Merry Christmas!

So another year is coming to an end. I have no idea where its gone or what I even did this year. I had an awesome Christmas party with my close friends, it was amazing, I cooked for nearly 2 days straight.

New purchases:
Rimmel Lasting Finish lipstick in #124 Bordeaux
Revlon Double twist Mascara

Milani Minerals Blush in Mai Tai

I am completely obsessed with this blush, its like the perfect matte combo shade of pink, berry and peach. Its so smooth and big and I'm not scared to wear it because its a mineral blush which makes it amazing. I've worn it almost practically everyday since i've gotten it.

Failed blogger alert!

So its been five months since I've written to the online world anything beyond 2 sentences. I apologize profusely.

I've bought and got to use so many items since then, so major bonus, I can do proper reviews. However, I think I should list down some things that I purchased so I don't forget

1. Elianto Duo lip tint
2. Elianto -random lip gloss
3. Elianto- black nail polish
4. Etude House- milk screw : berry and pink
5. Hiroscar Gel
6. Loreal Hairspray
7. Rimmel Lasting finish lipstick in Alarm
8. Loreal - Hair wax


And some random clothes and books. Before I forget, I chopped off the majority of my hair. Yeah, I use to be a super hippie, with long Loooooong hair. Now its right above my shoulders, kinda shaggy bob. But I kinda like it, I'm sorta getting use to using hair products and my boyfriend really likes it, so that's enough for me right?

Been away

One of my friends gave birth to a gorgeous baby girl and I've been trying to help out, so I haven't been able to blog or go on a crazy writing spree. I really need to get a laptop!

recieved items!!!

Earthen Glow Minerals  (all samples)
Eyeshadow in DEEP ROYAL PURPLE, AMETHYST, RUBYS SLIPPERS, LAKE PONTCHARTRAIN, GILDED ANTIQUE OLIVE
Blush in TERRACOTTA / DP., AKA, SANTA BARBARA, ROUGE, PINK LEMONADE
Foundation in JOANN, SHEENA, REBECCA
Mineral Foundation - Cover Glow in DE ANNA COVER GLOW
RADIANT GLOWS in  STARLIGHT CLEAR GLOW, CHAMPAGNE & DIAMONDS
CoverMe foundation in ALLYA
Platinum Collection blush-bronze glow: MILAN, KAIKOURA, HANGZOU 
Platinum Collection Gem Eye: IMPERIAL TOPAZ,  AMOZONITE,   HEMATITE 

Milani blush - Mai Tai
Wet and wild cream eyeliner
NYX concealer (beige)
Ultra pearl mania - Nude
Ultra pearl mania - Penny  
Lip smackers - watermelon
Bonne Bell - Gel blush peach

Etude House: Milk screw review

I really like this.



Packaging:
Smooth plastic redish-orange body with a long white cap. Twist up format. Not the most glamorous looking but still a cute girly looking product, it has kind of a flimsy feel to it at times, but it works pretty well for me. The product itself is probably the same size as a normal chapstick, its a flat top design like chapstick.

Smell:
It smells sweet and maybe a little citrusy. Its not like cookies vanilla sweet, I wouldn't describe it as mangos though, maybe there's a hint of mango that I'm not really detecting. I do like the smell and it taste alright too, the smell does go away once on the lips, atleast for me I can't really smell it.

Color:
Its a sheer pretty color, but I think it differs with skin tone and how pigmented your lips are. The packaging color the actual product color is very similar. Since it was the darkest color of the lot that I chose, its a mix of orange and red, leaning towards red more. On my skin it looks orange but on my lips it looks red. I love the color, it looks like I've been eating strawberry popsicles all day. Its a juicy delicious red, not too dark and it goes great with my skin tone. I think its perfect for those who are too scared to wear red on their lips, I think this is the perfect amount of red without looking to garish, because its so sheer it still looks like your natural lip color.
My boyfriend perfectly described it as makeout lips, you know after an intense makeout session, blood rushes to your lips giving it a deeper color, yeah this would be it.

Texture:
It says its a lip balm, but I'm not so sure. Its not completely moisturizing, it doesn't seem like its healthy for my lips, it has a waxy consistency. It feels better than gloss in the sense it doesn't slip and slide everywhere, but not as good as chapstick and regular lip balm. It does have a sheen to it, but not crazy glossy, it does feel better than lipstick, there are no sparkles or glitter, which I like.

Staying power:
2 hours max and it gradually fades away. Sadly it is not a long lasting product, especially if you're the type that licks your lips.

Overall:
Its a nice simple product for only 12-13 ringgit, I think its worth it, although I did buy it on sale for 10 something. I use it when I need color on my lips and lipstick would be too much for the occasion, I definitely think it's worth trying out.

Wandering KL

My friend was in town a few days back, and we did our usual round of shopping and eating and gabbing. I got a new Charles and Keith bag from her. Its black and bigger than what I usually tote around in terms of bag wear, but I actually like it, I prefer to wear it slinged, I think because it looks less posh and professional that way.

I'm not the type that walks around in pencil skirts and formal shirts, I think I own like 2 formal button down shirts, its not really me. I do like getting dressed up, but not in work wear. Anyways, so she was in town and we were eating up a storm, I probably haven't ate that much food in such a long time. But it was fun, she likes my rabbit, I think my rabbit is way too friendly, if that is at all possible. He goes up to strangers and licks them, not knowing whether they're dangerous or not.

I bought a few things whilst in KL. I went to the Face Shop and bought a bunch of nail polishes, since they were ONLY RM 2.90, so I think i bought like 5 of them. And I got some Pure Water Facial Mist from them too, it was like half off and I couldn't help it. I've been looking for a facial mist for awhile and I was looking for something that smelled good and the one I got is called Jeju flower, it smells pleasant and fresh. I was contemplating on getting the apple hand lotion, but my hand barely ever get dry, so I guess it would be silly of me to purchase it, even though it smelled sooooo good.

I saw the new Revlon Colorburst lipstick at Watson's but they didn't have any samples or try me pieces, so I just admired the pretty packaging and moved on.

I got 2 bikini bottoms from Warehouse for only 13 buck each, their original price was 78 and 89, so I'm really excited about them, sometimes Parkson's can have such great sale items.

I got a really cute cable knit short sleeved cardi from Forever 21, its so cute and it was on sale and it was beige, my favorite color.

Makeup for glasses

I've been a wearer of glasses since I was 10 or 11...I know its sad, embarassing memories of my childhood come to mind. I do wear contacts, but there are times where I want to wear my glasses, either because I'm lazy or I've run out of contacts. I do wear glasses everyday and as nerdy as they may look, I do have a certain nostalgic love for them. So I'm going to list some makeup tips that I've learned throughout the years whilst wearing glasses.

Since I'm nearsighted that means once I put on glasses, my eyes get immediately smaller, which sucks, because I have terribly small eyes that are absolutely disproportionate to my unusually large head. I wear thick frames in hopes that people might think they're my eyes...I'm only kidding.

Concealer is your friend. You know how mostly everyone has baggy eyes, well glasses have this way of framing them and bringing attention to those unsightly shadows. I use concealer that is lighter than my skin, that way my eyes really pop, but not too light by the way, just enough to still look natural. Make sure there are absolutely no creases or lines because it becomes super obvious.I apply concealer to my inner rims and under eye, not necessarily to my lid, but you can if you want to.

