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Hey guys! Didn't get to post at all during the month of August because I was really busy. When I meant busy, I meant, really really really busy!

I had projects submission, tests and exams to study for for the whole month of August, so I kinda neglected this blog for a while.

But anyways, I'm finally back cause exams ended which means that holiday is here! Yes, I will be having a 1 and a half month break. 

This is kinda my plan for the break: sleep sleep sleep.

If you get to know me better, you'd realize that I love love love sleeping a lot. I'm always staying at home, why, cause my bed is here lmao. 

My friends always try to drag me out of the house which I sometimes oblige, but then if not I'd be like "no thanks, you guys go ahead I want sleep." 

Ya, it may seem like I'm kinda anti social, but idm, I just love to stay at home. This way, I could refrain from going out and spending unnecessary money. Isn't it a win win situation, stay at home with k dramas and at the same time saving money cause I don't need to spent them at all? 

Some of you probably asking, what about going out to work? Yes, I have thought about it. In fact, I have even asked a few stores if they were hiring part timers. But they all wanted long term part timers. Which means even after school starts, I will have to continue working.

I know some people are able to continue working even after school starts. But not me. Why? Cause I know myself. If I work after school, I will not have the time to revise, yes, some people are able to juggle both work and school (even CCA) but not me.

I'm a very lazy person, I know myself, I will not be able to spend time on school work if I'm that tired. I know some people have no choice but to work during the school term, they have to juggle both school work and work at the same time. For that, I really admire them.

Some people would call me lazy but I guess that's just how I am. I really don't mind working during the holidays, but once school starts I know it'd be difficult for me to juggle both school and work, I mean after all, I really need to study hard in order to raise my GPA. (Still not up to my expectations.. sigh)

Okay, let's not talk about these stuff now.

I'm just gonna use this holiday to catch up on my bible reading, dramas and exercising. I lost a bit of weight last month when I was sick, so I'm hoping to maintain it, it'd be awesome if I could lose a few more kilos idm hah.

Short post just to update yall, see ya soon! 
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YASSSS am back with another beauty review!

It's been so long and I'm really excited to write about this one!! As you can tell from the title above, (don't kill me) it's another Etude House product again! Woohoo!! Okay, I think I'm the only one excited huh..

Anyway, I went to Seoul in March, that's why confirm got a lot of beauty products to review on especially Etude House's cause if you read my Seoul Sweet posts, you guys would know that I went super crazy over there. If you have not read it, here it is.

I will be writing about one of their product from their Play 101 line. So this year, Etude actually launched their Play 101 line, you guys would have heard of their Play 101 pencils right?

Bet you guys didn't know that within their Play 101 line, there are also various play 101 sticks such as their multi color ones which are multi functional, foundations sticks and their contour duo stick which I would be showing you guys in a second.

(pic not mine) 
These are the multi color ones that are multifunctional!


Before I bought this, I have never contour or highlight before. Probably cause I don't know how to and all I had was eyeshadows which to me was quite hard to use it to contour. 

When Etude launched this product, I was like "need to try need to try!!" 

So when I went to Seoul, I bought it for about 15,000 won if I could recall properly.. But I'm sure it's much more cheaper than the price over here. 


Having both highlight and contour at the same time makes it super convenient!

Okay so let's talk about what I like about this product. I like how the shades are just right for my skin tone. Ya know, some contour colors aren't suitable for certain people because of their skin tone, so I remembered just grabbing this off the shelf without checking if it suits my skin.

But I'm glad it did! The contour shade wasn't too dark for my skin and it does gives off the contour effect that I wanted. The highlight part is also very pretty lol, it does what it's suppose to - shine the face. LMAO.

Oh, and it is super duper easy to apply on! Like it's very easy to drag (okay glide) it across my face.

Okay, anyway, there's one thing that I don't like about it though. The product finishes so fast! OMG. I don't know if I used it a lot, but when I twisted the stick to take the above photo, the contour part left like 3 cm only!

