SURIA MERIANG SDN. BHD. STAFF SALE 2013 IS BACK!

Hello my beauties, I've got some exciting news to share with all of you today. Guess what................

the Suria Meriang staff sale is back this year! AM SUPER EXCITED!!!

If you don't already know, Suria Meriang Sdn. Bhd. carries cosmetic brands such as:

I'll be heading to the sale with my girlfriends and my brother's girlfriend, Mandy. Thanks to Melia who gave us tickets.

I have yet to plan (financially that is) and also what I should be looking out for. I'm looking forward to the MAC & Bobbi Brown items mainly, and maybe a little of Origins/Clinique as well. But for this year, I'd be going for MAC and/or B.Brown items, looking forward to seeing some holiday collections maybe and of course, sets is something I'd be looking for this year. 

Based on the previous sale that I went for, most of the items were sold in sets of 2/3 items for the price of one. 

For example, for my previous haul during last's year warehouse sales, I snagged the Bobbi Brown Corrector and Creamy Concealer for RM 80, and to my personal knowledge, each of these items cost RM 80. So in conclusion, it's a buy 1 free 1 sort of deal. 

List of items bought last year & price as per below:

1. Bobbi Brown Creamy Concealer (Beige) & Corrector (Light Peach) set: RM 80 (ori. price RM 80 each)

2. Bobbi Brown Concealer Kit (the one with the concealer on top and powder at the bottom): RM 70/RM 90 - can't remember clearly (ori. price RM 130 per set)

3. Estee Lauder Double Wear Shadow Creme in Golden Sand: RM 30 (ori. price RM 65 each)

4. Clinique Blended Face Powder & Brush: RM 60 (ori. price RM 105 each)

So I'd be posting up a haul soon enough but at the mean time, I'll post up some reviews over the weekend. Thanks for reading love!

   

MAC Cham Pale Haul

Hi everyone, firstly, I'm really sorry for taking so long to post this up. So I got 3 things from this collection. I did not get the palette, I did not get the Lip Gelees and I did not get the Eye Kohl in either Feline or the shimmery champagne one (correction, I did get the shimmery champagne one just that I returned it as I wasn't too impressed by it, so I return it and exchange it for one of the paint pots and I already have one of Feline, I didnt need another one, so I skipped that too).

So I only got the Fix+Lavender, Chromagraphic pencil in NC15/NW20, and a Paint Pot in Dangerous Cuvee. 

First up, let's talk abt the palette, I didnt get it because I recently got a 4 pan-palette as well and I also got one of the shades that were in the Cham Pale palette which was "Brule" so I did not see a purpose for me to buy the palette as I rather fill it up with the shades that I love more:

  

Next, let's take a look at the Fix+Lavender:

The Fix+Lavender has a very mild scent of Lavender; not too strong and since its my first Fix+, I am liking it as a refreshing mist spray for the face. The Fix+Lavender was £12.50.

Next up, the MAC Chromagraphic Pencil in NC15/NW20:

The MAC Chromagraphic Pencil is just a skin tone pencil shade which can be used for concealing spots, lining the waterline for brightening of the eyes with instead of a white pencil, and also highlighting the brow-bone. This is a very versatile pencil and I love the texture of it which is super creamy and is easy to apply. The pencil was £12.50.

 *Just a word of caution, this can't be used on the lips as it is stated on the box itself as a warning.*

The only Paint Pot I bought is the darkest shade among all the Paint Pots; "Dangerous Cuvee".

 

 

 

This is my first Paint Pot and I'm loving the texture on how creamy it is and I love the shade as well! I didn't planned on purchasing this one at first as I bought the Eye Kohl initially in "I Get No Kick" but I did not like it at all it's just a champagne sheen but I love the Chromagraphic Pencil so I returned the eye kohl and exchanged it for the paint pot instead. I've heard that the Paint Pots in this collection was sheer and glittery but the reason why I picked this up was because it reminds me so much of the "Hypnotizing" e/s from the Love Lace Collection. When paired with the "Hypnotizing" shadow, it is gorgeous! The only downside about the paint pot is that it is very glittery and I did experienced fall outs under my eyes after awhile but it can be solved with powder so I am not too bothered as I love the colour.

LOVE,

ALVINA

REVIEW: MAC 168 Large Angled Contour Brush

Above is MAC 168 Large Angled Contour Brush. I wanted this brush ever since I got into a kick for contoured looks. So I decided to get it as a Christmas present for myself. If I'm not mistaken, the bristles are made of goat hair and it is really, really soft! OMG...it is SUPER soft, trust me. Now, the fact that the bristles are white actually kinda puts me off because once it is used, it looks really dirty so yea, very disgusting but it does what it's supposed to do.

I used it mainly for contouring as I have a another brush which I use for applying blushers only. So yea I use it to contour my cheekbones, jawline and hairline and sometimes the sides of the bridge of my nose. It can be used as a blush brush as well but I mainly bought it for contouring purposes so yea, depending on personal preference as well. Definitely check it out if you need a good quality brush for contouring or even as a blush brush.

The price is pretty expensive : I bought it at £22.50 but after the VAT increased the new price for it in the UK at the moment on their website states that it is £24.00. Luckily I bought it earlier. =) But personally I think MAC brushes are indeed an investment, it can definitely last you a long time if it is well taken care of but sometimes, there are cheaper alternatives out there as well but I haven't seen too many Angled Brush out there so I just decided to get this one instead.

Well, I hope that helps and please do rate the post if you find it helpful or not =)

LOVE,

ALVINA