A new year, a new favorites and more than a couple of new products. Well, if I'm honest with you, I think all of these products were results of shopping trips from November onwards. Welp! My bank balance. But it's all done in the name of research, and these were the newbies that made the cut.   [Urban Decay Naked 3 | Anastasia Dipbrow...

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For the longest time, I'd sworn to have found the perfect foundation brush. Actually, three weeks ago, if you asked me if I'd trade in my Sigma F80 for any other brush, I probably would've looked at you like you sprouted three heads and turned a shade of neon green. No biggie. But even though I was more than content than the offering...

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L'Oreal and I never seem to be love at first sight. My current favorite mascara (and almost HG status), the L'Oreal Telescopic and I had a complicated love/hate relationship at first (read here). Miss Manga and I were no different.  L'Oreal and I never seem to be love at first sight. My current favorite mascara (and almost HG status), the L'Oreal Telescopic and...

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I know. I know. I've been late again with The Update again. Whoops. School's been going on for 2 weeks now and we're really hitting the ground racing running. My schedule has also been a mess these two weeks as teachers have been rearranging classes and lectures to fit their busy schedule. That means hanging around in limbo, wondering if we're supposed to...

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I'm hesitant to call anything a dupe unless it's virtually the same thing. Hence, by my standards, this is by no means a 'dupe', but it's definitely an alternative (and spoiler alert, even better in my opinion) to the MAC 224 brush.  I'm hesitant to call anything a dupe unless it's virtually the same thing. Hence, by my standards, this is by no...

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It's like I constantly feel the need to expose more details of myself that might potentially drive you guys away with the craziness. Don't ask what's wrong with me. I have no idea. (I should really start taking custom thumbnails because I have the weirdest expressions in the automatic ones....:/) ...

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Today continues the eyeshadow week on the blog with the second installment (read the first part here). You know those days when you just can't be bothered to use half a palette to create a contoured, ombre, sophisticated, complete eye look but you still want something on the lids? Or the days when you wake up, cursing at the time but still wanting...

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This week is going to be eyeshadow week on the blog. For those that know me in real life, hardly a day goes by when I don't put on a shadow of sorts. What can I say? I like to play up the eyes as it's hard to maintain lip color when I'm either nibbling or drinking (water/tea/coffee, not the fun time drink...

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Who says you can't teach an old dog new tricks? Okay, in all honestly, I have no idea if you can teach an old dog new tricks as I've never had a dog. (I know, considering how much I love dogs, it's sad that I've never had one of my own) But today, we're not talking about dogs. I'm the kind of person...

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Oh mascara! Being notorious for the short shelf-life, I still have more than half a dozen of them open. Considering that I only have two sets of eyelashes and a couple of these are long past the six-month time period, I don't think that I should be buying/opening any new mascaras for the time being.  Oh mascara! Being notorious for the short shelf-life,...

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I know I said that I would let you guys know before I made the move from 'Peanut Butter and Chocolate Life' to 'subgenre of a dream'. But well, I was bored last evening and ended up making the move far sooner than planned. Call it as evidence of my impatience. Everything on the blog is the same, except for the name. I've...

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Oh Laura Mercier, how have I not tried your eyeshadows before? I got the Laura Mercier Artist Palette for Eyes when I was under essay-stress last term (debut here) and this has got to be one of my best impulse purchases ever. As this is a limited edition palette that already sold out at the House of Fraser, I was hesitant to share a glowing review...

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The past week flew by so quick, I felt like I was just typing up my last Update. I literally had to go back to the one from last week to find out where I left off. I know I talked about Paris last week, but there was one incident that happened after/while I was typing up the last post that I forgot...

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So, this is finally it. The Name Change Announcement. Honestly, I shouldn't even be making this announcement now since things are still in planning and more importantly, I honestly have to write up this essay. It's terrible. But here's the problem, I'm doing everything I can to not start this essay while panicking over the fact that I haven't started it yet. Oh,...

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With break coming to an end and preparing to start school again (while procrastinating finishing up an assignment. Again) (Really, Daphne? Already?), I'm enjoying the last few days of break with experimenting to find a new school routine. And in the midst of swapping and switching products, there have been a few products that I've been reaching for quite a bit.  [Urban Decay Naked...

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Who could resist a bit of shopping in the French pharmacies while in Paris? Even a skincare newbie like me was able to marvel at how well stocked the shelves were. If it wasn't for the simple fact that my luggage was getting just slightly ridiculously heavy, I would've bought more. Most of these things I either had heard of, or knew that...

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Obviously I have my priorities. Some people consider me a huge geek, I’m not sure if I can claim that title as I’ve never seen some of the classical “geek” pieces, such as Star Wars and the original Star Trek. But that aside, you’ll notice that I’m not exactly quiet about my boarder-line geek side if you’ve been reading my previous updates (which...

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No matter where you are in the world, I'm pretty sure that you're already celebrating the start of the new year. So happy new year everyone! I started taking my blog seriously back in late May, 2013 and thank you for sticking around and putting up with my rambling posts since then. No matter if you've been a long time follower or just...

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