Natural yet Cute Eye Makeup with Dolly Wink

Being a fan of Japanese makeup, I was so excited that Dolly Wink has recently released new lashes! It was in conjunction with the 10th anniversary~ A total of 16 designs for four occasions was launched in Japan on the 11.11, and a week later they're available in Malaysia! Thank goodness we can all buy the lashes on 4allbeauty!

Dolly Wink was first created from the determination of  Tsubasa Masuwaka, who struggled to maintain her cute look all the time. She was and still is the iconic Japanese ギャル (directly read as gyaru) or "girl" trend model which depicts cuteness (girly), and she instantly became popular among many Japanese young girls after her first debut in the Popteen magazine in 2004. Her Dolly Wink fake eyelashes made their first appearance in 2009 and they were loved by many people around the globe. I am no exception heheh 

Despite the current trends of eyelash extension and layers of mascara, Tsubasa and the Dolly Wink company in Japan, Koji Honpo, strive to get the fake eyelash back on trend and win the hearts of many again. True enough that eyelash extension is expensive yet has short "life span", and it damages the follicle. I definitely do not want to risk getting infected or blind from the chemical too. As for mascara, Japanese consumers have claimed that they find it tedious and troublesome to go through the same routine everyday. It takes time to apply and remove, and mascara tends to get lumps and drops over time. I totally get it! In order to overcome these problems, the new lashes are created to bring a whole new level of satisfaction with ease! It has been a decade, but Tsubasa Masuwaka doesn't seem to age at all LOL

I was lucky to be able to attend the Dolly Wink event, organised by Koji-honpo Malaysia and The Butterfly Project last Saturday at Kakiyuki! Everyone was required to go without eye makeup because we would have Dolly Wink Eye Makeup Contest there~ I was really looking forward to attend it because I planned to dress up in Lolita to go with the dresscode, Kawaii Japanese Christmas.

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We had time for photos and food before the event began! Here's the first thing I want to show you!

Closer shot in my video, which is available on my YouTube channel~

Yoyogi Custard Pudding
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I couldn't resist the pudding!!!

It was so soft and jiggly and I love it!!!

Daifuku set
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The daifuku set consists of matcha strawberry, goma, chocolate, yuzu honey, yam and genmaicha. I didn't enjoy this very much because the daifuku sticks to the doily paper. I couldn't taste it properly :/

Hojicha and Uji Matcha Rolls
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I swear the rolls are so soft and delicious! I am already missing it!!! I must come back for the rolls one day!

Matcha and Kinako Warabimochi
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I didn't get to try them. Sad.

We were served hot green tea too! It was great to have the warmth combined with sweet dessert!!

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Christmas vibe in Kakiyuki~

The event started after 1 p.m., with speech from Leonard and Tammy, the founder of The Butterfly Project. They introduced everyone about Dolly Wink and the new lashes. Referring to the first image in this post, you will see the phrase "easy lash". On top of it is the Japanese phrase that translates as lashes extension in 10 seconds. In other words, the Dolly Wink lashes are easily fixed in merely 10 seconds. Hence the tagline "easy lash". We should be all thankful for how quick we can fix the lashes on our eyes!

After the speech was the Dolly Wink Eye Makeup Contest.

All of us were required to do the eye makeup on only one eye in 30 minutes so that we could see the differences. We also had the chance to use Dolly Wink products given and prepared~ There were 2 mirrors, eyelash curlers and two different eyeshadow palettes, Silver Grey and Shiny Brown for four people to share. And by the way, we also received a goodie bag of Dolly Wink items worth RM 250!!! Here's what everyone got~

And so it began~

The tutorial video on how to put on Dolly Wink lash is available on YouTube, and shared on the Butterfly Community on Facebook. You can watch the tutorial here~

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What I noticed in the new lashes is they are a lot more natural and have shorter lash band. I was really surprised because the older ones are long and I had to trim the lash tail to fit my eyes. Out of the four designs, I wanted to try the #6 design which has more volume and density. Despite that, it was really natural and didn't stand out when I put it on. Then, I settled for design #16 which gives a rounder eye look.

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I have to admit that it was my first time using a Dolly Wink eyeliner. Although I'm not a big fan of black eyeliner, I was pleased that the Melty Gel Liner has a soft brush tip that feels smooth and doesn't hurt the eyelid. What I like the most is it is waterproof! I only found out about it when I wanted to remove the eyeliner swatch at the back of my palm using my wet tissue. I had to rub several times and my skin turned slightly red LOL and a few days later when I read the eyeliner properly, I found out that it's a gel type.

