• Bloglovin
  • Email
  • Facebook
  • Instagram
  • RSS
  • Twitter
My Women Stuff
  • About Me »
    • Contact Me
      • For PR
  • Budget Beauty »
    • Save & Splurge
  • Makeup »
    • Eyes »
      • Brow pencil
      • Mascara
      • Eyeshadow
      • Eyeliner
    • Face »
      • BB Cream
      • Blush
      • Bronzer
      • CC Cream
      • Concealer
      • Foundation »
        • Cream Foundation
        • Liquid Foundation
        • Cushion Foundation
      • Highlighter
      • Loose Powder
    • Lips »
      • Lip Gloss
      • Lipstick
      • Lipbalm
    • Makeup Brushes
  • Skincare »
    • Cleanser »
      • Cleansing Balm
      • Cleansing Cream
      • Cleansing Gel
      • Cleansing Milk
      • Cleansing Oil
      • Cleansing Water
      • Makeup Remover
    • Mask
    • Moisturiser
    • Scrubs
    • Serum »
      • Vitamin C
      • Retinol
    • Sunscreen
    • Toner/Lotion
    • Treatment »
      • Acne
      • Anti-Aging
      • Brightening/Whitening
      • Hydrating
    • Bath & Body »
      • Body Lotion
      • Body oil
      • Hair
      • Shower Gel
    • Facial Oils
  • Tips »
    • Tips & Discussions
    • Blogging Tips
  • Lifestyle »
    • Cooking at Chez PB
    • Beauty Services »
      • Hair Salon
      • Facial
      • Spa
    • Fashion »
      • Bags
      • Jewellery
      • Shoes
    • Home
  • Brands
  • Product Reviews
    • Beauty hor d’oeuvres
  • Blog
Home » Tips » 5 things to do before a Valentine’s dinner date

5 things to do before a Valentine’s dinner date

February 13, 2009 Paris B 20 Comments

Happy Valentine
  • Save

Lovers the world over have something to rejoice about this year for Valentine’s Day falls on a Saturday i.e a weekend! This means you can spend the whole day with your Valentine (thereby avoiding the dinner crush) or it could mean whole day for primping for the hot dinner date. 🙂

Here are 5 things you can do to get ready for your Valentine dinner date:-

  • Paint your nails in the morning – Nails always take time to dry so if you paint them in the morning, you have time to let them dry properly and if you make a mistake its less stressful to repair than if it was just an hour before your date.
  • Do a mask in the day – take half an hour to yourself and slap on a tissue mask. It helps cool and calm your skin and aids in instant skin brightening. You can use a ready made tissue mask like the Garnier brightening mask or you can use a tissue mask soaked with moisturising lotion (toner). Careful that you do not use a toner that has too much alcohol. At the same time, you might want to try a coconut milk soak for your hair too.
  • Scrub your body – Get into a hot shower and use a body scrub or loofah to exfoliate your skin of dull dead skin cells. You can easily make a scrub yourself using some coarse salt and honey or you can just use a store bought one like the Garnier body scrub or H20+ Milk Body Scrub. It’ll leave your skin feeling smooth and silky which is a delight to the sense of touch.
  • Moisturise your body – Don’t forget to slap on the body lotion once you get out of the shower. Using lotion or cream on damp skin helps with absorption and keeps your skin feeling soft and tactile.
  • Layer your perfumes – To help perfume last longer on your skin, layer it over a shower gel and body lotion of a similar scent. You will smell good all over, not just on your pulse points.

What you should NOT do before a hot date is:-

  • Go for a facial – sometimes, your skin might react during a facial or during the extraction process. You should not put on makeup after a facial so its best you book your facial for another day.
  • Squeeze your spots – if you have spots, don’t squeeze them! Not only before a date but at all – your skin might be inflamed and it doesn’t look good. Instead, if you have spots, try dabbing tea tree oil on them to reduce the swelling. Or use a concealer like Make Up For Ever Full Cover to cover the redness until you can get it treated.
  • Try something new – If you have never tried using false eyelashes or green eyeshadow, now is NOT the time to experiment. You don’t want the false lash to fall out halfway through dinner or for your date to ask you why your eyelids have strange colours on them! Stick to what you know and the colours you know work for you and flatter you. Save the experimentation for another day.

I’ll be at home – no date for me – so I might treat myself to a bit of a home spa. 🙂

Feel free to share any more tips to get ready for a hot date, and enjoy your Valentine’s Day and the weekend ahead!

Stay beautiful,

Paris B

Was this helpful? Tell your friends!

0 Shares
  • Facebook 0
  • Twitter
20 Insightful comments ... Read or JOIN THE DISCUSSION

About Paris B

Paris B is a 40-something beauty and skincare enthusiast with a practical and very critical view of beauty products and the world of beauty. Her mission on My Women Stuff is to deliver clear, honest reviews and facilitate discussions about beauty trends and life, tempered with a healthy dose of humour. Let the buyer's remorse be ours not yours! When not testing the newest skincare creams and lotions, or playing with makeup, find her testing her culinary skills in the kitchen at Chez PB. Read more about us here or leave a comment below or connect with us on social media at Instagram, Facebook and Twitter!

