My Recent Hishop Haul!

Haha, two shopping posts back-to-back. If there's any reason for my husband to NOT keep me in "confinement" in the condo anymore, this should be it. When the chores are done and the baby is asleep, there's nothing else for me to do but spend time on my laptop... streaming TV shows and SHOPPING ONLINE! Actually, I'd been planning to buy some stuff from Hishop for quite some time, just that I was further prompted to do so because :
- there was discounts for two items that I wanted to buy
- Hishop gave me some credits for old blogposts that I wrote about Jelly Pong Pong, so I might as well use the credits!
- there was a contest to win a Longchamp bag if I buy above a certain amount
- there was a free gift with purchases over RM300

If all that wasn't a sign to buy NOW, I don't know what is! :D I thought I bought a lot of stuff, was expecting a hugeeeee box to arrive. Instead, it was merely the size of a shoebox! I thought something was wrong, but fact of the matter is I bought small but costly items. :( By the way, I consider delivery quite efficient but nothing compared to Best Buy World, haha. Made my order on the 31st of October and received the goods by 6th Nov via PosLaju. Let me share with you what I snagged...

So excited to open the bright pink shoebox that arrived! But also semi-convinced that something  must be left out. -___-"

This is how everything is packaged inside! Looks like everything is there... I like how they further protect the tubs I bought by wrapping bubble wrap tightly around the containers. There's also discount vouchers for group-buy websites included in the box. Most likely not going to use them so maybe I'll post the discount codes up later.

Hishop  gives two free samples with every purchase, and based on what I see, the choices are frequently updated based on stock availability. I chose Brilliant Loveheart Lip Care System_2 Step Lip Gel Patch  and Nature & Co Pure White Lotion Light & Pure White Milky Lotion Light. Other choices include Bawang shampoo samples, Aubrey Organics conditioner and Osmium products.

Here comes the main stuff that I wanted to purchase! Egyptian Magic All Purpose Skin Cream and  ePure Membranous Jelly Masque in Jar! First heard of the Egyptian Magic skin cream from Michelle Phan, and decided to try a small tub first to see if it's any good... after all I already have a lot of other moisturisers. Just "fatt hao" want to try the in thing now, I guess. ;P As for the ePure mask, I have a funny story about it! In fact, it was recommended to me by my ex-line manager, who is a bigggg Hishop fan. In fact, he says he shops there so often that he is part of some loyalty program and always gets 30% off with each purchase. Wtf! So good?

My ex-line manager started talking about face products with me ever since I appeared in the newspaper for my beauty product obsessions. He asked me if I ever tried ePure before, and I said no. He said it was like a cult favorite, and he buys them non-stop! According to my husband (who also knows him), he used to be quite dark, but I think his skin now is pretty good! He (the ex-line manager) always says that his face is tired from too much night support, but I really can't tell (except for the eyebags). ;) He said that he buys the mask coz he's too lazy to scoop the jelly from the jar and apply on his face. However, I feel the jar is more bang for your buck, so I got it instead. If I become lazy, I might get the mask instead. =)

And finally - a joke ... though he claims to be such a fan of the site, he was surprised to hear me call it "HI shop".... he said he thought that it is called "HIS HOP" all the while! Wahahahhhahhaa.... I was like, why would they give themselves a name like "His Hop"? He said it's because he buys other men products from the site, so he thought it was a site specially for metrosexual men. "Plus, his hop sounds quite cool what. Like hip hop... his hop...." he further explained. I said that there are wayyyyyyyyy more products for women than there are for men! Anyway, I am pretty sure it's pronounced "Hi Shop" la.

To top up my purchases to RM300, I bought a lottttttt of Twistbands. I've always wanted to try them, and someone should have told me way earlier that scrunchies are out. I've got a major collection of them, and now I have to bung them all out and make way for my Twistband collection! I tried using it yesterday and I quite like it. I won't post photos as yet coz my hair is kinda short right now (super regret cutting it for confinement now), and I just use this to do a half-ponytail that is REALLY unflattering, but is what I need at the moment. When I get my long ponytail back, then I'll camwhore and review more la. Anyway, I realised that I bought some very similar colors - just that one is part of the Crown Bauble trio, and the other is the Sam trio. I think I'll give away the Sam one...

 

And finally, this is the free gift with purchase above RM300 --- a Bamboo Charcoal Slimming Body Suit. I've yet to try this on - quite mafan when I need to take off my top frequently for breastfeeding. Anyway, it is pretty useful - see whether this can help me get back my pre-pregnancy body. Even better if can get back my body circa 2009. -___-"

Well, that's all I have to share on hauls today. Fingers crossed for proper reviews and not more buy buy buy posts. :)

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My First Best Buy World Haul

I first heard of Best Buy World from fellow beauty bloggers and was really keen in checking them out. Towards the end of my pregnancy, I was so house-bound that I randomly decided to do a haul from the site even though I keep telling myself to lay off buying make-up and skincare stuff. I rarely used make-up at the end of my pregnancy coz I was working from home. Imagine piling on the stuff and just facing my laptop... alone in my room! I'm kooky, but not that nuts yet. :)

Best Buy World sells all kinds of make-up and skincare stuff from reputable high-end / luxury brands (think : Estee Lauder, Chanel, SKII) at discounted prices. They also sell deluxe / travel / sample sizes which is totally right up my alley coz I rather try out the expensive lotions and potions before springing hundreds for full size products. They even sell the bags that are gift with purchase which I also think is kinda nice. The bags are usually good quality and many a time, I'm in love with the gift with purchase but do not want to spring out another few hundred for it.

Delivery from the site is mad efficient. I placed the order at night and the delivery man came the very next morning! Crazy!!

