Colourpop Haul

I am in trouble, oh this is why I need to stop watching youtube videos and start reading books about saving money. I went a little bit crazy, buying these colourpop products, even now, I can see myself purchasing more in the future. This has to be labelled "youtube made me buy this" haul.

I bought twelve lipsticks, you probably think this girl is crazy, she doesn't know if she's gonna like it and she bought twelve? I know but I just can't control myself, they are just beautiful and cute...and it's cheap and pigmented (excuse much, nic?) Okay, and I bought a highlighter and two blushes. I didn't buy eyeshadows because I want to see the texture of blushes first, if I like it then I will buy the eyeshadows for sure (and I already listed the colours I want lol).

Highlighter I bought is called "smokin' whistles". Two blushes that I bought are Aphrodisiac and Between The Sheets. 

Twelve lipstixs that I bought are Brink, Lumiere,Topanga, Kiddo, Frida, LBB, Flawless, Blood, Frenchie, Fight, I Heart This, and last is Heart On.

I haven't played with these products yet but I will let you know after fews days trying them, to see if I like them or not. But for now I am really pleased with what I've got, and excited to try, yeayy.

Wet n Wild Mega Last Lipsticks Review

I always have a problem when it comes to lippies, I never get enough of it. You don't need 10 or even 30 lipsticks in your drawer, right? To my friend, if you have a nude and a red lipstick, you'll be fine for the rest of your life. But I always want more, even though I don't wear them all.
Wet n Wild Mega Last was raved by beauty gurus or bloggers back then, most of them said few colors are dupes for MAC lipsticks, and I have ten to review you because it's that good.

The packaging is made of plastic and the cap is clear so you can see the color through the cap without opening it. To me its really helpful. The downside is when you are not careful while putting the cap back in, you will ruin the product by hitting cap onto product.

So, I have ten colors to swatch for you:

Left to Right: Bare it All, Just Peachy, In The Flesh, Wine Room

Bare it all is a warm nude color, it's a perfect nude for me, not too brown not to pink. Just peachy is similar to bare it all but it's more on peachy side. In the flesh is a rosy pink with a hint of brown, this I would say one of my favorite. Wine room is 

Left to Right: Pinkerbell, Don't Blink Pink, Carrot Gold

Pinkerbell is a bright neon pink (they said it's a dupe for MAC Viva Glam Nicki). Don't blink pink is a hot pink. Carrot gold is a bright orange, but it a a tiny hint of peach.

Left to Right: Cherry Bomb, Spotlight Red, Red Velvet

Cherry bomb is dark cherry red. Stoplight red is a true classic red and this is my staple red at the moment, Red velvet is a cherry red, it's a blue based, very pretty.

Left to Right: Bare it all, Just Peachy, In The Flesh, Wine Room, 
Pinkerbell, Don't Blink Pink, Carrot Gold, Red Velvet, Spotlight Red, Cherry Bomb.

Bourjois Delice de Poudre Chocolate Powder

I have this bronzing powder for a while now and never brought it up on my blog, which is ashamed, because this bronzer is worth to talk about. I believe if I want something expensive, I don't want people saying there is a similar one, I mean dupe. I heard Bourjois Bronzer is compatible to Too Faced Chocolate De Soleil Bronzer, it also has a chocolate-y smell. So, I decided to buy Bourjois instead of Too Faced, I mean I can save money and I love affordable products.

The packaging is very nice, it's like a chocolate bar, and it has a chocolate smell, which excites me everytime I open it. The bronzer is very warm chocolate brown and perfect to warm up your face. It is not too dark and I think it suits light to medium skin, on dark skin it probably not appear well on the skin. It is pigmented and blends very easily to the skin. Some said this is good for contouring, but I don't think it is a right product to use for contouring, but I don' t know, I might be wrong, but for me, it didn't work as a contour. I forgot how much it costs for this bronzing powder, but I bought it on Bourjois counter in Kemang Village Jakarta.

My Mini Haul

So, I went to Singapore last week with my dad and my sister. We were there only for 3 days. And I bought some bits and bobs, I went to Sephora, Lush, Body Shop and MAC.

At Sephora I only picked up two things, which is Eyeko Eye Do Liquid Eyeliner in Black and Sephora Color Lip Last in Meet My Pink (bought for my sister's friend so I can't swatch nor open it for you to give you an idea of color). Then, I went to MAC Cosmetics and bought 2 lipsticks in Rebel and Ruby Woo.

Okay, you might think I'm so late to get these babies, but better late than not trying at all right? I've been into dark or intense lippies, so I got those and I'm in love. Now I know these are holy grail lipsticks to most of beauty addicts.

Lush!! I got really excited when I found the store (forgot which mall), this is my first purchase on Lush, I didnt go crazy and bought lots things there, because I was scared if I love it, how can I get my hands on those things ever again in Indonesia or Jakarta. I bought bath bomb in Sex Bomb, I heard the hype and yes it smells sexy. I also bought 2 bubble bars in Sunny Side and Brightside, and also bought face mask in Mask of Magnaminty. 

