Archives for December 2008

My Women Stuff reviews 2008

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2008

As 2008 draws to a close, I’d like to take a moment to reflect on the past year and also, to thank all readers for all the support I have received thus far. I’ll be honest – the support from you is what keeps me going even though sometimes, when I get hit by writer’s block, I have this urge to say “Dash it all!” and its what has turned this site from something of a little hobby to a bit of a part time job.  But I have enjoyed it and am still enjoying it and I hope you are too! The other side of things has seen some readers and fellow bloggers become friends and some pretty good friends at that!

I’d also like to express my appreciation to all the sponsors of the Giveaways that I’ve had in 2008. There were a few sponsored ones held and quite a few happy winners. I hope to continue to receive support from sponsors in 2009 so there will be even more giveaways and even more happy winners in 2009. I am currently working on something slated for the first quarter of 2009 and I think it will be fun so watch out for it. 🙂

In review, 2008 has been a momentous year for me, where I think I finally found and set the direction My Women Stuff was heading towards. I am thankful for any bit of traffic I get and I am thankful for everyone of you sharing it with me 🙂 Here’s some of the more popular posts in 2008 on My Women Stuff – some are what I enjoyed writing most, others are what you enjoyed most and some are just milestones I’d like to mark.

January
Buying makeup on a budget – was it a dire prediction of things to come at the end of 2008? 🙂 Some products may no longer be available or I might have changed my mind but the principle remains sound.

February
More makeup on a budget and some discussion on cosmetic companies that test on animals.

March
My Women Stuff celebrated its first year of existence and Make Up For Ever Super Matte loose powder got some lovin’! It still remains a staple in my arsenal.

April
I ran my first giveaway with Revlon and I also found NYX Cosmetics in Singapore. A highlight of the month for me was a feature in the New Straits Times newspaper 😀
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BodyBar Natural Skincare – your one stop organic skincare store

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UPDATE: Bodybar has closed since 2013. This is an archived post as at 2008

I came across a store called BodyBar Natural Skincare while I was at the newly opened Tropicana City Mall recently. What caught my eye initially was the neat, white, pristine layout of the store. I loved the green plant balls they had!

Bodybar store

The second thing that caught my eye was the candle holder with loads of Envirosax reusable grocery bags right in front of the store, and the table of assorted Soapy soaps.

Bodybar – Organic and Natural Skincare store – first of its kind

Curiosity sufficiently piqued, I wandered in and found that Bodybar sells exclusively certified organic skincare from a variety of brands. There is a fairly wide range of organic and natural skincare products available and I’d call it a one stop organic skincare store. I might be wrong, but I think they might be the first of their kind in Malaysia – a store dedicated to natural and organic skincare.

Their philosophy and tagline is “Good enough to eat” – the level of chemicals is so low that its possible to eat them… not that its recommended of course 😉 There are products for the face and body from Australian brands Mukti and Remedica Australia, New Zealand brand Just Herbal and French brand Biguine Blo. I was told they will be expanding the range as time goes by since the store is still very new. I did manage to work out a very special promotion for interested readers so make sure you check at the end of this post for details. 🙂

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Review: Makeup: NYX Cosmetics Black Label Lipstick

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NYX Black Label lipstick

I recently received 2 NYX Cosmetics Black Label lipsticks. Black Label. Doesn’t that conjure up images of luxury and a feeling it must be expensive? Well, that’s the image the NYX Black Label lipsticks are going for – the Elite line from NYX. Still, elite or not, its only US$7 which is a nice price! 🙂

I got Opium and Tribute to Marilyn sight unseen. From online reviews, I’d read that the NYX Black Label lipsticks are very pigmented, and that the colours on the website are quite close to what you will receive. Reviewers have said that Opium is a coral red shade while Tribute to Marilyn is a bright red.

NYX Lipstick Opium Tribute to Marilyn

Looking at them in the tube side by side, they both just looked RED to me! Red and Redder was my view. Perfect for the holiday season and maybe even for the coming Chinese New Year! The case is square and the base is transparent with the colour in there so you don’t have to open it up every time to check for colour. The cap has black patterns embossed on it, and overall, it looks pretty good. It does feel a little light and plasticky but hey, its US$7!

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Adorable little Mobile Phone pouches from Poire

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Poire mobile phone pouch

While surfing online, I stumbled upon these adorable looking mobile phone pouches from Poire (pronounced p-wah-r – its French for pear) and I absolutely fell in love with them for cute factor. They hang onto the inside of your bag from the handle and make it easy for you to access your mobile phone.

From what I see, its suitable mostly for tote bags without zips only because any other bag with a zip just wouldn’t cut it since it hangs from the handle. The plump little shape is modelled after a pear (hence its name) and it comes in lots of adorable designs.

Poire is carried by Superplanning, the same company that does the Rootote. There are a couple of designs but these 2 caught my eye the most – the first for bling factor (Yen 1260) and the second (Yen 1050) for the makeup maven in us all 🙂

Poire mobile phone pouch

Based on the pictures, it looks to fit most smaller phones only or flip top phones which are popular in Japan. I guess that rules out users of Nokia N Series and E Series of which I hope soon to be family 🙂 Don’t you agree they look adorable?

Aside: I survived preparing a slap up dinner for 8! We had roast chicken (I found turkey way too expensive) and the works even down to Christmas plum pudding. Slaved away the whole day yesterday but it was worth it! 😀

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