Perfect Finish foundation by Collection 2000

As you can probably tell from my massive collection of drugstore makeup products I’m most definitely not a makeup snob – in fact I enjoy shopping for bargain drugstore goodies waaay more than high-end stuff. And not just cos it stops me breaking out in a cold sweat when my bank account statement arrives in the post :)

Though I must admit that when it comes to foundations I generally find that the super cheap brands (2true, Natural Collection, 17, Miss Sporty, Collection 2000 etc) just aren’t great quality. I’ve tried dozens of their foundations over the years and there have been a few gems but most head straight for the bin after a couple of uses

An exception to the rule is Perfect Finish liquid foundation by Collection 2000. Now this is never going to be my absolute favourite product or anything but I’m just amazed that we can get such an incredible product for £3.99 (£4.99 in Boots in case you were wondering!)

When I first tried using this I was soo disappointed by the texture cos it was really runny. I then gave the bottle a little shake which did the trick – the texture is like thick double cream and glides on extremely easily

Pros

Comes with a pump dispenser. This is actually an important factor for me; I can’t stand glass bottles where you have to pour some of the product out to use it

The coverage is light to medium and is very buildable so you can be as light or heavy handed as you wish

You know how some foundations just look like a mask? This looks like skin. Completely natural and slightly dewy

Doesn’t set quickly so you have loads of time to work this into the skin, ensuring its well blended and you don’t have that dreaded “foundation line” around the jaw and chin!

Feels exceptionally light, almost like you aren’t wearing anything at all

SPF 20… I’m sure we’ve all heard how important it is to use an SPF foundation or moisturiser every day

It costs £3.99 in Superdrug. Seriously. £3.99

Cons

Not particularly long lasting. After about 8 hours I feel like I need to touch up or reapply

Only comes in 6 different shades

Coverage is only light/medium so definitely needs to be used in conjunction with a concealer to hide dark circles or blemishes

Wore this without a primer a few days ago and it sunk into my pores, making them very noticeable

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2nd Cafe Vienna Coming Soon!

Cafe Vienna's 2nd outlet opening soon in KLCC, watch out this place this month! First outlet situated at Lot10, which I have posted here and here before.

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passage

Things I've Done in the Past 57 Hours

1. Reluctantly skip my experimental phonetics class in favor of freaking out my apartmentmates by leaving with no explanation
2. Participate in an 18-person Skype conversation spanning northern and southern California and Frankfurt, Germany
3. Flip through fashion magazines in a waiting room
4. Read my horoscope in a fashion magazine in a waiting room
5. Briefly wonder whether I should consider myself a Libra or a Virgo while reading my horoscope in a fashion magazine in a waiting room
6. Consider rewatching The Secret of Kells
7. Struggle through the Lakhota examples in my syntax textbook
8. Decide that I am indeed going to purchase a ring inspired by the Twilight series
9. Construct a makeshift pad out of a wad of toilet paper
10. Unlock my 160th - 171st items on Alchemy (don't scroll down unless you want to see the full combination list)
11. Rip out the magnets in my laptop case clasp

Things I Have Not Done in the Past 180 Hours

1. Wash my hair

Things I Should Probably Have Posted in 2010

Jacket: gift. Polo: American Eagle, brother's. Jeans: Forever21. Black and white oxfords: Miz Mooz. Ring: estate sale.

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*Latest In Market* Radiance by Britney Spears 100ml EDP

100% Brand new with box & sealed, exactly like retail counter selling. It's Authentic by Britney Spears.

Radiance is a new perfume from the famous pop star Britney Spears, which will be available on the market in September 2010. Her ninth fragrance is a feminine blend of red berries, delicate flower petals and soft musk, packed in a bold and girly, light blue and pink bottle, decorated with fake rhinestones. The alluring aroma of the composition includes notes of berries, tuberose, jasmine, orange blossom, iris and musk.


