Interesting Discussions

These are the very fascinating discussions we have held on My Women Stuff over the years in terms of beauty and life in general. Your input is always valued and appreciated and provides an interesting insight and alternative point of view to the discussions at hand.

Your Say: Can the colour of your wallet affect your spending habits?

December 5, 2018 Paris B 28 Comments

Can the colour of your wallet affect your spending habits?

This is something quite interesting to think about, prompted by something said to me quite recently, in good fun of course. But still, as they say, there’s no smoke without fire and there could be a grain of truth (or not) in some beliefs.

A month or so ago, I shared on Instagram Stories, that I was finally swapping out my wallet of 5 years for a new one. I’d gotten the red Miu Miu Matelassé Leather wallet a while ago, and felt that it was time to put it to use.

What amused me was how many people dropped me a message to say that I should be careful because a red wallet is supposed to cause you to spend more money! Hmm… did I want to be spending more money?! 😀

Before you throw out your clutter consider first making this one small change in your life

November 26, 2018 Paris B 34 Comments

I’m not a very neat person. I don’t have a creative eye when it comes to interior decoration or design so I live in what is a fairly servicable, simple environment that isn’t Instagram or Pinterest-friendly. But I confess to having a bit of a bad habit – I’m prone to clutter and hoarding.

Perhaps it is the environment in which I’ve grown up. My parents and grandmothers rarely threw anything away unless it was completely broken down, broken or just unusable. Even then, it would be cannibalized for useable parts, before finally conceding defeat.

Perhaps also due to their life and times they grew up in, they’ve usually found it hard to say no to freebies. If there is an offer to buy 3 packs of toothpaste to get a free plate, you bet we’d end up getting that free plate LOL! Sometimes, in different designs. Our dining crockery is rarely a perfectly matched set. It is usually a hotch-potch of different free plates and bowls accumulated over the years. And never thrown away.

For some reason, these free stuff can be very hardy! LOL! 😀 I know some of you can relate 🙂

Perhaps it’s just me – a hoarder 😛

I still have random freebies, sitting alongside free storage containers or drinking bottles, notebooks, pens etc… and I realised one day that was the key problem to my clutter.

Practising Gratitude and saying thank you

November 23, 2018 Paris B 11 Comments

I was casting about for something to write about, and took a dip into my archives. Another subject had come to mind, and I had written a piece about it. But when I looked at the timing and the date, I realised that there was something else I should be writing about – Gratitude.

How easy it was for me to forget my little annual ritual!

It has been a little tradition of mine to adopt the American holiday of Thanksgiving which comes around towards the end of November each year. We after all, adopt so much else, another holiday wouldn’t hurt! 😛

We don’t have a similar celebration here, but I often think we should, if only to remind ourselves that we have something to be thankful about. Getting your hands on that latest sold-out eyeshadow palette does not quite count 😛

So, as you read this, I want you pause for just a few minutes in your day, and think of 3 things you’re thankful for. If you’re feeling crappy, it might put your problems in perspective 🙂

Let me share mine 🙂

Salon Spy: I tried the Celebrity Medifacial with RF Treatment at Ceramiracle and left with food for thought

November 14, 2018 Paris B 9 Comments

I’ve always been a sucker for facials. Not everyone enjoys going for them, but I do! I used to be very adventurous back in the day, going for all sorts of facials under the sun, never quite caring what products were used, as long as it was affordable. Then, I became more particular, and stuck with one salon for many years. When they closed, I was at a loss.

I eventually found solace in another regular facial salon. It is a spa-type facial, which employs the use of massage with hands, without the use of machines or gadgets.

Truth to tell, I am quite wary about facials using machines. I have had them before, but it was with my trusted salon. Ever since it closed, I’ve never trusted another salon with a machine-type facial.

So, when I was invited to try The Celebrity Medifacial at Ceramiracle salon at TTDI, I paused. I was all ready to say No, when I had a foolhardy moment, and said Yes instead. If it didn’t work out, I’d have a story to tell anyway right? 😛

What interested me in The Celebrity Medifacial at Ceramiracle is that it included an RF Treatment, and I had not had one of those for many years! I intentionally waited for over 2 weeks since my facial, before I reported, so I could see the effects (or not).

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