I don’t know if you would be as excited as me to purchase from Best Buy World though… for me, I love trying new products, so I’m willing to pay like RM5 – RM10 for the sample size stuff that they sell. Some people complain that what BBW sells is actually “free gift” given by the various companies. Yeah, they are “Free gifts” IF YOU BUY LIKE THOUSANDS AND THOUSANDS RINGGIT worth of their products! I rarely buy that much, so I guess it’s ok for me to pay for these sample thingies la. Without further ado, let me show you what I bought :

1. Large tote bag from Estee Lauder. EXCELLENT quality, cute and quirky. I used it immediately after getting it to cart MORE stuff to the hospital for delivery. Initially bought it just as a random bag to carry Baby B’s stuff (e.g: diapers, change of clothes, milk / water bottles, etc), but my awesome galpals bought me a bag from Mothercare that is way more suitable.
2. Pink floral pouch from Clinique – this is really random but I wanted to pack some small things + spectacles to bring to my MIL’s house for confinement, and I just realised that all my pouches are humongous. So small things like tweezer, nail clipper, etc, looks sooooo tiny and “lost” in my bigger pouches. So I bought a lippie set which came with this free pouch even though I have soooo many lipsticks. ~_~" This pouch came with the Clinique Vitamin C Lip Smoothie in Pink Me Up and Clinque High Impact Lip Colour in Rosette. The color is sooooooo nice. Three items for RM45… quite worth it mah….
3. 6 x 7ml of Estee Lauder make-up remover samples… coz I’m using Bifesta now and though so many people rave about it, I personally find it not all that great? So I thought to sample EL and see if THAT’S any better…
4. Cherry blossom shower gel from L’occitane. Kinda regret buying this because the bottle is super small – travel sized. I would rather buy a big bottle of Body Shop stuff during their sales.
5. Estee Lauder lipstick in Nectarine Shimmer… omg, such a lovely RED color…. can’t wait to try it out!
6. L’occitane lip balm because I’m attracted to anything “peachy”. Feel so conned though coz it is a super small tube and it doesn’t smell peachy at all! Angry!
7. L’occitane hand cream in cherry blossom – I think I must’ve been drunk because again I can’t fathom why I bought this? It’s a super small tube and I have hand cream up to my ears. Maybe I will give this to a friend…
8. RMK oil make-up remover…. same reason as above – wanna try more make-up removers before settling on a big bottle. 

Will probably blog about each item in detail later. At the moment, I’m really happy with the service on Best Buy World and am happy with most of my purchases. I think the only parts that I’m pissed about are the L’occitane ones, and even then it’s my own fault for getting all carried away with the packaging.

After this haul, I did buy again from BBW - bought a birthday gift from BBW as I still can't go anywhere after confinement. It's a good thing that I'm introverted and homey... I think other women would've gone stir-crazy, the way I'm under house arrest!

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Benefit Haul!

So I mentioned in a previous entry that I bought some stuff from Benefit, and I finally managed to collect the package! Think there's some confusion with the concierge at the condo where I'm staying cos apparently it arrived at end June, but they only gave me the package on the 9th of July! I was just about to call up Benefit and complain because they used to have very prompt delivery service - last time, it arrived way before the expected delivery date.

Anyway, this is what I got this round! Can't believe my last purchase was 2 years back... well, that's good. Means I don't overspend that much! In fact, I didn't do a lot of haul posts this year simply because I'm just using up stuff from my stockpile. ^^ Not been over-purchasing. What a good girl. :)

The packaging definitely not as nice s before. Box was super squashed and no "airpak" bag like last time. Luckily, none of my products were damaged in any way. :) At least this time they included a mini brochure / pamphlet, as well as 2 free samples. Actually, anyone can get free samples, when you checkout, you are given a choice of 2 out of 4 samples to get free. It changes occasionally, right now they are giving out samples for Fine-One-One, Fakeup Light, Fakeup Medium and Stay Flawless. I'm absolutely sure that they used to give out samples of Hoola blusher instead of Fine-One-One, coz I would've chosen Fine-One-One for sure! It's on my next "to buy" list now. =__="

Without further ado, this is what I bought:

I will do a more thorough review when I've used the products, but general description for the items (top L-R, bottom L-R):

1) Hello Flawless - Custom powder cover-up for face, in new packaging! Get that flawless finish with this silky, buildable powder that lets you customize your look just the way you want it. For a sheer, natural finish, sweep on with brush. For spot cover-up, apply with sponge. 7g only,  perfect size to bring around with you.

2) Some Kind Of Gorgeous - "Fake It, Don't Cake It" with Benefit's shortcut to gorgeous. The cream-to-powder formula means silky, even perfection for your complexion. So translucent, it's THE finish for fair complexion tones, an instant "beauty boost" any time of day!

Yes, I bought ANOTHER "foundation" because I couldn't decide between Hello Flawless and this one. I like the idea of "light coverage" because I seriously don't think I need heavy duty coverage, plus really heavy foundations that I've used before makes things worse. I'm still on the lookout for something to replace my beloved Everyday Minerals... This one is 9.5g and cheaper than Hello Flawless by USD$4. =D

3) Fake Up (free sample) - It's a hydrating concealer with lasting hydrating to diffuse fine lines and conceal dark circles. Seems to be specific for use under eyes... It's only a 0.06g sample. I doubt I would actually use it because I don't bother to use my Erase Paste either... *sacre bleu!*

4) Away We Glow set - You can only get this from the "LAST CHANCE" section of their website coz I think they're not going to make it anymore? I got it because there's a lot of their "best sellers" in this box and I love the idea of just carting this set around when I'm travelling. This set consists of :

• CORALista a “rio” pleasure face powder with brush, 3.0 g (Yay! Another blusher from Benefit that I wanna try!)
• high beam cool, luminescent complexion enhancer, 2.5 mL (Yay! I wanna try this!)
• sun beam warm, golden bronze complexion highlighter, 2.5 mL (Yay! I wanna try this!)
• BADgal lash mascara, 4.0 g  (Yay! I wanna try this!)
• ultra shines life on the A list lip shine, 5.0 mL (Boo, bought wrongly!)
• fluff shadow/hard angle brush
• shimmering 5-color eyeshadow palette (Yay! More eyeshadows! There's Passion Pearl, Peachy Sheen, Terracotta Satin, Steamy Copper and Deep Bronze. Very nice, earthy colors, suitable for even work, not really "glitzy" stuff.)

