Swatch: Sinful Colors - Beautiful Girl & Vacation Time

Sinful Colors! I've heard so many great reviews about their nail polishes and such, so I was really excited when Nic sent these two beautiful nail polishes to me! She knows me so well and picked two colors that are very wearable and I love. Please check below for the swatches and short reviews from me:

Sinful Colors - Beautiful Girl 

(2 coats)

I'd describe this one as a creamy bubblegum pink, a really beautiful shade indeed. It goes on smoothly and not streaky at all. I could get away with just one coat but applied two coats instead for a more even and smooth finish. I was really surprised by it's lasting power, it lasted 4 to 5 days without any chippings, totally love this nail polish!

Sinful Colors - Vacation Time

(2 coats)

It's a beautiful brownish-pink shade with a creamy finish. Unlike Beautiful Girl, it's a little bit streaky and took me quite a while to achieve a even and smooth finish. Nevertheless, I really like how it looks on my nails. It's very work-appropriate, yet without being dull. Just like the other nail polish, its lasting power is fantastic, it lasts days without chippings! I'm in love with Sinful Colors nail polishes :D

Till next time! :)

Swatch: Rock & Republic Contrived Pressed Blush - All Nighter

When I saw a lot of blogs featuring Rock & Republic blushes and saying how great and beautiful the blushes are, I'm really intrigued to have one. Though, knowing how hard it is to get R&R outside US, I didn't have much hope. But being a sweetheart that she is, May got one for me to try, and she picked a blush shade that she thought I don't have, and I really don't! All Nighter is a really gorgeous orange blush with a hint of golden sheen, it's a really beautiful shade and I love it to bits. Thank you love!

Here are some pics for the blush!

*pic heavy*

without flash                                                       with flash

without flash

with flash

Swatches on arm:

left: heavy-handed, right: light-handed

You can see how pigmented the blush is! I believe it's the most pigmented blush I've ever tried. The golden sheen is barely noticed on the without-flash pic, but on the with-flash pic, it has a hint of glow and it's really pretty! The staying power is really impressive, it stays all day long on me and I have oily skin! I can't rave this blush enough. Not to mention that the packaging is gorgeous. Clearly, it's my new fave blush :D

The rest of the goodies from May:

Thank you so much, May!!

A Piece of Me... in December 2010

A game hosted by Shirley of *We Love Toothfairy*

This month....

I like: holiday and shopping! I'm so going to shop till I drop! LOL, j/k.

I don't like: having to think about what I'm going to eat. Yes, I'm all alone at home and I don't really know how to cook and there's no food delivery service here. I really miss Jakarta now.

I want you to know: I'm kinda having writer's block now. Hopefully it will go away soon.

I've planned: to get rid of my laziness! I'm too lazy and everyone knows that, le sigh...

I want to say to someone special: I miss my besties! I really miss hanging out and gossiping talking silly things with you girls! Wish we're still in college :(

NOTD

Etude House Petit Darling Nail Polish - PK010 Pinkade

Another nail polish that I have from Etude House! See the other one here. The pink color is really gorgeous and I like wearing it all the time. Just like the PK003, for this nail polish I have to apply three coats to get a more even finish. I think it's because this nail polish is too runny. The staying powers is pretty good, I think most (if not all) of the Etude House's nail polishes have really good staying power. What's on your nails?

A Piece of Me... in October 2010

A game hosted by Shirley of *We Love Toothfairy*

This month....

I like: reading! I want to read all the books that have been on my reading list :D

I don't like: drama. Too much drama around me, I feel like running away from all these things.

I want you to know: that I'm back!! I had fun there and of course I got a few posts to share with all of you soon. And I also need to catch up on reading blogposts, I have 1000+ posts to read! I never know that I follow so many blogs :D

I've planned: to start thinking what my next step is, it is time to do so.

I want to say to someone special: Be strong!

NOTD
Etude House Petit Darling Nail Polish - PK003 Strawberry Milk

This is a really pretty pastel pink nail color. It's very sheer though, I need to take at least three coats to get this opacity. The staying power is pretty good, it's third day now and it doesn't show any chipping. But I don't think it looks flattering on my nails as it makes my hand looks really dark, pastel colors never look good on me :(.

Till next time!

Love from Stephanie (Julu Jewelry)

I was one of the lucky winners from Stephanie of Julu Jewelry's giveaway. Stephanie makes really beautiful jewelries and I really adore her design, please check out her jewelry blog if you haven't. Here are the goodies that I got from her.

Korres Body Butter - Fig

N.Y.C. Liquid Lip Shine - Pink Sand

Smashbox Hybrid 2 in 1 Color & Shine Gloss - Marigold & Azalea

Smashbox Green Room Eyeshadow Quad - Bamboo &
Smashbox Green Room Bronzer - Deep Bronze

Swatches on arm.

The eyeshadow quad is pretty good, it goes on very smooth and fairly pigmented. So is the bronzer, and it has a hint of shimmer in it. I love these two Smashbox products!

Thank you Stephanie! :)

P.S.: Don't forget to enter Apothica $25 Gift Card Giveaway here

A Piece of Me... in September 2010

A game hosted by Shirley of Notes from the Toothfairy

This month....

