It’s shopping again. We went to this place called Oxford Circus and again, walk around and around. Then, oh la la … we saw a shoe shop. There are so many types of shoes there. Boots, heels, sneakers - you can find it there.

Their sneakers are limited though. It’s from Sketchers and their price range is like 60 pounds onwards if I am not mistaken. I am not too sure. So, kindly buy it in Malaysia. I bought my Sketchers for RM120 in 1 Utama. Their boots are nice, with the fur and all. Aww … so nice.

I didnt buy this. My friend bought it for like 10 or 15 pounds I forgot. Enjoy~

Yes…I am back with more of the cosmetics gift packs since it’s drawing near Christmas now. I am sure a lot of people will be scratching their hairs out from their heads on what to buy as gifts. Don’t fret, Miss Lil Disaster So-Called-Know-It-All is here to help!

I was walking at KLCC just now & I saw Benefit’s Dallas Palette at Parkson. What attracted me to write about this gift set is that they can make you look like a million bucks. If I can look like a million bucks, I will never have to work again & pay with my look since I have a million bucks in my look.

So yes, back to the Dallas thingy…as from the Benefit booklet I took from the counter(I lost the one from CLEO), it’s an outdoor glow for the indoor gal! Benefit’s favorite pressed powder in sun-kissed rose is paired with opulent gold-flecked shades of pinks and browns for eyes and lips - to make you look like a million bucks. It makes me wonder now, how can shades of pink & browns make us look like a million bucks? I thought it was supposed to be gold shades or silver shades? I tried on the gold-flecked shades on at the counter but the gold-flecks are not enough to make onlookers realise it. But it’s still worth it though cause it’s just for RM155.

The palette includes: .05 oz eyeshadows in soft pink shimmer and soft plum shimmer and two .04 oz lip shines in plum shimmer and golden pink plus a 0.10 Dallas Powder (sunkissed rose) and brush and a dual ended applicator brush.

The next one that I would like to introduce(okay…I know a lot of you know bout this already) is the Benefit’s The best of Benefit. It consists of Benefit’s top three selling products namely Benetint, Badgal Lash & Dandelion(I tried this on & it’s superb! But it’s too expensive that I couldn’t afford it). But the thing that I love most is the description in the book:

Once upon a time, in the faraway land of Benefit, there lived three sweet & pretty beauties…one so flirty, she turned all cheeks to rosy flush. Another so perky, she brightened faces with her ballerina-pink prettiness. And the last, so sexy, she grabbed all the attention with her big, black lashes. Meet the best of benefit! From us to you….live gorgeously ever after!

How creative is that? Anyway, here’s the pic:

One of my personal favourite is this, the mini pink brush set(note=the brushes aren’t pink. only the purse is). Its is actually a purse-sized trifold case containing five essential brushes which are a brow brush/lash comb, blush brush, eyeshadow blender, crease brush, and lip brush. I found this at Sephora selling for $16. With the convertion rate of 3.8, it would be around RM60.80. Yes, would be a bit expensive. But to see the smile on your loved one’s face would be really priceless.

Stila lipglaze have been a big favourite to a lot of you here at MYB(& other places as well). So I decided to walkaround & saw this Stila - The Gift of Glaze at Parkson KLCC. It is a limited-edition mini lip glaze set. Notice the word mini as it’s not in full size. As boasted by Stila, this high impact shine plus subtle scent in a click-pen applicator, lip glaze is the best in gloss. Stila has selected six of their most beloved shades and created mini versions for holiday.

Package includes Vanilla (sheer champagne shimmer), Brown sugar (shimmering bronze), apricot (sheer peach), grapefruit (sheer pink), Starfruit (shimmering rose) and raspberry (sheer fuchsia).

That’s all for now.

Yes….I am finally back after my four days trip to Bangkok & I am already missing my shopping heaven. I wanna stay a bit longer there….but was taken back because I missed my home more than I miss Bangkok.

