人家对你好，你当作草。别人当你是草，你当作宝。
醒醒吧！别再自找苦吃了！
该做的，我们都尝试了。再这样下去，只有绝望，没有希望。
只期望你会有醒悟的一天。
Tuesday, May 12, 2009
Thursday, May 07, 2009
记忆的烙印
话说，我爱上摄影已经有一段日子了吧。大概三年前的我还没领悟到那种按下快门的瞬间感动，所有无法形容的感觉。所以现在每当回想起那次的香港行，都会有点自责。那时的我超懒惰，就连启动相机的欲望都没有。所以那次的旅行，也是我的第一次远距离的海外出游，相较之下少了许多具体的回忆。如果再给我一个重游香港的机会，我一定不再让自己后悔。
这两年来虽说拍了不少的照片，可是都没怎么整理和过瀘。一堆堆的相片还好好的存在记忆体里，心想得找个时间，冲洗它们才行呐。毕竟这做法非常的不保险。万一我的电脑或记忆体报销呢？呵呵，我一定会哭死。
如果有一天，我能够把那些相片印成一本自己的摄影书，那该有多好啊。记载着满满爱的回忆。看着肉拉的po，心中一阵感动。
毕竟人生的旅程只有那么的一次啊。
Sunday, April 19, 2009
Time flies...
been so busying on assignments and presentations this month. other than doing assignments, I've been spending time doing anything but no blogging cos I just seems to lose my mojo in blogging. time flies. in a month or so I'll be having my final and last exam in uni and I'll be saying byebye to my uni life. just saw a vid made by rika and started feeling emo. I'm gonna end my uni life very soon. what will be the feeling of saying goodbye to your friends that you have been having laughters with? moving into a different pace of life, all of us might not be meeting each other (anymore?). lately I've been spending my time with couple of new friends. and they are so cool (I mean, come on. I like them SO much). we played pokers together. we laughed so hard we almost teared. we had gin + sprite and chilled out together listening to my fav songs. singing the songs together. swaying. laughed again. swaying. so comfortable.
but then I started pondering - what if we all get to know each other earlier? like...way back then? could my uni life be different? oh I'm sure it's gonna be tons of fun. well oh well, at least I still own a month of FUN time with them :)
just cherish the moment.
but then I started pondering - what if we all get to know each other earlier? like...way back then? could my uni life be different? oh I'm sure it's gonna be tons of fun. well oh well, at least I still own a month of FUN time with them :)
just cherish the moment.
Monday, March 30, 2009
Here they come
I just woke up from a sweet dream that pretty much sounds like this:
"The sweet boy gave the girl a sweet surprise by traveling all the way from the Venus (which was weird cause I heard that's where women come from) to the Land (where the girl's staying at). He told the girl not to worry about anything and it's going to be two awesome weeks. They spent their time happily together. Walking side by side along the never-ending-walkways. Spraying each other water while watering the garden. Playing games together. Teasing each other while the girl kicked the guy cause he tickled her. Eating nice food together. Holding hands. Looking into each others' eyes. But then the image got blurry and the boy faded away...."
That's the time I woke up. And now the nightmares are coming. They are knocking on my door. Now.
I want to run away but I can't. It's depressing.
"The sweet boy gave the girl a sweet surprise by traveling all the way from the Venus (which was weird cause I heard that's where women come from) to the Land (where the girl's staying at). He told the girl not to worry about anything and it's going to be two awesome weeks. They spent their time happily together. Walking side by side along the never-ending-walkways. Spraying each other water while watering the garden. Playing games together. Teasing each other while the girl kicked the guy cause he tickled her. Eating nice food together. Holding hands. Looking into each others' eyes. But then the image got blurry and the boy faded away...."
That's the time I woke up. And now the nightmares are coming. They are knocking on my door. Now.
I want to run away but I can't. It's depressing.
Sunday, February 22, 2009
Travel Diaries 1- Tokyo
So this was my trip to Japan. There is so much I could say about Japan, as it has now become one of my favorite countries, but sometimes words just never express the impressions the country leaves in me. I will separate my travel diaries into separate entries, and try not to write too much at the same time...
Everyone knows Emily is very blur and forgetful. Aha. What happened was I could not contact my bf after I reached Narita Airport because I did not know which number to be inserted before making call to local mobile number (I did not pay much attention when my bf told me about that and eventually totally forgot about it). Luckily I managed to get some help from an airport officer. She can't understand what I was saying at first, so I just used my very limited japanese vocabulary, and kept repeating "keitai" (mobiles). And she managed to get what I mean in the end and helped me to dial the numbers. Phew.
