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FAQ & DISCLAIMER

About Me

My name is Sophia, and I am in my early 30s. I am from Singapore and I am the sole writer of this blog.

About this Blog

I started this blog in 2006, I like to use a wide range of brands though I seem to have a growing preference for higher-end brands in recent years. I also like to share interesting things I have come across about makeup and beauty.

Currently The Makeup Blogette receives 39,000 unique views monthly or 2,238,932 views and counting.

My Makeup Style

I like classic looks (neutral tones on eyes, anything goes for lips & cheeks), though occasionally I try out dramatic/ statement looks.  I believe that a flawless base is the key to achieving great makeup looks.  I also believe that if you don't have great skin to start with, fake it with a good foundation routine, and even greater skincare.  I am currently loving Clarins & Lancome skincare products, and Vichy NormaDerm for tackling with breakouts.

What Cameras do I use?

Most of the pictures you see in post 2010 entries are taken with my Canon G-11.  Previously I was using Canon Ixus 80.  I do post some pictures which are taken with my iphone4 which I will state in that particular entry.  I have stopped watermarking my pictures as of 2011, because I think watermarks are ugly in general, and does not prevent people from stealing my pictures if they wish to.  I just take it as a compliment that my pictures are even worth stealing in the first place. I might look into getting a Canon EOS next year, not just for blogging purposes, but I also like photography in general.

My Favourite Makeup Brand(s)

It is hard to name just one, but I like NARS, Chanel, Illamasqua and the ocasional Guerlain, Dior & Urban Decay item.  I own quite a stash of MAC items, but recently I have stopped catching up with their collections, and I much prefer to splurge on a few really outstanding items.

Where to find me

Twitter (link button above!)  Email (stated above!)  Instagram (makeup_blogette)

I have no official Facebook fan page, and currently have no intention to start one at all.  The Makeup Blogette remains my personal hobby and property, so as such, I don't believe in having a Facebook fanpage for it.

Final Disclaimer

I bought/ paid for all of the products mentioned in this blog. I am not affliated to any company. If certain products are sent to me for review purposes, I will say so and express my honest opinions about them. In any case, I will only review and showcase the products which I have personally tried and tested, and enjoy using. I do not get paid to review anything.

No ads, no paid links etc please.  I am in charge of all content and pictures here.

I am not a makeup artist, nor do I have any professional training in makeup.

 

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    April 26, 2013

    Beauty Blogger Tag


    Hi hi, 

    Tagged by Sara to do this - having read her responses, it got me thinking I have not really done a 'about me' post in ages.  I used to post such entries quite often back in the days, sharing random facts and information about myself.   So perhaps this might be a good chance to re-introduce myself to everyone again, and something to get my mind off a certain missing piece of armcandy at the moment (darn it's really bugging me!) 

    More information about the picture above will be available in an LOTD entry after this!  
    Rings are from H&M (current collection), and nail polish is Chanel Malice. 

    So anyway, the questions.... and my answers!

    1. Do you wear the same style everyday or do you change it?

    I pretty much wear the same thing everyday for work, though I rotate my bases & cheek colors weekly, or whenever I feel like it.  My everyday makeup consists of a good long lasting flawless base, cheek colors, and brows.  If I am going somewhere after work, and I have no chance to go home and change etc, I would just slap on a bright lippy with my daily look.   Nothing on the eyes. 

    2. Do you do your own mani/pedi or go to a salon?

    I paint/ change my nail colors every other day (not my toes color of course) - partly for swatching purposes, and partly just to play and check out colors.  I prefer going to a salon about once a month to have my manicure and pedicure professionally done.   The hands and feet need a good scrubbing every once in a while. 

    3. How long does it take for you to put on your make-up?

    In the morning, I think I take at least half an hour, including the skincare routine.  Even though it is just base, brows and cheeks - I like to take my time to apply my base, fill in my brows properly, and look really finished by the time I am done.  

    4. What do you do first? Face or eyes?

    I usually do my face first.  I feel like I need my base to set nicely while I am doing my eyes.  

