How to do a Vacation-Ready Makeup for your Year End Travels

Time really flies, isn't it? It's coming to the end of 2019!

I bet many of you have planned for a year end vacation to somewhere nice. For some of us, getting away to nearby countries such as Bali for the weekend may be the most doable option right now. Whatever your travel plans are, I have a easy glam makeup tutorial just for you!

Simple, Glam, Vacation Makeup Tutorial 

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Estée Lauder Christmas Gift Sets 2017 Review

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The most joyous time of the year has arrived! As you indulge in the festive cheer, have you given some thought to your Christmas shopping? I am sure you did, since it is just 15 days away!

Apologies I have been busy and couldn't do up a more comprehensive gift guide featuring all my favourite beauty brands on a single blog post. Follow me on Instagram and Facebook, and you will see an assortment of different beauty gift ideas on my feed, all through November & December!

Since I only have time for ONE blog post for this Christmas season, I'd like to dedicate it to one of my top five most favourite luxury brands since the day I discovered my passion for makeup & beauty, and this is none other than Estée Lauder! (I can still vividly remember my first EL face wash I invested when I was 15, and how the ANR gift sets lured me to throw in my first full-time salary when I was 20!)

Estée Lauder Double Wear Nude Water Fresh Makeup and Pure Color Envy Lip Volumizer Review

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Exciting news for Double Wear fans - the wait is over! The brand new variant of the ever popular foundation : Estée Lauder Double Wear Nude Water Fresh Makeup is here in Singapore!

1st Impresions: L'Oreal True Match Cushion and Color Riche Paris Fashion Week Moist Matte Lipsticks

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Inspired by the runway of Paris Fashion Week, L’Oréal Makeup Designer takes another notch up with the latest 4 new makeup additions: 

1. True Match Blur Cream
2. True Match Cushion
3. Lucent Magique Mono Blush
4. Color Riche Paris Fashion Week Moist Matte Lipstick

These four products are conveniently packaged in exquisite packaging, and this makes them super travel-friendly. I adore all of them but I am only going to talk more about my number one & two passion - cushion and lipsticks. :)

*Above pic shows how these products reached me in a press kit form (not available for sale in a set though.)

Maybelline Super BB Fresh Matte Cushion Review

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2016 was a year of cushions - and this cushion trend is here to stay through 2017 as well, maybe even longer.

Maybelline already hopped on the bandwagon some time back with their first Super BB Cushion. This January 2017, Maybelline Singapore is going to welcome the new year with a NEW addition to the line: Super BB Fresh Matte Cushion.

Was really stoked to be amongst the first few to lay my hands on this cushion. My skin seemed to have better luck with Western cushions and Japanese cushions over time - they don't break me out as much as Korean cushions. And this Maybelline Super BB Fresh Matte Cushion particularly excites me because it is a hydrating formula with a high coverage & matte finish, targeted at oily/combi skin! And that's totally like a godsend for yours truly, ahem. :)

L'Oréal Infallible 24H Foundation and Color Riche Collection Star 24 Karat Gold: Review, Swatches and MOTD (Part 2)

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DARING LIPS - GLOW IN GOLD

COLOR RICHE 24K GOLD STAR COLLECTION

Available in 6 shades, S$21.90

Together with Infallible 24H Foundation, L'Oréal Color Riche Collection Star 24 Karat Gold was also launched today in Singapore.

Since its first launch over 30 years ago, L'Oréal Paris Makeup has continued to reinvent this lipstick formula to provide consumers with the richest colour and richest care. Now, the latest development is the introduction of Color Riche Collection Star 24K Gold metallic lipstick collection, where the lippies are enriched with lip-loving oils, velvety pigments and... (listen up here!) 24 KARAT GOLD! Yes, the brand is pampering us with real gold!

Even though they are metallic lipsticks, these are definitely not the old-school type of drying metallic lipsticks that makes one look 8 years older. This L'Oréal line still retains its Color Riche moisturizing formula...uh no wait, it's an improved version of it!

