Smell the Roses and get pretty

Wednesday, 20 May 2009, 1:08 | Category : Body and Beauty
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Before I start on a new post, I realized I made a boo-boo about the si dian jin. Many thanks to Ruth and Joyceln for pointing it out. Do please read their comments. Now, at least I know there are real people reading this blog!
Topic of the Day: Let’s talk about beauty. I have not [...]

Makeup for the Summer Bride

Friday, 10 April 2009, 5:06 | Category : Body and Beauty
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Bear with me here. I was searching for a Ferragamo hairband for my friend, the kind that Ah Lians used to wear. She’s having a 90s birthday party and I thought it would be fun to transform her into something she’s not. Note that if you clicked on the link to find out what an [...]

Face Off

Wednesday, 11 March 2009, 23:45 | Category : Body and Beauty
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Everyone is looking at you so you want to look the best on your big day. Skin exfoliated, eyebrows tweezed and lips scrubbed. But one thing is often missed out, the little hairs on our faces. You might think ‘There’s Photoshop.’ Well, unless you pay your photographer REALLY well, he or she is not going [...]

The Essentials of Touching-Up

Friday, 26 December 2008, 19:11 | Category : Body and Beauty
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The bride would definitely need to touch-up on her make-up during the whole course of events on the big day. Without the make-up artist.
1. Keep the face matt by blotting.
My current fave is Red Rice Mattifying Papers by L’occitane. “These oil-blotting sheets, infused with powdered red rice from Camargue, minimize shine and leave a velvety [...]

Combat Sweaty Feet!

Tuesday, 23 December 2008, 1:11 | Category : Body and Beauty, Wedding Shoes
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It took a while but you finally found the most gorgeous pair of strappy heels in that perfect shade to match your wedding gown. The last thing you want on your big day is sweaty feet to go with those shoes. Especially in a humid climate.
The solution is simple.

Johnson’s Baby Powder. Cheap and easy to [...]

Come Clean…Again

Monday, 22 December 2008, 19:45 | Category : Body and Beauty
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Let’s be honest. Most brides look the prettiest on that day not only because they are on top of utopia, basking in unforgiveable bliss, but they also have the thickest makeup on. Layers of foundations and concealers being painkstakingly applied on, fake and real eyelashes so intertwined that you can’t tell which is which anymore, [...]