Leanani Waterproof Mascara -Style Keep 1,500yen
Leanani is a brand that is famous for their liquid eyeliner. I have used it before and I absolutely loved it as the brush is so thin which makes it super easy to draw a thin line as well doing the flick. On the other hand, their mascaras, one with a pink lid and another with a white lid, didn't impress me at all. It stuck my lashes together and made me look like I only had 5 eyelashes.
When I got this new mascara from Leanani, which claims to keep the curl, I was not expecting much because of my previous experience with their other mascaras. But I have to admit, this is such a good mascara!
The brush is very dense, and catches every single eyelash that you have. And you know what I love the most about this mascara? It smells so good. It smells like shampoo that your hair salon uses. Its fresh and clean scent makes me feel relaxed even. I thought it was a stupid idea to put fragrance in mascara when some brands started doing this, but I actually like this scent and it surprisingly lingers which is nice too.
The brush lifts the lashes from the roots and it actually does keep the curl all day. What I mean by 'all day' is, not for 8 hours. Not for 10 hours either. I mean, for 20 hours, literally.
Usually I wear makeup for about 15 hours, but one day I had to work longer hours and I got home at 1am or so. I looked into a mirror expecting myself to look miserable, but what caught my eyes was my eyelashes. It looked exactly the same as it did in the morning.
It separates the lashes, and makes me look like I'm wearing false lashes. I even get compliments about my lashes when I'm wearing it!
So far they only have it in black, but I hope they will bring some other shades with this formula someday, such as khaki, brown, navy, taupe...! If you are thinking of getting one of their mascaras, I would definitely recommend this one with a silver lid, don't get the ones with a pink / white lid, as they are pretty rubbish in my opinion! Plus, this one smells good ;)
The Body Shop Camomile Gentle Eye Make Up Remover
Today I want to write a quick post about this eye makeup remover that doesn't remove eye makeup. I bought this makeup remover because I've used up my Take the Day off Cleansing Balm from CLINIQUE and needed something to remove my stubborn eyeliner and mascara. The cleansers I currently have do not remove eye makeup, and I needed something that removes them instantly, yet not irritate my eyes.
This watery makeup remover was on sale at The Body Shop, and I think it was 350yen. I knew that another one with 2 layers of liquid would be effective as it contained oil, but I did not want a makeup remover with oil in it because it would make my contact lenses blurry. I liked their Cleansing Balm so I thought it shouldn't be too bad.
I know this is supposed to be gentle, and no it does not irritate my eyes which is great. But it does not remove anything. I mean, it does not remove eyeshadow even. Why do they call it 'eye makeup remover' when it doesn't remove anything on my eyelids? It literally took 5 minutes to remove my eye makeup with this, and I lost more than 10 eyelashes because I ended up pulling them while putting them in between the cotton pads.
Bioderma sometimes do not remove my eye makeup either because Japanese eyeliner and mascara are hard to remove, which is a good thing during daytime but an absolute pain in the butt when you want to go to bed immediately after a long day. But Bioderma does a better job than this rubbish. If you are considering buying this, buy Bioderma or some drugstore dupes (from L'Oreal or Garnier, maybe?) instead. I'm sure I'm not the only one because so many people commented on my Instagram photo of this. I felt totally disappointed!
Maybelline Big Eyes Love Bag Liner 1296yen
In Japan, eyeliners that define your eye bags have been on trend for years now. I hadn't been a big fan of those at all because it defines my under eye circles instead of my eye bags. To begin with, I have never been interested in defining my eye bags. I originally have quite plumed eye bags that make my eyes look swollen and I'm not particularly happy about that. But this glittery eyeliner (with a strange name) from Maybelline, is surprisingly good.
The shade I got is BE-1 with gold glitters, and there is another shade called PE-1 with pink glitters. This eyeliner is designed to use on the inner lower lash line, but I sometimes use it on my eyelid as well.
It's tickling and a little uncomfortable to draw the line with such a thin brush....but it's worth it because it looks so pretty! It gives a little sparkle to the eyes, which makes a huge impact to the whole look.
The glitter particles are very small which means you never end up with having some random glitters around your eyes. It doesn't make your friend think 'She has got a glitter line under her eyes...yup it's obvious' but she will think 'Her eye makeup looks pretty today for some reason' instead! The line stays put all day and never budges. Because it's gold, it goes well with pretty much any eyeshadow shades.
Whenever I'm wearing this eyeliner, I am quite satisfied with my makeup. It adds something extra to my boring makeup, and it makes my eyes look beautiful! Not sure if it defines my eye bags (hope it doesn't) but it definitely adds a little spice without gathering attentions to my dark circles!
