[Review] KATE - Secret Skin Maker Zero THE BASE ZERO SPF18 PA++ (Liquid + Powder) 02 Average Toned Skin (Formerly OC-C)

Hello everyone! :)

Which one you prefer, natural makeup or full cover makeup? Umm, anything in between? o.O

If that's you, I would like to recommend a foundation which I recently fell in love.

KATE's Secret Skin Maker Zero The Base Zero SPF18 PA++ (Liquid + Powder) 02 Average Toned Skin (Formerly OC-C)

Perhaps you may heard of this brand before. Two years ago, I did a review on KATE's eyeshadow palette before. If interested, click here to read. :D

Herein a limited edition set from KATE's newly launched foundation line - THE BASE ZERO. Their aim is to create a foundation that has tight-fitting coverage, creates beautiful and even skin with no cakey feeling.

The set consists of one (1) liquid foundation of 30ml and one (1) face loose powder of 2g.

KATE's Secret Skin Maker Zero The Base Zero SPF18 PA++ (Liquid 30ml + Powder 2g)

KATE always gives this mysterious and classy impression by using full black packaging. Quite their signature.

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KATE's Secret Skin Maker Zero THE BASE ZERO (Liquid) 30ml

As you can see (from photo above), it is a pump-type liquid foundation which gives more control on the amount. And much hygiene too. One big bonus to those who dislike artificial fragrance. This product is fragrance free (sniff sniff again, YASSS confirmed).

Check out the shade 02 Average Toned Skin (Formerly OC-C) here.

As you can see (below), the foundation will slip down as I slanted my hand a bit, but not to the extend it is too watery. For me, it is just the nice consistency, right in the middle.

Don't judge the shade you see right after extracted from the bottle. The color will become lighter once applied onto the skin.

Here I am going to do a comparison by just applying the liquid foundation on one side of my face.

Before                                                           After

The result is obvious, isn't it? :D My dark circle and freckles are not so visible now from photos (although you can still see it in close distance).

I'm in love with its natural touch and matte finishing. Likey-likey.

KATE's Secret Skin Maker Zero THE BASE ZERO (Face Powder) 2g

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As it wasn't much product information available when I purchased this limited edition foundation set, I thought it was a pressed powder. So I was surprised to find that it is in fact a loose type of powder. Don't mention I was even surprised to see such a mini packaging. Nothing like what I expected at all. (heh)

It comes with a powder puff (as below).

Remove the protective sticker (as below).

The powder is nice and loose (as below).

As for application, I prefer to use a powder brush instead the powder puff. That's just how I usually do with any powder product. Using a powder brush will lower the chance of stamping the product onto the face (you know what I mean? heh).

Here I am going to brush it all over my face.

Applying                                                           After

It does smooth out the surface, but frankly speaking, I don't see any big difference after applying it on top of the liquid foundation (earlier). In fact, I think I could go without this powder foundation as it might look like I had a heavy/thick base makeup.

How to choose your shade?

For higher accuracy, what I did was to try on their testers at Watson. Take a small amount and apply as instructed in the video.

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If you ask me, I do prefer the liquid foundation than the face powder. The liquid foundation has better adherence and coverage. Plus, it is formulated to turn into matte-finish when the foundation sets.

In this case, personally I don't think it is necessary to go in with the face powder after applying the liquid foundation. It will only make the base makeup looks thick and easier to get cakey throughout the day.

However, let alone the powder foundation, I think it could serves as finishing powder when you wish to tone down dewy/shimmering face makeup.

This product is available on Hermo and Watson.

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Rating: Liquid foundation - 4.5/5; Powder foundation - 2.5/5

Recommend: Highly recommend the liquid foundation for everyday makeup.

Repurchase: Perhaps.

For your reference.


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[Tutorial] Basic Eye Make-Up #1

Today I'm gonna show you how to do a basic eye make-up :)
This is a routine which I almost do it everyday, for almost every occasion, simply because it is easy yet not failing to look professional.

Here we go :D

So I'm going to use these two products (as shown below) for this tutorial:

KATE Brown Shade Eyes BR-2 & Etude House Oh~ M' Eye Line 03 Oh~ My Brown

Tip #1 :: Always apply eye shadow from the lightest shade to the darkest shade :: Reason is the same as painting water color ::


So let's start from the lightest color we've got here.. the milky-silver.
As this is the lightest color, we shall use it for the base color.
Since I need to apply to a larger skin area, I'm going to use the larger end of the eye-brush.
Then, from one end to another, apply the shade evenly with the eye-brush (as shown below).

You might not see difference at this step as this color is too light; however, you can see the effect as a whole later on :)

Then we shall move on to our second shade... the bronze.
Now the area I'm covering is a smaller half-sphere than the previous, and I'm going to use the smaller end of the eye-brush.

Tip #2 :: Use different sides of the eye-brush to avoid smudges in the shade pallet ::

Same technique, brush it from one end to another evenly (as shown below).

As you can see, the upper-limit of my second half-sphere is lower than the first one, leaving an area which only has the milky-silver shade. That's the area which gives you eyes glitter-looks *^^*

And the bronze-shaded area will gives a layered-effect to the eye make-up, which also gives you a deeper eye-look.

Now let's move on to the third shade... dark brown.
With the same technique shown above, I will apply the dark brown shade in a smaller half-sphere area just right above my eyelashes.

Since I have single-eyelid, I will need to make sure that the dark brown shade can be seen even if my eyes are open. Thence, I need to apply a larger area YET not overlapping too much of the bronze shade.

If you are not sure, try apply this shade with open eyes by outlining the upper limit, and fill in the blank area :D

Well, if possible, try to make these three shades to have equal exposed area. You may need a couple of practices in order to get the perfect ratios for your eyes (since everyone is born different :D)

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OKAY, at this point of time, you should get the effect like this (shown below):

As you can see, only the dark brown is most visible actually. So, sometimes I would just apply the dark brown shade for casual outings :)
However, when I want a more glamorous look, then I will apply all three of them. Easy as that ;)
You can mix and match them anyway you want!

Whew, that took me quite some time to explain...
Now let me show you the easiest way to do a lower eye make-up :D

Simply just outline your eye below with the dark brown shade (as shown below).
Keep it as thin as a line as possible, because you don't want to look like a panda, right?

ONE more step to go.

Personally, I will prefer to add a touch of liquid eyeliner to give a more intense look.
Here I'm gonna show you the result of using a brown liquid eyeliner. You can use a black one thou.
Can you spot the THIN touch of liquid eyeliner? Especially at the corner end of my eye?
That's what I mean by OUTLINING :)
Well, you can draw a thicker eyeliner according to your mood!
Nahh, I'm good with this for now :D

Tip #3 :: Brown liquid eyeliner gives a softer touch and natural look than black liquid eyeliner ::


So here is the final result of our tutorial today :D

                                           Before                                                     After


Now I'm done with the talking and writing, and here's your turn!
How do you find this tutorial? Feel free to drop me comments :)

[Review] KATE Brown Shade Eyes BR-2

Product: KATE Brown Shade Eyes BR-2

Color of shades: Milky-silver, bronze, dark-brown and nude-brown.

Price: Around RM49 ~ RM59

Review: I really love the fact that the eye-shadow won't wear off easily. The colors of shades are close to our skin color, so the effect looks very natural. Hence, it can be a daily-wear. In fact, I believe brown shades are one of the MUST HAVE MAKE-UP ITEMS as it comes in very handy in daily make-ups, be it work-on or work-off occasions.

Japan product. Available at KATE specialized-counter, Guardian and local departmental stores.

**Picture-tutorial is available here.