Wednesday, October 23, 2013

British Exchange

The first people that always come to my mind when I think of British fashion is never the celebrities. In fact, I believe it is actually the royal family who leads the trend.
Kate
Princess Kate. She is possibly one of my most favourite fashion icon. I like her simple smile and au naturel make-up. It is just letting your inner beauty shine. And like I think it is the smile that always complete every look, making her look radiant, approachable and gorgeous.
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Even for the make-up, I think it is the best to keep it minimal. Use what you need and what you don't need, just save it for next time. I would say for Kate's make-up, it is not about changing your whole face but maybe just correcting some minor blemishes here and there.
I use my finders to blend most of the time. I started off with the Primer and then a sunscreen. Using a tiny droplet, I spread it around my whole face. Next, I put on liquid concealer for my dark eye circles and the pimples appearing on my cheeks. I finished off this flawless look with powdered foundation.
** Do note that; whatever you do to your face, be gentle. And always do it in an upward motion. (To act in the opposite direction of gravity ;P)
Before After
As you can see, I managed to correct the marks on my cheeks to be less visible. The pimple is still there though cos it is big but it less red. I realized this morning I have uneven eyes!!! But this should be easily corrected by a shifting of focus.
And if I let my hair down, I definitely look so much more presentable. Haha. Usually, I am fine stepping out of the house like this. But today, I shall deceive the world just a little and accentuate my natural features just a little more.
Final touch up
For the finishing touches, I just added mascara (every girl's must have!) And before that, I curled my lashes so that I can have Tweety bird eyes. I used golden eye shadow cos I wanted a little bit of sunkissed look.
Lastly, I puckered up for the kiss of natural beauty with Body Shop's Coral Kiss Matte (315). It is part of the  Colour Crush collection and it has a feminie taste of rose scent. It is not over-powering in fact it was very delightable! Hehe!
I picked this tone because it was the nearest to my lip colour. And so nobody would guess I am wearing lipstick. Everyone would just think I have such moist luster lips :P 
all beautiful
And voila, this is how I look with my make-up. No blush, cos Londoners are always deary for their gloomy weather ;P

As you can observe, I still look pretty much the same. Better and more radiant complexion probably and a more dewy lip tone. To correct the uneven eyes, instead of an overly elaborated eye make-up, I decided to shift the focus to my lips instead, by making it look soft and kissable HAHA. 
Don't I look pretty? Hehe!
kate22Inspired from the British princess herself, I paired the make-up with a trench coat. I chose a sleeveless one because Singapore is too warm for a full-sleeved one. Since Kate is all about simplicity, I picked a pair of summer boots in mocha brown along with a milk chocolate brown file clutch.
It is all about being natural, so this look has to be something that anyone can be comfortable walking out in. Also, I did not straighten my hair. I just sprayed some anti-frizz oil and I think I am ready to go :)

Saturday, October 19, 2013

Guess - Where I went?

Guess
Guess people, guess, where did I go?
It was quite a blogger-studded event. All beauties!
Beatrice
Beatrice was there!
Qiu
Qiu Qiu too! (Practicing photo editing ;P)
Rachell
Rachell attended too (Woa she really does looks hot in real life!)
Guess event
I think I have been giving so much frigging hints that everbody probably knows what event it is already by now!!! Haha! Did I hear Guess Watches Event!!! So smart of you!
The event was rather short though. But I was sick anyway, so I can't really stay that long. Feeling sleepy with medication :(
Bag
And OMG the exclusive tote we all received is super deceiving. You know it looks like demin but I think it is a soft water-proof like fabric with demin designs printed on it! Speechless, totally speechless and I love it too haha!
There is also a instagram contest. Do join, you may stand to win a Guess watch of your own. They have really some super fanciful design. Self-explanatory photo attached below :)
insta

Tuesday, October 15, 2013

The Evolution of the Luxury Watch

Today I shall play teacher and bring you people through a history lesson. Hopefully, you will leave this site feeling more educated, sophisticated and knowledgeable.

Watches tell us the time, but now we shall walk through time with the evolution of luxury watches. It is really interesting to know some trivial facts. You will soon know the first luxury watch, the top grossing branded watch brand, the most popular luxury watch brand and the most complicated timepieces.

THE EVOLUTION OF THE LUXURY WATCH

Evolution of the Luxury Watch

Personally, I really like Cartier and Omega. What differentiates luxury timepieces is their excellent craftsmanship and exceptional quality satisfying the need and desire for opulence as we transcend through time with age.

While our generation is moving towards checking time on our mobile phones, sometimes I feel it is really empowering to wear watches. Strapping time to your wrist, making sure every moment shall freeze in time with our memories. Beautiful isn't it?

Leaving you all with a quote on time:

The time is always right     To do what is right
                                                                                  -- Martin Luther King