Weekend haul

There is a Metro 20% storewide sale this weekend and I took the chance to grab some of my skincare that is running out.

Ettusais make off, Biotherm moisturiser and (to chalk up to $150 purchase to get some freebies) Biotherm make up base in purple.



Also, I took the chance of my impulsive shopping mood today and bought the pazzion heels that I have been aiming for some time. I spent about 30 mins in the shop deciding on the colour and size of the shoes to get. The grey pair is available in smaller (and more fitting) size but a pity it is not perfect due to some crumpled leather at the back of the shoes. The black one looks nicer on me due to my thunder calves and do not have the crumpled leather defect. However, it is only available in the bigger size.:( I was told that I am not allowed to take photo of the shoes so I am not able to show the picture of the black heels here. Here is a photo of the grey heels:



On my way back to Orchard Mrt, I dropped by cotton on (having great sales from $5) to try my luck in getting a vest similar to this from F21:

Instead, I grabbed a pair of $5 shorts (U.P. $15) and joined the long queue just for this item. When it was my turn to pay, I saw this green floral scarf which I wanted 2 weeks ago when I saw it at the AMK outlet. It was a full priced item ($14.95) then. So happy to get it at $5 today even though I was told it is an ugly scarf. I intend to pair it with my white/ beige tank with a light denim bottom and brown belt. Hope it turns out nice.

Half Moon Pedicure

I haven't mentioned anything about this in my blog... but I have started a craze over nail polish since... erm last year? This is my collection so far.... excluding the earlier bottles of cheaper nail polishes I bought.

I have missed out one bottle of Colour Club Magic Attraction in this shot. I will be taking photos of that bottle together with some of my new collections. =)

From the photo, I realised that the colours of the nail polishes that I have collected so far are mainly the 'darker' colours. The few colours that are considered as 'bright' in the collection is the Sally Hansen pink (at the leftmost of the front row) and this glitter pink polish that I got from Tokyo (rightmost of the back row). The Sephora by OPI is a gift from my friend who went to the States recently, she remembers that I am a fan of blue nail polishes.

Recently, I have been inspired to do the half moon pedicure after reading some posts online. Not very nicely painted, but this is what I came out with on my ugly toes...

This is done with China Glaze Eyes like Sapphire and this gold nail polish I got from John little some time back. I did the 'half moons' with the help from the 'hole reinforcement' stickers that we use to stick on the punched holes of our notes.

I haven't had the time to do the half moon manicure as most of you know that it is not easy to move around when our fingers are freshly painted with the polishes. I hope I will have time to try out some of the new OPI polishes that I have just purchased.

Agnes b. 2010 Spring/ Summer e-mook

Finally collected the Agnes b. e-mook from Kinokuniya Liang Court last Sunday. I can't wait to open the GWP that comes with the e-mook, hence I took a seat at the bench outside the bookstore to open up the GWP.


Sidetrack abit... At Liang Court, I saw this girl who went to the same secondary school and university as I did. She was with her boyfriend but what really caught my eyes was her turquoise quilted Chanel bag. Below is a picture of the Chanel bag. I wish that one day I can own a bag from Chanel too. Being a Niao gui (miser), I am only just beginning to purchase their cosmetics items. =)

Okay, now back to the e-mook. This is the Agnes b. 2010 Spring/Summer e-mook:

And this is the GWP that came with the e-mook. I guess this is the main reason for many of us to get the e-mook. According to the counter staff, the first shipment of the e-mook was sold out very fast upon arrival at the bookstore.

Last year, the Agnes b. lunch tote that came with Steady magazine was accompanied with a plastic Agnes b. voyage charm. This time, the tote that came with the Agnes b. e-mook was accompanied with a red metal charm with ab. print embossed on it. I have hung it on my ab. hearts bag that I got from Japan last August.

This is the GWP bag:

There should be a second shipment of the e-mook coming to Kinokuniya. Hope that every Agnes b. fans managed to get their copy too. =)

Dr Scholl's QTTO Sleeping Socks (寝ながらメディキュット) Review Part 2

I promised to return with the review on the socks.. and here I am! Sorry for the long wait....


