September 29, 2015

Innisfree Korean Beauty Haul #1

 

Seeing Innisfree stores in person is wowow! (Yeah... I couldn't think of the proper word to describe it so "wowow" will do for now :']). The Innisfree store above is the one at Causeway Bay; the first one that opened in Hong Kong~ Every Innisfree store has that adorable and refreshing grassy decoration, weather it's outside or inside. I love it! It really conveys their all natural philosophy well. If there was an award for the best store and interior design, Innisfree would win it!

Yes, I still a few more haul posts coming up, the hauls and holiday posts don't stop just yet. ^.< (even though it's been over one month already since i've returned to the UK) I surprisingly controlled my inner shopaholic and only purchased the necessary items I need. Lemme hashtag #proudaf xD

Starting off with skincare items:

• It's Real Squeeze Mask - Green Tea (I've already tried out the cucumber one ^^ review here~)  
• Jejubija Anti-Trouble Spot Essence R (My most beloved holy grail product! <3 Review link)
• Super Volcanic Pore Clay Mask Sample

Makeup Products:

• No-Sebum Mineral Powder
• No-Sebum Blur Powder
• Face Designing Duo in #2

I almost forgot to photograph this trail sample kit Innisfree also gave me. The kit contains:

• White Pore Facial Cleanser
• Whitening Pore Skin
• Whitening Pore Cream

I was so happy when they gave me the kit, as I was thinking of purchasing their Whitening Pore Cream because it claims to lighten dark spots, brighten skin tone and smooth skin texture around pores. But the price for the full 50ml product was $200+ and I haven't read any reviews on it yet ;__;

That's it for my haul~ Have you purchased anything from Innisfree recently? :')

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September 26, 2015

CAGED. Little Black Dress.

It's said that every girl has a little black dress they reach for right? Well this is mine! ^.^ A flowy statement dress. Don't ask me why, but this dress makes me feel magical~ Probably because of the gorgeous lattice detailing. I have a costume party coming up for my uni freshers, i'm thinking of wearing this and go as a witch because I love my witchcrafts and spells! I'm always in the mood for some witch vibes and who said that witches can't look chic and sophisticated? I'll probably be wearing this during Christmas too hue~ It's very casual, so it could be worn for any occasion, even as a dressed up day time outfit. The under layer of the dress is very short though, so I have to wear safety shorts under to prevent anything from exposing! The dress doesn't have any definition; if you wanted to show off your figure, simply wear a belt on top. ^^

Outfit Details:

Dress: CHOiES

Garter: Etsy 

I'm moving to uni this week! While i'm excited, I will miss taking outfit photos in my room. ;__; Shall be on the hunt for new shooting locations and kawaii-fy my accommodation for future outfit posts~ :') Oh I also uploaded a hair video, if you haven't seen it already please check it out. :') Thank you! ^__^

Have a good day~

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September 24, 2015

Daily Hair Care Routine For Dry/Damaged Hair 2015

Yayyyyy finally got a new video up after 3 months! You can see ma flaws in HD - lovely. This is my current Daily Hair Care Routine, it includes what products I use to maintain and look after it, as well as how I blow dry it. ^__^ It's more of a "every 2 to 3 days" routine as I don't actually wash my hair everyday to prevent stripping too much natural oils and drying it out further.

Products Mentioned In The Video:

• Herbal Essences - Hello Hydration Shampoo
• Essential - Nourishing Breakage Defence Hair Mask
• Wellaflex - Smooth Straightening Heat Protection Cream
• Macadamia - Nourishing Leave in Hair Cream
• Pantene - Deep Moisture Souffle
• TRESemme - Thermal Creations Heat Tamer Spray
• Babyliss - Turbo Shine 2000
• Schwarzkopf - got2b Oil-Licious Weightless Dry Oil Mist 

Hope you guys liked the video! If you have any particular video you want to request, please let me know in the comments below~
Have a good day. ^__^

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September 22, 2015

KANG GARY - GET SOME AIR + 2002 Tracklist

I just finished watching the latest episode of Running Man - TruGary Show Returns. The more I watched it, the more it hit me in the feels (rather than me usually having a good laugh) because Gary was so desperate to escape the deserted island so that he could finish recording his new album - 2002. It just made me want to give him a hug! TwT" and it made me really admire how hard working, determine and sporting he is. I do think it's sweet the PDs made this episode to support Gary and promote the album; the ep aired on 20.09 which gave viewers a snippet of Get Some Air just the day before Gary released the MV and 2002.

