Haul ~Bath and body works, Drugstore Make up

Arising from the insanity of watching youtube lately, I am totally obsessed with drugstore makeup and stuff I wish I had but is probably not very easily attainable in Singapore.

I mean, despite the country being a top at most of everything. Apparently, fashion and makeup does not seems to be one of them and also perhaps the demand wasn't there.

Basically, this like the USA online shopping haul where all my items are being shipped in from USA. Sadly, due to USA export law and regulations, there are also plenty of nice items that cannot be shipped out.

So I got some pocket bac sanitizers holder from Bath and Body works. It's freaking expensive for shipping for this trio as bath and body works uses quite big boxes to ship items. Thus, the volumetric weight for the charges is quite extensive. This package volumetric weight was charged for 2kg even though the trio only weigh 0.5 grams??

  The Hello Kitty Sanitizer from Watsons when they use to sell them and it just so fit perfectly into the pocket bac that I have got. Ain't them cute??

This was the hype, the raving by youtubers who post, talk and rave about it. Generally, these are brushes which you can get from a drugstore(USA) and OMG!! The brushes are extremely soft and they cost like less than USD$10 and honestly plus shipping and conversion, it only cost less than SGD$15.

You know, soft brushes are important because the bristles, if they are too hard is bad for your pores and your skin?

I am looking forward to get more of the Real Techniques brushes in the future.

And so you know, Ulta is actually having a buy one and get the other one at 50% off. So its like~how amazing a deal can you get??

The downside is Ulta doesn't ship directly to Singapore, so yea! You need to find your own agent.

But trust me on this one, you will totally be addicted to the softness of the brushes once you own one.

 This is similar to Revlon Kissable range. Its like a crayon thingy and the colour payoff is awesome and its looks very natural on the lips. (Will post review if possible). The colour is Ballet Twist.

I almost wanted to get the watermelon twist but I figure the colour may be too bright for my liking but I might get it on the next haul.

 One thing about products in USA, they have a variable range of products ranging from haircare, skincare, makeup products that are organic and natural. It means to also say, it contains less harmful products so when used/applied is less harmful to YOU. Yes, you!

This mascara is from Philosophy Formula and another OMG! This baby totally rocks your lashes. It gives you a full falsies look and its really doesn't clumps your lashes. And all it takes is just one coat!

This is like my next favourite mascara other than Maybeline falsies. I also wanted to try the Maybeline Rocket Volume Mascara (waterproof) but unfortunately, its out of stock.

This comes in colour, black and very black. I pick black,

 These are the rest of the cosmetics that comes with the rest of the haul and yes some of the items you can actually purchase in singapore like NYX blush, ELF contouring blush, EOS lip balm and Burt's Bee Lip balm. Of cos, its definitely cheaper to ship them since I am already shipping other items anyway. But if you prefer to just buy off the shelves, you can find Burt's Bees lip balm at any sephora stores in singapore.

And for NYX,ELF and EOS lip balms, you can actually purchase them from:
Smoochiezz
They are basically the importers for some of the awesome USA brands.

One of such natural lip balms so as to mention is the EOS lip balm, it natural so some of the harmful ingredients are like not in it. Like petrolatum for example. (petrolatum is in most lip balms products and its bad to be consumed like literally too much which you would if you forget to wipe off before you eat or drink)

The Wet 'N' Wild eyeshadow palette is awesome, it's super pigmented and the colour payoff is also awesome and its only cost USD$2.99. So freaking cheap for a trio.

The maybeline Dream Matte powder ~I think its comes from the same range of the Dream mousse thingy they use to have in Singapore but this is just so much better, the powder is finely milled and it gives a matte feeling throughout the day.

I mean I still need touch up reason being my face is oily at T zones area and after a couple of many hours, the powder (regardless what type) will start to fall off... ( I mean you get the drift) but this dream matte powder just give a natural finish when I first put on after my Laurier Mercier tintied moisturizer on the days I prefer a lighter and more natural makeup.

