How to look slim with the right hairstyle

Just like how the eyebrows frame the face, our hair also plays a part in framing the face shape. A good haircut and colour can enhance the face features, to make one look younger, better and prettier. The right haircut can also makes your face look smaller and slimmer too! 

Softness around the face is key. To make your face appear slimmer, keep to as much body and volume, like tousled and wavy looks but not tight and slick looks. 


Loose Half-Updo
If hair is pulled straight back, face looks rounder because the temple is the widest part of the face. To soften the look, pull some hair down around your cheekbones to create a frame around the face.
Check out the demonstration of Easy Half-Up Hairdo.

Wispy Ponytail
When wearing a ponytail, make sure it’s soft and high, then play around with what type of fringe looks best with your bone structure.
Check out the demonstration of Triple Wrapped Ponytail and Quick Summer Time Ponytail.

Heightened Crown
Adds length to the face by coaching it up vertically. The added height makes the face look slimmer: Elongates the face and adds visual interest

Lovely Layers
Don’t wear long hair longer than the chest and create movement with layers that frame the face.

Side-Swept Bangs
For round face, a straight-across bang is a no-no.
Cut bangs gently around your face and cheekbones and watch out for bangs cut too short.


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Review : Luxury Soo Suyun Collagen Mask Pack

Product Description
The product contains hydrolysed collagen and is non-greasy. Also it will deliver moisture intensively to dry skin, helping you to experience dramatically radiant skin.
Selected medicine herbal extract will make your skin look glowing by preventing from the roughness and dryness.

Key Ingredients : 
- Hydrolysed Collagen : Elasticity, Skin inflammation relief, Anti-freckles, Anti-discoloration
- Allantoin : Skin trouble relief, Restoration of damaged skin, Wound Healing (Anti-inflammation), Antibacterial effect, Antioxidant effect
- Ginseng Extract : Anti-inflammation, Skin trouble relief, Soothing
- Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Extract : Elasticity, Antibacterial effect, Skin inflammation relief


Hailing from Korea, Luxury Soo Suyun Collagen Mask Pack is made of Tencel, a soft material derived from eucalyptus tree and the thin sheet mask adheres well to skin. The cutting is much better than Luxury Soo Cheongpye Moisture Mask and fits better.

Review : Luxury Soo Cheongpye Moisture Mask

Product Description
The product will moisturize your worn-out skin, invigorating your skin. Also it will provide your skin nourishment from the ingredient such as Rosa Centifolia Flower Water, containing selected medicine herbal extract. The product prevents being greasy with sebaceum, improving skin tone brightly and cleanly.

Key Ingredients :
- Rosa Centifolia Flower Water : Skin inflammation relief, Itchy skin relief, Soothing
- Atopy Recovery complex : Atopic dermatitis prevention, Skin inflammation relief, Antibacterial effect
- Davidiana root Extract : Smooth skin, Elasticity improvement
- Biogreen magnolia Extract : Soothing, Atopic dermatitis prevention, Antibacterial effect


I redeemed a complimentary 1 piece of the LS Cosmetics Luxury Soo Cheongpye Moisture Mask from The Sample Store recently. You can use my referral link ( at no cost to you ) to join The Sample Store and redeem free samples like me. Look out for Free Delivery samples where they will send samples to you at no cost.

Review : My Beauty Diary Royal Pearl Mask

Product Description
My Beauty Diary Royal Pearl Mask is a brightening and whitening mask that helps even your skin tone! Nourishing your skin with moisturizing ingredients such as Aloe, Orange, and Sugar Maple, this hydrating mask is sure to make your skin glisten and radiate! Pearl powder is the key ingredient to defend your skin against free radicals to maintain a healthy glow, and also helps to stop melanin production.

Benefits : Moisturising, Hydrating, Whitening and Brightening

My parents visited Taiwan last year and gifted some sheet masks, knowing what a "maskaholic" I am. Said to contain pearl powder extracts and various amino acids to reverse the effect of environmental damage and create a fairer complexion with a lovely watery finish, My Beauty Diary Royal Pearl Mask also contains Cosphingo x Aquaroad complex plus calcium, magnesium, zinc, mulbery, sugar maple, gingko and malvasylvestris extracts to revitalize and nourish, boosting skin health and strength. 

Banish the Bags Under Your Eyes

Causes for Eye Bags and Undereye Puffiness

1) Seasonal allergies, a cold, a sinus infection - These are some of the things that can lead to water building up under the eye. 

2) A dinner heavy with salty food or a night of crying while watching a tearjerker movie can also cause morning-after puffiness. 


