NARS Pleasures of Paris: 2 Looks!

Thanks for all the positive feedback on my last FOTD! :D Maybe it's the way I crop my photos, but in real life, I'm not cute. Anyone having a get-together? I'm not coming. :) Thanks gals~

This bear was a gift from the fiance for my b-day last year.  He sits next to my makeup hehe ~ :)

The NARS palettes usually contain 1 color that I wouldn't use, but all the colors in 9951 Pleasures of Paris (or Doucers de Paris) are great, go-to shades for me~

New Stuff, Part 1!

Just wanted to share some of my new things! I'm still waiting on a few items, so I'll do a Part 2 later on~ I only meant to get an eye cream, haha! I'll just excuse myself and say it's to reward myself for surviving a stressful month... ;P

By the way, I got some of this from eBay! In Part 2, I'll list the sellers I bought from.

Shiseido Sun Protection Eye Cream SPF32 PA+++
Shiseido Concentrated Anti-Wrinkle Eye Cream
Walgreens Sheer Dry-Touch Sunscreen SPF55
Burt's Bees Intensive Repairing Serum
NARS Pleasures of Paris Palette
Lunasol 02 White Gradation

Quick Demo! Vita-Mix 5200!

The fiance's parents bought us a Vita-Mix juicer a couple weeks ago - it's so nifty! Gals who are getting married - I highly recommend you put this on your gift registry thing!! 

So here's a quick demo! What I used - blueberries, blackberries, kiwi, yogurt, kefir and soymilk. This is the juicer, in all it's glory:

Simple Look! Lavshuca Eye Color Select BR-1 Palette~

Hi hi! Just wanted to do a quickie look of the day. :)

Love the peachy-nude, shimmery effect this palette gives. :) Sorry, I didn't take photos of all the stuff I used. Nothing too exciting though, haha~

On the face: Shiseido Brightening Veil, Shiseido blush duo

On the eyes: Lavshuca Eye Color Select BR-1

On the lips: Dior Addict High Shine #352 Champagne Blush

Recent Hitting Pans: Product Adieus!

I don't consider myself a make-up "collector" since I don't really let things accumulate. (An exception is made for eyeshadow though, he he.) Here are some products I've pretty much finished. I'm not going to mention things like lip balm or nail creams, because they're in the trash right now.

So, I'll state how long it took me to finish the items, and some final thoughts as they transition out of my daily routine! The product photos aren't pretty - I didn't clean the items beforehand, sorry. :P

By the way, I'd just like to share the following video with you - it's just food for thought. At the very least, it has cute animation! It's ~20 minutes, so watch it if you have some time to spare. I'd love to know what you think about it! :)

Review: A few things from MAC Cosmetics!

I'm not generally excited about MAC products, what with their 50209842903 collections per season. Their packaging is so basic it's painful - a black, light-weight plastic. I think some drugstore makeup lines have more exciting designs, honestly. Well anyway, it's the inside that counts... right?

One thing I do really admire about MAC is their loyal fan base. I don't know of any other brand that literally has a whole sub-culture associated with it! It's like a cult! ;)

Despite my ho-hum attitude towards MAC, I have managed to accumulate a few of their basic items, which I will briefly review today. I only own 5 things, so this shouldn't take long, LOL.

Review: Christian Dior 5-Color Iridescent Eyeshadow - 909 Pink May

I'm reviewing things out of season, yet again! This was an Asia-exclusive quint that was part of the Spring 2008 Flower Blossom collection.

This is my first foray into Dior eyeshadows, and I have to say, I'm hooked! The colors in this palette are totally me. Courtesy of Jojoba's reviews on Dior quints, I'm also lemming the Summer Star and Golds quints, but I'm never going to find them, of course haha.

"But hey! There are similar quints out there!" Don't care. "But there are dupes of the shades in those quints everywhere in other lines!" No thanks. Sometimes, you just want the "real thing" if ya know what I mean. ;-P

Anyway, on to Pink May - my love.

My Favorite Purple Eyeshadow: Jane Eye Zing in Perfection

Yep!! You read it right - my HG purple eyeshadow (for now! xD). Many of you might be thinking, Whoa, is she nuts?? How can someone have a favorite purple, when there are so many crazy gorgeous purples on this planet?? 

Notice that I said "MY" favorite, which means it likely won't be your favorite. But I thought I'd write about it anyway, both to pay tribute to the Jane Cosmetics brand (which has sadly filed for bankruptcy and is being discontinued), and also just to have fun gushing over this one particular eyeshadow, he he.

(Really, this is not a in-depth 360 review! It's just a collection spotlight.)