There are 10 tracks in the album; he worked really hard and put his soul into it for a year and half to create this perfection~

개리 1집 – 2002
Release Date: 21.09.2015

Tracklist:

01. 어차피 잘 될 놈 (루져 날다) (feat. Koonta)
02. 둥둥 (feat. Skull, Deepflow)
03. 엉덩이 (feat. 박재범) *Title
04. 랩해 (feat. DJ Pumkin)
05. 바람이나 좀 쐐 (GET SOME AIR) (feat. MIWOO) *Title
06. MUSHI MUSHI (feat. 박명호, Double K, Don Mills)
07. 뚝방의 꿈 (feat. 존 박)
08. SHIPAPA (feat. 정인, MIWOO)
09. ALCOHOL FEELING (feat. 정인)
10. 허해 (feat. 영준 Of Brown Eyed Soul)

You can purchase the album from iTunes~ 

Yes, if you didn't know I'm a Running Man fan. It's the only variety show i've watched every single episode and am up to date with. :') I feel like writing KPop/Drama/Shows related posts again, since thats how my blog first began. What do you think? ^^ anddd have you watched any new KDrama recently that you recommend? I haven't been keeping up ooppss >//<

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September 19, 2015

DealSale Application Store Review and Mini Haul

Fashion and Beauty shopping Apps seem to be the trend now aye? First I was introduced to YesStyle's Fashion App now DealSale's. In collaboration with DealSale, i'll be reviewing their mobile application. DealSale is App that offers a variety of products from beauty to fashion, so that you can shop anywhere on the go~ Great for those long train journeys and lecture breaks. :')

I am actually an iPhone user (so the print-screens below are from my iPhone ^^), but since I recently smashed the screen, for aesthetic reasons I used a Samsung to show the app in the photos above~ The App is free; available for iPhone and Android users. You can find the App by simply searching "DealSale" in the App Store or in Google Play. Once it's finished downloading, you can launch the App and start your shopping spree! 

 

The App is simple to use; the products are categorised under the tabs - All, Beauty, Accessories, Women, Designers, Kids, USA Warehouse and Bags. Just touch the category you're interested it and start scrolling down to browse the items. I do wish that the App had sorting and filter options to make browsing more efficient and more user friendly. 

 

After a quick browse, I picked out 2 dresses and added them to my cart. The prices are very affordable, yasss! I like how the app tells you how much quantity of the item DealSale has left. I didn't keep track of the date my order arrived (sorries!) as I'm currently busy moving to uni! ^.^ But it arrived roughly 2 weeks after my order was placed and I experienced no problems with my order. *happy times*

1) O-Neck Backless Loose Shift Dress in Black

This is the first dress I picked out; its available in black and white. I really like how casual this is, it screams sweater weather to me. Your back will probably be shivering though, you've been warned. :')

(Lesson learnt, don't take photos at 7pm otherwise you'll appear ghostly! T___T please excuse my grey lifeless looking skin tone in the up coming photos ;__;)

The back of this shift dress is a killer! I am completely digging the T cutout. I wore a sports bra under, thats why I have more straps at the back. The O neck cut is lovely too! I'm a sucker for off shoulder tops or anything with irregular cuts~ (because i'm clearly not a basic xD). Just kidding! A little skin exposure gives you them sexy vibes and make you feel confident. ^^  The material of the dress is very soft and warm, however it was a lot longer than I expected (or maybe i'm just short xD), I should have ordered it in a smaller size. >//<

2) Patchwork Bodycon Mini Dress

The second dress~ simple yet unique design. This would be great for formal parties. It has a cheeky mesh panel (on the left side if you haven't noticed ^^), if you wanted to wear this for work, you could wear a tank top under so that the mesh doesn't expose your skin. Lovely dress! The material is chiffon, which I think is an slightly eccentric choice to make a bodycon dress with. 

That's it for the mini DealSale haul~ Bet some of you guys didn't expect there to only be 2 items considering how I usually have a lot. xD Quite a fun app to use; I believe DealSale is relativity new so I am looking forward to see what future items they have and any future improvements/changes they'll make.

If you want to find out more information about the DealSale App, you can visit DealSale.com. Alternatively you can visit the App Store or Google Play to check it out for yourself. ^.<

What are your thoughts on fashion and beauty apps? :')

*This post is sponsored by: DealSale

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September 18, 2015

The Body Shop Mango Body Butter Review

The Body Shop £14 (*Gift - Thank you Jess <3 ^^)

You may have seen this featured in my SHOWER SHELFie - Shower Confidential~ I'll tell you a little story behind this gift. ^^ Jess got me mango specifically because this one time, she persuaded me to do an all-nighter revision session with her. She was hungry at the time (as alwaysss); searching through my kitchen there were mangos and flour. 11pm night time, I traveled all the way to her accommodation to bring her a mango and flour (to make pancakes). No pancakes were made, barely any revision was done and we ended up at a party lmao. A gift for the memories of our retarded friendship. xD

