Paint My Love...

I had been planning to write about my deep affection towards eyeshadow shades and colors since forever but there were always other stuff to talk and ponder about so without further ado, these are my current eyeshadow palette collection; yeay!!! @_@ my previous Stila palette collection here were either expired, given away or lost =( I do have few others that I kept separately in my office and car that wasn't in the picture... 

The reason why I love eyeshadow palettes so much is because I can be creative and mixing the colors according to my mood and even the people I'm hanging out with, hee~ I love checking out YouTube for some eye-do inspiration and I have 4 sisters to experiment with, how cool is that? ^^ Sometime I remember the sleepless night I spend waiting to get my hands on some of the palette and the excitement of using it to meet my special someone @_@

Each and every palette really2 means a lot to me and have it's own story... Some of them were gifts from people that understand my addiction for colors and some of them were limited edition items that I had been lusting for impatiently, only a little amount of them were impulse buy which I learn to love eventually and yes I'm proud to say that I didn't feel any regret with my collection so far, wink2

 1 - Sephora Blockbuster Palette 2011

 2 - Laura Mercier Lingerie Collection - Eye & Cheek Palette

 3 - Benefit Annie Collection - Scene Queen

 4 - Bobbi Brown Mini Bobbi Brights Palette

 5 - Urban Decay Naked Palette

 6 - Inglot Freedom System Palette

 7 - M.A.C Make Me Over Collection - Evil Eye Palette

 8 - Lancome Color Focus Palette - Renaissance Printaniere

 9 - Benefit Smokin' Eyes Palette

 10 - Lancome Ombre Absolue Impact 3D Palette - Rubics Delices

 11 - Shu Uemura WKW Collection - Drowning in Flame Palette

 12 - Too Faced Smokey Eye Palette



Sephora Blockbuster Palette 2011

This is one of the most value for money palette I ever bought, it have more than enough colors to play with and come with blushers, liners and lip colors!!! It's the last year Xmas limited edition and no longer available but you can count on Sephora to come up with another great set in the future, they're awesome like that, hehe =P

Laura Mercier Lingerie Collection - Eye & Cheek Palette

I'm in love with this palette so much that I even bought 2, one for my mum and one for me, crazy isn't it? hehe =P The blushers are to-die-for and the shades really2 blew me away, my mum love hers very much too, she's a big LM fans anyway so she pretty much love everything they have, wink2



Benefit Annie Collection - Scene Queen

This is another favorite of mine, I can't believe I finally found blue shades that doesn't make my eyes look like it was punched by someone, haha =D The beauty of this palette is it came with Coralista, High Beam and BadGal liner to complete the look, all the Benefit Cosmetics best seller items that I heart!!! I even used it for my previous eye-over post here, super love ^_^



Bobbi Brown Mini Bobbi Brights Palette

To tell you the truth, I haven't use this palette yet but I love the fact that it is fancy enough and yet functional with it's compact size, 20 color choices, brush and mirror, what's not to like isn't it? *_* I'm eager to try out this palette soon, hopefully it will live up to my expectation!!! n_n

Urban Decay Naked Palette

Naked palette is one of the most popular eyeshadow palette in the blogsphere, it's everything but naked, with 12 earth/natural colors, from shimmer to matte, you can get from day to night effortlessly, ain't she sweet??? @_@ This is from my dad, he gave me money actually and of course I spend it on makeup, hehe =P I used this palette all the time especially when I'm traveling, it's very easy to match and versatile, me love ^_^

Inglot Freedom System Palett

I'm quite impressed with Inglot freedom system; which you can build according to your preference and style, whether you want a matte or shimmery texture, from light to bright colors, from single,duo,trio, quad to ten piece palette and last but not least you can choose either 2 different shapes; circle or square for your customize shades!!! I pick 2 matte colors, red/fuschia + black and 2 shimmery colors, yellow + orange, which is the perfect combo to create my Katniss Everdeen "Girl on Fire" inspired look here =)



M.A.C Make Me Over Collection - Evil Eye Palette

This is another palette that I haven't touch yet, I bought it from a friend who went to the Estee Lauder Warehouse Sales recently... The dark shades instantly held me captive and the palette name really drawn me to it, I hope the shades will do the justice to its name ^^



Lancome Color Focus Palette - 105 Renaissance Printaniere

I was given this palette for my birthday couple of years ago and it definitely change my view on the green color ever since!!! Thanks to Cuna; I finally have my first green eyeshadow palette, weeee~ @_@ I remember doing different eye makeup for all my sisters during that year Raya with this palette, it's certainly one of a kind memories you can't buy with money, wink2

 

