Leopard Print Nails from TheDynasties on Vimeo.
My How-To video for a leopard print nail art.
Clinique High Impact Mascara - $14
This is the mascara I wear everyday and can't live without. This mascara not only makes your lashes fuller, it also gives them length. It does not smudge or give you panda eyes at all.
Bobbi Brown Lash Glamour Lengthening Mascara - $22
LOVE this mascara. This goes head to head with the Clinique one I posted above. The tube it comes in is squeezable so you can squeeze the mascara out directly to the palette instead of using the wand to take the creme out.
Imju Fiberwig Mascara - $24
I came across this mascara in Japan years ago and back when they didn't sell this in the states. Sephora brought it over the sea and has been carrying it for a while now. This mascara makes your lashes long and full by coating them with micro-fine fibers. Even if you did try to smudge it, it rolls into clumps and falls off the eyelashes without smudging nor giving you panda eyes.
Every last Saturday of the month, I get 40% off Make Up For Ever so I decided to hit up the store. Even with that discount, I spent WAY too much and I swore to myself this is the last batch of makeup I’m going to buy for a while..let's see. Everything I got except for the eyeliner, lip pencil and the HD foundation, is for my kit I swear.
What did I get you ask?? Let me list it from left to right.
• Dany’s Pouch - super stoked on this! If I am on set, I can put my brushes in there instead of having it lye around on the table for more neater set up.
• Mist & Fix Mist - this mist sets the makeup on the face after application.
• Eye Seal - holds the eyeshadow and pigments on.
• All Matt Primer - this is amazing! Feels really smooth on the face.
• Lipstick #201 - I needed an orange lipstick.
• HD Powder - this is a smaller version but they had a bigger size at $140.
• HD Foundation #115, 117, 140, 177 & 185 - #115 is for me but I got 4 different colors for my kit. I can mix and match for all skin tones. I’m ready. You know this is the cream of the crop out there now right?
• Star Powder #930 - Shimmery brown pigment. Uber pretty.
• Powder Brush 55N - Love this brush. I will be using it to apply the HD foundation.
• Crayon Lip Liner #KF01A - Love the pink. I can wear it with gloss.
• Aqua Lip 17C - I needed a orange lip liner to match my orange lipstick.
• Aqua Eyes 10 - this is for me, I can’t live without waterproof eye liner in black.
This is my first post for my new blog and I wanted to introduce myself! I am Rika, born in Tokyo, Japan and I have been living in New York for a while now. English is my second language so please excuse me if my grammar is iffy on my blog.
I have always been a creative girl and of course I chose something related to the Arts as my professions. I have been a graphic designer for the past 9 years but have been juggling many “hobbies” throughout those years. I also have a jewelry line called The Dynasties.
The reason why I am starting this new blog is because I have a new aspiration in my life that I have been working on and that is to become a Makeup Artist!!! I have started taking baby steps to make that a reality so I want to blog about it as well as make this blog all about MAKEUP and things I LOVE!!
So welcome to Rika Loves It! and hope you check in with me here and there to see what’s up!!!
