Maxi Dress

Heart maxi-dress to the core. Totally.

While most short women fear this to their most, the maxi dress really do us no harm - if you choose the correct cutting and style that is. Right, I've gotten something quite similar to the above shown. (tried my best~!) Boy, I was surprised, maxi dress does wonderous effect for yours truly.

If you have: Small boobs, tummy, heavy bottom, short legs, standing at 1.6m.

Well good news ladies, try sourcing for the something like the above, I'm sure you'll love it. If it really gets too flare and you seemingly appear fat, easy. Use a nice belt and strap it tight and match it with bulkier bangles. You'll get a brand new look. From seaside diva to bohemian chic.

Source: http://blog.stylehive.com/index.php/weblog/entry/celeb-style-maxi-dresses-are-sexy-and-forgiving/

"To stop a full, long skirt from swamping you, teem it with chunky heels and a fitted waistcoat." is the fashion advice from In Style magazine, UK Edition April 2007.

A closer fitting empire line will flatter most figures, and if you need to disguise a big tummy then a drape of material at the front will cover the lumps and bumps.

Whilst Keira Knightly and Rachel Bilson look great in their flowing gypsy skirts, this shape can make a short woman look even shorter and larger. Choose a style that is well cut and avoid tent-like diaphonous skirts, to prevent being swamped."

- Origina article here -

Who says mum-to-be can only wear tent-liked clothes from those conventional, expensive, maternity stores? Be interesting. I think it will add some colors to our dull-liked streets of Singapore. Very pretty to see mums wearing maxi dress I think.

Check out mamalicious Angelina Jolie's maxi dress styles here.

End your Saturday...

With a good DIY facial, that is.

Right, this is what I'll usually do on my Saturday, before heading off to sleep. Named this the "healing facial treatment". So here it goes:

Step 1) Clean: your face with your daily facial cleanser (3 mins). Rinse with warm water.

Step 2) Exfoliate: the dead skin (2 mins). Rinse with warm water. Been using Clinique's exfoliating scrub and had love it ever since. Credit goes to Rachel darling.

For the oily or combination skin, yours truly's using this.

For the dry / normal skin.

Step 3) Mask: and moisturise. (20 mins)

Substitute with Cortry pimple mask if you are having acne. Good stuff. It actually diminish and prevents acne prone. DO NOT USE THE ABOVE SHOWN MASKS cuz it'll nourish the acne and grow it.

Step 4) Close: the pores with your daily toner. (1 min)

(Now, reason being why we are to rinse with warm water is to allow our pores to be opened, such that it could retain whatever nutrients from the face mask. So naturally we should close it to prevent the nutrients from eluding.)


Step 4) Apply: moisturiser / night cream.

Ok, question: If I have already applied the toner and minimised the pores, the skin will not be able to absorb the night moisturiser isn't it?

Truth is, I don't have a scientific explanation to it. This is how I work. I suppose the pores will naturally be taking in whatsoever nutrients you've got when you are asleep. Well I did hear research claims sleeping actually repairs your metabolism, and hence increases the metabolism rate.

(So sleeping is good. ^-^ )

Step 5) Apply: your eye reviving cream.

It's really important. Really.

Chanel, Laneige, Ipsa, Silkygirl

P.S. If you are a guy, then you should prolly skip this entry cuz it has got totally no whatsoever relation to you.

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Makeups makeups!

Chanel Teint Innocence feat. Chanel Poudre Universelle Libre. My 3rd bottle of Teint Innocence already. This time round I got it 1 shade darker to mix with my existing bottle which has gotten tad too fair from all those outdoor activities of mine.

Whereas for the loose powder (name too long for lazy me to type), I got tempted while testing out at the Chanel booth. Texture? Real silky smooth and what's more, blink blink!! Me like!! Ok, I know most dusting powder's got shimmers the same but they are usually in shades of purple-rish or pearl-rish. Nah uh, too white already. I'm telling you, the photo won't look nice.

