Birthday Post

I managed to spend my birthday with the boyf this year.

Dinner was at Novotel Seoul Ambassoder at Gangnam 2 days before the actual day. 

Camwhored too much at home and was late. He waited for 50 minutes and was a little pissed :S

But I managed to appease him and we finally arrived here. 

It was a nice cosy hotel.

We felt like we were in Paris, because of the miniature display

 This was the appetizer. Salmon salad.

Simple but tasted pretty awesome.

Before this there was actually some bread but Eric said we should have it later lest we feel too full for main course

At the end of the meal, the waiter took it away and we were like awwww..

Rich and delicious crab bisque.

Couldn't get enough of it

For my main course, I chose a medium done ribeye steak.

The meat was so tender and succulent. 

And I finished all the fries for the first time. 

He loved this shot he took. 

I am not an expert in wine and all tasted the same to me.

I prefer the white wine while he said the red diablo wine tasted heavenly.

Shit, hair was quite messy. 

I swear this hairstyle is hard to maintain

Lastly, the dessert.

Gummy bears as toppings, cute.

His cousin was working in this hotel,so he got the chef to specially decorate it for us. How sweet. haha.

Saturday was spent at Carribean Bay and Everland.

I loved Carribean Bay! Will definitely go back again.

Didn't take any pictures at Carribean Bay as we didn't want to spend $25 to get the waterproof casing to put our phones/ camera. 

$25 just to haolian not very worth it. 

About evening, we headed to Everland.
Timing was good as we did not have to wait too long for the rides.

Everland was having the rose festival too.

Played a little too much on Friday and Saturday,

so the actual day of my birthday was spent at home. 

Napping the whole afternoon away. 

For dinner, his mom knew I love Cold Noodles, so she prepared it for me. 

Look at the eggs! My favourite

At night, we had a mini celebration with the cake and wine he bought from novotel on Friday.

I have always only love fruit cakes.

No,don't look at the candles.

 I go by international age and I insist I am 24.

Yay, Happy Birthday to myself.

Hope that this year will be smooth sailing and that I could be a better person.

and hope that it will always be you <3

Beauty Haul: The Base series Hits and Misses

From left to right: The Face Shop Face it Primer in Moisture Fitting, Etude House CC Cream in Glow, Innisfree Air Skin Fit BB Cream in Pink Beige, Hera CC cream in Pink Beige, The Face Shop Aura CC Cream in 01, Laneige Water Supreme Power Pact in Light Beige, Innisfree Mineral Powder Pact in Light Beige.

As you can see, these are my recent base haul from Korea. I have no idea why I bought so many since I have only one face. But I just like to test different products until I find the one that really suits me. So I am here to give a brief review of each of the products I have tested.

1. The Face Shop Face it Primer in Moisture Fitting

I have only started experimenting with a face primer since last year. And have since realised the importance of it. It really helps to prep the skin for the foundation routine, making foundation application easier and have your make-up stay on longer.

However, I have always been on a search for a primer that is non-sticky and lightweight and I am glad I found this. (Apparently, it is quite popular among the Koreans)

This primer is rather lightweight and doesn't mattify or dry up the face upon application.

Skin feels silky smooth, and thus foundation really glides on easily. 

It has a light flowery scent too. 

There are two other versions of this primer, Velvet Skin and Shimmering.

I tested out the Shimmering in the shop but it was too 'bling bling' for day-to day usage. 

Still think moisture fitting has the best texture out of the three. 

2. Etude House CC cream in Glow

I have blogged about this in my previous post.

Very moisturising and light coverage. 

Good for use on a good skin day, and like the name suggests, it really makes your skin glow without appearing too oily. ( It's just a fine line between glowy and oily really)

Better than the banila co CC cream in my opinion. 

3. Innisfree Air Skin Fit BB Cream in Pink Beige.

This was an impulse buy.

It was a new range of BB Cream by Innisfree so I wanted to try it out.

The BB Cream was difficult to spread out onto the face, and the finish is too matt for my liking.

Moreover, after a few hours or so, it sort of oxidised to an orange colour, like I have jaundice or something.

It just doesn't suit my skin tone. Dislike. 

4. Hera CC Cream in Pink Beige

I just cannot express how much I LOVE this CC cream.

My favourite base product at the moment. 

It's ah-mazing. 

Watch this.

For a CC cream, it has the coverage of a BB cream.( medium-high)

Moreover, it does a good job of covering imperfections as well as dark circles.

Upon application, the skin looks so fair and radiant, like that of a Photoshop effect. 

Moreover, it has a long staying power too. Doesn't oxidize or anything. 

Love it!

5. The Face Shop Aura CC Cream

This product has been so raved about so I thought I should give it a try.

Unlike other CC cream, this one comes in a compact form, which is rather cute.

The cream dispenses through a small opening in the middle, hassle-free.

