Review: Makeup Revolution Ultra Professional Blush Palette in Golden Sugar and Hot Spice

Makeup Revolution is still not familiar makeup brand name in Singapore. I think many would think of Sleek Makeup when asked about affordable English drugstore brand. Makeup Revolution has arrived in Singapore and it has garnered quite a following with over 25000 likes on the Makeup Revolution Singapore facebook page. 

The blush palettes that I'm reviewing today are not available in Singapore yet, but I'm quite sure the Singapore team will introduce these palettes very soon because they are BOMB DOT COM. I love these palettes so much, I need to glorify them and spread the gospel! 

I bought them from the English website and they were only £6 each. Super affordable! Shipping was more expensive than one palette (£7.50) but I had a 20% discount code so okay lah, I checked out. Googleland has plenty of coupon codes for Makeup Revolution, so be sure to google first before checking out!

I bought the Makeup Revolution Ultra Professional Blush Palette in Golden Sugar and Hot Spice. I couldn't decide between the two, so I just got both because they were so affordable. 

Packaging: Nothing too fancy and nothing to be wow-ed about. Simple and neat black packaging with a large functional mirror, so nothing to complain about either.

Golden Sugar is too gorgeous. Look at those baked highlighters, bronzers and blushes! I even used the baked gold bronzer as an eyeshadow and it was super beautiful on the eyelids.

Hot Spice focuses more on matte and shimmery shades and it only contains two baked shades. More muted than Golden Spice but still amazing!

Swatches of Golden Spice

Swatches of Hot Spice

When I received both palettes, I immediately took photos for this blog and then I applied them before going out. They are beyond incredible. I love them and I haven't used any other blushes/highlighters in my collection.

Pigmentation: When they used the words "high pay off" for the packaging, they were not kidding at all. These are highly pigmented. All my swatches were the results of just one swipe on each colour. Crazy right?! This also meant that you have to be careful during application because there's a risk of applying too much.

Application: Despite being so highly pigmented, these were surprisingly easy to blend out. Application was a breeze using my usual elf blush brush and the colours glide on smoothly. It does not stick to dry areas and cause unsightly patches (my cheeks are usually quite dry after cleansing).

Longevity: The blushes and highlighters last for a good 8-10 hours. I haven't used the bronzers on my face since I'm not into contouring, but I did use one bronzer as an eyeshadow and it lasted for around the same number of hours also.

Seriously, for 6 pounds each, these palettes are very impressive. I have NO negative points at all.

Here's a the finished makeup look after mixing 3 shades from the two Makeup Revolution Ultra Professional Blush Palettes.

Damn pretty leh, buay tahan. I LOVE THEM.

Will I buy it again? I don't think I will use them up that quickly, but if I really do run out, I will buy again!

Have a good Friday guys! :) 

Going crazy for Korean cosmetics

This photo is a lie. 

I have 3 more products coming from Korea, so the entire haulage is way bigger. Oops.

I just find some Korean cosmetics way more advanced than some Western brands. Traditional is almost always good, but good innovation can make traditional more convenient and more captivating. For one, the BB Cushion is an excellent revolution - even Lancôme is coming out with their own BB Cushion (which under-performed when compared to those from Korean brands, according to some online reviews)!

Fortunately Qoo10 has plenty of listings for Korean cosmetic products from sellers based in South Korea. That means prices are somewhat similar to those in South Korea (additional a few bucks for shipping lah). This is very excellent because as most Singapore dwellers will know, prices are marked up considerably in the local stores. I got the Innisfree Long Wear Cushion for less than S$20 on Qoo10 and it's retailing for more than S$30 at local Innisfree stores! Very excellent indeed, this Qoo10.

This also means I need to rethink and reorganise my makeup cupboard. Time to throw away things to make space for new things! Just in time for CNY cleaning!

Want: DIVERGENT COSMETICS Divergent Multi-Piece Collector's Kit

Are you freaking kidding me right now? An entire makeup set inspired by Divergent?! YES PLEASE. This retails for US$59.50 and it's currently sold out. Will this reach Singapore? Sephora SG, please bring this in! I will definitely buy it!! *drools*

Sephora listing

Photo from Temptalia

Photo from Temptalia

Photo from Temptalia

Photo from Temptalia

The Divergent Multi-Piece Collector's Kit includes

• 12 High Pigment Eye Shadows  
• 3 High Gloss Transforming Eye Shadows 
• 2 Long-Wear Blush
• 1 Shimmering Bronzer 
• 1 Radiant Glow Illuminator 
• 4 High-Shine Lip Glosses  
• 1 Double-ended eye and cheek brush 

YES PLEASE OHMYGOODNESS. I WANT I WANT I WANT I WANT!

