I have been thinking lately about how do we really apply eye-shadows, and so I created this cheat-sheet for easier reference:
For me, my every-day makeup is usually just basic 2nd option, but for party I will go with advanced 3rd option.
What's your style?
I haven't been blogging much lately, as aside from doing more work for my design blog I also have a special guest for this week! :D My long time friend, who I have been playing MMOs with for over 4 years! We played Lineage 2 together and Warcraft, and some other minor games. Who would suspect I am such a geek? ;D
I want to make the best out of my friends time here in SG, so there is more parting than usual ;D
BTW I visited Hacienda on Dempsey Hill, as there was some event they advertised on Facebook... and I was really really disappointed. The drinks were disgusting! Basically just water with loads of sugary syrup! Bleh!
On another note, we have also visited one of my favorite food places in Singapore, which is Haveli - an Indian restaurant located near Outram park MRT, and I was completely blown away by their delicious food! Totally recommend it! Their set for 2 ppl is big enough to share among 3-4! And it's absolutely fab!
It's just too damn hard to resist Liese products - they are fairly affordable, reliable and have that little exciting innovation that is just soooo tempting. And I know I am not the only one who can't resist ;D The girl in the store that stood in front of me in the line, also bought it ;p
About: the "Designing Jelly" is supposed to be something less sticky than wax, and less tacky than hair gel. It comes in a rather small (75 ml) bottle, with a dispenser, at a cost of around 12 SGD.
How it worked: My hair are naturally a bit wavy, but the waves are not pronounced, and bordering on looking messy. I don't usually curl them, as I do not like to damage my hair even more with exposure to heat. After applying the jelly and crunching my hair a few times with my palms, my hair transformed into beautiful, well-pronounced waves, twin-similar to those I could achieve after an hour of curling them with a curling iron!
What I liked: The texture is indeed very light, and does not lead to greasy and weighted down hair - trust me on this one! It's my biggest problem ever when I try hair-styling products. The waves were looking beautifully, and lasted the whole day with just minimum straightening.
What I didn't like: The scent is a bit of a disappointment - with a dish-washer lemon tone. Also, it did not manage well with longer parts of my hair - seems the longer the hair, the more they weight down and straighten the waves. If all of your hair is equally long, you might need to use the product with more styling strength.
Summary: I am charmed by this product. I can totally imagine it helping to style hair for the day in just minutes, instead of tedious work with blow-dryer, curler, wax and hair-spray! I am sooooo buying the other 3 products of this series, just for the fun of it!
Rating: 5 out of 5 points!
Rating: 5 out of 5 points!
Lately, I have been thinkin g about how many cosmetics can make our skin appear super smooth and lifted, but in fact, it can still lack moisture and agents that can help it stay youthful. So here are my 3 nominations for potential skincare negligence:
1. Hands - think about Madonna and her baby-skin face, matched to scary arms and hands. And seems that even top skincare professionals cannot do much about skin that is already damaged. So instead of wearing gloves like Madonna, why not think about proper skincare before its to late?
My suggestion: every night before you go to bed, remember to apply a hand moisturizer or some Shea butter to your hands. The skin on our palms is thicker, and will show signs of damage much latter that the sensitive skin on face, but the damage will be harder to reverse - hence prevention goes a long way!
2. Lips - many lipglosses and lipsticks can provide instant relief to chapped lips, and smooth them out, or even make them plump and red. With lips looking plumped and full, it's easy to forget, that as we age, our lips will get thiner, and lines might start appearing. And although may cosmetics provide and instant improvement, proper protection and moisturisng should not be abandoned!
My suggestion: chap-sticks with SPF agent go a long way, especially for days spend outside in the sun. For special treatment, apply a drop of honey to the lips from time to time.
3. Knees - mini-skirts are all the fun, but more than often, the skin above the knee might lose its natural tension, and start to overlap the knee. This can happen as a result of sudden weigh gain followed by weigh loss, or as result of aging.
My suggestion: aside from avoiding sudden weight loss, do apply body moisturizers to your knee area. And if you are closer to 30, than 20, do buy moisturizers with additional toning and collagen agents.
My choice of products:
My colleague from work Erwin Lazaro, who is a total and incurable photography-addict, asked if I would pose for a session. I was quite doubtful if I would be up for the task (my first ever studio session for the Samsung promo wasn't really a pleasant experience), but I wanted to have some photos to "immortalize" my best years ;D
The session was a real blast :D And it was fun to be totally narcissistic for a day ;D My fav photo so far:
You can see the rest of the photos here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/xlazarus/ . Do check out his other photos, because they are simply lovely! :D Cheers~
Since I lately found out that Bourjois does not test their cosmetics on animals, I went berserk and bought way to many products from their shelf... so expect some Bourjois reviews coming up! First in line - the "10 hour sleep effect" foundation.
About: The foundation comes in a plastic jar with a nifty dispenser. The cost is about 30 SGD. The foundation has a very liquid texture, almost watery. It has no added oils, but instead has a mix of E, F and B5 vitamins, which are supposed to give your skina boost of vitality.
What I liked: The foundation is very light, almost like a tinted moisturizer. Applies and blends with the skin easily, leaving a slightly dewy effect. Sets wonderfully with just a bit of powder. The coverage is very light, almost non-existent, but enough to block redness and dullness. I think it's perfect for those days when you don't want to look all dolled-up, but going bare-face is not an option. I also noticed that the foundation does not transfer too much, and is quite durable - as it does not "cake" though out the day, and the refreshing radiance it gives, lasts for few hours.
What I didn't like: As much as I appreciate the light coverage, I was disappointed to notice that the foundation does a very bad job concealing dark circles under my eyes. Seems the formula of this product does pretty well when it comes to redness, but gray and violet tones show though it. The texture is extremely liquid, which means it's easy for the foundation to spill and drip during the application process. And since it is so light and watery, it's almost impossible to scale the coverage - as even repeated application does not improve it.
Summary: If you are looking just for minimal and light-wearing coverage, you will love this product. But, it has one fatal flaw, which is almost unforgivable - it has no sunscreen! Not even a mere 15 SPF! That's why if you want to use it - always double up with sun-protection before applying.
3 out of 5 points!
I added a new feature to my blog :D Can you see the drawing in the outer right column? It's supposed to be a representation of my "outfit of the day". I got this idea for two reasons:
- First, I really like when people share their fashion on portals like chictopia.com or lookalogy.com , but sometimes taking a photo of myself, especially in the morning is impossible :( But I still want to share my fashion style! It allso motivates me to not throw on just some random stuff and look like a hippie ;D
- Second, as some of you might know, I have recently moved to Punggol, after a year of living basically 15 minutes away from my office in Chinatown. That means no more time to plan my outfit or iron my clothes in the morning. But preparing the "OOTD" graphic motivates me to plan ahead and deal better with morning time management :D
So, tell me what you think about this idea! :D
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