NOTD: Aztec Nails

Hello loves!

 

Aztec prints are one of my favourite prints to don, be it my clothes, accessories or nails. I truly apologise for not posting more despite exams having ended, am just taking a break from everything and have not really been in the mood to blog, unfortunately. Instead, I've been spending time catching up on movies that I've been wanting to watch, going for walks, taking pictures, travelling, and sleeping more. I sat in my room the other day, and out of sheer boredom, decided to create Aztec nails. This is my first attempt doing it properly and am rather pleased with how it turned out! =D

 

 

Review: Topshop Nail Polish in Celestial

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If you don't already know, I am a bit of a nail polish freak. I love painting my nails and my mission is to have every colour of the rainbow in my collection and more. Hee! About a year and a hald after Topshop released their makeup line back in Malaysia, I eagerly went to check out the nail polish range, and this is one of the purchases I went away with from my trip back then.

What's in my Makeup Bag - Weekend Edition

Hey dearies!

 

Final exams are finally over, which means that I can breathe a huge sigh of relief and enjoy the summer holiday! It also means that I have completed my degree and am no longer an undergrad student- time sure passes quick! To celebrate, I popped down to Cardiff for the weekend to chill out and spend some time with the boyfriend. Am actually writing this in Cardiff- hee!

 

I always like looking at 'What's in my Makeup Bag' posts on blogs and have been wanting to write one of my own as well but was waiting to be done with my exams before doing so. Now that that's done, I thought I'd show what I usually tend to bring in my makeup bag for weekend getaways. When I travel, I try to bring as little makeup as possible and ones that are versatile so that I don't have to lug too much around. For your convenience, I also thought I'd include links on where you can purchase them (if available online) and my reviews on them if I reviewed a specific product. =)

 

P.S This is going to be a long post- I'm in the mood to type! =D

 

 

Beautee DIY: How to Create 'Jelly Sandwich' Nails Without Jelly Polish + NOTD

Hello dearies!

I've always wanted to try making 'jelly sandwich' nails but never really got round to doing it until some time last week. My first attempt failed because I did not realise what I was doing and coated my glitter with a creme polish. My second attempt came out pretty okay (I think they look somewhat like a 'jelly sandwich') and this is what I came up with.

 

 

 

Review: Topshop Highlighter in Sunbeam

Hello darlings!

This product was on my wishlist back home but I never got around to getting it because I just could not justify paying RM55 (or was it RM59?) for a highlighter which is not really a brand sold in department stores or in pharmacies, so I never got it. Fast forward a year and I'm in the UK, I popped into my local Topshop and saw that they were having 20% student discount on all items, so I quickly grabbed it and paid £8 (approx. RM40) instead of the usual £10 (approx. RM50).

 

 

October 2012 Favourites!

Hello lovelies!

I'm back with another month of favourites! I did not post any for the month of September mainly because it was a time where lots were going on; what with me preparing to head overseas for my studies etc so I did not really have time to use much beauty products (sad, I know). However, I did post a product empties post you can check out here. Anyhow, been settling down well over here so I am slowly getting back into using products I brought over as well as acquiring new goodies, and I just thought I'd share them with you dolls today! =D

 

 

 

Review: Topshop Nails Nail Polish in Gone Fishing & Parma Violet

Hiya dearies!!

 

I'm super duper sorry for my rather long abscence from here- been very busy sorting out last minute stuff before flying off, and when I got here, been busy settling uni stuff, and settling in to my new place and getting used to the place etc. I truly apologise, but I'm slightly more settled in now and am ready to start blogging again! =D

 

I've been extremely unfortunate in the fact that I was not able to lug over my nail polishes from home, but I quickly settled my craving to paint my nails by purchasing these two beauties!

l-r: Gone Fishing, Parma Violet

Haul: Topshop, Cotton On, Uniqlo & A Peek Into My Life: A Day Out!

Hi darlings!

