Published at: 11:03 pm - Thursday March 17 2011
When Iris was away in the UK and the US recently, she helped me to purchase a number of makeup lovelies. Several of these beauties are actually gifts from her and I was very touched when she surprised me with them – not only was she extremely generous, she’d also picked some very apt items [...]
Published at: 03:03 am - Friday March 20 2009
I’m not the kind of makeup lover who rips open new purchases immediately. Often, I like to savour their packaging, pristine appearance and newness, before keeping them for future stash shopping. This usually makes for a makeup lift – a surprise always turns up when I go through my collection. However, since the year began, [...]
Published at: 04:11 pm - Tuesday November 18 2008
Part of Shiseido’s Spring 2008 collection, Rose Tulle (S$39) is a neutral shade that can give your eyes a subtle lift. It looked unexciting at the counter but once applied, I was taken by the multi-coloured shimmer dispersed within the cream shadow. I walked away but I could not ignore the swatch I had of [...]