Post exam haul : Essence & Maybelline

I casually dropped into the beauty store and picked up some beauty products.

Essence wake up spring collection were having a clearance so I picked up the two leftover items from the clearance bin. Essence always have cute trend edition products also known as limited edition. 

These days I do not collect them as avidly as I used to. Just when there's clearance, I will pick them up if I happen too find them. 

After clearance. they cost USD1 each which I think is a steal. 

Essence Wake up Spring palette. 

The shades are different tones of plum and pink shades. Very cute and girly. 

The imprint on the eyeshadow is just so pretty. 

Essence Wake up Spring blush in Apricot.

It is a apricot shade with slight shimmers. 

Maybelline Vivid Matte Liquid in Nude Flush. 

I have heard not very good review on this Maybelline liquid lipstick but this shade is too pretty to pass by. It is such a gorgeous dusty pink shade. 

There was a discount on these lipsticks so I thought it was not too bad to pick them up to try them out for myself. 

I won't have high expectation on this product to not make myself disappointed with this product. 

Haul : Essence, Catrice & Maybelline

I used to talk about how I love going to the beauty store near the hostel on the 15th because they are always 15% off storewide on the 15th.

Now I live outside so I seldom head to beauty store as much as I used too. This time on the 15th, I was having exams and it so happened to take place in the university which is well, near the hostel and near the beauty store. 

Just after the exams, I went to the beauty store to pick up some stuffs. 

I got items mostly from Essence and Catrice. The odd one out is Maybelline. 

Essence and Catrice are great German drugstore makeup brands with a few gems in their collection.
I own a fair bit of items from both brands and I love a lot of items that I own from them. 

Catrice All Matt Plus Shine Control Powder in 010 Transparent 

During my last trip, I broke my casing for my MAC Mineralized Skinfinish Natural. This winter, I am going on a trip again but I do not want to risk further destroying my MAC Mineralized Skin Finish since it is a pricey product so I picked up this powder as a backup. 

It is a normal pressed powder, nothing too exciting. I just hope it work well in setting my makeup.
I don't have too high hopes on it. 

Essence Hidden Stories Trend Edition Highlighter in Enter Wonderland.

This was at the clearance bin so I just picked it up since it was marked down to a ridiculously affordable price. 

I do not own a highlighter of such shade. It is a lilac purple. 

Essence I love Nude Eyeshadow in 06 Coffee Bean

I am searching for a dark shade. This shade just fits the bullet. It is pigmented and smooth upon swatching.
It's affordable and it does the job.

Maybelline Color Tattoo Creamy Mattes in Creme de Rose

I love the Maybelline Color Tattoos, they work really great as bases, they are so comparable to the MAC Paint Pots for a fraction of the price. 

When Maybelline launched the Creamy Mattes edition. I wrote in it my to get list. It took me awhile to get it though because the beauty store has a chronic out of stock issue with the Color Tattoos but I totally get why. 

The only shade available was Creme de Rose, Creme de Nude is still in out of stock mode. I will be hunting that baby down as soon as it gets back in stock. 

It is a creamy rosy nude shade. 

Catrice Alluring Reds Liquid Lipstick in Brigette Bordeaux. 

This was also in the clearance bin. I picked it up because of the shade.
It is such a beautiful dusty rose shade. It is such a perfect everyday shade.

Essence Eyeshadow brush

My old eyeshadow brush is dying, I have been using that brush for 5 years, so it is time to retire that brush.So, I need an eyeshadow brush replacement and I got this. 

The eyeshadow brush is in pink which is so cute.

I really like the design of Essence brushes. I find them super cute and girly. 

Brow game is strong : mini haul

This is a mini haul and this time I got the Maybelline Brow Satin and Pupa Vamp! Wet & Dry Eyeshadow.

I was in search of a new eyebrow pencil and it looks like I have a good drugstore eyebrow pencil that I actually got two of them in different shades. I bought both of them at separately after I used one of them I really like it and got the lighter shade.
I forgot to mention, I got in Dark Brown and Medium Brown.

The brow product comes in a double ended side. One side is the pencil.
The pencil is really thin and small, very easy to maneuver on the brows. It is said to be comparable to the Anastasia Brow Wiz.
I have not tried the Anastasia Brow Wiz so I cannot give an in depth comparison.

The other side is  an applicator with powder.

I find this brow product very easy to use and it creates a flawfree brow with a soft natural touch.
The colours are very natural, even dark brown does not look too bold on my medium brown hair. I find there is not much difference between medium brown and dark. The undertones of the brow product. Both shades leans to the cool side with the medium brown slightly more warm than the dark brown.

