June 2012: NicaBell's Syiok Sendiri Sisters Haul

This is a late post of my June purchase with Syiok Sendiri Sisters. (^-^)

If you read my previous posts, you'll know how I adore the Syiok Sendiri Sisters! They sell items and had opened many exciting spree, which I found, with amazingly affordable price. Too bad they are on a "Temporary Partial Hiatus" as they call it. No spree will be open until further notice. I hope they'll be back on business as soon as possible.


So I joined their Ecotools, RealTechniques & Badger Balm Spree Order. I was on a small budget at the time, so I only get a little items in the spree.

I always wanted to get Ecotools but I don't want to spend my limited budget on things that I not necessarily needed. I already own a complete set of brushes from the ELF Studio 11 Piece Brush Collection, so there are no brushes that I really need from Ecotools. But I do love to get my hands on the Limited Edition Beautiful Expressions Kabuki Set! Then again, I don't own any mineral product that I could use the kabuki set with.

These are all I got from SSS that I received on 4 June 2012^^

The white bag at the back is actually poly pellets that I ordered from SSS. I use the poly pellets as filler beads to hold my brushes like this. I haven't start using it at the moment because I haven't have the idea how to sort out my makeup storage. Oh! They are not apart of the spree. 

I have problem with focusing on my work sometimes. I think it is due to stress! I bought Focus Balm by Badger Balm! I didn't buy the Stress Soother because I can get anything with lavender or chamomile smells in them. I do love Palmolive Aromatherapy Shower Gel for Anti-stress.

RealTechniques by Samantha Chapman - Lash/Brow Groomer

RealTechniques by Samantha Chapman - Expert Face Brush

I got 2 brushes from the RealTechniques brushes. RealTechniques are high-tech brushes designed by a pro MUA of 15 years, Samantha Chapman. Before I confirmed my purchase to Flie, I didn't know who Samantha Chapman is. I live in Sabah(Northern Borneo), Malaysia. How do I know who Samantha Chapman, who live in the UK? Well I just guess Samantha Chapman is someone famous, which I didn't really care much at the time. I only know who Samantha Chapman is after watching Wayne Goss of gossmakeupartist made review on these brushes.

I was interested with the brushes because they are simply unique! They look cute too! And it really hard to find this kind of lash-brow groomer in my hometown. It was always in my wish list since I watch a particular video from Wayne Goss from gossmakeupartist in Youtube, titled The New Way To Apply Mascara. 

And before I decided to get the Expert Face Brush, I was thinking of getting their Stippling Brush. I want to try it to see and to compare it with my MAC 187 and my ELF Studio powder brush (Which I personally name it flat-top kabuki). But then again, Wayne Goss video titled 10 Ways to Apply Foundation, changed my mind. He compared the Expert Face Brush to his high-end brush, which the bristles are made of goat hair. What Wayne Goss suggested, I would get my hands on them! 

That's all for June Haul! Till then^^ 

xoxo

NicaBell

April 2012: NicaBell's Simple Skincare & SSS Haul

'sup peeps!

I didn't buy much for this month and I am joining the Syiok Sendiri Sisters. If any of you who are not familiar with the blogshop, you should be ashamed! jk! Flie is the sweetest blogshop owner I have ever know. The blogshop had opened sprees with a good price! Most (I did my own observation. Sorry if I am wrong) blogshop sells or open their sprees with higher price than Syiok Sendiri Sisters'. If you don't believe my words, you peeps should go to Flie's blogshop and compare to others that you might know. 

'nuff with the off topic! 

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I add another item into my Simple Skincare collection. Woo-Hoo! 

I bought the Simple Skincare Regeneration Age Resisting Eye Cream from their Regeneration range. 

The skin around my eye area are not dry but need moisturizer. I usually use my Ginvera Jade Dark Eye Circles Roll Away which is kind of serum which is not moisturizing enough. (I will make a review on it for better explanation of the product) 

I did have a thought to buy the La Mer eye cream BUT I DON'T HAVE ENOUGH 'STRENGTH' TO BUY IT. It was about RM 500++ per jar? 

