Beauty Blog Link Love

Another week, another list of fantastic blog posts to check out:

Over at theNotice, Rae shares an amazingly pigmented bright blue eye -- done with shadows from the drugstore!

This week, Louise gets an (almost!) exclusive look at a Lancome mascara that has them queuing down the aisles in Harrods, and promises better lashes in a month.

Yinnie Dances with the fairies with her fairy inspired EOTD.

Phyrra dishes with Britton from Haus of Gloi for this month's Indie Spotlight at Fresco Phyrra.

Blaq Vixen Beauty decides to treat her skin to a Clinique Even Better Clinical Dark Spot Corrector Regimen!

Retrodiva checks out three new innovative drugstore foundations. See which ones she would recommend!

Krasey Beauty takes a trip across the pond to bring you complete swatches and a review of MAC's newest, Give Me Liberty of London.

Looking for a great cream eyeliner that won't break the bank? Lipglossiping may have just the thing...

Sophie from melovemakeup talks about how much she loves Trilogy's Everything Balm.

TheLipPrint adds a little more Allure to her life with Chanel.

Michelle at Lipstick Rules laments her Liberty Of London lipstick purchases... but then finds a way to make it work!

Check out the swatches of Yummy Mummy by butter LONDON at Makeup4All.

Lisamarie from Beauty Crazed falls in love with the 10 year anniverary editions of Lancôme Juicy Tubes!

Follow Jellyminx's step-by-step tutorial for a pinky-coral look for Spring.

Over at Music and Make Up, Jo celebrates her birthday with a purple smokey eye courtesy of MAC's Violet Pigment.

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Beautywoome has a giveaway with Europe's coolest new beauty brand. Win 1 of 10 Ellis Faas Ellis Red lipsticks.

Audrey Dao is giving away $89 worth of Napolean Perdis makeup as part of her 1 year blog anniversary.

Mz More at The Glamorous Gleam is having a giveaway in honor of her 200+ Followers. Check out the goodies galore!

Cindy from Prime Beauty gives you the Golden Ticket to win a Bliss "Best of Bliss Set".

Life Before Husband!!

I don't know why Cathy look so happy there... almost silly to me!! ^O^

Ha~ Nothing serious w/ that title. It supposes to be A day of a stay-home mom before her husband comes home! I never like routine, so if my friends ask me what I'd do tomorrow, I never really give them a plan!! Spontaneous is my thing!! ^O^

Stay-home moms' life in America is typically spending w/ friends, and kids (if not at school) during the day until husbands off from their work.

Being a Stay-home mom is not easy as we have to manage almost everything precisely. Driving between Kids' extra-curricular activities, or classes, meeting w/ friends, staying home for kid's nap or cleaning the house (like I don't have a house cleaning lady comes by regularly), surfing the Internet or watching a movie and of course, doing grocery shopping. In the afternoon, the schedule normally is cooking, feeding, and bathing kids, then ..... if you are a lucky wife, your husband would share some house chores after he got home!!!!!

You see, if a stay-home mom can manage all these things into a morning or a day, that's pretty impressive, aren't we?!! ^O^

But you might say: That just sound "boring", right??!! Actually it is not, at least not for most mommy friends I know.

You know friends are so important, especially friends who are in a marriage and who also then has children. There is a long way to go in a marriage w/ children involved. We encourage each other, give all sorts of advice to each other (even sometimes we don't want any advice, but listening would never hurt, right?!!), share husband n' wife thing together, and gossip about Mother-in-law issue whenever we needed to vent!! Comparing is not really a good thing but certainly is not a bad thing neither!! :P "True Friends are Forever!"

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We moms went back to Filoli Garden on Thursday together and enjoyed the early summer.

I look very on Thursday!

ON me: SR pour H&M pink baby-doll dress, Agnes' b Sport green leggings, Neil Barrett black peasant top, Lanvin calf skin gemstone flat, Anthropologies bought ribbon/pearls necklace, Lilith polka dot cotton bag.


I wrapped another necklace around the roses on my dress....
Melody says that I look like I am ready for a banquet w/ the flower...and I do also look like I am THE bride!! hhaa..


I couldn't remember what Yu n' I were talking about....or quarreling about...but no matter what it is, friends are forever!!! :)

I am pretty sure Cathy had Ecstasy that morning for "that look of ecstasy on her face"!!!!! ^O^


The day w/o make-ups. (Actually, yu and I just finished two hours Yoga and Piyo Dancing in the morning.)

