some new, some old.

so because my bag was stolen last night, my longchamp bag is now officially in someone else's hands.. AND my makeup bag most likely in the hands of someone who knows crap all about makeup. anyway, i've thought about this over night and trying to decide whether i should replace my makeup bag contents... so here's a LITTLE review on things i have tried... just to remind me why i would/wouldn't buy them again.

1. mac gel eyeliner


first time i've ever used gel eyeliner, and i have to admit, i love it. i really do. you can draw really thin lines... and it's not watery like liquid eyeliner which means when you make a booboo, it's not toooooooooooo bad to fix. very easy to glide.. only thing i don't like about this is that if you really don't put it on properly... as in, you use too much and you have excess... it will smudge pretty badly. you need to put just hte right amount for it to stay put. it's non-waterproof... which, for me is good. i hate waterproof makeup because it is impossible to take off.... i'm using the shiseido eye and lip makeup remover. it's an oil based remover so it really takes it off without any fuss. i used to have this negative view on oil removers.... but they really make removal quick and easy. would i buy this again? i'm not sure... i had a look at the bobbi brown one, which is apparently really good too, but then, it's waterproof..... so i don't know. yeah, i'd probably buy mac again.

2. bloom sweet pea powder blush



i bought this blush ages ago with rachel.... i was dying for some blush so we walked around EVERYWHERE looking for it. ended up at bloom. i like this blush because it is quite nude, quite natural (i was going for a natural blush). seeing as i am fairly white, if i just wear foundation, i look like a ghost. i really am considering in investing in this one again because i think it suits any skin type and colour... i've used it on my mum once and it looked pretty natural on her too! i've got a mineral one right now that i could use instead of buying this again, i might think about investing in it later down the track, i'm hoping to get some cheek tint first to try it out.

3. dior addict high impact, bohemian peach


when i bought this, i thought it'd be ... pretty orangie.... but turns out, it is very natural on the lips. you know some days when you're losing a bit of colour on the lips... this lipstick is perfect. it compliments you're lips when they are looking dull!! it's def not too orange or coral b/c it is peachy... slightly pink. lovely!!!!!!!!! oh, and also, it doesn't try out your lips. i've got 2 dior ones, and after using it, i'd buy it again because it moisturises your lips and gives it that nice shine. not the full intense shine like lipgloss, but just enough so it doesn't look matte.

4. rimmel rush quad shadow, smokey noir.. not the colour in the pic


i bought this quad for no reason, but until i started using it... i never realised how good it was. i don't wear a lot of makeup... so when i do go to uni, i use this just to brighten up my eyes a tad. very pigmented, long lasting... and you can always make your eyes more intense by just adding more. for asian eyes....... don't want to be using too much black because we tend to look a tad bruised eyeeeed.... so instead, opt for grey...... i love this one. it's not too expensive.... yeah i'll invest in this again.

5. some sort of mineral eye primer which cost me a fortune...

nothing special........................no, sorry, i won't buy this one again (but then again, it is mineral...) so yeah.. i'll try investing in the potion primer that i see so often.

6. and these are the things i am getting/want/will be recieving soon...


tony bianco wedges.. in caramel suede... now, aren't they just soso pretty!




mac cyndi lauper lipstick




mac carbon eyeshadow





so yes, now the time to decide what i will get... after the insurance claim :P