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I'm a mother of 2 wonderful kids, and a wife to a golfaholic husband. Even if I'm very busy with my mothering and wifey responsibilities, but I'm still as vain as I can be.

Clarins Shaping Facial Lift, Lipo-drain Serum

clarins shaping facial lift lipo-drain serum

Clarins Shaping Facial Lift, Lipo-drain Serum

I bought this bottle of Clarins Shaping Facial Lift, Lipo-drain Serum because I have a big face, and I am curious if it works. Frankly, don’t get it if you don’t have time to do the massage, even if it’s stated as simple as 5 steps, it would take you a couple of minutes too. I feel that it’s more effective using it in the morning so that your face will look great in the day. You can also use it at night, and pay more time in massaging, so over time, it might help in face lifting (don’t expect a drastic effect though).

In short, I can feel my face feature gets sharper if I spend more time doing the drainage massage properly. If not, I don’t think this serum can give you an instant facial lift. So, if you are wondering if you should get one, if you have some money selling term life quotes, or you just don’t know what to spend on, get one to try it out.

Clarins High Definition Body Lift

I love the body range products by Clarins and I’ve been using them on and off. One of my all time favorites is High Definition Body Lift (Cellulite Control, Smooths and Firms) by Clarins.

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High Definition Body Lift by Clarins.

If I can get it in wholesaler price, I don’t mind stocking up a few. :P

I can’t be too sure if it is effective in controlling cellulite, but it does smooth your skin. Upon application, you will feel the silky feeling and some kind of tingling sensation. It’s quite cooling but not spicy like those chili products. Those are rather insane to be put on our skin. :P

I got the twin pack this time. I think they will last me for 2 months!

Estee Lauder Re-Nutriv Work Shop

I’m not sure why it’s called a work shop but what I did was just to lie down and enjoy the nice facial session. I’ve always loved the Re-Nutriv range by Estee Lauder because they work for me and I like the scent. I’ve been using the products on and off for 3 years, and no matter what, they never fail me. :)

Needless to say, I spent a bomb today buying these products:

They cost a lot!!! Hubby might be shocked with the amount of money spent in 15 minutes, as if I’m buying the wood venetian blinds for the whole house. LOL!

But then, it’s money well spent. :)

Estee Lauder Re-Nutriv Ultimate Lifting Eye Cream

As much as I wish to get some loose diamonds from some shopping trips back home, but I can’t afford any. :P I only managed to get some clothes for my kids, some books, spent a lot on food and got myself this exclusive travel set of Estee Lauder Re-Nutriv Ultimate Lifting Eye Cream.

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Estee Lauder Re-Nutriv Ultimate Lifting Eye Cream

I used one many years ago, then I switched to Estee Lauder Re-Nutriv Ultimate Youth Eye Creme. I guess it’s an impulsive purchase as I felt like buying something at the airport. :P

Since it’s a twin pack, they might last me until the end of the year. By then, I will start shopping for the Christmas sets!

A Brief Introduction of Cosplay

This is a sponsored post written by Sago.

For past years cosplay has become a trend in pop culture all over the world. Originally from Japan, cosplay is first seen as a pop street fashion in Japan and with the development of Japanese anime industry, cosplay is gradually more and more welcomed by western people. Till now cosplay culture become a subcultural trend among young people.

Literally, cosplay is short for costume play, which is a type of performance art in which participants don costumes and accessories to represent a specific character or idea. Thus it actually revolves around costumes of all sorts, which are used to portray fictional characters in anime, myth, film, cartoon movie and any other liked figure cosplay fans can like. Each year there would be several cosplay gatherings among those devotees, who really enjoy themselves at the show! At any rate, cosplay does bring modern people a nice kind of entertainment to get free from daily life of fast tempo.

Then when more and more people are seeking ways to cosplay their favorite characters for fun, cosplay industry is blooming. If you spend some time searching online, you will find that the Internet is flooded with almost anything related to cosplaying. Cheap cosplay costumes, cosplay wigs, weapons and any other props are so easy to come by. As well, there are even make up and tutorial books or booklets available.

Savvy merchants are always sensible about the needed market. This is also applied to cosplay shop. Although there are so many stores specialized in offering assorted cosplay costumes and relevant props, the demand still seems outstripping the supply. Almost all cosplay stores are carrying a huge collection of costumes and thousands of cosplay attires are on the block. However, as there are countless fictional characters available for cosplayers to choose from, most cases are the cosplay stores offer custom made services for perfect fit as well as to avoid of the stock. However, even so, professional cosplayers are usually educated to make the costume and props by themselves.