We went to Wako (和幸), a restaurant which sells a range of とんかつ (Tonkatsu or Deepfried Pork Cutlet) for lunch, together with Yushi and Fatt as they were there traveling as well. You have got to try their Tonkatsu as it is SO crispy, crunchy and light, which I didn't find oily at all. I had lunch set of Tonkatsu with shoyu sauce, onion and egg inside. It was very nice although the pork had lost some crunchiness after soaking in the sauce. Anyway, the pork inside was soft and tender! My lunch set was a tad bit much for me, as the tonkatsu was huge and occupied the whole pot and so I had some leftover :/
Shopping is another thing that I missed about in Tokyo. There are wide choices of brands for you, no matter which style that you are opted for. Marui City (featured as 0101) was a shopping mall that I frequented the most, as it carries the brands that I like - Olive des Olive, Lowry's Farm, Pageboy and many more. I didn't get much stuff on my first day at Marui Shinjuku though.
We had a brief walk in Shinjuku before heading to Oedo Onsen Monogatari in Odaiba. The weather was so cold and the strong wind just kept freezing me up. Even the scarf didn't help much. Anyway, Oedo Onsen has a large scale hot spring facility and will not dissapoint you for paying the price of 1900 yen (nightime price). Entree fees includes a yukata (there are at least 5 different designs for ladies!), bath towel and small towel. Soap, shampoo, conditioner, skin care and haircare products are all provided too. There are 16 various baths including rotenburo (outdoor bath), which is a must visit if you ever visit onsen with rontenburo! (imagine you get to feel the cooooold breeze while enjoying the onsen) It was pretty fun as the couples and groups can meet up in between taking the waters, while dressed in yukata. The central section has plenty of restaurants, bars, noodle and various game stalls. We just used the barcode on our entrance pass to order/shop. The bill will be made when you are checking out. (it's a good business tactic as you will not be thinking while making the purchases.lol!)
Left>> Front view of Oedo Onsen Monogatari. Right>> The lovely couple, Yushi and Fatt.
acting cool ar, darling?
The tower in the right picture is the NTT Docomo Yoyogi Building. It is the tallest clock tower in the world.
After having our haircut at Earth in Takadanobaba on the next day, we headed to Shinjuku for Krispy Kreme. heee. Bf knows my love for doughnuts. So each of us got a free glaze-flavour while waiting on the line. We visited Takashimaya nearby after that and I bought a few hosiery. I spotted some cute Vivienne Westwood there but I just can't imagine me wearing them :(
He seemed lost.. haha
Anyway, we had our dinner at Nabezo, a famous reasonably priced all-you-can-eat shabu-shabu and sukiyaki restaurant, with a 90 minute course available for 1890yen. We got the mixed soup - Shiyo and Kimchi. The Kimchi soup was great for beef while Shiyo was better for pork.
It was the Adult's Day (成人式） in Japan on my 3rd day there. It is the Japanese coming-of-age ceremony and is held annually on second Monday in January. And so we visited Meiji Shrine (明治神宮) as we could get to see people dressing up (girls, to be exact) to celebrate the passage into adulthood. lol.
The crowded Harajuku Station
Before visiting the shrine, we had chocolate croissant at Choco Cro (a part of Saint-Marc cafe), which is nearby to Harajuku Station. The croissant was so crispy and totally worth the price (140 yen each I thk.. can't remember) as you just can't resist the yummy gooey chocolate. A must-try for chocolate lover! It also has a selection of drinks and other delicious pastry as well. Sadly, I'd stupidly forgotten to try the banana chocolate version, even there is a chain store in Koenji and so very nearby to my bf's place :(
The Torii gate from afar...
Back to Meiji Shrine.... It was fun to snap pictures of cute Japanese Girls dressed in beautiful kimonos! I'd written my wish on prayers, which is called 绘马 in Japanese.
Bf writing his wishes on prayers
one of the ice sculptures displayed in Meiji Shrine
a cute lil' girl in Meiji Shrine..
Of course, we didn't missed Takeshita-dori, a famous street which is fulled with fashion boutique, cafes and restaurants in Harajuku. You can't miss the crepe if you're taking a walk in Takeshita-dori. Oh, and for girls, there are shops selling cute and affordable lingerie as well!! (do drop by Amo's Style... You can get pretty lingerie there ^_^ )
Lunch was at Otoya, a typical Teishoku (定食, set meal) chain restaurant in Japan. It serves rice, Miso soup and some dishes for each standard meal set. If you are looking for cheap and delicious meal set, then this is the place where you can get a decent meal priced from 600 - 1000 yen.
