Manicures & Pedicures Part II

Part II brings you manicures and pedicures done by Yours Truly! ^^ Next time, I'll do a post on the bottles of nail polish I have so far.

My right hand

My left hand

You must be wondering if those are my REAL nails...

Tadah!!! Real ones, no joke!

Go head down to your manicure shop or take out your manicure stuff and D.I.Y.!

Have a fabulous day ahead!!!

Dreamy C

Manicures & Pedicures Part I

See photos of the manicures and pedicures I've done from a few years back till Year 2011.

Patriotic me. Done last year!

That's all. Big sigh of relief...

Dreamy C

Simple Things Makes One Happy...

Is happiness hard to attain? Well, it all depends on how simple one is. It's easier if your expectation isn't high, if you are easily contented. Today, I share with you on some stuff which makes me happy.

What is that?!?!

There!

A close-up photo! Isn't that lovely?! Home grown cherry tomatoes

taste sweeter and are firm to the touch

Orchids make me happy too!

Just imagine having these near you with you sipping a cup of floral tea and reading a book

Well, food also makes me very happy... ^^



Yummy Lobster Salad @ Crossroads Cafe, Marriott Hotel

Fish & Chips @ Crossroads Cafe, Marriott Hotel. The yellow thingy is le-mung (lemon).

Pardon my pronunciation

Hokkien Mee @ Crossroads Cafe, Marriott Hotel. Seriously, this sucks BIG time!

I can get my fix at any HDB coffeeshops. =(

That's all folks! Stay Happy! =)

Dreamy C

Dior Addict Lipsticks

I've dry lips and I would like to have moisturizing lipsticks just like I would like to have good lip balms. I've read reviews on lipsticks from Dior Addict but is it really THAT good? I put them to a test.

I apply my L'Occitane lip balm. Thereafter, I applied lipstick - Dior Addict 561 Baby Rose, once or twice. By the end of the day, my lips emerged fine.

I apply the same lip balm followed by lipstick - M.A.C. A51 Sweetie, once or twice. Come 6p.m., I noticed some dryness but not to the extent of having flakes.

The same routine was followed for lipstick - Rouge CoCo Shine 56 Chance. The result isn't that bad.
I would say M.A.C. lipstick fared the worst, followed by Rouge CoCo and lastly Dior Addict. Dior Addict was somehow slightly more moisturizing than Rouge CoCo.
In terms of holding capability, I would say they are more or less the same.

Dreamy C

Lipstick & Lip Gloss - July 2012

I bought a few lipsticks last couple of weeks. Let's take a look...

Dior Addict 561 Baby Rose



 a light pink lipstick

Dior Addict 249 Diorissime

a light coral lipstick

Dior Addict Ultra-Gloss 472 Pearl

 

a matching lip gloss to Baby Rose

M.A.C. A51 Sweetie

Rouge CoCo Shine 56 Chance

The Swatches...

Top to Bottom:
Rouge CoCo Shine 56 Chance

M.A.C. A51 Sweetie

Dior Addict 249 Diorissime

Dior Addict 561 Baby Rose

Swatches with Dior Addict Ultra-Gloss 472 Pearl

Top to Bottom:

Rouge CoCo Shine 56 Chance

M.A.C. A51 Sweetie

Dior Addict 249 Diorissime

Dior Addict 561 Baby Rose

My views...

M.A.C.
I don't really like them as they aren't the most moisturizing. I'll tell you more in due course.

Dior Addict
So far so good for me.

Chanel
Not much opinion as I've yet to notice when I applied it once previously. However, I realised that the neck (the part where you turn to get the lipstick out) isn't long enough. Let me show you what I meant with a photo.

My fingernail is pointing at the 'neck'. See the little dent I've inflicted upon my lipstick? Blame it on my fat finger, blame it on anything else. I don't think the problem lies with how fleshy or how thick my fingers are as I've no such problem with lipsticks of other brands. I guess that's the only part I DO NOT LIKE! Oh well... nobody's perfect.

Have a brilliant Tuesday!

Dreamy C

How I spend my Friday and Saturday (10th & 11th Aug)

What have I been up to these past couple of days? Well, I met up with Ms. P on Friday night for dinner. We had Steam Boat in Tom Yum Kungfu @ Circular Road. Hai yak!!! That's the sound I make when I do a karate chop. Ha ha... I googled to see how good this place is. I LOVE having steam boat. The chili, the variety of food, the soup... Need I say more??? I show you some photos...