5) Thrrrob - Get the "turned-on" flush you've been looking for with this heart-throbbing pink powder. Brush across cheekbones, forehead and chin and let the excitement begin! One of my "to buy" blushers from Benefit! *squee* Will become my go-to blusher if it's really good because I am starting to think that Dandelion is just not doing it for me (maybe I'm not that fair to pull it off) and I want something more obvious. Now to get my hands on Bella Bamba, Sugarbomb and Hervana... *greedy*

6) Stay Flawless (free sample) - 15-hour primer for FOUNDATION. I suppose can be used together with the Hello Flawless! :D

Here's how it looks like on the inside...

Cannot wait to use! Just that I'm still a bit iffy about wearing foundation to work BECAUSE I PARK SO FAR AWAY FROM THE OFFICE! I'm not kidding when I say that my boss has asked me before WHY AM I SWEATING PROFUSELY when I arrive. It's because it's like freaking "journey to the west" from the carpark to my cubicle. I always buy foundations because I wanna complete my "OL Look" (wtf), but if it's going to mean that I have streaks of brown liquid going down the sides of my face, I rather not?

If this fails, my only other choices are to go to work super early so I can get parking nearer to the office (me, and those who know me, laugh at the idea) OR I pay for basement parking (super reluctant ok, it's going to be 3x the cost of parking outside). Haihhhh.... 

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Singapore Haul 2013! :)

I didn't get any good pictures for Lipstick Sunday, so here's a VERY belated post! I went to Singapore some time in January this year, and I just realised that I didn't post up all the good stuff I managed to grab when I was down South! Anyway, here's the usual sharing post. :)

First day haul from Watsons. Craziness!  I bought the shampoo, conditioner and hair spray collection from Ma Cherie (after I bought it, then I heard it's available in Malaysia too, zzz), Garnier grapefruit kinda face wash that looked so nice and refreshing I just had to. A MyMelody mask (because of the cute packaging, lol), 2 1-Day Tattoo Eyeliner from K-Palette, because they were having a buy-one-free-one sale, and another packet of masks from some random brand. My husband really wanted to vomit blood when he saw my shopping...

Second day not-very-haul from Guardian. In fact, I only bought the two L'oreal Glam Shine lip glosses on your left because I thought it was a buy-one-free-one, but there was some mislabelling. Apparently the one that had that promotion was for another  lipgloss... this was buy-one and 20% off the second. NOT THAT GOOD A DEAL, but I had spent such a long time looking for the perfect shades that I boh pian, just paid for it. :( The other 3 items are free samples from the Guardian magazine...

Popped by Watsons again just to see if there's anything I missed out (felt like I didn't spend that much this round) and decided to get the Senka Perfect Whip cleansing foam and Neutrogena Deep Clean mulberry ultra foam cleanser as wel. Lol! So many face washes that I bought this round! Maybe cos I feel that in my collection of stuff, I really lack this. I have the most shower gels though... 

And of course, did not forget to stop by Lush at Wisma Atria to restock. Actually, looking for nice new stuff to get, but I feel like I tried most of them before and there wasn't any new soaps that I really wanted to try out. Instead, I bought American Cream again (IMHO the best conditioner ever, but I am starting to tire of it. Maybe my hair got immune to the wonders of American Cream already... *sob*), and bought Cynthia Sylvia Stout again too.... (again, I feel that it didn't work such wonders on me the 2nd time around. Or maybe the smell of stout was really too much for my sensitive nose). I got the Snow Fairy because they had a buy-2-free-1 promotion, and this was the "free" one I got. The only new item I bought is the "It's Raining Men" shower gel. Oh yea, I also got the "Dirty Springwash" shower gel for my husband, hence buy 2-free-1. :P 

And.. this was bought at the airport. Finally got Burberry Brit Sheer after thinking about it for so long (few years, actually!), Guerlain Meteorites and Clinique Chubby Sticks. FYI, all 3 items are still totally unopened cos I was thinking whether I should give them away as gifts. =p Cos I came back from the trip and I was still in my I-don't-feel-like-myself stupor, couldn't be arsed to even put on makeup to go to work some times, what more try out new beauty products. Not anymore! Vain me is back! :)

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Good Shopping Times

Ok, here's my shopping haul post that I've been talking about! Lumped together stuff that I bought in pharmacies here and from Thailand. And just for fun, some random accessories that I bought when I was in Bangkok!

As much as I've been haul-ing, I'm also pretty confident that my "own little drugstore" (husband's words, not mine) supply has been dwindling. Been getting more diligent at actually using the stuff and reviewing. No worries, not pouring them down the drain. :P

Without further ado.... (I love haul posts, so much fun!)