In Body Shop I only bought Tea Tree Toner, because I heard tea tree is very good to calm down the acnes, so I want give this one a go.

I think thats all (maybe), I had fun there I went to universal and will go back again in August, and do the shopping thing again, because women never get enough of shopping.

Sleek Makeup in Vintage Romance

I have this palette for awhile, and never had time to review this. Most of my palettes come from Sleek Makeup. If you're not familiar with this brand, is from UK and the products are very affordable, it's really good for people who are on budget but wanting to buy makeup. I bought this palette because of the name which is "VINTAGE ROMANCE". I love anything claims vintage (weird, huh?) and yes I love this so much, it can create any look I want to wear from day to night. It's easy to travel with too, which is very convenient for travellers. I bought it in Luxola and forgot the price but it's not expensive like I said before.

As you can see, the first row has most natural colors, and the second row has most dark colors.

Pretty in Paris is a light silver with metallic finish, it's perfect to put on inner corner of the eyes.

Meet in Madrid is a light metallic gold.

Court in Cannes is a shimmery bronze-y golden brown.

Lust in LA is frosted olive taupe and has bronze color to it.

Romance in Rome is a mixture of blue and purple.

Propose in Prague is a matte orange toned brown, more of like a brick red

A Vow in Venice is a frost plum with a bit of berry

Marry in Monte Carlo is pinkish berry, very shimmery.

Honeymoon in Hollywood is a matte winey plum with flecks of glitters. 

Bliss in Barcelona is a purple with satin finish.

Forever in Florence is a dark burgundy with flecks of glitters.

Love in London is a black with satin finish, it has a bit of shimmer but you can't tell when swatched.

From Left to Right: Pretty in Paris, Meet in Madrid, Court in Cannes, Lust in LA,
Romance in Rome, Propose in Prague, A Vow in Venice, Marry in Monte Carlo,
Honeymoon in Hollywood, Bliss in Barcelona, Forever in Florence, Love in London.

Hope this is helpful :)

The Balm Mary-Lou Manizer

I was looking for a good highlighter for my skin so I did an observation on youtube and blogs. I saw people raved about Mary-Lou Manizer from TheBalm, and it's like it's everyone's favourite so I decided to buy one. I bought mine from online shop, I know now TheBalm has opened its stores in Indonesia so you can buy TheBalm products near your local store. 

First time I got it, I was pretty amazed with the packaging, very cute and sturdy, it's plastic so you don't have to worry to throw it on your purse. The product itself is smooth and soft like butter and the good thing is highly pigmented so you have to tap the tiniest amount of this product onto your cheek to get a nice subtle glow. Mary-Lou is a shimmering champagne with gold tones, very subtle and this doesn't have chunky glitter, it won't make you look like a discoballs. This highlighter suits all different skin tones so I would recommend this to anyone who haven't tried this, you'll love it.

Revlon Colorstay 16 Hours Eye Shadow

Revlon is having sale and my mom took advantages of it, she bought some products and she bought me 4 palettes. I didn't pick the shades but I think my mom did pretty good job on picking the right shades I want. I love neutral eyeshadows, I'm obsessed, if I have to look into my makeup vanity, I only see neutral warm colours, but still, I always think they are not enough. 

Onto the packaging, the packaging is black sturdy and see through on top of packaging so you can see the shades which I prefer on eyeshadow palettes. But it's nothing special though. 

The texture is smooth but not really creamy - a little bit powdery, but the color pigmentation is great. You can create different looks for only one palette and they're pretty neutral and warm. From all the 4 palettes I have, my favourite would be addictive and seductive.

Bombshell

Addictive

Enchanted

Seductive

Revlon ColorBurst Lip Butter Review

So, I probably never tell you about my obsession on lipsticks and lip balms, because my lips is so dry and chapped so I have to put on my lip balm to moisturise it. Then, Revlon has this range that caught my attention. This is amazing you guys, really really AH-MAZING and has solved my dry lip problem *praise*. Revlon described this as "pamper your lip with a gel formula that provides super-charged hydration and glides on buttery smooth." I know you probably think, yo girl how could you not know about it? Where have you been? YES, that's what I thought too. So, as the packaging goes very nice and colourful, its made of plastic and on top of the packaging you can see the colour of your lipstick which I find very helpful so you don't have to open the packaging and see the colour.  This range has 21 different colours and I got 6 of them. The product itself is very smooth and glide very nicely on lips like butter. I find some of the colour are more pigmented than others (I would say the bright ones are more pigmented), these give glossy coverage to my lips and also these hydrate my lips and I can feel my lips plumped and comfortable. These lipsticks have vanilla scent when I sniff it from the tube but when I apply these to my lips I don't smell the scent but anyway I never have issue with lipstick that has scent to it.

