Glossy Gift From Sephora

This lovely super shimmer lip gloss trio is a birthday gift from Sephora (one of the benefits for being a Sephora beauty insider)! There are 3 lip glosses in precious pink, rosy glow, and brozed beauty. All three colors look pretty and usable. I really like the size (7ml tube), perfect to fit in my little clutch which I use quite often recently. Thanks Sephora for this wonderful gift~

Rimmel SC Mascara On Sale @ SDM + Mini Haul

Rimmel Sexy Curves mascara bonus pack is on sale at Shoppers Drug Mart this week.....it's just $3.99! Walmart is selling this mascara for $6.98 without the bonus eye pencil. It's an amazing deal, grab it while you can~

Mini Haul :

• MAC eye shadow in Smoke & Diamonds
  
• Sally Hansen Diamond Shine Base & Top Coat
• NYC Nail Polish in 210B Chinatown
  
• Forever21 Wide Elastic Belt
  

1st Birthday Gift in 2009

Got a big package in my little mailbox today. It's a very special package because it's my first bday gift!!! ♥Thanks Stef ♥

• BeautyMaker BB Mineral Concealing Cream
• BeautyMaker Magic Compact Duo (bronze/highlight duo)
  
• False Lashes
  
• 3 Beauty Sponges
• Majolica Majorca Neo Automatic Liner in BR622

She bought all these lashes when she was in Taiwan and they are all "made by hand" as stated on the box. There are a box of the famous Princess Lee in black crossed style #7 and 3 boxes of Beauty (亮麗) including #167, A1 (invisible bands) and B1 (lower lashes with invisible bands). I haven't tried on any of them yet but I think I'll really like Beauty A1 and Princess Lee since those two are more natural looking.


I was shocked when I opened my mailbox today, shocked by the sight of my jampacked mailbox. I actually know about Stef's lovely bday package and I was expecting to receive a pick-up notification card like I usually do with my other parcels. I don't know why but the postman decided to jam this fairly big package into my little apartment mailbox. I seriously had to pull out all the letters underneath the package and then jiggled it out of my tiny mailbox. Anyways, the beautymaker magic compact duo came broken. Luckily, it just cracked a bit at the edge making the whole compact a bit powdery.


Stef, thank you so much for all the bday goodies! I'll definitely try the BB concealing cream tomorrow~

Missing You

July wasn't a very good month for me...

My dearest cat Tiger passed away on July 25th. He's very special and precious to me and my mom. I know he's in a better place now, but my heart still aches with sadness knowing that I won't be able to see him again.... I just miss him a lot...

Tiger, thank you for all the happy memories. You'll always be in my heart, I love you~

Honey Moisturizing Toner

Honey has been used in skin care since ancient Egypt. It is a natural humectant which has the ability to attract and retain moisture. I found a recipe for a honey moisturizing toner in Niuer's book and decided to give it a try.

This honey toner is surprisingly hydrating. I have been using it alone without applying any moisturizer after on my lazy stay-at-home summer days. I thought it'd be sticky but it's not. It smells wonderful, easy to absorb and it does a good job softening my skin.

Glycerin is not a must for this toner, you can simply use honey and water (ratio 1 : 20). Make a small batch and keep it in the refrigerator to extend its shelf life.

If you would like to learn more about honey and its benefits, check out http://www.geocities.com/mutmainaa/food/honey_cure.html

Ingredients: Distilled Water, Organic Honey, Glycerin, Preservative.

French Manicure - Quick & Easy Black

This is one of my favourite French manicure variations. The traditional French manicure is designed to resemble a natural nail with pink base and white tip. To give it a twist, I've used black instead of white for the French tip. I've also added silver glitter polish for a more elegant look and to hide any imperfections (I'm not very good at doing French tip, still practicing).

You'll need:
1. Base coat
2. Top coat
3. Black nail polish (eg. SkinFood Nail Vita BW705)

4. Silver glitter nail polish (eg. Ettusais Vacance Nail #8)
5. Toothpick

How to:

1. Apply base coat

2. Paint the tip with black polish, following the curve of your natural nail

3. Using a toothpick, apply silver glitter polish along the smile line

4. Finish with top coat

The Big Hair Affair

Lush.ca is offering a limited edition hair care trial kit which has 7 hair care products for just $15. I think it's perfect for those who are interested in trying Lush hair care products and can't decide which product to try 1st.



The kit includes 7 items :

• 1x H'suan Wen Hua hair moisturizer
• 1x Jungle Solid Conditioner 15g
• 1x Liquid Shampoo (Big - 30g / Curly Wurly - 20g)
• 1x Liquid Conditioner (American Cream - 15ml / Veganese - 15ml)
• 2x Solid Shampoo Bar 15g@ (Kama Komba/ Godiva/ Hybrid/ Seanik/ New/ Squeaky Green/ Ultimate Shine/ Soak N'Float/ Trichomania/ The Blonde)
• 1x Styling Gel 10g (King of Mods/ Goth Juice/ Big Tease)

Having problem choosing???

check out product reviews on MUA or Lush.ca

My Reviews:
Lush Shampoo Bar - Squeaky Green
More Lush Shampoo Bars - New! and Godiva
Lush Conditioner - Jungle