Showing posts with label a creation of something beautiful. Show all posts
Showing posts with label a creation of something beautiful. Show all posts

Tuesday, 16 September 2014

Day out w/ my best friend. ❤

Hi friends, I just want to share a little blog post about my adventure recently in Manchester with Jason, my best friend. He is a genuine, down-to-earth, caring and a very vain friend that I have. He loves the mirror just as much as I do haha. Jk. He hasn't really been touring around Manchester even when I was in University, so I was thinking of showing him some of the best places that I have been to and enjoyed there. We went around Selfridges, Harvey Nichols, Yo Sushi, etc. and took many photos! 

Click the photos to view full size. 

Here is a photo of the clothing I tried on the changing room, ha ha:
  
These are all from H&M, B.T.W.
- Grey Jumpsuit in Lyocell Mix: LINK bit.ly/1oRUHwq
- Merino Wool Top: LINK bit.ly/1tYyMHc



 

My OOTD:
Top - H&M - Off-the-Shoulder-top / White £24.99 LINK bit.ly/XrGgrK
Pants - H&M - Suit trousers Slim Fit / Light Beige  £24.99 LINK bit.ly/1t1dTNw
Bag - G by Guess
Fur Stole with Hood - Zara £39.99 LINK bit.ly/1q9gCyK
Sandals - Topshop - Singer Chunky Platforms £55 LINK bit.ly/1phhQaM

 

 

Our little small dessert/snack at the Cafe inside Selfridges&Co.












Friday, 12 September 2014

Recent Beauty Haul ❤


Hi guys, I just really want to share with you all my beauty haul for this month. I have not been keeping with my promises lately of not buying more makeup but what can I do If I just recently found out that such product was just recently released and labeled as limited edition? Ofcourse, I have to get it. These products shown in the picture are the things I have purchased recently that are still quite new for me.

Products listed:

Prize Range: £4.99
I bought this to see If my hair would get to a lighter blonde and If it will be as good as the Garnier Pre-lightener.

Prize Range: £7.99
I bought this because of Shaye Ocampo's review on this palette and I also fell in love with the whole idea of it. I love arabian makeup. 

Prize Range: £15.00
I bought a new black eyeliner since I could not find my Maybelline Master Drama Eyeliner in #01 Noir Black. :(* sad times

Prize Range: £37.00
When I saw this in Boots a few days ago, I fell in love with it straight away. I asked the retail assistant If they have any in stock since it just came out that very day. She said that the brush was out of stock even when I checked online. After minutes of research, on where I could find this glorious brush. I saw Selfridges have them in stock. I splurged straight into getting the brush and needless to say, I am so impressed and excited to use it and share with you all my experience with using this brush :D 

Prize Range: £3.33 / £4.99
 I've heard a lot of good things about this product; I can't wait to use it and share with you all my experience again with this product. 

- The other two sample products are from my Selfridges order. I will do a review of them soon enough in another blog post :) 

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Thanks guys for having the patience and time to read this post. I will definitely try and update my blog as much as I can. 

Love y'alllll, 

Sette Ventura 

Wednesday, 10 September 2014

Marvel Villains: Cheetah ❤ Marvel Heroes VS Villains Collaboration


Hi girlies & guys, So sorry I haven't been posting a lot of beauty videos on this channel but I assure you I will try my best to upload as much as I can. I hope you all enjoyed this collaboration video as much as I did with editing, creating the look and so on. This is my first collaboration video with all these talented and beautiful ladies from the Collusion Society. I am so blessed to have met all of them and knowing that they are so talented in what they do strives me to do the best as I can with my beauty videos too. So thank you very much ladies for inspiring me to make more videos especially Wildlyprofuse (Ate Viel). At the end of this blog post, I posted the links of my beautiful friends that I have done this collab with, so make sure to subscribe and check out their videos too! thank you guys! love ya'llllll


❤Youtube Video Link: http://youtu.be/Wx6LEnTS2o4

All products used in this video:

( - Face - )
- Embryolisse Lait-Creme Concentre
- Benefit POREfessional
- Makeup Forever MUFE HD foundation
- Dermacolor Wheel Rainbow Circle: #FOX L. (On blemishes)
- PALLADIO: #Yellow (Yellow Highlighter on centre of face)
- Bourjois Healthy Mix Concealer: #53 (Concealer underneath the eyes)
- Ben Nye Cameo Luxury Powder (to set concealer)
- Laura Mercier Loose Setting Powder: #Translucent (to set overall face makeup complexion)
- Milani Baked Blush: #05 Luminoso
- MAC Creme Studio Sculpt: #Coffee Walnut (Contouring)
- Topshop Highlighter: #Sunbeam

