Knotheads!
I would love to get this to keep my thick hair up!!
http://blog.knotheads.com/2008/05/link-to-us.html
I'm keeping my fingers crossed! :)
05/21/2008
Knotheads!
http://blog.knotheads.com/2008/05/link-to-us.html
I'm keeping my fingers crossed! :)
10/30/2007
Some foundation swatches
As promised, swatches of the foundations I used yesterday. It's still a little overcast today...arghhh...
Some close-ups:
And here are all of them in natural lighting and flash.
All these swatches were applied wet, and quite thickly, since it was pretty gloomy outside. Notice how Alima Olive 2 almost disappears on my arm? (my arm is slightly more tanned than my face though).
Okay...I'm a little lazy to add in the descriptions now, maybe later. Just a note to everyone, my skintone at the moment is medium olive with some golden...or well, some other undertones. :P But much, much more olive.
Hope this helps anyone who wants to try Meow or Alima. I'll post more swatches soon. And I'll add shade descriptions later...
All these swatches were applied wet, and quite thickly, since it was pretty gloomy outside. Notice how Alima Olive 2 almost disappears on my arm? (my arm is slightly more tanned than my face though).
Okay...I'm a little lazy to add in the descriptions now, maybe later. Just a note to everyone, my skintone at the moment is medium olive with some golden...or well, some other undertones. :P But much, much more olive.
Hope this helps anyone who wants to try Meow or Alima. I'll post more swatches soon. And I'll add shade descriptions later...
10/13/2007
Cat Eyes Challenge
So it's a rainy Saturday afternoon, and I seriously needed to do something to relax after a hectic semester, and a gruelling week. I decided to take up the Cat Eyes Challenge. :)
Now this turned out to be a really fun thing to do, though I had no idea how I was going to pull it off. I took some inspiration from Lili's post on ideas for this challenge, and I decided to try this look, where it is winged out from the lower lashes. I changed it a little by lining both the upper and lower lashes.
p/s: Please excuse the smattering of zits over my cheeks and face. Three months of stress has taken its toll on my face and body. :-/
So here's my attempt at Cat Eyes.
Now this a really dramatic look, but boy, it would be awesome for some serious night out partying! So here's the breakdown of what I did:
Face:
Lumiere Sheer Silk Powder applied with Lumiere Long Handle Kabuki
Dayna's Minerals foundation in P3 applied with Vegan Kabuki
Cheeks:
MMBB Touch of Glee applied with EDM Sooscho Kabuki
Eyes:
Kohl lined thickly on upper and lower lashes. Winged it out on both inner and outer corner of eyes. Smudged with contour brush.
MMBB Antiquity patted all over lid
MMBB Highlights applied in windshield wiper motion from inner eye to brow bone
Rimmel Extra Super Lash Mascara on upper lashes only
Brow liner in black
Lips:
MAD Minerals Berry Spice + Vaseline
Finishing:
Lumiere Clear Radiance applied with EDM Sooshco Kabuki
Yep, I finally got to put Dayna's Minerals to test. I love the amazingly light feeling, like I wasn't wearing anything. It gave me a flawless look. *two thumbs up*. Shade wise, Dayna did mention that she hadn't had the time to formulate darker shades, so she sent me some which I believe is Periwinkle/Aileen's shade. I tried P3, which looked a deep olive shade, but it was a tad to light for me. It gave me a slight whitish cast, almost a pinkish beige tone. Hmmm...I think I need some golden tones. Or...ermm...Dayna, what do you think? I will try P4 and see how that is. I've tanned considerably, and my skintone is giving me a headache. All my matches now seem to light/muddy/whitish on me. Arghhh!! Anyways, I'll review this more in another post.
Here are some close ups of my Cat Eye. I decided to leave the kohl to be strong, and choose a light colour to complement such a strong line. MMBB's Antiquity is a gorgeous greenish-gold, which somehow goes on almost nude on me. *Sigh* I'm getting too tanned for any colours to show up on me. :-/ But it complemented the jet-black kohl perfectly. I then used MMBB Highlights and an inner corner highlight and for my brow bone.
As for cheeks, I opted for something pale, MMBB Touch of Glee. I love this blush. Then I lightly dusted Lumiere's Clear Radiance over my cheeks, and a little over my forehead.