Eyebrows must be clean and shaped. messy eyebrows and glasses just sounds so Ugly Betty. Everyone says expression is in the eyes, actually its the eyebrows, have you ever seen anyone with shaved eyebrows? They look unemotional and creepy. I like full eyebrows because they frame your face and glasses as long as they're shaped. Unibrowing, however, is not a trend. I do fill in my brows to give them more ooph and I pluck and work on my eyebrows like once a month or whenever they seem to grow like weeds. I think eyebrows are very important when you're a constant glasses wearer

Eyelashes sometimes dissappear underneath the frames. I don't really appreciate long lashes when I'm wearing glasses because they tend to actually brush against my glasses, so I prefer curled thick lashes to crazy long. What I think really makes my eyes pop is applying mascara to my under eye. Its a bit difficult with some mascaras because they smudge or create raccoon eyes, that should be avoided at all times.
 

I don't really go all super crazy with eyeshadows because I already have thick black frames for my glasses, so i try to keep it as natural as possible. I do slightly draw a thick black line on my bottom lashes just to make them stand out, for the top, I don't typically line my upper lids but when I'm wearing glasses I do, but not too thick since I do have small eyes. If I do wear shadows, I highlight the inner rims with a slightly creamy pearly shade and blend a lil brown on the crease, not too dark. I definitely recommend neutral shades and lighter colors in general, unless you have frameless glasses, then you should definitely play up your eyes.

When it comes to the face, I guess make sure that its blemish free. Acne and glasses, just play too much into the nerd streotype. The thing with me is if you see me in glasses I'm usually makeup less and I probably just woke up and didn't even bother. But once in awhile I get tired of poking my eyes with my contacts but I still want to look made up. So I try to create a flawless face, so I do look like I care. I don't like to wear foundation or powder on the bridge of my nose where my glasses sit, it seems to just cake up and it looks unsightly.

I think blush and glasses go so well together, but then again I'm crazy about blush. Seriously it frames my cheekbones, or lack thereof, I think its because the glasses sit right above the cheeks and with a little contouring and highlighting, one can create a stunning look.

Since I can't play up my eyes too much I do prefer a dark lip, especially if my hair is up. Another perfect compliment with glasses, is a great smile, nothings wrong with flashing some chompers, but I guess that works for mostly everybody but Victoria Beckham. (her smile is a bit eerie)

Palmer's Skin Therapy Oil Review

I'm thoroughly impressed with this product. I might be speaking too soon since this is only day 3, my skin is so smooth and soft, but more on that later, on with the review.

I got this at Guardian for RM 29.90 it was the 60ml/2fl oz size, it came with a free 10 ml in dropper bottle format, so major bonus points. I was trying to decide whether I should get this over Bio Oil, this had better packaging and fewer ingredients. I actually wanted to get straight up Vitamin E oil, but that shit is expensive, 60 bucks for a 1 oz bottle doesn't really appeal to me. Plus I love the smell of Cocoa Butter and wasn't really sure how Bio oil smelled.

Claims:
On the box: "Skin looks and feels instantly soft and smooth with this unique non-greasy, non-staining formula. Also ideal when used as a bath oil for a deep moisturizing treatment."

It claims to help diminish scars, stretch marks, dry damaged skin, uneven skin tone and fine lines and wrinkles. It seems like it has a lot to live up to.

Ingredients:
Canola Oil, Isopropyl Myristrate, Cetearyl Ethylhexanoate, Sesamum Indicum (sesame) seed oil, Tocopheryl Acetate, Dimethicone, Theobroma Cacao (cocoa) seed butter, Fragrance, Rosa Canina Seed extract.

Ingredient breakdown
Canola Oil: you cook with it. I've read that it doesn't do much but moisturize
Isopropyl Myristrate: reduces the yucky greasy feel of products by replacing other oilier ingredients.
Cetearyl Ethylhexanoate acts as a lubricant on the skin’s surface to give it a soft and smooth appearance. It also imparts water-repelling characteristics to cosmetics and personal care products, improves “spreadability,” and is used to improve dry skin conditions.
Sesame Seed Oil: slows the loss of water from the skin by forming a barrier on the skin’s surface. So moisturizes.
Tocopheryl Acetate AKA Vitamin E: useful for stretch marks, age spots, it gives moisture to the skin by preventing water loss, helps with sunburns and scars.
Dimethicone: I'm almost pretty sure this is found in all primers
Cocoa Butter: yumminess. Pretty much good for everything, moisturizing, stretch marks, scars, uneven skintone, and wrinkles. And it smells like chocolate.


Smell:
It says on the packaging that its rosehip fragrance, not really sure what that is. 
I think it smells good, but then again I do like things with a sweet scent to them. It smells a bit like cocoa butter and something sweet and flowery, it might be overbearing for those who like fragrance free products. The smell eventually goes away, but it does linger for awhile. 

Packaging:
The bigger 60ml bottle is made of clear plastic, I'm not too crazy about it. The opening is a tiny hole, I guess to squeeze it out? I can see myself spilling this product everywhere, I prefer the tiny dropper bottle, which is made of glass and you can control the amount of oil you want, unlike the bigger one I think. So I'll probably just transfer oil from the big bottle to the smaller dropper bottle once I finish the smaller one.
I admit its not the most expensive fanciest looking product, but its kind of comforting to see the traditional Palmer's Cocoa Butter logo. By the way it might not look like a lot of product, but I think its a good amount depending on what you're using it for, if you're going to douse your whole body in this stuff, that maybe not.

Application:
On the box: "Gently massage into affected area 3 times daily or as often as desired."

So far I've only applied this to my face, so my routine is I wash my face as thoroughly as I can with water, dry it with a cloth, I don't think your skin should be too wet when applying this. I take the dropper, fill it with only a fifth of oil, I don't even think I need that much. I barely squeeze it and I let the oil drop onto my finger and apply one drop to different sections of my face. Using my fingertips I try to massage it into my skin, especially my cheeks and in between my eyebrows, which are my problem areas. I apply a few drops to my neck and that's it. I do use moisturizer after because mine has SPF, but if I'm going to be at home all day or indoors, I don't even bother.

I apply this when I wake up, maybe a random time when I'm at home during the afternoon and before I go to bed. I haven't really used it for anything else besides my face, I don't have any stretch marks that I know of or any major scars on my body, I might use them on my legs for those darn mosquito bites. Also, I think if applied with a heavy hand the face can't absorb it all, so it does leave a sticky residue, that is not completely comfortable, so use adequate amounts.

Texture/ Consistency:
What do you want me to say? Its oil, hence oily. I'm kidding, its not that oily. I would describe it as a very light watered down oil. It only feels slightly slippery when I put it on, but after a few seconds that feeling totally disappears and you're left with a smooth feeling. Trust me, it does not feel like massage oil, cooking oil, hair oil, its lighter than a lot of lotions and moisturizers.
I don't the greasy feeling at all, maybe if apply too much, I might. But I feel completely moisturized. Sometimes my daily moisturizer clings to my dry skin, leaving a slightly white cast and making my flakes more obvious, but this stuff just moisturizes, leaving no residue, just glowy skin.

On the box: "Skin Therapy oil is formulated with out unique rapidermal absorption systeme for maximum penetration of the epidermal layer allowing our powerful ingredients to deliver targeted benefits. This fast drying formula penetrates deeply without greasiness. Non -staining, it allows one to dress immediately after application."

