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WHATEVER WEDNESDAYS – Makeup Shopping in Hong Kong

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Hi everyone,

Happy Chinese New Year! Hope you all celebrated and had a lovely vacation. We are back on track and have some exciting and new ideas for the blog, so watch this space in 2017.

I always get asked where to buy certain products in Hong Kong that are not readily available. There are two shops in Hong Kong that stock Kylie lip kits, Tarte, Sigma, Charlotte Tilbury, Real Techniques and as of recently Huda Beauty. The list goes on…

Also just to note – These shops don’t sell every single product of the makeup brands listed above, the stock is subject to change, so it’s best to follow their instagram account to see what’s available in advance.

(1) Dudes HK

They have an instagram page – dudes_hk and if you follow the account you get a discount on some of the products.

Address: 2/F, 51 Sharp Street East, Causeway Bay, Hong Kong

Address 2: 3/F, 3 Cameron Road, Tsimshatsui, Hong Kong

If you want to order a certain product, you can whatsapp the store +852 67783269 and they will quote you a price if they are able to get the product in.

(2) daily.shopaholic

They have an instagram page – daily.shopaholic

Address: No. 600, B213-214 Checkercolor Ctma Centre, 1N Sai Yeung Choi Street South Mong Kok, Kowloon, Hong Kong

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Hope you find this post useful. Check the stores out and let me know whether you managed to find that particular lipstick you were looking for!

Divya 

 

WHATEVER WEDNESDAYS – summer favourites

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Hey guys!

Divya and I thought we would do a summer favourites of all our favourite makeup, fashion, skincare, music, whatever!

Divya:

Song of the Summer: Drake – One dance

Skincare: Kiehl’s Iris Extract Activating Essence Treatment –  Recently, I have reincorporated this product back into my daily routine and I forgot how much I loved it. I have followed the guidelines of applying the product twice a day. I found the best time to apply this product is straight out of the shower. My skin feels silky, smoother and I feel like my skin looks more youthful.

Lipliner – Bobbi Brown Lipliner in Pale Pink  – In the summer, I found myself reaching for a lipliner that goes on effortlessly and takes less than 30 seconds to apply. This colour is beautiful, a soft pink and something that looks natural.

Eyeshadow Palette – The new edition to my eyeshadow collection is the Zoeva Nude Spectrum Palette (see my post here!) I love this palette, I’ve been wearing this palette since I got it.

Playsuit – I picked up this gorgeous black Zara playsuit back in early June, and I’ve worn, and reworn this outfit over again. For a night out, for drinks with friends and just when I’m lazy and can’t figure out what to wear.

iPhone 6 case – Moshi iGlaze Armour This phone case is so beautiful and safeguards my phone from the occasional falls. I love the simplicity of the design and that it looks smart.

Perfume – My go to Summer scent is the Marc Jacobs Eau so Fresh , it’s a glorious scent in a pretty bottle. If you like a floral scent, and something not too sweet, then this is the fragrance for you.

Sasha:

Sandals – oasis: I have worn these shoes out! I think I have worn them every single day of this summer since the day I got them. Considering how much I’ve abused them and over used them, they’re in pretty good condition. I would highly recommend them to anyone who wants a comfortable and casual pair of sandals.

River island blush pink dress: this dress is such a life saver. Whenever I don’t know what to wear I wear this. It’s so casual, comfortable, flattering and fashionable all at the same time.

River island high heel shoes: these are amazing. I bought these at Selfridges shoe hall for £35 pounds, with a 5% discount on top. I think they look so beautiful and they were so inexpensive. Everyone needs these in their shoe

Benefit whatsapp highlighter: this highlighter has given me the most intense highlight all summer. I am so in love with how amazing this product  is. LOVE!

Maybelline  nudes pallet: this palette was so affordable! It has so many amazing colours and it’s so pigmented.

Drake – Controlla: I mean, need I say more? He is my all time favourite artist and my bae ❤ ❤ <3.

Hope you enjoyed it, please let us know your summer favourites!

Divya and Sasha xx

WHATEVER WEDNESDAYS – Summer tag!

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Hi everyone,

Sasha and I thought we would do the this or that summer edition questions. Hope you enjoy!

