February Favourites~

Hello everyone. Sorry for the absence this weekend, I had a lot going on. But I am glad I made it just in time for February favourites. Today is the last day of Feb. , so it's the perfect day for favourites, right?^0^
In february, I rediscovered a lot of products in my current collection that I have kind of ignored, so hope you enjoy and hope this inspire you to discover something you love from you own collection too^0^~

Starting with base makeup. I re-discovered the Laura Mercier Mineral Foundation primer. I tried this under both liquid and mineral foundation, and it work very very well. My favourite thing about this primer is that the texture is SOOO light. It feels like a moisturizing lotion, and it does not feel greasy or heavy at all.

The foundation of this month stays the same as Lancome Tient Miracle. Although I got the Laura Mercier silk cream foundation this month, I haven't been using it the entire month, and I still used the Lancomce one a lot. You can see from the bottle that I am making a little progress there.^0^

Another thing I am really loving is the MAC Fix+ Lavender Makeup setting spray. I used to not like the idea of a makeup spray, because I thought it's going to mess up my base makeup, but the MAC Fix+ is really amazing, I just hold it about 10 inches away from my face and spary it on. I do NOT pad it in, I just let it sinks in by itself. This way, it doesnot mess up my base makeup, also, it makes my face less powdery and more natural looking. I really recommend this spary, and this is something I'll definitely repurchase.

The next favourite is a new highlight that I discovered. It is the Maybelline age rewined concealer/highlighter. The concealer is pretty nice, but nothing special, but the illuminator side is AMAZING!! It's the most natural highlight I have ever used. Sometimes, when I am too lazy, I just apply the highlight on my cheekbones and T-zone and just lightly powder my face as my base makeup. It's very very natural. I also use this on my dark circles after concealer, this will just brighten up the undereye area even more. I absolutly recommend this to anyone. I am already so impressed that i just want to pick up 10 back-ups, haha^0^

For mascara, I am really loving the Maybelline lash discovery waterproof. I did a review of this in my mascara show done post, you can check it out HERE~^0^ The brush is very precise and it holds curls very very well.

For eyes, I am really loving my Paul&Joe pearl powder in 002. It's kind of like a MAC pigment, but with much better shine. The shimmer in this shadow is really similar to the brown color in the Coffrent D'or SA eyes 01 palette, which is my all time favourite brown. The shimmer in the P&J one is just a little more sparkly and I think it's absolutely gorgeous. I just ordered another pearl powder from P&J, and I am really excited^0^.
Also, I am really in love with P&J products in general, if you guys are warching "The Fierce Wife" (犀利人妻）, which is a Taiwanese drama, you'll what I'll talking about^0^～

Next, for cheeks, I am back to my old favourite, which is the Revlon powder blush (this color is only available in Aisa, so sorry), but the color is EXTREMELY similar to orgasm from NARS, but a little less shimmery.

For lip products, I am really into peachy/coral colors. Two of my favourites are both from MAC. One is the Neon Orange lipstick (the how to wwear bold lip color post is coming tomorrow, I promise!) and the Kissable lip color in "So vain".

Swatches～

Finally, I have a favourite nail color. This one is a pinky purple color from Coffret D'or (PU-19). It actually shows up more pink than purple.

OK, that is all for my february favourites. I hope you all enjoyed it, and please show me your favourites too^0^~ Thank you for reading.
Stay pretty and stay tuned!
LOVE^0^~

Chunky Bling Jewery Review and Coupon~

Hello everyone!^0^ I am excited to do a jewery post today. I personally love jeweries, and they are probably my favourte thing to shop, haha^0^.
I was recently contacted by this online jewery website chunckybling.com.
I don't normally review for companies unless I feel like their products are really worth a review. But when I contacted them, they have great customer service. They were also nice enough to send me a ring to try so I can see the quality of their jewery and I was really impressed. I picked out the ring myself, it's a really cute pink swarovski crystal ring.

Disclaimer: This ring was sent to me for free to try. But all my review opinions are 100% honest.

