Hi hi!

*Update --- I realised I somehow posted this entry twice and I deleted the other one (which Diana commented on, she said she can't wait to go for her session @ browhaus), in case you are wondering.

If you remember, I have been keeping my brows rather 'bushy' of late.  Firstly, I usually trim my brows every 2 months or so, when I meet my bff, and we hang out and stuff.  In between our meetings and visits, I maintain my brows on my own, I usually pluck the obvious stray hairs, and that's super easy to do so, because the shape of the brows are already 'fixed'.    Then you recall my brow gel-hairy brows phase from a couple of weeks back... and well, to show you a pic of how my brows look like when it's time I need to get a proper trim.  As you can see, there are lotsa of stray hairs, and the hairs are quite long. But the overall shape is still intact, and I can still get away with just filling in my brows without looking too umkempt.

And post triming and tweezing.....you would notice that my brows look fuller actually, not so much because they have been filled in with the pencil, but the hairs are now going in a much neater way  due the way they have been cut.

Yup, so me loves my new brows!  The moral of the story is, if you get a good  brow trimming, it is just like a good haircut, it will grow out nicely even in between the maintainence, and a pair of nice shaped brows frame your face.  Very important indeed.

Thanks for reading!!

Hi!

I haven't posted an entry in days, that felt like a long time (to me, at least).  On Monday I attended my school's prom night, and I was asked by my students to do their makeup and nails~ In all honesty, it was a promise I carelessly made while we were preparing for the examinations and we talked about the prom and how they were going to dress up and stuff, and well, so I ended up on Sunday evening painting my students' nails (for 2 of them) and also doing their makeup on the day--Monday (for about 5 or 6 of them). The makeup session turned out to be a whole afternoon of powdering and shading and bronzing etc etc.  But it was fun being in the midst of all their excitement.  After they got ready and left, I went home to get ready and joined them fashionably late at the hotel for the prom.

Then the next day, my bestie also had her school prom, and she brought her daughter over my house to do a little mom-daughter glamour session.  That was fun!  Because we went to JB together over the weekend, and her daughter was 'missing' me as I painted her toes a girlish pink while we were in the car.  This time she brought her little makeup kit along (with Barbie palette and gloss) so we did a little makeup swap (well, I gave her 2 bottles of my hot pink nail polish and did a little nail art on her finger nails).

And the past couple of days, I had to attend 2 full day conference, so that explains the lack of activity around here.  So on this super rainy and chilly afternoon,  I shall try to catch up with all things MU related.

Some pictures of all the makeup sessions the past few days:

The prom pictures

*Take note I don't normally post 'work' pictures ie students/ colleagues etc here, but since they have graduated

and it is a fun occasion, so I make the exception in this case*

This is the mother-daughter glamour session.  I dabbed some Dazzleglass and pink eyeshadow on the little girl for fun.

Yes, so I really had fun doing their makeup, and even though I am nowhere near professional, I think I 'experienced' what it is like to be a MUA, the deadline, rush to be ready by a certain time, the setting up and cleaning up, sitting there doing face after face, is really a tough job.  After the whole affair, I felt a little worn out.  However I also felt a certain sense of satisfaction when I see the girls all dolled up and happy and ready to go out and enjoy the evening/ night.

On another matter altogether, I am nearing 300 followers (295 as of now), and I did promise a giveaway once I hit 300.  I am also 2 or 3 weeks away from being an Onsugar member for 3 years.  This blog though, is of course, less than 2 years old.  I started out at the Sugar network because I was catching up on celeb gossip on Popsugar, and then I started writing about beauty stories etc etc... and one thing led to another and here we are.

I have some items ready as the prizes (Rimmel's Airy Fairy, Barry M Dazzledust, Lippaints, Majolica Majorca, inuovi etc etc) I am still planning and thinking how many prizes to giveaway, but one thing for sure, I will ship wherever you are.  This is because when I first started out here, my 'followers' -- I dislike using this word - are mainly from the States, girls whom I was already talking to on the Sugar network.  I will work out the finer details in the meantime, and more news will be announced.

