I had a lovely japanese dinner with my mum and then we decided to pop by M1 to look at new gleaming, shiny handphones.

Then I got myself this.



I like it white.
Best of all, it was totally free upon contract renewal!
Yipeeeee.. I lurveee freebies.

Who doesnt?
:)

Tags Replied!

wind: Thank u babe! N lets all stay young n happy too! LOL

anon: Thank u very much for ur support! :D

Reader: Thanks babe! I will continue to blog as long as I have things to write abt! :p

joc: *hug* Thank u sweets!

jj: Thanks love! But sometimes it might not be jealously.. I do need to reflect on myself too I believe. But all in all, its always a learning experience n I do take it with a pinch of salt. ;)

reen: Ooooh thank u! *hug* Help me thank ur sis n ur frends too! ;)

classy: Actually I dun put on dark eyeliner.. but I do love my lashes! ROFL. But thank u for ur kind words!

mikotang: Ah enjoy it!!! I do love Japan n I can eat eat eat like a pig there everyday coz everything tastes so good! :D
p.s Eat more then u can come back n try my detox plan. Wahahaha!

Scooby: U're so sweet! Thank u and Im taking it in my stride to say the least. ;p

missy: *hug* Thanks thanks! I is thick-skinned one u noe... :p

maggie: Maggieeeeee!!! *kisskiss* I hope u are good! N I love ur two babies! The both Ks are the cutest little things ever.. send them my love! xoxo

anon: Wah! U BERY SMART! :D

angel: Hi babe! La Mer is around $400 for a jar of 60ml. :)

vivi: Hehe! Dun make my head big big wor...

Fan: Why never try! U can always drink warm lemon water in the morning to detox too. Its safe and very worth a try. :)

sassygirl: The Oxymask is only about 50ml and I realise that I use quite abit to cover my entire face. My La Mer lasts one year with alternate usage n in careful quantities. But the Oxymask finishes quite rapidly, hence with regard to dollars VS usage, I deem it quite an expensive buy.
HTHS!

anon: Hehe.. u bery funny.. Ya lor.. SKII n LM is reknown leh! :p

anon: Thank u! Muacks too! :*

magmag: R u going to say some people put fake lashes oso still ugly... wahhahahahhaha! *wink*
p.s Lets meet again someday, u busy woman!

annie: Hmmm, I simply pour it into my palm. :) It doesnt contaminate the rest of the oil. Hths!

qinying: Wah lau think compared to last time I so much fatter now... :p

Former podder: LOL Thank u! But Im not bothered dun worry. Like I said, I is thick-skinned as thick-skinned can be!

megan: OMG ur back! Got eat eat eat n buy buy buy anot! Blue label got nice new bags?? N too bad my hairstylist not there.. she's quite a sweet looking gal! But Im happy u like ur haircut. Thats all it matters! :D

anon & anon: Hi! *waves to fellow B Bag fan* I only have ONE B bag *sob*.. n its known as Motorcycle Bag - I have it in white. Unfortunately I only like this design best, or the Pink City which I totally heartssss..but I find the design similar so I is too stingy to buy more.
*hide*
:p

anon: WAHAHHAHA! U sound si bey excited!! But I bought another chanel... (not 255) n I bought the Coffer, not bow bag wor..
*pai seh leh*

Linda: Hi babe! I mentioned the LANOLIN facial cream. Its from a brand called Beauteous skincare n I bought mine from New Zealand. But u should find it easily in Melbourne pharmacies or even in the airport. Just ask ur fren to ask for NATURAL SKINCARE PRODUCTS. They have a huge array there.
p.s But dun be mistaken, it doesnt have the same ingredients as La Mer.
:)

Okie dokie everyone, got to go catch some sleep and pack my bag.
Off to work tomorrow!
Take care all, when I come back I want to pull Jungle Boy go watch Shinjuku Incident with me!

Everybody say bery niceeeeee!
:D

Love love.
Hugs & kisses to all.

Hi, My name is Elaine and Im a shopaholic.
:(

Had the most amazing time with the BFFs last nite, bitching over dinner and poking each other ribs guffawing while watching Confessions of a Shopaholic.



I love them to bits, I really do.
Yes, and even the absent one.. I also love her to death.
:D

But first... pics from way long ago, PARIS!

My ultimate favourite romantic destination.. whimsical buildings, fabulous food and rows and rows of shops that smell like ur brand new leather bag.

I usually walk in, take a deep breath and feel like Im in heaven.

Weird I know, but bags & shoes are my most lethal obsession.
And what more intoxicating than the smell of soft buttery leather?

Sigh.
I need help.