The Star item of this new lipstick line is in the shade G101- Le Gold. The versatility of its multi-functions of a lipstick, eyeshadow stick and highlighter makes it endearing. Not to mention you can also layering it on another shade to create on-trend ombré lips.

SWATCHES

From left: R601, RB602, P601, N601, G101, M601.

 

All shades contain gold shimmers; while some contain slightly bigger speckles and others are more subtle. Details of shades as below...

L'Oréal Infallible 24H Foundation and Color Riche Collection Star 24 Karat Gold: Review, Swatches and MOTD (Part 1)

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L'Oréal Paris Makeup just launched Infallible 24H Foundation and Color Riche Collection Star 24 Karat Gold in Singapore today. 2017 will be a stunning year of  L'Oréal Paris makeup releases and I am so elated to see more of what this beauty giant is going to come up.

L'Oréal Infallible 24H Foundation

 

This collection of base makeup consists of Infallible 24H Stay Fresh Liquid Foundation and Infallible 24H Powder Foundation. Highly rated among beauty lovers across the world, this is one foundie L'Oréal fans have been waiting for. Its most-loved factor has got to be as its name suggests - 24 hour long wear.

Infallible 24H Stay Fresh Liquid Foundation

Available in 8 shades. S$32.90.

This formula contains hydrating Hyaluron Complex which delivers hydration for 10 hours, while its 24hour non-stop formula stays on and feel fresh from day to night. High coverage, highly pigmented - this liquid foundation promises to resist 5 signs of makeup meltdown:

• No Imperfections, No Shine, No Transfer, No Dry-out and No Mask-Effect.

Review of Clio Kill Cover Stamping Foundation SPF50+ PA+++

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First stamping foundation in a compact - CLIO's latest release stirred up some fairy dust in the beauty community recently.

"It is not a cushion."

As the box is first opened, that catchy phrase just catches your attention. (Yes! I love liquid foundies more than BB cushion actually, so this is just awesome.)

Amazing Makeup Under S$20 - Review of Palladio Velvet Matte + First Impressions of other Palladio Picks

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Every girl deserves to be pretty; quality makeup should be made accessible to everyone.

That is my fundamental belief.

Although I am an avid collector of luxury makeup as well, I still believe the market needs more affordable and high quality makeup... so everyone can look & feel beautiful, anytime. In my quest for cheap & good makeup, I have met certain beauty brands that did not disappoint. However, these are only a handful...and sometimes even "drugstore" beauty products cost more than $25 for a single item.

PALLADIO BEAUTY SINGAPORE 

Palladio is a US drugstore brand that retails at Ulta - a large chain of beauty stores in USA. Palladio is unique for infusing its cosmetics with botanical herbs and vitamins. This year 2016, Palladio Singapore officially launches at Guardian Singapore.

Their products are marked at incredible prices, not exceeding SGD20 for any one item.

I am thrilled to share some of my favourite picks from the brand, starting with their very popular...

BB Cushion Evolution - Review of New LANEIGE BB Cushion Pore Control and Whitening

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Sorry lovelies for the lack of updates on the blog lately! I have just officially moved into my first matrimonial home! And the past two months were a mad craze of overseeing my interior designers, contractors, getting furniture & furnishings, shifting from two homes to one, cleaning/packing/unpacking and now, trying to organise a housewarming party as well as plan an overseas trip. (Gosh!)

Now that I am finally more available to blog, I have decided to review the newly packaged and improved formula of the  Laneige BB Cushion (both Pore Control and Whitening) that I have used for more than a month.

Don't you find this pretty & very elegant holographic design cover exceptionally alluring? This new packaging is also much more slicker and easier to carry around for touch-ups. 

Note: Your old BB cushion refills won't fit this new one.

