TOP FiVE DRUGSTORE EYESHADOW EDiT

Hello lovelies! I am finally back after disappearing for a week. Things are a bit manic as aside that it is the Holiday season, I have a lot of things to do and work to finish before I go on a month's holiday just after Christmas. Anyway, enough of my rambling and as I have discovered a beautiful new eyeshadow palette I thought I would share with you my top five drugstore eyeshadow palette.

THE LiQUiD LiPSTiCK EDiT

Liquid lipsticks are probably one of my beauty weakness. I love a good liquid lipstick and I am always on the hunt for a good one. Over the years, I have tried so many liquid lipstick in the search of the one. Of course I can't point out a single lipstick to be the holy grail one but I can give you the list of what I think are the best liquid lipsticks there is.

WiNTER GLOW

Winter as bleak as it is also makes me look pale and sallow. Not a good sight I must say. I think the lack of sunshine makes my skin just unhealthy with no glow. Aside that moisturiser is a big must-have in my skincare routine, I also religiously use oils to my skincare routine and other products that could bring in the glow.

DAiLY WiNTER MAKE-UP ROUTiNE

The past few weeks had been actually manic and I was already expecting that due to my impending holiday that I keep on harping about. To my actual surprise, my skin has been really stable and I had waved blemishes goodbye so far. As my skin is quiet alright, I am using lighter bases at the moment as I want to show off my clear skin. I am keeping my fingers crossed that this will stay like this. I will be sharing with you the usual make-up items I am slapping in my face this winter. Some items change every now and then but this is the most usual crew.

BEAUTY GiFT GUiDE 2015

Well hello beauty lovers. This gift guide is entirely dedicated to all of us. Basically, I have compiled my top five beauty Christmas releases and file it as my beauty gift guide. I basically wants to gift myself every limited edition Christmas beauty releases but I'll give you a rundown of what is really worth getting from the plethora of new releases.

BEAUTY STOCKiNG FiLLERS iDEAS

Aside from main gifts, I also struggle with stocking fillers. Christmas shopping for gifts is a fun experience but with a bit of anxiety looming as of whether I picked up the right gifts. I always start my Christmas shopping as early as October as I loathe the mad rush in December. It drives me insane when I can't choose things properly due to the amount of people doing shopping. Anyway, enough of my moaning and as I am almost finish with my Christmas gift shopping, I compiled some beauty items that I think are great stocking fillers.

CONTOURiNG & HiGHLiGHTiNG ON A BUDGET

As contouring and highlighting is such a big trend nowadays thanks to the Kardashians, the beauty market is full of different options. There are so many high-end brands that are cult favourites for highlighting and contouring. The drugstore lately has really upped their game when it comes to contour and highlights. There are also many affordable products that their quality can also be compared to their high-end counterparts. I made a round-up to what I think are the best highlighting and contouring products with affordable prices.

FEEL UNiQUE RADiANT SKiN BEAUTY BOX

I have never been a fan of beauty boxes as I just can't see the point of paying for sample sizes. I got spoiled by my local shops which provides kaboodle of samples when you purchased something or when you're just passing by. Maybe I shopped too often that we are almost on name basis with the shop assistants. Anyway, going back to the topic, I always shudder thinking of paying for sample sizes. My brain can't still comprehend beyond the logic of that. During one of my midnight browsing in the Feel Unique website (a very bad habit), I chance to stumble to their beauty boxes section. One beauty box in particular immediately caught my attention as it contains most beauty items that I have been meaning to try. Without even hesitating I just purchased it immediately, forgot about it until it landed in my doorstep 3 days after.

AUTUMNAL LIPS WARDROBE: BUDGET EDiTiON

On my last post, I talked about my Autumnal lipsticks of choice. You might have noticed that none are from the drugstore as because of this post. I also compiled my top five Autumnal lipstick with budget-friendly prices. Rocking the Autumnal lips is never made easier as the drugstore has so many budget options to choose from.

AUTUMNAL LiPS ROUND-UP

I love my dark, bold lips. I think it looks so chic and probably the easiest way to look made up with the slightest effort required. You just need a flawless skin, some mascara, your bold lipstick of choice, and you'll look fab in my opinion. As the weather gets cooler, I am most excited to take out my dark lips arsenal.

