All about Beauty

I take a lot of coffee. I know that it is very bad for my health if I am taking more than 2 cups per day, so I’m controlling myself so that I don’t take too much caffeine in a day. Too much coffee is also bad for our teeth as coffee stain is really hard to be removed with normal brushing alone. Furthermore, excessive caffeine can be dehydrating, so it is also bad for your skin.

But if I don’t take coffee, I will walking like a zombie. I just can’t stay alert without my cups of nescafe. So how? Any caffeine addiction treatment available or not?

I buy lots of magazines every month, ranging from fashion, woman, baby, digital world, hobby and etc. I prefer to read magazines over books these days because I don’t have much time for reading now. Since magazines are full of pictures and short articles, I can easily flip through them in minutes.

One of my favourite magazines these days is Queen, a magazine from Taiwan. It covers everything you need to know about fashion, makeup, skincare, yoga, spa, and others. There are only 4 issues in a year, but it’s good enough for me as  most of the products being introduced in Taiwan haven’t reach here yet. So, you will still be up to date.

Besides that, Harper Bazaar is great too. I love this local magazine which features lots of branded stuffs. No, I’m not chasing for the brands, but I will see what is in, and I will try to get the similar products that have the looks but not the price. See, I’m a smart shopper huh?

I love traveling, and who doesn’t? But the thing is you need money to go on vacation. I can’t just leave and stay in any pack hostel or YMCA, my trip has to be those above average types. LOL! It’s just that I am very picky when it comes to the hotels I am staying in. I hate to stay in dirty old hotels, so I only pick at least 4 stars and above.

At the same time, I don’t like to go on a tour with the tour package. Thus, if I would like to plan a free and easy trip, I can only do it online because it’s too expensive to call up the hotels abroad! Let’s say if I would to choose one of those Amsterdam Hotels, I can just book the hotel from sidestep.com.

So, if we are going there, I will surely look for nice places to shop! LOL! I just love shopping, and I hope I will get some nice stuffs from there. My friend who has been to the Netherlands told me that it’s a nice place to visit, so I am really looking forward for the trip.

At the same time, if my kids are coming along, I will bring them to Artist Zoo, Amsterdam. My kids love to see the animals, and the zoo is the perfect place to bring them to. I think I can imagine my kids screaming in delight when we are taking a stroll in the zoo!

But let’s get back to Point 1, make more money first, then this trip will come true faster. Now, I can only afford the Plane Tickets.

I was wondering if I will put up my photos in my blogs, after my trip to Bali. I am going to get a bikini, and also crochet myself a nice halter, but I’m not sure if I can finish it in time or not. But to take my pictures in bikini, that means I have to lose some weight huh? I’m not sure if my tummy is flat enough, my thighs are thin enough or my waistline is small enough to look nice in the photos!

If I can’t look nice, I better don’t put up my photos. I will reserve everything for the trip to Hawaii, and hopefully by then I will have a nice body. So, I got to get my butt up and go for my yoga class later, if not, sitting too much at my work station is going to spoil my curve.

So, before I book the Kihei homes from Hawaiian Beach Rentals, I better work on my body first. What kind of trip will it be if you go to Hawaii without a bikini? It must be a really boring one. Everyone will be showing off in bikini, if I’m not doing the same, I will look really weird!

Don’t you think all facial cotton is the same, they are not! If you are using softener or toner, it is advisable to pour the liquid onto the facial cotton, then wipe or pat the wet cotton onto your face, rather than just patting it with your hands. If you do it with facial cotton, the softener or toner can be evenly spread out especially at your nose area.

So, if you facial cotton sucks, imagine how much toner you are wasting everything you use the cotton? So, you better get high quality facial cotton, like those from the cosmetic counters. Yes, they are much more expensive, but they save up your softener and toner too.

If you really get those good cottons, try this home facial. After you have cleansed your face, soak up the cotton with hydrating or whitening softeners. If you have SKII pitera, use it too. Then tear the cotton into thinner pieces and put them on your face, all over it. Leave it on for 10 minutes, and voila! Go check your face at the mirror, I tell you, you face will definitely look better!

