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?

Last week, I had these episodes of which I called the NARS Craze. Why? Because I used up every single spare time that I have reading reviews on NARS Blushes/Lipstick and browsing each and every swatch online. Hands down, this brand is the best out there when it comes to blushes. I have more than a couple of Benefit blushes which are also as good as NARS but with NARS, I just can’t get enough of all their blushes’ shades, makes me wanna hoard argh!

Here are the NARS blush shades that ended up in my lemming list. Swatch photos credit goes to Temptalia.com.

and then, these are the lipstick shades that had been haunting me in my sleep . I also dreamed that these were priced less than $5 a pop! Now, tell, me where can I buy that barcode scanner in my dreams hee hee.

NARS Schiap (bright pink)

NARS Mayflower (peachypinkbeige)

NARS Catfight (mauve pink)

NARS Dolce Vita (berry pink)

Then here are my all-time fave Spring/Summer lippies. I took this photo before I received my MAC X WonderWoman Limited Edition lipstick in SPITFIRE. Definitely, it is my current go-to Spring lippie.

Here’s the rest: (Left to Right)

1.) Lancome Color Design in PINK ATTITUDE Shimmer.
2.) Clinique in HONEYNUT.
3.) MAC VIVA GLAM GAGA lustre.
4.) MAC Wonderwoman ltd ed lipstick in RUSSIAN RED.
5.) NYX Black Label in TEA IN THE AFTERNOON.

Ciao for now, I’m off to read on these atro phex reviews.

My friend, C and I were talking for 2 hours last night. Initially, we were talking about our kitchen must-haves, say this set of le creuset pans and our newly discovered recipes. Then like we would always discuss, we tackled on our most current beauty product lemmings! We both agreed that while we loved MAC products especially their lippies and eyeshadows, their foundation collection tend to cause us breakouts and make us look yellowish if not finished with another loose powder, although, my everyday powder foundation is a MAC Studio Fix  powder plus foundation. We are both on the fair side, by the way. I was telling her that I noticed more dark-skinned women suit MAC foundation while Laura Mercier, NARS, Benefit, Shu Uemura, Lancome and Clinique are popular on fair-skinned women. That is just my opinion.

I also realized that I do not own a MAC blush (save for THIS as I just find it too powdery and too matte/dry on my cheeks. I am a huge fan of NARS and Benefit blushes. On the other hand, a dark-skinned friend dislikes NARS and Benefit blushes because they do not seem pigmented for her skin color.

So if I were to pick my top 1 foundation, that would be Laura Mercier collection. In fact, I am lemming their Spring Collection ‘11.

More than a month without any update is very bad, nay! What a delinquent blogger I am. No amount of apologies will suffice my absence, but then again the measly number of readers of this blog are all my friends hee hee, so I know they will perfectly understand .

So yes, I have been very busy again. Both work-wise and because of a number of social events that I need to plan out and attend to. Today is just one of the busiest day of my May but before I check Baby Gift Baskets and proceed to the Christening party of a daughter’s friend, I just have to squeeze in this quick review of my current Holy Grail lippie for Spring.

MAC ltd ed WonderWoman in Spitfire lipstick.

It has a hint of dark magenta yet gives out a very plum-shade kind of pink that instantly brightens your face. I love that it is heavily pigmented, long wearing and the vanilla-flavor is too strong I keep using it everyday since I got it.

Reminds me so much of NYX Black Label in Tea Rose but NYX is a little lighter and more on the pale pink rather than the plum/magenta side.

VANITY.KIT’s RATING

Overall Product: A+

Value: 4/5

Ease of Use: 5/5

Packaging: 4/5

Oh boy, I never thought I could be this hooked on MAC’s Wonder Woman collection! After getting their Russian Red Lipstick look what else I got: (i hope the husbo isn’t reading this hee hee )

I was so desperate that I got the massive (yes huge!-bigger than my palm!) MSF in Pink Power over at eBay. Yes, I succumbed to the overpriced rate at eBay because this collection was SOLD OUT already. It took me more than a month to finally read reviews and decided to buy. But no regrets, the Mineralize Skinfinish Natural in Pink Power was totally worth it. Now why are MAC’s good stuff on limited ed almost always? I also got another lipstick in Spitfire shade, too bad I no longer have a budget for Marquise d’ . Reviews coming up shortly, I just need to check out custom laptops for now.

I know you might need some sort of ncstar binoculars to be able to look closer and get the actual color of these Lancome Lipsticks but these photos are the best from all the photos I took. Argh, reminder to self: read the camera manual!

Anyway, these Lancome lipsticks come in shades: Pink Attitude Shimmer and Exotic Orchid. Pink Attitude Shimmer is perfect for Spring and very light, not pigmented.  While the Exotic Orchid is a rich mauve-plum shade in matte and it comes with SPF12. Both long-wearing.

VANITY.KIT’s RATING

Overall Product: B+

Value: 3/5

Ease of Use: 4/5

Packaging: 4/5

It has been a long week and I feel like treating myself with a couple of new lipsticks from MAC. Here are my top choices:

Limited Edition Wonderwoman Lipstick in Russian Red

Limited Edition Lady Gaga II in Nude

or should I just wait for the MAC Supreme Sheen Lipstick collection which will be launched on March 3.

HAPPY WEEKEND TO ALL OF US!