THE ESSENTiALS PALETTE 2015 EDiTiON

During Christmas period, like many other beauty aficionados, I wait with baited breathe as to what the beauty brands will offer. I am a sucker for limited edition beauty releases and I think that the Holiday Season has the best releases. I don't really buy all the beauty releases, I am not that mad, but I want to buy what I have been seriously lusting over. I have get hold already of the Tarte Blush Palette Holiday 2015 and another beautiful palette has been recently added to my arsenal.

OCTOBER FAVOURiTES

I'm back again with a list of what I have been loving throughout October. Every year, commencing October, my life is more manic than usual. It is more so now as I try to squeeze in everything into my social calendar before I disappear for a month at the end of the year until early next year. It has been pretty crazy but hey ho, we only live once and I want people who are closed to me feel that they are valued. Anyhow enough of my ramblings and back to my October favourites.

AUTUMNAL BASE EDiT

During Spring and Summer, I mostly rely on my light coverage bases or just skin perfecting ones. For the colder months, it is a different ball game. I prefer medium coverage and sometimes navigates to full coverage. I think because of the cold weather, using higher coverage foundations are more comfortable on the skin. I also love a flawless looking skin on colder months. A flawless skin pulls together a smoky eye or dark, bold lips. For Autumn 2015, I've chosen my top five bases from my stash. Some are new and some are old favourites.

MY THOUGHTS ON COVER FX

I have been pretty curious about Cover Fx for awhile as it constantly appears on Lisa Eldridge's videos. Cover Fx, however, had been pretty elusive in the UK until House of Fraser and Space NK started selling them much to everyone's delight. I love the concept of Cover Fx as it aims to deliver make-up products with skincare benefits. How amazing is that?

MAC EYESHADOW STARTER KIT

When you first ventured into Mac eyeshadows, it is normal to feel overwhelmed. Mac, as a brand, probably has the widest shade range for every make-up products there is. When I started buying Mac eyeshadows a few years ago, I can still remember how lost I felt. I just don't know what to get. Luckily at that time, a very helpful Mac MUA helped me (there are not so many helpful ones nowadays). I think starting with nude/neutral eyeshadows is always a good start although their nude eyeshadows alone is on mind blowing scales of too many. I compiled four shades from my collection plus one little extra as to what I think are good shades to start with your Mac eyeshadow collection.

THREE-PALETTE RECOMMENDATIONS FROM THE BALM

I have been a big fan of The Balm since I first fell inlove with their Mary Lou Manizer. Since then, I tried a good few other bits from the brand. I have yet to find something from the brand that disappoints me as most of the things that I tried are just awesome. Whilst I was rearranging my beauty stash last weekend, I had a few good minutes of The Balm appreciation time. Since I was already mooning about the brand, here I am giving you a piece of my mind of what I think are the top three The Balm palettes.

KiKO MiDNiGHT SiREN

If you have been reading my blog for sometimes now, you will know that I am fast becoming a big fan of Kiko. I still haven't recovered of how beautiful their Rose Golden Collection is and now they released another one. The latest collection of the brand is Midnight Siren. The collection takes inspiration from the mystery and magic of the night thus the collection name. The whole collection promises products that are sultry and iridescent.

A NEW DRUGSTORE DUO

I have never encountered any primer and foundation duo that I love both products whether its drugstore or high end ones. It's always a case of either I love the primer and hates the foundation or the other way around. Recently, one of my favourite brand, Soap and Glory, extended their One Heck of a Blot range and released a new primer and foundation. I was bracing myself for one of the product to be a let down but for the first time, I was blown away by two products in one range that I feel I should share the news.

KAT VON D EVERLASTiNG LiQUiD LiPSTICK

Liquid lipstick always has a special place in my heart. Aside that they are easy to apply, most liquid lipstick are quiet forgiving to my lips that is always dehydrated. When the Kat Von D Everlasting Liquid Lipstick was released in the market, I was blown away with their shade range that I keep on lusting over them. It also comes in quiet a reasonable price which makes it more appealing.

TRYiNG A POWDER FOUNDATiON

I am one of the biggest fan of liquid foundations and I think that it's the best foundation consistency there is. I also haven't tried a powder foundation that satisfied me to be quiet honest thus the above opinion. However I also must admit that liquid foundations can take time to blend and quiet quiet consuming in touching up. When the Clinique Beyond Perfecting Powder Foundation + Concealer was released, I am quiet doubtful and hesitant about it. After trying it for a couple of weeks, I am now ready for a full report.