MAC Archie's Girls Collection Review

MAC Archie's Girls. This collection has been out for so long in certain parts of the world that I think nearly everyone in Beauty-blogland would have read if not reviewed items from this collection.

However, since this collection was JUST released on my shores not too long ago, I decided to review it anyways because I am VERY impressed with most of the items I got.

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I have not kept up with MAC collections for a long time because the sheer amount of collections that MAC keeps pumping out makes it absolutely impossible (and somewhat uninteresting). I think it was around this time last year that I reviewed a MAC collection (It was a review on the In Extra Dimension & Tres Cheek Collection- LINK). 

The MAC Archie's Girls Collection is a colossal one with lipsticks, lipglasses, eyeliners, pigments, eyeshadow palette, mascara, blush, face powder and nail lacquers inspired by the two main female characters in Archie's Comic- Betty and Veronica. There's also accessories in the form of brush kit, coin purse, mirror, makeup bag and a tote. 

Laura Mercier Holiday Colour Collections | Christmas 2012

Hi everyone. MERRY CHRISTMAS!! This review might be a bit late since it's already Christmas day but I hope it will still be an interesting read for you. Also, I think that most of the items are still available so you can still pick it up for yourself/ a loved one as a year end treat. (Who says that gift-giving is only for Christmas?)

Laura Mercier released several holiday collections this year. There is a Signature Collection that is the most luxurious and high-end of the releases (LINK). The packaging for the Signature Collection is very luxe and gorgeous but it comes with a hefty price tag too. A Body and Bath Collection was also released with limited edition sets of Laura Mercier's beautiful candles, lotions, hand creams and bath products (LINK). There's also a collection called the "Art Deco Muse Collection"(LINK). The Art Deco Muse Collection has colours that are perfect to create a luxurious festive party look. 

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The Holiday Colour Collections is the only one that caught my attention. This part of the collection contains:

• Glamour Wardrobe- Dual Decker for Eyes, Cheeks & Lips
• 2 Colour-to-go Portable Palette for Eyes, Cheeks & Lips (Cool Neutrals & Warm Neutrals)
• 2 Mini Lip Glace Collection (Rich Berries & Soft Nudes)
• 2 Mini Baked Eye Trio (Smoky Metallics & Golden Metallics)
• Deluxe Travel Brush Collection
• Smoky Effects Mini Kohl Eye Pencil Collection
• Artist's Palette for Eyes (Sephora Exclusive in the US)

Dior Grand Bal Collection Review | Christmas 2012

Hi everyone. I am going to review for you one of my personal favourite releases this Christmas/ holiday and it is the Dior Grand Bal Collection. This collection has such an opulent touch to it in terms of the colours and packaging as well as the name: Grand Bal (which literally means Grand Ball in English, obviously). 

This collection contains:

• The Dior Grand Bal Couture Makeup Palette (Palette Grand Bal Carnet de Maquillage, inspired by the Carnet de Bal which is the dance card that dancers in the past would write down the name of their partners)
• 4 Diorific Lipsticks (037 Diorling, 038 Diva, 039 Lady & 040 Marilyn for regions outside of Asia. Instead of the 4 red shades, the names are the same in the Asian version with different numbers and colors: 340 Diorling, 520 Diva, 653 Marilyn & 677 Lady) 
• 4 Vernis Diorific (011 Lady, 207 Diorling, 751 Marilyn & 901 Diva)
• 2 Dior 5 Couleurs Eyeshadow Palette (524 Night Golds & 764 Fairy Golds)
• 2 Dior Addict Ultra Gloss (Outside of Asia: 774 Ceremony Red & 424 Lame Gold, Asia: 224 Lame Gold & 774 Ceremony Red)
• The Diorshow Extase Instant Oversize Volume Mascara in 090 Black
• The Diorskin Poudre Libre in 431 Gold Dust

(source- international website & source- Taiwan regional site)

Laura Mercier Signature Colour Essentials for Face, Eyes & Lips Review

Hi everyone. I am going to review a makeup set for you today. I really like makeup sets like this because not only is it a great way to try out different products and colours, it also tend to cost less than buying each product individually. 

As seen in the blog title, the main character of this post is the Signature Colour Essentials For Face, Eyes and Lips by Laura Mercier.

I bought this set during the Nordstrom anniversary sale and I wasn't planning on reviewing it until I saw it in Laura Mercier counters in Malaysia. For people living in the US, this product is a Nordstrom exclusive item and it's still available online (as of 16th of October 2012).

