Hello!

Before I hit the sack I wanted to quickly churn this out because I might, might, be disappearing from here for the next few days. Usual stuff, work, nothing much to elaborate on so... moving on!

This was the look I wore out today, to work and then a quiet dinner with the boyfriend to celebrate Valentines Day. I would like to think that we are quite chill about the whole Valentines thing. We don't doll up to extremities and head to over-priced venues but yet we still bother with some parts of it like flowers and little gifts. While I agree you should show love all year round, perhaps we're still in the phase where Valentines should be celebrated, no matter how low-key.

I am predicting if we hit our 10 year mark, it will be home-cooked dinner and movie time at home, ha! If that is true, we're about halfway there!

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So moving on, Valentines aside, I wanted to try a wet application method with the baked shadows from the La Bohème palette, to see if there is an improvement in terms of pigmentation.

Since I can't avoid the 14th february notion, I went for a light purple-brown combination and used the light purple shade wet.

The verdict?

The purple does pick up a little more and the shade seems more 'packed together' compared to swatches which seemed more like a faint soft touch. I would say there is an improvement albeit fairly minor but it's better than none!

I'm really liking how the little itty bits of shimmer shows up (minutely) on the eye. While it's not so clear in person, as this is a close-up, it adds a soft hint of glimmer.

Products Used:

BROW/FACE
K-Palette Brow Liquid in 01
Maquillage Brow Wax in 77
Leaders Clinic Medieu Sun Cream
Elizabeth Arden Good Morning Serum (primer)
Shu Uemura Smooth Fit Fluid Foundation
LUV Carat Long-Lasting Powder (to set)
ELF Bronzer in Warm

EYES
Urban Decay Primer Potion
Make Up For Ever La Bohème Palette
Majolica Majorca palette in BR742 (dark brown, outer-v)
Hour Glass Liquid Liner in Black
MAC Powerpoint Liner in Engraved
Dollywink Mascara in Volume

CHEEKS
MAC Mineralized Blush in Happy Together
(used for blush and highlight)

LIPS
Make Up For Ever Rouge Artist Natural in Folk

Highlighted products were provided by companies/distributors,
I was not obliged to use/feature them in LOTDs.

Here's a breakdown of what shades I used from the La Bohème palette and where.

• Bottom left purple (used wet) over the entire lid
• Bottom centre brown (used dry) over the outer half
• Bottom right peach-tone (used dry) to blend the edges
• Top right champagne shade (used dry) as highlight.

I didn't touch the teal and green with this look but prior to this I had done a quick look with it that I will feature soon. I figured to put this up first since it was 'in tune' with the festivities.

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Quick mentions on the outfit. I donned something I would like to think of as dressy casual. I didn't want to go too cliche with a little cocktail dress or anything because, like I said, I think we're quite chill about it. I think.

No proper shots so I'l just have to turn to quick mirror shots!

Though you can't tell, dress is the subtlely leopard printed one from here, and the outer-shirt is from over here. I paired it with some black stockings so the dress doesn't appear that short and simple black pumps from Rubi.

I brought that snake ring out for some sun too and I really like how it seemed to go well with my (not so Valentines) nail color.

China Glaze's It's Alive.

Ending it off with pictures I had instagrammed, to best sum up my Valentines this year.

Lovely tulips from the boyfriend and my attempt at making Strawberry Cheese Cupcake!

How did you spend your Valentines Day? With your partner, family, friends or some precious me-time?

Thank you for reading!

I have another Fashion Feature posts on my hands and this time it's from MissxMatch.

I don't do Fashion Features often because the only time I can shoot would be during the (very precious) weekends. Hence I only take on Fashion Features for online clothing stores that have unique or really nice pieces that call out to me that I would want to recommend to you all!

The layout format on MissxMatch reminds me of the old-school way on livejournal whereby you scroll through an entire page to see all the items under 'tops' or 'bottoms' etc. They carry Tops, Bottoms, Dresses and a few statement rings under the 'Accessories' section.

I would consider their clothing style to be girly, feminine yet youthful. Hard to put in keyword terms but they offer office/work friendly attires that would still sit well with those prefer a dash of cutesy-ness, or uniqueness to their wardrobe. Say a bright orange corporate blazer for example?

Well I didn't pick that up so you'll just have to hop over to their site to see it, but for now these were the pieces I chose.

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Ditched the colored contacts for this shoot because I was having an annoying flu and my eyes kept watering up. Not sure if it showed in my expressions but I only had weekends to shoot so flu or not I wanted to get this done.

Ignore my face, look at the clothes! ha.

[ For reference I am a UK6, 161cm ]

MissxMatch does not have a direct link to this, scroll through dresses to find it.

This is a fitting (and short) one piece cotton dress. The cut is very simple but it comes with a subtle leopard print detail. I like the subtle-ness of the prints since most animal prints are bold, if you prefer something more muted yet still animalistic, this is nice. Paired with a statement neckless it could be chic enough to wear to a date but you can dress it down for day-to-day wear too. Since it's a little short I have worn it as a tank top with shorts. It gathers a little because of the length but it stil works and doesn't look 'lumpy'.

Scroll through dresses.

This is another interesting top that has a translucent backing. The front is a little sheer too but not as sheer as the back. Sheer-ish attires are quite popular now and I'm liking how unique this is. Not only is the front and back a different color the length/cut is different too. The back ends in a U-curve which is quite cute. It can be worn casual (like me here) or more formally (as displayed by the model on MissxMatch) so check out their site to see a different 'feel' to this piece. There is also a tiny pocket by the side. Just had to point that out as it seems tiny pockets on t-shirts are the rage these days.

The following 2 items are most probably my favorite of the batch and I can't choose between them, you'll see why!

Chanel inspired Collar Top, $23

Out of stock now, but will be restocked! Scroll through New Arrival.

With a color theme inspired by Chanel (largely the Spring/Summer 09 collection), the cut for this top is sleek and a little boy-ish but still chic at the same time. The ruffles around the chest (and one at the centre-back) adds the feminine touch to the top. It's a little sheer, but nothing to the point that you need to wear a camisole under. I like how it can be paired tucked in with high-waisted shorts or tucked-out.

Last but not least...

Waterfall Blazer Cardigan - Black ($23)

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I kept the rest of the outfit the same as the previous except I threw the blazer over and voila an upgraded form of corporate yet not all stiff and formal. The blazer comes with small shoulder pads to beef up the shoulder structure, but you can easily pick them out if you don't fancy that (I have it in). The drapey front of the blazer is but flowy cloth that falls into place so it moves as you move. In short, I just really like the blazer and for S$23, I really think it's not bad!

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So those are the pieces that I got, hop on over to MissxMatch to check out loads more!

Especially their rings, they have a small variety available but they are really cute, like this for S$10 (picture taken from their website).

Thanks for reading/looking!

Disclosure:
Clothes were provided by MissxMatch - I am not affiliated to them.
All opinions expressed are my own.