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What's the Wonder with this Glow?

left: a drop.  right: blended.Ever since reading about this magical (using this world loosely due to the nature of this Makeup Book) multi-purpose highlight potion, I've wanted to get my hands on some....

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(Very) Affordable Holiday Red Lips

My sister has recently visited Europe and brought (and bought) me back a santa load of beauty products.  Many I asked for pre-trip, some are ad-hoc.  This set is one of them.  When she was looking for...

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An Antique Aubergine | Charlotte Tilbury On the Prowl

In box number 4 of Charlotte's Book of Makeup Magic hides a little single eyeshadow.  I was expecting it as I said I glanced through what's in it roughly before deciding to purchase.  This could be a...

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The UK Haul of Makeup Magic | and Makeup Revolution

If you follow me on snapchat (you should if you're not, my name: jacqlibra), you know my sister Jo has recently returned from an European trip and hauled back a good quantity of beauty products for me...

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Light Glow FOTD | Charlotte Tilbury Try-Out

While I was playing with a good amount of Charlotte Tilbury products this month, I remember the gems sitting unloved in my stash.  This FOTD was intended to try out the Light Wonder foundation which...

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Cult Beauty Best of 2015 Goody Bag | How I Got Mine?

Every season or so, Cult Beauty does a generous offer of a giant Goody Bag which comes free with purchase over a certain spending.  I got one in Spring 2015, and not too long ago, was tempted to jump...

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Hit Pan #12 | Addiction Perfect Concealer Compact

Every since A got me this from Japan, it has not left my daily make up bag.  It didn't take long for me to hit pan on this as really the layer isn't that thick.  It's been a good many months since I...

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Maternity Update | 29 Weeks with Baby #2

How far along? 29 weeks.Total weight gain/measurements:  I'm 68 kg.  When we brought Roma to clinic (he had a flu for two weeks and we paid 3 visits to doctors.  Thank God the symptoms seem to be...

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Check This Out | B.WING Skin Care!

I do not intend to post more than one haul within one week, but these came in yesterday and I wanted to post it ASAP.  In case you're looking for Christmas gift ideas, look no further, you're still in...

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It Smells Like Grandma, Magially

From the title of this post, you may have guessed it correctly, I'm not impressed by this product I'm going to talk about.  In one of the 12 little boxes of Charlotte Tilbury's Book of Makeup Magic...

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Oil Up for the Dry Weather | Inventory #27

I was going through my skin care storage, trying to discover one or two category where I am slightly low in, so that I can justify ordering some purchases from Tokyo (my mum and brother are travelling...

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The Opposite of Serendipity

Sometimes as life goes on, we encounter gems while we're not searching.  Other times though, fate dictates we miss precious longing and regret will encapsulate us. No.  There is no human life loss in...

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Burgundy Wing Eyes with Zoeva, Bite Beauty, Illamasqua, Anastasia...

My little sister Jen+Jennifer, whom I've done make up on before, is on her school Winter break.  Tomorrow she'll be leaving for an American holiday (yes I have made yet another decently long shopping...

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Let's Kick Off 2016 with a Drugstore Skin Care Haul

I go to Mannings, a local pharmacy chain, every other week, if not every week, to replenish baby's nappy or hubby's shampoo.  Sometimes I do not buy anything, just browse and take notes of prices and...

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Appetising Soap for Every Body | Affordable Review

Ever since Roma is born I've selected and purchased various baby products, only for him.  Now and then we also receive kind gifts from friends and family.  Roma's skin is delicate, whenever the...

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32 Weeks with Baby #2 | I'm on Diet

https://www.facebook.com/just.capture818/Last week, at my 31 week check-up, my doctor said I have gained too much weight in too short a period of time; about 3 kg over 5 weeks.  She advised me to lower...

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Empties | Finale of 2015

Oct (1of7) - bodyThis post covers the period from Oct-Dec 2015 minus the little family trip we had to Taiwan (travel empties here).  Let me know if you've any suggestions to how I should do my 2016...

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Japanese Beauty Haul | Tokyo December 2015

My mother and brother went to Tokyo for a little getaway last December - mentioned it here.  It was almost right after my cousin's return from Japan - haul post here, so I had to work hard in order to...

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January Haul & 2016 Beauty Resolutions

I have broken down my multiple hauls by shops, and hopefully you won't find this collective dump of things I bought too long and unappetising...1. 759 StoreExpand Me

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How to avoid a C-Section? | 38 Weeks with Baby #2

**All photos in this post are shot by my sister Jo (facebook page) when Roma was 1Y4M17D old.**At my 37 week check-up, my doctor advised a cesarean, which I do not desire.  By asking the titled...

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Monthly Empties | January 2016

I realise I have quite an adequate amount of beauty trash to talk about monthly, so if time allows, I'd like to do it monthly this year.  Let's hope it works.Expand Me

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Monthly Haul | February 2016

I was on my last leg of pregnancy this February, and I went into scheduled C-Section on the 20th.  None of the aforementioned stopped me from beauty-shopping though.  The best part?  My long-distance...

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USA Beauty Haul | January 2016

I have yet to finish typing all the words in this post, but because a friend of mine is heading the States tomorrow I want to get this published today.  I'll come back to edit/finish this soon....

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Monthly Empties | February 2016

The only thing I wish I have used more this month was face masks, but I stopped masking on 20th after delivery Monkey Romeo; before that I was diligently doing mask sticking to my resolution.I'm...

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Life Update and Back to Blogging?

Hi there! Is there anyone still blog-reading in year 2018?I've been, to say the least, occupied and constantly undergoing big changes, since I last checked-in this space in March 2018 (!).  The most...

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