News: Where to buy Sleek, Bourjois, Sigma brushes etc in Malaysia

Hi dolls!

It's always frustrated me that some beauty brands are not available in Malaysia. Especially famous brands like Sleek, Bourjois, Sigma, and maybe even Rimmel (it seems to be dying out back home). And the title of my post is probably not the best-worded but I could not think of how else to describe it. Anyway, I hated the thought of my fellow Malaysians (and anyone else who does not have these brands in their country, too!) missing out on being able to purchase some of these brands so I thought I'd just write a short post about where these brands can be purchased online.

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

 

 

Review: Rimmel Kate Moss Lasting Finish Matte Lipstick in #107 Wine

Hello dolls!

I've been wanting to blog so bad for a while now but have been pretty caught up with many things recently so I have not had much time to do so. Just handed in a major assignment, and what with the four-day weekend now here, I thought I'd do a little review post. I feel like its been a while since I did one, especially one about a lipstick! Also, to everyone celebrating Easter, wishing you a Blessed Easter!
 

NOTD: Candy Polka Dot Nails!

Hiya lovelies,

So I've been playing around with my nail polishes since my self-declared ban on buying nail polishes, and I just thought I'd share a look I did with you lovelies! It's not the most creative and you've probably seen many NOTDs like it but it's my first time doing this look and I'm pretty proud of it! Hee! =D

Review: Rimmel Moisture Renew Lipstick in 700 Nude Delight

Hi dearies!

As of late I've been on a lipstick obsession, and been collecting lipsticks to add to my small-but-growing lipstick collection. I have always been searching for a nude lipstick, and in the store I swatched this and instantly thought 'this is such a lovely nude!'. I bought it without thinking whether it suited my skin tone- thankfully it does! =D

My Top 10 Nail Colours for Summer 2012

Hey lovelies!

So okay, I know it's literally summer all year round here in Malaysia, but in many countries, summer has just arrived and I thought I'd share my current favourite nail colours that I would definitely be flashing my digits with if summer had just arrived. =D

May 2012 Favourites

Hi dearies!

So I've never done a post on my monthly favourites before, and decided that I wanted to start doing so. At first I was hesitant to do so, because I tend to find products I like and stick to them like glue, but recently I've been trying out many new products, and I also really like reading blogs and watching Youtube videos of people's monthly favourites  so I guess I can finally start doing a monthly post on different products I'm loving at that point of time!

May was the month of exams for me, so I guess my favourites for May are kinda basic, because I did not really have much time to go out, and when I did, I'd quickly just put something on that's easy and no-fuss. =D

Review: Rimmel Glam'Eyes Day 2 Night Mascara

Hey there dearies!

Just had my Land Law paper today, and as a reward to myself I decided to blog! Hehe! So I also received this product from YUBERACTIVE to review a while back, and am now gonna give my two cents on it! I was actually typing the review for this product halfway, and I don't know why but I did not complete it and only just realised that it is still a draft. HAHA! =D

Review: RIMMEL Moisture Renew Lipstick in Soft Coral

Hey ya there!!

I've been so EXHAUSTED lately just trying to finish up assignments, prepping for classes and tutorials that I have not had time to blog. I feel so 'out' of the blogging sphere.. =S

But anyway I'm taking a quick break from all the craziness to bring to you a review on one of the lippies I'm currently lovin'! =D

What's in this tube of purple goodness? =D

EOTD: Brunch With The Girls

Hey there! Just thought I'd post up a little Eye Of The Day (EOTD) that I did a while back.

This is a very simple look which I wore to go out for brunch with the girl friends. It is a very light look; sweet and not too over-powering that it can be worn to work, school or even a date! =D

This look has hints of pink,peach and sand. Wanted it to look natural so that I could wear it to many occasions - versatile! =D I winged my eye liner out very thinly to create a more cat-like look.

So here's a quick breakdown on how I created this look:-

- Green circle: I used this colour (a glittery cream colour) as the base shade, shade for the inner corner of the eyes as well as the highlight shade underneath my eyebrow.
- Blue circle: I placed this colour (a shimmery taupe-sand colour) in the middle of my eyelid
- Pink circle: I mixed these two colours (a  shimmery light pink and shimmery light purple) and placed them on the outer corner of my eyes

The products I used:-

- Eyeshadows from Elf Everyday Brights 32 Piece Eyeshadow Collection (review here)

- Maybelline Hypersharp Liner (review here)

- Rimmel Extra Wow Lash Mascara (review here)

- Essence Kajal Pencil in White (review here) --> as sticky/creamy base for eyeshadow

- Essence Metallic Eye Pencil in White Divine (review here) --> to line waterline

- Cyber Colours Eye Definer Pencil in Deep Black --> to line outer corner of waterline

- Elf Studio Eye shadow C Brush (review here) --> for applying eye shadow

- Elf Eye Blending Brush (review here) --> for blending eye makeup

So yep! This is a simple, everyday look that anyone can wear! Just pop on the colour and blend according to your liking! Hope you liked the look! =D

 

xx Amanda 

Review: Rimmel Extra Wow Lash Mascara

Hey ya all!

