My Growing Nail Polish Collection

Geekchic, you are a bad influence on me. Before you, these are about the only nail polishes that I have here. Pink and gloss. And these only goes on my toes. I don’t wear nail polish on my fingers if I can help it. Far too clumsy to keep ’em chip-free. Left to right: Face [...]

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Poll: What Do You Do With Expired Beauty Products?

Happy Wednesday, ladies! How’s the week treating you so far? This week’s poll actually reveals something embarrassing about myself, so before you read on, here’s the question: what do you do with expired beauty products? Do you know that almost every skincare product comes with a certain use-by-date logo? Go check your moisturiser, eye cream, [...]

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Review: Smashbox Photo Finish Foundation Primer

In my trip to the US, I managed to score a lot of Smashbox products at Costco (imagine that!) and Sephora, thanks to Smashbox’s best of beauty kits. I had to be practical, of course; I can’t expect everything in the kits to be fantastic. A goodie I did find though, was the Photo Finish [...]

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Beauty Tip of the Day

Find a moisturiser that does double duty. Day formulas should contain a broad spectrum SPF of at least 15, and after that, you can pick your weapon: antioxidants, anti-aging, anti-acne, you name it. Some dermatologists favourites include glycolic acid (which boosts cell turnover), salicylic acid (to comba blemishes), vitamin C, E or green tea (potent [...]

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Review: Clinique Superfit Makeup (Oil-Free Formula)

I’ll be honest with you. I was never impressed by makeup by Clinique. Sure I drool over how pretty the holiday collections look, but at the end of the day, I never found the actual makeup appealing. The eyeshadows are sadly paltry in terms of colour payoff, and so are the blushes. Still, I wouldn’t [...]

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