All ya better raise ur hands up too, coz I know Im not alone on this!
:p

The Avenue des Champs-Élysées is the most prestigious avenue in Paris, France. With its cinemas, cafés, and luxury specialty shops, the Avenue des Champs-Élysées is one of the most famous streets in the world, and with rents as high as $1.50 million 1000 square feet of space, it remains the most expensive strip of real estate in Europe.
The name is French for Elysian Fields, the place of the blessed in Greek mythology.

The Avenue des Champs-Élysées is known in France as La plus belle avenue du monde ("The most beautiful avenue in the world").



We went to Galeries Lafayette and its one place in Paris where I would happily open a tent and camp there.

If they allowed me to do so, that is.

Dun laugh at me okie.... if u're a hot-blooded normal girl - chances are, you'll do the same!

In 1893 Théophile Bader and his cousin Alphonse Kahn opened a fashion store in a small haberdasher's shop at the corner of rue La Fayette and the Chaussée d'Antin, Paris. In 1896, the company purchased the entire building at n°1 rue La Fayette and in 1905 the buildings at n°38, 40 et 42, boulevard Haussmann and n°15 rue de la Chaussée d'Antin.

Théophile Bader commissioned Georges Chedanne and then his pupil Ferdinand Chanut to design the layout of the Haussmann location. A glass and steel dome, and Art Nouveau staircases were built in 1912.



When I was younger, I thought about how cool it was to be living in Europe.. how nice the weather is there and how it laidback the lifestyle is.

There is no point rushing, the people do things in their own sweet time and its useless to complain cos no one will even take you seriously.

You somehow go with the flow, count to ten and realise that why do you even want it be so fast in the first place?

The europeans take hours to do dinner, and I can slurp mine down in 10 mins flat.
:(

I think I should take time and smell the roses.
Life does seem to be great, afterall.

I realise we hurry hurry hurry too much and we dun see the small details around us.

Have u ever taken time to smile at the road sweeper?
Have u ever stopped and say thank you to the auntie who cleans the toilet?

Sigh.
I dun do it all the time, but I'm sure gonna start trying.

The recent Geylang Serai case made me wonder why life could be so fragile.
One last meal and never to be awoken from a coma.. God, thats bloody scary.

If I ever were to breathe my last breath one day, I want to do it without regrets - to leave blissfully, and not to grieve over matters that I didnt do.
Or did for that matter.

If I could only go back in time.
Maybe I would have done things alot differently.

Words that I should have never said, people that I would have never hurt.
Matters that I would finish, the neverending errands I would run.

And maybe I would have got that Suhali bag I never gotten around to buying.
:p

I awoke to birds chirping when I was in LA and it was such a refreshing feeling.
:)

And so, I digress, hee.



Paris would be like the home I never had.. but simply too far to attain right now.
If I could find the time.. one day I'll take up French and dream the dream I never had to courage to do.

To stop everything & live in France for a year.

But right now, I could only live my dream through my french purses.
So silly, right?
:)

C'est la vie, everyone.
Whats your dream?

xoxo
elaine

Back tonight to reply tags!
Lurveeee all of u sweets.
God bless.

There was nobody at home - Jungle Boy working, BFFs working, whole world working today.

So I walked to the nearest food centre, plonked myself down and ordered a teh-peng*.
I read the papers from front to back and this is totally random but complete shiokness.

Sometimes its nice to sit in ur own little bubble while the whole world simply whizz by.
:)

teh-peng* - Iced milk tea

Twoooooo more days til the removal of my driving P plate!
Yipeeee.. its been such a hell of ride, man.

From the taking of tests, to the going for lessons to the practical test day I can still remember every detail vividly.
No fun at all.

I can still recall waking up at 6am just to make it for the first lesson, I remember running in the rain to the car in Ubi, I even remember how my instructor scolded me for driving recklessly.
(Sometimes I still do I think!)

Why do they make it so difficult to get a licence in Singapore ah?
The waiting of ur BT, FT, and the booking of lessons..to the test date- so bloody troublesome.

But strangely driving has given me patience, sometimes I even purposely give way to the car infront of me just to see the reaction of the driver behind.
It makes me chuckle to see grown men angry just becoz I let someone else cut in.
:)

And I've also be given a new found respect to taxi drivers on the road, although they could be annoyingly abrupt at times, its not easy driving 12 hrs straight just to put food on the table.

I drive from the east to central and I ish pek ciat already.

God bless and to all drivers on the road, drive safe.
Take care.

xoxo
elaine

p.s
Dinner & ice-cream with BFFs tonight!
One got new job so we'll be celebrating with banana spilts n cones, One got new boyfriend so wun be joining us... wahahahaha!
Guess who, dun sue!
:p

Helloooo everyone! :)

Aiyo u gals are really the sweetest little things ever! *hug*
Thank u so much for all the lovely tags - and duncha worry, Im not at least affected by what other people say.