On Yu: Wilfred cropped top, harem pants, splash patterned leggings, Y-3 sneakers, some necklace, and j crew fringe bag.


My new baby .... Alexander Wang suede combat boots 09'

Today......

My face is very pale in those pictures, that's because I am kinda lazy doing make-ups. So Pardon me!!

A. Wang boots is only trying out for picture here... I don't like the look, they are the wrong shoes.


I had my Y-3 sneakers on the whole day.

My ODJ.

1. Top:
Anne Fontaine white shirt w/ Panther cuff links
Michael Angel digital print tank
2. Bottom: Joseph black wool pants
3. Accessory: Diesel white mesh suspender
4. Shoes: Y-3 sneakers

Have a good weekend and let your skin rest to its real beauty!!

xoxo Rachel

Urban Decay Eyeshadows

I hope you guys have lovely things planned for the weekend. I will probably spend most of the weekend stressing about my other half. He is in Liverpool with 19 of his friends on his stag weekend! They have got all kinds of things planned for him but I just hope they don't end up hurting him! He thinks it's really unfair that his stag do includes being stripped naked and humiliated while my hen weekend will be full of pampering, fine dining and cocktails.ha ha. Us girls are much more civilised! ha ha.

I can remember the first time I ever bought an Urban Decay eyeshadow back in the days when I only ever wore one shade over over my lid. I wore this eyeshadow religiously and the shade in question was Midnight Cowboy...a gorgeous neutral pink toned beige with glitter. Yes, that's right...I risked fallout to rock this lovely eyeshadow. At least now I know to apply it with a guard under my eye! I find that fixes the problem but I must admit that I would only wear this eyeshadow at night now...when tiny glitter particles can't be seen quite so easily!
Maui Wowie is the perfect dense gold shade for my colouring and I just love pairing it with brown shades like MAC's Woodwinked or Satin Taupe to add a bit of depth and definition. It looks fantastic with flicked cat eye liner.

Goddess is a really pretty petrol blue with shimmer. It looks amazing as a crease colour with Urban Decay Strip, a lilac based silver. I especially like this eyeshadow because it is buttery smooth and has no glitter particles so it's easier to apply.

Here are the swatches...

I really need to do a FOTD to show you how these eyeshadows look when applied! Maui Wowie is just divine as you can see from the swatch above!

What are your favourite Urban Decay eyeshadows? Do you have any tricks to avoid fallout?

Night guards in my house...two owls!! ^O^

Thank you all ~~ for the compliments.
Hope you have an AWE/OWLsome Thursday morning already n' rest of the day!!

Are You Dizzy?!!

Are you dizzy by looking at me?

Hope NOT!!

I am in a mood of being a busy owl these days... loving owl, thinking about owl and even stay up late like a nocturnal owl!!! ^O^

I went back to Castro st. in SF city to pick up Niel, Heidi and Ilona's pottery pieces. I also did a fun shopping in the neighborhood. I am surprised that there are a lot of cute stores hiding next block of homo-sexual district. (no offense here.)

My ODJ.

1. Top:

• Michael Angel digital print t-shirt dress
• H&M shoulder details cardigan

2. Bottom: H&M camouflage drapery skirt
3. Accessory:

• BR ivory beads necklace
• orange striped cotton belt from my M Mission dress
• Chanel 09' distressed white reissue 227

4. Shoes:
Lawrence Decade white peep toe lace up...... (Cathy and Pei insist me to change the laces on this heels...so I did!!!)

I received couple compliments because of my shoes today!!

I can't help doing all the layers these days.^O^

I let Michael Angel shirt hanging longer than my skirt....

Then we went to Betsy Johnson in Fillmore st. w/ Cathy....she wants to try some leggings AGAIN.....

We found an interesting home decor. vintage store in Castro st. and I bought this cute owl sculpture by c. Jere (signed).

Too bad, the owl had one broken leg... but I still adore them!!!



Aren't they the cuties owls in the whole wide world!!


I found this vintage bird necklace ($125) which is a great alternative to Erickson Beamon's ($640). .... still debating....

I must admit...there is no comparison between them..... this one is too precious!!!


Owl clocks.


Those owl looks like they need the sleep.....^O^!!

Good nite..... or good morning......

See you tomorrow.
xoxo Rachel