Dior Bird of Paradise Collection for Summer 2013 Review

Hi everyone. If you could see me right now, you will probably think that a zombie has taken over my blog to write you this post. Reason being, I have been sick for over a week and the haze is NOT helping. Although I might not be able to breathe through my nose, take a deep breath or stop coughing (plus I sound like a man), I cannot neglect the blog any longer. 

Now, to help you get the zombie image out of your head, let's talk about something a lot more delightful: Dior Bird of Paradise Collection for Summer 2013. 

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To be honest, I haven't been overly excited about the Summer 2013 releases and the Dior Bird of Paradise Collection for Summer 2013 was the first one that caught my attention since I love peacocky colours (my hair is in fact ombre in a peacock inspired color at the moment!). 

I will be reviewing the Diorskin Nude Tan Paradise Duo Blush & Bronzing Powder in 001 Pink Glow, the 5 Couleurs Eyeshadow Palette in 374 Blue Lagoon, Dior Addict lipsticks in 431 On the Beach & 751 Exotique, the Dior Jelly Lip Pen in 636 Carioca & 656 Gaia as well as the Bird of Paradise Summer Nail Lacquer Duo in 001 Samba & 002 Bahia.

Products I've Used Up | April 2013

Hi everyone. This blog post will be the first in a "Products I've Used Up" series that I am starting on the blog. Since I have quite a hefty collection of beauty products, I always have a huge sense of accomplishment whenever I use something up. 

I thought it will be an interesting read if I showcase some products that I have used up along with some mini reviews as well as mentioning whether or not I will repurchase them. 

Some of the products have a tiny bit left when I took the photos but all of them are gone by the time I am typing this post. The reason for that is that I want to show you the texture or look of the product. Also, it's very very difficult for me to keep a product that is completely empty because I always feel a strong urge to throw something out once I've used them up (It's not OCD is it??). 

Without further ado, let's have a look at the products that I have used up in the past month or so.

PRODUCTS 1~5

From left: Shu Uemura Skin Purifier Porefinist Gentle Foaming Cleansing Water, Michael Todd Organic Lemon AHA+ DMAE Toner, Michael Todd Moisture Lite Non-oily Hydrating Lotion, Michael Todd Intensive Organic Cream Eye Treatment & Maybelline Baby Lips in Smoothing Cherry.

Dior Cherie Bow Collection for Spring 2013 Review | Cherie Bow Palette in Powder Pink, 5 Couleurs Cherie Bow in Ballerina Pink, Diorblush Cherie Bow in Pink Happiness & Tender Coral, Dior Addict Lipstick in Charmante, Candide & Espiegle, Dior Vernis in Tutu, Gris Trianon & Rosy Bow

Pink has always been and always will be one of my favourite colours on earth. Hence you can probably guess that I was VERY VERY excited when I spotted the (very pink) Dior Cherie Bow Collection for Spring 2013. 

Oh, and I LOVE bows too. You can stick a bow onto almost anything and I will think that it's cute.

The above reason will pretty much explain why this happened.

I went a little crazy and bought the Cherie Bow palette in 001 Powder Pink, the 5 Couleurs Cherie Bow in 724 Ballerina Pink, the Diorblush Cherie Bow in 659 Tender Coral & 729 Pink Happiness, the Dior Addict Lipsticks in 437 Charmante, 457 Candide, 687 Espiegle and the Dior Vernis in 155 Tutu, 306 Gris Trianon & 355 Rosy Bow.

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)

Dior Golden Jungle Collection Review

Hi everyone. As mentioned in my previous post, here's the review on Dior Golden Jungle Collection for fall/ autumn. 

I would have gotten this post up earlier but something very disastrous happened to my blog over the weekend. I was formatting some folders on my phone and not knowing that my blog and phone are somehow linked to each other, I lost every single photo that I posted on my blog as a result. I then spent hours and hours trying to locate all the photos on my many hard disks and re-uploaded everything one by one. When I managed to re-upload everything, I noticed that many of my blog posts links are broken(that includes links on the blog and on search engines). It was an absolute nightmare.

Let's just hope that nothing of that magnitude will happen again. 

Anyways, sorry for going off topic yet again. Let's proceed with the review.

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This is quite a huge fall collection with two Golden Jungle Palettes, four 3 Couleurs Glow, one Dior Vernis Duo, two Dior Vernis, two Dior Blush, one 5 Couleurs Palette, one 5 Couleurs Designer Palette, three Rouge Dior, four Rouge Serum and four Dior Addict Lipsticks (Full list on Dior's website: link). As the name of the collection implies, this collection mainly consists of golden tones as well as hues inspired by the jungle, such as earthy brown tones and various green shades.

I purchased the 5 Couleurs Designer Palette in 308 Khaki Design, 5 Couleurs Palette in 774 Golden Savannah, Rouge Dior Rouge Serum in 430 Gold Beige Serum and the Golden Jungle Crocodile Effects Nails Dior Vernis Duo.

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

Be Iconic: Dior Addict Extreme Lipsticks (326 Incognito, 366 Pink Icon & 639 Riviera) & Dior Rosy Glow Blush (001 Petal) Review

Hi everyone. Guess what I have for you today?

This is probably a not-so-smart question because you can clearly tell what I have in this lovely shopping bag if you have read the title to this post.

Tadahhhhhh~~ The Dior Rosy Glow Healthy Glow Awakening Blush and the Dior Addict Extreme Lipsticks in 326 Incognito, 366 Pink Icon and 639 Riviera.