膚色搭配的比較好. 雖然說Canmake看起來顏色真的很深, 可是不要怕它! 因為用刷子刷在臉上是很柔和的咖啡色. 而且整臉上也不會很怪=DD (Hoola就不能上整臉了…) 所以我特別愛它 ^_^

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The brush is meh I wouldn't use it for contouring it looks very awkward and patchy. 這個刷具就不怎麼樣了. 非常不適合拿來修容的刷具, 會一塊一塊的.



I also tried out some new hair products as well ^_^
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(Don't mind the Instagram picture too lazy to snap another photo) (請別介意我直接用Instagram的照片啦XD 太懶得再去照了)
Ascience Shine Therapy. I highly highly recommend Ascience Shine Therapy conditioner =D The shampoo is nice but the conditioner is the winner! It makes my hair so smooth and silky... love it! I actually might love this more than the Aussie 3 minute miracle! (although I will have to wait to see if this Ascience conditioner performs the same after I return to the States. Nonetheless great stuff!)


除了之外我也試了一些新的洗髮乳/護髮乳喔 ^_^ 非常推薦它們家(阿姬恩絲)的漾澤修護潤髮乳! 洗髮乳也不錯可是真正讓我驚豔的是它這支潤髮乳! 用完之後我的頭毛真的好柔順啊~ 我可能愛它比我的摯愛Aussie 3 minute miracle還多耶 >///< 不過要等我回美國以後實際比較才知道囉 (畢竟美國比較乾燥). 

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Also picked up an extra conditioner from Ascience, a conditioner from Essential, and Ultra Honey & Shea Butter hair mask from Essential (haven't used anything from Essential yet XD).


Edit: I've tried the Ultra Honey & Shea Butter... it's alright. Personally like my Aussie 3 minute miracle much better. I won't mind repurchasing but at the same time I won't miss it either when I've used it up. 


還多囤了一支阿姬恩絲的潤髮乳XD 然後也買了逸萱秀修護系列輕盈空氣感潤髮乳跟滋養柔順感護髮膜 (不過逸萱秀的東西我都還沒試啦XD)

後記: 逸萱秀的護髮膜我覺得還可以. 我覺得Aussie的3 minute miracle比較好用. 不介意續購啦~ 可是用完了也不會想它. 

Okay I’m almost done here XD last product I want to talk about is Ponds cleansing oil. Initially I was debating if I should get the one from Hada Labo but ended up getting Ponds because 1. It’s half the price 2. It was buy one get one free hell yeahhhh =DDD 3. I’ve had good experience with Ponds cleansers before so I trust Ponds XD So short story here. I really like it. Does an awesome job taking off my makeup. As good as Shu Uemura/ MAC cleansing oil but much much cheaper. Smells great. So in conclusion—I love it and I might just use this from now on and save some money from the expensive department brands XD For girls who love using cleansing oils to take off their makeup, I highly recommend =D

Edit: Actually, I take that back. It's not as good as the high end ones. It's not good enough for my MAC Liquislast eyeliner!
 
我快講完了~~~ 最後我要介紹的就是旁氏的深層淨顏卸粧油~!! 本來在掙扎要不要買肌研的… 後來決定買旁氏的因為1. 價位大概是肌研的二分之一 2. 那時候在屈臣氏買一送一XDDD 不買不就太對不起自己了 3. 以前用過旁氏的潔顏乳我很喜歡所以想說卸粧油應該也會不錯吧XD 所以長話短說! 我超喜歡的 ^___^ 卸妝卸得很乾淨喔! (當然之後我還是會用洗面乳徹底清潔) 不會油膩. 完全不輸給植村秀或是MAC. 也有淡淡的香味我很喜歡 =) 總之就是--- 我非常尬意啦!!! 以後不想花錢買專櫃了, 哈哈! 喜歡用卸妝油的妞兒們, 推薦給你們囉 ^_^  

後記: 我收回我之前講的話XD 它的確是輸給專櫃了XD 後來發現他卸MAC Liquidlast眼線液有點不夠力

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Okay lastly just want to quickly mention that I also purchased the Za Impact Lash mascara (volume). I went for volume because there's a curve in the mascara wand which I prefer (the lengthening one has the traditional straight lash wand). I haven’t used it yet so I can’t do my mini review XD still working on three mascaras. Will get to the review once I use this mascara.

最後就是我有購入Za的勾心引力睫毛膏(濃密款)喔~ 買了濃密款因為我比較喜歡有弧度的睫毛刷. 目前還沒有用啦XD 畢竟開了兩支KissMe又開了巴黎萊雅, 還是先把這三支消耗完再說XD 之後用了以後再寫心得報告囉!



Lastly, and I mean lastly for real!!! XD Been LOVING the Revlon lip butter in 015 Tutti Frutti!! Been wearing this so much even though I’m not a big lipstick girl. I always pair it with the Carmex lip balm because no matter how moisturizing/expensive the lipstick, my lips always get dried up and peel at the end of the day. Using any lipstick in conjunction with Carmex really helps ^_^

最後! 真的是最後了!!! 我最近好愛露華濃這支唇膏! 不知道叫啥反正就長這個樣子XD 色號是015~ 好漂亮的粉橘色最近真的都抓它來用XD 我都搭配Carmex的護唇膏因為再好再貴再潤的口紅我的嘴唇最終還是會覺得乾還是會脫皮. 配合Carmex就不會囉 ^_^

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Light orange/tangerine color ^_^ 嫩橘~
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Bare lips. 素唇

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Tutti Frutti on. 上了Tutti Frutti以後~

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Must pair it with Carmex. 一定都搭配Carmex使用~ 不然嘴唇會乾+脫皮. Excuse my hair I desperately need a new haircut XD 請別介意我醜醜的頭髮XD 極需剪髮啊!!!


So this was the look from today. Teint Miracle compact foundation+ IPSA+ Tutti Frutti. 所以今天大致上的妝容就是這樣囉~ 光感粉餅+IPSA修容臉彩+露華濃Tutti Frutti.
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Really like to do double wing lately XD 最近眼線很喜歡畫兩條XD
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Okay that’s really all! Hope you guys enjoyed the LONG haul/review =)) If you read the whole thing, I put my hands together for you!!!! I hope it wasn't too hard to read between the two languages and the pictures XD Until my next post (who knows when), take care everyone ^_^

好啦~ 真的寫完了XD 希望你們喜歡這篇分享文囉! 有看到最後的給你拍拍手XD 天知道我下次寫網誌是哪時候XD 嗯大家喜歡這樣的中英分享嗎???? 咱們後會有期啦=DDDDD

<3 Frances