This is really an impulse buy (and I've really been good with my shopping I think), I was having a bad day, and well, it's been ages since I've gone out.
Like, really. Shopping, movies, etc. None, I haven't done any of that.
Well, correct me if I'm wrong...but I really don't think I've bought anything in a while.
Well, except for the Raya sale I think :T
Anyway, I actually went to the The Mall to receive my giveaway gift from the newly opened SkinFood branch...but when I arrived, they didn't have it.
I'm like, "Okay, I'll look around."
SkinFood kills me with their awesome packaging, it was very hard to resist sometimes.
Then...I saw this hand cream.
Apparently it's a bestseller too.
Just look at that cow.
Photo taken at The Mall's food court, believe it or not.
I couldn't resist.
Plus it smelled nice and feels nice on the hands too.
The SA also gave me a sample of the Fresh Apple Sparkling Pore Gift Set because I was actually inquiring about the products (the spot serum specifically). I guess I'll try it out once my EH sample toner runs out (oh wait, I did buy something recently from EH...skincare needs :x)
From Paloma, I just got the things I've been wanting plus the lipstick in 07 Natural Beauty.
They didn't have testers yet for some of the items so you really have to depend on the colour provided. Luckily for me, the colour is exactly what I imagined it to be.
( u_u ) if I wasn't feeling shitty, I might have had more self-control.
Hi guys, this has been in my backlog for a while lol. Since September! This was originally a swatch post but I guess now I have enough time for my thoughts on it.
I seriously still find it demotivating to have such poor quality pics on my blog :x I'm not gonna lie.
But anyway, I tried my best to show these swatches as true to colour as possible.
These pics were taken under artificial room lighting, so it's a bit dim.
CLIO Gelpresso Pencil Gel Liner Mini
PRODUCT INFORMATION
It is filled with sliding gel texture in the retractable mini auto pencil. It glides on smoothly and gives high-defined eye line. Creamy and melting formula stays put all day long without smudge.
These five eyeliners are housed in a sturdy tin case, and contains 3x45mm (what.) of product each. Try as I might, I couldn't find the grammes. These eyeliners are about 10cm long so it's not that big. These are basically the mini versions of the hyped up Gelpresso liners. The products are made in Korea and costs about BND31 (I think so) at Guardian. They're also found at Paloma.
Back of tin.
I bought mine a while back in KL at SaSa. They're normally priced at RM79.90.
While I was there, I remember trying to swatch the Gelpressos but the testers were horrible!!
So I bought this impulsively.
Inside the tin.
I thought the packaging was kinda cute and cool. It's simply one of those twist-up liners that are quite nice to use when you want precision, because they're a lot thinner and you don't need to sharpen them. Another thing I love is that it actually twists back down FULLY, so that means you won't end up breaking it!
Comparing them to the full-sized, I guess I didn't really notice much of a difference other than it not being long-lasting compared to my HG gel pencil liners from TheFaceShop. I was quite disappointed when it rubbed off of my arm when I swatched the full-sized liners in stores.
Weirdly, these didn't smudge on my hand.
They're not that budge-free but on the eyes, I thought it worked out okay.
I haven't cried with these though so I can't really say much when it comes to that!
Amount of product you'd get.
There are two other new varieties of these mini tin liners I believe.
Same tin size, slightly different different colours.
It was very hard to really capture the eyeliner swatches but I tried my best. Colours might differ depending on your screen. I'm using my Macbook Pro and my crappy camera from my Galaxy S2.
Swatches (without flash)
1. Beige Shine
2. Golden Khaki
3. Star Purple
4. Dark Choco
5. Golden Black
I don't really use these as much other than Beige Shine because I have a lot of other black and brown eyeliners and I rarely use purple. I think the Golden Khaki is also a good alternate to use, so maybe I'll try and use it more often.
They're not the smoothest eyeliners but hey, my HG liners aren't smooth. That's why they're quite budge-proof. The colours I think, aren't that intense as I hoped it'd be, Urban Decays are more intense than these. Urban Decay smudges faster than these though.
I believe the full-sized liners retail at BND19.90, so it's quite pricy. The good thing about Clio is that they have more variety than TheFaceShop, but they're a lot pricier and the longevity is not as good.
Sorry for the rambling x.x
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PROS:
-Locally available.
-Smudge-proof (at least the mini ones are)
-Waterproof
-Travel-friendly.
-Has a variety of shades to try out.
-Wearable colours.
-Sturdy packaging (both tin and liners)
-Good amount of product.
