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My Makeup Vanity..

2012-04-24T15:53:00.000-07:00

PREVIEW: Sigma Essential Kit

2012-02-10T16:49:00.001-08:00

I just got my Sigma Essential Brush Kit today. Going to try them out and do a review soon. Look forward to it. ^^

S.H.O.P MAC Lipstick - Innocence, Beware!

2012-02-08T12:23:00.000-08:00

Last Tuesday, I went to MAC Richmond Centre for their VIP Shopping event with my friend. It was their prelaunch of their SHOP MAC, COOK MAC and Vera edition products. They just launched it few days ago, but people were be able to get them in advance. I saw a lot of nice stuff that I want but I really need to save up, so I only got a lipstick. I really love it when I swatched it in store. I wasn't be able to see the collection in their MAC website at first but when I googled it, I realized that it was one of their creamsheen lipstick from Venomous Villains edition. For those who missed that and wanted to try them, or for those who really like this colour but don't like the cartoon packaging from Venomous Villains edition, this would be great to pick it up now. I personally like their classic packaging better because it doesn't look as childish.

It's a sheer pink and peachy nude lipstick, if you don't like bright colour lipstick like me, I think you would like it. This is my 4th lipstick from MAC and I absolutely love it. =)

MAC Venomous Villains edition - Innocence, Beware!

Review: RMS Beauty

2012-02-01T16:20:00.000-08:00

RMS beauty is a new makeup brand that promote organic makeup. I first know about RMS beauty through Glymm. I was skeptical about it but I was curious, so I went ahead to get them last month using my $10 off purchases through Glymm website. They aren't cheap because the price range from $25 to $38. At first, I got their "Un"cover-up which is their concealer and one of their cream eyeshadow and I really love them. Last month, Glymm was having a coupon code for their subscribers and give out RMS Lip Shine in Bloom for free with any purchase, so I placed another order to get my free lip shine. How can I miss this since I really like RMS beauty. =) So I have 4 of them in total, so I decided to do a review on it.

"Un"cover-up is a cream based concealer. I really like this. I'm really picky about concealer because I have really bad dark eyes circle. The coverage of this isn't too great for covering dark eye circle but I do still like to use it after applying my concealer under my dark eye circle. It gives extra coverage and last longer. Some of you might think that it's a lot of makeup that I'm applying but the formula of this concealer is really moisturizing and it doesn't cake at all. Of course, I'm not applying whole lot of it. Just apply tiny bit to give move coverage on my dark circle. Just be careful with the amount. ^^

The next thing I got is the cream eyeshadow. I got the colour in Lunar and Myth. Lunar is a shimmer cream colour which is great to use it as a base for your eyelids and it does hold your eye makeup longer. It can also be use as a highlighter on your brow bone and cheek bone. Myth is a redish-brown colour I would say, I didn't really like it that much when I first swatched it and kinda disappointed but I still tried it on my eyelids and I really like it. I would apply this alone on the days that I don't want to have too much eye makeup on. You can also use this colour for bronzing too.Another thing that I like about these eyeshadow is that they don't really smudge crazily on me even though I have oily eyelids. The ingredients of them are really natural and moisturizing. They are made from Coconut oil, Beeswax, Jojoba seed oil, Cocoa seed butter and etc. I'm not sure if they are 100% non-toxic but at least I know what most of the ingredients are.

Lunar

Myth

Lastly, it's their Lip Shine in bloom which I got for free with a purchase. I got the Lunar cream eyeshadow with this and paid about $28 for them. So, I kinda spent $14 for each, which I think it's a great deal. I love this Lip shine. It looks like peachy pink on the pot but it's a really nice pink colour. I haven't really try them on yet because I just got them today, but I did a swatch and I really like the colour. It will be a great blush colour too. They have a Lip2Cheek which is more expensive. If you are someone that are tight with your budget and really want to try it out, I would suggest you getting this Lip shine because you can use it on your lips and cheek, just like the Lip2Cheek and you are paying lesser. Lip2cheek is retail for $36 while Lip Shine is only $25.

Overall, I really like RMS beauty products and they are organic and it is gentle to our skin, especially for those who have to wear makeup everyday. This would be a great option to pamper your skin with some gentle makeup. The packaging is nice and simple but I always have to flip it over to see if I'm getting the right one. =P So I always put them on the same spot, so I won't messed it up. The container might look small but it would last you forever. I would definitely repurchase them if I ever run out. ^^

That's it for my review on RMS beauty. Thanks for reading.

Review: January Glymm Box 2012

2012-01-24T14:17:00.000-08:00

The most exciting thing of every month would be my Glymm box. As usual, it still a bit slow on the delivery. I got my box last week, but I was busy over the weekends because of Chinese New Yead, so I'm kinda late on this post. ^^

Kaia 100% biodegradable bamboo facial cleansing cloth is a makeup remover cloth. I'm really excited to try it out because the instruction sounds pretty interesting to me. It says use the front side of cloth to clean face and the back of the cloth to remove mascara and lipsticks. I wonder how would this work.

Vasanti BrightenUP! Enzymatic Face Rejuvenator is a face exfoliator, just can't wait to try this out.

Cargo Eye Pencil in black, I did use this product over the week, I don't really like it. I found it smudging crazily even before I'm finish off my eye makeup. I have really watery eyes and oily eyelids. I think this didn't work out for me at all.

Anastasia Clear Brow Gel, I don't usually do my brow because I have pretty thick brow and I prefer them look natural. However, I would try it out when I need to fix it and keep them in place. ^^

Lastly, 2 Burt's bees Milk & Honey Body Lotion. I like any products with honey. I only tried Burt's bees lip balm and I didn't really like it. It's not that it's a bad product, it just not what I wanted compared to my Lypsyl Lipbalm. However, I would like to give this products a try. ^^

It also came with a free RMS Lip shine in Bloom code HAPPY2012 with any purchase from Glymm.com. However, they posted an update about they just sold out of it. However, I managed to do my purchase yesterday before it sold out. I hope I do get mine.

The disappointing of the box for this month would be the missing of their signature jelly beans. =( I want it back. I'm collecting them and it's one of the reason why I got Glymm box over the other boxes.

Anyway, that's it for the Glymm box for this month. Thanks for reading.

PJS day..

2012-01-12T21:46:00.000-08:00

Just had a nice shower and dried my hair.. ^,^ Feel like hop into my bed after..

01/07/2012 OOTD

2012-01-08T23:03:00.000-08:00

I was watching Vancouver Canucks VS Boston Bruins game before head out. It was their first game after the Stanley Cup Final. I was so happy that Canucks won at 4-3 and beat Boston. What a great revenge. ^^

Took a quick snap shot before leave the house.

The Body Shop Haul

2012-01-06T14:47:00.000-08:00

I ordered some stuff online from The Body Shop on boxing day sale and finally it's here. It was 3 for $30 everything, and because my sister Tammy gave me the membership for my birthday, I got $10 off for my birthday month too. However, when I went to store, they said that I can't use that $10 off for the offers. When I got home, I tried to see if I can use them online, it worked. They actually took another $10 off for my birthday. So, I decided to use my $10 off online. Ordered quite a bit of stuff to get free shipping, but I guess It worth it because I only spent about $85 after tax for everything here that's worth over $200.

I got 10 items in total. I also get 10% off for everything with my membership card on top of the sales.

I got this Aloe & Soft Linen Scented Candle. I love the scent so much. <3

Spa Wisdom Africa Honey & Beeswax Hand and Food Butter

Vitamin E Intense Moisture Cream

Japanese Cherry Blossom Eau De Toilette is my all time favourite fragrance from The Body Shop. I have their body spray and body butter too. I was so excited to this too. ^^

Cranberry Joy Bubble Bath is their Holiday Collection. It was on clearance. I got it because I was trying to get something cheap in order to reach the minimum purchase for free shipping. =) but I do like the scent of it. Can't wait to do a bubble bath.

Here's come the makeup products. I always want to try their makeup products but I think they are quite pricey for something I wasn't so sure about. So I decided to take the opportunity of this sales and get something that I have been wanting.

Shimmer Wave - Bronze and Blush. Heard a lot of great reviews on them.

Lip scuff for exfoliating my lips and a blush in Golden Pink.

Brush on Beads. I was debating if I should keep it or return it but I decided to keep it anyway since I don't really have a bronzing powder in my vanity. ^^

That's all for my crazy shopping at The Body Shop.