It's cheap and I have been loving some Simple Skincare product. I have some fine lines formed under the corner of my eyes and I felt ashamed. I am only 24 and I have lines? I believe that these fine lines that I have resulted from the constant puffy eyes that I have which also caused by lack of beauty sleep. Therefore ladies! GET A LOT OF BEAUTY SLEEP TO STAY YOUR BEAUTY!!!

The product is not oily. The texture is almost like the Simple Skincare "Kind To Skin" Hydrating Light Moisturizer but much lighter.

Some short summary bout the product

Brand: Simple Skincare
Range: "Regeneration" Age Resisting
Skincare type: Eye Cream 
Product contain/ weight: 15mL 
Main promoted ingredient : Green Tea extract 
                                      : contain high antioxidant to fight premature aging 
Claims: Repair and protect the delicate skin around the eyes. Perfect even for sensitive skin.
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My next item is from the SSS previous spree which is known as the Cherry Couture Spree. I wasn't  planning to join the spree at the time because I didn't need anything at the moment - or so I thought! I checked the Cherry Couture website out of curiosity as I didn't know what website it was. To my surprise, Oh! It's a website that sells a lot of cosmetics. And the only thing I was interested at the time was the NYX HD Photogenic Primer and nothing ELSE!!

I search on youtube and other web like crazy just to know how good this primer before buying it. Reviews after reviews, I decided that I am confident enough to buy it and here it is in my hands! har! har! har!






Brand: NYX
Range: HD STUDIO Photogenic
Cosmetic type: Primer
Product contain/ weight: 1.16 oz (33g)
Claims: High definition, photogenic primer. Perfect for liquid makeup, foundation or face powder. Silky, lightweight application helps erase the appearance of fine lines and pores for a flawless finish. Your makeup will stay fresh until the party is over! 

That is all for April haul. Stay alert for my next exciting post peeps^^

xoxo

NicaBell

March 2012: NicaBell's Blogshop Haul

Hiya guys!


I am super excited with this post! I bragged about this blogshop that I have been eyeing, the SyiokSendiriSisters(SSS)? Guess what peeps! I had just received the parcel from them! Well not exactly "just received" it. I got my parcel around the first week of March. It was only until today I have time to tell you peeps what I got from that parcel >.<

I have known this blogshop for so long but only bought thing for them when I started to know makeup better and found that they sell beauty items much cheaper than other blogshops that I've known (but never bought from them anyway.)


I bought these awesome items from SSS and I am loving them already!

ELF Studio 11 Piece Brush Collection <>

The brush set suppose to have these 11 pieces of brushes:-
1. Eyeshadow "C" brush;
2. Complexion Brush;
3. Small Angled Brush;
4. Small Smudge Brush;
5. Fan Brush;
6. Powder Brush;
7. Angled Foundation Brush;
8. Concealer Brush;
9. Small Precision Brush;
10. Blush Brush;
11. Contouring Brush 

Flie from SyiokSendiriSisters had recommended me to this set of brushes in the past. I do own brushes but not complete set like this. However, I do get 2 small angled brush and no small precision brush. I did not put the blame on the blogshop cause I did some research on the net about these brushes and there are people who have the same problem like me when they order them directly from www.eyeslipface.com.




Urban Decay Primer Potion (UDPP) <>

This UDPP is the I was most exciting about because it is my first purchase of my first primer. It's lovely that I got two colors of eyeshadow sample. I have Retrograde & Space Cowboy. I don't really excited with Retrograde because it is a shade of purple that I will not go for. It's to bland for a purple. I like stronger or darker shade of purple like eggplant type of purple and darker. But I do love the Space Cowboy. It is a champagne-beige-nude type of color but there are shimmer in the color. 



Brush Guards <>

I ordered 4 sets of brush guard which are the shadow/liner pack, foundation pack, blush pack and powder/kabuki pack. It is not easy to get this here in Malaysia. If there are people selling this around here, it will be super expensive.



ELF Essential Holiday Beauty Eye Book Natural Eye <>

 

- I helped my friend to buy this. She have been looking for natural eyeshadow shades. 


There are instruction how to properly use the eyeshadow and I think she will love it for it. 




There goes my late March Haul and going to post my April haul sooner. Ciao!!!


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