PREVIOUS POST: Review: H2O+ Milk Shower Gel, Body Scrub, Body Lotion
NEXT POST: New Playthings! Stila Precious Pearl Palette & Lorac Multi-Platinum Palette

20 comments ... Read or JOIN THE DISCUSSION

  1. Halifax says

    February 13, 2009 at 10:57 am

    I don’t have any tips for you. Just want to say that I like the idea of pampering ourselves on V-day, having a date or not. I haven’t done that enough. Home spa sounds good

    Reply
    • ParisB says

      February 13, 2009 at 12:55 pm

      Hi Halifax

      Why not make this V-day a first for a pampering home spa? 🙂 Enjoy!

      Reply
  2. Natalie says

    February 13, 2009 at 11:06 am

    Good tips! But I kinda lazy to do all..:-P Gonna have date with my girlfriends instead. 🙂

    Reply
    • ParisB says

      February 13, 2009 at 12:55 pm

      Hi Natalie

      Have fun!

      Reply
  3. Rin says

    February 13, 2009 at 12:14 pm

    paris, staying at home sounds so familiar… me staying put at home too…. no hot date but definitely gonna doll up with a diamond peel facial….

    Reply
    • ParisB says

      February 13, 2009 at 12:56 pm

      Hi Rin

      Ooh a peel facial sounds so good! I don’t want to have to contend with crowds either hehe… Enjoy your night in 😉

      Reply
  4. Nikki says

    February 13, 2009 at 1:35 pm

    Can I add?
    Do not try to be someone you’re not especially if it’s going to be your first date 😀
    Happy Valentine’s Day PB!!!!

    Reply
    • ParisB says

      February 13, 2009 at 4:33 pm

      Hi Nikki

      You hit it right on the head! Happy Valentine’s Day 🙂

      Reply
  5. JackieA says

    February 13, 2009 at 2:08 pm

    Hi PB,

    I am married and I am quite averse to joining the thousands of others cramming all the restaurants…..for us, Valentine’s Day is celebrated by having dinner on another less stressful night! But I will be starting my V-Day tonight!! I hope to have some time to do that hot shower and body scrub thing and wear something extra special for some good lovin’!

    Reply
    • ParisB says

      February 13, 2009 at 4:33 pm

      Hi JackieA

      Funny how many of us want to avoid the crowds yet there are always people forming such crowds? Anyway I hope you have a great day today and tomorrow! 😉

      Reply
  6. prettybeautiful says

    February 13, 2009 at 2:38 pm

    Happy V day to all of you ladies!

    I totally agree that – never try something new on a important day 😀

    Reply
    • ParisB says

      February 13, 2009 at 4:34 pm

      Hi prettybeautiful

      Yep! especially if you don’t know how its going to turn out 🙂

      Reply
  7. ¤nOtcUte¤ says

    February 13, 2009 at 2:41 pm

    Yeah, I’m in a relationship of 8yrs now but we never really gone out celebrating. 1st the price would be much higher, 2nd normally during this event the food sux 😛 3rd, waste money hahahaha. Normally I’ll just prepare us a meal or just go mamak stall 😛 hahahaha He ain’t a romantic man and I think tomorrow he needs to stay in the office 🙁 There’s my Valentine’s day…

    Reply
    • ParisB says

      February 13, 2009 at 4:34 pm

      Hi notcute

      Well, Valentine’s isn’t about wining and dining. I’m sure you have your special days too.

      Reply
  8. beetrice says

    February 13, 2009 at 4:49 pm

    none of the above will apply to me this Valentine’s Day…I’ll be in Batu Pahat with the extended family…and staying at *shudder* the hotel made infamous by Chua Soi Lek! :s

    Reply
  9. Shay says

    February 13, 2009 at 5:24 pm

    I’ll be staying home in the evening too, exhausted from the action-packed day of lessons.

    Reply
  10. Tine says

    February 13, 2009 at 5:34 pm

    No wining and dining for me and hubs this Valentine’s Day. I can’t bear the thought of splashing extra amounts of money at restaurants marking up the prices just for the occasion. We’ll be eating at home, with me sans makeup and in my PJs :p

    Reply
  11. ¤nOtcUte¤ says

    February 13, 2009 at 9:40 pm

    Yeah… Aiyoo old d… no time to go for all this 😛 Making ends meet more important. Now the economy is not so good and work load has doubled… ‘cham’ 😐

    Reply
  12. giddy tigress says

    February 14, 2009 at 8:42 am

    We’re having a family Valentine this year 🙂
    No alcohol (read:no bubbly) cuz duh…I’m preggers…

    Happy Valentine’s Paris!

