Geez, I was gone for almost 2 months. Again, my apologies. I would understand if you would not believe me anymore if I say that ‘I vow to be a better blogger this year’ hee hee. I mean it! I swear, I will allot more time updating this blog (nose getting longer now) oh well, moving on

One time during lunchbreak, I got really bored and lacking of energy (my body has taken its toll due to rigid workout routines which include: zumba for xbox 360). So I decided to list down my Make-Up Christmas Wishlist for 2012 hahah! I know way too early, might as well label it as my TO BUY LIST for 2012. Seriously, I am trying my very best to simplify my make-up kit, I want to stick to my tried and tested items and to stop trying new collection. But, a make-up junkie can never have too many lippies, you know. Maybe, I’d be able to stop trying out concealers, foundation, eye shadows and blushes but not/NOT lipsticks!

Initially, I started out with this short list (photo above), but to date my current 2012 Must Buy Make-up List is this:

1. NARS Lippies: Casablanca, Niagara, Catfight, Damage, Dolce Vita.
2. NARS Oasis Blush.
3. Benefit Hervana Blush.
4. MAC Mineralize Skinfinish Natural in Medium.
5. MAC Bare Again Lipstick.
6. Make-Up Forever Aqua Liners.
7. Make-Up HD Invisible Cover Concealer.
8. Laura Mercier Secret Brightening Powder.
9. Chloe Perfume.
10. No. 5 by Chanel Perfume.

Uh-oh, that was quite a long list and it’s just January hahah! Care to share your list?

Christmas is doubly sweeter and more exciting when you have kids. Imagine DS making a countdown every single day and checking out his Christmas stocking the first thing in the morning. This has been going on for almost 3 weeks now and he just cannot wait for December 1 to come. But it’s not him who got the very 1st present under our tree, it’s ME! Weee! Yesterday, I received my 1st Christmas present this year and it came from my twitter mom (read: online kris kringle). Although, DH bought me a pink northface fleece last Black Friday, I just think it was not counted as a gift because it was not wrapped hee hee.

Sephora Gift Cards come in a cute box with a very sleek mirror. Come to think of it, I do not own any purse mirror, save for the one in my compact powder. As for the giftcard, I can’t wait to use it this weekend! Thank you twitter mom, I love love LOVE your gift!

How many girlfriends do you have? Don’t you just love having someone or having many girlfriends to talk to on random days when you feel chatty and talk nonsense? I love my girlfriends, all of them, people I met from gradeschool, highschool, college, graduate school, work and online. And even though, hubby teases me that me and my girlfriends would always end up talking about purses, make-up and celebrities, we also (and usually) end up discussing serious issues such family, future plans and life in general.  Read the rest of this entry »

These mens t shirts are something I would love to include in dear hubby’s Christmas stockings. However, I still have not decided what to give him this Christmas as well as our 8th wedding anniversary which is a day after Christmas :*. In the meantime, here are some gift suggestions I came up as I was making my own Christmas wishlist. I hope Santa is reading this hee hee .

Chloé Gift Set
This set contains:
- 1 oz Eau de Parfum Spray
- 0.17 oz Eau de Parfum
- 3.4 oz Body Lotion

CLEAN Limited Edition 4 Piece Fragrance Collection
- 1 oz Eau de Parfum Spray in Cotton T-Shirt
- 1 oz Eau de Parfum Spray in Fresh Laundry
- 1 oz Eau de Parfum Spray in Warm Cotton
- 1 oz Eau de Parfum Spray in Shower Fresh

D&G Light Blue Gift Set
This set contains:
- 1.6 oz Eau de Toilette Spray
- 1.6 oz Body Créme
- 0.25 oz Eau de Toilette Spray

Clinique Complete Happiness Coffret
This set contains 5 x 0.24 oz Eau de Parfum Sprays in:
- Happy
- Happy Heart
- Happy In Bloom
- Happy Wealth of Flowers
- Happy Hint of Citrus

Laura Mercier limited edition travel brush set
These Laura Mercier’s travel-friendly set of tools for face, cheek, eye and brow make it easy to perfect your look wherever you may be. The sleek, snakeskin case includes a removable mesh pouch and collection of four mini Double-Ended Brushes and one Full-Size Brush.