Here is what the ring looks like.

One of my favourite thing about this ring is that it has a elastic band.
Because the band is elastic, it fits on more than one fingure (genius, right?) I don't know if you all have this problem, but when I buy rings, I often can't decide what size to get, because my ring finger will be one size while my middle finger may be another size. However, with this ring, you don't have that problem, it fits perfectly on both fingers, it can also fit on my index finger.

By the way, the one I got was size 5-6. (I am normally U.S. size 6)
Also, I love how the crystals on the ring is very shiney, so it really glizens in the sun.

This ring retails for $10 on chunkybling.com. However, they do charge shipping for orders under $75 dollars. Shipping is about (5 something dollars)
But the company was really nice to offer my readers a jeweryparty. Basically, you can click through the link below and enter my jewery party:

Join the jewery party HERE!
Then you can use code: HAIYING15 for free shippind on all orders until March 1st.

So if you are interested in getting this ring or maybe pick up your own piece, visit their website.
They also have other jeweries like necklaces and even watches, which are really cool.  So feel free to check it out.
I hope you all enjoyed the review and happy shopping~^0^

Makeup Haul: Laura Mercier and MAC~

Hello everyone. I have another haul for you today. I wasn't gonna post this because I am saving most of the products to use in the spring or summer, but due to sammy's (summei0529 on youtube)request, I am going to show you this haul. Sammy is one of my good friends, and she started her new channel on youtube (yeah, sammy!). She has an empire of skincare products and she is super experience with all kinds of skincare. So feel free to check out her channel if you'd like.
P.S.: I am not required to mention sammy or her channel, she is just a friend of mine and I do like her channel myself.

OK, enough rambling, let's move on to the haul.

First, start of with the Laura Mercier stuff. I got their Limited Edition Valentine's day set. I don't think you can get this anymore (sad). I wasn't gonna get this set at all, but sammy tempted me too much, haha^0^.Also, Laura Mercier is one of my favourite western brands. (I have a my favourite brand on the left info bar if you want to know more about what brands I like) But I'm really glad I got it because it comes in a cute pink pouch.

The products inside are also of great quality. It comes with 3 brushes, a travel lip brush (with cap), a angled shader brush (a pretty unique brush), and a cheek color brush.

The set also comes with a blush (left) and a eye shadow(right). The blush is a muted peach color, and the eyeshadow is a shimmery pink.

The last thing from the set is a lip stain. It's called shy pink, a muted rose color, very ver natural and sophiscated.

Swatches from left to right: powder blush in "rose bloom"; eyeshadow in brilliant rose (a totally disappointment, it is sooooo sheer that I have to swipe it 7 times to get what you see in the picture); and the lip stain in shy pink.

I love the laura mercier set, the only disappointment is the eyeshadow.
I also picked up some laura mercier base makeup because they were having a sale that if you by 2 of their flawless skin itmes, you can get a FULL SIZE foundation primer for FREE!! That was an amazing deal because a full size foundation primer costs $30 plus tax, so I just couldn't miss that, haha^0^ (I know, all excuses.)
But anyway, I got the silk cream foundation. I have been wanting to try this since last year, so I finally got a chance to try it. I am in the shade "rose ivory". I know this is a pinky shade, but the silk cream foundations from LM tend to run a little bit yellow, so this shade actually matches me pretty well (Although I have yellow undertone).

I also got a back up of my LM mineral foundation in "Real sand". I am almost out of my current one because it's a travel size that came with a set. So I just purchased a full size one for the coming summer.


Obviously, I gor a free full size foundation primer, yeah^0^~ I have only tried their primer in the mineral formular, so I am excited to try the original formular.

The purchase also came with 5 samples. How lovely~^0^


ok, now onto the MAC stuff. I only got 2 things.

First is my first MAC foundation, woohoo~~^0^ The only MAC base makeup I have tried before was the MAC mineralized skin finish natural. I really liked it and I used it all up. But I am always really scared that the MAC foundations will break me out. Finally, I decided that I'll going to try a MAC foundation anyway. I picked this one up because it's a full coverage foundation, which I donot have, and it is suitable for dry and sensitive skin. So we'll see how it works. I am in the shade NC 20.

