I’m pretty excited with this news. As you know, I am a huge fan of Burberry Beauty and it’s makeup line. Burberry today unveiled a series of new mascaras, eyeliners and brow definers to the Burberry Eyes collection. I’ve first got to know about this new additions from essiebutton Youtube channel some time ago. All I can remember was the brow definers

These new additions to the Burberry Eyes collection is developed by Burberry Make-up Artistic Consultant Wendy Rowe, under the creative direction of Chief Creative and Chief Executive Officer, Christopher Bailey, the new products can be used to create a youthful look of naturally sculpted, full brows with defined eyes and enhanced lashes.

Wendy Rowe Artistic Consultant for Burberry Make-up says, “The new Burberry Make-up products effortlessly create the illusion of a natural, larger eye.“

New to the collection that is released in October 2014 consists of one Effortless Eyebrow Definer, two types of eyeliner – Effortless Liquid Eyeliner & Effortless Kohl Eyeliner and two types of mascara – Bold Lash Mascara & Curve Lash Mascara. Let’s start with the Brows!

Burberry Effortless Eyebrow Definer (RM85)

The essential tool to effortlessly create the signature Burberry Brow as previewed at the Burberry Prorsum Spring Summer 2015 Womenswear show.  The smooth powder formula gives a natural, buildable look, while the slanted tip applicator makes it easy to create a precise shape. The soft brush is designed to sculpt, style and fix.

Available in 2 Shades: Sepia No.02 and Ash Brown No.03.

Burberry Effortless Liquid Eyeliner (RM99) & Effortless Kohl Eyeliner (RM78)

EFFORTLESS KOHL EYELINER
Designed to outline eyes with long-lasting definition and intensity, or to use on the inner lash line for a softer look.  The waterproof formula lines with high pigment colour and features a retractable tip and built-in sharpener for quick precision.

Available in four shades: Jet Black No.01, Chestnut Brown No.02, Storm Grey No.03, Pale Grape No.04.

EFFORTLESS LIQUID EYELINER
The ultra-thin tip applicator glides on evenly to deliver rich, accurate colour which lasts.  The grip design helps to create precise lines with optimum control.

Available in one shade: Jet Black No.01.

Burberry Bold Lash Mascara (RM108) & Curve Lash Mascara (RM108)

BOLD LASH MASCARA
For intensely volumised, bold lashes.  The creamy, highly pigmented formula gives rich volume and features a cone-shaped brush to capture every lash from root to tip.

Available in two shades: Ebony No.01 and Chestnut Brown No.02.

CURVE LASH MASCARA
For lifted, fuller lashes.  Together the smudge-proof, lightweight formula and precision brush volumise and curl the finest, flattest of lashes to frame the eye.

Available in two shades: Ebony No.01 and Chestnut Brown No.02.

Suki Waterhouse fronts Burberry Eyes Campaign

A dedicated campaign which debuts in October 2014 is featuring British model Suki Waterhouse. The new mascaras, eyeliners and brow definers campaign will be amplified across all digital platforms which includes Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, Youku, Google+ Pinterest, Instagram and Burberry.com as well.

Burberry always comes out with a dedicated application tips that is easily to replicate by everyone at home. Here are the application tips for Burberry Eyes campaign look.

• Apply a wash of Sheer Eye Shadow in Trench No. 02 over the entire eyelid
• Use a fine brush to line the colour below the bottom lash line
• Draw Effortless Liquid Eyeliner in Jet Black No.01 along the lash line, smudging slightly past the outside corner of the eye with fingertips
• Line along the lower lash line and blend for a diffused look
• Sweep mascara in Chestnut Brown No.02 onto the top and bottom lashes, using a zig-zag action to coat lashes from root to tip
• Apply Effortless Eyebrow Definer, starting at the arch and working towards the tail of the brow
• Use the brush to comb the inner corners of the brow into place to create natural-looking definition

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Yesterday was the first day of Burberry‘s massive concourse event at Suria KLCC in conjunction with the new fragrance for women launch – My Burberry. This rare event will be held for seven days, from the 9th October to 15th October 2014. In fact I was told that this is not Burberry’s first event at all. The last one would be two years ago. I never got to know about the one held two years ago so this current Burberry event is my first

The launch of My Burberry is nothing but sophisticated and exceptionally elegant. I would have described it as ‘beautiful’ but when it comes to Burberry, it’s nothing of a girly girl that you would expect from other fragrance launch. This one is really Burberry. I was awed the moment I saw the event from afar. It’s massive, it’s grand, the product placement are all strategically placed and the decor is simple and yet screamed Burberry. You can easily spot them from miles away! This time round, elements of technology is also implemented to give customers the scent discovery experience. I wished I had taken more photos but I was in the way of the BAs promoting the new fragrance as the crowd was surprisingly quite huge for 11am when I was there and it gets more and more crowded towards the mid day as I was about to leave. You just got to head over to KLCC and check it out ya

