A Pocket Full of Sunshine: March 2013

Thirty-Nine.

Last week I was so excited because one of my seniors from hall messaged me to ask if I could do a review on Lancome's latest foundation and their Advanced Genifique youth activating concentrate!!

Of course I wouldn't pass on this chance!! :D

Been looking for a suitable foundation since I tried Chanel's foundation (before switching back to Sephora's foundation) as Chanel's foundation was a little oily for me and it didn't seem to blend very well into my dry skin. ):

This Mat Miracle Foundation is Lancome's latest range of foundation!!

It's long wearing for 24hours and doesn't transfer onto clothes! (Yay!)

You know how irritating it is especially when you are wearing white apparels to find that your foundation has been transferred onto your new apparel! ):

It also provides all day sebum and shine control (great for oily skin), and resistance to heat and humidity! Which will be pretty awesome to use in Singapore's terribly humid weather.

As I have yellow skin, I was given O-03 to try!

Sorry but I didn't think about blending it on my skin because my skin is around one tone darker than my face! Haha I'll try to do it next time. ;)

Here's a photo of me, with half of my face wearing the Mat Miracle foundation, and the other half which is bare-faced!

This photo is not photoshop-ed to smoothen the lines/wrinkles/face etc ya!

You can see that the side of my face with the foundation appears to be smoother, brighter and the redness of my face is lessen! I only applied a thin layer of it too!

Pretty natural looking I must say. :)

And photos of before and after without flash, in natural daylight! Please pardon the messy background I can't find a solid background with good lighting in my house lol hahaha.

No makeup, barefaced!! :oo

After applying foundation, concealer, eyeliner and blusher!

I think my skin looks more radiant and smoother here. :)

My Verdict for Mat Miracle 24H

After wearing it for the whole day, it still stayed on pretty well!

Most of the time, my foundation disappears throughout the day haha.

There was no touch-up needed too!

And I really like how natural it looked on my skin!

I don't really like to apply loads of foundation on my skin, so I'll say that it provides medium coverage for me! If you want to have a fuller coverage, you can apply more! :)

I only apply a thin layer heh.

Highly recommended if you are looking for a fuss-free foundation, and it comes with SPF15 to block off those harmful rays! :)

Lancome Mat Miracle 24H trial samples are available at all Lancome Counters islandwide!

So head down today to the nearest counter to pick up a sample and try it for yourself! :)

It comes in 10 shades, so I am sure you can find a suitable shade hehe.

OOTD for Saturday!

Dressed in TCL Baroque Printed Laced-Up Waisted Dress!

It's available on all our retails racks so get it there if you wish to get this pretty dress hehe.

Close up of the prints and details!
It's made of material that's pretty close to denim, super good quality okay!!

Laced-up details hehehe.

Ending off with an exasperated picture! Taken when I am waiting for Bree and giving her the "Can already anot" face hahaha.

And I celebrated my birthday with Sher and Jiaen at Timbre Substation that day!

FINALLY managed to catch goodfellas!!

Was super happy to hear them play because they are damnnnn goooodddd hahaha.

Thanks Sher for the home-made cupcakes! ^^

With Jiaen!

With sherziepoo.

My face looks bigger here right cos everytime when we take photos they'll ask me to go infront cos I am too skinny. :'( Hhaahahaha.

Whee sprinkled cupcakes ~~

Missing shrimps here but I am seeing her next week!! YAYYY.

And the awesome goodfellas!!!

They play at timbre@substation every Tues, Thurs, Saturday soo if you haven't heard them play before, GO DOWN NOWWW hahaha. (And no they don't pay me to advertise for them lol)

Their lead singers grooving to the music ~~~

Thanks for a great night out girls!! <3

Another mad rush week coming up before I leave for Europe!!

Cheers to a new week ahead! :)

Oh and since formspring is closing down, I'll be shifting over to ask.fm!

Http://ask.fm/bertillawong

Enjoy the rest of your Sunday!! :D

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Thirty-Eight.

And oh yipee! I have some time to do up a quick post on my OTD today! :)

I have been finding ways to add the picfx effect onto my photos on my Mac, and finally found a way to do so! But it's quite inconvenient to do it because I can't batch edit it unlike in lightroom as I have to use photoshop! ): So I edited a few photos for that effect only heh.