Then I got a lipstick. This is from the stylish yours collection. It's called "Neon Orange". Haha, I know you'll probably be thinking that I am crazy because I have never gotten such a bright and crazy color before. However, I really like it and I also really want to do a post to show you all how to wear bold lip colors.

Swatch with only one swipe, crazy right? This is an amplified cream, so it is super super pigmented,

However, when I wear it on my lips, can you tell? Yes, it is the same color, but it looks so natural right? ^0^

room lighting: (I know I have those little "beard", but I think a lot of girls have that and I actually think it's quite cute, haha^0^)

If you want to know how to apply super bold lipcolor in a very natural way, stay tuned for my post coming very soon^0^~
Well, that is all for today, thank you so much for reading~
Stay pretty and stay tuned!
LOVE^0^~

Mascara Show Down Review~

Hello everyone. Happy Sunday. I actually have a lot of homework and a flag football game tonight, woo-hoo, good luck to our team. (No, I am not athletic AT ALL, I'm just playing because my friends are playing, haha^0^）
Anyway, I want to do a review for you all on the mascaras I have been trying. I was on this CRAZY mascara phase last month so I did try out a LOT of them. Some are samples, some are full size. Hope this is helpful for you all who is seeking for a good mascara.
OK, first I want to talk about my lash condition. I have really short asian lashes that points straight down. It's really hard for my lashes to hold curls. So I am mainly looking for length and how well it holds curls. That is also one of the reasons why most of these mascaras are water-proof.
Well, let's get started with a faimly picture, as usual~

I am going to start with eyelash primers. I have tried 2 of them, both in sample size.

First, I'm going to talk about the Lancome cils booster. This is a white base that contains a lot of fibers. When you apply it to your lashes, it will make your lashes look white, but after you apply on mascara, the white color is completely covered.
This primer lengthens pretty well, but although it is called "cils" booster, I don't think it holds curls that well, it even weighs down my lashes a little bit. So I think the formular is just a little heavy for me. However, if you have pretty soft lashes that is not hard to curl, I think this will work very well for you.

Now, moving on to the Shiseido eyelash primer. This primer has received really good reviews, so I was really excited to try it. But it is not that amazing. The formular is a little more dry, so it holds curls a little better, but I didn't think it lengthens well, it does not make a big difference in my lashes with or without the primer. So I am not super impressed, and I would probably not recommend this one.

ok, i'm going yo start with the japanese mascara. I have talked about this one before, but I thought I'd through this in the review too, so you can do some comparison. This is one of my favourite mascara by far. It is the Lash Sculpture masacara by B&C lab, you can get this from adambeauty.com
The applicator is a one sided curved comb, which coats lashes very well. It lengthens and separates lashes very well, and extremely good for lower lahes. The only down side is that the formular is a little wet, so it does nbot hold curls as well. But if you use a heated lahs curler afterwards, the curls holds all day. So I would rate this my favourite masacara so far.

Next, is the closest alternative to lash sculpture, which is the Lash Discovery mascara by Maybelline. It has a super mini wand and very easy to get those corner lashes. The wand is also slightly bent, which makes it easier to apply on lower lashes. I got the water proof formular, so it holds curls very well. However, it does not lengths as good as the lash sculpture masacara, it also does not volumize as well. But overall, it is my favourite U.S. drugstore mascara.

Continuing with the "comb" applicator trend. This is the Rimmel Lash Max Mascara. It also comes with a comb, but the teeth of the comb is more saparated than the lash sculpture one. This one does separate your lashes very well, but it does not do much other than that. It lengthens very naturally, but I prefer masacara to lengthen A LOT. So I think this is more suitable for the people who has naturall good lash condition already. It is waterproof and it does not weigh the lashes down.

