Review: Urban Decay Naked 2 Palette

If you've been following this blog for awhile, you've probably already know that I've been loving neutral eyeshadows lately, so there's no way I'll miss the chance to get a hold of this palette!

But to be honest, when I got this I wasn't sure if I would love this as much as I loved the Original Naked palette. However, when I swatched it and played with it, I was blown away! I just liked how it looked against my skin and it's confirmed! I love this as much as I love the Original Naked palette!

I liked how they change the packaging material from cardboard to tin, but I'm liking how it looks like a pencil case. But I still like the packaging of this than its predecessor. Another change I liked is the addition of a double side brush, a crease/blending brush on one side and a flat shadow brush on another. One change I didn't like is they included a mini Lip Junkie instead of a mini Primer Potion. I just didn't care for the Lip Junkie! It's so sheer it just looked like a clear gloss with a bith of shimmer on my lips.

As far as the quality of these shadows goes, Urban Decay still gives you fantastic quality! The eyeshadows are are pigmented and binds to the skin nicely. The only down side is that some of the eyeshadows will have glitter fallouts. But overall the quality is still above average. I hope they repeated the "Naked" or "Buck" shade instead of "Half Baked". As for the color selection, this palette features more cooler shades as Urban Decay calls it "griege" compared to the Original Naked palette. I love Snake Bite, Suspect, and Verve! Do check out the swatches below!

Do you still need this even if you have the Original Naked? Well, if you love neutral eyeshadows like I do, the answer is a big YES! You need this in your life! But if not you're a neutral eyeshadow junkie like I am, then I guess just having one of the naked palette would do. If you ask me whivk naked palette I prefer, sorry but I can't answer that because I both love them the same!

By the way, stay tuned for my valentine's day look tutorial featuring this palette!

Something New: Urban Decay Naked2 Palette

Yup! I got the new Urban Decay Naked2! I'm liking the new packaging since it's more sturdy and shut close. I also love the brush included though I would have prefer that they included a mini udpp rather than a mini lip junkie. A more concrete review plus swatches and comparison with the original Naked palette to follow!

New Year Look EOTD

Sorry for the lack of post last month. November and December are always the most hectic months for me and my family. Aside from being the peak season for our restaurant, I had to go on several trips abroad too and of course there's med school!

Any way, I want to greet everybody a Happy New Year!

Let me share a look which I wore on New Year's Eve! I did a classic holiday look. Neutral and gold eyeshadows (matte brown on the crease, shimmery golden taupe on the lid, and matte skintone eyeshadow as highlight) then I lined both my upper and lower rims with black pencil liner, then I created a cat eye with a liquid liner then finishing it with 2 coats of volumizing mascara. Another go to for the holiday season is red lips, so I went for it, anyway, my eye makeup is on the neutral color palette. To finish the look I just dusted a matte bronzer on the cheeks.

Products I used:
For the eyes:
• Urban Decay Primer Potion
• Make Up ForEver Eyeshadow #93
• Loreal Infallible Color Eyeshadow in Sahara Treasure
• Laura Mercier Vanilla Nuts Matte Eyeshadow
• Stila Smudgestick in Stingray
• Loreal Liquid Liner in Carbon Gloss
• Maybelline VolumExpress Colossal Mascara in Glam Black

For the cheeks:
• Guerlain Terracotta Bronzing Powder #01

For the lips:
• Mentholatum Clear Lip Balm
• MAC Viva Glam I

My Birthday Giveaway WINNER!

Sorry for posting the winner of my birthday giveaway a bit late.

I'm having internet woes as of late so I do hope you understand!

Anyway here it is!

I got 50 entries, but some didn't followed my instructions, so I was left with 45 qualified entries.

I picked the winner thru a random number generator thru the ever trusty random.org!

THE WINNER IS...

drumroll....

THIAMERE!

of http://thiamere.blogspot.com/

CONGRATULATIONS, THIAMERE!

I've sent you an email!

Please email me back with your mobile phone number and shipping information within 72 hours.

*PS If the winner fails to respond to my email I'll pick a new winner.

MY BIrthday Giveaway! ANNOUNCEMENT!

