End of 2012

It's the end of 2012 today! Say Hi to 2013 <3
I am so blessed that I am going to countdown with my high school friends, our relationship didn't change from high school till now, still tight, still a big family. I just think that staying with your closest friends is always the best way to spend your time. You don't have to eat in classy restaurants nor dress in party gowns, you just have to be yourself when you are with them ;)

2012 has been a great year for me, I learnt and gained so much this year. Since the beginning of this year, I have been in love with my favourite person on earth. I don't have to hide anything from him, it's always good to stay with him <3 We both learnt from each other, he changed my mindset towards my future and so did I change his values towards life. I am glad that I know him in my life. No matter what happened in the end, whether we are going to be together or not, I will never regret having him in my life.
Apart from my new relationship, I gained so much from work. I worked hard to get what I have been longing for. Satisfactory grades and fruitful work experience. All helped me to step up from a naive girl to a more mature lady. lol Even though so much happened in my home this year, I'm still happy that I spent a lot of time with my family, sharing both happiness and sadness. Sometimes, watching TV or going to grocery stores with your parents make me feel better than hanging out with my bestie. :D

2012 is amazing. I hope 2013 is going to be a better year than 2012! Gonna dress up and get ready for my celebration tonight xx

Highlight of the week - Juicy Couture

My new wallet finally arrived! As there was Black Friday sale in the US last month, Juicy Couture was doing a 40% off and free shipping within the US. I have targeted this 'Juicy Couture tough girl zip wallet' for almost a month and finally there's such a chance!
Unlike the normal girly juicy style which filled with pink and crown-like prints, they finally introduced some edgey items..stuff with studs! (I love studs) Luckily, my bestie was coming back to HK from the US, she brought it back for me a few days ago.
It just costed me USD84! Such a bargain;) I got the color cabernet! All my bills, coins and cards (my phone too!) can fit in this little thing nicely. I am planning to use this as a clutch for Christmas parties as well! The red tone just feel so christmassy, isn't it!

Highlight of the week - Cheap Monday

Aww haven't been here for quite a while, was super busy with school work and stuff. Luckily, all work are done and it's time to Christmas!

I'm back in Hong Kong now which the weather is so much warmer than the UK, love it! Yet, it is quite sunny during the midday so I need to wear my sunnies when I am out. Recently, I got a pair of Cheap Monday Cryokine Sunglasses from ASOS on discount! (again) Oh my god everyone's praising it! I really like it cause its really on the cat eye trend and actually very sun-proof :) It has become one of my essentials in my handbag now! <3

Side view of the glasses

Model wearing it

*Pictures are all from ASOS.com

Feeling Christmassyy

25 days more till Christmas! and which means I will be home in less than a week's time :) wohooo!!

Yesterday, I went to Winter Wonderland in Hyde Park, London. It is one of the Christmas carnvials in the UK, and probably the biggest one! There are many arts and crafts stalls, German food stalls and mini pubs in the market area. Also, there is an ice skating rink and an ice sculpture museum sort of thing this year :) And ofc, many rides and a beautiful ferris wheel! Okay words can't really describe how nice that place is. Let pictures do the talking x

'Ice age 4' Ice skating rink, sooo crowded

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Went to Harrods to do some shopping before heading to Hyde Park. I just love how Harrods looks, so historical <3

Winter Wonderland Entrance

Belgium Waffle with White chocolate topping, nomnomnomm 

Food stalls

Pub

Mini pancakes with custard and chocolate sauce! It tasted soooo freaking good :P

Highlight of the week - Too Faced Face Primer

Since there's a 25% discount for university students on ASOS last week, therefore I purchased quite a lot of good stuff from ASOS [ASOS stop offering me discounts.. Or else I won't have enough money to buy flight tickets to go home lol]
So I bought this 'Too Faced Primed & Poreless Pure Oil-free Skin Smoothing Face Primer for sensitive skin'  which I have wanted for quite a while at £18! SUCH A BARGAIN! In ASOS, it said that this product is exclusively sold in ASOS which I couldn't get in Boots or so.
As I have used the eyeshadow insurance from Too Faced for 2 years, I understand how consistent their products are. So I tried this primer since Sunday.. wooohooo it's really good, kinda comparable to the Pore Professional by Benefit Cosmetics :)
I have mixed skin type which I have an oily t-zone area but dry cheek area which sucks when putting on foundation, I always appear to be super oily on picture because of this. But with this primer, the oily nose disappeared! After wearing this primer for 8 hours with my Chanel Vitalumiere Aqua foundation on, my face still looked like the state when I just applied makeup on, so matte <3 ! Tried this primer in different weather, both humid and dry, it's still worked super good on me :) Aww simply love it! Time to trash my Shu uemura primer.. :P

Here is the picture of the primer.