Overall:
This is such an awesome product. I have these zits, that already have come to head and dried up but they still form a bump on my skin, like a cyst, but it doesn't hurt and its not really typical acne. Its just annoying because its a literal bump on face that looks like acne but its dark, it goes away after a week or more but not the dark spot it leaves behind, that can take even longer. Well the first night I tried this and they dramatically reduced, I was pretty shocked. Now on the 3rd day, there's barely even a bump, I'm impressed.

My skin looks awesome, its looks so smooth and glowy, none of that ruddy dullness. I have absolutely no dry patches whatsoever. My pores looks smaller, no new breakouts and even the blackheads on my nose have reduced.This is my new miracle product. If this can totally smooth out my skin and not break me out, I will throw down some serious cash and buy this for everyone I know.

I shall update you on the progress of this...

Updates:

May 7th 2010
I got one large pimple on my cheek, I don't think the oil is the cause of it, but it obviously doesn't keep my acne at bay. However, the texture of my skin is growing more and more smoother and I can see my scars fading.

Drugstore buys this week

Its been a drugstore purchase type of week.

It Guardian Pomegranate Body butter
It smells like heavenly strawberry yogurt, I would not be surprised if someone tried to eat this, my rabbit even tries to nibble at my feet when I slather this on.

Apple Cider Vinegar
I think I'll do an individual posting for this, because this stuff is amazing. It literally cures everything, I don't know how but it works like crazy and it tastes like hell.

Himalaya Dandruff shampoo
I have only tried this once and the smell is not turning me on

The Body Shop facial buffer
I was purchasing body shop exfoliating gloves for a friend and I saw this and I was like, well the gloves are freaking awesome....so this must be great too. I bought this yesterday and tried it last nice. My face felt so clean, it says on the package to lather it up with facial wash or soap, I just used straight up water. Seriously, I am as anti facial wash as they come. But it worked, I woke up with glowing skin, but that could be for other factors.

Palmer's Skin Therapy Oil
Okay, I'm really excited about this. I know oil on oily skin I have a crazy oily face with 1/5 of it being insanely dry, but I've been meaning to buy this or straight up Vitamin E oil because I was getting sick of my blemishes that just wouldn't go away. Like I would get a 1 day pimple that leaves a scar that lasts for weeks, I don't even pick at my acne. Hopefully this will help with my facial scars and pockmarks. I tried this last night at my skin felt so supple and I'm not really sure if its the facial buffer or this stuff that gave me a fresh face when I woke up. I think it may have been a combo of the 2, but I'm gonna guess its the therapy oil.

More reviews to come :)

Blushes are yummy

I am of Asian descent. South East Asian specifically, unlike my mother I do not have a soft pink glow, I'm incapable of blushing. My face looks really dead without color, so I cheat and I wear blush. This is probably my makeup staple. While most girls probably can't live without mascara or eyeliner, for me its blushes, I think it just adds that hint of glow to make your face really stand out.

I know if applied incorrectly you can look like a circus clown, I've seen quite a few girls who go heavy on the blush and it looks pretty scary. But I think it looks kinda sad when a girl is wearing full on makeup with no cheek color, it looks a bit unnatural.

My blush rules:
1. apply with big soft fluffy brush, do NOT use the crappy small brushes that come with blush compacts, unless your head is the size of Barbie's. I think the reason why people don't like blush is because they're either applying it wrong or the brush is just too small, so you get a streak of blush on your face that just looks wrong.

2. Don't automatically assume that everyone blushes in pinky pink. With me only specific pinks look nice on me, many of them look chalky. With different skin tones, comes different colors of blush. Most people would advise to choose a blush color similar to your actual blush color. The only time I "blush" is when I'm at the gym, but I look slightly gross at the gym, so I'm not going to take that example.

3. I think the most universally flattering colors are coral, peach and soft pink. I don't think you can really go wrong with this. Rose is also pretty, but you need a light hand, or else circus freak comes in mind.

4. Applying blush. I lightly dip the brush into the blush, I swirl very lightly and then I dab it onto the lid, swirl it around some more so it evenly covers the brush. By the way you don't necessarily have to see the color on the brush to see if you have enough.

5. I then take the brush and bring it to the chunky part of my cheeks and brush upwards towards the top part of my ear, then I buff it in to create a smoother finish, make sure there are no lines. I do that to both sides and that pretty much it.  .

6. If you applied too much add a bit of face powder and try to buff it away.

7. My way of seeing whether I applied too much blush is squinting at the mirror. You shouldn't be able to see color or only small amount. But if its obvious color when you're squinting, then you've applied too much.

Everyday Minerals Blushes

 Everyday mineral blushes L-R: All smiles, Summer Stroll, Weekend Getaway, Snuggle

Okay. Enough with the rules. I'm going to do a review of my new blushes that I got form Everyday Minerals. I have 5 colors. They are: Summer Stroll, All Smiles, Snuggle, Weekend Getaway, and Nick Nack. I think these blushes are gorgeous, I got All smiles, weekend getaway and nick nack in their coral try me package. The other two I got off lowyat. They're very smooth and quite pigmented, I don't have to keep reapplying over and over again to achieve the look I want.

Weekend Getaway

I know it looks like such a simple color, but its my favorite of the bunch. It has the perfect amount of soft pink and coral to look very natural. There's no sparkle whatsoever, but it looks amazing on my cheeks, I think if I were to ever really blush this would be the color I'd hope to be flushed with.

All Smiles

I think everyone who's used EDM has tried this blush. its extra pretty and its matte. Its a peachy pink, its very vibrant and pigmented, so you would need a light hand to apply this. Its a nice glowing color for tans out there.

Snuggle

I would describe this as a soft medium pink with sheen. I don't typically wear sparkly blushes because they tend to look gaudy, but this is so pretty. It makes my cheeks pop in the nice way. I was so freaked out when I saw this, because all I thought was wow, that's glitter. I was reading some reviews about it, and quite a few people would describe this as Nar orgasm, I have no idea about that since I don't buy expensive makeup. But if you're looking for something with a warm pink and slight sparkle, this is it.

Summer stroll

This color would freak most people out because its so orange. It has a bit of sheen(not as much as snuggle) but it goes on pretty matte. Its also very pretty and doesn't turn up orange on your skin, I don't know how to describe it, like peachy-apricot. My only issue with this blush, it doesn't want to stick to my face. I have to use a heavy hand for this and its gone after a couple hours.

Nick Nack
Cool muted pink. I don't wear this, it just looks chalky and doesn't show up on my skin

I think these blushes are amazing and the fact that they are minerals just add to how perfect they are.

I Love ELF (and I don't mean Santa's midget slaves) Part 1

I'm a huge fan of ELF cosmetics, I know I have to order it online and it takes longer than forever to get here but most of their products are only 1 dollar and their Studio line is amazing. And usually there's always some promotion coupon thing going on and you actually get the products for a whole lot cheaper. There's always sprees happening on lowyat forums. My only issue with that is the fact that you would think with the US exchange it'll cost RM 3.60, RM 4 at most, but some girls sell at rm8, some as high as rm10, of course there's shipping cost and taxes and what, but I'm guessing they turn a pretty high profit, I don't blame them everyone has to make a dime or two.

