Stephanie Gee: September 2015

In 2015, fashion

Today's post is definitely my favorite, and it's about..... "CONTOURING!" the technique that everyone tries to achieve for that slimmer face, or the effect that makes your face more pop! So here it is, not just any basic contouring, but I tried the fun way of it, which the recent trend Clown Contouring. I will list all of the products that I used, and share the tips and tricks!

Products used :
0. The Porefessional by Benefit

1. Basic Foundation (as the base ) : MAC Longwear Pro Foundation, "NC 30 "

(my fav for years) this foundation is definitely a yes for those with acne problems, redness, or blemishes that they wish to cover. The coverage is medium to high.
1. MAC Pro Longwear Concealer shade "NC 30"

2. MAC Professional Cosmetics

3. MAC CremeBlend Blush in "Something Special"

4. LA Girl Pro Concealer in shade "Toast"

5. Maybelline Instant Age Rewind concealer in "Light"

6. MAC Professional Cosmetics

You can try different ways of contouring, I mean you can try other than a clown contouring technique!You can draw literally anything, like flower, heart, or even writings. The most important thing is to remember which features of your face that you want to emphasize. Use the dark concealer/dark foundation to emphasize your cheek bone, to get the slimmer effect, If you had wide forehead, use the dark concealer to contour your side forehead to make it smaller. On the other hand, use the lighter concealer for highlight, use it under your eye to get those eye bags away! (use a red undertone concealer to cover your under eye! it always do the trick), and for your cheek, use a cream blush!after all the cream base is set, you can set it with a setting powder and use bronzer and a highlighter :).

Try try try, and once you get the hang of it you will realize how fun it is! Here I'm gonna write a bit review of all the products that I've used.

0. Benefit Primer

Before doing your make up, primer is a must! And for me, I tried many different primers, but this Benefit Porefessional is a must have. The color is like a concealer, and it doesn't live a dry effect on your skin. Like what some primer did, when you finish primering you will get the dry effect and it affected your foundation, and give that cakey effect.

1. MAC Pro Longwear Foundation "NC 30" and MAC Pro Longwear Concelear in "NC 30"

I have been using this product for ages. For a makeup lover, I gonna be honest, I am a big fan of MAC. Their products are to die for, and the quality is superb. During my high school days, I was known for this "full face acne girl". Yes growing up I always have this insecurity with the way I look. I have many acnes, and it affected my face, it gave me big pores and redness. But this foundation is different. I was not confident going bare face with my acnes and my doctor's cream. I need something to cover up, and this foundation had been my best friend ever since. MAC foundation didn't damage or worsen my acne condition, but it just covered it. Ever since, it's always been my favorite foundation ever.

Also the pro longwear concealer is the bomb! The coverage is amazing, especially for you who have spots from acnes. The concealer is not heavy at all, but the coverage is what amazed me. You can also use it for highlighting your under eye, because it will cover it up.

(2 and 6 in the photo above) MAC Professional

This one is the 12 colors concealer palette that I bought from carousell (Singapore's online shop)

It was a fun palette, but overall is not that amazing. But the variety in the colors is what amazed me, because I can experiment!

3. MAC Cream Blush

I'm not a big fan of cream blushes, but it's MAC anyway, and I always loved their products! This color "Something Special" is rather similar to MAC's "Melba" It is a fresh rosy coral, with an orange undertone. It's perfect once you blend it with bronzer, it gives you that narrow cheekbone, and slimmer face for sure.

4. LA Girl Pro Concelear

Yes, for a not high end products, LA Girl is the bomb! Super love their products, especially this concealer. It's easy to apply, and feels light on your skin. I bought this shade "Toast" on purpose, because I'm looking for a dark concelear to contour my face.

5. Maybelline Instant Age Concelear in "Lighr"

For you beauty lover, this products is not something unfamiliar. Almost in every beauty tutorials, many beauty gurus use this product as a highlighter. I mean who wouldn't in love with this product? Light, easy to apply (it's actually super fun to use it), and the effect on your face is amazing (not to heavy, but settle), the applicator feels soft on the skin. But I don't recommend this product to be used for covering redness/spots, since the coverage is not too high.

*NARS Laguna Bronzer and Orgasm Blush*

The Bronzer is amazing, one of my favorite bronzer of all time, but the blush is what amazed me every time. The shade is coralish with a bit of shimmer. It gives that perfect glow to your skin, and give that flawless finish.

*MAC Matchmaster Concelar "1" *

This is pact concealer, with a better coverage. I use it for highlighter, and covering my eye bags. It's easy to apply, and blend well with your skin.