Review: December Glymm Box

2011-12-23T15:10:00.000-08:00

I know this is a really late review. The thing I don't like about Glymm box is that they are always slow on their delivery. They said they will mail it out on the 10th of the month but they were really slow. I received the email notification on the 15th instead, and I just received them in my mail box yesterday. Anyway, I still got them before Christmas. I hope that they will be on time next time.

As usual, this is what the box that delivered to your door look like.

I'm actually collection these boxes and going to use them for storage. Still figuring out how to use them.

Opss.. Took the pictures the other way round.

Wow look at all the stuff it came. ^v^ I get excited easily..

For this December Glymm, it came with 4 deluxe size samples and a $10 off coupon code @ glymm.com. I'm happy with the size that came in the box.

First, YSL is my favourite brand because YSL is my initial. ^^ I'm so happy to get a YSL Parisinne in the box. The size is pretty decent. It's 7.5ml which is good. This would last me a while. I really like the scent of the perfume. I think it's a really light scent but elegant.

Next item is Ahava Deadsea Water Mineral Hand Cream. I really like this. My hands tend to get really dry in the winter and I always like to keep a small size of hand lotion in my bag. This is the perfect size product for me. It's in 20ml. I like the smell of it, kinda remind me of my soap or powder that I used during my childhood. I don't remember what was it but I love this.

Besides the Ahava hand cream, there's another hand cream in the box. It's Caudalie Hand and Nail cream. It comes in 15ml sized tube, it's a pretty decent size and it's great size to keep in my bag. It's a smaller size compared to the Ahava's. The scent of this lotion is pretty good too, but compared to the Ahava hand cream, I actually like the Ahava's better. However, both of the hand creams are pretty moisturizing. I would use them for sure. ^^ Love both of them. <3

The last item is Sula Natural Lip Gloss. I got the colour in Mesmerizing. It's a dark plummy pink. This isn't the colour that I would usually wear. I'm more of a pinky or nude person for some of you might know. The other thing I don't like about Glymm is that they always give me some weird colours that I don't normally use, and even they give it to me, I still not sure if I'll use it.

Anyway, I do like this lip gloss. I was trying to do a swatch but I guess you guys can tell that I'm not really good at it. The thing I like about this lip gloss is that it's not sticky at all, but the colour is quite sheer if you blend it away with your fingers. I might use it as the colour is sheer and I think it's build-able. If you want more colour on your lips. just apply layers on it. I never heard of this brand before and not sure where can I get it. I might consider to get one in a different colours. ^^

Lastly, a $10 off coupon code to use at their online store. I would probably get something because of the $10 off. It expires on the January 31st, 2012. This is a great gift from them, I guess, if I'm going to use it. ^^

In general, I love the Glymm box for this month. Keep it up and looking forward to all the awesomeness in the future. ^^

Portland Trip

2011-12-22T12:18:00.000-08:00

I just came back from Portland, OR few days ago. It was a fun trip. I did a lot of shopping and there were a lot of sales going on too. Because there were no tax there, I took the opportunities to get some stuff that I usually won't buy because they are quite pricey for me. =P

We went to Voodoo Doughnut in downtown. They have some pretty cool doughnuts and they always have lineup in front of their store, even in a cold day. We were freezing waiting out there.

Cool looking and colourful doughnut.

My bf got the Voodoo Doll and I got the Grape Ape doughnut. They were so good, just a bit too sweet but I think it's good. ^^

Apparently all of the Voodoo doll doughnuts came in different designs. Our friend got a Voodoo Doll too but this was how it looked like.

Cool looking hand-made mug. Quite pricey too. I think it was $20 each.

It was a nice trip in overall. However, on the way back when we were lining up at the border, there was this stupid driver, he rather hit the car in front instead of letting us merge in. He was lucky enough because the car he hit couldn't feel the impact. He's such a fag. lol

That's it for now, I'll do a haul on the stuff I ordered online during the Black Friday and Cyber Monday and also the stuff that bought from the trip. It took me a while to organize everything.

