Unboxing - Glossier

Finally I got a chance to try out the raved brand Glossier. I decided to pick out a few products to try out. 

As most of you may know, the founder/CEO is Emily Weiss. When I saw a photo of her on the internet I thought to myself: "She looks so familiar, where have I seen her from?" Turn out she was the "super" intern at Teen Vogue who worked with Lauren Conrad (hand up if you watched reality tv show called The Hill, lol).

Anyway, if you're interested to see what I've picked up please keep on reading.

A cute welcome postcard

How cute are the faces inside the envelope?

The products were placed in a cute pink bubble wrapped ziplock bag

The package comes with a sheet of cute stickers plus a sample of their moisturiser

Left to right: Milky Jelly Cleanser, Cloud paint in Dusk, Boy Brow in Brown and balm dotcom in coconut flavour

I love the packaging of everything. It's comes in an ordinary box cardboard box but don't be fool! As soon as you opened the box, the inside is a pretty light pink colour. The lid has a statement "You look good" and the bottom of the box has a cute smiley face and a waving hand.

All the products were sealed up in a pink bubble wrapped ziplock bag. A sheet of cute stickers is included if you want to add a touch of cuteness to your products.

The Glossier Milky Jelly Cleanser is the main product I was most interested in trying. It has a unique texture mixed between a gel and lotion. This cleanser has a nice scent and does a good job in cleansing my face without drying my skin afterwards (some cleanser I've tried had strip all the oil of my skin, leaving it to be super dry).

My lips have been extra dry and chapped during the cold Melbourne weather and I've heard good things about the balm dotcom so why try it? It comes in a few different flavours but I was most drawn to the coconut one. 

To be completely honest, I find the formulation of this balm to be extra thick which makes it hard to squeeze the product out of the tube. Even though it does a good job in keeping my lips hydrated, I find the Lucas Paw Paw ointment (Australian product) to work just as well or even better and it only cost 1/3 of the price.

I had to try the Boy Brow since I heard so much about it. I wasn't sure which shade to get between the black and brown. I decided to go for the brown as I thought black might be too intense for my liking (glad I picked the right colour for me!). 

I find it to work great on my brows. I used it in combination with a brow crayon but I find using on it own works just as well. 

Last but not least I've picked up Cloud Paint, a cream blush in Dusk. It's a nice subtle colour which brighten my face like a natural blush. Without blush I just look like a sick person deprived of irons lol. 

I like the packaging as it looks like a tube of paint but I find it difficult to control the portion of the product coming out. Even a gentle squeeze can result in a large amount of product to spill out. 

There are so many other Glossier products I want to try such as the serums but I have so many skincare and make up I need to use up first. I'm sure I will make other Glossier order in the near future. 

If you have tried any of their products, please leave a comment below to let me know which are your favourite products.

Mecca Max - New beauty brand

Hi Lovelies,

Mecca has come out with their own beauty line known as Mecca Max. It was launched a few weeks ago on the 1st of August. Like any other beauty enthusiast, I was curious to see what they've brought out to the beauty market.

The range consists of products such as foundation, concealer, eyeshadows, lipsticks to make up remover, beauty tools and nail polishes. I've decided to pick up 3 products which includes a lipstick, bronzer and a nail polish. 

Priceline 40% off cosmetic haul

Hi lovelies,

Thought I'll do a quick blog post today on my recent Priceline haul. Priceline is a drugstore here in Australia and last Wednesday and Thursday they had their 40% off cosmetics sale. For us Australians, that's music to our ears considering that make up are quite expensive here, even drugstore brands. 

I was only planning to repurchase one of my favourite drugstore foundations but as always, I ended up picking more things then intended. 

March 2016 beauty favourites

Hey Lovelies,

I haven't done a beauty favourites in a while because I've been wearing minimal make up and most of the products I do use are old favourites. With that being said I did discover a few things I've been loving in the past couple of months that I want to share with you.

Getting festive for the holiday seasons

Only less than three days to go until Christmas and I thought I would share with you what make up I'm planning to wear on this festive day. 

Summer Essentials

Hi Lovelies!

Again I have to apologise for not posting on a regular basis due to my hectic work schedule. 

So I'm back home in Melbourne and it's the start of Summer. Since I've been living in Ho Chi Minh City and now home, I pretty much have an endless summer for the past year. Therefore, I've decided to make a post about the essentials things I've found useful for the hot weather.

Klairs skincare Haul

Lately I've been on the hunt for a good skincare range that can accommodate my sensitive and acne prone skin. Since living in Vietnam, I've been exposed to numerous asian brands especially Korean ones. It was quite overwhelming and took me a while to make a decision but I finally narrowed it down after reading reviews after reviews. In the end, I've decided to try out the korean brand Klairs. 