    5. Do you “collect” make-up or just buy what you need when you need it?

    There are stuff I buy to collect because they are part of a greater set.  For example, a trio of Chanel polishes, or two shades of a limited edition bronzer, or a particularly beautiful blush.   But I will use all these things, even though I had largely purchased them for the beauty factor.   I have long since passed the point of buying makeup only when I need to.  Life would be so boring that way.  But I will use, swatch everything I have. 

    6. How often do you wear false lashes?

    I wear lashes whenever I have full face makeup (ie eye makeup).

    7. Do you do a full face of make-up everyday?

    I guess I don't.   Though technically, I do, since I have on mainly face makeup.  I just don't do my eyes everyday. 

    8. Do you wear make-up when you are home alone or with family?

    Well, when I am doing a LOTD solely for blogging purposes, then I have been seen to be walking around the house with makeup on.  But other than that...nope!

    9. Will you leave the house without make-up?

    Yes, I will.  (sunscreen mandatory, of course) Like when I am jogging, going to the market, I am usually bare-faced.  But I probably can't do without at least some light base and brows to look 'awake'.  It's just my personal thing.

    10. How many high end products do you have?

    I don't keep track... cos if I do... I would probably think, dang, that's where my car downpayment went to.  Hahaha.  But I am not implying that my 'collection' is HUGE...it's just a bit more than what most people would think is normal. 


    12. What time do you get up and go to sleep?

    I usually sleep around 12 am on most days, if I am not out at night.  I wake up at 6am on weekdays, 8-10am on weekends.  I want to wake up naturally on weekends but I am a natural early riser (not early early like 6am though.  It is still a struggle for me to be up so early.)

    13. How often do you work out?

    Been trying to clock in 5km, 3 times a week.

    14. Do you speak a foreign language?

    Nope. 

    15. How did you come up with your blog name?

    I started my blog around 6 years ago.  I wanted something that is very self-explantory, and thought adding -ette to the end of BLOG would be cute, and girly.  So that stuck til now.  I like my blog name.  It is just very simple and straight to the point, I suppose.  Haha.

    16. What kind of camera do you use for photographs?

    My trusty G-11 and iphone 5. 

    17. What is your favourite color?

    Hmmmm hard to say, but I am usually drawn to a combination of striking and pastel colours.

    18. What are you doing with the rest of your day?

    I am going to sleep shortly after.  But I think I will pack the room mess a bit.  Mentally plan weekend wardrobe, and mentally plan the week ahead...hahah I am very productive mentally!  

    Hope this tag has been somewhat 'fun' to read... and if you would to do this tag as well, please leave a comment below with your blog link, and I would love to read about it!  

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    July 20, 2012

    Tag: What's in my iPhone?

    Hi hi!

    I came across this tag on YouTube... where people just go through stuff in their iphones.. or any phones you are using.  I must confess I am a iphone nut...it keeps me occupied when I am bored, distracting me during meetings, valuable source of information, fantastic camera and a whole host of un-useless applications.  And yes, to make phone calls with.. haha. 

    My phone screen picture is a Dior eyeshadow/ powder thing, which you can easily download if you have the Dior application.  It is simple, clean and doesn't mess up the background.  I don't jailbreak my phone, so no fancy customised icons and functions... 

    Some stuff on my iphone 'pages' - I try to organise stuff into folders, but I must confess, I am not the most organised person when it comes to the folders.  Only 2 or 3 folders are really organised, because those are my most used applications. 

    Okay, so my current phone is the iphone4 32GB which I bought last March.  I think I can change phone in March 2013, and hopefully by then the new iphone will be out, and steady, and I can change to that.  I don't think I will use other phone models after the iphone, old habits die hard, and all my "i-devices" are so effortlessly synced, if I switch to another phone, it would cause some chaos in my life - exaggeration yes, but very true! 

    I am quite lazy when it comes to updating my apps.  And when I do, I normally only update the apps I most the most often, like Whatsapp, and Instagram, and some camera applications. 