Me is talking about loose powder and not dusting powder or luminating powder. Whilst I've already got one luminating powder in pearl, I'm looking at something that can give a final finishing to my makeup. Please, pressed powder is not the last step, specifically!

Chanel Teint Innocence: 8/10

Price: $76?? As usual, I can't seem to remember the price.

Chanel Poudre Universelle Libre: ??/10

Price: Definitely less than $60.

Verdict for Chanel's loose powder was not rated cuz I only managed to use it once. It looks ooookay enough. On it's own. Cuz I hadn't got any other makeup on that day. Brushed some on my naked face in short, not too bad thou'.

Along with my Marjolica volumising still nicely wrapped in it's original package, all the way from Taiwan. The one outside was the lengthening one which I gotten from Pwee months back.

Marjolica lengthening: 8.5/10 (It's really quite good compared to rest of the mascara at the same price range you know?)
Price: $18 odd I think.

Marjolica volumising: ??/10 (Yet tried)

Price: As above

My fully utilised concealers: Ipsa vs Laneige

While both works equally well for me, price is the only factor you'll have to consider. Ipsa's good since you have 3 tones to choose from but it's rather habitual that you'll stick to one tone for use. So a pot one like Laneige's comes in more worthy... .

Believe it or not Silky girl's blusher is good!

Psst! I'm using Silky Girl Nectar Blush!

Acne

A bump appeared on my chin like 2 days back and I knew armageddon has come alive - to my complexion. My most feared skin condition is not pimple nor zits nor the black and white (heads), but these seemingly harmless bumps that evolved to major disaster.

Right, so why disasterous? Aside from the ugly swell and pain, it leaves scars - even when you did nothing to it. Yup, nothing. Not even touching it. And the sinister swell simply kills you by leaving a huge patch of darkened scar at the particular area. Vicious. Well, I eventually reckoned it's caused by the over applying of pimple cream that dries up the oil glens, which of course, dries the skin like some sahara desert.

And when the skin starts peeling off, that's the start of everyMtFkthing.

While the skin is flaking, the pus gets increasingly visible. If you think it's finally time to pop/squeeze/extract/whatever it, you are in deep shit. Before you know it, you are actually digging deep into the wound, as if doing a minor surgery.

And what do you know, the pus still seats itself comfortably deep, deep in (wonder how deep it actually is) laughing at your stupidity while you desperately try to extract the "seed" out. Conclusion - you are left with an ugly hole that is bleeding profusely. (That's why I say, a minor surgery)

I actually had the nerve to do the above for infinite times.

So, am not going to do that anymore. Derived my own compilation of method to diminish it. For people who are facing similar problems as me. Random jialat jialat acne that is. Would probably like to read on.

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1) Never, ever apply pimple cream more than twice a day. If the acne is fully "grown" (obvious swell without any yellowish pus), don't even bother to apply anything. Cause it only dries the skin. Just make sure that area is not over oily. If there really is a need to apply pimple cream to make you feel better, do it at night before you sleep.

2) DO NOT (and I mean it, ladies and gentlemen. DO NOT.) apply mosituriser and do face masking as the contents in the essence are meant for nourishing the skin. Thus, nourishing the pimples/zits/acnes as well. Causing it to swell more. You know, like those wicked acne actually "eat and grow fat". Ok, make it OBESE.

3) Maintain your usual facial cleaniness. Twice to three times a day is good enough. Even for very oily skin. Avoid excessive cleansing as: i) it dries your skin, ii) our complexion, however, still need moderate amount of oil. Over cleansing it will only cause the oil glen to produce more. Why? Because we are made this way. Ask mother nature if you must. I'm sure she will be more than willing to tell you why.

4) Don't go hand itchy and touch the area. (Obvious right?? People who do not know why should be punished by having mor peng, pimply face for good)

5) No exfoliation. Totally. Exfoliating will only aggitate the problem area. People, if you are one with constant breakout and problematic skin, bade exfoliating products goodbye.

P.S. The above works for me. It might not necessarily work for others but there's no harm trying cause I think the above majority are home treatment rather than remedy, that everyone should as least do if they want clear complexion.