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.

Tip of the Day - Cleaning your make up sponge + make up

Most people will touch up their make up from time to time when they have to work and have a great night out: party, etc.

Actually, as our face come in contact with the environment, there bound to exposure to dust.

So imagine, as you do your touch up, you apply your make up from your palette to your face and than your sponge might pick up some environmental dust, goes back into the palette and perhaps contaminating the surface of your make up. The next round you use it on a clean face, you apply from the palette (contaminated) to your clean face.

That is also one of the reasons that there are some, who has more sensitive skin suffers from outbreak thereafter, even though there was proper cleansing.

Always wash your sponge regularly if you have to constantly do touch up and you might wanna gently wipe off the surface of the makeup before applying it to the clean face.

Alternatively, use a blotter or tissue to gently pat on your face before re-applying the makeup.This will somewhat helps to reduce the dust/oil/dirt that is on our face.

Lastly here is a nice song for sharing:

Diana Krall - Look Of Love (Live In Paris)

Enjoy and have a nice weekend ahead!

                       

Shisedo - Maquillage Aura Veil Collection

Saw this on some magazines and I am like: Ok! Awesome colours. Went down to Shisedo counters finally and check out the item.

It has like a golden theme as the packaging is very golden itself.

 The package comes in:
1. MQ Aura veil (More of loose powder)
2. 30ml Fragrance
3. MQ True Rouge Lip Palette

Don't be too worried by the deep colours of the rouge, they are actually of very sheer colour and its more like a lipstain than a lip gloss or whatever.

p/s:Apologies for the lighting, it really doesn't justify for the package. The set is retailing at SGD$150 at all Shisedo outlets so if you are keen, do check it out before its out of stock. (This is year 2012 holiday collection)

Nars- Yoon Eun Hye in "I miss you" lip colour

For fans of Yoon Eun Hye or the fans of the lipstick colour that Yoon eun Hye used in her lastest koean drama "I Miss You", is finally in stock in the Nars counters in Tangs orchard.

As there is a limitation on the quantity and the demand for it, there is actually NO reservation allow.

So it's on a first come, first serve basis.

If you really like it a lot, you might wanna head down to Tangs Orchard asap to try your luck.

Nars lipstick (Matte) retailing at SGD$38.

Good Luck!

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. ^^

shu uemura karl lagerfeld collection

I know this is a little belated, maybe you have already gotten your hands on one of those and perhaps you have not. If you haven't, you might wanna try your luck for it as it is a limited holiday collection.

This is just a quick share of what I have purchase. Enjoy!

 One of the freebies with purchase of $200 and more.

 Free nail art sticker that comes together with nail polishes.#cantbeartouse

 One of the lipstick colour in parisienne pink.

 It is a very nudish pink shade. My all time favourite colour.

 One of the most expensive item in the collection. SGD$98 if I am not wrong. Check out the swatches below!

Their safety pin~

Do you like this collection too? Start shopping and have fun this upcoming christmas!!