I admit not all ELF products are perfection but the products I have are actually pretty good, I do realize that I do not have a lot of their $1 products. I order mainly from their Studio line because its amazing and I don't mind spending 10 or 15 bucks on product if its worth it.  I'll list them down and give a short ELF review of everything from not so faves to super loves.

Mineral Blush - Rose and Candid coral  

I bought two of the mineral blushes, one in candid coral and the other in rose. Let me start off with the positive, online they cost $5, I got both of them during a 50% off their Mineral line for only 15rm a piece, so yay. Both have a great color payoff. Candid coral looks stunning and glow-like on my face, it looks so natural and rose looks scary dark, but is quite pretty blush color that is pigmented but high quality. I really really wanted to use this as my everyday blushes because I'm becoming a huge fan of mineral products. Unfortunately, I can't wear this at all without my face feeling a bit itchy and breaking out. I just put on candid coral to try on  and it looks great, but I'm already feeling the rash. I think my skin doesn't like a certain ingredient in it called Bismuth oxychloride. I would totally still recommend the product if you don't have issues with that ingredient, sadly I do, I had to wash the product off before finishing this sentence. Candid coral will look great on most skin tones.

Duo eyeshadow cream (olive)

This is such a strange product. But I actually like it, this is one of my first cream shadows, and I'm guessing anything creamy would crease on eyes and this does crease if used improperly. I got this for free when buying something else and I was a bit iffy about. Olive is a lime green and dark brown duo, I think both colors are fantastic. Super pigmented and great for green eyeshadow days. There's a certain trick in using this and its not using it alone, its more of a base color. So what I do is apply a very thin layer from my eyelashes to just above my crease and then I put on my normal shadows and they really bring out the color and adhere quite well, the plus side, no crease! If it does crease it means you're applying too much, I don't even bother putting eyeshadow primer on. I was doing a test a couple weeks back. I put primer on one eye and this on the other and guess what, this actually lasted longer in terms of vibrancy. I would definitely purchase more of these


ELF Studio Eye transformer

I did not know what the hell this was. All the colors were super light, think of brow highlighting colors, they didn't seem pigmented at all, barely showed up on my tan'ish skin. Then I figured out the best way to use it. I took a random black kajal eyeliner and lined my eyes, slightly thick and then I smudged it out a bit and I took one the colors from the eye transformer and holy moly, I got a gorgeous eyeshadow color. It creates the most gorgeous metallic shades in different colors. My favorite has to be the green, it turns like gorgeous smokey green. The blue turns into a vibrant blue/purple. The gold/yellow turns sparkly brown and the pink one turns purpley violet. I'll try to put up a picture. If this does that with just black, imagine what it can do with other colors :) I really like pairing this with ELF cream eyeliner in black, the staying power is amazing.

Studio Warm Bronzer

I'm no where near being a bronzer fanatic, or even a user of bronzer. I have the type of skin tone that tans so easily its annoying. Like if I wore sunglasses for a day there would be a significant color difference once I take off the glasses(as in you can see an obvious non-tan line at the bride of my nose), I have very uneven skin tone because I tan so easily. So I avoid the sun as much as I can and since I can do the bronzer "brown" look so easily, I tend to avoid it. But I saw this at ELF and it looked interesting.
I actually like this, I'm still playing around with it, I don't wear this as an all over color but more like a blush and its look pretty alright. It has quite a bit of shimmer and there's four colors. I think I might want to purchase the golden one because it looks lighter and it looks like it could be a good highlighter.


Studio 'C' brush
 
I read all the raves about this brush and I must say, its meh. I still use it of course, but only for packing in color, its super dense and soft, it looks very stylish. But its much too big for my tiny Asian eyes, I can't really blend with it because its super dense. I prefer my elianto eyeshadow brush, its smaller and more flexible. 

HD powder 

I'm a bit on the fence with this product. See it creates a soft focus, you know how when you take pictures and the blurry pictures kind of makes your face smooth and flawless by "blurring" your flaws, yeah this is what the HD powder does. Its white, like snow white white, but once I put it on, its completely translucent, but I have to make sure I apply well and don't miss any spots, having random powdery white substance on my face doesn't seem like the great idea.

I like this product because when I put it on, it feels so smooth, like my face literally feels like silk. Here's my issue with it, I have combination skin, that means I'm tortured by being super dry and super oily at the same time, this powder is the ultimate mattifier...as in all your oily bits are sucked up. No more gleaming forehead and nose, this would be perfect since I do get a slick like forehead, but on the areas where I'm dry, this makes me shed, flakes of dry skin start peeling off. Not a pretty sight at all, think face dandruff. So if I was using this product, I have to make sure that my face is clean and super moisturized or I only put it on certain parts of my face. There's a whole lot of product too, its 3.5 oz, definitely recommend if you have super oily skin.

Studio contour brush and bronzer

When I first opened the package, I thought the blush was too pink, but it's like a warm neutral soft pink. I don't really use to bronzer that much, its very rare, but I do use it as a contour sometimes. The blush is gorgeous, this is probably my most used ELF makeup product, this is the one blush that I always reach for, even though its not my most expensive blush. Its quite pigmented, but still buildable and overall great color. The texture is not as great as some blushes, its not creamy or silky feeling. If you've checked out their other studio blushes, they have a smoother consistency and waaaay less chunkier glitter. I have candid coral and its really pretty, it leaves a nice glow, instead of random glitter.

I would still use this blush, since it gives me a gorgeous pink that doesn't make me look chalky at all. Probably the greatest thing, it doesn't break me out or oxidizes. I would totally recommend this. It looks very expensive, my friend had the NARS duo and it looks almost exactly alike.


Mineral eye primer

I love this stuff, okay I've never used eye primer before, and I use to barely ever wear eyeshadow because I can't stand the crease factor. But this is magic in a little tube. My eyeshadows stays for sooooooo long, I was so freaking amazed. I never go without this when wearing eyeshadows now. I even tested it out, with one eye having the primer and the other not, and guess what the one without, creased within an hour and the primer side lived for 6 or 7 hours. I'm probably not going to buy expensive brands like Urban Decay Primer Potion or Too faced shadow insurance, they're over RM70, dude that is expensive. So I'll stick with my Elf mineral eyeshadow primer, works great and totally worth the RM10.

Studio Powder brush

I love this brush, I use it for pretty much everything (except my eyes and lips obviously). Its great for mineral foundation, liquid foundation, blush, highlighter, bronzer and wait for it....powder. I love buffing my mineral foundation with this and my liquid foundation, especially if I wet the brush first, it creates the most amazing flawless finish.

I have 2 of these and they are awesome, if you had to get only one thing from ELF, I would totally recommend this. Its soft, its super dense, it looks sophisticated and its synthetic(no animals). I have had absolutely no issues with it shedding, the only problem I had with it was the initial smell, its very chemical, but that washes out quickly, so no worries.

Mineral Booster

This is probably my favorite favorite ELF product.

