Review: Maybelline Clear Smooth BB Stick in 01 Fresh!

Clear Smooth BB Stick! For those who live in hot and humid weather all year round it can sometime be quite a pain to apply foundation when there's a high chance of it largely melting off through the day. BB creams and BB base products have become more common and popular as time has passed and is quite favored in Asia as the Asian types of BB creams tend to be very long lasting through the weather here. Considering stick foundations are known for being quick, easy to use and tend to have heavier coverage,  this product is the combination of BB formula and stick foundation!

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Maybelline Clear Smooth BB Stick in 01 Fresh!

Review: Maybelline Mega Plush Volum' Express mascara!

Mega Plush Lashes! I've yet to meet a girl online or offline who doesn't want great big long and thick lashes! For the majority of girls who wear make up having a good coat on the lashes seems to be a universal want. Maybelline has always been a brand I love going to for a solid waterproof mascara, especially concerning the types they release in Asia for the most part. One of my first favorite mascaras was their "the magnum volum' express' which has a dear place in my heart so I've given many of it's successors a try too!

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Maybelline Mega Plush Volum' Express mascara!

Special: Year End Collective Haul 2015! (Chanel, Shiseido, Clinique, Bourjois, Etude House)

Year end collective haul time! Last year I did a big collective shopping haul and not surprisingly I have one yet again for the end of 2015! I've started a new job that's been going great since November and so my blog has slowed down a bit recently as I've been getting used to my new schedule. I did give myself the go ahead to spend lots of money in December as I've been very good the last half year on a low buy period. I rarely ever indulge in high end products and made up my mind that I was going to satisfy myself with products that I've wanted forever and still had on my shopping list!

Everything in this haul was purchased over November and December on many different occasions! I finally got myself a fancy, expensive skincare product which I've been thinking about getting for a long time. I picked up two drugstore foundations on a whim, ordered three holy grail lip balms, finally managed to get a black beauty blender, picked up the super pretty clinique cheek pop blush, bought a lip stain product on impulse and got a gorgeous lipgloss from an unexpected place.

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Year end collective haul 2015! Makeup, skincare and other bits!

Review: Maybelline Pure BB Mineral BB Compact in 02 Natural!

Mineral BB Compact! Here in Asia we do get some interesting versions and releases of products that are asia exclusive although we get about 1/10 of the permanent products that the big drugstore brands carry and sell in the US/UK/Australia. Most everyone by now has either heard of, tried or owns BB creams and products.

 Maybelline in Asia has released various BB type products from powders, cream foundation, stick foundation and gels! When this cream compact was released more than a year ago I jumped at the chance to try it as I'd never own a compact cream foundation before and thought I'd give it a shot.

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Maybelline Pure BB Mineral BB Compact in 02 Natural!

Review: Maybelline Clear Smooth BB Silk Poreless White Cake Powder in 03 Natural!

Smooth BB Silk Poreless powder! Maybelline in Asia does come up with quite a few interesting products that cater to asian beauty trends/ideals. From eyeliner for highlighter the inner corners of the eyes, to only waterproof mascaras to asian style false lashes and lots of BB products like foundations, creams and powders! This powder is not yet sold in Singapore and I bought this while on holiday last year in Bandung, Indonesia at a pharmacy. 

Indonesia carries a larger range of products from all of the regular drugstore brands as well as many of their own local brands of skincare/beauty which I had so much fun browsing! This powder caught my eye as it was so silky smooth when I tested it in store and being a powder fiend I had to get it!

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Maybelline Clear Smooth BB Silk Poreless White Cake Powder in 03 Natural!

Rave Review: Maybelline the Rocket Volum' Express mascara!

Some Rocket for you? For those who have followed my beauty products reviews for a while I'm an avid mascara user and lover. I've got super thin asian lashes and a good mascara is a must! I only ever wear waterproof formulation as I wouldn't risk anything that washes off easily since the humidity and heat is through the roof in Singapore! 

This mascara from Maybelline has actually been in our stores selling for about two years but I held off waiting for the dark and light blue tube which I saw in reviews to be the waterproof version.

Drugstores in Singapore typically only brings in the waterproof versions of mascaras but they didn't with this one. Finally in Bangkok's duty free some months ago I decided to get it despite it not being waterproof and I've been kicking myself since for not getting it sooner!

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Maybelline the Rocket Volum' Express mascara!

Rave Review: Maybelline Water Shine Pure Lipsticks in B23 and PR31!