Lunch was at Otoya, a typical Teishoku (定食, set meal) chain restaurant in Japan. It serves rice, Miso soup and some dishes for each standard meal set. If you are looking for cheap and delicious meal set, then this is the place where you can get a decent meal priced from 600 - 1000 yen.
Fake food displays @ Otoya
After a long walking/shopping trip around Harajuku and Jingumae [must-visit: LaForet, H&M, UT, Gap and some designer shops like Burberry, Charlotte Ronson which I obviously couldn't afford lol], we had dinner at Venire Venire, an Italian restaurant in Harajuku. The meal was great; I loved their cheese pizza (!!!), garden salad [with all leavessss but it was delicious serving with olive oil (?) ], lamb ribs and tiramisu.
Overlooking H&M while dining in Venire Venire.
Half of my 4th day was spent by shopping in Shibuya, together with Yushi. We stopped by to check out the Hachiko's statue in front of Shibuya Station before heading to Shibuya 109.
To be honest, Shibuya 109 is not really a place I would shop in. It is loud and busy but really fun to have a look.
Haha I looked stupid while standing in front of the infamous Shibuya crossroad...
I just missed the Japanese pastry... so well done and delicious. oh chocolate shortcake...with caramel-coated chestnut on top somemore!
After the shopping trip, we met up with the guys and had dinner at Rokkasen (六歌仙), a grilled meat restaurant which serves all-you-can-eat yakiniku and shabu-shabu. The dinner was so fulfilling as we could get to taste a variety of Japanese-produced beef (Wagyu), Galbi, scallop, king crab and etc. It was pricey as we opted for Kikyou Set - all-you-can-eat + all-you-can-drink (桔梗(ききょう)の宴 / 食べ放題!飲み放題). Anyway, I should have more cocktail but my stomach was so full I can fill the food in my throat....
I had gained on weight (2kgs?) on the first week there as I had three all-you-can-eat meal in a week! THREE! I was like shit when I saw the reading on the weighing scale. T_T
The next day was spent in Gotemba, is a city located on the southeastern flank of Mt. Fuji in Shizuoka. We went to Gotemba Premium Outlets for shopping, not me but another couple (Fatt and Yushi.lol). Oh well, if only the Yen was cheaper. Bah. So, I rather enjoyed overlooking the beautiful Mt. Fuji instead...
Next - Asakusa, Disneyland and Disneysea and others... Till then..
Sunday, February 08, 2009
It was heaven...
.. to have you by my side for the past one month. And now I am back and stuck in the reality.
On Saturday morning, I was still in my heaven, but had started to feel uneasy and also had insomnia for the past two days. It was the first time of me unable to sleep in the cold but warming (as I sneaked myself in the thick blankets and because, I'd got him) weather. It was weird. All I was thinking about is the flashing images of everything I'd gone through in the past month. It is like a dream, yet so true. It seemed far reach but I managed to touch it - to touch you, your hand, and your face that makes me smile.
Tokyo tastes like a dream, a dream which you fell in love with yet you might hate about sometime.
But, to me, you taste like a real dream, which is happened at somewhere in the heaven, some place which I really want to be in.
I just could not stop thinking about every seconds that we had spent together. I still remember the response I gave you when you hugged and kissed me goodbye before you going to class while I was still in bed. (Okay to be honest mostly I just continued sleeping and ignored all the action above cos the bed is super comfy...) I still remember how I yelled at you and stopped helping you to cook when you yelled at me first. (hmm, not yelling la but just slightly high pitch talking...) But you still managed to cook good foods without me, which is one of the great things about you. I still remember how we got into different fights, but we made up eventually :) Oh did I tell you it was so sweet of you when you offered your pocket to one of my freezing hands? You always give me the best. You always try to. Just like when you know that cream puff is so fattening but you will not fail to ask me to buy whenever we went for grocery shopping in kombini or just simply passing by the patisserie shop. Because you know I love it.
What have I done for you? Maybe it's little compared to what you have done for me, but you know better than on one that the only person which I have been thinking about is you. No one but you.
Sometime this feeling makes me hurt. Or should I say it hurts me all the time.
p.s.: I will be back very soon and till then, I will write about Tokyo. No more emo post, em.
On Saturday morning, I was still in my heaven, but had started to feel uneasy and also had insomnia for the past two days. It was the first time of me unable to sleep in the cold but warming (as I sneaked myself in the thick blankets and because, I'd got him) weather. It was weird. All I was thinking about is the flashing images of everything I'd gone through in the past month. It is like a dream, yet so true. It seemed far reach but I managed to touch it - to touch you, your hand, and your face that makes me smile.
