Friday, 12 March 2010

Eyeko Cheer-up Haul = Disastrous Failure Part 1

 I'll be reviewing my Eyeko order I recieved yesterday. I was too mad to continue my review so I left it for later. :x



Eyeko Beauty; your cliche, typical, bright, pink, sparkly, Magical Girl, over the top manga/anime-related makeup with big scary googley eyes to appeal to possibly 14 year olds. And, uh, me.

Prices: What I ordered/Shipping
1 x Eyeko Touch Up & Go Concealer £5.00
1 x Eyeko Eye Wish Set £20.00
1 x Eyeko Nail Polish NEW 4 for the price of 3 £10.00
1 x Eyeko Touch Up & Glow Highlighter £5.00
1 x Eyeko Cream & Tinted Cream Set £11.00
Total: £51($77)
 

Tuesday, 9 March 2010

Addicted to Sugarpills

OK, that's it, I'm sick of my stupid pun-related blog titles that wasn't really catchy or anything . .
Please bear in mind that this is my very first proper review on Makeup. I would really appreciate criticism of any kind! Thank you.

Sugarpill is a relatively new makeup company owned by Amy A.K.A. Shrinkle, who sells Kryolan products on eBay, and owns and makes her own clothing line on etsy. Now Amy/Shrinkle (I don't know which name to call her by?!) has started her very own makeup line featuring highly pigmented pressed and loose eyeshadows, two pairs of wonderfully extravagant false eyelashes, and stickers!


Thursday, 25 February 2010

IT'S A TRAP

I'm going to meet-up with a member from MUA next week; we're going to be doing a real-life swap - my Boots Highlighting fluid for her Avene Diacneal treatment. I cannot wait and I am ecstatic!

However.. my boyfriend is insisted that the member is actually male. And he's going to be a little rapey.
Hypocrite of a boyfriend - he was rapey when I first met him! (I'm calling you out.)

Also, my account on MUA wasd deleted 10 minutes ago because I made a thread about the worst thing you got in your eye, whether it be makeup-related or not, and another girl said that hers was her man's yoghurt in her eye, I merely replied to it and the whole thread and my account is deleted.

But it's OK, I made another account. Staying low for about two weeks before I go crazy again.

I have the Package Crazies
By the way, I've recieved about 7 packages this month - all MU(makeup)-related.
Yes, my spending habits is out of order and crazy but my Goddamn does it feel good to have something waiting for you to open, it's like Christmas again and again and again and when the post man chaps on the door it scares the shit out of me because by God does he chap loudly. I then contemplate getting out of bed because I'm not sure if it's for me or not..

By the way, I'm expecting four more MU-related packages soon... I'm quite possibly spending about £100 or so a month on MU. I honestly fo srsly gotta stop! I was supposed to be on a low-buy, allowing myself £5 a week to spend or save up.

BUT THEY TEMPTED ME. THEY TEMPTED ME WITH PRETTINESS. THEY TEMPTED ME WITH SHININESS, UNTIL I COULD NO LONGER RESIST!!!

Seriously, wanna see what I'm waiting for?

Alice in Wonderland by Urban Decay eyeshadow palette - £25.20



Sugarpill Pressed Eyeshadow in Buttercupcake and 4-Colour Palette in Sweetheart - £30.50 (that was with £4.50 off from discount)

Sleek palettes in Safari and Curious - £12.50

Wow, look at that bad photoshop cropping skillz.



MUA swap from Sleek palettes Storm and Original and Ink pot in Dominitrix and Espresso (which cost around £13 in total?) for two blushes, one by Prestige, the other by Bourjois, and some Fyrinnae Lip Lustre bundle.

Hmn.... is that all? Oh, and there's a Goddamn Stila sale tomorow morning at 6am. ... Yes, I'm going to set my alarm for it, and yes, I pray I see nothing of interest.


You know, I definitly know now that my Gaming hobby was much less expensive than this damn Makeup shenanigans.

Thursday, 11 February 2010

The Pretty - I... cannot ruin

First-off, steal these images and you will die a painful death. I'm too lazy to copyright them though.. don't know how.

Anyway, just took some pictures of two Sleek palettes I bought today: Acid and Sunset. I saw Storm but wasn't really interested - now I really want to go back and collect it.

I CANNOT BEAR TOUCHING THE WAFFLE-Y GOODNESS!!! It is perfect.

 

Acid on the Left. Sunset on the Right.  
 Flash


Acid Left. Sunset Right.
No Flash.

  

 Acid Macro
 
 Sunset Macro
  
Other stuff I bought that day

  

 FOTD! I love the lippie (whatever the Hell it is i'm wearing...)

 






Wednesday, 3 February 2010

Game Review: Borderlands (PC)


 
  Holy shit.

