MAC Hello Kitty & dreams of Moon River.
Posted by ilyana | Filed under Make-Up & Beauty
Friday. 13th March 2009. Hello Kitty officially launches in Singapore after a successful pre-launch the week before.
Monday. 9th March 2009.
“Hello, MAC Takashimaya, X speaking.”
“Hi, I’m calling regarding the Hello Kitty collection? Is it alright if I reserve-”
“Oh I’m sorry but we don’t take reservations for the Hello Kitty Collection.”
GODDAMMIT. It looks like I have to probably wrestle my way through the the throngs of people who are probably just buying MAC x Hello Kitty make-up because it’s OMG HELLO KITTY I HAVE TO BUY IT I DON’T KNOW HOW TO APPLY MAKE-UP BUT WHATEVER! IT’S HELLO KITTY! I MUST HAVE IT OR I’D JUST DIE FROM NOT BEING ABLE TO OWN A PIECE OF CUTENESS!! Whatever man.
It was Friday 13th March 2009, I made my way to the MAC counter at Tangs Orchard because it’s the most popular outlet in Singapore (I have no idea why, don’t ask) so I figured they would have more stocks over there. Well, I was wrong.
EVERYTHING WAS SOLD OUT! Except for Kitty Couture but no way in hell was I going to spend like whut, 90 bucks on a silver hello kitty swarovski crystal studded sheer mystery powder compact?! Helloooo?! Ok ok, so it was really pretty and cute but NO! I will only get what I came for AND THAT’S THE HELLO KITTY SHE LOVES CANDY LIPGLASS!
I fell in love with it instantly the moment I saw photos of it online, a pale candy pink lipgloss with blue, green iridescence - such a unique color and I MUST. MUST. MUST. HAVE IT!
So I had the SA at MAC call the Takashimaya counter and ZOMG they had 7 tubes left!! The SA reserved that lipglass for me but the catch was that I had to get my ass over to Takashimaya pronto or they’d have to sell my lipglass off to the next person that comes along. NO FERRR-REAKKING WAY, I’ve waited far too long for this *amazing* lipglass to let some UNWORTHY bitchnezz buy it and slather it all over her icky dry, scaly lips ick.
So I practically flew to Takashimaya with my magic fairy hello kitty wings which shimmer in the light and marched straight to the MAC store.
I was a MAC whore with a mission - to get my lipglass by any means necessary.
I went to the counter and AHHH OMGGGGG my lipglass, neatly tucked behind the counter and labeled with my name! The scary thing was when I bought my lipglass, the SA told me that they had only 3 lipglasses left in the shade I wanted. I was speechless, 7 tubes of lipglass down to 3 in a span of 10 minutes? Overzealous, indeed.
It was an amazing feeling, forking out 28 bucks for something I thought I never could have (no thanks to overzealous hello kitty crazed Singaporeans)…it felt just like buying a pair of fierce 4″ heels.
Ok, enough ~~~drama~~~ and let’s move on to pretty make-up!
My mini haul! I got myself 2 other items as well, a new brow set and..MOON RIVER from the grand duos blush collection. Tres excited about this one! I tried it out a week before I bought it and I couldn’t get it out of my head! If you have fair skin, this would be another blush perfect for your complexion! It’s like a shot of pale dolly pink accented with silver shimmer, a blush and a highlight all in one pan.
My new brow set in Girl Boy! I’ve not used up my browset in Beguile (taupey brown) yet to be honest but since this was repromoted with the Blonde Brunette Redhead collection, I tried it out and felt that it suited me better. It’s a rich caramel shade and I just love it.
I tried out my new make-up during the weekend. I kept it simple and natural, using the make-up I had in my make-up essentials post because I was rushing out to meet my cousin so I had no time to do any funky, crazy stuff.
Close up shot of Moon River on my cheeks! The color is subtle but you can build it up ;D
I would recommend that you guys check out the Grand Duos collection at your MAC counters. Don’t even bother swatching them on your hand because the color might look different on your skin so get a MAC make-up artist to try it on you. When I first swatched Moon River on my hand, I wasn’t impressed - it was just a silver mess but on the cheeks, instant pretty!
My natural FOTD:
Face:
MAC Studio Fix foundation in NC25
MAC Studio Finish concealer in NW25
Cheeks:
MAC Grand Duos blush in Moon River
Eyes:
MAC paintpot in Rubenesque
Clinique cream eyeshaper in Egyptian
Majolica Majorca Lash Expander NEO
MAC Browset in Girl Boy
Lips:
NYX round lipstick in Indian Pink
MAC x Hello Kitty lipglass in She Loves Candy
Tags: fotd: neutral, MAC: grand duos, MAC: hello kitty, Make-Up & Beauty, NYX cosmetics
A dress made of dreams + MAC Hello Kitty.
Posted by ilyana | Filed under Fashion, Make-Up & Beauty
On payday, I always tell myself - “I WILL SAVE! I WILL SAVE!” and at the end of the month when I’m down to my last few hundreds or er god forbid, dollars, there is always ALWAYS something I just desperately need *cough* like this figure skater dress from American Apparel for example:
If anyone’s curious, I ordered this in Charcoal which is such a sultry shade of gray. A little girl’s dress in a sexy sexy color.
The Nylon Tricot Figure Skater Dress is certainly the kind of dress I’ve been dreaming about for the past 20 years of my life, I can’t ice skate for shit but seeing Kristy Yamaguchi on tv back in those days have often made me prance (perhaps not as gracefully) around my room, with a blanket tied around my waist, pretending it was a lovely floaty mini dress that flowed, sashayed with every movement I made. American Apparel has a 15% store wide discount code available on their online store til the end of this month so this is the best time to get your AA fix!
Meanwhile, I need to work on my saving but..MAC + HELLO KITTY LAUNCHES THIS FRIDAY IN SINGAPORE! Is anyone getting anything from the collection? I know there was a pre-launch a week ago and when I got to MAC the next day, 90% of everything was sold out wtf. We have some srs MAC HELLO KITTY fanatics right here and I’m not so sure if that’s a good thing lol - KEEP YE KITTY PAWS OFF MY LIMITED EDITION LIPGLASS!!!
But it’s alright though because even if I don’t get my lipglass, I reserved Moon River from the Grand Duos collection! I tried it at the MAC counter yesterday and it was the most divine, ethereal looking silvery pink blush ever!
Tags: fashion: american apparel, MAC: grand duos, MAC: hello kitty
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