tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-66165333234927285992024-02-20T10:30:38.753+08:00Makeup, skincare, lifeFor all those who spend too much on their addictions and need to cut downtabbyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05622434142543998236noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6616533323492728599.post-90539381279034310642012-02-01T23:46:00.000+08:002012-02-01T23:46:37.279+08:00Project Pan Empties 1<div style="text-align: center;">Sorry for the lack of updates so far, but here are my first 10 empties of 2012 *excited*</div><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">1. Estee Lauder Resilience Lift Face & Cream SPF 15 </div><div style="text-align: center;">2. Missha Cool Fitting Body Gel </div><div style="text-align: center;">3. Body Massage Toning Massage Oil </div><div style="text-align: center;">4.Shiseido Nourishing Mascara Base </div><div style="text-align: center;">5. Heroine Make Long & Curl Mascara </div><div style="text-align: center;">6. L'oreal Deep Cleansing Oil Makeup Remover </div><div style="text-align: center;">7. Physiogel Cream </div><div style="text-align: center;">8. Clarins Hand and Nail treatment cream </div><div style="text-align: center;">9. L'oreal White Perfect Peel </div><div style="text-align: center;">10. Nivea Gentle Facial Wipes</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Love,</div><div style="text-align: center;">Tabby</div>tabbyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05622434142543998236noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6616533323492728599.post-24927281937752840942012-01-11T01:12:00.000+08:002012-01-11T01:12:19.582+08:00Project X Pan 2012 Part 2 [FINALLY]<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.youtube.com/embed/kSkykKDwtdU?feature=player_embedded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><br />
So, I finally managed to upload the last and final part of my Project Pan 2012! I had so many problems trying to upload this video, first I deleted the video, then my internet wasn't working, and so on. Now that it's finally up, here are the things that I want to finish for the next 11 months! I was originally going to do a third part that is all about lips, but I simply adore lip products so much that I can't bear just using the same few lippies over and over again when my ENTIRE lippie collection needs more love *hugs my collection* so it's just the eye products for this part.<br />
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</tbody></table> 24. Urban Decay Primer Potion: A sample size, trying to use it up. I use it everyday when I put on eye makeup because I have oily lids<br />
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25. Too Faced Shadow Insurance: My backup when my UDPP is gone.<br />
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26. Heroine Make Long and Curl Mascara: A strange mascara. When it doesn't smudge, it can last for 10-12 hours before smudging, but it can easily decide to smudge after 2 hours as well! Using it for eyebrows now, since it's quite dried up.<br />
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27. Kate Designing Eyebrow N: An eyebrow powder palette that is specially designed for Asian (and dyed Asian) hair.<br />
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28. Heroine Make eyelid tape: This requires some skill that I do not appear to possess. <br />
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</tbody></table>29. Etude House Code B eyeliner: In a collection replete with eyeliners, this eyeliner stands out for flaking at my eyes and being slightly dried up. Might just throw it away should I find myself unable to tolerate this.<br />
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30. Shiseido Nourishing Mascara Base: Quite an expensive mascara base but it does it's job of making the lashes look longer and more spidery. Definitely helped to salvage my Maybelline mascara...<br />
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31. Maybelline Pulse Perfection Mascara: I don't feel like the vibrating mascara does anything beyond vibrate, it doesn't seem to help curl the eyelashes in any direction at all! Too wet and smudges badly after 2 hours, so I have to repeatedly wave it in the air and blow on it to dry the mascara and make it usable.<br />
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32 & 33. LA Colours 2 in 1 eye colour and Max Factor Lash Extension effect: Two mascaras that have been sitting in my storage for over a year and needs to disappear. Using them after I finish my Maybelline mascara.<br />
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34. LA Girl Mark My eyes: A thick marker eyeliner that does not give you a defined line but more of a smudged out one. I hated it until I realized that this is what it's supposed to be!<br />
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35. Mac Technakohl in Graphblack: I only have a little more left but the only place this eyeliner stays on is my lower waterline, where I like to use...<br />
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36. Silkygirl Funky Eyelights Pencil in 06 Metallic Bronze: A brown which is too metallic and dark for me.<br />
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37. Sephora Liner Electro in 08 Copper Electro: Definitely my HG brown eyeliner, will repurchase if I run out.<br />
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38. Etude House LuciDarling Fantastic Brush Eyeliner: Doesn't transfer much but it stains the eyelid a bit.<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">39. & 40. NYX Jumbo Eye Pencil in Yellow and Milk: Eyeshadow bases that I can't be bothered to use usually. It gives a creamy colour that tends to change the eyeshadow on top of it.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">43. Lavshuca eyeshadow Palette in GD-1: A shimmery palette that I got from my sister. Quite like it though it is sheer and very shimmery (i.e. your typical Japanese eyeshadow palette) Bought from Hong Kong I believe.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">44. Eyeshadow Palette filled with assorted depoted shadows from Majolica Majorca, Amuse, L'oreal, Kanebo, NYX and theBalm. Naturally the quality differs quite a bit, but these are mostly shadows that I want to use up before I start working on my palettes.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">44 products in 11 months. That means I need to use my products up at a rate of 4 product/per month, which going by the rate I'm using things now, is going to be a distant dream. Still I just want to get rid of so many of these products since I mostly use neutrals anyway!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Love,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Tabby</div>tabbyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05622434142543998236noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6616533323492728599.post-65065050986951379552012-01-06T09:00:00.001+08:002012-01-06T12:16:43.213+08:00Pretty in pink, a collection posts on all my pink lipsticksIf you've been reading my blog, you would have realized that I love lip products in general, but especially lipsticks. I had so many that I frightened my aunt who has been wearing lipsticks for 30 years! In order to make the posts more manageable, I have broken up my collection in parts, so first are my pink lipsticks. [Warning: Image heavy post]<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">1. Morgana Cryptoria Lip Balm in Anastasia</div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Love,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Tabby</div>tabbyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05622434142543998236noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6616533323492728599.post-71203162604980439422012-01-05T13:35:00.002+08:002012-01-06T00:55:28.111+08:00Project Pan empties: -1Hi all, I was originally going to continue my project X pan posts <u>but</u> it took me 2 days to upload my second video and when it finally did, I found out the freaking video got cut in half, and this was at 2am! *blood pressure rising* So now I have to redo this video, but I only have the time to do it on the weekend, so there's a change in schedule for my blog posts :)<br />
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I actually have a lot of skincare products lying about, so I've been on a no-buy since 20 Dec 2011 and I want to continue it for as long as I can, unless I run out of something like eye-cream. These are the empties that I finished in December so I won't include them in the count for 2012, where my dream is to finish 100 empties! (fat hope of that happening)<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Makeup removers</td></tr>
</tbody></table>1. L'oreal Gentle Eye Makeup remover: Usual bi-phase eye remover, with the usual problems of removing Japanese mascara.<br />
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2. Clarins Cleansing Milk: My mom passed it to me, and it does work to remove makeup, but don't ever use it on your eyes! They stung so badly even after washing them out :(<br />
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3. Maybelline Eye Makeup remover: See above.<br />
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</tbody></table>4. Complex 15 Therapeutic Moisturizing Face Cream: Bought this because of all the rave reviews on Amazon. Absorbs quickly on your face, so much so that I sometimes wonder if I need to apply more moisturizer. Had a weird smell towards the end though.<br />
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5. The Body Shop Tea Tree Skin Clearing Lotion: This was so old that there was dust on it. Hesitated to apply this on my face, so instead I applied to my chest and my back where zits occasionally popped up. Didn't feel any difference really.<br />
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6. Unkown moisturizer: Found this when I cleaned my bathroom cabinet. I have totally no idea when or where I bought this moisturizer, so I just used it on my body. Smelled like chemically constructed aloe vera, like what you would think aloe vera should smell like, and it actually felt quite greasy on my skin. Glad that it's gone.<br />
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</tbody></table>7. The Body Shop Olive Body Scrub: The second tub I ever bought, and I quite enjoy it but I have a few body bars that have scrubby bits so I'll just use those for my exfoliating needs.<br />
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8. Shokobutsu Green Tea Facial foam: I used this for a short while but then I started on my dermatologist recommended cleanser so I delegated this to body. Lathers up to a nice slip but it's almost too smooth for me *shrugs*<br />
9. DHC Deep Cleansing Oil: Finally finished this after leaving it at home and only using it on the weekends for 8 months! I kept trying to determine if this was breaking me out the entire time I was using it. Up to now I still have not figured it out so I might rebuy this after a while thanks to all the hype online about this.<br />
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10. Silk Naturals Fire-Cinnamon Lip Balm: Hated the taste and smell of it, a very spicy taste, not of the chili variety but of herbs. Moreover, it got really soft and gross after a while so when I apply it, I occasionally get a headache from the smell and thick feel of it on my lips. It was used only at night and I jumped for joy when it finally finished!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">What I redeemed</td></tr>
</tbody></table>Since I used up 10 products, I got to redeem $50 worth of skincare products that I had bought but not used (i.e anything I bought from November 2011 onwards) My chosen products are the Pond's Cleansing Cream, Ecotools retractable brush and the Cleansing express eye makeup remover. Hope to finish another 10 products soon!<br />
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Love,<br />
Tabbytabbyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05622434142543998236noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6616533323492728599.post-1111443795426351972012-01-03T00:59:00.001+08:002012-01-03T15:04:05.015+08:00Project X Pan 2012, or what I am bringing to school [Face]<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.youtube.com/embed/jSSq6Je04vE?feature=player_embedded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><br />
Hi all, I decided that for 2012, I will try something new and I made a video on youtube! Never imagined that I will join the hordes on youtube, but here I am with my Singapore-accented voice. Finally managed to upload it after trying all day yesterday and today. <br />
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Now, I accidentally deleted the real first part to this video, so the video starts with the second part, the face portion. I even left out a few things *shift eyes away in guilt* but to make up for it, here are some better quality photos of the things!<br />
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</tbody></table>1. Missha BB Boomer: Very pink toned primer. I honestly don't have much of an opinion of it now as I have not used enough of it to have any notion of how good or bad it is!<br />
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2. Lóreal true match Moist Up Makeup Base: Read that it's a good primer, but I got it on sale and it's for dry skin, which is the furthest thing possible from me.<br />
3. Skinfood Mushroom Multi BB Cream: The best thing about this BB cream is that it smells wonderful, and when I put it on, most unobservant people don't think I have makeup one because it is a) very natural looking (yay!) and b) very low coverage (boo!) Using it as a makeup base since it is so sheer.<br />
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4. Missha Perfect Cover M BB Cream: One of the few medium coverage BB creams. If I put foundation over it, the whole thing looks super cakey. Pink toned as usual.<br />
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</tbody></table>5. Za True White Foundation refill in 21: I bought it because it was cheap, but this range actually runs a fair bit lighter than the original range. It's supposed to give a whitening effect but I really can't tell because it is too light for me to wear this foundation at all. Planning to use it as a highlighter or in the centre of my face.<br />
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6. Graftobian Hi-Def Glamour Creme in Temptress: This was quite a nice colour match to me a few months ago, so hopefully it still matches me! I love it because it gives a full coverage flawless look when used with a damp sponge, like how <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mQTgFun2ef4">Gossmakeupartist recommends it to be used</a>. It does contain Silica and when you use it as much as I do, since my skin is pretty bad so I like a full face that gives a flawless mannequinn look, it does make my face look really white when taking flash photography. The coverage does fade after a few hours and it does get a bit oily after a few hours but I love this foundation and only use it during special occasions.<br />
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7. Za Two-Way foundation in 22: My first foundation ever, so this makes it 2 to 3 years old. A tad light for me and I like to apply it with a damp sponge to give it a more natural look. Applying with a sponge tends to emphasis my pores, and it looks the best after 2 hours, when the natural oils of my face break through the powder, to give a more natural finish. Not very good oil control though, and I probably won't repurchase this ever.<br />
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8. Franken-foundation consisting of a full bottle of Mac Studio Fix Fluid in NC40 (much too dark for me), a full bottle of Revlon Colourstay in 310 Warm Golden (too dark for me) and 2 half empty tubes of BRTC Jasmine Water BB Cream (fits NW15-20, way too light for me), which ignited my hate for BB creams, and some moisturizer: Still a bit too brown tinged for me, but I have a huge bottle to finish now. Best to sheer it out with a damp sponge.<br />
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</tbody></table> 9. BRTC BB Sun Pact: Meant to go with the Jasmine water BB cream, so way too light for me. Hoping to use it as a mattifying powder since most powders mattify anyway.<br />
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10, Missha Art Designing Loose Powder: An emergency loose powder that I bought on holiday and which I stopped using when the holiday was over. No real opinions yet.<br />
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11. Elf Studio Translucent Mattifying Powder: Hit Pan already and it does it's job!<br />
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12. MAC Mineralize Skin Finish Natural in Medium Plus: Too dark once again and the cover broke!<br />
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</tbody></table> 13. Everyday Minerals Concealer in Intensive Medium: Looks a bit too brown toned on my yellowish face. My first concealer I believe, which means it needs to be finished soon.<br />
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14. NARS Concealer Duo in Vanilla/Honey: Too light for me as I bought it wearing the Jasmine water BB cream, which made me a highly unnatural NC20, when I am NC25-30 by nature. Trying to finish it fast!<br />
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15. NYX Concealer in Orange: Seriously. What was I thinking?! An orange concealer?? I was so into salmon based concealers when I bought this from NYX, and then when it came in the mail, "Hold on, I don't even have bad dark circles!".<br />
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16. & 17. Maybelline AngelFit Concealer in Light Beige and Natural Beige: Light is too light for me and Natural is too brown<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Highlighters, Cream blushes, Powder Blushes and Blotting sheets</td></tr>
</tbody></table> 18. Benefit Moon Beam: Bought this because I thought this will fit Asian skintones better than the silvery High Beam... and it's a pink toned highlighter *dies as a truly yellow-skinned gal* It's only here because I barely touch it and it needs to be used up soon.<br />
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19. NYX Cream Blush in Natural: Nice natural rosey shade, definitely not too pigmented which I like since I'm pretty heavy handed, so being able to slowly build up colour is a nice luxury. However, it does fade on me after a few hours so I probably need to touch up then. Does it bother me? No, not now when I'm trying to finish it!<br />
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20. Canmake Cream Blush in 02 and 06: 02 is a very sheer bright pink that has more sparkle than colour really. I could probably even use it as a highlighter. The intention in buying 06 was to use it as a bronzer *stop laughing, I was a true makeup novince back then! This led to possibly (and hopefully) the worse makeup day in school ever* but though it looks brown in the pan, it actually applies as an orange-brown, which goes splendidly with my skintone. Corals and oranges are definitely the most natural shades for me.<br />
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23. Canmake Powder Cheek in PW05: Bought it out of a whim, when I couldn't find the shade that I wanted to buy originally. Turned out to be a surprisingly uncommon colour, as its a coral with very strong yellow tones, and shimmers in it. Planning to use this with my coral lipstick for an awesome retro face!<br />
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Wow, 23 products and this is just on the face section alone! I still have lips and eyes to go through, so stay tuned. This is Project X pan week :)<br />
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Love,<br />
Tabbytabbyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05622434142543998236noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6616533323492728599.post-66438622374106820272011-12-31T19:22:00.001+08:002011-12-31T19:30:07.034+08:00New Year Resolutions on beauty and lifeIt's finally that time of the year... the last day of the year. The year where we stop and reflect on the past year, and I start to feel guilty about the money and time I've spent on beauty, particularly makeup. Last year I was on a skincare kick, and accumulated a heck load of skincare products, so in that sense I fared no worse this year. The only problem is that skincare will gradually get depleted (in lieu of special circumstances) since you can use it daily but whether I put on makeup depends on how lazy I am and it <u>does</u> have an expiry date so I have to throw it out after a certain time. The miser and aunty in me can't bear to do that to unfinished products, so my new resolutions generally centre around finishing products. Here are my 10 ambitious resolutions for the year 2012 (long post ahead)<br />
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<strong><u>1. No more lip products until Sephora Friends and Family Sale 2012</u></strong><br />
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This is a huge, HUGE problem of mine, my addiction to lip products. More than 70 lipsticks (since I last counted)? Check. More than 20 lipglosses (I'm actually not very sure about this!)? Check. More than 10 lipbalms? Check. Lip concealor? Check. Tinted lip conditioners? Check. 6 Lip liners that I never touch? Check. And when did I accumulate them all?<br />
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Within <u>this</u> year! <br />
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That means I have about 1 year to finish all my lip glosses and about 2 to 3 years for my lipsticks. Chances that I can actually accomplish this? >1%<br />
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This is a race. A race to finish my lip product collection. Oh the stress and problems that consumerism gives me! I will stop the no buy at the Sephora sale since it is a steep discount and by then I will probably know what are the colours that suit me best and invest appropriately.<br />
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<strong><u>2. No more new makeup till 1 May 2012</u></strong><br />
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This is a 4 month strict no buy. Up till now, I've given myself the leeway of buying products but only opening $50 worth of makeup after finishing every 10 makeup products. I've been too kind to myself, and my 'pound' the place where I consign all my to-be-opened products have been getting bigger and bigger. I really have a lot more than 1 product for each category so there is really no need to buy anymore makeup until then. The only category that I have one of is a mascara base, which is the Shiseido Nourishing Mascara Base. It does work well but because it lengthens your own lashes so much, it gives a fake, I can tell you have mascara one look, which is nice if you want really defined and open lashes but it is the opposite of natural, which I favour. I've realized that I do enjoy the natural look the most, so most of my bright eyeshadows, blushes and lip products are not being utilized. My second favourite look are the smoky eyes though, so I'll try to use up more of my non-neutral eyeshadows, lipsticks and fake eyelashes (I have tons of that) for night outings as well. <br />
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My semester ends at the end of April, so I do think that May would be a good time to evaluate my progress and see if I can continue the no-buy for the rest of the year :)<br />
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<strong><u>3. No more fast food</u></strong><br />
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Now we start the health related part. As we all know, fast food is really bad for health, but I always choose to eat it because of a) convenience and b) I can't decide to eat anything else. After eating it every time, I always feel guilty and repulsed at myself for consuming such junk. All my hard work exercising goes to waste!<br />
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<strong><u>4. Eating at a restaurant at most 2 times a month</u></strong><br />
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Evaluating my finances has shown that not only do I have poor self-control issues (all the makeup buying impulses) but I also like to live the high life and eat at restaurants. Granted these restaurants are not high end ones, they are at most low to mid-tier restaurants, but patronising them so frequently accumulates over time. Spending $20-30 each trip, 1-4 times a week does add up to a lot, especially for someone that is still studying. I should be doing so much more with my money than blowing it all on food and makeup! So now I would rather save the money and learn a viable skill like cooking. Which means I need to get more motivated about cleaning (the biggest pain in the butt about cooking) and more organised especially since some foods like meat needs to be defrosted, and planning meals in advance for weekly grocery shopping. This all sounds so responsible and grown up! :P A healthier way to live and hopefully a healthier body in return would be a great gift in the new year.<br />
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<strong><u>5. Reading a book every 2 weeks</u></strong><br />
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I used to be a really avid reader growing up, I could read a 500 page book in a day and I had a wonderful grasp of the English language thanks to that. After entering junior college (or after age 16), I started to get really into comics and forums, where language can be garbled to say the least. Now I find my grasp of english deteroriating year on year and that's bad considering that I'm a native English speaker and my knowledge of the Chinese language needs to be worked on to say the least. <br />
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I still love fantasy books, especially ones by Terry Pratchett, but I should read more classics and 'serious' books too. I guess I've just found other people and the Internet to be so much more interesting, but now and then I can still find books that bring me back to that escapist fantasy world that I loved so much. <br />
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Good thing public libraries membership never expires in Singapore!<br />
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<strong><u>6. Doing something mentally challenging everyday</u></strong><br />
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Now I confess, after entering university 3 years ago, I feel like my brain has rotted. Literally. Everyday I spent my time reading on reviews of skincare/makeup/sunscreen, shopping for clothes, watching youtube videos... things that are generally content intensive and that is handed on a platter to me. Do I need to think when watching youtube reviews? Only to judge whether I already own the shade shown and if the reviewer has some bias towards the product. This acceptance of information is dangerous and I shouldn't be so accepting , especially since I am studying Philosophy, which is a critique of commonly accepted thinking (you can tell what a 'good' student I am). I still love makeup despite all that and I doubt I will ever swear off makeup claiming that it is a tool for subjudication of the common woman according to society's standards or something, (there might be people who do believe this, and it might be true... to a degree) but I just want to feel like I have actually accomplished something each day!<br />
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I'm sure this is not a problem for highly motivated successful people, but for anyone that struggles to get out of bed and spends free days lazing about doing nothing, this is a huge challenge. I do want to value-add my life and live it out as much as possible. I am now in a club that makes me quite physically active, which I like and I want to enrich the mental side of it.<br />
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For now, the goal is to improve the limited chinese that I know and maybe even learn a new language. The beautiful thing about language is that you don't have to learn a lot at a time, but learning it over an extended period reaps the most benefits. <br />
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<u><strong>7. Doing a good/kind deed a day</strong></u><br />
