SWATCHES & REVIEW : Luxola Thailand with Promo code

 Sawasdee ka~

First of all I have to say sorry that this post might not be for everyone. It's for someone that lives in Thailand or visit Thailand for at least a few days. I believe that most of girls in Thailand heard about website called Luxola before. For some of you that might not have heard about this website before. Let’s me introduce you a little about it. It provides wide range of makeup and skincare. The head quarter is in Singapore and good news is Luxola.co.th has just launched in Thailand around the beginning of this year! The best thing about this website is it’s often do promotion on popular brand including Illamasqua, Anna Sui, TheBalm, Alpha H etc.

SWATCHES & REVIEW : Makeup Revolution [Part Two]

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How could I resist buying more lipstick when I have a chance. If you can remember I did swatches and review on various products from Makeup Revolution earlier last week.  As you can see there were too many products to show in one post so I will continue my second part here. If you are lipstick lover you might like this post.

I'm a lipstick junkie and my lipstick collection is growing bigger and bigger each day. However I feel like there is something missing from my collection. Last year I showed my lipstick collection in my lipstick tag post and on the last question that ask about lipstick I'm lust after. My answer was I lust after odd lipstick colours. So finally I have a chance to buy it at a very cheap price tag. Believe it or not, it only costs me £1 - £2.99 each. To be honest I was a bit skeptical about the quality of a £1 lipstick but what is the worst that can happen? At the end I manage to buy 7 lipsticks in total!

Well I'm not only after odd colour but, as you can see, I also buy peachey nudey shades. I only bought 3 odd shade as I'm not quite sure whether I will like it.

Obviously the packaging doesn't look appealing, at least for me. The lid comes off easiliy so bare that in mind if you think about putting it in you bag. Well, but that is what I expect from cheap lipstick anyway.

The consistency of pigment is vary from colour to colour. I would say Depraved (purple) is the best out of 3 odd colours. It's glide on really well and has good enough pigment to cover my lip colour but Atomic (green) and Felony (yellow) are the opposite. Pigment is not that great and they made my lips look streaky. I have to applied few coats to get the right colour. However, at this price tag I don't want to do much complain.

For Bliss, Marshmellow Kiss Baby doll and Dream about success. They all stay on for a good amount of time. I find it is better to put a bit of lip balm or concealer on my lips first.

Overall I actually really like these lipsticks.  For the price I really can't complain that much and the quality is not bad at all. I think they are good for experimenting with new colour. Especially if you are after odd shade and don't want to spend too much money on lipstick that you know you probably use just  few times. Makeup Revolution is a good destination.

Have you tried lipstick from Makeup Revolution before? What do you think about it?

Mwahhh

xxx
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HAUL : M.A.C Isabel and Ruben Toledo Collection

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Last week M.A.C has launched new collection "Isabel and Ruben Toledo" which have caught my eyes since I saw the preview. I know M.A.C frequently launch new collection to the market but I don't always like it. However, I physically swooned by this. This collection is so bright and lovely to be ready for spring! In fact, it could be the most creative and coolest collection I have ever seen.

So this is the overview of what I got on Friday. Pretty isn't it?

I was lucky enough to arrive at the shop just in time before everything sold out. I bought myself an ombre blush on and 2 lipsticks. Blush on is the highlight for this collection. Can you see how gorgeous it is with those little tiny shimmer? There are 2 shades available in UK store (3 shades in some other places) in this collection and I picked Ripe Peach colour. The sales assistant actually told me that this colour is the most popular among all of the others. It's likely to sold out first. One little disappointment is there is no mirror inside the package for £25 price tag. Well I still love it anyway lol

If you love matte lipstick especially red shade then this collection is definitely for you. I'm not sure why there are so many red in this collection but they are all beautiful. I got myself one classic red shade in Opera and one peachy nude shade in Oxblood. Does that sound familiar? Oxblood is one of the most popular nude shade that sold out everytime when it is relaunch.

Do you like this collection? 

Mwahhh

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SWATCHES & REVIEW : Illamasqua Multi Facet Palette in Aura

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Some of you that follow me on Facebook might already know that 2 weeks ago Illamaqua had a big winter sale. When Illamasqua Multi Facet Palette was launched last year I was so excited and really want to get my hand on it. But I was a bit hesitate when I saw the price tag. However, the chance has arrived when Illamasqua did a 70% off discount on this palette which cost me £13.50!! On my God ! how could I resist?

The palette is a selection of existing bestsellers shades, all packed into one compact. The packaging is a simple black square shape. It's the travel palette of my dreams. It would be great for someone who like to travel light. You basically can get almost whole face done with this palette.

The palette features 8 products plus a double ended angle and blending brush. It is filled with neutral, wearable, flattering shades with a slight edge. It contains gleam cream in aurora, tremble blush, eye brow cake in thunder, cream pigment in hollow, and the eyeshadows in vision, feint, servant and machine.  

To be honest, I'm a bit disappointed on a double ended angle and blending brush. I would rather have more product than this unusable brush. Oh well~ that is my only complain though. Other than that I love the whole colour selection and the quality of the product.

So here is the swatch of the palette. As you can see it's really beautiful and pigmented.  This is a lovely palette. I'm particularly pleased to see it include cult favourites such like Aurora and Hollow. Apparently this palette is limited edition so if you like the look of it check it out at www.illamasqua.com 

What do you think about this palette?

Mwahhh

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SWATCHES & REVIEW : MUA Luxe Velvet Lip Lacquers

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I mention about this MUA Luxe Velvet Lip Lacquers in my last post. I’ve had these lipsticks for a while now but I didn’t get round to reviewing them sooner. Anyway, I bought these because I heard good things about it. My first attempt to buy them fail because they were out of stock :/  So when I saw them re-stock again I didn't wait but grabbed them straight away...Typical me ha!

There are currently 10 shades available and I bought myself 6 out of 10 :Halcyon a warm peachy nude tone, Aflush a light corally pink, Funk a deep raspberry pink, Criminal a bright shocking pink with blue undertone, Reckless true red and Kooky vampy purple for the brave. As you may know from my previous post, my favourite out of them all is Reckless ❤︎

My first impression is actually packaging. It looks super sleek with black and gold detail on the lid and that frosted tube make them look more luxe. Can't believe it's only £3 each! The applicator is doe foot which works really well for this lip lacquer.

In term of product itself, I have to say that the finish is vary from shade to shade which I will talk in detail later. These lip lacquers are incredibly pigmented and really opaque. I only need one swipe to get full coverage and it's easy to blend. These claims to be long lasting and kiss proof with a promise to get dry in seconds. I can confirm that it's long lasting but it doesn't dry in seconds. It need full five minute to completely dry and I do not recommend pressing your lips together while it settling and do not apply more that 2 coats as it will feel too cakey! However once it dries, it does not budge! I can even tap my finger on my lips and there is no bit come off. It's one of the long lasting lipsticks I have ever had. The downside might be the feeling of dryness on your lips but that is what normally happen with matte lipstick and I don't really mind about that. I found that apply lip balm beforehand does actually help with dry feeling and wear a lip liner underneath help with the longevity.

Right talking about the finish of each shade. All the bright bold colours are really amazing!!  For me, I always apply lipstick before breakfast and with these lip lacquers I don't have to worry about re-applying it. To mention though, it tends to transfer or flake if you eat oily food. For nude/light colour, like many other brands that do matte lipstick, they often encounter the super dry finish when comes to nudey shade and to no surprise Halcyon and Aflush is actually one of them. I'm pretty disappointed by the fact that I love the colours but once it dries it clings on to lips and make my lips look like dry land especially when you smile :/ If you can't imagine you can look at the picture below. I've actually tried a few different things to stop this from happening, but still the same thing happened :( 

Overall, I'm really impress with the quality and price tag of the products. I couldn't wait for new shade to come out. 

Have you ever tried MUA Luxe Velvet Lip Lacquer? What colour do you like?

Mwahhh

xxx 

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SWATCHES&REVIEW : ZOEVA The Power Palette

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Sorry guys for disappearing from the blogsphere for awhile. I was working hard in the laboratory so I didn't really have time to write a post. Also, I'm currently on my holiday in Thailand so I might not write a post that often during I'm here but I promise I will get back on track when I get back to UK.

On my Zoeva rose gold brush set post I said I will do swatches and review on blush palette that I bought the same time as the brush set. This palette is called The Power Palette. One whole palette with 10 blushes only costs around £15!

Lets start off with my thought on packaging. The packaging is simple yet sleek.  It is made from rather light feeling black thin plastic. The only suggestion from me to make this palette look better is a mirror inside the lid. There is a waste of space around the lid that I think would fit mirror really well.