Coz I is thick-skinned as thick-skinned can be.
:p

Moving on abit, here's a skincare post that I've been wanting to do like, forever.
If u have been reading, I've done one sometime ago and this is a slightly more infomative one, with additional products & some old favorites.

And its proven and tested, coz I do this everyday.. keke.

For the girls who know me, I believe you remember that Im more into skincare and great skin, than makeup and covering flaws with makeup.

Hence the emphasise on skincare and skincare routines.
I dun normally have facials coz I am obsessively paranoid that beauticians look at us like carrot-heads and they usually have only one sole ambition in mind - To make us sign package.

I cannot start to tell you how much I absolutely abhor that two words.

Going for a facial/massage/spa should be a form of relaxation.
It should be kinda like having a break away from the hustle & bustle of the city, no?

But after trying my best to attain nirvana during a treatment, the only thing I can remember is, "U WAN SIGN PACKAGE?" and leaving the salon with a very bad taste in my mouth.

Henceforth, I do my own facials and step into a facial place unless absolutely necessary.

Like, when my pores threaten to overthrow me with a blackhead coup.

When I was younger (note: how I emphasize the word younger coz I am still young, haha!) I would never touch a toner with a pole.
Maybe I hated how redundant it is, or how the ones with alcohol seem to zap me into reality by stinging my skin.

But now I realise that it is part of my skincare regime and how important it if for girls who use makeup.
But more on that later.
:)

The start of everybody's daily routine, I believe in proper cleansing as a clean slant for ur makeup.
U may use a simple drugstore brand and for girls who dun even wear makeup, do you know that u may even use warm water to splash ur face and it is enough?

Do not wash ur face more than twice a day.
Our skin need natural oils to functon properly.

If u feel oily during the day, either splash some cold water to freshen up, or like me - I like spritzing my face with rose water as a quick pick-me-up.
It doesnt ruin my makeup and I use a piece of tissue paper to lightly blot my skin after the rose water.

Some products I like using as a facial wash are:



and



I also like Cetaphil Gentle Cleansing Wash.

Step 1: WASH

Lather up foam.
Do not put cleansing gel/lotion/soup directly to face.
Place in hand and add water, applying foam to face.



Gently lather face with foam.
Using circular movements, very gently go over eye area but strictly no rubbing.



Rinse with warm water.
(Cold water if u need a perk)



TIP: Take a face towel, submerge it in hot water and wring out excess. Put over face for 3 mins to imitate steaming process in facial procedures. It opens up ur pores, making it easier if u prefer to extract blackheads urself.

Step 2: TONER

I use this.



I have never believed how important toners are until recently when I realise that my skin is not turning-over as quickly as it did in the past.

Exfoliating does wonder for ur skin but can be harsh if done too frequently.
Using a toner is the best way to gently remove the top layer of ur skin and they finish off the cleansing process.
Some reports also say that toners ensure that ur skin is of a proper pH level for moisturisers.

U might even see the cotton pad turn a shade darker when u first start using a toner.
It will gradually turn lighter if u stick to the regime of using a toner everyday.
:)



I use half a cotton pad for my own face to save alittle money!
Hee.

TIP: Cut up cotton pads neatly in half. Usually it is sufficient for ur face.
Place toner n cotton pads in bathroom sink and use immediately after u wash ur face and when it is still damp.
(Use after hot towel and blackhead extraction to tighten pores)

Step 3: SKII FACIAL TREATMENT ESSENCE

LOL, ok truthfully.. this is my step n u might not agree with me.

There are usually only two camps of people, pro-SKII & anti-SKII.
And I like my SKII actually.



I also like this.



I would usually pour afew drops into the palm of my hands and pat into my face.
However, if u are using Kose Sekkisei Lotion, u may also use it as a toner.
(Refer to step 2)

This two products brightens my skin tone and improve overall glow.

TIP: Pour lotion into cotton pads and place on face as a mask as follow.



Step 4: MOISTURISE

Remember, I have dehydrated skin so do test a product before u commit to it full-time.

EYES:

I am trying out drugstore brands becoz most of the ingredients found in drugstore brands are similar to those of high-end ones.

And I was very interested in Garnier's eye roll-on which I'd personally thought was a brillant idea.



I found it pretty good for its price and it was easy to apply without any mess, and it also eliminated the need of dipping my fingers into jars.

However, I did not find it hydrating enough and it did not lessen my eye circles.
I also like to use my fourth finger to tap the essence under my eyes.



FACE:

I have been using this for years and I dun care what others might say but I really do love my La Mer.



The trick is to rub it into the palms of ur hands and lightly pat it in.
Do not ever rub ur moisturiser in ur face.



I also like this.
The Sisley Ecological Compound is a very basic moisturiser and I love the smell.



U may lightly massage ur face every night when u apply ur moisturiser, but the trick is to do it gently.
Over-stimulation on the face may even cause more harm than good.
It is also advisable not to massage face if u have acne.