This stuff is amazing. I actually bought the sample size and tried it for a few weeks and went ahead and bought the larger size. It doesn't make me darker or lighter, it does strangely, even though it suppose to be translucent, it evens out my skin tone. I use this everyday. Sometimes all I need is a lil concealer, blush and this stuff and my makeup is done. It works on top of mineral foundation and liquid foundation and even no foundation. I sometimes use this to set my mineral foundation, but mostly its the last thing to go on, it totally smooths everything out. It matte but it gives me that radient glow thing. I haven't broken out from this at all, it does not oxidize on me, all of EDM products oxidize on me. I carry this in my purse in case I need a touch up, maybe towards the end of the day, I might touch up, but that's around the time I wash off my make up anyways. I really really like this product and I see it lasting a long time for me. I also love the fact that it doesn't dry out my skin, I prefer oily skin over dry skin, oily skin is a quick fix, dry skin on the other hand, i have no idea how to handle. ELF HD powder tends to dry out my skin, but this doesn't.
It light weight, feels silky but not as smooth as the HD powder, my pores literally smooth out. Its such a good value for money.


To be continued....

Products that bring me back

You know how there are certain things that you absolutely loved as a kid or a teen or even had special memories with certain products. I came across this site that sells Lip smackers and that just brought me waaay back. So I started reminiscing about certain beauty products that had made an impact.  

Lip smackers-
I remember every girl had this or have tried it. I was a huge fan of watermelon and for a dollar a piece it was delicious. I soon moved on to more moisturizing (adult looking) chapsticks and lipbalms but these gave me a slight happiness just thinking about them

Bonne Bell - Lip Lites in Cappuccino
I bought this when I was 13 and I loved it like crazy mad. It smelled like heavenly sweet coffee and I thought the color was awesome, and I've been searching for this color and smell in lip gloss ever since. The closest I've ever gotten to it was an Elianto lip gloss called beigee. At 13 this was absolute perfection, now I can't even stand lip gloss, maybe I should purchase this again, if only the drugstores sold this in Malaysia

Softlips in Strawberry/ Vanilla
I got my first kiss with these on my lips. So I'm very sentimental about this specific chapstick. I was totally infatuated with my best friend, I was a total awkward dorky mess and he was gorgeous basketball playing jock, I still have no idea how we became friends. But after the kiss he found out I was using this and he began calling me softlips, it still tickles me, puppy love. I should totally order this, I loved the thin shape of it and the mentholated tinglyness and it moisturized really well, as I do recall. 

Cream blush in a jar
There was this cream blush that I stole from my mom. It came in a glass jar, it was a rosey pink and made me look amazing, I don't know how to describe it. You know how you come out from the cold and you'd have this slight flush, yes this was it for me. I can't remember the brand and it was probably quite old. I still haven't found anything like this, it gave me this dewy goodness. I would actually buy this even if it was super duper expensive, thats how great it was.

Volume express mascara
It was my mascara for the longest time until they changed the formula, then it really didn't quite do it for me, but I do have fond memories of it

Avon black eyeliner
This is one of the first eyeliners I bought in Malaysia whilst on a uni budget. It was smooth and only cost 10rm, now I don't know anyone who sells avon. But this was one of my favorite pencil eyeliners.

Suave Hairspray in Passion flower
I still have some of this left from 8 years ago and it still smells like the best smelling hairspray ever. I hate the hairspray smell and I don't use a lot of products in my hair, and the only time I do is when I curl my hair and this is the hairspray. It holds nicely and smells great and I mean like body spray good.


Johnson Johnson baby lotion
I always stole this from my baby brothers and sister.

Tressume conditioner
Before I came to Malaysia I used this conditioner, I loved this conditioner. When my mom came to visit I forced her to bring over a couple bottles, it not only smelled great but made my hair all silky smooth. Now my hair is so oily and lifeless I've stopped using conditioners in general. I was quite thrilled when they brought it over to Malaysia and the price is alright too. My boyfriend also loves this stuff or at least is super curly hair does.

Calgon Body mist - Hawaiian Ginger
I don't really use perfumes but I got addicted to this body spray. It so sweet and summery, I also made my mother send this over when I ran out.

Lipstick- Totally Vogue or Grandmammy?

I have never been a fan of lipsticks, it just reminds me of having to stick the gross stuff on my lips during weddings when I was a kid. I felt too old and grown up in it, so I've never bought a lipstick until this year. I was at Watsons and I usually never touch the lipsticks but Revlon had introduced a new matte line and I thought hey why not. I tried on Fabulous Fig, its a dark brickish brown red and I fell in love. Of course I had to go check it out on makeupalley and after seeing all the positive reviews I thought, could this possibly be the one, could this be the lipstick that breaks the all lipsticks taste like crayon curse?

Guess what? The curse is finally over. Revlon's matte line is great for those who can't stand any shimmer or gloss, like me. I like the naked feeling on my lips, so gloss and chunky glitter usually never works for me. Because of its matte characteristics, its a bit drying to use, a quick fix of chapstick or lip balm before it and your lips will be matte and moisturized. It has great staying power, more than a few hours, which is a miracle since I'm a lip licker. I lick and smack my lips together all the time, which is why gloss and I don't get along. What I like about Revlon matte line is the fact that there's no waxy feeling or smell, which made it absolutely revolting when my mom would force it on to my lips.

The color selection is amazing, I have no idea how to describe it, almost all the colors look great on me and it's weird because I don't have the most typical skin tone. I'm a light medium golden beige, not too dark, but not even remotely close to being fair. So far in Malaysia I've only seen a couple shades, I have 3 of them; Fabulous fig, Cocoa craving and Mauve it over. I think there's like 2 reds, that are striking, but I don't have the guts to pull them off...maybe one day. Mauve it over is a bit too light for me because I have quite heavily pigmented lips, but it looks good with a touch of lip gloss(ugh), so I don't really wear it that often. But I do wear Fabulous fig and Cocoa craving. Cocoa craving looks straight up brown but it looks amazing, it has a slight reddish undertone, giving it a natural everyday look.

I saw a BOGOF on Revlon's Super lustrous lipstick line, and I must say I really like Revlon lip products. This line has waaaay more colors and much smoother consistency, it has a bit of sheen, but its not glossy, the staying power is not has good as the matte line. I got quite a few of them, my favorite ones are Fleshtone (very natural), Rum raisin(looks kinda like fab fig), Bali Brown(the closest I've come to dark red lips) and another color I never use because it has a slight pinkness that turns me off.

Another package

ELF items:

Studio angled brush
Studio precision brush
cream eyeliner (coffee)
eyebrow kit (dark)
Face kabuki brush
Mineral mascara
lip lock pencil

Everyday minerals flat top brush

(mini) Shopping spree madness

So last weekend I went shopping with my boyfriend, we went to Pavilion, as expensive of a place it may look, once in awhile you do find great deals. My boyfriend has been wanting a jacket for the office and to ride on his bike with, yes, I'm slowly turning him into a coat fanatic. With our clothes combined, we'll have the most useless wardrobe in all of Malaysia....muwahhahaha. There were these two jackets that we saw for him, one was at Pull and Bear and the other was at Forever21. The Pull and Bear one felt and looked like leather, but it was made out of polyester. The Forever21 one is sort of a formal coat, but it looks fabulous, almost has a John Legend sort of vibe to it, so he settled on the Forever21 one. He's never gotten a nice sophisticated coat before...poor thing. Apparently there's this summer/spring offer happening whereby if you buy something for over 200 you get a 40 ringgit voucher to spend on anything else.

