Beauty Buys: Memories for KK Raya Trip

Assalamualaikum pretty ladies!

I went and had a holiday trip to KK a few weeks back, on the first day of Raya if I want to be more precise, we went there for 9 days just to get away from the Raya Aidilfitri celebration. I know it's weird but it is kinda refreshing tho not celebrating Raya and just have a relaxing shopping holiday. At first, the plan was to go to KL and Singapore, but due to some complications, we went to KK instead.

I spent a lot on shopping for makeups and apparels, I'm not posting my haul on the apparels I bought cuz let's face it, I'm too lazy to post about fashion, lol! So anyways, I went to Sephora, Bath & Body Works and Daiso for this haul.

Don't get me started on Daiso, I am pretty much in love with Daiso ever since I step foot into it, I bought a lot of stuffs there and am only posting the beauty-related stuff that I bought, I went there almost everyday of my trip!

Daiso Focus Gel Eyeliner in Lame Black- I think this is the only makeup item I bought for this haul, I'm still doing trials on this product so keep a lookout on the review.

Daiso Cleansing Water - I haven't try out that much micellar water yet, due to the lack of resources, why Brunei, why. However, I'm just going to give this a mini review since I know I won't be able to round up an in-depth review of some of the products that I hauled. So, I think you can pass cleansing water, you won't be missing out on anything, it's not that impressive, it does remove 70% of your makeup but it doesn't effectively remove waterproof mascaras. Also, I expect cleansing water to have no alcohol ingredient whatsoever, but this does and somehow it broke me out, ggrr. So now am using this to remove all my hand swatches and makeup residues from my hands whenever I apply makeup.

Daiso Detergent for Puff and Sponge - Nisa introduced me to this detergent and I'm glad that I bought this and I'm disappointed in myself of not buying a few more of this, cuz this is such an awesome brush and sponge cleaner, I usually clean my brushes with shampoos but I always never seem to be able to remove the brown stains by foundations from the brush and when I used this, AWESOME! I'd definitely will ask my friend to buy this for me!

Daiso Hand Cream in Rose -  I love rose scents and I forgot to bring my hand cream along, so this somehow is a nice and cheap thing to try, I think it's more moisturizing than my GVC hand cream! Also, it smells AWESOME!

Daiso Fragrance Body Mist with Hyaluronic Acid in Peach - This is a repurchase for me, I really love this scent for a little pick-me-up, I didn't just repurchase 1 bottle, I went ahead and bought 4 bottles, that's how much in love I am with this body mist!

Daiso Silicone Pot Mat - Nisa, again, recommended me to buy this piece of silicone mat found in the kitchen section of Daiso. I loved it, it really helps to clean the brush along with the detergent, it's a perfect combination!

I was a bit overwhelmed by the Bath & Body Works store, I really didn't know what to choose and what to buy, so I decided that I'll just go on ahead and try out their anti-bacterial hand gels in Fresh Lavender, Paris Amour and Lush Bamboo Waterfall, they smell amazing from the testers that they have, I haven't opened them up because I'm trying to finish up my current hand gel from Simphor Pharma Skincare, which is a local skincare brand, if that's appropriate because so far I only see them selling the hand gels, but hopefully they'll branch out to other skincare items, I am all about supporting local brands.

I went to Sephora as well, my god, if only I don't have a time limit to shopping, I'd definitely indulge myself to a little one-on-one with every brand booth they have. LOL. But anyways, I came with a wishlist. I bought some stuffs on my wishlist and some are just on impulse.

Bourjois Healthy Mix Serum Foundation Gel in Dark Beige - I bought this at a Watson, I think, in Suria shopping complex, I really love this! So lightweight, review coming up soon.

Estee Lauder Double Wear Stay in Place Makeup Foundation in 2W2 Rattan - This is my first Estee Lauder product, it's not the most expensive makeup I've ever bought, its basically RM153 or BND55 (currency rate I used is RM2.75) I'm still on the fence whether I really like this foundation or is it just a so-so but however review will come up soon.

Sephora Teint Infusion Foundation in 25 Beige - Bought another foundation to review, I have the other foundation, the Brightening and Hydrating teint, I wasn't disappointed with it so I decided to just go on ahead with the purchase.