The blush itself provides good enough pigment and they are easy to blend and build up. Sadly Zoeva didn't give these blushers individual names. For me, I like everything to be named because it feels more luxe. However, I will just number them from left to right as seen in the palette. Inside the palette there are 10 powder blushers. This palette is an ideal for those of you who want to brighten up your face in this grumpy-rainy weather with the summery blushers and bronzers. The colours are ranging from pinks to peaches to browns. There is only one true matte (no.3). Most of the blushers contains shimmer but not too glittery that will look really pretty on your face.

Overall, I think this palette is pretty much hit and miss. For me some shades look horrible on my face  but some were pretty good. I normally use no.1 for highlighter and no.3 for contour. The pigment is actually vary from colour to colour. No.5 has the weakest shade as you can see on my arm I had to really swatch it a few times to get a good colour payoff.

Here is the list of each shade on the palette:

No 1.   neutral/light brown shimmer
No 2.   bronze shimmer
No 3.   neutral medium brown matte
No 4.   warm brown
No 5.   peach / orange (bit like NARS Orgasm)
No 6.   warm coral red
No 7.   salmon orange
No 8.   golden champaign
No 9.   warm orang
No 10. deep red

No. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5

No. 6, 7, 8, 9, 10

Have you ever heard about Zoeva? 

Mwahhh

xxx

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SWATCHES & REVIEW : My Lipstick Collection [Liquid Lipstick]

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Here it comes to the last post of my lipstick collection series. I really enjoy writing this series and hope my lovey readers enjoy it as well.
 
Let's start off with luxury brand like Chanel, I got 2 different formulas Rouge Allure Extrait  De Gloss in 52 Genie. This is a sheer peachy colour the texture is not overly sticky and quite jelly-like and it might settling into lip line if you have a very dry lips. Levres Scintillantes Glossimer in 169 Jalousie,  a very bright raspberry shade that have good colour pay off with gorgeous micro-glitters and a high-shine glow. Don't be put off with the glitter because on the lips they are non-gritty and shimmer becomes less prominent.

Nars Larger Than Life in Place Vendome another raspberry pink that look similar to Chanel in 169 Jalousie but without glitter. It comes with a short bristle brush that I think it gives a better precision around the lips. The colour is quite opaque with a glassy shine to the lips.

MAC Prolongwear Lipglass in Full speed ahead a pretty candy pink colour. I love the colour but to be honest not the formula. It's opaque (which is good) but it's also very sticky. I can say that this lipglass last longer than normal lipgloss but I don't really feel comfortable when I wear it. I remember wearing it in a windy day and at the end my hair end up around my lips >__<. Move on the the second MAC lipgloss I own Cremesheen Glass in Star Quality a bright corally orange with pink undertone. Opposite to the prolong wear lipglass this formula is light yet creamy and non-sticky. with semi-opaque colour coverage.

Illamasqua Intense Lipgloss in Belladonna OMG I love this lipgloss. It's so intense high-pigmented with a creamy finish but not look too glossy and cover your lips really well without bleeding. It’s a vibrant, deep fuchsia pink with blue undertone. Oh and it has a lovely taste and smell too. Matte lip liquid in Forbidden a lovely mauve pink this colour has been discontinued from the website but I'm not really sure whether it sill sells in store. This is a new liquid lipstick formula from Illamasqua that just launch this summer. It's a high-pigmented liquid lipstick that will dry matte within a minute after apply on the lips. It applies smooth and even but might experience some stickiness once it dries matte. One more trick about using this formula is you have to apply thin layer and wait for it to dry completely (no pressing lips too) otherwise  it will go flaky and patchy. If one layer is not give you enough bold-ness you can double coat after the first layer is completely dry. This is the longest lasting liquid lipstick I have ever own, no joke!

Topshop Lip Cream in Pout Oh I fell in love ❤︎ You might notice how much I like Topshop lips product in the past few posts and no surprise I love this lip cream too! The formula is amazing! Vibrant orange colour that really opaque good colour pay off and goes on smoothly.  It gives a feeling like satin lipstick and doesn't look glossy.

Rimmel London Apocalips lip lacquer in Nova girly pink and Eclipse deep berry red. The product is opaque and creamy that actually dries almost matte after a few hours but a little top up would definitely help. The staying power is fantastic especially with Eclipse.


