Drinking Ultimate Colla-gen, my first beauty supplement from Korea
Ultimate Colla-gen is a beauty supplement from Korea endorsed by A-list K-wave stars like Lee Min Ho and Kim Hee Sun. Since I'm not a big k-pop fan, that didn't really get me dancing Gang Nam style....
View ArticlePaul Penders Christmas Giveaway! (10 Winners Worldwide)
For some of us wishing to find eco beauty goodies under our Christmas trees on the 25th, it seems Santa isn't our only hope. From December 1 to December 25, Paul Penders Australia is giving not just...
View ArticleCrushed Expectations with Crushed Botanicals Mineral Makeup Kit
Let's rewind to about a year ago, during Cyber Monday 2011. Part of my etsy haul was a mineral make-up kit from Crushed Botanicals. At 50% off, I got to try the full set that included the liquid...
View ArticleChristmas Eco Beauty Wishlist 2012: Dear Santa, I hope I have been good...
Dear Santa, I promised to share a holiday gift guide earlier (and tons of other topics requested by my dearest readers) and failed to deliver. I also talked about making haul & DIY videos on...
View ArticleMy Skin, Hair, Body & Health Profile
Thanks to the holiday break, I finally had the time to take a really good and long look at myself in the mirror with a pen and paper in hand. I realized I've been reviewing numerous products since my...
View ArticleSo what exactly happened to my 2012 resolutions? And what’s up for 2013?
Here's my obligatory "Goodbye 2012, Hello 2013!" post. So last year, my habit resolution was to, as with the past couple of years, avoid being late for work. As for beauty, I promised to try and cure...
View ArticleSo you indulged during the holidays? Here’s a detox tea recipe for you!
So how was your holiday break? Mine was filled with food. Lots of food. Most of them were junk food. If like me, part of your new year's resolution is to lose what all that binging had left behind,...
View ArticleI was sick and tired of Flu… until I went for Chinese Cupping!
I had been down with flu for the last three days and today's the first day I woke up feeling almost normal. Like a miracle, I felt my first surge of relief from flu symptoms yesterday after I went down...
View ArticleDivine Herbal Hair Oil packs the world’s best-kept botanical hair growth...
Hairloss has been one of my on-and-off problems since my high school years. I've tried so many products and a few treatments to curb it -- from hair oils, tonics and serums to supplements, teas and...
View ArticleGot Milk, Got Acne? Here’s why I decided to ditch dairy.
If you ask me now what's one change I made in my lifestyle which dramatically improved my skin, it's not buying the latest organic facial wash in the market. It's simply cutting down on dairy. But it's...
View ArticleCriticisms are only truly destructive when you let them destroy your spirits
These past couple of days, I bumped into people I hadn't seen in months or years --- Friends, ex-classmates, ex-colleagues and relatives. After the usual pleasantries of "How have you been?" and "I...
View ArticleEmpties: Jo Wood Organics, Ethic Bioskin, Mukti, Mekhala, Vapour Organics
Since I'm a bad and lazy beauty blogger who hates doing full reviews, I thought of starting an 'Empties' series where I share with you my emptied products and bite-sized reviews. For my first 'Empties'...
View ArticleLet’s go back to ancient China with this pinkish Chinese New Year look
This look was inspired by the china doll makeup of actresses in Chinese period dramas who usually sported pink eye shadows. The only thing I added were the slightly bolder lips and the thicker...
View ArticleDIY: Capping the night with a Sweet ‘n Spicy Greenish Stuff Detox Face Mask!
While everyone was deep in sleep last night, I decided to savor the tranquility by enjoying a detox mask and a warm cup of tea. It's been a stressful week for me and my skin, and a relaxing mask + tea...
View ArticleThe Return of Lavera Natural Cosmetics
If you live in Singapore and are into natural and organic beauty products like me, you might have heard of or seen a few Lavera products before. Watsons used to carry a few and I do remember wanting to...
View ArticleDIY: That Sunday I tried making a Grapefruit Moisturizing Body Scrub
You know how sometimes you thought you had this winning project until you started doing it and everything went so wrong? That happened to me. Again. My first #DIYFail was the Spoiled Milk Foot Soak...
View ArticleReview: When Paul Penders 4-Step Hair & Scalp Treatment Program Challenged my...
I have this huge, lifetime battle with scalp sensitivity and eczema that comes in the form of dandruff and seasonal hair fall. Until I started looking at beauty in a holistic way, I thought it was...
View ArticleMy Full-Detox Experience at Slimming 101 Singapore
Slimming 101 Review – With all my recent rants about being underweight, what in the crack was I doing at a slimming center? I was wondering myself, too. BUT I had a strong ‘theory’ in mind and armed...
View ArticleOut the Rabbit Hole: My ‘Beauty Notes’ from Bangkok, Thailand. Of course, I...
Hello from Bangkok! Well, not really. I was back in Singapore this morning but I started writing this post while I was still in Bangkok. Hubby and I stayed there for about six days and although it's...
View ArticleA Very Timely Gift from Lemongrass House
Nothing diffuses the unwillingness to go back to work after a vacation like the news of a promotion, a major pay hike... or, since both are highly unlikely, a nicely wrapped gift waiting on one's desk....
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