Benefit Smokin' Eyes Palette

I bought this palette during my first Benefit event 2 years ago which I blogged about here... it's one of the best palette I ever own, I adore the cute packaging, the colors choices and the fact that it came with eyeliner, brow wax and highlighter!!! A lot of thinking certainly were put into making this palette, the colors also easy to blend and very pigmented... I highly recommend this palette to all of you guys; it last forever even with my constant use, I heart this one ^_~



Lancome Ombre Absolue Impact 3D Palette - A10 Rubics Delices

Ever since I was invited to join one of Lancome blogger event last year here; I start to pay extra attention to Lancome makeup line; One of the thing I realize is that their packaging are very similar over the years and they have quite a lovely color range to explore... This is one of my everyday office look makeup palette, I used it so often that even one of the shades almost hit pan which I'll probably won't accomplish with any other palette, hehe =P



Shu Uemura Wong Kar Wai Collection - Drowning in Flame Palette

This is a gift from someone dear to me and I really2 falling hard for this palette; the packaging is a real beauty with 3D images and the color selection is romantic, sweet but still glamorous enough for a night out, wink2 I love the brushes and the blusher too, this is definitely the palette for someone that you love, and I love mine very2 much and still admiring it till this day, hihihi x)



Too Faced Smokey Eye Palette

I have a very high expectation with this palette due to the Benefit Smokin' Eyes awesome-ness... Despite having more color option, I find the colors doesn't really compliment my eyes the way other palettes do; so I don't really use it that much, most of the time my sister is the one who play around with it, hee~

I know I have enough to last a lifetime but I just can't get enough, I always feel happy and excited looking at my collection, it's like my secret escape from all the troubles and unhappy things in my life ^^ I'm looking forward to broaden my makeup collection to blushers as well in the future, wink2

Bonjour Lancome...

the Lancome Institute, Bangsar Village 2 n_n

Early this month, I was invited to a very special bloggers party organized by Lancome Institute, Bangsar Village 2 outlet from hostess of the day, the very sweet and sexy, Fatin =) And the timing couldn't be less than perfect, I almost finish my current foundation at that time and searching high and low for the best one that can suit my not so perfect skin =(

Foundation is actually one of my major weakness when it comes to makeup, I always experienced difficulties in choosing the right shades, texture, and also mixture that can compliment my skin, so yup, the invitation was kinda hard to resist and to make it even sweeter, we were provided with the golden opportunity to meet with the Lancome National Makeup Artist, Zamri Zainol =)

breakfast from Marmalade Cafe =)

The Lancome Institute, Bangsar Village 2 is actually quite spacious, it have wide arrays of their products display at the front side and lots treatment rooms inside... I came a little early (which surprise me a lot btw, wink2) and we were ushered to a special area where the party will be conducted later on... The outlet have a very luxurious and warm aura spreading all over and with the yummy breakfast from the Marmalade Cafe served non stop, I felt very2 welcome, at home and can't hardly wait to get the party started, heehee x)

star of the day, Lancome Maqui Blanc Miracle ^_^

Back to the party, it is actually in conjunction with the Lancome Maqui Blanc Miracle release, the latest addition to their fluid foundation range... I must admit, I'm quite skeptical at first, I did tried their Teint Miracle early this year and the outcome, really2 disappoint me, the shades was perfect but the foundation melted away in less than 4 hours... And I did a little research before coming to this party and realize one crucial thing that I overlooked before, the Teint Miracle was specially formulated to suit people with dry skin not oily like mine, no wonder it doesn't work on me, hihihi x)

Anyway, Lancome Maqui Blanc Miracle is definitely the answer to my prayer, equipped with 3 diligent ways, Miracle Aura, Miracle Touch and Miracle Protection to deliver 12 hours of brightening effects, with light to medium coverage =) It certainly the ultimate savior for those with oily skin and in search for the best foundation that can last all day (and night too if you apply it the right way =P) With 6 shades to choose from for the fluid version and 8 shades for the compact powder version to cater the Asian skin tones, you won't have problems to choose your perfect match ^_~

step by step experiment on Lancome Maqui Miracle & Brand X

To kickstart the party, Zamri did a little demonstration using 2 different compact powder, Lancome Maqui Miracle and Brand X foundations... In the first picture above, you can see him scrapped out the foundations in 2 different petri dish, one for Lancome and the other for Brand X... He then dropped 3 drops of baby oil in each foundation... The baby oil actually represent the oiliness or sebum from our face...

