Fr0nd’s makeup madness

As promised in this post, here’s the goodies I hauled from the workshop…

A lovely black and white makeup pouch that has a mirror attached.

Maybelline’s new Unstoppable mascara. Its got a nice, easy to use brush that does extend my lashes while giving them extra volume. Not as much volume as my other Maybelline mascara – Volum’ Express Turbo Boost - but good enough. What I may do is layer the two. :)

A lovely blush in Peach Sweety… I’ve used this twice again and really do like the color. Sad part is that it doesn’t seem to last as long on my face as my SilkNatural’s blushes do.

Am about to sign up and pay for two more workshops in August… still looking for my cheque book. Can you imagine in this day and age still asking for cheques? sigh… me thinks some companies need to be updated a little more.

Dropped by Watson’s today to pick up my copy of GLOW (Watson’s inhouse magazine). I won’t bore you with more pictures of it and the freebie pouch… there're enough of those floating around. :P

I must say though that the magazine is an interesting read. Picked up a few more pointers about skin care and makeup. Will elaborate more on that another post.

What caught my eye in Watsons was this new product on the SilkyGirl shelf. Remember I was raving about their liners a while ago?

So here it is… SilkyGirl’s Magic BB cream.

Given the current craze for blemish balms or BB creams as they’re known, it isn’t too surprising that yet another one has appeared on the market. What is nice is that this is a drugstore brand with a relatively low price point. Low enough for me to consider trying it. Its introductory price is a mere $15.90sgd/$10usd

Swatched it on my hand to test out the texture and coverage. Here are the two shades – 01 Natural on top and 02 Radiant on the bottom.

01 fit my skin tone better than 02. I’m not sure how much you can see in this swatch after they’re blended out. In terms of coverage… not much but they were easy to blend and didn’t have a powdery feel to them afterwards. In fact, they left my hand feeling rather soft.

I like that they have a sunscreen factor to them. It appeared to be chemical based though but didn’t have the anti-mmu ingredient. Totally forgot to take note of the ingredients. Sigh. Will try add that on later.

I just bought a suncreen infused product so I doubt I’ll be splurging on this until that’s used up. Anyone else think they’ll give this BB cream a try?

Heya, all you Singaporean lovelies :)

there are three easy to join competitions for Watson’s products. These range from skincare to makeup items.

so go have a look here and here and here. All three ladies are fun to read and have interesting takes on the makeup world and their experiences in it.

have fun! and let me know if you win something :P

Shopping my stash again :)

Monistat – base all over
NYX JEP in horseradish – all over lid and smudged up
TSS Float on a Cloud – inner lid
TSS Scatter Brain – mid to outer lid
TSS Be The Fairytale (LE Cindy) – crease upwards
TSS Dueling Divas – highlight
DM just browsin’ black – brows
MM liquid eyeliner in Black
Ardell either demure or 110s.. I think…

went to bed last nite knowing that Farrah Fawcett had passed on. Woke up this morning to find MJ had done the same.

Two people that don’t know I exist but who I’ve been aware of and at some points crazy about.

Kinda reminds me that I’m really approaching that time in life where my icons will be moving on. I’ve already had good friends and relatives go.

Must must must remember to spend as much time as I can with those I love around me so I *don’t* regret not making the effort when the time comes.

*dang* this is hitting home today…

this is one of the best explainations for applying a outer V using eyeshadow. Plus this look only has two shades of color.

Hope you enjoy it/learn as much as I have :D

Totally not beauty related… but here’s what fills my heart to overflowing…

the guy on top is turning 4 next week. the gal is 5.

we were in the car after church and everyone was tired. my little guy lasted the longest and so ended up letting his older sister use his lap as a pillow. he’s really got a good caring heart.

as you can tell, VOX has finally let me back into its fold... sigh... anyways, will continue to cross post from blogspot to here but honestly, if you put me on your google reader, you're gonna get updates much faster than if you keep checking here. Reasons? well, I sometimes post in advance (in other words, I write a whole bunch of posts on one day and tell blogger to take its time to post them. LOL! I know I know its cheating... kinda... but hey, as long as it keeps me sane yah?) and I'm allowed to create drafts (got a super long waiting waiting to be finished), save them and post them later. BTW, I use windows live writer for my blogging efforts at blogger. 

So whether I see you there or here... I'll be reading everyone's blogs everywhere I can ^.^

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I’ve been so bad… looking back, my last proper update was June 3rd! that’s more than 10 days ago! there goes my promise to myself to post at least twice a week. *naughty fr0nd!*

so what have I been up to, you’d probably ask… lots! its the school hols and that always means family time. Plus my cousin went to Taiwan for 2 weeks and left me his car to use. YAY! you can do so many more thing with 3 kids when there’s a car involved.

So we had supper 2x… my kids very first supper. So now they’re true blue Singaporeans! I mean, can you imagine a Singaporean that’s never had supper before… ludicrous!

Here’s some happy faces…

and here was what I enjoyed most…

so of the frothiest teh tarik I’ve had in ages. The froth came past the top of the cup. Sadly though, as I walked back to our table I passed a fan and my lovely froth went flying *cries*

still the drink was smooth and oh so very yummy.

more family stuff to come soon… :)

There’s another false eyelash spree and I need to decide what to buy… LOL!

so here’s my top two choices… Ardell’s Demure and Ardell’s 108s… which do you prefer?

First up is Ardell’s 108s…

Second in line… Ardell’s Demure

I used these also here.

I’ve got 4 pairs of the 108s and am tempted to buy 4 of the demure just as alternatives. I think both have very different effects…

So should I spend the money and get more demures? Let me know what you think via the comment link… :D

For those of you who are on facebook, Maybelline New York is running a makeup workshop next Friday, June 12th. Cost is SGD15 a person.

Get personalized styling guidance from an experienced make-up artist AND experiment w an array of make-up & colors from Maybelline New York!

Each participant walks away w a MNY Starter kit worth $30 :)

Limited to 15 participants/session for the most effective workshop.

After a little consideration, I’ve signed up for the first session (2-3.30pm). Before you ask, no, I’m not going with anyone. I’m quite used to and am comfortable running solo… but having said that, if anyone wants to join me, I’d love to meet up and share the experience with you.

Am looking forward to, perhaps, learning some new techniques, trying new products and of course, exploring that goodie bag! new ‘toys’ are always fun to have!!