Tokyo tastes like a dream, a dream which you fell in love with yet you might hate about sometime.
But, to me, you taste like a real dream, which is happened at somewhere in the heaven, some place which I really want to be in.
I just could not stop thinking about every seconds that we had spent together. I still remember the response I gave you when you hugged and kissed me goodbye before you going to class while I was still in bed. (Okay to be honest mostly I just continued sleeping and ignored all the action above cos the bed is super comfy...) I still remember how I yelled at you and stopped helping you to cook when you yelled at me first. (hmm, not yelling la but just slightly high pitch talking...) But you still managed to cook good foods without me, which is one of the great things about you. I still remember how we got into different fights, but we made up eventually :) Oh did I tell you it was so sweet of you when you offered your pocket to one of my freezing hands? You always give me the best. You always try to. Just like when you know that cream puff is so fattening but you will not fail to ask me to buy whenever we went for grocery shopping in kombini or just simply passing by the patisserie shop. Because you know I love it.
What have I done for you? Maybe it's little compared to what you have done for me, but you know better than on one that the only person which I have been thinking about is you. No one but you.
Sometime this feeling makes me hurt. Or should I say it hurts me all the time.
p.s.: I will be back very soon and till then, I will write about Tokyo. No more emo post, em.
Sunday, January 25, 2009
Happy Chinese New Year!
First off, Happy Chinese New Year to all my friends! CNY is on tomorrow and we just did spring cleaning today! Haha, it was fun to do some hardcore house chores cos the bf's house (his room's windows to be exact) is fulled with mold. Not that he didn't clean well, it's because of the weather (The difference of degrees between outside and the room will make the room condition become wet). He cleaned out the dodgy looking mold, while I vacumed the floor and cleaned other places... It was fun to do the spring cleaning, despite all of the yuckiee scenes...
Gong Hei Fatt Choi.. 8 = Fatt!
Anyway, the last minute spring cleaning is because of we just got back from a short trip in Nikko （日光）. Bf is cooking Bak Kut Teh and other jazz for dinner while I am blogging here. Gotta go before he finds out!
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Post-editing:
Here's some pic of the dinner! Simple but fulfilling... I was bloated! Had some beer by Suntory and Gin as well.
The beer by Suntory
He was showing the guys how to train the arms by using the thing he's holding.
That's all for this time. Hopefully I will be start writing post (from 1st day - present) in these 2 days. A great and exciting news is that I'll be going to Kyoto and Osaka on this weekend, if everything goes well! Can't wait... but gotta be prepared for the weather! It's getting colder and colder...
Sunday, January 18, 2009
Holidays
The blog is having frequent hiatus for a while (well, a LONG while)... How are you guys?
Well I had my French's final exam on 9th Jan. It went well... Only that I stayed up till very late on the night before that (approxiately 4am! My head was spinning and aching despite the nervousness of the exam and trying to squeeze everything into my little head). It was a hectic Friday, as I need to finish packing for my trip to Tokyo right after the exam in the evening. My flight was at night, well I should have got the Saturday's flight instead...
Anyway... I'm in Tokyo now. The weather is pretty cold. Today is the first day of me and the bf staying at home, lounging... as we have been out everyday since after I reached here. The bf's friends were here so we were going around places like Shinjuku, Harajuku, Shibuya, Omotesando, Asakusa, Disneyland, Disneysea and etc. Also, I have to say that I haven't eaten so many meat (both beef and pork) in a week. And so that's one of the reasons staying at home (I'm not feeling well too, caught cold I guess) and eating homecook porridge (the bf made them! yummy) today. It's so nice to sneak myself in the thickkkk blanket watching drama and falling asleep with the bf....
Will be doing updates about Tokyo very soon! I promise.
Drama time! Gossip Girl...! I'm slow cos I just started watching season 2. lol. Till then!
Well I had my French's final exam on 9th Jan. It went well... Only that I stayed up till very late on the night before that (approxiately 4am! My head was spinning and aching despite the nervousness of the exam and trying to squeeze everything into my little head). It was a hectic Friday, as I need to finish packing for my trip to Tokyo right after the exam in the evening. My flight was at night, well I should have got the Saturday's flight instead...
Anyway... I'm in Tokyo now. The weather is pretty cold. Today is the first day of me and the bf staying at home, lounging... as we have been out everyday since after I reached here. The bf's friends were here so we were going around places like Shinjuku, Harajuku, Shibuya, Omotesando, Asakusa, Disneyland, Disneysea and etc. Also, I have to say that I haven't eaten so many meat (both beef and pork) in a week. And so that's one of the reasons staying at home (I'm not feeling well too, caught cold I guess) and eating homecook porridge (the bf made them! yummy) today. It's so nice to sneak myself in the thickkkk blanket watching drama and falling asleep with the bf....
