Getting rid of double chin and dull skin

Double chin and dull skin – two of my biggest face problems.

Every morning, I wake up touching my chin, and check if it is bigger than the day before. Yes, I am that obsessed. But let’s blame my rubber band body. I can lose up to 2kg in a day if I don’t eat as much, and gain 2kg the next day after a heavy buffet dinner.

Also, I hate looking into the mirror and see my skin looking really dull. I’m almost a flat piece of brown and I wish i looked more radiant. Unless you are Domokun, brown is not flattering.

Fortunately, we can cheat with makeup and make dull skin and double chin look more flattering.

Here’s how:

Double chin – The product to use is definitely bronzer. By ‘sucking’ in the cheeks and applying bronzer there will make your face smaller. I also use my bronzing brush to draw a ’3′ from my forehead to temple to my jawline. This application will sculpt the cheeks and cheat people into thinking that you have a defined jawline.

Dull skin – For dull skin, I make it a point to exfoliate my face every 3 days. By getting rid of dead skin cells, I will appear more radiant. Clogged mores will not make foundation or blusher pretty. After exfoliating and moisturizing, I will apply blusher before my BB cream to give me a glow from within.

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Making coloured lipgloss

If you have a broken eyeshadow or blusher palette, fret not! You can re-use the colours by making lipgloss and I will show you how.

I have been clumsy enough to spoil a couple of blushers a few time in my life. And I used to throw them away because my blusher brush will not be able to pick up the blush nicely.

The last thing I want is a clutter of blush on my cheeks. I need to meet people and look good, not resemble monkey’s backside.

Now, I allow myself to recycle them by turning them into other useful things.

Here, I have a tube of clear coloured Chanel lipgloss.

Chanel lipgloss – courtesy of  mom

Only  mom would buy lipgloss from Chanel.

I have no idea why would mom buy a clear gloss from Chanel. I can make do with my Etude House lipgloss.

If I were her, I would have gotten the gloss in a sweet velvet red. For a clear coloured gloss, isn’t it a tad too pricey? I could have worn clear gloss from E.L.F and nobody would know the difference!

Ok, so I digress.

Next step after getting your gloss ready is to get your little container ready. The container will store your newly made gloss.

Glitter, pink, and a cute spatula!

I bought this from Daiso for the purpose of this entry. Now that I have it, it can be pretty useful for storing my moisturizer whenever I travel overseas.

After getting the container ready, I put some clear gloss into the container.

Used the mini spatula to scoop a little of my pink blusher

Less is more

Then, I cleaned the spatula and used it to scoop a lil red eyeshadow.

Still unsure of the colour combination

Mix till colour is even

Ready for usage!

Wasn’t that simple?

I know the pink is not exactly wearable for an everyday look. But you get the drift of how to make something good.

Don’t worry about the bizarre combination, because lipsticks and lipgloss are made from pigment. And if you’re using the blusher or eyeshadow from a reliable brand like Shiseido or Stila, it will work.

Have fun trying!

Fan brush – The multi-purpose brush

This is a must-have brush for me because of its ability to do so many amazing things on my face!

Here’s how a fan brush look like, if you don’t already know:

The fan brush

I am sure many of your have seen this before because it looks really unique and there’s no way you could miss it if you’re shopping for makeup brushes.

Now, the main reason why I use the fan brush is because it makes makeup look really natural on the face. If you don’t want to look like you have alot of makeup on, this tool would be perfect for you.

Taylor Swift with natural looking blush

I am quite tempted to throw all my brushes away and keep just this because using this brush would give makeup a very natural finish, especially when a stupid kid asked me a few days ago why do I wear makeup and said that my makeup is thick. I wanted to explain that wearing makeup would help females look more professional and increase their confidence level but he’s just a kid. If makeup is so bad, surely his mommy would avoid it at all cost and not wear it even on her wedding day? Let’s not go into details about the theatrical and television makeup that people wear for the same reason. Stupid kid.

Ok! The uses of the fan brush.

#1 Natural looking blusher

If you want a natural looking blush, the fan brush will enable you to create a softer look as compare to the blush brush. The shape of the brush will also very nicely help you with contour angles that you desire.

#2 Repair makeup

Uhoh. We accidentally dropped some flakes of eyeshadow on our cheeks while smoking our eyes. Worry not, the lightness of this brush can help you brush away the specks.

#3 Replacing the foundation sponge

Instead of using the foundation sponge to cake up your face, why not try using the fan brush? This will create a natural finish and application with the fan brush is extremely precise.

#4 Highlighting and bronzing

Let’s get perfect highlights and contours with the fan brush. Harsh lines can be blended away without removing the makeup, allowing the bright and dark to merge beautifully.

#5 Facial

Pamper yourself at home with a facial treatment. The fan brush can be used with skincare and will feel gentle on your face. This brush can also be used if you mix your own powder mask. What’s the best thing about this brush? We need not worry about skincare being uneven on our face and we might even be able to save on product by minimizing application!

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I hope you have been enlightened about this multi-purpose brush.

If you would like to purchase a fan brush, click on “makeup shop” at the top right hand corner.

Toodles!