( - Brows - )
- MAC Brow Set: Beguile
- Anastasia Beverly Hills Dipbrow Pomade: #Blonde

( - Eyes - )
- GOSH Forever Eyeshadow: #04 Brown & #02 Beige (Eyeshadow Base)
- Urban Decay Vice Palette: #Penny Lane (Eyelid), #Blitz (Inner corner) & #Black Market (outer V&crease)
- Maybelline New York Eyestudio: #05 Give Me Gold: White Shimmer (inner corner)
- Maybelline New York Master Drama Kohl liner: #Ultra Black
- Wet n Wild Coloricon Eyeshadow Palette: #395A The Naked Truth, #Dark Brown Shade (Outer V)
- Eyeko London Liquid Eyeliner: #Black
- Loreal Paris Carbon Black Lineur Intense: #L302
- Demi Wispies LashesL #Black
- DUO Lash Glue
- YSL Volume Effet Faux Cils Waterproof Mascara: #01 Black

( - Lips - )
- MAC Lip Liner: #Stripdown
- MAC Satin Lipstick: #Viva Glam II
- Perfection Soft Shine Lipgloss: #Very Pink

( - Beauty Tools - )
- Beauty Blender
- Real Techniques Brushes
- Amazon Brushes
- Revlon Brow Brush


Marvel Villains: ❤

Cheetah by Sette Ventura
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJ3nlh7iCZzxyql1qhNPDqg
Viper by Brevie Lou
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC6kvGZ0g4PlFHAXsi26jHZA
Harley Quinn by Kathy Grace Demetillo
https://www.youtube.com/user/kathpictures
Mystique by LittleMsEms
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCIigjcqA7pdVep1a53Q7a0w
Cat Woman by Anne Clutz
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCDGdRHdLtV7VS_nWg9C2RVA
Enchantress by Bing Castro
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCP4vX2E8Z_ytMnixwDFN35A
Poison Ivy by Makeup and polish
https://www.youtube.com/user/mirenreyes
Dark Pheonix by Candyloveart
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCayxV_gIfGE0skKW1Zm2Nig
Silver Banshee by Wildlyprofuse
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCek_1Wnvkst04iso3e6sGOg

Marvel Heroes:

Storm by Kissy Nanaman
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCF9J-WoVVDLjLXK9qWH9Yfg
Wonder Woman by Makeupbysweetheart
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCazoj_Y1LdrtIfCmboYUAMw
Rogue by Itshannahjoshua
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0ayv67fH4X0VV_d1ivtsgA
Batgirl by Crisa's Passion
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgmyi-RNSLgO9FULXPs5ihg
Gambit by Jendionson
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCszrvhpWzS_Yj2YrYbqNllw
Black Widow by Sandee Proud
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCtnGGgTKCWCkftejy92UoMw
Spider Woman by Myglamchildjaja
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC1-gPzZV9GTRtMLxTZx3ZVw
Invisible Woman by Krislumagui
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCc-Os_6mJ9EofEhrcuKttAg
Mockingbird by YourstrulyAzenU
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqnQx6jkjXhAy71Ls4f-ZPw

❤ Cheetah clips taken from:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V8vejjVgIHg

I acknowledge that I do not own the cheetah clips & musics shown in this video.

Saturday, 6 September 2014

Hi Guys&Girls! Update Update Blogpost :) ❤

Hi guys, sorry I haven't been updating you all for a bit. But I assure you that I will start blogging again since I am back in the UK.



Sneak Peak? 

I got some exciting news coming up! I have another collaboration video coming up soon again! This time, its a marvel theme kind of genre. It is coming out on the 10thSept, so patience dears :)

I am so grateful to have collab with these lovely people, they are so talented and beyond beautiful. You people need to definitely check them out! I will link all their YT links in this post :) Enjoy! Miss you all!

