.:Dawnie:. - Pretty much your ordinary girl

You know I love my makeup.
And I died when my Travel Brush Kit got stolen.

So I placed a second order to Sigma, this time for the full-sized original set. So that I can keep them at home without any chance of losing them again and suffer from extreme depression.

After 2 weeks of anxiety, they came! In a mangled envelope with messy tape at one side no less.

I should be thankful it didn't end up as lost mail, I take my rude words back.

Packaging...

The three brushes at the side came in a red mesh bag that I forgot to include. Bleh.

So the ones in the black mesh bag are my 12-pc full-sized original set. The two similar ones with the handles are the Flat-Top Buffer Brush; one for me and one ordered by my colleague. Teeny one with the stubby stump is the Kabuki.

Face brushes....

Includes large powder, stippling, flat foundation and angled blush brush.

Eye brushes.....

Includes big shader, blending, shader, angled shader, concealer, pencil, angled liner and thin liner brush.

and free with the set....the travel-sized SS217 which I adoreeeeee.

I think Sigma acted on feedback about how some girls boycotted them. Refrained from buying their brushes because of the similarity to the MAC ones?

I was surprised when I received the brushes, bcoz Sigma changed the brushes' numbering. Like previously the large powder brush was named the SS150? It's now called the F40. Same for the rest of the brushes, the face ones will have the letter 'F' at the front, while the eye brushed will have the letter 'E' before the numbers. A very good clever move I thought.

I wasn't bothered by the names or whatnot. As long as the brushes remain soft and of good quality as I remembered them to be, I'm still a happy camper :)

Labels: beauty, online buys, Sigma

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Monday, December 28, 2009

And something came in the mail yesterdayyyy! Wheee~!

pictured: SS150, 187, 168, 190, 194, 224, 219, 239 - Naughty in Black Travel Set. SOOOOO CUTE with the stubby handles HAHA.

Ordered on the 18th, shipped on the 18th, received on 26th morning I think. Coz I only checked the mail yesterday which was a Sunday and they don't deliver mail on Sundays right?

And they included a free gift for me! An eyeshadow in Indian Girl - a frosty purple colour.

Does Sigma do this everytime, or only because I ordered it so close to Christmas?

But who's complaining, Thank You Sigma!

Some people think Sigma are copycats of MAC, and yes I agree with that, what with the same numbering for their brushes. It takes effort and creativity to create wonderful brushes, but it takes art to duplicate them. And they are cheaper, which is a good thing for those who can't afford MAC brushes. Makeup application is an art, your face is the canvas. Perfection may be achieved with the right set of tools and though sometimes you can't afford high-end brushes, that doesn't mean you have to settle looking your second-best. Sigma captures this need and I applaud them for it.

Anyway....Thursday was the outing with bf.
Wanted to watch Alvin and the Chipmunks 2, but it was sold out! Right til 1:40am could you believe it?? Mann.....so we postponed Alvin til later on in the month, and watched Princess and The Frog instead. Lol I loved the movie, it's right up there with the other Disney Princess movies that brings you back to your childhood. Pair a good movie with some sweet popcorn, fried chicken balls, a corn dog and iced lemon tea with a 'life-sized teddy bear" to cuddle with - it doesn't get any better than that :)

Then we got finger food for lunch and ate at some park at YCK.

Can you see my layers? Dang, I got only one picture to test out the camera on the new phone. Ohwell.

Labels: beauty, boyfriend, movie, Sigma

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