Next, he let the oil set in the foundation for a minute and after that he stir the oil in the foundation using the stirring rod in rotating motions for a few minutes... At the last picture, we can see major differences between these 2 brands, the oil in the Lancome jar easily soaked into the foundation meanwhile the oil in the Brand X jar still have residue left behind and didn't completely absorbed the oil yet...

another Maqui Miracle believer, Isabel and Traclyn x)

This experiment explained the long lasting effect and anti oiliness of Lancome Maqui Miracle compared to BRAND X, in another words, the foundation can stay put on our face longer minus the oil, yeay!!! @_@

temptation that I had no wish to resist =P

Besides showcase the Maqui Miracle foundation for us, we were also introduced to the Lancome 29 St Honore's Fall 2011 collection, even before the press take a sneak peek, kinda cool isn't it? According to Zamri, it was inspired by the 29,St Honore's road at Paris, where all the socialites, rich and famous dress to impress at Paris, a place I can only dream to explore one day =( As we can see from the above pic, The Maison Lancome Blush, imprinted with the image of Eiffel Tower and brightly lit shop, function not only as blusher, it can also be both bronzer and eye shadows, will certainly making their way in my must have list @_@

beautiful au naturale shades ^_~

The collection also came with red lipcticks, red & black nail varnish and not to forget the Les Oeillades Eyeshadow and Brow Compact Quad, a neutral matte eyeshadows which can also double up to define the brows, I can smell the trend that will hit the runaway soon... Fierce red lips with natural eye colors and mystery red/black nails, I wonder if I could bring myself to follow this trend, hahaha =D

the makeup demo by Zamri

The party will not be complete without a makeup demo by the connoisseur himself, using the 29 St Honore's Collection and Maqui Blanc Miracle to create a perfect day look to one of the blogger, Jean... He's very generous with makeup tips and tricks, showing the best way to achieve the desired effect and lots of humor in between =D

One of the lesson I learn that day is most eye products (such as eye cream) can also be applied to the lips and vice versa, first time I heard it actually, it's great to know insider tips like this sometimes =) And, concealer can also work as highlighter, why I never think of that, it's genius since concealer usually one shade lighter than our skin tone, rite? And he did showed a rather unique way to apply the liquid foundation, which is by massaging to our face using circular motions, it's not only spread the color more evenly and thoroughly, it can also exercise some of our face muscles along the way, super awesome!!! @_@

Jean before and after the transformation =)

This is Jean before and after being touched up from Zamri, she look more alive, lively and gorgeous, ready for work and party from day to night, wink2 I asked Zamri whether this foundation can hide all my flaws excellently since its only have light to medium coverage... Zamri suggested me to use it with the compact form to set the foundation and to provide better coverage for all my skin imperfections... He also mention that the liquid form can last quite long, very2 worthy buy coz we only need half a pump to cover the whole face ^_^ It will look quite white after you applying it though, just wait for a while until the color set in and you will look radiant and glowing before you know it, ^_~

Zamri swarmed by us girls =D

Before heading back home, we gossiped, debating, sharing opinions, camwhoring and feast our eyes and skin with all Lancome wonderful products... I always have a soft spot for Lancome Mascaras and Eye Palettes, so I basically tried everything to my heart content, hehehe =P We were not going home empty handed by the way, each and everyone of us were given a full size bottle of Lancome Maqui Blanc Miracle (worth RM130) according to our own skin tone, weeeeeee~ @_@

I have nothing but compliments to the party organizer, Lancome for their generosity and also to Fatin for inviting me and for being such an informative and wonderful hostess to us all, wink2 I know for sure, everybody going back home happy that day and excited to try Maqui Miracle themselves... I did try it for couple of weeks now and what can I say; Lancome, you definitely won me over!!! ^_^

with the very lovely Fatin =)


merci beaucoup Lancome for the awesome goodie bag, yeay!!! @_@

Love is All Around...

I know that my birthday had passed like centuries ago, but unfortunately, like my other posts, I'm too lazy to blog about it, heehee =P This year I got probably the best birthday presents ever, thanks to all my lovely family and friends for making my 26th years of living, a very happy2 year indeed, wink2

presents from my family, x)

