My New Laptop!!

Wow finally blogspot is back to normal!~ My new laptop!~ Isn't it a beauty? Hehe! Thanks baby!~

Back to Living Life! Arghh~

Bad times at home but thank goodness everything finally blow over. I can finally "resume" my life. I hope to get a good and happy start and that everything will run smoothly from now.

Anyway, due to all the traumatising event, I have yet to thank the dear BF who very very generously and dotingly bought me a drop dead gorgeous Fujitsu laptop from the recent IT fair. I love you baby and nothing can be said to describe how much I appreciate your unwavering support. You are really the bright spot of my life. You gave me your everything so unconditionally and I am really blessed to have your support in my life.

More updates will be posted really soon. I have a whole lot of cheap and great stuffs to share with you guys!~ So stay tuned! *Grin*

Nails: Daiso Polish Haul

Daiso Polish!!


Simple Nail Design using Daiso Nail Products
(Produts Used: 2nd bottle from left & 1st bottle from right on the above pic)




I can't believe it!~ I went down to check out the Daiso store that opened recently in Sembawang Shopping Centre because I wanted to look for a box to hold the extra polish that my dear BF sent me from US. To my surprise, I saw ALOT of nail polish on display! Can you imagine $2 for a bottle of polish?! I was so excited! There are alot other nail products like nail art stickers, crystals, nail glue, fake nails etc available for sale in that amazing store. I was so tempted to get those nail art stickers and gems too but I managed to restrain myself by telling myself that store is really near to home. LOL.

I was so pleased with my haul that I did a simple nail design with them the moment I reached home. And my verdict is.......

THEY ARE REALLY PRETTY GOOD!!
Of course, if you were to compare them to OPI or China Glaze.. they are lacking but they are pretty decent nail polish. I especially love the two glitter nail polish with that extra long white cap. They are AWESOME and PRETTY and they came with STRIPER BRUSH!!!!!! What a deal.

Notice the four short bottles right in the middle? They are actually nail art enamel with striper brush!!!! I have been hunting for these stuff all over Singapore but to no avail. I can't believe I discover them in Daiso at only $2 each. Oh gosh, I must be in heaven or the good kharma I have been accumulating this week have paid off. LOL.

I have lots and lots of reviews and swatches to update so please please please stay tuned!~

Nails: Assorted Nail Polish Haul

Dear BF was so sweet!~ He sent me a parcel from US and these are part of its contents!~ I am really blessed, I know most guys can't stand getting cosmetics & beauty products but my BF not only doesn't mind shopping for them but he knows my taste very very well. I am soooo freaking excited to try these out! Stay tuned for more swatches ya? And to the BF, I love you baby! Thanks for being so sweet and generous!

The colours include:

Bottom Ring from left: China Glaze "Secret Periwink-le", Orly "Cashmere Cardigan", OPI "The 'It' Colour", OPI "Princesses Rule", Misa "Confection Section", Misa "Toxic Seduction", Misa "Dirty, Sexy, Money"

Top Ring from left: China Glaze "Ruby Pumps", China Glaze "Blue Island Iced Tea", China Glaze "Bahamian Escape", China Glaze "OMG", China Glaze "DV8", China Glaze "IDK", China Glaze "2NITE", China Glaze "BFF", China Glaze "QT", China Glaze "Custom Kicks", China Glaze "Entourage", China Glaze "Orange Marmalade"

Eyeliner: Revlon Colorstay Versus L'oreal Lineur Intense

Magical_Makeup's Verdict: Revlon Colorstay WINS

I absolutely love L'oreal Lineur Intense UNTIL I met the formidable Revlon Colorstay! I have been using the revlon liquid liner and nothing else ever since I found it. Why compare these two liners particularly? Well, that's because they are both FELT-TIP liners. Naturally, the quality of their respective felt tip is the deciding factor as to which one is better.

Here are reasons why I prefer Revlon to L'oreal:

1. Revlon is cheaper. (Revlon costs $17.50 (U.P) while L'oreal costs $18.90 (U.P)) *Note: L'oreal Lineur Intense are available in our local drugstore but they are packaged differently from what I have as I got mine from ebay. Despite the difference in packaging, they are essentially the same thing.)
2. Revlon contains more product. (Revlon: 2.5ml while L'oreal: 1.5ml)
3. Revlon has a shorter and slimmer handle that I prefer as it gives me better grip and precision. The L'oreal's handle is a tad too long and too thick for my liking.
4. Revlon has a STIFF felt tip while L'oreal has a FILMSY felt tip. Now it's pretty obvious why I like the Revlon liner so much right? The Revlon's tip is so stiff that it will not budge no matter how much pressure you apply on it! This is honestly a liquid liner that applies like a pencil liner. The L'oreal's tip is longer than that of Revlon and hence it will bend when you start to apply pressure.
5. Revlon's tip picks up more products so I can line one eye with just one dip into the bottle. However, the same can't be said for the L'oreal one. I think the product dries a little too quickly on the felt tip and as such I have to dip 2-3 times into the bottle to line one eye. *I am not too sure if I got a defective l'oreal product but this is what I observed from my tube*
6. Revlon has better staying power than L'oreal.
7. Revlon is more waterproof than L'oreal. Well, I have tried crying with both liners. LOL. And personal experience tells me that Revlon is CRY-PROOF! LOL. The L'oreal liner didn't smudge after my bout of tears but rather it started dropping off flake by flake leaving behind white spots on my line. It's an awful sight. :X

Hmm, my conclusion is REVLON COLORSTAY ROCKS!! It's really my Holy Grail now. Do give it a try ladies and let me know your experience with it. ^^

Skincare: L'oreal White Perfect Skincare Haul

Left: L'oreal White Perfect Radiance Boosting Double Essence
Right: l'oreal White Perfext Night Soothing Cream

F ree Gift: Pendant

L'oreal launched their latest whitening product which is endorsed by Michele Reis recently. So what make this new product so special? Well, it's commonly known that many Asian face the problem of yellowish complexion so it's pretty hard for most of us to become really fair.

Understanding this, L'oreal introduce this new whitening series, White Perfect Transparent Rosy Whitening which includes 2 products: an essence and a night cream. I was really excited about the essence because Niu Er Lao Shi not only highly recommend it on the tv programme he frequent but also PERSONALLY use the product HIMSELF! After knowing this, how can I not give this new range a try? Then guess what? Lucky star must be shining upon me because I actually made it in time for the John Little 20% + 20% for member discount!!! *CRAZY LAUGHTER*

I have tried both products for about 3 days already and even though I have yet to see any significant change, I really like them so far. The essence is very easily absorbed into the skin so it doesn't leave this hateful sticky feeling which I experienced with many other essence I have tried before. I will wake up the next morning with very glowy complexion which is only temporary. LOL. I will definitely be back with detailed reviews after I have used the products over an extended period of time. So stay tuned!~

Anyway, I will expand a little more on the essence as it seems to be the highlight of the range.

Radiance Boosting Double Essence (UP: $34.90 but I got it at $22.30)

*The following are information I obtained from the box.*

Features: Intensive double whitening action for double efficiency - The double pump enables to associate in one gesture two complementary essence for a double efficiency: anti-dark zones and pro-rosy transparency!

To help reduce yellowish complexion, the essence contains 2 components namely, Advanced Melanin-Block & Pro-Radiance Complex. The former acts to regulate the melanin production at the source, to help skin become fairer. And the latter isa powerful combination of Lactic Acid and Glycolic Acide, which helps exfoliate darkened surface dead cells charged with excess melanin to boost skin transparency.

For a more rosy glow, the essence is enriched with new Tourmaline gemstone, that helps stimulate skin circulation thus, giving user intense radiance and rosy glow.

Nails: China Glaze Swirl Art

China Glaze Swirl Art




I was browsing through China Glaze website and to my surprise, I came across their swirl art video! It looked like so much fun so I decided to give it a try and here's what I came up with. It's pretty cool right? I damaged the tip accidentally because my mum bumped into me and I lost my balance. :X Do check out http://www.nailsmag.com/NailsTV/?id=8B400160-861A-4C79-9657-8A5B7E89CBB6&CategoryID=1001 for the detailed steps for making your own swirl art.

You will need: a bowl filled with water, 4-6 shades of nail polish, a long & thin stick (I used a satay stick)

Here's a short summary of the steps to achieve the swirl art shown above.

1. Paint my nails with a white coat of polish (I wanted the swirl art to pop)
2. Uncap all the nail polish you intend to use (i used China Glaze Artelier Tulle, Tinsel, Shower Together, Rodeo Fanatic and Spontaneous)
3. Drip 1 drop of the first nail colour in the bowl of water and wait for the polish to spread
4. Quickly drop the 2nd drop of the next nail colour into the center of the first drop
5. Follow QUICKLY with the 3rd, 4th, 5th & 6th drops using whichever colour you prefer. (the number of drops/colours used are entirely subjective)
6. Once the colours have been arranged to your liking, use the satay stick to create patterns by dragging it through the circular nail colours (Do refer to the video in the link)
7. Place your finger into the patterns and remove the excess polish with the satay stick

We are more or less done. :) Just some tips though:

• Do make sure you drip those drops of nail polish into the bowl of water at a height of about half an inch above the water level. This is to ensure that the drop of polish have enough gravity to spread.
• I tried doing the swirl art on my real nails and the nail colour ended up sticking on my fingers as well. I had to use some nail polish remover to clean those stains off. I am fine with the extra step but for those who find this a hassle, I would recommend using fake nails instead (as shown in the picture).

Anyway, this is really really fun and since we have a long weekend why don't you ladies give this a try!~ :)

Nails: Various Nail Polish Swatches!!

I have been really busy but now I am finally free! I must apologize for the lack of updates but here are some pictures of the nail polish I have tried out recently!

PS: I was so excited that I basically just threw whatever swatches I have into this entry without the least bit of organising. LOL. I promise to be more organised after this entry ya? *blush*

China Glaze Mom's Chiffon (Immaterial Gurl Collection)

I totally LOVE Mom's Chiffon! The colour is actually less bright in real life which is one major reason why I like it so much. It's really vibrant without looking neon. Like many of the other China Glaze polish application is great! The polish has great consistency and colour payoff. I can achieve an even & opaque finish with 1.5 coat. It is, however, a little too thick for my liking so as a result, I had to be extra careful when applying to prevent streaking.

Please pardon the smudges on my pinky ya? LOL. I was so excited about this polish that I didn't want to wait for the polish to dry before taking photos. IMPATIENCE = SMUDGES. LOL.

China Glaze Strawberry Fields (Summer Collection)

This Collection ROCKS!~ I have a couple of the other colours from this collection which I have swatched but didn't have the time to take photos. So I will actually post another entry later to show you ladies how beautiful this collection is!~ This entire collection featured the FAMOUS China Glaze glass fleck shimmer and I simply canno gush enough about it. These shimmers are just so freaking pretty! These glass fleck shimmers are rather fine and they are much more interesting looking than normal glitters. Just look at how the my pink nails reflect golden sparkle!~ Ain't it cool?

Candy Cane Nail Art using Sally Hansen French Manicure White Polish

I wanted to try out the Sally Hansen French Manicure Polish (with precise brush tip) which I purchased during the Watsons 20% sale so I added horizontal stripes to China Glaze Strawberry Fields to create a candy cane look even though Christmas is still eons away.

MAC Love & Friendship (A Rose Romance)


PRETTY!~ That's all I can say. And to the BF: "I LOVE YOU!!!" Dear dependable BF went down to MAC to buy this nail lacquer for me even though I said I think I will give this collection a miss. I really ought to thank god for blessing me with such a sweet BF! This colour looks great as in GREAT on my fingers! Honestly. Love & Friendship is a dirty lavender which is very muted and very wearable.
I must admit though, the consistency is a little too thick so application can be a little painful. But for the beautiful colour, I am willing to endure the painful process. LOL. It's afterall no PAIN no GAIN. Haha.

