Makeup

Does the Fenty Beauty Stunna Lip Paint live up to its hype?

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When Riri added a red lipstick to her Fenty Beauty line, I was hardly surprised. She’s often been seen wearing a red lip and makes it look amazing and effortless. Like the rest of the products under her Fenty Beauty line, the Stunna Lip Paint Uncensored was created to suit women of all skin tones. And just like the rest of the Fenty Beauty products, it was massively hyped and launched to rave reviews. But does it live up to its claims?
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Swatches + First Impressions: NARS Powermatte Lip Pigment

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NARS has finally launched a range of matte liquid lipsticks and you won’t be disappointed. The Powermatte Lip Pigments are everything you would expect from the brand: pigmented, lightweight, easy to apply and long-wearing in a range of colours to please everyone. Literally. As you will see the range has everything from dusty roses, blue reds to black.
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Marc Jacobs Dew Drops Coconut Gel Highlighter: The hype is real

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~ Smita DeSouza ~ 1 Comment

I love glowing skin. Even before it was a trend and spawned a whole range of products to achieve that lit-from-within-look, I was sporting radiant skin. The fact that my first foundation was MAC Hyper Real packed with tiny pearlescent particles should give you an idea just how crazy I am about looking like I have an internal lighting system. So it should be no surprise that I picked up the Marc Jacobs Dew Drops Coconut Gel highlighter. The most hyped of this summer. Did I like it? It was love at first swatch! And here’s why I love it even more each time I use it.
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The secret to chok chok glowing skin according to Park Shin Hye

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Unless you’ve been on a digital detox for the last few years and unplugged all your computers, you will be somewhat familiar with Korean skincare and makeup trends. Soft, straight ulzzang eyebrows, aegyosal that make your eyes look they’re smiling and chok chok glowing skin are all Korean exports. BB and CC creams, essences, cushion compacts and snail mucus were all introduced to beauty junkies around the world by Korea.
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Everything you need to know to do your makeup like a French woman

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I’ve been fascinated with how French women do their makeup even before I touched down in the City of Lights for the first time this spring. They use what looks like so little and manage to look so good. On the bus, in the train, at cafes and restaurants the women I observed (all while trying not to look like I was staring) seemed like they didn’t spend too much time or effort on hair, makeup or dressing up.
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Swipe, swatch and play with Mamonde beauty at the new store

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When K-beauty brand Mamonde first landed in Singapore, the only way to get our hands on their products bursting with botanical benefits was to order it via Lazada.com. However, old-school me prefers being able to feel the textures, sniff the scents and swatch the colours – the last one being particularly important since I’ve got medium-warm toned skin. Which is why I was delighted to know that the brand had opened it’s first ever store in Singapore at Tangs VivoCity.
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