Today is Winter Solstice, an important festival day in Lunar Calendar that Chinese people celebrate. Me and my family is going to have a dinner tonight and I'm craving for Tong Yun(Glutinous Rice Balls) *nomnomnom*

My Mickey Mouse 3D Breakthrough Puzzle

2011-12-13T13:37:00.000-08:00

I received this Mickey Mouse 3D breakthrough puzzle as a present for my birthday. I was so excited to play with it. ^_~

The pieces that comes in the box.

I sorted out the puzzle first.

I worked on a black cardboard, so it's easier to move around.

This is how I usually do my puzzle, or most people do the same, start with the border/ side of the puzzle. ^^

Done with the small pieces.

Then the bigger pieces. These aren't hard. I found it pretty easy.

Here comes the exciting part..

This is the tough part.. I broke a little of it, but it's okay, it's not noticeable.

After that, use the glue that came with it to apply all over the puzzle.

Lastly, put the 3D part onto the puzzle.

DONE!!

Next thing to do is look for a nice frame to frame it up. Any suggestion?

My nails of the day

2011-12-11T15:24:00.001-08:00

Nails design I did for my birthday week. As some of you might know that, I like simple nail art and sheer colours but sometime I want my nails to pop out with some simple designs. I did this for my birthday. I just add some flowers decorations that my aunt got me from Malaysia. It's simple but yet stand out. ^^

It's really easy to do for those who don't know how to do complicated nails art. =)

Happy Birthday to me ^^

2011-12-11T13:02:00.001-08:00

It was my 24 birthday on the 9th. I'm one year older now. My hun and I went to a dinner at a Malaysian restaurant because he knows that I miss home foods. ^^ He got me a cake, so we had the cake after the dinner. I didn't have a fancy birthday but I like it being simple and spending time with my love one. <3

My hun knows that I like Jill Stuart Mix Blush Compact and he got one for me. I love it so much. Thanks hun ^^

The packaging is so cute and pretty. It has a small gem on the brush too.

He got the colour in #12 Candy Orange. I like it because it's the combination of pink and orange colours, so if you want to wear something that's more pink, you can just use the 2 colours on the left, but if you want something that's more orangey, then you can use the other 2 colours on the right. <3

My aunt and sister Jayne got me a Mickey Mouse 3D puzzle. They know that I love Mickey Mouse so much. Jayne was so excited in giving me the present. LOL so cute.

My sister Tammy got me a Body Shop membership card. I can get a birthday gift during my birthday month and I get 10% off for a year. I can't wait to go there to pick up a gift. ^^ Thanks Tammy!

My parents also gave me red pockets, so I can get the stuff I like myself. I guess I can spend them when I go to Portland next week. =P Thanks everyone and I love all of you.

I'll be having a dinner with friends today to do a belated birthday dinner and hang out. My birthday is usually during the final week, so all my friends are busy with their exams. Anyway, good luck to those with finals. Thanks to everyone for the birthday wishes on Facebook.

Sigh.. I'm getting older. o=,=o

Sephora $15 off

2011-12-03T19:00:00.001-08:00

Few days ago, I received an email from Sephora. I was given a $15 gift card to spend at Sephora. I was so excited about it because I am planning to get something there when I go to Portland in 2 weeks or so. However, it expires before I go. =( Anyway, I still got something I want because $15 off with $50 purchase is 30% off. It was a really good deal.

I got a Laura Mercier Powder Foundation which is exactly $50. After the giftcard and tax, it's still cheaper than getting it in Portland, even though there's no tax.

I got it in colour #3. I'm using the Laura Mercier Tinted Moisturizer in the colour Bisque and the colour #3 blended right into my skin tone when I was trying it out at the store.

I haven't get a chance to try it out yet because I didn't go out for this week. My bf is studying for his final, and I still have a Lancome Powder Foundation that I want to finish it up before open up a new one. I do have a high hope on this products. ^^

I'm not going anywhere today, as my mom, aunt and cousin went to downtown for the Santa parade and it's such a nice day, but I'll be going to see my doctor tomorrow for a regular checkup. Hope everything's good. I feel healthy these days. ^^

I guess keeping up with my supplements are good.

Masks, Beauty & Accessories

2011-12-03T15:27:00.001-08:00

My aunt and cousin just got here for visiting us couple days ago from Sabah, Malaysia. So I asked her to get me some stuff.. ^^

I got her to get me some masks and there are 77 pcs of different masks in total. Crazy eh.. She got me My beauty Diary in Earl Grey Tea & Macaroons Masks and Chocolate Truffle Masks, Peach Soda Eye & Lip makeup remover. I also got her to get me a FaceQ masks in Red Pomegranate + Q10 Masks.

