Kitty got new style!

(This post was from June. I've been MIA a long long time.)

Due to the massive allergy attacks I've been having because of dear kitty, we got her shaved.

This style of cutting is called the "Lion cut". All the fur on her body was trimmed except the head and tail, thus giving her a "lion's mane" look. At our request, the fur on her legs were left alone. Other than the coldness, I think she adjust quite nicely to the cut. Nowadays when she sleeps, she curls up in a tighter ball. We turn the air conditioner on minimum as to avoid giving her a chill. 

Below are some pictures from before the cut. Allergies aside, I do love her with short fur more.

 

Amazing Day! MAC Purchases

Today I went out to visit a friend in Causeway Bay. She has a little shop set up in Redmall. The mall itself is pretty small compare to most HK malls and the shops were even smaller. Just big enough to fit 3 people. Every time a customer comes in, I'll have to wait outside her shop. After a while I got bored and walked around this tiny mall to see what else was there. Two rows down from her shop, I found a pair of elderly couples running a store. At first glance I thought the clothings they sold were rather mature looking so I didn't go in. The second time when I was walking around, I noticed on the back shelf they were selling COSMETICS!!!

I went in and found a few MAC, Shu Uemura, Shiseido, etc. It was mainly lip glosses (which I'm not interested in). I bought MAC blush Dollymix and Mancatcher from the Lure collection. I also bought an unused eyeshadow duo from a brand name Colour Zone. For all these items, it was only HK$100 (approx. CND$14). I was flipping for joy inside my head!!!

After chatting with the couples, I found out their daughter was a mini star in Hong Kong. She's always buy new stuff and purging the old. The elderly couples resold her old items because a lot of them were still pretty unused. Apparently they've been reselling the stuff for a while, because the mother said a lot of regulars would come in the next day they've been given a new stack and swept most of them in one go. (O.O)

I hope I can be on the VIP list too. HK$100 for 2 MAC items!? I'm still high from this purchase!

Rant + MIA

I'm gonna be really sad & emo & rant today.

I'm locked in a state where I'm constantly wondering if coming back to Hong Kong was the right choice for me... I know its just a visit but its boring here and that is driving me crazy. I don't have anyone to hang out with. I don't even want to go out because it becomes more painfully obvious that I'm alone here...

I have a premonition my summer will be spent following my dad & sister to work between China & HK's office. Which really really sucks because I'm not interested in working there or dealing with the people and their drama. Plus its a failing business with a debt already... Yet every relative or family friend keep telling/asking me, "What are you studying? Are you coming back to help?" blah blah blah....

Another thing, the worst fear in my life is to wake up in the morning, look into the mirror, to find pimples popping up on my face!!! Some are little white ones. Some are flat bumps under my skin, when I squeeze it, they come out in a white thin thread!? And some are red and painful to the touch! (x.X)  The weather and my skin just don't mix... At times I curse myself for deciding to come back to HK at this time of the year. But air flight tickets double in price after July... Sigh...

MIA

Phew! Its been a really long time since I last updated. First of all, I am in Hong Kong now. Its really hot and humid here. Due to the climate difference I've been sick lately. I think its because of the humidity that's causing me to have major break out all over my face! Secondly, my sister has a cat in the apartment! Now this is really bad news for me because I have major allergies towards cat. Everyday my goal is to leave the house as early as possible and return as late as possible. But its alright. Hong Kong has a lot of malls and food. ^_^

I've been doing a lot of window shopping (with a few purchase here and there), everything is so darn cute!

Well that's all for my update. I'll be back with more pictures!

PS. Sorry I know I haven't uploaded the pictures for the Prestige eyeshadow. >,<

Review: Prestige eyeshadow Ballet

I've been using my Prestige eyeshadow in Ballet the last few days and I just want to say, I'm completely in love with it! I've mentioned in a previous post that I'm looking for a light pink eyeshadow to brighten my eyes without making me look like I've been crying and Ballet did it for me. What's more, the pigment is so good that Ballet actually shows up as pink on my skin!

Prestige eyeshadow have super good reviews on MUA. I'm a makeup newbie and only started expanding my stash however, like I've said in my previous post, I don't want to have so many that I can't finish them all! Plus I'm an absolute cheapo!

