daffnee: 2013

Best Of 2013: The Makeup Edition

31.12.13

As the clock is ticking towards the turn of the year, I'm bringing you the last and final installment of my Best of 2013 series and the longest one yet. If you're prepared to go out, you should probably come back later; otherwise, grab yourself a hot cup of tea and possibly a chocolate cupcake to munch on as I bring you my...

Best Of 2013: The Skincare Edition

30.12.13

Welp welp! We're already in the final countdown to the new year. I have my new agenda ready to be filled in, but before that, we have a few things that need to be wrapped up. Instead of doing a December favorites, I decided to join the bandwagon and share some of my annual favorites. I already did my haircare picks here, and...

[The Update] Corioanus and Cambridge #15

29.12.13

As I was preparing to type up this week's Update, I was having some trouble remember what I did before Friday. It wasn't until a friend pointed out that I had done a midweek Christmas post did I realize that would sort of explain the lack of memory from previous days. That and the fact that Friday was AMAZING. (Can we talk about...

Best Of 2013: The Hair Edition

27.12.13

I've been planning this post for quite a while, each time not knowing where to start. I've finally decided to categorize this into at least three parts: hair, skincare, and makeup. Most of these products won't be a stranger to those that have been following the blog for a while now, and I hate to sound repetitive. But they're just really my favorites,...

Lounging Through Christmas - the style, the food, the face.

25.12.13

Last Christmas, I gave you my heart...Don't judge me, it's my favourite Christmas song. Since we're on that note, MERRY CHRISTMAS EVERYONE! Thanks for sticking around with me the past seven months and spending the first Christmas on Peanut Butter and Chocolate Life with me! Last Christmas, I gave you my heart...Don't judge me, it's my favourite Christmas song. Since we're on that...

[The Update] Starstruck and Scotland #14

23.12.13

Wow. WOW. WOW. This past week has been beyond amazing. There are still times when I look back and wonder if the past few days really happened. Hold your horses, Daphne. Let's back up a bit, yeah? (Will you just look at that glorious braid??) Wow. WOW. WOW. This past week has been beyond amazing. There are still times when I look back...

[The Newbies] Real Techniques and Ecotools

23.12.13

"I thought you were on a spending ban??" Yes, yes, technically, I should be on that spending ban thingy even though I just posted a haul post with two new palettes (here). But this purchase was from way back in October before finally arriving in the mail late November. "I thought you were on a spending ban??" Yes, yes, technically, I should be...

[The Newbies] Stila and Laura Mercier Palettes

20.12.13

"I don't buy a lot of palettes," she said as she added two eyeshadow palettes into her shopping basket. This is basically what happened last midweek when I was in the midst of essay writing. Stress does weird dents to your wallet. "I don't buy a lot of palettes," she said as she added two eyeshadow palettes into her shopping basket. This is...

The Late Night Lazy Skincare

18.12.13

I'm not a person for coming home late. In short, I have a very happy inner grandma when it comes to the night life. That said, I've been getting home past midnight the past several days, you'll probably know why if you're following me on twitter. But those of you that don't, look forward to it on this weekend's The Update. Anyway. I'm already...

[The Nails] Winter Pastels

16.12.13

I was all about dark nails this time last year. 12 month pass, and I'm ditching the gothic hues and embaracing the pastels. These light shades tend to be more associated with the season that'll come around in 6 months time, but I've discovered two pastels that have a winter vibe to them. ...

[The Update] Baking and Shopping #13

16.12.13

Phew! This week was an intense one! I'm part relieved it's over and part sad. Basically, this week ending means I can finally catch a break from school, but it also means that half the flat is going home. *sobs* I'm going to be having friends over for the break, but I'm going to miss the guys. Phew! This week was an intense...

Currently Loving #4

13.12.13

Am I glad this week is over! End of term is always torturous and hopeful at the same time, isn't it? Holidays are so close and yet, you have mounds of essays and exams blocking the view. Yeah, that was the gist of the week for me. I'll update you more on the weekly insert of [The Update]. But face-front, this week has mainly been...

