i'm moving soon

Aah, I've had a pretty stressful week. I am supposed to be moving into halls today but they gave me really short notice so I haven't been able to (my mom's boyfriend has to move my clothes and kitchen stuff and such). I tried to call up so I could get all of the details today but the office isn't open, typical (´ヘ｀;) I'm gonna have to leave it for now. I think I will have a downtempo night, run a bath and give myself the princess treatment (I don't want to meet my new flatmates looking all gross, I'm already so nervous.....).

But I had a really nice time on Thursday night~! I went to hang out with some good friends (including one I hadn't seen in a while which was rly nice (*~▽~) ) - we decided to watch a scary movie which was really dumb coz we're all huuuge babies. But afterwards we watched Cloudy With A Chance of Meatballs which was really cute (^▽^) It was really nice to catch up and also I found out that my best friends sister will be in the same halls as me, which makes things a little less scary. Here's a little ootd snap because I think I was lookin p cute ( *◕‿-)

Also this week, my wig for my Nanami cosplay arrived! It's very pretty, and it's nice and thick too. I'm really excited for the rest of it to come together, she's my sweet speepy princess ♥

One side of it doesn't want to co-operate and won't go quite as flicky as the other! But I sneakily posed so you'd never know~~ I'm going to have to be more patient next time I sit down to style it..... I'll be cosplaying her at London Comic Con in October with my girlfriendo being a very cute Sonia~ (and then the next day we get to cosplay my otp (｡♥‿♥｡) it's exciting~) 

When my lenses come through, I'll be doing a little review on those! I ordered a pair of Vassen Jewel Pink lenses, which I think are some of the most popular pink lenses around. But for now they still haven't arrived in England (╯︵╰,)

Well, that's all I really have to report at the moment. It was nice to vent for a little bit (´ω｀) I hope my next entry can be a little bit more exciting.....

Review! : Missha M Signature Real Complete BB Cream and Dollywink Liquid Eyeliner

So this week I was lucky enough to get two packages in the post. The first was the Dollywink eyeliner pen I ordered last week and the second was a brand new bb - so I'm gonna be writing a review on both, starting with the BB cream.

Prior to now I had been using Missha's Perfect Cover BB Cream and I loved it but lately I'd been having a really bad dry skin problem so I thought I might look into getting a BB cream with a little more of a moisture boost. The Signature Real Complete has been recommended for tired, dry or aging skin so I thought I would give it a try.

First off, I really love the packaging on this one. I think it's really pretty, especially in comparison to the Total Cover packaging which is quite plain. (Not only that but check it out, the seller sent me some free samples too!)

Here's a swatch. I put a splash of Perfect Cover next to it for comparison since I'd heard that Signature Real Complete tended to be a little pinker looking than Perfect Cover. Both of these are shade number 13 (Milky Beige, I believe) which I have always found was a perfect fit for my skintone. Another thing I like about these is that they lack the orangey undertone of most western foundations and bb creams which shows up really bad on paler complexions like mine. Personally, I didn't really notice much of a difference in the shades between the two, the main difference I feel is in consistency and coverage.

As you might be able to see, Signature Real Complete (on the right) is ever so slightly runnier than Perfect Cover, but not enough for it to be off-putting to me. It blends just as nicely as Perfect Cover once on the skin.

And now onto coverage! My skin has actually been very well behaved this week, with the exception of a couple of pre-period breakouts and a very mild case of eczema above one eyelid (but then because of those I've been being very good to my skin so here we are). Here's a before of the naughtier side of my face for a better coverage comparison:

And here is the after:

As far as coverage goes, I was aware that I would be downgrading a little. But I was surprised to find that I didn't hate it and it wasn't as obvious a difference as I thought it might be. My skintone is brightened, most of the redness in my face is covered up and I think overall my complexion looks really nice and healthy. It does clump a little in the drier places, but you can blend it out and I think it's much more noticable this close up than it is from further away.

Another thing I like about this bb cream is that it doesn't feel as sticky as Perfect Cover immediately after application. I usually like to wait about fifteen minutes after application before I add any powder to set/contouring or blush for Perfect Cover to settle into my face a little. However with Signature it felt much lighter. It feels very soft and moisturising on the face without being too heavy. I would definitely recommend this if you find that Perfect Cover is too heavy on your skin. Adding powder does even out the coverage some, but if you want a heavy duty bb cream, I would suggest sticking to/going for Perfect Cover instead. I haven't been using this long enough to say what the long term effects are, but for now it definitely feels like it will be gentler on my skin than Perfect Cover was. It's also worth noting that Signature Real Complete has a lower spf than Perfect Cover (25 vs 42). As I'm in grey little England spf isn't high on my priorities when I'm shopping around for bb cream but for those of you in sunnier climates it might be something to think about.

Onto review number two: Dollywink Liquid Eyeliner.
  

I was super excited to try this product! It's very popular and I've been wanting to try it for a while. I had been using gel eyeliner prior which I recommend as it does have really good staying power but for me personally, I always felt the darkness of the line wasn't as intense as I'd like and often it would dry out too quickly and be very awkward to apply.

The first thing I really like about this eyeliner (besides how cute it is) is the thinness of the tip:

You can really get a precise line with this which is sometimes a little awkward with other types of eyeliner. I also always hated liquid eyeliner with a brush like applicator because I always found them really messy.

Quick swatch on my hand. The middle is a thick line that I went over a couple of times, the right is one single thin stroke and the one on the left is just me messing around. And now for a picture on my actual eye:

I've never really been a big fan of liquid eyeliner. I like the intensity of the lines that you can only really get with liquid, but I hate how smudgey and awkward to use it is. However, I had zero problems with this eyeliner pen. The liquid itself is really fast drying, so I had no problems with it smudging into the crease of my eyelid (which was my main beef with liquid eyeliners in the past). It's really easy to line the awkward parts like the inner corners of your eyes with this pen because it's got such a precise tip - I actually found it easier than I usually do with gel liner. It claims to be waterproof and sweatproof. I haven't been able to get a full days wear out of it out and about yet, so I can't vouch for how well it holds up over a full day, but I wore it around the house for around five hours or so and the only flaking/wearing off that I could speak of occurred when I took my false lashes off (which is pretty standard).

I'm definitely pleased with both of my purchases! For those of you who are curious, I got my bb cream from this seller - they ship from South Korea but it turned up really fast! Their store is full of korean cosmetics for a really good price so they're definitely worth checking out. The eyeliner was bought here - if you're also based in the UK this is a really great place to shop for Dollywink products. Sometimes you can find them in your local Chinatown but the price is jacked right up. But this store sells them at a reasonable price and since they're UK based you'll be saving a bunch on shipping. Plus this came within a week for me!

I'm finishing up with one last selfie of the completed look.

See you again soon! Next time I'll probably be doing a lens or wig review~