ESQIDO Mink False Lashes in Viola Review

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If you know me, you know I'm not a fan of the male construction worker look and I'm a sucker for the full, dramatic lash. I was lucky enough to receive a pair of ESQIDO Mink Lashes to review and let me tell you, there's not a male, nor even female construction worker in sight today ladies and gentlefolks. Unless construction workers suddenly got vampy and glam when I wasn't looking.

Ok enough of beating that analogy into the ground, check out these beautiful, lush naturally shed mink lashes.

From the ESQIDO website:

Well, hello there.

I have to say, I own a lot of lashes. Silk lashes, synthetic lashes and now these wonderfully soft mink lashes. The other styles just don't compare in my opinion. They came in a very pretty, luxurious looking box which is perfect to store them in. They are reusable up to 25 times, so the cost per use is comparable to synthetic lashes, which you usually only get 4 uses out of. Considering the quality and the look is superior, I think the cost is well worth it. The ESQIDO lashes feel feathery and light on my eyes and I don't have that stiff feeling that a lot of false lashes can give you. They feel a lot like eyelash extensions without the permanence and they look beautifully natural, blending seamlessly with my actual lashes. Obviously this style isn't for daily wear (for me anyway.. I know some of you love the dramatic lash on the daily!), but they have a lot of different lash styles, from natural every day lashes, more lush, voluminous lashes and full blown, vampy glamourous lashes. If you wear falsies a lot or even just want something for a special occasion, you'll get a lot of wear out of these.

I am extremely happy with my first Mink Lash experience and I am already eyeing the BFF lashes for my next. I highly recommend these false lashes for anyone who wants the look and feel of beautiful eyelash extensions, without the high cost. Do any of you use false lashes a lot? I haven't been lately, but I may just have to break them out more regularly now that I have these.

Bold Lashes, Pink and a bit of Glam: Photoshoot Makeup and Nails.

Wow, it feels like forever since I've blogged... Between 3 web design jobs, a kidney stone, 3 kids and just life in general, I haven't had time to edit photos or write at all. I haven't even been wearing makeup or doing my nails =_= Not that I have any nails to do at the moment, with the whole kidney stone ordeal (going to the hospital with excruciating back pain, being laid up in bed, taking care of the kids) I started biting my nails again and I currently only have 4 nails that aren't little nubby remnants. Luckily I received some imPRESS press on nails that I'll be trying later in the week (stay tuned!).

This past weekend I went over to help out the lovely Amber of Angel's Boutique with product photos for her new website. Amber makes beautiful jewelry and does decoden phone cases, pill boxes, contact cases and LOTS of other things. You might remember my post on her cases a while ago, she is super talented!

I had lots of fun being her model and wanted to show you my makeup and nails for the day.

Amber wanted pink and girly, with some dramatic lashes and a cat eye. I'm not so great at doing dramatic cat eyeliner, but I tried..... It's a mini cat eye. The lashes were a little more dramatic than I was expecting, but they look pretty good! They are Ardell 105 Black lashes and felt very soft and natural. I kept the rest of my makeup fairly light and neutral so as not to clash with the bright pink lips. The lipstick is a Kat Von D one that Amber had (she is a huge Kat Von D fan, although she insists she is not a stalker :p). I can't remember the name, but it's a creamy, opaque shade that I love! I may have to pick up some of her makeup. I'm also wearing my Macaron Brown circle lenses.

For my nails, I layered a sheer sparkly mother of pearl shade from Sinful Colors over ORLY Choreographed Chaos and placed a rhinestone at the top of the nail. On my ring finger I used China Glaze Glistening Snow and placed rhinestones in a flower design (ridiculously easy, but looks pretty). Because I had been biting my nails, the ones on my right hand are fake ones that I painted. My nails matched perfectly with this beautiful flower ring that Amber made!

Here's one of her cases, she actually took this to go and meet Kat Von D and showed her the case (which Kat loved!). I told you she was a big fan lol :)

I love the intricacy of her designs and all the little details she adds. Anyone can do decoden, but I think it takes talent to make really pretty designs and to make it all look clean and cohesive. They are super sturdy too :)

I had lots of fun hanging out with Amber, we have a shared love of Hello Kitty, Decoden and K-Dramas! Sorry I've been a little MIA, you can follow me on instagram or twitter for daily updates and I'll be doing a post with the rest of the photos from the photoshoot soon.

Recent Hauls: Diaso, Sasa, Hautelook & more

Ahhh shopping.. who doesn't love shopping?

I know I certainly do, so I'm sharing with you the fruits of my addiction.

The Japanese ¥100 chain Daiso just opened a store in Irvine, CA. Most of the products are $1.50 and they have some stupidly, ridiculously cute stuff there.

Two super cute notebooks, one Paris themed and one cupcake/sweet things theme. A pink butterfly eyelash case, fits 4 sets of false lashes, glue and probably tweezers if you're so inclined. And a set of 'point eyelashes', they give a really natural fuller look. I used them in my 4th of July FOTD, two at each of the outer corners of my eyes.

This is the inside of the cupcake notebook, cute or what??? I think it'll be perfect for writing notes or letters.

I also got this ridic. cute laundry bag, for undergarments and delicate stuffs.

Next, a couple of things I got from Sasa.com. I love Sasa, they have some really good brands and a big variety. I got the Dolly Wink Volume Mascara and Eyelash Fix.

I haven't tried the mascara yet, but I am IN LOVE with the Eyelash Fix!!!! It makes applying falsies SO EASY like WTF.

Went to CVS to look for Revlon Just Bitten Balm Stain... didn't find the colour I wanted, so of course I ended up buying nail polish. This is Spoiled by Wet n Wild Designated Driver.

It's such a taxi colour yellow, no wonder they called it Designated Driver.

These gorgeous floral pumps caught my eye when I was browsing Hautelook. They always have great quality brands on there SUPER cheap, I got these for $20! They are really comfortable.

Speaking of florals.. I've been on a huge floral kick lately, especially roses, so when I saw this tote and scarf I just had to pick them up. And guess where I found them? Walmart. No, seriously. How pretty are they??

I can't wait to try out all my new purchases :D Next on the agenda is some arm candy. I'll be heading to Forever 21 in the near future for that!

Have a great weekend!

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Photo Diary I: My birthday and some new purchases!

 
So 8 days ago it was my 26th birthday! Gosh, time flies... I can't believe I'm already in the downward slide towards 30.... Ok, so 30 is nowhere near old, but sometimes I wish I'd just stay 21 forever.

I celebrated on the Saturday and decided to play into the Asian stereotype and do Karaoke! I looooove karaoke, I could go with one other person, stone cold sober and sing for hours. We went to Plush Karaoke Lounge in Irvine, which doesn't have an ultra huge selection and is a little pricey but the rooms are very nice and it's close. We were there for 3 hours and honestly, it wasn't enough time. I could've sang for 5 hours straight. I should probably mention that it was my husband’s birthday as well… yes, we have the same birthday albeit he is 5 years older. He never wants to do it big and celebrate much though, so I have to just make about MEEEEEE! Yes, that is my excuse :p


Here is the past week's photo diary, including some bday pics and some new purchases!

Halloween FOTD! School Girl Costume and Makeup.

Happy Halloween, Beauties! Finally got around to doing a costume post… Meant to do this over the weekend!

I wanted to do a cute gyaru influenced school girl costume.

Well if you have your old school uniform lying around, this could be a cute costume! I didn’t, but I got this one from Ebay (it’s a Party City one) and I think it’s really cute :) I also bought some leg warmers (also from Ebay) to give the costume some extra flair, but loose socks would look good as well (think japanese school girl style loose socks).

 

I paired it with some small pearl earrings, bow hairclips and fashion glasses from Forever 21. I love these glasses, they give off an ulzzang feel.

Close up of the eyes..

Makeup is simple,

Eyes: Urban Decay neutral matte brown eyeshadow, Eyeko Graffiti liquid liner on top, Ardell false eyelashes - 105 and Dolly Wink Long mascara to open up my eyes and set off the contacts. They are my Puffy 3 Tone/Shinny Grey circle lenses.

Cheeks: soft pink blush on the apples of my cheeks for a ‘sweet’ look – I used Boots No7 Natural Blush Cheek Colour in Candy Pink.

Lips: Urban Decay lipstick in Lovechild and femme couture Super Juicies Sheer lipgloss in Light Pink for pretty, glossy pink lips. I always associate young girls with pink lipgloss.

The whole look is pretty simple, but it’s cute and has gotten lots of compliments so far! I am loving the glasses and leg warmers especially :) It would be pretty easy to put together if you’re still stuck for a costume.

Here’s some phone pics!

With Queen Bee Mai <3

I can’t wait for tonight! We’ll be having a small dinner party with friends and then going trick or treating around the neighbourhood with all the kids :) It’s always fun with good friends.

I’ll be posting up my pics from tonight of everyone’s costumes!

What are you doing for Halloween? Do you have your costume ready?

Ishah xx

FOTD Friday – Favourites and Falsies

It’s Friday, Fridayyyy, Gotta get down on Fridaayyy!!

Lame and played out Rebecca Black jokes aside, Happy Friday, Beauties!

I decided to enter a contest one of my fave bloggers, DSK Steph, is having and it required us to do a FOTD with some of our favourite products. This is such an awesome idea, I jumped at the chance to challenge myself a bit and see what I could come up with. As you all know, I’m no pro and I tend to lean towards more subtle looks, a) because I have to walk around with my kids and go to kiddy places and don’t want people thinking I’m a hooker weirdo, and b) because I can pull them off more easily. I wanted to use this as an opportunity to push my boundaries a bit and put more effort into a different look. I’ve also been wanting to try out my false lashes that I got from Forever 21!

So here, Beauties, is my Favourites FOTD.