HI!

So today, I went out with the girls.... :)  Mainly it was Sarah's birthday 2 days before, and she had this birthday promotion for purchasing inuovi cosmetics at 40% off.. and she wanted to share the good deal with us..which was very lovely and generous of her.  Just realised I didn't have any pictures taken with my camera of Roseanne, Honey (?), and Miss AB.  :p  But you will see them in the other onsugar blogs.

And I also want to thank Amy BIG TIME for giving me the ELF Natural Nymph mineral lipstick!!!  Totally unexpected, and so thoughtful of her!!

We surprised Sarah with a little cake, and after munching on the cake and all... we trooped to MAC, then to Inuovi, and then we went to Page One, and then we had dinner at Carls' Junior.

L to R: Me! , Kas, Sarah, Amy, Chatana

Me and Diana!!

At inuovi, I didn't get anything, except for the brush cleaner, which costs $10.20 after discount.   I have several hauls coming my way in the next couple of weeks, and I didn't want to go overboard (as usual) with the whole buying thing.

Here is what I wore to the outing, makeup wise.

Face:  The foundation routine

Eyes: (all mac unless otherwise stated)

Otherworldly p/p as base, Gulf Stream, Climate Blue (which I prolly mixed with a little Cobalt Blue pro), Solar White -- all LE e/s from the Cool Heat collection  way back in Jul 08, and the white inner corner is UD's Polyester Bride.  Eyeliner, I used Loreal's Superliner, and MAC's Wavy Blue pencil (pro) on the lower lids.  I also used Powersurge pencil to tightlight.  Not that you can really see in the pictures.

Cheeks:  MAC Blonde MSF

Lips: GOSH Darling

All in all, it was a fun day!  I wish I didn't feel so spaced out and breathless the whole day, I wonder why.  Everywhere we went, the air seemed super stuffy, and humid.

To read and check out loads of other pictures from the outing, click on the following links:

adorebeauty (Diana)

everbluec (Chantana)

roseannebeauty (Roseanne)

facesbysarah (Sarah the birhday girl!)

cocomotion (Kas)

anonymous bosch

Thanks for reading!!

Hi,

So this morning, when I woke up, I decided to remove that glittery gold nail polish, and I took a few pictures of the step by step, how 'dirty' my nails look, and the transformation after I applied some cream, and a change of nail polish color.... and then when I decide to re-size and upload  the pictures, all ready to explain the steps and other ramble, guess what, all the nail related pictures I took, were GONE.  Seriously!  I don't know what happened!  So yea, the glittery gold nail polish is now gone, and I ain't going to take new pictures of the nail color I am wearing now (FYI, if you are curious, it is Barry M 'Wild Orchid or Wild Purple') either way it is a metallic royal purple color.

So, today we hanged out a little at the cousin's house, and since she had an entire mirror wall, and since I had actually had on full face makeup (I had initially thought of just wearing glasses & foundation that's all), so well, here we have a LOTD entry.

On the face: My foundation routine, click here to read more.  But today, I used MAC 109 to buff in the liquid foundation (still prefer the synthetic foundation brush though).

On the cheeks: NARS Laguna, and MAC Pleasantry Blusher

On the lips: This pretty nude lipstick which I featured a couple of days back.  But they are worn off in the following pictures.

On the eyes: I only used 2 eyeshadows, they are inuovi's Dynamite and Spotlight eyeshadows. No liner on upper lids, just some on the lower waterline and then coats of mascara. Falsies from Palz.

This Estee Lauder foundation is not going to make your face MATTE all the time.  If you have oily skin like me, you need to blot your face time to time, then you will get back the matte clean look again, without having to powder your face.  Which is good~

Rest of the outfit is very plain, white cotton men's tee from Cotton On (2 for $30), and a Bershka white tank underneath.  Necklaces, you have seen them before.

And then I tried out my cousin's husband's high cut sneakers for fun.  I actually kind of like the look of these sneakers (from Zara).  Oh well.

And a random pic of me being very prim and tea drinking.  LOL.

Ok, now is the question about the ipod nano.  I am thinking of getting the 16GB ipod nano (S$288)... firstly, cos if you order it online you get this free personalised engraving, so you can put whatever message you want at the back of the player.  Just like this... for example:

Also, it comes in such a wide array of colors, which one should I go for???

