Thursday, June 18, 2009

BRB

Helloooo my lovely readers. I am currently on holiday at the moment so I probably wouldn't be able to blog during this time. However, do expect a lot of updates starting from July 10th as I would be back from my trip then.

If you do wish to follow my short updates (eg what i have been up to, where i am currently, what are the latest beauty products that i have acquired, my new shopping buys and hunts) then please add me on twitter @ arethaseraph =). I will try to blog from time to time during my trip wherever i can and provided the place has internet connection!

I am currently in Paris (my 3rd and final night here) and I will be off to Brussels tomorrow morning. Followed by Hamburg, Berlin, Munich, Venice, Rome, Milan and finally London. :) Out of the 350 euros that I had with me, I already blew more than half of it in a span of 3 days. :) Now this is bad because I still have a 3 week trip ahead of me. Hmmm this is when credit card comes in handy (sorry mummy!).

The items I acquired so far more than half of which I got from Sephora were:

1) Urban decay primer potion in Sin (new and amazing and most importantly its not available in the uk)
2) Makeup forever Smoky lash ( i had to decide between this and Helena Rubinstein's lash queen feather light collection which came in a box set with a khol pencil. In the end i settled for this because this seems to be the hype of the moment)
3) Urban Decay book of shadows (just when i thought that i was out of luck finding this I managed to buy this on my flight to Paris on a budget airline ;) )
4) Smashbox's o-gloss ( i didn't have the intention of purchasing it. i wanted o-glow but it was out of stock and then the lovely SA at sephora tried this on me and voila i had the prettiest bubblegum pink lips! the best part was the pink wasn't tacky at all )
5) By terry e/s midnight blackberry ( i had wanted this e/s for awhile now so when i saw it at sephora i bought it. :) after all, by terry is one of my fav brands. however, i have to admit that i think that spacenk at uk might be abit cheaper due to the exchange rate)
6) Cream cotton tube dress from Sandro (www.sandro-paris.com) which is a french label! Very expensive - im not saying how much is it just in case mummy sees this lol But its lovely and i love it and i will post picture up on my blog soon. :)
7) Dior skinflash in #002 Candlelight i was bored at the cardiff airport and as i perused the shelves at the duty free i picked this up. :)

What are your fav beauty products so far? And what are your latest purchases? :)

with love from paris :)
aretha

Saturday, June 13, 2009

FOTD

Yesterday night I went clubbing with my friends Azzy, Ys, Tasha and Rhys (new friends!). Before I left I didn't have time to snap a picture so I this picture was taken when I came back at 5am. Bear in mind that I was very sweaty when I came back but my makeup was still quite fresh thanks to the wonderful Rimmel stay matte pressed powder and Revlon Colorstay foundation. :) Both were bought from Superdrug and this goes to show that drugstore makeup can perform as well (if not better) than high ended products! I was suffering from a skin rash (still a little bit;not fully healed yet!) and the Revlon foundation didn't irritate my skin/cause me breakouts.




Products used:

Face:

Revlon Colorstay foundation normal/dry skin #Buff (I know i posted up awhile ago that I bought the shade Ivory but since I tried Buff, I found that Ivory was not the right shade for me)
Rimmel stay matte pressed powder #transparent
Chantecaille total concealer #alabaster

Cheeks:
Benefit Benetint on apples of cheeks

Eyes:
Bare Minerals #Heart
Bobbi brown sparkle e/s #Mica
YSL Fauxcils mascara
Bobbi brown gel eyeliner #black ink
Rimmel brow pencil #hazel

Lips:
Benefit Benetint
Benefit clear gloss (love this purely because of the sweet lychee smell!)

More pictures up soon! :)

Sunday, June 07, 2009

BVC Dinner



Sheryl, Shelby, myself and Eliv


The girls of the night. (part of them really)


with Areesha and Maliha (the pakistan girls)


with Areesha and Nadesh


with Nadesh


with Mei mei. (possibly the person i will miss the most here) Miss you babe!

I am in the midst of packing so my room is like a pigsty. Will be shifting out in a few days time so I might not update for awhile. Till then, have a great weekend everybody.

Friday, June 05, 2009

FOTD well dressed and end of BVC

Yesterday night was our BVC dinner and it was the dinner that marked the end of the BVC. It was the perfect excuse to slather on tons of slutty makeup and not look like you're trying too hard. :P For my makeup that night I went for simple sparkly eyes, pink blush and pinky brown lipstick. Initially I wanted to go for dark smoky eyes but I decided against it as we spent alot of time outdoors in the sun and I didn't think that dark makeup would be suitable. Hence, I went for a light fresh look. All in all i spent about 40minutes on my makeup (I usually spent 10mins). Blush was applied at least 3 times more (to prevent it from fading by the end of the dinner!)I. didn't have time to snap pictures before I stepped out of the house so the pictures below were taken when I came back; tired and sweaty.




Products used:

Face:

Chanel blanc essential modelling base #Rosee
La Prairie skin caviar foundation # Porcelain Blush
La Mer skincolor the powder #Translucent
Benefit Erase Paste #fair

Cheeks:

MAC Well dressed ( i love it so much)

Eyes:

Benefit lemon aid
Urban decay eyeshadow primer potion
MAC mineralize skinfinish # Redhead (light side as a wash all over lid)
Bobbi brown sparkle eyeshadow #Mica ( all over lid)
Bobbi brown gel eyeliner # Black ink
YSL Fauxcils mascara
Ardell babies falsies ( i took out the one on the right before i took the pics)

Lips:

Nivea strawberry lipbalm
Maybelline lipstick #742