Product Empties : March 2013

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Looking at the picture below, it’s a lot of make-up to throw away. All items are expired or used up or just doesn’t work for me anymore. I was having a clear-out on my make-up and I did not realize that I have so many make-ups that I should’ve thrown out a long time ago. I did change up how I store my make-up and such. It’s more spacey now that I’ve rearranged it.

1.       Essence All Eyes On Me Mascara – This is a nice purple mascara that is not waterproof, it does a nice job of creating volume for my lashes but unfortunately, it has dried out already, I’ve purchased a new mascara already from Essence, but I haven’t touch that yet and won’t touch it until all my mascaras are used up.

2.       Sariayu Foundation and Silkygirl’s Lightening Foundation -  The Sariayu foundation, it’s very easy to finish it as it does a great job of blending and brighten my face easily for everyday or everytime I go out for errands and such. Not something I’d repurchase hurrily. The Silkygirl’s Foundation, I’ve given up on it, it doesn’t make a very good impression of the hundred times I use it. The smell, the longevity, yuck!

3.       Tonymoly’s Milky Lip Tint – A big favourite of mine, I’ve been using it a lot and I’ve finally come to terms that both have already run out :’( I won’t be repurchasing this anytime soon, I have lots more lip tints to finish up!

4.       Silkygirl’s Long-wearing Eyeliner, Funky Eyeliner and Glitter Liner – I don’t know why I never can get on with their eyeliners very well, although their liquid pen liner is the best one so far amongst their eyeliners. I’ve never tried out the funky eyeliner out because they have this stinky smell that I kept putting off on throwing out, the glitter liner was I think an old stock, and the texture isn’t something I’d like to try. The Long-wearing Crayon Eyeliner smudges like crazy and doesn’t even have a great pigmentation!

5.       Safi Balqis Lipstick and Etude House Roll Roll Lipgloss – The Balqis lipstick is a favourite of mine as it is a MLBB shade but unfortunately, it was being discontinued from a long time ago, so I’m so sad to see this one go. The Etude House Lipgloss, the colour is nude, I love to pair it with a red lip tint to make it a little coral-ish but then I’ve actually saw the product has separated and the smell was bad and it’s time to throw it away.

6.       L’Action Dark Circle Corrector and Essence’s Pure Skin Spot Treatment – The only skincares I’m throwing out, I actually have finished up a lot of skincare products but I couldn’t be bother to actually bring it back to my room from the toilet just so I could take pictures with it. The L’Action was A WASTE OF MONEY, it doesn’t work, the gel doesn’t even do anything and the concealer that came with it dries up before I could even test it out. The Essence’s Spot Treatment is one of the few duds I’ve come across from Essence, it dries out too, which is understandable because it has some sort of alcohol in it.
What’s the one product that you kept on using up and repurchase all the time?

Beauty Bought : Essence and Catrice

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After such a long time, I've been to busy to even go to shops and buy makeups and when I do, I usually don't have the power in me to buy a lot more than I would usually buy. Not really in a spending ban, but I seem to have limited amount of time to browse through these shops T-T

So today, I'm bringing in my first and certainly not my last haul from Catrice! I still am not sure of what I should buy first from Catrice, any recommendation girls?

Make-up Review : IN2IT Retractable Eyeliner in 01 Black

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I think we all have a penchant for black eyeliners, I hardly have a pencil liner as I prefer retractable eyeliners, so far I've bought another Silkygirl retractable gel liner which has awesome pigmentation but low lasting power, but I'll try to get on the reviews with that soon, InshaAllah.

I bought this for RM11+, very affordable as I think it was on sale, I was trying to actually find a replacement for my Essence's black longlasting pencil, which is very impossible, as nothing can beat the performance of that particular black pencil.

I have a fondness for retractable pencils, as I don't really like the normal pencils that needs sharpening, which explains why most of my pencils that needs sharpening isn't being loved and used by me, so definitely won't buy any of that.

The colors are acceptably pigmented, the texture is creamy and dries to a semi-matte finish, I've tried using this on my waterline, tightlining and on my lash line. It doesn't last long on my waterline, at least for 2-3 hours? I haven't tried setting it with a black eyeshadow, but nevertheless, my eyes are watery, so I think its rather useless, however it does stay unmoved over my lash line, using it to create a cat eye line.

Although, if you didn't set it with eyeshadow, it would definitely smudge onto your undereyes. A fairly acceptable product that I might not ever repurchase.

Random Picture : A trip to Miri

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So I went up to the border to visit our shopping haven at Miri, we only went to Boulevard and Permy Mall. Too bad though, I wished we went to Parkson as it seems to be the only place that has Rimmel's cosmetics, I seriously want to try their foundations. But anyways, all is not lost, but I basically spent all my money on food, we went to McDonald and I've decided to go ahead and order a Big Mac, can you believe that it was my first time eating Big Mac? Seriously, I'm not a big fan of any cult products including Starbucks! Oh the horror! LOL.

But I could say that I would stick to Big Mac or any of its beef burger cousins as it didn't give me diarrhea like how the Spicy McChicken Deluxe does, everytime.

But I am a big fan of the San Francisco's Coffee place, a little like Starbucks/Coffee Bean but I like it as it isn't so packed as most people would prefer the latter. But then, I found out that San Francisco closed down :( but then there's the Sao Paolo Coffee, I had the Green Tea Chai Latte which doesn't even have an ounce of tea in it, I mean, I can taste only Vanilla. But then, I love Vanilla, so all is not lost here.

Best mints ever! LOL, but yeah, I thought it was only exclusive to Miri, I found out that some minimarts in Brunei do sell these, oh swell, but at least I won't have to go as far as Miri to buy these anymore! I actually bought a lot to last me a week, LOL. 

Famous Amos cookies, delicious!

Okay, I think I'm not being adventurous and stuck to the brand that I know so well works. So I bought my first tinted lip balm, yeay, LOL. I love it, so reviews will come soon. I want to still give IN2IT a chance for its brand, as I find the mascara I bought to be a disappointment, so yeah, I'll be testing this out in a few days.

Random Picture : A Haul and a Hiatus.

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Sorry for the lack of posts, I actually didnt realize that I haven't put up any scheduled posts, lol. So anyways, I've actually been unwell, I had a toe injury which have been going on for 2 months and I've been trying to cure it for sometime now, even asked for our "tabib" to help me with the toe injury but then he himself can't help me because the toe injury was very sensitive that I was sent to the hospital to treat it, it was fine, but the antibiotics and the painkillers were killing me.

Not in the sense that it didn't work, it did hold off the pain, but it really made me so sleepy, I have never had a sleepy week up to now, lol. I've run out of my medications, so the toe injury which is still healing is more sensitive now that I'm off of the painkillers, I wish they gave me more :( but I just don't like the aftereffect of taking them, lol!

So anyways, a few nights ago, went out with my girls for an "ambuyat" dinner! I wish I've taken a pic of the foods we had, because it was delicious! And we actually went to a Paloma store at Serusop, my plan was just to saunter and window shop there, I did see a few LA Splash items sold, but somehow they have flimsy packaging that I don't think I'll be buying them.

I was just gonna buy the Longlasting pencils, in fact, I was just gonna stick with my shopping ban, but then, oh well, no use of justifying why I wanted to buy them :p

So I've actually bought one of those eyebrow powder from Essence, an my girls also bought them too, I do have an eyebrow pencil but I do want to try a few, since Essence is a fairly budget cosmetic, well why not. 

Also bought the brown eyeliner as I am actually trying to find a new routine to create a natural look for everyday. Reviews up ahead, InshaAllah.

Make-up Review : MUA Professional Extreme Eyeliner Pen

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MUA cosmetics, if you've never heard before is actually a brand that comes from UK delivering good quality make-up for a small price. I've bought a handful of products from MUA, with help of my friend who is currently studying there (and she's back in Brunei for the semester break), she bought and brought the order I've made all the way to Brunei and I can't thank her enough! I am still waiting for my Sleek haul, which is still in UK but I know in matter of days, it'll be here soon! :D

So anyways, I've bought a felt tip eyeliner pen, though I will be careful with these as the Essence eyeliner pen didn't pan out well for me. 

This pen is pigmented and very black, it gives of a nice crisp line for the perfect winged eye look. This is a love for me, I really love how easy it is to apply this and the felt tip is, although precise but it's not sharp when you accidentally poke your eyelids, lol.

But this eyeliner pen fails me, not only it is not waterproof, it is also not smudge-proof, so this might not be a great choice for all of us, but with a primer, it will definitely last longer though it doesn't help with the smudge-proof properties. But who am I to criticize this pen? It only costs me B$2 :D 

Make-up Review : Essence Eyeliner Pen

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I've bought this a few weeks ago in my June haul. It's a liquid eyeliner pen, a first eyeliner pen ever.