I was like "omg so fast finishing?!! NOOOOO" Knowing that it would finish so fast I could have bought another one when I was in Korea!! UGH.

The highlight portion got quite a bit still, just the contour part. I think I use more contour than highlight lol.

I don't know if it's suppose to blend it very easily cause it's a cream product right, but I get really tired blending the contour lol, or I think I'm just weak sigh, better start working those arm muscles!!

Okay, so I'll rate this product - 4/5!! Minus 1 cause it finishes so quickly!!


Wanna see how I contour & highlight?


pardon me for my not so on fleek makeup, I took this after spending the whole day at school so my makeup all vanished sigh

So the features where I would contour would be - cheekbones, jawline and hairline and nose.

This is because I wanted to make my face and nose look a little sharper and slimmer.

Features where I will highlight - nose bridge, cupid's bow, chin, above the cheekbones, brow bone and center of the forehead.

This is so that these features will stand out and be brought out.

Usually people contour and highlight is so that they would be able to hide and bring out certain features of their face. So why go for surgery when there's makeup? Heh.

But of course it's up to your own personal opinions, not that surgery isn't bad or anything. But I'd prefer "if no need, what for do."

Oh and I know a lot of people don't do contour and highlight now right? Now it's strobing instead hor? Sigh, time to master another skill again!

I think strobing will be easier right since it only involves highlighter..

Ok! I will go and learn strobing then I'll come back to yall with a new post and maybe do a comparison between C&H or strobing? Hehe.

What are the other makeup trends as well? I remembered after strobing there's another right.. But I just can't remember.. Hmm..

I forgot to mention, I will then use the beauty blender that I got from Korea (nope unfortunately, I do not have the original beauty blender that cost 30 bucks from sephora) and blend everything out.


Contour and highlight has become a part of my makeup routine that I'd feel weird if I stepped out of the house without it. For me, if I'm running late, I will only proceed to contour my nose cause the nose seems more important to me though lol.

I think I bore you guys enough with all the beauty talk right? Okie, I shall see yall in my next post! Adios!

God Bless <3
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I have no idea what to do with my life now that I'm done reading ACOMF.. 

Anyway, hey guys I'm back with another "talk" but don't worry, it's not a beauty talk this time! HAHAHA! It's sort of like a book talk and if you are not someone who likes to read, this post would surely bore you. 

Okie, let's go!


A Court of Mist and Fury by Sarah J. Maas. 

This is the sequel to the first book of the trilogy, A Court of Thorns and Roses. 




I think I wrote about the first book before, but I can't remember if its still amongst the blog posts. But for those who do not know about this series, let me give you a brief summary. 

So in ACOTAR, it is about a girl called Feyre (Fei-ruh) who is a human huntress, who lives in the village with her father and two older sisters. They were once wealthy but later on became broke. Feyre was the only one in the family who would dare to go out into the woods to hunt for food since their father was not really too capable in taking care of his three daughters. 

One day, Feyre accidentally killed this magical creature and so because of her mistake, she was forced to live with this beast/creature/faery, High Lord of the Spring Court, Tamlin. 

In the ACOTAR series, there is the Spring Court, Summer Court, Winter Court, Autumn Court, Day Court, Night Court and Dawn Court. Each court is ruled by a high lord, sort of like a king. 

Anyway, so in ACOTAR, Feyre and Tamlin slowly fell in love as they spent more time together in Spring Court and Feyre is introduce to Tamlin's world. 

At the end of the book, I seriously thought that Fey and Tam are like meant to be together and in love with one another so badly. But as soon as I started reading ACOMAF, ho ho ho, major plot twist by Sarah J Maas. 

So in ACOMAF, something between Fey and Tam's relationship changes. Towards the end of ACOTAR, Fey and Tam went through hell and was tortured by this evil villain (I won't say much you guys must read it to know what happened!!). I think it's probably PTSD or stuff, but the both of them has very intense trauma because of it. 