When we were done with the eye makeup, we got to eat the shaved ice with our partner~ My new friend, Liz ordered a Matcha Brûlée for the both of us~

The brûlée on top was crunchy and tasted superior hahahah the matcha was good, and there were red beans in it~ Liz thought that the matcha was tasteless, but it was fine with me. When the contest was over, we could complete the eye makeup on both eyes. I forgot to capture my own photos as I was busy recording. :(

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Here's a photo of Liz and I.

While waiting for the winners announcement, we also had time to chat with others and take more photos. At this point, I do realise that I ALWAYS forget to take photos with friends. So I can only reshare and add photos my friends shared on their Instagram stories.

Speaking of Instagram story, by all means, please view my Dolly Wink clips and images I put on my Instagram~

From left: Syafiera, Diana, Koji-honpo staff, Rawlins, Keera, Liz

Here are the faces of the Dolly Wink Eye Makeup Contest winners~ Congratulations to all of them~ Each of them won a RM 100 online shopping voucher, if I'm not mistaken. That's really great since there are so many year end sales, and the 12.12 sales, and to be given the shopping voucher is just killing two (actually more!) birds with one stone!

What surprised me was there would also be 3 Best Dressed winners! I didn't know about it because I didn't check the event information prior attending. I was sipping my melted Matcha Brûlée when my named was announced. I SWEAR I JUMPED.

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Thank you Syl for helping with the photo~

Let's look at what I received~

So happy with the Christmas gifts, and they are sponsored by Tammy (ﾉ´ヮ`)ﾉ*: ･ﾟﾟ Thank you~

By the way, take a look at this winter wonderland shaved ice! It's called the Blackcurrant Custard and it is topped with a Rudolph cookie~ Sorry for not having a photo of it. The one at the back is Chocolate Mint~ It has a star-shaped chocolate cookie on top ✰

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For a much clearer shot, please head to Kakiyuki Instagram~ There are descriptions on each of the flavour and I'm sure you will be tempted by just reading~ ( ´ ▽ ` )

The Dolly Wink event ended with more photos~ I need to remember to take more photos with friends in future events *sob* It was really fun to meet and make new friends~

I will be updating this post to include my YouTube video, so please stay tuned~ If you're interested to catch a glimpse on the event, you can always go to my Instagram and watch it on my highlight~ I have included the official images of the lashes WITH Japanese to English translation to help everyone. I will put some of them here too~

Longlasting Cuteness

For Dates and Dinner

01: Natural Long

02: Daily Beige

09: Gorgeous Eyes

10: Smoked Doe Eye (Smart Eyes)*

Casual yet Pretty

For daily wear at work or play

03: Extra Fine and Airy (Airy)*

04: Natural and Casual (Casual)*

11: Feminine Brown

12: Curl Brown

Flashy and Fashionable

For events and SNS-worthy moments
05: Elongated Lash Length (Wide)*
06: Volumised Lash (Voluminous)*
13: Blue Tail
14: Holiday Pink 

Gorgeous and Chic

For holidays and parties
07: Actress Eyes (Actress Volumes)*
08: Black Eyes Enhancer (Eyes Emphasis)*
15: Party Purple
16: Round Eyes Curl (Round Curl)*

*names in brackets are the official translation

If you want to buy these Dolly Wink lashes, you can get them on 4allbeauty~ It is only RM 29.90 a pair and it comes with the lovely Dolly Wink lash glue in it. You can get a RM 10 off your first purchase via the app~ Be sure to look out for the app-exclusive promotions and sales~ Alternatively, you can purchase them both online and offline on Sasa~

I want to get the #14 Holiday Pink~ It looks so cute! 

There are more on my highlight, so please check 'em out~
Once again, thank you Koji-honpo Malaysia and The Butterfly Project for organising this Dolly Wink event and thank you Kakiyuki for having us there~
Thank you Tammy too for your hard work this year ♡

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I had so much fun and I look forward for more great things next year~ (｡♥‿♥｡)

JSK, headbow: Starry Night Bear Park
Blouse: Infanta
Ring: White Moon
Petti: misc.
Socks: off-brand
Shoes: Lizjill

-vivian-

Lovely Soirée

Frankly speaking, I had asked my wingman several times if I should really attend this particular soirée. If you have been following me closely on my Instagram stories and a few blog posts, you can tell that I haven't been healthy mentally, emotionally, and psychologically. I wanted to withdraw myself from meeting people, but wingman told me that I needed to spend some time outside, to distract myself. "It" is my thing and I need to do it for myself, wingman said.

