Empties - Chapter 1

Yay!! I actually amassed a decent size of empties to share!

Overview of all the empties accumulated.

Faceshop Rosemary Facial Mist - I used this to freshen up my makeup throughout the day.

Estee Lauder Advanced Night Repair - Mini samples which I am using up before breaking into my new bottle of ANR.

ROC Retonol Correxion Eye Cream - I love this eye cream! I picked this up while in USA but sadly it's not available in SGP. 

Carmex lipbalm - This works better on me compared to Burts Bee or Blistex. Luckily I still have a few tubs to go through.

Avene Thermal Water - Part of my regular skincare routine.

The Body Shop - Olive Body Scrub. My favourite out of all the Body Shop offerings and this is my 2nd tub.

Laneige Balancing Emulsion 1 - A really lovely day moisturizer which I am definitely going to re-purchase.

Laneige Pore Tightening Essence - Skip this. I couldn't see anything happening on my face at all. Nada!!

Thanks for reading and hope everyone is having a great Saturday! XOXO!

Ireland Haul

I love Ireland! I love the history, the buildings, the people, the sights and the streets!!

Well.... The unspoken thing being that I love the shopping there too. Boots anyone?! :-)

1. Max Factory False Lash Effect Mascara - My absolute absolute favourite mascara!

2. Revlon Nearly Naked Foundation in 170 Natural Beige

3. Rimmel Wake me Up Foundation in 200 Soft Beige

4. Real Techniques Powder Brush

5. Barry M Bold Black Waterproof Eyeliner

6. Rimmel Stay Matte powder in Translucent

7. No.7 Beautiful Skin Hot Cloth Cleanser - I am loving this!

8. Sanctuary Spa Covent Garden Therapist's Secret Facial Oil 

9. No.7 Beautiful Skin Cleansing Water

10. Soap & Glory Flake Away body scrub

11. Soap and Glory - The Righteous Butter

12. Sanctuary Spa Moisturizing Butter Scrub

13. Neutogrna Body Oil

Even though I was on an official business trip, I consider the shopping part of it rather successful. This is what I love about travelling. Discoverig new sights, experiencing new culture and being able to shop like the locals. Priceless.

Thanks for reading on this lovely Vesak holiday. Hope you have had an amazing day like I had! XOXO!

Review: Barry M Jelly Hi-Shine Nail Paint in Lychee

I went, I saw and I bought!

Yes, it's the highly raved about Barry M jellies in Lychee. There were some other colors but I decided to be good and just get ONE so as not to continue growing my already monstrous stash of nail polish.

I was wearing 2 coats in my pictures but it was opaque enough if you wanted to just stop at 1 coat. Texture wise - it's a little thicker compared to their regular nails paints so application can be a little tricky. One thing definitely worth mentioning was that it managed to stay on my nails for 5 days with no chipping! That's pretty impressive in my opinion. I consider it a score if a polish can stay on my nails for 3 days with no chipping.

Upon application, 2 nail colors from Faceshop came to mind!!

L-R: Barry M Lychee, Faceshop BR 801, Faceshop BR802




Almost thought I had some dupes of Lychee in my stash. Nope - BR801 is a tad too light and BR802 is way too dark compared to Lychee. Sorry girls...... :-/


Thanks for reading and hopefully you had a great week! XOXO!

Sasa Haul

Just when I thought Sasa is getting boring, I spotted the beauty blender sitting on it's shelves!! O.M.G!

Since I missed the chance of picking this up when I last saw this in San Francisco, I have been kicking myself in the butt. This set of beauty blender sponge and cleanser retails for SGD$49.90. It's probably more expensive compared to ordering it online but nothing beats instant gratification. I have since broken into it and tried it out with my CC cream. Not too bad at all I must say for the first time!! 

And some other things fell into my basket while I was in the shop.

Avene thermal spring water has been a regular part of my skin-care routine - so just topping up my supplies here. But what on earth did I wanna do with so many packs of cotton puffs?!!

I used to DIY my own facial masks for a while but stopped when work got in the way. Now that I have started exercising and eating right, I thought it's time to revert back to a more holistic approach to skin-care. I was on the hunt for some good cotton puffs which I can use  with my DIY masks and hence the cotton puff craze over here. I have been trying them out with cucumber masks for the past few days. Rather pleased with the results. Shall experiment a little more before sharing my experience here. 

It's Monday again.... Hope it's been a good start to the week for all. Thanks for reading. XOXO.

Currently on Rotation - Chapter 1

Some new stuff that I am currently trying out in my daily makeup routine.

Maybelline Eyestudio in Flash of Forest. Skip this! Honestly!! I have formed my opinion even before a full fledge trial. It's meant to be a cream to powder finish eyeshadow. But the colour payoff is just so disappointing that all I see is a sea of shimmer. I am just glad that it's not too expensive since I got it in the US. I am really just not very impressed with Maybelline on their shadows.

Faceshop FaceIT Aura Color Control Cream. The next wave after BB cream - CC cream. It was peddled as the top selling product in Korea and that got me!! I have only used it a couple of times so not too decided on whether I am impressed by it yet. But lookout for this space, I should come back with a review soon.

Palladio Rice Powder in Translucent. Yup, its the much talked about Palladio rice powder. I kinda feel I am late on this bandwagon!! Haha.  I am still neutral towards this powder. Was expecting to be wowed over but I am just finding this an ok product for now. Things have a way of turning on me - so judgement reserved for now.

Anyhow, this is the 5th or 6th time I am trying to put up this post. Onsugar changed their settings and started to filter out my blog posts as spam. Hopefully, they have fixed my problem once and for all. Thanks for reading and good night. XOXO.

I think I over-indulged........

No kidding!! I bought all these nail polishes within a span of maybe 6 weeks. Over-indulgence at it's best!! It's the weekend again! Hope everyone has a fantastic weekend ahead! XOXO

Nail Bits: NOTD in Revlon Timeless

I could not ask for better weather in Singapore these days. I know it's been raining and we have to forgo all our usual outdoor activities! But this is the ONLY month in Singapore where I don't feel the constant need to be in front of a fan!! It's the only month I can chill out reading a book to the sound of rain-drops!! So thankful for December weather! :-)

Just a little NOTD for the night before I go indulge in my weekly beauty pamper session - Revlon Timeless with a glitter accent nail:

Amazing grey with lavender undertones and opaque in 2 coats! And no, it's not available in Singapore. What a bummer!! I am real lucky to pick this up during my business trip to USA in Sept 12'. I do think that Revlon are giving all the other drugstore brands a run for their money. Besides their amazing foundation, lip butters, lip stains... They are now bringing out nail colours that are absolutely on the money!! Modern, chic and yet just so unique. Not the mention the application for so many of their colours are a dream!!

Hope to secure another trip to the States in Feb 13' and I am definitely going to be stuck at the Revlon polish rack for a while. In the meantime, have a lovely night and thanks for reading.

XOXO