This is how one of my calves looks like when wearing the sock



Before I started wearing the socks, I had the vision that wearing these socks will make the fattest part of my calves slimmer. Hence, before I even started wearing them, I measured the fattest part of my calves. After wearing for weeks and even months (although not daily. Some days I was just too tired and dozed off before I even put them on.), I measured the same part of my calves and did not see drastic reduction in the measurement. I am not sure if it is due to human errors or that I did not pay enough attention to the previous measurement, there seems to be around 0.5 cm reduction in the fattest part across my calves.

I was slightly disappointed as I was expecting a drastic reduction in the calves size. At least that was what I thought the sock would have done to my calves. But well, after thinking for some time, it just does not seems to make sense for the calves to reduce a few inches by just wearing the socks for a few months since December 2009. Thus, I decided to do a second test and even took photo of the measurement on my right calf. I shall post a 3rd part of the review if there is any further improvement!!

Putting aside the slimming effects by the socks, I probably should mention some of the benefits the socks brought to my daily life. Everytime my leg was aching and tired after I did my jogging, swimming, shopping or badminton, I will put on the socks and go to sleep (provided I did not dozed off immediately after lying on bed). Each time I put on the socks at night, they give a tight and firm feeling (just like how you feel when you put on your normal tights but it was around 3 times tighter). When I wake up the next morning and took off the socks, the calves seems to have really 'slept' well and is not aching as badly as it was from the previous day's workout. The legs also feel 'lighter' just like what was mentioned in most reviews I read online or even in magazines.

Whether did the socks reduce my calves measurements or not, at least (so far) I am assured that it have prevented my calves measurements from increasing in the past 2 months plus. =)

TMR Earrings SALE!

Item 1: Supergirl Earrings
Colour: Dark Blue Superman Logo
Price: Was SGD$9.90 Now SGD7.90 only!!



Cute Supergirl earrings.


Item 2: Crystal Bow Earrings
Colour: Clear crystals with Red crystal details
Price: Was SGD$12.90 Now SGD$10.90 only!!

A pair of listening ears is the best gift for your loved ones. Pair them with these bows!!



Item 3: American Flag Heart Earrings
Colour: Blue, Red and Clear crystals
Price: Was SGD$14.90 Now SGD$12.90 only!!

You have seen lovely British flag designs on shoes, how about American flag designs on earrings? Get yours today!

Item 4: Ballet Shoes Earrings
Colour: Peach Pearls and Gold or Dusty Pink Pearls and Silver
Price: Was SGD$12.90 Now SGD$10.90 only!!


Seen such charms at Juicy Couture? Get these earrings with dangling ballet shoes to portray the sweet look.

Price includes free normal postage. Let your fingers do the shopping and wait for the item to arrive at your mailbox.

For registered post, please add additional SGD$2.25.

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Shiseido's Integrate Holiday SALE

Shiseido's Integrate is currently only available in Japan and Taiwan.

Sale of Shiseido's Integrate cheek colour from Holiday 2009 collection!

INTEGRATE cheek colour **Limited Edition**

Price: Was SGD$28 Now SGD$23.90 only!!



Colours available

Pink Topaz is currently Sold Out!

Basic directions of application(Click on image to enlarge)

Price includes free normal postage.

For registered post, please add additional SGD$2.25.

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Dr Scholl's QTTO Sleeping Socks (寝ながらメディキュット M) Pre-orders/ Sale

I have received several enquiries on the sale of the sleeping socks since I did my initial review on the socks in one of my earlier posts.

If you are keen in getting the socks, I may do a bulk order if I managed to receive a minimum number of orders from you all. =D

I will post the second part to my review on the socks soon as I have just received the shorter version. Now, I can wear it almost everyday to sleep without worrying about rashes at the back of the knee. =D

Below are the in-stock items for sale! =D I wish these socks are available in Singapore soon!

Item 1: Dr Scholl's Qtto Sleeping Socks Above Knee Length Limited Edition (Brand New)
Picture:

Colour: Black and Pink
Price: SGD$55
Size: M (refer to Size guide below)


Item 2: Dr Scholl's Qtto Sleeping Socks Above Knee Length (Second-hand. Worn around 10 times and hand-washed. Still in good condition.)
Picture:




Colour: Lavendar
Price: SGD$40 only!!!
Size: M (refer to Size guide below)

Size Guide:



Price includes free normal postage.

