My Favorite Nude Lips (MAC, NARS, YSL)

Here are few of my fave lipsticks that I use on daily basis. I didn't put any of my fave MAC LE lipsticks here coz I haven't feel like using them much since they are hard to find (like 3N & St. Germain). All my favorites are in nude and baby pink family. I'm a big fan of pale lips and MAC has large selection of those and they are not overly pricey.

I have pigmented lips and tend to go for the finishes that have more coverage and none drying. MAC Creamsheen and Amplified are my favorite finishes, they're very moisturizing and give the most coverage (I do like Lustre but wish it has more coverage). Angel(frost) and Hue(glaze) are nice coz they are not as dry as other frost and glaze ones, and the prettiest baby pinks compliment almost all skin tones.

Blankety was my first nude lipstick since long time ago and I'm still loving it these days. I found it a little similar to Creme d'nude on my lips, just a tad more brown.

Angel and Cream Cup are almost the same. Angel is very smooth and not drying compare with other frost finishes. They are more pink compare with the rest but still lighter than my own lips.

Hue is a sexy color and it will be a 10 if it's not a Glaze. I do need to scrub my lips really well before I put this on. It's so preeeety on smooth and pouty lips. I'm hoping to find something that has exact color but in different finish... 

I'm also a big fan of NARS Chelsea girls lip lacquer. The color is almost identical to YSL Rouge Volupte #2 Sensual Silk. They are pinky beige, not as beige as Creme d'nude and not as pink as Angel. They are the perfect nude lips for me and they both give really good coverage. YSL has weak staying power but it has yummy melon taste and it's a pleasure to apply! These 2 are my perfect nudes (how many time I'm saying this, haha). I will always stick with them if I don't have so many MACs waiting for me to use :)

So this is it! my favorite nude lips... they are pretty much the same colors but I still want more! If you know something that's worth trying, do let me know ;)

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The Body Shop body butter pickups

I pick up 2 body butters at The Body Shop last week. As now they have 2 for $30 for all body butters promotion. So go pick them up while you can, only twice a year the sales girl said.


I love their body butters in general. I have dry skin all year round and these babies work the best. My all time favorite scents are Shea butter and Coconut.

Their shea butter has this really clean light scent that I never get tired of, and the coconut is the most natural and yummy coconut I've ever smell, not overly sweet and milky at all.

I use perfume on daily basis and these body butters works well with most of my perfumes. The Shea butter smells clean and the scent goes away pretty quickly. The coconut one works well with my summer perfumes, smells divine with the ones that has coconut and tropical fruit notes. After trying so many different body moisturizers, I keep going back for these. They are definitely my HG!

I also pick up a lip butter... I saw lollipop26 talked about it in her video so decided to check it out. It's not a very thick lip balm but it's moisturizing enough. It's dragon fruit flavor I believe and it tastes so yummy! I don't really use it underneath lipsticks as it is a bit runny.

I might take advantage of the sale and pick up a few more body butters :) Do you like them? What's your favorite?

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DSK Giveaway and Weekend FOTD

I got 2 packages last week and I'm completely in love -- Geo circle lenses and DSK Jewelry :)

I finally got myself some of DSK jewelry after seeing so many gals blogged about it. Just like all her satisfied customers, I'm happy with all the pieces that I got :) Her style is simple and elegant, and I love that her stuff are all customizable, and she's very nice to work with (big plus :))

Stephanie (DSK owner) has a giveaway contest you all have to check out.... Go here to win some of her beautiful creations!

I've been gone for so long, finally here is a pic from the weekend...

Things that I've been loving (on my face)

-NARS Sugarland duo
-MAC Earth to Earth Mineralized blush
-Hue l/s (rediscovered this, love!!!)
-Geo Angel Brown
-DSK signature heart gold necklace

I'm still waiting more orders from Geo Eye candy. Wait and more wait... you all know getting those lenses needs lots of patience, and I have no patience... lol...

What do you all think about MAC Color Craft collection? I'm so overwhelmed with this collection... so many MSFs!  They're used to be my babies, those LE MSFs, I'd bought lots of them, sold them, got more of them... swap for more of them... and decided not to care about them... coz they are all so pretty and all so dupable, and I can never catch up with the speed of MAC!

So far I didn't get any from the Color Craft collection(thinking about Color Craft Lipstick tho). Haha! Go me :) Guess I'm over MSFs... move over MSFs, give me some NARS Lolita collection (must check out the new ES duos, they are TO DIE FOR!)

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What I got from sumo sale

What did you guys get from the Sumo sale?

