FOTD - Simple Everyday Neutral Smokey Look

You guys can probably tell by my Reasons to get the 88 Warm Neutral Palette post, that I am all into earthy, neutral colours unless I am attending a special event or themed party, which is extremely rare. Hence, my looks always revolve around neutral colours.

On my EYES

Etude House Petite Darling Range Cream Shadow in Sunshine Beige (as a base)

88 Warm Colour Palette (Champagne colour for lid colour)

Sports Girl Shady Lady Eye Colour in Tiny Dancer (Inner tear duct up to the middle of my crease)

Revlon Matte Eyeshadow in Ombre (Outer crease)

Prestige Shadow in Suede (Highlight colour)

Maybelline waterproof liquid eyeliner in black (Upper lash line)

Sports Girl Draw the Line Eyeliner in Purple

Rimmel Max Volume Flash Mascara in Ultra Black

Etude House Drawing Eyebrow Pencil in Grey

On my FACE

Etude House Magic BB Cream

Maybelline Dream Matte Powder in Ivory Light

ELF Studio Blush in Peachy Keen (my current favourite!)

On my LIPS

Lucas Papaw Ointment ( I was running late to work so I didn't have time to pick a lip colour before snapping a few quick shots for TBE)

- With flash-

-Natural Light-

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I created the same look again the next day cos I really like the peachy-brown crease colour, along with the purple eyeliner on my lower lash line. Except this time, I went with a darker lip colour.

I am using Elizabeth Arden Exceptional Lipstick in Dessert Rose for my lips.

And everything else is the same as above.

I am starting to appreciate this colour better as I am currently into bolder lips, instead of the usual barbie pink or nude lips (which brings me to my next FOTD post. Stay tune for that :D)

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This is me, grimacing to the ridiculously temperamental weather here in Sydney. The temperature can go to as low as 10 degrees early in the morning but it gets warm and cosy during midday at approximately 22-23 degrees. It gets annoying sometimes when you have to pack on layers just so you don't freeze to death and having to remove them later on in the day cos it gets too warm. Ahhhh well......

Have a great weekend my dear lovelies! :)

xoxo,

A

JEANSWEST COUPON! :)

Hey lovelies,

How is your weekend so far? Hope you guys are having a great one. :) Just a lil treat here for my dear Aussie readers.

Jeanswest is currently having a 40% off storewide offer up till tomorrow ( I know I am kinda late in posting this up but you have one more day to redeem this offer!!) A lovely friend of mine sent me this coupon 2 days ago so I thought I'd share it with you guys. Sharing is caring :)

Just print this coupon out and present it in store and its a 40% off your favourite top/jacket/jeans. Simple as that.

I find myself liking the whole bold lips look lately. What do you guys think? Yay or nay?

Stay tune for more updates! Will have more FOTDs coming up soon!

XOXO,

A

Mini Haul : GLOSSI

Hey lovelies,

It's haul time again.=) This is one of the many hauls I have been splurging on lately. I should really stop being a badass to my bank account and impose a make up shopping ban on myself... Soon, I promise.

I made my first purchase from Glossi a couple of weeks back. :) It's an Australian based online cosmetic store which sells mostly drugstore products at a much cheaper price.

Let me enlighten you guys who aren't from Australia a lil bit. Drugstore products isn't dirt cheap like the States or Canada or even the UK due to tax. For instances, a Maybelline Smokey Quad costs A$15.95 here whereas you can get it for approximately 5 bucks in the States. You think 15dollars for Revlon PhotoReady foundation is expensive? It costs A$39.95 here. A Revlon ColorBurst Lipstick costs about A$25 whereas my Viva Glam Gaga lipstick is only 10 bucks extra. Yeh, you get my point.

Here are the stuff I ordered from Glossi, not as much as I'd love it to be but I gotta control adding everything I like or have my eyes on into the cart to avoid killing my bank account.=( So,just mainly the products that I have heard/ read many good reviews about and have been wanting to try them out for the longest time.

Finally got hold of my very first CoverGirl LashBlast Mascara after all the raves that I have heard over the years, on how good this mascara is. Can't wait to try them out, after I finish my Maybelline Magnum Volum' Mascara.

Maybelline Dream Matte Powder in Ivory Light. I use this to set my BB cream/ foundation. I love how it feels so soft (is this even the right word to describe? lol) and doesn't feel cakey on my face and most importantly, it doesn't make my face feel dryer than it already is.

