Five Minutes with My Favourite Blogger is a series of posts where I’ll be showcasing some of my favourite bloggers. These are the bloggers whom I admire and inspire me.

Enjoy!

Image Credits: Keira Knightley | Hokkaido | Kikki K Stationery

My style icon: Keira Knightley in period costumes. Because I secretly wish I could dress up like that in real life and have it be perfectly normal. Also, her eye makeup is unreal.

(Also, her cheekbones. If you’re not acquainted with Messy Wands, that’s really what we’re all about.)

Dream holiday destination: Am I unadventurous if I choose somewhere I’ve already been? I’ve visited Japan twice and loved both times so much, I’m almost convinced I was supposed to be born there. I want to visit Hokkaido next.

One random thing you can find in my bag: If beauty-related, La Mer lip balm (the lip balm I carry with me has to be in pot form in case I am wearing lipstick and have to layer over it. I hate getting my lip balms stained). Otherwise, now that it’s nearing winter, a pair of gloves.

My favourite item of makeup: Man, this is such a loaded question. Let me be boring and say my Shu Uemura retractable eyebrow pencil, because I’ve gone through at least five cartridges of those things, which is impressive considering I need to source it from Malaysia.

You will never see me without: Some sort of writing implement. If I wasn’t in the makeup reviewing business, I might be reviewing stationery instead. (I would feel incredulous about that statement if I didn’t absolutely know those excellent blogs exist.)

I’m absolutely addicted to: Watching live shows. There’s something intense and intimate about watching a live performance and I am so thankful that they’re so accessible (location-wise) to me.

One thing on my bucket list: This is difficult. For a very long time I’ve been living in the moment because I wanted to stop obsessing over things to come. Live in London, perhaps?

Xiao blogs at Messy Wands.