Givenchy Teint Couture Cushion Review

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Givenchy beauty launched its first cushion foundation in Singapore last year in December 2015. I was invited to the worldwide launch event and received the very gorgeous goodie box with courtesy of Givenchy Singapore. Consisting of Givenchy Live Irresistible Eau de parfum and Givenchy Teint Couture Cushion, the exquisite box of babies have since become awesome additions to my beauty stash.

Korea Label ver. Chongsungah 22 Brand Launch and 1st Impressions!

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Korea's popular makeup label, ver. Chosungah 22 recently held their brand launch in Artisteaq Mandarin Gallery, Singapore. Thanks to Sasa Singapore, beauty lovers can finally access this vibrant & wacky brand without paying hefty shipping fees.

For those who haven't heard of ver. Chosungah 22 yet, this brand was founded by a very influential pioneer South's Korea makeup artist named Chosungah who has shaped Korean makeup trends into what it is today. Having worked with so many top Korean pop stars and celebrities, she still goes by her motto: "Makeup should be  simple and fun" And this spirit has seeped into her makeup line.

Had a lot of fun with my girlies (our Singapore beauty influencers) learning makeup tips through a makeup demo by the Korean makeup artists.

L'Oreal Makeup Designer Paris True Match Genius 4-in-1 Foundation: Review, Swatches, MOTD in Osaka

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When I first opened this delivery package, I felt so pampered. (Thanks L'Oreal Makeup Singapore!)It was such a pretty "gift set" and so lovely to behold.

Opens like a book, this media kit (not available for sale, sorry!) contains one of their latest makeup products- L'Oreal Genius 4-in-1 Foundation by True Match.

For Beloved One Melasleeping Brightening Daily Defence Cream - Review, Swatches & MOTD

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Remember the BB Cream hype when it was first introduced some years ago? Next comes CC cream...and now, we've got DD cream. Yes you heard right. DD Cream = Daily Defence Cream.

I first got acquainted with For Beloved One Melasleeping Brightening Daily Defence Cream at a blogger friend's private party. 

Founded by a Taiwanese beauty editor in 2003, For Beloved One is a brand known for being the pioneer of the world's first bio-cellulose facial mask. With many awards & accolades under its belt, FBO spiked in popularity in Singapore since last year 2015.

After trying For Beloved One Melasleeping Brightening DD Cream for two months, I decide to review it here.

Yves Saint Laurent YSL Fusion Ink Cushion Foundation: Review, Swatches and MOTD

Look how elegant & luxe this packaging is! Oh the feels!

Amongst the numerous cushions I own in this couple of years, lately I have developed a penchant for Western ones more so than the Korean ones. Although we all know that Koreans are the pioneer/mastermind behind the cushion technology; but as the point of writing, many Korean cushions have limited shades, and the finish is also a hit or miss for individuals. For combination-oily skin like mine and residing in humid climate like I do, most Korean cushions pose another prevalent problem of longevity.

Following Lancôme and L'Oréal, many other big brands such as Givenchy, Dior, YSL, Biotherm also jumped onto the bandwagon - no wonder we say 2016 is a year for cushion foundations. And judging from the amazing compact technology of convenience-and-beauty-in-one, we totally understand why this hype never dies!

YSL Singapore is the first in the world to launch Fusion Ink Cushion Foundation on 20th Feb 2016, at the YSL Beauty Boutique at ION. 

So this was what happened to my vanity on the first day of the launch of Fusion Ink Cushion.

LIMITED TIME PROMO of YSL Cushion + any lipstick at SGD109 (For the first 100 customers at ION YSL) with free customisation of wordings is just too attractive to miss for any self-respecting beauty aficionado. Ahem.

On normal days, the cushion retails at S$88 for the case and a single sponge; subsequent refills can be purchased at $58.

1st Impressions: Jane Iredale Glow Time Mineral BB Cream + Starter Kit (Light/Clair)

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Lately I receive more praises for how my skin looks better & more radiant! Apart from the BBL treatment I just did, I credit to the foundies I have been testing on my face – Jane Iredale.  

