Raindance Makeup Tutorial + Raincloud Earrings + Blueberry Kitkats!

This is a blue post: blue rain drops, blue eye makeup, blueberry kitkats~ I must confess that I am not sure if this qualifies as a "wearable" look tho... it looks more like a 'snow' look rather than a 'rain' look...rats. Oh well.  I'm still rather fond of the colors I used here, I have such a weakness for blues and greens ^_^

Products Used:
Missha Color Stick Eyes in WH01
Maybelline Quad in Charcoal Smokes
Daiso Shine Eyes palette in Blue
Urban Decay 24/7 Glide On Pencil in Flipside
Koji Dolly Wink Liquid Liner in Black
Maybelline The Falsies in Black
R&R Blush in Foreplay
Tutti Dolci Lipgloss in Lemon Meringue (smells SO good)

On Face:
Skinfood Mushroom BBcream in Shade 1
Benefit Boi-ing Concealer in Shade 2

On Nails:
Zoya Ibiza
Nubar 2010

I'm not sure where you can buy the Daiso Shine Eyes palette I'm using here.  I suspect that the palette I'm using is the same as this, just arranged differently and with a different name.  The color swatches look exactly the same.  Anyway, I really do recommend this palette - so pigmented!  The down side is that my whole palette shattered (in case you couldn't tell ^^) and it's constantly shedding powder everywhere -_- And I'll just say now that I am obsessed with the Maybelline Quads - I bought two more >_< - but they were on sale at Walmart for $4-5 :D! so now I have five total and dare I say I like them more than the UD Naked palette *cough* Don't ask me why ^^;; I just do.

My beloved grey knit cap is turning a faded green from many washings :\ As for why I'm wearing a scarf so weird...I'll let you in on a little secret - I was wearing PJs (it was the weekend!) so I covered up my top with a scarf ^_^  Here tis a closeup:

I have a little errant tail of blue eyeliner on the center of the lid xD! But I'm more annoyed with my eyelid...I don't understand how I line my lashes right along my lashline yet when I open my eyes, I look like I put too much eyeliner on towards the outer half. Argh!?   Much like Rimmel Airy Fairy turning a hideous shade of purple on me, this remains a mystery to me :\

Anyway, I just adore these Raincloud earrings, the more I wear them, the more I fall in love ^_^  I always get compliments on them and they're so comfortable!   I knew I didn't regret getting them the second they came out of the box, the molten look of the clouds just totally makes it for me.  And of course...candy.

The one of the left was a delicious sweet green tea flavored caramel (I think).  As for the one on the right, Steph warned me it that the coating was really bitter (like real matcha). It was ^_^ at first I was like wtf O_O, but then once the bitter coating melted away, it made sweetness of the chewy center was that much better.  Overall, definitely a good candy. I appreciate how real matcha powder was used and the overall effect of the candy is authentic and not cloyingly sweet.  Very memorable!  It's a real pity that I haven't seen either of these at Asian markets around me :(

I was so thrilled to try the blueberry Kitkat! I've chatted about the greatness that is Japanese KitKats before, so trying another flavor was *heaven*.  The coating was milk chocolate with a mild blueberry filling between the wafers.  I kinda wish the blueberry flavor was stronger (I adore blueberries), but I still enjoyed this kitkat quite a bit. I ate it all too fast :(  Since blueberry is such a mild, delicate flavor, I think it would've been better to coat this in white chocolate with blueberry bits (and a bit of blueberry flavoring ^_^).  I think it'd be so pretty!  A white chocolate bar with flecks of blue :D like blueberry and cream~

Anyway, that's all for now!

Julu Jewelry Blue Crystal Flower Studs + Candy

I was supa excited a couple weeks ago because I actually won a giveaway (thanks Stephanie)!  It was for a really cute pair of Swarovksi Flower Crystal Studs from Julu Jewelry. She also has a beauty blog if you want to check that out too :D~

As most of you guys prolly know by now, I'm addicted to Swarovski jewelry (earrings particularly, I hoard earrings like a squirrel hoards nuts before winter). Unfortunately, I have a penchant for dangle-y earrings that are unwearable to anything short of masquerade balls xD so I was thrilled to be able to add a more wearable pair to my collection.

Everything came nicely packaged (the Little Mermaid sticker made me smile) and the blue box + brown ribbon reminded me of Tiffany's.  And yessss this is part candy review ;)

Top: Flash. Bottom: No flash. 

Aren't they beautiful? I love the intricate cuts and facets.  I'm really happy these studs came with the sterling silver wing backings b/c I hate the plastic/rubber backings. The interesting thing about these studs is that the crystal flowers are actual stones (aka no holes), not a bead or something.  In other words, there is no wire going through the stone to mess up the clarity and shine.  I forgot to take a picture of the back of the earrings but they're opaque (coated with silver), so your natural skin color won't interfere with the crystal's color.

Honestly, these are the best Swarovski studs I've come across because there are no holes in the crystal and the backing is opaque.  Swarovski stones are rarer and more expensive than Swarovksi beads/pendants and many jewelry artisans "cheat" by just gluing a pendent onto a post so that not only can you see hole but also the glue through the crystal -_- So watch out for that when looking around for Swarovksi studs.

It's a good size for a stud, big and shiny enough to be seen but modest enough to worn everyday.  They're very comfortable and I haven't had any problems with bending, discoloration or irritation.

 I really must trim my bangs. And remember to stop using foundation w/ SPF in photos.

For the makeup I used in this look click here.

My pictures turned out really weird this time around, dunno but the poses are so off kilter :P I think it was because I wasn't sure if the earrings were showing up or not because it was the first time I was trying to model studs xD  But I do like how these came out with some sort of vintage feel to them.

Overall, I actually wear these the most after my pearl studs and I think the Light Siam Reds would be perfect for Christmas too and the Clear one reminds me of snowflakes~

These are chewy and have a rather delicate flavor, not too sweet. I really liked the flavors but they had an odd powdery coating, which was unusual but to me, a bit off-putting.  It goes away after a few chews (I'm a chronic candy-chewer, even hard candy).  I actually really liked the grape flavor! It had a sharp concord grape flavor (think jelly) and it was unique considered most Asian candies tend to go for the green muscat grape flavor.  The peach flavor was just..peachy :)

Flavor-wise these little cubes were boring (just strawberry, lemon, pineapple...and some indescribable flavors) but they were so fun to eat!  I liked rolling these little cubes over my tongue (does that sound weird xD?)  Plus they're so cute :)