Valentines Day 2017 | Gifts Ideas for Him & for Her

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The time of the year to show more love to your loved ones is nearing! Yes, it's Valentine's Day in less than two weeks' time! Are you scratching your head over what to get for your other half? Here are some gift suggestions (and discount codes) for you!

Holiday Gift Ideas 2016 [Beauty Edition]

Jingle bells, jingle bells, jingle all the way~ Yes, it's the most wonderful time of the year! We are 15 days to Christmas! Need some ideas for your gifts? Here's a Christmas gift guide with my favorite picks (mostly holiday/limited editions) for those who looking for an awesome present for their friends! I've got 6 items for each price category; gifts under $20, under $50, under $75, under $100 and over $100. Prices stated are in Singapore Dollar (SGD).

[Review] Kat Von D Must-Have Products

For those who don't know, Kat Von D is a famed tattoo artist who transformed global beauty phenomenon with her high performance beauty brand. Kat Von D specialises in long-wear, high pigment and full coverage collections and is 100% cruelty-free!

Sephora Singapore brought this brand into SG this year so all you lucky peeps can finally get your hands on the highly raved Kat Von D products! Some of their must-have includes Kat Von D Tattoo Liner, Kat Von D Everlasting Liquid Lipstick, Kat Von D Shade + Light Palette, Kat Von D Lock-It Foundation, Kat Von D Studded Kiss Lipsticks, Shade + Light Eye Contour Palette and Kat Von D Lock-It Concealer. I got my hands on some of these products so here is a review!

[Event] Givenchy 10th Anniversary + Teint Couture Cushion Launch

Givenchy celebrated its 10th Anniversary in the arts of beauty with the launch of Teint Couture Cushion! Singapore was the first to hold this worldwide exclusive premiere of the new cushion at Sephora ION Orchard! Thank you to Clozette and Givenchy Singapore for the invite!

Holiday Collections 2015 [Beauty Edition]

It's the most wonderful time of the year~ Yes yes, it is the holiday season again! Time to share all the pretty and awesome beauty holiday collections with all of you!

Here are some of the 2015 holiday collections you can find in Singapore from Bobbi Brown, Shu Uemura, Tarte, and more! Let's start with this beauty holiday/christmas gift guide shall we? Fyi, brands will be featured in alphabetical order and those highlighted are my picks from the collection!

[Event] Etude House Wisma Atria Flagship Store 1st Birthday!

Where could you find a pretty carriage inside a store? Of course in Etude House's flagship store! And... our pretty princess land is one-year-old this year! Congratulations and Happy 1st Birthday to Etude House's Wisma Atria Flagship Store!

Bourjois Rouge Party: Launch of New Aqua Laque Collection

Attended Bourjois Rouge Party launch event at O’ Comptoir where they unveiled its AQUA LAQUE series.

These Aqua Laque Lipsticks, or rather liquid lipsticks, come in 8 shades, are non-sticky and they glide on really smoothly! They are also said to smooth and moisturize your lips as they contain Nymphaea extract.

My Amazon Haul

Well well. Girl here has been doing a little bit of shopping lately and one site that I've been shopping on recently since a long time ago is amazon.com! I love how they have free global shipping when you spend above $125!

So... I buy makeup, accessories, bags, shampoo, books and pens from amazon. Ok, basically anything that they ship to Singapore. Curious about what I got this time round?

[Review] Make Up For Ever Artist Plexi-Gloss

Received three lovely glosses from Make Up For Ever Artist Plexi-Gloss range for this review. Dany Sanz, MAKE UP FOR EVER Founder and Creative Director, was inspired by one of her favorite objects, a plexi glass makeup case. Together, Dany and the MAKE UP FOR EVER lab developed a new technology of pigments amplified with a high vinyl finish that would replicate the case's unique look and feel. [from press release]

[Review] CLIO Kill Black/Brown Eyeliners

I'm back with a review of some awesome products - CLIO Kill Black/Brown eyeliners! I have with me CLIO Kill Brown Pencil Liner, Kill Black & Brown Brush Liners, Kill Brown Pen Liners, all of which I'm gonna review and compare in this post ;)

[Review] Make Up Forever Holiday 2014 Travel Brush Set

Here's a short feature/review today! I've shared it on my instagram some time back so those who follow me would know. It's MUFE's limited edition Holiday 2014 Travel Brush Set! Not sure if they are still available in stores but if they are not, you can always get their usual brushes! I've actually reviewed these brushes before. You can find the post at Make Up For Ever Artisan Brushes.