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This is so cliché, but I want to at least try this. After contemplating for a while, I do believe that true kindness and grace is something innate and one that you actively do without thinking "Oh I will look good/kind/nice in front of others if I do this" *confesses to such a shallow and ugly thought* <br />
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Thankfully for the non-kind and graceless folks out there, this can be developed into a habit and what is a habit eventually becomes innate (I hope). Being kind to others, holding my tongue when I know the other party might be hurt and taking the extra step to be caring, something that certainly doesn't come naturally to me, so that hopefully when I look back at the end of next year, I can think that at least I've been quite a decent person. And related to that is...<br />
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<strong><u>8. Keeping a smile on</u></strong><br />
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I have a really unfriendly and intimidating face when I don't smile, sadly this appears to be a family trait. At every new setting or gathering, I always have to muster up the courage and make the first move to be friendly towards others because otherwise they would never approach me. This is something that is probably something that I have to do for the rest of my life.<br />
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The positive thing is that people always say that those who age well are those who think positive, and I hope this is true! I don't cope well with stress and trouble, I tend to ball it up inside of me and/or explode to others (happens very rarely and usually in the solitude of my room), once again this appears to be a family trait (hence the distaste of me exploding in front of others, I've experienced it more times than I care for). Thankfully, during recent stressful times, I have been able to smile at myself and think of the ridiculous worrying that I agonise over the problem. Stress and worry is really something that you give yourself and I'm slowing learning and trying to deal with it and just putting it aside. Being able to smile and laugh at the situation will hopefully make things a bit easier.<br />
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<strong><u>9. Buy higher quality clothing that can last longer</u></strong><br />
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I've recently gone to a flea market to sell some clothes and it's heart wrenching to see clothes that I've bought online, that I've never worn, go for as low as $2. Clothes have a really low re-sale value, but I have so many pieces of clothing that I will never wear because it either a) looks terribly different from the online photo (in a terrible way) or b) does not fit me at all. I'm not slim like most Asian girls are, I'm thick with boobs and hips.<br />
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Cheap clothes at markets are generally cut too small and tight for me. Clothes that fit me at western brands like Topshop and River Island, have necklines that are too low in clothes that are my size (I wear US size 6 or UK size 10 and I'm only 163cm or 5'4, according to standard clothes sizing, I'm too short for my size :X)<br />
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Actually, now I look at the cut and fabric of the pieces most often and it almost seems that most affordable pieces do not fit me well. Looking at my closet, those that look great on me consist of at most 10% of my wardrobe. I'll probably try to sell my clothes at the flea market more often, and maybe end up with a much more compact wardrobe that has the same cost value as what I own now, but is infinitely more wearable and flattering.<br />
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<strong><u>10. Blog more often!</u></strong><br />
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I have committed the cardinal sin of blogging, which is disappearing and not blogging when I should. In this new year, I want to blog frequently at 3 times a week, preferably Monday, Wednesday and Fridays. Over the course of the year, my writing style and the look of this blog will hopefully improve!<br />
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Right now, I plan to blog about my Christmas haul, my new makeup obsessions, emergency buys and a makeup or maybe even skincare inventory post (this will have to be done in many, many parts). So stay tuned for updates!<br />
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Love,<br />
Tabbytabbyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05622434142543998236noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6616533323492728599.post-69532999905071269072011-12-29T02:20:00.000+08:002011-12-29T02:20:56.654+08:00What I got for Christmas!<div style="text-align: center;">I'm finally back! Been itching to get another post up ever since I came back but Christmas and Cleaning totally got in the way. Yep, I have so much junk in my room that I need to spring clean way before the end of the year and I'm still not done yet! *panics*</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Before all that, let me show you what my lovely family got me for Christmas!</div><br />
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I'll be back on the 20th so posting will resume then. I'll finally do my inventory check and clearing out all my junk (believe me, I have stacks of them)<br />
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So have a great month!<br />
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Love,<br />
Tabbytabbyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05622434142543998236noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6616533323492728599.post-79252581166485109302011-12-06T14:44:00.000+08:002011-12-06T15:43:26.915+08:00Review: Coastal Scents contouring palette<div style="text-align: center;">
A review on the Coastal scents contouring palette, one of my P10 pan items. Summary: It is trash, do not waste your money.</div>
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So why is it so bad?</div>
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Looks alright, just a bit plain. It is a pain to open sometimes, as it can snap shut quite tightly.</div>
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Top row: white, yellow, pink</div>
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Bottom row: Peach, brown and pink</div>
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Swatches in that order. As you can see the peach and yellow do not show up on my skin at all. The primary problem with all of them is that they are chalky to the core and hard to blend out. Moreover, the blushes are simply indistinguishable from one another!</div>
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My P10 Pan product was the contouring brown shade right? So what's wrong with it?</div>
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<u>This</u> is what wrong with it. Just look at it, I tried to blend it out but the most concentrated part is still the intial point of contact when my powder covered finger touched the skin. All my brushes, no matter how soft or whether they are stippling brushes, encounter this problem as the intial part where the powder was deposited will always be darker than the surrounding area. So there have been days where my cheeks or the sides of my faces are much darker than the other coutoured part. No one likes a line running across their face but this was the effect that it gave! No amount of blending worked, so for such a crappy product, it deserves the bin. The other powders has no effect on me (yellow and peach) or are too crappy (white, the 2 pinks) to salvage this palette. Cheap palette and cheap product. Absolute waste of money</div>
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Summary: Don't waste your money on this. Give it to charity rather than to own this palette.</div>
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Rating: 1/5 Toss! (and with pleasure) </div>
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Tabby</div>tabbyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05622434142543998236noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6616533323492728599.post-84738384876552295592011-12-01T20:40:00.000+08:002011-12-01T21:15:27.673+08:00Last official haul! Sephora friends & family, allwholesalecosmetics, selfridges (Suqqu)Woops, I apologise for the lack of updates, was quashed between exams and after-exams preparations, so I simply didn't have the mindset to type about anything beauty related. Hopefully I can figure out how to use Blogger's staggered posting properties so that I can at least try to have semi-frequent updates...even if I don't feel like it that day :D<br />