Temptalia's swatches also look very very promising. Aiyoh, why is my beauty lemmings never ending?!

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Review: bh cosmetics San Francisco California Makeup Palette Collection

bhcosmetics is a familiar name in the YouTube beauty world, but I have never really tried anything from them, mainly because the US-based company charges a lot of money for shipping and delivery to Singapore. Fortunately, Singsale was having a bhcosmetics deal a few months ago and I jumped at the opportunity! I heard itsjudytime rave on and on about how amazing the eyeshadow palettes and so I decided to get one! 

The bh San Francisco California Makeup Palette Collection is available online for US$8.95. 

The palette consists of 16 eyeshadows (both matte and shimmery) and 4 blushes. It's a really unique palette that combines browns and golds with blues and greens! I had high hopes for this palette and to be quite honest I was quite disappointed with some of the eyeshadow shades. 

Packaging: It's a fancy one. That's for sure. The makeup palette packaging is made mostly out of cardboard and it comes with a handy mirror. I'm not one for fancy packaging but somehow I don't detest this. It's colourful and it will catch your attention but not obnoxious or too loud. I just really hate the white strings at both sides of the blush section. Overall, a cute and decent packaging that will not bother minimalists.

The left eyeshadow section consists of more neutral and smoky shades.

Pigmentation: The eyeshadows on this side have decent pigmentation. The shimmery black is amazing and I especially love the matte reddish brown. They are all very smooth eyeshadows and application using eyeshadow brushes will be better than using your fingers. I swatched using my fingers and it's not as pigmented as when I used a brush.

The right eyeshadow section has more eccentric shades - lavender blue, shimmery cool white with a purple undertone and a really gorgeous sparkly forest green.

Pigmentation: This section has eyeshadows that prove to be quite problematic, especially the matte light green and matte brown. These two colours are very light even after 3-4 applications. I was quite surprised because there are so many reviews online that have photos of the amazing pigmentation! Perhaps I received a palette from a bad batch. :( The shimmery lavender blue is really pretty though, it's an extremely lovely shade for inner corner highlighting.

The 4 blushes range from a pretty peach that will do well as a highlighter to a matte coral red for extra rosy cheeks.

Pigmentation: I love these blushes. I have been using the blushes more than the eyeshadows because they are all decently pigmented and the colours are not so in-your-face. The matte coral red is a clear winner for me because it's not crazily pigmented and it's very buildable.

Application (eyeshadow): Some of the matte shades are quite powdery and chalky. The matte black is especially prone to fall-outs so be extra careful there. The shimmery shades are great and they are smooth and very easy to apply and blend using the correct brushes.

Application (blush): These blushes are a dream to apply! Very smooth and easily picked up by a blush brush. It's also quite creamy. I know it sounds weird - how can a powder blush be creamy? It's one of those textures whereby it's a powder, but when you apply and blend, it blends so well like as if it's a cream! I hope I'm making sense here haha. But long story short - GOOD BLUSHES.

Longevity (eyeshadow): Not very long-wearing. I went out of my comfort zone and applied the matte light green and shimmery forest green on my eyelids and maybe 5-6 hours later, I could barely see the matte light green.

Longevity (blush): The matte coral red is the best performing blush in terms of longevity. The 3 other shimmery ones just disappear into thin air at the end of the day.

Will I buy it (or another similar palette) again? Maybe not. I have plenty of eyeshadow palettes and they all work better than this one. As abovementioned, I'm quite shocked at how average this palette is because I have read a lot of extremely positive reviews. I can only say that I'm unlucky and perhaps I have been sent a bad one. Oh well~

Hopefully this review's useful for you! Have a good day - make it better than yesterday! 

Review: Etude House Lovely Cookie Blusher in #01 Strawberry Mousse

Finally, I'm down to reviewing the Etude House items that I got from the recent Etude House Warehouse Sale. This post will be about the Etude House Lovely Cookie Blusher in #01 Strawberry Mousse and I'm sorry, but I kinda hate this. :S 

Before we start on the negativity, let's get the details in. 

Normal retail price: S$12.90

Sale price: S$5

You can get this on Qoo10 for S$7.50 (excluding S$1.50 Korea Normal Mail fee): http://list.qoo10.sg/item/ETUDE-HOUSE-LOVELY-COOKIE-BLUSHER/401372262 

NOW ONTO THE REVIEW... 

Packaging: Very cutesy and princessy. I'm not really fond of the dome-shaped packaging because it fits weirdly in my makeup bag. I prefer a flat packaging when it comes to blushers and bronzers. Nevertheless, it's cute and it stands out from all my other blushers.