Cosplay idols can make a living in this industry. That even make cosplay seem like more than entertainment but a profession. To some extent, it is right! Being a cosplay idol is newly found to be a profession with admiring &considerable income. As a matter of fact, it is the prosperous industry results in the birth of this profession of cosplay idols. The number of costume playing fans is so large that businessmen are always seeking ways to earn money from the common fans and naturally, these idols are noticed as the best advertisement for spread the cosplay idea. In other words, they invest on cosplay idols and then earn much more from universal fans, or rather their potential customers.

Whatever, any development can bring win-win effect and that is the way everything goes. Cosplayers are enjoying themselves when living a different lifestyle to portray their favorite roles. Much fun is released and people can always feel passionate towards life. Costume shops are making a thriving live and the whole cosplay industry moves on smoothly.

At any rate, cosplay costumes of all sorts are adopted on many occasions at present and bring people much fun. This Halloween Holiday would be another hot season for costumes again. So is for Coslay wigs, shoes, weapons and make-ups and so forth. In any themed party or daily thrill, cosplay costumes and the finishing touch will also play an important role!

For this so long awaited Halloween, have you prepared well for your impressive appearance? Here comes a cool source to hit the mark-Miccostume.com, a site dedicated to offering cheap cosplay costumes of excellent quality and vivid look as well as quality cosplay wigs. Check it out decisively and instantly!

Leaving on a jet plane

Ok, not exactly a jet plane but I’m leaving on economy flight. There is so much that I wish to do back home but I doubt that I have a car to move around. I’m not used to using public transport, and I think Malaysia’s public transport system sucks big time. :P

Besides shopping, I wish to satisfy my cravings for food. I will only worry about my weight and work on the pull up bars after I get back, if I’m determined enough to shed of the extra kilos!

No matter how, it’s nice to be home after so long.

Dirty Toilets

I saw a mother commented about the dirty toilets in primary schools back home, and I couldn’t help wondering why the toilet condition in public schools are really that bad? When I was a kid, I hardly go to the toilet because it’s too disgusting and smelly. I would hold as much as I could and it’s totally bad for health. That’s why I’m so prone to bladder infection now.

My kid’s school doesn’t have fancy Kohler toilets but at least they are clean. I like the kiddie potties, which are more convenient for little kids. Maybe they are in private schools, so most private schools have better facilities. :P

Nonetheless, most toilets in Bangkok are generally cleaner than those back home, even by comparing a coffee shop! I really don’t know why toilets in M’sia can be so disgusting. Ok, don’t remind me about some part of China.

Stress is bad

Should I say more? All of us know that stress is bad for your skin!

I try my best to stay calm, despite my crazy workload and stressful horse chores at home. But if possible, I wish that I can have more time for yoga and spa. I need them to release some stress in me, and I know that they help a lot. In the mean time, I can just punch some metal buildings to release my stress though. :P

Thus, I’m making a goal that one year from now, my life will be way much better and I can have more time for myself. I will have time to join a yoga class, and I will have spa once a month. Wish me luck! Best still, wish me with more money as with money, I will have more time!!!

Drink Lots of Water

I’m down with flu for many days, and my skin is not as radiant as before. Every time I got sick, my complexion worsen, so I can’t do much except getting more rest and fight the flu bug away. At the same time, I am drinking a lot of water to keep my skin hydrated, if not, it would have been worse.

We have a distributor water filter at the office but I still prefer my distilled drinking water. Kind of wasting money in the long run since I need at least 2 bottles of 1.5 L water each day. :P

But anyway, unless they change the filter on time, I would prefer not to drink the water at my office. :P

SmoothE Perfect Skin Therapie

I’m quite surprised with my first bottle of SmoothE Perfect Skin Therapie. It smells so well! Best of all, it’s cheap. Really really affordable!

I was running out of body lotion for some time, so when I went grocery shopping the other day, I couldn’t help myself from simply grabbing any body lotion available on the rack. If I would to shop at cosmetic counters, I would have more choices. But on that day, I simply didn’t have time for that.

So, I didn’t have any expectation on SmoothE, thus I was so happy to see how it feels on my skin. I wish that I have more time to search more about this product, but the Linksys router is not working too well now, and my connection is quite bad.

If you ever come across this in Thailand, give it a try.

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