Singapore Beauty Haul

I've posted on instagram and facebook a few weeks ago of all the beauty products I've bought while I was in Singapore.

Sorry about the post delay but better late than never right?  When I was in Singapore, the dollar was equivalent to Australian dollar which sucks but I managed to get some good deals. Okay let get started.....

Ma Belle Box unboxing

Back home in Australia I always wanted to subscribe to one of the beauty boxes but could never be fully committed in doing so. I mean, if I decided that I don’t want to subscribe anymore, it’s just a hassle to go through the processes of unsubscribing.

I was excited and impressed when I discovered that Vietnam has this service as well. Ma Belle Box is the first beauty box subscription service in Vietnam and they had just launched their first beauty box recently and I'm glad I was one of the first beauty lovers to get my hand on one.

An impulse trip to Singapore

If you guys have been following me on Facebook or Instagram, you would know that I just came back from a South East Asia trip (I’ll write about my experiences soon). I had another extra two weeks break before I would start my new job so I've decided to visit my friends in Singapore for a few days.

An Expat in Ho Chi Minh City

It has been a while. My life had gotten extremely hectic since after my last post. I’ve been dealing with numerous challenges throughout the year of 2014 therefore, I needed a break from blogging.

Welcome 2014

Hello my beautiful readers,

My life has been hectic for the past month hence the lack of blog posts and I apologise for that. Hope you guys had an amazing Christmas/holidays, as well as a great new year so far. 

This year I will be turning 25 and it kinda freaking me out a bit. Not because I'm getting older but more of what am I going to be doing with my life. I'm in the process of studying and revising what I've learned during my uni life and practising interview questions so that I can find a stable job.

1st emptied products

I finally remembered to keep all the finished products so that I can do an emptied products blog for you guys. I always enjoyed reading and watching bloggers and youtubbers emptied products blog/video and their thought on each item. Hope you guys will enjoy reading mine :)

November beauty favourites

My goodness how the year flew by! Christmas is just around the corner and a week after that is a new year. Hope everyone is making the most of this year and is enjoying themselves. Another new month means another monthly favourites. 

Lazy Sunday- Priceline Haul

Hello lovely readers,

A few weeks ago Priceline has a 40% off sale for two days on cosmetics. I of course took that advantage and purchased a few items.

Christmas Giveaway!!!

Hello my lovely readers!

First of all I want to apologise for being absence. I always have something to do and my internet was down for nearly 2 weeks. Hope you guys can forgive me.

I've come back with a giveaway (yay!). Sorry for the poor quality in the photos, I took them late at night where lighting was lacking. Hope you enjoy the prices and be sure to enter.

Hourglass Ambient Lighting Palette pictures and swatches

The Hourglass Ambient Lighting Palette is finally out in Australia. You can get it at Mecca Maxima stores at the price of $95 AUD. I'm not sure if you still can get it because it's pretty much sold out everywhere even for that ridiculous price. I heard numerous raving reviews about the individual powders. It's an extremely popular product in the blogosphere world. I wasn't planning to buy it because it's expensive but I was in Mecca on Friday and I just asked where the palette is located and the staff lady told me they only had one left and it was behind the counter. Since it was the last one I immediately jumped the gun and got it (>.<). My boyfriend actually ended up purchasing it for me. He said it's can be my early Christmas present :D

Lazy Sunday - OOTD

It has been cold and drizzling in Melbourne even though it's Spring. The weather is finally improving today but it won't last for long. I checked the weather bureau and it's going to be cold from Wednesday onward (boo!).

I have quite a busy schedule every Sunday. There's church, grocery shopping, taking my sister to two different tutoring places to name a few. Today my family and I went to church early in the morning and my sister stayed home to study for her exams so I had a little bit of time to relax and enjoy the sunshine. 

While I was enjoying the sunshine I thought I would to share with you my outfit of the day (OOTD):

Rimmel Colour Rush balms - Review

I've read a few UK bloggers' reviews on these beauties and I got hooked. For those who don't already know, I LOVE lip products. Rimmel has finally decided to jump onto the bandwagon to create these balm products. Revlon makes incredible ones and they are by far one of my favourite pigmented lip balms. 

Swisse Nourish anti-ageing eye cream Review

I was interested in the Swisse new natural skincare range when I went to their information session about 6 months ago. All their natural products are free from parabens, SLS (Sodium Lauryl Sulfate), SLES (Sodium Lauryl Ether Sulfate), Petrolatum and Synthetic Fragrance. My friend really like their eye cream and told me to try it so I bought it. I also bought their cleanser which I will do a separate review. I’ve been using this eye cream for about 2 months and a bit so I think it’s a sufficient time to review it.