Today I thought I’d have a bit of fun with a couple of beautiful nail polishes I recently stumbled upon, and that’s Sinful Colors‘ San Francisco and Blue By You. The mixture of the blue and green gave a rather lovely effect that resembles dichroic glass.
I’m sure by now you’ve seen viral stories of Singaporean beauty blogger, Bun Bun (who’s also a long-time reader of Beautyholics Anonymous. Hello Juli!) circulating on Buzzfeed and other websites about her horrific experience with a particular facial she had that spiraled to epic proportions. Zoe Foster-Blake talked about it on her blog too and shared her story of bad facials.
I cannot even express how sorry I am for Bun Bun and how my skin cries out whenever I see pictures of what that one facial (and subsequent ones to try to “fix” the problem) did to her skin. There were many factors that contributed to what she’s experiencing now but it came down to a very serious skin allergy she encountered. I shan’t be posting any pictures of her here but if you’re interested in checking it out (and give our fellow beauty blogger some support at the same time), please check out her updates on how her skin is faring.
As for me, I’ve been lucky. Up till about a week ago, I haven’t experienced anything bad from a facial before. Me, I love facials. My mum introduced me to my first facial in my teens and it’s something I’ve been doing on an almost monthly basis ever since. I’ve had a bad reaction to a particular beauty product once at the salon where I felt as though my cheeks were burning and immediately told the beauty therapist to remove whatever it was that she applied on my skin. Other than that, it has been smooth-sailing so far, even with chemical peels, microdermabrasion and minor laser treatment on my skin.
That was until last week. If you follow me on Twitter, you might have seen me ranting about it there. I thought I’d also share my experience here for you just so you know what to do in future if you do experience the same thing as well (touch wood!). Just to be clear, my experience has nothing to do with Bun Bun’s. It doesn’t even compare to the pain and distress she experienced. This is not to take away anything from her nor does it undermine what she did. This is my story.
{ 1. Diane von Furstenberg 440 Envelope Embossed Lizard Clutch | 2. A Grand Weekday Out Dress | 3. RumbaTime Orchard Gem Watch | 4. BE Typographic Poster Print Teal Green | 5. Barbora Rybarova Jewellery Statement Ring }
I’ve seen a lot of Gatsby-inspired looks on beauty blogs and YouTube of the beautiful Daisy Buchanan (played by Carey Mulligan) but not many of Myrtle Wilson (played by Isla Fisher). Just for fun, I thought I’d do a inspired recreation of her look.
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