iHerb Haul

So I didn't have time to upload any post last weekend since I was away. I went for a long weekend trip to Wellington, New Zealand. This was my second time visiting Wellington. The first time I went there was over 12 years ago when I went there on a high school band trip and all I remembered then was going to a museum and that it was cold and wet the whole 2 days we were there. Anyway it was nice and beautiful on the weekend I visited this time. I had a great time. And after I came back I finally receive my iHerb package I ordered a couple of weeks ago.

This was my very first order from iHerb and since I spent over $40 I received $10 off the total.

So here's my haul:

So here is a list of all the products pictured above:

• Ecotools Ecopouf bath sponge
• Ecotools Sustainable Moisture Gloves
• Ecotools Sustainable Moisture Socks
• Acure 100% Certified Organic Argan Oil
• Energizer Hair Follicle Stimulator
• Real Techniques Your Base/Flawless Core Collection Face Brushes

I know I already have way too many makeup brushes but I have been wanting to try the Real Techniques face brushes, particularly the buffing brush for liquid foundation and iHerb sold the core collection for only US$17.99, so I had to get it. I will be posting a review on this collection once I have use them a few times. One thing that I do want to say though, is that they are smaller than I expected.

I wanted to buy the Argan oil because I've heard so much rave about Moroccanoil argan oil but it is too expensive so I decided to find an alternative and I came across Acure 100% certified organic argan oil on iHerb. It says on the bottle that it can be used for the hair, skin care, hands and nails, and the cuticles. 

Anyway, since I just received this iHerb haul today, I won't be able to give much opinion on them but as I get to use them, I will be posting reviews on them as I go.

I am very happy with all the purchases I got from iHerb and will definitely purchase from them again. There's a big range of health products including skincare and makeup. If you do want to purchase from iHerb.com, you can use the code HJP750. This code will take off $10 for purchases over $40 or $5 off for purchases under $40. The shipping rate to Australia is quite cheap too so it's worth buying products from iHerb.

Happy Shopping!

EOTD #7 - Golden chocolate

This morning I wanted to try something different to my everyday look. My everyday look is usually neutral lid and matte brown on the crease using the Naked Palette.

For this look I used 2 eyeshadows. I used Maybelline 24 Colour Tattoo eyeshadow in Bold Gold all over the lid and blend it up slightly just above the crease. Then I used L'Oreal Infallible Eyeshadow in Endless chocolate on the crease. I also applied the chocolate brown along the upper lash line and lower lash line. And lastly I finished off with MAC Haute & Naughty mascara.

This was a pretty quick and easy look to do.

Hope you like it!  

EOTD #6 - Purple and Burgundy

Today's EOTD is a purple eyeshadow look. I think this look is really good if you want to have a bright pop of colour. This look is also good for those with monolid and hooded eyes.

The products I used for this EOTD are:

• MAC Fluidline in Macroviolet - this was applied thickly on the lash line up to the visible lid (for hooded eyes when you open your eyes). Then whatever was left on the brush, apply this to the lower lash line and blend softly with MAC Outspoken bright purple eyeshadow.
• MAC Outspoken Mineralize Eyeshadow - blend the bright purple colour on the lid over the Fluidline then apply the deep burgundy colour on the crease. 
• MAC Beauty Marked Eyeshadow - applied on the outer lash line and the outer corner of the eyes blended with the deep burgundy colour.
• MAC Naked Lunch Eyeshadow - applied on the inner corner of the eyes and on the brow bone as highlight colour
• MAC Haute & Naughty Mascara

Purple is my favourite colour so I really love this look and although it is quite out there I think it's a nice summer/spring daytime look.

EOTD #5 - Glamorous day/night look

So, I'm sorry that I haven't been posting much. I have been really busy and just after the new year my computer died so I had to wait to get it fixed. And then after I got it bad, I got sick with food poisoning. It hasn't been a very good start to the year. Anyway, after all that I am now back and I hope that I can post more often this year.

Today I did an EOTD look that can be worn for day or night time. You can always intensify this look using false lashes and by adding eyeliner. For this look I used the Savoir Faire Winter Kit eyeshadows and one MAC eyeshadow.

Here are the products used for the Eyes:

• MAC eyeshadow in Naked Lunch - this was applied all over the lid and blended slightly up to the crease
• Savoir Faire Spice (burnt orange) - this was blended all over the crease
• Savoir Faire Kinetic (dark burgundy/purple) - blended on the outer third of the crease
• Savoir Faire Liberating (deep blue) - applied on the outer v and blended with the crease colour Kinetic. I also smudged this colour along the upper lash line and the lower lash line.
• Savoir Faire Onyx Eyeliner - tightlined and applied very closely to the upper lash line and on the outer third of the bottom lash line
• Savoir Faire Devout on the inner corner of the eyes and on the brow bone
• Maybelline One by One mascara.

Although this was an Eye of the day look I will also list the products I used for my face:

• MAC Face & Body foundation
• Inglot Translucent powder
• Savoir Faire Blush - Devoted
• Makeup Academy Bronzed Perfection Bronzer 

And lastly for the lips I used Revlon Lip Butter in Pink Truffle.