1. At the Airport + Boots + Xmas Present
a. Glossed For Words from Soap & Glory. This Xmas set of 5 "Sexy Mother Puckers" cost about RM50-ish. Not too sure. :S I bought it even though I have lots of lipglosses because you can't find the Sexy Mother Pucker in Sephora Malaysia. :P Also, as an Xmas set, it was cheaper than if I tried all 5 colors in the original full size. Thought of giving it away as a gift too, but wound up too attached to this. :P

b. So many travel exclusives that I wanted to get at the airport!!!! I was debating between the Burberry Brit Sheer travel exclusive and the Elizabeth Arden Green Tea Cherry Blossom. In the end I only bought the Burberry Brit Sheer because I bought the Viktor & Rolf Spice Bomb perfume for my hubby as well. Forgot the price, but I remember the EA one was about RM150, and this was slightly more expensive.

c. Nars blush in Orgasm - I think this and Deep Throat are the most wearable shades. Ok, I debated over getting Super Orgasm too. Why get an Orgasm when you can get a Super Orgasm amirite???? To my uneducated eyes, the only difference is that the Super Orgasm is a LOT more glittery and shimmery. In the end, decided that Orgasm was a more sensible choice that I would get more mileage out of. I think this cost about RM100.

d. The Bobbi Brown Caviar & Pearl eyeshadow set is from my sister and BIL. :O So unexpected, and such a pricey gift (considering they got my husband a sketch book, hahahaha). The colors are very neutral, suitable for an OL look. Love it already! My first makeup from Bobbi Brown...

2. Guardian
a. Aussino bath towel that cost RM19.90 because of some purhase-with-purchase thing that they had going on. So nice, lavender colored! Not very absorbent though... *angers*

b. Johnson & Johnson baby powder. Can't do without my baby powder though my husband trying to wean me off it because he says I spill it and cause him to nearly slip and fall. That reminds me of the time when I was younger and my sis and I would pour baby powder all over the terazzo tiles at home and "skate" all over the slippery floor. Omg, good times! :D

c. A new box of My Beauty Diary sheet masks! I love the sets that they have, because they let you try a lot of different types of mask in their arsenal. I know that I said I'm giving up on sheet masks, but MBD masks are really good and right up my alley. One box about RM60 thereabouts.

d. You can ignore the Colgate toothbrush... but I have to say, it's less than RM3! So cheap....

e. Rimmel lipgloss + mascara combo that only came up to RM22. WHERE GOT MASCARA + LIPGLOSS FROM RIMMEL SO CHEAP ONE!!! I tried a lot of Rimmel mascaras thanks to Yuberactive last time, and now I have yet another one, hahhah. Oh yeah, another one of my beauty resolutions is to wear mascara more often! Just because I have a lot of mascaras to use. You might suggest that I sell or give it away instead, but all have been used at least once or twice. Don't think it's very hygienic to sell off your mascaras....

f. Two tubes of Wuta Kamilla skin care cream, because it was buy one free one. I've seen the Wuta Kamilla products around and was always interested to try it because it looks cute (wtf)... but damn it's expensive. Even with buy 1 free 1 promotion, I still feel it's very expensive because it's about RM22 for ONE tube. RM11 for one tube is pretty steep for me considering that is moisturising lotion? It's for sensitive skin, I know... but still? Even Sebamed is not this pricey! Or is this for special usage only, not daily? It doesn't really say. :S

3. Watsons 
So I thought that I had tonnnnnnnnnnes of credit on my Watsons VIP card, and they sent out an email blast saying that all points collected would expire on 31st December 2012. Of course I rushed to cash out, convinced that I had "at least RM50" (that's what I told my husband). This was what I bought, and then nearly vomitted blood when found out I only had RM8 in store credits.

a. Watsons Wet Wipes are my fave due to the scent. I much prefer their in-house wet wipes compared to Guardian's one. Got the grapefruit & jasmine scented ones this time, which means I've pretty much tried 'em all. It costs slightly less than RM5 for a pack of 3, and sometimes there are promotions, so you can get them even cheaper. Like buy 1 pack and get RM1 off the second pack.

b. The cute panda packaging for Bye Bye Bag Hydro eye masks caught my attention, so I got it too, though it's pretty pricey. About RM8, haven't used it yet. If it makes my panda bags go away, I'll be sure to tell you.

c. Two more boxes of Biore pore strips from their aroma collection. I just love the aroma collection though it's about RM12 each box!! This time they have it in Apricot & Jasmine scents. Getting very creative. By the way, I used a Biore pore strip on my husband a few nights ago, and we were both really fascinated by all the icky buggers we managed to extract out. Seriously, I've not had so many black/white heads extracted out in a longggg time (think : teenage years when I first found out about this). I feel like using him to review some of my pore strips in the future. Hahaha.... :P Cos can detail the effectiveness better mah...

d. Two in-house masks from Watsons since they had a buy 1 free 1 promotion. Their in-house masks are pretty decent considering the price. Got the rose revitalizing face mask and the anti-aging tomato one. :) About RM5 for one piece, if not mistaken.

4. Thailand Boots + Gourmet Market
Wheee... if you came for the Thailand haul bits, here you go! I honestly didn't get as many things as I did last time because I find that the Boots range didn't change dramatically from the last time I was there. Most of the stuff is stuff I've seen before. It's also pricier than I remember! Even if I take RM10 = 100 baht, when in fact the exchange is slightly higher. Sigh... also, some of the nice stuff I bought last time that I wanted to repurchase seem to be out-of-stock. They used to have this milk body wash that was very very nice.... sigh!!

a. Bought the Berli Pops Honey Orange Smoothie 3-In-1 Facial Foam because I ran out of face wash samples by the 3rd day I was there. So wasted lah! If only I had more face wash samples (wtf). This was not toooo expensive (I purposely scoured the items in the bottom most shelf for cheaper stuff), about 90baht, me thinks. It's also pretty good and nice smelling, so hey, a pretty good discovery. Will review it further later.

b. I saw the Boots Vanishing Day Cream the last time I came here, but did not have the heart to part with the moolah. It absorbs very quickly and smells nice, so I decided to get it this time around.

c. Got the two Biore shower gels in the Gourmet Market supermarket @ Siam Paragon. One in Sparkling Apple and one in Sakura Sensation. I don't think they are selling this in Malaysia, are they? Anyway, both are scents that I have not tried before in the shower... and yes, they smell pretty nice and refreshing out of the bottle!

d. 3 Boots Body Scrubs :  I got Tomato & Tangerine (Moisturising & Brightening), Lemongrass & Tamarind (Refreshing & Reviving) and Jasmine & Jasmine Rice (Moisturising & Calming). As always, I choose base on scents and not by what they claim to do, hahhaa. They have more types, if you have the chance to check it out, you will definitely find some combination you fancy.

e. 3 Boots shower creams from their Natural Collection. I like it because of the "hook" bottle shape - can hang it in the shower easily. :) Each bottle is 250ml, and I chose Ice Musk, Wild Strawberry and Mango & Papaya. All based on smell-test in the store, hahhaha. As with the body scrubs, this was also on a buy 2 free 1 promotion.

