Heavy Lashes

I am obsessed with Ardell Lashes. I don't keep track of the number I purchase, I just buy whatever that looks long and full. A lot of my friends use Model21 lashes which is made from Asia, Vietnam to be exact and are transported here - I believe about 10 pairs for ony $6. Cheap, but you do get what you paid for. They are not made from human hair and they hurt! Imagine gluing plastic made hairs on your eye. Oppose to 100% human haird (Ardell), you don't feel a thing. Eyelashes can really enhance and accentuate your eyes for them to appear larger and wider if they're worn correctly.

What can even enhance your eyes more are contact lenses and white eyeliner on inner corner. Remember to blend and add silver shimmers to set it. You don't want white streaks on your eye ducts. Circle lenses can really make your eyes stand out - especially the natural color ones. Blue, green and grey on asian girls looks unnatural to me IMHO.

On the other hand, one of my goals this year is to update constantly. Topics on makeup, skincare, cooking, dining etc. I hope I stick to it!

Eyebrows

Over the years I've worn my eyebrows very thinly - thin and high arched to be exact. I came to realize it did not frame my face very well. Having a round face and a short chin, having thin eyebrows made the shape of my face more round (one of my biggest flaws is the shape of my face!) I finally decided to grow out my eyebrows and reshape them for a more natural look. This is a crappy photo from my phone, but in person you can see the hairs on my brows :-)

A little while ago I did a post on tazorac 0.05%. An update on the prescription medication I've been using for a couple of months: its going very well! *knock on wood. I've been through a gruesome month of purging and peeling and have past that stage. Although I do skip some days by not using it daily because its too strong for my skin, I do peel from time to time still. I will do a post on my before and fter photos along with my skin care routine. Have a wonderful holiday everyone!

Merry Christmas!

Breakfast

Homemade omlette, sausage, and bagel wth cream cheese and a side of sliced avocados.

Sbux

Since I go to starbucks daily..this will save me a buck or two. Yum!

Red velvet

Saw this at Target while I was doing some shopping and figured, why not? There was only one left and it looks so cute...

Hair

One of my biggest flaw is my hair! Its flat, thin, and just so...plain jane. When I curl them, theyre flat at the top making my face appear bigger than it really is. I was talking to a friend of mine (who has beautiful hair) if there is any tricks to making hair more voluminous:

1. After shampooing and conditioning your hair, blow dry upside down and ligtly hairspray

2. Comb your hair wth a wide tooth comb and tease your hair with a regular comb

3. Lightly hairspray

Sounds cliche, but it works!

Straight, curly or up? which is best?