the begining of last month of year 2012!

December is finally here!
Should we be smiling or sulking?
The new year will welcome us in 30 more days.
Enjoy the last 30 days of 2012!
2013 was predicted never to arrive as 2012 will be the end of the world! :O
So let's see if 2013 does become reality.
for now, life still goes on. we still have got to suck it up and live it!

O well, I always believe that new beginings lead to new challenges and new moments in life :)
life would be tooooo boring if we kept doing the same things over and over again.

alvin turned 23 a few days back!

i arranged a simple dinner date @ Serenity spanish restaurant, vivo city

ambience was great for chilling out

we had the sofa seats as I was afraid to melt at the seats with the pretty seaview!

side kicks while waiting for our main course

I forgot the extact name of this course, but remembered the price very clearly

$88!

the most expensive sharing rice dish they served

it was good, but portion was quite small for such a cost (though i could not finish if they served more)

HAHAHA



while waiting for our food

i love note 2's front camera!

so gooooddd! :)

after dinner, while the sun was still up

coffee bean to try out their christmas specials

 

Off to butterfactory!  

 waiting for the doors to open!

drinks for the night!

2 of my girls who came down!

it was a good night!!

now, for my favorite part of the post

i purchased the PALLADIO beauty rice paper blotters from cherry culture a few weeks back

it was on sale, 25% off and i decided to give it a try.

(picture taken before usage of the blotters)

retail on cherry culture site: $4usd (before discount)

I have been using the pink grapefruit blotters from J&J for quite sometime and i am pretty satisfied with it

it blots, smells good and has some kind of matting effect. I enjoy using it cause it is not always necessary to touch up after using them.

the cons about it: price

it is easily available at most departmental stores: ntuc, watsons, etc; BUT the price for 1 ranges from $3.50 up 

of course, being typical Singaporean, I found a place where I could easily get a good deal

@ Ocean (chinatown) or venus, you can get it at $2.80/ pack of 50 sheets!

 how easy does a venus comes by or how often will i make a trip down to chinatown (now that i had a straight bus to work!)

anyway, i never need to step out to get my facial blotters anymore. HAHA!

the packaging of it looks super vintage and oriental, like the 60s

its said to be made of natural  rice, able to absorb oil in a compact manner

plus plus, you can even choose a shade which is closest to your skin colour, the mattifying properties also ensures that you need not need to do any touch ups after blotting

left side - powdered
right side - blot away

I am a lazy girl, i use the powdered side only and i feel it works equally good and well :P

me face after a few hours at work
T-zone area always very shiny =/

blot blot - look at that!!

    another great thing about this rice paper is that it will never cause the opposite side of the blotter to turn unsightly. people looking at you will never know how oily your face

after blotting! no touch ups!

10 nov 2012

I bid goodbye to my most trustwordrthy and loyal limited edition pinky iphone 4 on23 oct 2012. She never failed to wake me up every morning and I did not need to worry about her battery survival skills (my ex-htc used to die on me with its unknown sources of  behind the scenes hyperactivity Activity). Plus she was so friendly and easily adaptable.  

my first picture taken with my new toy; Note 2 and im still loving it so far :p 

See, the 8 mega pixel is so good that it captures all my flaws on my face 3 weeks ago. Yes, it was 3 weeks ago! 

I was off the doctor's after the hospitalisation when i discovered i had bactrium allegy. Blame it on my oversight, i applied a clay mask for acne which i had previously used before my allegic reaction. I had bactrium once without any adverse effects but the allegic reaction developed after i fell sick, stopped the medication and happened when i took it again. it happened once, but i did not realise it would affect me once again after using a product which i used to use previously without any problems. I slapped on the mask and the next day i realised that thr texture of my face feels a grainy and different. I still wondered what i felt was really the actual texture of my face the day before. I kept thinking what i ate or did which caused such an effect. Hell did i found out at the end of the day, the clay mask containrd sulphur! A compound which bactrium is msde up off! Crap!!

Went for facial and my consultant agreed its quite serious. The mini grains on my face actually were blisters!! :( skin calming treatment was done but the grains were still felt the next day. Then, decided to visit the famous maple skin clinic! I experienced so much improvement after using them :) I have not gone for any facial treatment ever since but I think i would need one soon cause I spot blackheads! :O

nov 10, about 2 months after using skin care by the clinic! (with makeup of coz!)

one day, when I have the courage, I will definaltely post one with no makeup on. HAHAHA

 

recent happenings - i lost so much after i stopped blogging for awhile. NO TIME

oyster's looks cute with his eyes covered!

 last few moments before!

snip snap! oyster finally got a decent haircut!

 

met up with the girls on Deepavali for brunch @ the Green house at bishan park

they served vegeterian food, nice but pretty small portions!

 

mine was some spicy mushroom with rice!

 

i love their hot mocha!

goodies from THF from U.S <3 p="p">

 so happy i can fit into the A&F teeeeeee!

 

i have decided, to keep my blog ongoing, i shall do reviews on the makeup/ stuff which i buy online (too often). shopping for me now is 'choose, bag, pay, delivery!  and it is so hard to control all the time when shopping is only a finger click away!

 

I recently bought the E.L.F. studio lip liner from Drugstore.

Only 3USD (now ELF is having 50% for studio items!!!)

The thing about ELF is they sell pretty decent cosmetics at super cheap prices!

i used to go crazy about their lip glosses coz they were so cheap and pretty! only 1usd each!!

SASA went into partnership with them a few years back and banned us or everyone who bought from ELF directly from their website; so unfair. SASA sells them for $7.90 up per item if im not wrong. way above it's cost price! I got turned off and stopped spreeing from them too. oh well, their products can also be found on drugstore, but the fun and thrill of getting them all in 1 bulk cheap was all gone. 

I got my recent loot from Drugstore!

 

E.L.F lip liner and blending brush

sleek and neat! super handy to bring around

done in 4 steps!

i usually do it in either ways!

lip liner > SPF-ed lip balm > lip gloss > blend

SPF-ed lip balm > lip liner > lip gloss > blend

 

the pout of my lips are more defined with a perfect shape

good for everyday use :)

You see, it is never too pricy or difficult to invest in our outlook :D

i love makeup to bits and i am constantly trying out new items (often too many) even though i said i found my favourite yesterday or today. (HAHAHA)

 

- this post was dated 10nov but only posted today (22nov) =0

i have been trying to finish bits and pieces of it here n there!

 I cant believe myself either! -

 

till den,

xoxo.



YEAHs! just received it today!
tried it, loved it
non-sticky finish with a tint of pink for brightup!

i was obsessed with it even before i received it and changed my laptop wallpaper to exactly the same print on it!
HAHAH

new love from benefit, 'that gal'

seriously, tis beats my MAC primer =/

lately, i've been easily exhausted.
tell me why!
i need sth to keep me awake at wrk!