Tarte How Sweet It is Deluxe Lip and Cheek Set - I am in love with Tarte as a brand, although I don't have a lot of products from them but I really do adore their packaging, I still however find their items to be a little expensive, I love their blushes but I just can't get myself around to buy with a BND40-something a pop, so I decided to buy the sample set, only because I really want a Tarte blush. Review will come soon!

Stila Smudge Pot in Black - This is an impulse purchase as I really didn't imagine myself buying this, but I was desperate to find a nice and exceptional gel eyeliners, hence the impulse purchase, I did however compare this with one of the MUFE gel eyeliners and decided that Stila's smudge pot is more pigmented than MUFE's

NYX Tinted Brow Mascara in Espresso - I am always on a lookout for brow products and I think brow mascaras are easier to use for barely there makeups or on days which you don't want to wear makeup that much but still want to make an effort. I do wanna try lighter colors of this in hopes that it'll be able lighten my brows a little and fill them up with lighter brow products.

Soap and Glory Flake Away Body Scrub - Everybody always raves about Soap and Glory, I wasn't really interested in this brand but Nisa and Angela actually mentioned about how they really like this product, I saw this near the cashier, a nice deluxe sample and I was like, it won't hurt to try a sample size but usually I liked to purchase a big tub because I run out of body scrubs so easily, but review will come soon InshaAllah.

So that's it for my haul, which product do you want me to review first? :)

Make-up Review: NYX Eyebrow Cake Powder in Black/Grey

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I may be on a roll here by posting up more reviews than I'd ever imagine in a month, lol. I have a few weeks to my exams, since we're basically on a holiday, my mind is also on holiday. Oh, well. I do my brows everyday, almost everyday. So finding a good brow product is quite important for me and I am still looking for the best eyebrow product and brush for the perfect or au naturel look. LOL.

The thing about me is when choosing my eyebrow products, I'd like it if the color of those eyebrow pencils, powders or crayons to be almost the same as my eyebrow hair color which is basically black, I love to make bold eyebrow looks as it fits my overall makeup. Hence the color chosen.

It does seem scary at first, the colors, but I somehow really love it. Because the colors fits what I want in my eyebrow look.

Both powders are pigmented on their own, if I want to do a full on makeup, I usually use the black powder to create the shape of my eyebrows and fill it in with the grey powder. If I want a natural day-to-day look, I just basically use the grey powder all over. Either way both colors are very versatile on their own. It is easily blended so you can brush off the sharp lines. The wax is somewhat so-so, it does keep your eyebrow in place and set it. I don't really use the wax all that much.

All in all, this is a good product to have and it lasts long too, around 6-7 hours before it starts fading. This is something that I might repurchase if there is no other that does well. Next eyebrow product that I'll review, inshaAllah will be the Ardell duo eyebrow brush and Anastasia Beverly Hill famous Dipbrow Pomade!

Beauty Buys: A long time ago

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I have been neglecting and I don't know how to make it up to you, I will try my best to plague you girls with more hauls and reviews as I am quite naughty these past few weeks! I went to Jakarta a week ago, during my exam period believe that! It sucks to shop while you're thinking about your exams, I could've grabbed those Nike shoes cuz it's just way cheaper there.. Dang it. But I'll post  some of my hauls soon as I get it from the camera.

Anyways, I managed to grab some hauls from Shop@Sarah, Paloma and the usual Guardian. This is the first time I actually hauled from Shop@Sarah, I was pretty desperate looking for a purple lip product so I decided to buy the butter lip glosses from NYX. The rest was basically an impulse buy although for the eyebrow brush it is pretty much a necessity.

Then I went to Paloma and bought more purple-based lip colors and a cream stick blush that is just so purple from Catrice as I know I should explore this brand more, so far, their lip products are not disappointing. Also, indulged in the new palette from Essence, I seriously am surprised with the new palette as it shows different quality from the previous palettes

And then, I bought one of their gel eyeliner which is basically my favorite product from them. This is merely a repurchase but of different color so I won't be reviewing that. But I'll try to review them as soon as I can, as I've already prepared the pictures.

