Marinda Leigh's Giveaway from Japan

I'm hosting a big Giveaway from Japan on my collaboration blog - Marindaleigh.com

Everything here is a personal favourite. There are three sets of prizes and three winners to be picked for this giveaway! 

3rd prize - winner to be drawn on 12th June 2013

This prize includes a lot of snacks from Japan and also a cute box filled with cookies from the Maid Cafe in Akihabara!

Runner up prize - winner to be drawn on the 12th July 2013

This prize includes the following:

Diamond Lash - Airy eyes 

I'm really into natural looking false lashes lately and these lashes are incredibly natural looking, soft and easy to apply. 5 pairs will also last you a while!

Dolly Wink eyeshadow 01 Brown

I swear by Dolly Wink and Candy Doll products. You can't go wrong with this neutral brown colour palette. It's the best selling Dolly Wink eyeshadow palette! It's so popular that Tsubasa made two other variations - 02 Pink brown and 03 Smoky brown.

Cotton Pad Dispenser

I am in love with this dispenser! It's a cute addition to any bathroom and I think it's a must have for every girl!

Pure Smile mask - Chocolate

I fell in love with these Pure Smile masks during this Japan trip. They have a variety of flavours and I kinda went crazy and bought almost every single one! 

BVLGARI Jasmin Noir L'essence Eau de Parfum 1.5ml

Bvlgari's new sensual and uniquely intimate jasmine perfume. You can slip this little bottle into your wallet and carry it around with you, hassle free! Perfect for date night.

EMODA make up bag

And last but not least for the runner up prize is this is useful make up bag by EMODA for when you're travelling! There's a stand up mirror, slots for your brushes, a handy pouch for eyeliners and mascaras, and a big zip up pouch for powders and eyeshadows and really whatever else you want to put in there!

Grand prize - winner to be drawn on the 12th August 2013.

Within this prize includes:

EMODA bag

This totally cool bag can fit so much in it. It's handy for day wear and easily transitions into an overnight stay bag if you need it to.

JILL STUART Floral Hand Cream

I am in love with the scent of this hand cream. I also bought the perfume which carries the same scent and it is divine, subtle and sweet! Did I mention that I'm a HUGE Jill Stuart fan? Their princess-like packaging is irresistible! I'll also be including a Jill Stuart day care essence sample!

Shu Uemura Eyelash Curler

Hands down one of the best eye lash curlers out there! Do a search on Google if you don't believe me!

Love Liner - Eyeliner and Mascara (black)

This is the most raved about eyeliner in all the Gyaru magazines. You can achieve amazingly sharp lines and it doesn't smudge easily!

Diamond Lash - Girly eyes 

These lashes are natural with a little kick. Great for parties. Diamond lashes are soft and easy to apply. 5 pairs will last you a while.

Hello Kitty Lip Treatment

Who doesn't love Hello Kitty? The flavour is juicy apple and it contains SPF10+. Personally, it was the cute packaging that I fell in love with!

Pure smile mask - Chocolate

This mask which was included in the runner up prize is also included in the grand prize. How exciting!

PINKY GIRLS Sweater with the latest Pinky Girls Catalogue

I love Pinky Girls! I went crazy the last time I went to Japan at Pinky Girls in Shibuya 109 and I did it again this time. Their cute feminine sweaters and coats are to die for! This coral cardigan is soft and smooth and looks great on for a casual day out or even to wear to work.

This giveaway is open internationally. Find out how to enter here.

Winners will be drawn via the random number generator!

GOOD LUCK!!!

Marinda Leigh's Giveaway from Japan

I'm hosting a big Giveaway from Japan on my collaboration blog - Marindaleigh.com

Everything here is a personal favourite. There are three sets of prizes and three winners to be picked for this giveaway! 

3rd prize - winner to be drawn on 12th June 2013

This prize includes a lot of snacks from Japan and also a cute box filled with cookies from the Maid Cafe in Akihabara!

Runner up prize - winner to be drawn on the 12th July 2013

This prize includes the following:

Diamond Lash - Airy eyes 

I'm really into natural looking false lashes lately and these lashes are incredibly natural looking, soft and easy to apply. 5 pairs will also last you a while!

Dolly Wink eyeshadow 01 Brown

I swear by Dolly Wink and Candy Doll products. You can't go wrong with this neutral brown colour palette. It's the best selling Dolly Wink eyeshadow palette! It's so popular that Tsubasa made two other variations - 02 Pink brown and 03 Smoky brown.

