Must have apps for Beauty & Fashion geek out there!

From my previous last post I mentioned that I am going to highlight the top 3 apps that I love by using on this new ASUS TP300CHI. I like simple apps that keep me going. As a blogger who loves beauty and fashion, keeping up-to-date with trends can be time consuming. An app that is simple and with just a few clicks can help me get things done in just a few minutes. The long hours have been reduced and I have more time to do other stuff! Here are some of the apps, available on Windows 10, that I love and I think every beauty & fashion lover should discover it!

1. Photo Editing
I have a full version of Photoshop in my old laptop. I use it when I need more advance editing for my photos. But after discovering how Photoshop has an Express app, I realize it has helped me so much in saving time. Especially when I am on the go, I can edit my pictures that I took on my phone and save it to my OneDrive. No cables needed! All it takes was just cropping, re-sizing, exposure leveling and sometimes I use some filter to make the pictures look nicer. From my phone, to OneDrive, to my laptop and I can just straight up upload it in my blog and publish it.

2. Inspiration

What else other than my favourite site to go to. Pinterest! I have a full organize board there from Makeup looks, Makeup pictures, DIYs, fashion pictures and more. When I am relaxing or simply want to have some inspiration, I can just unplug the ASUS’ screen from the keyboard and now it is a tablet and it let’s scroll though my Pinterest, with my finger, through this app called Pinspiration. Believe me, when you get into this app, you will never stop scrolling. There are so many things to learn and guess what. I learn most of picture product photo taking from here. I usually will pin some makeup product pictures to get me inspire on how should I took my blog photos. 

3. Shopping
What else! Beauty and fashion lovers have to shop the latest trends! You know how much I love eBay. eBay is one of the market place where I get to know the latest stuff, the rare stuff and especially the ones that you cannot get here locally. I’m so glad there is a Windows 10 app for easy access to eBay. For example the famous Maybeline age rewind concealer that is not available here locally here in Malaysia. I can get it though eBay. Korean makeups and more! Oh also, the best selling Morphe eyeshadow palette! It has been a breeze with the awesome processing speed I get from the ASUS TP300CHI.

There are more apps that I wish I could share with you! Don’t want to run out of topic but some of them include games. I love how this has helped me so much during my busy days and a whole lot of travelling this month. Getting things done anytime is not impossible for me anymore.

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My 2015 Makeup Collection & Vanity Tour

Wrapping up y 2015 with my long awaited video which is my Makeup Collection video! I love watching these kind if video. I could say that I am a bit nosy as I find it is fun to watch how people organize their makeup stash and beauty products and also what are the makeups they are collecting. I have stated a bit of disclaimer in the video just to give you an overview n these type of video. I understand that not everyone will understand you interest and hobby. So they will end up judging you. Oh well. It is what they say the most impossible things in life is satisfying everyone right! The point of this video is just to give you a behind the scene and idea on how I organize my beauty products. I start collecting makeup years ago. I love makeup products. I love try new things and this is my happy place. I don't spend on fashion items that much. So you get the point. Most of the products were sent to me for product review consideration. I am very very very grateful to have those opportunities but do keep in mind that there is work and hard work on every product receive. We beauty bloggers risk ourselves to try new things. So let just enjoy this video and get some inspirations shall we!

I got my vanity years ago from a local furniture store around Johor. It comes with the mirror as you can see and 5 drawers. I use the first on the left small drawer to store my everyday essential such as my makeup remover, tissue, facial wipes, deodorant, shaver and others. The bottom first big drawer I use to store all of my extra beauty products such as skincare, body care and my pampering stuff such as facial mask and sheet mask. Move along to the left side which is the book case. The book case if called BILLY and it is from Ikea. I use to store my books, accessories, perfumes, of course my makeup which is in the drawer that I am going to show you guys below and other stuff such as my craft stuff at the bottom part. The lipstick holder are from eBay. You can just search lipstick holder in eBay and you can find tons of offer there. Some of the container I got from different Daiso outlets.

Here is the drawers! I have a lot of questions about this. I got these drawers at The Robinson, Garden Mid Valley Kuala Lumpur. It is located in the home section near to the kitchen cooking essential. It is located at the back, try to look closely. (keep in mind I bought this 3 years ago, I am not sure if the have change the layout of the store, try to ask around as I believe these are their permanent line products, they are always out of stock but they do always restock it back). These drawers comes in many different sizes and tiers. Mine is in the A4 3 tiers. Each drawers (3 tiers) retails around RM29.90. I think they are really affordable! I have been using them ever since I got them. They are still good just maybe a bit cloudy cause by the residue of the makeup I have stored in. I have five of these and I use each drawer to differentiate each type of makeup.

