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Chief went home one day with this.. and this is what's inside.. He was a bit skeptical and was apologizing when he was giving me the bag from Petra.He was explaining that he is not trying to intervene with my beauty rituals but just thought I might want to try these new things.  He looked so worried and cute at the same time lol! Who would be angry when you receive little surprises right? But I understand where the worry comes from though. I have very sensitive skin and I cannot use anything randomly. This is why I only buy familiar products which I know works well for me. I am quite scared to try new products because of this. Going back to Chief, I started laughing and I gave him a hug for the little surprise. I also know what made him buy the stuff. You see, Petra products are sold on those kiosks in the middle of the mall and the sales reps would really insist you try their products. I can imagine him being convinced by these ladies to buy the product and...

It's summer again in Dubai and it's starting to get hot! Time to wear those beautiful sandals and slippers and flaunt our beautiful pedicures! Seven years ago  I shared a flat with 4 girls when I first came here. We shared beauty secrets and it was like living with four sisters... super fun! One of the obsessions we had then was to have beautiful and soft feet. You know how the hot weather just makes your feet dry? We hated that! Imagine the skin of your feet turning white because of all the dry skin! eewww! Living on a hot country makes your feet dry, scaly, rough and ugly. Thus make wearing sandals is unflattering.  There's a cheap and cheerful solution which will keep your feet soft and  moisturized that I want to share with you guys!  It will take the embarrassment of having rough and dry feet when you wear sandals and slippers. I PROMISE! You just have to use two products and a pair of socks. At night before you sleep, wash...

Have you ever experienced getting blisters from breaking-in a new pair of shoes? I have! Many times! Back then, I just endured the pain since I love shoes..  The solution to this is to rub some antiperspirant on your hands and rub them together before applying on areas of your feet where you usually get blisters..or in my case.. i rub it all over the top of my feet just to be sure I don't miss a spot.. I use this.. Image Courtesy of  Google Make sure it is an antiperspirant product. This will prevent your feet from sweating or being moist from sweat which normally causes the blisters because once your skin is damp and it starts to rub on surfaces (example your shoes) that's when blisters starts to form. I find this very useful specially if you live on hot and humid countries. Humidity causes our feet to sweat which then causes blisters on our feet. I do this when I'm wearing shoes without stocking or socks.  I hope this is helpful. Try i...

Many people, men and women, out there are obsessed to getting whiter skin.. Okay, I'm speaking for mostly Asians.. they have this misconception that white / lighter skin is beautiful no matter what.. Of course it is the opposite for western people.. they just love the golden skin and tan..  I am one of the Asians that love my skin color.. I'm olive. I admit, it was not easy growing up to have darker skin. I was always teased by friends and at school for being the so called "dark".. This is why my Uni friends and classmates gave me the title "darkbeauty" which is I am very proud of by the way.. I've used this as my nickname on websites.  I've used a whitening soap in the last two days.. and I was so impressed I just have to blog about it. Okay, i don't want to get whiter skin.. the reason I was trying this soap was to lighten the marks that I have on my back because of pimples. I've had this soap in my vanity closet since last year b...

Hey everyone! It's the weekend again and I can't wait to have this spare time to write to you about another amazing Japanese product.  Chief has been complaining to me about his calloused and cracked sole of his feet. For years we have tried using different creams from different brands like Dr. Scholl's for example and many others.  I also tried giving him a loving foot spa at home (yeah.. I have all the gadgets and machine for this at home!) only to give it a temporal beautiful feet... and also it was time and energy consuming for me.. not that I am complaining, I love taking care o my man, it is just that I can't do it often to maintain it since I am a working woman. ( I even find it difficult to have the time to update my blog all the more for other things..) One day while roaming and being fussy with the health and beauty products at Spinney's I found this .. Baby Foot from Japan. It says that it removes the hard skin from your feet. I scanned the box...

Hey Everyone! A week has passed again and I am very excited. The Eid Holidays are coming in the next few days and Chief & I are going to Singapore for a 6-day R&R! We are leaving in the next two days!!!YAY! So, I want to talk about my review for the Tokyo Love Soap  that I ordered last month which was featured on this  blog . I bought their Premium soap as recommended by my cousin and added the KEU Whitening Corrector Cream. I picked the Tokyo Love Soap Ultimate as my freebie.  My thoughts..  The premium soap is what I tried first. Upon first use, you can feel the difference in the texture of your skin, it is smoother! I washed my face and made sure to follow the instructions to leave the lather for 3 minutes before washing it off. My face was indeed lighter at first use and more on the succeeding days.   I also used the soap on my whole body.  Results??  The skin on my face felt like a baby's bum, so soft and supple, and as for my bod...

Philippines recently won Ms. World 2013. Of course coming from the country of the reigning beauty queens, it makes me proud. I am actually from a family of beauty queens, not just one myself. My mom was a candidate for Binibining Pilipinas (Ms. Philippines) in 1973 this is the year when Margarita Moran won the title.  *Image Courtesy of Google Just being a candidate for this prestigious pageant  was already difficult to achieve since you will represent the country to Ms. Universe. Philippines  won the Ms. Universe title that year.  My sister is also the same. She joined two big pageants. She first joined Mutya ng Pilipinas back year 2000 where she won Ms. Lux Star Glamour on coronation night. Then joined Binibining Pilipinas two years later. She was a favorite among the press then but was not lucky. I have to say, not because I am her sister, but she was really beautiful that night. I guess being the last candidate has put her away from the attent...

Ciao ladies! Since Chief left few days ago for a week long business trip, I have all this free time to do some shopping (he hates shopping), go to the salon, plan and book our short holiday for the coming EID break (oh.. we're going to Singapore.. and I will tell you all about it after the Sri Lanka trip) and blog. I got this mascara along with my NYX lip glosses that I talked about on this  BLOG . It's Revlon's Photoready 3D Volume Mascara. This is how the lash brush looks like.. After trying this product one thing I noticed is that the mascara is not thick, which is good because it does not clump. The color is very black as how I want it and application is easy because of the small bristles of the brush.  At first application it gives a natural look and not so thick lashes that looks heavy. This look I recommend during the day. Apply two coats for a thicker and fuller effect that works very well for dramatic eyes or evening look. Another p...

Ciao ladies! What we have here is the NYX  Mega Shine Lip Gloss. One of NYX's lip gloss line. I got three of their natural - slightly tinted colors that works well for most of skin tone type. I've always loved NYX Products. Their lipsticks and lip glosses have variety of colors that you can choose from. Remember their Jumbo Eye Pencils that became a staple eye makeup base after a primer to help eye shadow colors pop? It was on every eye makeup tutorial few years back and this led to the creation of the NYX eye shadow base. Since I was introduced to  NYX, it has continued to make new products that never fail to impress me. This is SPONGE CAKE This is SMOKEY LOOK and this is NATURAL The Swatches I love all three. I even get confused on what to use each morning. But since they all look good on me, I close my eyes and shuffle them in my hand and pick one.. :D Price is cheap for 39AED each.  I have change...