I haven't posted up a mascara review in a while, so am gonna do one today!

I love mascaras (own 5-6 of them at one go!) and this one today is one I'm growing to love! =D

EOTD: Green Eyed Envy

Hi ya dearies! Was just thinking about what I should post here and realised I have not posted up an EOTD in a while so yep that's what I'm gonna do today! =D

I did this EOTD a while back actually.. Was playing with my Elf eyeshadow palette and randomly came up with this look. Was not really inspired by anything, except I really felt like I HAD to do a green look. Haha! It's not something that I would dare to wear out as of yet (still not that much confidence, hee!), though.

Anyway, say hello to my EOTD: Green Eyed Envy! =D



One thing that puts me off doing EOTD's is that I take AGES to photograph it. Am really bad in figuring out the lighting, angles... and then, I have to deal with my shaky hands. =.=

But will try my best to post more EOTDs! =D

So a really quick breakdown on how I created this look:-



Hopefully you can see the circles I drew!



- Blue circle: This colour (a light green)  was used in the inner corner of my eye

- Pink circle: I mixed these two colours (two types of darker greens) up and placed them in the middle of my eyelid

- Orange circle: Mixed these two colours up (a black-ish grey and grey) and placed them on the outer corner of my eye

The products I used:-

- Eyeshadows from Elf Everyday Brights 32 Piece Eyeshadow Collection (review here)

- Maybelline Hypersharp Liner (review here)

- Rimmel Volume Flash The Max Bold Curves Mascara (review here)

- Elf Studio Eye shadow C Brush (review here) --> for applying eye shadow

- Elf Eye Blending Brush (review here) --> for blending eye makeup

So yep, this look is really easy to do- just apply the colours and blend, blend, blend! Hope you enjoyed it! =D

xx Amanda

Review: Rimmel I Love Lasting Finish Fruities Nail Polish!

Hey ya!

I mentioned that I would do a review of the nail polishes I bought from the UK recently (you can check that out here!), and so, I'm gonna review three of the nail polishes from that haul today! =D

My First EOTD: Peacock-inpsired Eyes

Blogger has been getting me real uptight cause I can't seem to post comments on my or other blogs. Keeps telling me there's some sort of error. Argh!

Anyway, on to the actual post, this is my first attempt at an EOTD! I actually wore this look one weekend when I went for lunch with a couple of my ex-colleagues, and was actually inspired by the colours of the blouse and earrings I wore.

My Peacock Earrings! =D

I got these earrings from Accessorize, but I actually saw a VERY similar dupe of these earrings in a shop in Asian Avenue, Sunway Pyramid at a FRACTION of the price I bought these for! These are one of my FAVOURITE earrings, love peacock earrings. Hee!

My empire-waist top from H&M

Close-up of the top

So you can kinda see the colour scheme I was aiming for that day. Hee!

Sorry if the colours don't look very vibrant. My camera skills are practically next to zero, so am still learning how to take Macro shots of my eyes. =)



What I wanted to show you guys in the picture above is the line of silver eye glitter I put just to add a bit of sparkle and fun to the look.


I don't know if you can see it but I did three cat flicks at the outer corners of my eyes in three different angles to make it look like bird claws (?- is that right? haha!).

So here's the breakdown of products that I used for this look:

- Elianto Baked Eyeshadow in Charcoal Black
- U-Nuco Iris 4 Season Eye Colour in Purple Shades (I used the top-right shade)
- Max Factor Earth Spirits Eyeshadow in Ultra Aqua
- Rimmel Volume Flash The Max Bold Curves Mascara
- Maybelline Hypersharp Liner
- Cyber Colours Eye Definer Pencil in Deep Black
- The Body Shop Glitter Eye Liner in Starlight

Another product I used which is not in the picture 'cause I had to de-pot it and it looks messy is Elianto's Shimmer Shadow in White.
So I hope you guys enjoyed this look! Have a great weekend! =D

xx Amanda

Review: RIMMEL Volume Flash The Max Bold Curves Mascara