Watch my video for the whole tour! Hope you find this post helpful and you are excited to organize your vanity too! Organizing things helps to make sure everything is safely protected and help to ease your daily routine better. Let me know in the comment section below how you organize your beauty stash! And if you have a post/video about how you organize your beauty products or makeup collection video. Don't forget to share! I would love to read or watch it! I always get asked things that are already stated it explain in my every post. Would really appreciate if you carefully read it first before asking <3 Don't be lazy ok sayang sayang ku. All details of the drawers are listed in this post. Read carefully ya! <3

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Busy Me! How I get things done anywhere I go.

I always have something to do and sometimes it can get very overwhelming. I got to admit I am a hasty kind of person and if I can't get things done, I will go crazy the whole day. haha! True story. As a full time blogger and online entrepreneur, I always need to be around my computer all the time. Get access to the internet all the time and always have something to be done through the computer. Things that keep going are something that is easy to be carry anywhere, light and long battery life. Right now I am using the ASUS TP300CHI. It has a slim sleek design (a thickness of 7.6mm only!) that I love and the best part is. It’s a 2 in 1 so it can be a computer as well as a tablet. Powered by Windows 10 and Intel, it keeps me going and this is how I #makemagiceveryday.

While my husband is driving especially when we travel, I can never stop doing my work. Usually there will be some urgent task I will need to complete it on time, when they have some plan changes and such. To bring my old laptop for travel would be impossible. It is heavy and the battery would not last long as it is just a basic computer that need charging all the time. The ASUS TP300CHI has longer battery life, and it mobile friendly. It is so light and easy to carry anywhere. Up to 8hrs of baterry life, I can easily feel breeze at any 4-5 hours worth of traveling journey. 

As you know Windows 10 has has a new interface on the front where it features a quick start up. I organize my favourite apps on the front which makes my work flow much smoother. While waiting for my food to arrive or simply hanging out in the cafe, I can relax and sit back with my computer by just unplugging it from the key board and now it is a tablet! Not just an ordinary tablet as it is also function just like a real computer where I can get access to more software than a normal tablet can do. Sometimes looking like you doing your work though a laptop can be tiring and you just want to relax. The tablet mode is really convenient. With just one click it can be change between laptop mode or tablet mode easily. The difference is that laptop mode is made to be used with a cursor and the tablet mode to be used with your finger!

I always love to get inspired all the time so going through my favourite apps like Pinterest to get some new ideas for incoming projects and stuff is one of my favourite things to do. I can go hours browsing and scrolling though it. Will let you know my favourite apps that keep me inspired as a blogger and entrepreneur next!

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Nakeup Face Korean Makeup Haul & Review

Yay for more makeup and skincare haul! Woot Woot! This time I am featuring a brand from Korea called Nakeup Face. It said to be a trend over there! Here we use Google, in Korea they are more familiar with a site called Naver and this makeup brand is a number one most search makeup brand in Naver. It shows that how Nakeup face is ranked No.1 in Korean cosmetic market. These 3 items that I am going to show you are the items that are hot selling among all beauty products in their categories. Now you can get it in Malaysia thought 11Street. No, I am not typo over here. It is spelled Nakeup Face. Yes. I get confuse at first too. I got a few items, these brand has arrive in Malaysia and available at your popular online store such as 11street and Lazada! With Free Worldwide shipping, I am sold! *dush*. Shipping takes around 4-5 days as it is shipped from Korea. I got mine around 3 days only! Woot woot! Let see what I got!

Nakeup Face Waterking Aqua Oil Mist

Trying out some face mist for these hot humid days we have! Thought this is a great try as the minty cooling sensation attracts me. It is a cooling mist that also control sebum that helps to lower our skin temperature. In result, skin feels fresh just like a splashing some water on your face. Of course this does not cause mess. It is in water form but actually it is an oil mist. It will suppress the moisture evaporation by Argan Oil Film. Some of the ingredients in this mist are Premium Argan Oil, Aloe Vera Leaf, Sea Grape Extract and 12 kinds of Super Berry. But basically a face mist you can use it like a toner, after you cleanse your face, or even through out the day when you face feel uncomfortable (sweaty or hot). This can be use of sensitive skin and even oily skin. They highlighted that yes, man can also use this and this wont smudge your makeup if you plan to spray this after doing your makeup. Instead it will hold up your makeup longer.