And so I attended the Butterfly Coachella event, with an empty heart.

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It was held at Hearty Party, a newly established event space in Setia Alam. Not only does it offer event space rental service, but Hearty Party also offers services like party prop rentals, party decoration and event organising! What is fun is there are also Arts & Craft classes held almost every weekend! Each floor of the building holds different excitement and surprise!

By the way, as the name suggests, this event was organised by The Butterfly Project! The theme was inspired by the western Coachella festival! Tammy the founder had always wanted to do this theme, and I feel happy for her that the Butterfly Coachella was such a great success!

Cool tag received upon registering myself!

At the ground floor of Hearty Party, right in front of the registration counter was the Tagbooth photobooth where we could have our photos captured AND printed right away! Talk about speed-light service heheh

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Look at numerous props available to make the shooting fun! You can catch a glimpse of these props on my Instagram story highlight!

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The red strips backdrop just raised the party ambiance! But to be honest, I was skeptical about the outcome of the photo because the light source was behind the photoshoot area and anyone who has photo taken in this manner would appear dark. I gave it a shot anyway after Safinas coaxed me. The result was:

Fantabulous!

The colours look fine and I was surprised with the quality of the print too! The Tagbooth staffs there were friendly and asked if we were happy with our posing before printing the photo out. It's perfectly understandable that nobody wants to look awkward or less flattering in photos, so the staffs were very glad to assist and ensure that we (and everyone else!) were satisfied!

Rest assured, I got myself an individual photo too! You can see at the bottom of this blog entry~

By the way, if you know anyone who wants to have photobooth services at any event, please do check out Tagbooth. Other than the Signature photobooth service (the one I experienced, I believe), Tagbooth also offers services such as Green Screen, Light Paint, UV Glow and Ultimate Photobox Photobooths! I think the Light Paint Booth is the most interesting one, and the UV Glow Booth, which is the first in Malaysia, is super cool and totally out of this world!

In weddings or corporate events, if you upload your photo(s) to Instagram and use a specific hashtag at the caption, you can redeem a printed copy of the photo(s) at the Tagbooth! How cool is that! This Instagram Hashtag Printing service as well as Instant Gift Printing and Flower Bar will only make any event more meaningful! I think the Wedding Bouquet service is offered at a really reasonable price too despite the limited choices!

Anyway, back to the Coachella...

This was what I wore for the event

Photo taken in front of the entrance to the first floor

My outfit was inspired by a pin I saw on Pinterest, and believe me, everything I wore from my head to my toes was chosen by my dear students. And all bought from TaoBao lol

When Safinas and I were done at the ground floor, we were heading to the first floor via staircase when we encountered this cool display.

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So much rockstar chic vibe here!

The fashion on display was nonetheless by Voir, who was one of the sponsors! 

The first floor of Hearty Party was a Pop-Up Carnival where brands and/or sponsors can display their products. That being said, this floor was where all the Butterflies got to discover different amazing brands! This was where the tag I received upon registration served its purpose, i.e. a redemption card. 

ps: All gifts received from the Pop-Up Carnival had been photographed as one and you can see them at the bottom of this post

Right when I stepped into the Pop-Up Carnival, I was honestly lost because I didn't know which booth to visit first! However, something I love caught my eyes, and my feet dragged me to the booth on the left of the entrance door:

Flowers, by the Avantgarde Blooms

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That love shelf tho...

I always find Emi's arrangements intriguing. Not to be bias, but if you compare her bouquet to other local florists', you can actually see that the others have quite a similar technique in placing the flowers and foliage. Whereas Emi's has a touch of quirkiness.

Perhaps that is the true reason behind Avant-garde;

bespoke blooms tailored for every personality.

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 At the Avantgarde Blooms booth, aside from being surrounded by flowers, I could also bring home a Kenya rose out of four colours. I don't remember all the names, but I chose the Nightingale, which was a burgundy colour. Only to realise it's actually purple under natural lighting. Damn warm yellowish lighting lol There were also several flash tattoo designs to choose from too! I didn't take any of it since I already had a few on my body that day.

My second stop was at a brand I am familiar with, but also not familiar with - the Signature Market.

I wrote that I am familiar with it because I have known the brand a couple of years ago when I was really committed in fitness for selling healthy and organic snacks.
I wrote that I am not familiar with it because I have never bought anything from this brand. Why, there were so many choices to choose from and I couldn't choose one.