Next, I am going to move on to the brush applicator ones.
First one is the famous Lancome Hypnose mascara. This one is not in water proof, which is the main thing, because it weighs my lashes down a lot. It saparates lashes pretty well, however, it does not lengthen as well. It does give your lashes a natural volume, but I don't think it is worth the price.

The same thing happens with the Deficile mascara. I do like the wand a slight bit better, because it is a little slimer and easier to control. However, it is not water proof. This one is not as volumizing as the Hypnose, but it lenghthens better.

Finally, the Hypnose drama. This is probably my favourite out of the 3 lancome ones. It does have a kind of curvy brush, and the applicator is pretty huge. However, it volumize very well, it is very dark and it gives your lashes a natual length as well. I feel like although the applicator is kind of hard to work with, the effect it gives is worth the trouble. Be aware that the formular of this one is a little wet, so it is easier to smuge.

Next, I tried a sephora mascara sample from my birthday kit. I don't like this one at all. The applicator is really fat and hard to work with, it does not lengthen well, and the volume is just soso. So I don't recommend this one at all.

This next one I have is the estee Lauder double wear. The applicator of this one is kind of similar to the lancome deficils. But I think the color of this one is actually darker, so it actually volumize a little better than and lancome one. Formular wise, they are very similar.

This is a comparison of the appilator. Left is Estee Lauder double wear, right is lancome deficils. You can see, they are very similar.

Finally, I am going to review the Classic Volumn express mascara by Matbelline.I also got this in the waterproof formular. I am not a big fan of this one either. The wand is very standard, but although I got this in either very black, it is still not black. It just kind of look greyish. Also, the first day I opened this mascara, I thought it is out, that is just how dry it is. So although it holds curl well, it does not appear black enough and it is not amazingly volumizing either. The lengthening power is also soso. Overall, I would not recommend this one.

So that is all for the mascara I have been trying. I am still testing the kiss me mascara out, I will do a separate review on that one later.
Thank you for reading and I hope all of you have a wonderful week ahead~
Stay pretty and stay tuned!
LOVE~^0^

Review: Kiehl's Midnight Recovery Concentrate

Hello everyone. I am doing pretty good with posting, right? Haha, aren't you pround of me (just kidding, ^0^). Anyway, today I am doing a indepth review (not short review anymore) on the the Kiehl's Midnight Recovery Concentrate. (So many people have requested this, so here it is^0^~_

I first heard of this item from a youtube guru, Ingrid,(Her screen name is missglamorazzi). She is really cute and super nice. She really likes kiehls, nars, and asian makeup too, so feel free to check out her channel. I linked her review right HERE! If you have oily skin, you can refer to her opinion.
But I was really tempted to try this because of her recommendation. She has really oily skin and she really liked this product, so I wasn't really worried about it breaking me out. I picked this up about 3 weeks ago from saks, and have been using it everyday since then.
It comes in a blue bottle with 30ml (1 oz.) of product. It has a test tube despenser, which is very sanitary and convenient. The bottle is quite thick, so it feels very solid.

The concentrate is a replenishing elixir of pure ESSENTIAL OILS (yes, it is pure essential OIL, so it is not a serum, it is a oil based product. However, it does not feel oily at all). It is suppose to replenish your skin with essential nutritions and revitalize your skin by the morning.

The essential oil, unlike a lot of other oils, feels very lightweight. It is very fast absorbing and has a nice natural scent.It contains Squalane (which is one of the most effective moistrurizing ingredient), botanical lipid similar to the skin's molecular structure. It also contains evening primrose oil (which is where the nice scent comes from), omega-6 fatty acid and lavender essential oil. These natural skin oils and fatty acid sinks into the skin and let the skin repair itseld from the daily environment damages. It can effectively hydrate, soften the skin and also has anti-aging benefits. The extremely soothing scent also helps with a goodnight sleep.

I personally have really dry skin in the fall/winter time, and have combination skin in the spring/summer time. I think this product would work for ALL SKIN TYPES. Ingrid (whom I mentioned earlier) has really oily skin, but she still really like the product. Because the essential oils does not feel oily on your skin, it is the "good" oil that can help your skin repair, it will not cause your skin to break out.

