24 beauty tips

MyBest 24 Beauty Tips ever

1 . Sunlight is your skin's worst enemy, so my no.1 product recommendation would be  a sunscreen worn over moisturizer and under foundation to guard against UV attack

2. The temple area is where most people's hair is weakest, so your colorist should go easy there, too much bleaching will cause breakage and thinning. If you bleach your hair regularly have your colorist start slightly back from the hair line.

3. To get cool beachy wave rather than curls, wrap your hair around large-barrel curling irons, leaving the ends out. The trick is to slowly slide the barrel up and down the hair to ensure the heat doesn't set it into a curl. Finish by loosening the waves with a brush.

4. Instead of lining your entire mouth with a lip pencil, just round your top lip by softening the outline of the Cupid's bow. This is instantly make your lips looks bigger.

5. Use a primer everyday, not just on special occasion. It's like adding a super-base, and make s makeup look perfect for longer.

6. Always apply your body cream after your chosen fragrance, as it will lock it in place and make the scent last longer.

7. Never pluck out very long eyebrow hairs, as these give brows the natural shapes. If you alter them too much, they will be out of sync with your bone structure.

8. Take an ice cube, place it in a handkerchief and rub it across your face three to five times to tighten your skin and gives your face a fresh look. Much better than botox.

9. Never use too much product on your hair. No matter how many times i tell clients, models and celebrities, they still put too much on. Aim for 10p-sized blob of shampoo or conditioner, and 5p-sized blob is enough for serum. Remember, less is more!

10. Never be a slave to the hair trends if they don't make you feel good about who you are. Stick to what suits you, your face and hair type, as well as your personality.

11. Excessive exercise can have detrimental results- too much weight loss will remove volume from face, and can leave it looking prematurely aged. Exercise is necessary, but in moderation. 

12. For the illusion of plumper lips, trace all around your lipline with a shimmery, pale gold highlighter. Do it after foundation and before lip colour.

13. Protein in natural yogurt can soften dry hair, making it a cheap intensive hair mask.

14. If you use a cream  cleanser, always follow with an alchohol-free toner that gently tones pores  and prepares skin for the next application, whether it be a moisturizer or a night cream.

15. For tired eyes, try mixing a touch of liquid highligther with your undereye concealer to add more moisture and boost luminosity.

16. Unless your skin is sensitive, scrub daily! It stimulates circulation, which in turn improves the oxygen levels reaching your skin and makes everything look healthier.

17. Dry at least 70% of the moisture from your hair before applying  and mousse or blow-dry spray. The wetter the hair, the more diluted the products, so the performance is reduced.

18. Try to sleep on your back on to avoid squishing your face on the pillow, which will cause wrinkles. The areas particularly  at risk are the nose-to-mouth lines. A silk pillowcase will help, as it reduces friction.

19. When putting your hair up, always hair your hair grips with hairspray before putting them in. This will make them sticky, securing them for longer.

20. Try doing a headstand against the wall for one minute a day to energize the skin. This really helps to deeply oxygenate the head, brain and skin, and detox the facial tissue. 

21. If you have a dry and itchy scalp, don't be afraid to brush your hair thoroughly  with natural-bristle brush. It will distribute your scalp's natural oil, helping to really hydrate both your hair and scalp - your scalp will also get a light exfoliation.

22. Releasing tension from the neck -and mind- is crucial, as all the tension we holds reflects on our face. Massage will take 10 years off your looks.

23. Remember that leave-on products will have more impact than wash-off products.So economise on things like cleanser and splurge on products  like antioxidant serums, where you get what you pay for.

24. For eye-popping texture, double-tong your hair. After using curling tongs all over, brush brush through the curls and then use the curling tongs a second time on random section for fantastic, all-day volume.

Perfect cut and colour???

How to get the perfect cut and color

Question to ask yourself

What hair type I have got?

Know what your hair is capable of is a must. If you are visiting a salon for the first time, have a long consultation with your new stylist and don’t book an appointment until you’re convinced they understand your hair.

Is my hair the right length?

