2022

 Hey.

It's been too long.

This page has been through all my downs and even more downs. Well, also happy moments in life.

I got married, on the 1st of June 2022.

Guess a NEW CHAPTER has begun ...

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xoxo

Annley Chew Theseira

Beauty Guide : Class #1 Blush, Bronzer & Highlight 101.

So.....This is my FIRST Beauty Guide post, it's All About Blushes, Bronzers & Highlighting!
I hope that you'll find it somewhat helpful & I hope that I can basically brief you through the different product's consistency along with colour selection! Just to basically give you an idea of what it is, what it does along with how to pick the right ones!

Also don't forget to comment your feedbacks/requests down below and I'll try my best to fulfill them!
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1) Blushes

It's essential for different skintones to reach for the blushes that will show blushing effect, to add that hint of colour to your face.

Starting off with SKIN TONES, i'll subdivide them into 3 simple groups - FAIR, MEDIUM & DARK.

NARS Orgasm Blush

i) Fair Skin

If you have a fair skin tone, you can basically opt for any blushes ranging from pale pink, peach to somewhat mauve/dusty pink. Even the blush that has not much of a pigmentation will work on you as your skin is basically like a plain white canvas.

My personal fav would be Nars Orgasm, Nars Deep Throat & Maybelline's Cheeky Glow in Wooden Rose.

ii) Medium  

If you have medium, you can experiment with pinks but peaches would look great on you. Be careful of the undertone at this point. If you have above a fair skintone, find a blush that suits your undertone. If you have cool skin, find a cool blush. You can see by observing if the blush color (usually pinks) have a bluish tinge to it. Pink peaches like NARS Orgasm are great for medium skin tones because they are a balance of both.

Dark

If you have dark skin, go for bolder blushes with a higher pigmentation with colors such as peaches and reds (lightly applied). Ebony skin should stay away from cool pinks to prevent an ashy tone. The general rule of thumb is to match your undertone to the undertone of your blush.

Picking the Right Bronzer/Contour

Your bronzer can be used as a contour powder. Generally, any shade  1 or 2 shades darker than your original skin color can be used as a contour powder. So that includes mineral foundations, compacts, etc or even cream foundation if done well. However, the tricky part is finding a good shade of brown. Basically, if you are using the bronzer as an all over bronzer, find something that does not have an orange tone to it. You don’t want to look like fake tan.

Fair to Medium – If you have fair to medium skin, you can experiment with BOTH matte and shimmery bronzers.

Dark – If you have dark skin, I would recommend a shimmery bronzer! It'll accentuates your feature even more VA-VA-VOOM!

Bahama Mama Bronzer by theBalm Cosmetics.

Contour 

Now if you are using a bronzer as a contour, the best contour powder has a grey tone to it as you are mimicking the colour of shadows which are primarily grey. So you will want to find a bronzer that has a grey colour, is very matte and not orange. ( As that tends to make you look dirty..)

Highlighter

There are so many kinds of highlighters in the market, in variety of consistency! 
Ranging from powder (compacted), pigments, cream, fluid even in stick forms!!
Highlighters ALSO have their undertones to corresponds with YOUR SKIN's undertone to work its best! HOWEVER, it really isn't necessary to go by the books. For Beginners, if you want to play it safe TRY something that has a champagne undertone. It really doesn't matter if the highlighter is SOLID or LIQUID! I promise it's easy!

PLUS, you can ALSO highlight your face with only CONCEALER. HOW? EASY.
Simply go with a neutralizing concealer OR pick a concealer that's 1 shade lighter than your face.

Here's a easy trick for highlighting your face with highlighters!

Simply place the highlighter on places where light hits your face – such as nose bridge, cheek bones, tip of your chin and brow arch.

Becca Champagne Pop

My personal favourite is Nars Copacabana Multiple Stick & theBalm's Mary Lou Manimizer (LOVE) oh! don't forget the BEST HIGHLIGHTER EVER --- Becca's Opal & Champagne Pop!





p/s: Reviews coming soon!!!


















AnnleyC

Dum spiro, spero.

Dum spero, amo.

Dum amo, vivo.

Beauty : #MyLipsButBetter

Hey guys! so today i'm going to share with you my TO GO for My Lips BUT.. BETTER kind of lip products!

Literally, you can tag me upon LIPSTICK ADDICT *laughs

I do a lot of lip products, my collection is mainly build up by lipsticks as i tend to stray away from lip glosses. Maybe cause I do not really fancy that texture... or maybe it's the pigmentation. I am not saying that the pigmentation of glosses are really bad, some of it are REALLY PIGMENTED! idk, it's just personal preference. *SMILE*

Basically, 'my lips but better' type of lip colour is the colour of your lips but just slightly more pigmented. I hope that make sense? *laughs

These babies are certainly not my nude lip products, i'll make other post SOON about my FAV NUDES *fingers-crossed*

My lips aren't really pigmented although they're pink and they do get really pale at times when i'm dehydrated..and i do look sick with just my bare lips. My choices for 'My Lips But Better" lip is leaning more to a pale pink, pinky-nude/baby pink!