Nails: OPI Mod About Brights Collection

OPI Green-wwich Village



I don't have all of the colours but the couple of colours which I collected tell me that this is a fabulous collection. I am not just referring to the bright colours (which I can't resist), I am actually talking about the texture of the polishes. The polishes go on very smoothly and they are jelly-like looking? Because of its jelly-like texture, the polishes appear very glossy. The colours are also really opaque. I only had enough time for 1 swatch so I will be back with the rest real soon. :P

Nails: OPI Retro Fun in The Sun Collection

*Updates: (30/04) All swatches added. Ps paron me for the sloppy swatches ok? Had to do them in a hurry :X

OPI Calendar Girl

OPI Give Me A Coral Sometime

OPI Sit Under the Apple Tree

OPI Peach-A-Boo

OPI Lemonade Stand By Your Man

OPI Sea Ya Later, Sailor

There are a total of 6 colours in this collection and I badly wanted to swatch all of them but I was simply too busy to do so. *Sigh* So I shall just post the two which I have swatched first and I shall try to post the remaining 4 as soon as I can managed it.

Anyway, just some thoughts on this collection:

1. They are amazingly interesting and fun! They all contain really fine shimmers in them. Sea Ya Later, Sailor is, in my opinion, the most interesting of the lot. *I admit I may be biased here because I am developing this really strong attachment to any polishes that are blue :X* SYL,S contains this bright blue shimmers that reflect pink or purple under different angle. Honestly, I don't know how to describe the colour and the picture I tried very hard to take did not do the polish justice so I can only conclude that you have to buy it to see what I mean. LOL.



2. They have variety in colours. Some collections either contain too many reds or too many pinks in the same collection. However, you actually get 6 different colours out of the 6 polishes available in this collection. Isn't that great? There're a blue, a green, a yellow, a red, a peach, a coral and a red.



3. The polishes are generally all pretty sheer on application. So to use it on its own, I would advise at least 3 coats if you want to cover up the white tips of your nails. I feel that these babies will be great as layering polishes.



4. They are very easy to apply as the polishes are pretty thin. They're also very easy to remove.

I am really happy that I got these nail polishes because I LOVE bright colours! I can't stop staring at my nails whenever I painted on bright colours! What can I say? Bright nails just make my day! Haha!

Bad weather.. sick..

Goodness gracious.. Just bear with my random ranting in this entry ya? The weather has been really crazy lately.. The heat is really getting very unbearable.. As a result, I feel sick. :( I feel so weak the couple of days but luckily I am starting to feel better. Dear BF went to the United States of America for a holiday!~ Can you imagine?! I was pretty sure I turned a very ugly shade of green. Haha!~ But well at least he was really sweet about it. ^^ He got me many bottles of China Glaze and OPI nail polishes!~ I just received them and I am really excited. I just have to muster enough energy to paint them on. *sigh*

My dear sister borrowed my camera for the day so I can't take pictures of those lovely polishes but I will be back to post some pictures once I have my camera back. Thanks for putting up with my nonsensical ranting haha.

Nails: OPI Just Groovy, Blue Moon Lagoon Swatches

Left: OPI Blue Moon Lagoon only

Middle: OPI Blue Moon Lagoon on top of OPI Just Groovy

Right: OPI Just Groovy

Hehe, as promised in my previous entry, here are the swatches. Pictures speak louder than words. Look at the fake nail in the middle. It's so pretty isn't it? BML (pls pardon me for the use of abbreviation, I got tired of typing the names over and over LOL) didn't take away the orginal beautiful colour of JUst Groovy right? Instead it made Just Groovy much more fascinating!~ ^^