Hi guys sorry for not posting much and updating you guys with the giveaway, because

I'm having problems with my internet connections.

It's just today that I had a stable connection...

Quite a number of people emailed and messaged me that they don't have a blog but the want to join.

Well, you still need to have a blog to join and be a follower of my blog.

You just need to create an blog. It doesn't matter if you don't have any readers yet or if it's just made for this giveaway. This is just to be fair to every one who joined and followed my instructions.

Take note, that I will check every entries if you have followed my instructions.

I've already seen some not following instructions, so I hope you will use this extension to follow the instructions to validate your entries.

Another question I had is if you have several blogs, can you use it to gain multiple entries.

My answer is yes you can, but one person can only have maximum of 2 entries.

Anyways, since a people are still joining my giveaway and a few are still emailing me regarding the giveaway so I decided that

MY GIVEAWAY IS EXTENDED UNTIL NOV. 26, 2011!

The winner will be announced on the 28th.

If you have more questions, feel free to email me or message me.

Plus after this giveaway, I'll be holding another giveaway for the holiday season!

Stay tuned!

Singapore Haul Part 2

Hello!

You've seen part 1 of my Singapore haul, which consisted of the things I bought from Sephora.

Now, here's part 2!

These are some of the items I bought from Robinson's Department Store at Raffles City Shopping Center and Duty Free, of course!

From Robinson's Department Store at Raffles City.

• I got L'oreal Perfect Clean Foaming Gel Wash. I wanted to try this mainly because of the scrublet, and it has mainly positive reviews. I've using this and so far I'm liking it! I really hope L'oreal would bring this here in the Philippines, as I could see alot of Filipinos would benefit from and like it!
• ZA Two Way Foundation. ZA was on 20% off and I like the Majolica Majorca two way powder foundation, since ZA is also a subsidiary of Shiseido like Majolica Majorca so I bought one. I got the powder refill plus case for just around 700 pesos! Not bad!

From Duty Free (Changi Airport)

• Chanel Rouge Coco Shines
• Chanel Le Vernis
• Bath and Body Works Anti-Bacterial Lotion

Closer look!

Chanel Rouge Coco Shine in Boy, Romance, Elise, and Bonheur.

Chanel Le Vernis in Peridot

Chanel cosmetics are so much cheaper there, I wished I've bought more!

AND DON'T FORGET TO JOIN MY GIVEAWAY ALRIGHT?!

Singapore Haul Part 1

Hey guys!

Before anything, I want to remind you guys to join my giveaway!

CLICK THIS TO JOIN!

You probably know already that I had a short vacation in Singapore.

The first on my checklist for my things to do in Singapore is....

You guessed it right!

It is to visit Sephora!

How can I not not visit Sephora, right?!

Skipping it would be a crime! (Well, for us MU addicts! it is!)

I visited all three branches in Marina Bay Sands, Ngee Ann City, and ION.

As expected, the prices of Sephora in Singapore is higher than US, but still it didn't stopped me from shopping! (Yeah, you know me hahaha)

Though my guilt was lessened, because I got 120 SGD voucher/discount plus 7% tax refund!

So the price difference is not so bad after all.

(I also noticed the branch in Marina Bay Sands has lower prices in some of the items, I dunno why.)

There are also some items I bought that I can't show in this post, because I'll giving them as gifts to friends. I hope you understand.

Well, enough of the blabbing! (I'll reserve the blabbing to my upcoming travel post! haha)

Here are the stuff I got from Sephora!

Here's the overview of the stuff!

Yeah, I finally caved in and bought Clarisonic Mia!

My sister and I agreed to share, so that's the reason why I finally bought one!

Here's a closer look of the things I got!

Sephora Brand Items:

I bought 5 perfume sprays. My favorite is the brown one, because it smells like chocolate! Yummy!

I got a chocolate scented hand wash. It smells so good I want to eat it!

Then I bought 2 Mattifying Powder Foundation.

I also bought the Mineral Powder Brush (not included in the picture because I already used it and it's dirty at the time I took these photos)

The cute acrylic bathtub bearing the Sephora name was a freebie!

