My 'KISS' Makeup Brushes For Everyday

KISS- Keep It Simple Silly. That's the only thing I understand from Ranbir Kapoor's stand up comedy in those Docomo ads (Hindi is not my 1st language). He talks and talks & the audience laughs. My hubby turns to me and grimace. I roll my eyes as if I know exactly what he means. But truthfully, I don't. I don't understand anything except the 'KISS' in the end. Never mind though, at least I understood the part worth understanding, no?

Anyways, my point is, I have simplified my life a little bit just by picking out which brushes I'd need every time and I keep them all in a separate brush holder to save time. Believe me, it's an accomplishment of some sort for a scatterbrain.

So, here are 8 brushes I use everyday- for any look:

Face

1. Foundation- Sigma F80 Flat Top Synthetic Kabuki. This is the ultimate foundation brush. It blends foundation flawlessly in a jiffy. I can't live without it. Review here
2. Powder- Coastal Scents Bionic Wide Buffer Brush. I love this to pieces. It's incredibly soft and because it's flat, it's ideal for patting powder to set your foundation & concealer without moving them.
3. Blush ~ Inglot 24SS. It's dual-sided. The big brush is ideal for blush application & the smaller flat top brush is great for brushing off eyeshadow fallouts, stippling concealer & contouring cheeks too. Review here

What about bronzer, you ask? If I'm wearing bronzer, which I don't everyday, then I'd use a large kabuki brush. But if these were my only options, then brush No.1. or No.3.

Concealer? Fingers, toothpick (yes, really :)) & Sigma E40 (mentioned below)

Baviphat California Scandal Muti-Action Color Balm: Peach & Orange

Baviphat California Scandal Multi-Action Color Balm can be used on eyes, cheeks & lips. I love the tin packaging with the suggestive glam retro girls on the cover- very 'The Balm'

Peach, Orange

 I have 2 shades:

• Peach ~ This looks more pink than peach to me. It has bits of silver shimmer, which don't show much. I don't like how this looks on my lips- it's too pale.
• Orange ~ Peach shade with gold shimmer. There's more shimmer here than in the Peach shade. This looks good on the lips too, it makes a great peachy-nude lippie.

They both look very pretty on the cheeks. They are non-sticky & dry to a powdery finish. On lips, they feel like velvet lip creams. I haven't worn them on my eyes yet, mainly because it's so hot & humid over here.

Shoe Haul ~ 8 Pairs At A Reasonable Price

I said I'll show you the shoes I hauled in Malaysia, so here they are:

Vincci, RM 79.00 (Rs.1185.00) ~ These were picked for me by a salesgirl just coz they're Size 3, which they don't have much of. I tried them on and they looked quite sexy (I don't like using that word to describe things, but that's what I thought at the time.)

TSC, RM 99.90 (Rs.1499.00) ~ The hottest black shoes I own, but uncomfortable as hell! My heels keep slipping out. I wore these in this LOTD here

Liese Bubble Hair Colour- Chiffon Beige Review & LOTD

I miss my long hair. I MISS IT!!!

I got frustrated with my bad haircut last week, so I thought 'Why not color it and distract people from the cut?!' (Wrong!)


Enter Liese Bubble Hair Colour. I got Chiffon Beige- a yellow brown shade. I wish they had more neutral shades. I wouldn't have picked anything with a gold-undertone, but this looked the least reddish/orange-ish & I really wanted to try the bubble hair color.

Wordless Wednesday (Ask & You Shall Receive)

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♥ Cynthia Z ^.^

A Ring From Sonali @Asian Beautifier

A few weeks back, I received a beautiful ring from the beautiful Sonali, who writes Asian Beautifier- a makeup & fashion blog. 

Reason? I won her giveaway...Yay! :))

Half of my heart melted when I saw the tiny blue box with a bow on top. The other half  melted when I saw the ring inside.....

Yes, I know I sound cheesy. I just ate a lot of cheese =D

Playboy 'Play It Sexy' Perfume For Women

Playboy Play It Sexy is a dark, intoxicating and seductive fragrance, with sensual and sophisticated aromas, ideal for "hot" nights.

Top notes: pink grapefruit, mandarin and pink pepper. Heart: jasmine tea, scented flowers and licorice. Base: vanilla, patchouli, sandalwood and tonka.

The bottle design is so cute. The bunny ears & bow are the USP of this range of perfumes, I reckon, but I find the eye on the bottle unnecessary. At first I thought it was a defective bottle! 

Benefit Box O' Powders ~ Bella Bamba, Coralista, Dandelion, Thrrrob & Hoola

Benefit Box O' Powders are what put Benefit Cosmetics on the map. The cardboard packaging is still one of my favorites. So different and....out of the box.

I thought it would release more happy hormones if I put them all together in one post. 

Boxes of Bella Bamba & Hoola are different, they are flip top with mirrors, whereas the others are removable covers without mirrors. I prefer the removable ones, coz I'm afraid I'll rip out the flip ones since they have some magnetic thing that pulls down the cover every time- very annoying.

Etude House Angel Kiss Lip & Cheek Cream ~ Sweetie Angel

Etude House Angel Kiss Lip & Cheek Multi-tint Cream named Sweetie Angel is one of my favorite products this month. It's perfect for summer- it's a flattering shade of coral & it smells like grapefruit.

It is one of the best lip & cheek tints I've used so far and the cute packaging may have bumped it up to first place.

Yves Rocher Matte Tri-Tone Eyeshadows ~ All I Need Everyday

This is the very first Yves Rocher product I ever bought, and I'm quite impressed. This eyeshadow trio was the only thing I used everyday single during our 2-week vacation last month. It is so easy to use and has got all the colors I need for an everyday neutral, sometimes smokey, look. I love it!

This 2 1/2 x1 1/2 " palette is small & light, and it fits in my palm. It comes with a pretty good dual-sided sponge tip applicator-one side big & the other small and pointy, so I do use it quite a lot.

Yves Rocher Matte Tri-Tone Eyeshadow

There are about 5-6 shades available, and I picked Prune Rose...

Majolica Majorca Pressed Pore Cover Powder Review

Majolica Majorca Pressed Pore Cover Powder is another cutie from the brand's Sugary Trap Collection.

The pressed powder is enclosed in a mint green compact case with a pretty 3D design on top.

Forever 21 Blouson Floral Romper, BOW Handbag & Bata Slippers

There's an explanation for the odd one in that title. Scroll down....and hope you'll adore my favorite one in that title ;)

Maybelline Hyper Sharp Liner ~ .05mm Tip!

I just liked 1 liquid eyeliner in the past, and that's the Loreal Super Liner with the felt tip brush. It was the only liquid eyeliner I used.

Until a better one came along...

Maybelline Hyper Sharp Liner! A ultra-fine liner with a .05mm tip. It's very black & waterproof- hence, long-lasting. It also didn't burn/irritate my eyes or anything when I applied it close to my waterline. It is sooo....easy to use! I wish they make them all that way.

I saw it in Cleo Magazine, decided I must have it & got why the salesgirls at Watsons had doodles with liner and glitter on their eyes.