Colour me cute!

Today, I want to write something about my favourite mascara at the moment. Initially, I just bought it because the packing looked cute, but now I don't want to live without Majolica Majorca's "Lash Gorgeous Wing" anymore. Some people claim that it looks too natural, but that's exactly what I like about it. With one coat, it looks like no mascara on at all - but still enhances lashes. (You can see a pic of me wearing it some entries below.) If you let it dry a bit and layer, it adds a bit of impact, but I still find it very natural. MM also has other mascaras which I haven't tried yet, but some swear by them. Review: http://www.musingsofamuse.com/2009/06/product-musings-majorica-majolica-lash.html If I want a bit of a dramatic look, I now use Kosé's new mascara - the one from the Matsumoto Jun CM. ;) If you want a review, just leave a comment. :)

Why is that nowadays, you cannot watch any make-up tutorial or read any cosmetics blog without the producers urging you to buy some MAC product or Urban Decay Primer Potion or expensive brushes or what not? Seriously, eye make-up was created and durable before UDPP was even invented, and my Lavshuca eyeshadow stays on all day with just a bit of powder underneath. Maybe companies like MAC make eye-shadow that won't stay on without UDPP? So you are actually forced to buy more products? I got frowned at because I don't own any MAC product. "But they're the best! You will look much better with MAC products on!" Funny how I didn't see any skillfully applied beautiful make-up on that girl's face. I'll stick to products I like, and not to brand-names. Plus, I want products I can actually afford . Funny, but here in Germany, the best tested lipbalm, for example, costs about 2$ and is from a non-famous natural cosmetics brand. Doesn't that make you think? ...

Why does Kosé have all the stars I like for their CMs? First Kuraki Mai, then Matsumoto Jun, and now Sato Takeru! (And yes, guys advertise women's make-up. Don't ask.)

http://www.kikocosmetics.com/EN/Scheda/232/Electric-Eyeshadow-Palette.html And Shinjuku is violet...?

Because everyone does it, I decided to show you a picture of my eye make-up. It's a look I wear a lot lately. (Gosh, my pores are HUGE! ;____;) I am wearing: - Majolica Majorca Lash Gorgeous Wing Mascara - Lavshuca PK-1 Duo Eyeshadow (pink/purple) on my upper lid - Shiseido's Integrate Pencil Eyes GD871 (gold) on my lower lashline

Still trying to find replacements for some of my cosmetic stuff - the French brand Bourjois has risen my interest. Too bad they even sell in Japan, but not in their neighbour country Germany. I thought, BUT: They do have one corner in Berlin's biggest department store! Now I'll just have to take a look there when I'm on home vacation, compare prices and colours (many European countries don't sell the lightest colours for make-up, which sucks for me because I'm basically transparent), and if they have the Healthy Make-up in the lightest colour, I don't have to schlepp back-ups from Japan to Germany! I also discovered an Italian brand named Kiko that opened a shop in Berlin with really nice coloured eye-shadows and pencils. Both brands do not test on animals (their websites claim), but may use results from other companies' tests. Well, better than torturing animals twice for the same ingredients, I guess. ^^; Us capital kids are lucky sometimes. :) EDIT: I fou...

Since I was shopping for cosmetics a lot lately, I decided to take a look at which companies still test their stuff on animals and which don't. And I was shocked . Here , you can find a list. Basically, all big companies do it. Some claim not to, but still do it. Even The Body Shop has been taken over by bad guy L'Oreal and does it now. I was using Nivea shampoo, Maybelline base make-up, Shiseido make-up, Neutrogena face wash... Looks like I have to find replacements for all of those. I know the products I am using now have already been tested, but I don't really wanna blow more money into those companies. If people stop buying their stuff, they may stop testing on animals. But I am so used to my cosmetics... And which companies should I change to? It looks like nearly all of them do it. Shiseido claims they're "working on alternative methods". Which means, "hey, if we still test on animals, not our fault, we're trying our best!" Bullshit. Kao is...