Brush: Instead of a brush, Etude House included a cushion-like puff, topped with a pink ribbon. It's cute lah I know but the functionality of this is close to none. I'm sorry if I offend a lot of Etude House Lovely Cookie Blusher fans here but really what's the point of a puff when #1 you cannot a proper grip and #2 you either apply way too much or you apply way too little. I actually have another similar blusher from another brand and after less than 10 applications, the pink bow was detached and I have no other proper grip for a more controlled application! I'm waiting to see when this pink bow will be detached but then again I don't think that will happen because I'm not going to use it ever again.

Ingredients List

Colour: #01 Strawberry Mousse is a matte pale pink. It's supposed to be a strawberry colour but I have never seen a strawberry (or strawberry mousse) so pale. Strawberry foam, yes maybe.

Pigmentation: This will be great on porcelain skin. Or generally people with REALLY pale skin. Only then will you see the pink hue. To be honest, this is relatively pigmented for a matte blusher. So yes, it's good if you are blessed with pale skin.

Application: I tried two ways - with the given puff and with a brush. Application with the puff was a nightmare. I swirled and then applied the puff gently on my cheeks and immediately I'm greeted by my reflection that had too-white cheeks. NOT GLAM. Ok, so I thought maybe it's my mistake, let's use a brush! WRONG. I used a brush and I barely saw ANY colour. So I either looked too white or I looked like I had no blusher on. NOT GLAM x2. It's also too white to act as a highlighter. I tried to use it sparingly on my upper cheek area and it only looked like I have two white stripes. Aiyoh, I really don't like this product.

Longevity: No review on this because I immediately topped it up with a proper blusher and bronzer.

Will I buy it again? Not really. The other shades look pretty and all, but the packaging itself is not to my liking. I also detest the puff so NEXT BLUSHER PLEASE.

Once again I must reiterate, if you are a fan of this blusher, good for you! It's really rare for me to hate a product and this is one of those rare moments. I admit it's also partly because I chose the wrong shade for myself but hey this review is BASED on this wrong shade. So if you are a fan, please take this post with  pinch of salt and ignore the post. THANKSSS.

Have a great Tuesday guys! Such an amazing rainy day. Singapore is not hot today!! :D

Essence Cosmetics Private Sale Haul

Essence Cosmetics is currently having their Private Sale (1st to 3rd November 2013, 11am-8pm) and when I got to know about it through their facebook page, I knew I had to take a look. Fortunately I did make a visit and I bought so many things!! :D I went at around 1145am and there were less than 20 people at the venue (Concorde Hotel, Level 3, Studio 3!) and most of them were first-time cosmetic users who were preparing for prom. So clever ah these kids, so well-informed!

This time round, the sale is definitely bigger. There were other brands on sale too! I bought items from Adidas and Catrice as well. There were also a lot of perfumes on sale. It's a definite must-go if you're a fan of perfumes and good-quality cheap cosmetic products. So many nailpolishes too!

Anyway, here's my haul! In total I spent S$82 on 32 products. SAY WHAT?!?!?!?!

1. essence Home Sweet Home Blush in 02 Wool-D You Cuddle Me? - S$4
2. essence Gel Eyeliner in 02 London Baby - S$2.50
3. essence Soft Touch Eyeshadow in 03 Oh De Prep - S$3

3 for S$10

4. Catrice Gel Eyeliner in 050 Black Jack with Goldie Hawn

5. Catrice Better Than Waterproof Mascara

6. Catrice Evolution to Revolution Ultra Black Volume Mascara

7. Catrice Liquid Lip Tint in 020 Wine-Tastic - S$3
8. Catrice Eyeshadow Base - S$3
9. Catrice Eyeliner Pen in 050 Black Blue - S$3
10. Catrice Re-Touch Light-Reflecting Concealer in 030 Rosy Beige - S$3

11. essence I Love Runway Highlighter - S$3.50
12. essence Eyeliner Pen (Semi-Permanent) in 01 Came - Saw and Conquered (LOL??) - S$3
13. essence 100% Splash-Proof Eyeliner Pen in 01 Ultra Black - S$3
14. essence Rebels Spiderlash Mascara in 01 Punk Royal - S$4

15-20. Assorted Adidas deodorants for kengyang and I HAHAHA. Tiny ones were 4 for S$5 and the 2 huge ones were 2 for S$5.

