On Saturday, I also received my makeupmasala package.
It took about 1 week for them to get my package shipped and another week before it reached me.



I didn't realize that that was their logo.. but colour on labels made me happy.


Packed in ziplock bags. Neat!


And all individually bubblewrapped!
I had requested for bubblewrap and I didn't expect this so thumbs up!


Free product of my choice for next order sounds good. :)


Always great to receive freebies. Lol.


And you all know how much of a sucker I am for service.. Handwritten 'Thank you' note is absolutely love! In fact, I'm so pleased with this that I decided not to email them about the small mess-up in my order.


I got some LA Colors Art Deco Nail Pens.
I had initially intended to get them off some other webby (can't remember what now.. but it was recommended by julieg713 on youtube).. but cos makeupmasala had free international shipping, they win. Haha.


So each one of them have this thin brush so you can do designs and stuff.


I also got LA Colors Nail Lacquers.


I wanted to see if Green Satin was a dupe for Peppermint Patti.. But nope. Green Satin has slight shimmers but I would say the colour is pretty close.

Other swatches..
All only one coat.

Luscious Wine


Pink Sizzle


Metallic Blue


Gold Dust


Pink Sizzle and Gold Dust apply really streaky. Green Satin has a bit of that too.. But I'm loving Luscious Wine and Metallic Blue.


This is the mess-up I was talking about.
I ordered Jesse's Girl Purple Glitter but they sent me Confetti instead.
I'm not sure if it's because it was out of stock.. Oh well.


I also got this palette to make up to US$20.
Not that I had trouble finding items to add to my cart, but a lot of stuff were out of stock at that time so I didn't have much of a choice.
I tried it and the colours have quite good payoff.. Not bad for the price. :)



Oh and I received an email from them saying that they will have to raise shipping fees for us international customers cos of some price increase by US Postal Service.
To be fair, I seriously think they should charge shipping fee.
Well, of course I would love free shipping.
But look at how much my shipping cost them.. For my US$20.39 package.
I really don't know how much they are earning.


I say to them, keep shipping fees low and international customers will still order.

I was clearing up my dresser and found this box of sample lipsticks/lipglosses in pans.
Had this for the longest time.. since my ets days. Lol.
It's quite a chore to open the box just to use it so I only used some colours maybe once or twice.

So I decided to put the pans in a more convenient casing. And when I was looking around my makeup area, I found this and did this!

Haha.. Can you guess what I found?



The box underneath is huge right. :(
Way too troublesome to open.
And such a big box to contain 10 tiny pans. -.-




Close up.. Can you guess what I used to contain the pans??


























It's fake eyelashes case!

I can't believe I thought of this cos I'm not a creative person. But this works well!

I arranged them according to colours. Colours I'd probably use more often are in the left case and the one on the right contains sheer glosses and matte brownish colours.

Just wanted to share my excitement with you people.
Now I feel like I have 10 new lip products! Heh.

Cheap thrill.
Hur hur.

So yes. My palettes.




L-R: 88 Palette, 28 Neutral Palette


Check out the shattered mirror.


Then check out the broken shadows plus a huge chunk of the plastic case just fell out when I removed the palette from its box.
The back of the palette also had a huge crack right down the middle.

The 28 Neutral Palette was okay, thankfully.






I have no mood after seeing that crap and cleaning up the mess it created on my dresser. No mood to touch the colours at all. And I have to say, of all the colours, black had to break and it stained my dresser top! I can't even clean it off after trying wet wipes, makeup remover wipes and cleansing oil! :(

I don't think the spree org would have known cos the mess was contained in the box. Plus I don't even know if it was broken during international shipping or by singpost. Ugh just my luck!

Oh and I didn't get my 28 empty palette cos the ebay seller screwed up and left some stuff out of the order. Tsk.

Thanks man.
This is one of my most upsetting packages to receive.

You know how I get really stressed during exams and panic like crazy but can't really sit down and study for hours straight?
Yes, it is happening this time again. And once again, I've been shopping.

I tell you, shopping really takes my mind off things. Cos I have to consider if I should get this over that or should I also add this into my cart or not.. will adding this cause my shipping to go up too high.. do I need this.. oh I think I need that. Lol. It takes me forever to finalize on my cart and that's why I prefer to make purchases on my own rather than joining sprees cos who knows you might even get a freebie!

I am going to be broke for the rest of the month so thank God, it keeps me indoors and maybe I'll get down to studying!

After my MAC Hello Kitty haul, I've been feeling really upset cos there are some stuff that I want to get but like I've said in my previous entry, it is too troublesome to go out to town and costs so much to get just those few stuff. Hence, I've decided to put my money to better use and buy some stuff that I had wanted to get but never really made up my mind on.

Coastalscents.
I ordered a number of eye brushes and this is one of those companies which will give freebies with an order. With a spree, you will never even see it or smell it or hear of it. Haha. So yay! It has already been shipped so I can't wait to get it. Initially I thought I would wait for a good sale or something, but it's hard to make sure all the brushes I want stay in stock. Even after this order, there are brushes I want that aren't available. I know that crownbrush is cheaper but they don't ship internationally. Besides, I'm not sure if after vpost or cgw, it will still be cheaper than coastalscents.