Products for the hair:

Oscar Blandi Dry Shampoo

Fekkai Luscious Curls Shampoo and Conditoner

Soap and Glory products:

The Righteous Butter

Hand Food

Fresh products:

Brown Sugar roll-on fragrance

Sugar Lip Treatment in Original, Passion, and Rose

Urban Decay products:

Urban Defense Tinted Moisturizer

De Slick Oil Control Spray

Extra Clarisonic Brush Head

Jack Balck Lip Balm in Mint and Lemon

Boscia Oil Free Moisturizer SPF 15 (Mini size)

There a couple of thing I also got, so...

Stay tuned for part 2 of my Singapore haul!

My Birthday Giveaway!

Finally! I was able to post this giveaway!

Sorry for not posting this giveaway earlier as planned.

As you know, I've been out of the country last week for a vacation, and I wasn't able to bring my laptop with me. But here it is! Better late than never, right?

Before anything else, I want to thank you guys for reading my blog specially those who take time to comment and leave messages. I may not respond at times, but rest assured I read all your comments and messages! Promise!

Now, let's move on to the giveaway!

THIS GIVEAWAY IS OPEN TO ALL MY READERS WORLDWIDE!

Yay to that!

So here's what one lucky person's gonna get!

Yes, one winner is gonna receive these loot!

You can join this giveaway in 3 simple steps!

1. Be a follower of this blog!
2. Repost this contest on your blog with the picture of the prizes above, mechanics and a link back to this post.
3. Comment below with your name, email address, and a link to your blog post reposting this giveaway.

Giveaway ends in November 19.

Easy right?!

Here's a closer look of the prizes!

One of you could win:

• Eyeshadow and blush palette ( 2 blushes, 12 eyeshadows, dual ended applicator, and mirror)

• Soap and Glory The Righteous Butter (The best body butter ever, in my opinion!)
• Demeter Fragrance in Honeysuckle
• Nivea Express Hydration
• Nivea Pure and Natural Spray Deodorant
• Nivea Pure and Natural Wipes

And these two awesome Guerlain products!

These are my two favorite makeup products ever!

I hope you'll enjoy these as much as I did!

• Guerlain Terracotta Blush & Sun #03
• Guerlain Kiss Kiss Baby in #260

That's it! Join now!

Blog Sale! October 2011

Hey guys!

I'm cleaning my vanity when I realized I have way too much back-up makeup!

I haven't even used up half way the first ones, so I thought how the heck could I finish the backups?

So I decided to sell it, incase any one of you would like to adopt them!

Plus, the money would also add to my travel fund hahaha!

ALL ARE BRAND NEW

MOST ARE LIMITED EDITION

AND SOLD OUT ALREADY HERE IN THE PHILIPPINES!

PLUS MY PRICES ARE WAY MORE LOWER THAN MALL PRICES!

If you're interested,

text me at 09228872133

email me at mysweetfix@gmail.com

or add me up on twitter! username: hedleychua

INCLUDE YOUR FULL NAME, ADDRESS, and ITEMS YOU ANT TO BUY!

Note Philippine buyers only!

Shipping fee:

Metro Manila: 80 pesos

Luzon: 100 pesos

Visayas and Mindanao: 120 pesos

SHIPPING WILL BE FREE FOR THOSE BUYING MORE THAN 1500 PESOS!

PLUS FREEBIES IF YOU'RE BUYING ATLEAST 2 ITEMS!

PAYMENT: Bank deposits only

ALL BRAND NEW
Prices: 650 Pesos each
All LIMITED EDITION. Search temptalia.com for more info and swatches.
PETALS AND PEACOCKS - SOLD
VIVA GLAM CYNDI - SOLD

ALL BRAND NEW
Prices: 650 Pesos each
All LIMITED EDITION. Search temptalia.com for more info and swatches.

ALL BRAND NEW
Prices:
Dazzleglass Creme: 750 Pesos each
Lipglass: 650 Pesos each
Lipgelee: 650 Pesos

ALL BRAND NEW
Prices:
MAC Lip Erase: 550 Pesos
MAC Dare to Wear Lipglass: 650 Pesos each
MAC ProLong Wear Lipstain Marker: 550 Pesos
All LIMITED EDITION. Search temptalia.com for more info and swatches

All Brand New!