I begin my scent discovery with a walk-through on the new fragrance, My Burberry through one of the many iPads that were installed around the event. When it comes to fragrance, Burberry has always known by their best-seller – Burberry Body. It has always been a Burberry kinda fragrance but that has changed with the birth of My Burberry. My Burberry will be the brand’s true embodiment iconic fragrance, taking leads from the Burberry trench. When you think of Burberry fragrance you will think of My Burberry. Adrian, Luxasia’s Trainer said that Burberry trench coat owner affectionally referred their trench coat not as “my trench coat” but as “my Burberry”. It make sense because Burberry trench coat is a huge thing or a piece to own. Back in those days there weren’t any Burberry Beauty makeup or Burberry Body the fragrance. The brand has always been known for it’s trench coat. So to come out with a fragrance that will be THE brand’s fragrance, it only make sense to name the fragrance as My Burberry.

The scent of My Burberry was inspired by a London garden after the rain. I would say this type of scent concept is easily accepted for everyone as most people absolutely love the smell after rain especially if you live near the green. The scent is the ultimate expression of the brand’s past and future and it is created in collaboration between Chief Creative and Chief Executive Officer, Christopher Bailey and renowned perfumer Francis Kurkdjian. You must be trying to get your heads around the scent of after rain. To make it simple for you, My Burberry is a grand floral fragrance with an unexpected edge. The scent is confident and beautifully elegant, yet understated in a typically British way.

Top notes of sweet pea (a honey like floral note) and bergamot fuse with a heart of geranium (an unexpected rosy, green note), golden quince and freesia, rounded out with base notes of rain-tipped damask and centifolia roses and patchouli.

Just as I shared on my Instagram yesterday, I was fascinated with the overall concept inspiration behind the bottle design. It’s genius to have all the elements of Burberry trench coat on the fragrance bottle itself because this really truly embodied Burberry’s intention of having My Burberry as the brand’s iconic fragrance.

The Horn-Finish Cap

This cap is quite unique because I’ve never seen such design on a fragrance. You might think how odd it is to have a marble-like print on a cap on an elegant bottle right? Actually the inspiration came from Burberry trench coat buttons. Who would have thought!

The Hand-Tied Ribbon Knot

The material used for this ribbon is Gabardine, which was invented by Thomas Burberry in 1879. This is the exact same material used for the making of Burberry trench coat, a waterproof revolutionised rainwear.

The knot is also tied the same way as you would wear the belt of Burberry trench coat. Just a knot.

The Gold Interior Bottle Neck

The gold neck lining is also embossed with Burberry’s iconic check design.

The Inner Bottle Lining Design & Juice Color

This is where things get more interesting. Notice the slightly curvy inner bottle lining? The shape is inspired by the trench coat pocket shape.

The color of My Burberry juice reminiscent the signature honey shade, one of the three colours used in the brand’s Heritage Trench Coat collection and synonymous with the trench coats worn by Kate Moss and Cara Delevingne in the My Burberry campaign. The outer box trench-colored box is of course Burberry’s trench coat color.

Personalized Initial Monogram on 90ml Bottle

When you are at the event going through your scent discovery through one of the iPad available, you will begin with an introductory page and once you click ‘Begin’, you will then redirected to a page where you need to insert a three letter initial to monogram your Burberry bottle. However this special monogram service is only available for the purchase of 90ml ya.

After you’ve decided on your initial, you will get to preview how the bottle looks like with the initial on. I must say the preview is pretty accurate as to the actual bottle with monogram. If you’re still unsure you can request for assistance to see the sample available. The initial would be embossed on the front of the bottle because if you do it at the back, you will then see your name in reverse from the front. Now, you wouldn’t want that to happen lol.

The Makeup Look: Nude Glow

There is no new collection of makeup products to go with the fragrance. Nude Glow look will be more of a relaunching of the existing Burberry Beauty makeup products that are available over the counter. Nude Glow makeup look emphasis on healthy, glowing skin with softly warmed cheeks. The eye makeup do are further defined with trench shades that you can easily transferred and intensified for evening outing. The lips are maintained in nude, while the nails feature a timeless Nude Beige.

I had a makeover but you can only see my no makeup makeup face with soft cheek color and nude lipstick because the eye-do decided to play hide and seek with my Asian eyes lol. However you can still see that I had eye makeup on so it’s all good. Initially I thought this photo is badly taken with yellowish lighting. Somehow it turns out okay on my computer.

Base makeup

Fresh Glow Luminous Fluid Base in Nude Radiance No.01 together with Sheer Foundation.

Cheeks – Light Glow in Earthy Blush No.07 over the cheeks.

