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
China Glaze Tronica – High Def & Electra Magenta Swatches
I searched high and low for these, and I actually stood in front of them for 10 minutes searching for them because in the bottles, they didn’t look too impressive – I couldn’t spot the holo! I was wondering if I’d be disappointed – but after swatching them, I’m glad I got them! The Tronica collection is really pretty. High Def Was so, so so glad that I managed to get this shade! It’s a slightly muted royal... Read More
Les Merveilleuses de Ladurée: Face Color Rose Ladurée (Rose Petals Blush) Swatches
Quick facts About Les Merveilleuses de Ladurée for those who don’t already know (it’s so hyped!): Yes it’s make up by Ladurée – No it’s not edible (for the clueless males!) Launched on the 29th Jan, 2012 in Japan (and only in Japan for now – Locations) Will *probably* be launched in Europe come fall 2012, and USA / rest of Asia in 2013 Albion for Ladurée (who also did Anna Sui, Jill Stuart, Paul and Joe (the... Read More
BeautyAsia 2012 – Day 1 (Quick Coverage for Nail Polish Lovers)
Quick BeautyAsia Update This year’s BeautyAsia convention runs from 20th – 22nd Feb (till Wednesday), at Suntec Convention Hall (on the 4th Level, you can’t possibly miss it) and opens from 11am till 7pm. Prices China Glaze at $5 / 8 (depending on retailer, there’s 2, Ugateway ($5), and another more exp stall (United Nails Supply) which sells the latest Prisms collection, but $5.5 price is only applicable only if you buy above... Read More
Vanity Trove: January 2012
I’ve made a purchase for 2 months’ worth of Vanity Troves, so here’s a look into what I got for January… Your monthly trove is vaccum sealed with plastic, and items are stowed away in a nest of shredded paper - ensuring that your products are shipped & received in good condition. A greeting note explaining this month's treasures Neatly packed! January's treasures! First up, Yadah! Cosmetics Sampler set, from... Read More
Honeymoon Part 1: Singapore ✈ Tromsø
This post was drafted when I was still overseas, so… yeah the tone of the post is a little different halfway through I don’t really have the energy nor time to re-write the whole thing! Btw… For itinerary, I don’t have one! It’s 8:57 am in Norway, and we’re on a bus to our last adventure of the Tromsø part of our trip which is 1hr 20mins away. I’m glad I peed before I got on the bus! So far we’ve made... Read More
A-England The Legend Collection
Not sure if any one has heard of the legend of Saint George. I first heard of it when I was in Barcelona, where Saint George is the Patron saint of Catalunya / Catalonia, Barcelona. In short, he’s the saint who fought a dragon to save a princess, pierced him with a sword and where the blood was it spilled grew red roses. If you want to read more about it here’s a link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St_George%27s_Day I loved A-England‘s... Read More
Some Rimmel polishes
Got them in London from Boots! Hot Shot Bright, neon pink. So bright that my camera went nuts and it turned orange so I had to adjust it a little in Lightroom… and tadah! My fingers are blue. Seriously. Very blue like almost poisoned cos I was swatching some blue polishes and they ALL stained my fingers! *Roars* Pretty color, nice brush.. And IIRC, cheap. LOL. It was a 2 for xx amount promotion in Boots. Not sure if you can find this in Singapore…... Read More
Essence Polish Swatches
Found them in Barcelona. Whew! Thereafter I never managed to find them anywhere in France Guess I didn’t know where to look! Essence Twin Effects The twin effects had really cute names. Troy & Gabriella, Belle and Edward. And as the above suggest, they work best in pairs! But they could be purchased separately, and since I already bought some cremes from Kiko that were similar to the creme part of the pairs… I just bought the glitter... Read More
Moo x Facebook Free Name Cards!
Placed my order on 25th Jan, and it’s here today (6th Feb) from the UK! These cards are love. Moo.com, in collaboration with Facebook, lets you print up to 50 different cards (using 50 most recent cover photos from your Facebook account) and these are super useful for me as other than being a designer, I also blog and have multiple online shops! Full color, Front and back! While space is limited and I could only customize that much on my... Read More
Kiko Milano Polish Swatches
Some Kiko polishes I got in Rome, Italy. 245 (red) This cost me 3.90 Euros. The rest (below) are all 1.50 Euros (some promotion going on in store… I saw Kiko in Barcelona again but this time round they had no promos on the nail polishes, so I got make up instead! Prices in Italy and Barcelona were all the same.) 299 (teal blue, pearl-ascent) Reminds me of Zoya Kotori. But this is not as sheer. 301 (purple,... Read More
Accessorize Polishes (from London!)