21. essence 24h Hand Protection Balm (Repair) - S$2.50
22. essence Show Your Feet Foot Protection Stick - S$2

23. essence Oz: The Great and Powerful Cracking Top Coat in 05 Delicate but Determined - S$2.50
24. essence Ready for Boarding Nail Polish in 04 Via Airmail - S$2.50
25. essence @holografics.com Holographic Nail Polish in 01 Gagalectric - S$2
26. essence @holografics.com Holographic Nail Polish in 04 Prism@tic White - S$2
27. essence Nail Art Magnetics in 04 Mystic Wish! - S$2.50
28. essence Snow White Nail File - S$1

4 for S$10
29. Catrice Ultimate Nail Lacquer in 600 After Eight
30. Catrice Ultimate Nail Lacquer in 33 In The Armee Glow
31. Catrice Ultimate Nudes in 050 Moulin Rouge Light
32. Catrice Absolute Eye Colour in 070 Mr. Copper's Fields

Crazy bargains!! Can't wait to play with my new items. I just swatched the eyeliners and they are SUPER PROMISING. YAY! :)

Have a great weekend ahead guys! :D I'm going for Halloween Horrors 2013 on Sunday and I can't wait!! :D

Review: Daiso Eyeshadow Palette and Blushers

Every single time I walk in to Daiso, I will step out with a plastic bag filled with some ... random things that I don't need. It doesn't help that I live so near a Daiso outlet. Daiso is just magical! HEEHEE. 

So it was one of those days - I stepped into Daiso with no specific goal in mind. Then, I found these babies - a brown shimmery eyeshadow palette that looks mega gorgeous and blush palettes! These were S$2 each only so I had to get them!!

Just wait till you see the swatches. These products are SPECTACULAR. Two bucks???!!! The quality of these products are so much better than products that cost almost 10-20 times more! 

First up, Daiso Special! Mix Cheek Powder in Pink and Magic.

Packaging: SO PRETTY! Even for a product that retails at S$2 (or 100-110yen), the packaging still looks pretty darn good. It's really sturdy too. I dropped one a few weeks ago and the product was intact. No damages anywhere. I dropped it from quite a height, so yes I'm very impressed!

Daiso Special! Mix Cheek Powder in Pink - a combination of a shimmery white, a muted pink, a coral and a coral red.

Daiso Special! Mix Cheek Powder in Magic - a combination of a muted pink, a shimmery pink purple, a light red and a cool-toned purple.

GORGEOUS.

Pigmentation: Goodness gracious me. Were you expecting non-existent pigmentation? Certainly not with these blushers. A little goes a long way! I also love how moderately powdery the blushers are. The product is easily picked up by a blush brush and it applies beautifully.

Application: Beautiful and effortless application with a blush brush. Shimmers are not too in-your-face and the shimmers actually help to accentuate the right places. Application was not streaky at all. Basically, it's a product that works extremely well and to be honest I wouldn't have guessed the blushers were bought from Daiso.

Longevity: The blushers are quite long-lasting. I give it around 5-6 hours of wear before it starts to fade. At the end of a long 10-hour day, I could still spot the blusher on my cheeks!

Will I buy it again? Heck yeah! Daiso, please provide us with more and more and MORE shades!!!

Pink on the left, Magic on the right (Sorry for not labelling my photos :S)

Pink on the left, Magic on the right. 

Next is the Daiso Eye Shadow Palette in Brown.

If you are someone who loves neutral shimmery eyeshadow shades, please get this. Just get it!!

Packaging: Less fancy than the blushers, but it will do. The sponge-tip applicators are not great though. Mine fell apart after 4-5 uses?

Pigmentation: I'll let the photos below do the writing. I'm speechless at how this palette costs only S$2.

This kind of pigmentation level is definitely on par with high-end brands. It's so unbelievable! When I swatched this, I had a winning-the-lottery kind of emotion. A bit drama-mama, but trust me, I have never paid S$2 and received 6 beautifully pigmented eyeshadows.

Application: I tried two ways of application - with my trusted eyeshadow brush and with my finger. Applying the eyeshadows with a brush can be a little tricky, especially for the glittery white and the shimmery black. A good advice will be to use the eyeshadow brush and gently pat the product on your eyelids first. If you swipe the product on your eyelids straight away, you will get nothing but fall-outs. Not pretty. For those who want a less dramatic look, it'll be good to use your finger to apply the eyeshadow. Works like magic and the eyeshadows blend better.

Longevity: I'm not overly over-the-moon about the longevity of these eyeshadows. I applied the dark shimmery brown in the morning, and by around 4pm, the colour is not that obvious anymore. But hey, I'm not going to whine about it because there are many more expensive eyeshadows which have the same problem.

Will I buy it again? As of now, I only saw the purple and the brown palette. I don't really fancy purple so I'm not going to get that palette. However, if Daiso sells an orange-red palette, or a gold palette, or even a green-brown palette, I definitely will get them!

HOORAY DAISO!! :D