Make-up Monday - Define High

Hey girlies!

How have y'all been?

I'm infinitely sorry that I haven't been so responsible with Make-up Monday.

I thought I'd have more time for this now that I'm not working... But I'm actually a lot more busy now...

I guess the bigger your bag, the more things you fill it with.

Or some other cheap metaphor that I can't think of just now.

LOL.

I missed you girls. :)

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Sooo...

E.L.F.'s Studio High Definition Powder is teh shite! I don't how I've lived this long without it.

*Product Photo from E.L.F. Site

Sadly, I haven't been able to take awesome photos of how I look like with it on, in fact the only photo I have is the one below, and you can't really see much. LOL. So you'll just have to trust me when I say that E.L.F.'s Studio High Definition Powder is worth your $6. And I'll tell you why...

*Photograph by Monsieur Ryan Karlov Venzon

The powder comes on smooth and light. Understated and yet you see the difference immediately. The packaging is practical yet stylish just like all E.L.F. Studio products. The powder puff that comes with it is very useful and a lot better than the sponge that comes with the Studio Translucent Mattifying Powder. However, I still like to use a brush, only because, I've gotten used to it.

My recommendation? This is pretty useful for anyone, professional or not. This is basically a very fine setting powder... A lot like baby powder but less cakey white and more translucent gorgeous. I highly recommend this if you have $6 to spend, however I warn you, once you've tried this product, there's no turning back... Highly addicting, you won't be able to live without it.

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Sooo... My nails are growing again! Oh yayyy. I broke them back in August trying to put my kicks on, but they're looking a bit ok now. Still not as long as they used to be, but ok. :)

Anyhoo, I was at Deira City Centre the other day and I passed by this little kiosk on the ground floor. I've been looking for a tiny little brush and a tiny little round metal stamp to make my nail designing thing a little easier, but they didn't have both items. They did however have this:

For AED50 you will get a stamper, a scraper, an image plate, and a plate holder. They have other packages that include their special nail polishes but it's a little pricey. Ok, a lot pricey. But apparently the nail polishes are pretty good. Unfortunately, the broke-ass writer of this blog can't afford the tiny little AED20 nail polishes at the moment, so I can't really tell you for sure whether it's better than regular nailpolish or not.

The broke-ass writer can, however, show you what she did with her new toy:

Tada! :)

Truthfully... This was the one nail that looked decent enough.

The rest were so so...

And let's not even talk about how the nails on my right hand looks.

This thing needs a little practice. As with anything... But, it was a lot easier than I expected.

Nailpolishes I used were: White (Hella 7-year Old Expired thing), Red (Skinfood), Pearlescent Lavender Top Coat (Claire's). The lavender made the red flowers look fuschia, which is what I was going for anyway.

My recommendation... GET IT. If you're into designing your nails, this is going to make your life a whole lot easier.

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