Makeup Brush Drying rack and Brush Cleaning Glove under $10

Ok, So the only reason I decided to write this blog entry is because of all the reviews and YouTube videos I seen of all kinds of makeup brush drying racks.. tree? and especially the latest Sigma oven mitts.. um.. I mean.. their brush cleaning glove

The prices for those brush drying racks I have seen are minimum $30? I believe.. and the crazy brush cleaning glove from Sigma is freagin $40!!!!!!

 This is what I have been doing to dry my brushes since high school... so I have been using this method for yeeaaarrrrrssssss (yes I'm old)

All you need is cloth hangers and some rubber bands

lol look at my cute air plane shaped ones... (these shaped rubber bands were really in a few years ago among elementary students.. so I took these from my little brother after he lost interest)

You can tie one brush at a time or two like I did.. I am really lazy so I generally tie 2-3 together.. meh~~~

and you just hang them in your bathroom... door knob... closet... side of your table?? just anywhere you like.
Because the whole point of those brush drying rack is so they dry bristles down and the water doesn't get into the wooden barrel part and loosen up the glue, and eventually your brushes falls apart =C

So after looking at all the talks about this crazy over priced Sigma brush cleaning glove (heck I'm just going to call it oven mitts) I mean I do understand where they are coming from and the oven mitt actually reminds me of the Sephora silicone facial cleansing pad which I have been using for almost 2 years.

This is Sigma's oven mitt 

 and this is Sephora's silicone facial cleansing pad .. and it is $7 (But honestly you can get them for a dollar on ebay)

I tried washing my brushes with this and it foamed up well and I actually used less products comparing to just hand+soap+water. I think the whole point is just to create friction so it creates a nice lather

I guess you can call this post a "DIY" post. This is just my thoughts on these new brush cleaning/drying trends I see.

I personally think they are a waste of money and I don't think you need them annnnddd not to mention they are CRAZY OVERPRICED!!! I rather save the money and splurge it on good skincare products

Hope this post saves you some money heehee

~Mishie~

Topbox February 2013

I was super excited to get this month's box because it is suppose to be a Prive Box as well

aaaannnnddd the one I got was  Benefit's Prive Box! YAY!!!!


I love the whole Chinese new year packaging!!

Topbox January 2013

While I was at work today.. I got email notification of my January Topbox delivery.. I was super excited and couldn't wait to go home and open it up.

I got a Clinique beauty box!

Review: Lioele Dollish Veil Vita BB Cream [Purple]

I got 2 samples of this BB cream from Cosmetic Love from my last purchase.  The only reason why I started using this was because my sample bucket was getting full and I was trying to use up all the samples I got.

Without reading up anything about this BB cream I took the little sample packet to use one morning and I was kind of surprised when I squeezed out the BB cream. Because it was not the normal beige/skin colour I was expecting. Instead, it was a pale almost white colour. A bit confused, I went and re-read the package, it says Blemish Balm, Vitamin care, Makeup Base. So I thought it was just a primer. However, after putting it on my face, my complexion brightened up instantly  and my fading acne marks were pretty much concealed. I could even get away with just setting powder and I'm good to go!

I was so impressed with this product that I used it the next day and the day after that. I actually got 5 uses out of the little sample pack. I decided to open up my last packet today and write a review about it.

The shade I got was #1 Gorgeous Purple  (they have 2 shades in total, gorgeous purple and natural green)

you can find the product Here, cosmetic love sells it for $18.68, but if you don't want to get the full size, you can also buy the samples first to try, it is around $3.25 for 3.

The sample pack looks like this:

Mini Sephora Christmas Haul + Stila Snow Angel Color Palette Swatches

I purchased these items on Sephora's website mid December.. but they didn't come in until around Christmas time, and because I was away in Disneyland for Christmas.. I did not get them until I got back

Now I finally have time to take pictures and do swatches =D

so here are the 3 things I got :
 1. Sephora by OPI: Good Tidings We Bling
 2. Bliss Ingrown Eliminating Pads
 3. Stila's 2012 Holiday Collection: Snow Angel Color Palette

    

I didn't do a swatch of the Nail polish but I did swatch all the colours in the palette

The Palette has 12 Cheek Colours and 18 eyeshadows, it also includes Stila's stay all day waterproof volumizing mascara plus a little booklet with instructions for 6 looks