Soap & Shimmer

If there is something that I love more than going shopping and buying stuff, it is getting free stuff >D

In my previous post, I mentioned that I received vouchers to use at the Body Shop, I was ecstatic, until I realized that apart from the brows trimming/makeover voucher, all the other vouchers had to be used on that very day. D: I didn't bring enough money! How!

I decided to just let them go to waste ): I still regret it sigh.

However, there was this single voucher that caught my eye. It was a voucher for $40 off your purchase. That really grabbed my attention because $40 whole dollars? Its as if I held $40 in my hands. Not to mention the fact that there wasn't a 'minimum amount you have to spend' like so many other vouchers do. I really appreciate that fact! Thanks Body Shop :)

Grabbing Liy's hand, I literally sprinted and dragged her to the Body Shop store. I thought I was quick. Others were quicker D< The store was filled with people and I was sort of annoyed, because I don't really like crowded places. They annoy me and make my head spin D<

As the voucher only applied to makeup and skincare products (Its fine, I can live with this kind of terms), we headed straight for the makeup counter. Already in store, were the products that Lan has used in the makeover. Liy and I were really interested in the shimmering powder that Lan used as a highlighter. There were 2 different kinds of powder.

The first kind, is the Special Edition The Sparkler that Lan mentioned could be used as a highlighter on either the face, the body, or the hair. Seems pretty convenient to me as it is like a 3-in-1 sort of thing! It comes in 2 colours.

• 01 Boudoir Pink
• 02 Enchanting Gold

While the second kind, is the New Special Edition Shimmer Bauble that Lan recommends to be used on the cheek as a highlighter. Something special about this powder, is that not only is it a mix of two colours, each individual color is presented as little balls of pigmented color. The two colors present in this is gold and pink. Seems like the best of both worlds if you compare it to the first kind of shimmer xD

In the end, using our vouchers, Liy and I both decided to get.....

Jang jang!! Both of us decided to get a bottle of that wonder 3-in-1 shimmering powder! She bought the gold one while I bought the pink one :) 

In case you were wondering about the two heart-shaped bars of soap, yea, I bought those too xD WHAT. They smelt so good and looked so cute...

The pink one has a Cranberry scent while the golden brown one has a Gingerbread scent. DAYUM. It just caught my attention as I walked past it okay. I have this weird obsession regarding Cranberries. Like how I bought 2 bottles of Victoria's Secret's Frosted Bloom which has a sweet Cranberry scent LOL.

Here are some pictures of the items!

The Cranberry & Gingerbread soap! :)

The shimmer powder! Its in the form of a perfume bottle! So creative!!

When you spray it out :)

When you blend it. Looks so soft and shimmery! So pretty! I am really happy that I bought it!

Do you feel like buying it too? Let me know xD

You can purchase the new line of makeup by the Body Shop from the Raffles City outlet. (Nearest MRT: City Hall MRT) It will be in other stores starting from 07 November if I'm not wrong! :) The host said 'It will only be sold at the Raffles City outlet for now! Christmas doesn't strike the other stores until 7th November!' xD So I guess that its a hint of sorts? :)

Support the Body Shop! :D

Glitz & Glamour Party

Today, I attended a The Body Shop workshop called the Glitz & Glamour Party with Liy and just like its name suggests, it was a rather classy event! It was held at

Raffles City Convention Centre
Bras Basah Room, Level 4
80 Bras Basah Road, Singapore 189560

from around 10am to 12pm.

Liy and I arrived about 5-10 mins before the event started and we were pleasantly surprised upon reaching the venue. After we cleared the registration and collected our goodie bags, we were led to this space behind the hall where there were refreshments waiting for us! The food served was really high class and delicious! I ate a lot heheheheh xD

Here are some pictures of the food!

There were sticks of prawns and scallops, chocolate coated gingerbread cookies and different kinds of pastries! They also had a variety of tea. I choose the Vanilla Bourbon tea and it reminded me a lot of ice-cream tea! I would like to have it again! One thing that interested me a lot, was that the milk and creamer were not in packet form, but were instead in liquid form and served in little dispensers/pour-ers of sorts!

This is what Liy and I took! We weren't very hungry, so we shared a plate. :)

Just look at the size of those scallops *O*

Oh yes, this is what was in our goodie bags!

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• Butter Cookie
• The Body Shop 2013 Christmas Catalogue
• Set of vouchers
• Set of BORN LIPPY Lip Balm in Passionberry, Strawberry, Watermelon, Raspberry and Satsuma Shimmer

So nice of them! 

