Archives for December 2009

Whats your Lemming?

December 29, 2009 Paris B 30 Comments

Since its the holiday season and all, I don’t think many people are online so instead of talking about products, I’m going to investigate this term “lemming” that I used to know as a noun and which is now a verb.

I used to know of “lemmings” as small rodent type creatures that popular myth had us believe would every so often run off a cliff and plunge to their deaths.

When I started reading makeup forums online, “lemmings” became the euphemism for “wants”. I never quite understood why the term “lemming” is used unless someone has an explanation for it 🙂

Did Silica Powder cause Nicole Kidman’s makeup malfunction?

December 28, 2009 Paris B 13 Comments

Recapping Nicole Kidman’s makeup malfunction recently, Connie had pointed out that it might have been a makeup artist who had too much silica powder on the brain.

It was an intriguing thought, so I decided to run a little experiment to see if I could dupe the makeup malfunction 😀 My silica powder is contained in the Laura Mercier Secret Concealing powder thingy which I will review a little further on. I picked this up due to the hype and hey! It contains silica, among others.

So, what I did was pile on the silica powder and then take a picture with and without flash. You can see the results below. Careful – large pics ahead!

Merry Christmas and a pretty pink lace tidbit!

December 25, 2009 Paris B 13 Comments

I don’t celebrate Christmas but I know many of you do. So here’s wishing everyone a Merry Christmas!

How are you spending the day and did you get lots of presents? 😀 Wanna share what you got? 😀

I did get some unexpected presents this year which thrilled my little socks off and I might decide to take a bit of a roadtrip today… or not depending on how things pan out. Either way, it’ll be a little quiet here for a day or two 🙂

However, if you’re looking for something pretty to ogle, hop on after the jump!

Salon Spy: Clarins Facial Institute @ Suria KLCC

December 24, 2009 Paris B 14 Comments

A while ago, I was introduced to the Clarins Facial Institute where I was offered the Madagascar Hydrating Facial. I rather liked it so in August, when HSBC credit cards ran a promotion where you could get a Buy 1 Free 1 Facial from Clarins Facial Institute at KLCC or 1 Utama, I dropped by Suria KLCC to purchase a facial. Incidentally, Clarins does these Buy 1 Free 1 promotions quite often with selected credit cards so look through the bank brochure before you toss it. The facial I had cost RM198/1 hour but its only really about 45-50 minutes max for the facial itself.

Clarins Facial without extractions or machines

If you dislike facials that leave your face dripping wet after the facial, or where they do painful extractions and use all sorts of swanky looking machines on your face, Clarins is where you should go. They operate strictly on a no machine, no extractions facial policy so they are truly “hands on”.

The facial starts with a visual and tactile analysis by your therapist in the facial room. Then, it follows up with an interesting relaxation technique where you are gently shaken all over while you clench and unclench your muscles. Don’t laugh – it works ok!

Thereafter, the therapist will proceed with the facial, doing facial massages and applying things to your skin using only their hands. There is a lot of patting on your face so products absorb better, they say. Honestly, they do so much work on your face it suddenly doesn’t seem all that expensive 😛 I like how they warm up everything they place on your skin and how warm their hands are and your face feels – its all that blood moving around you see. But its not all paradise as we’ll see below.

Archives for December 2009

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