All about Beauty

 I haven’t seen my regular beautician for 3 months, and when I went for a facial at her salon today. She mentioned that I have more brown spots on my cheeks. Actually, it was worse before especially after sunbathing in Pattaya and shopping in Chatuchak. After using some whitening products for more than a month, the spots are less visible, but still exist.

She introduced Care Plus Skin Lightening Gel to me, and it’s a serum for eliminating hyperpigmentation and unevenness on the skin. I haven’t started using it, so I can’t tell if it’s good. But it’s quite expensive, considering that it’s not any popular brand names at cosmetic counters. But I’m willing to give it a try, and let you know about its effectiveness. Hopefully, it’s not too bad in brightening my skin, if not I will throw it at some steel buildings later. LOL!

 Hubby and I only realized that our office will be closed for a week in celebrating Christmas and New Year. We only found out about this yesterday! At first, we were planning for a trip to Chiangmai for the weekend, but since most of the hotels are fully booked and the room rates are very costly, we might just postpone the trip to January, which is always the coldest month in Chiangmai.

So, what are we going to do during our year end holiday? My kids will have school holidays too, and it’s a great time for traveling. SIL has invited us to join them to Hong Kong and Macau, but thinking about moving along with 2 active kids and luggage bags from point to point, it doesn’t sound like a relaxing vacation for us. Hubby said that’s nothing much to do except shopping in Hong Kong.

If only I can get shuttle services like JFK Airport Shuttle which pick us up from the airport to our hotel and bring us around in the city in avoiding the crowded public transport, then maybe hubby will change his mind about going to Hong Kong. If we go to New York, then I will most probably check out the pricing of GO Airlink Shuttle since it offers transport services throughout the Big Apple and its surrounding suburbs. It will be easier when traveling with kids.

So, where are you going during Christmas holiday?

 BIL has just told me that they are planning for a trip to Bali! I really hope that we can join them, even if we have been to Bali before. But then again, if we have the budget and time for a year end vacation, I hope that we can go somewhere we haven’t been before. I have always wanted to fly to US, but I still don’t have a chance to do it so far.

Maybe one day I shall arrange a trip to US with my friends and family. I know that all of us will have an enjoyable trip together, if we plan it well. We might need to get a charter bus nyc in advance too, to avoid using the public transport in NY. Sometimes, it’s not convenient to use the public transport in a foreign country, especially if you are traveling with young children. I prefer to have a fixed agenda where we know what to expect on the day and worry less about the mean of transport to get to the destination.

But since we don’t have the budget for an expensive trip, I guess Bali is a good option. That gives me a reason to keep in shape and dig out all of bikinis!

 Bangkok will never have snow in winter, but I hope that some days will be windy and cool. If so, I can dig out my trench coats from the closet and wear them to work. LOL! Of  course, I won’t pair them with UGG boots but with high heel pumps. I saw a few nice mini coats while shopping lately, but still haven’t made up my mind if I should get some. They are pretty costly, and I’m weighing out the number of times I will be wearing them.

Let’s see if I can fight the temptation of shopping for them, if I fail, my wardrobe will have a few more items for winter in Bangkok.

I’m in loved with Virtuose Black Carat mascara by Lancome. I’ve been using it for a week, and I like the effect on my eyes. I try not to use the battery operator lash curler lately to prevent brittle lashes, so I need a mascara that’s good enough to hold the curves and lengthen my tiny lashes. Virtuose Black Carat mascara is just right for me!

It won’t smear, but I’m not sure if it will if you cry a lot. The hot tears might “melt” some of the mascara, so you better don’t hide your face in the cradle if you don’t wanna mess up the crib bedding. Use your own pillow instead!

The only thing is, I don’t think it’s easy to be remove. Maybe I’m not using the eye makeup removal by Lancome? Or I should soak up my cotton pad with more eye makeup removal and cover my eye area for a little more longer. Let’s see if it can be easily removed tonight.