November 1st, 2012
Hi guys! I wanted to wear my Chanel Rouge Noir Rouge Coco to convince myself that I don't need the Rouge Allure version of the same lipstick. Typically I would wear bold lips with nude eyes but this time I decided to do a subtle bronze smokey eyes. The look came together very wearable so it's definitely more of a daytime FOTD.
Hope you guys enjoy this look:
Face
Marcelle BB Cream - Light to Medium
Nars Santa Fe Foundation
Ben Nye powder
Nars Madly blush
Eyes
Painterly p/p - base
UD Smog e/s - lid
UD Darkhorse e/s - crease
UD Buck e/s - crease
UD Virgin e/s - highlight
UD Whiskey 24/7 - lower lashline
UD Zero 24/7 - to line
GA Eyes to Kill mascara
Lips
MUFE 12C l/l
Chanel Rouge Noir RC
And Sofia picture of the day, just because!
October 30, 2012
Hi guys! With fall on full swing, I thought I share some of my favourite fall fragrances with you. I don't switch my fragrances too often; once I find one I like, I keep going back to it again and again. I do however wear different scents in fall/winter than spring/summer. Since I love heavy and musky scents, fall is my favourite season for fragrance. All of these are my second (or even third) bottles :D
1. Dior J'Adore EDP - I wear this on a night out which isn't very often for me anymore. It opens up more velvety and then settles into a subtle floral/powder scent. J'Adore was my first grown up scent so it has sentimental value for me. It is also the closest to floral I'd go and as it is an eau de perfume, it's very long lasting.
2. Aqualina Pink Sugar - This is my weekend fall scent. It smells like candy to me with some hints of vanilla. I would say Pink Sugar is the cheaper/less grown up version of Hypnotic Poison (see below); it's just less complex and doesn't last as long. It's pretty inexpensive and though I'm not the biggest fan of sweet scents, I like this enough for weekend wear to keep repurchasing.
3. Chanel Coco EDP- I know they say Coco is for the older ladies and Coco Mademoiselle for the young ones but this young lady much prefers Coco to Mademoiselle. If I wear to pick one scent as my all time favourite, this is it!! A little goes a super long way with Coco so spritz sparingly. It starts very strong but settles to the most intoxicating blend of oriental/musk/vanilla scent after about 10 minutes. Coco is warm, elegant and beautifully blended. It would make you think of a ball gown, a mahogany table, dark chocolate or rich velvet sheets...anything luxurious and fabulous!
4. Dior Hypnotic Poison EDP - where Pink Sugar fails, Hypnotic excels, mainly on the dry down notes. The notes are musk, vanilla (see a theme here?), oriental spice and a bit of jasmine. It's the softest of the "Poison" scents by Dior and makes me think of a comfortable cashmere sweater. Hypnotic Poison is my every day fall/winter scent and this is my third bottle :)
What are some of your cold weather favourite scents? Knowing my taste for musky/vanilla scents, what
perfumes would you recommend to me?
October 29, 2012
Hi guys! I rarely haul these days but I was so excited about the Chanel holiday release that I decided to break the no-buy. Plus a little Chanel is always the exception. My husband actually surprised me and bought the holiday quad for me the day before I would go and get it myself :D
I love Chanel holiday collections. They're always small but very well edited. It's interesting how they stay true to traditional holiday colours yet manage to have unique combinations and textures each year. I wanted sooo many things but thought the quad, Harmonie du Soir, was the best part of the collection:
Each shade is very smooth and silky but not at all powdery. I would go on a limb and say this is the best quality eyeshadow quad in my collection. I love the logo design on each shadow though it fades upon a few usage:
I was so excited about this purchase that I put it to use right away when hubby, Sofia and I went to brunch yesterday. I ended up wearing mostly Chanel, down to my perfume of choice, Chanel Coco. Speaking of which, I will be doing a fall fragrance favourite later on this week.
Face
Marcelle BB Cream - Light to Medium
Chanel Vitalumiere Aqua Foundation - BR20
Ben Nye powder
Pink Cult blush (LE)
Pearl Blossom bp (LE)
Eyes
UDPP - base
Chanel Harmonie du Soir quad - all shades except for burgundy on the eyes
Blanc Type e/s - highlight
BB Chocolate Brown g/l - to line
Lancome Hypnose Drama mascara
Stila Topaz kajal liner - water line
Lips
Inglot berry l/l
Chanel La Sensuelle RAV
Sofia and mama before leaving the house. I put on a Halloween appropriate outfit on her. People in the restaurant loved her :D
Did you pick up anything from Chanel Holiday Collection? What is your favourite holiday collection this year?
October 24, 2012
As if it's already been 2 months since my little angel was born. Time definitely flies and she's growing up by the minute in front of my eyes. Here's a little update on my munchkin:
1. So she started to sleep longer at night. Since two nights ago she's doing 9 pm to 4 am, up for a feed and then up again at 6:30 am for her second feed. We still swaddle her in the Woombie and she seems to enjoy it.
2. She started smiling at us when she was around 5 weeks old and does it much more often now. It's the cutest thing ever! Can't wait till she actually laughs for her momma!
