Yayy!! Growing number of followers!! & MISSHA in Brisbane

First thing first, thank you for all the followers ^^ when it first had the a number (1) in the list, I was “OMG!! I have 1 follower! Yay!!” and then it grew.. and stopped at around 8 or something, and I thought.. “Awww.. I have to be patient..” and then it reached 10, I was “Yayyy!! 10!!!” and now it’s 12!! Thanks guys!! You’ve all made my day/night.. hehehehe =] I know it may not seem much, compared to some blogs with hundreds or thousands followers… but yeah, anyway…

Secondly, I went to the MISSHA Outlet again today, yes I feel so lucky that we have 1 in my city, even if it’s a small one.

I had to get the makeup remover, since I’m running out of it. It is located inside the Sunnybank Plaza (the Mall, not the Market Square), near Terry White Chemist, in front of BWS. So anyway, normally it would be just like any other day, but today, I spotted something that just made me go “OMG!!!!” It was this:

NAIL POLISHES!!!!

All sorts of colours and they are only AUD$5.50. ^^
I also found the colour I have been searching all over the place for, I’m calling it muddy brown, hopefully you can see the actual bottle shape, it’s sort of a wonky heart, or a different kind of heart shape. Hehehe… I like it, it’s different! I’ll do a review on it another time, so just stay tuned, I’m meant to make this entry a short and sweet one… =]

Bottom view,

And the top view,

Alright, that’s it for now… I shall write more, real soon… so stay tuned!!

Have a blushfull day!

Gorgeous Cosmetics Haul (30% Off Today Only)

Gorgeous Cosmetics had a 30% off sale today only. Excited, excited… I felt like I wanted to get more than I ended up getting, but no I had to stop myself. Hahaha… And I’m sure they will have some other in store promotions happening in near future, not the 30% off but some other package deals, hopefully. The 30% off sale only happens ONCE every 6 months!! What luck!! My friend, Kylie and I of course were sooo happy that we knew about it.

We did a makeover (redeemable on products…)

as we also had a friend’s 21st straight after, so it was a perfect timing!! Here’s the look… ( I ended up taking a photo of this at the end of the night, so the colour isn’t looking as striking as when it first finished)… love it!

Anyway, without further adue, here’s what I ended up getting (after long decision making session with my brain…): (whoops, there’s a Lush Flying Fox balm there, hahaha… no, I didn’t purchase it at GC, it was my first purchase at Lush)

- Luscious Liquidlips Lip Gloss
- Peach Sunset Colour Pro Blush
- Concealer in Light Neutral (this was the last one!! lucky!! sorry Kylie, you missed out… =(
- Supersize your Eyes package deal consists of:
* Mascara – Onyx Black
* Duo Lash Adhesive (Falsies Glue)
* Madam Lash Dual Flair (Individual) Eyelashes

Ahh, happy happy… these are my new babies that will last me awhile and I sure will use these a lot, I can assure you that!!!

Here’s just some closeup photos of each item (tried my best to find the best lighting to show off the colour… sorry if it doesn’t come out the best):

^^Peach Sunset Blush

^^Concealer in Light Neutral (Lucky Last!!)

Formula Five Mascara (Onyx Black)

Liquidlips in Luscious

And, last but not least, I have to mention my new favourite thing I now carry around everywhere… and can’t help but to love it… can you guess what it is?

^__^ (happy, smiley face… this smells sooo good in my sense of smell, it just hits the spot, it’s just nice, although this balm is milder in comparison to the shower gel, but this is handy, as I can carry it around everywhere with me!! =D yayyy!!)

