Smoochiezz Haul Once More :D

Right before F'Friends yesterday, us girls went to Smoochiezz showroom for some beauty products lovin'. Came home with this awesome babies!

China Glaze was 3 for $10! (Selected Items only!), of course I had to grab 3. I also got myself a new concealer as my Holy-Grail NYX HD Concealer was out of stock! :( Since I was running out on powder, I bought NYX HD Studio Powder to try as well! :))

I bought Sneaker Head, Senorita Bonita and Your Touch! Awesome colours at cheap prices. Can't beat that!

And since Chinese New Year is around the corner (tomorrow actually), more money will be collected and YAY TO MORE SHOPPING. :D

Shame shame (Happy Chinese New Year!)

I find myself no longer doing things that I normally do. Must be all that feelings of jadedness from work. Blogging, very sadly, has become a burden. I must really be quite honest. It has become a product of conflict between passion and responsibilities - what I really like to do and what I really am supposed to do.

I hope this constant fatigue will die down as I familiarise myself with work.

I have listed what I want to blog about by Wednesday though (yes, MTV gave us all an extra day of holidays FUCK YEAH):

• More OOTDs
• Recent smoochiezz haul
• Review of a new foundation
• Review of a new concealer
• Random work + friends blogposts

YES I WILL NOT BE LAZY!

Wishing everyone a happy Chinese New Year! :)

Review: "Coastal Scents" 15-Colour Concealer Palette

I succumbed to temptation and ordered a Coastal Scents Concealer Palette off eBay for $20. I think I have just been conned. There is NO WAY this is Coastal Scents Concealer Palette, hence why I used quotation marks for the brand name.

I thought to myself, maybe the quality will be okay even though it's a fake? Let's see...

Looks-wise, they look highly promising.

What surprised me the most was this white shimmer cream, preferably used for highlights above the cheekbones or down your nose bridge. I did not expect this to be in the palette at all!

To be very honest, I wanted to hate it, but I ended up loving this highlight cream. The glitter bits are very finely-milled, not chunky at all. I can already see this is as a staple for events! The pigmentation of this is as seen in the photo, quite remarkable actually. And it glides on the skin very easily. Such a good start to this review!

Here comes the most useless things in this palette... the colour-correcting creams. So for those who are still confused as to why you put coloured concealers (other than your skin colour), here are the reasons why: you apply green-tinted concealer to get rid of redness, for example your very ripe pimple; you apply purple-tinted concealer if you have dull skin, the purple tint inside will cancel out the greyness.

These 2 are practically kids' chalks. The texture is so bloody chalky! I don't see how I want to layer chalk on my face! Terrible product, terrible texture, even more terrible after-feel. It really feels like someone drew on your face. Gosh.

Moving on to the highlight of the palette - the concealers themselves.

After the colour-tinted concealer fiasco, I didn't have much hope for the concealers. However, I was mildly surprised. They are okay concealers that have almost mousse-like texture, and they dry off to a powdery texture. Rather interesting, I must say.

Pigmentation is a disappointment though. If you have serious imperfections on your skin, don't rely on this palette, get some heavy duty concealers instead (liquid concealers are usually more pigmented and give more coverage). I tried on my redness and it was kind of a let-down.

This will be good for those with almost perfect skin, but have sudden imperfections.

The powdery finish is really too surprising!

Moral of the story: buy makeup palettes off eBay with caution. This is definitely NOT a Coastal Scents product.

Week 2 of Internship SURVIVED

Working has been very much tolerable this week, albeit the few shocks and surprises, but I'll survive them.

The first thing I do when I arrive in the office is to get my breakfast ready. 1 dosage of espresso, 1 dosage of hot chocolate/milo, it's a rather awesome concoction! And then I will get random layer cakes and maybe raisins.

DID YOU NOTICE THIS COOL CUP!

It will change to beige when the liquid inside is hot!! WOOOO :D

Last week we had Kungfu Panda new series screening, and we all had free bento lunches! :)) Love how well my company treats the employees.

It will be shown on Nickelodeon later this month! :) In case you are wondering, no this is not the movie, this is a series!