[Review] Make Up For Ever Artist Shadow

Make Up For Ever launched a new series of Artist Shadow eyeshadows recently! Went to check out those eyeshadows at ION Sephora and they are all really pretty! P.S I only saw 24 out of the 210 shades at ION Sephora. If you are interested in checking out all 210 shades, you will have to visit MUFE Pro Loft! ;)

[Review] Gushcloud Vanity Troves

I cart out two Gushcloud troves for this review!

They are the Lydia Izzati and Tammy Tay's Beauty Exclusive Troves :)

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Lydia Izzati's Beauty Exclusive Trove

1. Collection Colour Pro Lip Lacquer

Love this shade! It goes on the lips really well too ;)

2. Shiseido Tsubaki Hair Oil

I received a full sized version but I believe you all should be getting a travel sized one.

I love this hair oil and have actually blogged about it before.

Full blog post here: Shiseido Tsubaki Hair Oil Review

3. Stiefel Spectraban Sensitive

The product didn't really had a scent and isn't greasy! :)

4. Laneige White Plus Renew Original Essence

This product smells really nice and it leaves your skin feeling really smooth and non-greasy!

5. Nuxe Huile Prodigieuse Multi Purpose Dry Oil

Another nice smelling product!
And you can actually use it on your face, body and hair! O.o

6. Lierac Day & Night Voluptoud Cream

An anti-ageing cream that helps to hydrate your skin too!

7. SKIN INC Get Awesome Skin Revival Peel

You will receive either a Revival Peel/Renewal combination of Encapsulated Serum/

Pure Deep Sea Hydrating Mask from SKIN INC's Get Awesome Skin Set.

No idea how this works but my skin did feel a lil smoother though! :)

8. too cool for school Rules of Pore get Ready Dual Primer

9. too cool for school Morocco Ghassoul Foam Cleanser

10. My Beauty Diary Vanilla Moisturizing Aroma Mask

Have yet tried these sachets. Most likely gonna keep them for travel ;)

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Tammy Tay's Beauty Exclusive Trove

1. ZA Killer Volume Mascara

This product is not bad! It really does add volume to your lashes!

But it can get a lil spidery if you apply too much.

2. Laura Mercier Tinted Moisturizer

Nice deluxe sample product, great for travel! :)

The tinted moisturizer is more suited for dry skin though.

Maybe I can use it for a winter trip!

3. POND's Flawless Light Whitening Day Cream

This product is said to be able to remove dark spots and blemishes!!!

I've yet tried it though :/

4. SKIN INC Repair Pycnogenol Serum

Smooth and non-sticky serum! I love SKIN INC products!

5. Slim Secrets Daily Fibre Power Bar with Seeds Goji & Tahini

Have yet eaten this cause I don't like goji :/

6. Carnation Cracked Heel Cream

7. Carnation Exfoliating Foot Scrub

8. Carnation Intensive Moisturizing Foot Cream

I like how they have products targeted for crack heels and these three are full sized products!

They have to smoothen and moisturize crack heels and leaves a fresh peppermint smell!

9. Vichy Normaderm Night Detox

10. emerginC Scientific Organics Phytocell Detox Mask

11. emerginC Scientific Organics Peeling Pad

12. too cool for school McGirly Come Clean Cleanser

13. too cool for school Jean George Llong

Have yet tried these sachets. Most likely gonna keep them for travel ;)

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These troves have limited stocks so hurry and cart out if you are keen in getting one ;)

[Review] Creer Beaute Eyeliners

The much raved and most awaited Japanese Anime makeup line, CreerBeaute, famous for its Versailles (based on a manga called The Rose of Versailles) and Sailor Moon series of makeup products are now available at selected Watsons stores in Singapore! Now you no longer have to travel all the way to Japan to get them ;)

Pretty eyeliners! They were so pretty that I almost couldn't bear to use them! :/

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Here are the swatches, prices and reviews!