Well, how time flies, I better get going. Talk to you all soon!!! Have a blushfull day~
Goodnight all…
muwaahhh!!
-d

Kesalan Patharan

This is one of the reasons why oh why I love or just more interested in overseas products, outside Australia, since there are way too many that are Unavailable in Australia. I am a big softie on products I cannot find in Australia. One of the many brands that I will soon be talking about in this blog is

KESALAN PATHARAN

When I first heard, or more like ‘read’ the name, I thought it was Phillipino or Thai or Indian somewhat Southeast Asian origin and only sold around there, but I was wrong, this is sold in Japan. Ahh Japan, imagine my haul when I finally go to Japan. There are too many brands that are available in Japan… *cries*

Here’s a sneak peek of what it has to offer to all of us makeup lovers:

Holiday Coffret “Jewelled Rose” 2009

It originated in 1987 by a professional makeup artist. This brand was originally designed to target the professional makeup artists, however it has ventured out and loved by other makeup lovers for its quality.
The name comes from an Indian legend, from the seeds of a rare plant. The seeds brought luck and happiness and that’s the idea of this brand, to bring luck and happiness.

Have you tried Kesalan Patharan? What do you think of it?

Guerlain Spring Collection 2010: Cherry Blossom

Dear Guerlain,

So I’ve never woken up to such things I wanted to grab and touch out of the computer screen before. But this morning, I read Make Me Blushhh and Musings of a Muse and you’ve just made me want to hate you but you know I love you!! *Touches screen* I think I just knocked myself in the head.
These are KA-BOOM!! Hit me right in the head. So gorgeous, so beautiful, it’s just heavenly!
So excited, if they’re even going to be released in Australia… Ohhh, wish wish.
And Natalia Vodianova looks gorgeous with these colours and the fan, ahh…

The collection comes in:


Namely,

- Limited Edition Eyeshadow Quad Ombrelles
- Limited Edition Cherry Blossom Blush
- Limited Edition Voyage Meteorites Compact
- Insolence Blooming Perfume

Don’t you just loooveee the colours? The design? I do!! Hehehe… If I’m not wrong, these will be a Limited Edition. OH!! The more reason to buy! ^^ Especially this one:
So, dear Guerlain, what have you done? You’ve set my heart on fire!!

What do you think of it? Love it? Which one are you eyeing?

I Have To Mention This Makeup Artist

She is amazing. She’s done so many different kinds of looks, flawless, and very into the characters that she created using her face as the canvas. Her name is KANDEE JOHNSON,

you can check out her blog HERE or if you could, do check out her youtube videos where she’ll be showing you tutorials step by step on any look you want, such as her latest one SNOW WHITE!!! She can sing, she can act, she does brilliant makeup, it’s amazing.
Oh, she even did an MICHAEL JACKSON , OOMPA LOOMPA , EDWARD SCISSORHANDS ?? I know right? She is really.. truly… awesome. I’d love to learn more…

Here is a photo shoot she did with her friend who is a photographer, and the result is as though it’s been photoshopped!! But she did all the makeup! Flawless!

Photo taken from IAN RUHTER PHOTOGRAPHY

Just thought I’d share with you all~

Have a blushfull day
-d

Lush Flying Fox

I went to Lush for the first time the other day, and I got so curious at almost everything! For the first time in my life I was really ‘curious to smell and try’ Lush products!
Anyway, there are few items I have in mind that I want to get eventually, but if I have to pick just one kind of smell that really left an impression within me, lingers as I exited the store, and until this time I want to go back and pick it up because I just want to sniff it again and again because it gives me some sort of therapeutic, soothing feeling, and it gives me a relief somehow. Hahaha, that’s a first!! It is called…

FLYING FOX

It comes either as a shower gel and a temple balm (which I’m sure I would just use it as a solid perfume), but anyway, I shall just talk about the scent…

Lush describes it as:

Honey & Jasmine, Mood-calming, Sensual
Flying Fox is voluptuous, sexy and gorgeous. Mark and Helen developed this deliciously sensual gel with tons of soothing honey and buckets of calming (but devilishly aphrodisiac) jasmine to make you transform your moody, stroppy days into sheer joy for all those you share the house with. Mark originally imagined that Flying Fox would suit women best – because he thinks that women are more likely to be moody and stroppy.
&
Lascivious, licentious, vivacious and insatiable, this is the Sex-Appeal Honey with masses of jasmine. Contains the finest aphrodisiac essential oils, plus the best three oils for controlling PMS and tons (almost) of soothing honey. Use generously all over your body and wash your hair with it if you dare! To make you smell sexy whether you are going out for the night or staying in with a friend.