After eating, we entered the venue to get seated and ready for the event to begin! 

Such a solemn looking setting LOL. But I appreciate the fact that they actually provided us with sweets and beverages. There was paper for us to use as well! In case we wanted to take notes. I didn't though o.o I just used my ears to listen. And my mouth to comment to Liy eheheh.

Mandatory selfies!

My expressions look so awkward because I don't know how to smile nicely okay LOL. I look derpish when I smile. Look at Liy that cutie pie.

Since I had time before the event started, I took pictures of the Christmas Catalogue that they provided us with. Your're welcome :)

The pictures alone got me excited already LOL! What about you all? :)

The event started off with a makeup tutorial specially directed by award-winning and celebrity make-up artist from UK, Lan Nguyen-Grealis. She was so pretty! She had her hair done in a high pony tail that was tightly curled into one single curl. It looked so good on her! I probably wouldn't even look half as nice as her sigh ): I didn't have the chance to have a picture taken with her because she was so busy. Another sigh ): But I can Google you an image of her! Yay! :)

She's a self taught makeup artist with 12 years of experience and that makes me respect her loads, because I don't think that it was an easy journey getting to where she currently is.

Making use of The Body Shop's Special Edition Winter Trend Makeup, she gave her model a makeover and I didn't really manage to get clear pictures because I was so afraid that I would disturb everyone else if I stepped in close to take pictures. Had to rely on the zoom function which was ):

Sorry for the poor quality :x

Learnt a few tips

• Use another colored eyeliner to act as your base before applying the color of the eyeliner you want to strengthen the intensity.
• After drawing your eyeliner using liquid or gel, go over it with eyeshadow to help set the eye liner. It lasts longer this way!
• Highlighting is a need! It helps to define your features! (I use to avoid this but I guess I'll give it a try)
• When applying eye shadow on the eyes, make sure you apply it fully over your eye socket. Not a quarter, nor half. Fully! It makes it seem more natural this way.
• Ears and neck matter as well when it comes to makeup! Make sure to apply foundation or powder in order to make the exposed skin the same color! Otherwise you'll look as if you are wearing a mask out!

After the tutorial, we went through another tutorial that was hands on and regarding bracelets and bag charms! We were given chains and charms and asked to be creative regarding our designs. This was conducted by Operation Overhaul.

These are the charms that my friends and I received!

This was Liy's!

This was mine~

Due to there being too many people and too little pliers, Liy and I decided to really get hands on and we used our bare hands to twist the little metal rings provided (Not in picture) to fit everything together! Really hands on eh? :)

I felt that the chains were too short for bracelets, so I decided to make them both into bag charms!

Here is my finished product!

Nice right! I think so too :D HAHAHAHA!! Oh gosh I'm so shameless.

I managed to borrow the Body Shop's mascot. Gingy, to help me model my work! :)

So cute right! xD I wanted to hang it around the waist, but Gingy has really small waist and hips so it kept dropping ): I'm jealous of you Gingy. LOL

While waiting for the others to complete their bracelets, we were allowed to wander to the back of the room to view their new and upcoming products! I took pictures of them all.

Just look at the cute sponge! Ahh. They had another cute reindeer sponge but I didn't manage to have a picture taken with it. ):

Yum.I would really like to take all of the products home. But my wallet seems to be protesting a lot o_o

After oogling all the beautiful products above, I went to the front of the room to take a look at the table that had all the products Lan used. FELL IN LOVE AGAIN!!

This is my dream okay. To wake up and see a table covered in makeup for me to use and fool around with. But sadly, this isn't mine D: Did you hear my heart break?

Needed selfie derp. Didn't have makeup on that day ): Wanted to ask one of the professional makeup artists to give me a makeover but I didn't have time D: Had a lunch date to go to. BUT I STILL HAVE THE VOUCHER TO USE! The voucher can be used for either brow trimming or a makeover. We can pretty much guess what I'll be going for!

After that, the event ended and we were all ushered down to the Body Shop store to make good use of our vouchers. But before that...I JUST HAD TO HAVE SELFIES TAKEN WITH THE GOODIES.

Sigh. How come I end up looking so derp when people take pictures of me? I always look so awkward D: as compared to selfies like this

EHEHEHE. Sorry for the spam of my face. Just want to look good you know xD

I am so glad that I attended the event! It was so informative and enriching and simply WOW. Hope to be able to attend more!

Hope you feel more encouraged to purchase the Body Shop products! Giveaway coming soon! Stay tuned!