    This is the second page, where it gets a little random.  A bunch of fitness apps, games, fashion apps (for watching shows, and looking at images, etc), work apps, and more photography apps which I don't use as much.   Plus a few random apps that got accidentally synced and/or downloaded into my iphone because sometimes my bro and sis use my itunes icon to download stuff. 

    I only load 6 - 8 episodes of videos in my iphone, don't want to take up too much space, and I was crazy about watching The Vampire Diaries at one point, probably last month... and I watch it wherever I go, on the train, at the gym etc.  But I have finished all 3 seasons, and currently I am not watching anything. 

    My itunes - a random mixture of songs, old ones, new ones, electronic dance ones.... I recenly started purchasing some songs on the local itunes... it's not bad, easy to buy, and great if you just want to get one to two tracks. 

    iBooks?  No books there, but a few PDF files, press kits, my TW itinerary! 

    My camera roll is filled with nothing but lots of nail polish swatches, food, and places I been to. 

    and I don't like to sync my photos to my iphoto, so all 3000+ of them are crammed inside my phone,

    and I delete a whole bunch from time to time. 

    A look inside some of the folders... 

    This is where I keep a bunch of 'fashiony' stuff.  

    That Dior icon is that one with all the Dior HQ updates, and pictures where you can download and use and your phone wallpapers. 

    Most used camera applications....

    picfx, frame magic, snapseed.

    I usually purchase the full version for all the functions and whatnots.

    and of course, Instagram!  I love instagram! :) 

    I tag everyone, if you would like to do the same tag!  

    Thanks for reading!

    Happy Weekend!

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    February 13, 2012

    Tagged: Online Reading List

     

    Hi!

    Hazel started this tag 'online reading list' recently, and I think it might be time to do a quick updated one.  I usually keep my fave blogs up at the side column, but it is certainly worth mentioning again.

    I must also return the love to Hazel, whose blog is often filled with insights into her life, her reviews are always thorough, and straight to the point. She writes superbly and so very eloquent.  Also, I like her travel tales and loots entries, it is fun to read travel stories too.

    link to Hazel's blog

     

    Besides the list of fellow onsugar blogs here that I follow, I often like to check in with these other lovely blogs, and every time there is a new entry up, I would read and devour the new content with much eagerness (and also a little pang because, I would go, darn that's another thing I need to check out and possibly buy!)

    Some of the major things that most of these blogs/ videos have in common - which always attracts me, no matter what:

    • great visuals
    • frequency of updates
    • the aspirational factor [all that shopping, travelling, shopping, good life - it's like taking a break from my busy routine, and living vacariously through their interesting lives]
    • the dedication to each entry, all thoughtfully and well-written, yet nothing very rambly.

     

    In no order of merit,

    Reika from Front Row Beauty who is based in Australia, Syndey.  She has great taste, buys gorgeous stuff, and we share similar skintone, so it is nice to see how products work on her, which might in turn work on me.

     

    The Beauty LookBook - makes me wish I live next to a Barneys, or Nordstroms, Saks, or Neiman Marcus, because she has great swatches of products which we can't get here in Sg ---- NARS, LMDB, TF, DG, etc etc... and she buys a lot, her descriptions are always dead on, and best of all, I love her comparison swatches.

    omg, look at that NARS 413 BKLR collection!!!  --- I NEED!

     

    Laura, buy now, blog later -- lollipop 26, whichever you call it, I love her blog, I love her old blog from previously, her YT channel... everything and it is lovely to know that she is back writing about snippets of her life (makes me want to go work in Dubai and shuffle between London and the Arab states every weekend, sigh) she has amazing taste too, always chic, but not necessarily everything must scream designer.  It's always like, she gets something cute, I want too!  Love her effortless style of writing, and always so calming to read (well, except when you get into a mini frenzy moment of waaah I need to buy THAT!!!)

    JoeySpace - Joey is a great person both as a beauty blogger and in real life!  Her entries are timely, thoughtfully written, and everything is always tastefully presented, not surprisingly as she comes from a design background.  We share similar tastes, so sometimes we enable each other to buy (too much) stuff.  She also shares bits and pieces of her personal life, and what she is up to, be it travelling or dining at a new restaurant.