Cotton Pad Dispenser

I am in love with this dispenser! It's a cute addition to any bathroom and I think it's a must have for every girl!

Pure Smile mask - Chocolate

I fell in love with these Pure Smile masks during this Japan trip. They have a variety of flavours and I kinda went crazy and bought almost every single one! 

BVLGARI Jasmin Noir L'essence Eau de Parfum 1.5ml

Bvlgari's new sensual and uniquely intimate jasmine perfume. You can slip this little bottle into your wallet and carry it around with you, hassle free! Perfect for date night.

EMODA make up bag

And last but not least for the runner up prize is this is useful make up bag by EMODA for when you're travelling! There's a stand up mirror, slots for your brushes, a handy pouch for eyeliners and mascaras, and a big zip up pouch for powders and eyeshadows and really whatever else you want to put in there!

Grand prize - winner to be drawn on the 12th August 2013.

Within this prize includes:

EMODA bag

This totally cool bag can fit so much in it. It's handy for day wear and easily transitions into an overnight stay bag if you need it to.

JILL STUART Floral Hand Cream

I am in love with the scent of this hand cream. I also bought the perfume which carries the same scent and it is divine, subtle and sweet! Did I mention that I'm a HUGE Jill Stuart fan? Their princess-like packaging is irresistible! I'll also be including a Jill Stuart day care essence sample!

Shu Uemura Eyelash Curler

Hands down one of the best eye lash curlers out there! Do a search on Google if you don't believe me!

Love Liner - Eyeliner and Mascara (black)

This is the most raved about eyeliner in all the Gyaru magazines. You can achieve amazingly sharp lines and it doesn't smudge easily!

Diamond Lash - Girly eyes 

These lashes are natural with a little kick. Great for parties. Diamond lashes are soft and easy to apply. 5 pairs will last you a while.

Hello Kitty Lip Treatment

Who doesn't love Hello Kitty? The flavour is juicy apple and it contains SPF10+. Personally, it was the cute packaging that I fell in love with!

Pure smile mask - Chocolate

This mask which was included in the runner up prize is also included in the grand prize. How exciting!

PINKY GIRLS Sweater with the latest Pinky Girls Catalogue

I love Pinky Girls! I went crazy the last time I went to Japan at Pinky Girls in Shibuya 109 and I did it again this time. Their cute feminine sweaters and coats are to die for! This coral cardigan is soft and smooth and looks great on for a casual day out or even to wear to work.

This giveaway is open internationally. Find out how to enter here.

Winners will be drawn via the random number generator!

GOOD LUCK!!!

I ❤ Shu Uemura

I wasn't so HOT about Shu Uemura before because my first Shu Uemura product was their famous cleaning oil but at the time I was using it as a face wash and I didn't like it as a face wash at all because I feel that my face is still oily after rinsing off the product. However I absolutely LOVE the cleansing oil as a makeup remover because it removes makeup really well, especially waterproof mascara! Now I have a massive bottle and I only use it as a makeup remover not a face wash.

Anyway... lately I'm really crazy about their makeup range! It was Shu Uemura's 1 year birthday last week and they were doing a promotion where you receive complimentary eye makeup and eyelash application.

I was planning to buy some Shu eyeshadows and their new concealer so I went in with my bestie.

Shu Uemura counter at David Jones Hay st

I love the Shu Uemura counter because it's so bright and clean!

Yummy cupcake which I ended up turning down because my mouth was really dry so didn't feel like eating it >.<

Swatching their eyeshadows trying to decide which four I was going to pick

Super hard decision because all their colours are sooo pretty and there was a lot of new colours!

Make up my best friend received...

We ended up getting a full face makeup ^__^

She thought it was too strong (even though you can't tell from the photos) because she usually don't wear that much eye makeup but I think it turned out really well! I really liked it!

You can't really see my makeup from this picture but you can see the blush colour on my left cheek which I really liked! It's a pretty peach colour ^.^

Close up! With complimentary individual lashes

My sales assistant Bruce used four colours on my lid - Blue, green, yellow and orange

and baby pink along the bottom of the eye and used purple eyeliner and blended it in with all the colours

He's so good with colour choices and blending all the colours together and I he was very gentle and careful but precise with his work.

