Monday, May 21, 2012
Sunday, March 11, 2012
New addiction - palettes
As promised, I'm back with a proper blog post and hopefully, the first of many to come.
Obviously, between now and my last make-up post in February of 2011 I've acquired a heap of new products and it would be implausible to display my cosmetic purchases over a 12 month period. I did however stop purchasing make-up for many months in the last year and the majority of my new products are actually quite recent. Seeing as I'm newly single with no planned holidays in the near future, I once again have more expendable income which will contribute to my growing make-up collection. My approach to it is simply - don't think too hard. If I do, I actually start to feel a bit nauseas.
Since the release and my attainment of the Urban Decay Naked palette, I have slowly shifted from single shadows to palettes. I was never the kind of person who woke up 20 minutes earlier just so I can have a cup of coffee, read the morning paper and cruise through my morning routine. When I wake up in the morning, it's pretty much GO GO GO then tearing through the door, bolting to the station and still arriving at work 10 minutes late every morning. Anyway.. so the point I'm trying to make is that palettes just made so much more sense because everything is right thuuur?
The 2 staples that I've loved instantly since purchase were my Urban Decay Naked palettes.
The palettes are widely reviewed so I don't feel the need to go into it any further than to say - uhhh-mazing.
My new discoveries are the Too Faced palettes. I'm an avid fan of the Too Faced Shadow Insurance and have sworn by this product for yeaaars but I've never really been interested in any other Too Faced products until I saw this on Sephora and thought, hey, why not?
These shadows are amazingly pigmented and shimmery (with the exception of Spotlight and Cocoa Star) which is right up my alley. The best thing is, the rows of 3 shades just make life sooo effing EASY! Highlight, lid, crease, outer v. Bam. I loved this palette so much that I picked up this one:
The Natural at Night palette is definitely more versatile but I do love the first row of Smokey Eyes palette which is labelled.. DAY. For a reason.
As part of my birthday love package from one of my dearest friends, I received the Make Up Forever Limited Edition La Bohème baked eyeshadow palette which she picked up for me at Sephora.
This palette is fucking amazing and I'm really blown away by the quality of the MUFE shadows. I've worn Beige and the shades in the bottom row to work and have received numerous compliments, especially when I use Parma Purple. The shade that I'm particularly intrigued with is Lagoon Green (top left hand corner) as I have nothing similar or as stunning in my existing collection. All the shades in this palette are extremely shimmery, once again, making them right up my alley.
Alright. Somewhere along the way, I also picked up some Asian branded palettes. I did a haul last year when I visited Blush Cosmetics and picked up a bunch of SkinFood skincare products. In the same visit, I also purchased the Castledew and Visee palettes. I'm pretty sure I purchased the Majorlica Majorca palette in Phuket.
The packaging of the Castledew palette is so glamorous but it's so easy to leave fingerprints everywhere. When swatched, the shades are quite pigmented but it doesn't translate quite as well on the lids. I find that even with a decent amount of packing, the colours appear a lot more sheer on the lids which is such a shame because the palette is so gorgeous to look at. I don't reach for this one often.
The Visee and Majorlica Majorca palettes are both decent in pigmentation and wear. As with most Japanese shadows I've tried, the shimmer factor is a lot higher than the pigmentation. I don't mind this because it gives my eyes a nice glow and makes them appear super bright. I even this out with dark, intense liner and thick falsies and go easy with the rest of the face.
If you follow me on Twitter, you will know that I've recently subscribed to Lust Have It and ILoveThisBox in addition to GlossyBox (which I'm currently not too impressed with). In the March LHI, I received the Mirenesse shadow trio which I've been most impressed with.
The quality of these shadows are OUTSTANDING as displayed in the swatches above and I'm really pleased with the shades in the palette I received because these fall under my everyday colours. The palette I received is Keshi Pearls and having had a look at the other colour options, this one is definitely the one I would have picked for myself. A huge kudos to LHI for sending a really great FULL-SIZED product which normally retails at $29.95.
So that wraps up my palette overview. I'll be back with a Gorgeous Cosmetics haul shortly!
Obviously, between now and my last make-up post in February of 2011 I've acquired a heap of new products and it would be implausible to display my cosmetic purchases over a 12 month period. I did however stop purchasing make-up for many months in the last year and the majority of my new products are actually quite recent. Seeing as I'm newly single with no planned holidays in the near future, I once again have more expendable income which will contribute to my growing make-up collection. My approach to it is simply - don't think too hard. If I do, I actually start to feel a bit nauseas.
Since the release and my attainment of the Urban Decay Naked palette, I have slowly shifted from single shadows to palettes. I was never the kind of person who woke up 20 minutes earlier just so I can have a cup of coffee, read the morning paper and cruise through my morning routine. When I wake up in the morning, it's pretty much GO GO GO then tearing through the door, bolting to the station and still arriving at work 10 minutes late every morning. Anyway.. so the point I'm trying to make is that palettes just made so much more sense because everything is right thuuur?
The 2 staples that I've loved instantly since purchase were my Urban Decay Naked palettes.
The palettes are widely reviewed so I don't feel the need to go into it any further than to say - uhhh-mazing.
My new discoveries are the Too Faced palettes. I'm an avid fan of the Too Faced Shadow Insurance and have sworn by this product for yeaaars but I've never really been interested in any other Too Faced products until I saw this on Sephora and thought, hey, why not?
