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So finally … the famous NARS Orgasm has gotten into my hands. I’m lucky I bought it in London, where there is a different currency and my math is too hopeless to convert; because I’m sure this little thing cost a bomb. Ignorance is bliss, right? Here’s what they say:
NARS Orgasm makes cheeks blush a perfect pinky-peach flush and subtly highlights with accents of golden shimmer. The perennially pleasing, universally flattering shade is again and again a makeup artist and beauty editor favorite.
Anyway, before I start, I would like to give major props to the girls that swatch on every product review. This is hard work! It’s my first time so I didn’t really know what I was doing – if you’re a pro and reading this, please do give me tips on how to make my swatches better, I’d be extremely grateful! And for readers, I hope this satisfies your curiosity on the cult favorite blush. So, let’s begin!
1. Packaging. The packaging is fantastic. It looks classy, sleek and it feels like a very sturdy compact! Love the way it adds to my makeup bag, that’s for sure. I heard that it shouldn’t get too ‘hot’ as it will melt! Point taken – keep it in your makeup bag far away from the sun, ladies.
When you open the compact, it comes with a little mirror – which, to be very honest, I never really use mirrors from compacts. I find them way too small, I like a giant mirror! However, I tried it out and you can definitely see your whole face in it, it’s not one of those crazy magnifying mirrors that you can’t see anything out of! I tried applying with the mirror and it was fine, though personally I like my larger one.
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Forget Jennifer Aniston, Blake Lively’s hair is the new Rachel for our generation. I am having major hair envy right now. The color! The cut! The volume! The shine! Slap me.
Here’s how to get hair like Blake:
1. Healthy hair. From the looks of it, Blake has pretty healthy hair that doesn’t look too damaged. Have a good trim every 6 weeks or so to make sure all split ends are gone with.
2. Apply volumizing shampoos, conditioners, mousse and then blow dry your hair, lifting your roots up for mega volume. My post, 8 Ways to Get more Volume in Your Hair should help!
3. Shine serum. Apply some shine serum after a good blow dry.
4. From what I’ve read, they say that’s all her real hair without extensions. I know, I hate her too! If you need more thickness, extensions would help greatly. Or you could forget everything and;
5. Get a very good hairstylist.
Not satisfied with just having her hair? I wrote a post on her eye makeup too: How to: Blake Lively’s Smokey Eyes Makeup Look. Anyway, I’ve read tons of publications where everyone is obsessing about her hair. What do you think of her hair?
This post is part of my Summer Beauty Tips Series, a collection of posts for the summer season. You can read the rest of the series here.
Two words: coconut oil.
It’s fantastic. I gave this tip to my mom since she complains about frizz all the time, and she hasn’t looked back since. It really is great!
However, there are a few cons – don’t overdo it, or your hair can look extremely greasy that needs to be washed out (even my beloved dry shampoo doesn’t help!). A little drop of it is enough (a little more for your depending on your hair length and thickness). Rub your palms together to spread the oil and just distribute it to the frizziest part of your hair. Viola!
Also, it works both ways, but the best way I’ve found is when you apply the coconut oil to wet hair, rather than dry.
If anyone has any other tips to control frizz, please tell. I haven’t tried many any anti-frizz products, because I’ve found success in coconut oil so I haven’t been looking. I’d love to see what you think and what you use to eliminate frizz.
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After seeing all these new products claiming to be 3 minute miracles, I decided to go to the original that started it all: Aussie. And boy am I glad I did – there are so many copycats (cough) out there for a reason; this little product is pure gold.
Is your hair pleading for some TLC?
Help is at hand – and in a hurry! In a matter of minutes this little wonder will help reconstruct damaged hair, smoothing and soothing and leaving it manageable, shiny and as ready to party as you are!
Meet an Aussie marvel … Safflower Seed Oil. Never heard of it? No worries, just say ‘pleased to meet you’ and your hair will be eternally grateful. It’s part of our magical, miraculous formula that helps mend split ends and repair roughened cuticles.
Oh Aussie, how I love you! This product is affordable, easy to use, smells heavenly, makes your hair smell heavenly, and dare I say it is the best conditioner I have ever used – screw those expensive brands! This is cheap and works wonderfully. My hair has never looked so healthy and soft. I was touching it the whole time I was talking to people – I know, very vain and annoying, but I couldn’t help it – it was so freakin’ soft! The only con is that while I was in London it was sold out everywhere I went so I had to get the little travel sachets instead. Boo!
So how much do I love this? Let’s just say I am desperately asking the best friend in London to ship me a few hundred bottles.
Have you ever tried this product? Don’t you love it?! Do let me know if you know where I can find this online that ships to Singapore – been looking everywhere but to no avail. 