So after he bought the coat we walked around Forever21 some more. I've been meaning to buy skinny jeans, not that I like skinny jeans, I in fact loathe them, but I needed jeans to wear under my knee length boots, I got tired of wearing tights and dresses all the time with them. So I went searching for skinny jeans, I don't really know why, but all skinny jeans look disgusting to me, it might be because my humongous calves don't agree with them. But I found a dark blue stetch denim that were only 45 bucks and they didn't look too bad. I tried them on, they fitted decently, a bit loose on the hips though, so I need to wear a belt, but other than that, they were alright in terms of skinny jean standards. So I used the coupon and got my first pair of 5 ringgit jeans, yeah, you heard me, I only got them for 5 bucks. Not bad right?

Cotton On which is next to Forever21 Pavilion also has a sale, its always chaos in there when there's a sale. Cotton On is slowly becoming my new favorite store. The sales assistants are nice and even through all the chaos, you can come out with a nice pair of shoes...which I did. My boyfriend got me these awesome high top gray sneaker, they kind of look like they're made out of t-shirt material, which makes them so unbelievable comfortable. They were not on sale unfortunately, so they cost about 69 ringgit, its an alright price, not a perfect price, but comfortable beyond anything and that's all that matters.

We then walked to Timesquare and we saw this faux leather jacket, it was under a rack that said 39RM, at first we were like, no way this is only 39 bucks. It looks good enough to be atleast rm70+ So when I tried it on and it added the instant "coolness" my boyfriend was like if its 39 bucks we're getting it. And he asked the lady and it was 39 bucks, so I now am a proud owner of a biker-chick looking jacket. I would definitely pair it with girly dresses, perfect balance of hard and soft. 

I got a couple more stuff, but I've been putting this blog off for awhile, so let me just post this now and I'll post the rest of the spree later

New Items! New Items!

I got some of my ELF items, YAY. Excited! Excited!

I cod'ed at Megamall yesterday, her boyfriend arrived an hour late, which I could totally understand considering that it was raining like hell yesterday and the traffic was maddening. I hate Megamall, no offense to the Megamall lovers out there, but I hate Megamall, once again I could not find anything worth buying there, its such a sad sad place. Anyways, quick snippets on what I got :)

ELF all over cover stick - Honey-Light
I wasn't sure if this would match, but surprisingly it looks great at an under eye concealer but I probably wouldn't apply this on my face because its slightly orange.

Eyeliner brush
Soft and nice, but I prefer my eyeliner brushes to have a slant, but it totally usable and its a lot softer than my other eyeliner brushes, they kinda uncomfortably poke me

Eyelash curler
curls surprisingly well, my only issue is the face that my eyes might be a a lil too small for these :|

cream liner- black
I love this stuff. Its so soft and creamy and it sticks like nothing I've tried before (I fell asleep with it on last night and it stayed throughout the night, top and bottom!) . It also makes the quickest smokey eye look.

Studio complexion brush
Super soft, haven't really used it yet.

Powder brush
This is the second one I have, I didn't want to keep mixing my blush and mineral foundation together. Its still as wonderful as the first one I got. It even has the horrible chemical smell, I'll have to wash them soon.

Mineral booster- Large
I have the small one that I always keep in my purse, this stuff is magic. The large one is huge it has .63 oz while the smaller one has only .18oz, I use this every single time I go out. Keeps my oilies in check and it gives me that flawless finish while looking natural. Its not cakey, I seriously love love this stuff. Holy Grail times 10, it is THAT good.

basic brown mineral eyeshadow set  
I surprisingly really really like this. This came with 3 eyeshadows: elegant, confident, wild, it also came with an eyeshadow brush, blending crease brush and a brown eyeliner. Everything is pretty great, except maybe the wild eyeshadow, it just looks like crazy glitter with a lil bit of brown. 

mineral eyeshadow primer
I got another one, but this stuff is so good had to get a second in case.

Studio primer
Still testing it out, but it does make my face feel sexy smooth. 

Monistat chaffing gel
I'm planning to use this as a primer, also testing this with the ELF studio primer.

Sorry I was so short about it this, I'll give a more indepth look into each product after I've fully utilized them :)

Tinted lip balm

I've been in search for a tinted lip balm for the longest time, okay, maybe not the longest time, but for awhile now. They do intrigue me since I absolutely love chapstick. (Me + chapstick = best friends fo life) I'm not a huge fan of lip gloss, even though I do like the juicy effect on my lips, but the fact that it last all of 5 minutes on me just doesn't really appeal to me. It makes more sense that I just eat the gloss straight out of the tube then.

I've been recently getting into lipsticks, I like the fact that it gives color, not sticky but its very grown up looking. Sometimes I feel really "old" and high maintenance when I put it on,  like wow, I feel like my mom (not the best feeling). So I think the perfect solution is tinted lip balm, not sticky and thick, moisturizing like chapstick and gives off that hint of color that equals absolute perfection.

So this weekend I went out because my boyfriend's cousin needed to buy a laptop at Lowyat. For some strange reason the atms wouldn't accept his HSBC card so they had to walk all the way to HSBC and while they were away I went into Etude House in Sungeiwang. I think its a Korean makeup brand, I've never bought anything from them but I've stopped by their shop a few times to realize that its pretty pricey. But they were having a crazy sale with everything atleast 10% most were 20% and quite a few were 50% off. I got only 1 item since I was pressed for time. That was this tinted lip balm called Milk Screw, I know, who comes up with these names?? I liked the color of another lip balm tint more but it was not in stick format. I don't like applying lip stuff with my fingers, all I think about is germs.

The flavor Milk screw that I got was called Mango milk #5, it cost only 10 buck something, which was 20% of 12 something. It smells nice, not very strong as my other chapsticks, I like them to have a yummy scent. I wouldn't describe the scent as mango though, but its sweet not sickly sweet. I'll give a more indepth review when I've tried it out for longer, but so far its great. The color payoff is gorgeous, like you've been eating fresh strawberries all day type of color.  I would recommend it...so far

Beauty Abbreviations

You know how you're reading a review for a makeup product and all of a sudden there's an abbreviation that makes absolutely no sense at the moment. Okay, it might not happen for you smarter girls but I get super frantic trying to figure it out. I got most of them from makeupalley but I deleted the ones that were unnecessary or just didn't make any sense, I also added a few that I knew that weren't on the list. I'm not really the type that would use abbreviations or acronyms because I find hidden joy in typing things full out, but its always nice to know what other girls are talking about.

A

• AAB - Amazing Asian Beauty
• AD - Amber's Daisy
• AHA - "Alpha Hydroxy Acid"
• AZW - A Zaftig Woman

B

• BBB - bleached blonde bombshell
• BBW - bath & body works
• BHA - Beta Hydroxy Acid
• BOGOF - BUY ONE GET ONE FREE

C

• CCB - Cream Colour Base
• CCC - Captivating Caramel Cutie
• COOF - completely out of fashion
• CP - Custom Purchase

D

• DDD - Dark Darling Diva
• DS - Drugstore

E

• e/l - eyeliner
• e/s - Eyeshadow
• EBA - ebay acquistion
• el/c - eyelash curler
• EOTD - eye of the day
• EDM- Everyday Minerals
• ELF - Eyeslipsface.com
• EGM- Earthen Glow Minerals

F

• FFF - Fair Foxy Femme
• fndt - foundation
• FOTD - face of the day

G

• GGG - Gorgeous Golden Goddess
• gwp - Gift With Purchase

H

• HG - Holy Grail
• HD - High Definition

L

• l/c - lash curler
• l/g - Lipgloss
• l/s - Lipstick
• LLL - Light Lovely Lady
• LOLA - Lovely Latina
• LBD - Little Black Dress
• LE - Limited Edition