Nakeup Face Waterking Aqua Oil Mist 80ml 

My thoughts & review. I love the light texture of the water. It does not leave my face sticky at all and it barely disturb my makeup when I spritz this on to my face. It helps to dismiss the appearance of pores when my foundation caked up. It has a slight cooling sensation and I think this works great as a toner too. It is filled up with 60% of active ingredient, premium material formulation, and it is totally different with most mist that only does to cool up your face.The size of the bottle are not too big or heavy. This is handy inside my bag. I love this mist!

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Nakeup Face Eyegloss Vaseline lights Eyeshadow

The second product is this unique glossy eyeshadow that just screams me! I have been wanting a cream/liquid eyeshadow for my favorite base color for the longest time. I love the wet effect eyeshadow models use to go with haha. I have a hard time choosing the shades I want. I go for something that I usually go for when doing my makeup. As you know I am a fan of champagne color such as the Naked Lunch from Mac, Too Faced Silk Teddy. So I though of getting the No.3 Cashmere Pink and another one is the classic brown shadow No.4 Gorgeous. They have 4 colors to choose from. Remind me of the Josie Maran Coconut Watercolor Eyeshadow but I think this is better as it has an applicator with it. The one I swatched at Sephora are pretty messy.

This is a different kind of eyeshadow. Instead of the usual powder form, this one is more like a glossy texture. Just like wearing an eye primer but with hint of colors to ensure long lasting application and pigmentation. It said t be very moisturizing and no fall out of course! This eyeshadow are also infused with hyaluronic acid which moisturizes your lid and keeping it from smudging. It is also waterproof and easy to apply. This is great for people who have oily lids as this will hold to your lid even in sweat condition.

Nakeup Face Eyegloss Vaseline lights Eyeshadow in  No.3 Cashmere Pink 

Nakeup Face Eyegloss Vaseline lights Eyeshadow in   No. 4 Gorgeous 

My thoughts & review. I. LOVE. THIS. STUFF. Even on my first swatch it came out beautifully. The applicator is pretty okay, a bit big to control but still workable. I use the tip to dot it on my lid then I use my finger to blend it in. It is not sheer at all, the colors are true to the one you see though the tube. It "grabs" on to my lid, when it sets it does not smudge at all and it is waterproof. It stay on my lid in tack! I think this will be my go to eyeshadow color. Especially Cashmere Pink. It looks like Naked Lunch from Mac but more pigmented. I use Gorgeous shade on my crease just to create a depth. I really love this Eyegloss!

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Nakeup Face One Day Water Volume Lip Ink

The third product is these yummy-licious looking lip tint. Oh gosh. Since I discover these Korean lip tint craze, it has been my favorite other than matte lipstick. These kind of lip products are my go to product for my lips. I all 6 shades. *cough* *cough* I need them ok. Haha! Now let see the swatches and what I think about them.

This product describe as a Self Tattoo One Day Water Volume Lip Ink. Provides long lasting color all day for your lips. It is not as thick as most highly pigmented lip products. This is more of a lip tint but promotes more hydration and pigmentation. They also note that you would need to apply this product on a dry lips. In other means, if you are using lip balm first to smooth out your lips, you would need to make sure it has a clean enough surface for this. They also state that the stain is pretty strong, so removal may takes more effort. They suggest to use this lip product for a gradient effect of full lip looks! #SNS Star also using it!

My thoughts & review. Most durable lip tint I ever use! I love the gelish texture and the fruity scent it has. I got all 6 shades. From Left to Right, Top to Bottom. 01 Poison Red, a true red tint, 02 Gossip Girl, a Fushia Pink shade, 03 Some Pink, a true barbie pink, 04 Look at me a slight red tint with a hint of peach, 05 No Makeup, a sheer peach nude shade, love this! and 06 Vampire a ruby red. The most stained lip tint of all 6. This Self Tattoo One Day Water Volume Lip Ink said for it self. It is hydrating, the color payoff is amazing and yes it stain your lips. It stay all day on your lips especially the darker color ones. It leaves a full tint color to your lips even if you swipe it off. So it is eating proof lip product! hehe. You will need a good makeup remover to remove this. Overall I love all of the shades, as you know lip tint usually are lighter and much more comfortable to wear. This a great during lazy day or simple days. The darker colors such as 01 and 06 are perfect for special occasion. They are really pigmented. This Self ink lip tattoo are ranked No.1 in Korea Naver & ranked No.1 from release date only in two months among 28709 products.

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FULL LOOK!
I use 06 Vampire for my lips and I use a bit of concealer for that gradient lip effect. I use both 03 Cashmere Pink & -4 Gorgeous Eyegloss on my lid. After concealer and powder I spray some of the Cooling mist on my face for that dewy finish look.

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The Body Shop Italian Summer Fig Eau De Toilette Review

Happy Friday. It's my birthday today! :P Today Fragrance Friday featuring  Italian Summer Fig Eau De Toilette from The Body Shop. It is describe as a fresh, fruity fragrance of Italian Summer Fig. I never seen a fig before. But from my little research these are fruits found in the western Asia. The figs that re hand picked are said from the emblematic of the Puglian coast in Italy. There is where the sun-baked soils produce them in abundance and with a juicy scent that fills the warm air in summer. During the summer where the figs are the richest and this is where they create this succulent green scent.

It comes in a very black and white chic designed box. Love the green neon detailing inside. The bottle are made out of a very high quality glass that looks like a half dome shape with a normal pump spray. Looks like the Viktor & Rolf flowerbomb but just half of it haha. First impression towards the scent to me is sweet and warm ~ musky. To my personal preference, this is a pretty strong scent for me. I like something light and flowery. It is pretty sweet but not that overpowering, and I think suitable for day time use if I want to go for a more stronger scent on that day. This fragrance last on me about 3-4 hours, it is pretty handy and travel friendly.

You can purchase this online at The Body Shop Malaysia Online Store or any outlets nationwide. This retails for RM109.00 (50ml) each. They also have other similar varieties such as Japanese Cherry Blossom, Atlas Mountain Rose, Fijian Water Lotus & Indian Night Jasmine.

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Planner & Stationary 2016 Haul

Just a few weeks till 2015 is about to end. As usual, new resolutions, pending resolutions or basically recycle resolution. That is normal. I had that situations too. So I am on to my new year I have so many things to do as normal. This year I did a little shopping. Most of them are through online. I got more washi tapes, few stickers, some sticky notes and of course, a new planner! I am going to feature these online shops as below. Some of the stuff I got are from normal stationary shop such as MPH and Popular. Not much, just some pens and paper for my planner. So let see what I got and where I got them.

1. LoveDoki

Last year I did a video haul and showing you guys that I am using the Plum Paper Planner. I love that planner but as for now, I am working full time at home and travel a lot, I need a smaller and adjustable planner. Don't get me wrong, if you ask me about Plum Paper Planner, I totally recommend it to you. I think that planner suits people who work in the office as the layout are much more suitable. Me, I have alot of things to juggle. Business, Blog, Personal stuff and family. So I was eyeing on the Kikki K Planner actually I wanted the Lilac gold one, but that is last year collection. They did not produce it back. So I got a cheaper option and this is the LoveDoki Planner. I got the Dokibook Lilac Small. Similar to Kikki K personal size planner. Be noted that LoveDoki planner only comes with the cover only and some dividers only. You have to buy the paper refills separately. So I add a few accessories such as Gold 5 Section Dividers as you see below, Translucent Dividers, Zip Lock Envelope, some washi tape holder, and for the refill I only bought their monthly refills. The monthly refills has no date in it, so you have to manually insert the date. I love the fact where I am flexible to decorate the monthly section and put my local holiday in there. The other section i just use plain note refills that I got from MPH. They are only RM8.00+ for a whole lot of papers.

I ordered my LoveDoki on 26 October and I receive it on 12th November. It takes about 2 weeks plus to arrive with no custom problem. Shipping cost me around 10USD, My total purchase was around 43USD for all product mention above. So with our current currency 4.00+, I pay all of these around RM160+. It come in a box, super pretty and all of them are well packed. These planner are shipped from China if you are wondering.  I could say I am pretty impress by the look of the planner. The foil are very sturdy and they are nice to hold. I really love the size of this planner, the paper may be a bit small but still they are just nice to be kept around when I am going here and there. If you are wondering how big this planner is, it feels like holding an iPad mini. exactly around the size of it. The cat pen holder are from last year haul, I got it from Stickerrific-Store.

2. PeoniesPaperie

These cute clips are from a shop called PeoniesPaperie  ! They are handmade and I freaking love them! Especially the Marc Jacobs inspire flower. It's pretty pricey after converting but this is  pretty rare stuff so I just have to get it. These clips can be use to decorate you planner. Ya know, just want to look a bit fancier. Haha ngada ngada. It takes a bout 2 weeks to arrive as they are from the US, but they came in nicely and she even give me some free stickers. <3

3. Stickerrific-Store

Of course, I just has too. I bought a lot of sticker last year, so this year I just bought one set from them and this time I bought more washi tapes! They already have an online store with the add cart features which I really love. Much more convenient and easy to browse. They have lots of pattern to choose from and this time I got more color hues such as blue and green and some oranges. I got too many pinks for now. The sticker I got are just plain black and white PVC with 6 different styles in one pack. You can check it out at their sticker sections.

