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#BacktoBasics: Understanding Your Skin Undertone

25 Friday Sep 2015

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contour, foundation, makeup, undertone

Gone are those days with wrong foundation or contour colour. Say hello to your new flawless look!

Ever wonder why contouring just doesn’t look as good on you as those people you see on Instagram or Youtube? Do you hear the term “find the right shade” a lot but you can never seem to get it right? Well before selecting the tones, you first need to know your skin undertone. There are are obviously the 3 basic categories of: cool, neutral, and warm. You can see the explanation of the 3 categories below (picture taken from here)

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Now, most of you understand these 3 different colours but what does these actually mean?

  1. Cool undertones: cool undertones are specifically for people with pink-ish undertone. If you look at yourself in the mirror and see a hint of pink in your face then you are a cool undertone. This is typically for Western people and some very fair Asians (i.e: Koreans). Note that it is SOME Asians because many fair skin Asians still fall under neutral undertone.
    1. How can you find the best contour colour for cool undertones? It is very difficult for cool undertones (or pink, as I like to call it) to find the best match for contour colours. Due to the undertone of your skin, I would suggest that you buy a colour that is 1-2 shades darker than you (in the same undertone, of course). It is quite tricky because if you do go for those dark colours in the contour palette, it will look horribly wrong. Otherwise, you can always buy the ‘light’ version of the contour palette but just dab a little bit of it and make sure that you blend well!
  2. Neutral undertones: I always say that these 3 are categories rather than undertone types because when it gets to neutral undertones, there are 3 different types: olive, yellow, and golden.
    1. Olive undertone: olive undertone is a neutral colour with a hint of green tone. Some famous examples are: Rihanna, Adrianna Lima, or Morena Baccarin. Bronzer colour for this skin colour is best for any earthy brown colour e.g: copper colour. A product example will be Bobbi Brown Skin Foundation Stick in Warm Walnut.
    2. Yellow undertone: yellow undertone is for what is called a natural yellow/tan colour. A great example is Natalie Portman or Penelope Cruz. Although it may seem like yellow undertones can easily use any bronzer but that is not true! If a yellow undertone uses contour with a copper colour, it will seem fake and you can really see how the red-ish colour to your face. A product example will be Bobbi Brown Skin Foundation Stick in Chestnut.
    3. Golden undertone: golden undertone is a mixture of neutral (yellow/warm-ish) with a hint of pink undertone. A good example is Jessica Biel or Gisele Bundchen – she is someone who is on the fence of warm and cool. If she gets tanner a little, she is the perfect example of a golden undertone. A good contour colour for this is a dark golden colour for example: NARS Casino.
  3. Warm undertone: warm undertone is for the slightly darker skin colour. It is a tanner version of yellow undertone, in simpler words, I would say. Now, bronzer or contour for this undertone is best when the colour is straight on dark brown without any other undertone. A product example will be Bobbi Brown Skin Foundation Stick in Espresso. However, it depends on your tan you are. If this colour doesn’t cut it, I would find colours like the cool undertone and search for 1-2 tones darker than your foundation colour.

Now, that was your first #BacktoBasics post. After understanding your undertone, you can easily find your: foundation, contour/bronzer, and even eyeshadow/ eye-looks! As you can see in this post, I am in loveeee with cream/liquid contouring. However, with this, you must be careful. Please don’t put too much just like those you see on Instagram because if you want it to look good on photos – the amount of products you will need is incredible. Therefore, please be careful as you don’t want to walk around with not well blended contouring etc.

More post on contouring will be posted. You can learn how you can take the basics forward to create a natural contour look (with cream/liquid products) and learn the difference it creates with normal powder products.

All the best girlies.

With love,

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How to: Create a Perfect Winged Eyeliner

02 Saturday Feb 2013

Posted by shannenprijatna in Makeup

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Hello, it has been a while since I wrote a makeup ‘how to’. Moving on, winged eyeliner, is like the ‘big thing’right now.

Well, from my observation, there are few common mistakes that people tend to make. Here are step by step way on how to draw a perfect winged eyeliner. P.S: do keep in mind that drawing a perfect winged eyeliner takes practice. So don’t worry if your first few try is a bit wobbly. Here it goes:

1. Start by drawing a line closer to your lash line all the way until the end. Make sure that this just a thin line. (P.s: It is important to draw it UNTIL the end):

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2. Then, from the end of the line, take it upwards. Make sure that it is aligned with your brows. The length of this may vary on how long you would like it to be.

