Friday, November 4
Hair dye to get
I think rainbow hair is a part of my identity now and I won't be getting rid of it anytime soon. At the same time, I'm also a lazy POS so I'm always on the lookout for dyes that last long.
So... other than blue colours, don't get the Directions brand.
Get Special Effects. Special Effects was the first brand I used when Rachel (thanks gurl) first introduced me to hair colors 3 years ago. We bought it off Ebay UK.
Blue Violet - Atomic Pink - Octane Orange
Here's a table I made on how long the colors last for each brand. Special Effects are semi-permanent dyes that last MONTHS!
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Special Effects
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Directions
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Pink
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2 months
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1 week
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Purple
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1-2 months
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3 days
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Blue
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1-2 months
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1-2 months
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Orange
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4 days
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1 day (wtf)
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Other than that.. I heard there's something called
demi-permanent hairdye that lasts longer than these semi-permanent dyes. Maybe one day I'll give them a try :D
Asian beauty makeup review
Makeup review because I just got some Korean makeup shipped and I'm veryyy excited hehehe. (⌒▽⌒)☆
From left:
Peripera velvet ink in coral
0/5 fucking disaster
Don't get this!! ٩(ఠ益ఠ)۶ It's like disgusting paint that coagulates on the insides of your lips and barely has any colour. I threw it into the trash immediately.
Clio silkuid lip in #02 Cheshire
4.5/5 my new favourite
I always
hated lip gloss / liquid lipstick because they felt like sticky candy-flavoured semen on your lips. But now I am conveRT!!! I love this lippy!!
I got the second shade
but it's actually MUCH BRIGHTER
Clio silkuid applies evenly, feels velvety smooth and NOT STICKY, and
stays on even after I ate chicken mcnuggets!! It fades into a natural cute red too.
^ This is immediately after applying, no filter
^ This is faded after some time.
Excuse the no makeup fdace thank
My previous fave was Kat Von D in Underage Red, but it always dried out on my lips. Good thing is, it tastes like vanilla chocolate.
My only complaint is the name lah.
What kind of name is silkuid?! I know it's like silk liquid but still. SILKUID sounds like squid!!!
Now I am craving salted egg silkuid.
PERIPERA Nose Up Shading
3.5/5 Natural fun contour
I think this is super fun to use!! .:☆*:･'(*⌒―⌒*)))
The shade is natural!
As for which shade for contour - GET THE DARKER SHADE (second one, called 'edge contour'). I'm light-skinned at NC25, and this already is quite subtle on me. I have heard reviews that say the light shade has no effect.
TBH I'm still not really good at contour so it either make me look weird AF or nothing happened!!! I'm going to work on it because I have a flat face and I hope to add definition to it.
Left (no contour) right (has slight contour)
Don't take these photos as the real effect cuz seriously I think my lighting is just awful. Speaking of contours, I also have
April Skin 4D stick in Diet Bronzer
2.5/5 Hard to aim, hard to blend
The effects are pretty visible, but it is
too bulky and it's so hard to aim. Also, the built-in-brush just brushes the contour AWAY!! it doesn't blend it. I resorted to using my ecotools foundation brush to scoop the product.
I think I'm using it in the following selfies:
Lol at that nose shine lmao
Ok I'll review more at a later date!!
Labels: april skin, clio, directions, hair, hair dye, korean, makeup, makeup reviews, peripera, reviews, silkuid, special effects
Monday, April 25
namecard
awwwyiss
The words are
letterpressed :D
I wanted the vintage look.
The paper is so thick
like my dick that I can only fit two in my wallet.
my favourite cake place
My favourite cake place is
Chateraise at WestGate B2 (inside Isetan). I've been recommending it to my friends. It's very good value for money and the staff are super nice. You can see them decorating the cakes too.
My favourite cake is the
legendary cream cake which is a very milky and fluffy strawberry shortcake.
Strawberry bar cake, $4.7
Crispy chocolate cake, $4.7
Chocolate Legendary Cream cake, $5.1
other foods
I also tried out
WaaCow inside shaw foundation alumni house in NUS. I really like the flavoured rice and the bowl is very fragrant.
My friends and I have been raving about this
Japanese Curry Rice inside Food Republic (Vivocity and Wisma). For only $7, you get amazing curry rice that is big enough for two people!
This is the waffles at
Sunday Folks in Holland Village. It's pretty nice. I like the gula melaka ice cream to go along with it. :)
The
honey truffle waffles at Butter My Buns in NUS Utown are to die for. It combines the powerful smoky flavour of truffle with crispy waffle drizzled with gooey sweet honey. Super unique. I bought many times :D
eyelash perm and haircut
So after submitting my FYP report I went to treat myself by getting an eyelash perm and haircut!
