For most of this year I've been wearing mostly neutrals, so for Christmas I decided to do something different for a change. I was wearing red glitter tights, and a green wool skirt so it seemed like a good idea to match it with berry lips and gold eyes:
Closeup:
Products used:
Cream bases Shiseido Hydro-Powder in Glistening Sand on inner corner of eye MAC Brassy Fluidline on rest of eye
Eyeshadow MAC Gold Mode pigment on inner corner of eye MAC Cosmic eyeshadow on middle of eye Annabelle 101 eyeshadow on outer corner of eye Lunasol Geminate Liner EX02 Blinc Kiss Me mascara
Lips Lancome berry coloured lipstick from a GWP a while back
Face Lunasol Water Cream Foundation Cle de Peau concealer MAC Emote blush to contour
I can't believe 2011 is almost over, and with that the last few days of my holidays. So far I've spent most of the time watching movies, catching up with friends, eating and shopping.
First I met up with Rasilla and Babybubblz at Aroma Espresso Bar, and tried the white hot chocolate for the first time which was awesome!
On Christmas Eve, I also had an dinner with friends, we kept it simple with store bought rotisserie chicken, spinach & berry salad, roast potatoes, cinnamon raisin bread and apple pie for dessert.
The holidays wouldn't be complete without some wines to accompany the food.
On Christmas Day, I ended up cooking a full dinner for the boyfriend's family...turkey, mashed potatoes, baked potatoes, avocado salad...but ended up not taking pics, lol. Mostly because by the time I was done cooking I was too tired to remember and only thought about it after the turkey was already carved.
I also treated myself to a few things for Christmas ;)
First I had spotted these Cookie Monster mitts online and finally found them at Chapters. Granted these are the kids size not adults size, but from the measurements I found it looked like the kids definitely suited my hands better.
The material is surprisingly of good quality - 80% wool. The mitts have a lining which probably accounts for the 20% lining, which helps keep my hands warm and prevents the wool from feeling scratchy.
Esprit had a 50% sale off outerwear the week before Christmas (still on-going) so I picked up down jacket. The only jacket I had previously was the North Face Greenland Parka (see below) which tended to make me look like a shapeless blob that was 100lbs heavier...
I decided to get the Esprit jacket because it had a fitted belt and was nicely tailored so it gave some shape and less bulk. The jackets came in only 3 colours: black, blue, green. I ended up going with the green as black seemed nice but too generic and blue looked like it washed me out.
Stock picture (only black online)
Material is 50% down and 50% feather, so not as high quality as the North Face (100% down), but it is still quite warm.
They also had 40% off the entire store (now 50% for Boxing Week), so I picked up 2 dresses as well which were already discounted so the 40% was additional :)
How did you spend your holidays? If you scored any good shopping deals, do share!
Here's a festive look I wore a few days ago, a subtle gold and green look with colored liners. Perfect for a day of Christmas shopping to get you in the mood :)
What I used:
MAC Fluidline in Brassy on upper lashline Gosh Velvet Touch pencil liner in Green Grass on outer lower lashline Urban Decay 24/7 pencil liner in Yeyo on inner 1/2 of lower lashline Blinc Kiss Me mascara on lashes
Korres Mango Lipstick in 14 Pink
MAC MSF in Stereo Rose MAC Emote to contour Laura Mercier Tinted Moisturizer in Porcelain Cle de Peau concealer stick Eve Pearl Salmon concealer
Just a few days left to Christmas! I am almost done with my shopping, just need to get a couple of things tomorrow. However if you happen to be clueless on what to get a female friend/sibling here are some holiday gift ideas / stocking stuffer ideas that may help...
Last month, I was invited to Groupe Marcelle's Beauty Premiere in Toronto, held at the Thompson Hotel. I was so excited leading up to the event especially after reading about the Montreal premiere held a week earlier! So on that day, I headed there after classes with Rasilla.
The event was held at the rooftop bar of the Thompson, which had a gorgeous view of the city.
Unfortunately it was too cold for us to actually go outside on the balcony for long, but I did get a great shot of the city lights.
One of the first things we saw, were servers coming around offering us platters of Annabelle/Marcelle makeup! Not something you see at every cocktail party ;) It was hard to resist...and this lady was pretty much swarmed every time she came around with a fresh tray :D
Beauty bloggers Ande and Arianne listening to what the Marcelle team have in store for us for Spring 2012.
One of the new launches will be the BigShow lipglosses:
Xtensions Plus mascara, I received a sample of this and will be reviewing it soon. The lady who introduced this product was wearing it and her lashes looked beautiful!
Reinforcils Waterproof Eye Makeup Remover, which also conditions lashes as well all in one step. Can't wait for this one!
Gene Youth Skincare line
The beauty balm (BB) cream, I tried a sample of this on my hand and it has a nice smooth feel to it. Comes in a light shade and a medium shade, as with all Asian BB creams.
The brilliant ladies of the Marcelle team behind the new innovations :)
I also reconnected with the lovely Isabel, PR & Social Media Director extraordinaire at Groupe Marcelle :)
One of the biggest hits of the evening was the custom gloss bar, where we all got a customized Annabelle BigShow gloss!
We were shown a choice of colours /shimmer-glitter combinations to select from, and were allowed to choose 4-6 different shades to be mixed together with the main lipgloss base.
My first attempt came out as a peachy-pink with some pink shimmer:
Towards the end of the night I decided to go for a second gloss, along with dessert ;) This time I deliberately targeted a brighter pinker shade:
I also took a video of the gloss mixologists in action - enjoy!
Thanks for reading! Once I get more infomation on the new products closer to the launch date I will be sure to share :) Which products interest you the most? I myself am excited for the lash conditioner and the BB cream.
I first came across this product on WHB's blog, and was intrigued by what it promised. SPF broad spectrum protection, and coverage in one handy product? Time to do some shopping...
I bought this from my usual Asian beauty product source Adambeauty. Packaging wise it is quite simple, very much like Biore sunscreens which have a ball inside to help mix the product when shaken.
Coverage is fairly decent, it is better than a tinted moisturizer, falling just short of a full coverage foundation. To put this into context, it is definitely much better than Laura Mercier or Covergirl tinted moisturizers but sheerer than Lunasol Water Cream foundation.
Here's a before picture:
And the after picture:
As for the wear, because the base feels very much like a water-resistant sunscreen because it stays for a good many hours (except for when I'm at the gym)
It does however have a mattiying effect, which will suit oily skintypes more. Since I have dry to combination skin, it worked for me during the hot summer this year but is becoming a bit too drying on my skin during the fall to winter season. Unless I happened to have exfoliated the day before it tends to highlight dry patches on my skin. If you don't have any issues with dry skin though then this would still work for you in winter.
Overall, the Kiss Me Sunkiller BB is a handy all in one face product that I consider a lifesaver in the mornings when I can't be bothered to apply sunscreen, wait for it to dry and then foundation/base. Definitely a staple in my collection!
