Review: Smashbox Photo Finish Foundation Primer

In my trip to the US, I managed to score a lot of Smashbox products at Costco (imagine that!) and Sephora, thanks to Smashbox’s best of beauty kits. I had to be practical, of course; I can’t expect everything in the kits to be fantastic. A goodie I did find though, was the Photo Finish [...]

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Review: Clinique Superfit Makeup (Oil-Free Formula)

I’ll be honest with you. I was never impressed by makeup by Clinique. Sure I drool over how pretty the holiday collections look, but at the end of the day, I never found the actual makeup appealing. The eyeshadows are sadly paltry in terms of colour payoff, and so are the blushes. Still, I wouldn’t [...]

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Missha M Perfect Cover BB Cream SPF42 PA+++

I first read about Missha’s BB cream on Ponikuta‘s site. I’ve heard of the brand Missha for quite some time now, but had no access to the products until Val very kindly told me that there was a Missha boutique at Boxhill. As she gave quite a raving review on this BB cream, I thought [...]

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Christmas Lemmings (Amongst Other Things)

So the in-laws were in town for a visit the past couple of weeks, hence the absence on the blogfront. They left a couple of days ago, so freedom! :p ********************************** So, did any of my US readers go for the kill on Sephora’s Friends and Family 2008 discount? I wanted to get some items [...]

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MAC Passions of Red: Intriguing Scarlet (Warm Eyes)

I haven’t bought any makeup, skincare products or toiletries in two months. Two months! And it was easy resisting the temptation to buy new makeup, because I haven’t come across anything which I really liked. Plus I kept telling myself that I’ve already bought so much makeup in the US to last me many lifetimes, [...]

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