NARS Pleasures of Paris FOTD and some rambling...

Hello everyone~ sorry for been MIA for awhile, I've been so overwhelmed with work and family... and haven't been feeling too excited about makeup. I did manage to do some damage at Saks and Sephora F&F, I didn't need anything just didn't wanna miss the annual sale... lol. I pick up some YSL lipsticks, a sephora airbrush and NARS new foundation, maybe I will do a post on my next post.

I've been doing neutral look everyday, even on the weekend. I'm really loving this NARS Pleasure of Paris palette, nothing exciting it's just very very easy to use. I can make good use of every single color in it, the kind of palette that really get your money worth :)

- Fez all over the lids
- Nepal inner corner
- Abyssinia brow bone
- Cordura outer v

On my lips I have infamous Kim Kardashian's favorite lip combo -
MAC Angel + NARS Turkish Delight
(I haven't touched them both for really long time...)

I found myself ignore my NARS duo eyeshadows for long time because of their packing. I have to go through all of them to pick the names then open each of them if I want to mix and match the colors... I love NARS sophisticated black rubber case but it's preventing me from using them now :( Do you guys have the same trouble? I found myself stick with MAC shadows most of the time when I'm hurry in the morning.

It's a pain to go through them every time...

these are much easier...

I got my contest price from Cathy.

She let me pick two VS items and I pick the eye primer and 24K silky eye shadow. I haven't tried the primer yet but I LOVE 24K. It's a true gold color, soooo pretty! She also included whole bunch of stuff in the package... thank you Cathy :)

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Weekend Recap...

So last weekend I had a chance to help a friend with her fashion show at Brooklyn Fashion Festival. The designer Jade Chiu is a talented accessory designer and her pieces are inspired by Chinese 12 animal signs with western funkiness.

I was one of the makeup artist(there are 2 of us) and we came up with the look of dark brown/black smokey eyes for the dramatic effect. We had to do the makeup at the dim light environment and since we arrived late we had to rush back to back to finish all the models. It was a bit intense but I had great time doing it :) Here are a few dolls I'd worked on...

working pic...

It was so rush I didn't get a chance to take close pictures for each model... next time I will have to snap some good shots no matter what ;)


Last weekend was all about Brooklyn. The next day, Me, hubby and Jacob went to Dim Sun for lunch in a famous restaurant in Brooklyn Chinatown (I was busy eating and forgot to take pics, haha...) After lunch we walked around the area and I found this tiny beauty shop inside of a small shopping center, here is what I found...

My Beauty Diary Black Pearl Mask

Got it for $15. I've heard good things about it, will let y'all know how I like it ;)


And a completely random pic. I took it at a small aquarium in Brooklyn that we walked by... the big fish just won't let go of the small one, he was swimming everywhere like this like forever... poor little fish :(


Have a great week everyone!

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3 things I'm sad to hit pan on...

First of all, I want to thank all the new followers and wish y'all good luck with the contest ;)

It's just a random post today...

I've never try to do the Project 10 pans (or 5 pans) coz I know I will never succeed... haha. I don't do impulse buy but when there is something that I really want, I can't wait.

I usually feel happy and sense of achievement when I hit pan on makeup items, like eyeshadows and blushes. I recently hit pan on some stuff I actually feel sad about ... mainly coz they are good products, fairly pricey, and they work for me.

Shiseido Bio-Performance Advanced Super Revitalizer Cream
StriVectin-SD Eye Cream
NARS Laguna Bronzer

They are definitely items I will repurchase, but my curious natural told me to look what's out there... so I'm kinda struggling now. I've been just putting on lots of serum or do leave on mask everyday, haha...

I'm actually already on my second Laguna, so that one doesn't count, just wanna show you all how big a pan I hit... lol ;)

On the other hand, a product I probably will never hit pan on...

I thought I like it when I first tried it in the store, but after bought it I'm just not too crazy about the smell. I use it very slowly, the only thing that keep me reaching for it is the SPF23, on those days when I need a little sun protection without whole face makeup.

What's the skincare product you keep repurchasing?

