Paul & Joe Summer Creation 2012 ♡

Paul & Joe is one of my absolute favorite beauty marques, and it's the only brand whose lipsticks and lipglosses I've consistently been using and finishing and repurchasing ♥ I also adore the gorgeous designs and paper packaging of their limited edition items. Thus I was deeply saddened when the brand decided to pull out of Singapore T_T Yes it can be bought online, but I'll miss the convenience of try-before-you buy, swatching before deciding to buy, and all the lovely and useful GWPs they had!

Anyway, part of their Summer Creation 2012 collection is coming out today~

The theme of the collection is "Midsummer Nights"

I cannot say how much I really really love how the backdrop of all the promo shots!!

Love how they're all so earthy, with all the greens, wood and darker flowers~ ♥

They've divided the collection into acts/chapters, sort of like a fairytale :D

Acts 1~3 come out May 1st, Acts 4~Epilogue come out June 1st.

Act 1: FAIRY

The star of the collection, a limited edition shimmering pressed powder.

The color is 001 Midsummer Nights

Though the butterfly imprint will probably come off after a couple of uses, it still looks lovely!

The colors look like they'd mix into a complementary shade.

Retails for 5,250yen with tax.

Act 2: LOVE

Cheek and lip products.

001 Nymph, 002 Nubile, 003 Faune

The blushes come in 3 colors and retail for 2,940yen with tax.

Love the floral imprint!

The lipglosses also come in 3 colors and retail for 2,625yen.

Act 3: MAGIC
The Shimmering Body Lotion is 200ml and retails for 4,200yen with tax.

The color in the bottle looks pretty, like sparkling magical fairy water :P

028 Fairy Queen, 029 Sprite, 030 Pixie
The nail lacquers come in 3 colors, and retail for 1,680yen with tax.

Fairy Queen is catching my eye!

Act 4: DREAM

Eye colors in 3 limited shades and 6 new permanent shades.

(For some reason L'artiste is not in the picture)

Each will retail for 1,890yen with tax.

From afar, I cannot really see much difference in the limited shades,

other than slight difference in color (white, beige, cream),

but I'm guessing maybe it's the texture (matte/shimmer/pearl etc)?

The 3 limited edition shades are: 001 Under the Stars, 002 Love-in-idleness, 003 Moon Beam.

The 6 new permanent shades.

The tone of these colors really tickle my fancy.

They're uncommon and look really pretty~ ♥

Epilogue: HAPPINESS

Blotting paper refill.

Will retail for 420yen with tax.

For more picture and information, you can check out Paul & Joe's website for the collection!

Cosme de Liz Lisa Jenne ♥

Who doesn't love flowers? I'm sure no one needs an introduction to the ever-popular sweet girly 109 gyaru brand Liz Lisa right~? ♥ Finally they've come up with their own cosmetic line, called "Cosme de Liz Lisa Jenne", and the packaging sure lives up to the Liz Lisa image!

Lip gloss in 5 colors, retailing at 2,625yen with tax each.

000 Aurora Lamé, 010 Jewel Pink, 020 Pink Beige, 033 Jewel Orange, 011 Rose Pink.

The cap is gold, has "Liz Lisa" on the side and the highlight: a pretty rose!

Eye color in 5 colors, also retailing at 2,625yen each with tax.

The inside, it appears to be a powder shadow.

Though the material of the casing looks...cheap/non-durable :(

Kind of like cheap light plastic, but I cannot be sure without seeing the actual product!

Fancy exterior with intricate swirls and patterns all around.

One thing that bugs me though how "light plastic" it looks...

The rose is pretty though!

010 Sherbet Pink, 011 Fantasy Rose, 020 Nudie Beige, 023 Brown, 970 Shiny Gold

3 cheek colors, retailing at 2,940yen each with tax.

Inside the case.

No mirror on the lid, instead you see the underside of the rose.

Outside casing is ever so princessy! ♥

Left to right: 010 Baby Pink, 011 Coral Rose, 033 Orange

And finally, saved the best for last: pretty pouch and mirror! ♥♥

The mirror retails for 3,045yen with tax.

Its the fold kind that you can prop up on a table~

The make up pouch retails at 4,095yen with tax. The interior is sooooo pretty! ♥

I love the floral print.

The slot compartments can fit glosses or brushes,

there's a flat zip compartment too,

and of course the main pouch compartment.

Pretty heart zipper and pink lace details! ♥

So what do you think of Liz Lisa's new cosmetics line?

I think the rose is pretty, but sadly it's a tad impractical on the cheek and eye colors. If you're the kind who'd bring them around, the rose might come off in your bag if you're not careful, seeing as how it's just glued onto the top of the plastic cover...Though they'd look great if you want to display them you your dresser! On the glosses they're alright due to the shape, I like the shape! What's bugging me is that the material for the gold and clear parts look like the kind of light plastic that could crack easily...But I don't know, I haven't seen the actual product so I can't make an accurate statement. *crosses fingers* Though for the gold accents I'd rather go for Les Merveilleuses Ladurée...super gorgeous and unique packaging styles! Plus their macarons are my favorite in the entire world~ ♥

The pouch is *really* pretty though, the more I look at it the more I want it!

Can't believe I'm still a sucker for pretty pink floral prints^^

Danggit, just when I think I have too much on my shopping list, more things come out (*´д`*)

Anyway, for more images and details you can visit Liz Lisa's webpage for this line!

Or, you can just spend hours drooling over all the other pretty Liz Lisa clothes and bags!

EMODA Eyelash ♡

EMODA, a popular 109 mode-kei brand, recently released a line of eyelashes.

They started going on sale 4/23, but have been available for pre-order in Japan since last month.

Looking at their designs is making my July shopping list grows longer and longer...(*´д`*)

In total, there are 6 types - 4 upper lashes and 2 lowers lashes.

All retail at 1,260yen for 5pairs.

Packaging-wise, it's simple and minimalistic, in line with their brand's concept.

From some angles the packaging just looks cheap (black paper and white plastic?)...

but I cannot make a definite comment until I see the actual product!

For the price, it's pretty decent, compared to Liz Lisa or Dolly Wink,

which cost the same but come with only 2 pairs.

To be fair though, Liz Lisa lashes are awesome and have great packaging!

Anyway, onto the lashes!

Daily Eye - in box

Daily Eye - as worn on Matsumoto Ena, producer of EMODA

Bottom lash is Natural Eye.

I love this look~ (♥´౪`♥)

Added these two to my shopping list!

Daily Eye - closed

Dolly eye - in box

Dolly eye - worn

Bottom lash is Feminine Eye.

Dolly eye - closed

Glamorous Eye - in box

Glamorous Eye - worn

Bottom lash is Feminine Eye.

After how many years and how many brands, I still like upper lashes like this...

Gradated length and gradated density = ♥

Cool Eye - in box

Cool Eye - worn

Bottom lash is Natural Eye.

Cool Eye - closed

Natural Eye - in box

I really like the look of these on Matsumoto Ena, they look so natural!

Feminine Eye - in box

Giveaway Winner ♡

Dear all, thank you all for entering my giveaway~ ♡

Dear winner,

Please claim your prize by sending an email using the address stated in your entry, to ciramisu@gmail.com with your name and mailing address~♡ If I do not receive your email by 27th Apr 2300pm GMT+8, I will draw another winner :)

Congratulations Kelsey ~!! ★☆★

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In other news, I'll be finishing my internship/attachment in 7 weeks, so soon I'll get more time to update after I finish my report^^ After it ends I'll be off to Seoul for 10days in June and Kansai for 10days in July. Looking forward to and am excited for summer! ♡

Enoteca L' Operetta - Singapore Restaurant Week

The 2nd last week of March was Restaurant Week in Singapore, and what happens is that lots of fine dining places have special lunch and/or dinner menus which you can try for S$35~S$50. Totally worth it! So this time we tried dinner at Enoteca L'Operetta, an Italian restaurant located in Boat Quay.

Capesante di Hokkaido al Forno con Burro Aromatizzato ♥

Oven-baked Hokkaido scallops with mushrooms and butter ♥

The scallop was large and succulent, and the mushroom flavors were saturated and simply scrumptious!

Salmon carpaccio ♥

It's forever delightful to indulge in salmon :)

Prosciutto di Parma! ♥

I looooove prosciutto, haven't had good ones since Italy!

Fettucini con Ragu di Kurobuta e Porcini ♥

Fettucini with pork and porcini mushrooms

Grilled seabass

Crispy and delicious!

Rigatoni con Salsa Pomodoro e Crema d d'Anatra Affumiciata

Rigatoni with tomato sauce and smoked duck

Pan-seared veal

Tiramisu~! ♥

One of my eternal favorite desserts,

I had a ton of these in Italy, my favorite's still the one from Pompii!

They had various paintings on their walls, saw this one of Venice,

and realized that I took a similar picture when I went there hehehe:

Okay, so there weren't as many gondolas present in mine but hey, it's the same view :P

Part of the Singapore River at night.

I love the sight of light reflected in water ♥ Or any reflected light for that matter; I find myself fascinated whenever sunlight hits my bling and reflects multi-colored light spots on the walls/floor!

Ahhh, eating all this Italian food made me think of all the delectable dishes I had in Italy/Spain in summer 2010. Prosciutto in Singapore is too darn expensive and not as soft/tasty as the ones in Italy! :( Though too much ham made us end up looking like balls of ham! >< But I miss Sepia a la Andalucia (cuttlefish cooked in garlic and olive oil) the most, and Pulpo a la Gallega (octopus cooked with paprika and potatoes) as well! Squid and other cephalopods are something I can never say no to!