I love to spend some time outside of the house. Sometimes I will have my cup of coffee outside in the morning, or watching over the kids, knitting, or just watching the rain with my kids. When I have a new house next time, I may set up a deck outside so that we can still enjoy some outdoor moments like this.

If you are thinking about getting a deck, you can get it from Houston deck installation. They have a lot of treated lumber or super-durable composite decking materials which are affordable. If you can’t pay up everything in cash, there is an easy financing option in which you can pay your home improvement costing in installment.

Well, I hope that I can get a good home maker here when I have my own house. Having a deck is going to be great for family BBQ parties!

Besides that, I will also use Houston siding doors for some part of the house to save up the space. If hubby would be agree on having a Japanese tea room, that will be even better!

I used to be a big fan of Shiseido products for a few years. When there was a new product being launched, I would be one of the first to get it as the promoters would call me up to try them out. I loved their skincare, hair series, and also makeup. So, why did I stop?

When I was pregnant, my kids became very sensitive. I couldn’t use their products anymore and I had to stop from their range complete. Furthermore, my beautician, who used to work for Shiseido, quit her job and had her own salon. Thus, I slowly switch my products to Casmara, and stopped using Shiseido.

But I’m thinking of getting their latest makeup collection.

Let’s see if I can find anything that suit my skin when I go shopping later.

I let my kids play with my handphone, not talking to the phone, but just playing with it. It’s not that my phone is old, it’s an Nokia 5300, so you know how new it is. But I’m getting bored of it, and I have been thinking of changing into Nokia N series for some time. However, I am so thrifty, I dare not spend a fortune on a new phone now, not after 6 months of using it! Not to mention, this phone was given by hubby as my birthday gift, if I dump it now, he may get annoyed.

However, I have always asked hubby to change his phone. His Sony Ericsson is giving him a lot of problems, but I don’t know why he can still be using it for so long. Yes, he is also as thrifty as me! But I hope that he is getting the Blackberry soon because I love this phone too.

If he gets this phone, I will definitely “borrow” it from him and use as mine. LOL! Too bad we don’t have any service provider here with Blackberry promotion. He’s using Digi, can it’s not easy to change his number as he has lots of contacts who reach him by his number.

If you are from US, you can get the T-mobile cell phones with lower prices from A1 Wireless with only one-year service commitments instead of the usual 2-year plans from other companies. So, if you don’t feel like using the phone a year later, you can always get a new one! Just look at me, I got bored 6 months later. Don’t tell me to wait for 2 years, it’s impossible.

I bought a magazine about spa in Asia, and I came across a article of having an outdoor spa. It looked like we will be having so much fun having a spa outdoor as the air is fresher, the environment is better for viewing pleasure, and the outdoor temperature is much better for relaxing too, as comparing to air conditioning. I haven’t tried an outdoor spa before, and I’m eager to try it out one day.

I’m wondering if I can find one from Hawaii Travel because it will be great to have a relaxing massage and feel the breeze gently caressing my skin. When I was in Pattaya, I had only tried the foot massage, but not whole body massage. I was so shy to be exposed on the beach. It’s so unsecured!

Yeah yeah, I know everyone is exposing themselves like nobody’s business. But it’s just me, I’m not used to that. But never mind, if I’m going to Hawaii, I will try to find a rental home from Maui vacation home rentals that provides home spa and get someone to massage me outdoor in my private garden. That should be ok to me.

I gained a lot of weight during pregnancy. A week after my second delivery, I bought a set of expensive infrared corset, waist band and girdle from Amy Linear and wore them for more than 20 hours a day. I wanted a fast results, so I wore them whenever I can, even when I was sleeping. Luckily I only needed to wear the set for a month, after that, I was too slim to fit in the set again.

However, it’s only much later that I found that about the danger of wearing them all day long. It’s not good for the blood circulation, and furthermore I risked getting myself infected with UTI too. Unless the one you bought are like those crotchless panty, then it will be more airy and reduce the risk of infection too.

Nonetheless, the set really helped me to lose weight and shape up faster. I still have the set nicely kept in the closet. If I get fat again, I will surely wear them to speed up my slimming process.