Hey Everyone!

It’s Day 2 of our Disneyland Adventure! We first started off with a charming breakfast at the Enchanted Garden. The Enchanted Garden is a restaurant at the Disneyland Hotel and the buffet breakfast every morning is special in that Mickey and his friends will visit your table so that you can take pictures with them! It’s definitely a fun experience but make sure you know what timing session you are. They allow customers in by sessions according to the time each morning.

Isn’t it such a pretty place? I was also actually impressed with the food as well. I wasn’t expecting such a huge spread with so many different cuisines!

We’ve got our Western fare if you are a bacon and eggs person, Hong Kong cuisine like Dim Sum if you’re longing to taste some local food and even a whole spread of breads and pastries. We filled up fast because there were so many things to eat! Good thing we’re able to burn it off later when we walk the park ;).

But of course, your Enchanted Garden experience isn’t complete until Mickey Mouse comes walking around sniffing at your food. Don’t be bothered grabbing him while you grab your food for a picture. Mickey actually goes table by table.

And if you can’t get enough of Mickey when he goes to the next table, you can always munch on a Mickey shaped waffle! Aren’t these so adorable? There’s tons of different sauces you can try out as well. My friend, Yina, had a hidden Mickey in her pile of pancakes!

After such a filling breakfast, we scurried off to the park again. You’d think after one day of Disneyland, it’d be enough. But if feels like every time you go there, it’s a new experience all over again. The weather was a bit better today with blue skies. I had been warned that April tends to be quite cool but rainy so we were thankful for the blue. Main Street U.S.A was our first stop!

Main Street U.S.A is the first place you come into when you enter Disneyland and it leads up to the different lands, being Fantasyland, Adventureland and Tomorrowland. It’s a whole row of shops and dining places that look like an American town from the yester-years. You can buy any Disney souvenir, toy, sweet or cookie and is the best at night. It’s absolutely beautiful when the whole place lights up.

It’s really like a trip back in time. Everyone is dressed in that era and it is a beautiful place to walk around and really enjoy yourselves before being immersed in the different lands.

Did I mention you can even pose with the balloons. I look like I’m starring in a thing for Up! the movie. Some of the balloons available are actually really cute. There’s this Princess one that has lights in the balloon that is absolutely stunning at night. I wanted to take one home but I have no where to put it. And bringing it on board of flight might be a little risky.

I love how there are so many dress up things from Disney that you can buy too. Almost all the little girls around the resort had a princess costume on. You can buy princess dresses. I guess it’s the time to wear them since you are in Disneyland! How cute are these sunglasses?

If you are hungry, there are tons of places to eat at Main Street as well and not to mention snacks. Even with such a full buffet breakfast, we were tempted by the waffles and ice cream. We had an incredible amount of food on this trip. I should really be working it off right now, haha.

Since we had Mickey waffles at breakfast, we settled for ice cream! I got the Minnie Mouse ice cream that was strawberry and mango while Jacob got the chocolate covered vanilla ice cream. It was so yummy! Of course being me, I bit the ears off first! Oops.

We thought we would try something new and detoured off to Tomorrowland! Tomorrowland is sort of the Sci-Fi area of the park. Buzz Lightyear, Stich and anything mechanical lives in Tomorrowland including the popular ride, Space Mountain!

The Buzz Lightyear Astro Blasters ride is a huge ride in Hong Kong Disneyland! So much so that they have fast pass machines. Fast pass machines help with the queue system at Disneyland by allotting you to a time that you can come back and just immediately take the ride.

All you have to do is insert your ticket into the mouth of the robot and the robot will spit out a fast pass ticket that allows you to come back and take the ride immediately at the time stated on the ticket.

As you can see, we can walk around until 1:35 to 2:35 and take the ride immediately during this time period. When I was in L.A and Orlando for Disneyworld and Disneyland, these machines were extremely helpful. We didn’t have to wait in line all day and could do other things. We even would collect fast past tickets all in one go so we didn’t have to wait at all!

The Buzz Lightyear Astro Blasters ride is really fun. It’s basically a ride and shooting game together. You’re invited into this car with two guns and screens to keep score and you’re supposed to blast the guns at different targets.

You then get points for each time you blast the target correctly. Harder to reach targets earn you more points. But seriously I was just shooting randomly and managed to score higher than Jacob! He wanted to take the ride all over again. I think it’s just because he wanted to beat my score!

Eventually though we did take the ride again and yes, he scored higher than me this time.