Prices: (from left to right)

MAC SEE THRU LIP COLOUR in Secret Crush: 450 Pesos

MAC Lipglass in English Accent: 650 Pesos

MAC Lipstick in Go Dare: 650 Pesos

(special offer! buy both the mac see thru lipcolour and lipglass in english accent, just add 200 pesos for the lipstick in go dare. plus free shipping!)

BUNDLE PROMO 1:

YOU CAN BUY ALL THE AVAILABLE LIP PRODUCTS ABOVE FOR JUST 8,000 PESOS!

EVERYTHING IS WORTH MORE THAN 20,000 PESOS IF BOUGHT AT THE MALL. PLUS YOU SAVE ATLEAST 7000 PESOS (IF YOU BUY EVERYTHING MY PRICE) OR 15000 PESOS (IF YOU BUY IT IN THE MALL)

PLUS FREE VITACREME B12 FULL SIZE AND ESTEE LAUDER LIP PALETTE AND FREE SHIPPING!!!

BUNDLE PROMO 2:

BUY 5 LIPSTICK GET 1 Product (choose from: Mineralized Eyeshadow, Dare to Wear Lipglass, See thru Lipcolour, MAC Kohl Eyeliner) FREE!

PLUS FREE SHIPPING!

ALL BRAND NEW
*Note: first three products are blushes and highlight in one. The "medium" shade, the last one, is a powder foundation.
Prices: 900 Pesos each
All LIMITED EDITION. Search temptalia.com for more info and swatches
Petticoat - SOLD
Medium - SOLD

ALL BRAND NEW
Prices:
MAC Mineralized Blush: 700 Pesos each
Band of Roses - SOLD
MAC Mineralized Eyeshadow: 650 Pesos
MAC Highlight Powder: 1200 Pesos
All LIMITED EDITION. Search temptalia.com for more info and swatches

ALL BRAND NEW
Prices:

MAC MSF Stereo Rose: 900 pesos

MAC Eyeshadow Quad in Burmese Beauty: 1000 pesos

ALL BRAND NEW
Prices:
Laura Mercier Undercover Pot ( Eye concealer, Blemish Concealer, and Loose Powder) : 900 Pesos
Maybelline Mascara: 200 Pesos - SOLD
MakeUp Forever Aqua Eyes Eyeliner BLACK: 500 Pesos

All Brand new:

MAC Kohl Power Eye Pencil in Feline: 650 pesos

plus Get the L'oreal Telescopic Mascara for free!

SOLD

Advance Birthday Gift from my cousin!

My birthday's coming up next week!

It's kinda bittersweet. Bitter because it means I've grown older- yea wrinkles and all haha , but sweet since I've gained a year of experiences :)

I'll be having a small giveaway on my birthday so stay tuned!

Well let's get back to business.

Every Sunday, I meet up with my dearest cousin Hansley (remember her from my previous posts?), we go shopping, eat out, and basically just bond!

Yesterday, she surprised me with these goodies!

I feel so spoiled! Isn't she the sweetest?!

(Hansley, if you're reading this, thank you again!)

She gave me these goodies!

She knew I love neutral eyeshadows with a punch of colors, so she chose these!

Everything's so me!

Pop Eye Cake in Naked Blue Eyes

I wanted to try this for a long time, but I don't know where I could buy one.

I'm so happy she got me this one!

Pop Pin-Up Pop Eyeshadow Palette

Pop Hello Gorgeous! London Style! Makeup Set

This set is awesome! It contains 10 lipglosses, 6 blushes, 36 eyeshadows, and 2 good quality double ended brushes!

Lovely right?!

Stay tuned for tutorials using these products!

NOTD: Wet n' Wild Fast Dry Blue Wants to Be a Millionaire

Here's WnW Fast Dry Blue Wants to Be a Millionaire.

3 coats with OPI Nail Envy as basecoat and Seche Vite topcoat!

Glittertastic, isn't it?

Weekend Savings: Garnier Light Instant Fainess BB Eye Roll-On

If there's something I've learned in more than 2 years of blogging is that LOW PRICE doesn't necessarily equate to LOW QUALITY products. Through the years of being a beauty addict, I've been disappointed by a lot of products may it be high end or low end ones, but before the products that has given me the worst impressions are drugstore products.