For my lips, I dug out my jar of MAD Minerals Berry Spice. I got the perfect deep red colour, which I think suits my now muddy skintone. :p
I think in this picture, you can see I look a little paler/pinkish in the face. And sorry the pics are a little dark, I was rushing against time, as the sun was setting. Darn!
And to finish off, here are another two pics.
I really had fun doing this, although I should have done it a bit earlier as I had to race against time as it was getting dark. It was raining when I was doing this. I can't wait for the next challenge. I tried my best to use everything mineral, but I don't have any black mineral liner except for Meow's Serial Kitty Feliner, but it's not dark enough for this look. I'm loving my kohl more and more each day. :)
So ladies, who's next? :)
p/s: I'm a little confused about adding this to the Mineral Addicts group. Should I leave all my pics to be viewable to "neighbourhood only", or "anyone"? And allows comments from "neighbourhood" or "anyone" as well?
08/04/2007
07/31/2007
07/20/2007
"0"
I recently bought a few backdated issues of GLAMOUR magazine (UK edition). One article caught my attention, Super-Skinny Me. It's a new show in UK produced by Channel 4, where participants go on a crash diet to get to size "0".
Why it got my attention? Well, it's because I am a size "0" (UK size 4).
I was born naturally thin, and doctors have told me that I can't do much as I have high-metabolism. Please don't freak out, but I only weigh 36 kg/79 lbs. I'm grossly underweight according to my BMI calculation. At my height, 158 cm (5'2"), I look extremely skinny partly because I have long legs, which emphasizes my chicken legs even more when I'm in jeans. It also in my genes, as both my parents were thin when they were young. My mum was just slightly bigger than me when she was younger (though she didn't look as skinny), and she only started putting on weight after I was born.
My brother was thin too, but about 4-5 years back, he started putting on a little weight, so now he looks just alright. Me, on the other hand, still look like a scarecrow. So I can't fathom why some women put themselves through the such torture just so that they "look good". Looking good is not about being skinny, it's all about how you carry yourself.
I have always been accused of being anorexic or bullimic. Yes, accused. Some people told me right in the face "I think you're anorexic. There's no way someone can be this thin, unless you're one". So do you how it feels like to have such things said to you? It hurts, because I'm not anorexic. I would never put my body through such stupid acts. My whole life, I've had people pointing at me, gawking at me, and criticizing me right in my face. I get really pissed when people I don't know that well asking me:
"Don't your mum feed you? Don't you eat anything?"
And I would always retort back:
"Are you stupid? If I didn't eat anything, I would've died a long time ago ".
And they wouldn't say a word after that. I know I may come off rude, but I think they're being extremely rude for asking such things, and how dare they say that my mum doesn't feed me???? It gets even more irritating when I'm in the train, and people (especially ladies) would look at me top-to-toe and start whispering with whoever they are with. They probably think I'm deaf since I can clearly hear EVERYTHING they say.
"OMG, she's SOOOOO thin!! Look at her hands!! Like sticks!"
So much for being tact, huh?
And even stupider people who think I don't understand Cantonese, start pointing at me and commenting at my stick-thin arms LOUDLY in Cantonese. Ummm...hello...this is Malaysia. People CAN understand different languages. So just imagine, I was standing in the train alone, and these two girls were facing me. And one of them stares at me, gave me a once over, and tells her friend while pointing at me (translated into English):
"Eeeee, look at her arms. I can see her bones! Look at her elbow!"
"Yea, sooo skinny. Her bones are sticking out of her elbows! So ugly!"
Hmmm...I really wanted to slap both of them right then. Do these people think I'm stupid? I'm tired when people stare at me, and start nudging whoever's with them and commenting about my size.
A few weeks ago, there was a feature in the newspapers about how college girls are going on diets to be a size 0. In that article, were symptoms of girls with anorexia:
Low BMI - check
Dry skin - check (I have eczema anyways)
Flat or non-existent chest - check
Fine hair over body - check, coz I'm hairy all over
Low blood pressure - check
Prominent/jutting bones - check
Does this means I'm anorexic? Just because my body "look" like one of an anorexic's? Even though my face is narrow, I don't have hollow cheeks, sunken eye sockets or anything.
