blush pretty

 L'Oreal Magic Smooth Souffle blush in Celestial - goes on almost invisible which is great because I tend to be a little too heavy-handed when it comes to applying blush - actually, going overboard may be a trend with everything else I do... but that's beside the point -  and the sheerness of this creamy blush prevents me from walking around with cheeks in the color of monkey-butts.

now I'm kicking myself for not having picked up the shade dubbed Angelic as well - Angelic is ever so slightly warmer in tone and would have been perfect for the summer!

swatch: bourjois eye pencils

I've finally gotten a chance to play with  my new eye liners from Bourjois which I'm super excited about - I love the fact that they are essentially two products in one which means that they would be perfect for keeping in the purse and for travelling!

These khol & contour shadow and light eye pencils have a shimmery shade in lighter colors "to illuminate and open up the eyes" on one end and a matt darker shade "to sculpt and intensify" the look.

The color combos included in this limited edition set are black and white; grey and pink; brown and caramel; and lastly, blue and silver - versatile colors that can be worn with pretty much everything.

There isn't a huge difference between the black and the grey and somehow the blue appeared the darkest out of all 4 khol shades.  The pink and the caramel contour shades are absolutely gorgeous especially when worn on the waterline but I'm sure I could find some use for the white and the silver shades as well.

 

I was pleasantly surprised by the staying power of these eyeliners - usually khol eyeliners smudge and fade in no time but you can still see a trace of these ones after I tried to wash them off with water.  The contour shades were all gone though and only left behind the glitter.  I had to remove them with a cleansing oil.  These are definitely keepers!

Shoppers haul + sample galore

After a particularly rough start to the week and leaving work closer to 7pm only to realize my eyesight had gotten so bad that I really shouldn't be driving,  I decided to splurge and pamper myself a little bit - and came away with so much exciting new stuff to try (hopefully before I go blind!) 

Especially the gorgeous blush called rockateur by benefit -  thanks Mish :)

 

BOURJOIS anniversary limited edition sets, a gorgeous red lipstick and dry shampoo 

 

Set of dual-ended eyeliners (how can I say no to these double-duty makeup that would be perfect for the purse?) 

 

Limited edition blush and powder among other products 

 

  

 

samples galore!! so excited!! 

wanted: eyes

wanted: face products

Since I'm researching Korean/Asian products to compile a shopping list for Mom who is visiting HK, Thailand & Korea, I figured I'd start noting what had caught my eyes.

Unfortunately the list had grown quite long so I'm hoping to cut it down to 1 - 2 products per category, so here's the face products that  made it to the final rounds:

I remember seeing more but I could not recall what it is that I had forgotten to include... and I haven't even started on the eye and lips and skincare yet!  What are some must-buy cosmetic items from Korea??

fine-one-one

mini-haul from shoppers drug mart

SDM was sending out a 20% off coupon in a customer appreciation event and they were nice enough to let me use it off my phone :) so I came away with several products that I had been eyeing plus a lipstick since the price was simply irresistible!!

another haul at shoppers drug mart

i know i have a horrible obsession but how could I resist checking out Shoppers Drug Mart after those unbelievable deals earlier this week?

This SDM in Mississauga didn't have any Stila holiday sets on clearance prices, but they had something else:

Another ~$100 of damage

Unexpected haul @ shoppers

Went into Shoppers Drug Mart looking for Neocitran at behest of man-turned-baby (yep the flu this season had gotten the best of him) - only to find that it's out if stock and there is actually a shortage in Canada since the manufacturing plant had shut down after visits by inspectors... so instead of finding what he needs, I found a bunch of stuff that I didn't really need but picked up anyway because they were such good deals!

 

All these plus a box of advil and a bottle of honey for just a tad over $50 - and got a $10 gift card!

Happy birthday to me

Had been eying this eyeliner palette since forever... so I had no reason to refuse myself this little present when I saw it for half price while in Sephora picking up my birthday freebies :)

all is glam, all is bright

sparkly!!

goodies from shiseido warehouse sale 2012

Didn't manage to make it to the Shiseido warehouse sale yesterday as I had hoped due to various circumstances but to make up for it B made sure I woke up early and even dropped me off this morning - despite getting there before 8:30, the line up had already grew past its third turn.  Luckily, I got in just after 9 before the crowd got to the makeup counter. As more and more people pushed and elbowed their way in, it became harder to keep level-headed and seeing most items of sale were not new to the warehouse sale, I came away with merely 100 bucks of damage - and half of that were Nars sets I've picked up as gifts, and half of the remainder were shampoos and more shampoos (12 bucks for enough to last a year - what a steal!).

Only two things were for myself: a nail polish named Night Breed (a black polish with silver glimmer), and a concealer in the shade of Custard. (I really wanted the duo concealer compact but Ginger seems waaay too dark and Vanilla/Honey were too light)

 



 

Purple Teal & Silver

 

Inspired by my dear friend's wedding theme colors - 

I painted my nails with different shades of purple, teal & silver

(well, mostly purples, because I only have one polish that resembles the greenish-bluish-teal that she had in mind) 

 

If I can recall the shades correctly:

Nicole by OPI - the Grape Debate (grape purple)
Nicole by OPI - Respect the World (greenish teal)
Revlon - Rock (royal purple/cooler tone than grape)
Sally Hansen Hard as Nails Xtreme - Celeb City (shiny silver)
Revlon - Gum Drop (pastel lilac)

Probably just a tad too funky to wear as bridal nails.

Shiseido Perfect Rouge

pretty pink/mauve color for fall

mini haul from Shopper's BOGO lip event

only came away with these despite buy one get one free promo - so well behaved~

 

 super excited about this dark dark purple lipstick

em found great deal on the way out - new toy for merely 5 bucks

and of course new toy calls for new polish - neon pink with skinny tip for nail arts

Glitter nails

One clear coat plus a generous splash of nail glitter in amethyst purple = gorgeously glam glittery nails

haul from Estee Lauder warehouse sale 2012

I know it's been a few weeks but I just got around to documenting my haul in pictures:

 

 This year, I somewhat behaved myself and only came away with these finds... yet how did my bill add up to so much?

bridal nails for Eva's big day tomorrow

First time getting bio-gel

citrus tips

what better way to welcome the summer heat than some refreshing lemon slices on the fingertips?

bobbi brown cleansing oil