4.  Craftmates

This shop called Craftmates are accessible though Shopee. The phone apps that I talk about before. They had this amazing 40% sale and I just could not resist my self. Washi tapes that are usually RM8-7, are just RM3-4 during the sale. Arrghh! So I got more washi tapes and sticky notes and stickers. I got a lot of blue hues washi tapes that I am in love. She also gave me some free washi tapes and  the cute frog pen. So cute!

Here I got some cute sticky notes and more stickers. Love the perfume stickers, if you look closely the perfume stickers looks like some of the popular designer perfumes. So cute!

So that is all for my haul. Sorry I did not manage to do a video for this. As soon as I got these stuff I immediately use it because I have so many things to schedule and plan. So it would be funny to do a haul when everything is used or opened haha. Maybe, just maybe I will try to do a review on my planner which is the LoveDoki planner and hos I plan and set up the planer to give you some of my own tips in organizing stuff. I will try ok! If you have any questions, let me know in the comment section below and I will answer it as soon as possible. Toodles.

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The Body Shop Oils Of Life Skincare Review

These days people start to discover and aware how facial oils are really a staple product in a skincare routine. Despite and put aside the stereotype of thinking having a more oily face using an oily product, we actually missed out the fact that there are good oils that helps to repair our skin and bring back that natural goodness to our skin. Recently The Body Shop has launch a new range called the Oils of Life. Featuring range that concentrate in each seed that said to be a power to fuel a new life and give a whole nutrients to your skin. These range are blended with black cumin (from Egypt) high concentration of antioxidants, roseship (from Chile) known for its repairing benefits from Omega 3 and 6 and camellia seed oils (from China) that is naturally rich in nutritive oleic acid.Concentrated inside each seed is the power to fuel new life. These natural powerhouses provide fundamental nutrients. Each product comes in a white box with gold hot stamp details on the front. These skincare are made from France. I got 3 items here and have tried them for sometime individually one day and another because I thought a whole range of oils will be too much for me. Here are my individual thoughts and review on them.

Oils of Life Intensely Revitalising Bi Phase Essence Lotion 160ml | RM125.00 (link)

A unique bi-phase (oil + water) formula product. Looks like a toner but this is actually a daily lotion kinda like an essence. Best to be use after cleansing your face and this is said to be a great preparation for your skin for your next skincare product application. It helps to replenish your skin with moisture and soften it too. It looks oily from the bottle it self but as you apply it on your skin, it feels just like water. It is so refreshing but I can feel that it really moisturize my skin without any thickness feeling. The bottle it self is made out of hard plastic but you can squeeze the product out. The liquid is semi thick and I thick best to be apply with your fingers. Make sure to shake it before using it.

Oils of Life Intensely Revitalising Facial Oil 30ml | RM199.00 (link)

It is a light weight daily facial oil that intensively revitalize the skin and instantly replenish your skin moisture. Helps to reduce sign of aging. It is made from 99% oils of natural origin, Claims to be a fast absorbing facial oil and will not leave your skin feeling sticky. My personal impression are I like how the bottle looks like. It is made out of a glass and comes with a pipe pump. The oil is pretty thick and it takes time to absorb to my skin but it is not sticky. I use this sometimes and sometimes I mix it up a tiny bit drop of this to my foundation just to give a nice glow to it. It works pretty well. This is suitable during my night skincare routine when I feel my skin id dry.

Oils of Life Intensely Revitalising Cream 50ml | RM158.00 (link)

My favorite of all three. This gives me instant different when I first try it. It is a silky cream with perfecting micro pearls that is suitable for daily use. It said that the moment it touches your skin, it instantly melts onto your face and leaving your skin light and comfortable without that greasy feeling. I got to agree on that. This moisturizer feels good on my skin, absorb instantly and leave my skin hydrated and not oily. All of these skincare have the same scent and by loving this moisturizer the scent is very uplifting and relaxing. It has a "spa" kinda scent that I don;t know how to describe haha. This moisturizer has been my daily moisturizer for now and I have been loving it.

You can purchase and view more Oils of Life Skincare range at The Body Shop Malaysia Online Store. Price starts from RM125.00 - RM199.00 each.

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