Holika Holika Love Fantasy Blush (01 Pink, 02 Peach & 03 Red), Heartful Moisture Lipstick (BG401 Baby Beige, CR301 Sweet Coral & OR210 Fresh Orange) and Face 2 Change Dial Gloss (04 Shine Pink)

Hi everyone. I am going to review some Holika Holika products for you today. I have had these items for a couple of months already but I just have too many product reviews to get through, hence the massive delay. (Returning readers might have spotted these in my last Project 366 post HERE)

I have the Love Fantasy Blush in 01 Pink Fantasy, 02 Peach Fantasy & 03 Red Fantasy; the Heartful Moisture Lipstick in BG401 Baby Beige, CR301 Sweet Coral & OR210 Fresh Orange and the Face 2 Change Dial Gloss in 04 Shine Pink.

Etude House LUCIDarling Fantastic Gradation Eyes (#7 Miss Tangerine), Fantastic Gradation Cheeks (#4 Mix & Glow) & Fantastic Rouge Gloss (#1Party Pink, #3 Pixel Milky PInk & #5 Pixel Coral) Review

Hi everyone. I have yet another Etude House review for you today. I've always had some glosses from the LUCIDarling collection and I recently purchased an eyeshadow palette and the highlight powder in the range, so I decided to do a collective review on them.

The packaging is really nice in my opinion. It photographs so well too!!

I have the Fantastic Gradation Eyes in #7 Miss Tangerine, Fantastic Gradation Cheek in #4 Mix & Glow and Fantastic Rouge Gloss in #1 Party Red, #3 Pixel Milky Pink & #5 Pixel Coral.

Canmake Nudy Glow Rouge (02 Strawberry Whip, 05 Honey Latte & 06 Peach Milk) & Canmake Candy Wrap Lip (02 Navel Drop & 03 Peach Shower) Review

Hi everyone. When I was trying to decide what I want to review for you in this post, I realised that I haven't talked about any Japanese cosmetics on my blog. I went through my makeup stash and picked out some Japanese products that I love to share with you.

First up, Canmake Nudy Glow Rouge and Canmake Candy Wrap Lip.

Dior Croisette Summer 2012: Dior Addict Lip Care Lip Balm (003 Crystal Coral), Dior Addict Lipsticks (354 Palace & 544 Jet Set) & Dior Addict Ultra Gloss (542 Flash) Review

Hi everyone. It's been 4 days since my last post and I blame it on the Uefa Euro 2012 Cup, learning to play the guitar, me trying to get back into exercising regularly and my right eyelid that has been twitching since Friday (if you have any tips on how to make it stop then please share, it's been driving me crazy).

Today I am going to share a short and sweet review of Dior Croisette Summer 2012 Lip products.

This collection contains:

• Dior Skin Nude Bronzing Powder 
• Dior Skin Nude Colour and Glow Powder (I am not sure about the shades released with the Skin Nude powders)
• 2 Croisette Edition 5 Couleurs Eyeshadow Palette. 224 Swimming Pool is a cool-toned pastel palette and 654 Aurora is a warm bronzy gold palette.
• 2 Eye Gloss in 560 Tan and 750 Sunset
• 3 Dior Addict Voluptuous Lip Care Lip Balm in 001 Crystal, 002 Crystal Pink and 003 Crystal Coral 
• 2 Dior Vernis in 401 Saint Tropez and 231 Bikini
• 1 Diorshow Liner Waterproof in 258 Turquoise
• 3 Dior Addict Ultra Gloss in 432 Brown Panama, 464 Pink Croisette and 542 Flash (although on the website it's called Orange Pareo)
• 3 Dior Addict Lipstick in 354 Palace, 414 Casual Gold and 544 Jet Set

There is also the Dior Skin Nude Foundation, Diorshow mascara maximizer and Diorshow waterproof mascara listed on the Dior website.

I have 1 Dior Addict Voluptuous Lip Care Lip Balm in 003 Crystal Coral, 2 Dior Addict Lipstick in 354 Palace and 544 Jet Set as well as 1 Dior Addict Ultra Gloss in 542 Flash

Chanel Summer 2012 Collection: Soleil Tan De Chanel Bronzing Powder (907 Sable Beige), Rouge Coco Shine (447 En Vogue & 437 Empreinte), Glossimer (337 Calypso) & Perfection Lumiere Review

Hi everyone. I am sure many of you living in the Northern hemisphere must be so excited for the arrival of summer. Even though summer is not my favourite season per se, summer makeup collections are in fact one of my favourite releases in the year.

I am going to review Chanel's summer 2012 makeup collection known as Summertime De Chanel today. Inspired by the warmth of the sun, this collection features products to help you create sun-kissed glowing skin as well as vibrant colours that will complement such radiant complexions.