Okay, I realised my title above is super long, but I did not know how else to describe my post, so that will have to do. Hehe! Anyway, I feel like I have not been blogging much as of late (and that is probably true) and I really apologise because I have been rather busy. But anyhow, I am back! Just wanted to share with you darlings about the day I had yesterday, as well as a few items I picked up yesterday.

I went out for a day of shopping with a friend and we headed first for lunch at Plan B. It was my first time eating at the restaurant and my first impression of the place was that it was kinda packed.. Haha! The atmosphere was nice, though - kinda relaxing, and not too noisy, which I liked.

I just realised that we forgot to snap a picture of the menu and the outside of the restaurant. Oh, well. =)

The picture above is a glass bottle of water and two glasses. I thought it was a pretty cool way of serving since the waiters/waitresses wouldn't have to continuously come by to refill glasses with water. The only other time I 'experienced' this concept was when I was in Europe. =D 

That's just a random picture of my hands. Haha! She wanted to snap a picture of my accessories on my wrist, and the accessories are my Fossil watch and a chunky bracelet from Forever 21.



Our food finally arrived and here's what she had:-

Wild Mushroom Soup

Eggs Benedict

And I had...

Carbonara with turkey ham and sauteed mushrooms 

I tasted the mushroom soup and it was yummy! It's not the type of soup which comes from a packet. I could really taste the mushrooms and the cream. Definitely worth trying! My carbonara dish was also real delicious and the portion was huge! Although there wasn't much taste at first but I corrected that with grounded black pepper and some salt. =)

All in all, it was a good meal in a comfy environment. Plan B restaurants can be found at Bangsar Village, Publika, and a new one will be opening soon at Midvalley Megamall. Oh, and all the above pictures were taken by my friend, so credit goes to her!

After lunch, we headed to a mall and just walked around, dove in and out of shops, and I purchased some goodies!

So I'll show first what I got from Uniqlo:-

Yep... I got leggings. Haha! I got two pairs actually 'cause I just wanted to stock up on leggings and these were on sale. The normal price is RM39.90 but I got them for RM24.90 each. I tested them out at home and they are full length black leggings, very good material and very comfortable so I'm really glad I purchased them. They also have a few other designs like black leggings with white polka dots, light grey leggings with tiny navy  horizontal stripes and black leggings with lace trimmings at the end. If you need/want leggings at a good price, head out to Uniqlo 'cause these are on sale now! =D

The leggings



The next item I got is from Cotton On...

Picture taken with flash

Picture taken without flash

It's a highwaisted jeans short in Midnight (it's black). I bought these because, again, they were on sale from RM99 to RM40, and I am rather in dire need of a new pair of shorts seeing how my most-worn pair of denim shorts was from the time I was 15 years old. Haha! But I'm so attached to it I don't want to throw it out. =)

And the last one is from Topshop. I am most excited about this mainly because I've been dying to buy these but have been restraining myself from doing so. However, I reasoned with myself yesterday and decided to get these...

Okay, I just had to show the design on the paper bag 'cause it was just too cute. Haha! Anyway, back to the stuff I got..

 

Nail polish (left-right): Hunting, Celestial; Cream Blush: Head Over Heels

I got two nail polishes and a cream blush!! I'm excited I actually own these because I've been putting off buying these for months- literally. But everytime I walk into a Topshop, I stare at their makeup, and my resolve finally broke. Haha! I got the nail polishes mainly because they were 2 for 20%, so they cost slightly less than the retail price. I would not say that they are cheap, because each nail polish costs RM29, which is way more than what I'm used to paying for a nail varnish. So I tried to pick unique shades to make my purchase justified. Hehe! The shade I really wanted though, was Hidden Treasure, but apparently it's sold out in all Topshop outlets across the country, so I'll have to wait. The blush is a colour I've been wanting to get for so long, and when a lovely reader commented in my Daiso blush that she recommended this blush, my first thought was "I knew it! That's it, I'm getting it." Haha!!



So that's the end of my haul. There will be swatches of the Topshop products, so stay tuned! Is there anything that you've purchased recently that you are really liking? Do let me know! =D

xx Amanda