Will be doing updates about Tokyo very soon! I promise.
Drama time! Gossip Girl...! I'm slow cos I just started watching season 2. lol. Till then!
Sunday, January 04, 2009
Happy 2009?
First off, Happy New Year to everyone. So any resolution for a better year ahead?
This is a post of random rant over. Stop reading if you want.
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I HATE.
I am just tired of repeating words when I really mean it but no one listening to them.
Most of the time people just won't be appreciative enough for what other people have done for them. What they do is: they ask for more, without practically "asking". You, on the other hand, being taken advantage without proper credits didn't really mind of that in the beginning, but become pissed off eventually. Yes, although you have been tolerating for all these shits for so long.
I am so glad that I am going to a far away land in less than one week. And I can keep all these shits away from my eyesight.
What a good news is that, huh.
This is a post of random rant over. Stop reading if you want.
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I HATE.
I am just tired of repeating words when I really mean it but no one listening to them.
Most of the time people just won't be appreciative enough for what other people have done for them. What they do is: they ask for more, without practically "asking". You, on the other hand, being taken advantage without proper credits didn't really mind of that in the beginning, but become pissed off eventually. Yes, although you have been tolerating for all these shits for so long.
I am so glad that I am going to a far away land in less than one week. And I can keep all these shits away from my eyesight.
What a good news is that, huh.
Thursday, November 27, 2008
Tagged: Are you face chemical free?
Tagged by the lovely Rika.. lol actually I was somewhat "self-recommended" to do this though.. (Rika, know what I mean rite? ;p) It took me almost a month to write this? I guess?
Anyway.
Sorry for the hiatus. I haven't been updating much, which is the stuff that I do always, since like.. ages ago. Not that I've been busy, just that I've been spending time on other activities - learning French (which is very interesting, but confusing at times), playing with my friend's doggie (which named Oolong Tea in chinese - SO cute!) if I have free time in between classes, and of course, checking out YouTube vids when I'm back at home. (guess what kind of vids I've been watching?)
Anyways, crap aside... Back to the title, my answer is no, of course ;p If I were face chemical free, I guess I'll be having like 50 zits on my face and super big pores that cannot be covered even with the thickest makeup...Okay that sounds a little bit awful and scary :/
So here's my "chemical treatment" for my face.. To be honest, I couldn't finish using ALL of them - I'm lazy to apply/use some of them most of the time. *guilts* Sorry for the sucky picture quality..Anyways, just my two cents about some of the products I use:
From left to right:
Loreal Gentle Makeup Remover : Pretty good quality to remove the waterproof eye makeup. Great deal with a low price. Comparable to Lancome's.
Seaweed Purifying Facial Cleanser: Only use it to remove makeup if I have no choice. Dislike the minty/tinkling feeling when using it. It burns my skin literally and makes my skin become reddish.
ZA Cleansemax: It has been my good 'ol makeup remover for a couple of years. It's ok for my very sensitive skin. But, most of the time I would use it TWICE to make sure there's no makeup residue on my face.
DHC Cleansing Oil: This is my Holy Grail! With 2 or 3 pumps, I gently spread this on my dry face and massage my face thoroughly including my eyes (yes!) in circular motion. After 30 secs, I just wet my hands and massage my face again for a while before washing my face with water. Guess what, ALL my makeup gone after the rinsing and my skin doesn't feel that oily (it's olive oil base)! Love it!! Anyways, I'd wash my face with my gentle wash soap to make sure it's 100% clean, although it is already 99% clean (almost) after using DHC. The only thing I dislike about is the texture, which is a bit thick to spread out on the face. But still, it is great!
Apricot Invigorating Scrub: Love this scrub. It is very gentle and doesn't irritate my skin. After using it, my skin always feel soft. Bye bye dead skin cells. And it smells SO good.
Himalaya Neem Face Pack: It is a clay mask with tiny particles to it. Tried once and it's OK.
Clinique 7 day Scrub Cream: I doesn't really like the chemical smell. And I think the texture is too thick for my liking. It feels coarse on my skin. Yikes. I wouldn't fork out RM85 (probably more now) to buy such a scrub.
Ettusais Acne Gentle Wash: It is pretty gentle for oily skin but yet it cleans very well. I just discovered the correct method for using it lol. *blush* and I love it even more after that. Still new in package as you can see - just stocking up as I'm almost done with the current one. Affordable as the Clinique's face soap (again, chemical smell) but I like the Gentle Wash more. I still have whole bar of Clinique which I used for a while couple of years ago :/
Ettusais Acne Skin Version Up: I use it as a moisturizer after toner, although the correct sequence of it should be before using toner. Oh well, I just stick to what I'm comfortable with lol. It seems very moiturizing and hydrating when I applied it on the face, BUT it didn't seem to "absorb" into my skin, if you get what I mean.