This is quite a big collection for Chanel's standard. It contains:

• 2 Soleil Tan de Chanel Luminous Bronzing Powder in 907 Sable Beige and 917 Sable Rose
• 1 Ombres Contrastes Duo in 37 Sable-Emouvant
• 1 Le Crayon Yeux in 47 Brun Intense
• 1 Le Crayon Khol in 75 Peche Cuivre
• 2 Rouge Coco Shine in 437 Empreinte and 447 En Vogue
• 2 Levres Scintillantes Glossimer in 327 Sirocco and 337 Calypso
• 3 Le Vernis Nail Colour in 597 Island, 607 Delight and 617 Holiday

There is also an Inimitable Waterproof mascara, Vitalumiere Aqua foundation, Soleil Tan de Chanel Sheer Illuminating Fluid and the Rouge Coco Baume listed on the Chanel website but I think those are permanent items whereas everything else apart from the eyeshadow duo are limited edition.

 I got the Soleil Tan de Chanel in 907 Sable Beige, Rouge Coco Shine lipsticks in 437 Empreinte and 447 En Vogue, Glossimer in 337 Calypso and Le Vernis Nail Colour in 597 Island. I also have the Perfection Lumiere Foundation in 12 Beige Rose.

Etude House Miss Tangerine Sweet Shower Lips (#1 Shiny Pink Shower, #2 Sweet Berry Blossom & #5 Sweet Peach Shower), Nymph Aura Jelly Tint Blusher (#2 Red Orange) & Dear Darling Roll Roll Gloss (#3 Grapefruit Sherbet & #7 Raspberry Smoothie) Review

Hi everyone. I am going to review some Etude House products today. I have had these products for quite some time now (before I started doing product reviews on the blog) but I wasn't sure if these items are still available, so I hadn't written a post on them. 

A quick visit to the Etude House store earlier this week and I saw these items still on display. I also found them to be available in various online stores. So I decided to write a post on them because I love Etude House products~~

I have the Miss Tangerine Sweet Shower Lips in #1 Shiny Pink Shower, #2 Sweet Berry Blossom and #5 Sweet Peach Shower (I wanted to review these ages ago but I kept procrastinating, hence I didn't throw out the boxes because I always try to photograph products in their original packaging). Then I have the Dear Darling Roll Roll Gloss in #3 Grapefruit Sherbet and #7 Raspberry Smoothie. Finally I have the Nymph Aura Jelly Tint Blusher in #2 Red Orange.

MAC Naturally, Shop Mac Cook Mac, Vera and Chen Man Haul and review

Hi everyone. I am super late in posting up this post but better late than never I guess. I have for you a collective haul and swatches of Mac collections that came out in late February (Naturally) and early March (Shop Mac Cook Mac, Vera and Chen Man) in Malaysia. These are all limited edition collections so I am not sure if they are still available. From my experience, these collections do not tend to sell out very quickly here in Malaysia so it might still be in stock. 


I will try to be more up to date next time >_<


I have not bought anything from Mac in a while because Mac just comes out with so many collections that it got a little overwhelming (and slightly impossible) to follow. But I saw swatches from these collections and there are just some items that I couldn't resist. 


NATURALLY (Winter 2011)

Mac comes out with a nude tone winter collection every year and with neutral makeup looks being my go-to makeup look, I was naturally very attracted to this collection (pun intended).

(Mine came in the Glitter and Ice collection shopping bag -.-". It probably didn't do very well and they still have the bags leftover from Christmas)

This collection is HUGE and since it's not on the Mac website anymore I won't bother listing out everything here. You can check out this blog here for the full product list and colour descriptions of everything in the collection (Temptalia is awesome and I follow her blog religiously).

I purchased 1 Mineralize Skin Finish in Red Head, 3 Mineralize eyeshadow in Summer Haze, Twilight Falls and Daylight, 1 mineralize blush in Early Morning and 2 lipsticks in A Perfect Day and Sweet Sunrise.

Laura Mercier Lingerie Collection for Spring 2012 Makeup Review and Look

Hello everyone. 
Today I have a makeup look inspired by the Laura Mercier Spring 2012 collection. As the name of the collection suggests, this collection comprises of very feminine and romantic colours inspired by fabrics and colours from the Victorian era.

I purchased 5 products from this collection: the eye and cheek palette, Creme Cheek colour in Innocent Peach, Sheer Lip Colour in Kissable Lips and Nude Lips and Lip Shine in Naked Apricot.

*Please excuse the dust* 


Let's take a closer look at the products shall we.