There's nothing wrong with me. It's just the genes! There's nothing I can do about it. Trust me, I have tried ALL types of protein drinks in the market (even those that bodybuilders take), but to no avail. But it's frustrating when people think I intentionally remain this size. When I tell them I have a high-metabolic rate, they tell me to eat more. DUH!
Hence I could never understand how my some of friends (especially my college friends) actually ENVY me for being skinny. What is wrong with them? Don't they know I am an unhealthy size, and clothes just DON'T fit me. My waist measures 22 inches, and my boobs are pathetic. I can't even fit into a 32A bra.
Is this what girls want?
Call me crazy, but I'm always wishing I could gain some weight. Even if I reach 40 kg, I would be ecstatic. Seriously. The heaviest I've been was 38 kg, and when I lost 2kg about 5 years ago, I've not gotten it back til today. When my gal pal in college tell me "You're so lucky to be thin. I wish I was your size", I don't know what to say anymore.
Do they want people pointing and staring at them?
Do they want to be labeled as anorexic?
Do they want clothes to hang on them instead of fitting well?
Clothes just never fit me. I need XS, or sizes "0", and if I'm lucky I can actually fit into a size 2. Jeans are such a pain to get, so far only Levi's has the best fit for me in the smallest waist size, 24. As my jeans are hipsters, so 24 is just perfect. Tops are a pain, so when I get a top that fits, I get them in several colours. :P As for undergarments...*sigh*, I'll never be able to wear Victoria's Secret.
So why the fascination with trying to be size "0"? Body dysmorphic is a mental disorder. It's got nothing to do with genes whatsoever. Peer pressure is one of the main culprits. Girls are pressured to be thin, so as to be "in". As somehow they got it in their head that guys prefer skinny girls.
Everyone should be at a healthy weight and size, proportionate to their height. I admire actress America Ferrera (Ugly Betty), because she's nice and curvy, and has NOT succumbed to the skinny fad in Hollywood. Charlize Theron is also tall and statuesque. Unlike Nicole Richie and Victoria Beckham whose heads looks like lollipops. Terribly ugly.
I have nothing against those dieting for the sake of health (those who are obese), but never could understand the fascination with looking like a bag of bones. I feel bad for my parents, because when we go out, people would think that they aren't feeding me. Even the bf keeps telling me to eat more, and I feel bad when I go out with him, once again people would think that he's not feeding me too.
Now back to the feature in GLAMOUR magazine. I can't believe it when girls actually audition to participate in it!!! Isn't there some kind of law that stops people from doing stupid things?
What my point of this whole post? Well, being skinny isn't a great thing, it's a pain. There's nothing beautiful about bones, I would be willing do anything to just put on some pounds. I envy my friends who are just the perfect size, and yet they still think that they're FAT. Yes, I do scorn people who diet crazily, because I do believe that it's stupid.
It all falls down to loving yourself the way you are. Ok, I don't hate myself for being skinny, I've accepted it and although I'm not 100% confident of how I look, I still love myself to make sure that I eat healthy meals and not lose more weight (which is extremely fast when I'm overworking/stressed). I guess with the years of people gawking and criticizing me, I've been very self-conscious of how I look. I'd probably grow bigger when I have kids (like my mum), but I don't want to wait that long! Grrr...
So why not start by pampering myself with mmu and natural skincare? *winks*
Ok, enough babbling about that. I'd like to show some of my recent plactic/storage hauls. :p
I got another huge plastic box from Ikea, and some cute pump bottles from this cheap beauty accessories shop, and a perfect container from a hardware store to store my soon-to-arrive Lumiere Long Handle Kabuki and Jen's Vegan Kabuki. :D
I also received a wonderful package from PinkPixie on Wednesday! She sent me Lumiere's Spiced Apple, and was so sweet to add samples of Aubrey Nicole's Lust and Coral blush. **big hugs** That totally made my day, and I also received a shipping confirmation from Jen. YAY!
And this is a little late, but last week the bf went to Singapore with his friend. So he got me a bottle of Issey Miyake's fragrance! I love this scent...it's has a faint jasmine scent, and very, very light. I've loved Issey Miyake's fragrance, like, forever, but was too expensive for me. Now I can smell good and look good, and I'm feeling so good now (well, if I don't think about all the work I have to do).
