[] Products I Would Repurchase~~~[]

 Hey all ~~~
I wanted to share with every one products that I have or would repurchase. So its from skincare/haircare to makeup items. Some of the products I have repurchased and has been in the stash for years. I won't go into too much detail but would tell you briefly what I think about them.

 Left to Right:
- Estee Lauder Advanced Night Repair serum 
I love this stuff. So crazily expensive, but worth every penny, it helps fade my acne scars. My skin tone has changed after 2 months of using this. skin stays hydrated less oily. and repairs damage when you sleep just wonderful. Have a back up of 50 mL ready to be used up.

- Bioderma sensibio micellar solution
removes all my foundations even the most long lasting ones (estee lauder double wear, revlon colorstay) and waterproof eyemakeup. gentle on the skin no weird smell. it can be washed away with water. just brilliant.

- Clinique 7 day scrub
I use this scrub once or twice a week. just does the job without irritating my sensitive skin.

- Klorane dry shampoo with oat milk
This is what I use every other day because I wash my hair once every 2 days. It gives volume back to the hair, and doesn't make it oily. looks like you just washed your hair. convenient and easy to use. no funky weird artificial smell. bought this countless amount of times.

- Queen Helene, Mint Julep masque
This is a purifying/clarifying mask, the type that contains clay or kaolin to draw out the dirt and oil in the pores. it says helps to dry up acne/pimples, rise away blackheads and shrink pores.
I find it do make my pores cleaner and it does draw out the impurities stuck in my pores. I use this once or twice a week. This is my 2nd or 3rd tube already.

- Caudalie Divine Oil 
This stuff is amazing!!!can be used as oil in the summer for an overall glowing skin when you are taking sun bath. can be used as facial oil for massages and things. can be used as hair oil. SMELLS SOOO GOOD. I use this as hair oil, it doesn't make my hair look oily or stuck together, it makes it look healthy and shiny. and smells so good. made from natural ingredients. would do review of this individually.

- Mac Brow Set gel in beiguile

Bought this may be 3 times, its just the most easiest thing to use. It grooms and fills in my brows at the same time. no hassle, no clean up. provide a bit of tint. just pure love.

- Estee lauder Double Wear foundation 

I use this all the time when I need extra coverage. when going out at night or even to some weddings and places where I need my foundation to just STAY PUT all day. and this does, with no fuss. no streakiness, melting mess, no patchiness or even oxidizing to some crazy orange/dark face. Just simple great. But have to remove this stuff really good at night because it sticks to your face until you get it off. I think this is my third bottle?

- Dr Jart Silver Label BB cream

this is my 2nd repurchase. I reviewed this long time ago. years back. great coverage! lasts a long time. beneficial for the skin, contains sunscreen. just great all in one product. I put this one when I am in a hurry or just a simple brunch / quick run out to the shops. would recommend this BB cream. I also love the Missha Perfect Cover BB cream. these two are equivalent in my book.

- Laura Mercier Mineral Foundation (Loose)

I love this stuff, I use it as my setting powder for my foundation, it gives the nicest glow and a bit of extra coverage. So your face don't look flat. Its just more of a natural product, not overly matte or shimmery like Bare Minerals. I'm up to my 3rd Jar of this stuff. and the Jar is HUGE!!!

 - Mac Lipsticks
Okay, This is the part where I have never finished a Mac lipstick because I have all these other lipsticks I need to finish up. But the creme sheen formular is AMAZING, I got Modesty, Fanfare and I wanna try other shades. I also love the shade Cravings. nicest berry/pink colour for atumn/winter.

- Revlon Lip Butters
Do I even need to say any thing about this? Its ALL over the beauty community. The shades I like are Berry Smoothie and Raspberry Pie. LOVE.....~~~~~~~~~~

- Bobbi Brown Color Rich Lipsticks
crazy pigmentation and just wears really well. the two I have is Crimson (super dark vampy lips) and Soft Coral ( all time favourite for summer/spring)

- Rimmel Apocolips
My new favourite, liquid lipstick with a bit of glossy finish, none sticky lasts really well. colours are amazing. review post coming up. but the shade Luna is my favourite haven't tried the BOLD red colours, but will give it a go .

