1 Year Anniversary Giveaway!!! CLOSED!!!!!!!

 CLOSED  Hello!

The day have finally come!
Today is the day Hair and Makeup Overload is one year old! That's right, I can't believe it myself that this blog is already 1 years old :)

Please participate and vote in this post here http://hairandmakeupoverload.blogspot.com/2011/01/please-vote.html
It would be very much appreciated if you took time to vote in my poll as well
So today to mark this happy day, I'm hosting a giveaway!

Prizes to be won



Please vote :)

Hi Guys,

I thought I let you guys (my lovely followers) choose which review/swatches they would like to see first out of the ones I have pending.  Please find below of the choices and vote for the one you want to see the most :) Just leave your vote in the comment section of the post at the bottom.  THANKS!

Also heads up, tomorrow (sorry I meant 31st!) I'll be posting up my 1 Year Blog Anniversary!  That's right, Hair and Makeup Overload have finally reached 1 year :D

Which of the following would you like to see the most, being posted here on my blog?

1. StillGlamorous Pigment Swatches & Review
2. Jesse's Girl Pure Pigment Eye Dust Swatches & Review
3. Pure Luxe Cosmetics E/S Pigment samples Swatches & Review
4. Inglot Cosmetics E/S + Blush Swatches & Review
5. Nyx Round Lip Gloss + Lipstick Swatches & Review (http://hairandmakeupoverload.blogspot.com/2011/02/nyx-round-lipstick-and-lip-gloss.html)

Bourjois Paris Smokey Eyes Palettes

I’m back to share some new products I bought and since then I haven’t bought another makeup product. Been at least 2 or 3 weeks now I think… so far so good…


Learning to reduce my spending and try to just live with what I own and I have to say I own a lot!

Bourjois Smokey Eyes Palettes comes in three different set of 3, I only got two since the other one was sold out at the store I got them from. I only remember paying half the price they normally sell it for so I thought it was alright to give myself a treat.

04 Nude Ingenu, 05 Rose Vintage

 I bought 04 Nude Ingenu (browns) and 05 Rose Vintage (Pinks), however I have to be very honest after testing them. They’re not particularly great and I’ve seen reviews on them that were not very favourable towards this product. The pigmentation was alright, nothing great but lacking in some way. I’ve noticed that the lightest colour in both of them don’t really show up or have much pigmentation. They’re all shimmer base eyeshadow so there isn’t any love for matte colours.


The texture of the eyeshadows is smooth, but blending is such a pain that I would probably not use them much. You heard me right; I found blending the eyeshadow was harder than most drugstore eyeshadows. I know for a fact that it wasn’t because I wasn’t blending enough, I was blending like crazy but it just doesn’t really blend well at all.

Here are some swatches I did…

Top line is without any base or primer.

Second line is with Elf Mineral eyeshadow primer.

Third line is with NXY Jumbo Eye Pencil in Milk.

04 Nude Ingenu with flash

04 Nude Ingenu without flash

05 Rose Vintage with flash

05 Rose Vintage without flash

Anyway I went ahead and did an eye look with Nude Ingenu and here is how it turned out.



close up of left eye

Products used:

Inglot Gel Eeyliner 77 (black)

Elf Mineral Eyeshadow Primer

Rimmel London Mono e/s 214 Jet Black

CoverGirl Lash Blast Waterproof Mascara (for first coat to the upper lashes)

Maybelline The Falsies Volum’ Express Waterproof Mascara (for second coat to the upper lashes)

Maybelline Define-a-lash Waterproof Mascara (for lower lashes)

different angle and lighting



light and natural, something you can wear on a daily basis

final look

How do you guys like the new borders I add to the pictures?

Is anyone interested in seeing some swatches of e/s and gel liners from Inglot?

Should I do an update on my new makeup organisation?

Anyway thanks everyone single one of my followers for their continuous support :)

I’ve finally collected my stuff for the giveaway and it will be launched on 31 January, because that day will mark my one year blog anniversary. Keep an eye out for that date and come back to enter :)

I Chopped It Off!

You may know I planned to cut my hair some weeks before. Well I got it last week on Friday and like the title say… I chopped it off.


It may not look super short but when you compare the before and after picture you’ll realise… she really did chop a lot of it off. I just got a typical A-line cut, but not so short it looks like a bob. It’s refreshing but I will admit I miss my long hair and my curling iron will be extremely neglected and lonely. I think I will need to pack it away for when my hair is finally at a suitable length again.

Short hair for the beginning of the year!

I also got my hair lightened a little bit compared to the previous colour, but not so light that it looks odd.  Surprisingly it still looked natural in a way, but has a nice red kind of tint to it when I stand out in the sun.

Typical A-Line cut where the back is shorter and the front is longer

So what do you guys think?


Should I have kept my long hair?

