December 2011 (v. 2.0): NicaBell's Shoes Haul

Holler!!!!

I bought 2 shoes and 2 slippers.

Yes I was a crazy shopper this December. But hey! I got a good bargain! So let get started^^

I bought the slippers because I think that they were cute. Especially when the color were different from the other one. 

This shoe is so cute isn't it? The cutting is very small and I over heard from the girls who work on the shop saying that their stock comes from Thailand. It got me thinking, "What? Is she trying to say Thai people have small feet?" Sold RM29.90. 

This shoe is so hot, my blog is burning! lol! This is they highest heels I have ever own. But I am glad that it was sold at RM68 only^^

That's all for now. Stay tune for my next entry^^

December 2011: NicaBell's Watson Haul

Deck the halls with boughs of holly, fa la la la la, la la la la~~ 

Awww~ it's the Christmas season again and it is definitely the best time to get on your shopping spirit up!! 

I have several haul this month and this post is solely what I bought at Watson only. So lets get it started^^ 

L'Oreal Paris Smooth-Instense - 1 Min Caring Mask

I have used the shampoo, the conditioner and the serum. So its time to take a taste on the mask!!

L'Oreal Paris Smooth-Instense - 1 Min Caring Mask

My Beauty Diary - Apple Polyphenol Mask (Oil Control & Pore Constringing)

I was actually looking for the SOFIA Wine & Soybean Extract Mask but I only found 2 of the SOFIA mask. And I need to have another alternative and that is when I found this. And I am gonna try this baby^^ 

My Beauty Diary - Apple Polyphenol Mask (Oil Control & Pore Constringing)

Carefree Healthy Fresh Pantyliners. (Twin Pack w/ free 1 pack of 20pc)

A must have for that fresh and clean feeling^^

Carefree Healthy Fresh Pantyliners. (Twin Pack w/ free 1 pack of 20pc)

Nexcare 3M Acne Patch 36pcs

My favourite so I must buy 2 of this!!! 

Nexcare 3M Acne Patch 36pcs

Nivea Invisible Deo for B&W

Bought this for boyfie. He said he need a deo that would not leave yellow stains on his new white shirt. So I am going to make him experiment with this one^^

Nivea Invisible Deo for B&W

Colgate Nav. Plus ToothBrush

Just the time to need a new one^^

Colgate Nav. Plus ToothBrush

Watson Soft Cotton Buds 200pcs

If only they were 200pcs of Rose Buds^^ 

Watson Soft Cotton Buds 200pcs

Simple Deep Cleansing Face Mask

I have been wanting to try this but they were always sold out! May be they were so good, people would buy them off the shelf!! 

Simple Deep Cleansing Face Mask

Revlon ColorBurst Lipstick 

Been looking at them since their launching but never have he urge to buy one. But now, it is in my hands :DDD 

Revlon ColorBurst Lipstick - 075 Peach

Revlon ColorBurst Lipstick - 075 Peach SWATCH

Pure Beauty Treatment Essence Water 200mL

I need something to de-tangle my hair when it went crazy as I unable to comb through. I have fine hair but get tangle easily. I have tried it once after purchase and it is amazing!!! Reading through it description at the back of the bottle, I realize it is mad in Korea. I am someone who is not heavily influence by the K-Pop, but I found Korean product is giving good result!!! Way the go Korea^^ 

Pure Beauty Treatment Essence Water 200mL

Darlie TootPaste 

They sold RM8++ per tube but I got a bargain^^ 

Darlie TootPaste (Twin Pack w/ free 100g)

Maybelline NY EyeStudio Lasting Drama Gel Eyeliner

People have been giving good review for this eyeliner an I am trying it out! While preparing for this entry, I have wearing it and about 7 hours later, which is now, it is still on my lids. I have oily eyelids but it did smudge or fade at all. Love Love Love to this baby^^ 

Maybelline NY EyeStudio Lasting Drama Gel Eyeliner

So that is it for he Watson Haul. Please stay tune or the next haul!! 

xoxo

NicaBell

NicaBell Review: Maybelline New York Clear Smooth AQUA Gel Foundation

I have been using the Maybelline New York - Clear Smooth AQUA Gel Foundation since my teen days and it is my first foundation I have ever use.