     

     

    BagaholicBoy.com -- you must have heard me finger-pointing to BB because some of my shopping loots happened as a result of his feature.  Great informative site if you want relevant information (read: information that relates to our own Singapore prices, locations and availablity) - the site is clean, chic and very updated.

    Another BB - BryanBoy.com - if you want the latest fashion scoop, ramblings, and just get a glimpse into his high fashion life, must read, must visit.  He is one of the most prominent fashion bloggers out there, and for good reason.  I like.  He has even replied to me on twitter before!  Haha.. cheap thrills much.

     

    And the YOUTUBE gurus -

    when you want to LEARN something...you can't go wrong with Lisa Eldridge.   Her soothing voice, her experience, the amazing quality of all her videos, the thought and effort she puts into everything, is just perfection.

     

     

    The RAEviewer - when I want to know her thoughts on the latest makeup collections, and some tutorials.

    MissChievous Makeup - one of the first YT gurus, and now my weight loss motivator!

     

     

    Do share your must reads on the blogsphere!

     

     

    Thanks for looking!

     

     

     

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    December 04, 2011

    Tag: Christmas Wishlist 2011

    I tag everyone... and wish for everything and anything you can! :)

    It's that time of the year when the crowds throng Orchard Road (even on weekday afternoons) carrying large shopping bags containing lots of goodies and pressies.  While I don't really restrict my shopping habits to only certain times of the year, it is certainly easy to get overwhelmed by everyone indulging in lots of retail therapy...

    I have been thinking of these things on my mind lately, and it would be nice to buy myself one or two lovely presents before Christmas.

    I want to get a BAG BAG BAG.  Any suggestions?  Something classic yet funky, and below $3000. (No Gucci, no Coach, and certainly no LV please)

    ** pictured below are the CELINE luggage & Proenza Schouler PS Bag in oversized black

    A cute clutch, like the MIU MIU Matelassé leather clutch!

    And I want a big manly watch, preferably Nixon below $500.

    Maybe a YSL arty ring...I am still on the fence on that.

    The Canon EOS60D is a beauty...I love the sturdy body and the flip-out screen.  But I need to know how to use it!  So I guess my G-11 is still good for now.

    Ooooo and I want to jog at least 5 times a week... which I have been trying to do so for the past 2 - 3 weeks.  I hope to be able to keep it up! Exercise makes me feel fresher, more energetic, and just BETTER.  I like to track my workout with nike+ app it's really cool, you can set challenges, set runs by time, or distance, etc well, it's just great to know how you are doing.

    No makeup, because I really can't wish for more.  (okay, maybe some D&G and Tom Ford...)

     

    I wonder if buying a last min air ticket and hopping onto the plane to somewhere is cheap?  Cos if yesssss, I am so outta here for a few days!  Then shop overseas!  :)

     

    SHARE your Christmas wishlist too, either in your own blog entry, or in the comments below, especially with  the bag suggestions!

    Thank you for looking!

     

     

     

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    February 28, 2011

    March Wishlist! :)

    Because it's my birthday this month (soon!), and some of my cronies are asking me what I want.  This list is for the 'little gorgeous monsters' out there, you know who you are!  :)

    I know there are several more MARCH Onsugar babes here, so I shall tag them to do their birthday wishlist too!

    That's all for this very shameless entry.  :)

     

    Thanks for looking!

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    November 15, 2010

    My Christmas Wishlist

    This is an entry for Charlene's giveaway!

    My list is not that long, and I think I did one last year too...hehe.  How fast time flies!

    First we have - a second hand car... is what I would most probably end up with when I get my license.  Hmmm.  I hope I pass on my 2nd attempt!

    I think I will pick a white Toyota Rush.  It looks quite rugged, not too huge, and just kinda of my type!  Hopefully can find one in my budget.

    Secondly, I want a spa holiday!  somewhere in Thailand would be awesome!  I need me some serious pampering!

