Abercrombie Leather Slippers

About a year ago, my e-shopperholic-fanatic sister bought a pair of leather slippers from Abercrombie. I flipped out upon hearing that it cost more than SGD70.

Fast forward a year later, I take my words back.

They are really comfortable! And, they do subtly glam up an outfit.

Check these new designs. I’m so tempted to get a pair. Though the shipping price is roughly the same amount as the slippers. Darn.

Small Space Big Style

After watching an episode of “Small Space, Big Style”, I was inspired to clean out my wardrobe + shoe rack + room. I kidd’ you not.

The joke is, I have been cleaning + packing my room since forever - blame it on a close friend who used to clean and re-organise his room weekly.

In this particular episode of SSBS, an artistic guy had minimal furnishing in his small apartment. Hang on, the correct information has to be, he has no furniture besides a bed, a wardrobe, a dining chair and a cupboard to put cutlery and china - he didn’t even have a dining table or sofa - he just had art pieces.

I was so inspired by his perspective of an artistic house, I’ve been spending a full three days chucking out junk. I have halved my jewellery collection, downsized my overflowing shoe collection, chucked out 20% of my clothes collection, and cleaned out my make-up and beauty stash. Anything that I will never use, wear, or touch again - goes to the bin, charity, or for sale.

This new outlook of mine is seeping into my bank accounts as well. Now whenever I want to buy something, I stop to ask myself, “will this clutter my room?”, “do I need it?”, “do I have something else in my room that needs to be used first before buying this?”.

I’m even contemplating on snapping photos of my belongings to add them to an inventory list. It’s pretty mortifying to realise I have so much goods - hence so little storage space. I need to de-sentimentalise all my items.

PS: I did snap photos of my shoe collection. Might upload the inventory one day.

Welcome to the world Vera!

She is here! My baby niece Vera, was born on 2nd August in the wee hours of the morning. She is a little bigger than Gwyneth at birth.

I haven’t gotten around to look at her for a long time due to the visitation hours restrictions. But, from my short 2 hours with her, I can say that she is the opposite of Gwyneth - she hates the cold and she doesn’t really like noises.

She still has her baby smell, and she smells awesome!

BS: Bare Escentuals basic kit

I have finally gotten my hands on the Bare Escentual (BE) mineral foundation. Just to be sure, I spent about two weeks to test the product out.

Using only minerals as the base of their products, BE prides itself as being au natural. Their foundation feels flawless, so much so I feel like I ain’t wearing any make-up at all! My skin feels naked. BE’s foundation gives you a light to medium coverage, so if you dread the feeling of wearing thick make-up, or if you fear that your make-up will melt because you perspire a lot, BE’s product is for you. On the flip side, if you need full coverage, I would suggest sticking to compact powder - you would require lesser time to cover the same amount of coverage.

I’m still trying to get over the fact that the foundation feels like my second skin and I’m loving the fact that it fills the fine lines so well.

That is why, I love love love using BE’s foundation as concealer. For about a year, I have been using a creamy eye concealer. Even though the colour fits perfectly, I really hated that it left the delicate skin around the eyes dry and crinkled. I was delighted that in contrast, application of BE’s powder was so gentle on my skin, it prevented more harsh lines from forming. I did use the tip of my finger to blend the powder in.

Another product that you should get is mineral veil. Don’t be fooled by its sheer outlook - mineral veil subtly wraps up your make-over with a polished look. It radiates off a hint of glow. And that is essential in looking fresh for the entire day.

Because BE’s foundation is so revolutionary, it does take some effort to learn how to apply their foundation - swirl, tap, buff. Also, unlike traditional foundation, BE’s foundation requires more application; more time is needed to cover blemishes.

A note of caution is to test the foundation prior to purchasing it. It has been said that BE’s foundation do cause skin irritation to those who are sensitive to Bismuth Oxychloride.

But all is well! The foundation will not cake or turn creeky after a day’s worth of activities. Touching up is a breeze, as you just need to buff some powder on. Dabble a bit of thier bronzer - warmth, and you will look sun-kissed.

Beginners can purchase their basic set consisting of two foundation (our skin tone might change colour due to the season. I used one as foundation, and the lighter one as concealer), mineral veil, bronzer, make-up primer, and three brushes (kubuki buffer brush, bronzer brush, concealer brush) for SGD140. Quite a good deal considering a tub of foundation retails at SGD48 and the buffer brush at SGD 68.

Bare Escentuals is the number one selling foundation in America. What are you waiting for?

Buy Bare Escentuals at Sephora: 391 Orchard Road #B1-05. Ngee Ann City. Phone: 6836 5622. Or 2 Orchard Turn #01-05/06. Ion Orchard. 6509 8255.