This Or That Summer Edition Questions

Questions Divya Sasha
1. Ocean or Pool

 

 Pool – the ocean is salty  Both. I love to swim, so water sports and lie in the sand.
2. Beach Vacation or Wilderness

 

 Beach vacation – I don’t think I can make it in the wilderness. I like the idea of nature, but I don’t feel like its for me haha Beach for sure! I’m definitely not comfortable in rural areas, let alone the wilderness.
3. Watermelon or Strawberries

 

 Watermelon for the summer  Watermelon.I’m allergic to strawberries.
4. Bikini or 1-piece

 

 1 piece – I’m not a bikini person  One piece. I like  monokinis the best because they’re kind of a mix of both.
5. Lemonade or Iced Tea

 

 Iced lemon tea? Ahaha does that count?  Iced tea all day every day, no sugar. Best ones are from Dan Ryans.
6. Hotdogs…grilled or over a fire

 

 Hotdog grilled – mhmm I miss having a BBQ.  I’m a vegetarian and I don’t think I’ve ever had a veggie hot dogs over a fire so grilled.
7. Hat or Sunglasses

 

 Sunglasses. I have terrible hat hair  I’m always wearing sunglasses but there are days I wear hats, depends on my mood/how strong the sun is.
8. Windows Down or AC all the way

 

 AC all the way – Hong Kong is super warm, and people need to have the AC in summer.  AC, I’d die without it.
9. Tanning Lotion or Sunscreen

 

 Sunscreen. I don’t use tanning lotion  I used to love tanning oil but I’ve converted to sunscreen.
10. Baseball Game or Concert

 

 Concert, not baseball game  Concert, preferably to see Drake (My bae).
11. Ice Cream or Popsicle

 

 Icecream, mhmm – My favourite flavour is Jamoca Almond Fudge from Baskin & Robbins and from Emack & Bolios, it’s Mud Pie, which is really delicious.  Ice cream: Amorinos does the most amazing hazelnut and milk chocolate flavours and macadamian nut from Haagen Daz is amazing.
12. Fireworks or Fireflies

 

 Fireworks – not fireflies ewww  They’re both beautiful in their own ways but fireworks are magical.
13. Flip Flops or Bare Feet

 

 Flip-flops. I don’t like bare feet  Depends on whether I’m going out or not.
14. Water Balloons or Squirt Guns

 

 Water balloons, I don’t use squirt guns Both as long as no one shoots/wets me.

Hope you like the post!

Divya and Sasha xx

 

Whatever Wednesdays: 50 random questions tag #majorthrowback

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Hey guys! We thought it would be fun this week to do a major throwback to the early 2000s and do the 50 random questions tag. We’ve both done these (maybe 5, 10 years ago) where MSN was the coolest thing and it was so interesting to see how similarly/differently we’ve filled these out. We tag all of you to do this!

Questions

 Divya

Sasha
1. Where were you three hours ago?  In my bed, sleeping At the mall watching The BFG.
2. Who are you in love with?  Does food count?! In that case, mash potato. I really really like mash potato The people who make me happy. But my sister is always at the top of this list.
3. Have you ever eaten a crayon?  I feel like I’ve definitely tried it as a child haha I don’t think so, but I did used to eat play-doh.
4. Is there anything pink within 10 feet of you?  My keyboard cover is pink, I’m very particular about keeping my keyboard clean Yes, my blanket.
5. When was the last time you went to the mall? Yesterday to meet Sasha for a brainstorming session about the blog! haha Today, but I go almost everyday.
6. Are you wearing socks right now?  No, I’m in Hong Kong and it’s incredibly hot! No.
7. Does your family have a car worth over $2,000?  Yes This is a little personal.
8. When was the last time you drove out of town? You can’t really drive out of town, it’s Hong Kong. Last time I flew out of town was just over a month ago to Thailand. Never, Hong Kong is an island, the only place I could possibly drive to is the Chinese border but I’ve only been to China once and I haven’t been back since.
9. Have you been to the movies in the last 5 days?  Unfortunately not, although there’s quite a few films I want to see Yes, it’s my favourite thing to do. Some of my summer favourites were: Sisters and Ghostbusters.
10. Are you hot? The aircon is on, so I’m at a good temperature right now No, I was 10 minutes ago so I’m sitting under the air-conditioning now.
11. What was the last thing you had to drink? Water Water.
12. What are you wearing right now? Comfortable shorts and a New England Patriots t-shirt (I don’t even know what team it is! haha, I just have the t-shirt) Shorts and a tshirt (both from Zara, of course).
13. Do you wash your car or let the car wash do it for you? I don’t have a car It’s been raining almost every day so does it count if the rain cleans it for me?
14. Last food that you ate?  Noodles and dumplings Popcorn, always salted.
15. Where were you last week at this time? Out with the family for a delicious brunch I think I was at home. Or I was at the movies watching Suicide Squad (such a good movie).
16. Have you bought any clothes items in the last week?  Yes, shoes yesterday Nope.
17. When is the last time you ran?  Last week, on the treadmill at the gym Thursday (I think).
18. What is the last sporting event that you watched? I watched a clip of the Olympics at Rio 2016 Swimming event The Olympics! I love watching the diving and the swimming.
19. What is your favourite animal?  Penguins. I absolutely love penguins Elephants. They’re so beautiful, gentle and intelligent. I love the colour grey too.
20. Your dream vacation? Maldives Turkey, Morocco and Greece. If you’re going, please bring me.
21. Last persons house that you were in?  Grandma’s My grandparents house this afternoon for lunch.
22. Worst injury you’ve ever had? I can’t remember a worst injury, I haven’t broken any bones. I fractured my left arm. But I also stepped on a pin and it came through the other side of my foot. To be honest I’ve had too many, but those were probably my worst two.
23. Have you been in love?  Don’t think so Who hasn’t?
24. Do you miss anyone right now?  Yes, quite a lot actually Is it really sad that I miss my sister already and she hasn’t even left yet?
25. Last play you saw? Hamlet, I think Matilda in London, it’s a must-see!
26. What is your secret weapon to lure in the opposite sex?  haha what kind of a question is this? Obviously some killer dance moves To be myself.
27. What are your plans for tonight? Dinner and drinks maybe? Considering it’s 1A.M. on a Sunday night, I’ll probably stay up for another hour or two wasting time on YouTube and then knock out.
28. Who is the last person you sent a MySpace message or comment?  I haven’t used myspace in years! I posted an instagram post this morning LOL. I think this question needs to be updated. If I think about Facebook, the last person I spoke to was Amrita.
29. Next trip you are going to take?  Hopefully England, although nothing is officially planned. No idea. But I need a holiday.
30. Ever go to camp? Yes, in Year 7 Yes, some of the happiest days of my life. I used to cry when it was time to go home. Camp was always so, so, so much fun.
31. Were you an honour roll student at school? I’m assuming this is a question for American schools, we don’t have honour roll in the UK or Hong Kong We didn’t do that in my high school and for my PGCE, but we had that for my undergraduate.
32. What do you want to know about the future?  If I will happy and healthy If I’ll be happy.
33. Are you wearing any perfume or cologne?  Yes, Jo Malone, Blackberry & Bay. It’s my signature scent for the past year Yes, Narciso Rodriguez all day, every day (the pink bottle, not the black one).
34. Are you due sometime this year for a doctor’s appointment? Don’t think so I hope not, I hate being at the doctors.
35. Where is your best friend?  London In her room.
36. How is your best friend?  She’s good, just coming back from a holiday so I’m guessing she’s feeling relaxed Good??? What is this question???
37. Do you have a tan? Yes, a little bit from one day out on a junk Yes, I have the weirdest tan ever. One day we were walking around and I still have the shorts tan.
38. What are you listening to right now? Perfect Strangers – Jonas Blue Controlla – Drake
39. Do you collect anything? Makeup I used to love collecting stationary and pens. But I don’t think I collect anything anymore.
40. Who is the biggest gossiper you know? I tend to avoid surrounding myself with gossipers, so I can’t recall anyone in particular Hmmmmmm, all of my friends.
41. Last time you got stopped by a cop or pulled over? never Never.
42. Have you ever drank your soda from a straw?  Yes, but I don’t like fizzy drinks to be honest. Yes, but I try to avoid drinking sodas.
43. What does your last text message say?  “What’s your plan today?” “kk”.
44. Do you like hot sauce?  Yes, a little bit of tabasco! I can’t eat without it.
45. Last time you took a shower?  20 minutes ago This morning.
46. Do you need to do laundry?  No No.
47. What is your heritage? Sindhi I’m Indian by ethnicity, Chinese by nationality. But underneath it all, I’m a human being and especially in todays world that’s what we should identify ourselves as and unite together instead of fighting each other. Sorry for going so deep, but I can’t stand ignorant people who think they’re better than others for whatever reasons they think they may have.
48. Are you someone’s best friend? Yes, I hope so I’d like to think so.
49. Are you rich? I count my blessings Depends, should I look at my glass half empty or half full?
50. What were you doing at 12A.M. last night? Watching tv in bed A few of us went to Niki’s house for a games night (cards against humanity, wine & cheese, yes please).