I have super fair skin so I just bought the lightest shade in 4-5 Light.

They show the swatches of the different colour tone but trust me, it will not be a very accurate measure for powder especially if your skin tone is variant and is very essential on the colour choices. (You get what I mean)

 Lastly, I got colgate disposable toothbrushes plus floss or toothpicks or whatever. They are all Colgate wisps and they individually packed so it super convenient to bring them out when you need to clean your teeth after a meal or during travels cos you don't have to rinse your mouth after using it. I wonder why colgate didn't import this to singapore. It's so user-friendly as comparing to bringing a travel brushing kit around. But it's kinda of expensive cos it cost about USD$6.99 for 16 pieces??

So, that the end of my haul and if you have any great drugstore recommendation that I could try, please leave me a comment and so tata~ till the next haul.

Canmake~Hauls

Call me crazy.... But I am totally in love with cosmetics... Actually, I am just a shopaholic, totally going GAGA with almost anything.

I have actually saw this canmake foundation in one of the jap magazine quite some time back and I was like ~Nice case!

Haven't pay a visit to the local drugstore for a long period of time and than.... it was having 20% discount with addtional 5% for members... so it was like 25%?

I mean, if you don't need additional makeup, its really not a big deal!

Haiz, but for a makeup junkie like myself... well, every cents counts.

So here the loots!

Unfortunately, the powder only comes in 2 shades No 1 & 2 so its like either you fit the colour or totally off the colour.

 Shade is in No 1.

Nars Cosmetics

I am truly excited that Nars has decided to make an entrance in singapore. Honestly, I am really getting bored with the usual makeup range that it has constantly been in singapore.

I always wonder why won't they import more stuff? Even though it is coming from the same company, label or brand. It always had to be something missing. What you have in overseas cannot hardly been found in singapore. One of such brands are Shisedo. If you do browse Japaneses magazines as often as I do~seriously you will notice that a lot of items labels are simply not showing up in Singapore.

Well, that's beside the rattle, I am truly glad Nars is here, in Singapore, full exactly their full range of products as per overseas.

I used to read about how some make up fanatics are obessed with Nars and I simply know why. Most of their products are awesome.

 Just when Nars have officially launched in Singapore not too long ago, I have totally lost control over what I was buying. #makeupjunkie. It comprises of their Andy Warhol Collection as well.

 Above: Andy Warhol blusher collection in "satellite of love". The name itself is so sweet. It's actually a very light shade of blusher. It can be put on top of your usual pink or orange blusher to give a glow effect and don't worry, it will enhance the colour of your cheeks and won't make you look like the backside of a baboon.

 As you can see from the swatch, it actually a sheer, glitter, light colour.

 Swatch of the blusher. I am too fair that it looks like I am putting on nothing but as the salesgirl said as well, it really very light. It can not act as a blusher, it can also act as a highlighter as well.

Pencil eyeliners series from their usual collection and Andy Warhol Collection. Andy Warhol collection has a tint of shimmer in the eyeliner. Colours~Normal: Via Veneto 8051, Andy: 47th Street 8063

 Top one is the normal version and bottom swatch is the Andy's collection. Their eyeliner is smudge proof but not water proof.

 I have constantly tried to rub it off with a tissue and you can see that my skin has turn reddish and you can still see faint lines of the eyeliner. Power or not? P/S: But super expensive lah!

 I saw the lips of the sales girl and thought the lip matte colour she is wearing is awesome. So I got it. Though I said countless of times, I hate wearing Lipstick.

 It's actually a very slim stick.

 This is how the colour looks on my hand but it look different on the lips. Its really matte.

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Second return to Nars for more damage and I got their set collection and a new lipstick in Sheer satin series. I actually went there wanting to get the fuschia bright pink lipstick used by Yoon Eun Hye in her new drama "Ï Miss You" but it was apparently out of the stock.