This is what it says on the back of the tube:-

• Water-based formula gives skin a light and fresh sensation. 
• Control shine for an all day perfect and healthy-looking complexion
• Even out skin tone and covers imperfection 
• Feels soothing and cares for your skin with chamomile, aloe and Vitamin E 

100% Oil free * Dermatologist tested * Allergy tested

* Fragrance free * Hypoallergenic * Won't clog pores 

INGREDIENTS:  AQUA/WATER, CYCLOPENTASILOXANE, GLYCERIN, TITANIUM DIOXIDE, PROPYLENE GLYCOL, KAOLIN, POLYACRYLAMIDE, SILICA, PHENOXYTHANOL, C9-15 FLUOROALCOHOL PHOSPHATES, C13-14 ISOPARAFIN, ALUMINIUM HYDROXIDE, METHYLPARABEN, LAURETH-7, TOCOPHERYL ACETATE, POLYMETHYL METHACRYLATE, SODIUM C8-16 ISOALKYSUCCINYL ACETATE, POLYMETHYL METHACRYLATE, SODIUM C8-16 ISOALKYLSUCCINYL WHEAT PROTEIN SULFONATE, DIMETHICONOL ETHYLPARABEN, BUTYLPARABEN, BIOSACCHARIDE GUM-1, PROPYLPARABEN, ISOBUTYLPARABEN, CHAMOMILLA RECUTITA/ MATRICARIA EXTRACT, ALOE BARBADENSIS/ALOE BARBADENSIS LEAF EXTRACT, MAY CONTAIN [+/- CI 77891/TITANIUM DIOXIDE, CI 77492, CI 77491/IRON OXIDE, MICA, CI 42090/BLUE 1], [F.I.L 8359/1] 

Okay, I know that toooooo much of chemical in this tube of foundation. It has Paraben and Paraffin, but I am reviewing the result that I get here. The choice is still yours to use it or not. 

I used it many times and still have a tube of this in my hand which I bought last year. 

Nicabell LOVE this because:- 

• It last all day in the office. 5-6 days outdoor (depends on the humidity)
• Didn't result any breakouts on my face. 
• Glides easily on my skin.
• The fact that it doesn't have any smell at all.
• Light to medium coverage. I double it/ dab it on the area that I need extra coverage as a concealer. 
• Build-able. Apply a (very) thin layer first, and then blend with damp sponge. Then repeat the steps not more than 3 times. Won't get cakey and it will make the coverage seems heavier but not too overwhelming.
• The formula feels thick on the touch but actually light weight. I didn't feel anything while wearing this.
• Cheap!! 

The downsides that NicaBell found are:- 

• If you experienced using gel eyeliner before, you might understand how gel formula products dried fast. So you might want to do the application faster than when you are using regular liquid foundation. 
• I recommends you to wear a primer before hand because the foundation would set on fine lines. I am 23 and I have some very very very soft lines under my eyes and it became like wrinkles when I use the foundation without primer. 

If I were asked how many stars I would put to this product, I would put 4 out of 5 stars. Mainly because it is cheap, hypoallergenic, and non-comedogenic.

Small nozzle to help you to control the amount of the product that you need. 

A closer look of the product. I have applied some on my skin before as well.

So that concludes my review. Feel free to comment, Like, +1, Share this review. I will be very appreciated it. 

xoxo

NicaBell

November 2011: NicaBell Avon & Watson Haul

Boo-Hoo!!! This is a late November Haul and this time I bought stuffs from Avon and Watson.

I was busy with my things and I was trying to move my blog from Wordpress to Blogger and all. Well, I can list out a thousand pages of reasons but it doesn't give a fact that I shouldn't apologize for my late blog entry. Therefore, I am sorry peeps!!!