Jane Iredale brands itself as the skin care makeup; and its makeup is free from the bad ingredients such as: talc, synthetic preservatives, FD&C dyes, synthetic fragrances and petroleum; Made with Pharmaceutical Grades of antioxidant and vitamins, it is non-comodogenic and contain effective UVA/UVB sunscreens that are recommended by The Skin Cancer Foundation.

Featuring in this post are the Glow Time Mineral BB Cream + Starter Kit (Light/Clair) that consists of:

• Smooth Affair Facial Primer & Brightener
• Warm Silk Amazing Base Loose Mineral Powder
• Warm Silk PurePressed Base Mineral Foundation
• POMMISST Hydration Spray
• A mini powder brush and a gorgeous silver cosmetic bag with mirror

My First Impressions
I simply love the yellow undertones and finish of the BB cream – makes my skin looks dewy and healthy sans the greasiness! It has one of the best coverage amongst BB creams unparalleled in the market. As for the loose mineral powder, it has slightly more sheen than the PurePressed base powder but both produce an excellent “my skin but better” natural satin finish on the face. 

The downside of this amazing line of foundies is that they caused some tiny bumps on my sensitive skin after prolonged wear. My skin often reacts to mineral makeup anyway. I believe for those of you who have no problems with mineral makeup, this is da bomb for you!

Jane Iredale also have loads of other products such as their awesome lip & eye makeup and some starter palettes good for those who wants skincare in their makeup!

Hop over to www.beautyresourcesstore.com now and key in coupon code "Faith" to enjoy 10% DISCOUNT on any item!! ☑️👀

Happy shopping!!

 

Too Faced Born This Way Foundation Review

 I was pretty stoked when I heard Too Faced was launching its Born This Way Foundation on 7 August 2015 in Singapore. I have read and heard good reviews about it since its launch in the US, from my western counterparts through social media and the internet. I took a quick glimpse of the ingredients and saw that it contains good stuff for the skin. Hence, I was determined to purchase it as soon as it reaches my local shores.

After using this for some days, I decided to review this product which has made me pin for months.

Ingredients: Water (Aqua) (Eau), Cyclopentasiloxane, Glycerin, Aluminum Starch Octenylsuccinate, Isododecane, Polyglyceryl-4 Isostearate, Cetyl PEG/PPG-10/1 Dimethicone, Hexyl Laurate, Dimethicone, Ethylhexyl Methoxycinnamate, Magnesium Sulfate, Diphenyl Dimethicone, Tribehenin, Triethoxycaprylylsilane, Disteardimonium Hectorite, Polysilicone-11, Propylene Carbonate, Tetrahexyldecyl Ascorbate, Cocos Nucifera Water, Ethylhexyl Palmitate, Rhododendron Ferrugineum Extract, Alcohol, Silica Dimethyl Silylate, Lecithin, Pistacia Lentiscus (Mastic) Gum, Butylene Glycol, Potassium Sorbate, Sodium Hyaluronate, EDTA, Caprylyl Glycol, Phenoxyethanol. May Contain/Peut Contenir (+/-): Titanium Dioxide (CI 77891), Iron Oxides (CI 77491, CI 77492, CI 77499).

This oil-free foundation is medium-buildable-to-full coverage. Too Faced markets it as a foundation that acheive results of skin that "wake up like this". It promises to blur out your complexion imperfections and give you naturally radiant skin that people will think that you were born this way. #IWokeUpLikeThis #BornThisChio

Very catchy.

Anyways, here comes some swatches ( not done by me):

Picture credit: mybeautybunny.com/

Looks pretty pigmented eh? And above swatches are only a portion of the entire collection of 18 shades. You will surely find a shade match. So before you go "Gaga" about this like I did, let's look at some pictures of ME in it.