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So onto the main topic, my last official haul before project pan started!<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Loads of lovely lipsticks, and I get to try the hyped dream mousse blush</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The highlight has got to be this, Paula Dorf's lip brush as recommended by <a href="http://www.lisaeldridge.com/blog/3070/new-video-my-favourite-brushes/">Lisa eldridge</a>. The only place I could find it was at allwholesalecosmetics and it's less than US$10! Go get it quick!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Two boxes from Sephora but seriously....</div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">What is this? The box is huge and there are only free samples, a sephora deluxe mascara that came free with a code and one FusionBeauty lip plumping gloss. FusionBeauty was at 50-70% discount on Sephora one week before the friends and family sale so I quickly ordered it. I ordered using comgateway's concierge service but it takes them more than 24 hours to actually place the order so I only managed to grab one of their lip plumpers.</div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">My haul from the Sephora F&F 20% sale this year. I was pretty worried that the concierge service won't be able to use the discount code since there is a limitation on the number of times that you can apply the code per computer *sigh of relieve*</div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">All the products are recommendations and I love almost all of them (except you Peter Thomas Roth sunblock!)</div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The true star of this haul :) I ordered using Vposteurope's UK address. The UK address is ridiculously long and there was a word limitation for the address on the Selfridges website. I had to contact customer service since I was quite worried whether my package will reach the right hands or not, and they were so efficient that the package was shipped out before customer service got back to me! Thankfully they noted who received the package and I duly forwarded it to VpostEurope. </div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The Suqqu cheek brush. Originally, I called the Suqqu counter in Selfridges as I wanted to ship directly to Singapore but it's 50 pounds to do so. 50 pounds?! That's like S$100! Concierge service for the win</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Like kitten's paws :D</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Truly, my last offical haul was wonderful and it should satisfy me for a while. Or can it?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Love,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Tabby</div>tabbyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05622434142543998236noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6616533323492728599.post-27733206969189197212011-11-23T13:30:00.000+08:002011-11-23T13:30:14.839+08:00Project $10 5 Pan LipsSo the final project pan I'll be doing is the Project $10 5 Pan Lips.<br />
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Like the name suggests, the rules of the game are:<br />
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1) I have to finish 5 lip products of my choice before I get any new lip products<br />
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2) After finishing the allocated amount, I get a budget of $10 to spend on only lip products<br />
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3) This low-buy is going to continue until Dec 31, 2012<br />
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4) If I can finish other lip items first (which I highly doubt), they will be counted in too<br />
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I just have so many lipsticks! I need containers and a bag just to contain them, so I must just get rid of these things and find the balance between what I like and what fits my face.<br />
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So without further ado, here are the 5 lip items I want to finish<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">(L-R, Body Shop Hi-shine treatment in this mauve-pink colour, NYX Lips in Love Angel, Morgana Cryptoria Lip Balm in Coventry, Mac Satin finish lipstick in Mocha, NYX round lipstick in Doll)</div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I got this as part of a set years ago, and this is the only remaining lipgloss that I found. The rest have been thrown away or lost, as I'm not really a lipgloss person.</div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Got this at a blog sale, I thought it was the round lipstick, I didn't even know that this range of NYX lipsticks existed till I received it.</div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Dented at the side because it is so soft and creamy that when you apply directly to your lips, it bends the lipstick a little. So now I use a lip brush to apply it. This is how much that is left.</div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It looks so new because it is new! The most wearable shade of the lip balms that I got from Morgana Cryptoria frankly. Sadly she has discontinued the line of lip balms.</div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">My third mac lipstick ever. It came out with the Surf Baby collection, the first mac collection that I purchased from, but I didn't want to spend that much as it's a permanent item. So I got my friend to custom purchase it from the airport where it's much cheaper ($21 vs $30 for surf baby packaging)</div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I got this based on the recommendation of emilynoel83, as she touted it as an easy wearable red. Personally, I find it the shade to be more of a rose colour. I've realized that I'm pretty conservative when it comes to makeup and I'm slowly trying to get myself to wear bolder shades.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">L-R, Swatches of Body Shop Hi-shine treatment in this mauve-pink colour, NYX Lips in Love Angel, Morgana Cryptoria Lip Balm in Coventry, Mac Satin finish lipstick in Mocha, NYX round lipstick in Doll)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I like Coventry the most since it's a sheer mauve brown shade, very close to my lips but better (MLBB), Mocha is a bit too much of a cream for me, Doll is a rose brown, but the biggest problem is Love Angel and the body shop lip gloss since they are so blue toned which pops and looks very unnatural on my warm skintone. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Surprisingly, my tan has helped the most in this aspect, when I wear such baby pink lips, I look less like a badly made up corpse, and more like a badly made up woman. Dead -> alive, vast improvement of a sort! The sheerer and warmer baby pink Body Shop lipgloss also looks nicer against my current NC40 skintone than my old NC25 skintone. So I'm trying to use this opportunity to get as much use as possible from my lighter lipsticks.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Love,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Tabby</div>tabbyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05622434142543998236noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6616533323492728599.post-62122690395288539322011-11-22T00:41:00.000+08:002011-11-23T12:47:55.672+08:00Review: Silk Naturals Cream Eyeliner in AmethystMy first review ever but that doesn't mean I'm going to give it a free ride.<br />
Silk Naturals is a mineral makeup company and besides their star products, the face and lip products, they also offer skincare and haircare items.<br />
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Today's review is on their cream eyeliner in Amethyst.<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Amethyst is billed as a deep purple shimmer cream liner that can last for 2 years. First off, the packaging looks pretty cheap, housed in this plastic container. However, since it's a small mineral company, i suppose you can't expect too much.</div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I originally wanted a purple liner as I've heard that they make brown eyes pop.</div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This is with one stroke of the liner. No shimmers spotted but very creamy.</div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">After lightly brushing my hand over the line. Look at it bleed!</div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">After vigourous rubbing.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This eyeliner transfer really easily which is the biggest no-no for me since I have:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">a) oily skin</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">b) tapered eyelid on one eye and a hooded monolid on the other</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">So essentially my monolid rubs against the fold covering it when I blink and then I have <u>a</u> racoon eye on one side, so it looks like I have serious dark circle on one eye. Definitely not pretty. Tightlining alsoseem to lead to smudging on the lower lid so I'm giving up on this eyeliner. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Bottom line: Transfers easily which is not suitable for me. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Verdict: Toss 1/5 [I know I don't really have much to say but I just really dislike this eyeliner, that's all]</div>tabbyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05622434142543998236noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6616533323492728599.post-75020983371715234132011-11-17T22:31:00.000+08:002011-11-22T00:22:23.954+08:00Project $50 10 Pan - MakeupLet's just get this one out since I'm feeling determined to stay on this no buy.<br />
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The rules for this is:<br />
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1) After using 10 products, a reward of $50 for makeup will be allowed. This can be accumulated for purchases later in the year. Until the 10 products are used up, I will not purchase any beauty product.<br />