- Kiss me Heorine Volume & Curl
HG macara. bought it so many times lost count already, replace this every couple months so bacteria don't accumulate. it stays all day. no smudges!! just great. gives my lashes lots of volume and holds curl perfectly too.

- Rimmel Scanleyes 
This pencil/gel eyeliner is so crazily good. so pigmented. can be smudged when you just apply it, when its set. it doesn't even budge. just great!! new discovery. pick it up in UK for 3.99 pounds

- Mac powerpoint liner 
Got the shade in DUCK, just LOVE, long lasting. no fuss. highly recommended, a bit more expensive though.

- Mac fluidline 
Love this stuff, I think mine has dried up already. so I need to get a new one may be. I got this in blacktrack and macroviolet. its great for waterline doesn't move non-irritating. just have to close the lid tightly after use so it doesn't get dried up.


Would love to know what products you would repurchase.~~~~~~

Happy Monday.

[] FOTD - Illamasqua Complement Palette~~[]

 Hey all ~~
hope you had a fantastic weekend. It was beautiful out side yesterday (Saturday) lovely weather. but today is cloudy and windy, a bit chilly so decided to stay home and update my blog post ^^. So here I am ~~


 I know it is Spring now in Australia, but I am really not looking forward to  Summer. I prefer Autumn. So this eyeshadow palette is perfect for autumn, it gives that brown plummy look totally wearable for every day.

 So here's a list of things used for this look:
Face:
- Clinique even better foundation (been using this every day)
- Nars Laguna bronzer
- Nars Oasis blush (love this blush for autumn winter)
- Rimmel Stay matte powder (transparent)

Eyes/Brow:
- Illamasqua Generation Q eyeshadow palette
- Kiss me Heroine eyeliner (liquid)
- Active girl mascara
- MAC brow set in beiguile

Lips:
- Mac Craving lipstick ( LOVE this lipstick !!!)

 Here's another look at the palette, I love the plummy brown eyeshadow. the dark purple one is really nice too.

 Here's the swatch:(left to right)
- Queen of the Night
- Slink
- Focus (liquid metal)
-Forgiveness

 Here's what it looks like: So I used Slink in the inner corners, and brow highlight. Used Focus all over the eyelid for a wash of colour and a base. then I used Forgiveness all over the lid and also all over the lower lashline. Then Queen of nights on the 1/3 outer corner of the eyelid to darker it up. apply the eyeliner and mascara and you are done.

 So here's what it looks like finished. I extended my eyeliner out a bit.

 Need my glasses to see any thing. hahah ~~


Hope you like this look. take cares all have a great weekend. ~~~

[] Augst Favourites~~ []

 Hey all
It is September there fore its time for August Favourites.
This month there's not much of skincare because I had an allergic reaction to something not entirely sure what. So I stopped using every thing just 1 skincare item. and then slowly let it heal.

 Items:
- Benefit creaseless eyeshadow in busy signal
- Wet and Wild walking on egg shell trio
- Benefit high beam highliter
- Clinique even better foundation in 03
- Nars Orgasm blush
- Sigma F80 kabuki flat top brush

- A'kin Pure emergency gel, it is made from Aloe Vera and Penthanol Pro vit B5, and other natural ingredients to help skin heal

- Gucci Eau de Parfum II
- Cadbury chocolate..... yummy

Just a short post today. hope every one had a great weekend.

[] Stila Lovely in London Travel Pallete Review & FOTD[]~~

 Hey all ~~
I bought the Stila Lovely in London Travel Palette, because the colour really attracted me also the cute packaging. last year I got the Stila travel palette in Haute in the Hamptons. Click HERE to see the review for that.

 So the palette is a bit different to other palettes last year is that it flips open vertically. instead of from right to left like a book. but I don't really mind that.

This is what the front looks like.