For registered post, please add additional SGD$2.25.

For pre-orders, please allow 3-4 weeks for ordering and mailing of items.

For in-stock items, please allow 3-5 working days for handling and mailing of items (6-8 days for weeks with holidays).

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Post CNY Sale!! ASOS and Taiwan Auction items for sale!

I am holding a post CNY sale of some of the brand new clothes which I ordered online. They include items from ASOS and taiwan auctions. Let your fingers do the shopping now!

Item 1: ASOS Contrast Ruffle Cami Dress
Colour: Cream
Size: UK Size 10 (ASOS Size Guide: Bust 86 cm, Waist 68 cm, Hips 93.5 cm)
Price: SGD$29

Makes an appropriate "Sisters" dress to your friend's wedding day.

Item 2: ASOS Bow Front Tiered Chiffon Dress
Colour: Black
Size: UK Size 8 (ASOS Size Guide: Bust 81 cm, Waist 63 cm, Hips 88.5 cm)
Price: SGD$29

The Little Black Dress with a touch of kawaii!




Item 3: Taiwan Auction Hearts Printed Tube Top
Colour: Soft Pink (SOLD) / Bright Yellow (Includes Free Necklace White and Pink respectively)
Size: Free size. Measure 30cm (flat across chest)
Price: SGD$10

Pink top is sold! Bright yellow top comes with hot pink star shaped necklace!





Price includes free normal postage.

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Strictly no refund or exchange of items once order is mailed out.

Agnes b. ab heart continues ....

Good news for Agnes b. lovers!!

Agnes b. 2010 spring/summer collection e-mook is launching in Japan on 19th Feb!

Comes with a free large tote bag and heart shaped charm. Measurement of tote is shown in the picture below.







Singapore Kinokuniya should be retailing at SGD$26 for the item. Item should arrive after 20th Feb according to Cotters. =D

Visit the official website here.

NARS Blusher Spree!! Closing Date: 6 Feb 10 Saturday 10 pm

Since these popular blushers are currently not available off the shelves in Singapore, we have decided to open a spree and bring them here for girls here who wish to own them.

Please go to NARS website and select the colour. There are more than 20 colours to select from.


You may also wish to visit Makeupalley to check out their review on the individual colours.


Popular colour includes Orgasm and Deep Throat.

Item: NARS Blush
Price: SGD$48
Colours: NARS Website




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Spree is currently closed. Thanks for the support.

Introducing NARS Blusher

NARS Blusher is available in many countries... but sadly, not yet in Singapore. Before December 2009, I din pay much attention to this brand even though it was mentioned in some variety shows and magazines.

But I am so heng (means lucky lah), I got this NARS blusher from a best friend who came back from her overseas trip in Dec 09. She recommended this blusher in Orgasm and insisted that I try it out. Colour Orgasm is supposed to be the most popular and award winning colour and I also found numerous raves in makeupalley. However, colour Deep Throat seems to have a better review in MUA. This crazy (lol... she is going to kill me...) best friend is one of the reasons for my recent craze over cosmetics and skincare as she always introduce new or popular products to me. She is also one of the reasons to cause the big hole in my pocket since then.

Okay okay. Cut the crap. Let's take a look at the packaging first....

Personally, I will be pretty hesitant to get a blusher for the price of approx. SGD46.... but to be fair... I opened up the box to look at the powder first.

Before I forget, my best friend told me that the black box that contains the blusher will melt (becomes sticky) if placed in or near area of high heat. Thus, it is not advisable to place this blusher in areas where sunlight hits your room.

NARS blusher comes with a simple packaging compared to other blushers like Jill Stuart and Shiseido's Integrate Holiday 2009. Seems like one is the 'hollywood' look and the other is the 'sweet/ kawaii' look.


As usual, the camera is not doing the blusher justice as the colour shown here do not represent the actual colour well enough. Nevertheless, the blusher is a beauty just by looking at it. I haven't try the blusher as I am reserving its virgin application for this Saturday's dinner.

I shall post the review on the blusher colour soon!!! So stay tuned....

Shiseido's Integrate Holiday Cheek Colour Review

Finally took some time to post a review on the Cheek Colour from Shiseido's Integrate Holiday collection.

