Revlon Timeless Nail Polish

Another great nail polish to kick off the year. 2 coats to opaque. Using OPI Natural Nail Strengthener as base and Seche Vite Dry Fast Top Coat. 

Nail color is always a personal choice and I love this color. It matches all the cool toned, light colored sweaters I wear in the winter and doesn't shout in a work out :P. Pretty timeless as the name suggested.

Any nail favs of yours that you wear all the time? 

Review | Rimmel Lasting Finish 018 Pink Sorbet Blendable Powder Blush

Decided to dedicate my first post of 2013 to my favorite blush / blusher EVER (Yes, and that even includes other high end blushes). I had a brief review in a monthly favorite posts long time ago HERE, but never really gave this well-loved product its own post. So here it is -

Retailed at under $4, Pink Sorbet is a light baby pink with a pearlescent sheen that lasts for hours. The formula is leaning towards the dry side. It is so easy to apply and is never too pigmented, meaning you can messily put it on and it will look good *fingers crossed. It appears more beige/peach on the skin rather than pink. I love it for everyday wear and cannot believe its at such a low price!

Planning on buying the entire range. Definitely worth a try if you are looking for something like this!

Hope you're all having a wonderful new year so far :))

Makeup & Skincare favorites of 2012!

Despite almost having no time due to overseas relocation and bloodily turned 25  in 2012, I started investing a lot in what I use on my face, especially skincare. 

The list below represents the best I have used in terms of makeup and skincare throughout the year after a LONG mental battle. As you can imagine, I do not limit my products into just drugstore or high end. As long as they work great with my normal-dry mildly combination skin and complexion, I continue to use them.

Without further ado, here goes my winners for makeup & skincare products for 2012!
*Links embedded are reviews 

MAKEUP |

Foundation Primer

Laura Mercier Foundation Primer in Radiance

Foundation

Giorgio Armani Designer Lift Smoothing Firming Foundation 

BB Cream

Skin79 Super Beblesh Balm Triple Functions

Concealer

YSL Anti-Cernes Multi-Action Concealer (Used in the foundation routine video HERE)

Loose Powder

Lancome Photogenic Skin-Illuminating Sheer Loose Powder 

Bronzer

Nars Laguna

Highlighter

Maybelline Lumi Touch Highlighting Concealer

Eyeshadow Primer

Laura Mercier Eye Basics Base Pour in Wheat

Eyeliner 

Gel - ELF Gel Cream Eyeliner

Pencil - Urban Decay 24/7 Glide-On Eye Pencil

Liquid - Dollywink Liquid Eyeliner

Brow Powder

Dollywink Brow Pencil

Mascara

Shiseido Majolica Majorca Lash King

Eyeshadow

Canmake Perfect Brown Eyes Palette 03
Urban Decay Naked 2 Palette

Blush

Rimmel Lasting Finish 019 Pink Sorbet

Lipstick

Nars Dolce Vita (used in THIS look)

Revlon Colorburst Lip Butter

Lipgloss

Paul & Joe Lip Lacquer Brillant A Levres 001 

Lip Balms

Sara Happ The Lip Slip
Maybelline Babylips

Nail Polish

Pale Pink - Essie Like Linen

SKINCARE |

Makeup Remover

Liquid - Bioderma Sensibo H20 Micellaire Solution (aka Crealine H2O Micellaire Solution)
Wipes - The Face Shop Herb Day Lip & Eye Make-up Remover 
Cleanser

Skinfood Black Sugar Mask Wash Off

Cleansing Tool

Clarisonic Mia

Toner

Shiseido Benefiance Enriched Balancing Softener

Serum

Estee Lauder Night Repair Serum

Moisturizer

Aveeno Positive Ageless Lifting & Firming Night Cream

Loreal Collagen Filler Moisture Filler Night Cream

Eye Cream

Laneige Hydra Solution Eye Cream

Moisturizing Mask

Paper mask - My Scheming Paper Masks (Yes it beats MBD Masks!)

Gel mask - mG Red Wine Whitening Squeeze Mask
Cleansing - Lush Cupcake
Lifting - Queen Helene Mint Julep Masque

The same list for last year (and even 2010) can be found HERE. 

What were your favourites last year? Please share your thoughts!