These shadows are amazingly pigmented and shimmery (with the exception of Spotlight and Cocoa Star) which is right up my alley. The best thing is, the rows of 3 shades just make life sooo effing EASY! Highlight, lid, crease, outer v. Bam. I loved this palette so much that I picked up this one:
The Natural at Night palette is definitely more versatile but I do love the first row of Smokey Eyes palette which is labelled.. DAY. For a reason.
As part of my birthday love package from one of my dearest friends, I received the Make Up Forever Limited Edition La Bohème baked eyeshadow palette which she picked up for me at Sephora.
This palette is fucking amazing and I'm really blown away by the quality of the MUFE shadows. I've worn Beige and the shades in the bottom row to work and have received numerous compliments, especially when I use Parma Purple. The shade that I'm particularly intrigued with is Lagoon Green (top left hand corner) as I have nothing similar or as stunning in my existing collection. All the shades in this palette are extremely shimmery, once again, making them right up my alley.
Alright. Somewhere along the way, I also picked up some Asian branded palettes. I did a haul last year when I visited Blush Cosmetics and picked up a bunch of SkinFood skincare products. In the same visit, I also purchased the Castledew and Visee palettes. I'm pretty sure I purchased the Majorlica Majorca palette in Phuket.
The packaging of the Castledew palette is so glamorous but it's so easy to leave fingerprints everywhere. When swatched, the shades are quite pigmented but it doesn't translate quite as well on the lids. I find that even with a decent amount of packing, the colours appear a lot more sheer on the lids which is such a shame because the palette is so gorgeous to look at. I don't reach for this one often.
The Visee and Majorlica Majorca palettes are both decent in pigmentation and wear. As with most Japanese shadows I've tried, the shimmer factor is a lot higher than the pigmentation. I don't mind this because it gives my eyes a nice glow and makes them appear super bright. I even this out with dark, intense liner and thick falsies and go easy with the rest of the face.
If you follow me on Twitter, you will know that I've recently subscribed to Lust Have It and ILoveThisBox in addition to GlossyBox (which I'm currently not too impressed with). In the March LHI, I received the Mirenesse shadow trio which I've been most impressed with.
The quality of these shadows are OUTSTANDING as displayed in the swatches above and I'm really pleased with the shades in the palette I received because these fall under my everyday colours. The palette I received is Keshi Pearls and having had a look at the other colour options, this one is definitely the one I would have picked for myself. A huge kudos to LHI for sending a really great FULL-SIZED product which normally retails at $29.95.
So that wraps up my palette overview. I'll be back with a Gorgeous Cosmetics haul shortly!
Tuesday, January 31, 2012
Return from a long hiatus
Excuse my prolonged period of MIA. I've finally decided that now was an opportune time to make a re-appearance in the blogging world and I shall be making a full-fledged recovery with regular posts on beauty and skincare purchases, reviews, fashion and accessories and of course, my fitness routine.
I will no longer be blogging about personal matters on here as I've done so in the past.My Twitter has been made private and I will be scrutinising with utmost precaution any new follower requests. My Tumblr and Wordpress however, are still public, and you may visit them here:
http://discoremixx.tumblr.com
http://discoremixx.wordpress.com
Some upcoming posts I have just tossed up in my head (as I'm typing this) will include:
Stay tuned!
I will no longer be blogging about personal matters on here as I've done so in the past.
http://discoremixx.tumblr.com
http://discoremixx.wordpress.com
Some upcoming posts I have just tossed up in my head (as I'm typing this) will include:
- Current skincare routine
- Sephora haul
- February Glossybox
Stay tuned!
Monday, July 04, 2011
My Fitness Blog #7 04.07.11 - 10.07.11
Monday, 4th July - lunchtime BodyPump ✔ Muay Thai tech class ✔ boxing tech class ✔
Tuesday, 5th July - 1k warm up run + morning Bodyrock (Fierce Friday & Booty Shaping workouts) ✔ lunchtime Ki Max ✔ Muay Thai cardio class ✔ run missed Int 2 pole class ✔
Wednesday, 6th July - morning PP Cardio class missed Muay Thai tech class ✔ replaced by boxing cardio class boxing tech class ✔
Thursday, 7th July - morning Bodyrock, morning Kinesis Move class, Muay Thai cardio class, Intermediate BodyPole class
Friday, 8th July - tentative morning Ki Max class, tentative lunchtime BodyPump, boxing, tentative Bodyrock or weights session
Saturday, 9th July - tentative Muay Thai, tentative Tabata, lower strength training, Bodyrock
Sunday, 10th July - rest
Happy training!
Wednesday, February 23, 2011
One Teaspoon Hawks - best purchase of Summer 2011
All summer, I had be dreaming of the perfect pair distressed, ripped denim shorts to come along. My prayers have finally been answered in the form of One Teaspoon's Hawks shorts.
I'll be wearing them right through winter, with stockings and over-the-knee socks and wedged booties such as my Acne Admire boots. They're so incredibly comfortable that I'd have no qualms about sleeping in them.
I may do the unspeakable and pick them up in a few different washes. Or purchase back up shorts just in case these are ever discontinued? It almost feels like I'm talking about a much loved MAC product here..
I'll be wearing them right through winter, with stockings and over-the-knee socks and wedged booties such as my Acne Admire boots. They're so incredibly comfortable that I'd have no qualms about sleeping in them.
I may do the unspeakable and pick them up in a few different washes. Or purchase back up shorts just in case these are ever discontinued? It almost feels like I'm talking about a much loved MAC product here..
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