Eye makeup

Sheer Eye Shadow in Porcelain No.03 all over the lid, Complete Eye Palette in Pink Taupe No.07 on the eyelid and Sheer Eye Shadow in Trench No.02 on the brow bone for highlight.

Effortless Mascara in Midnight Black No.01 for eyelashes.

Lips

I opted for Lip Cover in Tulip Pink No.27, which is a nude lipstick with a hint of pink for my lips instead.

Do make you way to Suria KLCC anytime from 9th until 15th October 2014 for the rare seen Burberry event and take a scent discovery journey to discover the new fragrance, My Burberry and Nude Glow makeup collection as well as other exciting promotion available

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I haven’t been doing a haul post, haven’t I? I’ve been a good girl for the past three months ever since I quit my job and stays at home for a short break. I do buy small little thing like RM5 Daiso Eye Brow Pencil, RM5 Daiso brush holder or RM23 The Brush Guard but there was no major haul that could break the bank. Now that I’m going back to work soon, I’ve slowly started with my usual Sunday beauty shopping at KLCC and yesterday I gave myself a day off and spend a tiny bit of money on some stuff.

This is my haul.

I never knew anniversary for hand cream ever existed but I just found out L’Occitane Shea Butter hand cream turns 20 this year. Last Friday I received their newsletter on a 10ml hand cream redemption. I registered, chose my preferred outlet for redemption and I received the email notification immediately.

In the email there was a promotion on purchasing any 75ml or 150ml hand cream to receive a trio of mini hand cream 10ml in a limited edition sock. I honestly don’t need any hand cream but I couldn’t resist the promotion so I’ve decided to get a 75ml hand cream. Unfortunately my favourite Shea Butter Hand Cream doesn’t come in a 75ml tube so I was introduced to Cherry Blossom Hand Cream. I tested out the hand cream at the outlet and I like it. I paid RM77.90 after 5% member discount. I have to keep reminding the BA to not forget my 10ml hand cream redemption because she was a bit blur and kept on asking me what redemption and what hand cream I was talking *facepalm* about eventhough I’ve shown her the email as soon as I step into the outlet. As a token of appreciation in conjunction with Mother’s Day, I received a small box of chocolate with any purchase as well. Not bad eh?

Yesterday was also the last day of Naraya 50% discount. Last week I bought several items like sanitary pad holder and makeup pouch. This time I wanted to get more makeup pouch for gifting but most of it was sold out. I managed to get a medium size elephant makeup pouch (RM7) that I couldn’t find last week. I also grabbed another sanitary pad holder (RM6) as I like the color, a matching makeup pouch (RM5) and a bag for mum (RM24.50). I don’t know why but I wanted to get mum something. She like those small purse, which I managed to grab one for RM5 last week but to no avail this week. Yesterday I thought mum would like a bag so I started to search for a simple design for her. This bag is so thick, it comes with a base shaper, a zipper on top and it’s very spacious too!

Something unexpected happened. I was gifted with a Burberry Effortless Mascara by a dear BA (who shall remain anonymous) whom I bought several times before. I shall break into this once I’m done with my current Estée Lauder Double Wear Zero-Smudge Lengthening Mascara

I ran out of lip balm for night and all my current lip balm is tinted. ALL OF IT. I wasn’t keen with the idea of sleeping the whole night with tinted lip balm on. What if the color will somehow darken my lips after a long duration of time? That would really sucks. I happened to saw L’Occitane Shea Butter Lip Balm but that was RM40+. So I went to Sephora and I saw Burt’s Bees Beeswax Lip Balm for only RM22. I’ve heard good reviews on this many years ago.

I also redeemed Shizens Time Resistance Essence 7 Days Trial at Isetan KLCC. This new essence was just launched three days ago on 2nd May 2013. I’ve decided to do a redemption on the essence to show you how the trial sample looks like. It’s not in sachet *hooray* but instead it’s in a bottle for convenient use. If you’re curious on the essence, do read My Current Skincare Routine: A complete Shizens anti-aging skincare to maintain a youthful skin review.

Last but not least, my monthly local magazine purchase every single month – The Malaysian Women’s Weekly May 2014 issue . This magazine comes with a cracked heel cream deluxe sample. One more local magazine (couldn’t remember which) comes with a Darlie toothpaste. Nothing interesting this month.

Eventhough I don’t get to shop much lately but I absolutely love reading or watching video about other people’s haul. I was just as excited as they are! . I do have small purchases from time to time but I never thought of doing a collection haul post. Hmmm, why I never thought of that? That’s too late now because I’ve used up all of it haha!

How was your weekend? Did anyone of you managed to redeem the L’Occitane 10ml hand cream? I hope you do because they don’t give out that cutie so often these days.

