I read an article about this on the Internet, well it was also the Yahoo pick of the week. Well this seemed highly interesting. So Lipbalmanonymous.com at first seemed like a joke, but actually if you really think about it, it doesn’t seem like that much of a joke anymore. After reading the interview (Read it here) I wondered if I was an addict… on lip balm! I do unconsciously apply my lip balm over the course of the day and if I don’t have it in my hand or pocket, or purse, I get a little antsy, cause I can’t live without it. I feel as if my lips won’t survive the day! So I took a quiz. To check if I was addicted or not. And my result? I am A Borderline Addict. Which is safe but I should be careful.

Take the quiz yourself.. Click HERE!

Can’t find your car keys at night? Want to reapply your lip gloss at the hot dance club without going to the bathroom but can’t see a thing?
Rimmel Underground Light Beam Lip Gloss does just about everything a girl needs. From finding your keys in your purse at night, the internal LED light lends a glorious hand in finding your keys. Want to apply the Rimmel Lip Gloss but don’t really want to stand in line for the washroom? Well you can just use the light and the mirror that comes with the Lip Gloss and Voila! Reapplication mission is done. Such a great tool.

For $10.99 its triple action duty is worth it. From giving luscious lips, to providing light, to fulfilling your vain needs (the mirror to check yourself out), its something I wouldn’t mind to have in my purse.
The colors of the lip gloss are also fun and flirty! From After hours to Strobe light, it lights up your lips literally.

My best friend absolutely to-die-for loves the Laura Mercier Secret Camouflage. She can go on and on about it, day and night just talking about how great it is. She describes the secret of flawless skin as follows.

The Secret Camouflage covers anything and everything. The compact basically comes with two shades, where you need to mix and blend to match your skin tone. (As Cindy Crawford wrote on her somewhat autobiography – if you apply concealer/foundation on your skin, the part without a blemish, and it completely dissolves then you have found the right skin tone) With this kind of availability to accommodate any kind of skin tone, you can cover any part of your face perfectly. It blends in a way that it doesn’t settle into lines leaving the face stunningly flawless.

Most consumers would think that the price is a bit pricey but its an investment that you’ll highly appreciate. One thing for sure if you add up all the concealers that you’ve used, which don’t last long, to the Laura Mercier Secret Camouflage, you’ve actually saved more money. With this product it can last you up to 2 years (from what I’ve read). And you don’t really need to use a massive amount of it.

Sephora.com has a how-to section with Laura Mercier Secret Camouflage. It’s really useful and it helps!

Beautiful. Waterproof Eyeshadow that doesn’t lie, that doesn’t have such rancid colors!
Sephora has this brilliantly put together a water proof section. Want to look fabulous when you pop out of the pool and not look like some drama queen with mascara drizzling down your face with eyeshadow spots just visibly faint, with smeared lipstick across your face, or no make up left but the horrible drama effect of the mascara drizzling down your face? Say good bye to those. Waterproof make up is great for the beach and for rainy days as well (those days when you don’t have an umbrella and you’re stuck under some huge tent with everyone else huddling for cover and you still get pretty drenched).
Dior Eye Show is the eyeshadow that stays put. It has all these new shimmering, glamorous, metallic (the hot trend this season) shades with soft texture, a long-lasting, waterproof finish. How awesome is that?
Now you can look absolutely stunning anytime, anywhere!

I’ve always wondered if this aged-old trick, cucumbers over my eyes would work since watching those love-comedy movies where the female lead will always have cucumber slices over her eyes before she’d sit up straight and end up eating those cucumber slices. Checking over the now reliable internet, I’ve read over forums that cucumbers do work. Its just a matter of being committed to it and religiously doing it everyday. It’s not like an overnight success, it takes time, like most things.
Deflating puffy eyes are what cucumbers do best. If cold, works better too. I think when it comes to figuring out how to get rid of those puffy eyes or dark circles, just drinking lots of water, getting the right amount of sleep, please your mind with some remedy that you believe works. My mom thinks eye cream after cucumbers do good.