By the way, I didn't know that Signature Market also sells essential oil

There were many more things I wish I could show you, but I couldn't since the shelf or display corner of this booth was actually high. Or maybe it's just my height hahah Nevertheless, do see what I saw on my Instagram story highlight! Signature Market gave me a goodie bag containing 3 different healthy snacks and an organic hand wash! I am happy that I can try the different snacks before making my very first purchase after so many years, and surprised with the hand wash! Didn't notice it until I got home and took them out from the goodie bag~

Before I moved to the next booth, I stopped for a photo~

I really love the rainbow background, which are actually sliding doors!

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With the colourful sliding doors behind me, what was in front of me was what most of us are familiar with, the Korean beauty, trends and lifestyle destination,

Althea Korea.

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There was a showcase of the products from one of its exclusive brands, A'Bloom. I was happy to see all the familiar A'Bloom products displayed on the shelves. If you remember, I wrote about the masks, blackhead remover and also the meringue puffs. Every single product had its individual display shelf (except the Giant and Baby puffs where both are displayed in one shelf). I was also surprised to see something new there!

Spot it?

It's new and latest Brow Wow Eyebrow Pencil! It was released just a week prior to the Butterfly Coachella and it was really cool that I could 'play' and swatch all the three colours! On one end, it is the droplet shape pencil, and on the other end is the spoolie~ Aside from the 2-in-1 feature, what I like about wow-ing my brow with this Brow Wow Eyebrow Pencil is how it is suitable for us southeast Asians! Those with oily skin type (like me) will love it as it is water+sweat+oil proof! Smudgy and melted eyebrows days will come to an end! The best part is each eyebrow pencil costs only RM 11! No kidding!

There were two display shelves for this eyebrow pencil, and by the way, I just had to have my photo taken with my favourite mask from the A'Bloom~

I like how the display shelves are all actually eye-level, making taking photos easy. Althea Korea staffs handed me all the 3 eyebrow pencils (OMG??!!!), as well as a box of surprise! I just couldn't believe it! If you wanna know what were inside the box, you should totally keep reading!

Being on cloud nine, I couldn't help but to walk in the direction of something aromatic. Anyway, have you ever heard of the Curmudgeon's Brew?

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It was my first coming across this brand and my first time knowing about Peanut Butter Coffee! At the Curmudgeon's Brew booth, everyone had the chance to get to know more about the brand. It's a shame that I forgot to ask for the founder's name. She was really friendly!

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She brought a few jars of cookies for everyone to try too! There were 5 different cookies and the one I enjoyed the most was the Macadamia Dark Chocolate, which is actually the best seller! The other flavours were really awesome and yummy too! However, all the cookies weren't baked by Curmudgeon's Brew, but her friend who goes by the name Mouthful of Yummy on Instagram. So very kind of her to help promote her friend's business. Mouthful of Yummy is really delicious! Do check it out and restock your cookies!

Coffee Cake! I couldn't resist doing a flatlay shot!

Curmudgeon's Brew offered four cold-brewed coffee. Other than Peanut Butter Coffee, there were Vanilla Coffee, Milk Coffee and Mocha Coffee. Everyone got to choose a desired flavour and on top of that, we were given a Sugar-free Valrhona Chocolate Milk too!

Apparently, the Peanut Butter Coffee was so popular among the Butterflies who attended, even I opted for it!

 My last stop at the Pop-Up Carnival was nonetheless the Voir brand. I am sure many Malaysians know about Voir, as Voir has been here since almost 50 years ago. I don't remember how old young was I when I started owning an apparel from Voir. One thing for sure is my mother likes Voir too, because the price is reasonable. She never misses any sale or discount.

I do have a fun fact for all of you;

VOIR is actually pronounced as "wa".

I think VOIR should actually be listed in the Malaysia's Most Commonly Mispronounced Words list. 

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Have a closer look!

Growing up in a small town, I didn't know that VOIR actually sells bags too! The bags as well as the clothing are available online!

I just had to grab one of the bags and do my thing!

The yellow bucket bag is poppin'!

 Before exiting the Fashion Room, a VOIR staff asked me if I had chosen my bag.I was surprised that I could bring home a bag of my choice! And so I left the VOIR Fashion Room with my very first VOIR bag~

By the time I was done with all these booths at the Pop-Up Carnival, I was already feeling tired. Coincidentally, Tammy walked in and told us that the food was ready and we could help ourselves! I headed to the rooftop of Hearty Party via the elevator because I didn't want to use the stairs hahah

Speaking of Coachella and the related terms,
look at this lovely Bohemian style dining area

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Located at the rooftop, everyone could add a touch to their dining experience by watching the sunset~

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Arrangement brought in by Avantgarde Blooms
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Before I took more photos, I had to grab a drink and refresh myself. After putting my bags at one of the cushions, I went to Lérz'.

