Monday, 6 October 2014

Haul: Watsons and Sasa

Soooo.. I've been really good about not buying anymore makeup seeing that my collection can probably last me the next 10 years!! But it has been a while since i blogged a haul so I thought I will do a mini one today! (:

Watsons had a 3-day sale last week and I happened to chance upon it. 20% off storewide when you spend at least $30.. and I thought to myself "that's very do-able!". Plus Sasa had an event and I couldn't resist the sale so here we are with this haul. (:
My entire loot!

First up is Essence! I figured they are never on sale so this was seriously the best time to get them. As tempted as I was to get everything, I held back on lipliners, eyeshadows and blushes and only got 2 nail polishes instead. The shades I got are 172 Splash! and 173 Over The Rainbow. Both shades are a slight duo-chrome and look so pretty in the bottle. I'm especially in love with Over The Rainbow which is the blue-ish purple shade! Regularly at SG$2.90 each, they were only SG$2.32 after discount (steal!).
Left to right: 173 Over The Rainbow and 172 Splash!.

Pen gel liners has been out for a while now and ever since I saw Maybelline release their version of it, I've been wanting to try it so I finally got my hands on it during this sale. It usually retails for S$21.90 but I got it for SG$17.52 after the 20% discount. Will definitely update with a review on this one!
Maybelline Lasting Drama pen gel liner.

This item wasn't part of the 20% discount because it is already on sale. I've heard people say how easy it is to use and since it's now on offer for SG$13.90, I thought why not try it out. I was deciding between a bright orange-y colour or the darker pink/purple-toned dyes and ended up picking Antique Rose. I'm hoping my hair will look subtly purple in the sunlight but who knows how it'll turn out. Can't wait to try it still!
Liese Bubble Hair Color in Antique Rose.

On another occasion, Sasa had an event at Plaza Singapura and there I picked up a couple of skincare for myself and just one makeup item for my sister. One of our holy grail concealers is the Canmake Cover & Stretch Concealer (which I really should do a review on) and it was on sale for only SG$11. I have lots of other concealers to go through so I only got 1 in the shade 01 as a backup for my sister.
Canmake Cover & Stretch concealer in 01.

I became a little obsessed with face masks even since my trip to South Korea and although I bought several months supply of them, I just couldn't pass up on $1 face masks at the Sasa event. I got several from Puretree which I've tried before and the extracts are those which I don't have in my current stash anyway such as Lemon and Honey. I picked up just one packet of Pearl because it seems very luxurious.. haha. Skinlite was the other brand that caught my attention because of their Cucumber masks, so I got a regular sheet mask as well as a peel-off mask.
Assorted face masks.

That's everything I've got to share in this mini haul. Hope you had a great long weekend! (:

Thursday, 2 October 2014

My NYX Powder Blushes collection (review + swatches)


* Sorry for the disappearing act! I know I have been gone for months and my poor blog is lacking alot of love. Alot has happened in recent months but I am back now with this long-overdue review. Hope you enjoy it! (: *


Today's review features some old products in my collection which I love and they are the NYX powder blushes! NYX is now available in Sephora Singapore but back then I could only get them from Smoochiezz and occasionally online (when there's free shipping). You may have already heard of them because they are super hyped up and for good reason. In the states, these range from US$ 5-6 depending where you get them. At Sephora and Smoochiezz, they will set you back SG$10 each. The 7 shades I am swatching today are Silky RosePinkyPeachTerra CottaSpiceEspresso and Pinched.

*Sidetracking a little, I do remember a time when Smoochiezz sold NYX products at a lower price but for the life of me, I can't remember what price I bought the powder blush back then. For comparison sake, the round lipsticks used to be SG$4 but are now SG$6 (hence I think the blushes then were $7-8).*

Top row, left to right: Silky Rose, Pinky, Peach and Terra Cotta.
Bottom row, left to right: Spice, Espresso and Pinched.

Top row, left to right: Silky Rose, Pinky, Peach and Terra Cotta.
Bottom row, left to right: Spice, Espresso and Pinched.




PB04 Silky Rose.

PB05 Pinky.

PB 06 Peach.

PB12 Terra Cotta.

PB14 Spice.

PB23 Espresso.

PB25 Pinched.


I love these NYX blushes and definitely get a lot of use out of them. My favourites are Silky Rose, Peach, Spice and Pinched. If they weren't so expensive in Singapore, I'd probably have alot more in my collection but as mentioned earlier, I bought some of them long ago through Smoochiezz when their prices were lower while others I bought online at near US recommended retail prices. Still, I would thoroughly recommend them because they have such a wide colour selection of various finishes and have great pigmentation and staying power. Which is your favourite shade of the NYX powder blush? Do let me know and I'd love to check them out! (: