Smoke Gets In Your Eyes

For this New Year party, why not try the smoky eye makeup you so wanted but has yet to?

Basic Smoky Eyes 

To get started:

- metallic eyeshadows

- eyeshadow sponge and brush

- eyeliner pencil

- eyelash curler

- mascara

- concealer

- nude lipstick

a) Outline top lid using eyeshadow sponge (just on below of where your double eyelid sits, draw a think line using the sponge)

b) Now shade below your lower eyelid, same sponge and colour

c) Blend with a clean eyeshadow brush to create smoke effect - blend focus on back of the lid, not the whole lid (so now the colour may extend beyond the double eyelid) 

d) Add another layer of eyeshadow under the double eyelid

e) Blend out all lines, focusing on socket area

f) Line your eyes

g) Smudge the liner, using eyeshadow sponge with eyeshadow, including lower lid

h) Darken eyebrow and mascara on both upper and lower lid to complete the look

i) Oh don't forget your nude lipstick

Happy New Year and Count Down to a Great Year Ahead.

Usher beautifully into the New Year!

Thanks Isabel for the great topic suggestion.

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Is Wrinkles Knocking on Your Door?

Do not open the door!

Think again - Our skin is thirsty too, the next time you gulp down that glass of water.

Most of us take great pains to take care of our face, but hey face it! you body ages too and need the moisture it needs.

Don't ignore the other 95% of the body's skin, the next time you slapped on the moisturiser on your face.  Body care should be taken in totality.  Areas that are often exposed to the sun, air-conditioning and wind are most vulnerable to wrinkles and sun damage.

I was recently in San Francisco, when the wind blows, i literally feels that they are cutting through my skin and leaving evidence of lines behind.  

Have you seen a radiant "young" face, only to be betrayed by those sagging necks?  The decolletage area can be a giveaway to one's true age.

Treat yourself well from today.  To keep your skin hydrated and supple:

- Have regular exercise. ( radiance booster ; p )

- Healthy diet with lots of water and foods rich in antioxidants.

- No smoking please.

- Avoid excessive alcohol consumption

Delay the effects of ageing, remember your sun block before you step out today ; )

Do You Treat Yourself Well?

We often forgot about ourselves while we got entangled with family, work and other commitments in life.  I tried to play my best in every roles in life.  I suppose this draining and demanding hectic life is applicable to most of us.

So what do we sacrifice for our roles played?  The most easily forgotten and forsaken will be taking good care of ourselves.  We are often found in the dilemma of should i spend so much on time and money on myself?  on skin care products to facial treatments, to clothes, to shoes....or should i use the time and money to spend on courses for enrichment of the soul, on work to climb up the ladder further, on family...

Yes it's not easy, it's always a balancing act, i called it.  While i never ever skip my facial skin care routine, i am guilty of not taking care of my body.  I personally have to sometime forgo my time to moisturise my body, my time to exercise and i seriously do feel bad.  I do not want to live to regret when i see wrinkled, crumpled skin or suffer from bad health thereafter. 

So i will dedicate my next post on basic body care. 

Prevention is always better and cheaper than Treatments.

Oh by the way i just came back from the gym ; )

How About Anti-Ageing?

With Melamine fear looming over all foods especially on diary products, and thus the abstinence of diary products, we may be well on our way to anti-ageing diet. 

I recently started on my exercise regime once again - i was on the treadmill for 2 days consecutively.  To me, spending half an hour on the machine is a biggest deal.  Not feeling faint after the jog is another great deal.  Friends around me will know exercise and gym means a great deal of struggle and have to be dealt with great resilience.

But the results are great as well, the manifestation of glowing complexion, feeling good and toning up are probably well worth the 30 minutes of plain hell on the rigorous machine, i figured.

Anti-ageing diet + Exercise?  Am i on my way to the fountain of youth?

(blah...give me my cheese please)

Do You Scrub?

Do you scrub?  How often should you scrub?

Yes we live in a hectic world.  We have enough time just to do the basic, short of not bathing, not brushing teeth, not washing your face and hair...

I can fully apprehend especially with coco in my life now.  I raced for every single minute of my life to make the fullest use so that i can have some "mine" time.  It's amazing that I still have time to write! Perhaps that helps to keep me "connected".

Scrubbing / exfoliation is as basic as washing your face.  To me it's basic hygiene.  I know many skip the scrub due to "no - time", "i go for facial", "no necessary" etc.  But NO you need to scrub, at least twice a week.  That helps to remove grime that has settled deeper into your pores.  Yes, your beautician may be able to help clear the pores, but deep rooted black heads remover may "hurt" your pores.  Most importantly one should not deprive your skin of oxygen it needs to breathe.  With all blackheads and sebum settling in the pores, how healthy can your skin get?

The next time you skip scrubbing your face, think again.

(Having said the above, caution, not to over-scrub!)

Colours Review

Opps the eye shadow was a bit of of a let-down.  Staying power is there but colours are not vibrant / vivid enough.  Nonetheless i am not fast to conclude. Let me try on a few more rounds and the other set of colours before i cold-storage them.

Colours

I bought new colours - eye shadows, i mean.  Am on a self-imposed tight budget due to over-spending over the past, er, i-can't-recall months.  I have been over-spending that's a fact that i hate to wake up to.  My soon trip to the States is not helping me with cashless anxiety.

So now am looking for quality items at lower price.  Bought these 4 colours as they are so pretty, so usable and so cheap.

I also like the fact that the manufacturing date is printed at the back of the product, this indicates how "fresh" the product is.  Thought this is an thoughtful and responsible act of the manufacturer.  Generally the shelf life of cosmetics and skincare is about 2 to 3 years. 

In my next post will share with you the staying power and colour quality (intensity) of my new venture.  Stay tuned.

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Powder Girl

I am a powder girl. No liquid foundations for me. And definition of powder can only comes in loose or compact not even 2-way cake for me. Yes i know these days foundations are igenious with built in benefits like hydration, spf and glow factor etc. But i am still not wowed - being natural is in my profile. I am most happy with least makeup. I only wear them when i go for dinner or for serious photo taking. Have been an ardent fan of a particular brand of loose powder since the day I started on makeup. Only decided to change cos i wanted some advernture. I chanced upon this innovative packaging at the first makeup store i visited last week. Though i still like the finer texture of my first loose powder, i definitely treasure the fun of this new "toy" and the no-more-mess of loose powder. You just need to dial the rim anti-clockwise, the powder is out. And you can control the amount you want, no more turning the powder upside down!

Third Love

Knit your away your troubles...knit to happiness..

I would like to think so

Realised i like things that can work with hands and see end results.

Someone very practical yet loves to dream and enjoy the process before seeing wonderful end results. This is where i learnt my knitting ;)

http://www.thehandiworks.blogspot.com/

Women of Many Loves

Being a qualified beauty therapist, it is no surprise that my first love is facial treatments, next baking then knitting..

Pure Facial offers professional home based facials at affordable price, yet maintaining the professionalism.

Facial Treatment from $38
Treatment (90 mins) includes:
Skin Analysis
Facial Cleansing
Shoulder and Back Massage
Face Massage
Scrub
Extraction
Mask

USING LEADING PRODUCT BRANDS FROM FRENCH OR FACIALS USING NATURAL INGREDIENTS

Have also believe women should take good care of themselves. As the saying goes there is no ugly women, only lazy ones!

A New Beginning as the Leap Year Reveals

Baked lovely muffins today....yum...banana chocolate chips muffin.
The texture is just nice and and not too sweet.