CONS:
-Quite expensive.
-Eyeliners aren't that intense in colour.
- I have a feeling this might have caused bumps on my lower lash line.
Rating: 4/5 (They're good!)
Will I buy this again?
If the colours are something I don't have I guess. But for the price, I'll think twice.
Do I recommend this?
I think the mini ones are quite good compared to the full-sized versions. Get it on a sale or something because it's quite pricy. Better yet, maybe try out TheFaceShop ones?
Where can you find this?
You can find them locally at Guardian and Paloma.
International buyers can also easily get them online.
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I hope you guys find this helpful.
The swatches and pictures aren't the best, I'm so sorry x.x
Tell me in the comments if you've tried Clio products, do you like them?
I woke up from a bad dream today.
With bad chest pains, so I asked if we could go to The Mall.
I wanted to buy something from Paloma.
I had in mind two items: the All Round Concealer from Catrice and also essence's Longlasting Eye Pencil in black or the peachy one. I got both items. I bought the black one because they didn't have the peachy one I think. I didn't really take my time for the first round because I needed to eat.
Catrice All Round Concealer (BND5.90)
essence Longlasting Eye Pencil in 01 Black Fever (BND2.90)
I tried the concealer out a bit, first impressions weren't that perfect.
It was creamier than essence's Forget it! 3 in 1 Concealer (which I need to review) but I find it hard to build up. I only tried it on my arm though, to cover a scar.
I had this for dinner btw. My favourite Teriyaki Chicken from Hot Point
(but with a different sauce than usual)
I asked for garlic sauce!
After I finished eating, I went to the top floor Paloma because my family was busy elsewhere.
( ;^; ) I saw cute things.
So I asked dad if he could lend me money *gets shot by readers*
He knew what I was buying though.
So, I was surprised he even allowed it LOL.
He knew it was makeup.
He must have been in a good mood.
So for these items, my dad paid for it (spoiled brat, right here)
essence Hugs & Kisses Eyeshadow Palette in 01 Love at First Sight (BND4.90)
I swear I refrained from buying this before. I was quite vulnerable due to the nightmare I had. Pink was screaming out to me.
"BUY ME. BUY ME."
"NO."
"BUY US!!!"
...and so I did.
essence Hugs & Kisses Blush in 01 Dating Prince Charming (BND3.90)
essence Hugs & Kisses Lip Scrub in 01 Be My Valentine (BND2.90)
essence Hugs & Kisses Lip Tint in 01 Sugar Baby Love (BND2.90)
I guess other than the cuteness, I was drawn to the price range too.
Because I swear, still, I refrained from this range before.
( o.o ) Pink must have an effect on me today.
The lip tint is like a more subtle hot pink, but it's almost neon!!!!
I also got these shoes!
Mint shoes.
Whaddya call these man.
MINT (with bad lighting)
This was mom's treat.
The shoes are comfy as fuck.
I also nearly bought two skirts ;w; they would have cost me BND20.
ARGH.
MONEY COME FALL DOWN PLSTHX.
Shawl Model Wannabe
I used my Theodora palette for a neutral look, with the Dolly Wink liquid liner.
I have beef with my favourite base, the essence one.
It creases whenever I use Urban Decay!! LIKE WHAT.
Granted, it did take about 5 hours to crease, but still. HOW COME.
Odd.
I used my Kate Mineral Loose Foundation and I was amazed.
I rarely use it because the powder gets everywhere BUT it's so good at oil control. Ish.
I only got oily around the 5 hour mark.
Okay, it's not amazeballs but it beats foundation and BB Cream.
I should try using a primer next time.
Anyway, random pic dump!
I tried gyaru makeup the other day :D
The lashes and the circle lenses really make the look. Plus the wig.
I also tried a Geisha/Maiko inspired look.
I really wanted to try and follow the real one but I didn't study the makeup too much.
So I'll redo this lol. I only did half of my face too.
Last week, we had three birthday cakes to eat!
First nephew's birthday cake.
Iron Man!
Happy Pill nephew's birthday cake.
Pocoyo!
Lastly, mom's cake.
Yummy cake.
On another note, I gained back the weight I lost.
*shoots self*
So it's back to square one.
I lost motivation after a month. I was doing so good too.
A MONTH.
I'll start again. It won't be too hard.
Unfortunately my audition pics would have to be me with my fatness intact. DAMN.
I'll work out a bit before I sleep.
I need Shopaholic Rehab.
I'm feeling a bit sick again! Every time I need to record songs, I get sick. It's like a curse!
I haven't actually done a proper blogpost (that's not depressing for once) in a while! I'm writing to share with you my day out at The Mall Gadong after about a month of not going there! Yes, I don't go to The Mall often, just because it's far away and my parents hate that place!
Waking up late and having to rush everything is sad lol. But yeah, I was excited to go out and I was also excited to finally wear out my asymmetrical high-low skirt that I got from Brands Outlet! Sorry but I didn't take an Outfit of The Day ( >_< ) Just because my shoes were downstairs and I don't feel like vaining in front of the mirror while at The Mall.
I did get some weird looks ( ;__; ) I guess my fat thighs are showing up. I was wearing it with opaque black tights though! I also wore out another shirt from the same place, wore light makeup and a headband I got from a recent giveaway. It was feathery and I thought it suit the whole....Owl look.
I took this at the hospital while visiting mom.
Ah, just an FYI, every pic here is taken AFTER I went out lol, hence the disheveled hair and melted makeup. Heck, even my HG eyeshadow base creased on me. HOW. My red hair's kinda faded already because I JUST HAD to wash it everyday.
It's freaking hot D: (That reminds me, I should do my number76 salon visit post soon!)
"No Eye Contact" How cute.
I had no problems with this shirt because I don't think it attracts attention to my chest because well, it's not around there XD and I love how the Owl looks like it's rolling its eyes in a way! It's like it's a creeper saying "Hey, whatchu doin' up there?"
I was also wearing a pink tank top underneath because the shirt itself was kinda sheer.
Don't mind the bulge, I had food.
Sorry I can't show you the skirt as much but what bothers me the most was how short it was!! It's really not a skirt for me to just kinda squat down to look at makeup!
So yeah, at first I was very hungry and craving for some meat. I had to drag my friends around Hot Point, Secret Recipe and lastly to Swensen's just to look for meat that can satisfy me.
We settled with Swensen's.
Dunno why LOL.
So yeah, I ordered Lamb Chops, cooked medium with pineapple barbecue sauce.
When it came, at first I was happy...until I saw that there was mainly gristle rather than the meat itself...
Too much gristle D:
And then the cutting knife they gave did not help cut the friggin' meat!
So I resorted to less than gentlewoman-ly ways of eating.
WITH THE HANDS!
I think the waiters saw my discomfort on my face, lol, they came over and asked if we liked everything and I childishly said, "There's too much fat!!"
I can't eat much fat, it makes me nauseous.
I'm sure some people like the fat that comes with the lamb chop, yes, but not everyone does.
My friend had the same order too, but his was cook well done. And he got all meat D:
WHYYY.
So anyway, to compensate, the offered to cook one more piece for me (aww, how nice) but gave me a different sauce. Black pepper sauce.
...I did not care for it.
So overall, the meat portions are yummy, it really was. Juicy and stuff.
But yeah, my teeth hates meat D: too chewy.
The lamb chop was BND17.50 so, I think them offering to replace the gristle with another chop was nice of them.
Oh, since we're on the topic of food....and pics, Kat linked me this video:
Yeah, I'm guilty. SO???
I'm Malay though so...technically, I'm South East Asian!
AND WTF IS WITH THIS GWIYOMI DANCE THING. STAHP.
Moving on~ we went around to TheFaceShop, Holika Holika and Paloma to look for a makeup base. Kat was looking for some eye makeup XD a waterproof eyeliner, more specifically!
TheFaceShop had makeup bases selling for BND32.90...I could have used my voucher for it but I thought that was still too much money for a base. Going to Holika Holika, it was the same story, but they had more choices for makeup bases!
Lastly, we went to Paloma.
I asked for makeup base and they told me only essence sells a makeup base.
I asked, is it good for oily skin? "No, no."
Aish.
But after going to the other Paloma, I decided to buy it lol. Along with some other things!
(Not before randomly deciding to buy tickets to watch "Olympus Has Fallen')
essence 'my base Skin-Perfection Makeup Base' (BND5.90)
essence Lipliner in "11 In The Nude" (BND1.90)
While deciding and kinda browsing around, I just found out the brand has skincare. LOLs.
So, I picked up some things...
essence 'Pure Skin Natural Cover Moisturizer' in 'Lighter Skin' (BND3.90)
I was gonna buy the darker shade but it was too dark >_>
This is basically a tinted moisturiser!! Haven't used one in a while so I figure, why not?