Nails: Flower Nailart using OPI and Silkygirl

OPI Just Groovy with OPI Blue Moon Lagoon & Flower prints on top

Close Up (Look at the beautiful shimmer from Blue Moon Lagoon)

OPI Blue Moon Lagoon in bottle

Yes I know I am fickle but I can't help it. I found ANOTHER love. LOL. I got this old OPI called Just Groovy from some time back and I used to adore this colour. I still likes it alot but I sorta got bored of it because it's a cream finish. But well OPI Blue Moon Lagoon entered the picture and BAM was I hook! Blue Moon Lagoon is pretty sheer when it comes to colour intensity but it's such an inteesting colour!!! It has this silvery blue tint and very very fine gold shimmers! When I applied this on top of Just Groovy, it didn't take away the original colour of the Just Grovvy but instead made it more interesting. Can you imagine how excited I was when I discovered that?! Hahaha!

I truly HIGHLY recommend OPI Blue Moon Lagoon polishes to everyone! Honestly, you will not regret getting it. It's very pretty on its own and it can be used as a top coat to add shimmers to your other creme polishes. It's pretty hard to find but you ladies can buy it from http://nailsloveopi.com/ like I did. ^^ For blue nail polish lovers, do check out Just Groovy too ^^ it's from the Psychedelic Summer Collection. :P It should be available on http://nailsloveopi.com/ too.

Anyway, I wanted to take some swatches to show you ladies what I meant but I love my current nail designs too much to take i off and swatch so I will give you ladies the detailed swatches later using fake nails. ^^

Here's what I did on my nails in order:

• Orly Ridgefiller Base Coat
• OPI Just Groovy Nail Polish
• OPI Blue Moon Lagoon Polish
• Dab a couple of drops of Silkygirl while nail polish on a piece of paper
• Using an fine eyeliner brush, swirl brush in while nail polish for a couple of seconds
• Dab 5 dots of nail polish onto nails forming the 5 petals of a flower (refer to no. 1 on diagram below)
• Using a toothpick, scrap off some nail polish from the centre of the dots outwards as demonstrated by the lines in no. 2 on the diagram below.
• Using the other end of the tooth pick swirl it in any green/yelloy polish (I used OPI Sit Under the Apple Tree) and apply a single dot in the centre of the 5 dots.
• Apply Seche Vite Fast Drying Top Coat (*Grin* we are done!)

Nails: China Glaze For Audrey (Tiffany Inspired Colour) <3

I am in love! IN LOVE! Lol.

Look at how pretty For Audrey is!! It's really very very close to the tiffany colour isn't it? I love it. I actually only need ONE coat to get the colour very opaque. It's great stuff! I really highly recommend everyone out there to get at least one bottle of this if not a backup at least as China Glaze has the habit of discontinuing nail colours!

You ladies can order this from a lovely lady on her website http://nailsloveopi.com/ Do support her! I have tried out her service and it's great. A very honest and sincere seller so you don't have to worry about the authencity of the goods. :)

Nails: Hot Pink Nails with Zebra Print Tips

Without Top Coat


With Top Coat



I was browsing through Youtube and I came across this makeup guru Julieg713. She's a nail genius honestly. This was a replica of her idea so credits belong to her. I basically just recreate it. It's my first time I did everything free hand so I know it's pretty messy but I had a good practise~ :)
I used OPI That's Hot! Pink with Revlon new shade Black Lingerie and Silky Girl every Glossy White nail polish to achieve this look. Do search for Julieg713 on youtube to check out her tutorial, it's superb but here's the basic steps.

1. Put on base coat. (I use Orly Ridgefiller Primer Basecoat)
2. Put on hot pink nail polish (Or any color you desire)
3. Wait for pink lacquer to dry alittle (approx 5 min)
4. Paint on black nail polish along the tips like French Manicure (Make the black tip broad :))
5. Wait for black polish to dry (approx 3-5 min)
6. Using a striper brush or eyeliner brush randomly paint on the white stripes on the black polish to make the tip resemble zebra prints :)
7. Wait for the lacquer to dry then apply top coat. :)

Nails: OPI Kreme de la Kremlin

OPI Kreme de la Kremlin on Nails


Very pretty neutral colour that can be worn every day. It's a brownish-mauvish red? LOL. It's very muted I must say and it came with the famous OPI prowide brush which makes it very easy on application.