Tamlin starts to become obsessed with keeping Fey safe even locking her in the house (wtf). Also, Fey has to keep her promise about the bargain she made with the High Lord of Night Court, Rhysand (Ree-Sand). The bargain was that every month, Fey has to live in the Night Court for a week. This bargain was made during Fey's torture by the evil villain in ACOTAR just so Rhys could help her. 

In ACOMAF, Fey starts to feel suffocated because of Tamlin's control over her freedom, this damages their relationship. She thens starts to find comfort in Rhys (super unexpected) and got to know the different side of him. 



Mist and Fury this time was much more thicker then Thorns and Roses. I remembered I finished reading ACOTAR last year and I was so excited for the sequel to come out and so when it was released in May, I was like omg I really need to get the book!!

I found out Popular has it so I quickly bought it and finished it within 4 days. Woohoo. 

Okay, so Sarah J Maas is really super good at plot twists. She could make us turn our liking for a certain character into hatred and vice versa! 

(A few spoilers for Mist and Fury below)



My exact reaction when: Tamlin locks Fey up in her room. 

Like uh nu uh, LOCKING SOMEONE UP AGAINST THEIR WILL ISN'T LOVE, LIKE IT'S CREEPY. Tam claims it's for her own protection but I'm just like BS. 


Me when: Fey starts to fall in love with Rhys

Like yeah I know in book 1 she was all crazy about Tam, but in book 2, Tam changed and he becomes more aggressive and obsessive and possessive around Fey and he doesn't give her any freedom at all so I kinda understand if she falls out of love with him. 

Rhys was there for her the very start so I'm like AWWWWW YES RHYS IS A GOOD GUY WE HAVE MISUNDERSTOOD HIM IN THE FIRST BOOK BUT YAY LOVE HIM. (he was kinda mean in book 1 but it was revealed in book 2 the reasons why he did what he did)


Me when: Rhys was confessing how he felt when he found out that Fey was his MATE 

OMG OMG OMG. I WAS JUST LIKE HO HO HO. Like mates?! Just a little background on the stories, when a fae found their mate, it is not just like a lover, it meant that they are equal in status, it's like your other half. 

Tamlin mentioned to Fey before that if they get married, Fey would not be his queen as there is no such thing as a High Lady, Fey would just be a consort. Like a concubine. I was like wtf. 

BUT Rhys was willing to make Fey his HIGH LADY LIKE OMG SEE THE DIFF BETWEEN TAM AND RHYS?! 


Me when: Rhys officially made Fey the High Lady of Night Court. 

Like bam! BAM MAN! Shitty Tamlin was going to make Fey a consort only, a rank that is not equal to him. BUT RHYS MADE FEY HIS HIGH LADY, HIS QUEEN, HIS LOVE, HIS EQUAL. 

Find a Rhysand ladies, not a Tamlin. 

Remember how I mentioned how good Sarah J Maas is with plot twists? Yep, at the end of the book I was like HOLY SHIT, SHIT JUST GOT REAL

Like Fey was willing to GO BACK TO TAMLIN SIDE JUST SO SHE COULD SAVE NIGHT COURT AND HER FAMILY. But don't worry, she go back only to become a spy for her mate. SMART ASS GIRL SHE!! 

Tamlin is digging his own grave by letting the HIGH LADY OF NIGHT COURT stay at Spring Court especially since she swore to "lead him in the wrong direction," and "bring him and his court to their knees." #TEAMFEY

By the way, Tamlin actually sided with this bad king who wants to take over the world and do evil stuff just so he could get Fey back. Sigh, someone slap this guy please. 

Anyway, overall the book was awesome, I have no complains about it and it exceeded my expectations. I really didn't expect a lot of stuff in there hohoho. 

Now I have to wait till next year for the final book to come out! 

What I hope with be in the last book? Well, I hope more FEYSAND scenes, Tamlin being defeated by Feysand and of course a happy ending for Feysand!!