Drugstore beauty products have been given a bad rap, because years ago drugstores have been plagued by inferior beauty and skincare items. But, Lo and behold! Things are changing for the better! I've been seeing a lot of beauty and skincare products that have potential and exceeded my expectations but doesn't break the bank.

I know everybody's trying to cut back on the expenses nowadays, and some who even used to buy high end beauty products are now opting for mid range and inexpensive ones due to financial constraints. I, for one, used to avoid drugstore skincare because the ones I've tried before wrecked havoc in my skin instead of improving it. I also used to stay away from drugstore makeup because the quality used to be inferior, and instead of saving I would just have a useless product; hence, wasted money! Not anymore! With most drugstore brands reformulating and coming out of new products, the drugstore is not anymore a place to be avoided for the search of good beauty and skincare products.

I want to show you guys that the price of beauty doesn't need to be expensive, and you don't have to sacrifice beauty! So I came up a weekly segment, called "Weekend Savings," where I'll be featuring inexpensive products that performs! I'll try to feature a product once a week, and if you guys want to try a certain product or you would want me to review something for you guys feel free to comment or email me or leave a message on my message box on the side of my blog.

My first feature in my Weekend Savings segment is

Garnier Light Instant Fairness BB Eye Roll-On

I ran out of my Laura Mercier Undercover Pot, and I'm not willing to shell out money for an expensive undereye concealer as of late, because I'm saving for my out of the country trip next month. I've watched youtube gurus raving about this product, and it's very much hyped so it's just natural that it would be the first thing I'd try.

And I'm pleased to report that it didn't disappoint!

Not only did it brightened up my undereyes, but it covered the darkness of my undereye circles!

It's lightweight and doesn't crease. It has a good staying power. I usually apply this around 7 in the morning and it's still there when I come home 6 in the evening.

With or without setting powder it stayed on.

Another thing I liked is it does decrease the puffiness of my undereye circles, and the cold metal roller ball feels soothing.

The best part is it only costs around 220 pesos (around $4)!

My only wish is that they come up with more shades, so our sisters and brothers with fairer or darker skintones could enjoy the product too.

Here's a swatch:

I'm so satisfied with this product that I won't be buying other undereye concealer anytime soon!

So how about you guys?

Have you tried this? Share your thoughts.

Do you use any affordable products that performs well?

Do you want me to review a certain product?

Feel free to comment below!

Have a great day everyone!

Laura Mercier on Gilt Groupe Haul

Here's what came in last Saturday!

My Gilt Groupe / Laura Mercier haul!

The box is cute right?

I like shopping in discount/sale websites like Gilt Groupe because you can get big discounts! You'll know what I mean as you read.

These are the items I got:

• Laura Mercier Premier Beauty Collection
• Laura Mercier Satinee Creme Eye Colour in Rum Satin and Cocoa Velour
• Laura Mercier Lustre Eye Shadow in Gilded Gold and Bronze Copper

left to right:

Laura Mercier Lustre Eyeshadow in Bronze Copper and Gilded Gold

I got both for only $22! It's like I got one of the eyeshadows for free!

Since in regular price, one eyeshadow cost $22 a pop!

swatch (top to bottom):

Gilded Gold

Bronze Copper

top to bottom:

Laura Mercier Satinee Creme Eye Colour in Rum Satin and Cocoa Velour

I only paid $10 for each! The regular price is $22. Huge savings, right?!

swatch (left to right):

Rum Satin

Cocoa Velour

The last thing I got is

Laura Mercier Premier Beauty Collection

It comes with a tutorial/look card too.

This is what's inside.

Take a look!

Vanity Case with a paisley print lining

Full Volume Mascara

Tight Line Cake Liner in Ground Espresso

Eyeshadow Duo

Foundation Primer

Lip Glace

Dual Ended Liner and Blending Brush

I paid just $38 instead of the regular $60!

I'm in love with the brush! I'd gladly pay $38 for that brush alone!

Laura Mercier really does make the best travel size brushes! The quality is even better than the full size MAC brushes!

That's all for now!

Have a great day!