Another great ride is Autopia. Granted you get past the almost constant 45 minute waiting time, it’s actually quite fun. It’s just a driving game. You press the pedal to the metal and steer but don’t worry if you get off track, there’s a track so even  if you press the accelerator and don’t touch the steering wheel, it’s absolutely fine. Great for kids I guess!

Having not taken my practical lessons for driving, I was pretty horrible. I didn’t expect it though since I’ve done go karts just fine! Maybe it’s just like driving in real life. If it is, we are gonna need some life jackets. I felt bad for Jacob next to me but don’t tell my future driving instructor.

After Tomorrowland, we hopped back to Fantasyland! Fantasyland is where I think the Disney magic really originates from. The town is like a little cartoon medieval land with Cinderella’s Castle in the background. Rides like Winnie the Pooh, Mad-hatter’s Spinning Tea Cups, the Disneyland Carousel and Mickey’s Philhar Magic are here.

Mickey’s Philhar Magic is another popular attraction. It’s a 4D experience so you’re talking not just seeing 3D but also “feeling” 3D.

You’ll need your 3D glasses for this one. It’s really a great experience and you don’t actually expect a lot of the things that are about to happen.

Just a few hints – you might just smell something delicious wafting in the air or feel a spritz of water on your face! But of course I’m leaving the rest of your discovery for your to do list.

Then, of course it’s lunch time! We had lunch at Corner Cafe which is a restaurant on Main Street. They offer American cuisine just like what Walt Disney would have had back home, but of course with a few Disney touches!

There are so many yummy things to eat. The High Tea set was really great that includes Mickey mouse shaped scones and designed macarons, little burgers and Tinkerbell strawberry tarts, as well as Mickey shaped fruit! We also dug into these delicious waffles again, but with a different spin. They had delicious cream in them that went very well with the maple and strawberry syrup that came with it!

We had quite a lot of mains between the four of us as well! Including the Ribs, Vegetable Lasagne and my vacation staple – Cheeseburger and fries. I always have to have a Cheeseburger during a vacation. I don’t know why. I really like burgers and fries. It’s like a most delicious combination! The food at Corner Cafe is great. All tasted absolutely perfect! It was also nice because we had the view of the Flight of Fantasy Parade that I talked about in my last post when we were eating!

After our filling lunch, we decided to walk it off at Adventureland! Jacob is trying to fit the mood but I think he looks like a growling bear, hehe. Our first stop is Tarzan’s House! Tarzan’s House is not really a ride. It’s more like a gallery and museum as you climb up and down his Treehouse! To get to his Treehouse though, you have to take a little platform boat across the river.

It was definetly a guided tour with a spin! As you walk through the house, you’ll see bridges, stairs and also the story of Tarzan through little alcoves of the characters!

It’s kind of like an obstacle course actually and was great because it was kind of like your own little discovery each time you walked a bridge or climbed the staircase.

As you can see, there are little small huts, and you can read about the story of Tarzan. Everything is super realistic so it feels like the characters were actually living there.

Jacob as you can see was very entertained by everything. At the bottom of the treehouse, there are interactive things you can push or pull. Mostly great for the Kids but not too bad for adults either!

Did I mention that a popular snack at Hong Kong Disneyland is the Grilled squid? You usually see this at your local shop downstairs but Disneyland makes it fresh! They actually grill the squid in front of you and press it. The squid is yummy as well. Seasoned great and makes a great low-fat snack.

Of course what’s a trip to Disneyland without visiting the It’s A Small World Ride! They have this ride in all Disney parks I’ve been to and I guess it’s a really special ride to Disney. I didn’t expect them to create a whole new land for the ride though. I usually see it as a single ride but it looks so amazing, like a town by itself.

The ride is basically a gentle boat ride that takes you through different parts of the world because the ride is about racial harmony and having respect for everybody regardless of their race, gender or preferences. That’s why it’s called “It’s a Small World” because the world is really small and somehow, we are all connected to each other.

The ride was really colourful and the little dolls everywhere were singing in different languages or translations of the It’s A Small World song. I think if you don’t like dolls though, it’s best to give this ride a miss!

Everytime I go to a fair, I’m always game for some Cotton Candy! Look how much is on this stick! Because of the humidity though, you have to eat it fast, or it’s going to melt right then and there!

