Bloggers Meetup with Michelle from Cosmetic Cupcake + tiny loot!

Michelle from CosmeticCupcake and I met today and we went shopping! It's my second time to meet bloggers coming to Hong Kong :) and my third time to meet up with bloggers. It was a fun experience to know each other better when we hang out! Let me know if you're visiting next year again Michelle! Would love to spend more time choosing nail polishes with you LOL

We got the following:

Laneige Water Sleeping Pack EX (aka the famous sleeping mask) This is my second tub...I had to throw the first tub away when I return from Europe because it's too heavy for my luggage T^T Anyways, LOVE THIS STUFF! If you haven't tried this, you should! I layer this over my moisturizer at night and go to bed, and the next morning I wash normally the way I would. This mask makes my skin sooooo moisturized and plump with hydration after use, better than sheet masks. When I was in Europe in temperatures below 10 degrees, I use this as a night moisturizer directly (thin or thick depends on how much you want) and it keeps my skin from drying and avoids the dry patches and flaking. I can't say enough how much I love this product, this is my HG mask and double-duty moisturizer in winter!

Next, Michelle and I saw a packet of two Vitacreme B12 samples, since neither of us has tried it, we were curious about what it's supposed to do to your skin ;) If anyone knows, do tell us LOL

And the last item: Canmake Cream Cheek in #09 (Limited Edition!!) I'm a sucker for LE stuff, you probably would have figured out by now, hahaha.

The shade looks very vibrant in the pan, but when swatched, it's a deep pink (with slight mauve-ish tones, almost lilac) and it's THE pink that I'm looking for. I'm always looking for a dupe for my HG blush, but more on that in a separate post :P. This shade has a matte finish too.

New promo pic of LENA wearing the cream blush in #09: such a porcelain doll pink.

Do you know of any blushes that show up like the color on LENA's face? I'm lusting that kind of porcelain-doll-face pink which also looks a bit lilac-ish, almost light-purple :D if it makes sense.

Swatches and Review: MAC Tartan Tale blushes in My Highland Honey, Her Blooming Cheek

In today's post I swatched MAC My Highland Honey and Her Blooming Cheek blushes, both from the Tartan Tale collection. As mentioned before, I'm a huge orange and peach blush fiend, so My Highland Honey is definitely on my wishlist, I made a mistake telling the MUA to try Her Blooming Cheek on me, oh well, I'm glad she did. Now you will see why you NEED Her Blooming Cheek blush! :D

Swatched on the arm:
My cheeks with foundation only (Laneige Snow Crystal Dual Foundation liquid #31):

With My Highland Honey on top!

Pretty satisfied with the glow it gives me. This is a true orange blush, and is different if compared with MAC Utterly Game (from Fabulous Felines), the latter is more coral. And they DO look different in the pan. My Highland Honey brings a sun-kissed glow to my apples, what more could a blush fiend ask for? :D

Another shot with foundation only:

With Her Blooming Cheek on top:

Now the pink really is something isn't it? It's INTENSELY PIGMENTED. Really a light dap of the brush on the pan is enough to give you a lovely glow. I was applying more than I needed for this photo :) I was in AWE in the store when the MUA swept this over my cheeks - my friend was with me and she was surprised at how it showed up too! I knew then I had to get this. I don't own anything that bright or fuschia pink in my stash, and certainly there isn't a dupe in my stash for comparison.

This is my second foray into MAC blushes and I'm pleasantly surprised by Her Blooming Cheek! I can foresee it making its way to my HG list.

Those of you who have NARS Angelika or Desire (or any bright pink/fuschia pink blushes for that matter), OR if you think you know a dupe for this, please let me know ^_^!

On another note, I will announce giveaway details tomorrow (yes finally!)!