DIY Eye Primer

My first DIY tutorial! Haha!  

So, making my own eye primer started when i needed to buy one for my annual ball in Sept this year. I don't usually use primers as i don't wear makeup on a daily basis. I didn't wanna fork out so much money to buy the Urban Decay Primer (RM75), and i didn't have time to buy Etude House's primer either (RM29.90)- which is apparently as good as the UD primer. 

So, I YouTubed for substitutes of eye primer (as i wanted my makeup to stay on all night, smudge free-  I detest looking like a raccoon!) , and i stumbled upon a tutorial! 

If you don't wanna waste $ on an eye primer you'd use once in a blue moon, OR if you are out of your fav primer and need one asap, this tutorial is for you! It worked for me! :)  

Disclaimer : Use it only on your eyelids and under eye area, NOT your entire face. Use a body butter that you will not mind putting on your eyelids. I wouldn't recommend using a super cheap body butter.  

AND,   Body Butter ≠ Body Lotion !! 

Tutorial:

1. What you will need: 

• Body Butter
• A Toothpick
• An Empty Container
• Foundation (I used the Estee Lauder Double Wear tester as i don't use foundation) 

In this pic you can see the difference between body butter and body lotion. (L: Palmer's Body Butter, R: PeterThomasRoth 'Mega-Rich' body lotion) As you can see, despite being 'mega-rich', the lotion has a more watery consistency. 

2. Add equal parts of body butter and foundation

3. Mix with a toothpick until it is mixed evenly

The consistency should be thick. 

3. You're doneee! :D 

    The end result: 

Swatch time!! 

This is how it looks like when it is applied on the hand. It is creamy and thick. 

When it's blended, it blends in with your skin. 

Here's the swatch with eyeshadow colors: 

On the left are the colors without the primer, and on the right are the colors with the primer. It looks more vibrant, and it is easier to apply. It comes out really smoothly too. 

Top to bottom: 

1. Coastal Scents (88 palatte) in brown

2. NYX in Matte Turquoise (ES75B)

3. Estee Lauder in Iris Pearl (#20)

Verdict: It works, try it! 

How i studied for my exam

These were my study buddies for the SWOT VAC week. Red Bull to keep us awake, and these pics were taken during our mini breaks okay! 

Holiday Updates!

It's been ages since I've blogged! My exams just ended last week and i'll be having holidays until Mid February.

Right after my exams ended, i went out with the bunch for lunch and i immediately went back home to watch my favourite drama of all time, Autumn's Concerto- also known as Next Stop, Happiness.
It is a Taiwanese drama and it's so romantic! The chemistry between the two leads are so strong, and the little boy is SO adorableeee! Despite the cheesy sounding title, the drama is just amazing. If i type the synopsis out, it'll be a waste of your time and mine. Google it! Haha!

The best part is, Van Ness Wu is the lead! After this drama ended, i felt sad so i started looking for Behind The Scenes, listening to the OSTs, and i finally found an MV that Van Ness sang with Ady An ( The female lead) in it! 

Yeah so basically, celeb crush atm: Van Ness Wu   :p 

I hardly watch dramas, and i only watch the ones that i think i would like. So far, the only taiwanese dramas and US tv series i've watched are: 

Material Queen (taiwan)

Gossip Girl 

Gossip Girl Season 6 is so good. Hahah! Watch it to believe it! Anyway, i highly recommend all the mentioned dramas above, especially if you have alot of time on your hands. 

Apart from watching dramas, i read my favourite bloggers' blogs. Eg, Fourfeetnine, XiaXue, QiuQiu, Chuckei and Cheesie! 

I'll be spring cleaning my room, catching up with old High School, College and other friends i havent been in contact with, and getting a JOB! 

It's been raining alot lately, which prevents me from jogging around my area. -.- No car to drive to the gym summore! Pfttt! 

Sleepover at Mel's this weekend whoooo! Highlight of my week hahaha! 

I hope my holidays will be well spent! 

Fav song of late: Mistletoe by Justin Bieber and all the Material Queen and Autumn Concerto's soundtrack. Hahaha! 

BYE!

Everything just melts away when I’m lying here In your galaxy

Galaxy highwaisted shorts. :)

Been wanting to do this for so long.




Inspired by Littlewolfvintage.

The day my stomach made me happy

Yesterday, my fam and i decided to celebrate my brother and mother's birthday at AnJ's, a restaurant in Kota Kemuning.

My mum chose this restaurant because she heard and read good reviews about it, so we went there to try it out!

The ambience is cosy and warm, with oldies playing in the background.
The owner of the restaurant was there to serve us. He's really friendly and nice, and the waiters are very alert.

*Sorry there are no pictures! Except for the mushroom soup. * :(



What we ordered and the reviews:

1. Lamb Shank : Divine. The lamb smells so delicious and it melts in your mouth. Their gravy goes so well with the lamb that i am feeling so hungry just typing this out. My grandma (who dosent eat lamb because of its smell) surprisingly loved it! That's how great it is. The price is around RM35, if I'm not mistaken.