This is what the colours look like. you got 5 eyeshadow colours and 1 cream covertible colour for lip and cheek. eyeshadow colour:
top = Notting Hill
left = Tower Bridge
right = Duchess
bottom = high street
middle = castle

So for the swatch, top light pink colour is the primrose cream convertible colour.
Then the darkest brown is high street.
then last row from left to right is castle, notting hill, tower bridge and duchess, all colours are matte, except for duchess which is a pearly colour.

For today's FOTD, I used these products:
- Sofina Primavista Perfect Fit foundation in 03
- Nars Laguna bronzer
- Bare Minerals Rose Radiance (as blush) over Primrose
- Urban decay primer potion
- Prestige waterproof eyeliner in black
- Active Girl full long mascara
- Mac Modesty lipstick
- Mac brow gel in begiule
- Stila Lovely in London Palette

So here's what the eye makeup look like.
- used castle all over the lid up to the brow bone
- then notting hill up to the crease
- duchess in the first 1/3 of the top eyelid
- used tower bridge all the way in the lower lashes.
- then used high street as an eyeliner colour for top lid and 1/3 in the outer lower lash
- applied black eyeliner pencil
- top off with mascara and done.

The photos are taken in natural in door lighting. excuse the not groomed eyebrows.

It is actually a really autumn colour, because it's so brown and coppery. I really like it. could be used in summer if you add a bit more gold. I think it suits warm skin tone really well. The primrose convertible colour is  a bit too light for my skin tone. I didn't like it on my lips. on my cheeks barely showed up.

here's my normal look with glasses.

I highly recommend you go out there and buy this travel palette, for $16, and it's worth it I think.

Have a great week every one.
P.S. recovering from a cold.

[] Gun metal Grey Obsession[] ~~

Hey all ~~~
I am obsessed with this Gun-Metal Colour. a bluey/metallic grey. I think it's such a cool colour where it changes with different lighting. I recently picked up the Benefit crease less cream shadow in Busy Signal and Strut. Busy Signal is a coppery brown colour, where as Strut is the gun metal blue. It can be used as a shadow or eyeliner.

The quality is amazing. I find it better than Mac's Paint pots, and also it lasts on my eyelid without creasing as much as MAC PP. but the product will dry out if you didn't tighten the lid. so I wanted to try this out with a FOTD just to see how it turned out.

 List of Items I used for this look:
- Princess Eye Lashes, hand made from taiwan in number 7
- Duo eye lash glue
- Sofina, Primavista powder foundation in Ochre- 03
- Nars Laguna Bronzer
- Bare Minerals Rose Radiance all over face colour
- Urban decay naked palette
- Benefit crease less cream eyeshadow in Strut
- Mac brow set in Beigule
- Mac Craving lipstick
- Prestige waterproof eyeliner in black
- Urban decay primer potion
- Maybelline Colloso Mascara( forgot to put in the picture)

 Above: taken under natural indoor lighting

Here's some swatches:
- top is Bare Minerals Rose Radiance as blush
- Urban decay Sin all over the lid
- Urban Decay Gun Metal in the crease
- Benefit Strut as base.
- Mac Craving lipstick

 Above: photo taken with flash

 Here's what the whole face looks like. I think it's quite dramatic. Probably an evening look too much for me during the day.

 A closer look at the ye make up. The eye lashes looks quite natural. not as dramatic as I though.

The colour is more dramatic in real life.
Probably get more use out of Busy Signal even though strut is such a pretty colour I feel like it is too cool toned for my warm yellow toned skin. What do you all think?

Have a great weekend every one ^^

[]Berry-Licious Products []

 Hey all
It is Winter right now in Sydney, and I was just recent in Europe experiencing the scorching summer heat of Italy. embracing my tan, but I some how miss the Berry Mauve tone make up that you can wear in Winter.
So back home now pulled out my favourite products for winter and have been obsessed ever since.

 Here they are
- Mac Craving Lipstick
- Maybelline color sensation lipstick in yummy plummy 405
- Nars blush in Oasis

 Here's couple swatches of the three products
left is Mac Craving
Middle is Maybelline yummy plummy
right is NARS Oasis

 Above: Natural Bathroom Lighting

Above: Flash photography


If you are like me like berry tones, then I highly recommend trying these products out.