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(Miracle Romance Sailor Moon Series)

Top to Bottom:

Miracle Romance Star Power Prism Lameliner Red

Miracle Romance Star Power Prism Lameliner Orange Gold

Miracle Romance Star Power Prism Lameliner Green

Miracle Romance Star Power Prism Lameliner Blue

Miracle Romance Star Power Prism Liquidliner Brown

Miracle Romance Star Power Prism Liquidliner Black

Miracle Romance Star Power Prism Pencilliner White

Miracle Romance Star Power Prism Lameliner retails at $24.70 each and is available in Red, Orange Gold, Green and Blue. I don't think I will wear the red, orange and green ones as those aren't really my favorite colors. But... I love the blue one! Also for some strange reason, it was the most pigmented and smooth gliding one in the lot!  Btw, these are twist up liquid liners. I tend to over twist and end up having too much product on the brush! However, this problem can be easily solved by first brushing the product on the back of my hand before dapping and applying them onto my eyelids ;)

Miracle Romance Star Power Prism Liquidliner retails at $24.70 each and is available in Brown and Black. I would say these eyeliners go on really light. Above swatches done in one swipe - the brown looks like a light brown and the black looks like a dark brown. I think it might be cause Japanese prefer brown eyeliners as they give a more natural and not too harsh look! They do look more opaque when two coats are applied though! So I guess you have the option of having a lighter or darker look! The eyeliners are specially designed with a 0.1mm fine tip so you can actually draw a super thin line but they did feather a lil when I tried drawing a mega thin line. Drew a normal thin line on my eyelid and it went on very smoothly without feathering. I like how these eyeliners give a soft and natural look!

Miracle Romance Star Power Prism Pencilliner in White retails at $18.50 each. It has a creamy texture and glides rather on well. It is ideal for lining the waterline to open up your eyes or to be used to create “aegyo-sal”!

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(The Rose of Versailles Series)

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La Rose de Versailles Pencil Eyeliner Black

Lady Oscar Liquid Eyeliner Black

Lady Oscar Liquid Eyeliner is available in Black and Royal Brown and retails at $20.50 each. They won champion at the Japan Beauty award @ Cosme for 2 years consecutively, 2010 & 2011! These eyeliners have a 0.1mm fine tip as well and they didn't feather as much as the Sailor Moon ones! Also, they go on much more pigmented! On top of that, they dry really fast!

La Rose de Versailles Pencil Eyeliner is available in Black and Brown and retails at $22.60 each. I love this eyeliner! It's really smudge proof and waterproof. I ran my whole arm under running tap water and some were waterproof but the moment I rubbed my arm, all others melted except for this! This eyeliner was the only one that stayed sort of intact for quite a bit of rubbing though it did gradually fade away. It glides on really smoothly and the color payoff is really good, very pigmented.

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I played a lil did a morning to night makeup with these eyeliners!

So here's a short tutorial ;)

Products used: Miracle Romance Star Power Prism Liquidliner in Brown + Mascara

A clean and simple look paired with a my-lips-but-better or a neutral pink or coral lipstick for the day makeup! As you can see, I managed to draw a very thin line with this eyeliner! This is sort of like a no-makeup makeup look? ;)

Products used: Miracle Romance Star Power Prism Lameliner Blue + Lady Oscar Liquid Eyeliner Black + Miracle Romance Star Power Prism Pencilliner White

To transit to the night makeup look, I applied a couple of things over the day makeup look! As the Lady Oscar eyeliner was much more pigmented, I was able to use it to create a more striking eyeliner. In order to add some fun colors to the look, I added a layer of blue eyeliner on top of the black eyeliner and to make my eyes look brighter, I added a line of white eyeliner at the bottom lash line. Then I paired this look with a red/plum-ish (it was a failed dark red ombre lips, i had wanted the corners to look darker) lip color. If you want to pump up this look further, you can throw on a pair of falsies, and do a smokey eye look before layering the blue eyeliner ;)

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That's all for this post!

Hope you enjoyed reading the reviews and the simple day to night makeup tutorial ;)

[Review] Make Up For Ever Artisan Brushes

The brushes I am reviewing today are all hot favorites from Make Up For Ever's newest Artisan Brush line! These brushes are exclusively hand-made by highly qualified specialists and submitted to over 50 quality checks before hey are released to be sold internationally. Each brush is a unique creation and by combining significant features (fiber type + diameter + density + shape), it enables a multitude of combinations of tufts which allow specific, multiple and diverse make-up applications.

Tapered, trapeze, square, fan, flared, round, pointy and angled - the 75 brushes come in assorted shapes and sizes designed to allow for optimized control in applying, blending, sculpting, shading, and lining of make-up. 

MUFE Artisan Brushes are:

✔︎ Customized creations by Dany - from the shape to position and even the color of brush bristles!