I was really happy with the outcome *cough soooo much better than Laura Mercier's MUA cough*

I really loved it!! Felt so Summery *even though we are in the middle of Winter =(* Reminds me of icy pops ^.^

Shu Uemura recently introduced a new palette which you will see later which is available in black or white

Now you can get customised palette of 4 eyeshadow or 2 eyeshadow one cheek colour or two cheek colours

Furthermore the eyeshadows and cheek colours prices have dropped as well and there's a lot of new colours released and they are releasing more for the next two months! I forgot how much the prices have dropped because I can't remember how much they used to be.

Anyway I had a really hard time picking out the colours I wanted because look at the colour choices!

My Shu Uemura haul ^.^

Doesn't look like much after I take out everything from the packaging >__<

I ended up picking colours I do not have any replicas of in my eyeshadow collection ^__^

From left to right

ME Soft yellow 336

ME Soft copper 270

IR Soft yellow green 435

P Soft blue 645

Hahaha I just realised it's all "soft"

Assembling my customised Shu Uemura eye palette ❤ ❤ 

Super love the clean white case ^__^ I might bling it one day when I'm bored =D

Received an eyeshadow palette ME Gold 350 and a Shu Uemura mask as gifts for spending over $150 >.<

Swatches

Left to right

Soft blue

Soft yellow green

Soft yellow

Soft copper

Gold

I absolutely love these colours! I've only used it once but I applied it with my fingers but I think they are quite pigmented and very soft and smooth! A bit like YSL eyeshadows so I have a feeling they will blend really well

I'll do a proper review with these eyeshadows and maybe do a tutorial or something when I get my new MAC brushes on Friday which I'm super excited about ^__^

Next item

Pro gel cealer which is their newly released concealer in Medium Beige

It's waterproof and smudge proof and its buildable 

I have mixed reviews with this concealer so far so I'll do a proper review when I've used this product a bit more

When I first tried it at the counter I thought it was so good! Covered my eye bags really well and blended into my skin perfectly. Also I got sucked in by the design! Looks so clean ❤

After I bought it and I used it again (but I applied with a brush) I felt it was quite dry and made a crease under my eye and it was quite dry around my nose

Then today I applied it with my fingers and it was a bit better

In conclusion: I think it's better to apply this with fingers to warm it up first so it blends better in the skin

But I definitely want to use this product a bit more incase I rave about this and it turns out not to be so good

Swatch of the concealer

Looks quite thick huh? It looks really yellow/dark on the back of the hand but actually when you blend it into your skin on your face it looks quite light

Last item I bought was

Rough unlimited supreme shine in BL 042

Bruce used this colour on me and the blue colour mixed with my lips the colour that it turned into was a kind of purplish colour. But it wasn't really purple... It's hard to explain without a photo but I loved the colour because I thought it was really unique. However the next day under normal lighting I put on this lipstick to show my friend and it turned out that under normal lighting you couldn't see any colour! It just looked like I got some gloss on my lips.

I was pretty upset but luckily the SA was sooo nice and she let me change a new colour ^__^

 Here's the swatch for this lipstick

I ended up swapping it for this SS OR 541

It's a coral red glittery colour

Swatch

I really like this colour! Overall I love the lipstick because it's very hydrating! It's like lip balm + lip gloss in a lipstick form.

Some more photos from the look created by Shu Uemura's MUA Bruce

I really love the cheek colour! It looks kinda orange in the picture but it's actually a bit more pink so looks more peachy ^__^

I'm really into peach blushes lately! Candy Doll's carrot orange mixed with a bit of pink can achieve this look ^__^

I will create a look with my new Shu Uemura goodies and more detailed reviews on the products when I've used them a bit more ^__^

Hope you found this post interesting~ Until next time 

xx

Yuki

I ❤ Shu Uemura

I wasn't so HOT about Shu Uemura before because my first Shu Uemura product was their famous cleaning oil but at the time I was using it as a face wash and I didn't like it as a face wash at all because I feel that my face is still oily after rinsing off the product. However I absolutely LOVE the cleansing oil as a makeup remover because it removes makeup really well, especially waterproof mascara! Now I have a massive bottle and I only use it as a makeup remover not a face wash.

Anyway... lately I'm really crazy about their makeup range! It was Shu Uemura's 1 year birthday last week and they were doing a promotion where you receive complimentary eye makeup and eyelash application.

I was planning to buy some Shu eyeshadows and their new concealer so I went in with my bestie.

Shu Uemura counter at David Jones Hay st

I love the Shu Uemura counter because it's so bright and clean!

Yummy cupcake which I ended up turning down because my mouth was really dry so didn't feel like eating it >.<

Swatching their eyeshadows trying to decide which four I was going to pick

Super hard decision because all their colours are sooo pretty and there was a lot of new colours!