5. Thailand Gourmet Market + Pressies!! 
a. Got the Irish Spring Body Wash from the Gourmet Market as well! Hubby picked this up, I guess he wants to use it too. At first, I thought Irish Spring was the scent, but it seems to be the brand. It looks very tingly and refreshing!

b. Gifts from Dull!! For my birthday! I cannot believe she got me all these Boots stuff, and so happens it's not any that I bought (because I didn't see them there!). One is the Natural Collection body spray in Wild Strawberry (and I have the shower cream! So matchy-matchy) and the other is a Zingy Berry shower gel! She also gave me two Dazzle Dust pots from Barry M. She kept raving about them last time, but I didn't check it out (online purchases with no free shipping a bit sien for me), so I'm glad she gave me these two!

5. Thailand Boots
Left this Biore pore strips out in the earlier picture! Another pore pack to add to my collection. This one comes in a combination of sakura and green tea scent. So Japanese...

6.  Some funky hair bands from Thailand. Combination from Siam Square and Platinum Fashion Mall. There's more that I wanted to buy, but it's not super cheap. Still cheaper than what they are selling here lah. E.g: the cat ears hairband is selling here for nearly RM50. In Siam Square, you can get for RM19 and less if you buy more stuff!

 

7. This seems to the style for costume jewelry now. Most of the store in Platinum Fashion Mall and Siam Square is selling like this... and so are Forever 21 and Diva! It's much cheaper in Thailand of course. Average price of the above is like RM14- RM16. Sure you can get even cheaper if you buy in bulk. My bargaining skills aren't good, and generally they aren't very friendly if you only buy one or two pieces. :(

Not so sure about the bejewelled collar necklaces though. Not sure how to werk it. :S

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Mini Purchases

Before I start blogging about the stuff I haul-ed during my Bangkok trips... not to mention random other pharmacy-runs that I have been doing... here's some small purchases I made not-so-recently. I don't know why I didn't post it up earlier. Maybe because.. er... I wasn't even blogging? :P Hehehe...

Ok-lah, maybe I didn't blog about it because it's only 3 beastly items.

1) Cellnique Intensive Hydrating Complex - I've frequently commented about how this saved my dry skin, so I actually purposely dropped by the facial center just to buy a full-size bottle. It's more than RM100 if I remember correctly... hideously expensive, but it works. Since I reviewed it before, I won't do another review for it, but just an additional comment - I find that it leaves a slightly sticky sensation on the skin that some people might find annoying / uncomfortable. It doesn't last for very long, but it's definitely noticable. I suggest to wear this before you sleep, I don't find it suitable as a moisturiser for the skin before make-up (due to aforementioned stickiness). Then again, maybe I'm packing it on my skin? I remember when the consultant put it on my hand to demonstrate last time, it sank into my skin pretty fast. Either that or times have changed and so has the formula... :(


2) Lucido-L Non-Sticky Hair Wax - ok, so I bought this because I was getting really annoyed with my fringe and my natural hair parting. I thought that I would force it into the side-swooping type of style that I like / admire so much, but after a while I forgot about using it. This post will be a nice little reminder to myself to USE IT after buying it for about RM20!

3) Sephora Nano Eye pencil - yet another eyeliner to add to my collection. So far, I'm pretty disappointed in it, cos a pretty famous Singaporean blogger said that it's her go-to liner. Hmmm... I've tried better. Will review it, along with all my other eyeliners!

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Himalayaaaaaaaaaa!!

This is not really a haul post, and it's not really a review post. :P Have you heard of this brand called Himalaya before? Most of my friends who know about it says that they heard it's for weight loss (they have adverts with this fat woman in a PEAR suit), but in fact they have a whole range of skin care and body care stuff.

In Malaysia, the stuff is really expensive. Like RM18 for a tube of toothpaste. Yeah, it's made from herbal extracts and what not, but who would really splurge that much for toothpaste? (Actually, I would... if it's my favorite toothpaste Denblan.)

Whenever my husband's cousin goes overseas, my mom-in-grace will ask him to help her stock up on Himalaya stuff. Cos it's really good and it really works... and costs about a quarter of the price in India! Next time, I will blog about why Himalaya herbal extract toothpaste is better than your average toothpaste in the market. Meanwhile, check out what my husband stocked up on .... he asked his colleague from India to help him buy all this for my mom-in-grace!!

Since it is all for my mom-in-grace, I cannot really review it, except for the dental cream aka toothpaste and the acne-n-pimple cream which hubby and I also use. So far so good... if you don't have any friends from India to help you get this, just check out the many Himalaya pop-up stores around... I think there's one in KLCC and also in Subang Parade. :)

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Random Happy Buys From Singapore

So, couldn't resist blogging about new purchases... I think that's my favorite type of post to write. Haul posts! Must really restrain myself though because married life = new responsibilities. I have a budget to balance with the hubby! And one of us can't keep spending on things that will go down the drain (ie: soap suds).

Starting with a picture to depict what I bought in Watsons that garnered me a free Vanity Trove beauty box. The answer? Not much.

