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Let's talk about the face. (=


What about the face?


Today's story is about How do we Remove our Make up COMPLETELY the CORRECT Way!!!


There are TWO ways that I, practice daily.


The 1ST one is the easiest, fastest way to remove your eye AND face makeup which requires Shu Eu's Cleansing Beauty Oil.

Pump 3 pumps onto your palms and start to massage your face. Your eye area should be the last to go because you don't wanna mask your face black by smudging the eye liner and mascara all over it!

Rinse at LEAST 3 times with lukewarm water until you notice the water looks clear and not MILKY anymore. This is very important to avoid BREAKOUTS!

This, is my most preferred way --- except for the fact that Shu Eu costs me 100 bucks per bottle. ))): And that is why,,, we have the second option! (You can use Method 1 when you are too lazy or tired instead).


2ND way requires an eye make-up remover, and a cleansing lotion.

Let's start with the eye. All this while, I've been using EA's All Gone Eye & Lip Makeup Remover. It has two layers of liquid which is the BESTEST BEST I've ever used so far.

Wet a piece of cotton pad with it (or any other eye makeup remover you prefer. Maybeline's is not bad too).


Place the cotton on your closed eye for about a minute. Allow all the makeup around that delicate area to dissolve before gently wiping it off. This is very important because you don't want fine permanent lines around your eyes do you?!


See? My cotton pad is still SQUARE; which means no rubbing was involved during the shoot.


Now, the face.


I'm using SIMPLE's Kind to Skin Purifying Cleansing Milk Lotion. It's affordable, non-oily, friendly to all skin types, it is GOOD. Simple.

Here, you might have to waste a number of cotton pads because the truth is you'll have to repeatedly wipe the makeup off your face until NO trace is left seen on the cotton. (VERY IMPORATANT TOO; or there will be no point for me to do this post seriously)


See; here my cottons aren't squarish anymore. Please DON'T follow me. Wipe your face GENTLY.


Double cleanse your face with a facial cleanser that suits your skin. (Don't be lazy)


Now that your whole face is clean and clear from those unwanted foreign molecules, it is now time to RINSE your EYES..... *jeng jeng jeng~


Whether you are using Method 1 or 2, during the process of removing your eye makeup, there will be traces of left-over oil residing inside your eyes. Therefor, I highly recommend you to rinse your only pair of eyes with Oprex. You won't believe it until you try it! Oprex is God.


This is a buttoned towel I use when I wash my face so that I don't wet my lovely clothes. It can also be worn when you put on your makeup if you couldn't decide what to wear yet! :D


Now that ends our makeup remover 101 'tutorial' today! I always play some nice, sexc jazzy music before going into the bathroom. Trust me; it seriously does make bathing and makeup removing a whole lot more fun and relaxing. ^^



That's all for now folks and fairies~! I'm going to NuffNang's StarTrek movie premier @ Cineleisure tonight... Gotta go get ready. Have fun (gently) washing that face and see ya'll next post~! *;D

The Cura Box

Guess where did I just come back from?


My house. HA HA HA!


Now now, don't feel too insulted. The truth is, I just got done with my manicure FROM my own house. It felt sooo good it was like I went to do it somewhere at a Nail Bar but this, is better cause I. saved. my. BUCKS! DIY is now the new trend thanks to recession.


Do you remember my baby cot? Ahh, I think it slipped my mind before to introduce to you, Ai Yu. Ai Yu is the name of my unicorn - Guardian of the Cura Box.


Ai means love, while Yu means feather. Technically, Ai Yu's name means Love Freedom.


The Cura Box. (cura = cure in Latin)


Frankly, I am a very rough girl. That's why I don't do pedicures. Even OPI chips off by evening the next day! lol... So paying to get my nails done is absolutely ridiculous. Even doing it myself, I have no heart for it cause I know it will chip away like corn flakes.

However, I learned a *new* EASY way to paint your nails which will make it look like its damn PRO. All you need are 4 pretty basic colors...


