Monday, August 17, 2009

Asian Fashion City

A few weeks ago, Adrian from Asian Fashion City, contacted me and offered to send me 2 pairs of Geo circle lenses. I was uber surprised and excited about this because I've wanted to try circle lenses for a while but didn't know where to start looking, especially in Korea.
I ordered the Geo Angel Brown and Geo Nudy Grey, which I thought would look the most natural.
I think the package came sometime within the past 2 weeks while I was on vacation, so it was a nice surprise to come back to.
*Oh I forgot to mention, Thankq Adrian!

Asian Fashion City sells a variety of goodies, from BB cream, MM and circle lenses, so it's like a one stop shop. They even sell some cute clothes. Do check it out when you have time!


I haven't tried the Geo Angel Brown yet for this FOTD, probably will this weekend.
The lenses in all its glory. I chipped a nail trying to pry the cap open, I didn't realize that it was attached to the metal.

So before I put the lens on, my regular ol' eye.


And to show you the eye makeup used. I used the Jill Stuart Aquatic Nymph and the Coffret D'or model as inspiration.
Jill Stuart 01 Diamond Snow and 08 Crystal Sky and Coffret D'or's newest single eyeshadows in WN-33.
The Coffret D'or shadow is quite pigmented and not super shimmery, good for lining the eyes. This is the same shade as the one featured on the Coffret D'or model.


For some reason, the JS 08 shade didn't show up well in pictures, it looks rather brown here.

Do I look different? I think it's a pretty cool look. The only complaint is, if you look closely at my eye, you can see a bit of the brown from my natural eye color peeking through. The lens is also not centered very well, maybe it's my eye shape.
I didn't wear them for a long time so I can't tell you how they feel after long wear, but I'll definitely wear them again so I'll let you know soon.

The end for now, I gotta plan lessons!
Oh, I forgot to mention that I'm loving them so far, hope to try some more colors in the near future too!

Sunday, August 16, 2009

Vacation Time Finished!

Wow! It seems like forever since I've blogged, but I'm finally back from my vacation. Had tons of fun even though it was super hot and humid!
Got a lot of catching up to do, can't wait to read all the updates. I'm so pooped so I'll just leave you with a glimpse of what I got from HK and Japan combined.
This is maybe 70% of my haul excluding clothes. I didn't buy a lot this time since I did most of my hauling back in February. I was just at the maximum for my free luggage allowance...25.1kg haha.
Most of my purchases were influenced either by other bloggers or sites like Imomoko, Mihoko and Ichibankao..things that are hard to get.
I was kinda disappointed that Sasa didn't carry the Beauty Maker brand in their stores.

Some things that I got:

  • Kao Liese Bubble Hair Color in Casis Berry and Glossy Brown (I couldn't make up my mind). I got mine in HK, in Japan, they were called Prettia, not too sure of the name difference.
  • Kenassy hair remover puff. It's the pink and yellow thing. I also got a pack of tiny versions of the hair remover, but I think I left them in the hotel =/
  • Free Plus Air Shower Mist (facial mist)
  • Hadasui Mist (bought with my last bit of yen at the airport)
  • Love Clover Marshmallow Fit Base UV SPF50 Pa++
  • Sofina Beaute Emulsion II
  • P&J Whitening Serum
  • D-Up Gel Look Top Coat. As seen on Ichibankao.
  • Air Arrange hairspray (as seen on Yumeko's blog)
  • Angel Cotton. I think it's the same as the one from Fuz's blog. I couldn't find it on Mihoko to check. It's got the same Chinese name but the packaging is different. I got these at the 100yen store.
  • Liese Designing Jelly - Nuance Make
  • Airy Whip facial cleanser

Oh! You know those UFO catchers that drive you crazy when you're trying to get that darn prize? Well I actually won something on my last night in Tokyo! I played 2 different UFO catchers and this Rilakkuma machine had giant Rilakkuma heads. I got my Rilakkuma on 5/6 tries!
Funny thing was, I pressed the catch button too quickly and one of the prongs went into the area where the toy drops into while the other 2 prongs went on top of the plushie. As the prongs went back up, the other 2 prongs that were touching Rilakkuma hooked onto its ears as it went back up! The plushie is of good quality too!

Wednesday, August 5, 2009

Vacation So Far...

Greetings from Hong Kong!
It's been pretty toasty and humid, about 29-33C everyday. It's also kinda typhoon season so it's been gloomy for the past 2 days. Umbrellas don't do anything!

The mall I'm in front of is called City Walk (duh). It's located near Tseun Wan Station. I don't really know how to give you directions because I took a bus there with Tim and his dad. It's a decent mall, in the middle of an old part of the city. Once you walk outside the boundaries of the mall, it's like you're in a different place.

My haulage so far. This was waaaay smaller compared to my purchases in February. There wasn't a lot that I was interested in. This is about half my haul. I didn't even buy a lot of clothes, maybe tomorrow.
The lash curler is new by Koji. It was featured in a Japanese magazine (Spring?) and it's got a unique design on it. I'll show close ups and talk more about it when I get back to Seoul.
I found the 3 Beauty sponges at Sasa but they're so weird compared to the ones I bought from Bobodave. The ones from Sasa aren't as dense and the pink package ones were also smaller than the ones from Bobodave, something doesn't seem right here...but they were cheap so I'm not too worried about it. I bought 5 of the small sizes from $5HKD.

I can't believe my trip in Hong Kong is half over, but I still have Tokyo to visit! I'm looking forward to the cosmetics and Muji.
My internet is kinda limited so I won't be replying to anything. See you soon =)