I like: trips! Some of you may have already known about this, but I'm visiting Penang, Malaysia next week and Melbourne, Australia at the end of this month! I'm really excited! :D

I don't like: mosquitoes! They are everywhere and even in my room! I can't seem to get rid of them :(.

I want you to know: that I'm officially an Etsy addict! I can't stop browsing their stuffs nowadays and considering to get them too :D

I've planned: to reorganize my closet! It's in a mess right now and it's hard to find clothes that I want to wear.

I want to say to someone special: I miss thee!!

NOTD
E.l.f. - Champagne

Got this nail polish from the lovely Lulu! It's a coral shade with a hint of shimmer in it. A very wearable shade and I've been wearing this shade for almost a month! It's already pretty opaque with just one coat but I applied two coats for a more even finish. The staying power is pretty good too, no chipping until the fourth day. I totally love this nail polish :D, thank you Lulu!

Till next time!

Swatch: MAC Hipness Blush

I know it's super late to post about this Hipness blush, and you probably have seen lots of swatches for this blush, but I can't help to do a post for this blush cause it's too pretty to be not posted about :D.

I've never been so lucky to be able to get LE new release beauty products as soon as they're released cause it's impossible to do that from where I live. All I can do is just to admire those of you who have gotten them. But last month, I'm lucky enough to win this Hipness blush from a giveaway that was hosted by Janice of Swtest2Lips, thank you Janice!

I love how she packed everything, even the card is so pretty :)

I love the starfish print on the packaging!

It's a really pretty coral pink shade, and on the picture with flash you can notice that it has a hint of golden sheen.

Swatches.
Left: light-handed, Right: slightly heavy-handed

I was really surprised by the pigmentation! I applied too heavy-handed on my cheeks the first time I tried it and I somehow looked like a clown, LOL. But with light handed, it gives a subtle glowy look on my cheeks. I really love it! It has become one of my favorite blush :)

On another note, I got a love package from Zoe of 13 December. Thank you Zoe, I can't wait to try the Lollipop Blusher :).

Till next time!

Swatch: Essence & The Face Shop Nail Polish

I got this Essence nail polish from the lovely miss Witoxicity (Thanks you!). When I first got this nail polish, I immediately thought of my The Face Shop nail polish which the color looks similar to this Essence one. But when I got them side by side, they don't look really similar, Essence nail polish looks more to burgundy while The Face Shop nail polish looks more to mauve (Sorry! I'm terrible at describing colors).

Left: Essence Multi Dimesion 3 in 1 Nail Polish in 55 Spot on
Right: The Face Shop Nail Polish in BR805

left: without flash, right: with flash.

pinky: Essence 55 Spot On - one coat
ring: Essence 55 Spot On - two coats
middle: The Face Shop BR805 - one coat
index: The Face Shop BR805 - two coats
thumb: The Face Shop BR805 - three coats

From the pictures above you can see how different they are. Essence nail polish is very opaque while The Face Shop nail polish is really sheer. I need to take three coats of The Face Shop nail polish to reach that opacity. And Essence nail polish only needs one coat but I prefer two coats for a more even application.

Essence nail polish 55 Spot on

The staying power of this nail polish is just mediocre, it chips in just two or three days upon application. And it's very streaky, I was having hard time to get a smooth coat from this nail polish. But it's a really lovely shade, it's very wearable in my opinion.

The Face Shop BR805

The staying power is no better than Essence but I like that with thin application, it dries so much faster than Essence nail polish and it's not as streaky.

Till next time! :)

Swatch: MAC Lipstick - Viva Glam Gaga, Viva Glam V & Way to Love

After swatching my Revlon Colorburst Lipsticks, I decided to swatch my three MAC lipsticks too. I know it's random, but I don't have much lipsticks in the first place :D. Okay, here are the swatches...

Viva Glam Gaga, Viva Glam V, Way to Love

A little story behind the lipsticks, I got the VG Gaga as a birthday present for myself and I did a swatch on my arm at here. As for the VG V, I won it from a giveaway that was hosted by Karen. And the Way to Love is a sweet birthday present from Nic. They are all Lustre finish and very buildable.

Swatches on arm.

Bare Lips. Left: with flash. Right: without flash.

Viva Glam Gaga. Left: with flash. Right: without flash.

Viva Glam V. Left: with flash. Right: without flash.

Way to Love. Left: with flash. Right: without flash.

(Again, please excuse for the poor quality pics! :( )

I love the fact that all of them look nothing alike. My fave is Way to Love, the shade is lighter than Revlon Colorburst in Blush which is one of my fave lipstick too. Viva Glam V looks darker and it's perfect for a touch up in my opinion. My lips are very pigmented so Viva Glam Gaga doesn't show really well on my lips but I love the sheer look from it. Which one is your fave?

Btw, I've just changed my layout. What do you think? I think I'm going to change my layout more often now, thanks to the new template design. It's really easy and simple :D. I aslo add formspring.me on the sidebar, ask me anything there! :)

Till next time!