I got it for $15 at
Paris Beauty House at Holland Village. I bought the Groupon from
here! Apparently, a lash perm is supposed to last
4 weeks. I think mine will not last so long because my hair is naturally straight.
Curled lashes
Experience
Overall, the experience was pleasant :) I'm always too lazy to curl my lashes and this gives me some incentive to apply mascara which really makes a difference.
Process
First they pasted some glue on my lashes to stick to my eyelids. Then I lay there for
45 minutes listening to nature sounds and I fell asleep. It was painful at first, but later on while waiting for your lashes to perm, it felt
very relaxing, like going for a spa.
Staff
I also liked the staff there. They did not push me to do other beauty services, which is SO DAMN RARE OMG. Because of that I'll patronize them whenever I can.
I seriously need to treat myself more often. It felt so good!!
I bought another
groupon, this time for a haircut at
Hair Atelier at Scotts Rd. I just asked to thin my hair and my hairdresser,
Raen, did just that.
Told him i wanted something like this.
I like it. My hair is very light now.
He also blow-dried my hair around a barrel brush which made my hair curl slightly inwards. NOW I WANT A
HEATED ROUND STYLING BRUSH *o*
Of course, I am gonna destroy it with
bleach and rainbow hair once again LOL. After cutting my hair short a year ago, I don't want to do that again. I want the versatility of my long hair.
brows
Kate brow powder
I combine this with
kate brow pencil which I draw around the edges of my brows. I am really into the
korean thick straight eyebrows now although my fringe kinda covers 90% of my brows but I super love this!
It makes my brows defined.
As for
brow threading, I've always gone to this brow place in Clementi for ~20 times. I forgot the name but it's outside Clementi Mall, has a pink sign and near the Gong Cha. Each session cost me about $4 with the 12-times card and lasts me about a month. I've tried BrowHaus, neighbour hood threading shops, and I always go back to this one. It's good and cheap.
Brows + Lipstick + Eyeliner really change a person's face!
stuff
Like 95% of everything I own is from
Taobao now ever since Ezbuy made their shipping so cheap!!
Professional haircutting scissors
since I cut my fringe once a week :)
nekoatsume sweater
Cat leggings
Everything i own is cat themed what the fuck
Labels: beauty, cake, design, eyebrows, eyelash perm, food, hair, haircut, makeup, makeup reviews, namecard, reviews, Selfies, shopping, taobao, waffles
Friday, July 24
neko-atsume~
Is anyone playing this mobile game called neko-atsume? [
ねこあつめ]
My cats
Basically, you buy toys/food and lay it out to
attract cats to your backyard! It's like a collect-them-all game so it doesn't require much commitment.
For those who don't understand
japanese, reading a quick guide on feeding/collecting rent from your cats will help.
Getting the house expansion takes only about a week, and you'll get an army of cats pretty fast.
You even get to name your cats LOL.
I also have neko-atsume
telegram chat stickers heehehe
Thinking of making badges/stickers of them!!
Gratitude box
Helped my team design a gratitude box and a set of gratitude cards :3
Company gratitude box
cut hair
Guess one of the most drastic things I did was to cut my hair.
I've not had short hair since I moved out of my house.
Back when I lived with my mom, she never allowed me to keep long hair.
I had short hair all the way. When I had long hair and bangs,
I felt pretty especially after I curled my hair.
But since the weather these days got hotter, I decided to get rid of my long hair. Boy, I immediately regretted it after. My bf loves it though... but he likes when I look damn nerdy
One of the last pictures I had of my long hair.
Immediately after I cut my hair.
Bf: So do you feel very light now?
Me: No, my hair is heavy with regret.
Proceeded to rainbow-ify my hair.
Rainbow hair is pretty nice!! (Gay marriage got legalized in the USA immediately after I dyed it, ahahha)
6 months later, I'll have some semblence of my long hair again
pepero nude
Me: Here, have my nude.
Colleague: *
accepts my nude* When will the day come where we have a conversation that isn't weird?
NEVAR
Labels: art, cats, game, hair, neko, Selfies
Monday, February 2
A picture heavy post
Been eating lots of japanese food
Testing Eldric's Lenovo Helix, a laptop not yet available in Singapore
Much better than the surface pro!! The surface pro tablet is terrible.
Luckily I did not buy it.
Meet alpicasso
Bought 20kg worth of goods from Taobao, bro asked if someone delivered a dead body. HAHA.
Actually most of it is in badge parts :)
Also look at my beautiful skirt *__*
Nail art
Baked earl grey cookies
My new hair!
Designing SOC mascot for my faculty's competition.
I have ideas for it but I'm scared I don't have enough friends to vote for my designs
I think the stress is coming, feel so negative these days.
Career fair soon. I guess I have to go this time. Print my resumes.
My grandfather might pass away any day now.
Labels: alpicasso, art, food, hair, photos
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