This is my brows using the Maybelline Brow Satin in Deep Brown.

So far, I really love this brow product. It's definitely a keeper.

Pupa Vamp! Wet & Dry Eyeshadow in 301.

Pupa is a really underrated brand that I do not see many talking about them at all but I admit they are pretty hard to find and mostly available in Europe (I have seen them in SASA in Malaysia). It is an Italian brand.

So far I have own their lip products and have been enjoying them. They can get slightly pricey for drugstore but the quality of their products have been top notch Italian style.

Pupa's packaging is not the most aesthetically pleasing. In pictures, it can appear as cheap looking with the shiny silver lid and transparent body. Actually they are not too bad in real life, they still hold up pretty sturdy.

301 is a champagne peach colour. It is very shimmery and reflective. I do not know if this is the best word to describe it. It is very hi-shine. Gorgeous colour.
Shimmery eyeshadows are my weakness. I love my eyeshadows shimmery, it just opens up my eyes makes me look more awake. The Asian eyes.
The best colour as an all over lid colour and base colour. I am thinking of using it as a highlight since it also makes a gorgeous highlight shade.

Super mini tiny haul : Maybelline eyeliners

I am back in Malaysia during the Ramadhan and Raya season thus there were many sales going along beauty stores such as Guardian and Watsons.
I was randomly browsing through Watsons and a spotted that there was a buy one get one free sale on Maybelline Hypersharp Liner. Although I never mentioned it before, I like the Hypersharp Liner by Maybelline, infact I find them working much better than their American/European counterpart which is the Master Precise. The felt tip is bendable which provides more flexibility on drawing whereas the Master Precise is a hard felt tip which makes it harder to maneuver along my upper lid. Also the tip much thinner, the tip of the HyperSharp Liner is just 0.05mm!

A buy one get one free is definitely a steal and a girl can never have too many liquid eyeliners. We all know how fast we get through them and even how fast they dry up. 

Summer haul : Maybelline & Divage

Maybelline had a 3 for sale and Divage released their brand new lip polish which got me rushing to the beauty store.
I took advantage of the offer because I wanted to try out their lash sensational mascara. At the same time I picked up two lipsticks from the same brand. Also, the Divage Lip polish, I picked up three shades.

Divage Lip Polish.
With the liquid lipstick hybrid lip products releases going on, it seems like this local Russian brand has finally caught up with the trend and releasing their own versions of the lip polish. This product comes in around 8 shades.
I got 3 shades from the 8 and they are the pinks and neutrals.

The lip polish packaging is beautiful! The cap is a pink-silver colour giving it a sleek and girly feel to a simple packaging.

The shades do not have a name. I picked up 02 , 03, 04.

Swatches from top 02,03,04 and 01

The only shade from the swatches I did not pick up is 01.

Maybelline Lash Sensational

It took me awhile to get this. When it was first launched I really like the packaging because it is a rose coloured tube. I definitely could not resist roses and pinks.
I put it on hold since I had quite a number of mascaras. The other day I finished one of my mascaras and I thought it is time to get a new mascara and took advantage of the offer.

Maybelline Color Sensational Moisture Extreme Lipcolor

This lipstick range is only available in selected countries. I like this lipstick because It is affordable but the texture and feel on the lips is luxurious.

170 Rose Diva 175 Miss Light

I am pretty sure these colours are Russian limited since the names for the shades are in Russian and I have not seen this shade anywhere else except over here.

Rose Diva is a purplish magenta shade.
Miss Light is a peach-pink. 

Mini loot : Maybelline Dream Lumi Concealer

I did a haul again. Guilty? Not guilty.
The beauty store near my hostel was having a 30% off on all Maybelline and Garnier products.
I only own one undereye concealer that is the 3CE Full Coverage Concealer. The Maybelline Dream Lumi Touch has always been on my list of products to try out along with the L'oreal Lumi Magique Concealer. I heard lots of great reviews about them and they seem to be a great drugstore dupe of the YSL Touche Eclat.
There's a sale, so it would be a great chance to get the concealers.

I got the Dream Lumi Concealer in 02 Nude. I may look like a hoarder because I got two of them. They are usually not in stock since there is 30% off and they are in stock, I just took the chance to get a back up so that I wouldn't experience headache trying to find backups when they are sold out. The product also looks like it doesn't have much product in the tube.
From testers, this product applies like a dream, it is light but the coverage is great, very high coverage. I haven't try it out under my eye but I can't wait to give this product a testdrive, I can see that I will like this concealer a lot. 

