This may not be new to makeup aficionados, but it’s some a trick I stumbled upon last month when I was in Sydney for the Beauty Bloggers Utopia. Norlin and I shared a hotel room, and given the lack of mirrors and good lighting, I did all of my makeup by the window using my [...]
Tip: Keep A Small Bottle Of Rubbing Alcohol At Home
I think it was 3 years ago when I read somewhere that one should have a bottle of rubbing alcohol at home. I had no idea what it was at the time and thought nothing of it until not long after, blogs were swarming with tutorials on how to create your own pans of eyeshadows [...]
Beauty Tip: Clean The Arms Of Your Glasses
Do you wear glasses? If you do, especially the ones with thick sides (did a bit of Googling; they are called “arms” :P), here’s a tip/reminder for you: do remember to clean the insides of the arms before you put your glasses on after you have cleansed your face. Often after a day with or [...]
Beauty Tip – Wear Sunscreen On Your Hands
You know what they say, you can have the smoothest, youngest-looking skin on your face. But one look at your hands, and I’d know how old you really are. Gulp. Hand creams aren’t enough to keep your mitts looking young. To keep them soft, yes, but if you want to prevent crepey, wrinkly hands, you [...]
Beauty Tip: Clean Your Makeup Palettes With Something That Can Be Found In Your Camera Kit
I have OCD when it comes to my eyeshadow palettes. I need them to be clean. Like, not-a-single-speck-of-powder-out-of-place clean. This is not always possible because there will always be fallout onto the palette from the makeup brush when you lift the powders. Take the Urban Decay NAKED palette as an example. What I did before [...]