Let's Travel through Space and Time - Seoul Edition
I've not lived in Seoul for about 2 years now, but I recall my time living there with great fondness. I'm happy to share my beauty "cuckoo for coco puffs" with you, so today, I will share another part...
View ArticleCounter Intelligence at Cle de Peau - Fall 2014
I had been intrigued by the PR images on these new Cle de Peau quads. Several of the options, 308 Cosmic Aura in particular were particularly attractive to me. I had stopped by Saks last week and did...
View ArticleKIKO, SUQQU and Other Things
I was recently in Garden State Plaza where a KIKO, the Italian cosmetics brand opened a free-standing store in the States. They've been open about 4 months now and since have also opened a location in...
View ArticleRescue Beauty Lounge in Will They Won't They
The blogger previews of Rescue Beauty Lounge's new collection Anatomy of a #Kdrama snagged me like a rabbit in a snare. Makeup Withdrawal's beautiful photos (here) made me wait anxiously for the...
View ArticleAll My Cleansers and Die, Bastard! Die! and Cake
Please excuse the post title, but I really mean it. DIE, BASTARD! DIE! Okay. Look, by the time it takes two YEARS to finish a product, you want it to die and die faster. DIE MORE FASTER YOU...
View ArticleKIKO Infinity Eye Shadows in 237, 239, 240 and 217
Ahoy, me makeup mateys! I mentioned a trip I made to the KIKO shop in the Garden State Plaza the other week and among the picks, I chose four matte eye shadows from the enormous Infinity eye shadow...
View ArticleTom Ford Fall 14 Collection - Some Swatches
I am pretty sure that a burger and bloody mary fueled rampage through Barney's and Bergdorf Goodman ranks pretty high among makeuppy pleasures. Everything is better with a good burp and a smear (of...
View ArticleButterflies & Clams
I must have truly missed out in my younger years living in such an urban setting. There are many pleasures in city living but the pleasures of living closer to nature is pretty incredible. While I...
View ArticleSUQQU Autumn Winter 2014 Collection
There's very little beauty wise that get me as excited as fall collections and even less that get me as excited as the new releases from SUQQU. This AW 2014 collection has some true eye catching...
View ArticleSUQQU Eyeliner Creamy in EX-03 Ruby Navy
Disclosure: This post contains product provided by the brand/PR. SUQQU was kind to offer several items from the new releases from AW 2014. Today I will be featuring the new limited edition Eyeliner...
View ArticleLook Featuring SUQQU Eyeliner Creamy in EX-03 Ruby Navy
This post features products (*) provided by the brand/PR. It's hard to find enough pockets of time to do mega posts with multiple looks, so I hope these little posts suffice. I've been using the new...
View ArticleBelly Linting
I haven't done one of these introspective posts in a while. I think I've come to uneasy terms with spending and being of the uber-consumer mindset for makeup. Let's pivot on our heels and talk about...
View ArticleDid You See Me? Nosy Beauty Feature on Softly Sometimes
Carina, of Softly Sometimes runs a regular feature on her blog called Nosy Beauty which is one of my favorite features across all beauty blogs! Be nosy and dig around someone's makeup bag? Why,...
View ArticleSUQQU Eye Color Palette (Trio) in 01 Toutouseki
>>The item featured in this post was sent free of charge by the brand/PR.<< Of the items SUQQU sent me was one of their new eye shadow palette format, the trio in 01 Toutouseki. The...
View ArticleA Slow Dog Head Tilt
An Introduction and a Non-Kitty Have you experienced a moment when it feels like your little world tilts slightly off its axis and ends altering something essential in you? Don't worry! We're talking...
View ArticleSUQQU Creamy Glow Moist in EX-15 Benikiseki - Veil Glow
This post features product that was provided free of charge by PR/brand. The limited edition lip color that was released along with the Autumn Winter 2014 SUQQU collection is Benikiseki EX-15. It is...
View ArticleTrinket from Quotidienne
My friend runs a beautiful online shop of an edited selection of clothing and accessories called Quotidienne. The shop features brands and designers with a clean and minimalist esthetic as well as a...
View ArticleSunday and What There Was to Stew
Yes, I know today is normally fried chicken and chocolate cake day, but Pan knows, one can not live by cake and chicken alone. Or ... I'm getting confused. Of course you can live on that alone! In...
View ArticleTHREE Shimmering Glow Duo in 01
What are your thoughts on highlighting products? I love highlighters, but don't wear them as much as I could or should. I tend to reserve them for special occasions or when I have oodles of time for...
View ArticleSUQQU Blend Color Eye Shadow in Murasakisuishou EX-21
Updated: as of 9/21/14, it appears Ichibankao currently has this quad in stock. The ire of disgruntled SUQQU fans regarding the accessibility of this particular palette is not something to ignore....
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