[] Best of 2011~~makeup.[]

 Hey all~~
HAPPY NEW YEARS... BEST of 2012.. ~~~~

I wanted to share the best of the makeup items for 2011.. ~~
There will be a skincare version coming up, but this is make up items only.

 Liquid Foundation:

 - Estee Lauder Double Wear
- Estee Lauder Double Wear Light
- Bourjois Healthy Mix (Review)

 Powder Foundation:

 - Maquilliage Lightning White Powdery UV Foundation (Review)
- Cezanne Ultra Cover II Foundation (Review)
- Laura Mercier Mineral Foundation SPF15 in real sand

Bronzer/Blushes:

 - Nars Laguna (Review)
- NYC Sunny (Review)
- NARS Luster (review)
- Mac Springsheen

Mascara/Eyelash Curler:

 - Maybelline Magnum volume express
- Kiss Me Heorine Curl & Volume
- Active Girl Full long Mscara
- Maquillage Eyeslash Curler

 Lips:

 - Mentholatum lip gel
- Burt's Bees tinted lip blam in hibiscus
- Rimmel in Airy Fairy
- Estee Lauder in Crystal Pink
- Bobbi Brown rich lip color in Crimson
- Bobbi Brown rich lip color in Soft Coral
- Revlon Color Burst in Mauve

 Here's the swatches:  in order of
- Burt's Bees tinted lip blam in hibiscus
- Rimmel in Airy Fairy
- Estee Lauder in Crystal Pink
- Bobbi Brown rich lip color in Crimson
- Bobbi Brown rich lip color in Soft Coral
- Revlon Color Burst in Mauve

Eye shadow/Primer:

- Urban Decay Naked Palette (swatches)
- Lunasol three dimension eyes in 03 (look)
- Visee Glam Nude Eyes in N2 (look)
- Wet & Wild walking on eggshell
- Urban Decay Primer Potion
- Too Faced Shadow Insurance

[] Golden Bronze Skin for Summer ~~[]

 Hey all ~~~
I want to do a post on some of the bronzers that the beauty community. Alot of girls have recommended these bronzers on blogs and youtubes. So I'm going to do a comparison between them and some of my thoughts on each of them.

  Here are the bronzers:

- Rimmel Natural Bronzer in 022
- NYC matte bronzer in sunny
- NARS Laguna
- ELF Golden Bronzer

 Lets see some swatches first:

 Left to Right:
- Top left colour of ELF golden bronzer (shimmer)
- Bottom right colour of ELF golden Bronzer (shimmer)
- Nars Laguna (satin)
- NYC Sunny (matte)
- Rimmel 022 Sun bronze

Another Swatch in the same order.
My skin tone is between NC20-25. Neutral Asian skintone. I think MAC's NC foundations are way too yellow.

Rimmel Natural Bronzer in 022 sun bronze

it is a shear bronzer with a more reddy undertone with slight shimmer but once applied there aren't really any shimmer. Because it is shear it is great for makeup beginners, even without a light hand you can't really go wrong. It can be used as a contour colour.  I might not use it as an all over colour as it is a bit red, might look a bit muddy.

NYC Bronzer in Sunny

it is a matte bronzer no shimmers what so ever. The main ingredient is TALC, might block pores for some people but seems to be ok for me. Lasted on my for the whole day. It can be used all over the face and as contour, it isn't really pigmented but not as shear as the Rimmel's one. the colour can be built so girls with medium skintone can still use this just need a heavy hand or build the colour a bit more to be visible. 

Nars Laguna

The famous Nars bronzer, a staple for many. I bought this after a lot of reviews recommended by alot of gurus and beauty bloggers. It has a satin finish. when applied all over the face and neck it gives a really nice glow like you just had a natural sun tanning session out at the beach. I use this nearly every day for contouring and all over the face as summer is approaching. it is a true brown, no red or orange tones. Recommended for girls with light/light-medium or may be even medium skin tones. For girl with darker skin tones might have to go for Casino. 