The reason is osmosis. Water always travels from areas in the body where there's low salt concentration to tissues where there's more salt. That principle holds true whether the salt comes from tears or from soy sauce.

Review : Handmade Heroes Beauty Warrior Hibiscus Vitamin C Boost Face Mask

Product Description
For that gorgeous glow, hibiscus flowers revitalises skin with a natural boost of vitamin C. Rich in AHA and antioxidants, hibiscus flowers are nature's powerhouse for the ever so important Vitamin C, leaving skin healthy, glowing and radiating! This ultra pretty face mask leaves you with the cutest pink mask ever!

I purchased 3 products from a local brand, Handmade Heroes, used up the 2 body scrubs and is now left with this face mask. The brand is 100% natural, vegan and cruelty-free with no parabens or preservatives. Their pricing is reasonable as well, which makes their products a pretty good gift for your beautyholic friends during birthdays and Christmas. So how does Handmade Heroes Beauty Warrior Hibiscus Vitamin C Boost Face Mask fare?

Review : Handmade Heroes Super Duper Nourishing Rice Scrub ( Christmas Mint )

Product Description
Ultra luxe and brightening, our Super Duper Nourishing Rice Scrub is all lush. Using Asia's best kept beauty secret, the humble rice, we ground nutrient-rich rice into a gentle exfoliant. The minerals in the rice softens as it scrubs away dirt and dead skin to reveal a brighter, fresher looking skin. With a luxury mix of cocoa butter and sweet almond oil to hydrate thirsty skin, leaving it toned and silky soft.

Handmade Heroes, a local brand, has been doing very well, with its natural, vegan, paraben-free and cruelty-free products. It also uses BPA-free packaging - would be perfect if it will take back its scrub tubs for recycling.   

Review : Handmade Heroes Rose Petals Rice Scrub

Product Description
Inspired by the extravagance of overflowing rose petals baths, our Super Duper Nourishing Rice Scrub in Rose Petals is nothing short of luxury. Generously slather yourself with ultra luxe rose petals while gently exfoliating and nourishing your skin with ground organic rice
Using Asia's best kept beauty secret, we ground organically grown rice into a gentle exfoliant. The minerals in the rice softens as it scrubs away dirt and dead skin to reveal a brighter, fresher skin. Delightfully mixed with cocoa butter and sweet almond oil to hydrate thirsty skin, leaving it toned and silky soft.

100% natural, vegan and cruelty free, with no parabens, preservatives or synthetic chemicals, you will also be pleased to know that Handmade Heroes Rose Petals Rice Scrub contains only 5 ingredients. Adding on top of that, is that this body scrub is a Harper's Bazaar Beauty Awards 2016 Winner for being the Best Organic Exfoliator. Isn't that awesome?

Review : LAC Taut Collagen Infusion Mask

Product Description

LAC Taut Collagen Mask is a luxurious and high intensity facial mask infused with premium collagen-enriched essence to transform skin texture and facial contours in just 7 - 10 minutes. Specially formulated with a unique and concentrated blend of hydrolyzed collagen, squalene, hyaluronic acid and antioxidants, skin instantly feels velvety smooth, supple and lifted. 

Main Ingredients

Hydrolyzed Collagen : Provides low molecular weight collagen allowing rapid penetration into our skin for firming

Sodium Hyaluronate : Function as a tissue lubricant and exerts mechanical protection (moisture) to the skin

Squalene : Acts as a moisturiser and is able to penetrates into the skin quickly

Tocopherol : The bioavailable form of vitamin E that exerts its benefits on skin including reducing the tendency of age-spots formation and reduce scars/marks on the skin

I tried this mask 8 years ago, and was duly impressed with the results till this day. A good friend who is a fan of this mask gifted me with a box of LAC Taut Collagen Infusion Mask as a Christmas gift last year. Imagine my sheer joy upon receiving it!

Facial Massage Routine by Lisa Eldridge

Do you massage regularly on your skin? My favourite beauty guru, Lisa Eldridge does, as she have seen how it helps her mother's skin. Her mother does a face massage daily, while watching television and she has no fine lines or wrinkles at all, as proclaimed by Lisa Eldridge.

She truly believes that a good facial massage routine and sunscreen are the best anti-aging skincare remedy.

How about you? Do you have a favourite massage routine to share?


Source : Lisa Eldridge

Review : Clinique Take The Day Off Cleansing Balm

Product Description
Lightweight makeup remover quickly dissolves tenacious eye and face makeups, sunscreens. Transforms from a solid balm into a silky oil upon application. Cleans thoroughly, rinses off completely. Gently helps remove the stress of pollution so skin looks younger, longer. Non-greasy. Non-drying. Our #1 makeup remover in a silky balm formula.