I always knew seaweed was good for the skin. It contains calcium and other minerals according to my mother and aunts. So eating lots of them was always a yes-yes. It’s real good if you buy those seaweed (Nori) packets and eat them with rice. Mmmmm.
Browsing through the July 2007 issue of Lucky, the featured secret ingredient for the month was Seaweed. From candles to foundation, they featured products that contained the powerful ingredient. Seaweed as Lucky writer, Dawn Spinner explains, filters in hundred of gallons of water daily, leaving the seaweed to soak up minerals like zinc, selenium, and magnesium, and synthesizes at least a dozen vitamins (a dozen vitamins!! No need for Centrum?), seaweed is then one of the most nutrient-rich substances on earth. In products, it restores both skin and hair, and also your inner spirit since it has a subtle, calming marine scent. Here is the list of products featured and I’ve added their links (either click on the name of the product or the picture of the product), in case you’d like to read for yourself what these products are made of and if you’d like to buy them yourself. Enjoy.

Candle: D.L. & Co. Seaweed Absolute Candle – ensures a light and sweet scent with the pretty kelp pattern to brighten up any day.
Hair Mist: Nexxus Phyto Organics Sea Swell Texture Mist – strengthens your hair and protects your color from the sun.

Foundation: Sue Devitt 70% Triple Seaweed Gel Foundation – covers redness, smooths lines, and leaves the right amount of glow!

Body Scrub: Davie Gate Sea Grass Skin Smoothing Body Scrub
Shampoo: Freeman Beauty Sea Kelp Smoothing Shampoo
Conditioner: Bumble and Bumble Seaweed Conditioner

Shower Gel: Molton Brown Energising Seamoss Bath & Shower

Moisturizer: AquaTanica Spa Sea Moisture Gel Souffle – Cool texture, a gel-cream hybrid that sinks in instantly, and leaves you with a dewy, sexy sheen.

The Chanel Levres Scintillantes Glossimer is back. Well cutting off those fancy French terms the Chanel Lip Gloss is back. The one with glitter, the one that tastes real good, the one that makes our lips look plumper and just oohlala sexy. Oh yes it’s back.
I used to have this back in high school in a rock and roll color of purple, I don’t know if they still have it cause that would be hilarious. I saw the print advertisement for it, with alluring words like – Audacious Sparkle. Arresting Shine. Dangerously Glamorous. Heck, I’m on my way to Rustan’s Department Store to see if they’ve got the new shades.

It’s water-resistant meaning longer-lasting wear (meaning you don’t have to keep reapplying, saving you tons of gloss left for the next night out!), also the new shades add extra sparkle and shine. Sparkle! I haven’t heard that word for a while except for that Korean singer Rain say in that commercial advertising tourism in Korea – “Korea… Sparkling”, with notably invisible r’s. Well that was definitely off the topic, anyway I’m glad to see this fantastic product back with a vengeance.

Also check out the video about applying Chanel Levres Scintillantes Glossimer found at the Chanel website.

I recently purchased Roxy speakers for my very well used and very aged iPod mini. Upon obtaining such funky speakers, a packet slips off. Reading Bliss Sleeping Peel Exfoliating Mask. It was for me to test and try. Always a pleasure to get goodies snail mailed with your speakers.

Upon opening the packet, I thought it was going to be some kind of mask, but it wasn’t. As directions were written, I was to apply a super-fine layer, and if applied once a week shrinks pores out of sight, helps flatten fine lines, tightens, tones and brightens. And well since it said Sleeping Peel, I figured I’d apply it before I go to sleep. Directions were to: Apply a thin layer of bliss sleeping peel exfoliating mask to the face and neck. Leave on for 5-10 minutes. Rinse off with warm water. I check my face to see if this is precisely of terrific use. It should have:
* Remove dry and dull skin cells
* Visibly reduces pore size
* Tightens, tones and brightens
Well I could say that my skin felt smoother and brighter as if I got a facial. I did feel as if my face was cleaner too.
Unfortunately this product can’t be found here in Asia, but it is available online and if you can have it shipped to your doorstep! Awesome.

I’ve also read a lot of great reviews of Bliss products especially on anti-aging products. Also this is one of London’s hottest spas around!
Check out Bliss website here.

Kate Winslet has been named the new celebrity spokesperson for Lancome Tresor! Kate Winslet takes over the throne of spokesmodel for the fragrance from actress Isabella Rossellini, who was the celebrity spokesmodel for the fragrance last year.
Winslet says that being a spokemodel for Lancome was just about being the face but as quoted – “It was me as a person. . .and my message to women — about being real in who you are and comfortable in your skin.”

The first archaeological evidence of cosmetics usage is found in Ancient Egypt around 4000 BC. (Wikipedia)

Thats what you definitely call.. ancient! I’ve always wondered who started using Makeup, well its the Egyptians, no wonder they’re all professionals in the eyeliner department.