Glittering Silver | Black | Glittering Pink | and Silver Hearts.


There are ONLY 5 simple steps to this.


Step One: Apply 1 coat of glittering silver.


Step Two: Apply a stroke of black from right and end at upper left just like the picture above.


Step Three: Apply glittering pink starting from middle part of nail till tip (covering black too).


Step Four: Re-apply glittering silver from bottom to middle nail to blend with the pink.


Step Five: Use a toothpick to pick a silver heart from nail color and place it carefully wherever you like. Mine's at bottom left.


Use a hair dyer to speed up the drying process (OPTIONAL).


Your nail design is now DONE!


TA DAAA~! *^o^*


Wear a LBD to match it with your freshly painted nails.


Now you are ready to go out for dina! Good luck~

*;)

Milk, Salt & Lemon.

What do you do to pamper yourself during your free time? Or do you even have free time?

Spas, facials, foot massage... It could be whatever really, but I believe in doing all these in between things because of my hectic schedules especially on weekdays. Does that mean we can't pamper ourselves on weekdays?! No. We should!


Even if it's the weekends, instead of going through the hassle of getting ready, getting stuck in a stupid weekend jam, the dilemma about what to wear... BAH! That's not call pampering! Just for the sake of yanking my in-grown nails man~ I can do it at home for FREE.

i.e. While waiting for a friend who's gonna be late to come get you (or even FFK), or before your favourite TV show starts - this is what I usually do, so can you. (=


No, not cam whoring!

But a D.I.Y pedicure session at your own living room by the window accompanied by a cuppa hot chocolate and magazines by your feet, listening to some lazy afternoon jazz tracks and that air cond breeze? I promise it can be very fulfilling.

Pedicure means foot care in Latin. Pedi means foot, cura means care. (:


Fill a wide tub with lukewarm water on a clean, medium size piece of rug. You can forget about the rug if you want to wet your tiles and start skiing without ice on your floor. Remember to test the water temperature with your hands first!


I don't waste my money on salt that costs more than 2 ringgit for what - 500g? That's silly. Use normal salt!!! Salt is traditionally used to kill germs and relax sprained muscles so this can't go wrong. Add around 1 big tablespoon of salt and stir with your feet.

p/s: You can also add a 1/4 cup of milk to loosen dead skin.



Put your happy feet inside. Watch Gossip Girls, read a book, eat a chocolate chip cookie... Baby you can do whatever you like~

When the water starts to feel cold (usually around 15 minutes), take a pumice stone and foot brush. Please don't use just any stones (this is different from the 'salt casualty' we did) because pumice stone is not just any stones. It is a volcanic rock created when a rock is highly pressurized and forcefully aloof by the volcano, then..... TADAAA~!


We have a pumice stone! This 2-in-1 stone + brush I'm using is from Bloop Paris. Only RM9.90!

TIP: If you have yellowish nails, try rubbing some whitening toothpaste onto your nails. (Nails and teeth are both calcium based 'dead' cells.) If you have lemon, drip a drop of lemon juice on each toe and massage through.

Don't scrub too hard but scrub to smooth. You don't want swollen red soles. LOL!



I did a short, simple survey for F21 and got this for FREE. How AWESOME! Toenail clippers, orange sticks, nail files, all in one nice and neat silver tube good for travel too!

Dry your feet on the rug you prepared and file your nails square or round, it's up to you.


Lastly, apply your favourite intensive foot cream. I suggest Aiken's. You can get it at Guardian or Watson.

It's BEST to do this ONCE a week.



The whole process took me about 30 minutes and my feet felt so soft, supple, and happy! You might not know until you try it out yourself; and trust me, you won't regret it --- Your feet will thank you!

By the time I was done, my other friend came to pick me up instead. Haha! See?

TIME MANAGEMENT -> PRETTY FEET -> SAVE MONEY =

HAPPIER, LOVELIER, YOU. (((=