Around the UK with ME!

A short photo blog of my recent trip to the UK with my family to visit my sister, who happens to be studying there! (Don't know why I added that last bit, but felt it was relevant somehow. :P )

Pre-requisite photo of the sky from the plane. It's GORGEOUS! 

It's been awhile since I went anywhere, so was super excited to just be on the travellator! 

Wearing Boots from Turkey, Army Green Long Top from Supre & Black Fuzzy Sweater from my mom! 

First stop was the Stone Henge. 

Don't let my lack of coat fool you, it was FREEZING & so WINDY! I just wanted to be vain! :P 

This is the start of how I recycle my clothes for this 2 week trip, with just 3-4 sweaters! 

Wearing Black Sweater from Supre & Jeans from Uniqlo. 

The Cardiff countryside.
I thought Stone Henge was cold, boy was I wrong! The rain & wind in Wales were merciless! 

Wearing Pink Sweater from an online store & Pleather Pants from H&M. 

It was a rather warm & sunny day at Oxford. But was feeling lazy, so didn't take off my coat. 

It's CHRISTMAS! So I put on my festive socks. :) 

Socks from muh sistah! 

A warmish day at the Iron Bridge, Telford.
Feeling monochrome. 

White Sweater from an online shop & again my Black Pleather pants. :P 

Before destroying the malls at Birmingham, we stopped by to take this photo. :P 

Pink Scarf from H&M & Black Pleather Pants from H&M. 

Are you starting to see the recycling yet? :D

One of my loot from the Boxing Day Sales at Birmingham!
It's a Pug Life! 

Finally in LONDON! At the Buckingham Palace.

Boy, was this photo hard to take. The sheer amount of people just queuing up just to take a photo of this gate. (Okay fine, there weren't that many but there was still a line!) 

Yup, it is the SAME Pink Sweater & Black Pleather Pants from before. :P 

Last one of the lot!
Across the road from Buckingham Palace, was Green Park! Where I saw...

A SQUIRREL! 

Happily munching, munching, munching. 

Oh lookie! Are those humans? 

HUMANS HAS FOOD!
AMBUSSHHHHHH!! 

That's about it for my short photo blog. Will do my best to upload more in the future! :)

Till next time!
xoxo

City of Bones Premier with Sephora!

Today's post is by none other than my sister, Ping! She's currently back in Malaysia for a couple of months to take a break from what I hope would be hardwork & studying in the UK! 
As I had a hair appointment I just couldn't miss (:P), so I got both my sisters (Ping & Lulu) to go in my place. Photo captions by me! :) 

On the 20^th of August, my sister and I got free tickets for a preview screening for the book based movie, City of Bones at GSC cinema, Midvalley Megamall. 

Movie passes! 

We arrived early and decided to have dinner before we went to get our tickets. When we finally went to the event area which was outside GSC, there were a lot of people around ready to take their free tickets, complimentary goodie bags, have their pictures taken to be printed on cards with the city of bones theme, and just random people being curious about what was going on. 

Lulu in the top photo, Ping in the bottom. With the characters (which I would assume) Alec, Jace & Isabelle. 

There were also models dressing up as a few of the main characters of the movie (cosplayer) with whom you could take photos of or have your pictures taken with. My sister was obviously being a fan girl, wanting to take multiple photos with them and being unhappy with how dark the lightning was when I took photos of her with her phone camera, opting not to use flash as it looked uglier with it.

Have your photo taken & montaged! Final product at the end of the post. :) 

Finally, when we entered our designated viewing room and sat at our seats. There was a guy who told us we could not use any recording devices and that we were not allowed to use our phones - gasps! How dare they? No phones for one hour plus? – On pain of being forcibly removed from the screening.

The movie started, it was interesting and I was not severely critical of it as I had not read the book recently, so I was not terribly disappointed if some scenes were more rushed or cut out or changed (unlike someone I know) but I was rather annoyed by someone commenting virtually non-stop on the movie and how it differed from the book, talking so much while I was trying to enjoy a good movie. Sometimes you can’t choose who you sit next to in a movie, there may be noisy people but at least this time there were no phones ringing during the movie.

