Mim, Myself & I...

Freshly applied in the morning...


I actually like my cheek makeup more than my eye makeup today... coz my eyes seem to be weirdly red... probably poked it at some point...

It's just a normal day at the office... And i don't know.. I was feeling purple and I wanted to use some of the makeup i have that i haven't been using like the COASTAL SCENTS 88 SHIMMER PALLETTE, INTEGRATE PALLETTE... etc...



Stuff used:

• Human Nature Sunflower and Papaya Day Moisturizer
  
• Human Nature Sunflower Seed Beauty Oil
  
• Skin79 Gold Caviar BB cream
• Ellana MMU french vanilla latte
• Ellana MMU Radiant Concealer (not in the pic)
• Ellana MMU Fetish Blush
• Ellana MMU Flirtation Blush (not in pic)
• Coffret D'Or SA Pallette 04
• Integrate Pallette
  
• Coastal Scents 88 Shimmer pallette
  
• Kate Mascara Base
• Maybelline Cat Eyes Waterproof Mascara
• Face Shop black eyeliner
  
• Coffret D'Or Shine Drape Glow PK-238

oh.. I don't think i put anything on my lips yet in the piccie.. hahaha

anyhoo... I still am having problems with my base makeup as it always appears caked after awhile.. i really think it's my body temperature coz i've tried applying sparingly with a brush.. or with a coverage of a sponge..

Etc etc blablabla.. they all cake at some point..

SOS!! Please someone help me..

Anyway.. I've been using Ellana MMU as my base makeup for over 3 months now.. and i'm happy that i'm not breaking out or anything taking into consideration how sensitive my skin has become over the past couple of years....


However I still haven't found the best shade for my skin... I think NC30 fits me perfectly since I'm yellow.. As 02 of Body Shop's All in One Face Base fits me as well...

BUT!!!! in ellana i can't really find it...

I have this thing of getting foundation that's waaaaay darker than what the sales consultants would recommend like my perfect shade in Coffret D'Or would be BE-D - which is their darkest shade in the entire range!

So initially when i received samples from Ellana they sent me the hazelnut thing... and it was too dark for me...

I did try the caramel latte that my sister didn't end up using but it was still dark... so i stuck with cafe mocha which is a medium shade with olive under tones... it still seems too light....

so i got the lighter shade in the yellow tone category which is the french vanilla latte... but.... still it's light....

i just think it's so much of a hassle to combine shades but i might end up doing that since i love ellana so much coz it's so affordable and they've got a wide range of products to choose from.. even their brushes are lovely!

Sigh...

I'm still frustrated... me and my weird reverse acidic face.. everything turns light on me!!! >,<