Biteki September 2017

This nifty foundation brush will come free with the upcoming September issue of Biteki. Densely packed with 220,000 hairs, it is designed to be used with liquid, cream and even powder foundations for a poreless, seamless finish. It even comes with its own case. Due out on 22 July.

Paul & Joe GWP at BeautyHabit and B-Glowing

BeautyHabit is offering this ultra adorable Paul & Joe kittens pouch with US$50 purchase right now until 14 August. See BeautyHabit's current list of GWP offers here. BeautyHabit ships internationally and also partners with MyUS.com.

The kitten lipstick case has already sold out on BeautyHabit less than 3 days after the launch. You can still find it on B-Glowing and Beauty.com but do hurry as these will not hang around for long. You can see swatches and reviews of the whole collection on Makeup & Beauty Blog.

B-Glowing is offering this kitty pen with US$100 purchase.

Nivea and 13rushes Promotional Set

13rushes is a Singapore brand of hand-crafted synthetic brushes that has been garnering positive reviews. Their new Deep Cleansing Facial Brush (S$21) is currently being given away free in a promotional set comprising the Nivea Extra White Make Up Clear 3 in 1 Mud Cleanser and Micellar Water (S$18.80) exclusively at Guardian Pharmacy stores in Singapore. (Watsons is offering a similar set with a face powder brush.) The cute heart-shaped brush is sturdily made with densely packed bristles that feel superbly soft and gentle on the skin. It took me a week of stalking Guardian stores before I finally located it at the Ngee Ann City store this morning.

13rushes is also offering the Mud Cleanser as a gift with every order on their website.

Aside from the Nivea set, I also picked up a couple of My Beauty Diary mask sets that were on sale and a Gatsby hair wax that came with a free 4Gb thumb drive.

Paul & Joe Midnight Sangria on BeautyHabit

BeautyHabit.com is offering this luggage tag as a gift with any Paul & Joe purchase. Good time to pick up those gorgeous gradient lipglosses from the new Midnight Sangri collection for summer!

Beauty.com GWP

Beauty.com has just started offering this new sample-filled Jane Mayle bag as a gift with any $100 purchase. It's a tempting one with a deluxe sample of By Terry Hyaluronic Blush in Peach Posh. The minimum purchase amount is not hard to hit given the plethora of holiday collections now available from Tarte, Too Faced, LORAC, Urban Decay, Smashbox, Stila and Butter London. I couldn't resist picking up a couple of the newly reformulated Kevyn Aucoin Creamy Glow blushes.

Paul & Joe Holiday and GWP codes on Beautyhabit

BeautyHabit.com is offering the following gifts with purchase and they have the new holiday sets, Glossy Lip Colors and bodycare line in stock.

* Use the code PJSKIN with $65+ order for a skincare intro set with 3 deluxe minis.

* Use the code PJBAG with $100+ order for a cat-print bag with a full-size Eye-Lip Gloss Duo & Nail Enamel

* Use the code PJTOTE with $100+ order for a cat-print tote with Eye-Lip Gloss Duo & Nail Enamel

The codes expire on 18 October. Pity there're no actual photos of the gifts. See real life pics of the holiday kits and swatches on Iswii.net.

Paul & Joe Kitten Blanket GWP at BeautyHabit

The Paul & Joe Fairytale collection for autumn has just debuted on BeautyHabit.com. Use the code COZYPJ (valid until 15 August) with purchase of $100 for this adorable kitten blanket measuring 44” x 26” or the code LOVEPJ for free ground shipping on orders with any in-stock Paul & Joe item.


B-Glowing.com is offering a kitten pouch with $50 purchase, just use the code KITTY13.

Below is a video tutorial from B-Glowing.

SpaceNK GWP (USA)

SpaceNK (US) is offering this generous gift worth $325 with purchase of $250. Code is BAG14. They stock Hourglass, Chantecaille, Kevyn Aucoin, By Terry and many other prestige brands. Offer only within the US. Both Neiman Marcus and Saks are also running their beauty events this week.

BeautyBay, FeelUnique and Zuneta Advent Offers

BeautyBay.com and FeelUnique.com are unveiling a special offer every day until Christmas as part of their Advent Calendar promotion. FeelUnique has a host of GWPs for various brands, plus you can get a 15% discount with the code TREAT15 for a limited time.


Zuneta is holding an Advent Calendar sweepstakes with all entries to be given a 10% discount code. Today's giveaway is shown below.

Liberty Beauty Gift

Liberty in London just started offering an amazing beauty gift worth over £220 with purchase of £125. Since I had a £15 voucher from joining their members programme, I decided to stock up on REN skincare, selecting mainly masks, cleansers and toners for combating acne, pores and dullness. I've had good experience with their cleansers previously, and was keen to try more products from their range.

The gift is truly generous, comprising 18 products from several prestige brands.

The makeup items include an Ellis Faas Creamy Lips L109, Laura Mercier Eye Basics in Wheat 0.1oz, Hourglass Film Noir Full Spectrum Mascara in Onyx 4.5g, Chantecaille Luminous Gloss in Lychee 4.5g and Trish McEvoy Beauty Booster Lipgloss Pretty Pink 0.2oz. The Creamy Lips usually retails for £22 but judging by the swatch on Drivel about Frivol, it looks like a muddy yellow beige shade that could be tricky to pull off. Fortunately, the Chantecaille and Trish McEvoy glosses are much easier to wear.