For dinner, we went back to the Disneyland Hotel for Dinner at Walt’s Cafe! It’s a restaurant that pays tribute to the great Walt Disney who created this all. I’m so amazed and inspired by Walt Disney, the man. He was a classical story of rags to riches and it all started when he saw a mouse scurry in his hotel room. I mean, wow. Look at him now, his legacy still continues and not just a movie but in a billion dollar industry – movies, cartoons, theme parks, merchandise and even hotels and resorts – bringing Disney magic to everyone all over the world – even in Hong Kong!

Walt’s Cafe is more of a fine dining restaurant and housed in that classical european theme that resonates in the rest of the Disneyland Hotel. It’s french and western cuisine but they offer also asian meals as well! Walt Disney’s pictures are hung around the restaurant which I thought was really cool because it showed sketches of when he wanted to design the parks and letters he wrote to people when he first started out his cartoons. It’s really inspiring!

We first started out with one of my favourite but very rich soups, the French Onion. It’s basically a brown onion soup with a covering of cheese over it. The cheese melts into the soup and it’s absolutely delicious. The guys also managed to make their own salads at the salad bar! Although it was more of a pick and choose and the waiter mixes sort of thing.

I ordered the lamb chops. I’ve had lamb chops with a herb crust before and I fell in love with them. Jacob made me the same ones that were from a Gordon Ramsay recipe  The chops were tender and well seasoned. We also ordered a beef rump, butter chicken and cod fish which were also great meals too.

Overall, Day 2 was an amazing day at Disneyland! Look forward to Day 3, our last day and an exciting mention of a new land coming up!

Love,
Roseanne

Hey Everyone!

This is the only time I get to wear bad make-up and get away with it. I have to admit it and I’m sorry if I sound mean but there are times when I just wanna help a gal out. Either in the MRT, mall or even on the street, sometimes I just wonder what’s going on in their heads when they put on their make-up this morning. Being a make-up artist, it’s really hard not to look. Here are my top 5 make-up pet peeves (peeves are things that really annoy you) and how to fix them! They’re common make-up mistakes that everyone makes! Not like you gotta fix them for me, but let’s just say you gotta help yourself.

1. The Reverse Panda Eye

This is probably the most common. You’re doing your make-up and you didn’t sleep much last night so you’re layering on that concealer under the eye. In the mirror it looks pretty good but trust me girl, it’s deceiving. You think it brightens your look up but when the camera snaps and flash goes off, you look like what I call – the “Reverse Panda”.

It’s not a good look. You look like you have headlights under your eyes and it’s just plain distracting. But, here are a few tips to help you out. If you have heavy and dark under-eye circles it is totally understandable why you want the coverage. Instead, make sure you opt for a concealer with no SPF and no reflective properties. Anything that is a concealer and highlighter in one or a “radiant” concealer is an absolute no. Instead go for something that’s just a liquid concealer. However, if you have no under eye circles like me, and want to highlight – then, just dab three dots underneath your eye and in short dabbing motions, blend the concealer out! Just to clear things up, your under eye concealer should be the same color (not lighter) as your foundation/face.

2. Round Blush-a-Holic

I don’t know how this trend made it here, but it did. The round circle blush shape is making waves with it’s Japanese fans but truth be told, we don’t all look like Japanese dolls. I’ve seen this on girls on the train, going shopping, at the movies. And I hate to be mean, but I really think you look like Krusty the Clown’s wife. I mean look at me! I didn’t even do up myself that bad to show you. I usually see these girls with bright red or orange circles on their cheeks. I just wanna go up there, ask for their permission of course, and blend it out. Trust me, they’re not doing cosplay either.

Blush can do so much for you and it’s not just about looking fresher and more alive. It can help slim you down too. For the most natural flush, work the blush slightly from the top of your cheekbones down to your cheeks. Make sure you add a little at a time till you get the perfect flush and you can see that the blush looks much better and more complete!

3.  The Ashy Foundation 

One of my friends is super fair, but really wants to be tan so much so, she’s in “foundation shade denial”. She refuses to get a foundation that is her shade and usually goes for the shade 2 or 3 shades darker. Then, she bronzes up her entire body. Although looking tan isn’t the problem here in Singapore, I still think we have a similar problem. A lot of the more tan models I do always ask me to apply something lighter so they look lighter on camera. That’s not a problem since it’s on camera but walking around, you do look a little funny. The reason why you look ashy, dull or gray is because your foundation either is too light a shade for you or you’re walking around with the wrong undertone.