Wearing upcoming aztec tribal jeans!!! AND... my new strappy Zara heels!

The story of my heels originate from our overseas trip! I spotted this pair at the Zara outlet, and it was selling at price of SGD 70! (Which is rather cheap for a pair of Zara heels) But they didn't have my size anymore. ): So I headed back to the Zara outlet in Singapore, and checked all the outlets before one of the outlets carried a new pair! (The one at Zara Ion was spoilt zzzz and last piece too!)

So please tell me that my Zara heels is worth it because it's priced like almost 30% more expensive in Singapore </3.

Close up of the tribal jeans hehe. This pair comes in Polka dots too! Which Bree kept, so wait for her otd if you are deciding between this or that! I wear size S. ;)

Spot my overturned pockets oops.

And pics edited with the "picfx" film effect hahaha.

Does it look alike? ;)

I HOPE SOOO.

I wished I had the time to post a small post of my OTD everyday like this! :)

Haha but no lah I can't keep up if it's everyday! :oo

Oh and I am so excited to share with you my review on Lancome's newest foundation, MAT MIRACLE, which will be coming up on my next post! :))

Stay tuned okay! ^^

Enjoy your mid-week!

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Thirty-Seven.

I swear my macbook is going to crash anytime!!! It's so slow and laggy at times and programs just keep hanging omgosh and this macbook is barely a year old!! Please hang on my dear mac!! ):

I haven't been able to back up the macbook as well because I am waiting for my new HD to arrive!

Anyw, here are some snippets of BTS from our previous shoot! :) Woke up bright and early ~~ and Bree and I are loving her new camera!! It makes your skin flawless with the bright skin mode!! Hehe. How can we look so flawless at like 7AM in the morning?! Credits to the flawless function of the camera lolll.

Testing out the camera function ;)

Bree and Cons looking really pretty!!! Can you see the glow on Con's face! :pp

But anyway, I don't have much BTS because well I accidentally dropped Bree's camera lens cover on the ground and it got scratched abit cos of the rough flooring and Bree was so mad! Haha so BTS stops after the first houndstooth shorts ):

We arrived at this ranch looking place!! All green and brown colors heh.

Cons in TCL Fedora Knit Top in Coral! Spot the cut out details! I'll just load the editorial pics as well to make up for the lack of BTS okay ><

My colors are overexposed here, so follow the website for a more accurate color! :)

Pretty Cons!! She's the only one who can still look sooo good under the hot sun and feeling all sticky and sweaty :')

Double Pocket Top in Cream and TCL Houndstooth Paperbag Shorts in Brown!! Comes with a black leather belt too :D

The chairs are so cool, they come with wheels!!! (Hahahaha)

Anyway, I don't have anymore BTS )):

BUT, let's make do with the pretty editorial lookbook! Hehe. Uploading my favorites hereeee!

And oh we are really lucky to have got this shot!! :) The horses there were really pretty! This horse was the prettiest of all though, with sleek brown hair hahaha.

JUST FOR LAUGHS below!

The previous night, I remember seeing a #euphoria on instagram for ben and jerrys!

Basically, you #euphoria in a happy picture, and if they select you, they'll feature you in your nearest newspaper stand/billboard!!

So...I wanted to try, but obviously I failed HAHA.

Constipated look #1

Constipated look #2

Constipated look #3

#ohyeaimadeit!!!yipeeedoodles hahaha!

Bree and I had fits of laughter hahahaaaaa. Things we do at shoot!! :p

OTD time!

In TCL Houndstooth Paperbag Shorts in Brown, paired with a simple high neck cropped tee :)

NO MAKEUP day here, so this is how I look bare-faced ahaha.

Close-up of the details!! I read on instagram that someone reviewed this pair of shorts, saying that the cut is big etc, but for reference I wear a size XS and it fits me super well!
And the belt that we are giving with this pair of shorts is NOT of a low quality (omg), doesn't mean if the leather is soft it means that it's a low quality one! Sometimes, those belts with a hard leather might even be of a lower grade ya know ;)

Pair the shorts with lasercut divine box bag in black!! Highly sought after ~~

Hate my veins! :(

ACT SEH day hahaha.

Love this bagg :) It's our premium range!! So expect a slightly higher price, but it's really a good bag to own especially with the box bag craze! Hehhee.