Wearing The Pants

The weekends come and go wayyyy too fast. They're also wayyyy to precious to dress sloppily so recently I've been ditching my sandals, summer dresses and shorts in favour for something a little more dressy.

Crazy story about these pants - I've been eyeing them since they sneak peek-ed online, and was waiting for them to be launched. I missed the launch by an hour and by the time I got on they were all sold out!!!!! Desperately hoped they would open a back order for them and so I put my name down for both. 

The next day I happened to be browsing again - and it just so happened that there was stock for pink! I pressed that little "ADD TO CART" button harder than I've ever pressed it in my life and went straight to check out!!! Turns out, that was the last piece AND I was so excited I actually typed my address wrong and almost had a mini heart attack. Had to email them to beg them to change it and thankfully they saw my email in time PHEWF!! A week later, it's in my arms and that's all that matters.

Pants - Younghungryfree

Shirt (worn as throw) - Vintage, from Malacca

Crop Tank - TOPSHOP

Bag - TOPSHOP

Shoes - JC

Hope everyone had a great weekend!

Top 5 All-Year Round Blushes!

To be honest, when I first started wearing make up, I didn't have a single blush in my stash. Zero. For some reason I thought blush was for older ladies or stage performers and so I just avoided it altogether. Which didn't last long, because I have the sallow complexion of an anemic vampire (does that even make sense??) and so I finally 'invested' in one - ELF's Candid Coral, which was supposedly a dupe for NARS Orgasm (on hindsight, it's not a very good dupe) and that started my love affair with blushes!

 I have several more, terribly underused ones, but these are the ones I find myself reaching for the most! Thought I'd do a mini review on each of them, so if you're looking for something new fo yo face keeeeeeeep reading!

1. Too Faced Sweetheart Blush ($39) -

What can I say - I'm a sucker for cute packaging + it's heart shaped! This tri-tone blush claims to mix together a perfect pink for everyday wear, and it does create a pretty sweet pink. Slightly on the frosty side, but I do like the girl-next-door look it creates. This blush was not super cheap, but for the amount of blush it hold it's definitely good value for money.

Pigmentation 3/5

Staying Power 5/5

2. Benefit's Bella Bamba 3D Blush ($46) - 

I constantly question - how is this 3D?? But specifics aside, this has been one of my go-to blushes since I purchased it almost 2 years ago. Yep, 2 years and nary a dent in it despite using it almost every other day! I love the watermelon pink with gold sparkle, and plus it smells yummy and summery! Always a plus point ;-) I would say this is a great first blush to own if you're just starting, because the colour isn't too scary and is always SO flattering, and the gold shimmer makes the apples of your cheek pop! Just beware - it is very pigmented and you should go light when sweeping up the product.

Pigmentation 5/5

Staying Power 4/5

3. Tarte's Amazonian Clay 12 Hour Blush in Natural Beauty ($42) - 

One of my newest additions that I CANNOT put down!! Estee of Essiebutton calls this her Snow White blush, and I can see why! The colour looks a little scary and red in the compact, but transforms to a gorgeous natural glow - like you just came in from somewhere cold (not applicable in Singapore), or ran up the stairs (not applicable to me) or just blushed (also not applicable to me - I have a lack of blood vessels in my face). I think it looks best on fair skin, but I've also read somewhere that it's gorgeous on tan skin as well.

Pigmentation 4/5

Staying Power 5/5

4. Stila Lip and Cheek Stain in Cherry Crush and Raspberry Crush ($36)

Ok, cheated on this one! But to be honest, only one of these is stellar, and it's Cherry Crush. I love love love the warm rosy red colour it creates on my cheeks! Plus its so great for travel, I only brought this as my blush to Hong Kong. For some reason, the formulation on both are different: Cherry is a little more gel-like while Raspberry is more like a cream, and Raspberry stains sooooo easily and is about 10x more pigmented. I've almost entirely used up the Cherry one, and I think I'll definitely be repurchasing.

P.S It smells like cherries!!!!

Cherry Crush:

Pigmentation 4/5

Staying Power 4/5

Raspberry Crush

Pigmentation 10/5 (STAINED FINGERS)

Staying Power 5/5

5. 3 Concept Eyes Cream Blusher in Baby Peach ($20??)