Drugstore New Year Haul

Rive Gauche is having some good deals on selected cosmetics and perfumes for the month of December and January. I picked these items up early of December when the racks are still stocked.
All items purchased were on offer and discount so I have made pretty good savings.

I like Pupa cosmetics, I own two of their Princess Shiny Lip Fluid which I also picked up from Rive Gauche and they are amazing.
This lipstick is nominated the best drugstore lipstick by beauty experts of Rive Gauche which made me wanted to try it out. It must be really good to receive such an award.

These shiny casing are the death of photography. They will never come out pretty in pictures.
The packaging isn't the most aesthetic looking and the whole shiny silver packaging does make it look not attractive at all. I won't say it looks cheap because it does not at all, the packaging is sturdy and it has a nice grip to it. It is so stumpy looking though.
Well, it should be all about the product quality , not about the packaging. Let's stop complaining about the packaging. A good packaging earns an extra brownie point though.

The colour I picked up is 402 Candied Pink. You know how much I love my pinks, I can't resist picking up a pink colour.

As you can see, the brand name "Pupa" is engraved on the bullet. It does give it a sort of a more expensive look to it.
Candy Pink is a warm pink with slight hint of coral to it. It is a spring/summer colour, very bright and fun.
So far, I like the lipstick. I do plan on getting more colours but I haven't seen a colour I really want yet. Also, I am eyeing on their Velvet Matt line. Let's hope they will have an offer soon for that line.

Rimmel Lasting Finish Lipstick.
These lipsticks are so affordable yet so great. This time I picked up two more shades, Asia (left) and Heartbreaker (Right).
Heartbreaker is for my mom. It is a deep pink with slight red tones. I am not sure if she would like it but I think she will. It is a elegant and mature colour with its muted tones, very suitable for an everyday use.
Asia is a mauve with brown undertones. It is the winter nude colour. Also, it reminds me of a "Kylie Jenner" lip colour. It is super gorgeous, it has been my winter colour. I have a FOTD with me with this lip colour.

I really love Rimmel's Lasting Finish Lipstick. The price is great, they are so creamy and pigmented. Over time on the lips, it can be a little drying but it isn't a big problem for me, a lip balm could fix it.
The tube for "Asia" is a little wonky though, I got a faulty tube, I had to twist the tube multiple times to twist the lipstick up and then down. I am a little worried that it would go completely off that I wouldn't be able to twist it up and down anymore. But, so far so good.

Rimmel Match Perfection Foundation in 103 True Ivory.
This foundation is one of the best drugstore foundation I have ever used. It lives up to the raves from beauty bloggers.  Drugstores have been on their A game in foundations, I have found a lot of foundation gems from the drugstore.
This foundation was on offer for a very affordable price for 219 Rubles (with the rate then about RM14.50) , so I picked up a bottle as a back up. I am hoarder, I know that.

Maybelline Baby Lips.

Cherry Me, Pink Punch and Clear Intensive Care.


Maybelline products are on 1+1 = 3 offer till the end of December. I saw the Baby Lips display and thought why not stock up on some lip balms.I get through lipbalms really fast because I use them daily and always constantly applying them and even applying them to sleep (the clear ones not the coloured one, no one wants a kiss mark on the pillow). 

Christmas haul : Apple & Cinnamon

Merry Christmas everyone!

Hope everyone is having a fun Christmas. 

This is a random haul that I did at the beauty store near my hostel. There was a discount on Maybelline eyeliners and I do need eyeliners since I only have one Maybelline liquid eyeliner which I fear might dry up soon. So, It was a good chance for me to head to the store to grab them.

The Glade Cosy Apple & Cinnamon air freshener is a random purchase but air freshener is considered a room necessity to keep the room smelling fresh and nice. With such a Christmas-y scent on the most wonderful time of the year. It is a total plus point.

I got a a black and brown eyeliner from the Maybelline Master Precise line. If you only need two eyeliner colours in your life. Brown and black it is.
Black for the more glam look days and the brown for an everyday natural look or the no makeup look.

It is a felt tip eyeliner and the nip of the eyeliner is very fine which makes drawing really easy and fool-proof.
For the price I paid, I would say this is one great eyeliner.

Oh! So Matt! This colour is a new release from Essence to replace on of their older nude shades.
Nude are always welcome in my lipstick army. I could not resist picking this up in the end.
Whenever, I am at the Essence counter, I will definitely be swatching this lipstick because it is beautiful.