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I bought a bottle of Burberry Fresh Glow one year ago but I never get around to review it mainly because I can’t seems to put my thoughts on it. I generally like makeup base and I thought I will like this one from Burberry too. Makeup base rarely will go wrong. Unless you have an oily skin and you got yourself a luminous type, like this one which I’m going to talk about today.

Burberry Fresh Glow doesn’t come cheap. It is priced at RM165 for a bottle of 30ml. A little does goes a long way for this luminous fluid base so when you prolonged the life span, it does seems to be at a reasonable price.

I’m definitely a fan of Burberry Beauty. If you keep your eyes peeled at Isetan newsletter you could spot yourself some sweet deals from Burberry. The toughest part for me whenever I like the deal is to find things to buy. I was told that I had the same problem as every other Burberry Beauty fans. They want to get the deal offered but we literally ran out of things to buy. Most of their fans are quite well off so they don’t mind repurchasing the same thing over and over again or even things they don’t use. As for me, I cannot afford to ‘buy for the sake of buying’. I’m quite the smart shopper I say lol. I will definitely resist the temptation if I can’t seems to find something to buy that I would use. This bottle of Fresh Glow is something that I wanted to buy for so long but was holding on to it until a better promotion came along. When I finally get to it, I was thinking to buy two bottles because I don’t have anything else to buy. Plus I use makeup base everyday. I’m quite glad now that I did not get more than a bottle. I don’t quite like it. There, I said it!

Burberry fans is also a fan of the iconic tartan print. Almost 3/4 of the bottle is covered in a shiny surface, tartan print cap. Love the print but hate the shiny surface as it attract fingerprints like no body’s business. The whole bottle is made from squarish plastic. Eventhough so it feels heavy, definitely not those cheap type of packaging.

One thing about Burberry Beauty bottle is the “on” and “off” nozzle. It’s great for travelling although I don’t think the cap will fell off from the body but just in case it does, your every belonging in the luggage or pouch is safe from nasty accident. It’s gonna be ugly I tell you. All the shimmering fluid everywhere

Enough of the rambling on my love for Burberry makeup. What exactly is this Burberry Fresh Glow eh? It does look like a skin care isn’t it? In a nutshell, this is a luminous type of makeup base. I read somewhere that the formula is able to give a spectrum of skin benefits and multiple effects to the skin from instant radiance up to moisture. The luminous effect in the base is due to the ultra-fine illuminators. The reason why it is in it because the base is designed to give the skin a natural type of luminosity and light diffusion. Remember I said about skin benefits? The anti-agers function help to restore skin elasticity. One of the ingredient – wild rose extracts is to increase hydration level, which most roses in any skin care or makeup do. Honestly I don’t see any anti-aging effect from using this. I wonder who does see the changes in the skin from using this except for a temporary luminous effect?

When I pump Fresh Glow out onto the back of my hand, I can already see a nudey and luminous color fluid on it. It does resemble a nail polish color I tell you. It looks almost harmless on it’s own, quite watery, easy to spread onto face and it goes on wet but dries down to matte. I have to work extra fast whenever I’m using this base. What I don’t like is that all the ultra-fine illuminator is left on my fingers and hands. It get to everywhere, which is something that I don’t like. On the face, it is totally different from what you’re seeing on my hand. Unfortunately I can’t seems to capture the effect on camera so you will just have to rely on what I said instead.

Fresh Glow can be used in multiple ways. I used it in two different ways but I mainly use it as makeup base before foundation. There is a reason why oily skin user is deter from using any makeup products that contain luminosity in it. This Burberry Fresh Glow included. It does enhance the shine on the face and accelerating sebum production in a way. Not something that I’m looking forward to. I always assume the foundation will cover the luminous shine away. It does but the face oils up so fast and when everything I had on sort of “blended” together with the sebum, it’s not pretty I tell you. My foundation and powder always cake up because it just couldn’t contain the sebum building up from bottom.

Another way that I’m using Fresh Glow is to dab onto my upper cheekbones as highlighter after foundation. It gives the skin a very subtle luminosity, which I like. If you’re not into makeup, you can still use this Fresh Glow on it’s own as a moisturising illumination. Most runway makeup artist prefer to mix this Fresh Glow with foundation for a radiance look but for me, this is not an option. I’ll look all shine up!

Here is the ingredient list.

Sad to say, this is the one product from Burberry Beauty that I will not repurchase. Not because it wasn’t good but it just doesn’t suit my oily skin. Burberry Fresh Glow will look and perform better on normal and dry skin. It does give the skin the necessary moisturisation, which my oily skin can’t take but other skin type will definitely appreciate it better. I still don’t see any anti-aging effect on my skin despite using it everyday for the first few months after I bought it.

Disclaimer: This is not a sponsored review. I bought the product on my own.

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