Water Shine Pure Lippies! For many ladies who regularly apply war paint aka make up, lip color of some sort weather it be a straight up lipstick, gloss, cream stain or gloss is a standard thing. The girls I know who don't do much eye make up still tend to wear some lip color and the same goes for those who do more complicated and heavy make up. Lip color tends to be a staple make up product, however for myself, some one with terribly sensitive lips I will often skip on any lip color with the exception of a good clear balm.

In asia (or at least south east asia) Maybelline has sold this range of lipsticks for many years now called the 'water pure shine' which are lipsticks that are moisturizing, light weight and come in a lovely range of colors. I had just HAD to pick up a couple after swatching all the shades in store!

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Maybelline Water Shine Pure Lipsticks in B23 and PR31!

Rave Review: Maybelline Big Eyes eyeshadow in GD-1!

Big Eyes eyeshadows! From my knowledge these eyeshadow quads from Maybelline have been released in Singapore for more than a year now. In singapore we get 4 varieties of this quad, two browns, a gold and a peach toned one. This range of shadows is designed and packaged very differently from the 'Big Eyes' eyeshadows being sold in the US/UK which have more colorful shades, more variety and also have very different packaging!

It's been quite a long time that I've purchased any powder eyeshadows from Mayblline and I still actually want to try some of the Maybelline studio quads which were are so widely sold in the US. After a swatches the 4 quads we had I knew that I didn't want just more browns so I went for this gorgeous gold quad!

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Maybelline Big Eyes eyeshadow in GD-1!

Rave Review: Maybelline The Falsies Big Eyes Volum Express Mascara!

Big Lashes with Big Eyes! As of a few months ago Maybelline has brought in some products from their 'Big Eyes' which include 3 or 4 quads from Maybelline Japan, a mascara and some liquid eyeliners meant for brightening the waterline/lower lash line. I just could not resist trying the mascara after seeing the wand in store and seeing that this was a double ended mascara!

I've been a big fan of most of maybelline's mascaras. Pretty much 99% of the time mascaras here only sell in the waterproof formula, I don't know anyone here who buys non-waterproof. It's so humid and people tend to have oily skin, plus waterproof formula holds up a curl all day!

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Maybelline The Falsies Big Eyes Volum Express Mascara!

Overview: My Maybelline Color Tattoo Collection!

TATTOO ME with Maybelline! Like many other girls a few years back I was totally in complete awe when Maybelline came out with the color tattoos. Unlike the ladies in the States I didn't go out and buy 4 shades or all the shades! They cost a lot more in Singapore so I bought two at first and then slowly bought more over the last two years. 

I'm so sad that we don't have any special shades here. We currently only have 10 shades if I'm not wrong at our drugstores. We have no matte ones and no limited edition ones! I would love more of the neutral shades both matte and shimmer!

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My Maybelline Color Tattoo Collection!

Review: Maybelline colorsensational Bold Matte and NeoNude lipsticks!

Bold Matte and Neo Nude! For all of us ladies who like lip products and for those who are lipstick lovers I'm sure you're very familiar with the maybelline color sensational lipstick line! These two lipstick lines were released in Singapore last year and within the Bold and Nude lines there are 4 shades with some new releases this year.

Although I really don't wear lipstick more than 2 times a month I couldn't resist and picked up two of the bolder and nude shades! I had swatched a lot of them in store and they were so gorgeous!

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Maybelline colorsensational Bold Matte and NeoNude lipsticks in Neonude Blush Beige, Nude Pink, Bold Matte Hot Pink and Bold Red

Rave Review: Maybelline The False Lash Volum' Express!

Give me False Lashes! Oh hello Maybelline! I don't know about you ladies but as an Asian gal with thin, short flimsy lashes it can be very difficult to find a mascara that really gives me thicker, longer and curler lashes that hold and are resistant to my oily skin and smudging onto my tiny folds in my lids!

Maybelline has always been a brand that some how worked for me and seemingly so many other Asian ladies. There's just something about their formulation and the brushes (although they're quite large) that just works like magic!

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Maybelline The False Lash Volum' Express mascara!

Review: Maybelline Pure BB Mineral Watergel in 02 Medium Beige!

Pure Mineral BB Watergel! Having seen so many reviews of such lovely looking BB and CC creams last year I sometimes feel like I'm really missing out on so many brands! I right now rotate between a Missha, Peripera, The Face Shop and sometimes a Lioele BB cream. They are all medium to full coverage but I've realized that I prefer medium coverage as I really don't need full coverage at all.