Besides those, she also got me assorted masks like Hello Kitty and some cute packagings masks. The Hello Kitty Masks are so cute.. although I'm not a Hello Kitty fans but they are so cute that I want them..

She got me this set of masks that has 34 of them in there. When she was buying it, the cashier was like, wow that's enough for a year. Lol.. There are 15 Arbutin Whitening Masks, 15 Collagen Firming Masks, 2 Gold + Marine Collagen Lift Stretch Masks and 2 Platinum + Pearl Lift Strech Masks. It was retail for RM128 which is about CA$42. I think it's a pretty good deal.

I love My beauty diary's products, I wanted this mini set for so long. It comes with their 2 tea time series masks, a mini Strawberry Yogurt Amino Acid cleanser that I already have and also their Vanilla Souffle Face Scrub in mini size. ^^ Really, I just want to try the face scrub but I don't feel like getting a full size one. so, can't wait to try it.

The most excited stuff I got are the Etude House products. The one I got are their LUCIDarling series products. I got 7 of them. ^^ The packaging are so cute..

I got 2 of the Fantastic Gradation Cheek in High Pixel & Pink and Mix & Glow.

3 of the Over the Rainbow in Hawaiian Rainbow, Apricot, and Cherry Couple.

For the eyeshadows, I got the #6 Golden Ratio Brown and #1 Gradate Pinky Silver. OMG, all the colours are so pretty, can't wait to try them all.

For some people may not know, I'm obsessed with bows. So, my aunt got me so many of them.. ^v^

She also got me a new wallet when she went to Singapore. If not mistaken, it's from a Korean brand called minibits. It looks really pretty and I really love them. <3

Mickey Mouse is still my all time favourite and she got me a Mickey Mouse bag. ^^

That's all for now and I can't wait to try them all and hopefully I can write reviews on them.

Enjoy! ^^

My Sasa haul

2011-11-30T14:28:00.001-08:00

My sasa order is here today and I want to show part of what I got and I'm excited about.

Hello Kitty tweezer: I'm not a huge fan of Hello Kitty but I was looking for a good tweezer. I saw this on sasa.com and I think it's cute and I decided to get it because it's in purple. ^^

Dolly Wink Eyeliner: I heard about good reviews about these eyeliners and I have been wanting to ry them for so long. Can't wait to try them =)

False Eyelashes: I think they look so pretty and they are pretty cheap. 3 pairs for $4.20.

Fairy Drops Mascara: I heard good reviews on Fairy Drops Mascara but the one in violet. However, they all run out of stock. So I got this one. I hope this works good on me. o','o

That's it!! I can't wait to try them all. *super excited*

Review: Lypsyl Lip balm with Pure Swedish Beeswax

2011-11-29T14:24:00.000-08:00

I have been wanting to do a review of Lypsyl Lip Balm for so long. This is my all time favourite. I have been using Lypsyl lip balm for over 2 years now. I wasn't a lip balm person back then, because I'm a lazy person and I don't really like keep applying lip balm wherever I go. I think it's not a really good manner to apply lip balm in the public. I see a lot of guy doing that and I think it's kinda gay lol. Anyway, the first time I found this was at my local Superstore. I used have a really dry lip and the skin always peeling off and I think it looks ugly. I was looking for a good lip balm that would improve my lips. I'm a cheap person and wasn't really willing to spend too much on a lip balm. However, this was on sales for $3.99 or something around there. It still not cheap for a lip balm because I used to buy those $1-$2 lip balm. =P but I decided to get it anyway. Because of the beeswax. I love everything when it comes to bees or honey. It just sounds organic or natural.

Indeed this lip balm is really moisturizing. I really like the texture. However, I'm still not a person that like to apply lip balm whenever or wherever I go, so I apply it before I go to bed. The reason for that, which happens to most people too, is you eat up the lip balm on your lips when you eat or talk and you have to keep applying every 1 or 2 hours, you have to remember of course.

