Chinese? Japanese? Korean?

Yesterday I took the lift up to my office with 2 other cleaning ladies. They were quiet the whole trip until the doors opened. Then one of them turned to me and said (in Malay) “You look like a Japanese!” The other one immediately countered with: “No! You look like a Korean!” I was bemused because I am neither. [...]

These boots are made for walking

I have a horrible hankering to buy me some knee high boots. Ok maybe not knee-high, but calf high. This whole obsession started last year when I was at the MO Outlet and they had branded calf-high boots for sale. They were odd sizes (either for the large footed or for cinderella size feet) but [...]

Double-Cleanse your skin

Double-cleaning is a concept which seems to be found mostly in Asian brands or asian skincare routines. I haven’t seen the other big “western” brands promoting this method of cleansing yet. What is double cleansing? Well essentially, its exactly what it says. You cleanse your skin twice. The first time, with cleansing oil and the second, [...]

Pynocare - has anyone tried it?

I had a reader, Cheryl, leave a comment below as follows:- Hey, good review you got there. Have you heard of Pynocare? It has the following claims :- “PYNOCARE with MSCC Complex Actisome is the first and only natural oral depigmentation solution. It effectively repairs and strengthens the skin from the inside out, visibly reducing the size [...]