Loreal Lineur Intense Eyeliner in Earthen Rock Brown ( I got this colour by mistake =.=" Really wanted the carbon black one)

To be honest, this eyeliner will probably be one of the products that I regret buying. It certainly did not look as pigmented as the swatches above, especially when you use it over eyeshadows. I will probably try to use it during my lazy-cbf-days - days where I only have eyeliner, mascara and blush on. Feel kinda bad if I just chuck it away since I just bought it.

Revlon Super Lustrous Lipstick in Laser Lavender (Limited Edition)

I kinda bought this by impulse. I really wanted a purple undertoned lipstick after trying on MAC's Liberty of London's Petals & Peacocks Lipstick but it was too expensive. 41bucks!!! =( So, I seek solace in this lipstick instead wtf. I think this one costs A$4.99 (if I am not mistaken) but is definitely under 10 bucks and I saw Priceline selling it for A$20. o.0

- With flash- The flash kinda pink-ified the colour.(Looks like an entirely different colour!) It is definitely more purple-ish than this, as you can see from the photo below.

-Without flash- I didn't like it when I first got it as I find the colour a little too sheer but the colour is definitely buildable and I am incorporating this lippie into my daily look more often now. :)

A better illustration of the colour.

Revlon Illuminance Creme Shadow in Coral Me Wild. I have been wanting to try this for ages but I don't think its available in the drugstores here. I am really glad that I found them on Glossi.

Left: With flash; Right: Without flash

Look how gorgeous those colours are!!! I use it as a base before applying my eyeshadows so they last longer. Will post a couple of FOTDs using this creme shadow soon!

I paid A$53ish for all these products including shipping, which I reckon is pretty reasonable for Australian standard. So, my dear Aussie beauties, do check Glossi out if you want to get drugstore products at a lower price. The shipping was heaps efficient too, I received my package after 3 working days, as promised. Waiting for packages can be really torturing, just like my ELF package from the UK (which I will save for another post =P). So, efficient shipping always scores extra brownie points from me! :)

Have you tried any of these products? Let me know whether it is a yay or nay.

PS: I have been reading a lot of great reviews about the Wet & Wild Palette and I am contemplating whether I should get them. It costs U$5 from nonpareilboutique from but shipping costs almost as much as the product itself. Do you think the product is worth paying for the shipping?

Disclaimer: All these products are purchased using my own money

XOXO,

A

April's Favourites

Monthly favourites is probably something I enjoy reading/watching on YT the most after haul posts/videos. As much damage as it does to my bank account, month favourites posts/videos can be pretty helpful when it comes to making the decision to purchase something. It is always good to do a lil more research and read a couple more reviews before swapping your credit card. So, I will start posting my monthly favourites, starting from April onwards. =)

VIVA GLAM GAGA

I am a huge fan of barbie pink lipstick, nuf said. =) And for those who aren't aware of the Viva Glam range, 100% of the proceeds go to the HIV fund. So, you're doing charity while purchasing your favourite lipstick. *double win*

88 Warm Colour Palette

For someone who loves neutral, earthy colour, this is THE perfect palette to create 723482934729347293472934723947 looks. I have blogged about why I love this palette here *click to find out :D*.

REVLON Nail Enamel in Midnight Affair 791

I was never really a blue person but I fell in love with this nail polish the moment I saw it in my Priceline goodie bag. Its this REALLY GORGEOUS metalic dark blue colour (oh how descriptive) and I just love it.

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Just in case you're wondering, the photo in the middle has bits of shimmers on it because I used a glittery top coat instead of the usual transparent one. I think I still prefer the good ol' plain Jane. What about you?

Etude House Lovely Cookie Blush in 03

My on-the-go blush. As you can see, it is a really pretty peach colour with little shimmer bits in it and it gives a really natural glow when you apply them.

Maybelline Color Sensational Lipstick in Pink Please

I believe this is on of the "hot stuff" in the beauty world and I am not surprised at all. The colour is really sweet, inexpensive and it comes with a really nice vanilla smell (for those who don't know, I really dislike any cosmetic products with "funky smell".) It has been staying in my make up pouch for 2 weeks now, that is definitely a strong evidence of how much I love it.

Lucas Papaw Ointment

As I mentioned in my Winter Staples post, this is the holy grail of winter, especially for someone with extremely dry skin like me. I use it as a lip balm most of the time but I do apply it on my eyelids as well as around my nose area when they get too dry. As gross as it may sound, it actually works.

LUSH's Snow Fairy

This is one of the first LUSH products I have tried and I got this from a giveaway I won. FELL IN LOVE with it instantly! It smells like cotton candy, I kid you not! Unfortunately, it is Limited Edition and this is the 250mL bottle. So, I have gotta use it only on special occasions (though I have been using it quite frequently ever since I go them). I have just purchased a new shower gel from LUSH today (which I will reveal in the next haul post. Stay tune =P) so that I am able to "preserve" this little gem here.

Maybelline Magnum Volum Express Mascara

I wanted to get the Colossal one and I did not realise the one I got wasn't Colossal after using it for about 2 months. =.=" Epic fail. Both of the packaging look exactly the same, that's probably why I got mixed up in the first place. Anyways, enough of digression.

This one does a really good job in terms of volumising, but not so much on the length. So, what I do sometimes when I felt like longer lashes is - add another extra coat of Mascara and I am using Rimmel's Glam Eyes Lash Flirt (which is a pretty good lengthening mascara imo)

That's pretty much it for my April's favourites. What are yours? Comment and let me know :)

xoxo,

A

Reasons to love the 88 Warm Colour Palette.

Let's start with the obvious - this is probably one of the most value for money palette in the market. I paid A$ 34.95 for it from Crush Cosmetics. I think Coastal Scents is selling for less than $30 but I reckon after all the exchange rate and shipping, it probably worked out to be about the same.

35 bucks for 88 colours? And you're able to create 84023802348023482084023 looks from these 88 colours. If you don't think this is value for money, well I don't think we can be friends anymore.

Money matters aside, the colours are REALLY pigmented and long lasting. My make up stayed all day (approx 10-12 hours) without using any primer. I do however, use cream shadow as a base.

- Note: This might vary depending on your skin type. I have EXTREMELY dry skin, hence creasing is never really a problem for me unless I have been sweating profusely (which is usually never the case unless I am clubbing =.=") -

The only downside of this palette is the eyeshadow is a little chalky. So be sure to dab off any excess before applying or else you're probably gonna have to spend some time cleaning away the fall offs.

ANYWAYS,

What happens most of the morning is, I open my palette, stare at it for a good 2 minutes and decide the "colours of the day" depending on my mood, and start applying them. Unless I am going on a hot date, it is highly unlikely that I will paint a "look" in my head before applying them. It's about spontaneity and creativity, folks!

Here are few of the 84023802348023482084023 looks that you're able to create from this palette:

MATTE LATTE

For starters, it allows you to create the simplest yet gorgeous neutral - everyday look.

GOLDEN SANCTUARY

Matte is not really your cup of tea? Fret not. There are more than a handful of shimmery colours which allows you to create a brighter look. =P

Instead of the usual,boring black liner, you can always opt for a coloured one. And for this look here, I decided to go with a gold eyeliner by Rimmel to intensify the "goldness" of the look. I have also applied some shimmery silver colour in the inner tear duct area to brighten up the look. Reckon it's a little too shimmery to be your everyday look?

Not when you put on your favourite pair of glasses :) Like mentioned in my previous posts, I have been trying to pull off the sexy secretary look wearing glasses pretty often in the past 2 weeks as I have to get up early for work. One of the perks of wearing glasses is, I get to experiment with different looks (even the slightly more dramatic ones) without feeling too over the top as the glasses will divert the attention away from the make up. =)

Remember, wearing glasses doesn't spell ugly. All you need is a more shimmery look which stands out behind those sexy, thick frames.

PLUM WINE

Believe it or not, this look took me less than 15 minutes to create. Only 2 colours were used here - a champagne colour with shimmer & a dark plum colour (matte) and its all about blending baby.

SMOKE ME UP #1

SMOKE ME UP #2

These are just part of the looks I have created ever since I laid my hands on this palette. And the other half of them, well, I probably forgotten to snap a few shots. They look kinda similar but they are not.=P Hope you guys like it and have a great weekend, lovelies!

What's your favourite palette and favourite look? Leave a comment below and share the love. =)

Disclaimer: The 88 Warm Colour Palette was purchased using my own money and I am not affliated with the company mentioned above.

XOXO,

A