Marvel Heroes: 

Storm by Kissy Nanaman 
Wonder Woman by makeupbysweetheart
Rogue by itshannahjoshua
Batgirl by Crisa's Passion
Gambit by jendionson
Black Widow by Sandee Proud
Spider Woman by myglamchildjaja
Invisible Woman by krislumagui
Mockingbird by YourstrulyAzenU
Marvel Villains: 

Cheetah by Sette Ventura
Viper by Brevie Lou
Harley Quinn by kathy grace Demetillo
Mystique by LittleMsEms
Cat Woman by Anne Clutz
Enchantress by Bing Castro
Poison Ivy by makeup and polish
Dark Pheonix by candyloveart
Silver Banshee by wildlyprofuse

Saturday, 12 July 2014

New Haul! Drugstore and High end (w/ Mini Blogpost) ❤


Hi friends, I just wanted to share with you my haul today as well as a little blogpost on how my day went. Me and my family went to Trafford to spend some quality time and of course, SHOPPING. 
I went to Boots and Selfridges then bought these goodies:
  • Sleek Palette i-Divine - Vintage Romance 141 £7.99 ----- I love the overall theme of this palette, it is absolutely beautiful, the pigments; just everything. The names are so cute as well, it definitely adds a romantic touch.
  • Sanctuary Deep Cleanse Facial - 5 Minute Thermal Detox Mask. £7.00 ----- I have heard a lot of people hype about this product so I decided to give it a try. I am a definite junkie when it comes to facial treatment and masks. AHH! 
  • Salon at home - Instant Root Concealer in Light Blonde £9.99----- I bought this product because of its claim but unfortunately, my first impression once I tried it, wasn't good. I wish they provided a sample or tester of this product so I could try it myself and see if it gives the same effect as what was advertised. But once, I tried it on after buying it; it didn't do anything. I am still trying to get the hang of it and trying various ways to see how this product will be ever so productive I hope, for me. Because, it is a pain having to dye my roots all the time especially with this blonde hair, ahhh!  
  • Revlon Colour Burst - Matte Balm in 215 Shameless ----- Love this so much! I have been into purple, violet, and plummy shades recently, and this caught my eye straight away! There were only a few quantities left at the Boots Drugstore and most were used and somewhat ruined. Even this product that I have bought got a single fingerprint. It is quite disappointing how people can not just try one product that clearly says the, 'tester' sign. Oh well, I just needed it soooo much. haha.
  • Kiehls Skin Rescuer - Stress-Minimizing Daily Hydrator £29.50----- I am in a strict skincare schedule since last week and have been using various of masks, derma roller, microdermabrasion and so on, to help hydrate, nourish, cleanse, and resurface the skin layer of my face since I do have hay fever, my skin is reacting differently. Causing it to break out so much. Ugh. Back to the topic, I bought this product because every two days, I will be treating my face with some sort of 'trauma' that causes it to go red and irritatingly hot. I got this product as a little sachet sample from Kiehls. And It helped calm my skin also reduce the redness. I just fell in love with the effect of this!  
  • Kiehls Creamy Eye Treatment w/ Avocado £20 ----- As I am running out of the Lancome Genefique Yeux (eye cream), I decided to prepare myself and buy another one, something that was somewhat organic yet cool to use (because its green, duh its avocado* haha) I can't wait to update you guys on this product. 
  • Kiehls Olive Fruit Oil Nourishing Shampoo (Sample Size came with purchase)
  • Midnight Recovery Eye (Sample Size came with purchase) 
Dad treated me by buying me 10 macarons but I ate the rest ha ha . Pistachio Macarons flavour.


Trying out swatches in the back of my hand in Selfridges of new products and products that I am thinking of purchasing in the future. Shu Uemura just came out with a wide range of eyeliner colour selections. They are very pigmented and it claimed to be waterproof. They do fade a bit, If you do not apply as much. ALSO, they came out with a new mascara; In which I was hesitant to buy as I really do love the tokyo lash mascara. I will probably just wait and see If I can resist haha. It is the 'Petal Lash Mascara' £20 by the way.  

My dad also treated the family by going to TGIF (Thank God Its Friday), love the name! haha. It was his first time as well as my brother, eating there. So I definitely pushed them to go in and try the steak or ribs with the Jack Daniel Sauce. While they are absorbing the savouriness and smell of their food. I just ordered their burger in which I can recall was the 'chef's favourite', you will probably see that option on the menu when you go to TGIF. haha. It was ok, not really a big fan of bacon. However, stopping the mumbling about myself. My Dad and brother loved their food so much that my Dad even commented, (translated to english) 'I know where we are going to eat now, every time we visit  Trafford'. haha, Despite, its price; It is definitely worth it. 



Thursday, 3 July 2014

New Summer Products & Favs ❤

Hi friends, here I am with another blog and video for you all. This is a video that I have taken 2 weeks ago, however, i was deciding whether to post it or not. So yeah, I made the decision that I shall post it today. YEY!

Since, it is summer and the heat wave in the UK has been going on crazzzzzy. I want to share with you products that will make you love yourself and enjoy your summer outgoings even more! These products have definitely helped me enjoy this season and I will certainly bring these with me when I go on holiday to America. Products mentioned will be below this blog.
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Products mentioned(Video):

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Hope you enjoyed this video! See you on the next one! 
Toddles,

Sette xo. 

Tuesday, 1 July 2014

Glamour Magazine Featuring Alexa Chung. ❤

July 1 Issue: Whilst, I was walking through Tesco in the magazine section. I stumbled upon a magazine with Alexa Chung and she was promoting Eyeko Skinny Liquid Liner in Black or Navy Blue. There was just a few left on the shelf, so therefore, I grabbed one with the black eyeliner. OMG, I was even going to purchase the eyeliner in Space NK. But with a deal of £2 including magazine and eyeliner, it definitely is a bargain.




Monday, 30 June 2014

Beige Neutral Summer Chic Look Book OOTD ❤


❤ LOOK BOOK LINK: ❤





June Favourites 2014 ❤


Hi friends, Its that time of the month where I will be showing and sharing products that has been treating me like a princess during that duration. Although, I want to splurge on you all the products that I am loving at the moment, it will definitely be a longer video. However, to keep it short; I will show you my top 10 random favourites of products then hopefully, I will be catching up with the schedule and notifying you what I am using the most and what not. No rush.



This month's favourites, June. Is a mixture between products that is favourable to use in the summer as well as those days where you just want to look pretty and awake. The top 10 products I have been loving this month are:

 Other Products not Mentioned:Shirt: New LookNails: Essie - Bikini So TeenyLips: MUA deluxe gloss - Purple 

So yeah, those are basically the products that I have been loving. Sorry, If the camera is not focusing right and I kept on stuttering throughout this video; its quite nerve wrecking and weird talking in the camera. But don't worry guys, I will get used to it. haha. 

Have a great day/night  guys! heart.Sette Ventura. 

Wednesday, 25 June 2014

Pink Summer Tutorial using Drugstore Products ❤

Hello friends, I decided to create a festival friendly look with the makeup, hair and clothing wear. It is fairly easy and affordable. I absolutely love making this video as well as creating this look. It is super fun yet girly at the same time. It suits any occasions really from casual days, chilling with friends and going to events like festivals. It is definitely perfect for this UK weather! I have a separate blogpost and Lookbook link to know more about my outfit on this video and blogpost.

❤ OOTD Festival Friendly Look: (Follow me in LookBook) :)
http://setteventura.blogspot.co.uk/2014/06/summer-festival-fashion-look-ootd.html
http://lookbook.nu/user/3529106-Sette-V/looks

What I haven't included in the video was that I applied some sort of moisturiser with SPF for protection from UV rays as well as a good base for my makeup. Also, I did not apply any drugstore foundation as I do not really need it as much because it will just slip off from your face therefore, concealer was the best option for me because its coverage is not doubtful. haha.
FYI. the hair spray can be quite messy do not spray near your fabric as it will do transfer make sure its arms length and sprayed in an high angled perspective and I know I spelt 'Pallette' wrong haha, my bad. Otherwise, I hope you do all enjoy this tutorial.




Products to achieve this Pink Summer tutorial: 


I used this product on areas where I needed coverage and to lighten up areas that contains different darkening pigmentations. I will also use this on different areas of my face where I will be applying my concealer.
I used this product to set my concealer. 
I applied this on my water line. 
Waterproof is a way to go, if you are going to events that are highly likely to be super hot! 
Add that pop of hot pink on your lips, ladies! 
I added this hair spray onto my hair because it looks pretty! but be careful, it can be quite messy. (Review Soon)

Other Products: 
  • Hair Piece: Primark
  • Contact Lens: Desio Lens :) (Review Soon)

I hope you enjoyed this tutorial :) Have a great day/night friends! 






Monday, 23 June 2014

Summer Festival Fashion Look OOTD ❤


Hi friends, I put up a clothing look in which is perfect for that summer fun vibe. It is simple yet inexpensive. All details about this look will be in my LookBook such as where I got such top and shorts from as well as the links where you can buy it. It is definitely a festival to casual day friendly look. 

I love how this top accentuates my collar bones as well as the colour of my hair which is this ashy blonde. The cut out on the back of this top is so beautiful, it is actually one of the reasons why I bought this top. Since the front is so simple but behind is just unbelievably breathtaking. The shorts are one of my staples in my wardrobe, perfect for those sunny days. Another perfect point about this outfit too is that it suits any accessories and shoes you want to wear however, do avoid wearing pointed heels as it drags the look a bit. I suggest flats, high-to-short length boots, wedges or gladiator shoes. 

haha my dog.