I was actually looking for things to use during my holiday because I stupidly forgot to pack a lot of beauty products from my house to my husband's new house. Hence, when we packed for the trip, I was missing a lot of stuff. I *did* think about buying stuff around his area to go on the trip, but I knew that I would probably be buying more beauty stuff in Singapore, so I might as well kill two birds with one stone. My husband was appalled at how much these few items cost me! One is the Biore Marshmallow whip face wash (that I actually bought before but still haven't used until now! **gulp**). This one is for dry skin though, which was what I had in SG! My skin was flaky and dry because of all the make-up the MUA piled on my face during the wedding. Grr...

Also bought a 3 pc set of color eyeliner, gel eyeliner and mascara from Clio. Apparently a best-selling brand in Singapore (as voted by Cleo Singapore users). I was actually more curious about the color eyeliner and the gel eyeliner (in pencil form!), but there was a special offer for this pack of 3, so I just grabbed it. Also bought a smallllllll Canmake peach blusher because I can't do without blusher! Also can't do without body moisturiser, and the most enticing product on the shelves was Body America body butter in a green apple scent. Not bad product, will be reviewing after this. ;)

The ribena is just there to push my total purchases into the SGD$80 range to get the free Vanity Trove. Yes, that's how much I spent on my first day in Singapore. Sigh... carelessness never pays! (Honestly, if I remembered to bring my stuff, I probably would not have bought the Biore, the Canmake blusher and the Body America body butter cos that's really pricey! However, all 3 are pretty good products, so at least no buyer-regret.)

Later that evening, bought these two bottles of Dial from Carrefour in Suntec City. We usually frequent that place because that's where NCC is! Loving all these new different types of shower gel "flavor". :P (I always say flavor cos it looks good enough to eat! :P)

Got 3 fruity lovelies from Freeman, cos they were going cheap in Guardian. Plus, I've always wanted to try stuff from the brand. I usually don't get it because they use "spread masks" instead of sheet masks, but a lot of people are hyping spread masks more cos it's more economical. I definitely agree to that statement, but it's also so boring! Hahaha. For the price I paid for a Freeman tube of facial masks, I could probably only get 2-3 sheet masks! And I'm guessing the Freeman one would probably last for months!

To emphasize my point, I also bought this Kiki Lala 2-step mask from Guardian. The price of the mask is probably 70% the cost of one of my Freeman masks. :$ 

Also bought the Guardian magazine. Yes, Guardian also has an in-house magazine like Watsons! I don't know how long it's been circulating, only noticed it during this trip. Lots of freebies, I like! From Ginvera BB cream to Colgate mouthwash and toothpaste, a packet of Goat's milk powder (random!) and hair loss shampoo for people with greasy hair! Lol, so specific!

Happiest haul time of all ~~~ finding Lush!! It's located at Wisma Atria and I seriously followed my nose to the shop! Personally do not find the assistants as helpful as the ones in US / HK... they only started treating me nicely when they saw that I was already going to buy a few items. And they didn't give my husband free soap sample (like in HK! Hahaha...). I repurchased Dream Cream as I had been planning to, got Celestial (face moisturiser) - they didn't have Creme Anglaise, but I doubt I would've bought something so pricey anyway! Got a huge bottle of American Cream - my most favorite conditioner ever ever!! So so happy with this! HK didn't have it cos they sold out!

Got a slice of Karma soap, another bottle of Dirty Springwash for my husband and was recommended Eau Roma Water by the SA. I don't usually use toner, but she said it would help Celestial absorb better, so I bought it. It's not too pricey anyway...

In short, this was more of a repurchasing of oldies but goldies instead of a haul of completely new products. I don't really mind because I didn't see many new things that I haven't tried before there. Hahaha. My husband liked the Grass shower gel though. I was so adamant that he does NOT get it. It really smells like someone had just mowed the lawn and you roll around in the grass clippings. NOT my thing!

On my 2nd last day in Sg, I popped by Robinsons and out came my wallet again. Bought Spring Water shower gel from Dial (this is the one I used in US last time and liked so much. Still like the scent!), two bottles of Theramed (don't diss this toothpaste til you've tried it!) and the OPI New York City Ballet nail polish. I don't usually wear nail polish (I think I keep mentioning this!) and I've got tons of new nail polish thanks to Yuberactive... however, I wanted something that looks more subtle and polish. I've noticed the NYC Ballet set some time ago, but never felt inclined to buy it. I think it was the holiday shopping spirit that overcame me...

I was literally SHATTERED to see the glitter polish was actually, well, shattered too. I only found out when I tried to slide the bottles out and polish my nails ASAP. It was so difficult to remove, and I realised that there was a strong smell of acetone. It was only when I ripped the box out from the other side that I saw that the bottle was a goner.

Was so sad cos it's not a cheap purchase! If it was a cheapie box set, I might've just said what the heck... cos I hate going through customer service. My husband kept motivating me to just do it, so I got it exchanged. It was NO PROBLEM AT ALL! The staff at Robinsons was really helpful. :) And when I got my new set of nail polish, I really pried open the box then and there to ensure that everything was intact.

Woo... now my shopping hunger has been satiated... now to just wait for the credit card bills. Gulp!

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Alpro Sales!

So I stopped by Alpro in Jaya 33 to get something for my sinus problems, and I saw their "sales" counter. Stuff up to 50% off! If you ever thought of trying out Silkygirl, you should check out the sales bin in Alpro. There's sooooo many stuff from Silkygirl for about RM10 - eyeshadows, lipsticks, glosses... I *might* go back to check it out later. The only reason why I didn't grab some immediately is because I've had a bad experience with Silkygirl eyeliners, so I'm still kinda doubting them. :P

Anyhoooo, I still got a few items:

Got the huge ass bottle of Dettol for only RM12.50. It's one of my husband's favorite range from Dettol, except he usually doesn't buy it cos it's in a feminine pink color. Hehehe!

