Archives for December 2012

2012 Has Been Another Memorable Year : Thank you, this is for you!

Paris B 41 Comments

2012 epic

Aren’t you glad that wasn’t the actual poster for 2012?! 😉 (If you don’t know what I mean, look here)

At the risk of sounding trite, “I can’t believe its already 31 December, 2012! Where has the year gone?!”

I know many of you are probably getting ready to party like its 1999… er… I mean like its 2013 😉 So this isn’t going to take too long. I’ve had a pretty good year all things considered.

But as always, here at MWS, nothing would be what it is without all of you and your contributions to the MWS Community. So just for you, as we have done in the previous years (2010, 2011), here are the highlights of 2012 based on what you enjoyed most – the posts that got the most comments and the most interaction from everyone out there. I never know what you’d like to read or what will draw you out of your shell to leave a comment but you know what? Its rarely been about the product reviews! Now that’s a thought 😉

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Your Say: Did you manage to keep your 2012 Resolutions?

Paris B 28 Comments

2012 resolutions

On Jan 1, 2012, I asked you to share with me your resolutions for 2012 and told you that we’d revisit it at the end of the year. I think its a good way to check if you truly want a change, or if you were just messing around 😉 Well, the moment of reckoning is here! How did you do in 2012?

I know many people don’t make resolutions. I never used to myself because you just KNOW you’re going to break them, so why bother right? Well, not true.

Over time, I’ve learnt that its a good way to keep a check and balance of yourself. It will prove to you just how strong your will power is, or how good your self discipline is, or just how much you really want something. So, I make a simple resolution every year. Something easy to keep up, and nothing too ambitious.

This year, I resolved to learn to cook better. Did I succeed?

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MWS Picks The 12 Best Things of 2012! (and you’re welcome to share yours too!)

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best of 2012

The end of the world is not nigh, but the end of 2012 is! What a year it has been! 😀 I’m not going to do a “Best of 2012” in a true sense, because heck, its hard to choose, ok! So I’m just going to pick some random categories and tell you what I think the best of 2012 has been for me, and you can do the same 🙂

Best Nail Polish discovery

I don’t wear nail polish at the best of times. But I am ever thankful to the reader who pointed me in the direction of A-England nail polishes.

a england st. george polish

For someone who doesn’t wear nail polish, I’ve accumulated quite a few from the brand. Application is superb, colours are beautiful, and they ship worldwide for free, from the land of Arthurian legend, England. If you have not yet tried theirs, I urge you to. You won’t regret it, I promise! 🙂

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Zap! I found the Clinique Repairwear Laser Focus Eye Cream useful for something other than wrinkles

Paris B 34 Comments

Ok, confession time. I’m terrible… absolutely HORRIBLE at using eye creams. What this means is that I go through periods when I have little to nothing applied around my eye area. I am convinced I’m not alone in this. At least, I convince myself I’m not alone in this 😀

So, you know what? Eye creams and their effects are quite lost on me. Bad blogger. I know 😛 What I can say however is that I guess I’m quite lucky not to show my age too much around my eyes. Other than the sometimes puffy eyes or dark circles thanks to insufficient or poor quality sleep, I don’t really battle lines. Maybe I’m not very expressive LOL! But when I do use an eye cream, I have found myself reaching more often for the Clinique Repairwear Laser Focus Wrinkle Correcting Eye Cream than any other. What a mouthful! This isn’t new per se, but an upgrade of an existing Repairwear eye cream.

clinique repairwear laser focus eye cream

Some of you may remember or may even be using the Clinique Repairwear Laser Focus serum which isn’t a bad product in my book. Towards the end of 2012, Clinique came out with a similar product for the eye. Its been on shelves since October or so so if you have tried it, I’d love to hear what you think of it!

As for myself, I will have to say that I do not have a line or wrinkle problem or if I do, I don’t hold any pretensions as to why they are there or how I can get rid of them, because I know its next to impossible. So, I can’t test the validity of the claim to correct wrinkles around the eyes. However, I discovered that this cream was very effective for me, to correct another problem – puffy eyes!

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