The Prowide brush is really very dense so it picks up the enamel very very well. But I don't really love it but that's because I have a problem. LOL. I have very narrow nails so the prowide brush usually end up brushing against the flesh at the sides of my nails. :( I had a had tie trying to clean 'em up. But being OPI, it's great stuff. It dries up very evenly. Colour is very pigmented and I got really opaque nails with just one coat. It's really hard to go wrong with OPI.

Anyway, enough of my rambling. Ladies, please do check out this awesome ebay seller store http://stores.ebay.com.sg/All-NailsLoveOPI-Beauty-Shoppe I got a couple of China Glaze and OPI nail polishes from her and I tell you her service is great. She's very reliable and she has such a wide variety to choose from!~ I am not related to her so I am recommending her store because I am genuinely happy with her service so go check her store out. ^^ I will post up some pictures of my nail polish haul soon :)

Nails: MAC Peppermint Patti from Sugarsweet Collection

MAC Peppermint Patti on Nails

MAC Peppermint Patti as base and China Glaze Tinsel as tip

I LOVE PEEPERMINT PATTI!~

The sugarsweet collection is launched at DFS already and I can't help but get this colour!~ It's absolutely gorgeous!~ I used 2 coats. It doesn't go on as smoothly as the nail lacquer from the Hello Kitty Collection during the 1st coat but the 2nd coat managed to even eveything out. My nail colour looked really opaque and even by them. LOVE~

Nail: My First Nail Design~

My First Nail Art Design


Close up Picture

My first nail design!~ Lol. It's nothing fantastic of course but I am happy I tried. I used MAC on the Prowl to draw diagonal stripe across OPI Heart Throb. Then I pasted some nail art stickers which I bought years ago over the diagonal stripe!~ :P

Stila Haul: Winter Wonderland Noire and Blanc Set

Top: Noire Set - Noire Palette, Illuminating Tinted Moisturiser in shade 01, Lip Glaze Raspberry, Multi Effects Mascara

Bottom: Blanc Set - Blanc Palette, Illuminating Tinted Moisturiser in shade 01, Lip Glaze in Brown Sugar, Multi Effects Mascara

Blanc Palette

Noire Palette

Lip Glaze

Mascara and Tinted Moisturiser


Guess what? These babies just retail at beautycrunch.com at USD 12 per set? Can you imagine? It's just freaking cheap. But anyway I got these from a very nice online shop called thechicshop. You can check out the online shop at http://thechicshop.wordpress.com
They retail at $45 per set. Great service. My BF got these for me as my monthly anniversary gifts. :X

I will be back with EOTD and reviews. ^^ Til then..

Nails: OPI Heart Throb Nail Polish

OPI Heart Throb on nails

^^ My first OPI!~ It's called Heart Throb!~ LOL. My BF gave it to me because he said he wanted my heart to throb! Hahaha! He said he really likes the name of this and he got it for me. It's a very fitting name in my opinion. LOL. It's a very sweet, soft pink and it made me think of a bride. I think this is a great colour for brides/bridemaids on a wedding day! The colour is very subtle so I think it's great for everyday wear especially on a weekday. Also, it has a cream finish with just a little shine. Very pretty.

Being OPI, naturally the quality of the nail polish is great. Application was very smooth and the brush from the bottle is fantastic! It made application really easy!~ I really like the fact that the colour on my nail turned out to be the same as that in the bottle. Some nail polishes look really good in the bottle but the colour turned out differently on the nails. :X

However, the nail colour tend to be a little sheer. I had to apply three coat of polishes before the colour turn opaque enough to colour the white tip of my nails. I didn't really mind though because the polishes are pretty much fast drying so the extra coats didn't really bother me much.