There are days where I don't want coverage nor do I want to use BB Cream, so I got this instead.
Let's see if it's any good.
THEN, I saw some moisturisers!!
I got two.
One for mattifying purposes (if it even works) and one for light moisturising.
Honestly, I was drawn to the word 'Gel', because as you may know, I've been looking for a good gel moisturiser.
Unfortunately, since there were no testers, I didn't get to see what's inside.
I opened it and alas, it's not gel enough for me.
HOWEVER, it is light....and what the hell?? I'm sparkling like a Twilight Vampire D:
What moisturiser has sparkles??
First impressions is that it does absorb fast, smells pleasant (cucumber, hello~) and the consistency is nice. It's gel-like cream, if that makes sense?
I hope it doesn't break me out!
I had a member card so everything totalled to BND18.20!
My friend also bought some stuff from essence :)
So I lent her my card.
So after that, we went to Ochado and I ordered a Matcha....thingy.
I was talking to my friend how I hope it doesn't contain adzuki beans like Chatime.
But lo and behold, it DID contain adzuki beans D:
I was like "Oh no, it contains the beans!"
The person in charge was like "Oh, we can make you another one!!"
But I was like "No, no need!!"
One must not take a shop's kindness twice.
Well, not really.
But no!
So yeah, after that we went to go see the movie~
So, 'Olympus Has Fallen'?
I rate it 7/10! My friend rated it 8/10.
The reason why was that it was kinda cliche, VERY American views on things and stuff but I think I would watch it again. On DVD or Blu-Ray.
The acting was nice, the dialogue was okay and there were some funny bits here and there but hey, what can you expect from an action-thriller? Lots of blood!
I screamed, I talked and I critiqued some parts during the movie. As a girl who plays COD Black Ops or Modern Warfare, the movie only made me itch to play the games.
In a weird way.
So yeah, after the movies, I decided to go to Winmark in the hopes of finding dry shampoo.
FOUND IT.
batiste Original Dry Shampoo (BND9.90/8.90)
I haven't used it, I'll try it tomorrow!
I also bought a lulur with it. I dunno where the pic went lol.
EDIT: Found it!
Dewi Bulan Lulur Susu (BND1.80)
But here's all of them on top of Macky!
But I do have it in this pic!
Yeah, I also bought Nexcare Acne Patch! I totally forgot about it so I had to buy it after visiting my mom in the hospital.
Whilst I was around Guardian...
LOOK WHAT I SPOTTED!!
Maybelline Color Tattoos in Brunei!!
I didn't get to check the price unfortunately!
But the display, honestly, is dangerous.
It's an accident waiting to happen.
So yeah, that's about it for my day!
How was your day?
:)
Take care everyone~
-Nisah-
P.S: I really want to have a nice digital camera...or a very, very lightweight DSLR or something. My photo quality is not how I want it to be!
As much as I'd like a new blog layout, I think for now this is still the best layout. Unless, you don't think so?
Anyhow, I'm sure you'd have noticed the new banner by now?
I commissioned my friend, Farah, to draw me my new banner.
I'd have done it myself but I'm out of touch with my art side and I doubt I can draw myself.
The theme of the blog banner is me and macarons. The story is that last 2 weeks, my older sis bought loads of macarons for us! I wanted to take a photoshoot with the colourful macarons but my sis was out so I got bummed.
Look at all those macarons!! A total of 12 flavours and it cost BND72 !!
Then my friend brought about the idea of drawing the macarons. I thought I'd do it, but then I decided to ask her to do it. LOL. Why? Because I'm lazy.
No, actually, I'm a bad colorist. So yeah, I commissioned her to do it. What do you think?
Is it nice?
Anyhow~
If you remember, a few posts ago, I said I was gonna adopt a cat named Pinky. It turned out that if I wanted to adopt her, I had to adopt her sibling, Brain, too, because they're so close. I don't have the energy to take care of two cats!! So I decided to adopt Shyla instead.
Meet Shyla!
Shyla, as the name suggests, is a shy cat. Or was a shy cat anyway!
Now, she's in heat currently and is curious about everything. I just got her approximately 9 days ago and so far, so good. She's so docile :) I love her. She kissed me on the lips the other day lol.
Here's a short video of her playing:
So yeah....the last few days, or a week ago, I hauled a lot of stuff. I went to Miri, I went to haul HolikaHolika stuff and then went overboard again with shopping D: My stuff from sasa.com also came!
