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2019-11-25 Reviews 6 Comments

The perfect mascara – Tony Moly Panda’s Dream Long Lash

Tony Moly Panda's Dream Long Lash Mascara

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I’m one of those people, who hasn’t been blessed with luscious long lashes. For the longest time mascaras were the least favorite makeup product of mine. I just didn’t get results, not like other people seemed to get.

But now I’ve realized that there really is a difference in mascaras. I’m telling you: they are not all the same. Once you find the right mascara or mascaras for you and get that ‘Va va voom’ effect on your lashes, it’s awesome. It’s empowering. With the right mascara my lashes and eyes get a great lift and I’m left with excitement. I think I’m starting to get the whole hype around these makeup staples now.

Tony Moly Panda's Dream Mascara perfect

Tony Moly Panda’s Dream Mascara Long Lash review

My latest mascara find doesn’t necessary look like it could do much, but believe me when I say, this mascara does not play. It’s there to give your lashes volume, length and mass.

The consistency in this mascara is just perfect. It’s more on the dry side, compared to some really runny mascaras. I prefer a mascara that has a solid consistency. Those tend to give me the best results. When a mascara is too runny, it doesn’t really do anything (but then again those are good for those that want a very very natural look).

Another important thing in mascara is the wand. In the Long Lash 02 the wand is slightly rounded, making it fit the eye shape perfectly. It’s easy to get all the lashes, even in the outer and inner corners.

When it comes to longevity, I have no problems with this one. The mascara stays where it’s supposed to – yet it’s still easy to take off.

Tony Moly Panda’s Dream Mascara Before & After

Tony Moly Panda's Dream Mascara before After

Since my lashes are tiny, I wanted to show you this mascara also on someone who has great lashes. I used it on Iida in this post and here is a close up of her eyes and lashes.

I didn’t know I would love a mascara that can be taken off with warm water, in bits, but it’s actually quite comfortable. I don’t need to rub my eyes with eye makeup remover, since I can carefully take the mascara off with my fingers.

Sounds perfect, right? Well, it’s pretty close. The only thing I don’t love is the packaging. It’s just a bit too cute for me. Then again, it made me underestimate it when in the end it’s the best mascara I’ve tried. Will definitely buy again, I mean – third time, since I’ve already bought it twice.

Shop the mascara:
*Tony Moly Panda’s Dream Mascara $15

Other mascara favorites of mine (that can’t be taken off with just warm water though):

IsaDora Insane Volume Lash Styler mascara
Essence Lash Princess

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2019-11-18 Tutorial 4 Comments

How to: makeup for downturned eyes

downturned eyes makeup

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When you have downturned eyes, it means the outer corner of your eye draws downwards. That can create a hood that makes your eye droop a little. It’s also the reason why a winged eyeliner doesn’t work for you (what a relief, right?). This also makes the upper lid very prominent, so it’s important to bring some eyeshadow to your bottom lid and lashline as well.

Eyes can also be upturned or straight. Out of these three, my eyes are downturned. To be specific, my eyes are deep set, slightly hooded and downturned. I used to be scared of taking my eyeshadow too far off the side of my eye, but now I’m actually embracing that outer corner. That is the key to making the eyeshadow work for you when you have downturned eyes – and I’m gonna show you how.

The trick is simple: I’m hiding the area I want to hide with a dark matte shadow.

Makeup for downturned eyes or a droopy lid

Here are my eyes. As you can see, my upper lid keeps on going in the outer corner and it ends quite low on my eye. You can also see (especially on the left side) how deep my eyes are and how that kind of creates a hood on top of my lid. The key is creating a lifting effect to the eyes by hiding that wrinkle or hood in the outer corner.

Here is the makeup trick in all its simplicity. You’re basically drawing a line from your lower lashline to the point where your lid ends/droops. And then you fill in the so called problem area. It’s the oldest makeup trick in the book: hiding something by creating a shadow with a matte color.

It’s up to you how pointy or round you want to make this shape – and how high you want to lift the color. The only thing I would say is that make sure some color (eyeshadow) shows when you have your eyes opened and relaxed. That lifts up the eyes.

Here I have kept the eyeshadow in a smaller area (not bring it that high or far off the side), but still hid the problem area.
You can also lift up the eyes and hide the wrinkle with fake lashes. I also applied some matte shadow though.
eyeshadow trick for hooded deep set eyes
On my eye shape I bring the color very high, to where my brow bone ends and creates a natural shadow. I’m faking a crease, so to speak. I have a full post about that here. That post focuses on working with deep set eyes.

makeup tips for downturned eyes

Simple makeup tutorial for downturned eyes

makeup for downturned eyes tutorial

  1. Draw a line from your lower lashline to where your upper lid ends and towards the end of your brow. Make sure you are hiding the wrinkle or the hood. Fill that in and start to blend the shadow wider and higher.
  2. Blend well and add more depth if you feel like you blended too much. Keep the outer corner dark.
  3. Finally, add a lid color. I added a beautiful pink shimmer.
  4. Line your eyes, add mascara and lashes if you want.  I also added some glitter in the inner corner. And there you have it!

I also have another tutorial basically done using the same technique. I did this other one using just *NYX Jumbo Eye Pencils in Dark Brown and Iced Mocha (One matte and one shimmer color). It ended up looking very grey, especially in photos, but here it is anyway.

If you would like to see this in action, I have a video tutorial up on my Instagram Stories Highlights (Eye Tutorial) @charlottaeve.

PRODUCTS USED

*Clarins Everlasting Foundation+, Sand (Great foundation for combination & oily skin, review here!)
*Madara City CC Medium Beige
*Zuii Organic Diamond Sparkle Powder, Raspberry (on the lids, cheeks & lips)

mad4eyebrow Natural Brow Filler, Blond
GOSH Brow Hair Stroke, Greybrown
*Holika Holika Wonder Drawing Skinny Eyebrow, Dark Brown
*NYX Glitter Goals Liquid Eyeshadow, Polished Pin Up (Added some glitter in the inner corner)
*Tony Moly Panda’s Dream Long Lash Mascara

*Lily Lolo Lip Liner, True Pink

As for makeup brushes, I use brushes from Zoeva, EcoTools and Real Techniques. If you’re someone just starting out, *this affordable set from Coastal Scents is also great. I used it when I started and I still use it to this day.

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