100g – AUD$10.95
250g – AUD$19.95
500g – AUD$30.50

Ingredients: (long list beware)
Honey, Sodium Laureth Sulfate, Chinese Angelica, Burdock Root and Jasmine Flower Infusion (Angelica sinensis, Arctium lappa and Jasminum officinale), Sodium cocoamphoacetate, Hungarian Honey, Greek Honey, English Honey, Perfume, Jasmine Absolute (Jasminum officinale), Ylang Ylang Oil (Cananga odorata), Cypress Oil (Cupressus sempervirens), Palmarossa Oil (Cymbopogan martini), Methylparaben, Propylparaben.

To me, it smells like jasmine green tea with a hint of honey, and I love it! End of discussion. It is currently in my ‘most wanted’ list. hahaha…

Be Gorgeous…

Since I (and my friends) now know my first and last MAC makeover turned rather disasterous, I must say that I am very pleased with the complimentary makeup application I had today with… no other than…

GORGEOUS COSMETICS

A little bit about Gorgeous Cosmetics~
It is about looking fresh and natural, and still looking like yourself, and not as though you have painted your face or caked your face.
GC is the brainchild of renowned makeup artist and hairdresser, David McConnell. GC is the first Australian luxury cosmetics brand and first launched in 1999.
It has stores in Melbourne, Brisbane and Sydney.
GC links with the Academy of Makeup.

My friend Kylie and I met up in the city today at… surprise surprise… LUSH!!
That’s amazing and surprising for both of us, … we used to hate LUSH! I mean, we would not even consider lingering or walking near passing the store, let alone checking out the products inside the store for farrrr longer than 15 minutes. Hahaha…
Anyway, fast forward to Gorgeous Cosmetics (I’ll be shortening it to GC).

The girl, Deanna, was the same MA I spoke to yesterday. She is really really nice and honest, to be honest. At first she applied foundations on Kylie, tried on different shades, different coverage, see what worked under different lights. She even made us walk out of the store, carried a mirror, and told us to check out our face under the normal outdoor/sun light! No other makeup artist had made me do that! Oh, and another interesting thing I found today, she said that Kylie was more yellow and I’m half pink half yellow, more pink even. I was utterly surprised!! =O No one has told me that I have pink in my skin!! Well, everyone’s been saying I’m yellow and I was blinded to believe I am and will always be, but I guess I was wrong. Oh so wrong, maybe that’s why some foundations had not really worked for me. Hahahaha, you really do need the pro in this kind of situations, don’t you…

Anyway, after Kylie was done with the foundations selection and compact powder selection, it was my turn. I was kind of nervous of what was to come, but I am so glad I came to GC today. Found my perfect colour, tried it, and the result is …. flawless!!
So, as Kylie said (quote): “Say No To MAC!” Hahahaha… no, we don’t hate MAC, we just prefer GC. We still love some of MAC products, we just prefer GC base makeups. Both Kylie and I got the same package: 1 Compact Powder, 1 Sheer Brilliance Liquid Foundation, 1 Base Foundation Primer. Oooohh happy happy… so excited to try it tomorrow!
Oh, before I forget, I love the smell. Both the primer and the liquid foundation have this really nice smell to it that I never had encountered with any other foundations. When I finally can think of how to describe its smell, I shall edit this… I’m sorry I can’t truly describe the scent here, but I must say it smells so so so nice.