The first night I applied it on my dried lips, i found that the dried skin on my lip peeled off itself easily without making your lips bleed. I hate that when it happens. It keeps my lip really hydrating for the whole day. The lip balm is really moisturizing, some people might think it's too moist and a bit oily. Yes, I do think that way too, so I only apply it before bed time. Living in Vancouver, which is a place that's really dry in the winter, I like to apply it to sleep, another reason is the heater in my room make my lips dry too.

Another benefits I find about this lip balm is that it lightened the pigmentation of my lip. Because if your lips always get dry and you keep peeling off the dried skin on it, it will darken the colour of your lips, which isn't that good. I do realized the change after using it for this couple years.

Looking at the description, it contains hydrogenated coconut oils, pure sweedish beeswax, organic shea butter, vitamins A and E. Then it explains why it is so moisturizing and why it can actually lightens the colour of my lips. Coconut oil helps moisturize, shea butter helps heal and protect, and vitamin E is used to help lightening dark spot.

Lypsyl lip balm is something I always few of them as a backup because I always use before bed time. It is as important as my skincare routine. I will feel weird if I don't apply it before bed time and I would get up to apply it.

I don't think Superstore sell them anymore but I did see them at my local Shopper Drugs Mart. Definitely check this out. I would prefer this one over any other lip balms. 5/5 for this. ^_~

Review: Murad Oil Control Mattifier SPF 15

2011-11-28T15:44:00.000-08:00

Few weeks ago, I watched some great reviews about this product, Murad Oil Control Mattifier. I was skeptical about it but I have a really oily face and I really hate that, so I decided to give it a try. However, I think it's pretty pricey. It's selling for $39.50 at Sephora. I wasn't really sure about it but I really want to try because I'm willing to do anything to get rid the oil on my nose. I actually find it cheaper on ebay. I paid about $34 for it. It's not too much cheaper but it's not bad I guess.

When I first got it, I think it's not a really big size product for the price I paid. It comes in a 1.7oz tube. However, it really does what it says. I fall in love <3 with this product after the first use. It really does matte out my face and my nose. My nose tend to be really oily, so I would usually apply more on my nose and lesser on my face. I really love this because it actually make my face look flawless. This is my essential before I do my makeup now. ^^

The cream is a bit sticky and kinda smell like glue and mint, it's not a pleasant smell but it's not bad either.

You don't need to use a lot of product for your whole face. I put a bit too much on my first use, but it still blend in pretty well. It's a pretty pricey products, so I think you might want to be gentle on it. =)

Somehow, I think the price isn't too bad if you use it as a primer for your makeup. Personally, I don't really use primer because I don't think it does too much to my face. I tried the Laura Mercier Foundation Primer once because I got a deluxe sample size from Sephora, but I don't really notice much difference, although it's a pretty good primer. So I would recommend the Murad Oil Control Mattifier to those who has really oily face. I would give 5/5 for this.

P/S: There's a tip for your wallet. I found a better deal on amazon.com. It was $28.40 + $1.50 shipping, that was $29.90, which was cheaper than what I paid on ebay. I immediately bought 2 for backup. =P so, definitely check out on amazon or ebay. But if you are skeptical, get it from your local Sephora or ask for a sample, because it's usually harder to return if you buy from ebay or amazon.

They also have Cyber Monday Sales on murad.com. Enter promo code CYBERMONDAY to get $25 off for $100 purchase. One day only. Fast!

That's it for the review of this. I hope this help.. =)

Cyber Monday Sales: EOS

2011-11-27T11:14:00.001-08:00

Yippie! Another Cyber Monday Sales is going on.

I think most of the people are quite familiar with EOS. They are popular with their sphere shaped lip balm. They are having Cyber Monday sales. This is their first time sales ever. They are having 20% off site-wide. Just enter TWITTERSALE or FBSAVINGS! It's ending on Tuesday 11:59pm EST. Catch up your sales now!

They have some new and limited items like Passion Fruit and Strawberry Sorbet flavour of lip balm set and you can get them with 20% off. ^^

Early Birthday Gift from Sephora

2011-11-26T21:32:00.001-08:00

I got an email from Sephora this morning about picking up my birthday gift. For those who doesn't know, Sephora give out birthday gifts to their VIB for their birthdays. This is my 3rd year of receiving birthday gift from them. I still remember that the first year, what I got it was a set of 3 mini glosses. Last year I got a small box with a white shimmer eyeshadow, an eyeliner and a mascara in there. This year, they give out a pretty decent size of Philosophy Shampoo, Shower gel and bubble bath. You can use it for hair shampoo and body wash. You can even give yourself a nice bubble bath with it. So as some of you might know, I have sensitive scalp, I would use it for body wash but definitely not for hair shampoo.