The lipsticks that I own are:

- Candy Apple : orange toned dark red (fave)

- Macaroons : slightly peach medium pink

- Peach Parfait : pale peachy pink 

- Raspberry Pie : dark purple with deep cool toned pink

- Cherry Tart : blue toned red 

- Tutti Frutti : bright orange

So now, I have to tell you, this is my favourite everyday lipsticks, because it's very hydrating and give nice healthy tint to my lips. This would be my holy grail product and the good thing is these lipsticks are not expensive at all, very budget-friendly which I prefer. Have you tried this? Definitely recommend you, and if you already tried, which colour should I get? Any recommendation?

L - R: Tutti Frutti, Peach Parfait, Raspberry Pie, Candy Apple, Macaroon, Cherry Tart

L - R: Tutti Frutti, Peach Parfait, Raspberry Pie, Candy Apple, Macaroon, Cherry Tart

Sleek Makeup in Bad Girl

I've been obsessed with Sleek Makeup, so far pretty impressed with their products. So today I will give you my thoughts about this Sleek I-Divine Bad Girl Palette. Well, these colours are out of my alley, I never wear blue eyeshadows on my eyes but I saw Shaanxo used this palette and she created a beautiful eyes so I decided to buy and play with this. 

The packaging is very sturdy and sleek, but it can be dirty easily which sometimes bother me a bit but it's okay. This palette contains deep colours. When you open the palette you will get a  brush and huge mirror which very convenient for travel. I love the idea that they put name on each shadow, and the names are really cute.

 

 

The shadows are very smooth and pigmented, you just need a light hand to achieve the look you want. Most of the shadows are glittery and I think you only get 2 matte shadows. This palette is very nice to create a deep smokey look but you can also create a natural daytime look. These shadows are not long lasting so you have to put your primer on first before putting this shadow. I bought this palette on Luxola for Rp198.000,00-ish I forgot the exact price but this is very pigmented and worth to try.

Left to Right: Innocence, Gullible, Blade, Gun Metal, Underground, Noir,
Intoxicated, Envy, Obnoxious, Abyss, Twilight, Rebel.

I created this look on my sister with this palette :)

Sleek OH So Special Palette Review

Okay, I read so many reviews about this brand, and I really wanted to try one of its products for so long and I finally get my hand on it. The brand is called SLEEK MAKEUP. Yep, the name say it all.

Sleek Makeup is a brand from UK, it is very affordable and also has very nice products. Let's start with the packaging first, oh I love the packaging it has a sleek black hard case with an open lid. The palette itself although made of plastic is very sturdy and it comes with a full sized mirror, and it also includes double-ended sponge applicator which I don't know if I'm gonna use it or not but it's very handy to go travel with.

swatches on my hand:

Here is the look I made with this palette, but sorry the picture is a bit washed out

I got mine from Luxola (www.luxola.com) for IDR 191.400,- but you can order it online on www.sleekmakeup.com.

xo veraamonica

A small haul

Hey guys, me and my sister went shopping yesterday and we bought some stuff, I thought I would show you anyway and give you my thoughts about the products. I went to SOGO at Plaza Senayan, actually we didn't want to buy anything there, we only looked around.

This mess started when my sister told me to get a new perfume for me and she recommended me to try the versace ones because she already had one and she loved it. I heard her and went to versace counter. The staff there was really nice (I guess all staff are nice from perfumes section). I tried them all from versace and bought Versace Crystal Noir one, because it's different from what I have. At first I didn't like it, but after I let it sit on my skin for awhile, I love it. It's floral (but not to floral), very dark, sophisticated and sexy.  The staff said "if you buy this one, you will get 2 only for IDR1.800.000." I remember my dad loves perfumes, so I went ahead and buy Versace Noir, the bottle is very luxury and nice, the scent is very clean and I know my dad will like this. It's good for men. Then, I went to Gucci section and this guy came to me and gave me a really nice sample of Gucci perfume. Man, I LOVE IT. So, I bought the Flora by Gucci with the green fluid in it. Oh I'm more a sweet scent kind of person, but these scents are the exception.

Okay, this... I've been eyeing for this perfume for awhile. I've been wanting this and finally got my hands on it. This is Taylor Swift "Wonderstuck", so many beauty youtubers rave about this, and I agree with them. This is sweet, and girly kind of scent. This is my thing haha should put it out there. I also love the bottle, it has bundles and very cute. Well done, Taylor.

And finally, this actually why we came to SOGO, my sister wanted to buy powder for her face because she ran out of one. We walked to Bourjois counter, I told her that I loved my "Healthy Mix" Foundation (my shade is number 53), people said it's a good dupe for YSL touché éclat foundation. But, my sister didn't like wearing foundation, so she got BB Cream in Rose Beige, she also bought brow pencil in number 03 Chatain. The Bourjois staff said if we buy over IDR500.000, we'll get free eyeshadows, so my sister asked me to pick one lipstick from the collection, and I picked up The Rouge Edition Lipstick in number 09 Orange Pop Up. 

Here is the swatch of the lipstick, it's very nice and opaque. I like it.

So, there you go guys, my small haul from yesterday, I had so much fun with my sister. Hope this will help you with the information I gave. Thank you.

xo, veraamonica