For non-Chinese readers, whenever we go visiting during CNY, we have to bring mandarin oranges along as a symbol of good luck and prosperity.

So anw, forgot to bring my cammie! But Prawn’s sis and bro just got a new DSLR! ^^

Teddy hug. lol.

Dress from MBS. Love this dress! Very flattering.

A shot attempted by his bro! Looks kinda nice!

Love my maxi vintage dress. ^-^

My eye makeup of the day!
Purple eyeshadow with Silver glitter.

Hair clip is my sis’s!

*Sigh. CNY is gone just like that. But my festive mood is still here ….

Chinese New Year Day 1:
Decided to wear something traditional looking. Nowadays the cheongsam dresses are so nice. It’s no wonder why so many people are wearing it as seen on Facebook. lol. I got mine from The Velvet Dolls which was an extremely long backorder wait. So I’ve decided NOT to buy anymore backorders. Don’t have that much patience to wait for more than a month.

LOTD.

This year is like blah…
Didn’t get to see some of my relatives and at the same time I’m having my period!
Imagine the hassle!

I only love the part about dolling up. lol.

“Marry a Millionaire” by China Glaze Nail Polish. I’ve been looking for pretty glitters nail polishes for awhile now and nothing speaks so beautiful than this pretty purple glitters. The different patterns of glitters in this nail polish makes a pretty sheen and texture. I applied this over a layer of pink nail polish by TFS. 2 coats of Marry a Millionaire is enough to make this opaque.

This is so festive looking! I love it! ^-^

Oh yes, in the Chinese Zodiac, I’m born a SNAKE. teehee. Have always loved people under this sign. : ) ok la I bias. hahaha!

My CNY beauty resolution: NEVER PICK AT MY SKIN! Seriously this is one big mistake that I preach but never learn.

Just had a facial so my skin is less bumpy now! byebye clogged pores. NEVER come again next time.

So anw, classmates and I found a place to pass our long break in school. $1 for 1 hour of wii games. ^^

Lastly, Happy Birthday my best friend.
So ARGH with myself cos I forgot to bring this scrap page out the other time when we met.

My first piece of scrap art. Pass or not?? ^-^
Hope I can be more creative and come up with different scrap art designs for my friends in the future. It’s quite fun!

Thanks for being my optometrist over the years! I really love my new spec! ^-^

So I wish everyone 新年快乐，龙马精神，步步高升！ HUAT　AR!!

被天风吹卷
被海浪打湿
仍不灰心
每天叠着

希望，
流到-流到
要它到的地方去

If you wanted clear, smooth and transparent looking skin for the New Year, look no further than using a good base makeup!

My top choice would be Skin79′s latest BB cream – Vital Orange BB cream!

I’ve always been a fan of Skin79 and was so excited to try it out when I received the product from Skin79.

This product has a total of SPF50+ PA+++ so you don’t have to apply another sunscreen product beneath it. I looked through the ingredient list and yeap, it does contain sunscreen properties like titanium dioxide and it is one of the top ingredient!

Next, it also serves to whiten and improve wrinkles. The ingredient can strengthen skin’s NMF and maintain balanced skin condition. It also soothe and protect skin from various harmful environments to make a moisturized, healthy skin.

This BB cream is slightly paler than my favourite diamond prestige and lovely girl bb cream when squeezed out. I presume this is due to the high SPF number.

However, it blends in really well with my skintone and doesn’t leave an obvious whitish cast after awhile as it sets into my skin. My skin immediately looks brighter and more well-rested after the BB cream application.

I like it that it makes my skin looks soft, clean and transparent!

A zoom in of my skin with the BB cream. You can see pores on my skin cos I’m not perfect. : )

I just want to say it has great coverage as I don’t even feel the need to use my concealer thereafter yet it feels light on my skin and does not look thick!

I really love this BB cream a lot and it has since then been my top choice favourite BB cream now!

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It is suitable for oily/ combination skin types. Exclusively at Watsons, $49.90.

This week, I’m going to give some tips or introduce some products which you can prepare yourself to look your best for the upcoming Chinese New Year!