It also comes with a sponge applicator but I prefer to use my fingers as I feel that the applicator absorbs too much of the product. 

It's coverage is medium-high I would say, and has a dewy effect.

The only thing I dislike about it is the feeling of it on my face.

It is quite sticky I would say, but if you finish it off with a powder pact, it is pretty decent.

6. Laneige Water Supreme Finishing Pact in Light Beige

My next favourite powder pact following the Banila Co Primer Pact.

I still like the primer pact, but it's just that I am ever so fickle minded when it comes to cosmetics, I have to try other products. 

The powder is so fine and light, and it sticks on to the skin pretty well. 

What I really like about this is that, it really brightens the skin, and retains the moisture in it. 

Coverage is not high, it is just used to set your liquid foundation or bb cream,

which functions well enough for me as I just want to hold my base make-up in place and not cover/ mattify it. 

and as usual, Laneige products always have this light flowery scent which I love.

Oil control is not that great however, still needs a touching up once every few hours.

7. Innisfree Mineral Powder Pact in Light Beige.

Everything with the word "mineral" just really attracts me.

At least, no break-outs right?

This powder is pretty decent.

Powder particles is rather fine too, coverage is a little thicker than the laneige finishing pact.

The shade is more of a pinkish undertone, but a little dark for my liking. 

Good for use on an especially humid day when you need your base makeup to stay on longer.

But, I don't really like the way it smells. 

Innisfree products always smell a little medicinal?

I will do a beauty haul on Skincare soon.

Stay tuned ^^

Back from Korea + Review on Etude House Proof 10 Auto Pencil

I am back from Korea!

Have been catching up on my sleep for these past few days.

I wonder why but i have been feeling so tired and groggy.

Don't think its's jet lag, only an hour difference :S

Three weeks just went by so quickly.

While the boyfriend was at work in the day, I either met up with friends or spent time with his mum.

At times when he had customers outside, he would come and pick me up from home and I would wait for him in one of his company's cafe until he knocked off. 

Quite boring huh, but at least got to spend time together. hee

Have been loving this make-up look.

Face: 

1) The Face shop Moisture Fitting Base

2) Etude House CC cream in Glow

3)The Face Shop Lovely Me Cushion Blusher in 01

4) Banila Co The Secret Marbling Highlighter

* No powder to set the CC cream, the dewy look is the in look now. 

Eyes:

1) Etude House Proof 10 Auto Pencil in BK801 *( Refer to review below)

2) Etude House 3 Step Lash Perm Volumecara

Lip:

Aritaum Wannabe Cushion Tint in Blondie

Also had a haircut! 

I totally had no intention of cutting this that short.

I initially wanted to do the Volume Magic Straight Perm but the hairdresser told me my hair had damaged ends so I had to trim off a bit.

In the end, she made my hair so layered and choppy I was horrified.

So I went back again the next day to ask her to cut it to a unified length. 

I began to like it more and more though. 

* I have been loving this so much. 

Etude House Proof 10 Auto Pencil in BK801

 Finally a really waterproof eyeliner pencil

I have tried so many eyeliner pencils and even though a lot of them are said to be waterproof, 

it doesn't seem to be true. 

Well, I don't have the habit of priming my eyes, that's a possible reason why it smudged within a few hours.

But this eyeliner pencil is amazing.

I don't even have on my eye primer, and it just stays there at least for a good 6 hours?! 

The pencil is so smooth and glides on easily. 

A pencil liner is indeed very convenient for a lazy me. 

Sorry, Bobbi Brown Gel Liner, I might have to put you at the back of my drawer for a while. 

Beauty Review: The Face Shop Chia Seed Sebum Control Moisture Cream

This was actually an impulse buy as Faceshop was having a 50% off. 

Furthermore, Suzy is the spokesperson of this product.

I just have to get it. 

After trying it for a week, I have to say I love it!

It is supposed to be used as a last step of skincare routine.

In the past, I have always sworn by using a night cream of a heavier texture,

However, I have developed milia seeds( oil seeds) on my face as a result of over nutrition.

Since then, I have always wanted to look for cream of a lighter texture, and here it is it.

It is a colorless, light, gel cream which is said to contain 73.64% chia seed extract.

Furthermore, it is oil free! Good for sensitive skin.

I am sure you have heard of the health benefits of chia seeds for consumption( Go try the chia seed bread from Breadtalk, it is said to make you eat less potentially)

When applied on the skin, it promotes hydration and it contains over 60% essential fatty acids for a better complexion.

What I like about this cream is it feels really light on the skin, with the right amount of hydration.

Suited for both day and night application. ( after essence)

It smells like Ion Shopping Centre. I don't know why but it does. 

There is also a sebum control function which helps to control excess sebum, especially comes in handy when you apply it before makeup application.

However, I do not really recommend it for those who have extremely dry skin as the hydration might not be enough. 

In a humid country like Singapore,

I think this amount of hydration provided is just right.