Haul-lo: September Makeup, Skincares, Clothes

This month's haul is a bit more than usual because I asked my dad to buy a few bits and bobs for me when he was in Hong Kong, and also I went to Chadstone VIP (where all stores had promotions or discounts). Usually, I don't buy that much.... Here it is :)

 

All the shoes and clothes

Yes I'm one of those people who is obsess with jelly shoes

L-R: Rubi Shoes $15 --> $10.50

Jelly Beans (jbeans) $35

Juju Jellies (dollskill) $55

 

Choies (online store)

White Batwing Sleeve T-shirt with stripes

White Culottes With Symmetric Hem 

 

Sportsgirl stripped dress $50 --> $35 

Myer Quirky Circus Denim skirt $50 --> $35

Daiso socks $2.80 each

 Chemist Warehouse & what dad got me

Chemist Warehouse is currently doing half price on Rimmel, Maybelline and Revlon

Chemist Warehouse

Sukin Rose Hip Oil $23

Revlon Super Lustrous Lip Gloss: Pango Peach

Rimmel Lasting Finish: Misty Jade (Tiffany & co.)

Maybelline Color Tattoo Metal: Inked in Pink

Hong Kong

Maybelline Color Sensational NeoNude: Velvet Coral NE04

Majorlica Majorca Lash Bone Black Fiber (mascara base)

Majorlica Majorca Lash Expander Edge Meister

Maybelline Lashionista Mascara 

Effusais Whitening dual mask

My Beauty Diary Mask: Hyaluronic Acid Moisturising

Mario Badescu Drying Lotion

 Top-Bottom:

Revlon Pango Peach

Maybelline NeoNude

Maybelline color tattoo: Inked in Pink

Hayao Miyazaki

The Secret World of Arrietty

Howl's Moving Castle

I grew up with Hayao Miyazaki's animation, and I seriously love every single one of his film. Watching his animations allows me to think to days when I was young hahaha not that I'm old. Let me know if you guys want me to do a collection post or reviews on his films. :)

What's next....

My next blog post should be on Stylenanda, 3ce cosmetics :D

yeahhhhhhhhhhh 

WIT #Benefit Hello Flawless Powder Foundation

Hi guys, I'm gonna start doing more reviews from now on :) and call them "WIT#" which stands for What I Think, hope you like it.
I will be reviewing my holy grail powder- Benefit Hello Flawless Powder Foundation. Before you guys read on, I'm warning you there will be photos of my bare skin and let me tell you, it is not a good sight because I have heaps of acne and scarring. omgggg I can't believe I'm showing the world my bare skin :o

 I love this powder so much that as soon as I hit pan, I bought a backup because I know I won't be able to live without it. Benefit also recently changed their packaging which I actually like better, but other than that everything is exactly the same. It comes with a sponge and a brush for application, but I much prefer my own brushes (real technique buffing brush). It also comes with a pamphlet telling you that the sponge will give you more coverage and the brush will be more sheer and light.

So what do I think about this...
Coverage
I prefer powder foundation over liquid because I like the matte and dry finish on my face and I own around 8-9 powders (MAC, Laura Mercier, Rimmel, Maybelline), I can say that Benefit gives the best and highest coverage. I would say it has a medium to high coverage, considering it is a powder foundation which of course won't be as good as liquid. After a bit of concealer and this powder, the redness of my face totally disappear and just a bit of the pigmented scars is visible. 

Lasting Power
Once again, comparing to all my other powders, this last the longest. This powder last around 4 hours on my face before I can start feeling a bit of shine and for your reference, I have combination oily skin. 

Colour
Benefit offers 8 shades which is pretty good and color range really caters for all skin tone. I'm in the color "Honey (I'm cute as a bunny)", which has a yellow undertone and matches my Asian skin perfectly. I was deciding between "Honey" and "Champagne" but I believe "Champagne" is leaning towards the pink undertone and is a tad lighter than "Honey". 

Pros

• medium coverage
• light on skin
• matte finish
• long lasting (<4 hours)
• wide color range
• cute packaging

Cons

• if over apply it can look cakey
• not as much product as you thought
• could be pricey

And here comes the photos, prepare yourself

 

Before concealer and powder :(

  After concealer

After powder, yeahhhhhhhh :D

If you live in Australia, I think this powder retails for $50-55, which is quite expensive for a powder in my opinion, since I do use powder everyday and that would mean I need to repurchase it more often. Thank goodness that the Benefit site does offer international shipping and if you purchase over $125 you can receive free shipping :) On the site, it retails for $34 which is a price I'm willing to pay for this baby because I seriously cannot live without it. 

On the days that I know I will be out for a long time and on the days when my skin is doing really bad, I will whip this baby out because somehow it boosts up my self esteem, I guess it does make me feel 'Flawless' as it claims hahaha. 

Rating: 4/5

Haul-lo there: Benefit cosmetic

Yep, Benefit you did it again, I bought more makeup. Seriously their packaging and advertisement just draws you in and makes you feel like you need to own everything! Let's get into it :)

Benefit offers free international shipping for purchases over $125 (usd)

so my friends and I combined our purchase to make it.

Benefit is currently having this 'Customized Your Own Makup Kit' offer, so you choose 1 face product, 1 cheek product, 1 eye product, 1 free product and a free makeup bag. You're getting 5 items for $79 (usd), so how can I pass that!

 Face: Hello Flawless Powder (Honey)

I decided to grab a back up of my holy grail powder, because I have hit pan on my old one :(

I might do a separate review on this powder soon :) look forward

Cheek: Coralista

Eyes: They're Real mascara

after trying their sample size, I guess it is pretty amazing

Free gift: Hydra-smooth lipcolour (juicy petal)

this is one of the new release by benefit, as a lipstick lover I had to get it

In the free gift category, they had powder/cream eyeshadow, lipstick and lipgloss to choose from

They also change up what they have in each category every few weeks.

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