Enough rambling, time for the review!~ ^^

Packaging and Product:

The butter comes in a leak proof container with 200ml of product. The Mango Body Butter is formulated for very dry skin. It has a fresh exotic mango scent that is to die for! The scent is wonderful and invigorating~ Mango lovers are bound to adore this, it smells that nice, you will be tempted to eat it. :')

As for the product itself, it has a very thick texture and is quite heavy but absorbs into the skin quickly. I don't recommend this during summer or for those that live in humid countries due to the heaviness. It can feel greasy if you apply too much. However, it effectively provides the 24 hour hydration that it claims. The butter melts into your skin, intensely moisturising and nourishing it, leaving it feeling smooth. Definitely recommend for my dry skin friends. ^.<

Results:

I really enjoy using this butter, a lovely treat and luxury for your body~ It works effectively, moisturises really well and has a killer fragrance! I 100% recommend this (NOT IN SUMMER though!). Definitely a reach for product during winter. The fragrance will bring you some tropical vibes incase you're reminiscing them sunny vacations.

Rating: 8.5/10

Have you tried any of the well known Body Shop butters? ^^

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September 15, 2015

NewDress Online Store Review and Haul

NewDress sent me some lovely items to review and share my experience with you guys~ Thank you New Dress. <3

What is NewDress?

NewDress is an online fashion retailer that sells an array of fashion products, 100 new items are added daily. Very similar to Dresslink, which you may have seen on my blog before~

Shipping:

NewDress are currently offering free shipping, all orders come with a tracking number too. QwQ (Yassss, who doesn't love free shipping! I find it really annoying when shipping cost half the price of the order or more than the actual order itself waaahhhdjfkjsnd ;___;) The free shipping will sadly end soon (17th Sept) T__T". The shipping method I used was China Post, which takes 10 to 25 business days to arrive. I placed my order 4th August and received it on the 26th of August, it arrived within the time fame.

What Did I Order?

I ordered 5 items~ each was individually packaged.

1) Mickey Hands Crop Top

The first item I picked out was this badass Mickey mouse hands crop top. I LOVE THIS TOP SO MUCH! I personally find it a bit short, so I paired it with a harness to make it even more badass and to distract people from the skin exposure. (*the harness is not part of the top) It fits very well and is exactly the same as what the image shows.

2) Asymmetric Bodycon Dress in White

This bodycon dress was in my NewDress Wistlist~ I decided to get this first to review as it seemed to be many people's favourite item from the wishlist. ^^ The dress fits nicely and defines your body figure really well. It definitely needs a belt to accentuate the waist line otherwise it may look a bit off and plain. I adore this dress, absolute stunner for clubbing. The downside of this dress is that the material is very sheer and thin, meaning that your undies will show. To solve this problem I wore a white tank top and white safety shorts under.

3) Black & White Stripped Romper 

 

How cute is this romper?! I love how it brings back summer vibes with it's fun and bold zig zag pattern. I love the crochet detailing, adds such a cute touch! The quality of the romper is really good, it's double layered so you don't have to worry about your underwear exposing. The back is backless btw. The shorts section is really flow-ey and flares out. Love it, no complaints~ ^^

4) Geometry 3/4 Sleeve Loose Knitted Sweater Dress 

Yeah... you can definitely see a noticeable difference between the "dress" that the model is wearing and my one. I was looking forward to this item as I thought it would of been a nice Autumn piece, however the sweater "dress" is a lot shorter than the model's. It's an oversized sweater rather than dress. Which I am quite disappointed about. It looks similar to the model's but its not exactly the same. (trying not to be harsh but i'm a transparent blunt person, so I must say... it looks like mine has been shrunk in the washer.)

Sweater wise - it's not bad. The material is thick and very warming. Luckily my mother likes this sweater, so I will be giving this to her since I am unlikely to reach for it.

5) Over The Knee High Sheer Socks in Wine Red

Last item~ The socks are made with silk blend, rather than cotton. It's soooo soft and feel like thick tights. I chose to get a red wine colour, instead if your typical black. Excited to pair these socks with some autumn outfits~

Would I order from NewDress again?

Most likely since the price is inexpensive, the quality is good and theres a huge variety to chose from. But I will be more picky with the items I pick out next time (sorrryyy staying away from the knits next time) to avoid it being a little short. Otherwise quite happy with my order (thank you NewDress again for sending me these lovely items ^.^)

That it for my review and haul~ ^^ Have you shopped from NewDress before or got a recent haul? Share it with me~ :')

*This post is sponsored by: NewDress

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September 13, 2015

We Gon Tear Down The Club~

 

The cold isn't going to stop me from clubbing or partying~ Switching over to sleeved dresses and blazers I go. How alluring is this dress?! Simple yet sexy; absolute killer for clubbing. Evening parties too if you like. It defines your body nicely and shows off your figure, I wore an elastic belt on top to accentuate the waist line further. A gold belt would have stunning and glam-ed up the dress (I still need to invest in one xD.) It does make my legs appear thicker, which i'm not too fond of. Loving the small asymmetric detail, I am a sucker for anything that has an irregular hem. I recall MissGuided having loads of asymmetric skirts wah, will need to get some!