So below are pictures of the packaging and colours and swatches:

Do check it out if you are a fan of Nars or even if you new to Nars. They are located only exclusively in Tangs Orchard (Beauty Corner). Don't try your luck at Tangs Vivo, they do not have a counter at their yet. ^^

Urban decay Vice palette

Have I ever mentioned how in love I am with urban decay products especially their eyeshadow collection?

On and off, urban decay came out with a lot of inspiring and wonderful collection of different eyeshadow colours and I must admit, it is really hard to resist.

Urban decay eye shadow has very good pigmentation and its long lasting on your eyelids even without the eye primer. Of course, if you throw in the eye primer, it will just simply enhance the colour and the durability.

So here is how the box looks like. Awesome or what?

 On the top of their logo, you will find a sponge like thingy on top of it like some sort of protection.

That is the "push"button, simply push it and the palette will eject on its own.

The palette comes with a 2 sided brush and 20 awesome shades. Don't think the colours are too bold. It can actually be very soft and subtle. It really depends on the amount you put, blend and whats not.

So, behold the swatches below. What do you think? It's totally amazing isn't it?

And here is the colour chart for your reference.

Many would feel that it is an expensive palette to invest, considering the variety of eye palettes you can get from the drug stores. (The prices is SGD$88 if I am not wrong) However, if you average out the price of each eye colour palette, that will cost you about $4.50/ colour which is still relatively cheap as compared to those single coloured eye colour that is sold separately.

Are you a fan of urban decay? What is your likes and dislikes towards their products that you will like to share?

Brown Eyeshadow Palette

As the title says : Brown Eyeshadow Palette. Can you guess what I wanna share?

Maybe some can and maybe some cant. Regardless, it's one eye palette you cannot live without.

What do I say so?

A lot of things and looks can be achieved with brown.

For example: A natural look?

Another few examples of how you can utilize brown eyeshadow palette:

1. Conturing your nose, jawlines,etc.
2. Drawing your eyebrow.

Its also cost savvy because you do not need to have additional stuff to create your desired look. Brown can also varies from soft to heavy feel depending on the density of the brown colour used.

One such palette that has various density of brown colours, greys and blacks is Urban Decay Naked Palette 1 & 2.

However, their palettes are also equally expensive.

One thing I like about Urban Decay eyeshadow is, it has very long lasting power on your eyes. The only con about the thing is that it is very expensive.

Still, if you average out the number of eyeshadow colours that comes in their palettes, it is still reasonable considering the quality.

A cheaper alternative that can be considered will be from Majolica brand. Majolica can be found in Watsons store island wide. I don't have any sample to show you as Majolica usually comes out in various vibrant colours and as such, most palettes that I owned are of bright colours. Still, I have upload some pictures to show you the texture.

Personally, I think other than Majolica, Canmake and Dolly Wink (brown palette) are cool brands too.

Check out the swatch on the texture and colours of some of the eye palettes I own:

Notice the texture of the brown? Not a bad idea for eyebrow colour isn't it, what do you think?
Tata~

Chanel Gel Eyeshadow

I have always been looking for the perfect "black"for the eyes. The effect is always somewhat not right, regardless of the brands I tried.

The eyeshadow/eyeliner comes with a portable brush.

The only downside of this product, it's not waterproof. So no tears yea?
It's smooth and easy to glide on and it can be used for an eyeshadow and eyeliner.

Personally, I used it as eyeliner as I feel that it is too much and too heavy to use as an eyeshadow. I mean black all over your eyelids somewhat weird.

To make sure I don't waste my other eyeliners, I usually layer this on top. Another reason is, if the colour somewhat comes off thereafter, and you can't touch up your make up, you don't have to worry of being a freak and looks awkward. Especially so for me as I never carry any makeup along with me for touch up most of the time unless I know I will be out for a long time and still having to attend an important function thereafter.

The brush is soft but it always best to clean it after use as the brush that is on display is somewhat not in shape and not as soft as the new one.

The eyeshadow has some glitter powder and it will create a black shimmery effect on your eyes but rest assured, it's great for daily wear and it does not create an overwhelming effect.