While browsing Maybelline two months ago in store I saw this new BB from them which is advertised as a 'watergel'. A formulation supposed to be thinner and hence more gel and natural feeling on the skin.

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Maybelline Pure BB Mineral Watergel in 02 Medium Beige

Review: Maybelline Color Sensational lipsticks in 7 shades!

Sensational lipsticks? The Maybelline line of Sensational color lipsticks have really been quite a great wider range of shades here in Singapore where we only get maybe about less than 50% of the full range of permanent items compared to the US or UK. 

Being someone who really really wants to love wearing lip colors, lipsticks seemed like the way to go since I'm not scared of any colors but more weary of finishes that might make my drier lips look and feel bad.I did not pick these all up at once but more of like two or three at a time when there were promotions! Not the biggest fan of lip products in general but I've found some colors and formulas that I love in this line.

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Maybelline color Sensational lipsticks in 065 Hooked on Pink, 105 Pink Wink, 355 Tinted Taupe, 215 Totally Toffee, 235 Warm me Up, 625 Are you Red-dy?, 615 Summer Sunset

Rave review: Maybelline Color Tattoos! (looks included)

Tattoo me totally! I know people on youtube are sometimes going, "Oh I know I must be sooo late on this review!"...but here in blogsphere its even longer than the youtubing world I find! Especially when products release at different times in different parts of the world!

These wonderful Color Tattoos eyeshadows released late last year and the first few times I used these babies were in December for some looks out! I've been having nothing but great times with these glass pots!

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Maybelline Color Tattoo in 25 Bad to the Bronze, 35 Tough as Taupe, 40 Tenacious Teal, 45 Bold Gold

Review: Maybelline the Magnum Volum' Express Ultra comb mascara!

Express mascara anyone? Hey all! Been busy all this week with school and am actually feeling real tired! However we have an enrichment presentation to attend on Saturday! Grr...on well. Maybelline from my experience has made some awesome mascaras that are actually very asian lash friendly when used with certain techniques.

I'm a huge fan of their 'the magnum volum express' mascara with the curved wand which gives me very volumized and thick waterproof lashes if I'm going for a quick, thick lash look. (Check out my review here!)

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Maybelline the Magnum Volum' Express Ultracomb waterproof mascara in black

Overview: Some of my Foundations (Maybelline & l'oreal)

Here's just four foundations which at some point in the last year I used regularly! I still use them but not as heavily and all over my face. My base routine now is just spot concealing with concealer or foundation and powder!

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l'oreal true match in R2, Maybelline pure liquid mineral in OC2, Maybelline clear smooth aqua gel in 13 & 22

Spotted @ Watsons: Maybelline Jelly Glow "Bouncy" Blushes! (Rachel K, DHC, ZA)

Just a bunch of photos of things I recently spotted at Watsons in takashimaya including the new 'Jelly Glow' blushes from Maybelline which is what's known as the 'Bouncy' blushes overseas! We have four shades avaliable of which two I'd be interested in if I were to buy any!

They retail at $15.90 SGD each! ($12.50 USD)



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Maybelline Jelly Glow blushes!

Look at how the blush on the left has been squished from testing! Eeks!

Maybelline Jelly Glow blushes!

Review: Maybelline Pure Liquid Mineral Foundation in 2 shades! (OC2 & OC3)

Hi all! On a roll here! This is one of my favorite liquid foundation of all time. It's light, blendable and looks and feels like skin! They don't last very long but these two shades match me perfectly. It's just unfortunate that OC3 is the darkest shade available. Unbelievable isn't it?!

I believe this is meant to be the equivalent of their 'Dream liquid foundation'.....except in 5 very similar shades -_-

Hello Maybelline! We do have much darker skinned chinese, Indian and Malay populations in Singapore and south east asia!! Need more shades!

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Maybelline Pure Liquid Mineral Foundation in OC2 and OC3 in the packaging!

Quick look: Maybelline color sensational lipstick in Totally Toffee! (swatches)

This was my first color sensational lipstick from Maybelline and it's a favorite of mine! Been loving brown toned nudes to tone down the brightness of my naturally very pigmented lips! 

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Maybelline color sensational lipstick in 215 Totally Toffee...

Maybelline color sensational lipstick in 215 Totally Toffee...