BEAUTY美丽日记：Imma Zebra！

LOL! Just wanna play around with the title. Anyway, I almost abandoned my blog for quite some time. On this special day to all of us who work hard (*really hard) for a living, I managed to squeeze out a little time

for myself. Happy Labour Day!

I love prints, be it Polka Dots, Floral or Stripes. Let's start with stripes. There are tricks with stripes, fashionalist comment that choosing the correct stripes will improve your overall look with better figure. Too bad, I don't really know how to justify, I just wear according to my gut feelings.

Vertical Stripes in Navy Blue

OOTD

Hair: Two knots on a side
Accessories: Ethnic stones for earthy look

He said I look best when unaware

 

A cuppa coffee

Colourful Stripes

With baggy jeans and round toe flats, for a laid back look

With my bright pinky phone!

Soft Stripes in Peach

Looking away ~

Brown eyeliner for softer look (But the puffy eye bag, Argh!)

Love my hair length now ^^

BEAUTY美丽日记: Dong Dong Dong Chiang!

I have to say my CNY celebration is pretty simple. Spend time at home with family and visit a few relatives. Eat some traditional Chinese dishes and cookies moderately (I think so), while couching in front of TV (no Astro channels, hah...).

As such, my outfit gets simpler too as I grew up. I am contented as long as I have new clothes to put on. Sometimes I recycle certain items like shoes, bag and accessories. What is so big deal? Princess Kate Middleton does that too!

Nails? DIY. I am very happy to find these nail art stickers in night market, at RM10 for 3 packets. Each packet can be used for twice (full set of finger nails/toe nails) if you have short and small nails. The only thing tedious is, you've gotta trim the sticker according to your nail size, I believe they are meant for wide and long nails. Apply them on clean nails and they would stay for at least a week, even if you do household chores. The best thing is, they do not chip nor fade in shade. [TIPS: Apply the stickers on a layer of half-dried nail polish if you want them to stay firm on your nails. Any nail polish/coating would do.]

OOTD: Day 1

Simple yet striking-colored cotton shirt, with khaki pants (bought it for last year CNY), floral sandal ( not very comfy but good enough for a stroll).

OOTD: Day 2

Retro + Ladylike dress, with a cutout at both sides. Love it!

Last but not least, new pajamas on CNY eve. A must-have tradition that my mum insists.

BEAUTY美丽日记: Bright Lippies!

I didn't know it will look so vibrant on my lips! In fact, I was shocked (frightened) a bit when I first looked into mirror. All I can say is, the color pigments are strong and it definitely look the same on your lips as how it look like in the container.

Picture speaks louder than words. Enjoy! (I wonder if it is an offence to take photo while driving, I mean stopping in front of traffic light)

Hair-of-the-day: I tied my hair in a high pony tail and curl the tails with iron curler. After using a hair spray on the curls, I tied the end using a small rubber band, before twisting them around the roots to form a bun. Finally, secure with more pins. (Didn't do a good job to hide the pins!)

He challenged me to use low-angle shot when taking photos. Nah!!

Thx to my dear partner for this shot!

Except for that glittering pair of shoes (80 $$) to suit the dinner theme, I didn't splurge to dress up. The dress  is only 50 $$, which I actually bought as office wear (pairing with a cardigan of course). while other items are all old ones. Sometimes I just gotta praise myself, that I can manage to pull off with cheap/old/second-hand/whatever-I-had-in-wardrobe items.

Catch-up with friends, good old friends~

All dress-to-the-nine

Lol. Similar shots again. Let's take this every year ok?

Walked all the way to the other end of the huge hall to meet this fellow.
 After all, how often do we have chance to meet each other? Haha!

My ex-lunch mate. Miss you!! XD

And my dear partner of the night! 

BEAUTY美丽日记: Beauty Quotes

Natural Look ≠ Bare Skin. It simply means appropriate make-up that will bring out your beauty.

More than often, things happen in the way least expected.

Whether sunrise or sunset, it’s never too late to pursue your dream.

Certain things are worth a change, while some are not.

Feel exhausted with the rush in your daily life? Then try this, do something which is different from your routine work.

Everyone can be a princess, you just gotta find a person that treats you like one.

A sweet smile is the best make up, in every occasion.

Just ignore how other people might look at you, you don’t know them anyway.

Fashion means, look good with whatever you have in your wardrobe.

And, never forget to dress up yourself, and live your life.

BEAUTY美丽日记: From BB to CC

My evolution of using make-up products go like this:

1. Wearing only lip stick/lip gloss/lip balm
2. Start using eyeliner
3. Then, some eyeshadow/colored eyeliner
4. Blusher is on!
5. And mascara, you just need it
6. Concealer, for not-so-good-skin days

So, where is the face make-up a.k.a. foundation???

I guess I was too confidence with my skin condition back then, or I believe too much on creating 'natural' look with bare skin. Either way, I am (you are) wrong! No matter how flawless your skin is, you definitely need some products to tone it, brighten it and smoothen it.

And so, I started using BB cream (by Maybelline as it is very affordable). I find it very useful in providing sufficient coverage to your skin, and yet without the powdery cake feel.. It's easy to be applied too! No worries about uneven application or scary white face.

However, somehow I realised that, it may not be suitable for oily skin type. Grease starts to appear on my face within 2 hours! I paired/toped it up with translucent/loose powder, it does help a bit but I think I ought to buy a better products. Due to tight budget, I was searching for a single product that can be used as base and foundation, i.e. 2-in-1 face make-up item, which provide just enough coverage and yet be able to control oil/oil free.

Thank goodness somebody invent CC cream, which I believe performs better than BB cream with oil control feature! Currently in Malaysia, choices we have are Chanel, Rachel K and Clinique. I personally think Rachel K's CC cream worth a try as it is more affordable, and available in all Guardian store.

First time using CC cream!

It corrects/adjusts skin tone by creating a brighten look, instead of covering up with a layer of skin-colored cream. Most importantly, it is not greasy upon application and actually last up to half a day without being oily/shiny on my face

Look of the day

Honestly, I don't like this shade of blue color, mainly because I don't think it works on my dark skin. However, this dress is beyond my expectation. Perhaps of the light and soft fabric, it actually suits my skin color and body shape very well, I think! As the design is pretty plain, I pair it up with a big tear-drop earring and a chunky ring. I also think that gold/accessories goes well with this color!

Photo of the day

Ah, we have all grown up! (And you are ahead, my dearie!)

BEAUTY美丽日记: Quick Ways to Look Good

OK, I have to admit, I am really slow (out-of-date) to follow latest trend in technology, especially the
i-thingy and touched-screen thingy. I don't give them a damn, and what more about those apps or software in it! I am still with the good old lappy, microsoft, nokia, dell.....

Hence, I got to know these popular apps (incl. Instagram) quite lately. Nevertheless, I find them a tid-tad of fun, and decided to share them with you all.

Instagram. No need more description from me. Each of you knows it very well.

InstaMag. Sister software of Instagram, which allows you to create magazines cover.

Photofunia. It's way too fun! They have hundreds of templates, some are really cheeky!

Who's that? ^^

Cartoon Camera. I find it difficult to adjust the correct lighting and contrast. Not easy to get a nice looking cartoonized picture of yourself.

Miss y'all. When shall we meet again?

Deco Blend. A very girly apps, that will make all girls crazy!