It is suggested to use 2-3 drops of the concentrate every night. However, if you have drier skin like me, I use 4 drops for my face and neck (I mix it with a moisturizing lotion, which I will talk about in my updated skincare routine soon). If you have normal/combo skin, you can use 3 drops. If you are really afriaid of oil, you can just use 2 drops. A good way to use this is add it to your lotion and mix it up between your hands, then apply it to your face and neck. When applying it this way, you won't feel ANY oiliness at all. If just adds a rosy lavender scent to your moisturizer while remaining the benefit of this concentrate and your moisturizer.
After about 3 weeks of use, I am stil only about 1/10 of the way through this product, so I think this product will last you 6-7 months with no problem. I believe this product is $43 dollars (plus tax). You can purchase at any Kiehls counter or online. I think it is ABSOLUTELY worth the price, and I would highly recommended it to anyone who is seeking for a good serum/moisturizer.

Packaging: 5/5
Scent: 6/5 (love it^0^!!)
Color: almost clear
Texture: a not oily essential oil
Funtion: 5/5 (so worth it!)
Overall: 5/5!!
Repurchase?: Yes! I have recommend this to a lot of people already, and almost everyone in my family wants to try it now, haha^0^~

That is the review on Kiehls midnight recovery concentrate. I hope it is helpful. If you have any additional questions, feel free to ask me in the comments or send me an email.
Thank you for reading!
Stay pretty and stay tuned~
LOVE~^0^

SaSa Haul, Yeah~^0^

Hello everone.
I just want to mention that I have updated my beauty profile, also my 2011 wish list on the left side bar. You can check it out if you'd like. I always get questions on what I want and stuff like that, so I thought the list would help. Obviously, everything is subject to change, haha^0^
OK, anyway, I have another haul for you today. It's from sasa~^0^ I love shopping at sasa, because I think they have really nice product range and the prices are very reasonable.
Ok, so let's reveal the haul^0^~
Family picture:

I was really excited to see that sasa is carrying dolly wink products now^0^. Although they are always sold out, but if you are lucky enough, I think they have the best price online. I got a pair of power lashes in #5. It's really natural and cute.

I also got the little lash box so I can travel with my falses easily.

It comes with two separate compartment, I put lower lashes in the small compartment and upper lashes in the other. I wish it is divided more, so each pair of lashes gets it's own little spot. But oh well, it's cute enough~

Next, I got the Mizuko Tenshi Flower Moisture Gel. It is a toner+lotion+moisturizer all in one. It is suppose to be a one step skincare. I thought the idea is really cool, because when I am in a hurry in the morning to go to school, I can just slap this on and leave. I haven't really tried it yet, but I will report back with the results.

I also saw this new brand called Majiami. I have heard about it from some Taiwanese bloggers. The speak person for this brand is Rainie Yang (杨丞琳).She is very cute. So I decided to give it a try. I only picked out one thing, which is the Intense whitening spot corrector. I am currently trying it out. I will do a review on it soon.

I just ran out of my Paul & Joe toner (which I LOVE), so I though I'd pick a new one to try. This is the Aloe toner from JUJU cosmetics. It is suppose to be 100% organic or something like that. It is just very standard toner. I just wanted somthing cheap, haha^0^.

Then I picked this one up just because it was on sale. It is the skin food black sugar wash off. I tried it once last night. I think I quite like it, it makes your skin very smooth and soft. But I need to try it a couple more times to tell if it truely has some effect on my skin.

The last thing I got was the Essential Nuance Airy conditioner. I am 2/3 of the way through my Tsubaki conditioner now. So I thought I would pick up a back up. The packaging is so cute^0^~

OK, that is all I got from sasa. I am really trying to pace myself on hauls now. (OK, that is a lie, I just placed a Laura Mercier haul, haha. But you know, I am trying.) Anyway, I will have reviews coming up after I try everything.
Thank you so much for reading~
Stay pretty and stay tuned!
LOVE^0^~