Here’s a quick beauty tip for those who has a Konjac sponge in the bathroom (I wrote about the sponge if you’re interested in checking it out :)).

After cleansing your face and neck with the sponge, do give your lips a good bit of exfoliation as well. Just massage the sponge of your lips for 10 seconds and rinse. I find this so much easier and gentler on the lips than sugar scrubs.

Whenever I’m dehydrated from not drinking enough water, the dehydration tends to show on my lips first, forming a sort of perpetual lip liner. It’s painful and usually lasts for about a week. I find that the gentle exfoliation with the Konjac sponge helps to get rid of the dead skin cells quicker without exacerbating the area. Of course, drinking lots of water helps too.

Hope this quick tip helps. Happy Sunday folks! 🙂

Five Minutes with My Favourite Blogger is a series of posts where I’ll be showcasing some of my favourite bloggers. These are the bloggers whom I admire and inspire me.

Enjoy!

Image Credits: Alexa Chung | New York | Europe

My style icon: Alexa Chung. She’s just so herself, natural, eclectic and has something nobody can emulate perfectly.

Dream holiday destination: New York! I’ve never been there and would love to experience the theatre, hustle & bustle and just the culture there.

One random thing you can find in my bag: My owl pendant from a broken necklace. I’ve been meaning to put it back together but haven’t had a chance to!

My favourite item of makeup: This is hard but I think it’s got to be the lip crayon from Missha. It’s got the right amount of colour, moisture and works like a lipstick more than a gloss unlike other lip crayons.

You will never see me without: Doing my eyebrows. I can go without makeup but eyebrows must always be done!

I’m absolutely addicted to: BB creams and Uriage thermal spray. One step make up for someone who is time poor like me and the thermal spray is a fantastic saviour for my skin in any weather.

One thing on my bucket list: To visit Europe. I have always wanted to travel there since I was a teenager, but something always comes up to stop me from going there. So that HAS to be fulfilled before I die.

Norlin blogs at Baubles, Bubbles and Bags.

1. Buy someone a goat (card) ($39): Help Oxfam Australia distribute goats to vulnerable families, which can be used to provide milk for the family’s nutrition and even sold to pay for school fees or tools.

2. Guide Dogs Victoria 2013 Calendar ($19.95): Proceeds of the sale support the training of guide dogs in Victoria. For Guide Dogs in your state, please click here.

3. Give a child some pencils ($5): Together with World Vision, gift school children the very thing we take for granted – pencils.

4. Better yet, sponsor a child ($43/month): Help change a child’s life with World Vision

5. Help save a lost, injured and/or abandoned animal with Animal Aid.

6. Help pay for counselling to address depression for people in financial hardship ($25)

7. Help someone start a small business ($25): The Kiva borrowers isn’t about charity. All they request is a small loan from you that will be repaid back to you once their business is up and running. You can choose to keep the repayments or invest in another entrepreneur. These strong women inspire me every day.