Now you are left with about 1 week before Chinese New year. There is no time to exercise for a slimmer body neither do I encourage you to skip meals or you will find yourself FATTER after CNY period.

So the best way is to use slimming creams! Please do not depend on it to lose weight but rather it helps to reduce water retention and helps to tone the body. 2B alternative for arms and body and 2B alternative for face is my great choice in toning my flabby tummy, arms and chubby cheeks.

Go for a facial to get rid of your clogged pores and pus. You still have some time to get a facial! Combine your facial with the usage of LED lights and you’ll get radiant, clear skin! I was sponsored Baby Quasar Blue LED lights which targets to treat mild acne. So far I really like the equipment for it’s professional look and it being non-battery operated. As I’ve only just began using it, I’ve yet to see any improvements but I’ll continue to observe and do a detailed review soon!

Instead of buying a new set of skincare products, why not just add on Loreal Youth Code boosting essence? This product can double the effect of your regular skincare products. After using this serum for awhile now, I find that it makes my serum works better! Applying this serum alone also makes my skin brighter. I think this is a cheaper deal compared to Lancome but effective at the same time.

Don’t go for dramatic hair colour or hair cut now. You won’t have time to rectify it if it turns out to be a disaster. Having said that, you should still get rid of that ugly hair roots and split ends! If you don’t want to spend a bomb in the salon right now, go for DIY hair jobs. Liese bubble hair colour is fun and easy to use although the colours pretty much turns out to be the same after awhile. BUT, it’s still better than having 2 tone hair.

More tips coming up! So stay tune! ^-^ gong xi gong xi!

So lazy to take pictures nowadays ….
but I’ll leave you with some anyway.

Dinner at Ramen Play where the rice I had was superbly delicious and drink at Mulligan.
Ordered the wrong drink. Feel like puking.
I’d rather drink beer next time.

Skin79 Vital Orange BB cream is love. Makes my skin transparent and clean looking.
More on that next time. Need some sleep now. X.

These are the fragrances I use at the moment and they are all of a mixture of floral and fruity scents. I love putting on fragrances as it always seem to lift up my mood. The scent also will affect how I feel about myself for the whole day. Like if I apply my Victoria Secret’s Super Model, I feel glamorous and sexy, fun and quirky if I apply DKNY　Be delicious, sweet and girly if I apply Anna Sui Forbidden Affair and feminine if I apply The Body Shop’s dreams unlimited.

That said, applying perfume to me is more of a self-enjoyment and I’ve never expect anyone to comment on my scent (maybe except bf since he’s going to lean closer to me and be able to smell the scent and he’s usually the one who comment on my scent). That said, I do feel good when I know people can get a slight hint of my scent whenever I lean closer to them.

I do know there are people who apply perfume for the sake of letting others to smell them. But as far as I know, if people is able to smell your perfume when you only walked past, it’s too much. People should only be able to smell when you lean closer or moved your hands or sweep your hair.

Fragrances are very personal and what’s nice smelling to you may not be nice smelling to them. I always tend to worry about my scent being too heavy whenever I take the squeezy train in the morning. That’s because I will be sooo close to people and it’s the time when I just applied the perfume so the scent is stronger.

What about you? Do you apply perfume for others or for self?

Anyway, here’s some tips when it comes to applying perfume.

1) Always apply on the pulse points (wrists, inside the elbows, behind the ear, behind the knee and ankle as scent travels upwards). You don’t have to apply on all the pulse points just choose some to apply on. Don’t waste that expensive liquid.
2) Fragrances last longer on moisturized skin, so apply body lotion of the same scent.
3) Layer your scent from the shower gels to the body lotion of the same scent.
4) You can bring a miniature fragrance out to reapply after 4 or 5 hours (if using EDP). But if you are afraid of the scent being too strong, you can carry the body lotion of the same scent with you and reapply the body lotion instead.
5) Your nose always get immune to the scent after awhile so do check with your friends to see if there’s a need to reapply your perfume.

So I hope you find your best scent and have fun with it! ^^