This is how the packaging looks like





as you can see, the specially designed cover can be used as a mirror too.

There are two colours available for this cheek colour: Pink Topaz and Coral. According to the website, colour pink topaz represents blissful and colour coral represents marriage and giving birth (erm.. sounds abit weird but it is a direct translation I did).

As I am a sucker for pretty cosmetics packaging, I bought the coral colour (Colour 2) as a highlighter.

Opening the cover revealed 6 pretty tones of coral, beige, yellow and white shimmer as well as a nicely wrapped mini flat blusher brush. I tested these colours on the back of my hand even though I had no intention of using this blusher then. I do not have any comments on the mini brush as it is similar to the mini brushes from other Integrate's blushers.

I picked up the brush and lightly swept the first two colours (from the left) at the back of my hand. These two strips of coral tone did not impress me as it is similiar to most of the coral blusher I owned except that they comes with pretty shimmers. I went on and did the same for the next two strips of beige tone (in the middle). Maybe due to the darker skin tone of my hand, I am unable to differentiate the beige tone from my skin colour (maybe this colour could have been more obvious if I had put on some foundation). Lastly, with little expectation, I did the same with the yellow and white strips and I believe that Shiseido have put together these 6 colours for a reason. The final 'touch up' with the highlighter colours gives the 'glowing' effect that all ladies love to do for their cheeks. However, the colours from this blusher are pretty sheer just like some reviews mentioned for Integrate Holiday 2008 palette. Overall, I think that it should make a good highlighter over my other blushers which do not come with shimmer.


I went through many attempts to get a good shot of the colours on the back of my hand but only managed to show the shimmery effect of the blusher/highlighter. First photo is taken with flash followed by the one taken without flash.

And of course, Shiseido's Integrate blusher is made in Japan. This makes me feel that what I paid for is worth the money. This also echoed what I meant in the Dr Scholl's Socks review, that quality comes with the tag "Made in Japan".

Some SAs advised me that ladies with darker skin tone should not use orange/ coral tones as it can make her look darker due to the bronzing effect. I am not very sure about this as I have been using coral blusher for some time. However, I also own a couple of pink blushers. I think I will never get enough of blushers that come with awesome packagings. I am glad I got this limited edition Shiseido's Integrate cheek colour to add to my collection of pretty blushers.

I came across the Bobbi Brown Shimmer Bricks on some beauty blogs and found that the Shiseido's Integrate cheek colour somewhat similar in terms of concept. I would not say that the Integrate cheek colour is a dupe of the Bobbi Brown Shimmer Bricks as I have yet to own the latter for a comparison between the two. Furthermore, Bobbi Brown Shimmer Brick comes with a wider selection of colours - Rose, Pink, Beige, Bronze, Copper Diamond (Limited Edition), Nude (Limited Edition) and many more. I would like to get hold of the popular Pink or Bronze (or even the Limited Edition Nude) Bobbi Brown Shimmer Bricks and post a review on my blog. According to one of the beauty blogs, the normal size Bobbi Brown Shimmer Bricks costs SGD$67. Below is a picture of the Bobbi Brown Shimmer Bricks in Pink.

Jill Stuart Lip Luster Fall 09 Colours

This is Jill Stuart Lip Luster colour 25 Gleaming Dew and 26 Cute Petal that I got from my overseas trip.

Lip Luster Colour 25 Gleaming Dew

Lip Luster Colour 26 Cute Petal

During my visit to the Jill Stuart counter, I tried on most of the lip luster colours at the back of my hand and is unable to decide which colour I should get. Thus, I got the SA to recommend some suitable or popular colours for me. She recommended colour 26 Cute Petal which is a sweet pink shimmer and pointed out that the poster girl (I vaguely remember it to be the following poster) is wearing that colour. She also tested colour 25 on the back of my hand and said that it is Fall 09 colour together with colour 26.

As I always have problem differentiating the colours from lip glosses (not sure if you also experience this problem), plus the fact that the Jill Stuart packaging is simply too pretty to resist, I bought both colour 25 and 26.

I also bought the Mix Compact Blush (Hall of Fame item in Cozycot) colour 06 Fresh Apricot (人气colour).

Simply gorgeous packaging.... do you agree?