Archives for June 2008

Visit to Colour Culture OPI Nail Bar

June 30, 2008 Paris B 15 Comments

I’m the first to admit that I do not like nail polish on my nails. I keep my fingernails short and I tend to use my nails a lot everyday either scraping off stuff or picking at things that having polish on them would mean ugly chipped polish in a day or two. For toenails, I have a wonderful way of stubbing my toes on nearly anything that can stub my toe on resulting in … yes… chipped polish.

However, last week, I indulged in a manicure and pedicure to keep my soon to be bridal sister company. Not quite knowing where to go, I decided to try Colour Culture the OPI Nail Bar. Colour Culture is a chain of nail bars owned by the OPI nail colour brand and I’d seen their nail bar in Bangsar Village II off and on. However, a quick phone call told me that they closed early – last appointment was 7.30pm so I opted for the one in the Pavilion that closed later.

1.5 hours and RM65 later, this was the result.

I don’t know if red is in for nails anymore, but I love red polish on my nails, the same way I love red lipstick on my lips. So, red it had to be. Unfortunately I wasn’t paying enough attention so I have no idea what the name of the polish is! haha…

Storage Idea: Makeup Brushes, mascara and pencils

June 28, 2008 Paris B 22 Comments

I recently revamped my vanity table area to look more organized and found a whole host of cheap and affordable organizers at Ikea. I kid you not! Some of them might take a bit of imagination but hey, they work for me. I’ll be posting up some of the storage tips I have from time to time and I’ll start with my storage for my makeup brushes, mascara and various pencils.

Giveaway: HPV Test merchandise

June 26, 2008 Paris B 4 Comments

Time for another giveaway!

This time, I have 3 sets of compact mirrors and lipbalm to be given away to 3 lucky girls courtesy of the people at HPV Test.

All you have to do to win this is to tell me “What causes cervical cancer?”

Email your answers to mwsgiveaways(at) gmail.com before 30 June 2008 and 3 random winners will be selected when all results are in.

Sorry international girls, this giveaway is restricted to Malaysia only and here are some quick terms:-

Please use a valid email address. I will contact you at the email address you use and if I don’t get a response in 2 days I’ll give it to someone else.
Contest is open to residents of MALAYSIA only for now.
Please only submit one entry. Using multiple emails is cheating so please play fair to keep this fun.
Entries submitted under the comments here will be deleted. Please use the email address provided above.
All winners of the past 3 contests and giveaways are not eligible to enter to give others a chance.

Enjoy!

Say Yes To Carrots

June 26, 2008 Paris B 15 Comments

During my last trip to Singapore, I came upon a counter in Watson’s in Ngee Ann city selling a very interesting brand – Yes to Carrots. I’d never heard of it before and there was a whole skincare and body range made with carrots! Yes, the orange vegetable!

I was actually looking for a day moisturiser and contemplated the Day Moisturiser from this brand because it felt light and absorbed well. Besides it is supposed to be paraben-free. (You can read my previous post on parabens)

Yes to Carrots combines vitamins and beta carotene from carrots and other orange based organic fruits and vegetables with dead sea water which is supposed to be rich in minerals. The formulation is light and they are created to be suitable for sensitive skins.
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