My Makeup Bag: Work and Uni Edition

Compare and contrast, girls: The life of a working professional versus the life of a Masters student, illustrated through the contents of her makeup bag.

Yes, that is an RM5 pouch from Daiso. I purposely picked a small bag to keep me from carrying too much around the place. As it is, this little guy can carry a surprising amount of stuff!

Summer 2011: Soleil Tan de Chanel in Bronze Corail

It's Harvest Festival this week in Sabah and Sarawak. Kotobian tadau do tagazo do kaamatan, tanak negeri Sabah!)

I think there is an unwritten Law of Shopping which runs thus: "When you have nothing to buy and have no plans to buy anything, you WILL end up buying something -- something expensive."

Take two weeks ago for example. I dropped by the Chanel counter to pick up a lip pencil for my mother. It was just supposed to be a quick dash in and out as I had the item on hold for the longest time. I was chatting to the MUA, Adeline, when my eye fell on the Summer 2011 makeup collection. She followed my gaze.

"Pretty, right?" she commented. "We just launched it yesterday. Customers have been calling non-stop for weeks to see it has arrived. Some came in minutes when they heard it was here. Think we'll be sold out soon. Want to try?"

I sat, she demonstrated and I was conquered. I have a sneaking weakness for coral blushes and this particular shade made my cheeks look so pretty and glowy, I fell head over heels in love. The coral blush made my skin look like they were glowing from within.

"How many palettes do you have left?" I asked.

Adeline smiled. "Just two."

Weekend Sneak Peek: Soleil Tan de Chanel in Bronze Corail

Bought this the day after the Summer Collection 2011 launched in Sabah. I bought the second last powder in Bronze Corail, meaning that there's only one left at Suria Sabah. Rush if you want this ladies!

My Lipstick Collection

I cleared out my makeup collection the other day and did a lip count. Are twelve lipsticks too little or too many? Four of them are in a wee palette though so I am not sure if they should be counted or not.

To get an idea of what colours I go for, check out the swatches after the jump:

For the love of a Boy ~

It comes as no secret that Chanel's Rouge Coco Shine in Boy was named after Capt Arthur Edward "Boy" Capel, the great love of Coco Chanel.

And I had certainly had my eyes on the lipstick for months now. When the Rouge Coco Shines were finally launched in Malaysia this month, one Boy was mine for sure.

Quick Peek: Chanel Rouge Coco Shine

Following in the footsteps of the very successful Rouge Coco lipsticks, Chanel will be releasing its Rouge Coco Shines range of lipsticks this coming April.


And this range is something I'm looking very much forward to.

In Love and Heartbroken: Chanel Rouge Coco in Bois des Iles

Excuse the lack of pictures and swatches but I am having terrible problems uploading them to the blog. Will post the pics by the end of the week, promise. 

The purchase of a Chanel lippie – well, any Chanel product really – is a long and lengthy decision. For me, at least. If I were to tell that to my mother, she would probably sniff and say, “It’s just a matter of making up your mind and having the money,” while applying her Chanel lipstick.

I already long made up my mind to get myself a Rouge Coco lipstick but it was a matter of getting the money (researchers don't get much). Thank goodness for all those 6 day outstation trips. When I visited KL a few weeks ago, I marched into the nearest Chanel counter (the nearest being a 5 minute walk away from my arrival gate at KL International Airport) and started swatching Rouge Cocos and bullying the poor MUA like a deranged person  woman on a mission.

I think the poor woman heaved a huge sigh of relief when I finally decided on #33 Bois des Iles.

At Last: Rouge Coco in Legende

I've wanted a Chanel lipstick for some time now. To me lipsticks are icons of feminine mystique and no one gets effortless feminine elegance like Chanel. So when the Rouge Coco range was launched it seemed like the perfect time to buy my first Chanel lippy.

My choice of shade surprised me though. I'd thought I wanted a classi chanel red. Gabrielle or Rue de Cambon perhaps. Or why not the famous chameleon nude shade Mademoiselle that looks different on all who use it? But in the end, with Beetrice's help, I bought a perfect shade of pink. The pink I love wearing most days and so will really USE. Creamy, but not frosty, cool but not quite berry, I opted for Legende.