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Chacott Cleansing Water
Ever since I had Lasik nearly two years ago, micellar/cleansing waters has become an integral part of my makeup removal routine. A close friend raved about Bioderma to me years ago, but I didn’t...
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Chinese Opera Inspired Makeup
I got a little bored after Dragon Boat Festival family lunch… Have always loved the dramatic and exquisite makeup used in traditional Chinese Opera, and this is a little amateur attempt featuring...
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FOTD feat. Cle de Peau Beaute Eye Color Quads 211 & 212
This was what I had on during Dragon Boat Festival family lunch, before I got bored. I had wanted to do an orange eye look, but my hands gained sentience and grabbed pink. After 6 hours of wear, heavy...
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Pre-Serums feat. Whoo, O Hui and Astalift
I’m going to jinx myself and my super adaptive skin by telling you about the following products that my skin has been loving for the last two years. Bracing myself for a future post of heartache about...
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Dessert Diary
Last week I broke down and turned on the AC for bedtime. I had hoped to be able to last until July, but summer has fully set in in Taipei. At least I did better than last year when I cracked before the...
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Nars Tropical Princess and Lost Coast Review and Comparisons
Nars Duo Eyeshadows Tropical Princess and Lost Coast, part of their Adult Swim collection for summer 2104 was released awhile back and I had been all set on only purchasing TP simply because the...
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Empties 2nd Quarter 2014
Where did all the time go? How are we half way done with 2014 already? How did I have the time to finish all this stuff? Seriously, I’m surprised with how many empties I’ve unknowingly accumulated over...
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Etude House Play 101 Pencils Swatch and Comparisons
I was thoroughly intrigued about Etude House’s recently launched Play 101 Pencils when I saw the drool-triggering Pony use only these pencils to create a variety of amazing looks here, here and...
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Jill Stuart Airy Tint CC Cream
While I never really bought into BB creams, I’m a big lover of CC creams owing to its redness correcting properties. When Jill Stuart came out with their no-longer-all-that-new Airy Tint CC Cream, I...
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NEW Cle de Peau Ombre Couleurs Quadri Eyeshadows!
There’s (and will continue to be it looks like) definitely been an eyeshadow new release/reformulation overload this year. So far, I’ve particularly loved Armani’s new singles and Chanel’s Tisse quads....
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FOTD feat. Cle de Peau Ombre Couleurs Quadri in Stardust 302
Quickie FOTD look at the last of the three Cle de Peau eye quads I picked up last week, Ombre Couleurs Quadri in Stardust 302 (swatched here).Other stuff on Da Face post sunscreen:The Body Shop...
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Mid-ish-week Randomness
From Tuesday evening till Wednesday afternoon the whole of Taiwan was either being pelted with torrential rain or tree breaking winds brought forth from the wrath of Typhoon Matmo....and instead of...
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NEW Giorgio Armani Organica Palette
Another quickie FOTDs post featuring Giorgio Armani Organica Palette from their fall 2014 makeup collection ‘Fade to Grey’, which very quietly launched in Taiwan last week. The collection is quite a...
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Haul of Pretties feat. the new Anna Sui Lipsticks
Damn it... It was supposed to be a quick stop at the Dior counter to swatch the new Trafalgar eye palette...And this happened.%)(#^ ^$E_)#% ?>@#$@# !!!!!I did indeed pick up Trafalgar (876) and also...
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FOTD feat. Bourjois Rouge Edition Velvet in Pink Pong (06)
My throat has been inflamed for a few days now, and even though it hasn’t developed into a really serious cold, I’ve been battling with watery eyes and a dry cough. Worse of all is that the...
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Chanel Counter Makeover feat. the Etats Poetiques Collection for Fall 2014
Had a Chanel counter makeover last night and got to test out a few of the products from their fall 2014 collection Etats Poetiques. I was lucky enough to snag one of the more limited sessions with one...
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New Fav Concealers feat. Makeup Forever and Pupa Milano
Two new-to-me concealers have recently snagged the top spots in my arsenal of concealers, knocking down existing favourites, the Cle de Peau concealer (for high coverage) and Chanel’s Le Blanc...
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New Nail Polishes feat. Chanel, Estee Lauder, MAC and RMK
I had hoped to post a first try FOTD featuring Chantecaille's 15th Anniversary trio eye palette, but one of my dogs continuously threw up for nearly an hour yesterday, and we were in that nerve...
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Chantecaille 15 Year Anniversary Trio and Bliss Cheek Shade Review, Swatch...
This fall, Chantecaille celebrates their 15th anniversary with a small collection of soft, natural fall colours with a LE eye palette, a blusher, 2 lipsticks and 2 glosses (one of which is new, the...
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FOTD feat. Chanel Vitalumiere Loose Powder Foundation
Popped over to my local Chanel counter to have a look at the new Vitalumiere Loose Powder Foundation (Fond de Teint Poudre Libre), their latest addition to the Vitalumiere line, and as the name states...
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