"Of Faces and Fingers"

a-England King Arthur v Ciate Velvet Tuxedo: Comparison

2012-01-26T06:30:00.000-08:00

It's dupe comparison time! In a previous post, I wrote about a-England King Arthur, a gorgeous gunmetal grey. I thought it looked similar to Ciate's Velvet Tuxedo, so I decided to do a comparison to see if these were dupes or not. In the bottle, both look quite similar. Both are deep gunmemtal greys with shimmer in them. My Ciate bottle used to have a cute ribbon on it (I actually have a super

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Spring Pink and Green Eye Look (and a tad of Aqua)

2012-01-24T06:30:00.000-08:00

Spring isn't technically here yet, but I keep seeing all these gorgeous promo photos and ads for the upcoming Spring collections that I'm in a Springy mood - hence today's EOTD (Eye of the Day)! I used three shades for this Spring-inspired look. The pink shade the pink from my BeautyUK Day and Night Eyeshadow Palette, the aqua shade (Blue Hawaiian) from Sleek Curacao Palette, and the deep

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L'Oreal Professionel Haircare New Launches: Quick Look

2012-01-22T06:30:00.000-08:00

L'Oreal Professional has launched a few exciting haircare products recently, spanning a huge range - everything from shampoo to hair masks, oils, and wax is covered. There's truly something for everyone here. Since I'm not that much of a haircare person, suffice it to say I was slightly overwhelemed at the sheer number of things you can do to make your hair better (so all that time I've been

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Shiseido Spring Pink and Blue Eye On the Cheap!

2012-01-20T06:30:00.000-08:00

Shiseido's Spring 2012 Collection has such a gorgeous promo picture. I especially loved the eye makeup - it was just so purdy, and it was blue and pink! I never thought blue and pink would work together, but Shiseido had just used only blue and pink, and it looked great! Source I found myself wondering if it was possible for me to produce the same eye look, and so I did. Here are the results.

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Chinese New Year Nail Art: Red, Gold, and Pearls (Just a Bit!)

2012-01-18T06:30:00.000-08:00

Chinese New Year is coming round again, and you know what? This year, the first day of Chinese New Year actually coincides with my birthday? How cool is that? Anyway. Not that you wanted to hear about my birthday (I'm getting older, ugh!), but I'm sure you'll want to hear about my Chinese New Year mani. So without further ado, here's my Chinese New Year's mani! Which, I guess, is also going to

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Beauty Blog Link Love

2012-01-17T07:00:00.000-08:00

At Musing on Beauty, Mariella gives Japanese brand Suqqu a try with their Reset Cleansing Oil. At long last, BB creams are (finally!) hitting it big in North America. Check out theNotice's BB cream coverage, which has only just begun. polish insomniac shows us how to make a difficult polish look good! The Pink Sith has FINALLY finished her quest for the elusive L'Oreal Infallible Eye

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Get Nail Pro Magazine Free on Your iPhone!

2012-01-16T06:28:00.000-08:00

Apparently Nail Pro Magazine has an iPhone app that allows you to read a whole year's worth of magazines in full, just as they appear in the print version! This is by far the best iPhone app for a nail polish fanatic like me - far, far better than Angry Birds! And the best part? The app is free! Woohoo! To download this app, just search for "Nailpro Magazine" in the App Store. Viola, a year's

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Winter Silver and Blue Half Moon Manicure With Nail Bling!

2012-01-14T06:30:00.000-08:00

So in conjunction with my Winter white and blue eye look, I decided to do a Winter-ish silver and blue nail look! While I wanted something winter-inspired, I didn't want it to be like, snowflakes and snowmen, because here where I am in Singapore it's summer all year round, so wearing it out may be a tad odd. But I figured why not use winter colours? So for this nail look, I did a blinged put

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Haul: Daiso Nail Art Glitter Set Purple: Holo Hearts!

2012-01-12T07:00:00.000-08:00

The other day I went to Daiso for a little bit of budget rummaging. If you follow me on Twitter, you would have seen me laughing at their tiny nail polish holders, which are obviously not meant for nail polish-holics like me! Anyway, I did find something I ended up getting at Daiso - a set of nail art glitters! I believe this is called the Glitter Set Purple (No 75). They also had them in other

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Winter White and Blue Eye Look: Wintery Bling!

2012-01-10T06:30:00.000-08:00

Where I am, we don't have winter. It's more or less summer 24/7, but I thought, why shouldn't I do a Winter-inspired eye anyway, since half the world is still freezing? (Haha, suckers! :P) Anyway, I decided to try a white and deep blue eye, just for the fun of it. Well, the blue kind of turned a little grey on me, but you get the general idea. For this eye look, I used Evil Shades Ice Star -

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A-England King Arthur: Gorgeous Gunmetal Grey

2012-01-08T06:30:00.000-08:00

So I finally got around to trying A-England polishes! After hearing all the hype about them, I kinda felt like I was missing out. The UK-based brand does have some gorgeous colours, and a lot of their polish names are themed around medieval England. So good colours, great names - what's not to like? A-England King Arthur, the colour I tried, is a gunmetal grey with a shimmer finish. It's a

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Nailup ネイルアップ iPhone App Review: Japanese Nail Art on your iPhone!