I didn't buy much on November. I only bought 3 items from Avon and boy, they are AWESOME!!!

Avon Toiletteries Bag,
Avon Ideal Shade Tinted Makeup base,
Avon Clearskin Blemish Clearing Advanced Spot Control

First of, I will introduce you to this love red toiletries bag. It have 3 outer zippers, another zipper in the large compartment for a small pocket and 2 pocket which also in the large compartment.

A small zipper compartment to put some small stuff and a loop to hang the bag to a hanger.

2 sides compartment which can fit in a whole large tube of the St. Ives Apricot Scrub.

Front view wear you can see that there are 2 pocket inside the main compartment.

A big space for you to fit in your stuff!! 

Next, is the Avon Ideal Shade tinted makeup base in Mint (Green). 

This makeup base is not meant for the whole face. I only apply this on area that has redness like on the blemishes, nose area, and around my mouth. It has a sheer formula but I can still see greenish tint on it. It is absolutely not thick nor it is runny, satin finish but not shimmery. To be wear under foundation. I wore liquid & gel foundation, BB cream and loose powder and they all look good. It is not oily, it doesn't breaks me out . It has weird smell, though not overwhelm enough to irritate me nose. But do aware that if you have oily slickly skin like mine, do avoid using this with dual powder foundation. It looks like the powder foundation cannot blends in to the makeup base on my skin after 3 to 4 hours of application.

25g net wt. Simple tube.

I like the shape of the mouth of the tube.
I believe that it does help me to control the amount of the product that I need.

I am not sure if you can see this.
It is minty green tinted.

Last but not least, is the Avon Clearskin Blemish Clearing Advanced Spot Control.

I love this product. It is my daily routine to put on topical medication for my blemishes. I cover my whole face with a thin layer of this product. It contains 2% of Salicylic Acid and also helps to reduce blemish size, swelling and redness. I use this with the DHC Salicylic Face Milk so that my skin would not dry out. This helps me a lot to control my acne. 

25 mL with improved packaging. I forgot how the old bottle looks actually.

Small mouth to control the amount of product that the user needs.

Clear formula. If you leave the prodct to long on a surface, it would evaporate. So spread only the amount that you need and put it on the area that you would like to ASAP!

I rarely have the chance to use the tinted makeup base for long wearing. But does look good with the Revlon PhotoReady Foundation. And the Clearskin Blemish Clearing would not mattify your face on makeups as wll. So do be aware. 

For the Watson Haul, I only bought 3 items also, so here we go! 

Watson Haul

Nexcare 3M Acne Patch

I have good things to say about this product. I really work but you just have to give it times to do its job. It adsorb secretion or should I say the puss from your acne. I have tried many times and it really works great on Nodules, pustules and cystic acne. It says that it also work on whiteheads and blackheads, but it did not. However, it does helps to prevent infection after squeezing your acne though.

Nexcare 3M Acne Patch 36pc

Rexona Women - Shower Clean 

I have been using this brand for deodorant since the start of my pubescent and it helps me a lot for my body odor. I used to use the one that called 'White' because I like how it smells and change back and forth with the other Rexona which has purple cap. However, Rexona widen their range and launch the Shower Clean which I been hooked on till now. I usually buy the spray one but I just bought this one because they were on sale!

Rexona Women - Shower Clean (Twin Pack)

Revlon PhotoReady Foundation - 008 Golden Beige
This is an amazing product from Revlon!! I used to use foundation from Maybelline NY but I found my new muse in Revlon. I use to think that Maybelline is for the hip young adult while Revlon is more for the older/ matured adult. Boy, how wrong I am. It is definitely not about how young or how old you are. It is more about what is your style and which type of product suits you. I cannot used most Maybelline product solely because my skin cannot accept them. The only Maybelline that I was able to use is the Clear Smooth AQUA Gel Foundation. The rest is just unacceptable. May be it was my wrong technique on applying or whatever it is. Revlon PhotoReady Foundation is definitely a must have drugstore brand foundation. It is affordable, it won't break you out, great coverage and blend well on my skin!