This is the smallest set for 2 @ SGD38.00. There's vercemili, enoki mushroom and some veggie.

Enough about veggie, this is the MEAT and seafood. Oh, Ms. P requested for more fishcake and less meat. What?! LESS meat?! Well, she ain't a meat lover and she's no idea what an eater I can be. ^^ There's ALWAYS next time!!!

Mango Salad

Fried Chicken

This is how 'IT' look like.

By 'IT', I meant the steam boat. The mango salad was good, not as spicy and very appetizing. Next time, I'll order a larger portion. Heh heh... glutton. The fried chicken was a let down, though it has some good reviews when I googled it.

The set comes with chunks of pork lard. Before you go shaking your head, I don't fancy pork lard. Never been a lover and I guess never will be. HOWEVER... the pork lard here does not turn me away and it isn't that yucky. It's a good alternative to butter. Just go easy on it. You BBQ your food on the dome like thingy and slowly, the juices from BBQing your meat and what have you, will flow down to the soup. Chey? The juices make the soup all the more yummy and flavorful!

All these for SGD60.00! I'm thinking of going again perhaps within the next few weeks or perhaps in September? Imagine having this, eating your fill and drown it all down with a cold bottle of beer or a can of cold cold coke. Wah... HEAVEN!

That's Friday night for you. What about Saturday? Saturday wasn't what I had planned. Still feeling angry typing this down. My Mom, the person whom I love so very much, has been complaining of her hands going numb since last year. I've been telling her to go see a doc but I guess she's been lazy. She finds time for karaoke and dancing but no time for the doc. At times, I don't understand her. I found out from Ms. H of a good sin-seh and decided to bring Mommy there! I arranged to meet her at her home on Saturday morning. She agreed. Come Saturday morning, I went over to her place and she's nowhere in sight. I called her via her mobile and she has switched it OFF!!! *Horror* I reached there around 9a.m. and waited till 11 plus. I called her 12 times. I strongly believe she's gone to Genting to gamble. She can't gamble here as she's been banned!

She fly my aeroplance (only locals will understand this phrase) and as a result, my Saturday is screwed. I've no idea what to do next. My initial plan was sin-seh, lunch with Mom, shopping then go home with her where I'll have my facial scheduled at 4p.m. What do I do now?! I changed my facial to 12p.m. and went down for a quick lunch. Lucky me! My beautician isn't able to accommodate last min changes especially on a Saturday. I went for a good facial and she mentioned that my skin is getting better. I must thank products from Clarins, which I'm going to cover much later. After my facial, I decided to go for foot reflexlogy but I've no idea where to get a good one and so, I asked my beautician. It happened that there's a good one just a couple of blocks away! The only problem is that he's only available at 4.15p.m. It was 2.45p.m. when I made the appointment. I decided to go to Ang Mo Kio hub. I only intended to get some nipple stickers from Warcoal but I did more damage than that. See what I bought!

Panties!!! Well, quite a few of mine are worn and need change.

These are seamless, 2 different design.

Again, seamless. How cute are these... I cannot resist!

I love these! Thin and lacy. Very comfortable. With matching panties!

Oh well... I also bought 2 x cotton black panties and 3 sets of nipple stickers. I'm not posting the photos as they're boring. Besides, I'm sure you can envision it.

Time flies when you're having fun! Soon, it's time for my other type of relaxation.

He's very good! A one-man show. I've gone for foot reflexology once every few years and every time I went for one, it hurt like hell. Dave? Doesn't hurt! You may say - Aiya! No pain = no work lah! Get Lost! I tell you, this kind of thought is wrong. I asked Dave and he told me that if lots of strength is being used, you feel pain and hence, your muscle will contract. The objective is to have a relaxing massage and get your sores and aches massaged away. What good does it do for you when your muscles contract 80% of the session??? I went for a 40 mins back massage and 40 mins foot massage. Shiok man! Beri Song! My aches were gone and my shoulders aren't tensed up like it used to be. Just great! So good, I signed up for a package. Cheap cheap. 11 sessions plus 2 x sessions of Bah Guan for SGD300.00. What is Bah Guan? It's those cup like thingy placed at strategic points on your back. They suck out the cold 'qi' from your body. The marks will usually fade within a week, I was told. Going to try it next time! ^^

That's how I spend my Saturday! I hope you had a blast for your Saturday...

Dreamy C