3. She can turn from tummy to back (since 4 weeks) but not the other way around yet.
4. Sofia's still a great napper. She generally takes two 1-2 hour naps and a few 10-30 minute naps per day.
5. She loves being outside with mommy. We go for an hour walk every day and she also enjoys the mall and interacting with people.
6. Sofia now weighs 13lbs which I was told at the Early Years Centre is amazing for her age (she's a bit on the chunky side, lol). She's still exclusively breastfed and it's going well for both of us.
7. She changes sooo much everyday. She still looks mostly like her daddy and has a great caramel skintone. People say her eyeshape and lips are like mine. Right now she also has amber eye colour like me though it may change. My own eyes were green as a baby and later on changed to hazel.
Now a little update on myself:
1. I'm definitely much more comfortable being out and about with a baby. It helps to have a well stocked diaper bag and I'm loving my Bebe Au Lait breastfeeding cover.
2. Having lost all the baby weight since 5 weeks post baby, I've started to slowly add workout to my daily routine. Will be registering for Fit Mamma workouts starting Nov 15th.
3. I have already met so many other mammas just by dropping by Starbucks near me, walking in the mall and checking in at our local Early Year Centre. I never knew having a baby would make meeting people so much easier. I now have an activity booked every single day. Calendar is busier than when I had a demanding job.
That was it for now. I'm thinking of making a post with my newborn baby essentials since Sofia's soon growing out of that phase. Let me know if you'd be interested in something like that.
October 22, 2012
Hi guys! For this look, I decided to go for as many colours as I could on my lids. I had not done this colourful of a look in ages and I feel like I was rusty with the blending. But I will be back there, give me time...
Naturally with eyes this colourful, you need subdued cheeks and lips. I used pale pink (MAC Pink Cult) on the apple of my cheeks and rosy creamy shade on my lips (Chanel Emperial RAL).
Hope you guys like this; Happy Monday!
Face
Marcelle BB Cream - Light to Medium
Chanel Vitalumiere Aqua Foundation - BR20
Ben Nye Powder
Nars Madly blush
Pink Cult blush (LE)
Eyes
UDPP - base
MUFE #26 (medium pink) - lid
MUFE #9 (lavender) - outer lid
Royale e/s (LE) - crease
Clear Sky Blue p/m (pro) - above crease
Vanilla p/m - highlight
Emerald Green p/m (pro) - lower lashline
Inglot AMC60 (yellow) - inner lid
Lancome Black Artliner - to line
GA Eyes to Kill mascara
Lips
In Synch l/l
Chanel Imperial RAL (DC'd - pale rosy pink)
And just had to share this, Sofia smirking at me from her bouncer upon seeing my colourful look :D
October 19, 2012
Hi guys! I was itching for dark lips again yesterday when the dark clouds didn't seem to leave the sky. I went for my darkest lipstick, Nars Train Bleu matte velvet pencil. Surprisingly even for me, I found it just a tad too dark on this particular day. So I paired it with a red toned plum lipgloss (MAC Purple Rain). Dark lips like this pair very well with light pearly eyes which I achieved with the LE Chanel quint from spring 2010.
Hope you guys like this look :)
Face
Marcelle BB Cream - Light to Medium
Nars Sheer Glow Foundation - Santa Fe
Ben Nye Powder
Pink Cult blush (LE)
Eyes
Painterly p/p - base
Chanel Regard Perlee quint (LE) - peach and burgundy shades on lid
UD Tease e/s - crease
UD Virgin e/s - highlight
Blacktrack f/l - to line
Lise Watier Silver liner - lower lashline
Annabelle Le Big Show mascara
Lips
Nars Train Bleu mvp
Purple Rain l/g
My little girl is getting so big! Here's a picture of her I snapped yesterday. I will do a full update when she hits two months (October 24th):
Have a great weekend everyone!
October 15, 2012
Hi guys! I went into the mall planing on picking up two things and stay for an hour but ended up getting nothing and spending three hours. This is what happened when you go with a 7-week old who's temperament cannot be predicted lol! On the plus side, I ended up meeting two mommies and babies and we really hit it off. Who knew you could make friends in the mall once you have a baby?
Anyway, I wanted to do my makeup this morning and went for my classic brown smokey eyes. I used two of my trustee Nars duo's Pandora and Cordura. They key to good smokey eyes is to really pack the black near your lashline and tightline using a black kohl pencil. Here I used one by Lise Watier but you can use any soft black liner. And of course, no smokey eye is complete with nude lips; I used my palest one, Myth by MAC.
Face
Marcelle BB Cream - Light to Medium
Nars Sheer Glow Foundation - Santa Fe
Ben Nye powder
Sculpt Powder
Nars Madly blush
Eyes
UDPP - base
Lise Watier Black khohl liner - as base for lid and to tightline
Nars Pandora duo - black shade on lid, white shade to highlight
Nars Cordura duo - medium brown shade into the crease
Inglot Matte #390 (medium beige) - above crease
Lancome Hypnose Drama mascara
Lips
MUFE 12C l/l
Myth l/s
Chanel Argonite glossimer
And some pics with flash:
