Confessions Of A Late Bloomer: 2013

2013

Serenity Sunday: My Weekend Morning Routine! (29th December 2013)

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2013

EVENT: BOBBI BROWN HOLIDAY 2013 AND OLD HOLLYWOOD COLLECTION PREVIEW @ NGEE ANN CITY, SINGAPORE

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2013

REVIEW: Wotnot Facial Wipes

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Today I’ll share with you my thoughts about this Wotnot Facial Wipes that I got through my August Bellabox. Without further ado, here is my review:

PRODUCT: Wotnot Facial Wipes

PRICE: S$9.30

STORE: http://bellabox.sg/wotnot-facial-wipes.html

LOCATION: Bellabox E-shop

PRODUCT CLAIMS:

No more greasy and yucky skin after a long day out in this humid weather! With Wotnot’s Facial Wipes, its 100% soft natural fiber wipes in a convenient pack will make sure that you stay radiant all day long! It contains all-natural ingredients such as aloe, rosehip oil and Vitamin E that is ideal even for the most sensitive skin.

JUDGMENT: I have oily/combo skin type that is acne-prone and sensitive at the same time, but this wipes didn’t break me out. It’s tough on makeup but gentle on my skin. I love it!

OVERALL RATING: 4.5/5 hearts

REVIEW:

Like I said, I got this through my August Bellabox, so if you haven’t read that post yet, just click here. Last month’s box, by the way, is the bomb in my opinion. I didn’t find anything that I wouldn’t use or that I’d throw away, especially not this facial wipes from Wotnot.

Whenever I’m shopping for facial wipes, I always make sure that what I’d pick would not only be effective in removing makeup, but would also be gentle on my skin. I also always opt for the fragrance-free one. Imagine how happy I was when I first tried these wipes. It’s unscented! Hoorah! Also, this is my first time to use an all-natural wipes. I initially thought that because it’s so gentle it might not cleanse my face thoroughly, but I was completely wrong. It’s soft and luscious and it does the job wonderfully. Cleansing my makeup off with this remover wipes has been a pleasure.

What makes these wipes effective, gentle and hydrating, you may ask? Well, the Australian Certified Organic aloe vera, rosehip and sweet almond oils that it contains are to blame. Organic aloe vera is known worldwide for its many uses which include its ability to re-hydrate even the most sensitive skin. Same goes with almond oil which is an effective emollient and aids the skin in balancing water loss and restoring back moisture to the skin. Furthermore, the cloth Wotnot used is 100% free of synthetic materials making it feel soft on our skin and highly indulging on our face. This wonder wipes do not contain chlorine, sulphates, petrochemicals, parabens, caustics, glycols and artificial fragrances. Sometimes it pays off to know not only what ingredient is in our products, but also what’s not (hence wotnot, get it?! haha) in it.

There’s just one thing I noticed when I was using this to remove my makeup. Although it claims to effectively remove even water-proof mascara, I find that I needed to swipe more than I used to with my other cleansing wipes. With that said, I like that it doesn't hurt my eyes while I’m removing my eye-makeup with it. I guess I can’t have all, eh?

DO I RECOMMEND THIS?

YES. Not only does it do the job well, it is also very gentle on the skin which makes it 100% okay to use by anyone regardless of age.

WHO DO I RECOMMEND THIS TO?

TO EVERYONE! You gotta try these wipes. It’s amazing!

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To my awesome readers, what all-natural makeup wipes have you tried? Please share it with me on the comments below and let me know what you love about it. Don’t forget to leave me a link to your blog coz I’d love to visit you back. <3

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2013

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2013

My Hair Story and Everyday NO Heat Hair Routine

Hi everyone! I always get compliments about how long, black and shiny my hair is and I get asked a lot of times what I do with it. So today, I will share with you what I normally do to take care of my hair.

When I was younger, I used to shampoo my hair every single day, but I remember there's this one time when I had to skip taking a bath for a day or two because I was sick. That's the first time I noticed that my hair looked so much shinier and felt so much softer (on its second day not being washed). This is before I went to high school.

In our school (high school), you'll be teased if you don't shower every morning and if you don't wash your hair everyday so I did just that. Little did I know that shampooing my hair every single day when I don't really have an oily scalp is not that healthy.

When I was in college, there were days I had to rush to school without taking a bath because that's how life was for most architecture students in my days, hahaha. We almost never sleep at night, which also explains why we sometimes couldn't even afford to take a shower in the morning - all for the sake of submitting our drawings on time.

When I started working in a big company after college, I went back to my routine of washing my hair every day. I'm a late bloomer, didn't I tell you that? Which is why I didn't know how to properly groom myself and I didn't really care so much about how I look.

It was only when I relocated here in Singapore that I started to have a different perspective about improving my looks and taking care of my face and body more. It's also when I started researching for information after information about anything that is beauty related including the proper way to take care of my hair.

Since I've learned that it's healthy to let the natural oil of my hair to come out, I've been washing my hair every other day. On days that I don't wash my hair, I use a dry shampoo just to make sure that my scalp still looks clean and my head smells nice and girly. After every wash, I let my hair air-dry. I very rarely use heat on my hair - as in!

Even when I want to curl my hair, I'd put it in a braid or use rollers and sleep on it overnight. This way, my hair is less prone to any breakage and further damage. I also use a healing treatment oil and rub it to the ends of my hair because that's where my hair is really dry.

When I want to dry my hair faster, I use a round brush and comb my hair with it in front of an electric fan. I don't do anything more to my hair other than these steps. The other thing I do that really helps a lot not only with my hair but with the rest of my body as well is drink plenty of water every day.

How about you? How do you take care of your hair? Share your thoughts in the comments section below. :)

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2013

I Have A Secret!

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2013

2nd and Still Counting!

Up to this very moment, that day when I first saw my husband face to face is still fresh in my mind. I can still remember the very first word that came out of his mouth: “Hi.”

Who would have guessed that from a very meek introduction, an amazing link would be born and would even surpass all the ins and outs of relationships?

this is the cover of our wedding photo album
photos and videos were taken by no other than Digital Picman
photo grabbed from: http://www.digitalpicman.com/2011/07/godwyn-rebecca-nuptials-photo/

7 years and 8 months later, here we are now; a happily married couple who just celebrated our 2^nd Wedding Anniversary on the 16^th of June.

Wait a minute!!! Did I say June? Ooops!

Oh Yeah, this entry should have been posted last month, but what can I do? I was overwhelmed by the fact that my husband is overly awesome that I forgot to do a lot of things last month. LOL

So how did we celebrate this special occasion? Well, unlike last year, we didn't travel to a beautiful resort to celebrate it.

Unfortunately, he had to work on that specific date while I had a gig (I did the makeup of these wonderful girls here). So, I decided to surprise him with this gigantic DIY card when he comes home from work a night before our exact anniv date.

As expected, he’s not that surprised because he knew that I’d surely do something like this for him, LOL. But it made him smile and I knew that he’s happy.

On 16^th of June, he went to work and I went to my gig. After his long day at work, he fetched me from our friends’ house and gave me this:

I also was not that surprised because I knew that he’d buy me something, hahaha, but it definitely made me so happy. We didn’t do anything extraordinary that night. We just went home, ate dinner and slept happily together because he still had work the next day.

But you know what? Despite the lack of “extra-something-ness” on our wedding anniv, I still smile every time I think about it. It’s the thought that we’re still madly in love with each other that makes me so damn happy despite the absence of grandiose celebration and extravagant gifts.

How about you? What makes you happy? <3

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Serenity Sunday: My Weekend Morning Routine! (29th December 2013)

EVENT: BOBBI BROWN HOLIDAY 2013 AND OLD HOLLYWOOD COLLECTION PREVIEW @ NGEE ANN CITY, SINGAPORE

REVIEW: Wotnot Facial Wipes

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EVENT: BOBBI BROWN HOLIDAY 2013 AND OLD HOLLYWOOD COLLECTION PREVIEW @ NGEE ANN CITY, SINGAPORE

REVIEW: Wotnot Facial Wipes

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