i bought a pair of Wicked Opaques 120 Denier from Woolworths over the weekend and they are awesome, y'all. go and get a pair before reading on...

anyhoo, i wanted to wear these tights with my sister's Country Road patent wedges, but it might take some getting used to, they make things a bit slippery.

i wore them today with a pair of leather lace-ups i found from a thrift shop. i just wished these shoes are a bit pointier/almond-toe shaped.

and here's yesterday's outfit, inspired by the flower prints at the Balenciaga show. and since i don't have the legs to pull a knee-length gladiator sandals, i'll just make do with these ones.

on the subject of footwear and such, finding the perfect pair of boots is just next to impossible. i found a pair that has the shape/heel height that i wanted, but the colour wasn't perfect. :(

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outfit of the day!

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singlet: some generic brand

dress: valley girl

cardi: top shop

bag: country road

jacket: thrift shop

pearl necklace: thrift shop

footwear: vincci

 face of the day!

 what i used:

neutrogena sunscreen

australis foundation

besame blush

UDPP

MAC fluidline in blacktrack (tightline upper lashline)

estee lauder eyeshadow ivory box (all over lid)

MAC aquadisiac (lid)

sephora flashy liner waterproof in flashy blue

l'oreal mascara waterproof (i think it's lash extend?)

charming cat waterproof mascara (to add length and definition)

kevyn aucoin sensual skin enhancer (conceal undereyes)

benefit miss popularity (highlight inner eye corners)

body shop brow set

baby pink lipjelly in peche

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went to a fave shopping haunt today and got these:

mink pink white safar linen dress and jay jay summer polkadot dress from thrift stores - a total of $12!

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and then we went to this random make up place and i got a mascara from a really obsecure brand.  i love the packaging though, and the mascara tube feels heavy in my hand (which has got nothing to do with how the product will perform, but...). it's made in china, although they're trying to pass it off as a japanese brand. even the english description on the box is really poor. at least it's cheap - only $6!

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last but not least, a bangle from diva ...

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i received my body butter haul from crater lake company a few weeks ago. i love their body butters so much. they are full of good moisturising stuff and smells so good. i ordered their Duet Body Butter, Flutter Butter, Comforting Creme and my favourite of all, Whipped Soy Butter (so dense and delicious!). actually the Duet Body Butter is fast becoming my favourite too. ah heck, i love them all.

i got them whilst clc was having a sale for their discontinued scents, so i got:

british royal tea - totally my comfort scent, yum!

white lotus and peach tea

violet creme puffs

tahi-tea - very fruity tea! so tropical

gilded lily - an understated floral

princess vagnilia - delicious concoction of vanilla goodness

i highly recommend them, sharonn, the owner is the sweetest lady. she included a handwritten birthday card for me and free samples including their perfumes and a small bottle of 2in1 shampoo.

the only thing i missed is the little pink ribbon that sharonn used to tie around these tubs. these ribbons add such a sweet girly stuff...

go buy!

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my besame haul is finally here!

i'm not sure what happened, i called them on 14 apr to check on the status of the shipment since i didn't get tracking notice at all! plus, they didn't respond to my email so i had to call 'em up. not too impressed with their customer service.

but nevertheless, i was informed that my order was shipped on 12 apr, but i got it today! so weird how it arrived so fast, right? but i think it was intercepted by customs coz the wrapping looked a bit dodgy when it got to me.

depite all that, everything IS truly gorgeous.. and TINY! i haven't tried any of them except my Red Velvet Enchanting Lipstick. I took some pics of me

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wearing it in 2 different lightings...

i also ordered my most favouritest perfume online since i can't find it in shops here or even duty free shops in asia! it's been discontinued so i need to stock up. now i got 4 of these babies, which should set me back about 4 years or so.. haha..

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remember i ordered some besame goods a week ago?
i haven't heard anything from them! i read on their website apparently i should get a tracking email when my products have been shipped - but nope... no email 7+ days now.
i've emailed them today so let's see what they come back with.

i'm trying to be patient and not get snippy, but these few days i find i'm so easily irritated!

i want my besame NOW! no make that YESTERDAY!!

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How are your Saturday nights different now than they were five years ago?

A:  5 years ago it would be - 2003, when i just started uni. so i would stayed home on sat night quite a bit. at the time i had a boyfriend so we probably went out to dinner and such. pretty boring. these days now that i'm single again, i have been out for the past few saturday nights. the saturday just passed, i went to The Columbian - a gay club on oxford street. the week before this, i got free tix to a Keith Urban concert (woohoo, right?!). now that i think of it, i like being single on a saturday night!

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i received 2 samples of Hanskins Glossy Magic BB Whitening when i purchased my Skinfood stuff a month ago.

colour: this bb cream contains pearl particles, which really brightens up your complexion but not in a super-bling kinda way. it's really subtle and imparts a dewy glow to your skin. the colour itself is medium yellow toned and matches pretty well to my NC30. actually the colour is better than Skinfood Shade #1 and #2.

texture: slightly - juuuust slightly thicker than Skinfood and it takes a teeny bit while longer to sink in to your skin.

coverage: pretty good - a teeny bit more than tinted moisturiser. the pearl stuff really helps in camouflaging imperfections by deflecting light (or something like that..)

scent: there is no scent, which is good for those sensitive to fragrances. but i am starting to like my sweet-scented skinfood stuff. darnnnn...sweet scented products!!

performance: i have only worn this for a few days so could not comment on the whitening power. oil-control was not so great though, i needed to blot once-twice a day. these days, i tap a tiny dot underneath my eyes to hide circles and appear bright-eyed when i'm really not.

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i read about Besame's discounts at lilita's and Blogdorf Goodman's blogs - and of course i caved.

i have been wanting to order their products for sometime now, but they were pretty expensive (not to mention the shipping costs too!). so this is a good excuse for me to purchase me some pretty make up! don't they look just gorgeous? i hope they get to mama safely...

Cashmere Powder Compact

Boudoir Rouge in Crimson

Enchanting Lipstick in Red Velvet

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Skin79 Super+ Pink Beblesh Oil-Free Mini Size

Gosh, this product has a super long name. And I don't get why they would call it Beblesh... what a weird name. But anyway, asian products have weird names usually, so why should this be any different? LOL..

I only have a mini size for this, as per picture, I love the hot pink mini tube, perfect for travelling.

Colour: closest match to my skintone - MAC NC30. No heavy pink undertones like SF Mushroom and not too light like SF Aloe.

Scent: very very faint scent - almost none. It's a shame because I'm beginning to get used to SF's scents. Although this is good for those allergic to fragrance.

Texture: somewhat thicker than SF's bb creams, and blending takes a wee bit more work. but payoff is that the colour matches better to skinton.

Wear: it is now 3pm and I applied this at 6AM - today I wore it under Rimmell's primer and my skin shows minimal shine.

All in all, I feel this is a bit better in oil control. It evens out my skintone as per the other bb creams. Long term effects/benefits yet to be seen. I've only worn this twice so far.

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