And it’s not your fault either. The BB Cream craze here is…crazy! They only provide one or two shades and all of them are for light skin tones. Even walking to your local Watsons and Guardian, most of the make-up brands even major ones supply only foundation shades for light skin tones. It kinda makes me a little mad. Find something that is your skin tone. But, it could be the fact that the actual foundation is gray! There are so many bb creams out there with a gray undertone. You squeeze it out on your palm and it’s obviously gray! Do you check this or no, because it’s gray. I show you ze difference. Gray vs. Yellow – BOTH are bb creams. I’m not going to name any names but you can see the difference for yourself.

4. Top Heavy Lashes

That picture makes me wanna go “heheheheh”. Lol. You can see how dramatically smaller my eyes have gotten and this is everywhere. I mean false lashes can do every Asian great things, including myself. They do open up the eyes. However! You must get lashes that suit your eye-shape. Sometimes people think that all false lashes are created equal but no, they come in different shapes and sizes for a reason! Getting super full lashes does not equate to getting super big eyes. In fact, it equates to smaller eyes if your eyes can’t carry them well.

So how do you pick a good lash. Granted the “good lash” isn’t the best lash I have but it will do. You can see the “good lash” has varying lengths, cris crosses, has more space between the lash and is layered. This is for sure going to look a little lighter on your eyes than the “bad lash”. Of course if you have really large eyes you can turn the “bad lash” into a “good lash”, but this lash is going to just flatten and squash your eye. It’s a straight cut which isn’t natural. It’s just thick. It’s like I can just grab the thing as one piece of hula skirt and take it off.

As you can see, the “good lash” makes such a gigantic difference. Even though the “good lash” isn’t as thick as the “bad lash”, it’s able to open my eyes even bigger than they originally were without lashes and that’s exactly what you want!

So I really hope you found this useful! Hope I don’t see any of you girls sporting the above anymore or I haven’t done ma job properly!

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Love,
Roseanne

Hey Everyone,

Disney has played a huge part of our lives when we were little. When I was 5 years old, all I wanted to be was Esmiralda from Disney’s Hunchback of Notredame and the year after, Belle from Sleeping Beauty. My favourite story book was Cinderella and I still have the torn up book I used to read time and time again. I might not be into Taylor Swift and Nicki Minaj, but I love Disney and it’s a probably a love that will never fade.

I’ve always seen Disneyland as a huge escape from reality. It’s the best park to get lost in the magic of Disney – the sounds, smells, people and characters. I’ve been to all the parks around the world except the one in Paris (simply because I haven’t been to Paris yet) and I’m in love with all of them! With Jacob and I working pretty hard lately, we thought we would share with you our Hong Kong Disneyland adventure! We went for three days in total and to attend the Media launch of the new Hong Kong Disneyland expansion called Mystic Point. I’ve been to Hong Kong Disneyland previously when it first opened and it only had 3 areas so I felt it was quite small. However, that was five years ago and now they are double its size!

We left Singapore at about 5 to 6AM in the morning on a United Airlines flight. It was so early so we didn’t even bother sleeping! We touched down in Hong Kong and took a Taxi straight to the hotel to check-in. Taking a taxi from the airport to Disneyland is the best option – fastest and cheapest. The park is actually really near the airport!

Our Hotel was Disney’s Hollywood Hotel. There are two hotels in Disneyland – the Hollywood and also the Disneyland Hotel. Each have a different take. Hollywood is more of the Art Deco movie era while Disneyland is more Victorian and Princess/Royal.

After check-in, we headed straight for lunch! My favourite. Travelling around the Hong Kong Disneyland Resort is really easy, just grab the shuttle bus that connects the Disneyland park and the two hotels together. We all hopped on a bus ready to dig in! The itinerary called for a Dim Sum lunch at the Crystal Lotus Restaurant.

The Disneyland Hotel is really beautiful and quite “atas” as they call it. You’re talking magnificent chandeliers so we knew the Crystal Lotus was going to be really swanky. It’s a fine dining Chinese restaurant that’s award winning as well. Sometimes when I think of Disneyland, I don’t immediately think that the food is top notch but really this whole trip there again impressed me and blew me away with how good the food is here.

And I guess I wasn’t expecting that our Dim Sum was going to be Disney themed as well. I really think the small details in everything really add up. I just love the Disney touches. You’re not talking about just in the park but if you stay in the hotels, the experience of being in another magical world really is there.

How cute are these Toy Story martians? They had a vegetable spinach filling in them and they were delicious. If you’re more of a meat person, why not grab a Char Siew Pau Piglet? They were almost too cute to eat.

