SUQQU Eyebrow Liquid Pen R in 01 Moss Green

Hi guys!! Today, I wanted to carry on with the K-beauty/Japan beauty haul and reviews - and we are going to kickstart it with a bit of SUQQU. I have been so bad with regular posts due to a very packed semester but you all know you can find me on Instagram or Snapchat (ID : kingfrh) where I do post mini-reviews and hauls, so come and say hi x

Anyway, I have only heard about SUQQU from Lisa Eldridge's channel, and she has mentioned two products from SUQQU which are a must-haves from her kit - first, is of course the infamous SUQQU cheek brush and secondly, is their Eyebrow Liquid Pen in 01 Moss Green. I was very intrigued by the brow pen as I have used all types of brow products (pencils, pomades, powders, gels) yet I have yet to try liquid. Coincidentally, my brother was visiting Japan with his friends there, so I asked him to purchase it for me there - saves me on postage :) hehe. I was so anxious that my brother will mix up my request but he came thruuuuu (although you should've heard him panicking at the makeup counter - like a lost lamb hahahaha).



Price & Packaging

So, as you can see from the photo - the packaging is a little bit damaged due to it surviving the flight in the midst of my brother's luggage (why, oh why). Boys do not understand makeup! I would have kept this in my carry-on!! Anyway, it comes in an otherwise sleek black box with the label engraved on it (laser-cut no less, fancy!) as well as the product name - Eyebrow Liquid Pen R. On the back, it has written directions in both Japanese and English, I'll highlight the important ones - 1. Wipe the brush off with tissue after every use 2. Store the pen horizontally. It is quite an interesting direction as for us architects, we have to treat our German-made technical pens with the same amount of care. Hence, I would advice against lugging this around in your makeup bag unless you are completely sure that it will remain horizontal!

The Suqqu brow pen retails for 3240YEN or £20 via Selfridges (they do international shipping!). That translates to about MYR120 which makes the Burberry Eyebrow Definer similar in terms of pricing. For MYR120, it's safe to say that I wouldn't mind repurchasing it. Although, I wouldn't ship it directly from Selfridges - maybe ask my family members/friends staying overseas to assist me. 





Colour & Pigmentation

As the name suggests, 01 Moss Green is exactly what it is. Moss. Green. It is a taupe-green shade with a cool-undertone. For the pigmentation itself, it is opaque enough to show up on my beige skin, but translucent enough for the brows to look natural and not look too drawn on. Honestly, it is very opaque for my liking as I don't like my brows to look stark/blocky. I really like how the greenish shade of the brow pen thickens my brows in a natural way and not look too blocky and squared. Somehow it just works with dark-haired girls. The olive shade just blends very well with my brows and since the brush tip is so fine and soft, I was able to create little tiny strokes to mimic brow hairs and finish off the tail of my brow which usually is a bit difficult if I'm using a pencil. I never have cleaned the brush with a tissue, but it still looks brand-spanking new and there is no issue in clogged up ink or anything. The handle of the brush is only 90mm long while the brush is 7mm long, so it is quite petite in size hence the reason why I always lose it in between car seats, so be careful! Despite the size, I can still get a good grip and draw on the brows with ease.

(first attempt, fail!)

Texture, Finish & Application

The SUQQU Eyebrow Liquid Pen R has a very runny texture (duh). The product is obviously in a liquid form and completely doesn't budge after application. It doesn't change the texture of your brows like pomades and gels do, and it has a satin-matte finish. It doesn't look like a flat-matte as it is a more hydrating product. Upon application, you can feel that the brows feel a little bit wet, and I love to concentrate it in between the brows and draw onto the base itself rather than on top of the hairs - if that makes sense. So it creates an opaque tint on the base of the brows without changing the texture of the hairs. Of course, I do top it off with either the EYEKO Tinted Brow Gel or the Innisfree Brow Cara since the SUQQU brow pen does not give any hold to keep the brow hairs in place. The Eyebrow Liquid Pen R lasts through humidity and heat so you are definitely getting a bang for your buck with these as there is no need for touch ups! I have to be honest, it does take quite some time to get used to the texture and the way to use this brow pen, but after a few practice I got the hang of it.

(after countless of practices hahaha)

So, these are snippets of how my makeup looks like with the SUQQU Eyebrow Liquid Pen R in 01 Moss Green. I feel like it really enhances my brow shape and doesn't come off as too cakey which is what I like to go for. I do use this daily since I first purchase it, and as I mentioned before - there seems to be no problem in clogged inks and product build-up as the ink is very smooth and not thick enough to clog up. Overall, I do feel like it has become a necessity in my makeup routine, for even when I'm having a no-makeup day. The only con that this product has is that there are no SUQQU counters in KL! Boooo. Please bring in SUQQU! I really like that I can get a sharp tail with the fine brush tip and if you're looking for a similar product, Stila makes a similar brow pen - and I think a few Japanese/Korean brands you can find at Guardian/SASA/Watsons would have something similar. If you have a SUQQU counter near you, go and check these out! So, that is all for today's post and again, thank you for hanging out!






x FARAH

Jeffree Star Velour Liquid Lipstick in Celebrity Skin

Hi everybody! I hope everyone is doing well lately. If you have been stalking my blog, you’d notice that I have been on a blogger-hiatus for quite some time now. I do apologise for that, and thank you for still taking a few minutes to drop by for another blogpost! I have been really swamped with studio, I really do not know whats up with this semester, but its super busy for everyone. But good news is that I have been testing out products for sooooo long that the review is going to be ultra-detailed hahahaha. On to the review.