MAC Make It Perfect Brush Kit/Essential
Glam up those every day applications with these chic special edition 129 SE, 190 SE, 275 SE, 266 SE and 226 SE brushes. With their glittering clear-as-ice handles and snowglobe-inspired bag, they’re fashionably cool – highly giftable, too!

NARS Danmari All About Cheeks Palette
This set contains:
- 6 x 0.12 oz Cheek Color in Hungry Heart (gold ivory), Super Orgasm (peachy pink with gold glitter), Desire (cotton candy pink), Casino (dark brown with golden shimmer), Orgasm (peachy pink with golden shimmer), Sin (berry with gold shimmer)

Tokidoki 24 Karat Skate Deck Eyeshadow Palette
This palette contains 12 x 0.03 oz eye shadows in:
- Nuvola (shimmery white)
- Stella (shimmery sillver)
- Viola (shimmery light purple)
- Cuore (pearlized soft pink)
- Duna (peralized nude)
- Sabbia (shimmering cream)
- Goccia (pearlized dark blue)
- Pioggia (matte black with silver glitter)
- Tempesta (pearlized dark purple)
- Oliva (pearlized mossy green)
- Camo (pearlized dark brown)
- 24 Karat (shimmery gold)

Bobbi Brown Ultimate Party Palette
This set contains:
- 4 x Metallic Eye Shadow in Navajo, Plum Steel, Antique Gold, Black Topaz
- 2 x Eye Shadow in Pewter Chrome, Plum Navy
- Shimmer Wash Eye Shadow in Chrome Patina
- Sparkle Eye Shadow in Crushed Granite
- 4 x Glitter Lip Gloss in Rave, Soiree Pink, Iced Lilac, Tinsel
- Mini Lip Brush
- Mini Eye Shadow Brush

Lancome Juicy Tubes Gift Set
This set contains:
- 6 x 0.33 oz Juicy Tubes in Hallucination (pale peach with gold flecks), Pink Bling (dusty pink with gold flecks), Touched by Light (champagne with gold flecks), Spring Fling (sheer baby peach), Magic Spell (pinky rose with opalescent flecks), Miracle (pinky violet with icy flecks)

L’Occitane Hand Cream Confections
This set contains:
- 5 x 1 oz Hand Cream in Fleur Cherie, Pivoine Flora, Cherry Blossom, Verbena Cooling Gel, Shea Butter

philosophy Sweet Kisses & Merry Wishes™
This set contains:
- 4 x 4 oz Shampoo, Shower Gel & Bubble Bath in Sugar Sprinkles Funnel Cake, Peppermint Bark, Pomegranate Bubbly, Old Fashioned Eggnog
- 4 x 0.5 oz Lip Shine in Sugar Sprinkles Funnel Cake, Peppermint Bark, Pomegranate Bubbly, Old Fashioned Eggnog

SEPHORA by OPI Glimmer Wonderland Eighteen Piece Mini Nail Colour Set
This set contains 18 x 0.12 oz Nail Colours in:
- Dear Diary
- How Cute Is That?
- Natural Environ-mint
- It’s Hippo To Be Square
- Access 24/7
- Ms. Can’t Be Wrong
- Don’t Feed The Hand Models
- Metro Chic
- Already Famous
- I’m With Brad
- Sample Sale
- Fiercely Fabulous
- Break A Leg-Warmer
- Bring On The Snowflakes
- Mermaid To Order
- I Don’t Bite
- Eve-y On The Eyes
- Just A Little Dangerous

It is going to be a long week at my end, apart from the fact that I need to research on immediate annuities, I have got so many deadlines, work-wise. So I made sure to have a very relaxing bath early this morning using my favorite L’Occitane Almond Shower Oil. It gives me such a relaxing and moisturizing bath without leaving my skin with greasy feeling. A must for me especially since I have a few bumps in my arms. Afterwards, I applied L’Occitane en Provence Almond Tonic Body Oil all over my body to give me the glow it needs. It also leaves me with therapeutic smell that also adds to that relaxing mindset. The combination of these 2 Almond Products from L’Occitane surely relaxes the bumps in my arms, I noticed that with constant usage of both, my bumps have extremely lessened.