But besides having delicious Disney Dim Sum we also had other main Chinese dishes like this Prawn and Asparagus! This was amazing. The prawns were really fresh and juicy and the asparagus complimented it really nicely. I didn’t know that they could make such a combination. My mom usually makes it with celery.

After a great lunch, we headed straight to Disneyland. I mean why waste any time right? I was ridiculously excited. You know those holidays when you’re constantly being just thrilled at everything you see? Yep. That was me in Disneyland. If you’re that big a Disney fan as I am, you would probably understand. I’m also a big theme park fan so put the two together and you kinda get the picture ;).

Jacob was thrilled too! Behind us is a gigantic fountain with Willy the whale spouting out Mickey on a surf board! By the way I’m wearing one of necklaces from the new roseanne.sg collection! The Ivory Gem Necklace, you’ve probably seen me wearing it a million times and I love it so much.

After entering the park, we heard the famous Flights of Fantasy Parade was starting so we quickly made it to our spots. The parade is better than I ever expected. They didn’t just have moving floats! People were dancing their ways down the streets, trapeeze artists were swinging and bouncing around and almost all the Disney classics had floats to represent them.

Here’s the Pooh float one of my favourites. Just the whole motions of everyone were so in sync. Everyone looked ridiculously happy and I can just imagine the hours of practice they put into this show so they can make smiles on people everyday! It was a great start to the vacation and really put the Disney spirit back in everyone!

We then made our ways to the new land – Toy Story Land! Number one, I’m a huge Toy Story fan. Number two, I’ve never been to this land before despite having been to Hong Kong Disneyland before so it was uber exciting. The whole story behind Toy Story Land is that they want to make you feel like you’re as tiny as Woody and Buzz Lightyear. All the toys tower above you and I love how every single little thing there makes you feel as if you’re part of the movie!

Surprisingly, there are also quite a number of rides in Toy Story land as well!

And of course a huge selection of picture opportunities. The whole place is one big picture opportunity. I really don’t see any other kind of theme park doing so much effort to make people feel like they’re immersed in their favourite childhood show.

The first ride we went on was the Toy Soldier Parachute Drop! What this ride basically does is that it brings you up, and then periodically drops you, brings you up and drops you again.

I’m actually quite scared of heights so I kind of only knew what I was getting into only when I was seated and seat belt-ed. Of course that’s mostly how it happens, eh? I was a little scared at first but thankfully it was more floaty than an actual drop. And it wasn’t the fast kind of drop either. It was alright but I still screamed!

The next ride is the Slinky Dog Spin! This is not for soft stomachs either! You ride Slinky the dog and it goes around and around and up and down. I think the trick is to keep on moving your eyes or you’ll kind of feel a little sick. Overall, it’s part of the ride and it’s fun!

When you look at Toy Story land from afar, you really feel as if you’re part of Toy Story. It’s hard to explain, but look! It’s such an amazing land.

There are sweet treats there too! We decided to get ourselves some Frozen Yoghurt! Perfect for the weather actually. It was hot and pretty humid. We mixed it with mixed berries and it was delicious!

We then tried out the last ride there – the RC Racer! It’s supposed to be the scariest ride in the whole of Disneyland.

It’s actually pretty scary for the scariest ride. I’m not a big fan of roller coasters but everyone insisted we go! Look, it goes vertical! Its basically a viking ship. To be honest, I shut my eyes the whole way so I didn’t see a thing. I did feel myself dropping though and continued screaming the whole way through. Can you spot us?

We then hopped down to Fantasyland for a ride that’s much milder. Winnie the Pooh! Winnie the Pooh is such a favourite and a classic. My sister is in love with Eeyore so I bought her an Eeyore plush toy. I’m still undecided between Eeyore and Pooh. Both are too cute. I think I used to like Piglet too because he was pink.

The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh takes you in small honey pots and tells you a Winnie the Pooh story about honey as you navigate in the ride. It’s more sight seeing but everything looks so cute. It’s a really popular ride in Hong Kong Disneyland!

Another new land I haven’t been to is Grizzly Gulch so we made our way there. Grizzly Gulch is about a really rich town in the West where gold is abundant so even putting out gold nuggets here and there is the norm! Rent is two dollars and they have a mine there. However, a bear family does come in from time to time and that’s why you see so many Grizzly bears!