        #mylipsbutbetter LIST :

• NYX Soft Matte Lip Cream in Stockholm
• Marc Jacobs LoveMarc Lip Gel in Role Play
• Nars Audacious in Natalie
• Sephora Lip Attitude in G17 (discontinued)
• Nars Lip Gloss in SHADE II. (got it as a gift, I have no idea which collection it was from)

SWATCHES FROM LEFT TO RIGHT

• Sephora G17

Satin, slight shimmery finish. Definitely a sheer lipstick, rosy-brown undertone.

• Marc Jacobs' Role Play

Satin, moisturizing finish! The perfect blue-toned pink for me, slightly leaning to dusty pink. More like a PALE-Dusty pink.

• NARS Audacious Natalie (1 swipe)
• NARS Audacious Natalie (light dabbed)

Everyone knows that NARS Audacious lipsticks are PIGMENTED like BOMB! It's a coral-pink, looks pretty NEON PINK on me with just 1 swipe. Usually i'll just lightly dab it on my lips to achieve that #mylipsbutbetter look! Brigitte is also a good alternative if you're looking for one, and it's leaning more to coral compare to Natalie.

• NARS Lip Gloss, Shade II

This gloss is the only gloss that i love?!?!?! It's a sheer brownish gloss with green and pink pigments! It is so breath-taking i swear.

• NYX SMLC in Stockholm

Again, there's a reason why NYX 's soft matte lip cream (SMLC) is constantly sold out! Despite the price being super affordable, their pigmentation is really good!! I personally own more than 5 in various colours *HEARTS*

Stockholm is my pink-nude, perfect everyday lip colour! Holy grail, you name it.

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That is all for my #mylipsbutbetter , thank y'all for reading!!

xo, 

Annley

All About my NARS experience (Nars Malaysia)

I guess y'all read the title & yes! It's all about NARS post. 

NARS has been available in Malaysia since last year. And clearly I only started to get my sneaky hands on it around time when they introduced their Audacious Lipstick line!! Obviously was a fan of NARS eyeshadow duo & that Laguna-Orgasm blush bronzer duo BUT! Audacious lipsticks just brought up the A game! 

I went haywire for real when I first got the NARS Audacious in Jane & Sandra. Jane is a pretty terracotta shade, more of a brown-apricot on me. Where as Sandra is that perfect fall deep red shade, I opted for Sandra as I adore the rich brown-red undertone. And which my Audacious lipsticks collection has further expanded to 5 in total at the moment! 

Plus, my holygrail product would be their tinted Moisturizer ❤️❤️❤️

Like you don't even need me to tell you how amazing this product is!!!!!!!!!

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Ok, back on track. Last weekend I attended the Nars private event/workshop in which was held at Tanzini, G Tower Hotel. God bless that view from 28th floor! It an amazing place for dinner date & stuffs so make sure you guys go check it out! I took an insta video upon the breathtaking view! Follow me on Instagram if you can! My username is ANNLEYC so is my twitter! So make sure you'd follow me! ❤️

We're honoured to have Sada Ito-San who is the international leading make up artist would teach up a few tricks upon the all new dual intensity blushes & eyeshadow which has been release in their FALL COLLECTION and they can be used in both dry & wet method that will allow you to achieve that intensify look easily!!  Sada-San also taught us a few tricks on how to let the make up last longer & also how to create two different looks! 

Also! We were all given two little NARS lipglosses as a door gift that comes with roses & hydrangeas ❤️ And we got to try out all sorts of NARS products all range from their All Day Luminous Weightless Foundation, Soft Velvet Loose Powder, Creamy Radiant Concealer and their NARS SKIN collection. 

And I HAVE TO SAY THAT you do not expect good skin care products from cosmetics company BUT their Nars Skin range are AMAZING! You need to try it yourself to know it, I can't even describe all the good things that happened to my skin ❤️ And that lemongrass scent is just soothing!! 

And taa-daa this was my ultimate night look with smoky eyes & dark red lips. 

#NARSissist *laughs

I am wearing the Fall Collection Limited Edition's Semi Matte Lipstick in VIP RED. a perfect blue-toned deeeep red! 

P/S: Sorry not sorry about my eyebags, I asked a few tips from Sada-san to cover it up though! Hahaha

NARS international leading makeup artist from japan! Mr.Sada Ito ❤️

And here I am with my one-day make up neighbour! Ms.Fetana ❤️❤️❤️ Only met her on that day itself and you can't believe how kind she is! Such a lovely one, kind soul! 