2. Seafood Platter : A variety of calamari, salmon, mussels, king sized prawns, sliced potatoes with the best gravy ever! The potatoes were the best I've ever taster in my life so far. My mum ordered this, and i didn't try it out, but she says its delicious! RM 45+

3. Spagetthi Cabonara: This is the best cabonara ever. Im not exaggerating! I'm not really a big fan of cabonara because it is usually very thick and creamy and makes me feel sick of it after eating half the plate. But this, is delicious. It is indescribable and is just perfect. I can't remember what was inside though. Ham, mushroom, etc. Haha! RM15+

4. Le Cordon Bleu: This was what i ordered. Le Cordon Bleu is actually chicken pieces rolled with ham, coated with bread crumbs. They served it with mushroom gravy, the delicious magical potatoes, ratatouille and some vege. It tasted pretty good! So far its the best I've ever tasted. I think this is the 2nd time in my life I'm ordering LCB, the first time was in Secret Recipe. AnJ's wins hands down! RM24.90

5. Fish & Chips: A classic dish, ordered by my grandma. She claims that the fish is small... but they gave 3 pieces of it and it looked pretty big to me. Haha! Anyway,  the tartar sauce was yummy, and overall the fish and chips were alright- nothing special. RM18+

6. Mushroom soup: Absolutely delicious. Mushroom bits inside. RM8

Coffee was ordered, and my parents agreed that Brew and Bread's coffee is waaay better.

Ordered Tiramisu (RM8.00), it was not bad! Pretty alright i guess.

We had a fun time chatting after lunch, and left AnJ's feeling ultra full and happy!


Do visit AnJ's especially if you live near KK! You won't be disappointed!

Father's Day at Brew & Bread

It's a tradition for my family to celebrate Mother's / Father'sDay by eating dinner at a delicious restaurant. This time for Father's Day we went to Brew & Bread, Kota Kemuning. It is particularly famous for its coffee and hearty breakfast dishes.

The 2 dads! 

Interior

Super yummy mushroom soup 

We ordered individual dishes, mainly pasta, fish and lamb shank. I find their pasta slightly above average, and my dad and grandpa said the lamb shank was delicious. (sorry no pics!) 

Then, we ordered dessert! :) 

Yogurt Cheese

Light, rich and delicious. My sister loved it! 

Carrot Walnut

You can actually see the carrot grates, the cake tasted just right with a hint of cinnamon- i will definitely order this again.

Belgian Chocolate Mousse

Tastes as good as it looks. Moderately dense chocolate cake with mousse in the middle. I'm a chocoholic, and i think it's yummy- although i'd prefer it to be denser. Haha! 

The best part, their coffee!! :D They use illy beans. They can customize coffee art for you, so i asked them to do a "Happy Father's Day" on the coffee. Hahah! 

                                      

Cappucino 

Can you see the heart shape behind "Happy Father"? The barista told me it's hard to do coffee art on cappuccino, that's why "Day" is missing -.- 

Caramel Latte

The coffee tastes really good. That's all i can say. 

 Here's a clearer heart shape

Guess what's this? 

It's an Angry Bird! How cool is that man?!! My whole family had a moment of excitement after we managed to figure out what it was. Hahaha. 

Baked goods

Mama. My grandmother gets pretty excited when she sees her picture in the camera. This is her excited face. Hahah! :) 

My whole family enjoyed the food here. Do come to this restaurant, i highly recommend it! Plus, there is no GST or service charge! ;)

Finally, Happy Father's Day! 

Thank you for being the awesomest dad ever! Sorry if I every disobeyed you or hurt your feelings. 

I know I don't always say this, but i love you!

Updates on this soon! ^

BYE!

Holidayssss

Okay, it's the second day of holidays- and I'm getting FAT. :(

I think ill be having a pretty busy holiday. Meeting up w old friends, piano, watching tv series :P , gym & swimming (I'm like a fat 10 year old), running errands, sleepovers! :D

Yeahh, i did my nails today- i tried doing the Archie comic nails, but i only managed to get Betty on my finger. :'( Archie didn't wanna stay and Veronica got smudged. sigh.

Im feeling ultra full now- was supposed to gym at 630, but ended up doing my nails. Anyway, i have to mow the lawn tmr so i guess that'll compensate.

Gonna go watch GG now haha! Byee!

The city of Love

So, for the first time in approx 4 months, i watched a movie with my family at home. Tonight, it was Monte Carlo (which i've been dying to watch since forever!). 

This show has my 2 fav celebs in it- Leighton Meester and Selena Gomez. It's basically a "dream come true"/ fairytale kinda story; romantic and made me laugh like crazy. I'll give it a 8/10! The cons of the show was that it was very predictable. I managed to guess what happened next. Hahah! 

Paris and Monte Carlo looked so beautiful in the movie. Found out that my parents went to Monte Carlo without me! 

:(

I must must go to both Paris and Monte Carlo at least once in my life. 

The icing on the cake was Pierre Boulanger. I think i've found my crush. He is from France and is gorgeous! :) <3 

My fav scene in Monte Carlo:

Pierre Boulanger:

Sigh the movie was so nice and romantic. I think I'm gonna watch it a few more times haha!