And since Dayna posted her hand and feet, well, let me show you my knobbly, witch-like hands and feet as well. I have veins popping out, and it's just ..well, so not feminine. Tsk tsk..and hairy knuckles and toes?? Hmmm...more Hobbitty? LOL.
Til then, night ladies. I'm off to bed....*yawn*.
07/16/2007
A little ranting...
I'm not sure how to describe what I'm going through now.
I'm just overwhelmed with everything at the moment. Why? It's my final semester in college, so all final year students need to organise a campaign on social issues. Our group is tiny, with just 10 people to organise and run everything. Somehow, our group comprises of students from different intakes/batches, so not everyone knows everyone. I mean, I do know all my team members, but not that well since I don't share any classes with them. So, the group is split into two, with 5 members who have been together since their first semester, and the other five (including myself) joining in.
I can get along with everyone, but the Campaign Director is driving me up the wall. Let's call her Campaign Director From Hell (CDFH). On the very first meeting, before she was even elected as the director, she ticked me off for being 5 minutes late when I ALREADY informed her that I was on the way. She kept calling me on my phone, telling me to drop whatever I was doing and get to the meeting ASAP. It was at the tip of my tongue to tell her off that she's not the director yet, but I didn't not want to argue.
Naturally, all her friends are kinda afraid of her, so they somehow just agreed to her being the director. Of course I didn't vote for her, and she just stared at me disdainfully. She has a reputation for being power crazy and a dictator at that.
I am appointed as the Head for PR & Media Relations, as well as assisting in the Creative Department. And I didn't even have a say in any of this. Last week, while we were having our meeting with our teacher advisor, we were given a thorough explanation on our job designation. So when the teacher advisor asked me how good is my writing skills, before I could open my mouth, the CDFH says:
"Oh, she's really good at writing".
Advisor: "Oh, good then. So I don't need to tell you anything else".
I was flabbergasted! I never admitted my writing skills are good. In fact, I always believe that there is still room for improvement. I love to write, but it's mostly for leisure, not formal writing. I took Creative Writing last semester which I truly enjoyed as we had to write an original short story, a narrative, and a story on myself. I did well in that class, and I was really pleased when I got the only A in class for all my assignments. I'm not blowing my own trumpet here, but I was surprised as two of my friends were really good in their language. I rarely use bombastic words, I prefer plain, simple words. Probably that's what scored me an A, as the lecturer said that anyone should be able to understand what you write without having to look at a dictionary.
So just imagine my horror when I'm in charge of ALL written materials (speeches, press releases, interviews,newsletters,blogs)? As well as ensuring that our campaign receives adequate media coverage, inviting prominent speakers for the launch, and designing ALL publicity materials? For my department, it's almost a one-woman show, as there is only another member in my department, but she's also a Head in another department. Confused?
Everyone is a Head in one department, but also assist in other departments, seeing that our group is really small. And the best thing is, the person assisting me said "Your English is better than mine, so I think you should do all the writing".
This is SO unfair!
I really feel like breaking down into tears, not because I'm scared, but it's just terribly unfair. If there isn't enough media coverage, I'm screwed. If the articles or whatever doesn't capture enough attention, I'm screwed. I'm not shirking away from responsibility, but there is such a high expectation. In fact, I'm responsible for generating interest on our campaign, as I'm the Public Relations person.
I'm afraid that I might just screw up.
And no one wanted to help my friend in the Creative department, since that's one of the worst place you'd ever want to be. You need to create all publicity materials (posters, brochures, etc.), and it would certainly be rejected several times before you get it right. This means designing non-stop for 4 months. I decided to help my friend as no one even offered, and my CDHF somehow got it into her head that I'd be the best person because I need minimal supervision.
Yes, I can't work if someone is constantly breathing down my neck, so I can work independently, but is that a justification???
I'm not altogether very sure if I'm a creative person! Heck, my Adobe Photoshop skills are limited to just editing pics for my blogs. I don't even know how to use Adobe InDesign. I'm pretty old school since I use Adobe Illustrator to design the posters, since this was what I used when I took a Publication course for my Diploma (which was 6 years ago).
I know I'm babbling here...but I just needed to vent my frustrations. It doesn't help when the CDFH is so hell bent on delegating every task to the specific person. Yesterday during another long meeting, we were discussing about getting the lecturers to join in on our games fair next week.