[The Wants] if you don't know what to get me...

12.12.13

It's three in the morning, I'm supposed to already be diving deep into dreamland. Yet, I'm still awake and realizing that I still haven't made a wish list for Christmas. Most of these things have been on my radar for a while, but either I've never got around to picking them up (I make it sound like I don't have to pay...) or I've never...

USA Beauty Swap with Megan (Little Miss Average)

9.12.13

Megan was one of the first friends that I made when I decided to seriously start blogging several months back. One of the sweetest, down-to-earth people I know, Megan has the ability to make you feel like even the most impossible, absurd dream you have is within your reach. Oh and she also runs a fabulous, cozy blog over at Little Miss Average,...

[The Update] Surviving and Gingerbread #12

8.12.13

I'm typing this up as I digest the self-made lunch I had of chicken bites, salad and a Yorkshire pudding. Well, I say self-made. More on that later. I know if I don't do it now, I'm going to be putting it off and missing another weekly update. (let's take a moment to appreciate this epic postcard my friend up in Scotland sent...

November Favorites 2013

6.12.13

How is it already in the counting down distance to the turn of the year? Slightly freaking out here. Now that we have that cliche out of the way, let's move onto the highlights of the post. I had quite a hard time narrowing down my favorites this month as I've been testing out new things and switching things up. But I finally...

[The Review] Strawberry Hand Caddy (aka hand pamper!)

4.12.13

Christmas is coming! There isn't anything about this season that I don't love...well, except for buying gifts. It's not that I don't like giving presents to people, it's just that I never know what's the best thing to get them. For example, a couple weeks ago, it was one of the flatmates' birthday and I asked him what he would like for a...

[The Update] Essays and Burgers #10/11

1.12.13

I know, I know. I missed last week's Weekly Update. I've got no one to blame other than my horrible time management skills and the need to procrastinate everything. So this post will hopefully make up for the absence of last week's. I know, I know. I missed last week's Weekly Update. I've got no one to blame other than my horrible time...

Currently Loving #3

29.11.13

I don't know about you guys, but whenever it's that time of the month, I'm always too tired to put much effort into my makeup. Hence, last week has been more about skincare more than anything. Never thought I'd say that. [Clarins Lotus Face Treatment Oil | Rimmel Lasting Finish By Kate Lipstick | Indeed Labs Pepta-Bright] I don't know about you guys, but...

Happy Thanksgiving, and thank you!

28.11.13

Happy Turkey Day! Or as traditionally known as, Happy Thanksgiving! Truth be told, I haven't celebrated this holiday since moving away from America more than a decade ago. This year, although based in London, I was invited to a couple Turkey dinners, but chances are, this time tomorrow, I'll still be weeping over not finishing the essay that's due on Friday. (Oh yeah,...

[The Face] The New Kids in Town #6

25.11.13

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Let's Talk Brows

22.11.13

Eyebrows. I never understood the whole "they frame your face" idea over brows, I mean as long as I don't have an unibrow, what difference could it possibly make? And then I went through blogs and had a couple (figurative) clobberings by makeup artists before I finally started to learn my lesson. [Bobbi Brown Brow Brush | MAC Mystery | Top Shop Brow...

[The Review] Aesop Parsley Seed Cleansing Masque

20.11.13

Here it is guys. You guys have been asking me for a review of this since I first premiered this on the blog a couple months(!) back (see the haul here). I have to admit, I kept putting it off because it's a skincare product and I just don't feel like I'm familiar with skincare in any way. But I absolutely LOVE this product...

[The Newbies] It was all because of a lip balm!

18.11.13

My lip balm collection has grown drastically from none to a handful. And yet. I still manage to be outside, find my lips ridiculously chapped, but somehow manage to not even have a single lip balm on me. It's happened multiple times already and it happened today. Normally I'd just wait it out, but I needed a study break from the library before...

