Monthly Archives: September 2012

Beauty Spot: Sneak peek… hello my pretties…

Posted on September 29, 2012 | 6 comments

Lots of exciting beauty stuff crosses my path far too frequently for my wallet’s liking! Here’s a few of the things that have me excited this month (plus the fact that I have finally learned how to use Instagram ha)…

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Tagged bareMinerals, Beauty, Benefit, Complexion Kit, Crabtree & Evelyn, Feelin' Dandy Lip & Cheek Kit, Himalayan Blue range, Kid Orange nail polish, Mac, Marilyn Monroe Collection, PTNT, Pure Night Transformation Treatment, sneak peek

Butter London Wallis nail polish review

Posted on September 27, 2012 | 2 comments

I’m never one for following the seasons with my nail polish (I mean… have you seen how often I wear glittery “holiday” colours?!), but if you’re looking for a perfect fall colour, you can’t go far wrong with Butter London Wallis.

This beauty made its way to me thanks to my lovely make-up mule Justine after many months of lusting – but it was definitely worth the wait. Generally, I don’t lose too many sleeps over Butter London’s limited (and stupidly expensive) availability in Hong Kong as their colours aren’t really that special (their British slang names which have been confusing American bloggers for years with hilarious consequences, are pretty priceless though), but Wallis is definitely one of their smash hits and unique enough to warrant pursuing across the oceans!

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Tagged Beauty, Butter London, cosmetics, gold, make-up, metallic, nail lacquer, nail polish, nail varnish, review, swatch, Wallis

Clinique Chubby Sticks in Two Ton Tomato, Mighty Mimosa & Pudgy Peony review

Posted on September 24, 2012 | 6 comments

When it comes to my make-up miracles, Clinique already has two in the bag (their Cream Eyeliner and their Anti-Blemish Solutions Cleansing Foam). Last year, their Chubby Stick lippies joined the hall of fame – and now they’ve unleashed a series of fantastic brand new shades (and they really are fantastic), my love has only lifted higher and hiiiigher!

Although I love Clinique (I know I sound like a broken record but: stringently allergy tested, 100% fragrance-free, dermatologist and ophthalmologist tested i.e. a GODSEND sensitive skin), their make-up can be a little… whisper it… boring. Work-safe colours, neutral shades, workmanlike branding – their cosmetics very rarely got the pulse racing, even if they worked wonders. The first round of Chubby Sticks in Hong Kong were lovely, pretty, perfect everyday colours – but this latest set of shades really pack a gorgeous punch.

Even the names – Two Ton Tomato, Mighty Mimosa, Pudgy Peony – have me sort of salivating. You just know they’re going to be as fun, colourful and cute as the name “Chubby Stick” deserves.

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Tagged Beauty, best lip balms, Clinique, Clinique Chubby Sticks, cosmetics, make-up, Mighty Mimosa, my lips but better, photos, Pudgy Peony, review, swatch, tinted lip balms, Two Ton Tomato

bareMinerals READY Eyeshadow 4.0 in The Truth palette review

Posted on September 15, 2012 | 1 comment

When did bareMinerals get all fun?! Last I remembered, they were a rather holier than thou company extolling the virtues of mineral make-up back in the day when no one else really cared. Well now, everyone cares… and bareMinerals is coming of age at just the right time.

Their packaging and products have had a bit of a makeover (love their hot pink bags) and top of my to-try list were the bareMinerals READY eyeshadows. I can’t be doing with messy loose pigments on the daily basis, which is what bareMinerals were predominantly famous for, but these new eyeshadows are solid pressed babies in duo or quad palettes rather reminiscent of *cough*Nars*cough*.

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Tagged Apropos, bareMinerals eyeshadow quads, bareMinerals READY Eyeshadows, Beauty, brown shades, cosmetics, eyeshadows, Fate, Magnetism, make-up, make-up look, neutral palette, photos, review, Serendipitous, smoky eye, swatches, The Truth, The Truth palette

Mid-Autumn Festival Hong Kong 2011, Moon Fun Playground lantern exhibition: Fairground attraction!

Posted on September 9, 2012 | 3 comments

Mid-Autumn Festival is rolling round again (four day weekend, hollaaaa!), so what better time to bring you… a full year late… the gorgeous lanterns from last year’s festivities?!

My advice is to bypass the crowds at Victoria Park and instead head to Tsim Sha Tsui’s Cultural Centre Piazza, where every year they have an awesome thematic lantern exhibition. It stays on display for a full month (much longer than the ones at Victoria Park), is less crowded (especially if you hit it when everyone else is having their dinner or when they are otherwise occupied with the Symphony Of Lights show), provides almost an hour’s worth of photo opportunities and intense study of all the amazing close-up details of each lantern, plus you can then get the Star Ferry home and admire HK’s amazing skyline… its very own modern cityscape of a lantern show.