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3. Start filling it in and thicken the line again. Move backwards. Make sure that the gradient of your winged eyeliner would go from: thin to thick.

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In this tutorial, I have used Sharpies because it is difficult using brushes on paper. However, I have some tips that could ease your process. This works only for cream eyeliner:

1. When you take your eyeliner. I find it easier if you would take a lot then leave some on your hands. Meaning that your brush should NOT have any clumps. BUT in the same time, BOTH sides has to be wet with the eyeliner. When all sides of the brushes are wet, it is easier to draw a straight line. Because the brush is harder so it will not make the line wobbly.

2. When you make the line, don’t hold it like a pencil, do not hold it flat. It should be somehow slanted, the photos below shows how you should hold your brush:
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These are my tips and tricks! So if you follow it and practice, practice, practice. I guarantee you’ll have a perfect winged eyeliner like Adele or Madonna everyday! Mine was once very wobbly and incorrect too. But practice makes perfect.

Best of luck!

With love,

Shannen ♥

Your Ultimate (Affordable) Online Shopping Guide!

08 Tuesday Jan 2013

Posted by shannenprijatna in Fashion and Beauty, Makeup

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asia, asos, asos marketplace, beauty, boohoo, clothing, discounts, dresses, Europe, guru makeup emporium, hq hair, leggings, lipsy, make up, makeup, marketplace, miss selfridge, missguided, motel rocks, myunidays, NARS, nasty gal, online, online shopping, precious about makeup, sales, shopping, shorts, topman, topshop, UK, unidays, united kingdom, united states, university, Urban Decay, US

Calling all shopaholics! This is your absolute go-to guide for online shopping! So, sit back, relax, and enjoy reading 🙂
Ever since I moved to the UK, online shopping is something that I have been addicted to. Yes, addiction, I tell you. Well, perks of being addicted to online shopping is me being able to tell you about all these reviews! Whoo. It is mostly concentrated in The UK, sadly. Because I do try to keep it domestic to save me from overpriced shipping cost. Anyways, let’s get it started!

Clothing:

Well, of course you could always go to ASOS, which I love. It has everything you want and frequently have MANY offers & discounts. I am in love with ASOS (it is a UK site but they often have offers on free international delivery!). But unlike many people, I sometimes find ASOS very intimidating. There’s too much in it and there are times that I’m looking for something affordable… and ended up seeing many ridiculously adorable yet beyond my budget kind-of clothing. So this is not desirable for someone who constantly budget herself… like me! So, here are you other alternatives:

** CLICK ON THE NAME OF THE WEBSITE TO BE DIRECTED THERE 🙂

1. Missguided:

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Missguided is a very nice and chic website. It has a lot of affordable variety of clothing. I have ordered something from missguided once and it turned out very nice. The one thing I love is on your first buy, you get a free next day delivery! Mine came right on time, how awesome is that? However, one downside was that, one of the shirt I ordered, one of the buttons was quite hard to button. I mean, who doesn’t love FREE next day delivery? Any free stuff would to for me! Haha. This is my definite to go website. I love their shorts and shirts. My friend has also told me how comfortable the dresses are. So check it out!

** students, you can get 10% off if you join UNIDAYS

2. Boohoo:

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Boohoo is one of my favourite online website. I have ordered around 3 times from them. It is absolutely amazing. I LOVE their onesies. They’re adorable! I have also bought few skirts, shorts, and dresses. I highly recommend their onesies. Although my concern is as the price is quite cheap, the quality may not be as you expected. First, one of my shorts, the zipper was really hard. I guess it depends on your luck. But don’t be disheartened, you could still change the zipper at some of those places that fix clothes 🙂 That’s my plan. The shipping cost with boohoo is also relatively cheap compared to missguided.

