HK Holiday Part 1: OOTD and More!

I have a lot of things from my HK trip to share with you guys but I need to divide them in parts so I don't go crazy and write a travelog-novel which might bore you to death. :] I know I said the haul's up next but I haven't finished taking pictures yet. Please bear with me! :) Also, a very good blogger friend of mine, Stellarvixen requested to see my Liberty of London x Kamiseta dress since she is also into florals and dresses.

So today I'm going to share with you day 1 of my HK holiday. Here's my OOTD (outfit of the day) :

@ HKIA

Liberty of London x Kamiseta floral dress, Mango cardigan, Zara wedges and Marc by Marc Jacobs Nylon Little Tate Tote in quartz grey (great for traveling!)

I think dresses are very practical when traveling because you already have a full outfit and only need to accessorize unlike bringing multiple pieces for an outfit which can take so much room in your luggage, leaving smaller space for hauls. ;) Please check the weather forecasts for the city/town you are visiting so you can coordinate your clothes with the weather, you wouldn't want to get stuck in the rain wearing your favorite wedges or get frozen while wearing your mini skirts would you? ;)

on the way to Times Square:

where I was greeted by a JILL STUART store :D

sadly, the new loose blushers i wanted to try are not out yet :(

after Times Square, we took the tram (for that HK experience) to go to Central:

my feet hurt so i took off my shoes. haha! yes, that's my brother sleeping. I swear he can sleep anywhere! hahaha!

then from central (don't have much pics, we went shopping) we took the Star ferry back to Tsim Sha Tsui, walked though Avenue of the Stars, snapped some pics and enjoyed the harbor view especially when the Aqualuna made an appearance. It looked like those scenes from Hong Kong movies which was really nice. :)

the famous Aqualuna

and...

the famous G of ♡ coffretgorge *kidding!*

^_~

Happy Independence Day to all my fellow filipinos! MABUHAY! :)

Liberty of London x Kamiseta + TFS Haul

 I know a lot of you are familiar with textile and fabric giant Liberty of London especially now that they have their MAC collection and Target collaboration, but locally, they have also worked with women's clothing brand Kamiseta (which simply means 'undershirt' which is ironic because it is usually refers to men) to bring in a limited edition collection for summer which consists of multi colored dresses, button down shirts with bow details at the back and drawstring, short sleeved dresses using Liberty fabrics, I went there to check the LE collection and I didn't go home empty handed, I got a cute floral print dress which is super comfortable and totally suitable for the hot and humid weather we have here.

 

I'll show you the print, the LOTD will come later. ;)

isn't it fun and pretty? I'm planning on taking it to our family HK trip. Of course I'll share photos; If you share some good places to shop and eat! bwahaha >:)

Next, The Face Shop mini-haul, mainly essentials:

top left to bottom right: Raspberry Roots de-puffing eye gel sample, Clean Face White Post-Acne Nighttime Spot Eraser, Plus +1 Pomegranate Lip Care Stick, Nail file and TFS Color Nuance for Cheek in OR202 (shine) *phew!*

I'm seriously in love with this pomegranate lip care stick right now, here shown with my trusty strawberry chap stick for size comparison:

its longer but slimmer, contains lesser product too. I got it for Php265 (approx. $6)

product:

swatch:

texture is similar to chap stick and it moisturizes my lips adequately, difference is the Lip Care Stick gives a vibrant cherry red tint to lips, which makes you look like you just ate a popsicle, very natural and pretty. I usually reapply every 4 hours, not bad eh? I highly recommend it if you're looking for that red stained lips effect without drying the lips! I've been using it everyday since I got it, which is exactly a week now. :)

I also got the Clean Face White Post-Acne Nighttime Spot Eraser for my acne scars, I'm using it now after the Paul & Joe whitening serum, i have noticed a slight difference already, dark spots have lightened up a bit, I hope it eradicates the scars completely soon. Retail price: Php795 quite affordable! No wonder its always sold out.

it turns invisible when blended, sometimes I use it instead of my Diorsnow spot corrector for daytime. :D

I got curious about the blushers because they reminded me of Shu Uemura packaging. Hehe. TFS Color Nuance for Cheek in OR202 (shine)

here it is in the pan, its more vibrant and orangey in person, i dont know why it ended up looking pale here on blogger. :/

the swatch is more accurate:

Pretty orange shade right? 

Honestly, i liked the way it looked when i swatched it because i was so used to pinks and roses the color looked refreshing and summery, but when i tried it on my face it was too orangey for my liking, i have to try it again and blend it very well this time. Quality wise, its quite good for its price (Php395, approx. $8), it is highly pigmented and it has little specks of shimmer which gives off a faint glow to the cheeks. TFS Color Nuance for cheek has 8 shades available, I'm going to try OR201 next, a light peach shade.

Happy Monday everyone! Stay gorge! x.x

♡,

G