RADIANCE BY BRITNEY SPEARS 30ml EDP
Retail Price : RM180.00
Our Offer Price : RM118.00

RADIANCE BY BRITNEY SPEARS 50ml EDP
Retail Price : RM210.00
Our Offer Price : RM135.00

RADIANCE BY BRITNEY SPEARS 100ml EDP
Retail Price : RM270.00
Our Offer Price : RM165.00
1x Sold to Nadya, Sabah

Will be available upon request, delivery maks 7 days & while stock last with our supplier

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Mineral powder foundations

If there’s anything better than a superb skin-perfecting foundation then it has to be one that is actually silky light and allows skin to breathe whilst giving great coverage… Which is where mineral foundations come in! Ever since QVC started doing little mineral makeup segments on the show I’ve been obsessed with finding the best products. Er, yeah, I’m one of those people who sits glued to QVC whilst wearing my pjs and drinking tea. But lets brush past that, shall we? :)

I dunno about you but I’ve found it a million times harder to get a mineral powder that matches my skin tone than I ever have with a liquid foundation. There is just so much variation between shades and a lot of them look way too yellow or pink on my face. So far the best ones I’ve come across are Pure Foundation loose mineral powder by Maybelline and the Lasting Finish minerals loose powder by Rimmel
Both of these are great and I love how they blend with the naturals oils on my face so the result is pretty and quite dewy (definitely odd but awesome for a powder I reckon!); I really don’t like powders that just sit on top of the skin clinging on to each little hair because they look completely unnatural and kinda… well, gross really :)

Annoying little holes that allow the powder to get everywhere!

Each of these comes with a mini kabuki brush (the Maybelline one is waaay better) so they’re great for keeping in your bag to touch up throughout the day. Oh and talking of which! The Rimmel one comes with an amazing little plastic stopper that you can use to cover the holes in the lid. I’ve found this unbelievably handy cos I hate the way the powder continually falls through the shaker if you’re moving the regular pots around

Awesome little stopper that comes on the Rimmel powder jar

Anyway, the point of this post was actually to ask if you have a favourite loose mineral powder. I’d love to try another one that gives full coverage but I’m so wary of splashing out before I know that it’ll deliver the goods so any recommendations would be most welcome! ♥

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Guess What! I Won An IPhone 4 From Daily Sugar!

Me & My iPhone 4

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Revlons super lustrous lipgloss

Due to my current spending ban I’ve been digging through my storage boxes of unused makeup in the vain hope that it’ll be enough to satiate my shopping craving. I’m embarrassed to admit that there’s a lot of stuff I haven’t got round to opening, even though I stood at the checkout thinking that this one blush/lipgloss/mascara/whatever was gonna be my new hg product and something I just couldn’t possibly live without :)

I’ve come across a few gems that I’ve thoroughly enjoyed using over the last few weeks and one of them is this Revlon lipgloss. I’ve actually heard nothing but good things about this which is why I picked it up in the first place but for some reason it got tossed aside and was promptly forgotten so I only wore it for the first time a few days ago
For a change I actually agree with every positive comment that’s been made about this; the tube is sleek, simple and stylish, which is always a good start! I love the standard doe-foot applicator and the texture is fab… It’s one of those not too sticky but not too slick glosses that manage to make even my small, thin lips looks rather full. No mean feat I can tell you!

The staying power could be totally phenomenal but seeing how I’m constantly drinking throughout the day I have to reapply every couple of hours so I really can’t say for sure! As always the colour I’ve gone for is a simple, cute, girly pink (shade 60 - shine that pink) that’s extremely inoffensive and would probably suit most skin tones. But as soon as I lift my self-imposed spending ban I shall be splashing out on at least 3 or 4 other shades ♥

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please don't come to me on my dying day

I really wanted to wait until I actually finished another writing prompt before posting, but I've gotten stuck on this one, and I guess I get too antsy when I don't post for too long. So here's something I wore last year, before winter break started.

Sweater: thrifted. Longsleeve: Old Navy, gift. Skirt: made by my grandmother. Tights: Forever21. Socks: Forever21. Black and white oxfords: Miz Mooz.

Lately, I've been feeling very "Body In A Box," very walking-around-without-seeing and floating-around-in-my-head.

I don't really know what else to say except that time is being unobliging, and I wish I weren't at school, and it is when I feel like this that I am fully certain that I value my family above all else. More than grades or money or pretty clothes or well-crafted words or personal success. I wish I knew how best to give back to my family. Maybe the best way to do that right now is to be someone who has her shit together and doesn't need to be worried about. I'm not sure how to go about being someone who doesn't need any worry allocated to her, but at least I've got the look down. (Not this look. I mean what I've been wearing the past couple of days.)

But I mean, this too shall pass.

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