M

• MA - makeup artist(s)
• MLBB - My Lips But Better
• MMM - Marvelous Medium Mademoiselle
• ms - mascara
• MUA - Makeupalley
• MM - Mineral makeup

N

• NIB - New In Box
• NOTD - nail of the day
• NP - nail polish

O

• OT - Off Topic

P

• PPP - Pale Porcelain Princess
• PSA - Public Service Announcement
• px - prescriptives

S

• SA - sales associate(s)
• SIB - Still In Box
• SMPL - sample

T

• t/m - tinted moisturizer
• TFSI - Two faced shadow insurance

U-Z

•  UV - ultraviolet light
• UDPP- Urban Decay Primer Potion
• WOC - women of colour
• YLBB - Your Lips But Better
• YLBW - Your Lips But Worse

Fashion Trends I Currently Hate

I do try to keep up with the trends once in awhile but there are some that I'll probably avoid just because of how completely unflattering they are. Maybe on some people they're pleasing to the eye, but I bet you a million bucks most people can't pull them off. So here are a few of the ones I currently dislike...there's probably more but I can't think of them at the moment.



1. 
I don't know if this is a trend- leggings/tights worn as pants. ooooh YUCK. I don't mind it with a beyond the hips top, but if I see butt cheeks, I cringe. And I've seen a lot of girls do this...even the larger ones...camel toe anyone? (oh and I also hate metallic like tights...seriously, you are not a super hero)


2. 
tye-dye leggings bleached/washed denim jeans (the 80's are over!) I love the throwback retro feel that the millennium has given fashion, but the one decade that should not be revisited are the 80's.

3.
Skinny jeans. As much as people are screaming that skinny jeans suit everyone...they seriously don't...unless you're skinny, then I hope you die in the hell you've made normal people try to live in (I'm kidding... no, not really)

4.
pointy shoulders(or anything with shoulder padding, once again the 80's are over its time to move FORWARD) I cringe at pictures of my childhood with me wearing a ruffly humongous like shoulder pad dress...I'm 5 dammit, I don't want to look like I play football


5.
Boyfriend jeans/shorts---they're freaking ugly, why don't people get it? I told my boyfriend about this trend and he was pretty horrified and told me not to touch his jeans. I feel like they could be bordering on Mom Jeans



6. open-toed boots. they look painful. And I'm all about comfort




7. oxford flats--mmm...not very pretty. But I DO like oxford heels

8. animal print---Its a bit much for me

9. Tops that try to be a 2 for one deal but they're sewed together. I don't think this is a trend, but I dislike the fact that they're sold in stores. I don't mind them separately, but a cardigan sewed to a shirt makes that cardigan absolutely useless for other outfits. I don't see why anyone would invest in that...how lazy are you?


That's it for now....if there's anymore I'll update you. Are there any trends that you hate?

Mineral makeup is awesome

So I've been playing around with makeup for the last couple weeks. More so than usual. The reason why is because I'm trying to get into mineral makeup. My friend from Singapore bought Everyday Minerals like TONS of samples. She found her color and she gave me the rest which was like 10 foundation colors. And picking and choosing the foundation color was hard as hell. But anyways, I kinda pushed them to the side because I was using Maybelline Pure Minerals (not so pure by the way) and it was working pretty alright for me. And then one day  I decided to try to pick my color. So tons of arm and face swatches later, I chose Golden medium / Light medium. And for some strange reason I was having "good" face days as in no breaking out, none of that tiny random adult acne. And I was ecstatic, its a breakthrough! I tried to go back to Maybelline one day and broke out just sporadically. It was very sad for me, since I love the coverage of Maybelline and the fact that it keeps me oil free all day long.

So yes, I thought this is absolutely amazing I'm going to just wear mineral makeup from now on. Now I haven't really fully utilized the makeup, you know going out into the sweaty sun for long periods of time, I usually go from non-sunny room to non-sunny cab to non-sunny train to non-sunny mall. So yeah, I went out with it one day and I took fresh makeup pictures and when I came back, it looked really dark. Like super dark, like I went out and decided to stay in the sun for 6 hours type of dark. I was like okay?? This is weird. I went online and I read that the problem with mineral makeup is the fact that it Oxidizes. I know...WHAT?! Yeah apparently, when you sweat in generous amounts the mineral makeup mixes with your skin to create that not so gorgeous orange glow. So you don't see it initially til its too late :'(

So some of the solutions of oxidized mineral makeup was to choose a lighter shade. Seriously, that's exactly what I want to look like a geisha. So back to choosing the foundation color, AAAAGH! Helpful hints or tips for choosing mineral make up(I have experience[kinda]):

• 1. Make sure your arms are clean before applying swatches(you don't want oils or other crap on your arm to effect the color of the foundation)
• 2. Use your fingers. For every foundation color use a new finger(don't mix) or wipe your finger before dipping into another color.
• 3. Make sure you remember the order of which you applied the foundation colors, they end up looking the same and its gets insanely confusing.
• 4. I use the upper inside of my forearm to test the color because that's the closest color to my face OR just swatch it straight onto your face
• 5. Here's the best tip. I apply them wet. I started becoming delerious because they all began to look EXACTLY alike. Plus I think with them wet it shows what would happen if I sweat with it on. 

• So I pretty much lightly(very lightly don't just plunge it) dip my finger in water and then into the sample and onto my arm and continue to do that with the rest of the colors until I have a nice tiger-like design running down my arm. When your testing it on your arm keep laying it on thick, dip a lil water if necessary so it doesn't look like just plain powder.

From there I sit and wait, its even better if you do it in partial sweat, yea, go for a jog or do it my easy way and just turn off the air conditioning. The waiting part is because the color of foundation changes either darker or orangey-er, atleast for me.
The golden medium that I totally thought was my color turned a light brown, which is not very golden or medium. I finally settled on 3 colors, Light, Light neutral and Winged Butter(too yellow tho).

Initially the colors look pretty pale on me, but then after 15 to 30 minutes to 2 hours it was my shade. So pretty much I start the day 2 shades too light, but instead of orange they do turn slightly yellowy-er Which is fine because I'm pretty yellow.

So after I've chosen which colors I think suit me, I test them on my face. What I did was use 1 color on half my face and another color on the other half. And then I go about my day bumming around and check my face for changes, whilst sweating(very important). Couple hours later I decide which foundation is best suited for me. They probably both look very similar, so its up to you. Yup this whole process took me a week. hahaha, I was very indecisive and the turning orange on me was unexpected

I wish I did not oxidize mineral makeup, but I'm not really willing to give it up. I haven't had clear skin like this since elementary school.

In the mail:

Ordering from my usuals at Lowyat Stuff for Ladies forum

I typically order from Malaysian Beauty Store she has the most sprees available and she's always ready to help even if it may take awhile. Everything is well packed and she's really nice to order from.

