Sore throat, achy body, spiking fever, yucky mucus = one BAD-ASS COLD. My ammunition for the days to come, until my body can finally fight off this cold. Flu season is upon us, folks. Go get your flu jabs now. As for me, I’ll be bundled up in my plush purple robe, in bed, nursing [...]
Review: Clinique Turnaround 15-Minute Facial
When Val and I met up for tea, we talked quite a lot about skincare (typical beauty blogger talk :p), and this was something she highly recommended. As I was already using (and really loving) the Turnaround Visible Skin Renewer serum, I couldn’t wait to try this out too. I searched high and low for [...]
Caring For Our Canvas
I was reading Ollie‘s post on budget makeup starter kit (spot on recommendations, girl!), and the first paragraph caught my eye. A few months ago, I was chatting to a colleague of mine when she mentioned that she didn’t know the first thing about skincare and makeup and asked what I used. I was a [...]
Ins and Outs
Kia wanted to know what my 5 ins and outs are right now, i.e. what I’m into currently (and not). Some of these have been an “in” for quite some time now, and not all of them are beauty-related. Here goes. What’s In For Me 1. Cute environmental bags, like the ones from Envirosax. Beats [...]
Q&A: Types of Makeup Brush Bristles
Ollie wanted to know what the differences between natural-haired and synthetic-haired makeup brushes are, and also the use of a kabuki brush. As you know, makeup brushes come in many different types, shapes and sizes. The main difference between the brushes is the type of bristles used (for different purposes). They are either synthetic- or [...]