✔︎ 100% engineered fibers for skin comfort

✔︎ Ultra-Resistant & Humidity-Proof

✔︎ Environmentally Friendly with Eco-certified Wood

✔︎ Designed with a Unique bevelled tip that is designed to collect, mix and adjust make-up textures

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106 Medium Foundation Brush SGD65

This is a larger variation of a foundation brush for applying and blending ultrafast for an even result with fuller coverage. It can be used with all types of foundations and features straight fibers.

Unlike most flat foundation brushes in the market, this brush is so soft! Love soft brushes like this as they won't irritate the skin. This is my current go-to brush for liquid foundations :)

Recommended textures: Cream and liquid foundations, loose and compact powders.

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152 Medium Highlighter Brush SGD69

The shape and soft fibers of this supple, rounded brush make it an essential tool for adding delicate highlights to the face and body. It features wavy fibers, and is ideal for applying highlighting powders and creams for generous coverage.

This is definitely my favorite rounded brush now. It's very dense and gives a nice streak-free finish. It actually reminds me of Sigma's F82 Round Kabuki brush! I think both brushes are quite similar but this is soooo much softer and it has a unique end for bevelled brush handle tip. I don't normally use brushes for their intended purposes hence I actually used this as my compact foundation brush too! It helps give my skin a smooth and high coverage.

Recommended textures: Cream, gel, loose and compact powders.

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174 Small Concealer Brush SGD39

This straight, responsive brush applies and blends concealer over specific imperfections for a natural result. It can be used with creams and liquids.

This brush is a lil hard (all concealer brushes are hard) but very smooth. If you feel the individual bristles, you will be able to tell that this brush is made of many soft bristles! So when you use this brush on your face, it will not irritate it at all!

Recommended textures: Cream and liquid.

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274 Double Ended Eyebrow Brush SGD49

This practical, multiuse brush is the perfect tool for quick eyebrow grooming. Use the angled end of the brush to fill in and define brows, and the spiral end to groom brows and separate lashes. It features straight fibers, and can be used to apply eyebrow creams and pressed powders.

This is such a convenient multi-purpose brush! I can use the straight end to fill in my brows and the spiral end to brush and groom my brows! It's said that you can use the spiral end to separate lashes too. I think it's good that it is multi-purposed but if you use it to mascara coated lashes, I would suggest that you wash the brush after each use to prevent bacterial growth!

Recommended textures: Cream and compact powder.

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304 Lip Brush with Cap SGD45

This rounded, dense brush is ideal for quick lip color application and blending. Perfect for touch-ups throughout the day, this brush features straight fibers and comes with a metal cap to ensure practicality and hygiene.

This brush is so travel-friendly. The metal cap can be placed at the back of the brush so it gives you the full-size brush handle length. With the metal cap on, you won't have to worry about other stuffs contaminating the brush too!

Recommended textures: Lipstick and gloss.

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You might be thinking brushes are of no use and it's much more convenient to just use your finger but that's actually not true!

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So... hurry and get your brushes from Make Up For Ever!

Just treat it as an investment for a better makeup application and to save time and money ;)

You can get them from the following stores:

Sephora ION Orchard

Sephora Ngee Ann City

Sephora Marina Bay Sands

Sephora Great World City

Sephora VivoCity

Sephora Plaza Singapura

Sephora Bugis+

MAKE UP FOR EVER Academy & Pro Loft

( 36 & 38 Armenian Street #01-06 & #02-06 )

[Review] Vanity Trove Self-Picked #8

Back with another Self-picked Trove!

For this trove, I've actually cart out a couple of times in the past.

Miniatures are just too useful for travel =P

And I like to keep miniature products hahahas.

You won't know when they might come in handy ;)

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Vaseline Healthy White Instant Fair

They are 100ml each! No idea why I could cart out two.

But since I could, why not? ;)

Vaseline Healthy White Instant Fair Vaseline Healthy White Instant Fair - Sample 100ml

Benefit Cosmetics Cha Cha Tint

It's a 12.5ml miniature! Cute right?

Enavose Probiotics Exfoliance Gommage

Received this before and really loved it!

So yes, another 15ml sample.

Lasts for a good 3-5 use I think.

Victorinox Swiss Army VICTORIA

A sample vial, as usual great for travel!

Jane Iredale Amber Set

I lost count of how many sets I have already lols.

Would always cart this out whenever I see it.

The lippies are so small, cute and purse friendly.

Gave them to my friends too hahas.

Good stuffs must share ;)

Bonus products

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That's all for this post!

Just a short post to share what I got :)