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Friday Look and Rambling

A simple look on Friday. I Finally put on some liquid foundation today and some colors on my lids... I haven't been doing much makeup when I was on my trip in Taiwan, the weather was so humid and makes me feel sticky all the time, not very comfortable. But my skin didn't feel as dry and my fine lines disappeared! No wonder girls in Asia looks so young, part of it is the moisture in the air, plus the food of course... in terms of food... I'd gained a few lbs from all the delicious specialty food in Taiwan, ugh! That's the result of being away from home for too long, I ate everything that I'd missed in the past 2 years. When we visited my home town in Tainan, I put hubby on the back of my little scooter, riding around the city, stopping at all the familiar food stands and ate the hell out of it... hahaha :D


Friday face--

Face-
Studio Sculpt NC35
Studio Sculpt concealer NC30
MSF Natural medium plus
Smashbox suntan matte bronzer
NARS Luster
NARS Albatross

Eyes-
UDPP
Espresso - brow
Habanera(mint frost) - all over the lid
Contrast - outer V
Vanilla - brow bone
UD Zero liner
Maybelline Lash Stiletto

Lips-
Lip Fusion lip plump Clear
YSL Rouge Volupte #2

I brought back a pair of Taiwanese brand circle lenses. Love the look but just like my past experiences, my eyes got tired easily and turn red in about 4 hours... do you all like the lenses sold on the blogs? I hate waiting for the shipping but really tempting to try some.

BTW, Maybelline Lash Stiletto is amazing, it lengthen very well and able to build volume without looking like spider legs, thumbs up :D

That's all for now, have a wonderful weekend everyone!

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Valentine & Jacob's Bday Party / Neutral FOTD

Valentines day was Jacob's 1st bday party. Little Jacob was still recovering from the stomach flu and was a bit overwhelmed by the crowd and excitement, and was crying a lot. We had Taiwanese-Japanese food and bubble tea at this Taiwanese cafe. We ate so much and Jacob got lots of gifts... at the end of the day he was so exhausted and just passed out in his car seat when we drove home. Over all we had great time! Here are some pics to share...

Jacob with grandparents... what to order???

At the end of the day he was tired and cranky, and was so overwhelmed by everyone singing him happy birthday song and the lighted candle... poor baby :(

Me and hubby wore matching shirt cuz it was valentines day :) I didn't expect much since we're all busy on planning Jacob's Birthday. But he surprised me with a valentine bear, roses, a box of dark chocolate, a Louis Vuitton Trunks & Bags key holder and a bag charm, and a Sephora gift card on Friday night. I'm so thankful and loooooove everything he got me :)

On to the makeup... nothing really exciting. I did a super neutral look to go with my red plaid shirt for the party that day. I did a similar look this morning for work but with nude lips. Also I was testing my new Studio Sculpt Foundation this morning. I do like this gel like foundation alot, it's a bit thicker than my all time favorite MAC HyperReal. It's not as glowy as HR but still gives a dewy finish which I love!
Face-
Studio Sculpt NC35
Select Cover up NW30
Studio Finish concealer NC35
MSF Natural medium plus
NARS Albatross
NARS Torrid blush

Eyes-
Indianwood P/P
Espresso - brow
Gleam(shimmer peach) - all over the lid
Tempting(shimmer brown) - outer crease
Ricepaper - brow bone
Shroom - inner highlight
Black Russian liner
CG Lash Blast
L'Oreal Telescope

Lips-
Lip Fusion lip plump Clear
Creme d'nude LS

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How makeup addicts survive from the economy...

I'm sick at home from getting stomach virus :( I feel so weak, can't do much so just sitting around and blogging...

I thought I will share a few tips! Don't know if it will be helpful to others but it does help me a bit :)

So when the economy is so bad, how do you satisfy your makeup addiction?

- Swapping
- Organize and rediscover your stash
- Post pics of your stash
- Do an inventory of your stash
- Do FOTDs using your stash items
- Put all items in your stash into rotation so that you use a different one each day(that way you'll look different everyday and use your stash well)
- Write reviews for all the items you own
- List out when something really tempts you and looking for the dupes in your stash

I start to love the feeling of OWNING my makeups... in a different and more full filling way :)

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Rambling & Copper look(again)

Yay! It's finally Friday, what a long week... Little Jacob's birthday is coming up (Valentine's day), so me and hubby are planning to have his first bday at this Taiwanese Tea House called Oz cafe. Remember when I was pregnant, we constantly visited Oz's cafe cuz I had craving for bubble tea and shabu-shabu all the time. And it was also the first restaurant he visited after he's born :) Yay, OZ... I'm expecting to have a great party and taking lots of pix for him!

Makeup wise, I'm on a orange kick... I've been doing lots of orange/copper looks lately, I know it's getting boring :P I used MAC Coppering here. This is the color I didn't think I would like cuz it's so intense and lots of red undertone, but with lots of blending I ended up liking it alot!
Happy Friday everyone!

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