Eye Brow Pencil Fight off

Hey all,

so i received quite a number of good responses over my ‘eyeliner fight off’ post, so i thought that this would be a good follow up to that post.

Welcome to the next round. The Eyebrow Pencil Fight off round.

First let us take a look at the contenders.

From top to bottom, YSL, Too Cool for School, Faceshop and lastly the oh so famous Anastasia Beverly Hills

 

Round 1: Ease of use and application

I would say that they were all pretty easy to use. But too cool for school had the least room for error. This is because the formulation they use is liquid, and it is very quick drying too. Once it is on there, you would need a make up remover to remove it. I personally like the YSL one the most, simply because it is the most user-friendly one, though pigmentation wise, it probably has the least pigment, i think that makes it alot more beginner friendly. I like the faceshop one the least, as a pencil, i think combing your brows is an essential step, yet the faceshop does not have a spoolie brush attached at the end of their pencils, which makes it very annoying when you are in a rush, cause you will have to rummage through everything to find a spoolie brush. The most convinient one though i believe is the Anastasia one. I am not sure if it was a coincidence, or if their research team really thought everything through, but when traveling, this is my go to brow pencil. Firstly there is a brush attached, and the best part is you wont need a sharpener. Oh yeah.

Round 2: Swipe and rub test.

I tried to rub it off once with my fingers, and once with a piece of tissue. As you can see, too cool for school held up the best. When you rub or dab it off with a piece of tissue, most of the product still manages to stay visible, but when you use your fingers to rub it, most of the product goes away completely. As you can see on the photo on the left, The right side, i used my fingers to rub the product off, you can see that with the exception of too cool for school, the rest of the brands had almost nothing left.

Last round: ( I did this just for fun, cause i didnt expect them to be waterproof anyways) Water Resistant test

I used abit of water to test how they would hold up, i placed the water on the right side of my had, and as you can see none, except too cool for school held up. This is expected though, as there is a difference in formulation. Gel type formulations would probably hold up best, followed by liquid formulation and then pencil and lastly powder.

Anyways, i hope this was as helpful if not at least entertaining for you.

Till then!

D

Hair Drying Cap

Hey all,

sorry this took a while, i’ve have been sick for a while, and i also took a trip to china for abit.

anyways, found something really interesting there that i thought i would share.

You know how in movies, the girls always come out of the shower with a towel in their hair? Well, research shows that those towels that we use to dry off our bodies are actually way too harsh for our hair and scalp. They suck away everything! including our natural hair oil.

Thus introducing…

This cap is made out of micro fibers, it claims to be alot more gentle on your hair and your scalp. To be honest, i;ve only used it for 1 week now, so i cant tell you if it really is more gentle to our hairs or not. However, i love this product for the ease of use. With traditional towels, i fell as though you cannot do what you want to do as freely. Depending on the size of the towel and the length of your hair, the towel often comes off or water still drips. However with this cap, i can do my facial mask, or treatments or just watch tv in peace ( without having to adjust the towel every 5 minutes or so).

I just love how smart the design is too. There is a button and this elastic at each ends. and all your have to do is twist and put the elastic in. Did i mention that it makes your hair dry quicker too? And i am not sure if i am imagining this, but i do feel that my hair is so nice and soft and smooth every morning now.

So very amazing, i bought 1 in every color. Now i slightly regret not having bought more.

Till then!

D

Dreams. Hope. Fight.

hey all,

What exactly is my passion? Where does my talent lie? Why does everyone else seem so put together? Am i doing something wrong? Is this laziness?

A hundred times a day, these questions cross my mind. As a 25 year old, you get into the work force, a job you really cannot give a crap about, and everyday, you are bombarded with messages like ‘follow your dreams’, or ‘follow your passion’. Stories after stories of people quitting their jobs, risking it all, giving their all to their passion, and then succeeding.

My question to them is, What if i do not know what my passion is? What if i have not found what my passion, my talent or my anything is? What should i do then?

Google apparently does not have the answer to everything.

But then i recalled something a friend of mine said a long long looong time ago,  She told me very frankly ‘You dont have any expectations of yourself. You just sit on the fence and hope and pray but dont try and do anything about it. How long do you plan to live your life like that?!’

WOW. Bitch.

(Kidding, i love her)

Harsh words indeed, but i found it true. I really did NOT have ANY expectations of myself whatsoever. I had no goal, no target, no vision.  After all, if i do not know where i want to end up, whats the point of continuously running? i will just be exhausted.

i remembered after hearing those words, my defense mode came on and i replied ‘ but it’s hard!’

i know, so lame. Very lame excuse indeed. But her answer blew me away. And i guess it’s because of her answer that made me reflect about what i’ve been doing, what i want in life. What do i desire? And just in case (hopefully not) anyone else felt as lost as me, i hope that you can find your way back to your dreams, goals and desires!

She replied me : ‘ Well, If you think that way, nothing is ever going to be easy. But the truth is that, it is very simple. You either do it. Or you do not. You are the one that is making it so hard. ‘

*BOOM*

Big slap in my face! But it is true. And deep inside, i think we all know that it is true. But is it hard isnt it. Or is it? Are we simply making excuses for ourselves? Are we simply afraid of something…. The feeling of being left behind, that feeling of not knowing what the meaning of what i am doing sucks. It really does. But time for introspection. Whats wrong? Is something wrong? Are we avoiding something?

I still have a hard time getting my head straight from time to time. After all, it is always easy to blame our circumstances and other people. But even that has a limit.

As Dr Seuss said

“You have brains in your head. You have feet in your shoes. You can steer yourself any direction you choose. You’re on your own. And you know what you know. And YOU are the one who’ll decide where to go…”

Till then!

D