Hauls: Lunasol Foundation + Sephora Brush + Queen Magazine

It's been some time since I've updated this pad. My workload is starting to pick up. Good news is that I'm having income, bad news is that, I'm going to sleep around 10PM and waking up at 5AM during the weekdays so that I can beat the morning rush hour and still have energy for meetings...


In addition, there are some problems at home. My dad is ill. Not going to delve into the details but I just couldn't find the time and energy to do any blogging.

Anyways, just an update on the things I bought recently. Sometimes I feel that I buy for the sake of buying. Some people term it as retail therapy. Me? I categorize it as my saving grace. Going into a store, walking around and trying things helps take me away from many things in my mind. Hopefully, I don't bankrupt myself in the process.

Now, moving on to my purchases....



First on the list is the Lunasol Water Cream Foundation in YO02... Yes, I caved in and bought the foundation.. Despite the fact that I have another 4 opened foundations sitting at home. I really wanted to try this raved foundation.

Blew $77.00 in my bank account and the only place in Singapore that carries Lunasol is the Kanebo counter @ Orchard Takashimaya. Which meant, I have no discount or whatsoever, unlike Isetan or Metro. Argh, seriously thinking whether I should apply for that Takashimaya Credit Card..

The list of ingredients..

The next purchase is a Sephora Professional No. 48 Bronzer brush. It retails at S$50.00 but there is a 40% sale right now, so effectively, I got it for S$30.00. I'm happy with my Red Earth Powder brush but I wanted to try whether a dense brush would do better when it comes to buffing foundation. Would do a brush review when it's dried and ready for use.

Note: Always wash your brushes before the first use. You do not know how many people have touched it, or where has it been lying before you bought it.

Pristine brush in it's plastic cover.

View from the side

The view from the top. Notice how dense this brush is.

The last one is a package from Taiwan... I've been collecting the Queen Magazine since the first issue but somehow or rather, I missed the purchase for Issue 10 and 11. I've been searching around to complete my collection. I managed to find a Taiwanese seller who was willing to ship overseas and tah-dah, my lovely Queen Magazines that will complete my collection.

The lady even gave me a mask sheet and some Snoopy Card Holders.. Woo Hoo..

New Product / Skincare: NARÜKO 愛慕可 by 牛爾

Picture source from NARÜKO Official Facebook Page

http://www.naruko.com.tw/

NARÜKO (愛慕可) is the latest brainchild of Taiwanese top skincare guru, 牛爾老師. Fans of the top Taiwanese beauty show, 女人我最大 should not find him unfamiliar. He's the authority beauty advisor for the show and previously had several of his own skincare lines sold under PayEasy.

According to the brand site, the main motivation for 牛爾老師 is to come up with skincare that is both good for the skin and wallet. So, after much research and preparation, this new skincare brand was conceived.

Currently, there is only one line of product which is the Narcissus. This line is suitable for all skin types and focus on preventative and repair care. But knowing 牛爾老師, I believe we'll see more lines and formulas being released under this brand.

On the first look, the main attraction would be 牛爾老師, being so famous and well-known in the Taiwanese beauty industry. In addition, the formulas are a result of his expertise and collaboration with a Japanese lab.

On top of that, I like the clean image whereby the products are free of parabens and preservatives. And they put in effort to use organic certified ingredients. But wait, the best thing is that, the packaging of NARÜKO is so well designed that it can actually be reused for other purposes instead of being chucked into the bin.

Online selling starts tomorrow but I've a feeling they dont ship to Singapore.. Nevertheless, this is a brand that is worthed taking a look into..