Revlon PhotoReady Foundation - 008 Golden Beige

I am done for the November haul and stay tune for the December haul!!

See ya!

xoxo
NicaBell

NicaBell: I Am Floating, I Am In Love~

Helloooooooo Bloggerrrr!

It is certainly refreshing to be back to Blogger! I don't hate Wordpress and it is one of  the best blogging platform that we have around. It is just me who had issues with it and it is too complecated for me to use it. I am an active blogger just recently so that must me the reason for my poor knowledge.
So enough of that...

I am dedicating this post to the SyiokSendiriSisters (SSS)!!! d(=^_^=)b
They are an awesome online shop!! I have been stalking their blog since I-don't-know-when but never buy anything (I am scared of buying anything online). I love looking at their spree, sales, etc because they have many items that they sell that I never own (but I really want them!). So I saw this old post where they sold Brush Guard and make up brushes so I start sending them email and ask if they will ever open any spree or sales anytime soon. They reply me with much courtesy and we talk some opinions about this and that brushes. Talking with them (email) is very easy and I just felt that this is a sincere and serious type of people who are opening a business shop online. I can feel that I can trust them so I decide I could buy anything from this people if I ought to buy anything!

So I was checking my emails the other day and I receive an email from the SSS that they had just opened their Brush Guard Spree!!! My heart went wild and I knew that I have to have them! It is definitely hard to get them here in KK and I have been drooling, wanting them on my hands. These Brush Guard an essential, a must-have item to protect your make up brushes. I have a few brushes currently and they are quite expensive.

I own 4 brushes from The Body Shop (foundation brush, face & body brush, eyeshadow blender brush and line softer), a MAC 187 Duo Fibre Brush, 2 Eliantos' (contour brush, lip brush) and a unknown brand retractable fluffy dome shaped brush that I use to apply blush.

Those from Elianto are very cheap but they are still precious to me. I value the items that I bought with my money so I will take care of my things. That is why, when the SSS open the spree, I told myself that I have to get it no matter what!

I also saw that SSS opened some Eye Lip Face (ELF) spree and I saw brushes are on the spree as well. It has been my dream to expand my brush colection and when I saw the ELF brushes on SSS spree, my heart literally stop! They are cheap!!! 11 ELF Studio brushes cost RM95 + RM8 (Sabah postage fee from West M.) = RM103!! It is definitely not easy to find good but cheap brushes around KK. but RM95 is very cheap considering that there are 11 brushes in there. [p/s: they have close this spree around 2 weeks ago.]

SSS allows their customer to make double payment method which means a customer can bank-in/transfer 50% deposits and pays the other half of the payment later but before they send out the items, of course. This is very convenient for me because it will not hurt my wallet!!

And this morning, I just saw a new post from SSS that they are selling a ready stock for Urban Decay items and my eyes just open up for the Primer Potion (Vintage Bottle)!! They have 2 types of UDPP, original and Eden. I never saw the Eden one but I have seen the original one but never have the intention of wanting to have one. Well just because the original UDPP look quite shimmery. May be not shimmery but more like mild sheen. But as a curious mouse I am, I went on Google and found this amazing blog that gives a good review on the  Eden UDPP. Guess what? I'm in LOVE!! It is an amazing matte texture and I really want one!! I have an oily skin so shimmery eye shadows sometimes help the shines to make my oily skin look WORSE! Okay, may be I am exaggerating things. I just don't like super shimmery make ups especially those you can literally see those chunks of shimmer.

Phew! SSS is a great online shop. I believe that there would certainly people who would agree to me on this.

Oh la la~ I am a shopaholic.. No! I am a e-shopaholic!! LOL!

Be writing again soon!!

xoxo
NicaBell

Nicabell: Update for my life about EVERYTHING! HAH! (02/2011)

Woot! Woot!!