L'oreal Glam matte in 513 Zip it rouge again with raspberry pink and 510 Cherry Crop an electric bright pink. Eventhough the packaging isn't quite pleasant but the lipstick formula is actually lovely. I find it very hydrating on the lips and doesn't seem to dry completely. It's really comfy to wear with light but creamy texture. This is another long lasting liquid lipstick

Sleek Matte me in Petal mauve nudey pink and Brink Pink bright fuchsia pink. I wanted to love this product but unfortunately it isn't for me.  I find that this formula is almost like Illamasqua matte lip liquid. It's thin creamy liquid that will dry matte within a minute but it's hard to apply evenly and also goes patchy and clumpy. Overall it makes my lips look awful :(

Revlon Colorstay Ultimate Liquid Lipstick in Ultimate Orchid. Another disappointed product and smell terrible. I think the finish is similar to Sleek Matte me. It's dry thin within a minute and and sets on your lips. Your lips then feeling dry and again look awful!

Which one is you favourite? 

Mwahhh

xxx

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SWATCHES & REVIEW : My Lipstick Collection [Chubby stick and Lip Crayon]

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I feel like chubby balmy lipstick has been something that on trend among beauty gurus/bloggers for awhile. To be honest, I'm not really into it at the beginning. My first ever chubby balm I bought are Pixi tinted brilliance balms (bought on 3 for 2 offer few years ago). And it's not really hit a button for me until around the beginning of this year I found a few good brands that I love and start growing my collection quite a bit.

Start of with Topshop my favourite mid-end make up brands. I did my Topshop lipstick collection few weeks ago if you have not yet seen it you can click here. Lip crayon Secret Party, a bright  raspberry pink with loads of glitter that will be really pretty for a night out and makes your lips pop. The formula is quite sheer, glossy but buildable. Lip bullet there are 2 different finishes: matte and creamy. I don't know when they are called lip bullet it's look just like other chubby lipstick to me I think MAC lipstick look more like bullet to me. Twist up style packaging means you don't waste product and there is no need for a sharpener. Anyway for matte version I got it in Call me queen bee (love that name!) a purple-ly  lilac colour that glide on like satin finish and it's not drying. For creamy version I got it in Back in the game a bright fuchsia pink that goes on smoothly like a dream and highly pigmented. Lip-stick Hedonist a bright orange with matte finish I think this formula is pretty similar to Topshop matte lip bullet but it has a little higher pigmentation.

Nars I own 2 different velvet finishes: matte and gloss. For matte finish, it glides on really well without the irritating dryness. But if you have dry, chapped lips, it will look more obvious. I have here with me in Dolce vita a mauve red and Sex machine a dusty rose. I found that the pigment is vary from colour to colour in my opinion I think Sex machine have a better colour pay off. For gloss finish it make me feel like I use a nice liquid lip gloss that doesn't make my lips feel sticky I got one in shade Baroque a pretty red berry shade. The only thing about lip pencil that I don't like, is that you have to sharpen them in order to get more product once it's worn down. It kind of put me off a bit when I think about sharpen them. I'm such a lazy bum haha.

Pixi tinted brilliance balm. Craving Cora an orange corally shade and Baby bare gentle light pinky. They are the first ever chubby sticks I bought.  They go on like a lip balm with a light tinted on my lips and a slight minty taste. The staying power is not so great and the packaging is annoying. Although it's cute rubbery pencil but the cap is too loose.  I definitely won't buy it again, especially since the price wasn't worth the outcome.

No.7 Lip crayon in Dancing a light strawberry pink. I got this lip crayon from 3 for 2 offer (again). I actually didn't expect much from it. I bought it because I don't know what else I should buy :/ Surprisingly, it's actually a good chubby stick. If you think Nars Velvet Gloss Lip Pencils are too expensive, this lip crayons can be an alternative product. Apart from buttery feeling on your lips when you apply N0.7 lip crayon I think the other outcomes are pretty similar. Oh it also comes with sharpener lids too.

Revlon ColorBurst Crayon Matte Balm. I first spotted these new formula around the beginning of this year. Out of 10 shades I picked 3 that I think they might suit me: Elusive a blue toned nudey pink, Unapologetic a super pinky red and Audacious a bright orange shade. They have a creamy texture with a satin finish and again with light peppermint scent. I don't know why a lots of chubby balms have minty taste. Can anyone explain to me? I'm really curious >__< I didn't find them particularly drying on the lips but some of the colours might accentuate the lines on your lips. The colour pay off is really good, opaque in one swipe.