Besides so many places to take great photos, Grizzly Gulch is known for it’s most popular ride – the Runaway Mine Cars Ride. It’s about how the family of bears come in and disturb the mine while you’re on it causing a fast moving roller coaster ride!

It is an extremely fun ride. At one point you’re even making your way up a steep slope and the ride releases and drops you back down. The bears rub against road switchers and dynamite so that blasts you into different lanes or even blasts you backwards!

After Grizzly Gulch, we made our way towards Adventureland. I really like Adventureland. The safari, rain forest kind of feel is really cool. Besides the River Cruise ride, there’s also Tarzan’s Treehouse and of course the well-known Lion King Show!

This isn’t just like any other musical though. It is a 360 degree musical and plays from every single angle.

It is an amazing show of mechanical characters and dancers which demonstrate the story of the Lion King from when Simba was just a small lion to how he became King.

It’s a show that I remember when I first came and something that I can’t forget.

That’s Tarzan’s Treehouse in the background but we’re exploring that in the next post ;)

But we did go on the River Cruise too! The River Cruise is a popular ride at Disneyland. The cruise involves you getting on a boat and exploring different areas of the river. From a lazy hippopotamus to a water spouting baby elephant..

To even massive theatrical performances like this one. It really is a ride where you’re bound to be surprised at every bend.

Of course after all that running around, we were getting hungry so we went to the Plaza Inn Restaurant near Main Street to grab some dinner. The Plaza Inn Restaurant is a Chinese Restaurant! You’re probably wondering why we are eating so much Chinese food but it’s because we are in Hong Kong! Hong Kong has great Chinese food and Plaza Inn provided us just that!

We had an assortment of meat and even rice dishes. All were noteworthy.

And ended dinner with this sweet Disney dessert plate of Mickey shaped mango pudding, watermelon, dragon fruit and coffee jelly! It was so yummy.

But no visit to Disneyland is complete with a Fireworks show. This isn’t 4th of July show, it was about fifteen to half an hour long and displayed fireworks that represented Disney classics like Mulan and Anastasia. It was so beautiful and behind the castle, it reminds me of all those Disney films where they start out with a mini fireworks animation behind Cinderella’s Castle. It was a beautiful end to the night. You might want to grab your seats early though as it can be pretty crowded.

Overall, what an amazing day right? It was back to the hotel! Stay tuned to my upcoming post for Day 2!

Thanks for reading! Let me know if you have any questions about Hong Kong Disneyland and I’ll be happy to answer them!

Love, Roseanne

Hey Everyone!

Everyone does monthly favourites, weekly favourites, but how about the stuff that you keep on going back to time and time again? These are my favourite products that I can’t live without. I haven’t been able to find good substitutes in Singapore for them and I feel like they’re the best products I don’t mind going to the store again and again for them! Let’s start shall we?

#1 Daiso Sponge Detergent:

Getting a good brush cleaner is absolutely essential to making sure you have perfect make-up every time. Clumpy foundation on a dirty brush leaves you with streaks. I don’t know about you, but I remember how hard it was getting foundation off my brush – it just wouldn’t melt off with your standard counter brush cleaners. Now introducing you the Daiso sponge detergent! It’s 2 dollars and it’s all you need. Seriously, all you need. Foundation just bows down to the stuff and melts right off leaving your brushes looking absolutely clean and new! It’s the only brush cleaner I use and will use. How can you beat 2 bucks right?

#2 Shu Uemura Eyelash Curler 

You might think there’s no difference in finding a great eyelash curler, but you need to try the Shu Uemura Eyelash curler. I’ve tried a many curlers, but nothing else curls your lashes at the same angle and at the same time. It’s a complete curl that’s really hard to find.

Back when I started make-up, I was in search of a good eyelash curler. I simply typed “the best eyelash curler” and it came up with forum upon forum with one answer – the Shu Umeura Eyelash Curler. It’s  a worthy investment at just thirty sum dollars. It’s one of those must-have vanity and makeup kit basics – like having a pair of jeans!

 #3 Revlon Colorstay Ultimate Suede Lipstick – Finale

If you’re looking for a lipstick that does not budge or move throughout the day, then you need to get this. It literally dries on your lips and even when you drink water on a glass, it does not leave a lipstick mark at all! If you’re a vain pot, try kissing your hand and you’ll see that absolutely nothing transfers. It is amazing.