Make-up Review : NYX Jumbo Eye Pencil in Milk

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I'm sorry for being so quiet these past few days, I blame this to all of the things that I have to take care of, also with Syawal coming in, I have lesser time to make time for my blog.  I will post up few FOTDs that I've taken picture of while Raya. InshaAllah, so I'm here with just a short review.

I bought this at Sephora for RM19? Correct me if I'm wrong, this is one of the famous eyeshadow bases that has been mentioned all over the beauty world. I do have another in the shade Gold, but I never seem to understand how this could be the talk of the beauty world.

It is creamy, although I was expecting it to be very white, it was less white than I imagined. But I do think that it is a little too white to put on my waterline, as I think it would not really make my eyes look brighter and awake, it just made it look sick. I think I'll stick to nude colors on my waterline.

As a base, I think there's hardly any differences between this and my Essence eyeshadow base as they both give the same degree of pigmentation to my eyeshadows and also, it lasts as much as 6 hours, which is not a big deal for me since I usually wipe of my makeup at noon.

I won't say that this item is a must-have but I think I can stick to other cheaper options before I try my hard to retrieve this item.

In My Bag : Just hanging out with my friend

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I actually have this routine where I would hang out almost every week at my friend's house to just hang out and talk shop. We decided that last week that we should just hang out in the morning and go out to have a drink at Taurean Cafe.

I didn't bother to wear makeup early in the day, so I brought some of them with me. So with the makeup bag I won from SprinkleRain, I put in some of the stuffs that I wanted to use that day.

What I brought:

- A facial cleanser

- Clean & Clear SPF Moisturizer

- Lipice lipbalm

- 17 BB Magic Cream

- Maybelline AngelFit Concealer

- Essence's I Love Stage Eyeshadow Base

- A few eye brushes

- Sleek's Au Naturel Palette

- Essence Styling Brow Powder

- Essence's Gel Eyeliner

- 17 Vava Voom Waterproof mascara

- NYX Xtreme Lip Cream in Spicy

I'm still trying out the BB Cream, I'm liking it so far. Though it it still a little light for me but I can still make do using my foundation powder darker which is actually slightly darker than my skintone to balance out the whole look. 

So to all the products that I haven't review, expect them soon, because I am still trying some of them out.

Make-up Review: NYX Xtreme Lip Cream in Spicy

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Another makeup review, this time is something I bought from Sephora. It's actually funny when I went to Sephora, I was with my friend going there and somehow the security guard for the shop actually stared at us while we were strolling and checking the makeup there, I guess they thought we're just some random strollers that would steal stuffs =/

Although I can find NYX in Brunei, but I just am intimidated to go to Shop@Sarah, I'm not sure why, but that's just how I feel. At least, Sephora has a more friendlier feel to it. Anyways, I've tried the Soft Matte Lip Cream before and I really love it, since the Xtreme Lip Cream is basically a more intense and glossy version of the Soft Matte Lip Creams, I guess it wasn't so bad to try.

I just bought one from the range since I don't really have any urges to try, I just bought it for the sake of the fact that the security is hovering behind us. LOL! This was for RM26, so it was about B$10-11, cheaper than in Brunei, I think. 

I really love the color pay-off for this color, it is very RED, it reminds me of the red that always associated with Marilyn Monroe's lips, I think. It really brightens up my look and I don't really care using it with a heave eye makeup look or a light one, it is still suitable for both looks. I like to use it when I wear my glasses out because I think the black frame actually suits the strong red color.

In terms of longevity, I think it would stay on all day long if you don't eat or drink, the intensity will fade if you do, but it does give you a slightly faded stain after that, but I just don't think I'll buy more shades because of the longevity, it actually transfers to any surface your lip might touch. It doesn't seem to set. So I usually ended up topping this lip cream with a gloss to prolong the wear.

In My Bag : My Updated Everyday Makeup Bag

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I think I've been a very lazy blogger these days, for no good reasons actually, I've just been lazing off my lazy bum procrastinating on updating my blog consistently. I promised a post about my updated makeup bag which I bring almost every day if I ever go out  and this is for a little touch up.

