Saturday 29 September 2012

MY MAKEUP TOP SECRET!!!!


THERE YOU GO!!! 
I finally bought my ring light and I rushed home to get all the photos done because I know ALL OF YOU HAVE BEEN WAITING FOR THIS!
I don't usually share my makeup products because you can't get some of them in SG. But these are the really good ones so I hope u enjoy reading this post and do tell me if u can get them in SG=P

TADAH!!!!!!! These are all the items in my makeup box *WAVE WAVE*
I actually have a lot more at home but I always travel a lot so I put all my most BELOVED ones with me always! So these are really my TOP SECRET!
I bought my huge makeup box from NARAYA! It's a very famous "tourist" brand in Thailand in case u don't know about it! And u will be really surprised to know the price *SCREAM*
If I remember correctly, I bought the bag at 110-150 baht which is around $5 SGD!
I often lose myself when I'm in the shop hahaha and it's getting more n more common now as you can see people carrying it around SG.
OPPS!! I've gone way too far!! BACK TO MY TOP SECRET :)
LET'S START WITH MY BASE N FOUNDATION

Honestly speaking, I'm the laziest person in the world so I don't really like my makeup procedure to be complicated.  *WINK WINK*
First, I apply my makeup base after my skincare.
It's actually a sunblock and it can also be used as a makeup base. It is very popular and common in Taiwan and i think it is also selling in SG right now if I'm not wrong.
Sunblock is the most important procedure. It is part of my skincare routine so I will apply it everyday and trust me, your skin will be much better if u keep the good habit of sun-blocking!
My concealer is from Bobbi Brown, it's quite a common one among all the girls so you can go n check it out at their stores!
and LAST BUT NOT LEAST!! here comes my foundation
L'oreal 3-tone Foundation
This is so far the best foundation that i've ever used, but sadly we can't get it in SG *CRY*
It is super hot-selling in Taiwan and I really wonder why they don't have it in SG! The powder is really small and it matches our skintone perfectly! My skin looks so flawless and silky with it and I really cant live without it!!! Let's pray that they will be selling it here SOON!!

This are the eyeshadows that I use and ok I know they're all in brown *SHY*
I think brown eyeshadow matches Asian skin tone the best that is why most of the girls have at least one brown palette in their bag haha!!
And my procedure goes like this,
I apply KATE gel eye shadow as the base for my eye makeup and the color will be more define and long lasting afterwards.
The other 2 palettes are from LUNASOL and MJ.
I'm quite surprised that most of the girl in SG have never heard of the brand LUNASOL before because it is SO DAMN POPULAR in JAPAN, HONG KONG AND TAIWAN!!!!!
I got mine in Taiwan when they were having their X'mas special collection so I bought it at a really good deal *SMILE*
The palette is actually very useful as it comes with 8 colors and i really love the way the eyeshadow colors look on my eye! <3

Gonna share with you the way I do my eye makeup :p
I like to highlight the bottom eyeline so it looks really nice when you smile. I don't what they call in in English but they call it "wo-chan"  The idol who has the thickest wo-chan should be Show Luo hahaha!!!

This is how my makeup normally looks like. I would love to post a tutorial soon :) And long smiley eyes are my signature look so as u can see I extend and thicken my eyeliner at the end of my eyes!

These are all the tools that I use for my eyes and eyebrows!!
I use MAYBELLINE eyeliner and this is really my FAVORITE one because it's really dark and thin so u can draw it easily! HIGHLY recommended for the liquid eyeliner newbies! :)
I know most of you will find my makeup look quite unique but actually I did most of the same steps like everyone else! But there is one thing that I need to do to complete MIO LOOK! :p hahaha the answer is EYEBROWS!!!
I like thick and straight eyebrow like Korean female celebs :D and I also use eyebrow dye in order to match my hair color!! Don't you find it weird if u have blond hair but your eyebrows are BLACK???