I stayed at Baiyoke Suite because Baiyoke Sky was fully booked & girls(and boys as well la) DO NOT, I repeat, DO NOT stay in Baiyoke Suite because the facilities are way too old & the heater would be cold all of a sudden & you have to wait 5 minutes before it recovers back to hot(hopefully I will not get sued for saying this).

Remember to shop at Platinum Plaza as they boast to have more than 1300 wholesale shops(in which you have to buy at least three pieces in one shop to get wholesale price. Some do not let you mix & match with other designs. Some will but with condition that you add 10 to 20 baht). & yes, do stay at the Baiyoke area as that is the wholesale area(Platinum Plaza is just 5-10 minutes walk away from Baiyoke).

Try not to go for Suan Lum night market to buy stuffs as those stuffs they have there are from the wholesale area & they sell it at a higher price(which is double). Chatuchak is a nice place to go & it’s like triple the size of Mid Valley(of course Chatuchak doesn’t have four floors for you to shop la duh!). You can never finish walking within one day. The alleys there are closely packed with only merely two people can walk. That’s why Chatuchak is able to accomodate more than 10 thousand shops.

But Chatuchak is only opened on weekends as this is a weekend markets & they mostly do business with the locals. Therefore, stuffs there are almost the cheapest. Of course, the cheap stuffs there are like incense, candles, wood carvings & etc. Clothing, shoes & accesories are best to be bought at wholesale area. If you girls were to go there, please, please & please remember to wear tank tops, shorts, bring along a mini fan & clip up all your hairs. It’s freaking hot over there.

I noticed that the Thais love to eat roasted stuffs. They have roasted squids, roasted pig internal organs & etc. But those foods are very nice to be eaten. I love it there & the food is darn cheap. You can get a big packet of fried rice for only 10 baht(which is RM1). But you can hardly find bird nest & sharkfin(if you like them)at Bangkok(within the city area) unlike Hatyai that has it everywhere in the city.

But then again, the Thais in Bangkok close their shops earlier. Most shopping complexes & roadside shops are closed by 6 in the evening Bangkok time(which is 7PM Malaysian time). The night markets will be opened after 6PM Bangkok time. But usually, the night market sells the same thing as the wholesale shops but at a higher price.

I do notice that some of the shops in KL brough in clothes from Bangkok to sell. For example, I bought an empire-waisted top at Bangkok for RM30 & I saw the same top selling at Shopaholic(a shop at Bangsar if I am not mistaken)for RM89.90(in which I saw it today at FEMALE magazine).

The top that I bought from Bangkok

The one I saw at FEMALE mag December’s issue. It’s selling at RM89.90 at Shopaholics.

To see more of my shopping purchases, please go to Shopping Spree [December 2006] at MYB.

That’s all for now. Will update the LE + Christmas cosmetics pressies post soon! Till then.

forlic_pjann gave me a great idea what should i write about before flying off to Bangkok(yes, I am heading off tomorrow morning. can’t wait to shop till i drop & thanks frolic for giving me the idea!). It’s the time of the year where we have to cramp our brains to figure out what’s the suitable presents for our loved ones. But I guess when it comes to friends, soul sisters, bioligical sisters & mum, we sure can count on the LE sets that are being created by leading cosmetics brands for this festive season as gifts.

I do believe in giving others gifts that we personally like it ourselves(the same goes to how you treat others. if you want someone to treat you pretty well, then you must do the same as well!). Therefore, I will normally give things I personally like to my loved ones(except that I DO NOT give cosmetics to my father, my brother, my boyfriend & my boy friends. But I do give them skincare as gifts sometimes). So yes, I am gonna start off with limited editions cosmetics from leading cosmetic brands(sit tight ladies!).

First up is YSL Gold Celebration Palette Star Glow at rm183. I tried to find infos on it, but I failed(sorry girls! But will try to find more soon…).

