Dior Addict

Just some stuff I picked up after a long day at Uni. I couldn't resist and had to pick up some Dior products. I've been yearning to try some of their lip products for a while and I finally did it. I also picked up a blush from the new limited collection because it was such a pretty pink!

I edited these pictures so they aren't true to close - only so that it won't spoil the review/swatch post later on ^.^

♥ Cathy

Calvin Klein Eyeshadows

Hello everybody!

This post is long overdue! I've been putting it off because I've been soo.. unmotivate to blog. Ha, as always. :(

Anyhow, I went to lunch with one of my good friends a few weeks back and we popped into Chemist Warehouse. For those of those who don't know what Chemist Warehouse is, it's a chemist that sells stuff for discounted price. Amongst those 'stuff' there are high end and lot end make up products depending on what they carry!

As I was strolling the aisles, I saw a huge board that said "Calvin Klein Makeup - 3 FOR $20!"
So... you can guess what happened next, me - raging the bins/table finding something awesome ;] hehe

I manage to pick out three eyeshadows! I quite liked what I picked and I'm glad I bought then because my friend was standing next to my ear literally telling me NOT to get it hahah >.<
Dangit!





The packaging is quite nice! I really like it. It's clear detailing on the edge is super sleek! The packaging is a little ont he bulkier side, but it's a must for a high end brand I guess. Assumingly CK is a high end fashion brand ^.^


I picked up Lavender Haze, Smokey Grey and Chameleon

Here are some swatches!




Chameleon is a beautiful frosty off cream colour. Great for highlight uses. It is a close match to nude/skin color! I'm loving this shade for under brow bone highlight!




Smokey Grey is a Khaki/grey colour. It has visible silver mini sparkle particles to it. However, once swatched/or applied on the eyes, the sparkle glitter isn't very visible anymore.




Lavender Haze, my favorite of the bunch! It's a beautiful purple and it reminds me of the sun setting down. Kind of puts me in a lazy mode also because the color looks so relaxing! It's definitely a cool lilac colour! Me loveeeeee!



They aren't very pigmented once it's blended out, but I like it that way. It makes it a lot more wearable during the day. Especially the city I live in, where people judge you even when you dress nice, it's hard to wear a face full of makeup and not have people point fingers at you and talking about the amount of colour you've got on your eyes!

Overall, I like the quality of these shadows. They feel very velvety and apply on really smoothly! Definitely a steal for 3 FOR $20!!

Love,
Cathy xox

Target Bargain Haul!

Hello everybody!

It's been a while since my last haul post, so I thought I'd post about my recent makeup bargain findings!

The other day, (I think last Friday) I went shopping with one of my friends for a catch up session and we went into Target just.. for the sake of it I guess. On the way out, my friend (who is an expert at finding bargains lol) spotted a $3 & $5 table! She was like "OMG. WAIT!! CHECK THIS OUT" and started sabotaging the tables and tearing it apart hoping to see something she likes! haha
So of course, I also looked and funny enough, I ended up with my things than she did lol.

So here's what I got. I got all these for a whooping only $30 :P



I got:

3 Cover Girl TruShine Lipsticks (Which, BTW I LOVE, A LOT) ($5each)
1 Cover Girl Lipstain ($5)
3 Australis Eyeshadow Pens ($3each)
1 Australis Gel Liner ($3)

Now for some swatches..



Here are swatches of the Cover girl TruShine lipsticks, which I really really love. They are extremely hydrating. The feel like a water based lipbalm on the lips!!





They're the same lipstick, it's just the flash made them look different -_-"
This colour is called, Watermelon Shine. And let me tell you, it really does look like watermelon! It's a deep pink which is complemented by it's shine! It's soo beautiful!!





*Flash failed also, made the colour look completely different!
Anywho, this one is called, Petal Shine. It's a really beautiful nude with a shine! It's more of a ... warm skin nude. It looks really similar to my natural lip colour. I like it!





This one is called, Rosy Shine. It's a quite a nice, more mature colour. It has really micro sparkle particles in it. It's really beautiful under the light!

The next set of swatches are of the eyeshadow pens!




From left to right, swatched: Bohemian Chocolate, Deco & Avant-garde

I apologize that the swatched aren't the best. This was the best that my digi camera could take. I don't have my dSLR on me atm as my cousin keeps boring it from me -_-"
As you can see from the swatch, the shadows are kind of dry and bland. Nothing much to it. I guess it's worth the $3 bucks I spent though lol.