Past outfits! :)

I'm damn lazy to name all of them, I APOLOGISE. :P

I realised blogging has taken a backseat because of my internship. Weekdays are almost impossible for blogging because of how tired I am when I get home. I will try my best to blog, but I hope you guys understand!! :)

What I'm going to do for 6 months.

For the next 6 months or so, I won't be in school, but will be in my office cubicle doing what an intern should be doing - everything PERFECTLY.

I don't really care if I'm not supposed to post my workpass or whatever, I'M JUST GOING TO POST, I DON'T CARE. Anyway everything's cool and dandy so WHY NOT?

AND SO, I am going to be a research intern in MTV Asia! :D Actually a research intern for both MTV Asia and Nickelodeon (hence the Patrick photo). It's a really cool place with nice colleagues (till now that is. heh.) and the atmosphere is professional yet laidback. LUBX.

Here's my pass! :D

Our pantry rocks the world's biggest socks. We have everything there! As of now the lollipops have new company in the form of CNY snacks! Instant yam paste included. Siao one. LOOK AT THE INSTANT NOODLES. FREE LUNCH EVERYDAY WEEEEEE.

And we even have this very very nice auntie who is in charge of the pantry. Bananas gone, she will refill with a mountain of bananas (yes, they never run out, NEVER). Don't know how to use coffee machine, just ask her. SERIOUSLY LOVING HER AND THE PANTRYYY.

BUT not all has been smooth-sailing. I have to learn a new software from scratch (research software le, so mother chim.) and I have to love Excel. Taking it one step at a time, but I can't do that next week because my buddy, who taught me everything, is leaving on Tuesday, and that means that I'M DOING EVERYTHING. AH FUCK.

This is what I see 60% of the workweek. Oh dear God. I need a new pair of specs.

I also have to send a lot of emails out every week, and I'm very scared to make mistakes! So I wrote these to remind myself to KEEP CHECKING.

I made 2 mistakes last week: first I attached the wrong file, second I sent to wrong people. oh my gosh damn shame shame, but my supervisor was very nice about it.

My buddy and I have decided to talk over ebuddy because he sits 2 cubicles away from me and quite inconvenient for him to keep coming over when I have questions. So that means, I talk to other bored people on ebuddy too. HAHAHAHAHAHAHA.

OK SHALL GO FOR A RUN NOW. Sitting down for the next 23 weeks is going to make my butt fit 2 airplane seats nicely. nooooooooo. SHALL MAKE A DIFFERENCE.

Past OOTD

I wore this outfit to work on Wednesday. Work has been rather ... systematic, so the only creative I get everyday is my outfit. I'm getting an outfit blank every morning though. I just recently cleaned out my closet, and now I have much less clothes (notice I used uncountable words? HAHAHAHAHA), so I don't know what to mix and match and rock anymore. AIYOH, TIME FOR MORE SHOPPING.

Everything on me is thrifted online except the chio shoes, which were from Forever 21!

New shoes! YAY to the NEW YEAR!

I simply cannot pass up an opportunity on sgflea that screamed 3pairs for $27. HALO? That is like throwing away a good shopping therapy!

So I immediately commented (I was the first to comment, so proud of myself, those bitches after me wanted the same things, but hey SORRY WAS THERE FIRST. WOOTS.) and they were mine the next day! YAY.

The first pair was this Charles & Keith sandals. This pair is just gorgeous. I have worn it once, and even though they fit me well, they hurt a wee bit, so I'm hoping it's just because they were brand new.

I also got a Forever 21 leopard oxfords and a plain pair of Mitju brown ankle boots!

Rather stoked about my new shoes. :D

Can't wait to wear them to office! My office btw allows slippers, THAT IS FREAKING AMAZING. Love MTV! :D

Hiatus for a while

Sorry for the lack of posts! So many things going against me making a blogpost!

1. Internship has been tough and trying because I need to learn a lot in a sjort period of time. So I barely have to time to sleep, so lagi more no time to blog! :( However I have lots of instagram photos so that will come up soon!

2. I'm now very sick. My supervisor was nice enough to let me off early today because he saw the mountain of tissues that I piled up after sneezing etc. Need to sleep!

