December was quite the month for me - I was sick (again!) for the first couple weeks and then I had the time of my life when some of my favourite people made it to Taiwan for the pre-holiday season. The holidays itself was relatively settled down as there isn't a big festive spirit on this Eastern Island, but I still got a lot of...

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I was going to do what I did last year and round up my favourite 'new finds' from the past 12 months. However, I was feeling quite constrained when I was trying to gather together the products as my favourites were a good mix of products I already owned and the new ones that I picked up along the way. So rather than...

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This year, I got the best Christmas present anyone could've ever asked for. Growing up internationally and having friends that are more often scattered across continents than not, I know how valuable it is for a group of people to reunite.  Last week, I got to have eight days with some of my favourite people.  I've spoken time and time again about my...

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I'm a high-end foundation girl at heart. Having sensitive skin and a history of bad colour matches, I'm willing to invest time and money when finding the right base - that said, there have been three foundations from the drugstore that have stolen my heart.  I had lost all faith in affordable bases, but then I came across the Rimmel Match Perfection Foundation (£7.99). Coming...

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I don't tend to double up on the same products, and I'm not talking MAC lipsticks or eyeshadows here. I'm talking, literally, same product, in two shades. But there have been several products that I love so much, I just...had two. please don't throw rocks at me. The first one isn't going to be a surprise. Probably my oldest makeup love, the Bobbi...

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Once upon a time, I used to celebrate Christmas. I mean, trees, cookies and milk, presents, carols, the whole shebang. This was back when I lived in a place where white Christmas was a thing that I could count on happening. Then we moved back to Taiwan and our standard Asian apartment was too small for a proper tree. My parents had their...

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I love lipsticks - actually, that might be an understatement. Lipsticks are my addiction. I'm all about that bold, opaque colour that will last through too many cups of coffee and constant snacking. So I was more than eager to hop on the liquid lipstick train when it first started. It's been over a year since the train left the station and I'm...

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The past month has been a transition phase - easing back into a whole different culture, learning how to move back home, figuring out how to take things from here. It's been a weird ride and I'm not going to lie and say that it was all fun and no pain. But it's something that I had to go through and learn from....

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Beauty tools aren't things I talk about often on the blog, mainly because I'm fairly predictable when it comes to application tools. I've been using the same eye brushes since I started by eyeshadow adventure all those years ago.  This first one should not come as a surprise to anyone. The MAC 217 (£20) is a brush that changed my eyeshadow application game. It's also...

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...or at least in the foreseeable future and onwards. 'Always' is an empty promise that's more often abused than followed. It's called being practical. These stubborn loves have stood firm through the influx of new products and changes in product taste. It's very unlikely that these products will lose their dominant position in my beauty routine any time soon.  The Bobbi Brown Corrector (£19)...

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Not having the best DIY record, I'm usually quick to replace something once it shows the slightest sign of tear. But there are certain products that I just can't bring myself to replace as I've developed a sentimental bond with the broken ones. The Ecotools Blush Brush was one of my first ever brushes and I can't bring myself to part ways with it, regardless...

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I'm not particularly picky with mascaras as well, let's face it, I don't generally have hopes for any mascaras. With a basically non-existing performance standard, it's not that easy for a mascara to leave me disappointed. But after testing out mascara after mascara for the past several months in a desperate hail Mary attempt to get out of my rut, I'm yet to...

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I've been toning down the makeup spendings since I moved back to Taiwan. I'd like to think that it's mostly because I'm more than happy with my makeup collection - which I am - and am now more sensible with money (read: I'm batshit poor). But let's be real, my mum's horrified reaction when she saw all the makeup I owned and the following...

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