Divya and Sasha xx

 

WHATEVER WEDNESDAYS – Makeup starter kit

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Hey guys! So we thought it would be interesting to put together a starter makeup kit on a budget of £30. We’ll go through and link/explain the items and why we chose things.

Sasha’s list:

Although it was extremely difficult to narrow down my shopping cart to the products I needed, I found that doubling up on the uses of some reduced my cost dramatically. I have a total of £29.50.

So I have very sensitive skin and almost anything will break me out. But I have tried the Maybelline Age Rewind Concealer (£5) and I am obsessed. I think there’s excellent coverage and I like how it’s buildable. I’m not even going to lie, I have used this as a base for my makeup more than once before and it has lasted all day.

I would then use the Sleek Makeup Bronze Block (£7.50) to add definition and colour to my face. I have used a variety of sleek products before and I have never been disappointed with their products. From my experience, everything is super pigmented and it’s so affordable! I also love how this product is matte because it makes it more wearable on a daily basis. I would not only use the bronzers to contour my face, but I would also use the darkest shade to fill in my eyebrows, and maybe to line my lower waterline too. And if you’re an eyeshadow person (I am definitely not), you could try and use this to do either a soft pretty pink eye look or perhaps a smoky brown?

I don’t think a look can be complete without mascara. My all time favourite mascara is the Rimmel London Wonder’full Mascara (£8). I do think it is a little bit expensive for ‘drug store’ standards, but I definitely think this mascara gives you the length and curl you’re after.

Although I think you’d get great amount of volume and drama with the mascara, I sometimes think you need a little bit more to transform this look from day to night. So I highly recommend getting the Boots False Eyelashes Natural Volume (£4). They are affordable and you can re-use them multiple times before eventually throwing them away.

Finally, with the base of your makeup, contouring, blush, eyebrows, lower waterline and eyelashes done; it’s time for lips. I am a huge fan of jumbo lip pencils. Not only do they tend to stay on for longer on my lips, but they are extremely hydrating too. The NYX Jumbo Lip Pencil (£5) is a great starting place to find out which colours and shades you like before potentially spending more money buying those colours from more expensive brands.

Divya’s list: 

This was a challenge indeed! I was calculating and recalculating the sum of the products and I have a grand total of £29.98, which is just marginally under the limit.

To begin, I would use L’Oreal Paris Nude Magique CC Cream Anti-Redness (£9.99). This is a product I use regularly and can’t get enough of. The CC Cream blends effortlessly into the skin and covers up my natural redness and generally evens out my skin tone. I wanted to ensure that my foundation/base was a product I use or have tried, because I think it’s so important to make sure your skin looks flawless and this product works extremely well with my dry skin.

For a contoured look, I would go for  Rimmel London Sculpting Palette by Kate #003 (£6.99) This bronzer looks like a dupe for my NARS Casino Bronzer. The highlighter and bronzer combination is exactly the colour palette I would go for. I would contour the hollows of my cheeks and highlight my cheekbones. I don’t think I would use the blusher to be honest, because I rarely use blusher anyway!

For eyeshadow, this new palette from Collection looks stunning. Collection #YourStyleYourMood Eye Shadow Palette (£3.99) I love the colours and pigmentation of these eyeshadows. I’m leaning towards using the colours on the left of the palette, especially the taupe, khaki and purple/brown. A quick swish of a shimmery taupe from the inner corner to the middle of my eyelids and the purple/brown colour in the outer crease. There are so many colour combinations to play with and it’s inexpensive.

I need to have my signature winged eyeliner. I’m a lover of the brand Seventeen and so I would go for the Seventeen High Drama Liquid Eyeliner – (£3.99)

Finally, a lipliner I regularly use is all that’s needed.  The Max Factor Color Elixir Lipliner in Brown N Nude (£4.99) is my all time favourite lipliner. It’s creamy and the perfect colour for an everyday look.

Question – What are your must have products if you were on a budget of £30?

Divya and Sasha xx