I also got a smallllll sample size of Soap & Scent handmade soap (Mangosteen). I've thought of buying the full-size one before because I'm such a fan of homemade soaps (with lots of yummy natural ingredients!), but decided to just get a small sample first. It's RM4, hope I get bang for my buck. It smells really nice though!!

Finally, I got an RM10 lipstick from Revlon. It's in a really dark red shade called "Bali Brown" (strangely). I really think it looks more red than it is brown! I bought it because I always raved about how irresistable Nyx lipsticks are because they are so cheap. Well, a discounted Revlon lipstick is always welcome too. Too bad they only have this in one shade! Bali Brown - take it or leave it.

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Body Shop Sales Pt 2

I know, I know... I'm so darn behind in posting on this website. I'm still very much into drugstore beauty products, and I still have so, so much to try out (so blessed!), but I have been very busy at work and with my personal life. I have a lot of "empties" as well, but I'm not really good at keeping track of my stuff! *ashamed*

Anyway, I'm trying to kickstart this again, so here's more stuff that I succumbed to during my absence... and yes, this was in the Body Shop sales that I was talking about earlier! :D

i. Sweet Lemon Shower Gel - 50% off! It's a really huge bottle (750ml). The invigorating, refreshing citrus scent already makes me feel so excited to use it in the mornings! :D

ii. Ice Blue Shampoo - it is actually for men, but again... it smells so freaking nice and invigorating that I just had to buy it! If it turns out unsuitable for my hair, I'll just give it to my husband. He likes these kinda scents too!

iii.  Pear & Lemongrass shower gel - I know I wrote about how bad the shampoo was, but the smell of this pear & lemongrass shower gel smells amazing. It's uber unique too! How often have you heard of pear shower gel?

iv. Seaweed deep cleansing facial gel - My friend Kim bought me the seaweed set for my birthday some time ago, and I liked it so much that I just had to get this again when I saw it on 50% off.

v. Elderflower eye gel - just want to try out because I am desperate for good eye gels! Get rid of them eyebags and be pretty for my wedding. :O

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Body Shop Sales

Passed by Body Shop when I was in Midvalley and saw throngs of people flooding the shop! I wanted to join the crowd, but my husband prevented me. Grrr.... he said that it would make him dizzy to join in with everyone. Thankfully, the sale didn't end during the weekend, and I was able to browse a crowd-free Body Shop on a normal Tuesday. :)

But I didn't pick out that much products in the end, only these:

Reason I love Body Shop products? I love the fruity scents, it really fills the entire shower. And the scents are soo... sooo natural. They don't smell fakey like other cheaper products. However, as much as I like Body Shop, I do agree they are pretty pricey. Hence, will not shop there unless they are having sales, heeheehee! :D That, or when I need to get a birthday present for a friend and I don't know what else to get. Admit it, their giftsets make a lovely no-brainer birthday present. You've done that before too. ;)

Two for the price of one. Two 250ml bottles of shower gel for RM22! Pretty alright deal, if I may say so myself. I've used the peach shower gel before and it's perfectly delightful... haven't tried papaya before though!

And a strawberry body butter for 30% off. I've not used Body Shop's body butter long term before - I only tried a bit when I was on vacay with Pauline and she let me try hers. If I remember correctly, it was a ginger one --- very unique. Anyway, I like the texture and it's VERY moisturising. Don't think I have anything strawberry before, so hope this one doesn't disappoint!

Sales go on til 10th June if I'm not mistaken.. I hope even MORE stuff goes on sale! I love their body scrubs!

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Friday Cheapies : Latest Drugstore Haul

I don't have any Friday Cheapies to review for this week... err, does this mean that I'm not using many cheap stuff any more? :O I bought a stack of drugstore stuff recently though, so hopefully I'll be able to write more on affordable & good stuff in the future!

Wetty - Two packs (30 wipes per pack) for RM4.50
Dettol menthol body powder
Carnation & Rosemary masks - RM8 for two
Biore pore pack
Luxury Gold Collagen Eye Mask - RM6.90

From a pharmacy in Midvalley (near the adjoining walk to Gardens) and Watsons!

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At The Langkawi Airport...

I have no idea why I haven't posted this sooner --- pics of stuff I bought at the airport when I went to Langkawi in March last month. I only bought two items :

 

Gucci Flora set for my mom! She asked me for perfume and said she would pay me back. I said that it was her be-earlied Mother's Day present. :P The moisturiser was a free gift from the SA. 

 Bought the Victoria's Secret Hello Bombshell Makeup Kit for RM137. Pretty, pretty packaging, and as I've always said --- I'm a sucker for sets! Just love how convenient it is to have everything all in one pretty box. This one is pretty big so I can't take it with me for travelling though. But great for overnighters!

Pictures of the set:

 The cover of the box is a mirror, so you can see I was trying VERY hard not to be in the picture because when I took these pics, I had just gotten home from the plane ride. Very haggard!

This is how it looks like when its opened up. In total, the Victoria's Secret Hello Bombshell Makeup Kit contains 30 eyeshadows (a whole rainbow of colors!), 5 lipsticks, 5 lipglosses, 4 blushers, 1 bronzer, 1 luminous powder, 1 translucent powder, 1 mascara, 1 lip liner, 1 eyeliner, 2 lip brushes and 1 face brush.

Close-up of the products.

Size / weight of the products :
Eyeshadows @ 0.75g
Lipsticks and lipglosses @ 0.4g
Blush @ 2.5g
Bronzer, Luminizer powder, Translucent powder @ 5g
Lip liner, Eye liner @ 0.5g
Eye mascara @ 3.24g

The eyeshadows are more towards the shimmery type. Softer kinda looks. The lipsticks are creamy and matte with no shimmer. Of course, the glosses have shimer in them. 3 of the blushers are shimmery, only one matte.Based on the sizes of the lip liners, eye liners and mascara, you can gauge that they are pretty small, "cute sized" stuff.

