Lens Review: GEO OL-105/ Ash Wing Lenses

Hi Everyone!

I'm back again to do a review on some circle lenses! I haven't done a post/review on circle lenses in a while so I thought I'd share with you guys my thoughts on the GEO Olive lenses in gray. If any of you have seen this lens before, that's because it used to be called the Ash Wing lenses until GEO Medical decided to rename them and add three more colors to the series. Personally, I much preferred the name Ash Wing as Olive lenses just sounds.. not as beautiful! But that's just my opinion!

Anyway, the lenses come in the glass jars, which are the same as all the other GEO lenses. The lenses have:
- Diameter of 14.00mm, which is the standard for regular circle lenses
- Base Curve of 8.6
- Water Content of 38-42%

These lenses I find to be quite comfortable. This definitely isn`t my first time wearing circle lenses and they manage to last me a good 8 hours, which is the recommended wear time that GEO Medical advises all people to wear them for. I can usually get to the 8 hour mark without having to use eye drops just yet. In terms of comfort, they score pretty high in my books.

The next is the color. The color itself is quite nice and looks quite natural without looking overly dolly. At first, I was scared that it would look too gray and make my eyes look odd but surprisingly they blended with my eye color quite nicely.

Here are some photos I took with artificial lighting and with flash!

Natural/Artificial Lighting:

And with flash!

Please ignore the brows.. LOL

As you can see, in the natural light, the color looks quite nice and not too grey. If you're looking for some lenses that won't give you as much of a dolly effect as black lenses seem to but you don't want to go to bright, gray lenses are definitely the perfect match for you! I absolutely adore these and these have become one of the lenses that I'm comfortable wearing to school/for every day purposes.

Overall, I think these lenses are very very nice. They're also quite popular as well so if you're looking for some safe first time lenses, these are going to be great!

If you guys have any questions or comments, be sure to leave me a question in the comment section below

xo. Olivia

Attention!

Hello!

I'm back again to show you guys a quick notice that GEO Medical, who makes GEO circle lenses has put out. Please be wary about fake circle lenses especially when buying in Asia! Please be informed and do not be afraid to ask the sellers questions. If ever you are unsure about the authenticity of your circle lenses, do not hesitate to email me at twinklebeautyy@gmail.com! I will get back to you in 24 hours.

Click to enlarge!

xo. Olivia

First Impression: Essence Cosmetics Stay With Me Longlasting Lipgloss

Hi everyone!

I'm back again and I finally picked up a new laptop! Woohoo! This means there will definitely be no excuses when it comes to writing more posts! Today I'm back again to show you guys my first impressions on a few lipglosses from Essence Cosmetics. Essence Cosmetics is quite new to me and these glosses are the first products I've ever tried from this company. I believe it recently came to Canada and is now exclusively available at all Shoppers Drug Marts, however, I'm pretty sure it has been available in the United States for some time now and was exclusive to Target. I haven't seen many reviews of this particular product online so I decided to give my two cents on the lipglosses. I picked up the Stay With Me Longlasting Lipglosses and they were fairly inexpensive, retailing at $2.99 CAD. I picked up three shades: #1 - Me&My Icecream, #2- My Favorite Milkshake and #7 - Kiss Kiss Kiss.

Kiss Kiss Kiss, Me&My Icecream, My Favorite Milkshake

I haven't been able to give all three colors a good test run yet but I have been able to wear Kiss Kiss Kiss out and it's quite a nice color. It's a standard red and the gloss itself is definitely not sticky. It's a very low maintenance red so if you are the type of person to not want to have to care too much about your red lips bleeding etc, then this is probably the product for you! It has an interesting shaped applicator and is different from the standard doe foot applicator. 

The applicator seems to curve sort of like an hourglass shape. The only downside that I have noticed so far is that the product seems to bunch up in the middle, making it  little bit awkward to apply the gloss to the upper lip. Application on the lower lip, though, is a breeze! 

I guess now is the time we talk a little bit about the cons, and thankfully, there aren't too many! I guess the only thing I really don't like, and it's a minor detail, is that the color name is not on the packaging itself. Instead, it's on the little white sticker/barcode, which I almost threw away before realizing that if I didn't keep it, I wouldn't know what color I was putting on my lips! 

The next thing would be that it's not quite longlasting. I think it's not a bad gloss and for $2.99 it's actually quite a good product but the longlasting claim doesn't quite hold up. But hey, for $2.99, what more could I ask for? I should probably say though, I have a bad time with lip products in general just because I have a habit of licking my lips. For this gloss though, I resisted the urge to lick my lips just to test out the wear and they lasted me until I started to eat!

All in all though, I really do enjoy these lipglosses and although they aren't the longest wearing lipglosses out there, they're not bad! They're actually one of the few lipglosses that I love playing with!

Before I finish off the post, I'll leave with a few swatches on the back of my hand and on some white paper.

Ignore the black dot :( Sorry!

Hope you guys found this review informative ! Leave comments and questions down below! I plan on doing a few product spotlights etc so if you guys want to see anything, let me know.

xo. Olivia

DISCLAIMER

All products were bought with my own money and were not provided. All opinions are my own and are always honest. 