Here’s one of my personal favourite….Lancome Glossy Charms Bracelet Ultra Shiny Hydrating Lip Gloss at RM95(phew….thank god I managed to pronounce it nicely after a few tries). It is said to have a delicious combination of 3 delicate, fresh and light shades with irresistible flavours. These 3 Juicy Tubes secretly leave a halo of light on your lips for glamorous makeup and a delicious mouth. What’s more, it can be used as a bracelet around your wrist of it can be used as an accessory to your bag or even belt!

Next up is Benefit Valley of the Stars priced at RM145. It is a mini kit with to keep you shining like a star all night long(this definitely fulfill your dream of becoming a beauty queen)for party. The set includes Moon Beam which acts as warm golden luminizer for face, High Beam as soft pink luminizer for face, Her Glossiness lip gloss which gives a sheer pink shimmer onto your lips & soft shimmering eyeshadows in tequila gold and snow white.

And yes, my favourite one, Dior Pretty Charms which is priced at RM170. It is adorned by Swarovski crystals with padlocks that has matching lipstick & lipgloss. This will definitely make the owner feels like a pwwwwinnnnncesssss(or might be a queen…that is if you want to).

Stila Holiday Deluxe Palette (some might say it as Stila Night Flower Deluxe Palette which confuses me a lot as till now, I still don’t know whether they are the same of different) priced at RM130 is a great investment as gift as it contains four eyeshadows, one lip colour, one lip glaze & one cheek colour. The pretty floral decorated compact includes a mirror for easy application and touch-ups on the go.

& yes, to all the MAC fans out there, MAC launched the dress set few weeks ago in KL! I do not think that I need to elaborate any further about MAC dress set as I know there are already a lot of MAC fans here. Anyway, here’s the pic:

New Flame and Florabundance Lipglass; and Spring Bean, Wonderstruck and Instant Gold Lustreglass

Fine China, Courting Rose and Magnetique Lipglass; and Opal and Pinkarat Lustreglass

Jellicious, Who’s That Lady, Saplicious, and Jellybabe

Pink Bronze, Vanilla, Tan, Old Gold, and Chartreuse

Frozen White, Naval Blue, Violet, Dark Soul and Pinked Mauve

Lucky Jade, Silverbleu, Shimmersand and Royal Hue

Do take note that everything is in cocktail-sized. Don’t ever dream on having full-sized(that is unless when you’re willing to pay more). So yup…that’s all for today. Will be back on Monday to blog more on Special Editions/Limited Editions cosmetics ie. Clinique colour surge special pack, mac viva glam 6 & etc for this festive season(wooohooo! Christmas….hohoho!) provided that no one is blogging bout the special stuffs while I am not here(don’t anyone dare to touch my holy topic *evil laughters*)

Btw, thanks for those who commented on my post! I am proud to be the 1st to start it off. But of couse, there won’t be a last post here(I hope).

One more thing, pictures of MAC dress set is courtesy of sweechen.

Adios girls! Bangkok, here I come!

Christmas is here. If you are bummed for ideas of what to buy.. read on.

Well, since Gap has newly open their door to consumers of KL-ites, in none other than One Utama, why no get some Christmas shopping there. I’ve chosen here a belt and an inspired red tee… well, we may not find it in OU’s store, but let’s hope.

This is dress-down for after Christmas party.

Next, Benefit cosmetics for her. Seen here is Benetint cheek tint, which can double as lip tint too. A rosy glow for the Christmas party date. You can also get a SPF lip balm – fool proof gift.

You gotta have sparkly stuff for Christmas - Tous watch. Style and wearability, doubles as a charm bracelet too.

If casual is your theme, don’t forget these chunky watches.

It’s an official trend, find them at One U, or try here and here.

For techies, don’t run from this blog. There is fabulous stuff I have selected here.

K800i from Sony Ericson – 3.2 megapixel camera, talk about photoblog.

And ipod nano (red), great color for getting Christmas-y. Plus it can be laser engraved with the owner’s name.

Well, here is a short list, but in fact there are lots and lots of items to get for Christmas, too many for me to list out, like the James Morrison cd, ipod casing, key pouch,.. in fact I off to shopping now! But… Tell me what you want and will buy for Christmas.