Hallowe'en mani 3: Skulls and skeletons on my nails

Hallowe'en mani 3: Skulls and skeletons on my nails

Tags Cosmetopia Digest   Thursday, October 31, 2013

Here's my input for Crumpet's Nail Art Challenge for Hallowe'en 2013, themed "Skulls and Skeletons".
I used: O.P.I. French Quarter For Your Thoughts, Konad Special Black and Konad stamping plate m28. I ended up smudging the stamping on the pinky as I tried to open my camera's lens cover. Welcome to My Klutz Junction.

Hallowe'en mani 2: Trick or treat nail art (or, messy freehand nails)

Hallowe'en mani 2: Trick or treat nail art (or, messy freehand nails)

Tags Cosmetopia Digest   Wednesday, October 30, 2013

Here is why I should not do freehand manis - just look at how I've ruined this one with my incredibly unsteady paws! I'm not even going to try to explain this mani or give you a how-to. If you can identify those rather indecipherable squiggles, you need to go join Mensa. The base I used is O.P.I. Thanks a Windmillion, following up with nail art pens. I also fished out a heart glitter on to each nail from O.P.I.'s Heart To Resist.
Unable to put up with the almighty mess of my own creation, I decided that the problem was overkill - I would re-do the mani, this time with fewer elements:

Hallowe'en Special: Seven Deadly Sins link party

Hallowe'en Special: Seven Deadly Sins link party

Tags Cosmetopia Digest   Saturday, October 26, 2013

No, not the Seven Deadly Beauty Sins post (here). This is a link-up for Hallowe'en that I found on Nina's Bargain Beauty - who in turn found it on Whispering Sweet Nothings. And since my NaNoWriMo 2013 project is titled (for now) "Seven Deadly Shimmers" (christened by one of the more creative people on their forum), I figured the timing was right for me to do this link-up.

Stain, scrub and salve: My top lip products

Stain, scrub and salve: My top lip products

Yes To Carrots Cosmetopia Digest   Monday, August 05, 2013

Five is too small a number, but this tag has been going around for a while and Shikha of Sorelle Grapevine, who tagged me, insists that I need to stick to five. So I'm sort of cheating with an also-rans section!
Here are my Holy Grail lip products:
1. Chanel Rouge Double Intensite in Rose Garnet
2. Lush Bubblegum Lip Scrub
3. Smith's Rosebud Salve
4. Urban Decay 24/7 Glide On Lip Pencil in N@ked
5. Lancome La Laque Fever in Chromed Pink

What's in my shower?

What's in my shower?

Tags Cosmetopia Digest   Wednesday, July 10, 2013

My shower routine involves a mixture of products every few weeks, and I don't really wait for a set to finish before I switch around. I was tagged by Tshering of TiTi's Corner for this post, so you can see my bath and body products-of-the-moment for yourselves!
The bathroom's main colour scheme is blue, and it is marine-themed. I've got dolphins on the wall, waves on carpets and toy fish that grow in size when you drop them in water on my shelves. Incidentally, interior decorating is one of my passions and this is where I began experimenting. I've designed five (much better) bathrooms after this. Here are a couple of the shelves:

The A to Z of my beauty stash, with 25 makeup must-haves

The A to Z of my beauty stash, with 25 makeup must-haves

Tags Cosmetopia Digest   Sunday, June 30, 2013

The lovely Alice Waude of Underneath The Beauty tagged me for this post, and it is another fun way of showing off one's makeup stash. Incidentally, she invented the tag...wow! Please do check her blog out, I love reading her reviews. Sorry it took me so long to do this, Alice. I went through everything at least three times to find Q and V and still haven't found an X :(
What you have to do is pick your favourite item for each letter of the alphabet - it can be the brand, the product or the shade name. (Pictures optional)
Here are my beauty ABCs:

Accessorize eye palettes

Burt's Bees Deep Cleansing Cream

Crabtree and Evelyn Iris set

Beauty Blogger Tag

Beauty Blogger Tag

Tags Cosmetopia Digest   Thursday, June 27, 2013

One of my earliest beauty-blogger friends and my first box-swap buddy, the lovely Elle May, tagged me on this post. Please do visit her lovely blog - she has a great sense of style and beauty and, her sister does some amazing layouts.
Here are the rules to do this tag:
1. State who the tag was created by: The Beau Bow 
2. Tag five beauty bloggers, and 
3. Title this like I have done to state what the tag is about. 