ELF Golden Bronzer 

This is a really really shimmery bronzer. if you light shimmer that bronzy gold shimmer look. then this is for you. It is very nice on the cheek and the bottom left colour is a great high lighter. but besides that the other colours are just way too much shimmer. if it is used instead of a blush. it does look pretty. 

So all in all . 

Here's a list of bronzers from my favourite to the least. 

1) Nars Laguna

2) NYC Bronzer in Sunny 

3) Rimmel Natural Bronzer 

4) ELF Golden Bronzer

That's all for today.. enjoy rest of the week. 

see you in the next post. ~~~

[] November Favourites~~ []

Hey every one.
can't believe how quickly the year has gone by.~~~ it is already December !!!
Been busy busy busy this year and felt like it's gone by so fast. alot of montly favourites video has uploaded onto youtube.

So I Figured that I will do mine too.

Australia is getting hotter and hotter every day as summer approaches. so here are my favourites of the month.

Makeup items:

- Urban Decay Naked Pallet
Most used colours ( Virgin, Sin, Toasted, Hustle)
been using this item every day pretty much, because it's so easy you don't have to think about it when you are in a rush in the morning.

- Urban Decay Primer Potion
wow.. so creamy.. more creamy than the TOO FACED shadow primer... just love it.


- NARS Laguna Bronzer/ Rimmel Shimmer Bronze in 022
Addicted to bronzers for some reason, just want that bronzed healthy glow look !!!.
but some times i'm scared to over do the bronzer..as my body /neck isn't tanned yet.

- PERFECT FOUNDATION MIX
I've been mixing these two foundation. half half each.
Estee Lauder Double Wear Light intensity 01
Bourjois Healthy Mix in 53
This month I've been mixing these two foundations, 1 to 1 mixture. gives me the perfect foundation I think. Long lasting from ELDWL... and the Dewiness from Healthy Mix... just WOW.
you guys definitely should try this mixture.

- NARS Luster
combined with the bronzer just gives the most gorgeous glow on the cheek, look so healthy.. LOVE.. great for summer !!! and also great paired with a golden/brown eye look.


Skincare Items:

- Naruko Raw Job's Whitenings Tears Whitening Gelly
been using this every night.. just lovely..

- Naruko Raw Job's Whitenings Tears Whitening Serum
nice serum not sticky. absorbs quickly.. makes my skin supple when i wake up next morning. as for whitening effect.. don't see any yet.. though it does lighten my acne scars and pigmentations.

- Naruko Facial Whitening Illuminating Cotton Pad
gets rid of dead skin cells yet gentle enough to be used day and night.. just a really good buy. highly highly recommended!!


That's all for this months..

I signed up for Glossybox Australia. see what will they send to me in December.

Happy weekend every one.

[] July HauL[]~~~

Hey all ~~~

just going to do a quick haul post on the things i bought this months. After all these I will be on makeup ban, no more buying until September. Trying to save money... and not spend on things that I already have.

I am always tempted to buy things when looking at other people's posts, reviews and haul videos. But I realise that I have the things I need, I don't really need more.. plus going to take me a long long time to finish the makeup i have... That being said. lets get on with the haul ^^

Here's a list of things I got:
- Visee gel eyeliner in black
- Maybelline Magnum Mascara in black
- Chanel Vitalumiere Aqua foundation in Bo20
- Mac blush in Fleur Power
- Nars blush in Angelika
- Nars single eyeshadow in Cairo
- Visee blooming ees in Pu-2
- Visee Glam nude eyes in N-3
- Visee Glow glam eyes in Pk-1

Here's a closer look at Nars Angelika and Cairo..
Angelika is a cool tones bubblegum pink and At first I thought it won't suit my NC-15/20 skin because I am yellow toned, but it actually looks different once applied. quite nice, a change from my Nars DT blush which is nearly finished.