Okay but I really cannot wait until the final book comes out. Oh by the way, you guys should check out Sarah J Maas other book called "Throne of Glass", it is actually a series. I have not started yet but I am planning to. If her ACOTAR series is good, then I bet TOG is as well! 

Try reading from time to time guys, it's actually much better than always being on the phone. 

I love books which I could relate to the characters, it makes you feel closer to them ya know lol. I think it's just me but I love reading books which are only in a female's POV. I'm not sexist or anything, but I just like reading books where the lead character is a female. Probably cause I'm a girl so I could relate to them better heh.

Alright, I shall not bore you guys any further, see you on my next post!

God Bless <3
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Back with another beauty product review and this time, it's Silkygirl! Yes yes, yall must be tired of me and my korean makeup products right. So here's another Asian brand.

Silkygirl!

The product I'll be talking about is their Lip color balm. Just like the name, it is a lipbalm with color. LMAO.

So Silkygirl actually has two kinds of lip color balm. One would be the Moisture Boost whereas the other is the Matte Fever.

Moisture Boost


When Silkygirl first launched their Moisture Boost lip balm, I was like "omg have to try!!" Afterall, it's not just lipbalm leh, it's lipbalm WITH COLOR!!


Whenever I wear lip products I will always apply lipbalms because my lips are super dry and crack then when wear lipstick like very ugly right. 

But with the moisture boost, I don't need to wear lipbalm, just apply the product straight away lor! Save me one step and it's extremely useful when I'm in a hurry.

The first moisture boost I bought was the shade "Coral". I actually spend time swatching all the shades until I decided to buy Coral cause it has this sheer redish kind of color. Which I love cause like very natural heh.

It wasn't until Silkygirl recently launched new shades for the moisture boost before I decided I need another one. Afterall I love love love the first one I bought so must get another one lor!!


I looked online and saw what the new shades are - Orchid, Mauve and Blush. You can visit here for more info!

The new shades are so pretty so I was like OMG OMG I NEED TO GET ONE...

Of course I didn't want to buy from S'pore cause will a bit ex ya know, so I had the chance to go JB again with my parents for some shopping and food before school starts so must quickly go enjoy.

I immediately went to find Watsons at City Square and head straight to the Silkygirl section. Then I begun swatching the new shades until I decided to choose "Orchid".

It looks a little sheer, but don't worry, when it goes onto your lips, the color is there! I love love love Orchid shade cause it's so pretty!!


I guess the only bad thing about the lip colors is that you'll have to keep applying it especially after eating. I mean expected since like any other ordinary lipstick, it doesn't stay on unless they're tints. 


A selfie of me wearing the shade "Orchid"


Matte Fever



When I was at JB, I bought the Matte Fever lip color too. Actually I didn't know about the matte fever lip color balm until I went onto their website and saw that they had a another type of lip color balm besides moisture boost. 

MATTE SOME MORE!! Of course must try right!!

Matte lipsticks are getting so popular nowadays, I also don't know why but I LOVEEEE IT. 

Like what I did for the moisture boost, I was busy swatching different shades to see which one I like. 

So I chose the shade "Desire", at first it seem like almost similar to Coral to me, but once I tried it on my lips, I was like OMG WOAH. 

It's like red with a bit of pink in it.


Look like pink right on my hand? 

On my lips it's red actually! Looked more reddish on my lips than on my hand. 

I'm glad I chose this cause I've been looking for a red lip color for a while now but when I went to Korea I only bought Etude House's cherry lip tint in a reddish color. But it's different cause that was a tint, I wanted a matte as well.


It looks a bit pinkish on camera, but off camera it has a more reddish tone. 

Thank God I found this man!! Yay, now I have a matte lip color in red! 


Oh and not to mention, the product smells like vanilla!! I was surprise cause the moisture boost got no smell so I'm like wah the matte fever is so unique. 

I hope Silkygirl will release more new shades for the matte fever line! 

