A week back, I headed to Home Club for a flea featuring Smoochiezz and other blog shops - I was prepared to spend some money but I really overshot my budget that day. =___= The flea was not too bad; there were bargain clothing from S$10, accessories, but of course Smoochiezz's stall stole the limelight (swarms of ladies rampaged the small corner that she was at).
That day, she brought a lot of NYX products (powder/cream blushes, jumbo eye pencils, liquid eyeliners, lipsticks, gloss glosses, e/s and palettes), as well as an assortment of L'oreal, Maybelline, Revlon and Sally Hansen stuff. There's another flea coming up this Saturday (25th Sept) and there's gonna be even more brands like e.l.f and MAC that were missing from the previous one, so try to go if you have the time!
Let's see the damage done!
4 items from her stall for S$20, that's S$5 each. The Sally Hansen Nailgrowth Basecoat is retailing at Watsons at S$17+, but I got it so cheaply with a free pair of nail scissors (can use it to trim eyebrows). The other 3 items aren't even available in SG.
I'm digging the green bottle of varnish (it has gold reflux, omfgcool!) but have yet to try it. Next NOTD? :D
I was super excited to try these 2 items, but unfortunately the mascara was all dried out. The good thing, however, was that I wrote in to Smoochiezz and she immediately refunded me the money without any questions asked! Super good sales ethics! But I suppose she has to do that to maintain her reputation as a online seller. Anyway with the mascara out of the way, the L'oreal Lip Duo was next to be ripped open by my impatient hands!
This lip duo is special - the lipstick is actually a lipstain (solidified) and you're suppose to apply a thin layer, let it set, then sweep on a layer of the gloss provided. On the box, it claimed to be "zero-transfer", super long-lasting and can only be removed with an oil-based makeup remover.
I tried it, the stain is indeed drying but the magic happens when you put on the gloss. This gloss is mainly made up of silicones, this prevents the stain from being too drying and makes your lips so smooth and plump (blocks evaporation/dehydration I guess). When you try to wipe the colour off, it comes out in small flecks - I'm guessing that's the dry skin on my lips rubbing off instead of the colour. It comes off easily with the makeup remover though.
Here's a light swatch, looks like a bite/sore. The colour is buildable though, so you can make it look like its bleeding also.
After that, I walked over to Central @ Clark Quay and bought a pair of Mitju covered shoes (have to, my lab sessions require them). I'll not be featuring that here.
Then I walked some more, over to Chinatown,to find buttons to personalize my shirt. And of course I got side-tracked and spent even more money! Got these at People's Park Complex.
The L'oreal makeup remover bundle is suppose to go for S$19.90, but I got it for S$13.00! Ha ha, what a steal!!! Hooray for remover back-ups~ The 2 Laneige eye creams I bought for S$9.90.
I trawled through the gaggle of shops and finally got my buttons (10 pieces for S$5, so expensive though the buttons are quite fancy). Last stop was Swanstons. I almost gave up finding it, but spotted it when I was about the enter the Chinatown MRT station, ha ha! And I got my bottle of Kerastase Leave-In Conditioner.
This was S$37, my hair stylist in Storm was selling it for S$46 if I'm not wrong. This leave-in is fantastic! It not only makes your hair soft and manageable, it also has heat protection. When you apply some heat to your hair e.g. blow-drying, ironing/curling, its protective and conditioning properties are activated and it creates this amazing shine on your hair! I'm totally convinced after trying the sample pack my stylist gave me.
So that was my splurge back then and I'm gearing up for another one this weekend (L'oreal Expo sale and Smoochiezz flea)! Hope you guys enjoyed the entry, thanks for reading! :)