All in all, the movie was good I would say, much better than the other new book based movie with modern Greek heroes and heroines which I shall not name now as it was too painful but also had an incessant commentator sitting next to me as well then. This movie had good effects and I really liked some of the characters – the bad guy was cool! And the main character had cool powers as well, new runes anyone? – Though opinions may differ from mine on it.

 NYX goodie bag, NYX discount vouchers just for Sephora White Card members, movie passes & popcorn+drinks vouchers! 

Freebies from NYX! Unfortunately, the Twin Cake is neither me nor my sisters colours so we'll be giving these (not one, but TWO) NYX goodie bags away! More details coming soon. Stay tuned to our Facebook Page for more info. :) 

I would say that it was quite an enjoyable experience and movie and many thanks to the sister that allowed me to watch the free movie because she herself was unable to go. :D

As promised, both my sisters as Shadow Hunters. Yeah, they need work!

Till next time!

xoxo

Live Fast & Dye Hard with Manic Panic!

When you don't get exactly what you want for the price you want, find a way to DO IT YOURSELF! :)

That was the case when I've been trying to get my hair the perfect shade of pink/purple/turquoise that not only looked bright & vibrant but also lasted and wasn't too expensive. I've been frequenting Hairkunst to get my hair done lately, and I must say that I am LOVING their service! My go-to persons have definitely gotta be Bambang or Alea! Both who are incredible professional and do such good work!

The problem with getting your hair done at a salon is that it isn't particularly budget friendly (though I still LOVE Hairkunst's service) and the fact that because I am looking to dye my hair in such bright shades the colour never really last as long as you want it to.

So when my mom told me that my uncle would be making his yearly visit back from the States, I just KNEW I had to get these Manic Panic hairdyes after hearing about them.

Bleaching would be required to achieve these shades.

Photos below taken from my Instagram account. Follow me (@peepboutique)!

The 4 colours I picked. Purple haze, Hot hot pink, Fuchsia shock & Atomic turquoise.  

The Process. 

Got my sister to help me section out my hair & coloured it 3 colours! 

From top: Hot hot pink, Purple haze, Atomic turquoise. 

I left these on overnight & slept with a old towel on my pillow with my hair in a shower cap. I also did some blowdrying to create some heat for the colours to seep in. 

The Results! 

Because I previously dyed the bottom of my hair green & there was some still left on my hair, the turquoise turned out a little more green than I expected. But nonetheless, I am VERY PLEASED with the results! 

Because my previous hair was really damaged at the ends, I had to cut them off and give them a more even length shape so with my hair down, the green/turquoise isn't very obvious. 

Actual unfiltered photos. 
Colours in real life are brighter & more vivid than photos.

Yes, this is me glaring at my sister. But hey, you can see a hint of green/turquoise underneath! 

Like what I'm wearing? Shop! 

Colourful leggings: Patchwork or Pixels. 

Seen here wearing Patchwork Leggings in Patchwork Blue. 

Neon chiffon top: Upside Down Tulip Top in Highlighter. 

Little black dress: Heather in Black. 

Because these hairdyes are semi-permanent they are definitely gentler on your hair compared to permanent dyes but won't last as long. I'm the kinda person who has to wash their hair everyday and with using a hair colour specific shampoo, after a month the colours are still there though the purple has faded the most with the pink faded in strands. Note to self, for colour longevity, purple is not your friend (as much as I love it!). The green/turquoise I am happy to report is lasting pretty well. 

Follow me on Instagram (@peepboutique) for sneak previews on new updates by PEEP or just to see what I get up to on a more or less daily basis. Social media addict I am!  

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Manic Panic does ship internationally but it doesn't come free & it doesn't come very affordable either. My recommendation would be to get someone who you know is coming back from the US to bring these over for you. Also, hair bleach cannot be shipped international, but they are readily available at most pharmacy or hair specialty stores. 

If you've got any comments/feedbacks to leave us a message below! :)

Till next time!

xoxo

Beauty Haul!

If there’s a one place I MUST visit when in Thailand, it’s Boots. Without a doubt, Boots in Thailand totally trumps all other pharmacies here in Malaysia. Yes, even Sephora! They’ve just got so many more options & their Boots products are pretty affordable too!


