First for Fashion

Hi everyone, super delayed post here, but I hope everybody's having a great year of 2014 so far. As you can see from the photos, I'm starting a new series for a newfound love that is fashion. I promise you I'm not a bandwagoner (no justification here, whatsoever). Anyway, I thought I'd share with you my daily fashion and beauty picks. Please keep in mind that I'm still a novice at this ☺️☺️. 

Let's jump into it!

This is my outfit to church tomorrow. Now let's dissect it, shall we?

Outfit:

- Top, skirt, and belt are from H&M. I bought the first two pretty recently and the latter was part of another skirt from the same store.

- Bag is LV Speedy 25

- Chain necklace from Forever 21 (old)

- Watch from Michael Kors

- Featuring my 'Minerva' handmade bracelet!

- Perfume is the original Burberry, which I believe has been discontinued :(

Makeup:

- Laura Mercier tinted moisturizer, I wear shade Nude in the winter and Bisque in warmer climate

- Hervana by Benefit blush

- Cover Girl Lashblast Fusion mascara, I don't know how I feel about this one..

- Shu Uemura lash curler

- Revlon Colorstay auto eyeliner

- Missha perfect eyebrow styler (Auto), I love it!

Next stop, what's inside my bag?

My keys, Tory Burch wallet, a pouch I received from TheFaceShop with a purchase, sunglasses case from F21, Cover Girl and Rimmel Scandaleyes mascaras, BBW mini hand sanitizer

Inside the red pouch: Cap Kapak ointment, Baby Lips lip balm, Mac lipstick, Revlon lip butter, TheFaceShop lip tint, Sephora lipstick, Mentholatum ointment, hair band

Beauty Review: THEFACESHOP Aqua Tinted BB Cream

Hello, I'm back with another beauty review on THEFACESHOP Aqua Tinted BB Cream. Right off the bat, I could already say that this is hands down my FAVOURITE go-to tinted moisturizer/bb cream! I love it and I'm going to keep repurchasing it.

Please keep my stats in mind as you read the following review.
Skin type: Asian; dry in the winter, normal-dry in the summer; mildly sensitive
Age: 19-25

411 the product:
- BB Cream/tinted moisturizer
- Light-medium coverage
- SPF20/PA+++
- Floral, refreshing scent
- Light, watery texture
- There are only two shades and mine is Natural Beige (the darker one)

"With a 70% MOISTURE CONTENT, including DEEP SEA WATER, a light application provides a sense of coolness and freshness the moment it touches the skin."

This is the only picture w/ edited lighting. The others have unedited lighting.

If you are interested to read my review, proceed by clicking the link below. More pictures after the jump!

NARUKO Skin Care Review: Rose & Snow Fungus

Hi everyone, today's post will be very different in nature from my typical blog posts. I will be starting a series of skin care reviews by a Taiwanese brand called NARUKO. If you are not familiar with the brand and would like to know more about it, visit this website. Due to Naruko's wide range of skin care lines (suited to the needs of every skin type), I am dividing my review into four parts – one at a time, according to each line. Also, I will only be reviewing the products that I have tried/am trying at present. Kindly note that this is not a mere attempt to endorse their products for the sake of receiving compensations. With that said, I am in no way affiliated with Naruko, nor am I getting paid to do these reviews. Without further ado, let's get to it (after you make this jump vv).

10 beauty habits I need to improve on

1. Getting sufficient sleep every night. I NEVER do this. I don't even think I have ever slept at night....
2. Drinking 2 litres of water everyday. I only drink approximately half of the recommended amount at most.
3. Getting enough nutrients from fresh fruits and vegetables for beautiful skin. Well, that obviously explains why I currently do not have beautiful skin.
4. Exercising regularly. I am probably at the most unfit state of my life at the moment.
5. Having a controlled, healthy diet. My customary diet consists only of 2 meals: lunch and dinner. More often than not, they are not done at the appropriate times. On some days I would go for lunch at noon and on other days, I would eat at 3 in the afternoon, followed by random snacks and then dinner at 9:30PM (or 10, whenever I feel hungry). I might even skip dinner on the days I don't have an appetite. I know, totally guilty.
6. Minimizing junk food consumption. I am an all-about-junk food person (on the exception of McDonald's!). I love poutine and fries, chips, cakes, candies..... the list could go on endlessly.
7. Showering early. I never shower before midnight (or 1 in the morning, that is), which leads to the lack of beauty sleep.
8. Sticking to a particular brand of skin care products. I liked to switch things around because I had heard that it is a good thing, since your skin becomes acclimatized to the 'regular' products overtime – which renders them ineffective. So far as my experience goes, this has not been proven true. My skin still breaks out from foreign or excessive products I put on my face, notwithstanding how long I have been using them.
9. Removing makeup immediately after long hours of wear. I would put on my makeup every morning when I'm about to go out, maybe around 10AM - 12PM and wait to remove it until I shower, which would be around 1 or 2 in the morning on good days. At the closing of the day, it comes down to roughly over 13 hours of makeup-wearing. I don't know how long makeup could be allowed to stay on your face, but keeping your makeup that long everyday definitely does not contribute to having healthy skin.
10. Smiling more, frowning less. It takes more muscles to frown than it does to smile. This is something I need to keep working on every time!

There goes my list of the current beauty habits that I need to improve on. What are your beauty habits? Do share your thoughts!


Stay beautiful,

Styles a la Polyvore

Here are some of the style sets I've put together on Polyvore. Enjoy!

Simply click here to visit my Polyvore page :-).

Happy styling,

Intro to Beauty

Hello everybody,

The generic, apologetic opening paragraph: I'm sorry for being M.I.A. for almost 2 months! Has it been that long?? I was finishing up my exams at the end of April, and by mid-June, I was already starting summer school, which will go on until August. Yes, I am staying in school for another year – what did I tell you about my love of learning?! Actually, I was missing a few required credits to graduate, so here I am back in school for another semester. I have to admit, though, I do envy my friends who have received/are receiving their framed diplomas. And I sure am anxious to jump into that traditional scholarly ensemble of cap and cloak.
Saving that up for next year....

From the title of this post, perhaps you could already guess what this post is about. I am starting a new genre on this blog, that being Beauty. Because I am passionate about promoting the idea of internal and external beauty, I thought I'd share with my readers my beauty secrets that I live by. Beauty in this sense may include fashion, makeup, and even health. I hope this change could spice up my dull and boring blog a little bit. To all my readers, thank you for your support and sticking by me. It really means a lot.

Beauty posts coming up soon.


Love God, love people,