8 Days of Christmas Eye Makeup Tutorials: Day 8
On hindsight, even though it has been fun and challenging posting a new look every single day for 8 consecutive days, I should have done it 8 days BEFORE Christmas, instead of after. Christmas is long...
View Article10 Mascaras I Am Throwing Away For The New Year
I’m ashamed. The title of this post was initially ‘10 Makeup Products I Am Throwing Out For The New Year’, instead of one solely for mascaras. But as I rummaged through my mascara drawer, I easily...
View ArticleA Much Requested Eyeshadow Tutorial – Vertical Gradient Method Of Eyeshadow...
Hello everyone! Chinese New Year is approaching faster than I thought. I can hardly find time between all that cleaning, clearing, last minute shopping for clothes and shoes, to blog. But you see, I...
View ArticleMitchy-Matchy: Colorful Eye Makeup To Go With A Colorful Dress
The basic rule is that if your outfit of the day is colorful or outstanding in some way or other, eye makeup should be kept to be a minimum – at least with the colors used – so that the different...
View ArticleMakeup Look: Bourjois Blue Eyeliner + Sugarpill Purple Lower Lashline (And A...
The trick to make colored eyeliners work is to keep the rest of the eye makeup neutral or not-so-colorful, so that the focus is on the eyeliner. This is the look I wore in the MAC 109 Small Contour...
View ArticleMakeup Haul: Okinawa, Japan
I love the cover picture of this post! Nice right!!! When I think of Japan, I think mad crazy colorful stuff with hiragana (Japanese characters) splattered all over the place. I think that’s what makes...
View ArticleWhat’s In My Travel Makeup Bag?
You know, the thing with travel makeup bags is that most of what’s inside are fixed costs, or rather, weight. You need only a few pumps of foundation to last you a week, few swipes of blush, mere...
View ArticleFor Asian Hooded Lids: Vertical Gradient Method Of Eyeshadow Application
You know that’s not my eye. LOL. A warm welcome to Min, guest eye for today! Wheeeeee wheet!!! Every time Min and I meet up, she will scream at me “WHERE’S MY EYE! WHERE’S MY EYE!”. HAHA. These...
View ArticleGimme Fluttery Eyelashes: Dior Diorshow Maximizer Lash Plumping Serum Review
Somebody told me I look like a chipmunk in this photo. LOL! When the last of my previous lash primer – Shiseido Nourishing Mascara Base – dried up, I was in search for the next best eyelash primer,...
View ArticleStep-By-Step Eye Makeup Tutorial (Because I Can’t Show My Face. Yet.)
The last time I did an eye makeup tutorial to this degree of detail was… many, many, many, many posts ago. Hahaha! You cannot imagine the insane number of hours I spent creating this post – taking...
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Oh Ebates, You Have No Idea How Long I've Been Waiting For You To Come To...
Why the post title? Well, I first got to know about Ebates many years ago through U.S beauty bloggers who frequently mentioned about saving money from making their purchases on Sephora.com through...
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Review: Sephora Collection Colorful 5 Eyeshadow Palettes – Purple, Matte & Taupe
On the eyes – The Essential Mattes (05) In recent years, the focus of my makeup has shifted from the eyes to the lips. My love for colorful, bold, bright eye makeup looks have given way to bright and...
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For Beauty & Health: New Moon Collagen Powder + Bircher Muesli
I’m a huge fan of Bircher Muesli. Every time I stay in a hotel with breakfast, I’ll look forward to having that. You can serve me the fanciest of international breakfast, but I’d like to have my...
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Lactacyd: Gentlest Cleansing For Your Most Intimate Area
With me, no topic related to beauty and skin health can be off-limits. Anything that concerns skin well-being, feeling well, and being confident about our skin is worth discussing and sharing. While a...
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Beauty Lifesaver: Uriage Thermal Water
There are many things that are truly a gift from nature – air, sun, earth… and spring thermal water! Thermal spring water is a type of mineral water that is located deep underground which contains...
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When In Bangkok, Muay Thai: Chakrit Muay Thai School
While on a company trip, my colleagues (whom I also do Muay Thai with) and I took the opportunity to take a Muay Thai lesson in the country of this great sport. We began lessons in Singapore a few...
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That Bridal Glow: Dior Rosy Glow Healthy Glow Awakening Blush Review
I never understood why brides aimed to have the perfect bridal glow – until I became a bride myself. The ‘bridal glow’ came naturally, a flush made of feelings of love, excitement, nervousness, and...
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For Something So Lightweight, Curel BB Cream Amazes With Perfect Coverage
A month ago, Curel sent me their newest BB Cream and it has never left my makeup bag ever since. As a person with sensitive skin, I am always apprehensive when it comes to trying new skincare and...
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Here’s How My Skincare Routine Has Changed After 2 Years
Instead of beautifully packaged bottles of serums, moisturizers, anti-aging creams and the sort, my skincare drawer is filled with clinical-looking tubes labelled with medical terms to tackle my crazy...
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Ah Gong’s Kampung: His Childhood, Our Wedding, My New Family
Mr Mode spent a large part of his childhood in his grandfather’s (Ah Gong) kampung in Malaysia; the place contains many beautiful and precious memories for him. I had only met Ah Gong once, when I...
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