The package ^^

And here’s what my compact powder looks like, Kylie’s compact has the logo on it, instead of the name, hahaha…
And here’s my… finally flawless face! Kylie and I both are loving it at the moment.. we can’t help but think.. “omg! flawless! omg!! this is so niceee… ” hahaha…

The photo below is taken WITH FLASH!! Would you believe it? It’s WITH FLASH!! And I don’t look shiny or greasy =]

So, yeah, that’s that. We’re going back soon, thinking of getting the concealer and the custom eyeshadow palette (4 colours compact that includes: 1 blush, 1 highlighter, 2 eyeshadows, customised!) Or the lipstick… or… I will just let you know after our mini haul.
Oh we are so loving that little store at the moment…

A glimpse of what the store looks like in Brisbane. It’s located at Macarthur Place, just across St George, corner of Queen St and Edward St, next to where the Arts & Crafts & Books warehouse is (the old Dymocks). <3 it!
Last but not least, even when I feel I’m flushed, my cheeks don’t turn bright red, like with other foundations. So I must say, this foundation is indeed really good, it stays put and hopefully, soon I can tell you that I might just found my HG!! OMG!!

Have a blushfull day~

As Promised – MAC Haul & Eye Makeup

So here are some photos of the eye makeup of the night. At first I think it’s ok, and in these close up photos, they look ok, …
BUT!!! I’m serious…. in all the photos on that night, the makeup looked overdone, the eyebrows came out too strong, and my face looked wayyyy too bronze and too shiny, so I’m not too pleased about that, to be honest. Ahh well, there’s always going to be this little hiccup along the way anyway, like one of my close friends said, I shall find the balance one day, I shall find it myself, and it will be a natural look. But here they are…

I have to say I loved the colour, but it didn’t work out very well on the night. Ahh well…
Oh, and my eyelashes were not curled at all, so yeah… =(
NOTE to SELF: when I finally get the Coastal Scents 88 Palette I would be able to try out this look on myself and I probably would go slightly softer so that it would not look too ‘drag queen’-ish. And I would curl my lashes and I would not colour / fill in my eyebrows too much like that … Oh, and to NOT brush too much bronzer all over my face!

And here are my latest addition to my little MAC collection:
- Mineralized Satinfinish Liquid Foundation in NW25 (I’m not sure I suit NC30 or this better..)
- Bronzing Powder in Golden (I swear too much of this on me would make me 10x tanner!! NO!!)
- Volcanic Ash Thermal Mask (so soothing and refreshing and cleansing, my first mask)

Ok, since I have to wake up really early tomorrow for the 2nd day training day at David Jones (boring, due to the fact that I’ve done all these before….) I have to head off to sleep… So I shall have to bid you all goodnight!!

Have a blushfull day!!
MWAH!!
-dana

What’s To Come

I’m still here!! I’ve been so busy the past few days I can’t really get to upload and write much, so I’m just updating that there will be more to come, and here are the list of what’s coming up:
- my first MAC 1 on 1 session
- another eye makeup experiment
- happy moments
- and more

So yeah, stay tuned, don’t go away… till next time!

Have a blushfull day!

I’m NW25!!

Just bought my first MAC foundation and thought I share it here, before I run off to my friend’s 21st party (yes, that’s you Michelle!!)

Guess what! Remember all these while I’ve been saying I’m an NC30? Well, I tried on an NW25 today!! It was the MSF (Mineralized Satinfinish Liquid Foundation). The MA (Makeup Artist) was really nice, her name is Sanaz by the way, and she said I have a warmer undertone than a cool one, and I like the result of the makeup!! I shall post up photos later tonight, hopefully.
But for now, there we go… you just never know, but I’m liking this finish she gave me and the eye makeup she did for me is so so nice, I’m loving the colours and the shape, the eyebrow, all of it! =D

Ok, ok, I better go, talk to you all soon!!
Oh wait, before I go, yes, I did end up hauling some MAC and finally decided whether it was the Studio Sculpt or the Mineralized Satinfinish, and whether to get NC30 or NW25…
I’ll post up the photos later, but here’s the list of what I got today:
Have you guessed what I got already?

- Mineralized Satinfinish in NW25!!!
- Bronzing Powder in Golden
- Volcanic Ash Thermal Mask

Have a blushfull night!