#ootd #fashion #festival 


Sunday, 22 June 2014

Mint Touch of Summer Eye Makeup Tutorial ❤




As mentioned in the previous post, I do not want to fail in uploading this eye makeup look as well as an expanded list of directions on how I used the products to achieve such beautiful yet simple eye makeup look. It is certainly wearable and attractive to wear for this season. Also, it is perfect with people who have darker eyes like me.

If you haven't seen my face makeup routine yet, I suggest you watch that first If you want to know more about what I used and how I used such product to gain a flawless canvas.
http://setteventura.blogspot.co.uk/2014/06/flawless-face-make-up.html (Blog Post)
http://youtu.be/wA2ZweJUuI0   (Youtube Video)

As a note, before I mention all the things relating with this eye make-up look, you will notice from my previous video that I applied the Max Factor CC Corrector on my lids to act as my base because I do have oily eye lids.





Products used to achieve this mint summer look (haha) :

Eyebrows:

Probably, my preferred technique on how I fill out my brows to make it look fuller and natural. Although, I do use more product than I am supposed to.. It still comes out looking softer however, you need to at least do a little blending with your spooly.

Eyes:
A good trick to make your eyelashes look fuller is by tight lining your upper rim of your eyelids with a dark eyeliner, whether it is black or grey. I chose this eyeliner since I don't really like using too much of a black eyeliner because it gives the effect of smaller looking eyes. And you know, as an asian; it is all about accentuating your eyes. Small eyes < Bigger eyes.
 OMG, this eyeshadow pencil is bombdiginty! While, I was strolling past the makeup section in Superdrug. There newly eyeshadow pencil range that was just recently released caught my attention not just because of how inexpensive they were but because the colours were pretty and very wearable. Anyways, I applied this eyeshadow pencil all over my lid to act as another base but this time, it will help warm up the eyeshadow I will be patting on top of it. Simples.
This grey eyeshadow got a tint of red to it therefore would look great on brows too! However, for this look; I am just patting this eyeshadow on to my lids again. After so, the key here for this makeup look is blending therefore, blend away. We do not want harshness in any of our looks unless you like it that way. 
Although, this is a powder bronzer, It looks astonishing on the crease area of our eyelids. I'm guessing, If you watched the video; you'll see the full effect it gives. Smokey, right?. Don't forget to blend again. 
Ahh! Couldn't have enough of this eyeliner. It is absolutely gorgeous especially on the eyes. Apply this on your water line and let it set for a good 2-3 seconds then after go to the next step ;) 
Yes, I know. We already got an eyeliner on our waterline but what's better than applying another shade of colour? the previous eyeliner was a metallic turquoise colour but I wanted more of a combat/royal blue tint too. So why not? And a good tip for you too, apply this on or add several more coats and you'll find your eyeliner staying on your waterline for hours and hours. I dragged the eyeliner quite high a bit so that it will blend softly with the tight line liner. 
This is one of my favourite black liquid liner in the drugstores. It lasts for hours with a bit of tweaking here and there. Apply this product on to your eyelids near your eyelashes bearing in mind that we will be applying lashes therefore you can apply it a lot thicker if you want or as a starting point to help/guide you whilst applying your lashes.
This was just a random pick up, but I decided why not. Experimenting using this eyeliner product with this eye look. And it still looks fab. I add a dab of this on the centre of my eyelids and blend it a little bit since It does dry up quite quickly. Further into it, I applied a little bit on the bottom lash line, not too extravagant but enough to add a little more shimmer. Beautiful, isn't it? 
I applied this mascara just on the bottom lashes to ensure I do not disturb the magic under that area of the eyes. 
What completes the look? Obviously, lashes! I'm not much of a lashes kind of person but I know what completes a makeup look and it is to add this. I chose quite natural ones, since those big flared out lashes makes my eyes look smaller even though, they are so glam. I'm so jealous of you, If you suit wearing big beautiful fake lashes. 
Before I forgot, I added this highlighter on my inner eyelid to make my eyes pop! This yellow toned highlighter compliments the blue/mint colour in our waterline. It makes it look so tropical. 


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Other products? 

Lips: MAC Pro Longwear Lip Pencil - Nice 'n' Spicy
MAC Cremesheen lipstick- Ravishing AA2

Top: H&M 

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