BB Cream Finally! Pink Skin 79 Review

I've wanted to try the pink BB cream for about two years now but I haven't been able to buy it online. I went to Hmart and this time I saw they had BB cream! The pink Skin 79 Super BB Cream was $28 USD at a store in the Hmart called Mimi's Cosmetics. They carried other BB creams along with various Asian cosmetics.

Whee, purchased!

The lady gave me some cute little samples of BB creams, toner, and moisturizer.

packaging

At the time I'm writing this review I have owned this for around a year, if not more. It's more liquid than creamy consistency than concealer. When applied, it feels thin and light, which I so much more preferred in the summer months. Coverage however, is also somewhat light, though it does a decent job at masking some redness without looking caked on. The finish on my skin is a bit oily, but looks like skin. There are times when I've felt like it's faded quickly over the course of several hours, but its lasting power is still adequately long-wearing. Overall, I like it, and is good for use on skin that's not too oily (would look super oily) nor too dry (would look flaky). Although I wouldn't use it on prominent blemishes or dark undereye circles, it's perfect for toning down redness, like broken capillaries, naturally.

The difference here is more subtle than in real life, but this is before I applied BB cream around my nose area, and after. 

The hype about this BB cream in the Asian makeup products world is worth it!

How To Get Straighter Brows

Straight brows are very prevalent among Korean models especially. They give a very youthful look and adds more focus to the eyes in my opinion! Larger foreheads seem to be popular in Asian countries, and straight brows also give more emphasis to the forehead.

I used to be confused about how to make my eyebrows straighter with the eyebrows that I have, as they always ended up rounded or some other unwanted shape. But with experience I realized it was just a matter of tweezing and filling spaces that might have been forgotten, such as the ends and tops of the brows. I by no means have perfect completely straight brows! But this is the process I use to make them straighter.

Here's the straightest I got my brows last summer using these methods huehue.

Minimally, all you need is a hair removal tool (tweezer or razor) and way to fill in your brows (shadow or powder or pencil)!

Products used:

- Revlon tweezer

- small Razor (Daiso brand, comes in set)

- NYX Eyeshadow Single in Dark Brown

- small angle brush

-or, brow pencil

-concealer (optional)
-white eyeliner pencil (optional)

Step 1: Figure out the shape you're going for.
Here are unkempt brows. Comb them if necessary to make the hairs go in the direction they usually grow. I find the naturally straightest area to work with and decide the relative thickness. If you'd like, you could even draw with white eyeliner around the area to make things easier.

Step 2: Fill in the areas that are lacking.

Within your imaginary lines, fill in the spaces that lack brow hair with the small angle brush and eyeshadow/brow powder (or eyebrow pencil) that is closest to your brow color.

Pictured below are the general areas that I would fill in.

Step 3: Remove the unwanted areas.

Using the areas you just filled in as a guide, remove the areas of hair that protrude from the straight imaginary area of your natural eyebrow that you planned out earlier. You can do this using a razor, which is especially helpful the first time you attempt this because it gives a much straighter edge, but once you know the shape you're going for, using a tweezer makes longer results.

Step 4: Conceal.

I didn't use it here, but if you wish to, you can use a concealer above and below the brow to make them appear even straighter!

Done!

I don't want to deviate too far from my natural brow shape, but overall they are much straighter than before. I hope this helps somebody :)

Tutorial: Ulzzang Eye Makeup For Monolids

Pretty Korean models and/or ulzzangs already have beautiful eyes to begin with and the makeup they wear is not very obvious. In this tutorial, I will be mimicking the shape of many of their eyes, not necessarily copying their makeup. (Some ulzzangs do have heavier-looking makeup, like Ji Hee, so pretty :D) I hope you find this helpful either way c: 

Edit* Keep reading for the tutorial~

Step 1: Line your upper lid.

With the outer edges of your upper and lower lid primed, line your upper lid with gel liner while your eyes are open, and extend a wing following your natural eye shape to where your bottom lashline is lowest. Use a small stiff brush with a point preferably, which sometimes comes with the gel. Then fill it in.

Step 2: Apply mascara as a guideline.

I like to apply mascara to the center of the lower lashline (and sometimes even towards the inner corner) to serve as a guide for our bottom/shadow liner next. Don't apply all the way to the outer edge, because we're leaving that area bare.

Step 3: Apply bottom eyeshadow.

Extending from where you ended your mascara, apply a line of brown eyeshadow using a small angle brush horizontally towards the outer edge. (Fyi, his is supposed to be mostly straight, but the picture perspective makes it look angled!) Extend your eyeliner downwards to meet the shadow if necessary.

Step 5: Line the lower lashline.

First, using the same gel liner, make a short line mark in the center of your water line.

Then, continue to draw a horizontal line as neat and thin as possible starting from the mark you just made to the end of your eyeliner wing (none in the waterline except for the center!).

Step 6: Apply mascara.

Curl your lashes and apply mascara. See how I apply mascara to my stubborn lashes here. I added a bit more to the bottom lashes here.

Step 7: Add eyeshadow.

If you wish, add a bit of brown eyeshadow to just above the slanted part of the upper liner to add a bit of an illusion of depth.

Here's an angled picture to show how straight the lower liner really looks:

Step 8: Aegyo-sal.

To complete the look, you can optionally add some shimmery flesh toned eyeshadow (I find white too harsh) and a contrasting color to make the smiling/puffy eyes look, or aegyo-sal that many Korean models have.

Done!

I see ulzzangs wear circle lenses like 90% of them time, so if you have circle lenses use them, too! *I thought if I had circle lenses it would look more K-inspired so I took the liberty of trying to sloppily GIMP it on in the first pic, first time I ever altered my eye so much it's kinda freaky. I should get circle lenses irl already...

Products used:

Small angle brush

Small hard brush (came w/ gel liner)

Maybelline Eyestudio Gel Liner in Blackest Black

NYX Eyeshadow Single in ES06 Dark Brown (like light brown)

NYX 10 Color Eyeshadow Palette in Champagne and Caviar (just used for shimmery flesh tone)

Eyelash curlers (Revlon & Daiso)

Maybelline Define A Lash Mascara Lengthening in waterproof

Maybelline The Falsies Mascara in waterproof
Too Faced Shadow Insurance Primer

5-Second Korean Gradient Lips!

I've been watching the Korean drama Marry Him If You Dare (omg get with Park Se Joo already), and I love Na Mi Rae's very subtle gradient lip color. This tutorial is inspired by her. Her lips look so full and pretty!

Her lips don't take any flesh tone at all like some gradient lips do, no concealer needed! This is my easy attempted version of it! I love using this when I want a flush of color, but want take a tiny fraction of the time and effort of lipstick.

All you need is some lipbalm and a Revlon Just Bitten Kissable Balm Stain in Romantic! You can try using other red lip colored products, but this is what I've found works the best for this look.

Step 1: Currently I enjoy using ChapStick classic in Spearmint, perfect for Christmastime :3

Just put on your lipbalm to prep your lips!

Step 2: Apply the Revlon Just Bitten Kissable Balm Stain on the center of your lips, coating all the way along the inner lip line.

Apply it in a curved oblong shape, slightly with more color in the center.

Step 3: Then smudge it a bit with your finger if there's a harsh line, and you should be done!

Subtle gradient achieved! That was super easy, right? I don't know if it'll take you 5 seconds the first time, but less than a minute for sure! Quick quick makeup is my favorite to do on the daily, haha.

x San