Ettusais Whitening Essence: I haven't really used it continuously so I wouldn't say it's useless. Anyways, my skin tends to get dry when I use whitening stuff.
Ettusais Aqua Shooter: I treat this as a toner. It works pretty good, I think. My excess sebum is gone when using it but it wouldn't dry my skin out. I just finished using one :)
Ettusais Nightime Defense: I use it after applying all my skincare by applying the powder on my face, especially my T-zone. With the ultra fine powder particles, it is claimed to prevent and treat acne, suppress and smoothen out rough skin, and seal in moisture. Still in package as I haven't done with the sample yet. I haven't noticed much result, but I would say my skin feels silky soft after applying it.
Some New York Skin Solution's products - soothing gel & cream, beauty cream, moiturizer & eye gel which I'm lazy to talk about lol.
Random masks which I've got from bf and one from Ettusais. I'm lazy in the whole mask-thing.
Lastly.. my makeup collection.. wouldn't say a collection though as it's hardly a collection -__- Anyways, here's what I use:
Anyway.
Sorry for the hiatus. I haven't been updating much, which is the stuff that I do always, since like.. ages ago. Not that I've been busy, just that I've been spending time on other activities - learning French (which is very interesting, but confusing at times), playing with my friend's doggie (which named Oolong Tea in chinese - SO cute!) if I have free time in between classes, and of course, checking out YouTube vids when I'm back at home. (guess what kind of vids I've been watching?)
Anyways, crap aside... Back to the title, my answer is no, of course ;p If I were face chemical free, I guess I'll be having like 50 zits on my face and super big pores that cannot be covered even with the thickest makeup...Okay that sounds a little bit awful and scary :/
So here's my "chemical treatment" for my face.. To be honest, I couldn't finish using ALL of them - I'm lazy to apply/use some of them most of the time. *guilts* Sorry for the sucky picture quality..Anyways, just my two cents about some of the products I use:
From left to right:
Loreal Gentle Makeup Remover : Pretty good quality to remove the waterproof eye makeup. Great deal with a low price. Comparable to Lancome's.
Seaweed Purifying Facial Cleanser: Only use it to remove makeup if I have no choice. Dislike the minty/tinkling feeling when using it. It burns my skin literally and makes my skin become reddish.
ZA Cleansemax: It has been my good 'ol makeup remover for a couple of years. It's ok for my very sensitive skin. But, most of the time I would use it TWICE to make sure there's no makeup residue on my face.
DHC Cleansing Oil: This is my Holy Grail! With 2 or 3 pumps, I gently spread this on my dry face and massage my face thoroughly including my eyes (yes!) in circular motion. After 30 secs, I just wet my hands and massage my face again for a while before washing my face with water. Guess what, ALL my makeup gone after the rinsing and my skin doesn't feel that oily (it's olive oil base)! Love it!! Anyways, I'd wash my face with my gentle wash soap to make sure it's 100% clean, although it is already 99% clean (almost) after using DHC. The only thing I dislike about is the texture, which is a bit thick to spread out on the face. But still, it is great!
Apricot Invigorating Scrub: Love this scrub. It is very gentle and doesn't irritate my skin. After using it, my skin always feel soft. Bye bye dead skin cells. And it smells SO good.
Himalaya Neem Face Pack: It is a clay mask with tiny particles to it. Tried once and it's OK.
Clinique 7 day Scrub Cream: I doesn't really like the chemical smell. And I think the texture is too thick for my liking. It feels coarse on my skin. Yikes. I wouldn't fork out RM85 (probably more now) to buy such a scrub.
Ettusais Acne Gentle Wash: It is pretty gentle for oily skin but yet it cleans very well. I just discovered the correct method for using it lol. *blush* and I love it even more after that. Still new in package as you can see - just stocking up as I'm almost done with the current one. Affordable as the Clinique's face soap (again, chemical smell) but I like the Gentle Wash more. I still have whole bar of Clinique which I used for a while couple of years ago :/
Ettusais Acne Skin Version Up: I use it as a moisturizer after toner, although the correct sequence of it should be before using toner. Oh well, I just stick to what I'm comfortable with lol. It seems very moiturizing and hydrating when I applied it on the face, BUT it didn't seem to "absorb" into my skin, if you get what I mean.