It's in Vanilla Birthday Cake. Basically, it just smelled like Vanilla and I think it smells good. ^^

I like the packaging. Philosophy's packaging usually look pretty simple and classy.

It's 180ml/6 fl. oz. size. They do have it in full size that is 18 fl. oz. and it's retail for US$16. So this actually worth about $5++. I love Sephora. ^^

I always look forward to my birthday because I like getting birthday gifts. Anyway, 2 weeks countdown to my birthday. Who wants to celebrate it with me? o^,^o

Thanksgiving/Black Friday Sales

2011-11-24T16:36:00.001-08:00

Who doesn't love Sales? I do. ^^ Check out for all the Sales around you.

I just bought something from cherryculture. Cherryculture is a great place to get your NYX products and others. I have been wanting to try NYX and they are already having sales on their site for NYX products and you can get extra 20% off additional to those sales. I think it's a pretty good deal. They also offer free shipping for $40 purchase or more on US orders. I live in Canada but I'm going to the states in about 3 weeks or so, I'll just ship it to the parcel holding company and pick it up by then.

The sales is ending before Cyber Monday, I don't know if they will have better deal for Cyber Monday but from I know I don't see anything better. You can wait if you want , but I placed my order. ^^

Prettyandcute is offering 25% off everything starting tonight at 9pm till the 28th, which is Cyber Monday. Prettyandcute is a great place to get your Lioele, Tonymoly, Peripera and etc. I might get something but I'm not sure because I just got something from them about couple months ago. But if you see my Tonymoly Eggpore Series and you are interested in getting them. You should catch their sales and get them now.

BH Cosmetics sent me an email about having their Black Friday sales tonight at 6:30pm. This is what they are having for Black Friday Sales. Woohoo! I'm going to get something now!

So go ahead get your items now, sales don't wait for you! ^^ Have fun shopping. I'll keep updating you guys will all the sales.

Review: My First Glymm Box in November

2011-11-24T12:26:00.001-08:00

After seeing a lot of great reviews, I decided to give a try on Glymm box. For those who don't know what Glymm box is. It's a $10 month subscription to a box of 4-5 makeup/skincare sample products that deliver to your door. The idea is for all the girls out there that want to try out new products and don't want to waste their money and realized that they don't like them or not the right one for them.

Glymm box is based in Canada and it's only valid for Canadians at the moment. ^^

I was really excited on getting my first box. However, it was shipped to my bf's place for some reasons, maybe because I was using my bf's credit card but I think I did separate billing and shipping address differently. That's why I'm kinda late in doing this review. =(

The Glymm box was delivered in a pink box.

And when you opened the box, there were another pink box in there. It's a pretty nice and high quality box that you can use it for storages. I would like to collect all these boxes. ^^

There were a bow inside the box. I love bows. ^_~

This was how it looks when I opened it up. *excited*

This is their signature jar of jelly bean that comes in each box.

Even though it says it comes with products samples, but you are actually getting full size products in the box. This RGB nail polish is a full size products and its retail price is $18. I got the colour Slate, it's a gun metallic colour. I do use nail polish quite often but I'm more a pinkish/purple-ish person because I think bright colours or dark colours nail polish don't look good on my skin tone. RGB is a USA brand and it's made in the USA. I pretty sure that it's a pretty high quality nail polish but since it's not a colour I would use and I don't want to waste it, I think I would give this away to someone that would use it. Christmas is around anyway. I can give this as a Christmas gift then. *sneaky smile*

RGB Designer Nail Lacquer

This is another full size product in the box and its retail price is $10.95. I'm not a fan of Annabelle cosmetics. The Annabelle Smudge Paint I got is in Plumed. It can be use as an eyeliner and as an eyeshadow. Purple is my favourite colour but for eyeliner, I'm more into brown or black eyeliner. I saw someone got it in brown, I was hoping that I would get the brown one instead. For eyeshadows, I'm not really into colours either BUT I would give it a try. ^^ I do like the packaging though. It's not something new. It's the same as Lioele gel eyeliner, for those that familiar with Lioele might know about it.

