Colour of The Year 2017: VDL + PANTONE

Since we are approaching 2017 in few days (It's the last Friday of 2016 😱), I thought I would do a more relevant topic for all of you. Colour is everything to the beauty and fashion industry especially makeup! It is a trend to follow and be fashionable. It happens every year, usually in the fall, sometimes in December which is NOW when the colour of the following year is chosen! Just for your knowledge, "The colour of the year" is announced by Pantone, the design world's leading colour authority.

Before I even start, let's take a look at the video released by Pantone two weeks ago.

The Colour of The Year 2017: Greenery (a fresh and zesty yellow-green shade that evokes the first days of spring when nature’s greens revive, restore and renew)

"A refreshing and revitalizing shade, Greenery is symbolic of new beginnings."

"It signals consumers to take a deep breath, oxygenate and reinvigorate."

"Greenery is nature’s neutral. The more submerged people are in modern life, the greater their innate craving to immerse themselves in the physical beauty and inherent unity of the natural world." 

"A life-affirming shade, Greenery is also emblematic of the pursuit of personal passions and vitality." 

-credits to PANTONE-

And so every year makeup brands came up with their own collection to match the colour of the year. The one brand that always caught my eyes is VDL (a korean brand). Collaboration between VDL and Pantone is a well-known trend if you've been a kbeauty lover. So let's take a closer look at the VDL + Pantone 2017 collection: 

Expert Color Eye Book 6.4 NO. 6  (Retail price: USD 48)

As you can see, there are only one shade that shows "Greenery". However, I would say other colours such as the pink, peach and brown undertones are quite some daily usable colours plus they would complement "Greenery" perfectly as shown below:

Many might think that the colour green is a little hard to pull off BUT makeup has no LIMITS and never will it ever be. I would say just give it a try if you're up for it! :)

Expert Color Lip Cube Marble Glow (Retail price: USD 22)

Claims from VDL: It's a highly moist tinted lip gloss to give a natural color while delivering comfort with mositure as soon as it touches the lips.

[Impression: Well! The VDL lip cube structure is designed to match the lip shape perfectly and I'm truly in love with it BUT I can't speak for the texture, pigmentation of this Marble Glow series just yet! Still worth a TRY I guess]  

VDL Colour Correcting Primer (Bottle and Cushion) 

(Retail price: USD 21)

Both comes with three colours: Green (combat redness), Lavender, Serenity blue (Brightening). All has already been in their collection for sometime but VDL decided to jump on the bandwagon to re-introduce their primers because of the colour "Greenery"while Lavender and Serenity Blue were introduced for last years' 2016 Color of The Year. 

[Impression: Nothing exciting! Unless you wanted to try out color correcting cushions which Etude House already has!]

VDL Satin Veil Finish Powder Greenery (Retail price: USD 28) 

Claims from VDL: Translucent powder with Elastic Sebum Control technology. 

[Impression: Again! Nothing exciting! The content is exactly the same as last year's Satin Veil Powder] 

VDL Expert Color Cheek Book Mono 1.8g 

(Retail price: USD 15)

Contain of two single cream cheek blusher: Coral Vitality & Tawny Orange (left to right respectively)
Claims from VDL: To provide a chic and "chok chok" (moistful and dewy) look after application.
[Impression:Both colors look pretty interesting and chic. Coral and Orange colors do suit Asian skin tone the best! BUT cream blusher just somehow does not speak to me; The formula can either be too hard or too runny which might somehow ruin the base makeup SO nahhhhh I'll pass!]

VDL Rouge Supreme Comfortable Lip Oil 

(Retail price: Update soon!)

Information and Claims from VDL: Update soon! (No further details from VDL website) 

BUT the roller applicator can be quite interesting and probably a newer trend too!

These are just some of the products available from the VDL + Pantone  2017 collection. They have also come up with Perfume and Diffuser which was not included in this blog. 

Disclaimer: Information were collected, simplified and translated from the VDL main websites by myself (So don't quote me if I'm wrong  😁 ) Hahaha!

Wishing everyone a Happy New Year 2017! 💗

Many happy returns and love for 2017!💕

Journey to Makeup

Journey to Makeup

Contemplating with acne

All of these go way back to my teens (around 14-17) when I started to have a massive break out on my face and body. I began to acknowledge the need of incorporating skincare in my daily routine and here comes SHOPPING TIME! (way back I thought it was a nuisance >.<) And what I meant by shopping time (Back in those days: Watson/Guardian stores are the only few options) is pimples cream/acne gel/tea tree oil products etc. That was all!

So I "self-medicated" myself for a few months and things have worsen to a point that I need to see a Dermatologist. I tried topical creams, antibiotics (Doxycyline) for few months, NOT working! Then, change to a more well-known regime NOW, Retinoids (a form of Vitamin A) which helps reduce sebum production, regulate skin growth etc. It worked WONDERS after half a year of treatment, I barely have a single pimples (No whiteheads nor blackheads). All left was a few pimples scars here and there which never bother me at all.

However, this did not last (I would blame myself for not putting much effort on my skin; All I did was washing my face twice daily)! After a year or two pimples-free, it's all back to square one! Well, it started off not as bad (just blackkheads and a few tiny little whiteheads), so nothing to be worried about. (Cause I've experienced worse 😂) I admit that it has worsen throughout a few months but it was my least worried problems cause SPM (just in case you're not Malaysian, this is sort of O'level) was just around the corner.

First attempt on skincare and makeup

After SPM, I travelled abroad to South Korea for a week. South Koreans are known for their skincare and BB cream has brought the country a whole new level recognition in the makeup industry. My first day spent in Myeongdong, I would say that I was overwelhmed by every single people who I came across. Their complexion are DAMN GOOD!(Good is an understatement, I can't find a better word for that) So... my heart whispered "Their products must be really effective! And YES I'm going for it!" I entered Etude House because the sales-person was the first to approach me on the street and has gave me a few samples. I startled for a few minutes not knowing what to do because I didn't know how to speak Korean. But then a guy came to me and started speaking Mandarin to me "Do you need help?". (Most Korean beauty stores do employ workers from China/Taiwan)  He introduced a few skincare products which is the Aloe Moistfull series which I bought. Before I head to the counter, he said he would like to recommend me their new product which was Precious Mineral Sun BB Cream. (this product was promoted by 2NE1 Sandara Park and SHINee; A little bias there hehehe) It was Summer in Korea and he said SPF is a MUST! So... GOT it as well!

That's my kick start of makeup: Etude House Precious Mineral Sun BB Cream! 💖
 *Too bad it has been discontinued

It made my skin so flawless and fresh on my first application. I was amazed by how much coverage it has provided to my skin. I could barely see any redness on my skin! The brightening effect was literally the bomb too! "I just can't.. just can't and will NEVER stop using it!" (That was my first impression)  AND So.. I begins!

{I skipped the part that I went crazy shopping for skincare and BB creams from other stores} 🙈