My little beauty haul for March

Hello!! It's finally Friday!!

To be honest, I almost can't drag myself up to work this morning. I was hoping that I can sleep and sleep and continuing sleeping. You know what, recently I've seen this post that Ladies need more sleep if not she will be grumpy and men are the ones will have keen the wrath. Hahahahah..
To a certain extent, I think it's quite true. When I don't have enough sleep, I tend to be grumpy and moody until my mind wakes up. Life is tough.

Blah.. enough of my ramblings.

Here is my little beauty haul for this month. Nothing much though, cause my beauty products take a long time to finish all.. My face is small lah! Hahahah

My colleague went overseas last week and offered to help me purchase this lovely mascara from DFS. It's sooo much cheaper than what retailers are selling. I saw this mascara at Sephora, $50. She helped me to purchased it at $37! 

So far I'm loving this mascara.. The holding power is fantastic! Very voluminousness as well. My friends will know that I usually puts on false eyelashes. But when I use this mascara, I will just apply eyeliner and a few coats of mascara. Lovely eyes!!

Bought this China Glaze nail polish when I have my lunch at POMO. They are having some bazaar there. It's quite cheap too. Selling at $8. OPI nail polish are at $10. Not much variety of colors but they do have stocks for those staples colours. 

My favourite Dior - Addict perfume has run out. Currently left with CK - In2U (Heat) perfume which I bought the wrong one. 

Story is that, my friend gave me a small vial as they sample cause it's from her dept's door gift pack to freshie. They have way too much and she gave me. I like the smell! It's light and refreshing. So I went to perfume shop and look for it. Not sure I bought the wrong edition or what. But the smell is not the same as what I have (Small vial). So I change upon this Burberry London (Summer edition) which I love love love. This is a old edition. At least 1 - 2 summers back, Burberry launch this!

I also purchase this Kenzo perfume for my husband... he finished using his Adidas one.

My favorite cleanser!! Next from Khiels' Rare Earth. Bought this from Gmarket. It's alot more cheaper than what counter are selling. I bought this for $22 including shipping!! I think in general Laneige's products are alot more cheaper when you purchase from Gmarket than off the counter.

The next product that I'm going to purchase is the Firming Sleeping Mask & Water Bank Eye Cream which is selling at $49 & $42 respectively at Singapore Laneige's counter.

This is a new makeup remover that I bought to try. I can't really use oil based product especially removing eye makeup cos my eye area are super prone to mila seeds. So I love Biore's Jelly makeup remover which I have been using for quite awhile. Thought it's good for me to have a change and try out other makeup remover.

So far, I feel that it's cleaning power is not too bad. As usual, to remove my eye makeup (waterproof mascara, eyelash glue residue, concealer) I need more than 1 cotton wool and what I think it's good is that it's water base! According to the label, I don't need to double cleanser however I still cleanse it with my cleanser.

That's all for this month...

Have a great weekend!

Xoxo,

Felicia 

Make-up: Primer vs Ampoule

When I did my pre wedding photo shoot, I was aware that my bridal shop charged $25 for eyelash / facial ampoule.

I thought it's way too expensive, so i bought my own. The false eyelash that I bought are slightly drama than the normal day to day type that I wear. And ampoules, i bought from Gmarket @ $10. It's pretty cheap for 10 vials of Collagen ampoule which i read that it's good for makeup. But my MUA rejected what i bought. Saying my eyelash is too drama, more suitable for AD - night makeup and the ampoule i buy is not for makeup usage. More for beauty usage.

So i paid extra S$80... i don't know what's the breakdown but I just paid cos I was running abit late for my photoshoot.

Soon I'll have my trial makeup for AD. So before I do my trial makeup, I intend to purchase  all sort of different types of lashes & I don't want to use ampoules, instead I would purchase this and ask the MUA to use this instead. Smashbox primer! As per recommended by a local MUA! And what she says in her blog is soo true!

Below is an extract from her blog:

 # 1: Do ampoules work?
 - Yes, if you get one of a good quality, it works just as well as a high quality serum. However, ampoules work even better when coupled with a facial, when the skin is prepped to receive nutrients, and even better with a high-frequency machine where it encourages the product to be absorbed into the skin. To work is one, but you need the right time to have it work.

 # 2: Do ampoules really make my makeup last longer?
 - No. Honestly, if you expect a beautiful, radiant complexion with your makeup lasting the entire day on your face just because of a "miracle" ampoule, sorry girlfriend, it's not gonna happen. Simply slapping on the product and then the makeup will just be the same as applying your own serum and then makeup.

# 4: Then why do so many bridal makeup artists sell ampoules?
 - It makes them extra cash. Simple as that.
 Just like all these hidden charges that some bridal shops charge you after you thought you got a good deal signing up for a $1888 all-in-one package, you end up having to top up for every single detail after. I know of a couple who topped up something like $90 for 3 ampoules, for both groom and bride. $90?! That's daylight robbery for ampoules. Ampoules are available at $5 or less each. 

Question 5: What shall I do then? They are pushy and say my skin is "very bad and in dire need" of some ampoules?
 - Argh! I hate it when people in the beauty industry try to push products by criticising their clients. It just gives us such a bad rep.
Firstly, in the months leading up to your big day, you should start taking good care of your skin.
Monthly facials are a good way to relax and deep cleanse your skin.
Next, make sure you exfoliate! If you have a thick layer of old or peeling skin, not even a boxful of ampoules is going to help, and any makeup applied will always bring more attention to flakey skin. I use Dermalogica's Daily Microfoliant which is gentle but effective.
Battle extremes with the right skincare. Too dry and everything just looks powdery and doesn't apply smoothly. Too oily and makeup slides off. Using the right skincare regiment will ensure your skin is well prepped.

Pls read more from her blog!

So I decided to purchase Smashbox items from their website! They offer travel size! =)

Going to Sephora to try out the colours first! (^_^v)

Xoxoxo,

Felicia