Rainbow Beauty Tag

Rainbow Beauty Tag

Tags Cosmetopia Digest   Tuesday, June 04, 2013

 

I saw DeBresha do this post and thought it might be fun to give it a shot and share a bit of my stash. What you need to do is pick seven items from your make-up stash that are the colours of the rainbow (the actual lotion/cream/powder product itself, not the packaging!) and post them. I had thought this would be an easy post, but all those gorgeous green and purple tubes contained white gloop. I've tried to keep myself from reaching out for the eyeshadows and the nail polishes all the time, especially for the trickier colours. So I decided to limit it to a maximum of two colours for polish/eyeshadow/eyeliner alone. Here goes:

Violet
Sephora Eyeliner, Too Faced Eyeliner, Accessorize Eyeshadow


Indigo
Wiki describes indigo as a "deep and bright blue" so here are Essie Aruba Blue and the gorgeous O.P.I. Yoga-ta Get This Blue (finally got it).

Blue
!!!

Green

My Seven Deadly Beauty Sins

My Seven Deadly Beauty Sins

Tags Cosmetopia Digest   Monday, May 13, 2013

I was tagged by Tshering for this post and my current writing assignment comprises characters with the seven deadly sins, so I thought applying the sins to my make-up addiction would be fun. You can also read Louise's post on this. Here goes:

1. GREED: What is your most expensive beauty item?
Lancome Visionaire. Bought two for S$180 each last December, with a gift with purchase. Still.... And I  don't know how well it works because I use it only when I'm feeling way too extravagant.

Recent tags and awards

Recent tags and awards

Tags Cosmetopia Digest   Monday, April 15, 2013

So here are my recent tags and Versatile Blogger Awards, thanks to some very lovely people.

Nadja of Throw Me Something Beautiful has tagged me on the This or That post. Please do check out her blog, she has a great giveaway going on. I'm so, so sorry it took me ages to do this, I've been buried in a mixture of things from family issues to work. Anyway, here are my answers:
MAKE-UP
Blush or Bronzer? Bronzer. Only certain non-shimmery dusky rose blushes look good on me, and I love the contoured look bronzer gives you.
Lip gloss or Lipstick? Lipstick FOREVER! I do not use glosses, unless they're plain clear ones over really drying lippies.
Eyeliner or Mascara? Eyeliner. Whether I use mascara or not, my lashes don't really stand out, but eyeliner really brightens my eyes.
Foundation or concealer? Foundation. If I do concealer alone, you'll know I'm wearing it on certain spots. Ewwww!
Neutral or Colour Eyeshadow? Both! I like matching my shadow to my dress unless it's an outlandish colour, so I would say colour - by a thin margin.
Pressed or Loose Eyeshadow? Pressed! As it is, I get it all over my cheeks and have to reapply my foundation. Argh!
Brushes or sponges? Depends. For shadows and bronzer/blush, I use brushes. For foundation, I use a sponge.
NAILS

The procrastinating beauty blogger tag

The procrastinating beauty blogger tag

Tags Cosmetopia Digest   Thursday, March 14, 2013

I was tagged by Danielle of KalamityJanekosmetics. I love her blog, especially her FOTDs and eyes. I would give half my eyelashes to be able to apply eyeliner the way she does.
Rules:
1. You must copy and paste these 'rules' onto your post when you write it, it doesn't take long!.
2. You must state that this tag was created by 'The Beau Bow' and link www.thebeaubow.blogspot.com

One day to go... One month to go...

One day to go... One month to go...

Tags Cosmetopia Digest   Thursday, March 14, 2013

I'm on the last day of my shopping ban! Tomorrow, I shall order a Konad stamper. And treat myself to a Lush haul over the next two days. And, maybe, Lancome. And a few others. Watch out for quite a few haul posts!
I also have one month to go for my birthday (April 14) so I'm making a shopping and wishlist. Watch out for a giveaway to celebrate my birthday and 100+ followers (I'll have to decide between Rafflecopter or another method; I'll hold a poll next week).