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Follow my blog with Bloglovin Hey Everyone! Feels good to be back. I recently had a chat with a close friend and by chance shared with her that I have this unpopular blog where I write about anything and everything under the sun. She started reading it and found it entertaining. Talking about it made me miss writing. Then the other day, I just received the stuff I ordered from Colourpop . Gave me that light bulb moment and inspired me to write again. I know I still owe you guys the other entries of my Foundation Series, and that’s coming up. Together with that I will be starting a new one with the reviews of the Colourpop goodies I recently got. We’ll do alternating entries to make it more interesting. Speaking of Colourpop , I recently made this big purchase with them. I was able to snatch a 20% off discount upon sign up. Technically this was my second purchase from them, I tried to log in but it wasn’t accepting my credentials so I was forced to make a new account and to...

MAC Studio Fix has been my HG foundation for the last 5years.  I’ve finished bottles and bottles of this baby. As we all know, MAC has one of the best color selection for foundations. I’m NC37 btw and because all foundations oxidize on me, it initially applies lighter on my skin and perfectly blends after a while. This foundation finishes demi-matte on my skin. It has medium coverage which is buildable and I have tried spot concealing with this baby. But, I have to say after a while, the foundation melts and blends on your skin, the camouflaged spots will show up. I was suggested initially to do this method by the SA but it did not work on my oily skin. So if you need extra coverage, I suggest using a concealer. swatch with camera flash swatch on natural light Finish is very good and can last for hours and hours even after a few times of blotting. It may even look naturally dewy as the day passes and it’s beautiful. It has never looked cakey and looks...

Let me start the revival of this blog with a foundation series which will feature my top 5 high end foundations ranging from Medium Coverage to Full.  I’ve been currently using all of them on rotation depending on my current skin condition. We will be featuring the following products: EPISODE 01: MAC Studio Fix Fluid (NC37) EPISODE 02: Makeup Forever Ultra HD Foundation (123) EPISODE 03: Estee Lauder Double Wear Foundation (3W2 Cashew) EPISODE 04: Too Faced Born This Way Foundation (Natural Beige) EPISODE 05: Kat Von D Lock It Foundation (Medium 53 Warm) We will feature these products The different shades I use for each brand Swatches... This series is part of my quest for finding my holy grail foundation, so each item was tried and tested several times for quite some time already. To add to that,  I want to observe how each product affects my very sensitive and oily skin. To know m...

*Update 16 July 2014 Okay guys just an update. Remember how I mentioned below that I will try to use it on my underarms? Well, after two weeks of use, my underarms is now as fair as the rest of my arms. It's not totally white (yet). I think that would be a bit funny when you have whiter underarms compared to the rest of your arms.. just my opinion though. Actually the effect was quicker, after a week I have seen changes. My underarms went through micro peeling as well but no noticeable and it doesn't burn or sting. I still use my Nivea Deodorant after I have applied Beauche. I also noticed a smoother complexion apart from the whitening. My underarms will probably lighten more with continuous use. I might stop it at one point when I am happy with the shade of my underarm skin. Then will repeat the process after a few months maybe as maintenance. I really love this product. I'm really telling you ladies (and gentlemen) this product I will use foreve...

This is a house renovation we did located at Springs, Dubai back 2012.   Our client was an Indian Family of four. They are Hindu so they have these Vasthu beliefs that we had to consider when we did the renovation. It is actually their main reason for this change. They have a limited budget since it is not their permanent house, as the lady of the house said, Dubai is not their permanent residence so they do not want to spend much.  I will show you photos of before and after for this project.  Shall we? This is the existing view of the Foyer and Living Room.. and I came up with several options for this area.. it was a bit of a discussion with the client because they were a bit confused of what they want..  I initially gave them this.. The wall of that library is connected all the way to the dining and the family room.. I wanted to unify the three rooms with a long library. That was my concept. Very modern. A sculpture in a corn...

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...

Hey Everyone! As promised on my previous blog I am sharing the pistachio buttercream frosting I used as filling for my Macarons.  The ingredients are: - 1 cup (200g) of granulated sugar - 3 eggs - 1/2 cup (50g) ground pistachios - 1cup & 2 tbsp. (230g) chilled unsalted butter Pretty simple right?? But the taste?? Amazing!  Let's make our frosting shall we? 1. Beat together sugar and eggs on one bowl with an electric mixer at high speed. You want your batter to double in volume & become fluffy This is how it should look like after mixing.. 2. Pour the mixture in a saucepan & stir in ground pistachios.  3. Heat over medium temperature & stirring continuously until the mixture forms a compact batter. 4. Pour in a container and cover with plastic wrap and chill in the fridge. 5. Cut up butter in small pieces and beat in a bowl until it expands in volume & becomes fluffy. This is the consistency we...