Overall I'd give a 8/10 for their lipcolor balm. Minus two cause I have to keep applying after an hour but kinda expected it cause not tint mah. 

It's super cheap in JB so if yall don't want spend too much, I suggest go JB buy better. Cost be $6 SGD when I buy in JB. 

Okay time to roll around heh bye!

God Bless <3
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This is such an impromptu post cause I just thought of writing it when I woke up today. Plus, I feel like ranting about this topic for quite some time now so here goes.



To be honest, I get so sick and tired of people commenting about how a girl's body should look like.

For me, I've had people who keeps saying how I need to lose weight cause it seems like I'm having too much fats on my body.


HOLD UP. WAIT WHAT? Oh, so in your opinion, I'm having TOO MUCH FATS ON MY BODY?


WOW, I didn't know that it's actually illegal to have TOO MUCH FATS ON MY BODY?


And are you even a doctor? Or a professional health advisor? Who are you to say that I have too much fats on my body?

Who said that girls can't have fats on their body? You? God? Doctors? OH WAIT, SOCIETY SAID
IT.


I just hate how people expect girls to have bodies like Victoria Secret Angels. Also, I realised that fleshier girls are more acceptable in America then in Asia.

Well, talking from experience since I'm an Asian with Asian family and relatives, I feel like if an Asian girls's thighs are big, having a flabby arms or spare tyres around the stomach, they are immediately frowned upon.

Don't get me wrong, I love my family and relatives. But sometimes, these old fashioned thinking NEEDS TO GO.


With all due respect. they have no right to judge my body and if I have no problem embracing how "big my thighs are" or how "round my face is". Who are they to judge?

If they tell me "aiyo, you need to slim down lah, growing chubbier liao", DO YOU SERIOUSLY THINK I'LL LISTEN TO YOU GUYS?

No, I've learned to embrace my own body and be happy. I'm not going to let your indirect statement of calling me fat affect my life. I'm not going to let you guys's comments affect me in any sort of way.

And you know what? I'm just going turn a deaf ear to comments made by them on how my thighs are too big or how I'm getting fat. Why should I let comments like these affect me emotionally?

Sometimes I feel like the older generation should be more sensitive. Some girls out there lack confidence and do not know how to embrace their own body. They are constantly thinking that they're fat when they're not. This is how eating disorder comes about.

The older generation make comments like "you're getting fat" or "thighs too big, cannot" without even thinking how the girls (or even guys) would feel. SMH.


I mean even if they think someone is fat, can you please keep it to yourself?

Okay, I'm going to be honest. I do not think I'm fat/obese.

Sure, I may have some spare tyres here and there, and maybe my thighs are bigger, but erm, does this mean I'm fat? And that I NEED to lose weight?

NO ONE KNOWS MY OWN BODY BETTER THAN MYSELF.

If I'm satisfied with my own body then these people HAVE NO RIGHT to make comments about my weight or my body. NO RIGHT.

I'm embracing my own body, if I'm not satisfied by how it looks then I'll exercise and eat healthily. People don't deserve to tell me what to do. Would you rather I starve myself resulting in an eating disorder?

Unless my health is being affected by how fat/obese I am, I'm just going to not let it affect my life.

Doing this post is kinda therapeutic lol. Everything that I mentioned is true btw. Every time people tell me "aiyo girl, you really need lose weight", I have the urge to just roll my eyes and shake my head.


Yeah continue your comments. They're not gonna make me feel less confident or insecure cause my view point is entirely different from yours and idc what you think as long as I'm satisfied and happy with my body.

Oh and do you really think I'll exercise and lose weight because of YOUR COMMENT? LMAO, nope. if I exercise and lose weight, it's because I want to. (I'm sure I've mentioned this so many times in another post)

So my point in ranting today is to remind girls (and guys) out there to embrace your body. Don't care what people says. what matters most is how you feel.

Remember, our weight and how our body looks don't define our happiness. As long as we're healthy and happy, that's all that matters. :)



God Bless <3 
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