Friday, July 8, 2011

The blush brush trick

I remembered when I started using make up, I don't have anyone I could ask or get opinion on what or what not to do. The most instant reaction was to apply make up with the sense of what I saw from girly shows / magazines that I happened to flip. 
I hope with the upcoming posts, I could show you the small little tricks here and there I came across these years. It might not be a big impact to most of you, but these have become my habit. 

So the first thing I would like to share is blusher! I remembered when I got my first few blush on, the way i applied it was to dap my brush to the blusher in circular motion for 2 to 3 times before applying them to my cheeks. Then I would go back to do this a couple of times as I find that the colours are not visible enough. 

Not sure whether many will realise this, but I find that doing this is actually taking more time and the blusher is used up faster. The way i like to do it now is to squeeze the brush tips first before dapping it to the blush on, swipe it twice and you get the just about right tone on your cheeks. ^ ^


Squeeze the brush with your fingers before padding them to your blusher

This way you can get more colour on your brush 
I hope this have been a fun post as much as I enjoyed sharing them. 

Tuesday, July 5, 2011

How I keep my hairbands, belts and scarfs

I just want to share another How to idea of mine. I love hairbands, headbands, you name it. But it could be quite a headache where to store them sometimes. 
When i saw this lamp in Ikea, i immediately thought this is perfect! It have 2 lamps (1 floor uplighter, and the other is a reading lamp which is bendable). 
What i did was to make use of the space between the bendable reading lamp and the floor uplighter. Now, all my headbands, scarfs, belts are placed nicely and the best part is I could reach out easily and pick out what hairbands, belts and etc to match my outfit of the day in 1 glance.

IKEA - floor uplighter /reading lamp @29


My headbands, scarfs, belts area
I hope you enjoyed another How i do it idea!

Saturday, June 25, 2011

I've been Jill-ed

Its been a while since I last update my blog as I have been so tied up with work! Nonetheless, back to stuff that I love - make up!!
I got my friend to get me some of Jill Stuart products from Taiwan. Their packaging is definitely to die for - yes, its not wrong to be a sucka for packaging sometimes =p 
I got myself a compact powder, jelly eye and an eye-lash curler.

Loots I got from Jill Stuart

Pressed powder compact case

Pressed powder (N)

How pretty is this

Jelly eye Stuart 

Jelly eye stuart - 09 Midnight shine

Very nice shimmery but intense tone

eyelash curler - how cute is this!
How could anyone not love this - it is definitely on my fav check lists. 

Wednesday, May 25, 2011

Be@rBricks Collections

Be@rBricks i love, been collecting them since 2009. Till date, I own 26 of them =p
Would like to share with you some of the collections I have:

My First Be@rBrick Baby (Black and Silver Vers.) 400%

Kim Song He 400% Be@brick

Batman 400% Be@brick

Elvis 400% Be@brick

My First Be@rBrick Baby 400%

Star Trek Spook 400% Be@brick

Barbie 400% Be@brick

Ironman 400% Be@brick

My collections of Be@rbricks since 2009

Sunday, May 22, 2011

MARC BY MARC JACOBS 'Miss Marc' Enamel Hinge Bracelet

I would like to share with you something I got from Marc Jacobs few weeks ago. Its a bangle ! I completely love their collection of accessories. Marc Jacobs' bangles come in many different colours and sizes but I have a soft spot for things with a gold touch, so i got myself one with bold colour of pink and gold sides. 



Marc By Marc Jacobs 'Miss Marc' Enamel Hinge Bracelet

Marc By Marc Jacobs Skinny Script Bangle

This will definitely be the first of many accessories I will have from Marc Jacobs ^ ^

Saturday, May 7, 2011

Aldo Flats & Flips

Flats and sandals are my comfort weekend must have.
This season Aldo have some cute designs and I got myself two pairs of flats and flips. 

Aldo Coenen flats @ $69

A closer look at the pretty bow

Aldo Milton flats @ $109
It's hard to find a comfortable shoes and these are definitely cute and comfy!

Life was like a box of chocolates

"My momma always said, "Life was like a box of chocolates. You never know what you're gonna get."  
I am sure this is a familiar quote for those of you that have watched Forrest Gump. I somehow always remember this line from Tom Hanks whenever I bought or open a box of chocolate. I am a huge chocolate fan, especially classic milk chocolates. A good chocolate for me are those that melts perfectly in your mouth.

Royce is one of my favourite chocolate shop. Their Nama chocolates have the perfect amount of moist in it and they are all made from fresh cream made locally in Hokkaido. These are 2 of my all time favourite from Royce

Royce - Nama Chocolate

Milk (Au Lait) - 20pc @$15ea

Champage (Pierre Mignon) - 20pc @$15ea

It's always good to pamper yourself with chocolates every now and then ^ ^