And yes at last we all bought tonnes of NARS products home! My Haul will be up on next post! Much love!!! 

XOXO

ANNLEY ❤️

July the 3rd

Happy birthday to myself! Annley turns 20 this year!! 

Can't believe how time flies & I am grateful that I'm still alive. And also to the fact that I am surrounded by all these kind and loving people. Blessed, I shall say. 

I thank you all who wished me upon my birthday, may God bless your kind souls. And to my dear classmates Qian Phei, Marilyn & Kanjna - I thank you guys for treating me on my birthday! *BIG SMILE

I thank my family, Dad Mum & little bro Norman for chipping in a birthday cake for me :) 

Lastly, I thank my love ❤️ thank you for celebrating my birthday with me for the 3rd time around. Couldn't be any grateful! 

" i used to think one day, we'd tell the story of us. " 

How we met & the sparks flew instantly, & people would say we're the lucky ones.

20th Birthday Wishlist !!

20th Birthday Wishlist! ❤

If you know me then you'll know for sure that i'm a total lipstick addict!! More like OBSESSED *laughs

What else would I want for my birthday other than these babies? *giggles

Here are my wonderful LIPSTICK WISHLIST!

1) Tom Ford Lipstick in Spanish Pink

2) Tom Ford Lipstick in Smoke Red

3) Tom Ford Matte Lipstick in Velvet Cherry 

4) Tom Ford Lipstick in Sable Smoke

5) Yves Saint Laurent (YSL) Rouge Volupté in #17 Red Taboo

5) YSL Rouge Volupté in #13 Peach Passion !!

Plus, i do have other things that i'd like to have as my bday present! However i did not cooperate it into that photo above *Opps

so... i shall continue my list as below //

6) YSL Babydoll Kiss & Blush in #10 Nude Insolent

7) YSL Babydoll Kiss & Blush in #12 Moca Garconne
8) YSL Babydoll Kiss & Blush in #08 Pink Hedoniste

8) Leather Loafers

9) Jumpsuit 

10) Marc Jacobs Baker Bracelet Watch in 28mm, Navy Blue/Rose Gold OR Black/Yellow Gold

11) C-A-R, yes a car *chuckles

Currently hoping for miracle to happen to let me have what i want!! *BIG SMILE!







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That's all for now,
xoxo
Annley ❤

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LUSH Mask of Magnaminty Review!!!

I bet all of you have heard about LUSH! 

They are well-known by the fact that they are cruelty free, fresh handsome products & totally-ALMOST TOTALLY natural! Plus, some doesn't even have preservatives! Which totally benefits those whom has sensitive skins *BIG LOVE!

So here's my review; 

I finally got my hands on these Lush babies online & I've got it in Mask Of Magnaminty, 125g.

It's basically a face & body mask pack, made up of adsuki beans & mint! IF YOU ARE A FAN OF MINT, then this is totally made for you! Clearly, I'm obsessed with mints!

This is how it looks like, mine is shipped from Lush Japan & it's the self preserved version. 

Taa daaaa, when you open up the lid this is what you get! Instantly this minty smell just hits your nostrils and gives a major breeze ❤️ *inserts hearts! 

It is placed in a recyclable black solid plastic container, totally sealed to prevent any contact moisture that might dedicate to any growth of moulds! 

I'll tell you generally what it does : 

Literally, the adsuki beans allows you to gently exfoliate your skin gives it a gentle scrub to remove the dead skin cells. Plus, the mint surely calms your face. Reduce redness, and acne! It certainly helped my breakouts! 

It double acts as a deep cleanser, like DEEEEEPPPPP CLEANSE ! Leaving your skin baby soft & squeaky clean! Well, at least on my skin ❤️❤️❤️

Applying it for the first time, I fell in love immediately! Like IMMEDIATELY! 

It smells amazing, totally reminds me of Chocolate Chip Mint icecream! It does smells like that although 'chocolate' isn't in the ingredient list, opps. 

If you're not a mint lover nor a chocolate-similar scent lover, you may pass on this. But this MOM surely gives this tingly sensation to the face & calms your face to reduce redness! 

Last but not least, after using MOM I do realise that I need to use my toner and then apply a good amount of moisturizer to my skin otherwise my skin will be flakey, especially around the nose area. 

PACKAGING : 10/10

TEXTURE : 9/10

SCENT : 10/10

OVERALL RATING : 9/10

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I hope you enjoy this review & there are many more beauty related posts to come! 

xo, annley 

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Starbucks ☕️

Long lost buddy, Starbucks. 

In Hazelnut hot chocolate, perfect for Menstrual period ❤️ 

Chocolates are truly life companion,

Xoxo 

Annley.

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