Time is a precious commodity. We don’t seem to have enough of it these days. What little time we do have for ourselves, we use it for rest and sleep. When I first started working, I’d wake up very early in the morning to get my “game face” on. It was early days of course [...]

Of all the foundations I’ve used, I’d say the ones I use the least are powder foundations and cream compacts. Powdered ones are mainly due to their inconvenience of having the powder go everywhere and cream compacts because they’re usually quite thick and can look cakey on the skin. When Clinique’s Moisture Surge CC Cream [...]

It’s strange how well-known female cosmetics powerhouses like Estée Lauder, Elizabeth Arden and so on are but Helena Rubinstein is not, especially when she practically is the “inventor” of beauty. You know that saying “there’s no ugly women, only lazy ones“? That was quoted by Helena Rubinstein. She revolutionised the way women looked after their [...]

You may have seen Maybelline Fit Me! ads on YouTube featuring a few bloggers talking about their “number” (i.e. their foundation shade). Now the FIT Me! range has been around for yonks yet I’ve never thought of giving them a go until up to a few months ago. I must admit that this is the [...]