Cosmetic Cupcake

Hi ladies!
Just wanted to let you know that I've added formspring to my blog as I'm getting more questions and what better way to answer them all in one place. So if you have any questions for me or just want to know me a little better, please feel free to ask away! I love to help out (and give my opinion even when not prompted LOL) so no question is too silly or difficult! =)

I got tagged to by 2 very lovely ladies and I'm finally getting around to doing them now. Better late than never right! Hope you enjoy reading these little tidbits about me!

The 1st set of 8 questions is from the sweet Ronnie:

1) How old were you when you start dating your first boyfriend?
I was 18 when I met my boyfriend and we started dating after a few months. Nearly 6 years on we are still doing just fine and I hope he will be my first and last boyfriend <3 He is affectionately known on here as "the boy" or "my bf" lol and I know he would absolutely hate it if I posted a pic of him on here - so here's a photo of his as a cute kid instead =p

2) What's your favourite quote?
I love baby shoes >.<
Life is short. Wear cute shoes!

3) What's your fashion pet peeves?
This is obviously NOT ME!!
Leggings worn as pants *shudder* Not cool!

4) Give one of the products you regret buying and WHY?
Too many to list! And I can't think of anything off the top of my head lol but nothing recently.

5) What's the worst epic chat-line have you ever heard?
I haven't had any used on me but there are just so many bad ones! The one that comes to mind right now is: "If I said you had a great body, would you hold it against me?" HAHA.

6) What's your favourite eyeshadow color?

Humid by MAC - which is a gorgeous green - is my all time favourite eyeshadow colour but I usually wear neutrals.

7) Name 3 make up brands that you heard of but that they don't launch in your country.

Makeup Forever, NYX and Skinfood. On a side note I just read Wan's post about dangerous toxins in Skinfood polish and I am SOOOOOO disappointed!! I have 2 beautiful Skinfood polishes from my swap with Nikki that I won't be able to try >.< BOO!!

8) Have you made any great friends in this blog? Mind sharing WHY they are the great friends of yours?
Yes! Because they are sweet, generous and talented ladies who share my love of nail polish and beauty.

Next set of questions comes from the lovely Winnie:

1) What inspires you the most?
My friends and family.

2) Who is your favorite celebrity/model/singer/actress/actor?
Hmmm so many! If I had to narrow it down, fave female singer is Kelly Clarkson. Yes I like pop and I'm proud of it!

3) What is your most used medium? (Blogger, Youtube, Twitter, Facbook, Tumblr...)
Blogger!

4) What is a makeup product that you cannot live without?

Concealer. My skin can be OK most days but my t-zone goes crazy sometimes and I get redness so concealer is a lifesaver.

5) Would you rather be pretty and super chubby, or super skinny but ugly? why?
I don't care as long as I'm happy and healthy!

6) What is your favourite thing to do on weekends?
Relaxing by hanging out with the boy, shopping and eating LOTS.

7) What is your favourite city?

Same as Winnie, Hong Kong. I haven't actually travelled alot but HK will always be my favourite as my family is from there =)

8) If you could only eat one type of food (es. Italian, Japanese) for the rest of your life, what would that be?

Even though most of the time I'm sick of it because I have it all the time, I couldn't live without Chinese food.

Thanks for tagging me ladies! Oh and I just realised this is my 100th post, WOOT!

Today I have for you my first Barry M Nail Paint given to me by the sweet and generous Christina from Cel's blog in our recent swap =) I've wanted to try these for soooo long but never got a chance to purchase any.

I feel like girlie colours at the moment so I decided to try Barry M Strawberry Icecream. Strawberry Icecream is a gorgeous candy pink pastel. It is such a gorgeous girlie pink and I absolutely love it!! You all know I love my pink shades lol. Like every other pastel pink I know it was a little streaky to apply but it wasn't overly difficult compared to others I own. I used 3 coats (pictured below) for an opaque finish and it dried to a glossy finish.


I then stamped the swirly design from Konad plate m36 using Konad Princess Polish in white and topped it with a coat of Barry M Nail Paint in Pink Iridescent Glitter which I also received from Christina. Pink Iridescent Glitter is cute multicoloured glitter suspended in a pink base. It's quite subtle with only 1 coat which is what I was after and it actually toned down the pink of Strawberry Icecream.


For the Aussie ladies, Barry M Nail Paints can actually be purchased from Crush Cosmetics or Glover Pharmacy in Galeries Victoria Sydney (more expensive at the pharmacy but you get to see the colours for yourself). I'm so so lucky to have received them in my swap with Christina, it's always so much more special trying things for the first time when someone has given them to you!

Do you own any Barry M Nail Paints? What other colours would you recommend? I want MORE!

Thanks for looking! =D

I decided to swatch my other absolutely awesome Claire's Mood polishes that Chris sent me in our swap while my nails were long. I used to like my nails long but now I can't stand them too long for an extended time (probably because of work). I decided to use Seche Base to see if it would help with the streaking issues I had with Awesome/Silly. Unfortunately for me, it didn't help and I should have read Chris' tip to use some thinner BEFORE swatching them lol ;) For next time! I also didn't use topcoat for these swatches. I know you guys will have seen loads of these swatches but I just have to share so bare with me =) Please excuse my very dry hands and cuticles!

First up is Excited/Bored which is a bright orange/coral and light orange/coral creme combination. This would be fantastic in summer, can't wait for it to be warmer here so I can rock this colour! I found it quite thick and streaky to work with but 3 coats did the trick. I love the fact that all the Mood polishes dry super quickly so 3 coats isn't too much pain!

Excited (when cold):

Colour change:

Bored (when warm):

Then we have Calm/Wild which is a gorgeous shimmery purple and pink combination. This is my favourite of the 5 that Chris sent me! Both colours are so pretty and the silver shimmer is gorgeous! Plus I found it the easiest to work with and I only needed to use 2 coats. I wore this as a full mani after swatching the others!

Calm (when cold):

Colour change:

Wild (when warm):

Happy/Earthy is a bright green and almost neon yellow combination. The green is really funky but it's very in your face green and the yellow is so bright!! I had some real difficulties with the formula on this one, very thick and streaky. Below is 3 (quite wonky) coats. Unfortunately I don't really like this colour combination on me.

Happy (when cold):

Colour change:

Earthy (when warm):

Lastly I have for you Fabulous/Funky which is a bright pink and neon pink combination. The colour change for Fabulous/Funky isn't as noticeable as the other colours unfortunately but still very pretty. I found the formula streaky but not as difficult as Happy/Earthy and below is 3 coats to get rid of VNL and streaks.

Fabulous (when cold):

Funky (when warm):

Thanks for looking! =)

Thank you so much to all who entered my giveaway and to everyone for their continued support of my blog! You guys ROCK and I wish I could send each and every one of you a little something. Unfortunately my bank balance won't allow me! I really appreciate the time you guys take to read my ramblings and comment so thoughtfully too =)

There were 308 valid entries which I put into an Excel spreadsheet. On a side note next time I am so going to use Google Docs to make my life easier haha. I then used the random fruit name picker to choose this time because last time I had no idea where to find it!

The lucky winner is:

Li Lian!

Congratulations Li Lian! I've just sent you an email requesting your details. Please respond within 72hours! If I don't receive a response in that time period I will draw another winner.

Thanks ladies!!