I will do a more thorough review when I actually use the stuff. Yes, right now I'm NOT using it. :) I'm simply showing off right now... muwahahhaa. Will share more later!

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Accessories Haul from Diva!

Decided to update my accessories recently --- been very keen on hair accessories especially! I feel like I don't make enough of an effort to look good on a daily basis. Cannot end up a lazy woman! I don't know whether I've mentioned before, but I used to spend LOTS on those 3 for RM10 earrings (I think I have more than RM100 worth of those earrings). I don't even wear them anymore. Then I decided to go low-key and buy lots of studs, usually about RM25-RM30 a pop for 6 from Diva / H&M. I end up not wearing them either because it's too boring. Now I'm all about splurging on nicer and more unique pieces. That or on the real thing. ;)

The new trend in Diva right now is "Pastel Luxe". Lots of diamantes, pearls, and bracelets in pastel summer colors and turquoise stones as well. I remember it being a really huge thing last time - well what goes around comes around. Lots of ribbons and flowers for the hair accessories as well. This is what I picked up recently :

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Wholesale Outfits

I think I'm going nuts! When I'm stressed, the best way to release stress (for me) is to go on mad shopping sprees. Since I'm busy and stuck at home to boot (stand by for production rollout!), what I do instead is go on mad shopping sprees ONLINE. However, when you add that with my inate cheapskate-ness / want-to-get-bang-for-my-buck, you wind up with a gal who spends about RM1,000 on 9kg of clothes (total 30 pieces!) . Can I hear a loud, resounding "WTF!" ?

Here are some things I have picked out:


10x Short Dresses

Couldn't decide between these two dresses. I know, I'm still into the color blocking trend! :X There were actually another two more that I was considering, but those had darker colors, was more for dinner-style dresses, and I have plenty of those already! :) I like the bubblegum / summer colors for both these dresses, and the first one comes with the belt as well! :)

This looks like just a regular dressy dinner dress, but it has a very cute deep V back which is also covered in lace. Because of the light lilac color, I think it could be suitable for a day dress as well. What do you think?

Am not sure whether I could pull off a peplum dress (girls with big hips shouldn't wear it, IMHO), but I like the color combination, that and the polka-dot see-through part! So, so, cute!

Another dress that comes with the belt, and I like the simple look of this dress. Plus, i comes with long sleeves, so I won't need a cardigan to cover up my arms. *insecure* I think it would be a pretty perfect dress for church on Sundays! :)

 I just like simple dresses with cutting like this! The cute sleeves are just an added bonus! And so cheap to, like RM25 only. :D

Another simple and plain dress. Hmm.. maybe I shouldn't have bought so many... I mean, yeah, it's cheap but do I really need so many? *doubtful*

 Simple mustard yellow dress with a unique neckline. About RM25 for this one too. 

Cute & fun pink-striped tee dress. It has a bow at the back too! :) Actually, I'm kinda worried that this is gonna be see-through-ish, which is normal when it's cotton dresses from wholesale suppliers. -_-" 

What can I say, I love polka dots! :) 

4x Jackets

This is one of the priciest items from the wholesaler. The jacket is about RM55, but the quality looks really good & the jacket is well cut and structured. I am looking for a blazer/  jacket like this for a while, think it could be for work and for casual outings too. :)

I've always wanted a shrug/ cardigan like this! The only other place I see this being sold is in Supre's website. Maybe I've not looked hard enough, but those places are expensive, whereas I can get this whole sale for like RM25! 

 Army style cotton jacket. I think it's cool the way the model is wearing it. Donno how I'll look like wearing it *doubtful* Will try to werk it.

Happy blue cardigan for about RM38.... a bit pricey, this. But for cardigans / jackets, even wholesale distributors can't get too low. 

 4x Long Dresses

 Long, summery cotton dresses in citrus colors! I love! 

I promise you, I saw a similar version of this dress sold in some high-end boutique in Malaysia for few hundreds. I am buying this for like 1/10th of the price! I am probably going to wear this to someone's wedding, hahaha. 

What looks like a normal long dress actually has a SexyBack! I love it!

11x Blouses / Tops / Shirts

For the love of the sleeves. Plus I honestly have a lot of slutty tops with low necklines, so I need to beef up the stock of modest looking tops, wtf. 

 Another cute, simple top with a unique Peter Pan collar + fluttery sleeves. 

I am very into these kinda shirts now - those which look like very classy & formal, yet is made of some silky / satin kind of material so it feels very cooling when you wear it. You will see that I have made more similar purchases further below... :P 

I already have a blue-green checked shirt, but I'm liking this peach-pink one as well. Plus, only RM15! I should've bought 2-3 pieces, but this wholesale supplier has SO MANY CHOICES that it seems a shame to buy multiple copies of the same thing when I can have MORE different types of pretty. :)

 Denim shirt with cute lace detailing. Ok, I just keep using the word "cute" a lot... hmmm.. 

 I wanted to say no to pussy-bow tops, but they are so prevalent that I end up with another one more in my cart. :X I like the sleeves as well... but usually nowadays I don't tie the pussy-bow into a bow, but leave it like a tie instead.

 See what I mean about the slouchy, formal-like shirts that just look plain comfy to wear? 

 Haha, I think I posted this in another post... I decided to get the sleeve / cuff leopard-print top! :) 

 Tiger wearing 3d glasses!

 Top with sequin accented collar... 

I am so preppy, I have lots of shirts like this --- which looks like I'm wearing a shirt with a vest. And dang! The model left the price-tag of the shirt hanging out.

1x Long Skirt

Apple mint green long skirt with a slight dip-dye effect. Yes yes, increasing the collection of long skirts to hide my legs. :(

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