In my previous update entry, I did mentioned something about guest-writing for Temptalia.. but I got kind of lazy, so that idea is scrapped. As for the Elizabeth Arden review updates, I have been using the products, but I think the sample amount is too little for me to do a full and fair review, so I shall wait for the full size products to be sent before I say anymore about that.  I am also going to do my inuovi Mystery Shopper Programme tomorrow (I got an extended deadline) so looking forward to that. And I am also slowly picking up some photoshop skills from my sister - that's kind of exciting, I can adjust the colors of my pictures to make the colors appear truer to life, that's useful for swatching and testing etc.

Yup, lotsa of stuff happening, and thanks to everyone for reading, and keeping in touch!

Hi hi,

I don't normally do entries like this, but just thought it is an appropriate time to do so now... given the whole craziness which has been going on in my life recently.

With the whole Halloween madness over (didn't expect the overwhleming attention and response), and I also had to deal with the loss of my darling girl (she is finally at rest, peaceful, and like everbluec said, in 'doggie heaven')... I hope things will wind down in the next couple of weeks.   I didn't plan any overseas trip this Nov/ Dec, because I thought I had better be around my darling...etc. Oh well.  I shan't go on about this, as I just don't feel very OK discussing this so openly.

I have a few entries which are lined up, and will prolly post them in the next few days or weeks, depending on my mood -- and I am not normally so 'emo'. So, here are some upcoming stories:

1. heavenlygorgeous' tag on must have products in my kit
2. updated MAC starter kit (requested by larissaxw)
3. ebay haul with YSL Rouge Volupte & comparison of colors (this might be the first to be ready)
4. nail colour rave
5. ideas for stories which I want to contribute for Temptalia this month.  I am thinking of writing a new story, or doing a similar one which I have done before here.   It would be quite cool to have my contribution featured there.
6. NARS blushers overview and discussion to whet all your NARS cravings
7. Make and share shopping lists for my gf who is HK bound and my youngest sister who is Paris/London bound in the next 2 weeks.  Lucky girls.
8. Coverage/ Report on the EA event which I will be attending tomorrow with a couple of the other onsugar babes here
9. Giveaway when I hit 300 followers (Just a giveway, but BIG one)

Yeah, that's about it. I have to get back to work tomorrow (some students have extended timetable even though school has officially ended), which feels very very surreal and tiring after a very very emotional and bizarre weekend.

Right now, I need to sleep.

Thanks for reading!

Hi!

So I went to the Tangs YSL counter today, and I meant to get myself some YSL lippies before they disappear from Singaporean shores wef 25 Oct.  I asked the MUA just to confirm, and she said the MU line is pulling out of SG altogether though the perfumes will still be available.  What a boo. It is going to be one of those things which you have to 'stock up' if you go overseas.  Sigh.

I can't help but wonder, with the departure of a MU brand, will there be the arrival of a new exciting MU brand to hit our shores?

(NARS!!! URBAN DECAY!! Are ya'll listenin'?!)

And since my little experience with OPI Suede colors over the weekend, I went to my Far East Plaza shop and got myself You Don't Know Jacques ($16).  I also got my little sis to help me get TFS new nail color, which Diana also featured in her recent haul video.  It's the Tiffany light blue green color (GR503).  I haven't swatched any of it, but from the naked eye, it looks slightly lighter than For Audrey, and looks more milky pale.

My gf also gave me a pair of brand new lashes which she doesn't use anymore -- and these are my FAVE but they are hard to find.

And for my YSL purchase, I had to get Rouge Volupte in No7 which is THE Lingerie Pink, aka the Lorraine's lippy in her blonde days.

Since it is so late, and the lighting is sucky as usual, this is just a picture of the stuff I mentioned.

And for some close ups, the YSL packaging is GORGEOUS!  It has been a loooong time since I owned a YSL lipstick (not counting the 2-in-1 twisted lipstick/gloss combi which I received for my birthday) --- I think you should all go get one  Rouge Volupte in a color you like.  The case is so 'heavy and solid' I think just holding and applying the product feels just a little nicer than other lipsticks.  LOL.  I am kind of tempted to go and get some more colors... especially a red one.  And I think the Rouge Voulpte has a very rich creamy formula, as compared to other YSL lipstick collections.

Since my recent entries, I have gotten several requests and ideas for my upcoming updates, keep a lookout for:

• compare all my 'Tiffany' pale blue green colors (For Audrey, Peppermint Patti, Barry M and TFS)
• compare all my dark brown metallic eyeshadows (Mekong, i nuovi eyeshadows, etc etc)
• compare pink lipsticks (St Germaine, Lingerie Pink, etc etc)
• Skincare rant and call for help

That's all, and thanks for reading.