It has a pointy end which gives off a black black color in a thick line, I somehow unable to get it to creat a crisp thin line, so for advanced make-up user, this might disappoint you.

But nevertheless, a very good eyeliner for starters and beginners as this is sort of gives a mistake-proof application. Fast-drying and non-waterproof.

I don't know what went wrong with this pen, I think it might be the lid of not being able to close the pen properly, but this pen died on me and there's actually mold on the felt-tip as you can see from the picture below, the white ring. The mold forming created the moldy smell and also decreased the performance of the pen it became less pigmented.

So I never really actually get to use this to test this out for its longevity, it's a shame. Because of this, I'd definitely won't buy a new one after this. 

Random Pictures : Haul from MUA and Amazon.Co.Uk

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Le Haul from UK has arrived :D I've asked a friend of mine to help with the stuff that I dreamed of having ever since I laid eyes on the reviews and swatches. I've ordered it around March but then I wanted to save money on shipping so I've decided that my friend will bring it back to Brunei after her semester break, thanks to my Pinky Love <3

And there's bits and bobs from Sleek I've bought which didn't get in time by the time my friend needs to depart from UK, so I'd have to wait for another 2-3 weeks.

• MUA Extreme Professional Pen Eyeliner
• MUA Professional Eye Primer
• MUA Professional Face Primer
• MUA Clear Mascara Gel

• MUA Professional Heaven and Earth Palette
• MUA Professional Pretty Pastel Palette
• MUA Professional Starry Night  Palette

• Bundle Monster 15pcs Make-up Brush Set
• Fraulien38 19pcs Makeup Brush Set

Random Picture : Hauls for the month of June. I hope! :P

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Made a few hauls and hopefully, this is the only cosmetic hauls I'll make for the month of June as I really need to save up! Oh and soon, you'll be seeing my hauls from UK being brought back to Brunei too!

A trip to Miri and I only bought this Bio-Oil that has been given good reviews since its cheaper there than in Brunei, I've actually bought it and I seriously love that Watson's SA cuz I actually took one of the Bio-Oil's packaging where it is a bit worn and she replaced it with a new stock :D

Missha's Haul! So okay, I only bought the lip tint in Moisture Orange, and got the Red Gingseng Mask as a GWP! Entered another contest with Missha and won this awesome 5-colors lip palette! Reviews for both will come soon! :D

Oh well, I just can't stay away from Essence, can I? LOL! Give me a heads up on what you want me to review first ;) please don't hesitate to comment below!

1.  Essence My Base Skin Perfection Make-up Base

2. Essence I ♥ Stage Eyeshadow Base

3. Essence Stay All Day Long Lasting Eyeshadow in Steel The Show

4. Essence Long-lasting Eye Pencil in 16 Coolest Chic and 11 Go Wild

Want-it Wishlist : NYX

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So hello, I'm back with a want-it wishlist, I might make this as a permanent segment in my blog, as a place for the readers to read, maybe the brands I'm showing you girls are the brands that you've never heard? But I'd definitely usually would showcase brands that are very much related to my style of wearing make-up, lol. So definitely no MAC, Bobbi Brown or any other make-ups that are, FOR ME, are just too expensive to buy. They'll be in a You Wish You Have This List segment, if I were ever to get around to make one. LOL.

First off, the primers, I'm telling you girls, there's a shop in Kiulap that sells NYX, however, from a friend of mine, the price is doubled the price of what the seller in Facebook offers, so what do I do with that? Of course I'd rather wait and pay for the cheaper option. She has a reputation of selling stuff as cheap as she possibly can and many customers trusts her, so why not? I've never seen her, but I like her a lot because she withstands my never-ending indecisive choice of what to buy for her NYX products.

So anyways, I think I'll want Shine Killer the most, rather than Pore Filler as I do have an oily T-zone, this might help. Also for the Photo-Loving Primers, I think I'd love to try the clear and the purple gel, purple gives a brightened look to your face.

HD Base, needless to say, I am in dire need of a good eye base as I currently use my Skinfood Dark Circle Concealer Cream as my eyeshadow base.

Although, I have enough BB Creams and Foundations to last me years, but I do love to try out this foundation which claims to have a matte finish.