[The Update] Tea and Birthdays #9

17.11.13

It's that time of the week again. As temperature drops, uni works starts caging me at home. Still, in the midst of essay preparation and procrastination, I still managed to sneak some time outside and take quite a few photos to share with you guys. It's that time of the week again. As temperature drops, uni works starts caging me at home. Still,...

The Weekly Wash

16.11.13

I think I'm pretty diligent when it comes to washing my makeup brushes. It's usually an excuse to step away from my studies (or the illusion of studying), do a little bit of experimental makeup before washing away all the evidence. Both from the face and the brushes. I have a small collection of brushes and I never really noticed how many I...

The Current Base Loves

15.11.13

Oh spots. Why? Currently, my jaw line looks like a frat party of blemishes. A lot of them are the small dark ones, with a couple of huge under-the-skin-please-stop-hurting spots. I've been amping up my skincare routine in hopes to end this fiesta, but in the meantime, I'm striving to aim for a base that'll let me look less like a red dalmatian. ...

It's Scarf Season!

13.11.13

Scarves. They're probably my favorite accessory in the world. You have the lightweight ones that you're able to add a touch of something in the spring/summer, and then you have the huge chunky ones that are able to keep you warm whilst looking cute in the colder months. Scarves. They're probably my favorite accessory in the world. You have the lightweight ones that...

[The Review] Bumble and Bumble Brilliantine

11.11.13

You know that tousled, I just rolled out of bed looking this fantastic look? Back in the old days, I was convinced that not brushing my hair in the morning would result in that look. Little did I know, I was closer to looking like a bird's nest than that chic undone 'do. My hair was always on the coarse side, I never...

[The Update] Tennant and Lounging #8

10.11.13

Ahh - it's that time of the week again. Me panicking and wondering if I took enough photos to do the weekly London Update for you guys. Also hating myself for procrastinating the reading I have for classes tomorrow. Unfortunately, this week, I've been forgetting my phone at home a lot more and/or forgetting that I should've been a good blogger and taken more...

You should go buy a magazine right now!

8.11.13

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[The Nails] Oh Rimmel, You've Nail-ed it Again.

7.11.13

I've fallen in love with Rimmel polishes ever since I got my paws on my first bottle several months back (read about it here). Is it just me, but I can never justify spending more than several pounds on a bottle of nail polish that I know I'll never be able to finish. So even when I was back in Taiwan, my extensive...

[The Face] Dark Lips and Colored Shadows (FOTD #5)

4.11.13

I'm a neutral shadows kinda gal, despite owning gorgeous colored shadows. The most use I get out of them is taking them out of the storage, looking fondly at them, swatching on the back of my hand, before sorrowfully shaking my head and tucking them back into my drawer. Despite all this, I can't bring myself to stop buying colored shadows. So this...

[The Update] Lucky Charms and Doctor Who #7

3.11.13

I need to take pictures of things other than food. I'm starting to realize that all my updates have contained some kind of food. I need to take pictures of things other than food. I'm starting to realize that all my updates have contained some kind of food. ...

October Favorites 2013

1.11.13

I have to say, October was good to me. Blogwise, I've been managing to update a couple times a week. School-wise, I'm slightly falling behind on the piles of reading that's slowly piling up on the side of my desk. And lifewise, one word. Amazing. I've been having weekly The London Update posts that you can check out here if you want to...

The Night Night Skincare Routine

31.10.13

Never in a million years would I have thought I'd be able to type up a skincare post. Even now, as I'm typing up this rambly (per usual) introduction, I'm still considering the idea of just deleting this post and moving on to the next. But a couple of you guys said that you wanted a skincare post from me, and I have...

I slick oil in my hair.

29.10.13

I remember talking to the flatmates a couple weeks back. We were talking about how my friend splurged out a small fortune on shampoos from Aesop and the guys just looked at us girls like we had sprouted two heads and turned into a weird shade of purple. They asked us about the difference in shampoos and how much we each owned before...

[The Update] Brunch and Premiere #6

27.10.13

Ahh - it's been forever since I've had to go on daylight savings. I've forgotten how good an extra hour of gifted sleep felt like. Let's back up a bit and I'll recap the exciting week that I had. Ahh - it's been forever since I've had to go on daylight savings. I've forgotten how good an extra hour of gifted sleep felt...

