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MAKEUP JUNKIE...
Wednesday, Sep 16, 2009 2:07AM / Standard Entry / Members only
62 commentsI don't blog about makeup and beauty products much not because I don't like beauty products but because I'm clueless when come to make up, skin care, etc. There's a lot of makeup artists on AnD and members that are much much makeup savvy and while enjoying reading & learning, I feel I should not talk about stuffs I know so little about. I'm not a makeup junkies consider I usually buy major makeup twice a year and hardly stop by the makeup counters unless I need to replace something. I don't follow the hype or keep up with makeup news and have no urge to replace something if it works well, I won't change and keep buying the same thing for years. I do believe that at certain ages, a girl should know few things to enhance her face not only to protect what her mom gave her but also to look age appropriate. I do believe there's such things is TOO much but there are people that seriously need make up because it honestly scare me seeing their real face...lol. I am, however, the type that would try to put makeup on to get that "natural" no makeup look...hehehe. I think makeup should be use to enhance your look, not to change your face :-)
That said, this blog is meant to share with you girls my habits and routines but in no mean serve as tips :-) Also, it's because I keep bother you girls with all my silly questions, it's about time I put up a blog especially for Butter & JAC =P Recently, I decided to clean up my usual routines. I used to feel that it's my face, I should put the most expensive stuffs that money can buy because you can't settle when it come to your face right? Boys, am I wrong...after much trial & errors and breaking the bank for years, I figure it out, costly products don't always mean they're the best and believe me, I tried them all...to the ridiculous face cream that have crushed diamond in it. Does it help...not really....I now go to spa to pamper myself but fresh Aloe Vera I grow out in my balcony and milk mask are seriously the 2 things that really make my skin glow and acceptable enough to go bare face in public....I also found that the myth that right makeup for your face actually will make your skin look better over time is true. It's almost kill me but I actually throw out pretty much all the stuffs I bought last year and start over again with colors that really work for me and brand that I always reach for, not because it has pretty packaging and the cool logo. Here are a few photo...of whatever left in my daily routines :-)



Easiest combo-3 to fake the flawless-skin look, Px Flawless foundation primer, 16-hour Mineral liquid foundation, and Virtual Matte Pressed powder!!!
My other favorite brand is Armani. The Luminous Silk Foundation powder is very expensive so I don't use everyday but feel and look like a dream. Ultrafine, soft silky matte finish make my face look like I'm being photoshop :-) I tote it around in my bag in case I need it but I don't use it everyday. Their eyeshadow formula is amazing but too bad the color collection is not much to work with. The SA was so nice to give me 2 free full-size eyeshadow that use as their tester; my favorite color # 55 that being discontinued...that's $28 bucks each pan.
All my brushes :-) I use Chanel, Bobbie Brown, and Sephora...
My lovely new brushes collection. I find brushes really is the key to perfect makeup routines...
Best Chanel eyeshadow Demure quad, very feminine soft...
I normally won't go for pencil eyeliner but this survive all day at work, my birthday party and wake up the next morning with perfect eyeliner but come right off with face cleanser. Showed in Marine which is really nice dark blue/green but they came in many nice colors. Still love my Chanel La Ligne Duo in brown; also I found that Magic Night eyeshadow when use wet make perfect, warm purple liner as well.

Chanel Orient Express eyeshadow duo, one of their very best combo color ever...
The color look very deceiving in the package but it's soft blue-purple and soft barely there satin pink.
Chanel Safari eyeshadow and Rouge Allure Laque lipcolor. Safari is the one color I always re-buy when it ran out, a single color I can't live without. Rouge Allure in Curious is Chanel best to spoil yourself. It's sheer brown nude lipstick that no one seem to make these days.


