Lancome -Rouge in Love

Emma Watson has embodied the latest Lancome line of lipsticks known as "Rouge in love". This latest launch by Lancome has driven the market wild and no one can be held account, especially with the lovely hot coral hearts, and little sketches of the Eiffel Tower and the ever so upbeat "oh la-la rouge in love" song!


I went for the promo today at KLCC, luckily as it was the last day and fell in absolute awe of their new lipsticks! While i was their i got some VIP treatment too, lovely sales lady (forgot to catch her name) dolled me up and tried on these incredible lippies and i must say that it was love at first sight! i really liked the colors at first glance but when i tried them on....."oh la-la"they felt like a dream, very hydrating, but not sticky, and gross balm like!


They seem to a revolutionized lip balm -lip stick sort, but just the best of the kind i have ever laid hands on, and the greatest thing about them is that the color is very very pigmented and build able. They have a great feel and texture, lovely sheen, bait similar to having the lightest layer of gloss on and these lipsticks are long wear to top everything off.


Another thing i was drawn in to by the line is the concept behind, they have the lip colors to "moods" so basically they have divided all the shades in to 3 ranges know as, "Jolis Matins" which are the fresh, nude sort day wear lip shades. Followed by those are the, "Boudoir Time" shades which they define as "pop" shades for cocktail hour, these shades are identified with the letter B in the shade card. And lastly the "Tonight in my night" colors, which are vibrant lovely, slightly warmer colors for a night out!


They had a special offer going on at the time i went and i was able to get a cute orange lipstick case which holds two lipsticks and has a nifty little mirror attached, with the purchase of two lipsticks, and needless to say, so i bought! Loving the lipase, so easy to find it in your bag without all the unnecessary digging in the handbag.


I got two nude shades for now, a lighter nude color for the day and a darker one from the night collection, i also must mention that the casing it really great, very cutely done with a metallic cover, feels heavy and very posh.

Getting dolled up 

Left to right, 220M and 272N

Love the casing 

The orange lipstick cover, freebie with purchase

The porefessional - Benefit

About a month ago i was at sephora  hunting for a new primer when i spotted the porefessional and decided to go for it. Amused by the name of course and the pleased with packaging (benefit always has really cute packaging.. Big fan!!) i trotted back home and of course tried it right away... 

I wanted to get a true feel of the product and see if the claims were true or not so i didn't bother using any moisturizer and just applied the balm directly on to my face. i have to admit that i loved the texture and feel, it felt as if i was applying liquid creamy silk to my face and my skin instantly felt very subtle, smooth and flawless. 

i noticed a difference in my skin right away and overall the texture seemed better and my skin just looked and felt very smooth and clear.. i for one have a lot of redness around my nose area and have some prominent pores showing which really annoy me and this took care of all that in just a few seconds. 

i then applied some foundation and concealer over the balm which went on beautifully and blended in seamlessly. My foundation looked great and felt great, although i do feel like it gets slightly oily after a couple of hours, but then again i do have oily skin and i always get shinny after a while, nothing some good old face powder and a blotting paper can't take care of. =) Overall  i am very pleased and having been enjoying the porefessional practically everyday since then! love it and would definitely re purchase! 

The porefessional claims to be : oil free, lightweight, translucent and silky... Agreed! agreed! agreed and Agreed =) with a big "It really does minimize the appearance of pores" and makes your skin look and super awesome too! 

They also say you one can re apply the porefessional on top of make up to touch and freshen up...i havnt tried that as yet..i really should,  have you?  

Bodyshop

Bodyshop is currently having a sale here in Malaysia so I went and had a look, it was hard checking everything out with constantly being pushed and shoved!! (major rush due to the sale).
But I did manage to check out their home fragrance oils, which were nicely ignored by the public! Yay for me.., and what can I say other then they are really good and so totally worth the buy! Especially if you are looking for something that smells nice and isn't very expensive!
I also noticed that they had quite a range of fragrances which is always nice and helps everyone find something to their liking...
I brought home two, the aloe & soft linen one for our living area, it's a clean fresh crisp scent! Just perfect for the living area and then for our bedroom I got the pomegranate & raspberry one, which is a fresh, girly, sweet and just yummy fragrance! Also very fresh and perfect for the summers, although be warned! It is making me want to go run for some gelato! Mmmm!

I for one am a huge sucker for nice smelling things, be it my self, my clothes, my bath, the house, the bathrooms! Everything just has to smell good! And I just adore candles, especially scented ones! So burning an oil lamp is totally my thing, it looks pretty, and the fragrance due to the oil is a lot more stronger and lasting! And candles just add to the room and lift ones mood!! Ahh bliss!!
Give it try if you have not as yet and let me know what your favorite candles and oils are?
Xx


Additional Info

I bought mine from The Body Shop at Pavilion Mall, KL
Orignal price without sale rm- 21.90 after discount rm- 15.33 (20% discount)

Feeling like a Mademoiselle...

I have seemed to have fallen in love with a scent, and with each whiff i can't seem to imagine how i have spent an odd 12 years without! 