Hope you like this look!

2012 Favourites

I've been reading several beauty blogs and also watching beauty videos and many are doing a post on their 2012 favourites. So I thought I will do the same.

I have gotten a lot of beauty products in 2012, more than the year before and previous to that... but since there are so many products that I liked! Anyway, I finally came up with just a small selection of products that were in my favourites list.

Oh... just a warning - this post is picture heavy and long!!

Skincare products:

MAC Lightful Moisture Creme

MAC Lightful Hydro-charged moisturizer SPF 30

MAC Lightful Hydro-charged moisturizer SPF 30

The first product is MAC Lightful Moisture Creme. I have been using this moisturiser for the past 4 years. However this one pictured above is a new formula, the Marine Bright Formula. This moisturiser has got a gel consistency.  I love this moisturiser. It hydrates my dry skin really well and although it doesn't get rid of my dark spots it does seem to brighten up my skin tone. The downsides of this moisturiser is the price and that it is not available in Australia. It is only available in Asian countries and in the US. However, I have been fortunate to be able to get supplies for it as I go overseas every year and stock up or I order it through friends/family who went overseas to Asia. 

The second product is also in the MAC Lightful range. It is the SPF 30+ moisturiser. This one pictured is the old formula. I really liked this SPF 30 moisturiser because it has the sunscreen protection and it doesn't feel greasy like normal sunscreen. I use this on hot summer days alone or over the lightful moisture creme on winter. The consistency seems to be similar to MAC strobe creme. As pictured above you don't need much at all to apply all over the skin and once applied and blended it leaves your skin with a nice sheen glow.

Origins Vitazing

I love my Origins Vitazing. I use this on days where I don't want to use any foundation. This moisturiser comes out white but when it's blended on to the skin it changes colour to match your skin tone. It also gives my face a nice glow after applying and it's very moisturising.

I love Bioderma Crealine H2O makeup remover (the one above is the Asian version of Bioderma Crealine and it's named differently. It's exactly the same but they call it Sensibio). I found out about this through Lisa Eldridge's video on YouTube. I bought this when I was in Singapore back in October and have been using it everyday since. This is definitely my HG makeup remover. It's a very effective yet gentle makeup remover. It doesn't sting, calms the skin and hydrates my skin. It is quite pricey if you buy this in Australia. I should've bought more when I was in Singapore.

Makeup - Face:

MAC Mineralize Skinfinish (MSF) - Medium Plus

MUA Bronzer - Bronzed Perfection

MAC Peachtwist Blush

YSL Touche Eclat no. 3

MAC Face & Body Foundation

The 5 products above are my favourite face makeup products. I love MAC Face & Body foundation. It's a water based foundation with sheer/light coverage giving a beautiful natural look. It's perfect for my dry skin as it doesn't dry my skin out and it gives my skin a beautiful dewy finish.
MAC MSF is a baked face powder. Prior to using this, I hardly ever used powder foundations since it always makes my skin looked cakey and dry. However with the MSF, this was not the case. It works well with my dry skin and it looks nice and natural. I use it alone or sometimes over my F&B foundation to set it.
I love YSL Touche Eclat Radiance Touch Pen. I think a lot of people has this products because it's a brightening concealer/highlighter. I use it to brighten the area under my eyes, on the cheek bone, bridge of nose and cupid bow.
I've only recently bought MUA Bronzed Perfection bronzer but I fell in love with it straight away. It's a nice matte bronzer and it's not too dark or too orangey. It's nice to add a bit of colour on my face and I also use it to contour.
And last of the face makeup product is MAC Blush in Peachtwist. I love this blush. It's a shimmery peachy bronzey colour. Unfortunately today, when I was carrying all the favourite products to take photos of them, I dropped the blush so it cracked. I did manage to salvage it and half of it was ok but the other half was smashed. I used some alcohol fluid to put it back together in the pan - it just doesn't look as pretty now but at least it's still usable. I would've cried if I could not salvage it. I will do another post on this blush with swatches.

Makeup - Eye:

The original Urban Decay Naked Palette (pictured above) is definitely my most used and favourite eyeshadow palette. I love it so much. It just has the best combination of neutral colours. I think I've nearly hit pan on some colours (Half Baked, Buck, Sin). I use this as my everyday make up look but I can also use it for an intense smokey eye for a going out look. It's such a versatile palette and great for travelling!

Maybelline Color Tattoo is such a great cream eyeshadow! Plus it's so cheap and affordable. I love to use it alone or as a base. You can see my review of this eyeshadow here.

Maybelline One by One Satin Black mascara is my favourite mascara in 2012. I actually won this from Maybelline NY website and didn't really know about it until it was sent to me. At first I wasn't really overly excited by it but after using it several time I started loving it. It gives me beautiful long and thick lashes. 

Well... I think that's it. These are my favourite products in 2012. I think there would be more that I could list but then this post would get too long. 

What do you think of my favourites? What are your favourite beauty products of 2012?