This year I got 5 cute La Senza lacey hipsters from my sis, Zura =), she definitely know how much I heart my knickers, wink2 From my sis, Atiqah I got a very sexy chic red Vincci's purse that I adore so much, @_@ arigato gozaimaz sistah, ^_~ My mum gave me money which I later used to bought something that I've been eyeing for quite sometimes, Bobbi Brown's Oil Free Foundation + MAC Prep & Prime Lip Primer, love you mama n_n And from my daddy, I got a brand new bookshelve + cabinet to fit in all my books collection, and it match my guitar color too, thanks to my daddy, now my books have a new home, heehee =P

gifts from my close friends, n_n

My bff for more than 10 years, Deya had given me something that make me flying over the moon... She knew everything from Benefit & Stila will drive me crazy, so this year she gave me Sugarbomb to add to my Benefit collection, thank q so much babe, muahsss ^_~ My wondergirls - Stacy & Mieza gave me a brooch set for my kebaya (I heart all my kebaya okey, heehee =P) and a cute pillow for my car, thanks girls for the thought, wink2 And from my gossip girl a.k.a confidante, Ani I got accessories set in purple, which consist of necklace, bracelet, brooch and earring, thank you dearie~ @_@

pressies from my blogger friends ^_~

I also got couples of birthday pressies from my blogger friends whom I met and knew because of our mutual love for Stila whom I befriend ever since =) We trade gossips, beauty information and even secrets sometimes, wink2... It's been a bless to knew this girls throughout these years and I really2 thank god I met such a wonderful bunch of people, ^_^

Anyway, I received my first ever Chanel lip gloss from Miu2 chan, thank you so much girl, I love it very2 much, heehee =P From Cuna and her husband Meor, I got my first Lancome ombres palette in a are very2 lovely shades of green, it even matched my "baju raya", thank you Cuna & Meor, I'm lovin' it!!! n_n

From Harim, I got the last piece of my limited edition Melinda Looi's Shu Uemura lashes!!! She even go all the way to persuade Miu2 plotting and planning to surprise me, I've been punk'd by both of them but it's very2 cute indeed, thank you Harim, I heart the lashes so freakin' much, @_@ Lastly from Hanna, I got a cute makeup compartment filled with Bonnabell's black eyeliner + Sephora's mini lip glosses + NYX blusher and Victoria Secret's lip gloss... Practically my first taste of everything, thank you honey, it's very2 thoughtful of you, I'm so excited to tried something that isn't available in Msia yet, hihihi x)

Last but not least I got a very2 unusual gift from my bf, he knew I've a weakness for guitar players, so he definitely know how to impress yours truly, hehehe =P He made a special video of himself playing and singing my favorite song from Switchfoot exclusively for me, ngee~ I can't hardly keep my eyes of him, he's quite good, wink2 I'm so tempted to post the video here but since it's for my private view only, I rather keep it that way, wink2 Thank you sweetheart n_n

Thank you everybody who go to all the trouble to make my birthday a very joyful celebration this year, I cherish every single gifts I got and love all of you for your thought and kindness ^_^ I'm very grateful to knew such a wonderful people like you guys and to know that no matter what, I have your love all around me, I'm being dramatic I know but it's true you see, I have the best parent, siblings, bff, my wonder girls + gossip girl + blogger girls + bf in the world, heehee =P Love you guys so much, muahssssss @_@

Fallin' for Falsies...

Sweetie candy =)

I'm too preoccupied to blog lately, my lappy is crappy so I'm not that eager to go online anymore, but of course, the urge to blog is still there despite all the troubles, hehehe =P Anyway, I'm doing a little fragrance shopping from Miu2 few months ago for my bff birthday and for myself...

It's the Limited Edition DKNY BeDelicious Candy Apple in purple and Lancome Tresor In Love... If you know me very well you probably can tell which one is mine and which one is for my bff, wink2 I love mine so much and I'm happy to know that she loved hers too....

A little sneak peek on my Melinda Looi's Limited Edition Shu Uemura's falsies, pretty isn't it??? There's one cute story behind this lashes collection, I will let you guys know in my upcoming post ya, till then, be happy & stay gorgeous, girls!!! ^_^

It's fashion meets falsies ^_^

Hunting season...

it's free & easy ^_^

What would you do in the middle of the month and you don't have enough money to shop??? Well, it's time to hunt for the freebies, yeay!!! I'm very2 lazy when it comes to hunting freebies but thanks to Hanna, who inspired me to start collecting freebies, I have at least reason to visit shopping mall again, weeeee \\^_^// (without have to pay anything of course, wink2)

Estee Lauder Parkson KLCC SA's is quite generous as usual, and gave me quite a lot of samples to try on, thanks sweetie =) I also redeem a facial & samples from Isetan KLCC Origin's counter, thanks Hanna dear for the voucher, wink2 Also not to forget, the magic cream from Lancome, Genifique tube sample, I'm lovin' it very2 much =P

For Hanna, I redeem on behalf of her the 7's Simple wipes & lens solution from Cleo magazine since she's now at Yong Peng, Johor... (it's full size, quite impressive, don't you think??? @_@) I see lot's more at Guardian KLCC up for grab for Cleo reader, go fast girls!!! n_n

I love all the freebies I scored this time around & excited to hunt for more, can't wait for my next hunting season, wink2