P.S. I love the brand’s slogan: “There’s more to life than hair but it’s a good place to start.” 
Urban Decay has launched an online contest to find two new models to join their Pocket Rocket lip gloss, scheduled to launch next year.
In case you didn’t know, Pocket Rocket is a lipgloss that features a very hot man, and when you flip it he’s magically in his underwear!
That being said, I would like to publicly nominate my celebrity crush boyfriend, Tyson Ritter.
You can check out UrbanDecayGuys for details, or just go there and vote for your favorite guy, it’s all for fun! Prices include getting ogled at for the reason of your life as well as a 2 night stay in So Cal and gifts from Urban Decay cosmetics, Urban Outfitters and Apple.
Alright, we can skip the beauty talk for one day at least! Tell me – who would you like staring lovingly at you as you apply your lip gloss?
The May issue of InStyle was my very first time buying the magazine, and I am pleasantly surprised.
I guess the reason why I never really bought it is because I know nothing about style! However I bought it for reading on the plane, and I’m really glad I did. They had a very imformative article about the amount of beauty products to use called How Much is Enough? and I thought I’d share.
And yes, my photos are pretty awful (sorry about that!) but the the images are still to scale, I didn’t do anything in terms of resizing. Hope it helps!
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This post is part of my Summer Beauty Tips Series, a collection of posts for the summer season. You can read the rest of the series here.
First of all, why weren’t you memorizing my sun screen tips? Naughty! Anyway, don’t worry – I know it hurts, but here are some tips to help you out:
Load up on cool moisturizers.
Aloe vera gels is number one for this,though if you can get fresh aloe vera, that’s even better. You can also apply calming lotions. Put it in your refrigerator for a few hours before you apply it, so it can be as cool as possible on your skin. Whatever you do, do not put butter or greasy oils and lotions on your burn. It would just trap in the heat and cause more irritation and discomfort.
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Academy Award winner and legally blonde (sorry I had to) Reese Whiterspoon has launched a new fragrance with Avon, In Bloom. She has now joined Halle Berry with these Oscar beauties releasing fragrances.
“In developing In Bloom, I found myself drawn to the scents of my childhood in Tennessee,” explains Reese. “We had a great big magnolia tree in the back yard, and it’s that beautiful white blossom that inspired the perfume.” But while the scent references the actress’s past, she wanted it also to be a clear reflection of her present. “In Bloom is indicative of where I am in my life today,” she says. “I’m feeling very strong and independent, and so happy, so full of life. The fragrance truly captures that feeling — it’s very sensual, very romantic and alluring.”
Notes include Georgia peach, Star gardenia, magnolias and night-blooming jasmine, cashmere woods, hypnotic florals and amber wood crystals. It’s due out this November worldwide and will include a body mist, lotion and shower gel.
Are you excited about Reese’s fragrance debut, or are you a little sick of celebrity fragrances? Oh, and which celebrity do you want to make a perfume? If Angelina Jolie wants to make some serious cash I think she should launch one!
(For more celebrity fragrances around here, you can check out my reviews on Paris Hilton’s Fairy Dust and Jessica Simpson’s Fancy, which I quite liked!)
The weekend before I left for Europe, I met up with fellow beauty blogger Sophie of Beautynomics at a cozy lttle place called Pink Parlor. It was a chance to catch up and meet, as it will be awhile ’til we are both in the same country!
At Pink Parlour, our treatments are designed with the best results, with you in mind. So that you are pampered from head to toe, and treated like the princess or queen you deserve to be. We tailor mind-body-spirit solutions to your unique needs and expectations. Do ask any of our qualified consultants about customising your experience to meet your specific needs.
Pink Parlor is like a girl’s dream hangout: Gossip Girl is playing on a big screen in front of us, chocolates and drinks were served, and it really is such a cute, cozy place … I love the pink and black interior, as you can probably tell it’s my favorite color combination.
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My best friend Christine and I have something called the 3 month ‘itch’.
Every 3 months or so, we have an itch to do something to our hair. Whether we actually do something is another story, but we always seem to have a conversation on our possible choices! Funnily enough, even though I keep talking about it, I haven’t done anything other than trims (and a bad fringe last year) the past 3 years. I still haven’t wanted to do anything since then, but when I saw this photo … scratch scratch. I got the itch!
I saw this photo of Leighton Meester online and I love the two-toned hair color. I haven’t dyed my hair since forever so this would be a big deal for me… I’m so undecided, though! It looks amazing on Leighton but I can never see myself having blonde, but perhaps a lighter brown?
That’s why I want to ask - is this look cool or does it just look like bad, outgrown roots? Let me know what you think of this hair color style, I trust you guys! 