2012-01-06T06:30:00.000-08:00

Ever since I got an iPhone, I've been trawling the App Store for beauty and nail-related apps, just because you know, I'm that much of a makeup/nail polish junkie. Unfortunately the makeup apps I tried were all kinda crappy, but there were quite a lot of pretty great nail art iPhone apps out there, so I thought I'd start a series reviewing some of these nail art iPhone apps for you. A lot of them

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Boots No 7 Totally Teal NOTD

2012-01-04T06:26:00.000-08:00

Unfortunately, I don't have any awesome New Year's NOTD to show you as I was travelling right up to New Year's Eve, so how about a normal NOTD instead? This colour is pretty darn awesome, though. I bought this Boots No 7 Stay Perfect Nail Polish in Totally Teal from my local Boots awhile back using one of those £5 coupons they were giving out every now and then. (This was when I was still living

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Best of 2011 List: Makeup, Nail Polish, Brushes

2012-01-02T06:30:00.000-08:00

Happy 2012 everyone! I hope your Christmas and New Years went well! I actually spent Christmas holidaying in China, and I also had a fun time on New Year's Eve! Since this is my first post of 2012, I thought I'd start with a retrospective, before we truly bid goodbye to 2011 and embrace the year ahead! I haven't done my Best of 2011 post yet, so here you go - the Top 10 beauty products I

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How To Save Dried Out Nail Polish Strips Tutorial!

2011-12-30T06:30:00.000-08:00

Over the past year, I've been seeing more and more companies putting out nail polish strips. It started with Incoco, and then before you could say "trend", Sally Hansen, Sephora, OPI for Sephora, Nailene and a bunch of others all started putting them out too. Unlike most nail appliqués, which tend to be made of a plastic material, I much prefer nail polish strips because the removal process is

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Mixing Nail Polish and Pigments: Sprinkly Glitter NOTD

2011-12-28T06:30:00.000-08:00

After doing my green/gold Christmas eye look, I was left staring at my Evil Shades loose eyeshadows, and a thought came to me - wouldn't it be awesome if I could have a nail polish with a finish like that? And so began this experimental NOTD. For this NOTD, I used Nails Inc Fitzhardinge Street as a deep green creme base, and basically loaded my Evil Shades eyeshadows in Ice Star and Morning

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Elianto Haul + Penang Trip: Fun in Malaysia!

2011-12-26T06:30:00.000-08:00

As some of you may know, I travelled up to Malacca and Penang in end-October and early-November respectively with some of my colleagues. Both times were fun, and good opportunities to recharge from the daily grind of work. And of course, since I was in Malaysia, I couldn't help indulge in hauling a little bit! (Street view of Penang) I hauled Elianto, a local Malaysian brand that's cheaper in

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Flirty False Lashes: Before and After!

2011-12-24T06:37:00.000-08:00

Nothing makes a pretty eye like a gorgeous set of lashes. And if you don't have it, why not fake it? While I'm not a big fan of false lashes in general (I don't like the feeling of something being stuck to my eye), I do appreciate the effect that it gives. And, holiday season is the perfect time to go all OTT with length, volume, and bling on lashes - I don't know about you, but I always feel

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My Favourite Christmas Nail Polishes!

2011-12-22T06:00:00.000-08:00

Since Christmas is just round the corner, I thought I'd share a little more on what are the shades I keep reaching for every festive season. Of course, these are all going to be Christmassy colours! Here's a shot of all of them together. Green, check. Red, check. Gold, check. Glitter bling, check. Yet more glitter bling, check. Let's start with one of my perennial favourites, Nails Inc

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Neutral Berry FOTD: Sleek Fenberry Blush and Maybelline Color Sensational Lipstick

2011-12-20T08:35:00.000-08:00

Last week, I went out with my friends from University for lunch. It was a simple lunch, so I just did a simple FOTD (Face of the Day), using some of my latest products. In particular, I wanted to use some of the new products I've been using lately, in particular the super awesome Sleek Makeup Fenberry Blush from the Berry Collection, as well as the new Maybelline Color Sensational Lipsticks.

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And the Winner Is...

2011-12-18T06:30:00.000-08:00

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Sleek Mossberry Kohl Pencil as a Lip Pencil: Yes It Works!

2011-12-16T06:27:00.000-08:00

Remember the last time I blogged about the Sleek Makeup Berry Collection? And remember how I said I didn't really like the Mossberry Kohl Pencil as an eye liner (it made my eyes look a little bit gross), and said it would work better as a lip pencil instead? Well, here's proof. I finally tried it out as a lip pencil, and I have to say - this is so much better as a lip pencil than as an eyeliner.

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Simple Gold Glitter Gradient Christmas Nails

2011-12-14T06:00:00.000-08:00

Since my nail beds were actually looking nice and pink and unstained for once, (I wish I could say that my nails were just that fabulous, but the reality is that I don't wear much nail polish at work anymore. Sigh.) I thought, why not do a mani to show them off? So I decided to do a gradient mani with - you guessed it - some bling! I used Etude House Lucidarling Fantastic Nails in 04 Sequin

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Kesha-Inspired Silver Lips: My First Kiss Went a Little Like This!

2011-12-12T06:00:00.001-08:00

The other day, something crazy struck me. I was wasting time on Youtube, watching 3OH!3's "My First Kiss" video, featuring Kesha. While I was mentally chanting, "My first kiss went a little like this! And twist!" I couldn't help but notice Kesha's gold lips in the video. (Image source) All of a sudden, a thought came to me - what if I did something like that, just for fun? And what if it was

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Gold and Green Christmas Eye Look: Bling on the Holidays!

2011-12-10T06:00:00.000-08:00

Since it's Christmas season, I figure should use the opportunity to try out colours on my eyes that I normally wouldn't wear - in this case, the Christmassy colours of gold and green! And of course, since it's the holiday season, I also made it glittery and blingy, just for good measure. I mean, why not? For this look, I used two Evil Shades eyeshadows, Morning Star and Dryad. Evil Shades is

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