My Marsala Beauty Collection

I was on a hunt for Marsala - the colour Pantone of the year 2015.  I learned about it early December last year via Instagram were I searched on makeup hashtags and the like.  I got excited cos this was the shade of lipsticks I actually wore during 90's. The first hunt was the Too Faced Pink Chocolate cos this was the post in IG where I learned about the Marsala thing.  I bought the Too Faced in Sephora store, hardly available.  Then for the Wet n Wild Spiked with Rum and Maybelline Touch of Spice, I bought separately via Ebay. My order took a while to arrive because of the holidays.  

Swatches from left to right: WNW Spiked with Rum 915B,
 Maybelline Touch of Spice 660 & Too Faced Pink Chocolate

In person, the three shades are very near to each other, a dupe perhaps.  I like them all.  But out of the three, Maybelline is my favorite.  Maybelline always has a perfect bullet that makes easy to apply straight on the lips.  The matte formula is what you see on your lips but the application and the feel on your lips glides on easily and moisturizing.  Whereas the Wet n Wild doesn't glide easily and the bullet is quite hard to apply cos how it was cut.  In fairness, the only downside on Wet n Wild is the shape of the bullet.  The packaging doesn't matter to me considering the cost of the lipstick.  On the other hand, Too Faced Pink Chocolate has a different formula, it is creamy and glossy.  Pink Chocolate is more muted.  

Wet N Wild Spiked with Rum 

Maybelline Touch of Spice 

Too Faced Pink Chocolate 

By the way,  I know that the Revlon matte  crayon type in "Sultry" can be in Marsala shade as well.  It was one of my favorite last year but just learned recently that I lost it, sadness.  Moreso, I can't find in any beauty store.  I wonder no more Revlon matte crayon type.  Is it limited edition? 

There are a lot of choices of  Marsala shades on nail polish.  There's a lot online but I wanted to see the bottle in person first.  Sigh,  the only color I found and thought nearest to Marsala is the China Glaze Brownstone.  I am still happy cos at least I had one.  I love the shade!! 

China Glaze Brownstone

Sleek i-Divine Ultra Matte V2 & Sleek i-Divine Sunset palette 

Moreover, I thought I also include the Sleek i-Divine Sunset and the Ultra Matte V2 palette.  I feel this would be great for Marsala hue.  Though I haven't played with the reds and browns shade yet. On a side note, I've read somewhere that the Urban Decay Naked 3 is good in Marsala family as well. 

I might hunt for nail polish, maybe one more.  For the lipstick, probably will not purchase no more. Lastly for the eye shadow, for sure I won't buy anymore.  I had enough already.  

Note to self...

My hubby said, if I were you... just keep your mouth shut.  Well, I did!  Hmm so glad I did!  

- sent from blogger app 

Yankee all night!

I recently got interested in scented candles after we moved to our own home.  I'd plan to buy but don't have time to window shop yet cos of the unpacking, cleaning, arranging things and all,  and above all the holidays.

I find the good or probably the best ones are expensive.  I heard that not all scented candles have good scent through and through.  Others smells burnt candles. 

Luckily, it was so timing that we received a Christmas gift from a good couple friend of ours.  A candle warmer and large jar of Yankee candle, November Rain as the scent. 

	The Aurora Candle Warmer Lamp™ is a revolutionary new concept to the candle warming industry. With a patented soft halogen light the Aurora Candle Warmer Lamp creates the ambiance of a burning candle releasing the candle’s fragrance within minutes. All lamps are paired with a frosted white shade. Made in China.

...excerpts from yankeecandle.com.sg

A rainy fall day stirs up many emotions, as does this intoxicating, masculine, and moody fragrance with deep watery notes. In it, you'll discover the quiet interlude of the season reflected in an airy, refreshing mix of watery leaf notes, warm amber and crisp, brisk air. All perfectly suited for cozying up inside and watching the rain from your window.

The traditional design of our signature jar candle reflects a warm, relaxed sense of style that's always at home. Convenient and easy to use... 

...excerpts from yankeecandle.com.sg

I assembled the warmer lamp by myself.  I usually ask my hubby to do this.  But, this morning, I got too excited and I want to use it later ;-)  By the way, I tried it for a few minutes if the lamp works and if the candles really melts - it did and smells good.

That would be all for now.  Excited for laters...hihi ;-))

Merry Christmas!!!

My family and friends enjoyed making the color a cookie snowmen kit I bought few days ago.  I believed this was the last item available in our nearby grocery store.  A great last minute idea for Christmas activity ;-)  

Happy Holidays to all!!! ;-)

Flashback Monday: Pirate Ship Cake

About a year ago, I made a special birthday cake for my friend's son.  The theme was pirate.  She send me photos of what the cake should look like.  This was a huge challenged for me cos I'm not really good at this. However, I gave my heart and time in making this cake.  I even cried cos I was really afraid that it will not turn nice.  No worries no tears fell on the cake.  At first, I felt satisfied and proud of what I've accomplished.  My kids liked it.  They said it was nice, even my other friends said that.  I've heard congratulatory remarks :-P   Sadly, I felt less appreciated by the one who requested it...I dunno.  On a side note, I didn't even charged her cos at first when she asked me to, she asked for a charged. Since then, I wasn't inspired anymore to make theme cake :-(  

I browsed a lot of pirate ship cake in google and pinterest of how I would go about it.  And here's the result of my hard work :-P

My friend was the one who prepared the paper flag / paper standing.  According to her, it was his son's choice. Oh well...

P.S. the images were just a phone shots.