I also like very long bottom lashes!! So I will apply mascara until I get the result I'm satisfied with! I think it helps to give a more define look and for those who are lazy, u can actually just put false bottom lashes! But because I'm super moron and I have totally no skill at it, I shall just continue to stick to the old and traditional method *LAUGH*

Also, I like to apply glitter at the bottom of my eyes to make myself look more adorable *SHY*  It looks like you are about to tear anytime! Don't u think it looks very innocent? *PUPPY EYE*

FINALLY we come to the MOST FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTION!!!
Everybody has been asking me, "WHAT BLUSHER ARE YOU USING PLS TELL ME!"
Here comes my answer! I'm using JILL STUART 4-color blusher and SADLY WE CAN'T GET IT HERE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ): The color is really cute like those sweet pinky pinky type and I love the highlight color too!
U can mix n match the color around to change the combination in order to match your eye makeup! But i still prefer to mix all of them together and apply in a circular motion <3

Another good thing about this blusher is that there is a brush attached to it so it's really user friendly and the packaging of the blusher is really nice too :D

My way of putting blusher, smile and apply it in circular motion :p
Highlight your cheekbone,forehead and nose (SUPER IMPORTANT!!)
I realise that pictures with and without highlighting has such a HUGE difference! So this is a must for me when I go to photoshoot and your features will look sharper when you do it too!!!

TADAH~~ I'm done with my cheeks! I often apply thicker blusher so it will be more natural after a period of time and I dun have to do touch up as well!! *HEHEHE*

I'm very lazy to apply lipstick so I only have a 1 with me and 1 red lipstick for blogshop photoshoots! The pink lipstick is from Nature Republic so unfortunately we can't get it here :( But I really love this lipstick because it's a tint lipstick meaning the color will not fade easily so i dont really have to touch up *CHEESE*

I have a huge chubby face and I really hate it! ): Hope I can go botox soon and make it slimmer!! I always look so chubby in pictures *FAINT*  So i'll apply large amount of shading on my face. U can skip this part if u have a small face *JELLY*

I'm using bronzer from NARS. I also have their famous Orgasm and Angelika blushers but I think my mom stole them and I've no idea of where they are now!! *SORRY*

LAST BUT NOT LEAST, EYELASHES!
I only use eyelashes with good quality but there is no way for me to spend $30 on one box of eyelashes because I need to use them everyday. So I started to look around and I finally found a shop I trust in in Bugis Street. I have been buying all my false lashes from these shop since 2 years ago and the prices still remain the same!! *THUMBS UP*
It's at level 3 of the new section of Bugis Street. The shop is just beside the escalator! I love their lashes because the quality is really good, unlike those thick and plasticky kind! They are selling the lashes at $15 per box and I always stock up over there! I normally go for a natural kind so most of my false lashes are NOT SUITABLE FOR EMILY *HEHEHEHE*

Gonna end my post with a picture taken during TTR's photoshoot!!
I hope I've answered all of your questions regarding my makeup! But do tell me if I left anything out ok???  I will try my best to post a make up tutorial soon if you girls want to see it!!! <3
xoxo to my readers~~