I took photos with my sister's DSLR but unfortunately, she has not transferred the photos >_>
So instead, I'll show you a snippet of the hauls through my InstaHaul pics :D
From my sasa.com order:
Two of them are freebies :D and I got Buy 1 Get 1 deal on the scrub!
For my Miri Haul:
I actually booked theBalm's The Balm Jovi Palette in advance, just in case I didn't manage to get it! I'm so happy I got it! It's such a nice palette.
I also got a free clear lip gloss and a lipstick with it! Ain't that a good deal??
Since I butchered my eyebrows accidentally, I decided to get an eyebrow pencil that's slightly waterproof. I also got a Kate Eyebrow Mascara and last but not least, a nice synthetic brush nice for applying powder!
Sorry for the bad photo!
Along with SaSa, I went to TheFaceShop which was having a sale at that time.
I got myself some nailpolishes, a lip tint and decided to try out the Lip & Eye Make-up Remover too.
Look at that!
I impulsively hauled some cds and dvds. WTF.
I didn't regret getting the Angela Aki album but the Nakashima Mika dvd was wtf >_>
Impulse Buy #1
I also got the November CLEO and Vivi but I'm too lazy to take pics of it!
I also hauled a bunch of Maybelline Baby Lips Color Lip Balm.
I bought Coral Flush in Brunei. The rest was at Watsons.
I gave away the Pink Lolita in my last giveaway and I gave away the Rose Addict to my niece :)
I myself have not tried them yet. I heard the colours are very subtle.
I might just get the complete collection (all 5 colours) for myself :D
Oh, and I also got these amazing shoes for half off!!
My dream shoes :D
Unfortunately, I don't have jeans that go well with them. So far, I have to wear tights or leggings with them.
Case #1
Blurry photo by my niece lol (Yayasan OOTD)
My first time wearing them out. The soles are actually quite slippery!
Case #2
Blurry photo by my nephew lol (The Mall OOTD)
A lot of my friends said I lost weight. Well, I did but honestly, I always had the smallest legs compared to the rest of my body LOL. No, I didn't photoshop this. It's the combination of the shoes and the black tights/leggings that make me look thin. If my stomach problems didn't happen, I could have toned my legs better.
Anyway, back to Miri~
Green Tea Cheese Cake. It was so silky and smooth!
Food. I only had this and a burger from Mary Brown. To be honest, after my stomach problems, I don't eat much. Except during PMS (which is now).
Okay. Moving on.
Let's talk about Holika Holika haul!
Went out with my lenses and did my brows in a Japanese style. I did my niece's eyes because she wanted makeup but I had no time Dx
We went to Yayasan because I was craving for bibimbap!
Yummy-licious thing right here!
After that, I was tempted to get this eyeliner from TFS but in the end, I ended up buying from Holika Holika and got a membership card too!
The price made me cry but I think it's worth it!! I thought this was gonna be the last haul I did. It was, indeed. FOR NOVEMBER.
Will break this down in another post.
The freebies as a member. Look at that cat pouch!! OMG
The lovely purple umbrella.
You know, since it's Brunei Salebration Time, nothing is safe from my clutches. No, actually, nothing is safe from my money D:
Especially when I knew Tony Moly had 50% off some of their stuff at The Mall.
GDI.
So yeah, I hauled again! Let's count this as December Haul #1, okay? I went out with Moo Moo and met her friend, Maresa or Mars :D We hit it off quite fast!
All this for BND40.70. Imagine if it was full price D8
Unfortunately for my lucky dip, I only got samples *cries*
And the samples are skincare ones too! My face is volatile enough. I gotta be more careful, you see.
So far, I've opened one of the lip liners and the concealer.
Good news is that I am now a member :D just waiting for the member card now.
I should have bought some nail products!
I also had an impromptu Paloma haul:
There's something wrong here.
Only after buying it, I found out TSS has expiry dates on the boxes. So I checked.
And heck no.
The snail pact has expired last October!! I dunno if I can exchange it this week since I can't go to The Mall any time soon D: I mailed them though. Haven't been replied yet.
I also think I might be allergic to the BB Cream. I hope that's not the case. The BB Cream expires next year, so that's okay.
I'm kinda bummed :/ don't they check stocks? I know they were trying to clear stuff out by having a 70% off sale BUT selling expired products is wrong. Right?
I also bought his nice fragrance oil to burn:
V.A.N.I.L.L.A (what else is new, right?)
And also~ I got myself some shorts.
Family does not approve.
I'll do a break down of each collective haul once I got the pics from my sister, okay?