Love the packaging, so princessy :)

NOTD: Korres

My first Korres High shine/ long-lasting nail polish [45 Coral]

I love coral colours so much and have a few coral nail polishes.. AND this is the brightest coral colour I have ever own. 

Let's talk about the consistency of this polish, quite good, the brush takes up quite a lot of product actually.. but the amount is good enough for one nail. The brush is quite soft and not too flat which you can paint your nails fully with a few swipes. I think the coverage is awesome, for one coat, you can already see a really opaque coverage. I applied one more coat as I wanted my nails to look more shiny, haha. I really think this nail polish is quite worth-buying as it is only £4.50 on ASOS :)

I applied 'Models Own' 3 in 1 top/base coat, 2 coats of Korres Coral and finished with 'Models Own' top/base coat.

How the bottle looks like..

The color code :)

Highlight of the week - NARS

I planned to do a weekly post on my 'highlight of the week' starting from today! The highlight can be a beauty product, a cosmetic product, nice snack... just something amazing I discover in a week :)

So here you go my first post of highlight of the week -

NARS  Skin Luminous Moisture Cream

Recently, I have bought a eyeshadow palette from Nars and was given a sample of this luminous moisture cream as a complementary gift. So, I started using it as my night cream.. oh my god it's super moisturizing! My skin still felt hydrated after a night's sleep with radiator on! The texture is quite thick but during application, it applies on smoothly and you will not feel greasy afterwards :)

Here's the picture of the cream...

Swatch of the cream...

I am loving this product a lot, will probably purchase a full size of this after finishing my current night cream!

Inspired makeup: Dream Up

Recently, I have created a makeup on my own based on the theme 'dream up'..it's my first inspired makeup (a look without copying from magazines or makeup tutorials on youtube lol)
Products used:
- Too Faced Shadow Insurance Candlelight
- Sleek i-Divine oh so special 658 Glitz and Noir
- Canmake perfect brown eyes 03 color D
- MAC   penultimate eye liner
- MAC Zoom lash mascara
- Claire's body glitter
- MAC fix+
Brushes used:
- Sigma blending e25
- Sigma medium angled shading e70
- Sigma concealer f70
- Ava Liu 06 eyeliner brush

Sunday brunch

Had a brunch in a cafe in a random place around the place I live, and it was surprisingly amazing! Bacon + egg + mush + toasts = yumm<3
Actually no matter how bad this brunch tasted, having meals with your love is always the best!

My preferences: EyeBrows!

I used to hate my thick brows 'cause it's so thick and dark but after the K-POP influence, girls start to have thicker brows now! (which is good for me hahaa) I am always looking for high quality and high consistency brow makeup to fill my tiny gap at the end of my brows.. Here are some products I have used so far and I really like it :)

KATE Brow Powder [Ex-5]

I have used the same palette for over a year and it still hasn't hit pan! (I almost use this every day) I normally mix the 2 dark shades to fill in my gaps and sometimes, the lightest shade to contour the bridge of my nose. The mini brush attached in this palette is quite good actually, the hair is not too soft nor hard which is good for filling in your brows :)

shu uemura Brow Pencil [03]

This is my first brown pencil I've ever own and I like this a lot too! There is a special shape of this pencil (not shown in this photo unfortunately :/ ) which makes drawing your brows so easy! But for me, I must use a brow brush to blend my brows afterwards, or else it the lines are going to be too harsh for my brows.. I think it suits darker brown hair or hair with red under tone :)

Colour My Brows by Etude House [01]

I bought this brow gel simply because of the brand lol I like Sandara Park from 2NE1 a lot..and she's the spokeperson of this brand so I just get it to 'support' her lol..

However, this product is totally out of my expectation! The color consistency is quite high, very water proof (but you can easily remove it with makeup remover!) and high pigmented. But it dries out quite quickly.. which sucks cause I can't really get these in the UK! : (

And recently, I read 'Stylesuzi's blogpost and I think I am gonna try the Brow Perfect from Look Beauty! It looks quite amazing as it's only 12 pounds but with brow gel, a mini tweezer and an assortment of shades to fill your brows.. so I don't really have to get new brow products whenever I change my hair color! The other netural shades are good for eyeshadow/eyeliner as well :) Can't wait to try it out!

What do you use to color your brows?

[Pictures are all from the above companies' official site]

First.

Ohmygod, I haven't blogged since I graduated from secondary school.. I'm picking this up as I want to have a space to share my life, my favourites and special moments after I turned twenty.

People always said 20 is another stage of a girl's life, and I'd love to record moments of my life here, showing people my new stage of life. :) x