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Monday, 21 September 2009

my girl crushes.

Lovelyish did one and I thought it'd be interesting to do one too! In no specific order:

Angelina Jolie: she has a beautiful face and this mysterious aura about her.

Megan Fox: hot face and body in a kind of trashy way.

Jessica Alba: just sweet and beautiful! lovely eyes.

Kristin Kreuk: gorgeous eyes & she's dutch and chinese.

Anne Curtis: i just love her. my favorite filipina actress.

Maja Salvador: love her too. pretty face.

Kristine Hermosa: BEAUTIFUL.

Gemma Ward: crazy eyes.

I just noticed something interesting with my picks. All of them have gorgeous beautiful eyes and lovely lips. Haha and they are mostly dark haired except for Ward.

Tuesday, 21 April 2009

This Starfish

In the past few months, I've made a conscious decision to try and purchase products that are "cruelty-free" and do not test on animals. It has been extremely difficult as I had been using many kinds of products that engage in these practices. But I do feel better that I'm doing something. I would not want someone test on my animals, why should there be a difference with other animals including those in labs? I've been doing research to find companies that do not test on animals. Although it is hard, I still found a few good ones. Almay, Revlon, The Body Shop, Boots Botanics, MAC Cosmetics, Clinique, Chanel, Origins, Tom's of Maine, Bobbi Brown, Smashbox, Clarins of Paris, Prescriptives, Burt's Bees, Physicians Formula, IQQU,Queen Helene's, C.O. Bigelow, Aveda, and I think Dior? So whenever I do shop, I think about the brands I'll be buying and if they test on animals or not. Even if the economy is in a bit of a pinch presently, I rather spare these animals. They don't choose to be tested on and harmed in the process.

Here's a little story I came across a forum where two people were arguing why bother to avoid products that had animal testing. This was one reply:

"A wise man was taking a sunrise walk on the beach. In the distance he caught sight of a little girl who seemed to be dancing along the waves. As he got closer, he saw the little girl was picking up starfish from the sand and tossing them gently back into the ocean. "What are you doing?" the wise man asked. "The sun is coming up and the tide is going out; if I don't throw them in, they'll die." "But little girl, there are miles and miles of beach with starfish all along it; you can't possibly make a difference." The little girl bent down, picked up another starfish and threw it lovingly back into the ocean, past the breaking waves. "It made a difference for that one," she replied."

Image taken by Marsha Morningstar

What are your views on cruelty-free products and purchasing them? Would you spend the extra money? Does it matter to you?
My Skin Care Routine

Over the years, I've tried many products to help keep my skin healthy and smooth. The first thing I do when I wash my face is use lukewarm water to wet my skin and rinse away with cold, cold water.

I use Shiseido's Perfect Milk as a cleanser for my face. I only need a little bit, REALLY LITTLE BIT, to lather well on my face. It smells so nice and bubbles a lot.

After lathering, I use a cotton swipe to and apply Sephora Soothing Toner. I recently stumbled onto this after I felt that my skin still felt a little dry after moisturizing.

This is my favorite moisturizer! It is an emulsion from the Illuminating Line featured at Missha Cosmetics, a Korean brand. I really do not like lotions that make my skin feel oily and greasy afterwards. This makes my skin feel soft and smooth with no oily feeling afterwards. Plus, they don't test on animals :)

Afterwards, I place a dab of C.O. Bigelow's Incredibly Restorative Cream on my cheeks. I find that this helps keep my face from drying out, as my cheeks dry out quicker than the rest of my face. And they don't test on animals either !!

I made the mistake of always forgetting to moisturize my eyes, so I now I don't forget to. I use two things; Avon Anew Renew Eye Serum and C.O. Bigelow's Cooling Eye De-Puff Gel.