However a lot of people dismiss this lipstick for being clumpy or dry and it’s because you’ve layered the lipstick too much. So make sure you do two swipes back and forth or “coats” only and leave it to dry. Don’t purse your lips or move your lips too much in this period of time, but just like nail polish, when it’s dry, you can do whatever you want. It goes on super smooth but can feel drying later on. I guess it’s the price you pay for lip color that won’t budge. I usually wear this when I have a big event and I don’t want my make-up to move the whole day. It does the job.

 #4 Benefit Hoola Bronzer

Daily contouring is a must-do for me and it’s made really easy with the right bronzer. Some bronzers can be really orange or too glittery but I’ve found the perfect one and that is the Benefit Hoola Bronzer. It’s a matte bronzer that has a shadow to it so it is absolutely perfect for daily contouring. I love the texture of the powder too because it’s super smooth.

Just take some on your contouring brush and sweep onto the hollows of your cheek, temple and jaw line for a slimmer face. Take a small blending brush to contour your nose and run it along the sides of your nose. It’s the perfect shade of brown!

#5 M.A.C Technakohl Liner – Graphblack

I’ve sifted through the liners at your local Watsons and Guardian and I still can’t find a worthy liner for my waterline and tightline. There’s always something wrong with it and I find myself returning to the MAC Technakohl liner because it doesn’t move or slide as much as the other eyeliners I’ve tried.

Finding a good pencil liner is important to me because I’m always lining my tight line and water line so I have to make sure that it won’t make me look like Mr. Panda during the day. I love this liner because it’s the right hardness that can draw smooth lines, great black pigment and it’s automatic so I never have to sharpen it. It’s just easy.

#6 Bobbi Brown Stick Foundation

This is my all time favourite foundation. It’s hard to say that because I never knew I would make that statement someday but here it is. When I first laid eyes on the stick foundation, I was a bit skeptical. My classmates at make-up school were all for it but I didn’t know if it would be too thick. I tried it on though and it was love at first sight. The foundation melts into your skin making it look very natural.

And the coverage is so amazing. I just take a brush and then draw streaks of this on my face or you can go straight from the tube. Then, use a sponge to blend everything together. The foundation lasts a good amount of time and doesn’t look horrid in humid weather! So I love it for that reason. Plus it’s such good coverage and can double up as a concealer. I love that it is also super portable and I bring this wherever I go! I’m done with my second tube so I’m going on to my third. It’s a whopping $65 but worth it!

Hope you like this post and have a great weekend! Hop onto my online store to get styling and get giving: http://www.roseanne.sg and oops I forgot to mention my UDPP! Of course you would know by now watching my tutorials  it’s just about the only primer I use. I love it so much and it’s the best eye primer for sure!

Love,

Roseanne

Hey Everyone!

I’m sure us ladies are always on the hunt for that perfect lip gloss. One that isn’t sticky, doesn’t clump at the end of the day one that can make our lips that much juicer. Well ladies, I have your answer – it’s the Shu Uemura Gloss Unlimited Lip glosses. I have been trying these out for a while and I have fallen in love with them. They aren’t sticky, are really hydrating in fact and come in so many colors, you can probably have one for every outfit! In this post, I’ll be doing a review, tutorial on trendy lip gloss looks as seen on Spring runways, showing you some of my personal favourites and ending with a giveaway of one of them!

Shu Uemura has always been on the top of their game. They’re probably top in innovation and technology in cosmetics and are known for their vivid colors and breaking boundaries. You’ve seen them at every department store or mall and you probably have their eye-lash curlers. I raise my hand. Even when I was in make-up school, Shu Uemura was all our teachers (who have been doing makeup for like 20 years) could talk about. They said that their amazing quality and brushes surpasses all other make-up brands.

So here I am introducing you the new Shu Uemura Lip Gloss – the Shu Uemura Gloss Unlimited! Shu Uemura has integrated four key elements in these new lip glosses – being a shape memorising technology, artist modulator colors, a skin loving formula and a new applicator!

Previously, Shu Uemura included a rod shaped applicator in its lip glosses. Now, the applicator is a circular shaped donut that can catch just the right amount of lip gloss when you apply it. I love these applicators because they spread the gloss really well and they do trap lip gloss as well. The pointed top makes going into the corners of the mouth a lot easier too.

Another cool thing is the shape memorizing technology  When applied, the lip gloss forms a coat following the shape of your lips and even if you touch it, it doesn’t shift or move. It’s powered by a 3D elastic gel network that evelops the lips. When you disturb the surface of the gloss, with pressure or friction, it automatically repairs the smooth surface. It can reflect light well too!