I have finally moved my blog from wordpress to blogspot. I am sick and tired of deleting spams from my previous blog. It's not wordpress fault, no, I am NOT blaming wordpress for the spams.

I have used Blogger and have many good experience with Blogger for quite some times now. I think it is easy to use and I can easily connect to other Google's amazing product in a same email account. But it has some pros and cons to it though. The pro is that we can easily connect to other Google's products such as YouTube, Picasa, Google+, GTalk, etc.. However, the bad thing about it all is that, once you are hacked, all of your accounts in other Google's products might be affected.

But I don't think anyone would worry though. XD

In my opinion through me short short experience using Blogger and Wordpress, I find that it is much easier to use Blogger as a blog platform than Wordpress. The first time I was using Wordpress, all I can think about was what? where? how? Everything was confusing. Signing up, signing in and out is easy. But I have to take time to learn how to make a new post. I have to admit that I am not very bright when it comes to learning new things and adapting new environment. But Wordpress is like a whole new world to me. People say that it is user friendly. However, to me, it's more like experienced-user-friendly.

I am more comfortable using Blogger. Therefore, I decide to move my blog back to my root, Blogger!

Everything in this blogs will be about beauty, make-ups, and some personal details/information of mine. So, please do some comments here and I promise to reply you ASAP!

Cheers!

xoxo

NicaBell

Haircut! Anyone?

(Copied from my old blog iamnicabell.wordpress.com. I am moving my blog!!!)

I AM A PLUS SIZE AND I NEED A HAIRCUT!

Greeting season is coming, are you getting a haircut? I know I do!

I have been donning layers for years now and I am thinking to cut it blunt! My reason is simple, layered hair is easier to dry out! My hair is healthy, I don't have split ends or yellowish hair ends or dried hair. But I do have that before and I will be freaking out IF I had them. Blunt cut will prevent those. But with my current body size, (I used to be skinny before), I found out that blunt cut would not flatter plus size body. So I might cut the U shape hair. But I often ask my stylist to do the decision for me in the end.

I would want a long bangs this time because my hairline is pushing up! EEEKK! What do you call that? thinning? Not sure! Haha! My last long blunt bangs was  on 2008 for couple of months and changed to side swept bangs till now. I think this is the time I should change my bangs for fresher look. I have a pair of beautiful eyes (at least I think so), So a long blunt bangs would make my eye POP! It also would gives a fresh young look!

I might not color my hair or straighten my hair this year. But It depend how my hair behave. I have naturally straight with a tiny bit if kinky hair on the hair ends. And if the kinks kick out, I will definitely straighten it. I am a perm virgin. I haven't perm my hair before. I am not sure if I would look good with perm anyway

>.<

xoxo

NicaBell

Accident Happens~

(Copied from my old blog iamnicabell.wordpress.com. I am moving my blog!!!)

Dear Lord, you have been my friend, my saviour and my father. You listened when I pray for you in hard time. And I am extremely thank you when you save my brother life and let him be strong in this hard time that he is having. And my family is grateful for those who came to visit my brother at the hospital, your prayer, wishes and your moral support. It will be hard without al of our out there.

I was not in any good relationship with my brother who got into the accidents. We always fought for some minor things and he is ALWAYS the one who started it. And as I grow up, his temper got worse. The we got into this really huge fight one day and we become estranged while still living in the same house. We go through years like that and one day, my mom told me that he was diagnosed with thyroid probs which explained his bad tempers. But as stubborn as I am, I refuse to forget how bad he treated me for all those years I was growing up. But, I am finally glad that we were able to close that old chapter. His accident is a painful lesson for all of us. We talked and joked and laughed. He seems fine under his thyroid medication.

My brother got into an accidents last week. That explains my absence in this blog. I have been busy helping my mom to send her food while she was watching my brother at the hospital while juggling with my work. It has been an exhausting week for my mother, boyfie and I. My father did help much which kind of frustrating for us. Don't get me wrong, he did help, but not much. He could have take turn with mother to take care of my brother at the hospital. But he stay at home instead. WTH? He was embarrassed that my brother got an accident? WTF?! Its definitely not his fault that the accident happened! It was the other party's fault and they also report the police saying they were at fault!