But seriously, I don't need another ipod.... cos I still have my ancient ipod classic 30GB, ancient iphone - both of which still functions perfectly as music players... and besides if I need to listen to music on the go, I normally just use the media player in my BB.  Besides, I should keep the $$ for my dream camera (the canon G-11), right?  What is a huge pull factor for this nano is the built-in video recorder, and I think I would be able to get some great footages with it... (not for makeup tutorials etc, but more like paparazzi style of random stuff I do etc).  Hmmmmmm.... technology, decisions, $$$, argh! Tough choices!!

Anyway, if you are curious, and you want to check out the features of this ipod nano, check out the online store, here.

And for those of you who have this ipod nano with video recording, how do you like it, is it  Yay, or Nay??

Thanks for reading!

"Basically I'm very new to onsugar and when I saw your blog, I became a FOLLOWER on your site. I saved your site as one of my FAVOURITES!! I simply LOVE your  blog because of the REGULAR & PROMPT UPDATES.  You shared everthing especially in make-up.....loveeeee it..and I GOT ADDICTED reading them!! 1ST thing I would do when I reached my office in the morning...**if BOSS is not around**i would QUICkLY open up your blog..heheh,so I wonit miss anything..so these are basically the MAIN REASONS why I LOVE THE MAKEUP BLOGETTE!"

Who is this?

Thanks to my brother who help to draw the winner today.   :)

Congrats, DoLLyQueeNz!  Please contact me via pm with your mailing address, and your package will be on its way!

BIG THANKS to everyone who took part, I hope it had been fun, kind of.... and also special thanks to Inuovi for being so generous with the giveaway too!

Phew, finally, 5 days of giveaway is over!  I realised it is quite a logistic 'committment' to do such a 'fast-paced' contest thingy over 5 days, I have to sort of plan my schedule in order to ensure that the giveaways are updated and conducted properly.  But I think it has been super fun, and reading all your comments had been totally worth it!

The next thing to look forward to is the meet and greet session which Diana (adorebeauty) is organising, and  there is going to be a swap... I am in mind what to bring already, and I think whoever gets it will be super *happy*!  :)

Off to send out the final prizes, and posting a LOTD with my pimped lashes next.

I saw this picture of Katy Perry in Seventeen Magazine (don't even ask me why I have this mag LOL, cos nobody at home reads it but yeah, I saw this picture), and I decided to recreate this look.  Not suggesting in anyway I look like her.. she is gorgeous, and totally hot!   I also have a few other reasons for wanting to do this look:

• show off my inuovi Metallogy eyeshadows in Rose Gold and Gold, and the eye colors in the picture are somewhat similar color family.
• I really like this super pretty look!
• want to do an updated modern pin-up look.
• want to show off my Barry M 146 lip paint.

SALE ALERT: I realise that I already own this product, so now I end up with an extra which I don't need.  I have already opened the seal, but it has never been swatched.  So anyone who is interested, pm me.  First come first serve!  Price inclusive of postage: S$10  (Singapore buyers only)

And this is what I ended up with:

Products Used:

Face: Clinique Superfit Liquid Foundation, MAC Msf Natural, MAC Studio Finish concealer

Cheeks: MAC Style Demon and Improvised mineralised blushers

Lips: Barry M 146 (orchird pink?) lip paint, and MAC Fabtabulous Dazzleglass

Eyes: MAC Butternutty Shadestick, Inuovi Gold e/s on lids, Rose Gold on crease, Platinum to highlight

Liners: Loreal Super liner, and MAC Fascinating eye pencil for tight lining the lower lids. Lashes from Sasa. To check out how to draw winged liners, click here for my easy tutorial.

Barry M 146 Lip Paint, shown here with Fabtabulous Dazzleglass over.  Selling for S$10, brand new, never been swatched.

Price includes postage. Interested buyer pm me.  First come first serve. Singapore buyers only.  Thanks!!

SOLD

Ok, I have to RUSH out of the house now.  Going to post the prizes, and I am going for a super exciting and.. well... I will keep you guys posted on how that goes.  Haha.  :)  Thanks for reading!

Today is the LAST day of the makeup blogette GIVEAWAY, and we have special prizes today, sponsored by inuovi professional cosmetics. But before we get on to that, let's check out DAY FOUR's winner.