If you don’t know who Jeffree Star is, you have got to go on his YouTube Channel. I watch his videos all the time, and I am so happy to be able to get my hands on these Velour Liquid Lipsticks. He has a new palette out, the Beauty Killer palette, and it looks so freaking stunninggg. I’ve got my eyes set on those soon when they launch! Today I will be reviewing the shade Celebrity Skin, and spoiler alert : I love it.

Price & Packaging

The liquid lipsticks come in a hot pink box with the signature Jeffree Star logo, a sticker at the top with the shade name, and it also has a colour swatch which is so convenient for me to choose a lipstick colour (oh, the struggle). I’ve gotten this off a personal shopper, so I paid way above retail price for these babies – it is $18 on the jeffreestarcosmetics website and Beautylish.com but I had to pay MYR150 in total including shipping through a personal shopper. I’d recommend you to order it off the website if you’re buying more than two shades. The downside is the shipping and tax customs might be a bit of a hassle, but you pay at retail price and you’re not gonna be charged for services. The lipstick comes with a slanted doe-foot applicator, which is quite large in size, but I find that you can still get a sharp lined edge with this applicator. I really like this applicator compared to other liquid lipsticks/glosses I own. When you pull it out of the tube, it is not messy and the product kind of settles in the nook of the applicator, which is fine, and I find that for my lip shape, it has just enough product on it as I prefer a thin layer of pigment rather than a thick layer.

Colour & Pigmentation

(L to R : M.A.C. YASH, INGLOT 405, Jeffree Star Celebrity Skin, Kylie Cosmetics Dolce K, Revlon Rose Velvet)

On the website, it has been described as a soft brown nude with a peachy undertone - and they do have a lip swatch on a fairer skin tone – it looks like a warm, deep brown-nude on fairer skin. On me, I am a Dior 020 (neutral, beige) for reference; it’s a beautiful just-right nude shade that pulls a really cool mixture of pinks and browns. It has a faint pink, but it is predominantly brown I would say. It doesn’t wash me out at all, but to be honest I would never wear this without some kind of cheek product, be it a bronzer, a highlighter, or a blush. Just cause I do a full-face makeup on the daily (natural looking, but full-faced nevertheless hahaha). The lipstick looks really smooth and oh man, the colour of this lipstick is so pretty on a lot of skintones. I’ve tried it on my friend, who is two-to-three shades darker than me, and it pulls slightly pinkier on her, as she has a warmer undertone, and still Celebrity Skin doesn’t wash her out as well. 

The pigmentation is really high, and I do not need to layer it to get full coverage, and I can comfortably use this without a lip liner because otherwise, I’d usually need a lip liner to wear other lipsticks because my lips are very pigmented and grey on the outlines. This is the one of the few nude lipsticks that I find I could wear without lip liners but of course, it would be unfair to compare it to normal bullet lipsticks because liquid lipsticks is just on a league of its own. I like to layer it with a nudey-brown lip liner, like M.A.C.’s Hover or Catrice Macadamia lip liner. Both are very similar in colour and undertones. And the brown lip liner just brings out the colour of the velour liquid lipstick soooo much more.

Application, Wear-Time & Finish

Worn without lip liner, one layer

There is a myth around Instagram, and YouTube that the Jeffree Star liquid lipsticks are the best of the best. And honey, they are. The formula of the Jeffree Star liquid lipsticks is the best of the lot. Forget Stila, forget the Kylie Lip Kits, and forget everything else. Celebrity Skin is not drying at all, and applies so smoothly and it doesn’t apply patchy, well, of course, on smooth exfoliated lips. I do wear a thick layer of lip balm underneath, and I was very impressed with the application, especially because it is a nude lipstick, which is very hard to nail for liquid lipsticks, I find that it feels really comfortable on the lips, and I wear this a lot more often than my Kylie Cosmetics liquid lipsticks (which will be reviewed soon, as well). I might need to come to terms with the fact that I’d need a back up soon! 

The wear-time of Celebrity Skin is really good because I’ve devoured a hearty ham sandwich and it slightly disappeared around the inner half but it’s not so obvious till I need to touch up. I have studio from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. usually, and it lasts me through the day with maybe just one touch up after my lunch break (depending on what I ate hahaha). I get a lot of compliments when I wear this out, too! It has a beautiful matte finish that doesn’t look crumbly and weird like some other liquid lipsticks I have. There is a rootbeer float fragrance on the lipsticks which is very faint and not disturbing at all. It was weird at first simply because I don’t have a lipstick that taste like rootbeer hahaha.

Overall : Would I recommend this? Absolutely. For MYR72, this liquid lipstick's comfortable formula topples every other contender off the market! If you're looking for an everyday go-to-nude shade, Celebrity Skin is your friend. It's not just another boring shade, because it has a really nice peachy brown to warm up your complexion. I really liked this liquid lipstick, and I'm going to purchase more shades from the Velour Liquid Lipstick range (I'm looking at you Mannequin and Blow Pony!). Other than that, I really appreciate that Jeffree Star Cosmetics is about producing top-notch quality makeup instead of just half-assed and generic products. I mean, you can tell from the range of colours they have and the packaging itself stands out without being gimmicky *cough* Too Faced *cough* hahahahaha. If you're still not convinced, we can have coffee and I'll let you try it for yourself ;) Thanks for hanging out! 









X FARAH