Current Lippies: In MU bag (swatches)

Ever since I had a reaction to my beloved EOS lipbalm, I was determined to find other products that could replace it... That is when my love affair with lip products started.

Currently I have 6 7 lip products in my Go-To-Bag.

L'Occitane Rose Pastel
Benefit Cosmetics Ultra plush lip gloss in Coralistsa
Tokidoki Gelato lip balm stain in Mozzarella
Clarins Crystal Lip balm in Crystal Pink
L'Occitane lip balm Fleur Cherie

As you may have noticed, I am still loving coral colour lippies, but I'm looking forward to trying out other colours~~ Currently on the way, I have two Too Faced nude lippies. :) Let's see if I will love them~

There is also two more products for lips in my bag and that is:
... my Vitacreme B12

 This eye and lip cream comes out light pink, but it has no colour after it is applied~ I apply it on when my lip or eye area is dry. It smells great and applies nicely~

 I took a picture of the ingredients ^^

and finally, I keep a small tube of Vaseline lip therapy (original) (no pictures, sowy!)

Mini Sephora Haul... just so I can get the VIB gift~

Pathetic? I know... and the sad part is, the Benefit Cosmetics The POREfessional that I was looking forward to was substituted with Sephora's Anti-Shine Foundation Primer :|

Here is my impulse purchase:

I purchased two products, Laura Mercier's Tinted moisturizer in Nude and a Clinique brush-on cream liner in Black Honey. The rest were samples... VIB gift and 100-point-perk Algenist cream

Being a VIB (or simply put makeup shopaholic) has its perk, mainly detrimental to your wallet tho... for this VIB gift I needed to spend $35 at Sephora. I got 8 'deluxe' sample size products plus this shiny makeup bag~ Surprisingly, it does not make the plastic noise I thought it might :)

List of samples:

• Stella McCartney - Stella
• Smashbox - Oil-free primer
• Sephora Collection Instant Moisturizer
• Sephora Anti-Shine Foundation Primer
• Murad Intensive-C Radiance Peel
• L'Occitane Shea Hand Cream
• Algenist Overnight Restorative Cream
• Lancome Hypnose Drama Mascara

I didn't swatch the TM *** , but I did try out the cream liner. I was pleasantly surprised by it's lasting power! I have oily lids so I figured it would just be a hot mess after 30 minutes... It lasted all day! Black honey is a warm brown with small glitter in them. This brown is lovely on the eyes, and makes the eye look bigger without the harshness of black.

with flash

no flash

It did surprisingly well when I tried smudging it... and it only budged when I rubbed it really hard...

*** I had to return the Laura Mercier Tinted Moisturizer because my face started breaking out every time I used it. I think I should try to stick to oil-free products for the most part... I guess I still have oily skin despite of my dry patches~

FOTD: Date Unknown.

Honestly, I'm just too lazy to look up the date for this look XD

I finally used my Naked 2 palette :) I used Chopper, Bootycall and Pistol
I actually contoured my nose... with Clinique true bronze pressed powder in 02 sunkissed
Brows are with Sasatinnie brow pencil in grey
Guerlain LDP in 02 Beige Clair
Tarte Amazonian clay 12-hour blush in Blissful
Benefit Cosmetics Porefessional
Kose Suncut ESsence in UV Protect Milk SPF50 PA+++ Waterproof 
d.j.v. Beautenizer mascara
Anna Sui Dolly Girl lipstick in 003

I took this picture because I've been contemplating getting  my hair cut short... do you think I look better with long hair or shoulder length?

Tokidoki Gelato Lip Balm Stain in Mozzerella

nude lips

lipbalm on the right, clearly showing more healthy colour and shine

my lips but better? :)

This is a lovely lipstain/balm that was surprisingly moisturizing for my usually dry lips, did not cause a reaction and had great lasting power, but the colour I got did not 'stain' my lips as it does come off if wiped with tissues. It provided lovely pigmented lips that looks so natural my fiance kissed me before realizing I had something on my lips. As you can see from the pictures, my natural lip colour as of late has been very light, so this lip product was awesome. It gave me a 'my lips but better' look! :) I've read reviews that some people thought the smell was awful, but Mozzerella did not have the plastic scent that I found in the clear one~ In any case, these are worth checking out considering they are currently cheaper than some drugstore lipstain/balm~ 

Overall Rating **** / 5 (1 = worst 5 = best)  

Price **/5 (1 = soooo cheap! 5 = pricey!) Regular at $10? it's not $3 on Sephora website

Packaging Quality ****/5 (1 = worst 5 = best) very cute! I love the clear cap with the cute designs on it

Scent? Sweet, fruity 

Would you buy this product again? Yes, I'm thinking backup, especially since Sephora will no longer carry them~

Tokidoki products are going buh-bye at Sephora so everything Tokidoki was marked down to 40%, and now on the website there is a further discount. Hurry to your local Sephora for them if you get a chance!

What's in my travel bag?

Everyone's done one... so I thought, what the heck, my turn! :) I travelled in July and these are the stuff I took with me...

Chaos in a bag

The skincare

• Simple eye makeup remover + face cleanser
• Vasanti Brighten Up
• Dickson's witch hazel
• Lancome Genefique Youth Activating Concentrate
• H2O eye cream
• DDF Advanced firming cream
• Vaseline lip therapy

The makeup

• Too Faced shadow insurance
• Shiseido concealer
• Guerlain Lingerie de peau in 02
• Sasatinnie brow pencil in grey
• Smashbox eyeshadow trio
• shu eumura eyelash curler
• d.j.v. beautenizer fiberwig mascara

The shadow swatches XD

So what's in your travel bag?