*The Balm Highlighter "Mary-Lou Manizer" *

Who doesn't love a highlighter? It gives that sparkle, that makes your face effortlessly stunning.This highlighter is amazing, The Balm is know for their fun packaging, and this one is my favorite. The shimmer doesn't have to much glitter, but the right amount of it that makes your face noticeable :).

And I really one to share this super amazing quote that I found on Path. This post really gave goosebumps, since I realized that everyone of us wants to be in their own "happy place". But the difference from our dreams and reality is just a matter of ACTION. So no more excuses, if you really want something for your life right now, Do It. Step by step you may fail, but pick yourself again and try again :)

See you in my next post!

Stephanie Gee

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Back to where it all started

Remember the first time you started something? There's always a reason for it, and that reason will always motivated you to keep on going. Furthermore as I'm writing these words, my mind is focus on one thing, I love Fashion. Yes that simple 3 words. First of all, I know I've been away for like months. I couldn't distribute my time to focus on this blog, then I came across this crazy mind, "Should I just forget about this whole blogging thing?", then my heart answered "No". So before I continue on with the whole story, I think I need to give a summary about my current life now (yes, just a simple short summary, not an essay *promise*).

Time flies so fast! Yeah that phrase is so damn true! I am officially graduated, Bachelor of Science in Banking and Finance from University of London. As you all know, I took my degree in Singapore, and talking about it, let me give you my flashback and how I love living there. It's kinda weird though, because not many of my Indonesian friends like staying in Singapore. But weirdly, I loved it. I like how that country thought me to be mature, how to take care of myself, how to develop your own self, but most of all that place had thought me to be person that I am today. Well, I keep on saying the postivites, but there were things that I knew I couldn't adapt to. Such as the competitiveness of every individuals. It's like everyone is in a race competing with one another, who gets the best in whatever areas there were, who got the best jobs, who got the highest scores. well boo to all of that! You should enjoy life, and for me, the only race I'm on is the race of my own destiny. You are your own competition, is either you are stuck on that same spot, screaming like you want to give up, or you can choose to stand up, continue with the race to reach your final destination.

Then talking about destination, I'm reaching another stop in my life. I'm super nervous, but I know life must go on. In October, I will start a new journey as a working adult in Singapore. Yes, I'm thankful God has given me the opportunity to be able to stay in Singapore for few more years, and I'm excited, because I'll be working in a retail Industry. You know what? God knows the desire of your heart, so let me share a bit of my waiting period of my unemployed moments.

Finding a job in Singapore is super hard. I know for sure that my heart is still there, and I'm not ready to go back and work in Jakarta, my home town. Then I prayed to God, asking for this one thing, "God, give me a job..", those were one of my emotional moments during these year. Days by days passed by, few of my friends got their self a job, but not me. When you were in school/university you scream all the time when will holiday come, but when you're stuck doing nothing, you start to feel devastated. I sent out many of my resumes, my daily routine would consist of going to my University's computer lab, sitting for hours, opening many tabs, and sent out as many as resumes as possible. There were many closed doors, so far there were 5 interviews I went to. There were a times were I felt confident that I could proceed to the next stage of the recruitment process, but then the door closed because I couldn't proceed. Then there were times I already prepare 50 of my resumes, but when I came to the career fair the door was closed because I didn't hold an official pass at that time. Then there was a time where I put my hopes out for the company, but the job was not in Singapore. So many closed door, but I still believe God had a purpose for me. This process has thought me, It's not a matter are you good enough or not, but It's about consistency, keep practicing your interviewing skills, and keep praying, the best will come. Finally after months of waiting, I got it. So friends, don't give up ok?

Move forward, now I have a month to really focus on this blog. I remembered the feeling when I was preparing this, I was nervous. It's been a long time since I did this, so yeah I'm nervous. But back to the first paragraph, I had a reason when I started this blog back in 2009. I love Fashion. That's it, I couldn't proceed to be an expert at Fashion, I didn't get the chance to take a Fashion major as my Bachelor Degree, I didn't have the best SLR/ or any HD Camera that gives great photos, I didn't have the perfect body to display all the clothes that I like, but you know what IT'S OK :). Back to square one. I did this for myself, I'm not a full time blogger, but I am a full time Story Teller. So here's my story, as long as you love this, and it's in your blood, Just keep do it! No one can stop you.

Anyway this new blog comeback will be different than before! I will not only post about Fashion, I'll post about my other passion, such as cooking, healthy life style, make up (my current addiction for a year), and my personal life lessons. It's gonna be exciting!

Now back to OOTP (Outfit of Today's Post). So nowadays I really like to try different coffee shop, doing "me time". You know the typical me time for me is reading, blogging, browsing, sketching, and listening to music. It's a must for me to have that so called "me time" at least once a week. How do you like to spend your "me time"? As for this post, I have my best friend with me. Basically we both did our "me time" but together, which made it great.