You know, it’s so easy to just say that your skin is “sensitive” just because you might get a reaction to a product. I was reading an article in Glamour recently on the myths of sensitive skin, and how women are so quick to claim they have sensitive skin, and that most women who think they have sensitive skin, don’t. I froze – could I be one of those paranoid women? I mean, I pretty much self-diagnosed myself. I kept reading and found out I wasn’t, as I have a lot of the “symptoms” listed below, but I wanted to share because I thought that some of you might find this useful as well.
So without further ado, signs that you might have sensitive skin:
- a new cleanser or moisturizer, even without potent ingredients, make your skin burn, itch, sting, and/or turn pink.
- mosquito bites swell bigger and redder than normal
- your skin seems so dry and parched that no amount of moisturizer seems to “satisfy” it
- a strong gush of wind irritates your skin and causes it to itch and sting
- your pimples tend to be bigger (and badder!) than regular zits
- your nose and cheeks tend to get flushed easily
So ladies – what do you say? Do you REALLY have sensitive skin? I have 4 out of those 6 listed, sigh. I guess I do have sensitive skin. (To read more about skin types, check out my post, How to Find Your Skin Type.)
Hey everyone! Do you all know StyleCaster? It’s a cool fashion community and website, and they have asked me to be their Featured Expert of the Week! In their Advice section there is a “Ask An Expert, Be An Expert” sponsored by CoverGirl, and there you can ask me any beauty or style questions. I’ll be answering questions all week so if you have any, feel free to leave them for me. 
Gong Xi Fa Cai to everyone who celebrates it! I’m starting the Chinese Year of the Dragon – my year!!! Any other dragon babies (born in 1988) here? – with Clarins’ Gloss Prodige Intense Color & Shine lip gloss (yes, my obsession with lipgloss still continues!). I don’t think I even have to say it, do I? This lipgloss is fantastic! These are my lips, completely naked except for the lipgloss.
This color is Grenadine, which looks very red in the tube (that’s why I wanted it for CNY!), but comes out quite slightly more pink. It’s more intense than this, but I didn’t apply too much, but you can layer it for more intensity - the amount of color it has is very impressive. It’s not only incredibly pigmented but the moisturizing properties are superb, but my favorite bit is that it also smells like Frutella chewy fruit candies – SO yummy. I can’t stop smelling the tube!
What’s on your lips at the moment? Hope you’re having a fantastic holiday!
I have some awesome news to share. Beauty Fool and I had a feature in TELVA, the biggest selling women’s magazine in Spain… squeal! I am under a section about beauty bloggers (in their special Beauty issue that comes with this month’s issue), and I cannot thank Patricia, the writer, enough for featuring me.
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Beauty box subscriptions are popping around in Singapore, and Bellabox was the first! (Don’t you love originals?!) I was given a box to try, and to be honest – I already loved it when I saw the box. Talk about chic!
Bellabox is also the cheapest option in the market, and for $15 a month you will get a beautiful box delivered to your home filled with 4-5 beauty samples. I met with the founder, Emily (and her adorable office dog!) and we were talking about how boring the beauty scene can get with the same old brands, and our love for discovering cute little indie brands. She said that her vision for Bellabox is to introduce new, cult and niche brands to the market, so I’m really excited!
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I’m starting off the Chinese New Year weekend with a cool glittery pink nail polish named Rosie Lee by Butter London, which you can get online at NatureLova in Singapore. The picture doesn’t do it justice (maybe ’cause it’s 1am and it’s kinda dark?!) but it is such a cool rosy pink color and shines like no other. It’s my first time trying out Butter London, too. After hearing so many great things about it, I must admit I will have to be very boring and just say what everyone else is: it’s wonderful! It contains no formaldehyde, toluene, DBP (Dibutyl Phthalate) or parabens, and has the Leaping Bunny stamp of approval, which means absolutely no animal testing was involved. Yay!
Have you tried any nail polishes from Butter London? What do you think of them? I also topped Rosie Lee off with their Hardware P.D. Quick Topcoat, love that as well!
I don’t think anyone really knows this, but I am a major Taylor Swift fan girl. Her album Fearless is perfection in my books, and her song “You’re Not Sorry” is the soundtrack of my (relationship) life! How did she read my mind?! I LOVE HER!
So when I saw she came out with a perfume, I didn’t roll my eyes like I do every time I see a new celebrity perfume (Pamela Anderson, who is buying your perfume? LOL). I know I had to get my hands on it. And if I thought that Britney Spears’ sweet perfumes were the best celeb fragrances out there, they now need to step aside – Taylor’s perfume is now the #1 celeb fragrance in my life.
Featuring notes of freesia, green Tea, apple Blossom, raspberry and dewberry, this scent is described as a floral, but I find it to be a little more fruity – the berries are very distinct. The scent is so undeniably young and girly, but not in a “you can call me Princess” kinda way. I’d say it’s definitely targeted to teens (the bottle is beautiful, but a little too “young” for me) but apart from that, you can’t really tell – it’s just a lovely, sweet scent. Just like Taylor! Lovely and sweet. What’s cool about the bottle though, is that is has a special iridescent rainbow finish to give it that magical glow to it – the first in the fragrance industry.
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