Allergy Tested, 100% Fragrance Free, Non-Acnegenic and Ophthalmologist Tested, Clinique Take The Day Off Cleansing Balm is a modern day version of a classic cleansing cream. It was a surprising find of mine recently although it is not a new product from Clinique. I owned a 15ml sample size and it was such a joy to use, at the end of the day to remove my light make-up.

Review : Luxury Soo Myeong Whitening Mask Pack

Product Description 
Niacinamide and skin-whitening extract solution are included, improving your darkened skin brightly. Through selected prescription ingredients, it will help you to maintain deep and long lasting moisture. 

- Rosa Centifolia Flower Water : Skin inflammation relief, Itchy skin relief, Soothing
- Ganoderma Lucidum (Mushroom) Extract : Soothing, Vitality to skin
- Atopy Recovery complex : Atopic dermatitis prevention, Skin inflammation relief, Antibacterial effect
- Toshishi liquid E : Acne prevention, Stain prevention, Soothing


Luxury Soo Myeong Whitening Mask Pack is the last pack which I have redeemed from The Sample Store. You can join via my referral link with no extra cost to you - the site promotes free samples and you just pay for shipping cost. 4 samples for S$5.99. A great way to try new products before investing in the full retail size.

Review : Luxury Soo Dohwa E.G.F. Mask Pack

Product Description
Luxury Soo Dohwa E.G.F. Mask Pack will provide peach-toned skin appearance like a young girl. It will remove your deep wrinkles and help you to last elasticity longer. Also, it will reduce the irritation of the skin, upgrading your elastic beauty.

Key Ingredients :
- Prunus Persica (Peach) Flower Extract : Elasticity, Anti-freckles, Anti-discoloration
- Allantoin : Skin trouble relief, Restoration of damaged skin, Wound Healing (Anti-inflammation), Antibacterial effect, Antioxidant effect
- Glycyrrhiza Glabra (Licorice) Root Extract : Soothing, Antibacterial effect, Skin-whitening, Anti-inflammation
- Polygonum multiflorum root Extract : Skin inflammation relief, Itchy skin relief, Moisturizing


Luxury Soo Dohwa E.G.F. Mask Pack is yet another sheet mask from LS Cosmetics, with anti-aging benefits. 

E.G.F stands for Epidermal Growth Factor which is a polypeptide (or molecular chain of amino acids) developed to speed wound recovery, EGF stimulates skin growth at the cellular level. It may also increase collagen production, though the jury's still out on this count. EGF’s success as a healing agent has led many in the beauty industry to parlay its powers in anti-aging products. ( Source )

Video Massage For A Fresher And Firmer Skin

If you are jet-lagged or tired and need a quick fix, try the massage as shown in the video. Not for those with sensitive skin or broken capillaries though.

It is a good example of the Ice-Cube Remedy which is further explained with a massage video by the famed Lisa Eldridge.

Review : Eucerin Eczema Relief Flare-Up Treatment

Product Description
This unique Colloidal Ointment protectant cream instantly calms, soothes and relieves minor skin irritations and itching due to eczema flare-ups.

• For dry, irritated skin due to eczema
• Ceramide fortified formula improves skin condition
• Licochalcone enriched formula soothes and improves the appearance of red irritated skin
• Appropriate for adults, children and babies 3 months and older
• Fragrance free, steroid free and dye free

There was a time when I battled with eczema on a regular basis but thankfully its has been under control for more than a year until recently when I was under the hot sun for several hours, paying my respect to my husband's grandparents during the Qing Ming Festival.

Review : Jurlique Skin Balancing Face Oil

Product Description
This lightweight yet deeply nourishing treatment oil is rich in Safflower Oil, Rose Hip Oil, Avocado Oil, Macadamia Seed Oil and Shea Butter

Key Benefits : 
Addresses signs of moisture loss
Addresses signs of uneven skin texture
Protects skin from environmental irritants

I purchased the Beautiful Rituals Face Care set at AUD130 ( worth AUD173 ) in Australia sometime back which comprises of Rosewater Balancing Mist 100ml, Rose Moisture Plus Moisturising Cream Mask 100ml and Skin Balancing Face Oil 50ml. 

Jurlique has been the leader in natural skin care science since 1985. They are known to apply advanced technologies to organic ingredients from their Australia farm to create high performance potent skin care. They also control every step of the process - from growing and extracting ingredients and to formulating their products. 

Check out my past reviews on Jurlique Rose Moisture Plus Moisturising Cream Mask, Jurlique Eye Make Up Remover and Jurlique Rosewater Mist .