I didn't get swatches of the gel liner and the lipstain cause I got lazy x_x"
But here are product pictures!! :D




I'm wearing both products in the following pictures ^^



I used the lisptain as a blusher also LOL

But yeh, this is really it to my bargain finding! I am quite a happy chap! :P

Love,
Cat xox

[CLOSED] My 'gorgeous' lipbalm giveaway

Hello all!

So, I just want to say a little thankyou by hosting this giveaway! It's only a small giveaway but I hope you like it! ^_^

There will be three winners all together hehe.

Each winner will be receiving a box of lipbalms each! And they look like this!



They are really cute cause when you open the box, they say HEY GORGEOUS! It's a freaking complimenting lipbalm! You can NEVER go wrong with this! hahaha

Here's a video of it in action!

Cute right?! haha

They come in a pack of three! So you can split it up and give it away to your friends if you wanted too!

They aren't any brand name lipbalms or anything. But they're so cute I wanted to get them ^_~ They also remind me of Marc Jacobs Daisy perfume! hahaha

Anyway, it's simple to enter,
- Be a follower of this blog
- Leave a comment on this post :)

And that's it!

Though I do have to ask, if you are under 18, please ask for permission. I don't want to get arrested haha :P

This contest is open to internationally! So don't worry if you live in Asia, or whatever, I will send it to you! ^_^
This giveaway will end in a week, so next week on the 20th of December, this contest will end.

I know it won't make it to you in time for xmas, but a little after xmas is what I'm aiming for!

This is all! I hope you enjoy it ^^

Love, Cathy

Oh My Dior!

Hello everybody!

Finally!! A make-up related post! :D

Recently, while I was strolling the aisle of Myers.. I went walked passed the Dior counter and a new lipstick collection/line caught my eyes! It was the Dior Rouge Dior lipstick line! I only picked up on lippie but I was contemplating on getting another one! But the colour the Dior lady tried on me didn't look nice so I passed that one up and got the 644 Rouge Blossom!

It's an amazing bright red. It's a bright red, not a blood red! To be honest, I'm quite afraid of trying a bloody red cause I'm scared it won't suit my face and skin tone. Since I'm yellow-y pale. haha

Here are some pictures and swatches!

The texture of the lipstick is very smooth and creamy! I really like it. There's this really nice light floral scent to the lipstick which I like, but some of you who don't like scented products will/may not like. The red is quite vibrant! Definitely a colour to wear with a neutral eye! Maybe I could whip out a look for this lippie!

This is one of those wearable reds. I don't have a lot of them. I only have two. This Dior one and MAC Viva Glam Cyndi! These two are my absolute fav reds to wear during the day time! As for night time, this Rouge Blosson would very sexy and sultry! Love it!

Heres some more pictures of me whoring out the lipstick :P

That's it! I hope you liked/enjoyed this mini post ^^ I will be back with something bigger soon hopefully! keke!

Love,
Cat xoxox

Hair dying the Bubbly way!

Hello everyone!

I dyed my hair today! :D Here's the video of the whole process!



LOL Cool right? hehe. I've always wanted to try this ever since I saw the CF (Commercial Film) for this! It was super duper cute!



Hahaha, isn't it adorable? :P I finally managed to get my hands on one. And suprise! I didn't buy it online. LOL I got a little ripped off but it's okay. For you Adelaideians, Kawaii Fashion in China town has a bunch of Japanese stuff. It's your best bet for Japanese cosmetics accessories or whatever! I paid $22.95AUD for this. Not that bad considering western brands like L'oreal etc. are around $18.95ish AUD so yeh. If you get it online, it's cheaper by a few bucks!

Here are two places I know you can get online:
http://stores.ebay.com/choco-mk-super-store/_i.html?_fsub=83477Mihokoshop3013\
and

Ok, I know in the video I said I don't know what colour I got, but after some research, I found out I had purchase Chiffon Beige! :) Hope that helps!

Okay, I'm a total dumbass. I forgot to take pictures of my hair before I dyed it! I was way to nervous and excited to even think! LOL But um you guys can refer to my older pictures and videos :D Lets just say, very bad re-growths and grey hairs!

So here are some pictures of my hair while I was waiting around :P





And so the results are:






Sigh I failed to capture the true colour... It looks more like this in real life:



But less green and more brown? LOL

Anyway, I'll prob update this once I manage to get a good shot of my hair colour :D

Goodnight y'all!

Love,
Cathy. xoxo