First of all, apologies for not having updated this blog until now. School has kept me very very busy as we get into the intermediate level, and I’ve flown back and forth to Manila, and it’s been exhausting. I’m trying to pace myself for some good ‘ol beauty blogging time, and I’m just so glad that I’ve found some time today.

Within the past few weeks, even if I haven’t been blogging, the routine continues. My thirst for trying out new products, new colors, and new stuff hasn’t withered a bit. Now, with my reader requests for updates on the products that I have reviewed, here they are, for now :

Suisse Programme Lip Repair Complex

Remember my deliriously good-buy post? Well, shoot me, but I’ve bought another bottle! And no, it’s not for me! It’s for my sister who’s based in Manila. She’s got really bad chapped lips, and her mouth is not as big, so one evening, a brilliant idea crossed my mind – and well, that is, to get her this product as long as it’s still 50% off. Haha! As I flew back to Manila to be with my family for the weekend, I gave her this as a present. She was very happy, as it was a change from the usual petroleum jelly that she was using , which was the only thing that her lips could stand ( she’s highly allergic to other products ). It worked for her, and she thanked me for this.
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Yesterday, I was the luckiest girl in Orchard Road. At least I felt, I was! My eyes were sparkling all the time!

Okay, when you see the word “Orchard Road,” you would know that this is shopping-related right? Okay, I am speaking like Becky Bloomwood again! Thing is, Confessions of A Shopaholic is not even shown here, and is due on the 27th! But its shopaholic vibe is just driving me mad!

Okay, so here’s why – I’ll tell you how it goes ( storytelling time! ).

Rewind 2 weeks before Sunday – it was a very rainy day as my classmates and I sought some refuge inside Wisma Atria Mall, specifically inside SaSa, just only about my favorite spot in that mall. As I was checking beauty products, just browsing around, a very kind saleslady asked me what I needed. I was actually feeling problematic about my lips for a couple of weeks already since they were chapping so bad. They weren’t visibly dry or wounded, but I could feel the tightness around my lip area, and it was a bit painful specially when you apply lipstick on it. I felt that all the previous lip products I’ve used were not effective on me, but surprisingly work miracles for others – like Kiehl’s lip balm!

Anyway, she accompanied me to the sale section with some normal-looking lipbalms, and I said, ” I want something more intensive.” She nodded and showed me the brand Suisse, a very good and high end Swiss beauty brand, and they had Suisse Lip Repair Complex. I pumped some product, and swiped it on my lips to test, and as I saw the pricetag at 119 sgd, I told her that I’ll let the product sit on my lips and wait for results as I walk around the mall. For a lunchtime shopping spree, I didn’t feel like splurging that much, despite the GST-free shopping promotion that day.
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Yesterday was one of the most emotionally unstable days of my life.

I’ve been a bit down because my flatmates are all in Manila, so that leaves me home alone, but my classmates from makeup school made my day, with a not-so-boring, and interesting hairstyling class today.

But then, the highlight of my day was right after school as I dragged my classmate Bernadette to Vivo City, for today was the official launch of the MAC Hello Kitty Collection in Singapore! I wasn’t able to take pictures on-site, but it’s a huge, huge display of Hello Kitty outside Tang’s Vivo, with makeovers, and lots of displays of the MAC Hello Kitty Collection! I almost cried when the MAC makeup artist told me that the Hello Kitty doll was sold out this morning all over Singapore, but then, miraculously, as a sign from heaven that I’ve been a good girl, another makeup artist approached the makeup artist I was dealing with and told me that they had one doll left. Sold! Hahahaha!

Anyway, I’m too exhausted, as I was so drained with happiness, and well, my credit card a bit “scratched” today, but then I am a huge Hello Kitty fan ever since, so I just took this one big luxurious splurge this weekend – and hey, I never spluged for any MAC collection ever, right? Just this once, just this once! ( I am sounding like Becky Bloomwood from Confessions of a Shopaholic, eh? ) Anyway, shown above, are the accessories that I’ve bought. They’re all wonderful!
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Sephora must be the world’s most prestigious beauty store chain, carrying 200 classic and emerging beauty brands in different categories – skin care, hair care, cosmetics, body care, fragrance, smile care, tools, and also with their own in-house private label. Whenever I’d like to check out brands, I simply have to go to their website, and just scroll through their drop-down list of very, very good brands. Now, it’s time for the 2008 Best of Sephora Awards, whose results came from more than 100,000 beauty mavens who have cast their vote for their favorite products!

Well, let’s see them shall we? For my personal touch, I am including some side-notes on the products that I have tried!

BEAUTY ADDICT’S FAVORITE TIP

“I love to prime my legs and body with the Clarisonic brush before I shave, so that I can attain that flawless application of self tanner. “ < --hmm I only use Clarisonic for my face! This is a nice idea! I am also wanting to try self tanning, like what Phoebe does!

BEAUTY ADDICT’S FAVORITE

* Bare Escentuals Buxom Lips ($18) – This mineral-infused lip polish imparts a high shine without feeling sticky. An infusion of antioxidant vitamins A and E help keep lips soft, smooth, and protected, while the tingly and cooling sensation reminds you that your lips are plumping.

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Yes, and I mean bees rule! From my unforgettable experience in a bee farm, I’ve never forgotten how bees are important “beautifiers” not only with the sweet nectar they make, but also with their by-products that are made into precious beauty products that look our best. Take for example – lipbalms from beeswax! Equating it as such, when you see a bee, be thankful for your soft, luscious lips! Haha!

June 22-28 is Pollinator Week, and as celebration of that, we are giving away 5 Radiance Kits from Burts Bees. Radiance Kits include travel sizes of Burts Bees’ signature products in travel sizes. I’ve already spoken with Burts Bees’ rep but they told me that the contest is open only to US residents only ( sorry to non-US residents, I’ll make it up to you, I promise! ).
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Exfoliation must be my number one beauty term as I cannot stress enough on how it is one important part of keeping the skin soft, smooth, and lookin` brand new. I’ve endlessly blabbered on facial scrubs, body scrubs, and now, how about a lip scrub?

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