"I so wanna try the eyeliners and the zero pores base, because my pores are always saying hi to everyone I pass by!!! lolx Hmm... Sophia is one of the reasons why I love reading her blog (besides all the wonderful buys, LOTD, nails love and interesting fashion posts).. her cute pics and her way of recommending products are very interesting! I am so in love with THE MAKEUP BLOGETTE!!!"

Thanks to my kiddy neighbour who help to draw the winner today.   :)

Congrats, everbluec!  Please contact me via pm with your mailing address, and your package will be on its way!

And now for DAY FIVE.... You can cut and paste the same comment whenever you take part in the draws.  I just want to say a huge thank you to everyone who has taken part in the giveaway so far!

Up for grabs:

1 D27 Eyeshadow in Techno

1 D36 Blusher in Pink

*note: the little pot of glitter shown in the picture is NOT included. The eyeshadow shown is actually Dynamite, but you will get TECHNO eyeshadow.  I didn't take product pictures cos I have depotted all my inuovi products and I didn't keep the labels etc etc..... You will receive brand new products sent by the company.

And just to show you how gorgeous the colors are, I did a very super easy and quick look today using the two products.

Woot to the silly hair across my forehead~

Products used:

Face: Clinique Superfit Liquid foundation, MAC studio finish concealer, MAC MSF Natural

Cheeks: Inuovi Pink Blusher, and also Inuovi Spotlight e/s to highlight

Eyes: Inuovi Platinum e/s to highlight, and Inuovi Techno e/s all over the lids and blended out

Lips: Rimmel's Airy Fairy Lipstick

No eyeliner used in this look. Lashes from Sasa.

How to take part:

You must be a follower of this blog!

Everyday, I will post an entry with the title DAILY GIVEAWAY.   I will post a pic of the daily prize.

You will comment only ONCE, Tell me WHY you like to read the makeup blogette, and finish by saying I LOVE THE MAKEUP BLOGETTE!

You can take part in all the daily giveaways.

If you won, you can't take part again, to give others a chance too.

I will announce the winner whenver I post the next day's giveaway, I will most likely post each entry at about 12 noon everyday SG time.

I will ship anywhere, so everyone is welcome to take part.

All decisions are final, and winners must contact me within 3 days to claim the prize (via onsugar pm).

Hi hi!

Just want to do a little follow up to the Dark Lids look that I posted a couple of days back, click here to read more if you are interested.

I used all different products (different black products, different lashes and blusher) for the same look, and to very nice effect too -- I think.

I wanted to test the 'wearability' of this look, and learned a few pointers in the process:

• Do the eyes first, because there is going to be fallout, and you don't want to spend time cleaning up the undereye area and smear your foundation.
• Keep the rest of the face clean and as flawless as possible.  Hence I spent time painstakingly concealing all the little spots on my face.
• Keep the brows groomed but light, so that the focus is on the dark lids and clean face.

Nonetheless, I was determined to rock this look and here are the results.  And hey, I added a faux mole above my mouth, cos that's what Nic (pixiwoo) did in the tutorial.

Products used:

Eyes: MAC painterly paintpot(base), MAC Your Ladyship pigment & Inuovi Platinum e/s (highlight)

The Black Part:  Stila Golden Noir smudgepot, Ed Pinau (that freebie eyeshadow) on top.  Perfect match for each other because of the whole black and gold glitter going on.

Lashes: Sasa lashes (forgot the brand), and YSL Faux Cils mascara

Face: Dior Extreme Fit, MAC Studio Sculpt Concealer

Cheeks: NARS Laguna, and MAC Azalea (which is AMAZING for this look!!)

Lips: YSL RV Lingerie Pink (7)

And I did say tried and tested, so here are a few pictures of the night:

FYI Sister is using Style Demon on her cheeks  :)

Sidenote:  I think the whole dark lids/ pink lips combination is the Louis Vuitton runaway looks for the past couple of seasons.

That's all (so much for a little follow up), and thanks for reading!!

Hi hi!

I collected my $40 i-nuovi voucher today at Bishan Junction 8 (and good thing too, cos I had to be around Seng Kang for work early morning, so it was kind of in the area).  The BA was a little clueless about the whole thing, and I wasn't issued any voucher, she kind of said that the letter was enough.  And I just wrote my name and id number on the letter.  Well.. while she was figuring out the whole thing, I already had in mind what to get anyway, since I am at the shop.

FYI, I got the $40 voucher for completing the Mystery Shopper Programme which several of the other onsugar bloggers have also carried out.

