Jessica Smoky Feathers & Ciate Jewels
Bought Jessica’s Smoky Feathers off a local polish lover, Annette (THANK YOU!) and at a great price too. I’m not too sure myself where to get it them locally, but according to thebeautybooth.com (where both polishes are available) they’re pretty exp at 8.95 pounds (S$18 SGD) and Ciate goes for 9 pounds (S$18 SGD). You can find them at beautybay.com as well for 8.50 pounds (S$17 SGD), which also has free international shipping. It... Read More
Butter London Swatches
Finally got my hands on them Butter London polishes! Interestingly, these polishes aren’t from London – They’re from the USA, and are Formaldehyde, Toluene, DBP & Paraben free. They have a page with details of who/what they named their polishes after (inspired by things/people from The Great Britain), get acquainted with them at the butter LONDON dictionary here! I got 3 of their best sellers and 2 others! Henley Regatta,... Read More
Lancôme Rouge In Love Swatches + Giveaway!
Met up with some lovely ladies and Yanny from Lancôme for dinner – had a field day swatching the incredible amount of Rouge In Love lipsticks, all 27 of them in fact, launched at one go! Lancôme’s Rouge In Love will be arriving on our shores come 1st June 2012, and will be retailing at S$40. “Lancôme presents an instant must-have: a lipstick able to follow women through an entire day and night, wherever life might take them.... Read More
Urban Decay 15th Anniversary Palette + EOTD
I’m a little bit late in swatching and posting this, but I got this from Sephora during my honeymoon in Paris at 30% off – after I came out of the store I did a little happy dance on this great bargain. Seriously, have you seen how much those palettes were going for on eBay?! They recently came back in stock on Sephora, and is going for $55 USD on their website. I like this palette so much I’m REALLY tempted to grab a second one... Read More
Nubar Petunia Sparkle & Violet Sparkle
Nubar’s range of sparkle polishes really has me going…. Before I found Ozotics, their range of sparkle polishes are the only ones that actually “move” me deeply. *weeps* Not sure why I took so many years later to add these two to my lonesome Night Sparkle (review here, 2 years ago!) – I guess it’s because they were somewhat hard to procure back then for Singaporeans. Now, you can get them over at Mei Mei’s... Read More
Layla Hologram Effects
I rushed to get them after seeing swatches from The Polishaholic! Yes, this was yet another “shut up and take my money!” moment. I won’t deny it – polishes are my weakness. I got them from Harlow & Co (based in Canada), which also stocks Nubars, Glitter Gal, Nerd Lacquers, Picture Polish – International Shipping is free for orders above $50 and each bottle is $16 USD, which is around 21 $SGD. (Also stocks on other... Read More
Max Factor Fantasy Fire + Nfu Oh 51
This is the supposed dupe of Clarins 230, and every one wanted to get their hands on it! Unfortunately for us, we don’t have it over here in Singapore and I had to get it shipped from the UK! Thanks to a friend for helping me get it! It’s just a 5ml bottle though, and people on eBay are making all the money off selling this at really inflated prices! (think 30sgd for a 5ml bottle!) I initially did this as a full manicure, but I realized... Read More
OPI New York City Ballet Soft Shades 2012
I got these 3 shades from Tammy of timtam00.blogspot.com (Have you checked out her GSS selection yet? Quote “EVONNZ” for 20% off!) and I love her service, plus quick delivery and she has really great customer service. I’ve always been on the lookout for great french manicure shades, and this selection was just great! Honestly it was always a hit and miss – Prior to this collection, I’ve purchased about 7 bottles... Read More
I’m back with an EOTD, FOTD & NOTD & LOTD!