Oh and btw, my exams ended WOOHOO freedom ohyeah! :D



Picture of a happy me before going to KLCC on the day exam ended :D yay!

Kay im gonna go hit the sack!


Goodnight peeps!


Pierre pierreeee! <3

.desserts

Did you know that "desserts" is "stressed" the other way round?

The past 2 weeks have been very stressful for me, cuz I've been.... studying.

I slacked today. :'(

Gonna be back on my feet tmr morning to brace myself for exam this Monday, and after that- freedom is all mine!

Can't wait to do so many things :-
Sleepovers, shopping, bumming around- guilt free, online shopping, DIY stuff, pastel chalking (again!!)...


SIGH.
Wish me luck!
- Ill update my blog more frequently after exam haha!
Bye!

Oh btw, check out my favorite blog! www.fourfeetnine.com

My source of online entertainment. :P I love her!!!

Nail it on.

This reminds me of the stall my class set up for Hari Karnival in 2010 called "Nail Me" or "Nail It". Hahah.   :} Memories.

Anyway, in the next post i will be doing a review on nail stickers!

These nail stickers are inspired by Sally Hansen's nail strips that are actually real nail polish strips, but the application method is similar to these nail stickers. A box of them cost around RM57 in local drugstores i think. Pretty pricey, eh?

But i lovelovelove these strips! My fav one is "Laced Up", which is the one in the second row, far right! 

Last week, Monash had a charity event by the Med students called Toon Out Cancer! I supported my old school mate, Clara by paying RM5 for face painting, which actually costs RM3, but i cut line because i had to accompany Vanny to get something. Haha! Oh well, all proceeds go to charity anyway! 

I think i had a pretty hectic/ fun week! Jinnyboy TV came to uni a few days ago, and Sue, Chloe and i attended their "cheong hei" talk. They are good, no doubt- they just like beating around the bush. Towards the end, Jin had a Q&A session. When nobody else had questions to ask and the hall was quiet, i asked Chloe to ask Jin whether we can take a pic with him. When he saw us talking, he said: "Do you girls have anything to ask me?" Chloe and i were looking for the "girls", to discover that everyone in the hall turned back to look at us. *shy* 

Then when we said "no" and everything was back to normal, both of us were squealing because Jin noticed us. -.- (a day in the life of Chloe and Charis) 

We took a picture with Jin, Reuben and Prakash, but the picture is with Sue. Ill upload it when its out! Haha! 

Then Mel and i had a mini drama-filled day on Sunday. First time in a long time we felt so !@$%$.

BUT, i missed talking to Mel. :) She's been my bestie for 16 years? Or ever since we were born. 

Gonna be having a sleepover at her house soon, before she starts uni! 

Anyways, i gotta go. ETW MCQ test tomorrow. Wish me luck! 

.lmf

Woke up in the morning feeling like P.Diddy, phone rang, walked out to pick up the phone. When i walked back to my room, i hit my head on the door frame..... -.- A great start to a great day!

Imma Busy Bee

Hey blogwalkers,

I'd be honored if you're still reading my blog. If you just stumbled upon my blog out of sheer curiosity, welcome to my world! Guess i owe you guys some updates!

My life has been pretty hectic lately, just started my first semester at Monash University, Malaysia. Most of my Ausmat friends are there, i made some new friends, and reunited with some old ones. I am currently part of the Monash University Student Association, and it is a whole new experience. I feel like I'm in an event planning company haha! Late nights, hectic schedules, deadlines and more... Sometimes i just wonder whether i can handle it all, with my Grade 8 exam coming in July, exams and my "exercise routine" (which i haven't been doing lately :p )

And i think I'm starting to bake again! Justed my trial set of cookies the other day, Red velvet cupcakes which is yummers, and this Sunday I'm gonna be baking cookies again! (With nuts and Hershey's choch chips) :3

Oh, and i lovelovelove fourfeetnine (Audrey Ooi). Go read her blog! I met her real life during a workshop in Monash and she is supercuteandprettyy! I was kinda starstruck, that when i took picture with her and Timothy Tiah (TWICE), my mouth froze and i had to force myself to smile. Good thing i didn't look as bad as i thought i would. I stayed through the 2 hour talk that bored my beloved Sue to death.... but i wanna thank her from the bottom of my heart for temaning me!! :D Chloe, Van, Sue and i mainly went there at 12pm sharp for the goodie bags.... which i think was a scam set up by one of the club members just so we will come. Oh well, no goodie bags in the end, but i had a picture with her!!! *faints*

Had to blur out the lady in between us.... -.-

YAYY!

Oh, and this was the yummy food i ate last month w my friends @ Plan b

You can check out the pics of my latest bakes if you follow me on Instagram/ Twitter @chariswongg (for both usernames) For those who haven't, feel free to follow!

That's all from my side!

Byee! x

Just because...

Just because i laugh a lot,

Dosent mean my life is easy.

Just because i have a smile on my face everyday

doesn't mean that something is not bothering me.

I just choose to move on

and not dwell on all the negatives in my life.

Knowing that everyday is a gift from God

gives me motivation to do my best.

:)

Hope this will make somebody's day!