Needless to say, I do love my Jumbo Eye Pencil, but the Gold pencil doesn't leave much choice on how I'd wear my shadows, so I prefer to buy more to fit every color of eyeshadows that I have to intesify it. These cream shadows are actually intriguing, I've never tried a cream shadow before, so it's up to me to try :D

Ahh the liners, I'd love to try a felt-tip liner and I'm still waiting for my MUA's haul. Also, I rather have a crayon-like or gel-like pencils instead of pencil pencils.

There are a few blushes that I'd love to buy especially the ones that are pinky-brown or maybe even coral pink, With reading so many reviews, NYX blushes seems to be one of the most preferred blushes.

Jumbo Lip Pencil, I love the idea of a lip pencil, though I don't pretty much love wearing lip liner as they are very narrow so applying it takes a long time, lol.

Random Ranting : It finally arrive! NYX Haul!

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I've finally received my NYX Haul from a seller in Facebook that ships in NYX products. I've bought 4 Soft Matte Lip Creams, 1 Jumbo Eye Pencils, 2 Lip Pencils and 2 Eye Pencils.

It feels so great that I've been able to obtain these products and I intend to add more into my collection, hee hee hee.

Eye Products

1. NYX Jumbo Eye Pencil in 612 Gold

2. NYX Eye/Eyebrow Pencil in 917 Purple

3. NYX Eye/Eyebrow Pencil in 920 Lime Green

Lip Products:

1. NYX Soft Matte Lip Cream in Istanbul

2. NYX Soft Matte Lip Cream in Antwerp

3. NYX Soft Matte Lip Cream in Milan

4. NYX Soft Matte Lip Cream in Stockholm

5. NYX Retractable Lip Liner in Citrus

6. NYX Retractable Lip Liner in Vanilla Sky

Swatches Order : Istanbul, Milan, Stockholm, Antwerp, Vanilla Sky and Citrus

Reviews will be done in a few weeks time! :D

Random Ranting : Essence Haul

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Went to Paloma and bought eyeliners as I am in dire need of pencil mechanical liners. I also found out that Essence is bringing on a concealer palette which is fantastic cuz I've been trying to find concealer palettes that has different colors to counteract and cover up the things that needs to be covered.

The Forget It! 3 in 1 concealer corrector was indeed affordable at $5++ and don't worry will post up a review on this product.

Also, the two liners with the swatches below, I bought these in 09 Cool Down and 01 Black Fever. I'm intending to broaden my collections on these Longlasting Eye Pencils as I found them to be very pigmented, even they are able to beat Silkygirl's liners! Reviews will come up for these babies.

Product Empties : March

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I seem to be on a roll now that I've finished up five products, well, technically 3, as the other two are expired and I don't have the guts to wear them out anymore because it's very unhygienic.

1. Shurah Beauty Cream

To tell you the truth, I don't know what this is for, because I usually apply this all over my face to give me a bright glow, almost like a foundation. And this cream is very hard to blend, unless you use a brush for this. However, this is actually nice for when you don't want heavy make-up and use this as a highlighter or a concealer for your dark circles. I've bought this in 2009, so pretty much in the bins for me.

2. Holika Holika Daily Garden Olive Cleansing Cream

I've reviewed this before and I like to double cleanse after using this because it leaves an oily film on your face. And, I might or might not be repurchasing this, but the container of the creams are definitely useful for other uses, and I've put all of my sponge applicaters, small brushes that comes from palettes and such to put it into the containers to avoid big hassles of having the scattered around my dresser.

3. ELF Liquid Eyeliner

I've bought this a long time ago, it was about $7.90? I can't remember, and this is actually my first liquid liner, I dislike this liner because of the fact that it has an ugly smell in it and the brush applicator isn't precise, though the color is great, it is not good enough for me because it can easily be rubbed off and not waterproof, of to the bin it goes.

4. Hot Pink Super BB Cream Sample-Size 8g

I bought the sample at first, before I get on a splurge to buy it full-sized to check whether it'll be suitable for my skintype or not and I've already made a review on this.

5. Lip Ice lipbalm in Tangerine SPF20


It's a very nice lipbalm with a hint of menthol, with added UV protection, it has been a very great lipbalm for me, I've actually gone through about 6-7 of these for years already. Though I might be a converted user of Maybelline's Baby Lip Balm.