"Of Faces and Fingers"

Spring Aqua Nail Polish Comparisons: China Glaze and Nails Inc

2012-02-17T06:30:00.000-08:00

Varying shades of light green-blue (aqua, mint green, etc) seem to be a huge hit for Spring this year, especially with China Glaze's Aquadelic making a storm among nail polish lovers. I wasn't tempted by Aquadelic, since I already had two similar shades in the same colour family, so I thought that I'd swatch these two shades for you. The two shades I'm comparing are China Glaze For Audrey, which

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Benefit Hervana Swatch and Review

2012-02-15T06:30:00.001-08:00

Benefit has launched Hervana, their latest addition to their range of boxed powder blushes that's garnered quite the cult following. I always get excited whenever a new Benefit blush launches, because other than the cutesy names (Her-vana? Like, her nirvana? How cute is that?) and really pretty packaging, these blushes are generally very good in quality, and universal in colour. I thought

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Pretty Purple Spring Eye Look on the Cheap

2012-02-13T06:30:00.001-08:00

Spring is in the air, So I thought I'd do a pretty purple eye look for Spring! Since pastel purple is the kind of colour that comes into fashion every Spring season (this year the exact shade is Bellflower, last year it was just plain ol' Lavender), and purple is one of my favourite shades, I thought that would be a perfect shade to use. For this look, I used my much-beloved MUA Cosmetics Eye

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Stuff I do when Bored: Pink and Blue Lips!

2012-02-11T06:30:00.000-08:00

Sometimes I get bored and do really dumb things, just because. This post is one of those times. After attempting my pink and blue eye look a la Shiseido Spring, I thought - why not do a pink and blue lip? It also didn't help that at around the same time, Nicki Minaj released her new video for her latest single "Stupid Hoe" - you know, the one that goes "You a Stupid Hoe, You a, You a, Stupid Hoe"

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Keratinology Sneak Peek: Care for Salon-Treated Hair

2012-02-09T06:30:00.000-08:00

Keratinology is a haircare brand that is a subsidiary of Sunsilk. Launched in September 2011, the brand specifically targets salon-treated hair. As the name suggests, Keratinology is a combination of the words "keratin" and "technology", and claims to work on the hair from inside-out to prolong hair life after salon treatment. The leave-in conditioner and heat treatment products won a Cosmo

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Valentine's Day Nails with Flowers and Gems!

2012-02-07T06:30:00.001-08:00

After my Valentine's Day nails with no pink at all, as well as my Anti-Valentine's Day nails (gasp, I know!), I decided to be nice and do a proper Valentine's Day nails - with a little of my style added, of course. I did do a nail look with flowers and girly colours, but it's also something I would actually wear out, that's not puke inducing (you know, all pastels and stuff). Basically, for

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Vanity Trove: A Box of Surprises Every Month!

2012-02-05T06:00:00.000-08:00

Finally, beauty boxes have arrived in Singapore! Vanity Trove has launched, and I'm so excited! For those who have been following beauty news, one of the latest trends are beauty boxes. Services such as Birchbox and Boudoir Prive are extremely popular in the the UK and US, and I have long awaited the arrival of this in Asia. If you're like me, wait no longer - Vanity Trove is in town!

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Anti-Valentine's Day Nail Art: Shattered Hearts!

2012-02-03T06:30:00.000-08:00

Not everyone loves Valentine's Day. Some don't have a significant other, some don't like the crass commercialization, and some just aren't the type to make a big deal out of things. So, here's my Anti-Valentine's Day nails - shattered hearts! I figured, since I already paid my dues by having Valentine's Day nails (not once but twice! C.f. my Valentine's Day nails with a touch of spring and my

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Illamasqua Sophie-I Eye Look on my Asian Eye

2012-02-01T06:30:00.002-08:00

I've been hearing all the recent buzz about Illamasqua's Sophie-I, an eye look specially created by Illamasqua for their S.O.P.H.I.E charity initiative. This time, they're partnering with one of the most awesomest nail bloggers on the planet, Scrangie, to raise awareness of S.O.P.H.I.E. ("Stamp Out Prejudice Hatred and Intolerance Everywhere"), named for Sophie Lancaster, a British girl who was

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Valentine's Day Nail Art with a Spring Twist!

2012-01-30T06:30:00.001-08:00

Valentine's Day is drawing near, and so is Spring! After my Valentine's Day Candy Hearts eye look, I decided to do some Valentine's Day nails! I wanted something that was Valentine's Day, but still on-trend for Spring, and not all drenched in pastel pink and flowers (shudder). And I wanted something that was me. So I incorporated all of these elements into my Springy Valentine's Day nail art! I

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Valentine's Day Candy Hearts Inspired Eye Look

2012-01-28T06:30:00.001-08:00

Valentine's Day is coming, and that's great reason to get a little more creative with an eye look! This year, I felt inspired by Sweethearts - the absolutely adorable conversation candy hearts that are a mainstay of every Valentine's Day! After last year's hot pink and purple Valentine's Day eye look, I decided that this year, I wanted to do pastels. But I didn't want to do sweet girly,

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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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