He even switched off his cell because his relatives were calling him asking if the rumour about my brother was in an accident was true or not!? Why would you do that? Is it wrong that they would want to be concerned? Is it a great embarrassment if they were to worry? We, who were at the hospital have to look like some idiots when they ask us why you did like what you did.
I can only jot till here. I am super tired I can get a whole long vampire slumber now.

Till then.

xoxo
NicaBell

UPDATE 2: Get That Driod!!!!

(Copied from my old blog iamnicabell.wordpress.com. I am moving my blog!!!)

From my previous post on 11 Oct, here &  7Nov, here.

As promised, this post will feature the pictures of the ACER Iconia Tab A501^^

Unpacking your courier item is definitely the best!!

Beautiful box comes with handsome device INSIDE!!!

The tab comes with a charger, the charger's plug, USB cabel, some booklets and a wi[ing cloth which I didn't snap.

ACER Iconia Tab A501 spec was stated on the back of the box.

An informative sticker on the right side of the tab.

Power button and a 3.5mm headphone jack

HDMI port

Power charger port

A tiny reset hole, standard USB port and a mini USB port.

Docking port. I'm going to look for the docking station. There people telling me the docking station can act as the tab charger as well!!

An up and down volume button, rotation lock, and a covered space for the simcard & MiniSD

5.0MP cammy with FLASH! AWW!

Dolby Mobile sound speakers

Handsomely made with brushed Aluminium.

I have to say, this is one handsome device!

Everything on the front is glossy with brushed aluminium on the back!

It has a small camera on the front, just left side beside of the screen;

power button, 3.5mm headphone jack & a HDMI port on the left side of the tab;

power charger port, a small reset hole, mini USB port and a standard USB port on the right side of the tab;

volume button, rotation lock button, a covered slot to housed the MicroSD and simcard on top of the tab;

and a docking port at the bottom of the tab.

Not to forget the 5.0 megapixel cam, 2 speakers & a shiny ACER logo we have on the back of the tab!

SPECIFICATION:-

OS - Android 3.0 HoneyComb (sounds yummy enough eh?)

Processor - 1GHz nVidia Tegra 2

RAM - 1GB DDR2

Screen Size - 10.1"

Connectivity - WWAN, HSDPA, 3G, WiFi, Bluetooth 2.1

Battery 3260 may (I must warn, the battery doesn't last all day. Even with the apps killer!)

Dimension - 260mm x 177mm x 13.3mm

Weight - 777g (the first time I carry it out of the box, I was shock how heavy it feels on my hands)

NicaBell say:~

Touch screen respond is nice, but there are times I have difficulties tiping.

Game playing is marvolous! Games resolution especially games with lots of graphic look great!

Wide view ANGLE, BUT! I don't anyone would enjoy using this tab outdoor. Super glossy under direct light! Ouch!

You will have no worry with audio as it gives out pretty load sound!

I was let down of the battery life. 6 hours? For real? I have to carry the charger wherever I go.

Like I said, its quite heavy. For me at least.

I am not going to say I am dissapointed with the ACER Iconia Tab A501, but I would say it is good enough considering its value which is about RM1700++. This is not a must have product and you can get an ACER laptop with few hundred RM more. But this tab is one of the cheaper but still handsome device out there.

Boyfie & I must thank DIGI Telecommunication Sdn Bhd for this lovely prize. I have been using DIGI line since 2006 and it is the best mobile line if you are on tight budget. Boyfie love it so much but don't have much idea how this thing can benefits him.

I am posting this post with the WordPress apps for Android on this tab. I can't wait to see how my post looks like!

(UPDATED on 12/11/2011, 20:38 Malaysian Time ~ I can't help myself to edit this post with a computer. It's quite hard to edit it with the WordPress app for Android. They should work on something about the uploading media section.)

That is all for today!

xoxo

NicaBell