I got a few things that I know I will definitely use. Here are the list--

* Cremesheen LS in Creme cup (one last nude that I need in my collections)
* Dazzleglass in Baby sparks (it's too sticky for me but I gave in coz it's too pretty)
* Eye shadows in Idle Eyes and Handwritten (Idle Eyes.. people either love it or hate it. Me looooove it! Great for night look!!)
* Pigments in Tan and Naked (I still have my sample size left but I know I will use them for the rest of my life)
* Cream Color Base in Hush
* 188 stippling brush

I also venture out and got some Stila products (Thanks to their 40% pro artist sale). The infamous Stila Kitten is over rated imo. The texture is silky but I actually enjoy the variety of texture that MAC es provide (am I the only one who love lustre?)

And I really enjoy Stila's Convertible Colors. I got them in Lilium and Gladiola. The colors are gorgeous and I like them better than MAC cream blushes and cream color bases, and they are not drying when use them as lip colors. I also like their Kajal liner in Topaz, the beige color that really makes my eyes pop.

Hop on the sales if you haven't already ;)

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Florabundance is new love

I am all about nude lips and here is my latest found that I think it's worth mentioning -- MAC Florabundance Lipglass!


Since I already have full drawer of beige/pinkish nude products, I was searching for a more peachy nude lips for summer, something warmer for my summer tan skin.

I saw this one on the site and remember seeing a girl talking about it on Youtube so I decided to give it a try. Unlike other MAC cult fave nude lipglasses like C-thru, Underage and Oyster Girl... Florabundance is a much neglected and underrated product that I feel it should deserve more love. I don't remember how they describe it on MAC website, if Underage is milky baby pink, then Florabundance will be milky baby peach. It's very opaque and glossy.


And I have to say it does go on more even and smoother than C-thru and Underage. If you are like me love the opaque nude lipglasses but can't work with C-thru and Underage, definitely try this one.

Happy Friday everyone!

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Drugstore glow... LOVE!!!

Some glowing goodness that I found at drugstore -- Prestige Skin Loving Minerals bronzer in Glam Tan and Tokyo Rose lipstick.


Since I've been wanting to try a new bronzer, I came across to this baby - the infamous MAC MSF dupe. I've heard some good things about it and man...... I was surprised how pretty it is, I absolutely love it!

It gives the prettiest golden sheen, not as orangy as Warm MSF and not as rosy as So Ceylon, just the perfect gold. It is actually softer than MSF and very easy to apply. Maybe the staying power is not as good as MSF, but hey it is drugstore makeup, for the price and the prettiest sheen, i don't mind to reapply during the day :)

The Tokyo Rose LS is ok. It's frost finish and just give your lips a "I just came back from the beach" look. Not that special, I probably have many of the same things in my drawer already. But if you don't have something like this already, it is very pretty for a bronzy summer look!

Prestige Glam Tan bronzer on cheeks
Prestige Tokyo Rose on lips
UD Deluxe Palette(Peace/Zero) on lids

What's your new found love from drugstore? Aren't you just happy that you found something good unexpectedly :)

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Early Mother's Day Gift & Accessories Haul

Yay~ more goodies :)))

Couple weeks ago it was suddenly turning hot in NY during the weekend, so hubby decided to drive me and Jacob to Woodbury Outlet in upsate NY just to walk around and enjoy the weather. As always I found something there that I can't resist, of course. Who can just walk around without getting anything at Woodbury ? Nobody! If you've ever been there you know what I am talking about (excuses... excuses :D)

So I was browsing at Tod's and found this bag that I absolutely LOVE. It's a tote and it's leather in my favorite color and it's Tod's, it's light and it has my name written all over it! I never plan to buy another bag since we were just out of the house to enjoy the sun... when I was debating and couldn't drag my ass out of the store, hubby grabbed the bag and told me it's going to be an early mother's day gift and got it for me. Yay!!! I was super excited. Thank you babe for the surprise :D

A bag just like any of my other bags(that's what hubby discribed). Yeah! My die-hard love for tote and new stinky leather smell. Wahahaha :))))

Later on that day, I got this necklace at Juicy. I've always found Juicy a little too bling before, but I really like this one. It's actually really tiny, about the size of my pinkie.

How cute~~ I love the details

More accessories that i got this week from Laila Rowe. They have big variety of jewry in all colors and I found these 2 pieces at the same grey/black/silver section. I'm really drown to the bracelet that has big flower on it and a big grey flower is hard to find :) I think it will give a cool look when pair with a simple dress. Also a long necklace with black pearl inside the carved heart will go nicely with just some plain Ts and tank tops.

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