That would be the first comment I'd make about Borderlands if you asked me what I thought about it, along with my smiling at you as if I were going to hump you just for mentioning Borderlands - just to express my love.

Borderlands is a game I had been waiting for someone, someday to make for me to play. Where they forced two of my favourite genres to make a baby - First-person Shooter and Role-play. It also has a slight MMO feel to it, too!

It starts off on a planet called Pandora, a barren and desolate World where people whisper of rich rumours, legends, and myths of a mysterious place called 'The Vault.' The Vault opens once every 200 years, and the time of the next opening is approaching.Those who still believe in The Vault, claim that supposdly if you were to find it, you would be blessed with wealth, power, fame, Alien technology, and hot women.

There are four fun gun-tootin' characters to play with: The hunter who relies on his quick boomheadshotting critical hits with sniper rifles, and his pet bat-vulcan thing who likes to claw an enemy's face off; the Siren whose Phasewalking skill allows her to temporarilly shift between dimensions to become 'invisible' and avoid damage, and upon exiting she can hurt her enemies (much like Frodo when he puts the ring on, except when the Siren takes it off she kills everyone around her); the support-happy Soldier class who can upgrade his Scorpio Sentry gun to regenerate and replenish health and ammo.


Loves
Cooperative Lovers Unite!: OK, well of course this would be one of the first features about this game that I love! I've always loved playing co-op games - I just like the company, plus it's always hilarious. You can play with three other people! Whether it be your brother, your sister, your dad, or your mail man!
Every player that joins your game will be greeted by a message saying 'The creatures of Pandora grow stronger!'  It's means, well.. the mobs in the game will kick you and your friend's asses and can now paint their rustbucket town a 'fresher' shade of red and although it's a little more challenging . . that's what makes it funner .

I wish for a bajillion More!: This game has over a bajillion-million different types of guns. Look at what my shotgun can do; 



The Badass Variety: The thing about Borderlands that makes me hefty lol-a-lot is the damned hilarious dialogue and quirks. You know how in most MMO games you can find a much stronger version of a creature, usualled called an 'Ace,' or 'Elite,' or whatever? Borderland's versions of these creatures are called 'Baddasses,' and yes it is awesome and it is spectacular.
In after-game replays they turn into Badmurtha, then Asskicking.

IT'S AFTER ME: What's funnier than a handful of Badass mobs chasing after your team mate only for him to train those mobs upon you after running past you? Also, the games bosses are gi-fucking-normous and will most likely end with you running out of ammo and having to melee the shit out of the last inch of its health.

 
Players fight against the Rakk Hive

Ride on: Yes you may drive a colour-customisable car to roam the World of Pandora. Yes you may choose between the machine gun or rocket launcher to shoot things with. Yes, you may run-over the shit out of things, especially if they're 10 levels higher than you. And yes, your car can blow-up.

It's a World out there: The MMO feel is back - Pandora is massive and huge, with hundreds of critters hiding under rocks. Let the explorer and advernturer within you be free...

Hates
Ain't no love for the Selfish: Dude, if whoever you're playing with does NOT know the meaning of 'share,' I beg of you not to play with them, this has stressed me over so many times...
Borderlands has no loot-share option or any way to sort out how to distribute the rares between you all, so unless you're playing with three close friends (and by close I mean ass-kicking distance if they decide to be selfish dicks) then it's most likely other players who join your battle will steal all the loot. 


I'm bored can I go home yet?: Unfortunately the MMO elements of this game stick out when having to complete meager tasks and missions that have nothing to do with the main storyline can be a pain-in-the-ass. You know, like collecting 5 bottles of rum and searching through trashcans, and trekking to one place to complete a mission only to trek all the way back just to hand the damned thing in to get 500 bucks as your reward. (That's not a lot.)


Stop and ask for directions: The in-game straight-line compass is kinda useless.. so you'll be bringing-up your map probably a dozen times to make sure you're driving the right way to your destination. Or have the second player bring the map-up while you're driving, and will tell you where to go via shooting rockets left or right.
 

I admit; I bought Borderlands on an impulse (OK, my boyfriend bought it for me, but he also bought it on an impulse, don't judge us.) 
But I'm so fucking glad and happy that I have. Borderlands is in-general, a really great game to play with by yourself or with friends.
Zavvi is still alive and kicking about on thier online website, and it is currently the place to find the cheapest copy of Borderlands for the PC: £12.99. Steam Retail price £29.99, £89.99 for 4-pack - that's £22.50 each.

A few notes:: No you do not need Steam to play Borderlands. Of course, if you bought it through Steam then you would.
When you start playing online, you will be prompted to make a Gamespy account. This is a very quick and easy process and you will not be required to alt-tab.
There is no online fee to play. The only thing you pay for is the game itself, and the DLC's.

By the way, here's an awesome trailer for Borderlands;