Eyeslipsface.com

ELF Mineral Face Primer
ELF STUDIO Cream Eyeliner in Black
ELF STUDIO Complexion Brush
ELF Mechanical Eyelash Curler 
ELF All Over Cover Stick in Honey Light
ELF Eyeliner Brush
ELF Powder Brush
ELF Mineral Booster Large
Eyeshadow Set in Basic Brown
ELF Mineral Eyeshadow Primer
ELF Studio Face Kabuki Brush
ELF Studio Eyebrow Kit (Dark)
ELF Studio Eyeliner Brush
ELF Studio Precision Brush
ELF Studio Lip Lock Pencil
ELF Mineral Infused Mascara
ELF Cream eyeliner (coffee)



Earthen Glow Minerals  (all samples)
Eyeshadow in DEEP ROYAL PURPLE, AMETHYST, RUBYS SLIPPERS, LAKE PONTCHARTRAIN, GILDED ANTIQUE OLIVE
Blush in TERRACOTTA / DP., AKA, SANTA BARBARA, ROUGE, PINK LEMONADE
Foundation in JOANN, SHEENA, REBECCA
Mineral Foundation - Cover Glow in DE ANNA COVER GLOW
RADIANT GLOWS in  STARLIGHT CLEAR GLOW, CHAMPAGNE & DIAMONDS
CoverMe foundation in ALLYA
Platinum Collection blush-bronze glow: MILAN, KAIKOURA, HANGZOU 
Platinum Collection Gem Eye: IMPERIAL TOPAZ,  AMOZONITE,   HEMATITE 

MISC:
Monistat Soothing Care Chafing Relief Powder-Gel
Everyday Minerals flat top brush
Milani blush - Mai Tai
Wet and wild cream eyeliner
NYX concealer (beige)
Nyx rouge cream blush - NATURAL
Ultra pearl mania - Nude
Ultra pearl mania - Penny  
Lip smackers - watermelon
Bonne Bell - Gel blush peach

March Madness sales!

I haven't really been outside of my pajamas since I got my new rabbit on my birthday, so I went out last weekend on the 20th and 21st, and wow, there were so many crazy sales going on, seriously I did not know what I was missing. On Saturday, I went to Megamall with my boyfriend and a friend, I never go to Megamall, probably the last time I went to Megamall was last year around this time. The last time I actually bought anything from Megamall was 4 years ago? I just never find anything there, thus I refuse to go there, because of my limited shopping options. Once again, I didn't really find anything for me, but I did find some stuff for my rabbit, since they have a big pet store upstairs. I got Hartz gourmet rabbit food, yeah I'm already spoiling him. I also got him an igloo house thing so he can hide in, however he only goes in if there's food. I spent the whole time at megamall worrying about my bunny.

On Sunday I walked around the Bukit Bintang area (my favorite area to shop). Went to Sungeiwang, walked around, my boyfriend bought some tshirts and I just went to the Japanese 5rm shop. I love that store its called Daiso, everything, I mean everything is only 5 bucks, and its a pretty decent size store too. I'll do a more detailed review on it later.

We then walked to Pavilion, in the rain. And there were sales, sadly it was 9:00 pm, so I couldn't really check everything out. The first place I went to was Forever21, no big sale. Disappointing, but I like walking around that store. And next door to Forever21 is Cotton On, I'm not sure how popular it is, but its pretty nice and has decent sales, which is why I'm really excited to tell you what I bought from there.


Its a Pink fluffy robe which use to cost RM169.00 and I bought it for only RM49, okay, I didn't buy it, my boyfriend bought it for me because I've been admiring this robe since I first discovered there was a Cotton On. Its so warm and fluffy and feels like my bunny NumNum, amazing. Its knee length and absolute perfection wrapped around my body, my only issue with it is the fact that it doesn't have pockets. I have another robe, but its more of a bath robe, its made out of towel material, but it does have pockets and I guess I'm just use to that.

I've been needing something like this because my computer is directly underneath the air conditioner, so I get freaking cold, especially the top of my head. But luckily this robe has a hoodie, I love anything with a hoodie. The pink is so loud and vibrant, but not to worry, there were other colors too at the Cotton On branch in Pavilion, besides pink, there was white, yellow and blue.

The funny thing is, my boyfriend has worn it more than I have. He's now declared it OUR robe, even though I've told him repeatedly that it's pink and MINE. His computer is also in the direct line of the air conditioner, maybe farther away but it still hits him. So I'll catch him wearing it randomly while his playing on his computer. He's still manly of course...it just that no one can deny the yumminess of this robe.

 ah, love.

Vincci Vs. Nose

The two shoe shops that are everywhere in Malaysia and I mean everywhere. I bet they heavily compete with each other trying to sell the newest trends. They're both around the same price range of 25+(except when they're on sale). They both are usually located in the same mall. They both have the same quality of shoes, not great but not cheapo. But at the end of the day, who's better?

The first non-sneaker I've ever bought was from Vinnci and they literally killed my feet. Seriously I could barely walk in them, that and they broke really quickly. But I don't blame Vincci, I was a sneaker girl and I assumed all shoes were comfortable. Nope, they're not. I continued to buy more and more shoes, each one breaking within 6 months. And I mean straps tearing, tips of the heel coming off so it makes that horrible nail scratching sound, horrifying, just horrifying. I wish they both provided a service to replace them, but I highly doubt that.

Here's my opinion, when it comes to jumping on the lastest fashion trend and having a wider range of shoes, Vincci definitely wins by far. But for some reason, during uni I got most of my shoes from Nose. They don't have the super fancy shoes like Vincci, nor do they have a wide range of work shoes. But they do have great casual shoes that fit my feet (I have very wide feet) and don't break as often(yes, they still break, but they're cheap). I think I also like the atmosphere in most Nose shops, its because Vincci gets really crowded and the shop is so big a white, but Nose is smaller and not as busy.

I find it funny that when one of them is having a sale the other one is also having a similar sale. They must be super competitive. I also find it funny when they have identical shoes, the same gladiator sandals and black pvc plastic pumps. I think Nose has better sales, granted, when they're having their sales they do put out some really ugly shoes, but I find that Nose has more variety of 50% off shoes than Vincci, especially flats and sandals.

Strangely enough, as of lately I've been buying a lot more Vincci shoes. I love wedges and Vincci seemed to cater towards my current tastes. Nose just isn't in the game anymore, they definitely need to step it up. My least favorite branch of Vincci is KLCC, even though I go in there every time I go to KLCC, just because you know its Vincci. I find that during sales, its sooooooooo crowded and you have to beg for attention. There's no such thing as trying without buying, you feel horrible to try something and then they give you this look like, "you're going to buy that right?" and you kinda get guilted into buying it because they're so busy and they just don't have time for the likes of you. Okay, maybe I'm being overly dramatic, I'm definitely being overly dramatic, I just don't like feeling guilty for not buying something, that just makes me not want to enter the shop. Shopping is a good feeling, retail therapy is my friend.

The best branches of both of them are in Sungeiwong, okay the Vincci one in Sungeiwong is horrible but it has a larger selection of shoes on sale, if you can't find the shoes you're looking for in KLCC, go there, its just that its super crowded during sales and there's barely any places you can walk or try on shoes. The Nose in Sungeiwong is good, its on the bottom floor, it doesn't ever get too crowded, I think its because some people just forget about it because barely anyone goes to the bottom floor. But they have a good selection of discounted shoes when they're having a sale. And they're usually okay if you try without buying. I like the Vinnci's in Jusco Wangsa Maju, I can try without buying anyday, just because its mostly empty.

The battle is Vincci's service vs. Nose's no variety

So who wins? Both or neither...you tell me.