Do not forget about ur neck.



NIGHT TIME:

I use a special product from Clarins thrice every week to combat the dryness on my cheeks.



Its basically very concentrated oil and not for the faint-hearted coz it does make u look alittle oily but I love how my skin glows the next morning.
This is not meant to be used too often (For a weeek max) and I skip my nose when I use this.



FACIAL MASK

I like my Watson's Bird Nest Masks for a quick hydrating treatment and I would usually read a magazine or a book & try to relax while I mask.

I have been using Beauty Talk OxyMask once a week and I do like the results although I find it pretty expensive.
(Around $100 @ Sasa Shops)



It starts off like a gel but as u massage it into ur skin, it would turn foamy.
Leave it on for 10 mins then rinse off.

It reveals brighter-looking skin and it does make ur skin alittle QQ after use.
:)

Do click on it if u would like to see the product being featured on Nu Ren Wo Zui Da.



I sincerely hope u enjoyed this post!

Take care all, and remember, a happy healthy you will have happy healthy skin!
:D

God bless.

xoxo
elaine

p.s
Tags replying soon.. it took me 3 hrs to post this up and Im so darn tired now.. hee!
Bye all!
Hugs n kisses ~

Credits to SKII skin illustrations.

Hi everyone!
Sorry for the lack of updates coz I've been quite under the weather recently.
It started with a sore throat then it gradually became a very bad runny nose and some body-aches.
And I couldnt really do anything except net surfing coz it made me rather drowsy from all the medication that I was taking.

I'm feeling much better now but still coughing alittle and when I talk, I sound like a man.
Hee.

But all this time that I spent recuperating was anything but a waste.

Unbeknownst to me, there were some talk in cyberspace that people were saying which wasnt extremely flattering to me.

(Hi ladygaga!*waves*)

True, I felt hurt at first.

But I realised that it was quite real actually, so angry for what?
N not only that, I agreed with some of the things they said.

I mean - my pouffy hair.. my drag queen like makeup.. what-not etc, quite irritating also la.
So now I am really trying to tone it down alittle, throw away some (SOME ONLY AH!) of my fake lashes and dun be so Marge Simpson anymore.
:)

Thank you, girls.
I took it all in - no problemo.
;)

But some things will never change, ok?

I will still post up pictures of myself, and I can't change the fact that Jungle Boy does really like me for who I am.
(Maybe he is reeeeally that bad taste. LOL)

Oh btw Im 27, n he worse ah, 35 already so we can bloody stay with whomever we like even if we're not married.

And my parents have given us their blessings coz got people want their shortie daughter, they ish happy liao.
:D

And I dunno how to photoshop leh, so I cant make my nose sharper n not so Piggy-like...sigh.
Coz I really dun wanna scare people if they see me in person and realise I look nothing like how I look like in my blog.

But regardless, I still need to thank some of you out there for dropping by..
Thank you!
:D

Ok, finally the very cliche and the very hated..

God bless all.

Have a great day!

xoxo
elaine

p.s
Pics from Paris up next!
And I had fun writing this.. so WORLD PEACE everyone!

p.p.s
Anyone saw S-Factor on Sunday?
ROFL.

TAGS REPLIED

yixuan: Thanks girl! U really know me so well LOL. And yes.. flooble chatbox always got problem and I use them coz Im so used to it. :p

Fan: Hows the detox coming along? Update me ya!

annie: Yes you are right. :) But using boiled/mineral water should be good enough for the program, so dun stress urself over it k!

mikotang: AHAHAHAHAHA I oso got no breast.. only got chest. :x

123 & jj: Hmmm Im a full-time shopoholic if u really want to know.. :P

anon: Im 27! :D

al: I use this brand called "MACDONALDS 100% Maple Syrup". Hths!

yixuan: See first tag replied to u. Hee!

wind: NTUC dun have! LOL, try Cold Storage or Jason's.

al: I agree with u on the heaty part. Its quite spicy and I advise u to put less if u cant take it.

DL: Bags in Paris are roughly 20% cheaper than Singpore after tax deduction.

jt: Yes its rather spicy if u dun take spicy. But I like spicy! Maybe thats why I feel sick.. :(

mikotang: Nods! No need to add too much if u dun like the taste.

kris: Its RED colour, not the white or black pepper that we are used to. Have u found it yet? It is in the racks with peppers and spices.

al: Doesnt really matter, as long as u are comfortable drinking it.

jt: I use PICASA to do up my collages and then I upload it to FLICKR. The sizes u see are actually from FLICKR.
:)

21251: Hi hi I didnt do the salt flush coz Im not on the fast. I just drink it along with reduced food portions. I would rec honey as long as u are comfortable with it. :D Cheers.

Bye guys!
Take care n Loves all.