Was tagged by icyabstract (Sara) to do this:

10 Questions :

1. Dramatic eye looks or Natural Eye looks?

- I do natural eye looks most of the time.

2. Matte or Shimmer Shadows?

- I prefer eyeshadows with a little shimmer, mattes are nice, but hard to blend.

3. Purple Pinks or Blue Greens?

- I like blue greens.  Because I don't like matching Pinks and Purples together.

4. Lips with gloss or without gloss?

- I hardly use gloss AND lipsticks together.  Well, ok, yes, with gloss, but not over lipsticks.

5. Contour Or Bronzer?

- I don't do bronzers very well being quite fair, so I choose contour.

6. Nude lippies Or Pink Lippies?

- I like pink nudes.  haha.

7. Coral or Pink Blush?

- Pink, the brighter the better.

8. Drugstore or Departmental Store Makeup?

- Departmental store.

9. Sponge or Brush for LIQUID foundation?

- Been a brush user since I started Liquid, but lately it's my fingers...

10.  TAG or Tutorials?

- I like tags, but if I feel like it, I do tutorials too.

And quick update (I am typing this at 6.30am before I leave for work)

You might have read about me and my dog before, well, she is very old, and the 'end' is coming, I am afraid.  It's inevitable, of course, but  knowing that doesn't make it easier to accept. All I can say is I need to be strong for her, and will be staying with her till the very end.

Without wanting to be too emotional and dramatic, or get into too much details here, I just want to say I won't be blogging so often, til, well everything is settled.  So any upcoming reviews, raves, etc etc will be suspended till I am 'back'.   Thanks for your kind understanding and thoughts in advance.  But I am still reading all your entries, and comments. :)

Hi hi!!

This is going to be a quick review of 3 items which I am loving, and I highly recommend everyone to try out.

Firstly, the FANCL MILD CLEANSING OIL. I swear this removes all traces of makeup.  Very gentle on your skin, and I like to use this esp when I have loads of products on my face.  I have been using this product (in fact, my sisters and I all use this!) for a couple of years.  This, I believe, is also one of FANCL's best selling product.

I am too *lazy* to rotate the pictures.. very sorry!!! Maybe you can turn your head sideways... or if you are using a notebook, turn it sideways! LOL.

Next -- handwash.  KIREI KIREI 'Family Medicated Foamin Hand Soap' This is an Anti Bacteria+ Antiseptic handwash.  It is supposedly moisturising and it has such a pretty and sweet peach scent. Makes me want to wash my hands all the time.  And the foam is creamy and soapy!!  Doesn't leave a 'sticky' feeling and doesn't smell medicated cos of the peach scent after rinse.  LOVES!!  I don't know where you can find this, but sis got it at John Little.

And last but not least, we have Pantene Pro V Intensive Treatment.

This is awesome for those with long hair.  I use this everyday, though it is an intensive treatment... I just use a little dollop, mainly at the ends of my hair where it might be dry.  And it is so cheap!  I don't know if it really makes my hair softer or watever.. but it leaves your hair feeling very smooth after wash and lasts the whole day.  This is my 2nd tub... again cos sisters are also raving about this product.  And I like the tub packaging, I just dip my fingers inside, instead of having to squeeze the product outta a tube.. which can be a hassle when the product is running out.

So.... for a quick (albeit superficial) fix, try out Pantene Pro V treatment!! If you get it at those 'wholesale' beauty supply stores, I believe this can cost about $6.50.  At least that's what I paid for.  It also comes in other 'flavours' for colored hair, for hair loss etc etc.

So... hope this is helpful!! Thanks for reading!!

UPDATES:

P/S:  I am quite close to breaking my makeup ban... or on the way to breaking it.  Cos sister is going to HK later.... and I just passed her $200 to buy NARS goodies.  :(  but also :) LOL.

P/SS: Just now Amy aka Purplio came over my place to have my mom fix her clothes.. we rambled about MU so that was kind of cool.  :)

P/SSS: The contest is coming to an end in about 24 hours!!!  Suddenly a few entries on the 'signature look' coming in.. I am soo excited to look at all of them.. I have glanced through the entries as they come in, but I am going to spend some time this weekend really picking out the winners.  Exciting!!!!