CDFH: "Oh, you're my media person. Go and get all the lecturers to join in next week"
Me: "What has that got to do with media relations? Can't you ask them since you know them better?"
CDFH: "Why do I have to do all the dirty work?"
Me: *just stares at her blankly*
I was at a loss for words. The CDFH knows all the administration people and lecturers since she used to work at the college before, and she's also dating one of the lecturer. So obviously it would be better for her to invite them right???
She doesn't have anything else to do besides just telling us what to do! Dammit! And something that she said really infuriates me. She handed me a sample speech, and said "Have fun loser!".
Ummm...maybe I'm just being oversensitive here, but why call me a loser? It is because I have a lot of work, and she doesn't? More importantly, how can she say that? Should she be giving me some encouragement instead?
*sigh* I know I'm ranting here, but I just needed to get it off my chest. All I know is that the next 4 months is going to be sheer hell with that evil CDFH around.
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On a more positive note, I got a couple of stuff last week. I got this cute measuring cups, and a clear storage box from Ikea. Since my room can get a little dusty even when I clean it everyday, so I wanted to transfer all my skincare stuff into a covered box. I also got myself a neat dual ended eye brush, but it's a little soft for smudging so I'll see if I can use it for something else. What I like about Ikea storage is that if you choose one line, everything from that line fits together. The Samla box is clear with a lid, and it's stackable, so I can always get more whenever I need.
So now, I'll have to get back to writing templates for speeches, and newsletters, and..oh...just about everything else. I'm stressed..very stressed. And that's not good for me, I'm starting to get eczema breakouts. :(
07/10/2007
Something for Jade & Wern
I did some foundation swatches since Jade & Wern were having some difficulties gauging the shades for Lumiere's Luminesse. Unfortunately I can't help much, since I only got the Luminesse in Light Medium Golden, so I did swatches of the Mediums as a comparison.
I also did swatches for Jenulence's Banana Tan, and Meow's Abysinnian and Ocicat that I have. But I forgot to add in Naughty Chartreux! Duh!
As you can see, Med Golden in VV suprisingly looked so much different what I see in the jar. In the jar it's a deep, deep yellow.
Med Golden - golden, with slight peach undertones
Med Warm - deep beige undertones. Suprisingly, no peach!
Med Beige - peachy, with slight beige undertones
Light Med Golden (Luminesse) - looks like a lighter version of Med Beige? It's much peachier as compared to the Med Golden in VV. I don't see any obvious golden though...
Jenulence Banana Tan - Just like its name, it's purely yellow.
Fierce Abyssinian - mostly yellow and slight peach undertones.
Naughty Abyssinian - light yellow undertones. I can't see any peach.
Fierce Ocicat - deep brownish-green.
Naughty Ocicat - light beige-green undertones.
These descriptions are what I see in the swatches. Can you detect any other undertones? Do let me know, so I can add to it. :) As you can see, I described Lumiere's Med Golden as 'golden' rather than 'yellow', because it is not like Jenulence's Banana Tan which is purely yellow (think sunflower yellow). Meow's Abyssinian has more yellow tones, instead of golden.
Lumiere's Med Beige is much peachier as compared to Meow's Ocicat (you have subtle olive green / beige undertones to your skin - from Meow's website). Ocicat has more obvious beige tones than the Med Beige.
Btw, sorry the Medium Golden swatch is a lil' crappy, I put too much water on the brush. :-/
Jade & Wern, I hope this helps a lil?
Just to add I found authentic kohl or also known as kajal. It makes a great eyeliner, but I'm a little hesitant to use it, since I don't know what are the ingredients. And when I read at Wikipedia, it says that it's made of lead! Hmmm...should I ditch this? A lot of Indian ladies do use this kohl, but I'm not sure if they're aware of the ingredients at all! Here's how it looks:
It would do great for a smokey eye look...but still..what's in it? Arghh...I just can't seem to find any eyeliner which has a huge, soft tip like this kohl. It makes it so much easier to smudge, since I can't find any smudging brush.
All I found were just the sponge tip smudgers. :(
My endless search for brushes continues...:P
All I found were just the sponge tip smudgers. :(
My endless search for brushes continues...:P
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