I do love my cream blushes, because a) they don't stain fingers like a stain b) they blend so well on the face c) they last pretty long. I love this colour, although it's slightly on the orangey side, because it has that korean make up look which I'm loving (think dewy skin, simple eye make up, peachy-orange cheeks, Park Sora...) Very subtle, very sweet, and my only qualm is I wish they came in more colours! AND that I could buy it in Singapore :( But I.T is opening soon and there's gonna be a Stylenanda so FINGERS CROSSED

Pigmentation 3.5/5

Staying Power 4/5

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Welllllllll that's about it for now! What are your favourite blushes? Maybe I'll do another of this series on my favourite eye make-up products...? Til next time!

xxx

It's kinda crazy to finally own the bag I've wanted to own for years - since I saw it being seductively slung on the lithe arms of fashion bloggers everywhere, it had my heart. This is the Balenciaga City Bag in Black Agneau Leather, with Rose Gold G21 Hardware, and it is beautiful. When I saw it my heart skipped a beat, and I still can't stop touching its super soft leather - is this real life?

When I first started working full time, I decided that when I hit xx amount in my bank, I would treat myself to my first luxury bag. And at that point, it was quite an insane idea because my bank was practically down to my last 100. Didn't really think about it, but a couple of months ago I realised that hey! I was reaching my target amount! Continued saving and saving (but still online shopping...) and researching and deciding what to drop my cash on for another few months, when is finally decided to make the purchase. Was initially deciding between Givenchy Pandora or Balenciaga City/ Part Time, but because this was the first bag I wanted to own, I decided to fulfill a dream. 16 year old Charlotte would be very happy.

Waffled - Creamier and Stateland Cafe

Hey guys! Haven't been blogging as religiously as I should, but I promise I have some stuff prepared! I just need to find the time to snap some pictures, hopefully by this weekend...?

Anyhow, I've seen a recent spike in waffle pictures all over my Instagram and I just had to do what any normal human being would do - I caved and got me some waffles. To be honest, my experience with waffles has always been pretty sub-par - mainly my after school escapades to the nearby Waffletown for Raspberry Ripple and (possibly) microwaved waffles. Which has it's beauty I guess, $3.50 for waffles and ice cream is always a good thing. But gourmet waffles, that's another story altogether. Over the past 2 weeks, I popped over to 2 different Waffle Cafés - Creamier and Stateland Café, so here's a quick review on them! 

I've always wanted to visit Creamier, maybe even for more than a year? Sadly, it's located at Toa Payoh and hidden among the blocks of flats (i.e super out of the way) and I never went down. But after seeing one too many pictures of their ridiculously huge scoops of ice cream on top of fluffy waffles, I broke. I bugged Samuel to take me there, and so after a hearty dinner at Toa Payoh Central's Tim Ho Wan we had a leisurely stroll over.

Creamier specialises in unique ice cream flavours - Chocolate Orange, Sea Salt Gula Melaka and Black Sesame among others. 

We had a double scoop of Sea Salt Gula Melaka and Earl Grey Lavender. It was super packed (Sunday night!) but we managed to get a seat quite quickly. Waiting time wasn't too bad either, and definitely worth it when we got our warm, fluffy waffles! Plus look at how generous their scoops are! We definitely enjoyed the Earl Grey more than the Gula Melaka as the latter got a bit jerlat towards the end - but then again we do seem to enjoy most tea flavoured ice cream flavours! Dis baby was about $10 - so worth it!

I have to say their ice cream is really good, and as the name suggests, very creamy! But not sure if that's enough to make me travel all the way down just for another bite... Maybe?

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The following week we popped over to Stateland Cafe, which I read about online! Was intrigued because they had really special waffle flavours - Red Velvet, Black Forest, S'mores and more. Plus, they're located at Bali Lane, and Sam and I hang out around Bugis Street a lot so it was pretty convenient!

We decided to go with the Red Velvet Waffle with Cream Cheese Glaze and Vanilla Ice Cream - $14.90

Should we just cut to the chase? I was very disappointed by Stateland. The outlet was very, very small and we had to wait about 20 minutes for a seat, but that was forgivable, seeing how they're a new shop. I waited about another 20-30 minutes for my waffles, while the group that was seated just before me came, ate and left. Hmmmmmmmm... And finally the waffles came. They were sadly lacklustre - flat, tasteless, and not enough ice cream. Not fluffy at all, and it wasn't even hot :( At least it made for a pretty Instagram picture!

The shop serves a multitude of dishes - all day breakfast, pasta, waffles, French toast... Which is great, except the kitchen is about half the size of a public toilet stall! In my opinion it's better to focus on a few dishes and perfect them, but hey, they're the owners! Sadly, I don't think I'll be going back too soon.

Ok! That was my 2 cents worth on 2 popular waffle joints - what do you think?

xxx