Then, I massage my feet and hands with L’Occitane Shea Butter Foot Cream and L’Occitane en Provence Dry Skin Hand Cream. I am totally a L’Occitane junkie.

L’Occitane Shea Butter Foot Cream – 1 oz $10.00

L’Occitane en Provence Almond Tonic Body Oil – 3.4 fl oz $38.00

L’Occitane en Provence Dry Skin Hand Cream – 1 oz $10.00

L’Occitane Almond Shower Oil – 8.4 fl oz $22.00

VANITY.KIT’s RATING

Overall Product: A+

Value: 4/5

Ease of Use: 5/5

Packaging: 5/5

Sometime last year, around October, there was a buzz in Facebook which became a very popular trend. Most of the participants were women, your girlfriends, sisters, wives, etc… etc…where in most of them had to change their status update and mine was:

I like it on the couch, I like it on the kitchen sink, I like it anywhere except the floor… Read the rest of this entry »

About a couple of months ago, while DH was busy looking for briefcases for men, I quickly snagged some beauty products at the nearby pharmacy.

I never heard of this Loreal Sublime Mousse until a friend recommended it. According to her, this is very easy to apply. All you need to do is mix the cream with the solution, roll the bottle and apply it like you are shampooing your hair.

I am loyal to the brand Loreal when it comes to coloring my hair but I only get their Excellence Cream line. While this is very convenient as it is less messy (read: our carpet floor have hair dye stains already hee hee and I would sometimes ask DH to help me dye the back portion of my hair which means more mess!), the quality is a disappointment . Yes, it improved the condition of my hair because it becomes shiney afterwards. However, I do not see any color change at all, which is my main objective as to why I purchase this hair dye product. My natural hair color is dark brown and I picked the light chestnut brown shade. Maybe, I should have gotten a lighter shade, but then again, not a hint of chestnut brown was seen on my hair.

VANITY.KIT’s RATING

Overall Product: B-

Value: 2/5

Ease of Use: 4/5

Packaging: 4/5

Before I check on this tourmaster site for a friend, let me share a new staple in my bedside + travel kit.

A piece of Pond’s Wet Cleansing Towelettes in Evening Soothe is what I needed after a day’s worth of stress and heavy make-up. It feels like I had a cold masque on my cheeks and freshly sliced cucumber on my eyes. I do not use it daily but when I feel like I needed a cold masque to relax me before I hit the sack, I get one and pat it gently on my face. I use this AFTER cleaning my face with Cetaphil and SK-II facial cleanser and BEFORE I apply my night cream. While it claims to remove make-up especially mascara, it cannot remove mine. So make sure to remove your make up with your regular facial cleanser then gently pat a towelette before you apply your night cream.

Evening Soothe with Chamomile & White Tea

Lifts away impurities while soothing the senses, Removes waterproof mascara, New Seal Helps Towelettes Stay Wet

Breath deep and unwind. A perfect end to the day, Pond’s Evening Soothe Towelettes gently clean away all traces of dirt and make-up, while calming the skin and senses. These soft, textured cloths wipe away the day while releasing the relaxing fragrance of Chamomile and White Tea.

• Removes waterproof mascara
• Dermatologist tested
• Ophthalmologist tested
• Leaves skin perfectly clean and make-up free
• Removes waterproof mascara with ease
• Soft, textured cloth works gently, without drying skin
• Ideal for all skin types

VANITY.KIT’s RATING

Overall Product: A

Value: 4/5

Ease of Use: 4/5

Packaging: 4/5