Dior Addict 564 Model
Mr. Postman brought me a padded envelope yesterday from the sweet Marie - and inside I found the gorgeous Dior Addict in 564 "Model". I already wrote about wanting this lipstick, and how I failed at finding it while in London. In the US it's a Sephora Exclusive, and since Sephora has decided to block freight forwarders (a mystery to me) I was unable to get my hands on it without asking someone kindly for a custom purchase. A few days ago I got a message from Marie on Twitter asking me if I had got it, and when I told her no she offered to purchase it for me at the store where she works! I didn't know what so say, it made me really happy - one has to be somewhat of an addict enthusiast to fully understand the joy of finally being able to get your hands on something you've been wanting for a while, and appreciating the fellowship of another makeup enthusiast reaching out to help. Thanks a million, Marie!
564 "Model" is an absolutely gorgeous color described as a sheer warm pink infused with subtle pink shimmer according to The Beauty Look Book, but to me it seems to have a tinge of golden sheen to it? Click the provided link for swatches and comparisons. It's a beautiful color! And I can't wait to see how it'll look when I get my summer tan on.
I'm blessed to be surrounded by sweet people, going out of their way to do something nice for a complete stranger. Thank you so much all of you who help me get my hands on items I want, or who help me in other ways - maybe just by putting a smile on my face, making my day perfect. I want you all to know that I am very grateful, and I hope I'm able to give something back to each and everyone of you. Do let me know if there's something I can do for you, and I'll do my best to help!
Dior Addict Lipstick 564 Model // Photo © Shamini Thevarajah '12
Haul: London 2012
I mentioned buying a Dior Addict Lipstick at Westfield London, 578 Diorkiss, but I actually got two more on the way home. We had to travel by ferries from England to Norway, and naturally I found my way into the tax-free. The selection was pretty boring, but I found two reds I really liked. 745 New Look, a gorgeous fire engine red - and 864 Couture, which I'd describe as a deep coral red. Both these lipsticks look a little different on me than on Karla Sugar's swatches, but you get the idea! I realize that these three lipsticks look pretty much identical in the photo, but when swatched the difference is evident.
745 New Look · 864 Couture · 578 Diorkiss
As always I wasn't planning on spending any money in the tax-free, but the persuasive woman managed to talk me into trying a blush from Clarins: Blush Prodige in 05 Rose Wood. I'm not a big fan of Clarins, a brand I associate with old ladies, so I normally walk straight past their aisle. I did however LOVE the gorgeous glow and subtleness this blush gave my face! Although I must say.. someone should teach these ladies a thing or two about hygiene. She picked up a dusty (!) blush brush from a shelf, applied the blush and put it back on the shelf. She also tried convincing me that I should switch my HydraQuench for some anti-aging moisturizer, and I was almost offended. Whenever I start getting wrinkles I'll wear them with pride, believe you me.
05 Rose Wood
Even though I've expressed my feelings towards the Chanel Rouge Coco Shine lipstick several times earlier, drying and uncomfortable to wear, I must be caught in some weird haze. I purchased 63 Rebelle and 44 Sari d'Eau when I was in Paris last summer, expecting to love them to death. I didn't, although both colors are truly amazing. For some reason I got one more of these Chanel Rouge Coco Shines, namely 54 Boy. Picking a color like this is completely unlike me, as I usually steer away from the subtle neutral lip colors. But oh, the power of Internet hype! I really wanted to love them - and who knows, I might grow to love them!
Amira told me about the infamous 133 Erika F. from Lancôme before going to London, and it immediately ended up on my list. I had a few more on there, but after swatching them in-store I didn't feel like they were unique enough to splurge on. 133 Erika F. is a bit glittery, I'm not sure whether or not I like that part, but the color is amazing and quite unique! If you like this hard-to-describe color, a weird mix of taupe, gray and khaki depending on your skin tone, then check it out next time you have the chance. It's somewhat similar to Stila Diamond Lil, but at the same time different.
133 Erika F. · 54 Boy
I figured I'd post a picture of these cute Rimmel Glam'Eyes HD palettes that I picked up on my first day in London. I don't know anything about the quality, I got them simply because I liked the design - and the names: 001 Black Cab and 008 True Union Jack! Sucker much? At least I acknowledge it. I might have picked up all of them if it hadn't been for the price tag of £6 a piece. For some odd reason 001 Black Cab doesn't have the embossed crown in the middle, but they are both purchased at Boots. They are available from ASOS at £6.50 a piece, and free international shipping!
008 True Union Jack · 001 Black Cab
I know I already told you about this, but I did manage to get my hands on the Urban Decay NAKED 2 palette as well when I visited Debenhams at Westfield London. I was also quite surprised when I discovered a whole display of the 15th Anniversary palette, which sells for too much moolah on eBay. If I hadn't already owned it, I would have been totally ecstatic with my find! Anyway, NAKED 2 had to follow me home, and it's the one thing I got from Urban Decay. I felt pretty good with myself, showing a little self-control at least. Did I need NAKED 2? No. Not at all, ..but there are some gorgeous colors in there! Addict.
NAKED 2
Last, but by no means least, I added two more colors to my rapidly growing collection of Dior Vernis: 694 Forget-Me-Not and 504 Waterlily. They weren't even on my list, but after finding the very limited 401 St. Tropez in Paris I always take an extra look. Just in case. 504 Waterlily was calling me, and it's even prettier in real life than I had ever imagined! The shimmer makes it really special, and the color is perfect for spring and summer. 694 Forget-Me-Not quickly followed its sister into my bag - you know, ..purple. And even rose scented! These are limited edition, and you should act fast if you want one, or both.
694 Forget-Me-Not · 504 Waterlily
With this I conclude my London haul, and now it's time to start planning, and saving up for, our next trip to Britain. I hope it won't be long! It's been an amazing start to 2012, and I'm absolutely positive this year will turn out nothing less than great!
Photos © Shamini Thevarajah '12
Last days in London..
Days are going by too fast, and I'm slacking off when it comes to my blogging. I'm sorry about that, but I've been so tired in the evenings. Too much action apparently! Don't get me wrong, I'm not complaining. I've had a marvelous trip, and London is definitely on my list over places I want to return to. Soon.
Yesterday it was time to find something fun to do for Øyvind as well. I mean, he was sweet enough to go with me to IMATS for two whole days, so I figured I had to make it up to him in some way. We decided to meet up with Pinchy and her husband, and together we went to the Science Museum! I never thought I'd say this, but I actually found it quite interesting. Unfortunately we didn't get to see much before the fire alarm went off, and everyone had to evacuate the building. Bah. We did however see steam engines, some space history, and we also saw a piece of the rock collected off the Moon's surface. Luckily the Natural History Museum was right next door, so after a really nice lunch at Pret A Manger we ventured off to see the dinosaurs. Just like in the States, in France and possibly any other country but Norway, there were shops everywhere. I went to have a look, and I fell madly in love with a real Amber necklace shaped as a heart, which Øyvind bought for me. I've always found Amber so incredibly fascinating, imagining what might be trapped inside this incredibly old little lump of resin. Easy to please, I told you! The Natural History Museum was an experience. We saw lots and lots of different birds, reptiles, insects and mammals, both current and extinct, before we got to the section with dinosaurs. Everyone knows the dinosaurs were large creatures, but I don't think I understood actually how large until I saw their skeletons! Amazing.
When the Natural History Museum closed we ventured off towards Harrods, just to have been there. My, I have to say I was a little.. shocked. I don't know what I expected really, but the price range was sky high! We walked around, browsed a little, before Pinchy and I found the Laura Mercier counter - and their Tinted Moisturizer. I've been wanting to try it for ages, and figured now would be a good opportunity to get matched for the perfect color. The woman at the counter quickly found one, tested it on my jaw (where it blended right in with my skin), and I decided to purchase it for £33. She matched me to "Fawn", which I later discovered was a color for medium skin with pink tones, and I was so disappointed to have purchased the wrong color yet again. I was pondering going back to get a second opinion, and possibly exchanging it for a more suitable color, but I decided to just go with it - and successfully wore "Fawn" the next day. I can't really say much about it just yet, but so far I love it. It gave me the result I've always wanted from a foundation, but without the hassle! A review will come after I've had the chance to use it some more. We then moved on to the Food Halls, where we kinda got lost among all the food, teas, coffees, immensely expensive apples, chocolate and other candy. I found three boxes of black fruit tea not containing hibiscus, which I'm allergic to, and Øyvind got a can of coffee. The box was so cool, it'll act as a little London memorabilia in our kitchen. After Harrods we needed some food, so we ended up at an English pub called The Paxton Head. Their food was so-so, I had a large plate of Cod & Fish, which was a bit chewy and too greasy even for me. When dinner was devoured we figured it was time to get back to our hotels, so we walked back to the car - and took farewell with our friends. We had such a wonderful day, thank you both for sharing it with us!
For our last day in London Øyvind and I decided to go to Westfield London, a humongous shopping center, and I was excatic! I'll have to admit to having an agenda when I put it on my place-I-wanna-visit-list: Inglot! I purchased everything on my list at IMATS, but I really wanted to go to the store as well. Don't ask. Addiction. Naturally I didn't leave empty-handed (how do one even do that?), and came out with a black little glossy bag containing two eyeliner gels (77 and 87), two body sparkles (57 and 59), one brush (15BJF/S) and another Freedom System palette with four blushes (27, 40, 30 and 33).
INGLOT at Westfield London
One of the two ladies in the store was the same woman who kindly helped me at IMATS, so she immediately greeted me with a big smile as I walked in. The other one kindly helped me pick out four suitable blushes, and I even got a 20% off my purchase! She also used one of the blushes I picked out on my cheeks, and even though I feel like an idiot when I'm wearing blush, I felt.. more alive - if it makes any sense at all. New challenge added to my list: start practicing applying, and wearing blush. Thank you so much ladies, for the wonderful experience at Inglot (both at IMATS and in-store)!
I have to say that I love the department stores they have over here like Boots, Debenhams, John Lewis, Fenwick, and so on. They have just about everything, and most of them have point reward cards too! I stopped by Debenhams to look for the Urban Decay Naked 2 palette, and I scored! I also had to stop by the Dior counter to have a closer look at the Dior Addict Lipsticks as Monica has tempted me one too many times with her "564 Model" - and after swatching a few of them I ended up buying "578 Diorkiss". The man at the counter said it was their most popular one, and hah.. I got the last one in stock. "578 Diorkiss" is the shade worn by Kate Moss in this photo, I just really liked the pink shade, and could see myself wearing it on a regular basis (which is quite unusual when it comes to pink).
Now, I really wanted to meet up with Ingrid while I was in London, but somehow we didn't get around to it until today. She came all the way to Westfield London, and it was so nice finally meeting her! I've met so many awesome people during the last few days, you have no idea - and Ingrid is certainly one of them. We had a coffee at Starbucks® before we went to M·A·C. I wanted to pick up a backup of the Impeccable Brow Pencil in "Taupe" since it's about to be discontinued. I've just recently discovered the magic of filling in my brows, so I've been using my pencil every day for the past month or so! We walked around for a while, chatting and browsing for clothes, before they started closing and we had to leave. I wish we would have had more time, but I sure we'll meet again.
Ingrid and I at Westfield London
Photos © Shamini Thevarajah '12
Haul: Nordstrom, Sephora and NARS
When I was bored I used to shop to console myself. Then I started shopping when I was feeling down to make myself feel better. Now I'm not sure why I shop anymore, but I really enjoy waiting for Mr. Postman or Mr. DHL, for unraveling what's hiding inside bubble wrap and cardboard, and to behold the beauties unveiled. Yep, I'm a classic shopaholic. Although it might sound quite materialistic.. my stuff really makes me happy, and I need this kind of happiness in my life as long as my body keeps pulling all kinds of nasty tricks on me.
Now it's time to share another haul, a collective one, which Mr. DHL brought me in mid-October. If you don't care much for haul posts or the likes of it, you might as well stop your reading here. As I've done earlier I've decided to break this haul into two parts, where this post is the first one out. Please note that this is indeed a collective haul, which means that everything has been purchased over a certain period of time - in this case, about four months.
Viruses, Blue Ties and Butterflies
I apparently contracted some kind of virus while on the boat last weekend, so I've spent the entire week struggling with a cold. I know I shouldn't complain, as I've only been sick with a cold once during the last four years, but I'm scared senseless of something settling in my lungs, possibly giving me bronchitis or even pneumonia. I went to the doctor on Tuesday, kinda hoping it would be something bacterial so he'd give me some penicillin or antibiotics to kill it with, but everything came out negative pointing towards a virus. Thankfully he told me that it was rather improbable that a virus would cause an issue with my lungs, but told me to come back immediately if my general state worsened or if the fever spiked. Let me just say that I've had a terrible three days now, with a fever threatening to burn my eyeballs out of my skull - or at least that's what it felt like. My nose has been acting like a faucet during the night, keeping me from sleeping very well, and I sound like a stuffed duck when I talk. Did I mention the constant itch in my throat? I'm immensely glad it seems to be passing now, and I hope I'm back to normal soon!
Haul: M/S Color Magic
I was planning on showing you what I purchased on M/S Color Magic, since I visited the duty-free on-board a couple of times. Roughly. I'm not a big fan of mixing up my posts like this, talking about my health and makeup in the same breath, but today I don't care - and I'm blaming it on being sick. So I picked up three items this time. The first item, which I actually went on a hunt for, was the Dior 3 Couleurs Smoky in "291 Smoky Navy". I wasn't able to get the promo picture from Dior Blue Tie off my mind, that fierce blue smokey eye is truly breathtaking, but since I didn't really like the Blue Tie palette, I settled for the smaller and a bit cheaper one. Sure, the compact is gorgeous - who can resist the shininess? I don't know if it's accurate, but when comparing swatches of the two palettes, I think the two main colors in "Smoky Navy" are the same as two of the colors in the Blue Tie palette.
The second item I decided to spend a little fun money on was the "Sweet Butterfly" palette from Lancôme, a travel exclusive. I cannot remember when or where I saw the "La Rose Butterfly" blush for the first time, but when I saw it displayed at the duty-free I wanted to pick it up. "La Rose Butterfly" was released with Ultra Lavande from spring 2011. This is one of those items I just like looking at because I think it's beautiful, and might not have the heart to stir. The blush itself has some kind of multicolored glittery overspray, which I personally don't appreciate very much, but it makes it look quite stunning in the correct lighting.
Apart from these two items I purchased an Elizabeth Arden Eight Hour Cream Lip Protectant Trio (special value). I'm always on the lookout for a good lip balm, and according to MakeupAlley it seems to be a good product as it's average rating is 4.0 - worth a shot anyway! Lastly I picked up a tub of Clarins HydraQuench Cream SPF15, recommended by Fieran, to try with my eczema. And guess what? It worked like a charm, and I'm forever grateful for the tip! Unfortunately I managed to ruin my summer tan this year as well by scratching my forehead sore, but maybe next year?
Now it's time to ignore this bloody cold, and focus on the several exciting things I have to look forward to. Hopefully Mr. Postman will stop by with a package from Amira tomorrow, and then I'll have a few more things to show you. And I'll finally have the second duo from Electric Tropics, the gorgeous Dior Vernis 558 Paradise, in my collection - thanks to Amira, who worked her magic and got it for me! I still have a few Chanel palettes from this summer I haven't posted, but I need to have another photoshoot first. And who knows, maybe Mr. Postman will bring me something else as well?
Photos © Shamini Thevarajah '11
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