I am in love and just can't get enough of this fragrance!  I am not even going to bother to try explaining what the scent smells like, cause i am pretty sure il botch it up.... all i can say is that the next time any one of get the chance, go smell this beauty! 

I realize that i have had an extremely late calling, and most of you have properly gone through several bottles.. But if like my self you have failed to get on the band wagon, i say JUMP RIGHT ON! 


Happy smelling =)

What's in my Travel Makeup Bag?

I was meant to blog about this while i was leaving but sadly was rushing to make it for an exam and then left for the airport. so i have un packed my make up bag from Dubai to give you guys a peak on what i have brought along! =) it was a hard call choosing what to bring along since i am only here for 5 days but i am quite pleased with my selection.. Hope this gives you guys ideas and helps you guys pack your travel make up bags.. =) 

whats in the bag???

1. Clinique dramatically different moisturizing gel


2. Clinique Super city block 40 spf


3. Bourjois healthy mix serum in 53 light beige 


4. Clinique eye brighting concealer in light


5. Mac studio finish concealer in nw25


6. Mac sheer tone shimmer blush in Trace Gold


7. The Face Shop color nuance for cheek in BR802 (Shine)


8. Essence bronzing compact powder in 02 love to be matt


9. Mac soothing beige tinted lip conditioner spf 15


10. Dior shimmer powder in 002 amber diamond 


11. Rimmel glam eyes day 2 night mascara


12. Urban decay naked palette


13. Bobby Brown long-wear gel eyeliner in granite ink


14. Chanel illusion d'ombre eye shadow in mirifique


15. Estee lauder lasting shimmer lipstick in wildly pink


16. Max factor liquid effect pencil in brown blaze


17. Rimmel lipliner in 030 natural 


18. Sephora jumbo liner in 05 beige


19. Loreal  contour khol in 131 jet black


20. Maybelline Hyper Sharp liner in black 


What Brushes???

mac 219


mac 266


mac 194


mac 217


mac 187


mac 129


mac 227


body shop lip/concealer

Brown/Gold Smokey Eye - Naked Palette Urban Decay

Step 1- Apply your favorite foundation & concealer. after you are done, powder your face to set it all in

Step 2 - Prime your eye lids using any eye shadow primer. i used urban decay's primer

Step 3 - Fill in your eye brows with what ever shade you are most comfortable using.i have used 'coquette' by Mac

Step 4 - With a flat eye shadow brush apply the color 'naked' all over your eye lid and under your water line. (naked is very nude almost skin type color with no shimmer.) 

Step 5 - Use the color 'vigin' on your brow bone and in the inner corner of your eyes

Step 4 & 5

Step 6 - Now apply 'buck' in your crease line and then 'half baked' all over your eye lid, focusing on the inner most corner. blend out the edges.

step 6

Step 7 - Pat on 'smog' on the outer corner of your eye and then blend out the edges to create a smokey effect.

Step 8 - To further intensify the smokiness pat on some 'dark horse' to the outer corner and blend it in with a blending brush 

Step 8

Step 9 - Apply your favorite black eyeliner and mascara. i am using a pencil eyeliner by loreal and Rimmel 'Day 2 Night' mascara in Black 

Step 9 

step 9 

                                                       

Step 10 - Apply your favorite lipstick, i would suggest a nude pink or nice light brown. i am wearing a lipstick by Rimmel called 'asia'. Next add a flush of color with some blush i again suggest  sticking to a shade of  pink or brown i am wearing 'well dressed' by Mac.  

The finished look 

Brushes used for this look 

Urban Decay - shadow brush 

Mac - 217 blending brush 

Mac - 216 powder brush ( for powder and blush)

Mac - 266 eye brow brush

  

Give your self a mani- pedi in 10 easy steps

I must admit that nothing can compete with getting your nails done professionally at the spa, but what about those days when something last minute pops up and you want your hands and toes to look their best, or when you are just to lazy to make the effort to go all the way to the spa or worse when its the end of the month and you are sadly broke =( 

being an absolute nail junkie i have managed to come up with a little self mani-pedi routine which i can turn to when in need and it works just as well as getting it done professionally

step 1 - remove nail polish 

step 2 - soak your hands and feet in hot water for about 20mins and add some bath foam and or bath salts to lavish it up a bit. ( soaking your hands and feet with soften the skin and make it easier to trim your nails and scrub off all the dead skin)

step 3 - scrub away with a body scrub and then lightly with a foot scrubber, (use the soft sider on hands and on top of feet)

step 4 - trim nails and remove cuticles

step 5 - file nails in to shape

step 6 -  massage hand/foot cream or lotion

step 7 - wipe your nails with nail polish remover to get rid of oils and to give your nails a fresh clean surface for nail polish

step 8 - base coat 

step 9 - nail color 

step 10 - top coat

I always enjoy pampering my self a little, play some music in the background, light some scented candles, relax and have fun plus this is a super fun activity if your are having a slumber party or spending the day with your girlfriends