Be realistic when it comes to choosing style, and remember, unless you invest in extensions, they stylist can’t make you hair grow! If you want a style with long sides, but a month ago you had them shaved, it’s unlikely you’re going to leave with a bob!

SHORT

MEDIUM

 

MEDIUM LONG

LONG

SUPER LONG

What is my lifestyle like?

Your lifestyle will dictate how much time and money you have to devote to your hair. If you often visit the gym, or spend a lot of time outdoors, you want to a style that’s quick to blowdry (or easy to tie back), and a colour that doesn’t need a lot of maintenance (one that won’t give highly visible regrowth)

   

Should I try something wacky?

It’s tempting to go for the latest trend and colours, but before you do, ask yourself if they will suit your fashion sense. A radical colour and style can sometime mean change of colour in your wardrobe, a new set of make-up, and a brand new attitude. So it’s not a decision you should make lightly.

 

The colour rules

Think skin tone

If you want a natural-looking finish, then you will need to consider your skin tone. As a general rule, cool skin tones suits cool colours (like blue and purple), where’s warm skin tones suits warm colours (like red and orange). These colours should form the base of any colour you would like to add to your hair.

Light and natural?

If you’re just after a shades that enhances what you already have, or return your hair to it’s natural tone, then highlights for blondes and a semi-permanent colour for brunettes may be the perfect answer. Both option adds shine.

Solid and shiny?

Some colour treatments thicken the hair strands. With this in mind, if you’re after a shade that makes your hair healthy-looking then an all-over or permanent shade may be the answer. In general, semi-permanent are less damaging than permanents.

Flashes and brightness?

Make solid, dark shades more interesting with lowlights. These thin strips of muted bright and dark shades look like filtered light and are often viewed as ‘highlights’ for brunettes, but the can equally be placed through  red hair too. The thicker the colour, the more contemporary the finished look.

A serious statement?

Colour is where you can really show your individuality. If you are dark and want to be bright pink, you will need a full head bleach first to give yourself a light enough base colour to dye onto. You can also bleach smaller sections of hair that you colour up in different shades depending on your mood.

The style option

Will I suit a fringe

Fringes suit most face shapes, especially long ones and can even hide wrinkles. Avoid a straight, thick fringe if you have a square face as it can make it look more angular.

Should I go short?

Short hair looks great on those with small features and/or oval, heart and round faces.

What will layers do?

Layers add movement and texture to fine, lack-lustre hair. They also help frame round and long faces and can be used to think out thicker hair.

Does my hair need thinning out?

Very thick hair can sometimes benefits from thinning scissors but beware if your hair is coarse too, as cutting it too short can make it spike up, leaving your root area messy.

What about my curls?

It definitely pays to hint out a stylist who knows how to cut curls, as they can be tricky at the best of times. Always overestimate length when you have it cut, especially if your hair is wet, to make sure your hair doesn’t spring back into a much shorter style.

Hello there New place!

Oh Hellooooooooooooo there my people... It's been awhile after my last post. Well, it's not because im busy, but it's because i moved to new place to stay, and it happens that the owner does not provide wifi for your usage... wth~   Anyway, here i am back, i will start posting some hot juicy information about beauty.. and probably something about my life too (hehehe)  >P

There's nothing much about my life now except for me moving again from house to house... due to some dispute with the owner... and now everything is settle down as i moved out from there. For the time being i will have to busy with the hair sponsoring for the Estee Lauder make over at Paragon from 26 July to 31 July. There will be no offdays for me for the whole week due to this event, but im cool. Work this event out and carry forward my offdays~

I need a Rocketeer like Far east movement~

Here we go, come with me,
There's a world out there that we should see,
Take my hand, close your eyes
With you right here, I'm a rocketeer

Let's fly, fly, fly, flyyy.
Up, up, here we go, go. [2x]
Let's fly, fly, fly, flyyy.
Up, up, here we go, go.
Where we stop nobody knows [knows],

Where we go we don't need roads [roads],
Where we stop nobody knows [knows],
To the stars if you really want it,
Got, got a jetpack with your name on it,
Above the clouds in the atmosphere [phere],
Just say the words and we outta here [outta here],
Hold my hand if you feelin' scared [scared],
We flyin' up, up outta here.

