The Marketing Peg

I have always shunned red lipsticks. When it smudges or stains the teeth, my night is literally over. Who knows how long my friends have been staring at those clownish lips for? And the many times my compact mirror needs to be flipped so that I can check if the lipstick is intact...  In fact, I've always been more of a gloss kind of girl. The closest I've been to lipstick is when Chanel launched their Rouge Coco range - which felt more like coloured lip balm. It was comfortable and the colour was natural but it didn't have that much intensity.  When my friend introduced Chanel Rouge Allure Velvet in number 38 La Fascinante, my life changed.  Image from chanel.com It looks pinkier on screen but it definitely is a red. Intense red lipstick.  This is the first lipstick that almost comes packaged with compliments. I have worn other red lipsticks before but this, only this, will people sit up and notice.  I usually only wear this shade of red for special occasions, l...

Check this out! CHANEL Les Trompel'Oeil Temporary Tattoos! I love them! I already made my reservation at the Takashimaya beauty counter. Each person is only limited to 3 packs. OMG! Can't wait for my tattoos to come in on 19 March 2010. http://www.luxury-insider.com/Current_Affairs/post/2010/02/24/Kelly-Chen-Wears-Chanel-in-New-Music-Video.aspx

There was this day that I had to stayover at the boyfriend's and realised that I forgot to pack some of my skincare. Coincidentally, I found some skincare satchets in some magazines as I was going through them. Why not right? So I took out a couple: oil makeup remover by Bio essence and Lancome UV Expert sunblock/makeup base SPF50 PA+++. So here's my review on these 2 products based on the samples I tried. But first, let me clarify that for me to review, I'll definitely have to have some form of comparison. Like you wouldn't know what a good pineapple tart (oh btw, Happy Lunar New Year!) tasted like if you haven't tried a few. You can't say whether something is good if you haven't tried others out there right? So for the bio essence oil makeup remover, my comparison would be Fancl's mild cleansing oil. I have to say that the bioessence one pales in comparison. Firstly, it doesn't seem to wash off cleanly. I still feel the oily feeling after I rin...

I'm quite surprised at myself (in a bad way) for not knowing what High-Definition makeup was. I just chanced upon it while going through my daily updates on Fashionista. Going through the story on MAC's new Tabloid Collection , I couldn't figure out what HD makeup was. I only knew that it made people look airbrushed. A quick search on the internet and I found some definitions: From Beauty and The Blog : "Originally designed for use in film and television, high-definition makeup provides a flawless, picture-perfect complexion and is invisible to the 6x magnification of high-def cameras (and the naked eye!), thanks to: innovative, superfine microparticles that blend imperceptibly into skin photochromatic pigments that react with all types of lighting The result is skin that looks naturally flawless whether on screen or on the street." From About.com : "High definition makeup is almost as popular as mineral makeup. However, the really great thing about high de...