I've notice Prestige Cosmetics for a long time now but their single eyeshadow cost $7.99! I could never bring myself to buy an eyeshadow for that much! So I waited and waited and waited and finally I found some on clearance for $2.99! Unfortunately there was only three in the clearance bin of London Drugs so this was the only color I considered buying.

A laughable thing though, even though it was on clearance I had to think about it for a few days since my Annabelle trio in Rosewood was quite new (from before Dec actually... Yes I consider it new because I haven't even made a dent in it yet!). So imagine to my surprise when I went back and it was still there! Now this wasn't a Cosmo moment. In my mind I was thinking, "Is it still here because this brand sucks?"

In the end I'm glad I did buy the eyeshadow. The eyeshadow is very pigmented and the texture is very fine. It goes on smoothly without much fallouts. It is kind of sheer but that makes it easier to build up and blend out. There's only one thing I don't like, after applying I realized Ballet has a shimmer to it. In the pan it looks matte so I was disappointed about the shimmers. I like matte eyeshadow because shimmery eyeshadow makes me look like I have oily lids in photos.

Overall this eyeshadow is awesome! $3 for 2.2g of product. Pigmented, buildable, smooth, blendable, and long lasting! I will definitely try out their other colors (with the expectation they have shimmers unless other wise stated).

My makeup stash

The post tittle speaks for itself. Since I'm going to Hong Kong I decided to make my inventory list so I won't be buying the same thing there. Hopefully hopefully I don't buy anything at all (unless it was a super awesome LE shades!!!) because honestly a lot of times we already have dupes or similar shades. Anyways, I'll worry on that when I get to HK so allow me to introduce you to my make up stash!

My highlights, coral blushes, & pinks tones.

Blush collection: 18. This is how I store them.

My eyeshadow base, shimmer dust, pinks, highlights, blacks & quads.

Dark purples, Lavenders & Lilacs

Purples, Blues, & Greens.

The Collection of Cool Tones.

My favorite purple: Digit by MAC

The browns, the yellow/gold, the silvers & sunset gold.

The Collection of Warm Tones.

My eyeliners, Loreal eyeshadow primer, Nyx & WnW creme sticks, eyelash curler from Japan.
2nd pic: eyeliners from HK cosmetic company Sasa. Horrible stuff.

My kit of make up for HK.

My new ELF brushes + other essentials (ecotools, sonia kashuck, studio tools.)

 The case is sure handy.

My lip gloss!

My lipsticks.

All my nail polishes.

My shelf for make up.

This is how compacted the amount of makeup I'm bringing to Hong Kong.

3 inches tall! lol

Flying Back!

Hey Lovelies~!

I'm so excited right now! I'm going back to Hong Kong on the 16th of May. I haven't been back to HK for about 2 years now so I'm very excited to go back and visit my relatives. Especially my daddy and my older sister (who is also my inspiration, model, idol, et all).

First thing first, I have to pack my suitcase. And O-M-GAWD is it a hard task! HK's weather is super hot and uncomfortable for me during the summer. My sweat always soaks through the material of my shirt, leaving the damp mark. Its not a very nice scene (>,<). Plus while outside is hot, all the malls have air-con inside making it very very cold. I need to pack clothings that is not too thick or too thin and be just right. For example, I'm having trouble deciding should I bring my shorts or not. Shorts would be perfect outside in the heat but too little inside the mall. Should I bring leggings? Lace leggings?

Another problem I'm having is to bring enough clothes. While Hong Kong is known for being a shopping heaven, a lot of their sizes leans toward the smaller scale. I will have to loose a bit of weight before I can go on a shopping spree for the lovely selection of clothes they have there.

I'm planning to stay there for 4 months at least. Currently I'm planning to bring 3 pairs of shorts, 4 dresses, 2 pairs of jeans, and 5 t-shirts. Hopefully I'll lose weight and be able to shop over there!

Oh I have such a huge headache over my shoes too! I need to bring a few pairs of my heels to get them alternated. I think I'll be wearing my runners or sandals mostly but I don't really want to bring too many there since I bought them there! I really want to buy a pair of sneakers (I don't have any!). Of course I can't forget about my makeup... I don't want to buy anymore in HK but I don't want to be stuck with the same eye colors everyday... ARGH so much stuff on my shopping list and no-buy list!

I must start planning!