Ettusais Whitening Essence: I haven't really used it continuously so I wouldn't say it's useless. Anyways, my skin tends to get dry when I use whitening stuff.
Ettusais Aqua Shooter: I treat this as a toner. It works pretty good, I think. My excess sebum is gone when using it but it wouldn't dry my skin out. I just finished using one :)
Ettusais Nightime Defense: I use it after applying all my skincare by applying the powder on my face, especially my T-zone. With the ultra fine powder particles, it is claimed to prevent and treat acne, suppress and smoothen out rough skin, and seal in moisture. Still in package as I haven't done with the sample yet. I haven't noticed much result, but I would say my skin feels silky soft after applying it.
Some New York Skin Solution's products - soothing gel & cream, beauty cream, moiturizer & eye gel which I'm lazy to talk about lol.
Random masks which I've got from bf and one from Ettusais. I'm lazy in the whole mask-thing.
Lastly.. my makeup collection.. wouldn't say a collection though as it's hardly a collection -__- Anyways, here's what I use:
Some MAC products:
Prep+Prime: It doesn't work on my skin and my makeup tends to fade and gets real oily after few hours. Seriously, don't buy this base from MAC. Not going to repurchase it.
Select Cover-Up: I use it to conceal my zits and under-eyes circle and it's been working out pretty well. A little goes a long way so I was wondering if I could finish using it up before the expiry period due.
Studio Fix Fluid Foundation: I'm a NC30-35 now but I got the NC40 when I was tanned :( So my skin would look abit tanned than it should be after applying it. As a result, I just got myself a Revlon Colorstay (Sand Beige) which appeared fairer on my skin (argh). I should have bought the Golden Beige instead. Anyhow, Studio Fix gives good coverage but I don't really like it for daily use.
Loose/Blot Powder: Very fine texture to be used to set my makeup. Reduce my skin oilyness as well.
Mineralised Skin Finish in Soft and Gentle: It's a highlighter for my cheek or part of my face. Lightly apply it and it adds a "glow" to your skin. Love. But be careful that it'll sort of enlarge your pores if you simply apply too much on your face. Not pleasant looking.
Blushes: First off, the Dollymix from MAC. It looks pretty scary in the pan but it's lovely when you apply it lightly on your cheek. It will leave a hint of sheer candy pink on your apple:) Another one is from Lancome which I rarely use. It has a peachy undertone to it which contains gorgeous tiny gold shimmer. It is pretty but just doesn't show up well on my skintone. Would be gorgeous on lovelies with pale/fairer skintone. (anyone interested in buying? wondering to sell it off with cheaper price. Used 3x. Let me know..)
Some eyeshadow & paint pot from MAC and Silkygirl: I wouldn't say much about this as I have very less eyeshadow :( Now waiting for my 88 palette from Coastal Scents!(whee)
Benefit Dr. Feel Good: Another makeup base. I bought it last year, I think? And I haven't used it more than 5 times cos one of my close friend literally borrowed it since one year ago. I just got it back from my friend lol. Craps aside, I prefer this over the Prep+Prime. It is claimed to "minimize" your pore and act as a makeup base for a fresh look. I don't really like the smell though, but it's still acceptable.
Ettusais Zero Pore Coat: It's a makeup base as it claimed. But I use it to cover (reduce) my pores even without wearing any makeup. I love this because it also controls and reduces the oilyness of my skin. The texture is very light too, which is lighter than the Dr. Feel Good. Half of the price of Dr. Feel Good, of course the same goes to the amount of the product. (probably less than half)
Lipgloss/Lipstick: NYX Mega Shine (Smokey Look). NYX Round Lipstick in Thalia and Honey. It's good and dirt cheap (around RM11 for lipstick and RM20 for lipgloss after shipping and etc). Read on the reviews of other bloggers/YouTubers. And a peeachy Shu Uemura lipgloss. Oh Chanel's lipgloss is good but it's a tad too pricey. Any other recommendation?
Chanel Blanc Essentiel Compact Foundation: It will make your skin appear appear fairer, but in a good way of course. Use it when I'm in a rush, after I started using liquid foundation.
Eyeliners: MAC Powerpoint Eye Pencil, Silkygirl Funky Eyeliner (Olive Green & Silver - I don't know why I got the silver lol). The Silkygirl's are pretty good deal considering the price of it.
In my opinion, the Fasio's mascara is pretty good BUT very difficult to wash off, even with your eye make-up remover. Takes more than one day to go off. Not cute.
Eyelash curler from Shu Uemura is my HG. Got it for like RM35 (if not mistaken) which is a good deal. I heard that it retails for around RM50? Correct me if I'm wrong.