Does shorter hair suits my round face?

Maybe I look older now that my hair is short?

Oh yeah do you like how i put borders on my photos?  Does it look better?

Favourite Makeup List

Hello! Long time no blog and I know I have been lazy and naughty for not updating. I am thoroughly enjoying my holiday before school starts again in February. However I appreciate everyone who emailed me and asked if I was ok, thank you for your lovely concerns :)


Anyway I’ve been asked a couple of questions so I thought I would just answer all of them in one post. Today (as you may have noticed the title) I am here to share my favourites in some makeup category and hope that I’ve answered your questions.


Just note that all products are not listed in any order…



Favourite Mascara

drugstore brands seem to dominate my favourite mascara :)

  CoverGirl – Lash Blast


Chi Chi – 3D Magic Lash

Maybelline – Great Lash Mascara

Majolica Majorca – Lash Gorgeous Wing

Fairy Drop Mascara

Maybelline – The Falsies Volum’ Express (New favourite at the moment)

Favourite Face Primer

The Sana primer can be found from Sasa or places that sells japanese brand makeup

 Eve Pearl – Priming Mosturizer


NP Set – Pre-foundation Skin Primer Set

The Body Shop – Skin Primer Moisturise It

Sana – Pore Putty Makeup Base Clear

Favourite Foundation

Lancome is my winter foundation :)  BB Cream is my lazy routine

 Napoleon Perdis – Light Diffusing Makeup


Maybelline – Super Stay Makeup

Lancôme – Photogenic Lumessence

Shills – Super Magic BB Cream

Favourite Concealer

Love these two!  Eve Pearl is actually hitting pan :)

Lancôme – Effacernes Longue Tenue


Eve Pearl – Salmon Concealer Trio



You probably noticed that my list consist of both high end and drugstore products. I'm the type of person who like to find affordable products that are still good quality to use. However there are always time I can’t resist and splurge a little on the more expensive brands.

If you would like to request for a more detailed review or swatch on a certain product you’re interested in. Please don’t hesitate to leave a comment below and I’ll try and get it done ASAP.

If there are any other questions you would like to ask please comment below or if you’re more comfortable emailing me then please don’t hesitate either.

Update: Currently gathering items for the giveaway since my 1  year anniversary is coming up :)  Planning how to improve my blog, also trying to cut down on my spending and try to just live with what I have (going to be tough)

Recap of school in 2010 and recent creations

Hi!

Finally doing an actual post and I thought today I would share some work I’ve done when I was studying makeup last year in October to December. It was tough for me to go back to school since it been years since I’ve graduated from university. However this sort of schooling was a complete different experience. Mostly practical so it was a lot of practising at home to get things right. I thoroughly enjoyed the course and I’m definitely looking forward to the new course that is starting early February.

These beautiful eyes belongs to my good friend Astrid.  She has eyelashes that doesn't need to be curled!

browns and bronze combination

Taken with Flash

My younger Cousin Chanel was my Model throughout the whole 8 week course

Soft make up look for Portfolio

Evening look for Portfolio

Final Assessment was Bridal Photoshoot makeup!  Here is the finished product and hair is also by me :)

Professional photo by pro photographer hired by the school

Now on to two recent creations I’ve done in my spare time, however my creative mind is not working.  It’s still on holiday and hasn’t returned to me yet which is quite upsetting for me.  No matter how much I want to play with makeup because I have free time at the moment, nothing ever comes to mind and things don’t turn out the right way.

Always had loved purple so first EOTD for 2011

Used Inglot Eyeshadows

Closed eye shot

Purple and Blue combination

Closed eye shot

Both of these were created on the same day when I was bored and could finally get something to turn up right

To finish off the post is a reminder to everyone that no one is perfect and I am definitely not perfect.  We’re all beautiful in our own way regardless if we wear makeup or not.  So here I share with you the very first naked photo of my face for 2011.

Fresh out of the shower with hair still wet.  Feeling quite naked :p

First post for 2011

I know I should really do a better post for the first post of 2011, but I've been having too much fun and neglecting this blog again.  I don't have any new year resolution because I never really follow them so I got witht he flow. However I will try to update this blog more frequently and start building my professional blog/portfolio to share with everyone.

I hope all my followers had a great christmas and a happy new year!  Thank you everyone for following me, regardless of whether you're old or new to this blog.  You guys are my continuous support and the reason why my blog had actually lasted this long.  I love you guys so much!!

Anyway I thought I would like to share some news.  I will be hosting a giveaway soon since my blog's 1st year anniversary is coming up, so keep an eye out for that :)

If anyone would like me to check out their blog please don't hesitate to leave a link the comment section just down below.  Any request or enquiries that you would like to ask feel free to leave a comment too, or if you would like it to private just email me.....

m4nki86[at]gmail[dot]com