Product Review: MAC Matte Primer

Hi everyone1


Before I start on this post, I want to let you know that I'm going to be moving some posts from an old blog to here! I'm not stealing from another blog, I swear! So with that said, ignore the watermark and enjoy the review!

Today I'm reviewing the MAC Matte silicone based primer. I was in the market for a new primer since I had recently just ran out so I ran out to MAC and picked up the MAC Matte primer. I had heard so many good things about it on oily skinned people and since I have normal skin, with minimal oil, I thought it'd be even better for me!

So far, I've been using it for quite some time.. I want to say 6 months and I absolutely adore the primer. It applies so smoothly and it makes my skin feel amazing! I have to say though, it does remind me of any standard silicone based primer. I find that it does make my makeup last quite long without rubbing off. I use it almost every morning and I still have so much ! I understand what a little goes a long way means now! :D

Overall I really love it! I highly highly recommend it to people with normal skin and people with oily skin too! Not sure how it'll work for people with dry skin though! Is it HG (holy grail) potential? Maybe, but it doesn't wow me that much!

Have any of you tried it? Tell me what you think! :)

DISCLAIMER
This product was purchased with my own money and was not provided for review. All thoughts are my own and are always honest.

xo. Olivia

Oh the irony + FOTD

Hey everyone!

It's so ironic that once I announce my new found dedication to this blog that my computer decides to die on me. I haven't had it for long either and that's what really makes me sad. The repairs aren't covered by the warranty either so it would cost me $450 to repair. No repairs for me I guess! :(

Anyway, to keep my mind off of that and to let you know I'm still alive, here's a face of the day!

This look is from Bubzbeauty's latest turorial - Kpop Inspired Everyday Makeup

Makeup Used:

Face:
- Guerlain L'or Primer
- Kat Von D Tattoo Concealer in Medium
- MAC Select Sheer Powder in NC25
- NARS Sex Appeal Blush

Eyes:
- Urban Decay Primer Potion in Original
- Eyeshadows from Too Faced Natural Eye Palette : Heaven on brow bone, Silk Teddy all over lid
- Kat Von D Tattoo Liner in Trooper
- Too Faced Lash Injection

Lips
- Benefit Benetint

Enjoy !

xo. Olivia

Fresh Start!

Hi everyone!

As you can probably tell, I seem to have abandoned this blog of mine. I seem to somehow lack dedication but not anymore! My goal now is to get my act together and post more and get some giveaways going! I hope to really change around the blog and I want to still talk about circle lenses etc and get into the realm of make up and dip into a bit of my personal life as well. I tried dabbling around with new blogs etc but I've ultimately decide to stick with this one !

I just want to point out a few minor changes!

I've changed my email to twinklebeautyy@gmail.com and I get updates on my phone so feel free to drop me an email! I've already gotten emails about the authenticity of lenses, so keep them coming! I'll gladly help with that! Just send me a few pics of the lenses and I'll get back to you ASAP.

I assure you, I am determined to see this through!

To my loyal followers, THANK YOU! You guys are my motivation to keep this blog up and running.

Please look forward to many upcoming posts! I appreciate every single one of you!

PS, sorry for the long post guys! Here are some cute pics to make up for it :P




xoxo olivia

GEO & Mini Review

Hey everyone !

So I know I just did a post on my EOS lenses but I also got a few pair of GEO lenses as well ! I'm really really liking them but the comfort is definitely not the same nor is it as hiigh !
Anyway, I got a few pairs but I've only opened one so far.. self control ! I definitely can't have so many lenses open at the same time, nor do I have enough cases but considering the fact that they last 3 years in the bottle.. I'll keep them in there for a bit longer c:

I opened the honey wing lenses and have worn them.. around 2 times! So far I like them and I've gotten a few compliments on them as well. I think they're quite natural and look very very nice as well. Here's a picture on a model for you:

I keep posting pictures of them on models because I haven;t had time to sit down and upload the photos that I took or even take photos of my eyes for that matter.. But I promise you I'll do that soon c: or I'll try to ! Hehee
So here's a mini review for you * I'm not too great at making reviews, I KNOW!
Comfort : 9 /10
I like theses lenses but I can feel them at times and I can't keep them on for as long as I can keep EOS lenses on. I know that I've kept EOS lenses on for 12 hours + but I can start to feel slight dryness after myabe 7 hours?
Design: 9 / 10
I really like these lenses but they look a bit pixely.. Maybe it's just me that kind of minds but I'm not really sure if I like that.. They aren't TOO noticeable when they're on the eye but when they're in the case, they're quite pixely
Enlargement 7/10
I don't think these lenses are good for enlargement. Maybe it's because my eyes aren't small? But they don't have a very defined outter ring so the enlargement isn't as big but there definitely is some there c:
Overall 8/10
I think these lenses are very nice and perfect for people who want natural lenses or those who want to try circle lenses for the first time. They don't have super dolly eye enlargement which is great for people who don't want that for their first pair and want to simply just try it out!

I hope you guys enjoyed that little mini review ! I really do like these lenses despite the comfort being not so high c: I'll be posting more and maybe even some pictures of me wearing the lenses !
- olivia
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