Friday 28 September 2012

Redang Here I Come~~~


I know many of you are sick of me when I mention the word "Redang" haha!!!
Finally, here is my post of my Redang Adventure~~ *YAY*  almost died from editing all these pictures!
It was a very very last-minute decision and I'm so glad that I managed to get 3 people to accompany the boring couple to this damn ulu place *LOL*
For those who don't know, it takes 12 hours of coach and 1 hr of ferry to reach this heaven, so basically we were dead by the time we reached *HAHAHAHA*  But everyone knew that it was really worth the time travelling and we were damn excited!!!
The coach departed at 9.30pm so we met up to have our dinner at Golden Mile before we starved ourselves in the coach!
And we went to NANA~~~~~  the food was surprisingly delicious!!
Can you tell how excited Vicky was??? She couldn't sleep the whole day and she brought soooooooooo many clothes just for our 4D3N trip *LAUGH*
Everyone was expecting to charge their batteries in the coach so most of us didn't have much sleep earlier on. I woke up at 8am in the morning and I had 3 photoshoots before I went down to meet the guys so I was really exhausted ):
But the terrible thing is..................     the aircon in the bus was SO DAMN STRONG that everyone was shivering and none of us managed to sleep!!!!!!!!!!! *GOSH*
Yappy took out some of his T-shirts to cover his feet LOL!!!
We told the bus driver the adjust the temperature and he was like "this is the warmest"  *ROLL EYES* Can't u see all of us are shivering????
And this is the action we took to stop the aircon from working; we stuffed tissue paper into the ventilation holes *LOL* It did help abit but I still didn't manage to sleep at all. *SIGH
Luckily I had a cardigan from GipsyPixie with me! And it is long sleeved!! i mean, who will bring a knit cardigan to a beach resort when they didn't know that the coach would be freezing!! *PISSED*
The coach dropped us at some very ulu kampong place and we had to wait 1hr for the ferry! The ferry only have 2 departure timings which are 9am and 12pm.
This girl suffered the most during the journey, look at how sexy she is *LOL*
This is the meal that caused Darren, the Thai boy, to puke in the ferry and that was just the beginning of his terrible nightmare. He lost his passport, YES I KNOW RIGHT and also he had super high fever, poor little sick kitten! *OWWWW*
Happy us, but all of us changed our face right after 20min of the ferry journey.....
Finally!!!!!!!!!!! After 13hours of traveling........ we are finally here at this GOD DAMN ISLAND!!
This sick boy, still can act cute to me *ROLL EYES*
Very nice of the hotel, they sent a buggy to pick us up!!
wahhhhhhhhhhhhhh............................................................. this is the view from our lobby!
Happy couple!!
Look at these!!!! The sand is so soft!!! I've totally fallen in love with this place. I've never felt this relaxed before!
No one could stop themself from smiling *HEHE*
we went to have our lunch before check-in our room and the hotel food is so yummy, GOSH i gain so much by eating the hotel food!! The best thing is, all our meals are covered under the package!
And the moment we got into our room, the girls SCREAMED LIKE MADDDDDDDDDD
I can't describe how high the pitch was but I know that the people who stay opposite were trying to make fun of us *LOL*
I know the room looks really normal in the picture but trust me it's NOT!!!!!! Can u imagine not lying on a bed for 2days? It's so happy to see beds!!!! I feel at home!! And the room was pretty big, there are 4 single beds and our room was connected to the boys' room!
Things that i bought to the trip!!!
After settling down, we changed outfits and got ready for our 1st snorkeling
We felt pretty unwell because the boat was really shaky but nothing could stop our excitement!
Vicky has a really epic face in the middle pic lol
My act cute version *PASS*
Darren, Thai boy, act cute version *PASS*
And here comes the.......
Crazy woman act cute version *..........*
Our big and empty lobby..
2nd day of our trip!! Wearing this red gradient dress from EGP. it totally suits the environment, doesn't it??
I did brought my makeup box to Redang but none of us were willing to make an effort to put on makeup because we were playing with water and also snorkeling everyday!
View from our dining place, such a paradise......
This was just my 1st plate for the breakfast!! I LOVE THEIR FOOD!!!
i will never forget the water and the sand there...
The drama 'Summer More More Tea' was filmed here and that's when people started to notice this island!
My beloved Yappy!! Without his help, we wouldn't have been able to go to Redang on our expected day! <3
ok, this is really epic. Dear Darren and Prescillia try to wake us up but neither Vicky and I responded so this is what they did to us!! PLAYING LEGO on our head HUH!!!! And the most shocking thing is that none of us knew what was happening LOL
Very poor boy... he was having high fever but i think he was really crazy because he just left the room and went to the hotel lobby to accompany us.
Can u see how many blankets he used to warm himself?? i feel so sad for him..
My wife Vicky <3