Magic Wand!

If you’re a mascara girl, I’m sure you’re bound to have seen all sorts of mascara wand.

But do you know how to use them to get the most out of it?

I’m here to show you three different sorts of mascara wand and how to use them!

First is the common “U” wand where you can find in most mascara bottles. It is bended like a “U” shape.

To have volume and long lashes, first use the bend upwards part (as shown on below picture) for volume.

Next, use the bend downwards part (as shown on below picture) to lengthen the lashes and make it less clumpy.

The reason for this is because most of the mascara will go to the upwards part of the wand when dips into the mascara bottle hence, using this part will give thicker volume for your lashes. The bend downwards part will help to clean off the clumpy part of your lashes while pushing the excessive mascara upwards hence, lengthens your lashes. This applies to lower lashes too.

Now for the second wand I’m about to introduce is a vibrate wand, which is battery operated. This kind of wand vibrates up and down gently with a push of a button.

To use it, simply switch the vibrate button and use the vibrate wand to brush your lashes upwards.

The vibration will help to thicken your lashes while brushing upwards lengthens it. You can use it for lower lashes too as it vibrates very gently. Just switch on the vibration and brush it downwards :)

Lastly would be the 360 rotating wand which is also battery operated. This mascara wand rotates in two directions- clockwise and anti-clockwise.

You need to be careful of which direction to use and NEVER EVER USE IT ON ARTIFICIAL LASHES WITH THE ROTATING MODE ON! The artificial lashes will get caught in the wand when rotating. This may also happen to you if you use the wrong direction (I’ve use the wrong direction before but nothing happens to me only clumpy lashes :( ). If lashes do get caught, simply switch to another direction to release the lashes. Still the best part of using this mascara is that it really gives length to your lashes and not to mention you will look cooler with it :)

To start off, I will need to make it clear that the direction I use is for right handed people (should you be left handed simply use the opposite direction I’ve mention). If you’re applying for other people, the direction will be different too. The point is that you need the brush to be rolling upwards towards the user for applying upper lashes and rolling downwards towards the user for applying lower lashes.

Here’s how I do it, for upper lashes I first switch the mode to anti-clockwise and then gently brush upwards.

The anti-clockwise mode will make mascara less clumpy while brushing upwards help to lengthens the lashes. It won’t be that complicated once you get the hang of it.

Next, I switch to clockwise for lower lashes.

Lastly, no matter what wands you use always brush in a zigzag way followed by the directions I’ve told you. This is to ensure all your lashes are fully coated with mascara.

Now that you know the ways to use your wands, you can now perfect your lashes like magic! 

Lips to love

Do you have the same issue like me that after some time of applying lip balm and lip gloss there seems to be a thin layer of white stuff on the lips? Ladies, if you do - it means your lips are dry! Let me show you an old picture of mine.

The thin layer of white stuff is actually dead skin cells. And using lip balm alone is not good enough. Just like your skin your lips needs to be exfoliate and pampered with anti-oxidant that leaves your lips wrinkle free!

I highly recommend Kji’s World First 24hours Lip Spa (as I’ve personally tested and it really works!).

It cost around RM148 through online (you can purchase it in all SASA outlets like I did). And if you think is a little pricey, well it contains 3 items a “Lip Tattoo 1”, “Anti Age Lip 2”, and “Lip Masque Nite Treatment”.

I’ve been using it for some time, in fact, it’s already half empty. All I can say is I love it!

It leaves my lips less dry and flaky and more plump and juicy too :D

Let me show you its effects done to my lips.

Firstly, I use the “Lip Masque Nite Treatment” stick before sleep. I let it works its magic while I sleep. After I wake up, I simply wet my lips with water and gently rub of the dead skins cells with my finger tips.

The lip treatment moisturizes my lips like a lip balm and has micro beads (apparently those are crushed white tea trunk and peppermint seed oil) that help to exfoliate dead skin cells. I use it every night since my lips is very flaky. Now I have no more embarrassing moments of having dry chapped lips :)  

And now my lips are ready to be coloured!

I use “Lip Tattoo 1” over my lips. 

It’s actually a natural coloured lip stain. It gives me a sweet pink that is closes to my lip colour. According to Kji & Co, its staying power is 50% greater than normal lipsticks. It is mercury-and-lead-free and could be use as eye shadow and blusher too!

Once dried, I tried to stain it on a tissue with my lips and the tissue came out clean! 

Now for the shine part! I use “Anti Age Lip 2” (making sure that the lip stain is completely dried first).

It gives a real good shine like lip gloss but contains hyaluronic acid to plump up your lips and high vitamin C that acts as anti-oxidant to help reduce wrinkles on your lips.

Now I’m ready to go out and have fun with my shiny and plumped lips! :p

So what are you waiting for? Go try it yourself!