Annabelle Smudge Paint

Orlane Paris Light Smoothing Cream is a small sample size of Hypoallergenic day cream, infused with rich vitamins and minerals to defend your skin against daily toxins. It sounds like a pretty good products and it is quite pricey $80 for a 50ml products. Would I purchase the products after trying it? I would say no, just because of the price is a bit too pricey for me.

Orlane Paris Light Smoothing Cream

Lise Watier is probably more familiar to most of us. I would be excited to try this out. It's a vial that's for one time use only. It's 1ml per vial and retail for $27 for 7 vials. This is a anti-wrinkles products. I like the idea of having individual packaging for each use for hygiene reason. There might be some ingredients that will lose their effect after exposed to the air after a while. I can't wait to try this out.

Lise Watier Flash Lift Radiance Vial

I never heard of RAHUA(RA-WA) before but it seems like a luxury brand for shampoo and conditioner. I would be giving this to my aunt because I have a sensitive scalp and I don't want to risk it. She would love to try this because she would spend quite a bit on her shampoo. ^^

Lastly, it comes with a $10 off coupon code to use on brownshoes.com. I personally don't like getting shoes online because I think wearing a pair of shoes that's comfortable and fit me is very important, so I would want to try it before buying it. I thought it was a $10 off from Glymm but I was a bit disappointed after realized that it's not. =(

As a conclusion, I do like the box and the products that comes with it but I'm wishing that I would get something that match myself more next time. Anyway, enjoy! ^_~

Time for lunch now. *flying away*

Unwrapped @ Coquitlam Centre

2011-11-23T11:57:00.000-08:00

I won a pair of VIP tickets to Unwrapped event from Coquitlam Centre on Facebook. If you guys don't know, Unwrapped event is a charity night of shopping and you need to buy tickets in order to get into the event. The ticket was $10 each. However, I won it! ^^ Lucky me.. I decided to go with my mom because she had been always wanted to go but she was too cheap to pay for the tickets lol.

The event was yesterday and this was what I saw no long after when I got to the mall. I think it was cool. ^^

They gave out 3 food sample coupons for everyone. There were so many restaurants participated in the event, like Cactus Club Cafe, The Boathouse Restaurant, Milestones Grill & Bar and many other more. Mr. Mikes gave out cheese burgers. It didn't look that great in the pictures but I think it tasted pretty good. ^^

They were making pumpkin cheesecake. I personally not a big fans of cheesecake and pumpkin, so I think it was okay.

Spring Rolls and satays from Chada Thai Restaurant. I love the satays. ^^

Besides, being a VIP guest in the event, I also got 2 VIP free Santa photos, that was worth $35 in total. Cool eh.. =','=

Unwrapped was a charity shopping event when there were an one day discount for all the stores that participated. However, I don't see too much special discounts and I didn't buy much. I was expecting some big discount like 50% off or something. Most stores have only 20-30% for everything in stores. H&M has 20% off everything, so I bought some items that was already on sales, like $2 gloves, $5 scarf and I also got a knitted cardigan for $15 (original price was $39.99), and u get everything extra 20% off. The sales wasn't bad but I think I'll just get stuff when I go to Portland next month or during boxing days.

Anyway, I did enjoy the event yesterday. Would I go again next year? Yes, if it's free. No, if I have to pay $10. The food samples tasting was just a bonus for me. However, it was a charity events, so it is for a good cause, but I think I need to save for a bit now. ^^

Sleepless night

2011-11-23T03:46:00.001-08:00

For some reason, I can't fall asleep. It's closely to 4am now. =(
I'm sleepy though. *yawning* but it just happened that I can't sleep. >,< anything I can do? I think I'm stress and my brain keeps functioning even I'm trying to let it rest. Sigh..

New Blog

2011-11-22T15:09:00.000-08:00

I decided to use blogger as my blog instead of weebly. There's no special reason about it but I think blogger might be easier and familiar for most of you. Anyway, I'll try to copy & paste some of my blogs here, that I think it's worth to keep. Anyway, I'll keep my blog update. ^^