For pampering the hands, there is Aesop Reverence Aromatique Hand Wash 50ml, Cowshed Cow Slip Soothing Hand Cream 50ml and QMS MediCosmetics Hand Care 40ml.

For the body, there is Aromatherapy Associates Renew Rose Body Cream 40ml, Byredo Parfums Blanche Body Lotion 40ml, ESPA Energising Body Lotion 100ml and Decleor Aroma Confort Moisturising Body Milk 50ml.
Skincare products included Malin + Goetz Grapefruit Face Cleanser 29ml, Dermalogica Daily Microfoliant 13g, Kiehl's Ultra Facial Moisturizer and REN Hydra-calm Cleansing Milk 30ml. The sole legcare product was Margaret Dabbs Intensive Hydrating Foot Lotion 50ml.

I was most excited about the Diptyque Mimosa candle, as Diptyque candles are usually far too expensive for me to splurge on. Mimosa smells lovely, freshening up the room quickly even without being lit so I'll probably keep it around for awhile.

The pouch naturally features a Liberty print.

The kind SA at Kiehl's also gave me some samples of the new Orange Flower & Lychee body cleanser.

Don't you just love generous sample-stuffed beauty gifts? Beauty.com has a pretty good gift with $100 purchase at the moment, while Barneys.com will be running a beauty event from September 20-23 with a gift bag with $200 purchase (more details on Lola's Secret Beauty Blog).

Goodies from the UK: Magazine Freebies, GlossyBox, JolieBox, Body Shop Lily Cole Collection and Paul & Joe

My dear sweet husband just brought me an armload of goodies from London!

UK magazines give out the best beauty product freebies and this month brought another bumper crop. Glamour teams up with Benefit every summer to offer deluxe sample sizes of their bestselling products. The July issue comes with a choice of Benefit Badgal Lash mascara, That Gal brightening face primer or the Porefessional. I went for That Gal as that was the only one that I had not tried yet.

Marie Claire offered a full sized Ciaté nail polish worth £9 in three new shades for summer.

The pic below shows Purple Sherbet (left) and Jelly Bean.

The May edition of Glossybox celebrates their one year anniversary. Glossybox has been phenomenally successful in several countries. It just launched in the US while a Singapore version is in the works as well.

This was a pretty good box with two Lolita Lempicka fragrance samples, a Noble Isle Summer Rising Bath & Shower Gel, HD Brows Eye Smoothing Serum, Berber Oil Hair Treatment, two sachets of Apvita Anti-Wrinkle & Firming Mask (mistakenly included in the Joliebox photo below), a Glossybox compact mirror and balloon. These are all brands that I have not tried before, except for the Lolita Lempicka fragrances, so that made the box interesting for me.


The May JolieBox contained just four products: Essential Care Organic Rose Moisturiser, China Glaze Luxe & Lush, RMK Make Up Base and Talika Eye Therapy Patch.

It was an amazing stroke of luck that I scored Luxe & Lush, which was part of the Hunger Games collection, as it was the only shade in that collection which appealed to me. China Glaze nail polishes usually retail at around S$30 in Switzerland, so this bottle alone made the £13 price of the Joliebox worthwhile for me.

My husband also helped me pick up the new Lily Cole collection from the Body Shop and the three new limited edition Paul & Joe eyeshadow singles.

I was initially interested only in the Puff On Radiance, but since the Body Shop had a 3-for-2 promotion, I decided to get the Shimmer Cubes #24 and purple liquid eyeliner as well.


The plush feathery puff with the pink bow reminded me of Lavshuca. The pot contains an extremely generous 46g of product (versus 30g for Guerlain Meteorites).



The highlighter balls apply as very fine gold shimmer, perfect for adding a subtle radiance to the décolletage.

These ethereal Paul & Joe Self Select Eye Colors are inspired by the delicate wings of fairies that transform into otherworldly tones when layered over other colors. These, along with the rest of the Paul & Joe summer collection, are also available on BeautyBay.com, which offers free international shipping.

001 Under The Stars

002 Love-in-idleness

003 Moon Beam

Thanks for reading!

Crabtree & Evelyn Hello Kitty Summer Treats

Crabtree & Evelyn has just launched another special Hello Kitty gift with purchase promotion starting 8 June to 1 July in Singapore. The tea sets feature Crabtree & Evelyn's signature floral patterns and Hello Kitty wearing a crown, which is apt given this month's Jubilee celebration in the UK.

Cute as they are, they are incredibly spendy. The Lavender & Iris tea cup and saucer set is the gift with S$180 purchase, while you get an additional Lily & Wisteria tea cup and saucer set plus four small plates in Lily, Wisteria, Lavender & Iris with S$320 purchase.


If you spend S$460 in a single receipt, you get all the gifts plus a Rosewater tea cup and saucer set, small plate, tea pot and two-tier cake stand.

These are cute but I still prefer the C&E Hello Kitty skincare sets that were released for holiday 2011.