Outfit Details:

Dress: NewDress (sponsored*)

Belt: eBay 

Kept this post short, as a long one (like realllyyyyyy long) is on the way~ ^^

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September 10, 2015

Zig Zagging My Way To Happiness~

"The path to your dreams is rarely liner. You gotta zig zag your way to happiness." - Karen Salmansohn

Playing a bit of dress of up~ Something slightly new for me but I think it looks quite nice~ ^.^ Let me tell you something, it's not actually a dress haha. It's a romper, layered with a leather skirt on top, betcha would of never guessed that. xD The zig zag pattern is so fun and attention grabbing. My favourite part of this outfit has to be the crochet detailing, adds an elegantly touch and helps to soften the boldness of the zig zags. This outfit is chic and is quite formal, so it would be lovely for evening dinner or parties.

Outfit Details:

Romper: NewDress 

Skirt: Miss Guided 

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September 09, 2015

Bicelle HYDRA B5 Hydra GEL Serum Review

Bicelle HK$750 (£61.76 /$96.77) for 60ml

Bicelle products are raved highly by Hong Kong bloggers so I decided to give the HYDRA B5 Gel serum a try while I was there~

Product Description:

The serum's technology is quite intriguing and unique; "Tri-Hydra Triangle Medical System" targets 3 skin major concerns to keep skin moist and ensures it lasts.

1. Hydra - (rehydration) it contains sodium hyaluronate (25% hyaluronic acid) and vitamin B5, which holds up to 1000x it's weight in water allowing it to combine with water and penetrate the skin to keep it hydrated. 
2. Antioxidant - green tea extracts and centella to neutralize free radicals and antioxidant repair to repair skin tissues, enhancing the skin's natural moisture barrier to increase the skin's water holding capacity.
3. Regeneration - peptides to promote cell growth and regeneration, this helps to delay skin ageing, enhance absorption and helps skin to lock in moisture for smooth skin.

Product:

The gel comes in a glass bottle with a manual pump; hygienic and easy to control the desired amount. The texture is slightly thicker than water and has no scent. It absorbs rapidly like your skin is drinking up the moisture.

Usage and Results:

To use the product your face must be damp or you can mix 3 - 4 drops with a little water. I wasn't aware of this the first time I used it and found the results to be not so good (basically sh***tttt). I apply it on a damp face and found it helped to absorb in moisture much better. After using this for a while, my skin is definitely more hydrated and smooth. It took some time before results started to kicked in.

Overall:

I personally think the product is overhyped and not to mention hella overpriced. It does provide my skin more moisture and makes it slightly smoother. Not a bad product but doesn't give impressive results either. Light, gentle and does not cause any irritaion, great for people with sensitive skin. I can't comment on it delaying skin aging or reducing fine lines as I don't have any. The serum is definitely overpriced, i've seen some places sell it for HK$1,300 (£107.67 / $167.74)! The price is a downside to some and would prevent people from purchasing it. Personally, I don't mind spending extra on skincare however my bottle smashed! Dx Had to quickly transfer it to another bottle. Rippp money and product leaked. Be careful with the product!

Rating: 6/10

Have you guys tried any Bicelle products? ^^

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September 07, 2015

Perverted Mickey Tumblr Outfit

 

 

 

Omg guys, you don't understand how excited I am to finally share this outfit with you! Waahhhhhh i'm squealing with excitement because I utterly adore this outfit~ I have few more outfits on the way too ^.^ I don't care if the weather is getting colder, my needs to be expressive comes first. :')

The highlight of this outfit is definitely the top or as my friend Tina likes to call "Perverted Mickey" because of the Mickey mouse hand placements on the boobs. The crop of the Mickey top is quite short, so I wore a harness under to distract people from the skin exposure and to give the illusion that the top is longer. The harness goes hand in hand with the Mickey top, making the overall outfit fierce and badass - my perfect style! To cover up more skin, I layered a oversized denim blouse on top, the denim adds a bit of colour and compliments my new blue hair. Lastly high waisted shorts! I love this outfit so much, I would wear this everyday until I get sick of it *if I could huehue :')*

Outfit details:

Top: Newdress (sponsored*)

Blouse: Quiz

Shorts: Mong Kok

Do you dress for the weather or dress however you like, regardless of temperature? xD

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