[Chorus]
Here we go, come with me,
There's a world out there that we should see,
Take my hand, close your eyes,
With you right here, I'm a rocketeer,

Let's fly, fly, fly, flyy.
Up, up here we go, go. [2x]
Let's fly, fly, fly, flyy.
Up, up here we go, go. [Here we go]
Where we stop nobody knows [knows],

Baby we can stay fly like a G6,
Shop the streets of Tokyo get your fly kicks,
Girl you always on my mind,
Got my head up in the sky,
And I'm never looking down feelin' priceless, yeah,
Where we at, only few have known
Go on the next level, Super Mario
I hope this works out, Cardio,
Til' then let's fly, Geronimo.

[Chorus]
Here we go, come with me,
There's a world out there that we should see,
Take my hand, close your eyes,
With you right here, I'm a rocketeer,

Let's fly, [Yo]
Nah I never been in space before,
But I never seen a face like yours,
You make me feel like I could touch the planets,
You want the moon, girl watch me grab it,
See I never seen the stars this close,
You got me stuck off the way you glow,
I'm like, oh, oh, oh, oh
I'm like, oh, oh, oh, oh,

[Chorus]
Here we go, Come with me,
There's a world out there that we should see,
Take my hand, close your eyes,
With you right here, I'm a rocketeer,
Let's fly, fly, fly, flyy.
Up, up here we go, go. [2x]
Let's fly, fly, fly, flyy.
Up, up here we go, go. [2x]
Where we stop nobody knows, knows, knows.

My new working place~ Vive Salon

Well you see, i quited my job at Jurong Point and now im working at Paragon. This salon called Vive. Paragon is rather a higher-end area. Specially doing all those people who has $$... it is very obvious that this place is cater for these people. Look at the name of the street and the name of  mall... it's located at Orchard road and doesn't it sound classy with name PARAGON... I've been working there for a week and things are alright for now (i do hope things get better). Talking about clientele... this place here has lesser walk-in customer compared to the previous place i work. Gotta struggle at the beginning since i gotta start from the scratch again. Oh gosh... this is going to be tough... considering the walk-in customer is that LOW. I'll just keep my finger crossed and do my best on every client.

(.\/.)o  *yosh!*

 

 

Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 3

Today i updated my Photoshop CS3 and i found the Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 3 on the adobe website. Feeling curious and wondering if that icon is good for download or what. Taken the initiative and click on the icon. And guess what, the download begins! Just what i needed to give some color enhancement on my photo after editing it.

Download completed... begin installing and found out that's just trial version. Hahaha... What a fool of me~  (>,<)

Oh well, who cares... I've never experienced Lightroom function before. I'll just take this as test before buying the original version. Well, you must be wondering what is function Lightroom, right? Basically, Adobe Photoshop Lightroom is a photography software program that designed to assist Adobe Photoshop users in managing thousands of digital images and doing post production work. It is not a file browser like Adobe Bridge, but rather an image management application database which helps in viewing, editing, enhancing and managing digital photos, the same way photographers used to do in the non-digital world. Got it?  =)

                                                        Preview of the editing process. 

Shaolin?? Ninja??

 Ya people, funny enough when i took my shower i just have the though of posting this. When i was still working at the STORM salon ( ex working place ), people over there are trained not to sit on the stool when doing hair drying job. Well, i mean, it's not you are trained to do so, it's more like NOT ALLOWED to do so. I am here to work at salon or i am here to train like the Shaolin in the Chinese temple? Funny right? Here's the second part.... I moved out from the place i used to stay and i found a new place to stay. Staying at here makes me feel like im at SHINOBI (ninja). The rules is like, when you open up or closing the door, you are not allowed to make the impact sound like how we usually does. Well, you know... the "tack" sound... Best not to create and impact sound on the door. So... it really feels like i am enrolling in Ninja class when staying here... oh oh... here's one more thing... the bathroom door is sliding type of door, so.. when you slide it, it feels like sliding the old school Japanese wooden door. XD  ( no sound please!)  Omg..... i just thought of this and here i am posting this. I just find it funny. What do you guys think about it?? 
*wink wink*  O.O