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2) This applies to skincare and makeup items. For lipsticks, I have to use finish the allocated 5 lip products before I can purchase another one, for which a budget of $10 is given.<br />
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3) I will aim to use finish the items stated but if another item is used up, that also counts as part of the products.<br />
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The aim of this project is to:<br />
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1) Save money<br />
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2) Use the makeup that I have accumulated in a short span of time and finish them before they expire<br />
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So here are the 10 items in question,<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Item 1: The bronzer in this Coastal Scents contouring palette that I bought 2 years ago (eek!). It's a bit orange but since I'm pretty tanned now it's not so obvious so I'll try to use this as much as I can.</div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Item 2: Za 2 way foundation cake 22</div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">My first foundation ever. Used this until I bought into the hype about BB creams</div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Usually I apply using a wet sponge but I've been using a powder brush which makes it go down soooo slowly. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Actually I won't be using this for a while because when I went to the Mac counter, I realised that through un-intended tanning, I have gone from NC25 to NC40! So I'll be using the Studio Sculpt foundation in NC40 until I fade back to my normal colour. Then I'll go back to this </div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Item 3: NARS Concealor Duo in Vanilla/Honey</div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Insanely pale on me right now, so I'll probably try to mix it around to get close to my skintone.</div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Not much of a dent huh?</div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Item 4: UD Primer Potion that came with my Naked palette</div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Item 5: Heroine Make long and curl mascara. Number 1 in a Japanese cosmetic user-review website, someone needs to tell me why!</div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Item 6 and 7: Loreal HIP pencil in Gold Charge and Silkygirl Funky Eyelights Pencil in Metallic Bronze</div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Item 8: A palette of 4 eyeshadow colours that I pulled together from my depotted shadows as I'm trying to finish my unwanted shadows before I start on my precious palettes. The shades are easy and wearable except for the purple shade, which I'm a bit adverse towards</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Item 9: La Femme blush in Satin Rose. I chose this shade to be my staple blush as it's in the same bluish-pink tones as my most hated lip products in my Project 5 lip pan, so hopefully having a similar colour on my cheek will make me look less dead/freaky. La Femme blushes are so pigmented and you need so little that I wonder if I will ever hit pan on this =(</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-B6sYBTtZzhpgjtiFFswAptJ_m1BCnrjshXJ5kBarD52h_3jDheQ6eaPvYBVf1NhjuWnCW4TVk5Rbqk89rdLaoRgSKnvDVB16HG6o8FYdx-CUhedllwa-TaiGgwfi6ZpcRYiSoRcqV2E/s1600/IMG_0804.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" hda="true" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-B6sYBTtZzhpgjtiFFswAptJ_m1BCnrjshXJ5kBarD52h_3jDheQ6eaPvYBVf1NhjuWnCW4TVk5Rbqk89rdLaoRgSKnvDVB16HG6o8FYdx-CUhedllwa-TaiGgwfi6ZpcRYiSoRcqV2E/s320/IMG_0804.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Last but not least: Etude House LuciDarling Eyeliner pen. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">In order to keep to this makeup ban, I shall no longer visit <a href="http://www.musingsofamuse.com/">Musings of a muse</a> or <a href="http://www.temptalia.com/">Temptalia</a>, sites that I visit practically everyday and are huge enablers for buying makeup, at least not until I finish 10 products first!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Wish me luck,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Tabby</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><strong>[Edit: I forgot to stipulate that this is until Dec 31 2012, so I have a year to re-organize my makeup and skincare collection]</strong></div>tabbyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05622434142543998236noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6616533323492728599.post-8259428843827342602011-11-17T21:47:00.000+08:002011-11-18T11:47:52.199+08:00Why do I spend so much on makeup/shopping?Today I hauled. I was already trying and struggling to stay on my project 10 Pan but in a wave of negativity, temptation and self-loathing, I bought so much stuff.<br />
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What kicked started it was reading on temptalia that Chanel Rouge Allure Laques were being discountinued! I quite like this formulation and today was the 12% Tangs rebate, so I hustled my ass to Tangs. On the way there I kept questioning myself and asking "What are you doing? You should be studying not buying more makeup that you don't absolutely need" I asked this on my way there, up till when I was buying the items. <br />
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"Since I'm buying this, I might as well buy some other stuff too"<br />
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So this led to a downward spiral of me buying an item, loathing (yes seriously loathing) myself for buying it, and attempting to assuage the guilt by buying even more things. <br />
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Are the random urges that propel me to splurge on makeup nothing more than the shopoholic's version of binge eating?<br />
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<u>Absolutely</u>.<br />
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Introspection has unearthed that the times when I give in to the call of makeup is when I feel like crap, usually from the time of the month, or just general moodiness. I feel lethargic, unmotivated and buying stuff simply takes my mind off the wrenching-heartache-from-I-don't-know-what. It's when I'm motivated that and up to the challenge of life, that everything stays on track. Shows what a half-arsed life I lead. Oh quarter life crisis, I need to solve you!<br />
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The tried and proven solutions to get out of this emotional rut are:<br />
1) Being very busy<br />
2) Exercise<br />
3) Sleep<br />
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Option 1 usually result in a relapse when the lull period comes but option 3 can result in me sleeping 12-16 hours a day! Perhaps that I've been on holiday and have stopped exercising for 2 weeks is a contributing factor to my current malaise. <br />
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So what to do? This problem needs to be solved, I can't spend all my life struggling with motivational issues (or can I? eeek!) and I must try to solve this problem to the best of my ability, since as a student, I don't have the budget for emotional shopping. <br />
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I think I need to enjoy life more. Sometimes thinking too much about a problem envelops you and makes it's presence felt so much stronger (like stop thinking about a white elephant). Everything takes time to change and I need to accept that. I can't be a better person immediately, but I can try and chip my way into carving out to be the person I want to be.<br />
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Love,<br />
Tabbytabbyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05622434142543998236noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6616533323492728599.post-88482512403316627472011-11-17T01:24:00.000+08:002011-11-17T01:24:55.136+08:00Clearing out the graveyard of doom (i.e my bathroom cabinet)I can't believe it's been 17 days since I last posted. I was on an adventurous trip: diving, trekking, jet-skiing, etc. Of course I was willing to miss school just to make myself available! My resolution led to humoungous pile of to-do-lists since there was work to be done for all the time that I was missing...which I only realized in November.<br />
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In times of great stress I like to take a time-out and de-clutter my room. Usually I tidy up my table before the start of focused studying, but this time around I decided to clear out the area that I only dare to take a small glimpse at before I hurridly throw more things inside. Yes it is the graveyard where beauty products are chucked in and left to grow cobwebs (oh how I wish this was rhetorical). <br />
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After 4(!) years of moving into my current abode, I finally decided to check what I have and do a clear out. I resolutely prepared a big black trashbag that could hide a body and started cleaning.<br />