    Thirdly, I want this Pandora love pod ring.  It costs more than $3k... but oh so classy and pretty!

    Next, I want this Fendi bag (name of the bag -- 'olsen twin')!  I have been lusting it for years, and I totally should have gotten it while I was in Paris cos it was cheaper over there.  Sigh!  Everytime I go to the Fendi store, I always always pick up this bag and model it around.

    And something that I totally want to grab asap!  This chanel perfume, called Beige.  It smells of white flowers.. and I am absolutely in love with this scent.

    Then last but not least... I want a great X'mas party!  With all my cronies and siblings, lots of food, booze and pressies!

    Yes, no makeup!  I am proud of myself!

    What's on YOUR list?

    Thanks for looking!

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    October 26, 2010

    Jewellery Tag: A Selection of my Faves

    Hi hi, I invite everyone to do this tag, show us some of your fave fashion/ jewellery accessories!

    FYI, in case anyone is wondering, the blue and black polka dot fabric ribbon I got it at Spotlight.

    I am just sharing a bunch of random stuff which I often pull out and wear. Most of them are rings, a couple of necklaces.

    1. Tiffany & Co. sterling silver beads bracelet (abt S$350) , and detachable heart shaped pendant sold separately abt S$240

    This is a 'new' discovery, combination which I am currently obsessed with.  I normally wear the heart pendant, bday present from my gf, with my longer necklace, but now I think it looks cuter on the bracelet.  I wear my T&Co. stuff almost everyday, so they are rather 'beaten' looking, which is the way I like them actually.

    2. Tiffany & Co. oversized oval key (abt S$350 and 20" chain abt S$250)

    I like how I can wear the chain double round my neck, with the key for a more 'formal' look.  Usually I just wear the necklace long and loose.

    3. Key necklaces in general.

    Other than the one shown above, I also have a couple others, which I believe I bought at Forever 21 for less than $10.

    4. Bling Rings

    This huge fake one I got at ebay years ago as some kind of a joke.

    Assorted rings.

    The one with the dark blue stone is a cheapo one which I think I took from my youngest sis's stash, another bling one with a little dangling ball, which I bought in Hong Kong and on my little finger, is a real diamond one from the ex.

    Wicked double Skull Ring from Talisman (Far East Plaza), S$15

    This is my latest addition, it is cheap, it is skull, and really quite Mcqueen. So I likey.

    Double-sided ring which I bought at a flea market for about S$4

    And lastly, another bracelet/ bag charm.

    This is a LE Fendi charm bracelet which was from 4 or 5 years back.

    That's all, and everyone is tagged to do this tag!  Leave a comment below if you have done so!

    Thanks for looking.  :)

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    October 14, 2010

    [CLOSED] 700 FOLLOWERS CONTEST: What's in My Makeup Bag?

     

     

    Hi everyone,

    this is a tag, and also a contest.  Do this tag, and you may stand to win some great stuff, have fun reading this entry, and at the end of this entry, will be the rules and regulations:

    I was twittering the other day, about how, for someone who doesn't apply lipstick all that much on a regular basis, I suddenly accumulated a bunch of lipsticks in my makeup bag.  I started using this bag only recently, even though I got it a long time back from shopbop.com.  It is a Marc Jacobs nylon pouch.  The material and all is very tough, and I like to throw all my little loose items into this pouch so they won't get lost in my bag.

    Let's see what's inside:

    List of items inside:

    Clarins Hydra Luminious Flawless Powder Foundation: for touch ups

    YSL Rouge Pur 148 Tea Rose

    Maquillage Gloss Rouge PK715

    Chanel Rouge Allure Genial 187

    NARS Belle Du Jour

    MAC Viva Glam Gaga

    Eye Drops

    MAC Studio Sculpt Concealer which I apply with a brush *I am soooo spotty these days! ARGH

    MUFE Concealer Palette

    What should be inside, but they are stuffed in my purse now:

    Tissue paper

    Facial Blotter

     

    So I tag everyone to do this, and also recently, this little blogette reached 705 followers...and as always, big big thanks to everyone!