3. The internet connection is atrocious. I'm typing this on the Blogger app for my phone, that's how bad it is. I'm going to call Singtel soon to give them a piece of my mind!

I promise a post maybe tomorrow night? Ok, maybe more than a post!! :))

Good night everyone! Have a good weekend!

I CUT MY HAIR YET AGAIN (Disclaimer: Camwhore post) + NEW YEAR OOTD

So the story goes like this:

I went back to Jakarta and grandma was rather upset with my unkempt hair, so she wanted me to chop a wee bit to freshen up a bit. My auntie recommended a hairdresser and all of us went. It was a SHOCK because the South Korean hairdresser spoke Bahasa Indonesia better than me and the entire salon was filled with other South Koreans chatting away in Korean. So I felt like a stranger in my hometown. Ironic.

She was really an expert. Usually my hair will take more than 20 minutes to cut in Singapore. This amazing lady zoom zoom with her seasoned hands and my hair was done in 9 minutes (I counted because I was in awe). And it was the best cut I have ever gotten since 2008. This is hilarious. My haircut cost me Rp. 100,000 (~S$16). Stupid salons in Singapore just GTFO.

Then again, I am whining away. I'm stuck in Singapore for another good 5 years or so (maybe more, I don't know yet) and I need to depend on Singaporean salons to keep me from not looking like a cavewoman, so I take my complains back.

I'm crazy.

OK GOOD HAIR PHOTOS.

Anyway, I wore fake lashes (FANCY!) to the new year countdown party! Getting more seasoned now so it took me less time now! VEH GOOD. I love makeup so much, but I don't wear fake lashes on a regular basis; I should be hung to death.

And the hair colour is very much appropriate for work (which starts tomorrow. urgh)! HOORAY!

OOTD FOR NEW YEAR COUNTDOWN AT BEER MARKET!

Top: MNG

Jeggings: thrifted from Indo (this is a MARVELOUS pair!)

Wedges: spreehouse (the right sole has sadly detached itself, and I NEED SUPERGLUE TO FIX IT. URGH.)

Accessories: gmarket, h&m, forever21

New Year Haul!

Finally my first 2012 post! I am super lazy to blog nowadays, PLEASE FORGIVE ME. I have so many posts to blog about! I SWEAR TO BLOG ABOUT THEM BY TONIGHT. Of course, my internet connection will have to cooperate as well.

Going back to the glorious topic of hauling. I cannot NOT shop in Indonesia because that simply doesn't make sense. HEH.

First up, I bought this totally loud sheer leopard-print blouse with leather trims. Can be extremely wild when paired with a leather bottom, or can be super laidback/bohemian when paired with a long black maxi skirt. CAN'T WAIT TO ROCK THIS. :D

Just a simple green blouse for work. I'm trying to inject more colours into my wardrobe. The bf has been complaining of me wearing too much black. OOPS.

Another leather-trimmed item. This was not bought in Indonesia, but from gmarket. I got it on the day I came back so I grouped them all together.

I was really apprehensive about this because I was afraid it's going to be too tight on me (models on gmarket are stick-thin) but it wasn't! YAY TO THAT!

It's a little bit thick though. So I need to wear this strategically, maybe when it's raining really hard in the morning.

Purchases from Rumah Mode Factory Outlet in Bandung. Bandung is full of factory outlets that sell REAL branded goods at up to 80% off. It's crazy how some of the items are still on the racks (in the actual stores, of course) and how they are also sold at Rumah Mode for damn cheap. For example, my sister got her Marc by Marc Jacobs T-shirt for a mere S$10. IT IS CRAZY. No wonder the place is packed with tai-tais and their daughters; no time to go to the actual stores, just go next-door and get them (ya, they are usually located in the residential areas).

Tommy Hillfiger shirt! Original was US$19.90, but I got it for Rp.75,000 (~S$10).

They sell Cotton On too. ROFL. This is from Cotton On and it was less than S$8.

Favourite purchase! MNG top for Rp.99,000 (~S$14).


Just gotta love cheapo shopping! :D