** students, you can get 10% off if you join UNIDAYS

3. ASOS MARKETPLACE:

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ASOS Marketplace is not the same as the normal http://www.asos.co.uk, Marketplace sells more vintage clothing, as it says on the description. In my opinion, what it is, is that, they sell clothing that is not from big brands (individual sellers from different countries around the world). Also they sell some 2nd hand ones. So it is relatively cheaper compared to the http://www.asos.co.uk, BUT like ebay, make sure you check with the seller first. I bought a jumpsuit once here and it came perfectly fine. I love it. It was exactly like it was pictured. However, the downside is the shipping cost. Since it is from different parts of the world, the shipping cost might be more pricey for some people than others. Depends on which dealer you choose from actually. The website is very basic and straightforward. Every time you click on the product page, on the side, it says the origin of the country and how much the shipping costs would be. So give it a try 🙂

** there is no discounts for ASOS Marketplace, however with UNIDAYS you can get 10% off with the normal ASOS.

4. Motel Rocks:

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Motel Rocks is a very chic and girly online shopping site. It is a bit pricey, but if you look at the SALE section, they actually have some really huge price drops. So that is student friendly! I guess, this is a very similar to Lipsy, but Lipsy has more dresses. While Motel Rocks has a good variety of others. I do love Lipsy, it is one of my go to places for party wear. So check it out! I think the US version of Motel Rocks would be Nasty Gal. I love Nasty Gal too but I find it quite pricey and the shipping cost is quite a lot too. So I have never really bought anything from there, but I do love online window shopping there 🙂 I honestly have never actually got anything from Motel Rocks, I shall review this once I have bought something.

** Students, you can get 20% off if you join UNIDAYS – not on discounted price (I assume)

Beauty:

1. Guru Makeup Emporium:

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I love this website, it is an online website of a retail store in London. So if you are in London area, you might as well pay it a visit to save yourself from the shipping fee. Basically they sell makeup brands that do not have retail stores (or uncommon to find) in the UK. It is specifically for the UK. But I love this store, of course I go here for Make Up For Ever. But there are other brands too. The only downside from the website is that the prices stated are excluding VAT. So please be aware of this when you are looking around. The prices however, are pretty reasonable (even after VAT), some are still less expensive than the retail prices in Asia. Amazeballs! I bought a lot of things from here and I paid for the standard (cheapest) shipping fee. It came within 4 days, though on the website it mentioned that there is no guarantee when it will arrive. Mine went from London to Edinburgh, so I guess it should be around 4 days to anywhere in the UK.

** Tips: if you are ordering it online, look around, they have a lot of gifts for orders above certain amounts. It is quite good, so search for promotion codes!

2. Precious About Makeup (PAM): 

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PAM is also an online store for uncommon brands in the UK. It is neck to neck with Guru Makeup Emporium. I haven’t had the chance to order anything from PAM. But when I was about to order my things from Guru Makeup Emporium, I did a hell lot of comparison. I found that Guru Makeup Emporium has more varieties. PAM often don’t have it or run out of stock. It may seem like the PAM has slightly more expensive prices but that is because the prices you see are with VAT. The shipping costs is slightly cheaper (by like a pound or so). So honestly, it is neck to neck with Guru Makeup Emporium. They both have their own advantages so, it’s your call!

3. HQ Hair:

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HQ Hair I guess is more of beauty than makeup. It carries skin products, hair products, and up to makeup. It is not makeup concentrated so it is different than PAM or Guru Makeup Emporium. The makeup sold here are the common makeup you can find in the UK, e.g: Urban Decay or NARS. But they do have a lot of offers (e.g: they had an offer of buy 2 NARS products and get a small NARS orgasm blush!), or they have sales too. They also have beauty stuff like: hair straightener/curler. So it is a definite go to place to check for all your beauty needs!

UNIDAYS:

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UNIDAYS is like NUS CARD (if you are studying in the UK you should know this). They work with many online shops and give special offers for students. Simply by joining them and giving your email. They do have many deals with shops too (if you buy them online), e.g: Topshop/Topman/Miss Selfridge, etc.

If you are not in the UK, please check, because they do run in few countries. Sparing few minutes may save you a ton!

This is the end of my list. PLease let me know if you want any other categories or have any suggestions and want me to review it. Otherwise, comment below stating YOUR favourite online shop 🙂

Best of luck girlies.

Enjoy your shopping spree

With love,

Shannen ♥

SHANNENPRIJATNA Upcoming Concept!

29 Saturday Dec 2012

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beauty, contest, give away, inspirational, make up, make up give away, makeup, new concept, UK, world wide

Hello guys,

I’m now back with new exciting concept for my blog. As I have mentioned, my 2013 goal is to blog frequently. Hence, a good concept is necessary.
So the following is my upcoming concept!

