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!

Oops at not anouncing this right after the contest closed!

In this post I will not only be announcing the 2 winners for the S$10 Perry Amber voucher but also will provide my readers with a discount code (so in a way everyone gets something!)

But anyway there were 16 entries in total so I ran that by random.org and the 2 winners are:

Congratulations to Lavenderneo & Desiree Yeo!

Please email me icyabstract(at)gmail.com and I will provide you with the voucher/code to use upon check out!

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Now for everyone else, don't leave just yet!

Perry Amber has also extended a 10% discount code to my readers! Quote 'PAICYABSTRACTSG10' at the checkout area and enjoy the discount!

This is valid for the first 100 transactions. It's quite a few transactions to make so there's no need to rush but at the same time just be sure to make use of it before it gets used up! The coupon is valid once with every order, but not restricted to once per person. So you can order twice and get the discount twice.

I will place the discount code in the side-bar so you need not search for this entry when you wish to use it.

Thanks for reading & happy shopping at Perry Amber!

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Hello again!

It's all clothes/nails these days huh?

Well, makeup posts will be back shortly. It's just that aside from the same old neutral variation I'm wearing for work I haven't experimented much with makeup of late. I know, I'm boring. My nails on the other hand are undergoing the 'Extreme Makeover' process every few days. Maybe not extreme, just that I've been painting them a lot.

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Anyway, awhile back the folks at Perry Amber offered to give me a discount voucher and had me check out their website to see if anything interests me. I was a bit conflicted on what to call it due to my very particular need for organizing but since I forked out cash it's a haul, settled.

So these are the items I got from them.

Since I wasn't a huuuge clothes person (no, seriously) I checked out their bags. I am in need of a new day-to-day bag that I could throw everything in, something casual yet still spunky and this caught my eye.

It's a decent size to fit my wallet, makeup pouch, notebook (slightly smaller then A-5 size) and a couple other miscellaneous things. I wouldn't say it's a school bag because it can't fit an A4, though you might have luck with A5 items.

It is still roomy and deep enough to throw in small random things (USB, harddrives, small water bottle etc) that I usually carry around.

I would say the Skull design isn't the prettiest around but I still like the touch it gives. Maybe if I find a prettier emblem I could replace it? heh.

It comes with 2 handles but I chose to detach the shorter one (handles are all detachable), having it more like a sling-side bag then a handbag.

[view it here on Perry Amber]

They don't have that many clothing articles up for now so I didn't feel too conflicted or overwhelmed when browsing. A couple of pieces were lovely but like I said, I'm not huge on clothes so it's quite easy for me to pass on clothes.

However when I saw this collared top I knew I wanted it! From the front it looks like any ole collared top....

but from the back....

[view it here on Perry Amber]

It's got such beautiful lace detail! And it's a little flair too so it's nice to throw on over a camisole and shorts for a casual look. I haven't tried wearing it formally but I believe it would work great with a high-waisted bandage skirt?

I'm not the fashionista here so you can decide for yourself but it comes in both black and white. I like the black one too but the lace detail is more apparent on the white.

Check out the items available on Perry Amber!

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Now that I'm done going through my haul, Perry Amber has generously extended a
S$10 Voucher to 2 readers!

All you have to do is:

• Be residing in Singapore
• Be a follower on my blog or youtube or twitter (leave youtube or twitter usename).
• Comment in this entry with "I want Perry Amber!"
• 2 comments will be chosen at random using random.org

For fun you could list down one (or maybe more) items you are eyeing on the site just to share! Would love to find out what items you all are eyeing!

The giveaway will run till the 7th of October!

Thanks for reading!