Les Merveilleuses by Ladurée Spring Collection 2013 | Mini Face Color Trio Review

Desserts (or macarons to be more precise) and makeup are some of the things that I truly love. As a result, I have always had a very strong affection towards Les Merveilleuses by Ladurée makeup. 

I have only tried their limited edition Cream Cheek Base released in Autumn 2012 (my review HERE) but I have always longed for more.

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When I saw the promo images and product lineup for their Spring 2013 collection, I went into makeup ninja mode and hunted the internet obsessively for a way to get my hands on some of the products. (For those of you who don't know, the Les Merveilleuses by Ladurée makeup line is only available in Japan).

After dealing with parcel forwarding services, online payment verification, exorbitantly marked up prices and additional shipping costs, I got my hands on these:

250~300ish Followers Giveaway

Hi everyone. It's GIVEAWAY TIME~~~~ I have reached 250 followers on GFC some months ago and a giveaway has always been on the agenda. However, I have always been sidetracked and hence the giveaway is only happening now -.- 

One good thing that accompanies a delayed giveaway is that I had so much more time to gather the prizes! I hope the goodies that I have accumulated over this time will make up for the lateness.

Before I get into the details of this giveaway, I have some admin announcements:
If you have noticed/if you are following me on either facebook or twitter, then you will know that my blog now has a custom URL which is [www.lizchewy.com] 

The new URL also means that I need to claim it again on Bloglovin'. At the moment, you will still get updates from my blog if you are following me on Bloglovin' via [chewylove.blogspot.com]. However, since I might create a website to house my blog in the future, I do recommend you to follow me on Bloglovin' via [www.lizchewy.com]; especially with the uncertain future of GFC.
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Also, I have changed the layout of my blog slightly because I think it will make browsing easier for my readers. Instead of loading one full post, it now loads summaries of 6 blog posts on each page. Let me know what you guys think~

Before this post becomes an essay, here's the prizes for this giveaway.

You stand a chance to win a Shu Uemura UV Under Base Mousse in Beige, a Shu Uemura Colorless Face Powder Matte, 3 Clio Gelspresso Waterproof Pencil Gel Liners, a Shu Uemura eyelash curler, a pair of Karl for Shu Premium Eyelashes, a pack of Heavy Rotation Styling Eyelash in 03 Natural Style, a limited edition K-Palette 1 Day Tattoo liquid eyeliner, a Clinique Chubby Stick Intense in 04 Heftiest Hibiscus & a set containing travel size L'Occitane Amande (Almond) Shower Oil, Milk Concentrate Lotion & mini Fleurs de Cerisier (Cherry Blossom) Hand Cream.

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.

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. 

Skinfood | Black Egg Pore Primer, Black Egg Pore Foundation & Black Egg Pore Finish Powder Review

Hi everyone! What is your number 1 skin concern? For me, it's definitely my chronically oily skin and my visible-even-on-low-res-camera enlarged pores. I have tried various skin care products that CLAIM to help refine and minimise pores but to be honest, I think those products are more of a psychological thing because I have not found any that actually works. 

As a result of my skin type/condition, I naturally gravitate towards pore covering/ mattifying base makeup and avoid anything that has the word luminous or glow in its name like the plague. 

One day, when I was browsing in my local Skinfood store, I stumbled across these:

From left: Skinfood Black Egg Pore Foundation in #1 Light Beige, Black Egg Pore Primer & Black Egg Pore Finish Powder.

A range of products that is targeted to conceal enlarged pores and give you boiled egg like smooth skin (plus with super cute food-like packaging)? These went straight into my shopping basket.