Beauty Haul - Singapore Holiday

Hello gorgeous!

Today I would like to share my quite extensive haul in Singapore on March. Yep, last March I went to Singapore for a short getaway with my family. I will share my holiday story later on a separate post (still trying to find the time to complete the story now, please bear with me).

Which one of you who is always excited when you go to Singapore? I know I am! Why? The reason is none other than the arrays of cosmetic brands that they have there. Oh how I wish I have unlimited source of money to splurge on all of those pretty things hahaha.. 

I bought these items at Sephora, Watsons, Lush, and Shilla Duty Free. 

Who doesn't love Sephora? It is like my wonderful wonderland! Had so much fun playing there hahaha.. I was able to check out the brands such as Fresh Beauty, Urban Decay, NARS, and Moonshot, which are not available in Indonesia. It was really exciting to finally be able to actually see and touch those products in real life instead of just drooling over it on Instagram. It sucks when you shop online, the item looking all good in the picture, you also already checked the swatches twice, but then you still receive a wrong shade or not satisfied enough with the texture and all. So, I’m happy that I got to swatch the colour of the products such as lipsticks, blushes, and foundations. I made quite an extensive wish list afterwards, so next time if I wanted to buy something via online shop, I‘m able to order it without having to guess which shades that fits me. 

Clio Kill Black Pen Liner

Clio Kill Brown Pen Liner

Clio Gelpresso Waterproof Pencil Gel Liner in Brick Brown

Chanel Rouge Coco Stylo in Histoire

Benefit Cosmetics They’re Real Mascara Travel Size (this is a bonus that I got from buying a gift for a friend at Sephora)

Ettusais Herbal Jelly UV SPF 50+ PA+++++

Innisfree No Sebum Mineral Pact

Benefit Cosmetics Porefessional Deluxe Size

Lush Cosmetics Angels On Bare Skin Face and Body Cleanser

Lush Cosmetics Aromaco Deodorant

Shu Uemura Hard Formula 9 Eyebrow Pencil in Seal Brown

Chloe Perfume Set Travel Size consist of four Chloe perfumes

I always love visiting Lush Cosmetics counter anywhere in the world because of its distinctive scent that you could sniff from meters away. I actually found the shop at Orchard Gateway by using my nose to sniff the scent inside the mall and followed my smelling sense hahaha.. I was too stingy to splurge on their bar soaps and the bathbombs (I don’t own a bathtub anyway) and only bought Angels On Bare Skin and Aromaco Deodorant. I tried Angels before and I adore the scent and how it able to gently exfoliate my face. I usually use T’eo deodorant from Lush before and decided to change it for once, and picked Aromaco instead. 

I saw an Instagram post on Chanel Rouge Coco Stylo and hooked with the sleek design and colours, and I knew I need to have at least one of it in my vanity. So, while I was buying my friend’s order at Tangs, I picked one for myself.

At Changi, I browsed around Shilla Duty Free admiring the Armani foundation but kinda cringed when I saw the price hahaha.. instead I bought Shu Uemura Hard Formula Eyebrow Pencil for my stock (it’s my HG eyebrow pencil since many years ago). I also picked up Benefit Porefessional too because I tried the mini size before and I love that primer. I was going to buy the full size but then remembered that I still have other primers back at home, so deluxe size it is. I also heard good things about Innisfree No Sebum Powder, and looking at its cute mint packaging, I could not say no to it. The last item that went into my shopping cart is one of my favorite perfume, Chloe. I love the scent especially Roses de Chloe (I had the mini size and I’m almost running out of it!), so after a long going back and forth at the perfume aisle, I surrender to my impulsive buying sense and bought them *big grin* You will always get a good deal for perfume in airports anyway, right? *self defense mode on*

I heard that Clio has one of the best eyeliner that is smudgeproof and waterproof, so I snatched both colours of the pen liner and the pencil eyeliner from gelpresso series. It was last minute haul from Watsons at Changi. 

So that’s all folks.. I wish I have more time to spend there (and money hahaha). Please stay tune on my blog for the review of some of the items. 
What is your favorite haul everytime you go to Singapore? I also like to go to Watsons and Guardian there, exploring the drugstore products. Please share your thoughts on it below.

Cheers,

Stef

Chanel Perfection Lumiere Velvet

Chanel is one beauty brand that can make its fan going head over heels for their products. One of them is the foundation. Many people have been raving for their foundation. It took me a long time to finally get one because actually I’m not a foundation person. For some reasons, my skin tends to breakout whenever I wear foundation daily. Thank God for BB and CC cream, my complexion is saved. That is why, I don’t have a lot of foundations and rather picky in picking out one. Usually I will be wearing foundation for 2-3 days and the rotate it with BB or CC cream to prevent breakout.

I have always wanted to try Chanel foundation since years ago and had been in dilemma in which foundation to choose. I finally landed my choice to Chanel Perfection Lumiere Velvet. I picked shade 20 Beige for my yellow undertone. I love this foundation because of its lightweight texture. The fluid consistency is a bit runny because of its lightweight texture, and when you applied it to your face it will instantly blends with your skin. Then, it will set and leaves you with a smooth matte finish. It felt velvety too, just like its name. The formula is oil free so this is a wonderful foundation for you who have combination or oily skin. The coverage is light but I think you can build it up a little bit more without makes it cakey. I do prefer a natural coverage foundation that is why I’m in love with this foundation. It only covered 80% the redness of my skin and my eye bag but I like how it covers and smoothen my pores. The formula also contains SPF 15 broad spectrum sun protection to help you fight the sun exposure (it’s not enough for me though, you know how vicious our sun is). 

As usual I set it with Laneige or Shu Uemura Loose Powder and it held for 6 hours before I need to blot or retouch. 4 hours if I wear a non oil free sunscreen under it. Sometimes I will just leave it unblotted because the shine is actually not that bad. It gave me a decent glow to hang on for some more hours before I really have to blot or wash it all away at the end of the day. I might want to try to set it using only Guerlain Meteorites and see how long it will stay put and if it’s going to create a luminous look *noted to self*
On the picture below, I did not set it with any powder or any concealer yet. The look is only using the foundation. You can see that even though its matte finish, but it did not look super matte and powdery.

The packaging is similar to Vitalumiere Aqua, made of plastic with black color all over it. I love how sleek and classy it looked. However, I need to wipe it every time after I use it because the packaging will usually smeared by my fingerprints. 

All in all, this is a fantastic foundation for you who like natural coverage which lightweight, without worrying that it will weigh your skin down. The result is a perfect matte with a smooth velvety complexion to brazen your daily busy day.

What is your go to daily foundation? Please do share with me 

Cheers,

Stef