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There were two fruit tea choices, grapefruit citrus and mango peach. I opted for the latter~

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It was truly rejuvenating, especially in times of tiredness! It was sweet for my liking, so I only drank sip by sip. Nevertheless, thank you for the energising drink, Lérz'!

 

Now, back in action.

Being at the rooftop in the evening, it was not warm at all. In fact, it was actually quite windy. The Bohemian setting made everything more comfortable and cosy~

After that, I went to get something I was anticipating for,

food by JomParty.

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Because I had a good first experience trying JomParty during the Butterfly's 6th Birthday Party, I really looked forward to eat their food again~ I remember how I enjoyed their mini tarts the most, and I was delighted to see mini tarts again this time!

Here are some food photos~

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For the full view of all the food JomParty prepared for everyone on that day, please watch them on my Instagram story highlight~ I didn't eat everything, though. I know I wouldn't finish all.

That mini burger tho~ I wonder if the patty was beef because I don't eat beef due to religion practice. Then again, if it was beef, it wasn't my first time eating it hahah. But this made me realise that there was no question asking if anyone's a vegetarian in the sign up form.

Anyway, the fried chicken was scrumptious! I love the potato too (not visible)! It was my first time having potato served that way~ I could only tell that black pepper was added in it hahah~

JomParty never disappoints me~

I realised that I should be racing against the time when I was eating half way. The sun was almost down, but I wanted this photo. Hence the dark face.

What would Coachella be without some live music?

Dining in the evening at the rooftop in such Bohemian setting without music would be dull, and for that, kudos to Tammy for walking up to a stranger and talked to him! Without Tammy, we wouldn't know Sidh Haizad Yusoff.

I think most of us enjoyed his singing! What was surprising was there was a duet with one of the Butterflies! Guess who?

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IT WAS SAFINAS.

It explained why she had to leave the Pop-Up Carnival in a hurry. She had to rehearse! I had no idea about it and she was even sitting next to me when we were eating! Haha! The duet and the song they sang, I Love You 3000 was amazing. I recorded the whole performance but uploaded only a snippet of 1 minute to my Instagram story highlight~

Their performance ended the night,

but it was not all!

There was an Artsy Party conducted by the Hearty Party Arts & Craft Manager! It was only for those who signed up, and of course I did because I like arts!

The above photo was the only photo I captured before the painting workshop began. I was so immersed in painting that I actually didn't take any photo during the workshop.

The theme we had was fruits. Each of us could choose to paint either kiwi, orange, watermelon or pineapple. I didn't feel like painting any of  the fruits actually. I wanted to paint lemon instead, so I asked the workshop master if I could paint other fruit. I was given green light, provided that the workshop has colours I need. I went to the colour station to see if there were yellow, white, and orange or brown. All were there and I was all set!

The difficult part for me was the beginning of painting where I had to give the fruit a shape. There was no pencil provided, meaning I had to paint without sketching beforehand. I think I did okay and once I painted the shape, everything else was not a problem anymore. The painting became more fun as Rawlins was seated at the same row as me. He is a joker and always makes everyone around him had a whale of time.

A little over one hour later, my masterpiece was completed!

Lovely tepee!

It's my first time painting on a canvas, and I made it more memorable by leaving my signature at the bottom right! Thank you Yana for being such a great workshop master~

I think the lighting didn't do me justice, so I edited the photo below to enhance the colours.

Still, the canvas in real life is nicer than in the photo XD 

Mom hung it on the wall the next day and somehow I felt proud looking at my masterpiece. I feel that I should paint more next time and hang them on the wall~

And that's a wrap!

By the end of Butterfly Coachella, I was glad that I listened to my wingman and came anyway albeit feeling depressed and didn't feel like going out to see anybody. I had enjoyed myself at the event and felt lifted up meeting friends. I came with an empty heart, but went with a joyful heart. Once again, thank you Tammy for organising the event in the theme you have always wished for. While working on this post, I felt grateful and thankful to have been at the Butterfly Coachella, and happy for Tammy that it was a success!

As mentioned above, the bottom of the post is the compilation of all the goods I received during the Butterfly Coachella. Can you spot surprising products from the exclusive brands on Althea Korea? By the way I found out that VOIR had included two vouchers along with the bag I chose! The hand wash from Signature Market smells so good, and mom enjoys the snacks too!

Thank you so much for everything~

-vivian-