Kate Eyebrow Kit: It takes me 2 mins to draw my eyebrows. So easy to work with. *thumbs up
Some face brushes and eye brushes. The big fluffy face brush from TBS is soooo soft.
OK, gotta stop here cuz I've got lazy to continue typing. Till then!
Randomness: See the cute pinky storage box/makeup case?.. or whatever you call it. Cute, no? It's a free gift from ettusais during my previous haul :) love it but yet to use it.
PLMK if you're doing this tag! I'd love to read it! =)
Prep+Prime: It doesn't work on my skin and my makeup tends to fade and gets real oily after few hours. Seriously, don't buy this base from MAC. Not going to repurchase it.
Select Cover-Up: I use it to conceal my zits and under-eyes circle and it's been working out pretty well. A little goes a long way so I was wondering if I could finish using it up before the expiry period due.
Studio Fix Fluid Foundation: I'm a NC30-35 now but I got the NC40 when I was tanned :( So my skin would look abit tanned than it should be after applying it. As a result, I just got myself a Revlon Colorstay (Sand Beige) which appeared fairer on my skin (argh). I should have bought the Golden Beige instead. Anyhow, Studio Fix gives good coverage but I don't really like it for daily use.
Loose/Blot Powder: Very fine texture to be used to set my makeup. Reduce my skin oilyness as well.
Mineralised Skin Finish in Soft and Gentle: It's a highlighter for my cheek or part of my face. Lightly apply it and it adds a "glow" to your skin. Love. But be careful that it'll sort of enlarge your pores if you simply apply too much on your face. Not pleasant looking.
Blushes: First off, the Dollymix from MAC. It looks pretty scary in the pan but it's lovely when you apply it lightly on your cheek. It will leave a hint of sheer candy pink on your apple:) Another one is from Lancome which I rarely use. It has a peachy undertone to it which contains gorgeous tiny gold shimmer. It is pretty but just doesn't show up well on my skintone. Would be gorgeous on lovelies with pale/fairer skintone. (anyone interested in buying? wondering to sell it off with cheaper price. Used 3x. Let me know..)
Some eyeshadow & paint pot from MAC and Silkygirl: I wouldn't say much about this as I have very less eyeshadow :( Now waiting for my 88 palette from Coastal Scents!(whee)
Benefit Dr. Feel Good: Another makeup base. I bought it last year, I think? And I haven't used it more than 5 times cos one of my close friend literally borrowed it since one year ago. I just got it back from my friend lol. Craps aside, I prefer this over the Prep+Prime. It is claimed to "minimize" your pore and act as a makeup base for a fresh look. I don't really like the smell though, but it's still acceptable.
Ettusais Zero Pore Coat: It's a makeup base as it claimed. But I use it to cover (reduce) my pores even without wearing any makeup. I love this because it also controls and reduces the oilyness of my skin. The texture is very light too, which is lighter than the Dr. Feel Good. Half of the price of Dr. Feel Good, of course the same goes to the amount of the product. (probably less than half)
Lipgloss/Lipstick: NYX Mega Shine (Smokey Look). NYX Round Lipstick in Thalia and Honey. It's good and dirt cheap (around RM11 for lipstick and RM20 for lipgloss after shipping and etc). Read on the reviews of other bloggers/YouTubers. And a peeachy Shu Uemura lipgloss. Oh Chanel's lipgloss is good but it's a tad too pricey. Any other recommendation?
Chanel Blanc Essentiel Compact Foundation: It will make your skin appear appear fairer, but in a good way of course. Use it when I'm in a rush, after I started using liquid foundation.
Eyeliners: MAC Powerpoint Eye Pencil, Silkygirl Funky Eyeliner (Olive Green & Silver - I don't know why I got the silver lol). The Silkygirl's are pretty good deal considering the price of it.
In my opinion, the Fasio's mascara is pretty good BUT very difficult to wash off, even with your eye make-up remover. Takes more than one day to go off. Not cute.
Eyelash curler from Shu Uemura is my HG. Got it for like RM35 (if not mistaken) which is a good deal. I heard that it retails for around RM50? Correct me if I'm wrong.
Kate Eyebrow Kit: It takes me 2 mins to draw my eyebrows. So easy to work with. *thumbs up
Some face brushes and eye brushes. The big fluffy face brush from TBS is soooo soft.
OK, gotta stop here cuz I've got lazy to continue typing. Till then!
Randomness: See the cute pinky storage box/makeup case?.. or whatever you call it. Cute, no? It's a free gift from ettusais during my previous haul :) love it but yet to use it.
PLMK if you're doing this tag! I'd love to read it! =)
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