Top row, from left: Soap & Glory The Fab Pore, S&G Make Yourself Youthful & FREE hand sanitizer from Boots.
Middle row, from left: Boots Natural Collection Mango & Papaya Body Spray, Boots Caribbean Cocktail Kiwi, Melon & Orchid Body Wash, Boots Caribbean Cocktail Hair Serum Nectarine & Olive, S&G Off Your Face Cleansing Cloth.
Bottom row, from left: Boots Sun Swim & Gym Hair Masque & Boots Sun Swim & Gym Hydration Hair Spray.



Most of these items are pretty new purchases & I haven’t tested them out before, but boy do they look promising!

For the past week, I’ve actually only used S&G’s Make Yourself Youthful twice a day on a daily basis, and so far I am DEFINITELY liking the results. My skin looks & feels smoother, break outs for some reason seems to be a little less… either that or because my skin just feels smoother so I can’t quite feel all the little bumps that would plague my face.

The Fab Pore is a pore refining scrub then mask. I’ve so far used it only once, so I can’t quite comment on how it works yet. but do stay tuned as I’ll update on it once I’ve used it more.

During last year’s trip to Krabi, I popped by a Boots & got myself the Sun Swim & Gym Hair Masque. I was gonna bring it home, but as the bottle was in 150ml I couldn’t bring it back as I didn’t have any check in luggage. Though, while I was at Krabi I did pretty much use up half the bottle already, attempting to protect & repair my hair from the sun & sea. But alas, even though the 150ml bottle was half empty, the security at the Krabi airport didn’t allow me to bring it back because the bottle said 150ml. As I didn’t wanna argue with them, I very sadly let them throw it in the bin. :(

For the rest of the products, I have yet to try them but I am TOTALLY looking forward to them! Though, instead of the body wash I really wanted to get the body lotion instead! This is what happens when you’re over excited & you don’t read the labels properly. Like that other time where I bought 2 conditioners instead of a shampoo & conditioner!

Prices for the items:
S&G Make Yourself Youthful Serum – 480baht (060812 Edit: Sephora M'sia selling at RM89!)
S&G The Fab Pore – 450baht
S&G Off Your Face Cleansing Wipes – 240baht (But FOC due to their Buy 2 Free 1 promo)

Sun, swim & gym masque & spray – 135baht each
Caribbean Cocktail Body Wash – 200baht
Caribbean Cocktail Hair Serum – 250baht
Caribbean Cocktail Hair Spray – 200baht (But FOC due to their Buy 2 Free 1 promo)

And this is why I LOVE BOOTS!
I weep over the fact that we don’t have it here. :(

What are your latest beauty buys & which of them are your favourites? :)

Till next time!
xoxo

Domestic Week

About a week or two back, I had a rather large amount of free time on my hand so instead of just spending it playing Diablo 3 all day, I decided to do something a little useful!

1. Sewed the pencil box I promised my sister.

From this…

To this…


As I am completely useless with the sewing machine, I had to HANDSEW these! Well, technically the sewing machine runs, it just doesn’t wanna sew. Go figure.


The zip that works!

Double layered for durability & prettiness!

Close up of the print & tank top leftovers!
Cute cat print tank top from Tanks for 5!


Photo from Instagram!
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I sewed one more pencil box in a peach cow printed design, but didn’t get a chance to take a photo of it.

2. Also did some baking.

Was supposed to be a Nutella Brownie Cup.

Well, since I got greedy & decided to double up the recipe I didn’t really think about the amount of baking soda I was putting in. While the taste was pretty decent, the baking soda left a strange texture & aftertaste to the brownie.
Lesson learnt! Don’t double up the baking soda!

Because of the super domestic week I had, I naturally had to go reward myself with a little shopping at Sephora!

Dry Shampoo, smokey eye brush, gentle exfoliator cleansing cream & smart dual action exfoliator.

Did a little jewellery shopping.

Got myself a moustache ring!
Only to have it…

Break. :(
So I decided to…

Give myself a real moustache!

Made myself feel better about broken ring by…

Visiting Sector 7, Setia Walk for a glass or two of…

Kronenbourg Blanc!

When that wasn’t enough…

Walked across to Brussels to try out the new Hoegaarden Rosee.
Which by the way, was a tad too sweet for my liking. Though I must say, I do like how it had a nice sparkling wine texture to it.

So that’s pretty much it for my week. I hope this one will be a better one! :)
 
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So how’d you guys spend your week? :)

Till next time!
xoxo