From the moment I reached Europe I have been popping in and out and in and out of Accessorize shops to the extend where when le husband sees one he will automatically point it out to me. Hahaha. Anyway I was there only for the AWESOME polishes! (Which unfortunately, Singapore shops don’t carry.) Emerald City, Magic, Princess, Pink Spice, Aztec At £4 per bottle they’re pretty okay priced – but it’s a pretty small bottle at... Read More
Lancôme Hypnose Doll Eyes Mascara
I saw a new mascara which I didn’t recall seeing in Singapore on the shelves of the EU airports (transitted at Paris, Oslo, Rome…) and picked it up after I double confirmed (thanks Val & Kas!) that it wasn’t avail in Sg yet! Aiyah always like trying new things you know. Haha. It costs me 26 €, which works out to about $43.88 SGD at x 1.688 conversion at Rome’s airport. I got the non waterproof version in 01 Black. The... Read More
Buys in Italy & Barcelona!
Travel. Cannot escape from buying things one. *full of excuses* hehe. So some significant purchases in Italy and Barcelona… Ferragamo Heels Have never been a fan of Ferragamo, but which girl doesn’t love shoes, especially when the heels are so pretty!? Costs 318 € before VAT refund. This was at sales price marked down from $450 IIRC. Bottega Bracelet I saw it in pink… And the rest was history. Happy color! Costs 160 €... Read More
Nail Art Supplies from NailTat
Some stuff I got from Nailtat Tokyo! (They have outlets in Shinjuku and Shibuya) Finally decided to post this up because even Ying posted hers so damn fast! (My trip how many months ago already man!) Atelier Re-Cue stickers. I actually visited NailTat just for this, but have yet to use it so far! I love the airbrushed roses, they're really well made and gorgeous! Close up! Beauty World (the same brand as the 3-bottle in a pack gradient... Read More
More Deborah Lippmann Polish Swatches
Ordered some Deborah Lippmann polishes from Luxola.com last year during their Christmas sale! There was 35% off : D So I got them for about averagely 22 bucks each? It came with a free sample bag! Thank you Luxola. I got: (from left to right) - Good Girl Gone Bad (S $35) - I Know What Boys Like (S $33) - Pop Life (S $33) I quite like shopping with Luxola.com, awesome free / next day delivery and great customer service (they will sms you... Read More
VanityTrove, BellaBox, Glamabox
Okay so these beauty boxes are going around and new box brands are coming out everywhere (new craze, like how groupon spurred so many coupon sites to sprout) and I’ve been looking at them (I like receiving stuff in the mail! *coughs* addiction *cough*) and most recently I saw reviews on Bella Box, and read about GlamaBox on 8 Days. Heard about VanityTrove from a close friend. BellaBox, $15 per month Bella Box sounds really affordable, and images... Read More
Picture Polish Festival (Flakie) vs Nubar 2010 vs Cult Nails Clairvoyant
Everyone’s coming up with flakies recently but they’re still pretty rare as compared to say, Shatter polishes. Which is everywhere now and frankly, I’m not really a fan of shatter polishes. But flakies… *heart goes thump-thump* I fell in love with Nubar 2010 and it was … my precioussssss. In fact I got myself an extra bottle just for backups. LOL! Then Picture Polish came out with Festival (multi color flakies) and it... Read More
Make Up Store Winter: Pure Collection
Thanks to Make Up Store (Thanks Doreen, Gwen & Elaine!) for their invites, I got to preview their latest collection, for Fall/Winter 2011! Presenting… The Pure Collection. This collection sees the release of soft muted colors, in beige/browns and a really delicate shade of purple… with an exceptional orange in this otherwise toned down collection! The details they paid to the press event was super full of effort. They... Read More
Had an AWESOME XMAS this year!
Everyone’s super in the mood of giving – Plus my honeymoon is happening soon (4th Jan)… And I got into the whole holiday mood like super early in this month. After the interesting gift swap party at Changi V Hotel with really awesome friends, I met up with more pals from online! I spent my single days / attached & weepy days with these people… watched them get married and they watched me get married too. Super awesome... Read More