Ramble:Won a give away.

Kathi from lotuspalace hosted a give-away few months ago. And to my surprise I actually won! ( It was my first time ever to win something from a blog give-away) . I love everything she gave me. It has a bunch of face masks, cleansing creams/oils , eyeshadow from Fasio, lipbalm and my favorite Kose's " precious kiss lipgloss ". I just want to express my happiness when I received the package. Thank you Kathi! <-- Go visit her blog as she has the BEST asian makeup blog out there!

Random Cute Thing: Red candle lamp

I got this adorable candle holder from Ikea. I believe it's a new color from the Rottera - Lantern for tealight series and I was really smitten by it while I was walking out to checkout. It has a metal frame and a glass windows. There's a locked door which you open to place the candles inside and the roof has a few star shaped holes. I was debating with myself whether to buy this as a X'mas present or for myself. I decided the latter as I simply could not resist.

It resides near my dinning table. It just look so homey isn't it?

Review: Kanebo Media lipgloss

I recently purchased Kanebo media lipgloss in RS2 from adamsbeauty.com. I initially thought that the color was a bit scary as it looks so red in the tube but decided to give it a try.

Here's a swatch.
The product is 8.5 grams.The consistency of the lipgloss is a bit watery. The color is light pinkish red and has tiny shimmers in it. I was really disappointed that the lipgloss is scented. I 'm basically very sensitive to some smells or odor and I'm very selective of what odors I could tolerate( I don't know why but that's how it is. This is why I prefer odorless product). I can't really describe the smell as it smells like lemon mixed with something. Good thing that the product is tasteless and once it's applied to the lips, the odor basically vanishes.

This lipgloss is sheer but the colors is buildable. The lasting power is good and it didn't dry out my lips. The lipgloss is small so I put it into the pocket of my jacket and reapply as I see fit.

Overall: An average product that I don't think I would repurchase.

Review: H&M eyepen taupe, white, lavander

H&M has 6 shimmery eye-pen namely lilac, taupe, black, champagne, white and lavander. I initially bought the taupe eye-pen and was very impressed with its color and performance. Thus my decision to try on 2 other colors.

I was not impress with the white and lavander as both contain glitters. I swatched these at the back of my hand while I was in the shop and the glitters didn't seem to bother me at that time. However, once I tried these on my eyelids, I was greatly disappointed with it. Apart from the massive fallout from the glitters , my eyes got itchy when some of it got in. The plastic package did warn that these eye pencil are not for sensitive eyes but I didn't expect it to have this huge fallout. It does have some good qualities. That is, these pencils are quite affordable and the colors are quite nice .

Picture above shows how the glitter scatters after rubbing /blending.

Here's a swatch of the colors :white, purple and taupe. (no flash)

Taupe still remains the best color in the collection as it is the only one that does not contain any glitters. I highly recommend this color if you like shimmery bright colors like I do.


These pencil could be bought from their online shop or inside their shop.

Relationship between Cosmetic and Happiness

Some time ago, my younger sister asked me to list down the things that made me happy. It's an interesting question because nobody ever asked me that question before. I began to list down some things that I think that would make me happy. The list includes, from playing with my dogs to buying new makeup.

After that encounter, I began to wonder the relationship women have between cosmetics and happiness. Does the makeup itself is what makes women happy or the idea that they'd looked better after applying it that makes them happy? I think most women would agree to the latter.For me, makeup gives physical and psychological effects that makes women happy . If enough makeup is applied correctly ,chances are it could enhance ones physical appearance and maybe becoming more attractive. Psychologically, the idea of being presentable makes women feel much better with themselves thus gaining more confident . Being happy I think, entails being loved and appreciated by others or one's self. For example, one time somebody complemented that my eyes were nice. It made me happy because I never realize that people could actually see or notice my eyeshadow behind my thick black rimmed eyeglasses. Yes, positive reinforcements always makes me happy. If I follow that logic above then the reason why many feel happiness when they purchase a new makeup is because they like that version of themselves better when they are wearing cosmetics and could be that they got something new too.

What about those makeup addict? Isn't it too much of something is bad for you? There's always limitations in life but as long as a person can afford it and it makes them happy then why not? If you can't afford them , don't dismay and try singing " My Favorite Things" from the sound of music then try to revised the lyrics and list down all the things that makes you happy.