TRAVEL DiARiES: iNVERARAY CASTLE

Growing up with fairytales as my bedtime reading makes me love castles like every one else. Historic castles, most especially, fascinate me with its stories and histories as well as their architectures. Inveraray castle will always be one of my favourite castles. Its location which is in top of a mountain with an idyllic village in a distance makes it more dreamy. Another thing that makes it special I guess is that it is still use by the Duke of Argyll and his family eventhough it's only a few months each year.

MY CORAL LOVE AFFAiR

I have a serious love affair with the shade coral with my cosmetics. Day or night, winter or summer, fun or formal, anytime, anywhere, coral will be my best pick. I think that the shade coral really suit any skintone. It the best mixture of orange, pink, and peach. It is fun, bright, pretty, and gorgeous at the same time. There is also something in the coral shade that just makes me a little better and my day a bit brighter. This post is an ode to my favourite make-ups which are or almost have the coral shade.

LiP PRODUCT ADDiCT TAG

I rarely do tags in my blog but this one is very hard to pass and I have to profess my deep love for lip products. The following are my answers to the infamous Lip Product Addict Tag. Enjoy!

-Best Lip Balm/Treatment
The Fresh Lip Sugar Treatment & Elizabeth Arden Eight Hour Cream are definite winners for me. The Fresh Lip Sugar Treatment is just so soft and buttery on the lips. The Elizabeth Arden Eight Hour Cream is really good if you have sore and dry lips. I use it every night before going to bed and it just restores my lips to its normal and undamaged condition. Both are awesome and amazing at hydration.

-Best Eye Catching Red
The best eye catching red in my lipstick stash is the YSL Rouge Volupte Shine in the shade Rouge in Danger. It is bright red with an eye catching gloss on it. It is not too vampy but really gorgeous and beautiful.

-Best Luxury and Best Drugstore Lipsticks
The Best Luxury Lipsticks for me is actually a tie between the Tom Ford ones and the YSL RougeVolupte Shine. Both are really good but the YSL one is more affordable than the Tom Ford lipsticks. The Best Drugstore goes to the Loreal L’Extraordinaire Liquid Lipsticks in which I immensely love.

-Best MAC Lipstick
The best MAC lipstick without any doubt is the shade Chatterbox. It is the most beautiful pink lipstick there is.

AESOP RESURRECTION AROMATIQUE HAND BALM

Another useless confession of mine, I am quiet obsessed with my hand hydration. With my work me meeting people all the time and shaking hands, I want to leave a good impression with my hands. I know it is quiet shallow and the boyfriend will probably roll his eyes if he reads this one. I don’t know about you but I often noticed every small thing when I meet someone. It makes me paranoid that they might notice everything with me. It is also quiet nice when the boyfriend hold my hand and he will say it’s soft and nice. Anyway, I tried lots of hand balms and have been searching for a new one to try as I haven't really found the one. I’ve heard great feedbacks about the Aesop Resurrection Aromatique Hand Balm and I am quite curious to give it a whirl. However, the said hand balm is quiet expensive so I have doubts whether I would purchase it or not. I finally get it in the end and had been continually using it ever since.

WHAT’S iN MY COFFEE TABLE?

I always love seeing coffee tables that are adorned with books or magazines. Pinterest is a great sight to drown your self of coffee tables photo for inspiration.  I like my coffee table to be as simple as possible. I only like some books or magazines on it, maximum of three, with a vase of flowers or a lone candle on top of it. Sometimes, only a lone bowl of potpourri of what is on top of my coffee table. Recently, I’ve been loving some books and these have been my coffee table ornament.

REVLON PARFUMiERE NAiL POLiSH

When I started seeing the Revlon Parfumiere Nail Polish, I am quiet skeptical as I thought that it is quiet gimick-y. I then started seeing bloggers raving about it and I started getting persuaded. When I was shopping in Boots, I saw it in the aisle and I impulsively got some shades to try. I want to know if it lives to its hype.

MY WEEK iN PHOTOS

I feel like days are going so fast lately and in between work, sleep, blogging, and social life, it can get pretty hectic. I have a few simple pleasures that I have been totally loving this week that gets me through tough days. Or just to help me relax in the evenings.

THE NEW CC CREAM

During summer and spring, my love for BB and CC Creams is just over heightened. Sometimes though, I am hoping that these creams comes in a compact form as well as it will be easier to travel or carry around. I know I am not alone in this predicament. Well cheer up ladies as Clinique has released its own one which is the Clinique Moisture Surge CC Cream Compact Hydrating Colour Corrector. Long cosmetic names is having its moment nowadays. When I first saw this compact CC Cream, it's just love at first glance.

THE LOLiTA

When Marc Jacobs released its cosmetic line last year, I am one of those who were greatly disappointed that it is not accesible in the UK. I was particularly eyeing the Matc Jacobs Lolita Palette from the range. Every time I see a photo of it, I just covet it even more. When the news that Sephora is shipping to the UK, the Lolita Palette is on top of my list to purchase.

LOREAL L’EXTRAORDiNAiRE LiQUiD LiPSTiCK

Left to Right: Rose Melody, Rose Symphony, Tangerine Sonate

Since the release of liquid lipsticks last year, everyone was caught on its hype and just fell in love with it.  Everyone is just amazed by the liquid lipstick revolutionary formula. Almost every brand, high-end or drugstore, released their own versions of liquid lipsticks. My latest love for liquid lipstick comes from Loreal which is their L’extraodinaire Liquid Lipstick.

DETOX CITRUS WATER

We all know that we need loads of water to be healthy. I, myself, can see a lot of difference in my skin whenever I drink loads of water. My skin just feels so supple and hydrated. It also helps pimples at bay. Aside from the benefits to the skin, drinking loads of water has also plenty of health benefits to the body. But like plenty of people in the planet, I am not so keen with drinking. To encourage myself, I looked and tried to discover ways to make my water more enticing to drink. I started doing fruits infused water and I really like it. Infusing water with fruits gives it more benefits to the health. Today, I'm going to share my favourite fruits infused water which is the Detox Citrus Water.

JURLiQUE CALENDULA TREATMENT SERUM

If you are suffering from redness and sensitive skin, the Jurlique Calendula Redness Rescue Restorative Treatment Serum (what a long name..phew) will be very helpful for you. Before the critiques will start flocking in, I have been using this serum daily for more than 2 months now. I think that is more than long enough to give my thoughts on this amazing serum. With regards to skin type, I think that this serum can help all skin type although it is design for people like me who have sensitive skin.

DRUGSTORE GEMS

Over the past few weeks, I have been discovering and rediscovering products from the drugstore. I also try to incorporate them in my daily routine. I consider most of them as gems as they have good qualities and very affordable. Some items as well are really hyped and loved by blogosphere and it should be as most are really awesome.

THE PiNK SHOES

I live my life in monochromatic and nude shades of shoes that a pair of pink shoes is still a shock to me. It is a big surprise, even to my self, that a pretty, pink shoes just caught me hook, line, and sinker. Whilst browsing the Asos website (it is a dangerous place to browse), this pastel pink Asos Samba Heels just caught my eye. I tried to ignore it, but even in my sleep it still appears on my dream. Now that is quiet an obsession and I just have a strong urge to purchase it and I did.