1) SHANNENPRIJATNA is now focusing on the niche market of the beauty & makeup! I will post one about beauty/makeup consecutively. Meaning, if this week I post about beauty, the next will be about makeup.
2) My so-called ‘blabber’ posts will not be considered as my ‘one post per week’. Since I am totally taking a serious move on my beauty/makeup market
3) Every end of month, I would have one inspirational post of what I have learnt, realised, or oversee from that specific month
4) I will have contest/give away once in every 6 months! My first one would start in few months, so hang in there and wait for my post about it. My first one will start once I feel that I have enough readers! So give me a shout by commenting, tweet, facebook or anything about it. This way, I could keep track of all my awesome and beautiful readers! Don’t forget to keep sharing my blog to your friends too 🙂

p.s: my contest would be open for world wide!

I’m excited for all this, wait for the next few posts. Yeay!

With Love,

Shannen ♥

The Long Awaited Package

06 Thursday Dec 2012

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120 colors palette, 1st edition, 60 colors palette, america, australia, beauty, bh cosmetics, colors, edinburgh, excited, eyeshadows, lip gloss, long waited, make up, makeup, online, online shopping, package, parcel, shopping, united kingdom, united states

Guess what came in the mail today? GUESS GUESS!
It’s my BH Cosmetics Parcel! WOHOOO. I’m soo excited!

I got mine right on the 10th day of my order – I paid for the cheapest International shipping which would take 10-20 days. But mine came in the 10th day, maybe because I’m only in the UK so it doesn’t take as long as it would if I were to live in… Australia, perhaps?

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I was so happy when my flatmate told me my BH Cosmetics parcel is here. Then I began to open it and saw this cute wrap. Okay, this might be an exaggeration because of my over-excitement. But I mean it! Isn’t it cute and creative. TEHEHEHE

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Well, anyways, on to the fun part! I ordered the 120 color palette 1st edition and the 66 lop gloss color palette:

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And… when I opened it I was like WOW. Here are some snapshots!

This is the 66 lip gloss palette:

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I haven’t got to try the gloss yet but I would make a special review! So WAIT UP!

Why I got this: because I’ve been in love with experimenting different colors and lipsticks and lip glosses cost a fortune! As a college student, of course, the one that would save me money is definitely the best option I have! So I don’t know if they are well pigmented or not but I guess it’s something that you could build up. I wish I would play with it when I got it today but it’s almost exams so my time is quite restricted. But hang in there, I promise you, I would do it soon!

Now this is what everyone has been talking about, the 120 color palette:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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I have been wanting to get this for AGES! I have one before which is not from BH Cosmetics. It’s just a random one I got online but I’ve read many reviews carefully and BH cosmetics seems to have a slightly more pigmented eyeshadows which is perfect! Because the ones I have are not too pigmented so it’s so hard to build up all the colors.

I’ve tried it a little on my finger and YES it was pigmented but same goes, I’ll give reviews and tutorials soon! Hang in there.

Now now, if you don’t know BH Cosmetics has 5 editions of the 120 palette, mine is the first one. Here is a sneak peek of the 5 palettes:

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I guess the first one has more variety of colors while the others are more concentrated to a certain hue. For example 5th is more towards pink and purple.

I chose the first one because I have always run to either: neutral, pink, or purple colors! E.g the palette I was talking about earlier is the neutral color ones, so no don’t worry, I’m not wasting my money on buying doubles!

Well, recently I have been in love with silvers, blue, and turquoise colors. I’ve been wanting to play around with them too! But I don’t have any and getting individual ones or small palette from other brands are definitely good but again, it’s pricey. So might as well get this where I can have all of the colors and also if you think the colors are not too pigmented. Invest in some color primers e.g; paint pots or eye pencils or cream shadows for the base. This way, it would pop the color even more. It is a good investment because even when I’m using my MAC, Make up Forever, or Urban Decay ones I would still use those bases too! So it’s versatile.

Anyways, for more information go to http://www.bhcosmetics.com

No, I am not sponsored by BH (I wish lol!) but I would give my honest opinions on the review and play around to give you all a tutorial! Just give me time. I have exams soon but will be done in 2 weeks so HANG IN THERE GUYS!

With Love,

Shannen 

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