I got an angled brush (which she said is made of goat hair) as I needed a couple of such angled brushes since I am using my cream liners more frequently.  And I got my third Metallogy eyeshadow.  I was debating to go for the Bronze, or Copper, but in the end, Gold won out -- pun not intended.  Hahaha. I think Gold is pretty neutral as a lid color, and it can be paired with black, purple, teal, the possibilities are endless.  I saw facesbysarah's recent entry on the different looks she created, and I am so intrigued by the colourful combo!

That's all, and thanks for reading.  The NARS haul entry is next.

Some old and some new stuff which I am loving this month:

1. Madonna "Celebration" Double DVD
2. MAC Dollymix blusher
3. Inuovi Metallogy Eyeshadow Rose Gold
4. Stila Smudgepot Golden Noir
5. MAC 212SE brush which I use to apply the Stila smudgepot
6. YSL RV No.1 Nude Beige

Just want to mention I will always have my staple products, HG products which I will use everytime, and always repurchase whenever I run out of them.

And if you haven't heard about the BIG GIVEAWAY,  click here to find out more.

Hi hi,

Just want to show off my new inuovi eyeshadow which I just got in Rose Gold. It is a really nice red coppery colour.  I decided to be a little more fancy with my eye makeup today (ie using 2 or more colors instead of my usual 1 color fits all EOTD).  And I can't say enough about the 'creamy' texture of the product.  You need only a little product for maximum impact. 

Another little side note:  I have not been using my usual TFSI or Paintpots etc as a base for my eyeshadows. Sometimes I find that they make my eyeshadows look a little too 'thick'.  They also change the 'texture' or finish of my eyeshadows.  So I have been using MAC Vanilla eyeshadow as a 'base' before I apply other eye colors.

What I used here:

Eyes: (Base - MAC Vanilla eyeshadow), (Highlight: Inuovi Platinum e/s),  (Inner corners: MAC Ricepaper & Solarwhite e/s), (Outer corners/crease: Inuovi Rose Gold eyeshadow  -- I blended this color quite a bit so it looks more subtle for my early morning workday but you can pack on the color for a dramatic night look) 

Liner: Stila's Gold Noir Smudge Pot on upper lid, and MAC Powersurge eye pencil.

No mascara etc.

Cheeks: NARS Laguna to contour, and NARS Mounia (cos it soooooo matches the Rose Gold eyeshadow)

Lips: YSL RV Nude Beige, and MAC Underaged lipgloss.

p/s: I resized the pictures and inserted the text all by myself in PS for this entry. Woot to that!!!  :)

Everyone must try out the Inuovi Metallogy eyeshadows, and you know I am not saying that for the heck of it.  :)

Thanks for reading.

Hi!

I went to do my 2nd store visit for the Mystery Shopper Program on Saturday (I got an extended deadline as I received my package late) and this time, I went to Vivocity.  Again, I knew what I wanted, and I was just deciding between the colors to get.  I am a sucker for all of inuovi's Metallogy Eyeshadows all the colors are super pretty, and the color payoff is really impressive.

I got Rose Gold which is a reddish coppery color, I had wanted to get one of the brown/ gold shades, but then I have a million of those colors, and I thought Rose Gold would be something unique in my stash.

And this is a very badly taken close up picture of my eye.  I used the Rose Gold very close to my lashline, and Platinum as a highlight color.  I think I also used MAC All That Glitters e/s on the crease area.  I used Stila Smudge Pot in Gold Noir (yes, that's the actual product name, I previously called it 24kt or something).  And did you notice something???  I used MASCARA!!

I have not used mascara on my own bare lashes in ages.  I didn't curl my lashes here.  I was having some kick with my Givenchy Mascara this morning, and I just coated my very tiny lashes with copious amounts of the mascara, and for good measure I finished off with YSL Faux Cils Mascara.  This is the end (clumpy) result.

On the cheeks, I used a blusher (no name) from one of my Shu Uemura's palette, and Rimmel Airy Fairy lipstick.

Here is a pic of me in my mom's bathroom.

Printed blouse from fcuk.

I will do in depth reviews/ LOTDS featuring these eyeshadows in due course.  I am really liking them.  And I also want to review the Stila Black Noir Smudge Pot, because that is also another fave item of mine the last few days.

That's all, and thanks for reading!