It is a beautiful beige nude. The finish should be matte as said by Essence but I do not think it finishes matte at all. It is more of a satin-matte finish. It doesn't bother me at all.
Like most of Essence's Longlasting lipstick, this lipstick is creamy and pigmented. 

Nude kick!

Lately, I am been venturing more into the nudes instead of my normal pinks. Surprisingly, I am starting to find nude flattering on me. It doesn't look as dead on me as I thought before, maybe because I had master the skill of choosing the right nude shade.

Rimmel Moisture Renew Lipstick in Notting Hill Nude.
Notting Hill Nude is Rimmel's most famous nude colour. I heard it is compared to Tom Ford's Spanish Pink minus the pink tones.
Notting Hill Nude is a beautiful brown-town nude with slight pink undertones. It is not too light nor too dark thus it complements fair to medium skintones without washing out or looking dead on the lips.

Rimmel Moisture Renew Let's Get Naked.
Let's Get Naked is a pinky nude. Pinky nude is one of my favourite nudes because of the pink tones in it that gives a touch of girlyness and cuteness to any look.

As compared to Notting Hill Nude, Let's Get Naked has a stronger pink tone and it is slightly lighter.

I really like the formulas of the Moisture Renew lipsticks by Rimmel. They are so creamy and they glide on the lips like butter which makes application much easier. The finishes of these lipsticks are slight glossy because of their moisturizing properties.

The last lipstick I picked up is Maybelline Tantalizing Taupe.
This is a repurchase, it's my favourite nude lipstick from Maybelline. I forgot to pack this lipstick with me when I left home last Summer. So I thought I would pick up another tube (Doesn't hurt since the price isn't wallet breaking).

That's all for my nude lipsticks that I have picked up from the drugstore

Lip polish loot!

Guardian (A local drugstore) was having a buy 1 get 1 free offer on the Maybelline Lip Polish till yesterday. I thought it was a good chance to get the lip polishes. In the US, they are the 'Color Elixirs' , the name switches at different continents so are the shades, there, they come in 20 shades or so but over here, we only carry about 10 shades.

I have been wanting to try them for some time but they did not release it in the Europe, so I had till I get back to Asia.

I picked up two shades. Glam 9 and Pop 5.

Glam 9 is a warm tone pink with peachy undertones with fine gold shimmer. The shimmers is really pretty, it adds dimension to the colour.

Pop 5 is a hot pink. Girlish and cute colour. It is the type of colour that screams my name.

The packaging is chic. Where they fill in the product is shaped like a lipstick bullet. I find that really cute.
I haven't tried the lipsticks yet since I just got them yesterday but I will work with them soon. A review will be up soon with one of my FOTD post. 

Watsons haul #1

It has been a long time since I did some Watsons (A drugstore in my country) shopping. I just miss the vast selection of cosmetics over here.

Yesterday I sneaked in there and checked out the new releases that I've missed for the past year. 

Damage is still under control, I didn't pick up much stuffs, but I am going there again and I think I am going to do some major damage during the next visit. 

I picked up four items. 2 skincares and 2 lip products. 

What really drew me in into this cream is the word 'Sakura'. I just love everything cherry blossom. They remind me of everything girly, floral and sweet. 

It contains SPF which is a plus point. I can't live without SPF since I am back in this baking oven. The sun always shines right from above.

The cream is pink! How lovely. 

The texture of the cream is just nice. It isn't too thick nor thin. It makes a great day cream. 

Pixy Radiant Finish Lightening Cream. 

I bought this cream to use it as a sunscreen since it wasn't very pricey. 

I have used this cream today, it seems to work just fine but the white of the cream seems to immediately brighten and lighten my skintone. It will work really great for those who has dull skin. 

The cream is white. The consistency is medium thick. 

Blended in. 

ZA Lip Glam Liquid Rouge in RS481.

I got intrigued because it is a liquid lipstick. I like liquid lipstick I find them very easy on the go and I get the pigmentation I want and the glossy finish I like from them all from one product. 

Maybelline Color Show Lipstick. 

I think this is an Asia-only release since I didn't encounter them when I was in Europe. 

I got it in the shade - Pink Punch.

It is a pink with slight peachy tones. I am excited to get more of these lipsticks because they were really affordable and there were so many colours to choose from. I wanted get almost all of the colour and ofcourse I shouldn't because I have too many lipsticks.