Monday's winner

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Yeay!!!

I won something from My Women Stuff, again!  I read ParisB's announcement on Saturday night but I wasn't sure whether that Sandra is me or could be another person?

Anyway, I got her email this morning so "YEAH!!!"  I am the winner  :-)

Thank you, MWS | ParisB!

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T.G.I.F.!!!

I won Smashbox Burlesque Makeup Kit worth RM199, thanks to ParisB at My Women Stuff.  Since I seldom wear makeup these days, I just played/swatched them on the back of my hand.  (Reason of minimizing makeup is:  I need to reduce the sudden increase of zits popping out along my jaw line.  I am clueless because I didn't change my facial routine.)  My winning entry?  I have to thank my boys for this.  I think I have whole weekend to play with the colors!  :D

  

Kukuku

Mommie, how about mine?

Meowmmie, I wanna polished nails too!

This image is taken from weheartit

I was painting my nails with a clear base coat.  Ooh, first thing first. I don't have the habit of filing and polishing on my finger nails, let alone putting some colors or a very simple French manicure.  Fake nails especially those with bling-bling or delicate tiny Hello Kittys are even foreign to me.  I always keep it short and naked as it is partly because of the nature of my job.

But today I saw a discounted 5-in-1 base coat while looking for a mouthrinse, which purportedly claimed it will makes my kuku (nails) smoother, stronger, longer, moisturized and shinier.  So I thought, why not, girl?  I picked one almost without thinking much.  Thank God the promoter was occupied and didn't pay attention to me.

Anyway, some of the boys furs were sticking onto my wet polish.  Ooh yeah... They were chasing each other while I was beautifying my fingers, circling around me hoping to shed more fur into the air.  I bet they were conspiring to make me mad.  Cunning little kiddies!

My nails are looking healthier now, although it might just a physical change.  ^_____^

Skinfood’s Aloe Sun BB Cream SPF 20 PA

I stumbled upon ParisB’s entry about BB Cream (BB stands for Blemish Balm) which prompted me to give a review on this particular BB cream.

I just started using Skinfood’s Aloe Sun BB Cream SPF 20 PA in May’10, that's about a 3-months period. The reason I’m experimenting with this BB cream is because the previous foundation (Clinique’s Superfit Makeup) made my face super-oily just after 3, 4 hours of application! It claimed to be oil-free, even the salesperson said it is suitable for my skin type (combination, sensitive & occasional breakout).

This is now my BFF!!!

Photo taken from:  Skinfood

At first I was sceptic about it, or, I should say, about the BB creams in general. But after doing my homework (reading the brand reviews from the other users), I headed down to Skinfood counter. Although I have clues of what I was looking, I still asked the young girl for recommendation. It won’t hurt to get other opinions although they might be slightly biased (i.e. need to hit a sales target).

The verdict:

• The color blends well into my tanned complexion, although Clinique’s gives me a more natural/nude finish. Also, the cream is thicker compare to Clinique’s, which is more watery and easier to spread on the face. Maybe this dry/thick texture is what giving me a matte-look, but I don’t feel my skin is dry anyway.
• The matte look remains until I leave the office at 5.30pm. All I have to do is just blot my face using one blotter to appear all-fresh again before heading out. While using Clinique’s, I have to blot once around 10am, one time after lunchtime, and another blot after office hour. The oil blotter company might be happy because I’m using more, but I’m definitely not a happy one.
• It was cheaper than my unfinished bottle of Clinique’s too. Although I won’t mind splurging a little extra if the product suits me well.
• It comes with an SPF 20 PA. Although I wish it is slightly higher, maybe at 25 or 30, because the sun is so unforgiving!
• It has quite a strong smell of aloe vera and sunscreen. And I’m not a huge fan of fragranced stuff so I favored something non-fragrance like Clinique’s. So far it didn’t give me headache (yet), I hope it won’t!

Did the BB cream suit me? Yes. It worth the effort of a lazy person like me and save my money too. I since skipped using day moisturizer (which I used when using the normal foundation) and go with BB cream alone.


From,
A happy Skinfood's Aloe Sun BB Cream SPF 20 PA user