[The Review] L'Oreal Telescopic Mascara

26.10.13

Ah, L'Oreal is a brand that I'll have to admit, I didn't have much knowledge of before. Maybe it was the range they imported to Taiwan, but I thought that they were mostly focused on skincare. They were often the stand that failed to catch my attention whenever I was in the drugstores. But in need of a new mascara, the L'Oreal Telescopic...

[Guest Post] 5 Fall Fashion Tips & Tricks

22.10.13

Hello all of Daphne's readers! I'm Elizabeth, and I blog over at Undeniably, me. There you will find my personal style, DIY projects, recipes, and general stories from my life as a dancer/dance teacher. Did I mention there is a kitten who lives with me? (I hear people like cats on the internet...so I got one.) Anyway...I am pretty stoked for the chance...

[The Update] Jo Malone and Nutella #5

21.10.13

I know, I was meant to get this up yesterday but due to my laziness and the sheer amount of school work that I have accumulated, I apologize for getting this up late. I know, I was meant to get this up yesterday but due to my laziness and the sheer amount of school work that I have accumulated, I apologize for getting...

Currently Loving #2

20.10.13

This week flew by, but at the same time, it was like every second was five hours which I'll go into detail in my London Update post (which I'll work on as soon as I need another break from studying). But apologizing for the lack of updates the past couple weeks, I present to you the most used products of the past week. ...

The Goodnight Routine

17.10.13

I don't sleep very well. Well, I didn't sleep really well when I was back in Taiwan. I don't know if it's the change of the climate, or that I'm exhausted at the end of the day, but I haven't had that many sleeping problems since moving here. It could also be because I've developed a routine to prep my brain for sleeping. ...

[The Review] MAC Club: Clubbing the Night Away (and a dupe)

15.10.13

I don't like clubbing, it's just not my scene. I've only been once but the crowded, dry humping dance just wasn't for me. Maybe the I just went to the wrong club...but not everything that night was horrible, there were still some great memories. But that's a story for next time I ever feel the urge to get really personal I don't...

The Sunday Face

13.10.13

I woke up this morning at 8:00, half cursing my brain why won't it let me sleep longer and half groaning in a mixture of relief and agony as I looked out the window. The shopping plans that I had planned out in my head before falling asleep last night was definitely not going to happen. Not with the gloomy rainy chill happening...

[The Update] Lectures and Pizza #4

13.10.13

The life blogger in me has been pretty consistent. Week four and I'm still going strong. This week has been a marvelous and busy one. Shopping, studying, eating (a lot!) and catching up with some friends, I can only foresee next week being more amazing! The life blogger in me has been pretty consistent. Week four and I'm still going strong. This week...

Currently Loving #1

12.10.13

I really like sharing things that I love and to wait every 30 days to share monthly favorites is too long. It also means that some products will fall through the cracks and that's never a fun thing. So I think every once in a while, I'll do these kind of posts. Today's post is all about the newbies that have been added...

[The Newbies] Space NK Haul

10.10.13

C'mon, guys, you knew this was eventually going to happen. It's not like I was seeking out a Space NK, but I stumbled upon one en route to school so it would just be rude to not pop in over the weekend. The stuff in there is glorious and the sales people are really professional and know what they're talking about. It was...

[The Face] School: Day One (FOTD #4)

7.10.13

Day one of school here in London. I had a seminar and a lecture that were both really interesting. The professors didn't teach much, but in the hour that they introduced each their class, I hope the rest of the school year is just as interesting as the first class. Day one of school here in London. I had a seminar and a...

[The Update] Boat Parties and Food #3

6.10.13

The past week was full of firsts: first boat party, first bar outing, first outing with roommates, first school registration here in London, first huge dinner gathering, and the first time I've stayed up past midnight since arriving in London. The past week was full of firsts: first boat party, first bar outing, first outing with roommates, first school registration here in London,...

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