It’s like an explosion. I’m finally feeling so much better, and I’m back! And to “celebrate” this I decided to put on more make up and spammed my own Instagram a few days ago. *coughs* I celebrated over lunch by drinking iced water. And then again during dinner. Oh man iced water never felt so good down my throat. I’ve missed you so, especially during the hot afternoons!!! So exactly what make up did I plaster... Read More
Benefit Hello Flawless! Oxygen Wow Liquid Foundation Review
Popped by the new and sweetly decorated Benefit office one day to check out their latest addition to their foundation range – the Hello Flawless Oxygen Wow Liquid Foundation! We were greeted by the larger than life sized standee at the entrance of the office! Super cute. As usual of Benefit, the snazzy and eye catching graphics are superbly well done! I really love Benefit’s adorable branding and style. "Goodbye, Imperfect world.... Read More
Make Up Store Summer 2012: Coral
Make Up Store always organizes such detailed and amazing events.. and this time round it was no different from their past events! The attention paid to the little details and the selected location, One-TwentySix over at Playground@BigSplash East Coast, was perfect for Summer 2012′s theme, Coral. It was a pretty hot day, but the cooling sea breeze was pretty cooling and enjoyable. For those new to the brand, Make Up Store hails from humble... Read More
ZA Liquid Eyeliner
Mag passed me this the other day to try, and I was blown away by it! IIRC, the ZA Liquid Eyeliner was released around September last year in 2011, has an ultra fine brush tip which allows precise lining on the eyes – as well as filling in the gaps between the lashes and wears really well! I love liquid eyeliners for their ease in application and speed – it saves me a lot of time as compared to gel eyeliner and it’s portability... Read More
Heroine Make Eyelash Curler, Long & Curl Mascara and Mascara Remover Review
The newly re-formulated waterproof Heroine Make Long & Curl Mascara claims to lengthen your lashes up to 120% with it’s Polymer fibre coating and is light weight, with a curved brush which provides an extra lift and promises long lasting curls – and you know what? IT’S ALL TRUE! I am super in love with this mascara, and you have to believe me when I say it works. And the best part is that with the Heroine Make Mascara Remover,... Read More
Maybelline Volume Express Magnum Ultra Comb Review
Maybelline has always been pretty well known for their affordable and great eye make up products, especially their mascaras, and not too long ago, they released a new mascara – the Volum’ Express Magnum Ultra Comb! (Gah what a mouthful – seems like this is happening pretty often with the make up brands nowadays…) lotsa japanese words, developed in japan but made in china At first look, the brush seemed really interesting.... Read More
The Start of my SKII Experience
When I was in my early twenties and I was still watching TV, I recall being swayed by some ads on TV and making random purchases. I fondly remember that one of the items I bought for my Mum on Mother’s day / Her birthday was a promotional set of SK-II’s products, which contains the Facial Treatment Clear Lotion and their signature Facial Treatment Essence. And from time to time I would sneak into her room to use the products myself (hahaha)... Read More
Some Nubars swatches – Moon Dust, Iris Dust, Gem and Honeysuckle
Got some Nubar nail polishes from beautybay.com (free shipping! Plus Nubars are pretty reasonably priced over there!), and opening them just made my day. Gorgeous gorgeous colors! Moon Dust Greenish Gold – Magenta Duochrome. Very pretty, I love the magenta here, it is just so rich and vampy looking! Iris Dust Iris dust is a transformer. Shifts from Pink TO Gold – Yes all 4 images are of the same polish! Beautiful. Gem Taupe... Read More
K Palette Pencil Eyeliner
K-Palette’s famous for their 1-Day Tattoo Eyeliners, and this time round – A twist-up pencil version! Smudge test & Waterproof test with my other pencil liners – Dolly Wink Pencil Eyeliner and MSH EyesCream Gel Pencil Eyeliner. I didn’t purposely rub it off with water (Who really does that when the eyeliner is on your eyes?! And one should be smart enough to run for shelter if it starts raining... Read More
Some Zoyas Swatches – Yara, Kristen, Avery, Maisie, Twila
Zoya Kristen Kristen is from the Zoya Feel Winter Collection 2011. I love this dusty grey-blue shade… So soft, and feels so… dove. View swatches of the entire Zoya Feel Collection over at Scrangie’s site. Zoya Avery Avery is also from Zoya’s Feel Winter 2011 Collection, and like what Scrangie says… it really looks like a bottle of foundation. Personally I don’t like this – and frankly speaking... Read More
Round Tip French Manicure
Was gifted with Best Nail Treatments’ Bunny Girl by Meimei’s Signatures, thank you dear! Best Nail Treatments’ Bunny Girl is a pretty pink in the bottle, and I know the brand name makes it sound like it’s a base coat or a topcoat, but it’s really a polish meant for french manicures and this color is just the perfect shade of jelly nude-pink! Here’s a swatch of it, 3 coats alone. A bit of a visible nail... Read More
Mini Eyelash Guide – SCawaii March 2012
Saw this mini eyelash guide in SCawaii March 2012, and thought of the many girls who love falsies who’d probably love the “scans”! Click to enlarge. Part 1 Part 2 Also noticed that a new (drugstore-ish) brand has been launched in JP, and it’s called Brigitte, by Sho-Bi. Super adorable packaging, and the eyelashes, blushes all look pretty promising. *I WANT!* View more on what the brand offers over at http://brigitte-cosmetics.jp. Read More