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I found moisturizers that I can't even remember where or when I bought, big tubes of conditioners and small travel size products that I've never used that promptly went into the bin. Then I discovered a small white box, what could be inside?<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">You have got to be kidding me. 12 lipbalms of the same kind. I have yet to even finish 1 lipbalm in my life. At least the lipbalms feel pretty good and are supposed to be fantastic in cold weather *grumbles at my past self that bought this*</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It can't be any worse right? Then I came across this</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">What on earth, I don't use body sprays or perfume, how did these things get in my cabinet?! The Biotherm body spray was so old that the plastic wrapped around the bottle had turned a nasty shade of yellow/brown and the silver rim of the bottle is flaking off. At least these scented water should still be usable...I think. I can count the number of times that I have used a fragrance simply because: </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">1) most of them are so overpowering to my nose</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> 2) I can't stand smelling perfume on myself. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">BUT</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I am such a cheapskate that I will make myself use these things *cries*</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Then came the cherry on the topping</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPynIcyl2iBZcMITdjzs4YvuwvgXt2wZSKxRjGYb89WjsUGu3tzy8psYC1NNv5YzJALOpqx7bvaskBX__g4YwK2epJMZAbOIIMoJ820hkugqFnjnOGEryXVPZ5jYGVh1YZ1MEvsuoLOhU/s1600/IMG_0817.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" hda="true" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPynIcyl2iBZcMITdjzs4YvuwvgXt2wZSKxRjGYb89WjsUGu3tzy8psYC1NNv5YzJALOpqx7bvaskBX__g4YwK2epJMZAbOIIMoJ820hkugqFnjnOGEryXVPZ5jYGVh1YZ1MEvsuoLOhU/s320/IMG_0817.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">A lifting cream by Estee Lauder, a Silk Naturals Vitamin C serum that is to be used within 3 months of purchase which I bought 7 months ago, and 2 Clarins cream (do they even make them in this packaging anymore?!)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">My Silk Naturals Green Tea and Oatmeal serum was smelling a bit sour so I trashed it and replaced it with the Estee Laude lifting cream, that I am using exclusively for my neck. My rule is when in doubt of a product, never use it on my face. The Estee Lauder bottle states that it can be used 24 months after opening, so it <u>might</u> still be good.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I persisted with the SN Vitamin C serum for a while, convincing myself that the serum is yellow, not brown and still usable. Alas, my face broke out during my diving trip and I decided to ditch this serum when I concluded that it's not worth risking the condition of my face. Oh the pain I felt at throwing money away. That truly made me resolute to finish as much of my products as possible.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The Clarins creams turned out to be a joke. The day cream smelled like vomit after squeezing it out, and the night one, while smelling fine intially, coagulated with oil in the joints of my body so I removed it with cleansing wipes. Thankfully, I never paid any money for these items. My mom had some extra Clarins product so she just passed them onto me...years ago.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Cleaning my cabinet has been eye-opening and depressing at the same time. I have so many hair products for long hair, many moisturizers and toners and it seems like it will take forever to get through any of it. In faith and hope, I shall turn to Project $50 10 pan, which will be discussed tomorrow.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">P.S. The graveyard is also where I store all my BB creams. There isn't much space for them in an orderly cabinet, so I placed them into a shoe box.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Yep, it's all BB creams and related products. It's filled to the brim, I'm missing 2 other BB creams that are not at home with me and I gave my big bottle of BRTC Jasmine Water to a friend. I'm not kidding when I say I have a lot of something.</div>tabbyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05622434142543998236noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6616533323492728599.post-30860659882409566202011-10-31T23:16:00.000+08:002011-10-31T23:16:05.332+08:00Haul: Naruko & ampm skincare + skinfastI know that I'm on a 10 pan project for skincare BUT I made an order right before I started, and it came into the mail a few days ago.<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I ordered them because naruko.sg was having a 50% sale off some of their products and this meant that they cost a comparable amount to their orginal cost in taiwan. Now I have to stop myself from emploring my friends heading to taiwan to CP for me! Need to convince myself that buying something without using it does violate project 10 pan. So now they will sit prettily under my bathroom sink under I finish what I'm supposed to finish :D </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Since I'm trying to do reviews for skincare, I'm going on a skincare fast of just cleanser and moisturizer at night, and cleanser and sunblock in the day for 2 weeks. It is hard to determine exactly how effective a product is without knowing what is the status quo of my skin but I refuse to live without moisturizer or sunblock (especially the latter). I suppose my makeup remover will affect to some degree as well, but these are issues that just has to be internalized. How can one live without sunblock or moisturizer?!</div>tabbyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05622434142543998236noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6616533323492728599.post-42166288499394513232011-10-30T01:40:00.000+08:002011-10-31T23:01:12.934+08:00Rant: why are Korean bb creams so pink toned?!!I really need to get this off my chest: why are Korean bb creams so pink toned?! Pink neutralizes yellow and makes you look fairer supposedly. Pink is not a flattering tone on Asian skin that is yellow toned, speaking from experience. I would rather clear luminating yellow toned or tanned skin. I have only seen two truly pale Asians, ones that are so white they can give Snow White a run for her money. Guess what, they are both from the northern region of china, and are in a constant battle with hyperpigmentation and freckles. So be careful for what you wish for...<br />
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What usually happens with pink toned bb creams is that you get the mask effect. The colour of your face and neck/chest area are totally different and there is a clear distinct boundary. The last time I took a trip to Korea, I saw quite a few white mask ladies stewardesss, on the journey to and fro. It is not a flattering look.<br />
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While googling about how one should deal with a bb cream that is too light for you, I found a few blogs about how bb creams 'brighten' their face with a picture attached, and then I'll look at their neck. Perhaps there's silica in the bb cream giving a white cast when photographed but seriously, no. Get foundation instead. Even the shade 2 of bb creams that are supposed to match nc25-30, the range that I fall in, are pink toned and give me a ghostly unnatural look.<br />
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I'm just ranting because I have more than 10 bb creams that I bought in my bb cream craze but most of them are too light/too pink despite what the sales assistant claimed, oh the money that I wasted while trying to figure out which shades matches me. Thankfully the new generation of western and Japanese bb creams seem a bit more yellow toned, so I can't wait to explore them!<br />
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(Edited because as with most rants, I sounded like a foaming maniac with a staunch hate of the aspect in Korean culture that prefers pink toned fair skin. I simply find that it's not suitable for my undertone or skintone and having invested so much money into BB creams of various brands, it is a disappointment that I can't find one that matches my skintone well. It was an expensive learning experience in makeup, that pink toned bases really don't suit me, which enbittered me. Some girls can carry off the fair pink toned looked, but I have found very few of this rare breed in sunny singapore, without looking like they caked on makeup that is the wrong shade for them. I am trying out ways to use up the bb creams that I have, but who knows, maybe I might find one that will suit me, though I'm still struggling to use up certain ones (looking at you BRTC Jasmine water bb cream). I'll write more about bb creams on another daytabbyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05622434142543998236noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6616533323492728599.post-8904008030014934292011-10-29T16:54:00.000+08:002011-10-29T16:54:20.041+08:00Depotting most of my eyeshadows at 1amSo last night in the spirit of adventure and restlessness, I decided to depot all my small eyeshadow palettes and put them into the same container. This saves time and allows you to see shadows from palettes that you don't usually use. Seeing = higher chance of using that shadow. For me it was a chance to destroy and poke palettes that I don't really like :P<br />