Make up my best friend received...

We ended up getting a full face makeup ^__^

She thought it was too strong (even though you can't tell from the photos) because she usually don't wear that much eye makeup but I think it turned out really well! I really liked it!

You can't really see my makeup from this picture but you can see the blush colour on my left cheek which I really liked! It's a pretty peach colour ^.^

Close up! With complimentary individual lashes

My sales assistant Bruce used four colours on my lid - Blue, green, yellow and orange

and baby pink along the bottom of the eye and used purple eyeliner and blended it in with all the colours

He's so good with colour choices and blending all the colours together and I he was very gentle and careful but precise with his work.

I was really happy with the outcome *cough soooo much better than Laura Mercier's MUA cough*

I really loved it!! Felt so Summery *even though we are in the middle of Winter =(* Reminds me of icy pops ^.^

Shu Uemura recently introduced a new palette which you will see later which is available in black or white

Now you can get customised palette of 4 eyeshadow or 2 eyeshadow one cheek colour or two cheek colours

Furthermore the eyeshadows and cheek colours prices have dropped as well and there's a lot of new colours released and they are releasing more for the next two months! I forgot how much the prices have dropped because I can't remember how much they used to be.

Anyway I had a really hard time picking out the colours I wanted because look at the colour choices!

My Shu Uemura haul ^.^

Doesn't look like much after I take out everything from the packaging >__<

I ended up picking colours I do not have any replicas of in my eyeshadow collection ^__^

From left to right

ME Soft yellow 336

ME Soft copper 270

IR Soft yellow green 435

P Soft blue 645

Hahaha I just realised it's all "soft"

Assembling my customised Shu Uemura eye palette ❤ ❤ 

Super love the clean white case ^__^ I might bling it one day when I'm bored =D

Received an eyeshadow palette ME Gold 350 and a Shu Uemura mask as gifts for spending over $150 >.<

Swatches

Left to right

Soft blue

Soft yellow green

Soft yellow

Soft copper

Gold

I absolutely love these colours! I've only used it once but I applied it with my fingers but I think they are quite pigmented and very soft and smooth! A bit like YSL eyeshadows so I have a feeling they will blend really well

I'll do a proper review with these eyeshadows and maybe do a tutorial or something when I get my new MAC brushes on Friday which I'm super excited about ^__^

Next item

Pro gel cealer which is their newly released concealer in Medium Beige

It's waterproof and smudge proof and its buildable 

I have mixed reviews with this concealer so far so I'll do a proper review when I've used this product a bit more

When I first tried it at the counter I thought it was so good! Covered my eye bags really well and blended into my skin perfectly. Also I got sucked in by the design! Looks so clean ❤

After I bought it and I used it again (but I applied with a brush) I felt it was quite dry and made a crease under my eye and it was quite dry around my nose

Then today I applied it with my fingers and it was a bit better

In conclusion: I think it's better to apply this with fingers to warm it up first so it blends better in the skin

But I definitely want to use this product a bit more incase I rave about this and it turns out not to be so good

Swatch of the concealer

Looks quite thick huh? It looks really yellow/dark on the back of the hand but actually when you blend it into your skin on your face it looks quite light

Last item I bought was

Rough unlimited supreme shine in BL 042

Bruce used this colour on me and the blue colour mixed with my lips the colour that it turned into was a kind of purplish colour. But it wasn't really purple... It's hard to explain without a photo but I loved the colour because I thought it was really unique. However the next day under normal lighting I put on this lipstick to show my friend and it turned out that under normal lighting you couldn't see any colour! It just looked like I got some gloss on my lips.

I was pretty upset but luckily the SA was sooo nice and she let me change a new colour ^__^

 Here's the swatch for this lipstick

I ended up swapping it for this SS OR 541

It's a coral red glittery colour

Swatch

I really like this colour! Overall I love the lipstick because it's very hydrating! It's like lip balm + lip gloss in a lipstick form.

Some more photos from the look created by Shu Uemura's MUA Bruce

I really love the cheek colour! It looks kinda orange in the picture but it's actually a bit more pink so looks more peachy ^__^

I'm really into peach blushes lately! Candy Doll's carrot orange mixed with a bit of pink can achieve this look ^__^

I will create a look with my new Shu Uemura goodies and more detailed reviews on the products when I've used them a bit more ^__^

Hope you found this post interesting~ Until next time 

xx

Yuki