    Reply
  13. ¤nOtcUte¤ says

    February 14, 2009 at 9:36 pm

    Happy Valentine’s everybody!!! Outside everywhere is so jammed up… In town has closed down many roads… Super Jam and Packed with people 0.0~ So crowded… Me no like crowded places… too crowded…

    Hope everyone enjoys their Valentine 🙂

    Reply

Comment Policy:At MWS we love reading your comments. However, if you are new to leaving comments you may benefit from reading the comment policy first.

What's your view? Share it! Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

My Women Stuff by Paris B

Welcome to My Women Stuff, a beauty blog based in Malaysia, written by veteran blogger, Paris B. What you can expect is honesty, critical views & a healthy dose of shared life lessons sprinkled amongst beauty product reviews. What you shouldn't expect is a page filled with unnecessary narcissistic photos. MWS is a blog for those who love to read, because we love to write! Read More about MWS and Paris B

Subscribe for weekly updates of all published content

RECENT REVIEWS

augustinus bader cream

I tried the Augustinus Bader The Cream with TFC8 and The Rich Cream to see if it really lives up to the hype

beauty of Joseon radiance cleansing balm

Getting your clean on with the affordable Beauty of Joseon Radiance Cleansing Balm

murad retinal resculpt overnight treatment

Kicking up the potency of retinoid serums with the Murad Retinal Resculpt Overnight Treatment Serum

I tell stories on Instagram @parisbmws

The pup & I celebrating birthdays within weeks of The pup & I celebrating birthdays within weeks of each other 😁 Kiddo turns 4 and celebrated with specially made doggy burgers & fries.

I got him in early Jan 2020 so he’s only been with me less than 4 years but it’s been incredible to see how he’s grown (or not), and how he’s slowly mellowed with age (or not!). He’s still that crazy rambunctious puppy who terrorises other dogs, begging them to play and barking at them when they don’t. He’s a greedy fella who makes me think I’m the greatest chef in the world (in the dog world maybe!) and he still gets crazy eyes when excited. 

But I’ve also found more white hair around his eyes and he sleeps in more and later now. He doesn’t even get up early enough to jump onto the bed as he used to 😔

4 years is practically adulthood in doggy years and I’m thankful that we have the opportunity to spend lots of time together even if I bemoan having to bring him everywhere I go. 

Happy 4 years boy ❤️
I just scraped out the last bit of this @sundayril I just scraped out the last bit of this @sundayriley CEO Vitamin C cream and only just had time and energy to blog about it 😅 I think I’ll look for a Holiday set to replenish 😇

On the blog mywomenstuff.com

#ontheblog #sundayriley #vitaminccream #sephoramy #parisbmws
Milestone! ☺️ We just started retailing our d Milestone! ☺️

We just started retailing our dog treats @quandogtreats at our first offline outpost! We’re available exclusively at Lex’s Patio Pantry @lexpatiopantry, a brand new cosy spot in the heart of Bangsar. 

Housed at the base of Kapas Condominium, (enter from Jalan Penaga), you’ll find the brand new Lex’s Patio Pantry, a curated grocer with pantry staples and a little cafe set up offering breakfast and lunch. It’s a lovely spot that is quiet and green, filled with all sorts of wonderful goodies, and is best of all, pet friendly! Scroll to the end to see what my efforts are like trying to get a photo with the kid 😒

This explains my lack of updates generally. Been very busy preparing for this, and amazingly enough, moving operations again! It’s a long sucky story but it might have just turned out for the best for us so as they say about windows opening and closing, sometimes you just have to go with the flow and look for the open window when doors close.

P/s yes I also need a haircut - badly 😅
When you finish stuff and remember to keep the emp When you finish stuff and remember to keep the empty bottles so you can write about them 😂 On the blog mywomenstuff.com
Luxury knows no bounds! Feeling privileged to ha Luxury knows no bounds! 

Feeling privileged to have tried these creams from @augustinusbader and I hate to say that I really enjoyed using them. So I won’t say it but I want to 😅

Review on the blog! Mywomenstuff.com 

Thanks for letting me try them @kensapothecary 

#augustinusbader #augustinusbaderrichcream #kensapothecary
Who uses cleansing balm? 🙋🏻‍♀️ Tried Who uses cleansing balm? 🙋🏻‍♀️

Tried this one from Beauty of Joseon. Very affordable! Esp when it’s on sale. Worth taking a look 😊

#beautyofjoseon #beautyofjoseonmalaysia #beautyofjoseoncleansingbalm #cleansingbalm #kbeauty #koreanskincare #budgetskincare #parisbmws
Load More Follow on Instagram

ABOUT ME · CONTACT ME · DISCLAIMER & COPYRIGHT · PRIVACY · ARCHIVES

© Copyright MY WOMEN STUFF 2007 - 2022 · All Rights Reserved