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There are a few ways to depot shadows, one is by cutting the plastic around it and pry it out, another is the heat method by either melting the glue with a flat iron or a microwave. I didn't want to risk the chance of cutting/burning myself so I decided to use the alcohol method to dissolve the glue, courtesy of watching <a href="http://www.frmheadtotoe.com/2011/03/how-to-depotting-nyx-single-eyeshadow.html">Jen's video</a> The idea is to drop rubbing alcohol onto the sides of the pan to dissolve the glue around it. I bought my alcohol from Guardian a while back, so I started cracking them out!<br />
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Literally. Good thing most bloggers recommend starting out with a shadow that is your least favourite. I really don't like this silvery blue, way too frosty on my warm toned skin.<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">One of my first 2 palettes that was given to me. Way too frosty on my eyes. Turned me away from blue shimmery eyeshadow for a long long time. Even till now, I have quite an aversion for light blue eyeshadow and it didn't help that my eyeshadow application skill was non-existent at the time!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjltZdcDr9G5-lXoGjE90BhYqHC5l6lE4fd28WJURU3JSC0IZ95AGpM9IEe34viD6U0Wxqp-xTMjY9vmyRP_qMpJvNg60vuzlTz2H8A-URk7fnoyNxTZBR_Uex00qqHlmhDJKDL3pzC8CU/s1600/IMG_0752.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" ida="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjltZdcDr9G5-lXoGjE90BhYqHC5l6lE4fd28WJURU3JSC0IZ95AGpM9IEe34viD6U0Wxqp-xTMjY9vmyRP_qMpJvNg60vuzlTz2H8A-URk7fnoyNxTZBR_Uex00qqHlmhDJKDL3pzC8CU/s320/IMG_0752.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The other palette that I received along with the Cyber Shine eyes. The missing palette is the pink shadow, I forgot that I have not taken a photo till after I was done! Through Google, I finally figured out that my palette is the <a href="http://lovethisstyle.multiply.com/photos/photo/32/13">Michelle Yeoh</a> palette. Just by looking at the photo, you can already tell what my problem with this palette is. She looks like she has an eye infection on her top lid for goodness sake. </div><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQq625dT0HGZOlV2lyQTwFFlMiTQY2sMdr9iE7JUuQerMYyYHeLWBF7EObet_m2m6A15Z-kp33ycMLs_-JNnUd1_MMabBej58AwUl6ypj4X6p9CDuqQThTSwW5R1HgameOHKr0qCMxCLo/s1600/IMG_0751.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" ida="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQq625dT0HGZOlV2lyQTwFFlMiTQY2sMdr9iE7JUuQerMYyYHeLWBF7EObet_m2m6A15Z-kp33ycMLs_-JNnUd1_MMabBej58AwUl6ypj4X6p9CDuqQThTSwW5R1HgameOHKr0qCMxCLo/s320/IMG_0751.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The shadows are placed really tightly with into their slots, so I really had to dig to get them out. </div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinlMfQUq8gL5OwiINzQme3rzgvTzF2c0vx7RrJ9l5ls2WhPk4i65dujefK-Zfe6aY0ZPU02mzBDB4ZWAZgTaTF29DU8NYP6i1xG9Aytek6A6w_z5eCoPIHbMdvSSQqPM3jCEp2Oh8Eb8o/s1600/IMG_0754.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" ida="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinlMfQUq8gL5OwiINzQme3rzgvTzF2c0vx7RrJ9l5ls2WhPk4i65dujefK-Zfe6aY0ZPU02mzBDB4ZWAZgTaTF29DU8NYP6i1xG9Aytek6A6w_z5eCoPIHbMdvSSQqPM3jCEp2Oh8Eb8o/s320/IMG_0754.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Finally, after trying out on various eyeshadows, I lifted my chin up and decided to depot my NYX shadows, which were my favourite singles out of them all</div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhM_eXsrg1IKQxEp0Y3OyfgRbX3Wup6v83o_neBdaC_2spWAVd2hN7BHUOQlV-UiObOWYetwrlSEk_R00l2IOP8pC9mwSlg4vhe47_Ct-Lw5OBTxgGmUq-GEX6bCjA9pXVtZH_OV9xrqKY/s1600/IMG_0755.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" ida="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhM_eXsrg1IKQxEp0Y3OyfgRbX3Wup6v83o_neBdaC_2spWAVd2hN7BHUOQlV-UiObOWYetwrlSEk_R00l2IOP8pC9mwSlg4vhe47_Ct-Lw5OBTxgGmUq-GEX6bCjA9pXVtZH_OV9xrqKY/s320/IMG_0755.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Nude is the same colour as my lid and Brown when used with a damp brush is a little darker than my natural eye contour colour</div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Honestly, these are pretty colours but they are so sparkly and not in a nice way</div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Project 10 pan update: I walked into Watsons today and walked out without buying anything even though there was a sale on Silkygirl's lipgloss. So proud of myself. So this is day 3 without buying any makeup</div>tabbyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05622434142543998236noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6616533323492728599.post-84591884415580807082011-10-29T00:15:00.000+08:002011-10-29T00:15:27.436+08:00Project 10 Pan Skincare edition<div style="text-align: center;">A short introduction to project 10 pan: a scheme for hoarders of makeup/skincare like myself to use up the products on our list before we can buy new ones. A skincare/makeup diet of sorts. In its original form, it only applies to makeup, but it can be adapted for skincare as well. The goal is to save money, explore your stash and play around with makeup by limiting choices (how ironic). Most of my money is drained by makeup but I do have occasional skincare crazes so I decided to do use up some of them before I invest into even more skincare! I'm not including sunscreen or makeup removers since these are essentials but I need to slim down my skincare collection from those crazy moments where I believed the marketing schtick of slimming/clear skin/whitening/wrinkle free.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">I was supposed to update a few days ago but my laptop died and I forgot to bring my charger from home. So here's the overdue skincare 10 pan!</div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">My lips and eyes products! The Silk Naturals lipbalm is finishing soon, but I have a long long way to go for the Burt's Bees Lipbalm. I can't really comment on the Clarins or Lóreal eye cream since I don't have fine lines near my eyes, but this could be due to age or my use of differin. Either way, the cream are more for preventive care, so reviews will probably focus on whether they are too thick and give milia or pimples around the area.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div align="center">I bought the Silk Naturals serum when I was trying to combat my oily skin, and the Physiogel when my skin was peeling! My skin crazy, I know. The St Ives Facial moisturizer is a hard one for me, I bought it because of all the reviews on Amazon.com but I was a little freaked out by the high mineral oil content in the jar. So instead I'm using this moisturizer as a part time makeup remover, I'll double cleanse with it, followed by my cleanser in the shower. Since mineral oil is used for makeup removal and moisturizers are meant to be used and left on the face, it can't be too bad right?</div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center">The Missha items were bought in South Korea when I was shopping at Incheon airport. It was before the duty free section, outside the departure gate that I saw Etude House and Missha having a 50% sale! Barely saw any tourists or locals there but spotted many air stewardess in their airline's trademark uniforms :D Most of the items were gone, especially from the White Cure line so I grabbed what was left. Some people buy 'holiday clothes', clothes that you think are nice overseas, but when you go back to your native country, you can't figure out when or where to wear them. I buy 'holiday skincare', I'm really not into whitening (I'm yellowish tone by nature) and I find most slimming products to be a bit of a hoax. The Clarins handcream was a gift but my (fussy/picky) mom loves this product. All of them are definitely interesting items that I'll be reviewing in the future! Thinking about it 4 of the above items are 'holiday skincare' and 2 others are online buys. Oh the ways that I've been spending my money...</div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center">Total cost of this project 10 pan = ~SGD$200? Can't remember most of the prices since I bought them a long time ago and I need to finish up before they expire!</div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center">Tomorrow is my makeup 10 pan post! (or is it?)</div>tabbyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05622434142543998236noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6616533323492728599.post-45569162326721955992011-10-26T02:31:00.000+08:002011-10-26T02:31:38.081+08:00Project 10 Pan! Will I succeed before I go bonkers?So new blog and new resolution, to do a project 10 pan skincare and makeup! My obsession with skincare and makeup have caused me to accumulate and buy far Far more than I will ever need. Thankfully the skincare phase passed last year, but with February, my new makeup addiction started in full force. As the old adage adage goes, I have too many products but only 1 face!<br />
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So this will be my journey of trying to slim down my makeup collection, to the bare essentials (right now that seems like a far off dream) and saving some money. I suppose along the way I'll do some reviews so that I can remember what I like/dislike and why! So I'll make my 10 pan skincare post soon!tabbyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05622434142543998236noreply@blogger.com0