If you want to see a full review for any lipstick please do not hesitate to let me know :)

Which one is you favourite? Any recommendation which colour I should get?

Mwahhh

xx

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SWATCHES & REVIEW : My Lipstick Collection [Luxury]

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First of all I have to say sorry for late post in my lipstick collection series. Last week was a busy week for me I only have little time to write my blog. Anyway here we go another My lipstick collection post. Can't believe I have been doing this series for more than a month. The feedback is good so far I'm really thank you for all your support. Today, will be time for luxury lipstick brand.

Chanel I own 2 lipsticks from this brand. The first one is Rouge Allure luminous intense in 05 Desirable a shimmery mauve pink. Even though it has shimmer but it's very subtle on the lips. The best thing I love about luxury brand is the packaging innovation. I can see that they put a lot of time to create each make up packaging. Like this Rouge Allure, to avoid a lid comes off the bullet when you put lipstick in a bag you have to press the bottom of the tube in order to remove a lid. The second one is Rough Coco in 56 Teheran a frost corally orange colour. Although it's pretty colour and it's much subtler than Mac Frost but I'm quite disappointed as it's tend to sit between lines on my lips. I don't find them hydrating so my opinion I think it is most suitable for those with relatively healthy lips.

Burberry lip cover in Delicate rose 22 and Devon Sunset 28, both are nude colour from the name I think you can guess which colour is more of a pinkie nude and which colour is more of a corally nude. This formula applies really nicely, light-weight and very opaquely which no patchiness feeling. And the coolest thing I discover about the packaging is the magnetic lid that will flip itself around when you close the lid to ensure that it's in the right spot. I love twisting it around and listen to that clicking noise hehehe I'm a maddy girl I know. Aside from what I love about this formula I also have a little complain on its smell and taste. I think it smells like old-fashion lipstick and taste terrible.

Yves Saint Laurent. I'm sure everyone can recognise it from that golden luxe bullet. Amazing packaging design. After being obsess with MAC, Illamasqua and Topshop for awhile I just have a chance to get hold of YSL lipstick just around the beginning of this year! However this brand soon become my favourite high-end brand. Thanks to my sister that gave me her YSL lipstick to me. It's Rouge Pur Couture 09 Rose Stiletto, a fine shimmery deep plum colour with a soft silky finish lipstick that can last whole day. Provides medium to full coverage and doesn't accentuate flakes, applies evenly and precisely. Few months ago I was desperately want new lipstick in my life and luckily I found a voucher code from Feelunique.com. It was a £10 off when spend over £25 deal so I ordered myself Rough Volupte 13 Peach Passion. This colour is soooo pretty and really pigmented. The smell is also lovely like peachy fruity smell. It's light yet rich creamy finish surprisingly it last longer than many other creamy lipsticks but the downside is that the formula tend to setting into the lines and dry spot so it might need a bit of lipbalm underneath. Baby doll kiss & blush 4 Orange Fougueux that sleek packaging that make me think of nail polish caught my eyes the day it's released. The formula is velvety creamy that will dry matte but not give any uncomfortable finish. I found that it's not as pigmented as I thought but it's buildable.

Left to right : Chanel Desirable, Chanel Teheran, Burberry Delicate rose, Burberry Devon sunset, YSL Peach passion, YSL Rose stiletto, YSL Orange Fougueux, Nars Sexual healing, Nars Roman holiday, Nars Damage and Shu uemura PK 343

Nars although I like bold matte lipstick but I'm not sure why for Nars lipstick I always go for Sheer lipstick. I got 3 colours in total. Sexual healing a shimmering pink blossom, Roman Holiday a pastel pink and Damage a mauve red. The formula is so smooth that actually feel like tint lipbalm that is buildable for more coverage and slightly glossy.  A little comment on Sexual healing, it will look a bit brown-ish in a night time. I think this colour doesn't really suit me on it own but it's really good if I mix with some brighter colour.

Shu Uemura I only bought one lipstick from this brand and the lipstick I'm going to show you today is sadly had been discontinued. It's Rouge Unlimited PK343 a babypink with blue undertone. In term of packaging if I have to be honest I don't really like it, it made with thick clear plastic that although doesn't look cheap bit for that price I think I can get better. The formula is feel like another tint lip balm that start off sheer but it's buildable with sheen finish.

Which one is you favourite? Any recommendation which colour I should get?

Mwahhh

xx

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