I saw lots and lots of reviews for the Chanel Vitalumiere Aqua foundation, so finally decided to try it. I got the colour in B20. a more yellow based colour. It says light to medium coverage, I think it's more of a Medium coverage, which isn't a bad thing for me. will do review once I've used enough of it.

Mac fleur power blush has been on my wishing list for a while. never actually gone out and get it. It's super pigmented. use a mac 187 to apply. and it's a really refreshing pink...... suits Asian skintone very well.

Heres the three Visee palletes.

Here's a closer look. I have the Glam Nude pallete in N-2. I love that pallete to death and probably hitting pan very soon. So I decided to get this one in N-3. I don't know I was on a purple hit and wanted to get a refreshing purple colour. I didn't like Visee Glam shade eyes that much, because the glitter was chunky and too shimmery for day time use. probably thinking of giving that one away.

The Visee Glow Glam eyes are new, just came out recently. I got it in pk-1 because I saw some one did a look with that pallete and really like it. so i thought i give it a try. CHeck out her blog for the looks using PK-1 and BR-2

http://www.wretch.cc/blog/hsiaobao/11555100

Here's a swatch.
Left is Nars Angelika swatched heavily on top and blended at the bottom
Middle is MAC fleur power swatched heavily on top and blended at the bottom
Right is Nars Cairo.at first I thought it's a cream shadow because it was sooo soft and velvety.

That's all for today. Take cares. ~~~

[] May & June Favourites~~[]

Hey all,
Decided to do a May & June combined favourites post. Not just about make up items, but also skincare.

So the products include:
- Sana Nameraka Soy Essence
- Sana Nameraka Soy Q10 Milk Lotion
- Shiseido Maquillage Powder Foundation
- Nars Penny Lane cream blush
- Canmake powder blush PW05
- Bobbi Brown rich color lipstick in crimson
- Clinique lipgloss in Grapefruit (sample)

And also the
- Estee Lauder Pure White Linen ( I get complimented when I wear this )
- MOR hand cream

I was using The body Shop's Aloe sensitive skin range for a while because I had some allergies to other products, but now my skin is better I switched to using Sana Nameraka's skincare range, I have been using the face wash for ages gets rid of make up and dirt for the day. The essence is great for winter time, the moisturiser alone is not hydrating enough. But probably will be great for summer.

I have been using the Shiseido Maquillage powder foundation since I got it, great for a quick touch up or if you are in a hurry in the morning. I normally use it as a setting powder, but if i'm in a hurry i just use that, less than 1 minute your foundation is done. put on some blush and your ready to go.

Talk about blush I have been using the Nars Penny Lane, some times my skin gets dry and powder blush makes it even worse, looks so powdery and dry. Penny lane is great, natural colour gives a hint of flush and I use the Canmake powder blush in PW05 in the afternoon for touch ups if I'm going out to dinner. So I use penny lane first then go over with the canmake blush.

Favourite winter lip combo. a dark wine shade with a gloss over it if you like, but I sometimes prefer the matte version. Sexy red lip without being too over the top, Bobbi Brown Crimson!!! LOVE!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Here's swatches of products mentioned.
Top: Bobbi Brown rich lipcolor Crimson, Clinique lipgloss in grapefruit
Bottom: Nars Penny Lane, Canmake PW05 blush


Also have been using Estee Lauder's Pure white linen fragrance!!! Smells nice not too over powering, lasts all day. gets compliments when wearing that. plus my bf loves it^^

The MOR handcream, was a gift from a student of mine, she was so sweet!!. I work in a lab and washes my hand constantly, gets all crippled up like an old woman. This hand cream is really nice. No kidding, absorbs fast/nicely, and moisturizes well!!!. and smells great, product is free from parabens, mineral oil and synthetic dyes. and is NOT tested on animals. GREAT!!!.. hurry up get out there and try it.

Finally just a quick update about my hair... I was in a hurry and tried to blow dry it nicely.. FAIL>>> the ends are so frizzy, but it has volume now. LOL.. atleast that's comforting.

hehe weekend soon yeeeepeeeeeyyy^^