    Rules and regulations:

    1. Open to all internationally.
    2. You can do the tag in the form of a blog entry, or as a comment below. If you do a blog entry, include the link in the comment section below.
    3. There will be 2 or 3 prizes which I will reveal at the end of this entry.
    4. Contest tag will end NOVEMBER 15 2010.
    5. Winners will be picked at my discretion, either by Random.org, or I will consult my cronies too.

    THREE PRIZES TO BE WON BY THREE LUCKY WINNERS:

    1. Your Choice of a MAC Lipstick
    2. Your Choice of a MAC Blush
    3. KATE Gel Eyeshadow and Pencil Eyeshadow

     

    Have fun, and thanks for taking part!

    Don't we love the makeup blogette?  :)

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    September 27, 2010

    Tagged: If Money is no Object...

    Hi everyone,

    so was tagged by Roseanne to do this fun tag... I like to make wishlists, they are kinda self-indulgent and entertaining!  So I shall dream and wish away!

    I have divided the list into 2 sections, the home and living/ lifestyle, and the other is more fashion related. Very frivolous, prolly among all these items I would most likey not end up with any of them, because those in the fashion section is just plain excessive, and I am not about to bomb my mollah on those items (gone are the days when I spent thousands on designer bags--they are now just languishing in their dust bags ----and contemplate buying expensive jewellery).

    So if I want to get a BAG bag, I think I would rather go for something understated like the Bottega woven bag (it's something like $4000++?? or a oversized Birkin $15,000 and 3 years wait??  Hell to the no!!!!) These days, I am thinking if I am going to spend $3000 or something, I would rather go travel (more satisfying), learn something new, or contribute to my car fund!  So as far as plonking down the dough for bags go, I stand by my belief that unless you are so affluent that you don't blink at the idea of spending that kind of money on a bag, then go ahead, if you have to even think, and scrimp and save, then all for a bag....forget it....IMO obviously... to each her own preferences.

    I have not included any tech gadgets in this list, because, well, I think they aren't so out of the reach as far as I am concerned... if I like something enough, I would eventually get it somehow (think cameras, phones, notebooks etc).  Needless to say, the same goes for makeup.

    I really like the VW Scirocco, but when I get my license, I prolly should get a 2nd hand cheapy car to get used to the whole fuss about being a new driver before I drive around a nice car like that.  Anyhow, I don't wish to bomb on a expensive car and have to live on bread and water everyday.

    And the apartment, well, it is really hard and uber ex to find something like that in Sg, so maybe the walki-n wardrobe might be a more realistic option if and when I eventually get my own place in the future, you know, like convert one room in the house dedicated to storage for fashion and makeup stuff.

    And in terms of travelling, I included 2 little pics of when I was in Tokyo, and in Paris, I would throw in London too but the one place I want to go but not yet, must be NYC.... and also Italy.  But I truly miss Europe travelling! How I wish I can travel whenever, whenever! :)

    That's all, and feel free to do this tag too, or share your list in the comments below.

    Thanks for looking!

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    April 19, 2010

    Eyeshadows: Dupes and Comparisons!

    Another type of blog entries which I really like to do are the dupes and swatches/ comparisons (my other fave entries are hauls entries and nail stories).  And so we have here two different colors, one is that coopery red eyeshadow colors, which I know lissaouix is kind of lemming after, she was asking if MUA's Lava e/s look reddish, and I also thought of inuovi's Rose Gold eyeshadow, which she also was quite interested in.

    I am not very good at describing colors, but I am sure you can see that Lava is browner and darker than Rose Gold.

    Both are super pigmented!

    The swatch shows that both colors are quite different altogether.

    Which do you prefer?

    Another color which I wanted to show/ dupe and comparison is whether MAC's Style Snovb, MAC's Satin Taupe and MUA's Lava eyeshadows are the same.  Think Chantana also clarified that Satin Taupe is more purple or something like that... so, I decided to compare all three.

    I think in the following pictures --------it is very obvious that they are almost indentical.

     

    That's al, and thanks for reading!

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