These lip glosses are also super hydrating and really, they aren’t sticky at all. The super smooth formula is caused by a moisture active complex and botanical oils that condition and soften your lips.

I’ve always seen Shu Uemura as a real make-up artist brand and it’s so cool to see that they’re encouraging people out there to be make-up artists on themselves with exploring new color boundaries. The lip gloss range also has 4 Artist Modulator colors that you can wear before or after your lip glosses to change the look and texture of them. It’s sort of like on-the-spot customisation! You can mix and match these modulator colors to create new colorful shades or to make it suit your skin tone better.

Now it’s tutorial time! Today I’m going to show you how to do the trendy two-toned lip that’s been making an appearance everywhere including on the runway and in magazines. It’s a really easy look to do and something that’s really in right now.

Simply use a pink lipstick on your upper lip. Choose a vivid color or a sheer color depending on whether you’re more of a bold lip or natural lip gal. Then apply an orange lipstick to your bottom lip. Of course you don’t need to stick to these colours! Find colors that are complimentary to each other and those work too.

Then, apply your lipgloss! I’m using Shu Uemura Gloss Unlimited in AT 60C and applying it to my top lip. It really brings the lip out automatically. Then, I’m using AT 50C on my bottom lip. Make sure you’re careful and if you need to, you can always use a bit of make-up remover and a q-tip to hide any mistakes.

And you’re finished!

The next look I thought about was how to make lips really have a pout with lipgloss. As a make-up artist, you learn that you don’t always have to stick to the rules and apply lip gloss all over your lips only. You can actually add a lighter lip gloss to the middle of your lips to make them pop and have a pout!

I’m using a wine beige lip pencil first and applying that all over my lips. This will help form a nice layer for the lipstick to cling on to and hide any skin tone imperfections. Then, apply a raspberry red lipstick and finish off with a pale orange lipgloss like the Shu Uemura Gloss Unlimited in OR10C! Using the applicator, just lightly dab the middle of your lips until you get that desired pout!

The last look is probably what is on everyone’s mind this season, being Spring. It’s that pretty nude lip! It’s great for even a smokey eye or keeping it natural with pretty pink cheeks to match.

Instead of using a lipstick which can be too nude and harsh, I’m using a nude lip pencil to do the trick. I love using this pencil because I can layer it on until I get the desired nude lip. All I have to do is put streaks on my lips and use my finger to blend it out. You’ll see that you’ll have a much more natural nude lip and it helps the nude lips show up on darker skin tones too. Then, I apply Shu Uemura Gloss Unlimited PK 60s which is a really pretty fairytale pink with a bit of silver shimmer and that completes your nude lip look!

My personal favourites that I’ve been loving lately are the CR 20S, WN 20S, PK 30S and RD 10G. The CR 20S is a beautiful coral and pink shade with a subtle silver reflex. It’s an amazing everyday color that goes well with all make-up looks!

I love the WN 20S because it’s such a unique color for a lip gloss – that dark burgundy that’s really in right now as a color. You can go lighter or go all out and use this even without a lipstick and the pigmentation is totally Shu Uemura!

The PK 30S is a creamy pink that reminds me of barbie. It’s really pretty and has a multi tone reflex that really makes your lips shine. I feel like it does a really good job plumping the lips too! RD  10G may look really vibrant and bold in the tube but straight on the lips (like these swatches with JUST glosses on and no lipstick ) you can see it really enhances the lips and is quite wearable. It’s a gold and red orange combination that’s super pretty.

Shu Uemura Gloss Unlimited Giveaway: 

And what’s all of this, when you need to try it for yourself! I’m giving away a Shu Uemura Gloss Unlmited in CR20S! I thought it was the most wearable for everyday so it’s here for you to take! All you have to do is comment on this post with what your perfect lip gloss would be like by May 18, 2013. The giveaway is international! Good Luck!

I just wanted to let you all know too that there’s an event too where you can find out even more about the lip glosses! It’s called “Pucker Up with Shu” and you get to be one of the first to try out the new and exciting shades! It’s a night of colourful exuberance and you get to pucker up with Shu Uemura! It’s at 7PM on May 10th at Shu Uemura Tangs Orchard!

Check out my video to see the glosses live ;)

Hope you liked this post! The best part? These lip glosses are only SGD$33 each! Definitely collectable. Let me know if you have any questions below or visit Shu Uemura’s Facebook Page or Shu Uemura website for more information!

Love,

Roseanne