Palettes.
This is through a LJ spree, getting from ebay. I've decided to get the 88 original palette, like finally. Also getting the 28 neutral palette, since Hans prefers me with neutral, lighter colours and I'm going to start practicing my makeup skills again! The 3rd palette I'm getting is an empty 28 pan palette which I'm going to use to press all my mineral blushes and eye shadows for convenience. :) I hope the spree org closes it soon and orders. It takes 20days to arrive leh. By the time it reaches me, it'll probably be a month or more. -.-"
I'm forgoing my Lucky Tom palette and I'm pretty sure all the 3 items will cost about the same as one Lucky Tom palette.. maybe only slightly more expensive.

mscuppycakes.
Being unable to get my MAC HK wants (5 lip products in all which will add up to $140), I'm getting 19 NYX Round Lipsticks which will come up to USD$27.25 inclusive of shipping. Isn't it worth it? Haha. I actually wanted to try their brow set too but it ups my shipping from USD$3.50 to USD$6.50 and even though I tried to take off some lipsticks, the shipping remained. So byebye to brow set!
You might ask why I need to buy 19 lippies. Lol. I HAD to buy 19 cos 19 is the max number I can buy with US$3.50 shipping. Like might as well make full use of my shipping right! Haha.

In this way I'm still spending, but I'm saving!

Err.. I think I will need more storage drawers and space. Should I get the Toyogo one?



Going to study NOW! Bye!

MAC Hello Kitty Haul
(Image heavy)


So finally it is here in Singapore! I had so many lemmings and so many things are already oos at Tangs Vivo and Tangs Orchard. :(

I signed up for a $80 makeover, fully redeemable on products and bought stuff.

So the makeover first. :)

I had my appointment made at 3pm and arrived there slightly past 3pm. My MA, Lisa was still busy with the makeover before mine so I decided to walk around the event hall area.

This pretty model had like swarms around her snapping away. Both guys and girls alike. She's darn cute and sweet. Totally a "Kitty Mild". Super dolly, I like!
Hunks with big kitty heads, like the one on her left, were all over and I really wanted to take a picture with one of them! But.... I didn't. Cos I was alone. Blame Hans for coming so late!





The other one, "Kitty Wild", is really sexy and slinky in that leathery patent outfit. And she's so skinny! She's a little shy too but will pose when people come to take pictures with her.





I wish I could steal one of these home!



So later it was my turn for the makeover! I didn't get any pictures in between but I got Lisa to pose with me after it was all done.

I can't remember everything she used but what she used from HK collection..
Eyes - mainly eye kohl and Stately Black, Too Dolly along waterline
Cheeks - Tippy (which I got her to tone down cos it was too strong for my liking)
Lips - Strayin' Lipstick and She Loves Candy Lipglass



2 hours after the makeover.
By the time these photos were taken, my eyeshadow creasing begun. :(
Obviously, prep+prime eye doesn't work on me. Tsk.











The models and hunks left at around 4pm so there were none left for me to snap snap photos anymore. So sad.
The event area after crowds dispersed.









Temporary tattoos. LOL.
I love this little bow. I now secretly wish to permanently tattoo it like that!



On my arm. This is too big la seriously. But a nice MA asked me if I wanted a tattoo and I just said okay, not knowing that she was holding on to this huge tattoo. Sigh. Oh well.
There were many other cute little ones, but I decided that two is enough.



Hans already thinks I'm ahlian with the tattoos and the heavily-lined eyes and dark eyeshadow. He says he prefers the way I normally put makeup. Look more innocent and sweet. LOL.

Probably 9 hours after the makeover.




My haul.
Though I had highlighted my wants/needs from this collection (here), I'm proud to say that after seeing the products in real life, there are fewer wants/needs. Haha.

I didn't get any BPs.
I don't think I'd want the Tippy BP blush just cos it's too strong for me even though Lisa had a really light hand with it.
I didn't get any liquid eyeliners. I don't think I'd use them and the swatches irl aren't that pretty.
I decided not to get Fashion Mews cos it doesn't look nice on me.
No accessories for me either. I persuaded myself that I don't need them and they are a waste of money.

So my haul ahead!

My stuff and the HK bag that comes with $120 purchase.
I should have paid separately and get two right? :(



My number1 must-have: The Brush Set
I adore the brush holder! And it's short enough for my EDM brushes. Yay!
After washing:
109 didn't shed but bled a lot
187 shed a little and bled a lot
239 didn't shed and didn't bleed







I got Mimmy! But She Loves Candy is oos. I'm hoping I can get it at dfs or something. :(





I got Big Bow Lipstick.
Now I need to get my hands on Cute Ster and Strayin' (both oos at Tangs Vivo).







BP blush in Fun & Games.
I love this blush! It's now my favourite one. It shows up really nicely on my skin and is just so natural! It makes me look slightly flushed and I can also use it to do slight contouring.
I love you Fun & Games. <3





I got the Too Dolly Palette. But I might go back for the Lucky Tom too. See if I have enough moo-lah. Hehs.







And I wasn't expecting myself to be interested in the Tinted Lip Conditioners - Popster and Pink Fish. But reviews are so good that I can't resist it anymore! I think I NEED them!
Pray that they are still available at dfs or the other MAC stores which will be launching them on 13march.

Summary for myself what else I am lacking:
She Loves Candy lipglass
Nice Kitty lipglass
Cute Ster lipstick
Most Popular lipstick
Strayin' lipstick
Lucky Tom palette (?)
TLCs in Pink Fish and Popster.


Phew. That was a long entry.