JAC + Butter, this is the softer Duo than the Orient Express called StarDust, pretty right?
Different formula too since it's more creamy than the prior.
Best lilac shade for eyeshadow EVER, cool indoor and warm outdoor.
Same shadow, 2 ways to wear it :-)

One hair product I can't live without :-) It kept my hair manageable but at the same time shiny, glossy and healthy.
Laura Mercier Tender Mauve is matte blush that has a hint of brown. Winter Bloom has some shimmering in it and both colors kinda blend with your skin and depend on lighting, change their shades a bit which I find very versatile for girls that constantly on the go. I like the compact packaging and unlike many others, quantity is not always a great thing because I never have problem that they don't last and I always ended up throw them out and replace at the end of the year. The third one I use as shadow base or when I don't want to use eyeshadow and just put on mascara :-) It has this really light matte beige-pink...like a baby butt smooth...lol
Two Faced Shadow Insurance (best shadow primer for me keeping and I found that it helps bring out the true color of shadows as well as make it look vibrant), Giorgio Armani Sheer lipstick (it's non sticky and has the barely there tinted chapstick look) . I have full lips plus it's already pink so naturally I'm a gloss girl, can't handle lipstick most of time and I love how light and non sticky Bobbie Brown & Chanel glosses are. Laura Mercier Tinted Moisturizer SPF 20 is the product I choose if I can only have 1 item in my makeup bag. Sometime, I actually wake up, bundle my hair up, put my Prime Time foundation primer on & the Tinted Moisturizer and out the door to work. Also, I highly recommended Prime Time foundation primer. Facial moisturizer won't give you what this can, make your skin smooth and even out flaws and I sometime just use it without put on my foundation powder because it's amazing :-) Laura Mercier Foundation Powder # 3 and # 4 work best for most of my Asian gf and I use both shades. It soft and natural, flawless coverage. I also swear by Shiseido's blotting paper. It helps set my makeup and lift the oil and keep my face look fresh like I just apply makeup :-)
I have yet found a better blotting paper than this and it doesn't have loose powder that mess up your makeup. Make Up Forever Aqua eyeliner have some really good colors and my fave to brighten my eyes are Teal & Deep Purple colors. Although they don't work as well as my gel eyeliner but if you smudge it a little, it last me through 90 degree heat the whole day, sauna and 2 hours Yoga section. Lots of great reviews for this but I know that it doesn't work the same for everyone; it makes my coworker look like a clown after 3 hours but for me it work when I don't want to mess around with brush and gel liner. Mascara, I use DiorShow blue (above), Max Factor 2000 Calorie Extreme Lash Plumper Mascara (brown), Prestige (jet black)


After trying all the popular brands, I find nothing really improve my skins as claimed. Amazingly, Neutrogena & Aveeno even out and brighten my skin after a month use so I stick to them. I don't use wipes to remove make up but I use Biore' when I'm at the gym. I'm lazy and don't like to mess around with makeup removal and Philosophy Purity as well as Lancome cream cleanser work really well with taking off everything from my face in the shower and don't dry my skin out....
I read somewhere that scent memories is the strongest & coincidentally, I don't remember what my mum look like but I still can remember what she smell like and she passed away when I was 2. Because both her and my nanny use Chanel # 5, I adopted this scent for myself. I usually only spray perfume on my clothes the night before but I strongly depend on perfume lotion to help me smell...me during the day :-) Most of the time, I don't use perfume unless I get into the power mood. Yes, I'm boring but these are what I used for the longest time and I don't try new scent...very faithful to my scent :-) Fresh Sugar Lemon, Chanel # 5, Dolce Gabbana classic, Chanel Chance =P :-)
My mini Chanel # 5 that travel in my bag everywhere, work and travel. It's so elegant yet cute and functional 1oz. size. Came with refill too.
I learn from the best, my everyday makeup junks organized & pretty; thanks Butter!!!
Found new mascara :-)

Nail Polish, I was told that well-groom toes and hair show how well you take care of yourself :) I call my Chanel nail polishes "the" Vampire collection :-)




This is my makeup bag I carry everyday...kinda boring isn't it :)
Just wake up, gloss & primer are the only thing I put on my face so I can walk the Mo. Technically, no make up...yet :-(
After my daily makeup routine....all made up, do I look different? I don't use eyeliner most of time and light eyeshadow to soften the my face...
Some photo of dinner, in fact I think I only eat dinner ONCE this whole week :( Have a good week ahead everyone!!!
Spring roll, Nan flat bread with curry sauce, Sate chicken in spicy peanut sauce, String bean in garlic & prawn sauce...




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