My makeup bag's content has diminished to less than 10 items in it, as I find that I don't like to lug around a huge makeup bag and decided that to keep it at the bare necessity.

I brought my MUA eyeliner, lipstain, a lipstick/cream that I use for the day, Missha's lip palette which I found useful as not only they are so pigmented, they are useful to switch colors, a sample BB Cream, concealer palette and that small pot is a lipstick that I've depotted as the packaging was faulty and can't be twisted up.

There are times that my makeup is flawed, i.e my eyelining skill can get me in trouble for not being so precise and consistent on both eyes, a little too thick or a little too thin on one of the eyes. So it's good that you need a back up to 

Also concealing palette for when my concealers need a little of touch up. I hardly need to touch up my blush, so I decided not to bring any, even if I need to, I could just use the lipstain from Holika Holika to replace as my blush. I also bring a compact powder which I forgot to take a picture of.

I'm going to post a few In My Bag posts, this time when I'm staying in a hotel, I'll have a few posts on it as it really matters where you're staying to actually bring some of your makeup and skincare item. 

Hope you like this post, tell me what you bring in your makeup bag.

Make-up Review : NYX's Soft Matte Lip Creams

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For today, I'm going to review on the most anticipated NYX Soft Matte Lip Creams. It's a revolutionary of a liquid lipstick.

I've bought 4 colors only and I might plan to buy more and repurchase some as backup :D What I didn't expect them to be is that they are of a small plastic packaging and it looks like a children's plaything. But nevertheless a great product to start off with.

From left to right, I bought Milan, Stockholm, Istanbul and Antwerp

Out of all the colors that I like, I would prefer Istanbul as it gives me a nude baby pink wash over my lips and what I like about these lip creams are that they are long-lasting, it'll fade nicely when you finish your meals. It has this vanilla scent that is just divine. But I found one of them to have a plastic-ky smell, which is the Milan color.

Another favorite of mine would be Stockholm. It gives me a more impact to my smokey looks everytime I use this to match with my smokey eye makeup.

I'm not going to describe in details because this is somewhat a cult product which have been reviewed over and over again by other beauty bloggers and gurus. This is something I'd definitely buy and repurchase.

Make-up Collection : What's in my Make-up Bag

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Today, I'm going to do something different and I would love to show you what I usually bring in my make-up bag. As you can see from the picture below, the bag I have is very transparent and un-glamour-ish, only because I like it to be practical, this bag won't see the light of the day anyways.

This bag is from Oxy's Travel Pack from a few years ago, so I'm not sure anymore wherever you can get something like this.

This is the face products that I usually bring in with me, my Silkygirl Foundation Powder, my face brush, my almost nil Holika Holika Petit BB Cream in Watery, just in case I need to touch up my BB Cream. Also I brought my Essence color-corrector and Maybelline's liquid concealer.

I mostly bring practical make-up, I didn't bring any blushes only because it usually lasts for more than 6 hours and even if it fades after the 6-hour mark, I don't even bother to touch up my blush.

Since I hate my Hi-Definition mascara, I brought this to my make-up bag and only use this when I forgotten to wear mascara when I'm at home. I usually bring my Essence liners everywhere, then my Silkygirl's liquid liner is something that I hardly use because I just hate the idea of liquid liner, but I definitely use this for makeup emergencies, lol.

The Silkygirl's eyeshadow quad is something of a necessity for me, not only I use this for my natural smokey look, I use the 3rd color to color in my eyebrow. The blue and purple duo eyeshadow is just something that I throw in, just in case I need a little color to spice up my makeup.

I bring a lot of lip products.Holika Holika's Berry Tint, Maybelline Baby Lips lipbalm, NYX Soft Matte Lip Cream, the Revlon's famous lip butter, Silkygirl's lipstick gloss and Avon's lipstick and lip gloss. Lastly my The Faceshop's lip palette

So that's about it, I think it's just a humble collection but I forgot to mention here that I usually bring a small angled brush and a small eyeshadow brush for my eye makeup retouch, lol.

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!

Assalamualaikum pretty ladies!

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