The Benefit of Being a Minimalist

Hi everyone,

Steve Jobs, the king of minimalism
I bow down to his awesomeness as I'm not there yet!After years of being a beauty blogger, I have to admit I'm becoming a minimalist. Now, these two concepts usually don't mesh. After all, being a beauty blogger means having drawers and drawers and a room full of makeup that rivals the beauty department at Barney's. Well, once upon a time in a different land, I did have a makeup closet. But that feels so far away already.

Now, living in Vietnam has one thing when it comes to makeup: the lack of drugstore makeup. Even Maybelline and L'Oreal are expensive here. But who am I to complain? When I look at the pricing of makeup in the UK and the rest of Europe, a $12 bottle of foundation sounds...



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Everyday Lifestyle: Liz Skincare - Miami Wellness Spa

Everyday Lifestyle: Liz Skincare - Miami Wellness Spa: Liz Skincare, a full service wellness day spa in Miami, offering body grooming, deep cleaning facials, full body waxing, Brazilian waxing a...



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Wedding Photography Poses: Liz Skincare - Miami Wellness Spa

Wedding Photography Poses: Liz Skincare - Miami Wellness Spa: Liz Skincare, a full service wellness day spa in Miami, offering body grooming, deep cleaning facials, full body waxing, Brazilian waxing...



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Antagonizing over Maybelline Clear Smooth BB Cream

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Last Friday, I mentioned BB Cream as something trendy in this year. I had no idea I would write a follow up about something closer to home: I have been using Maybelline Clear Smooth BB Cream for a while now. After having various degrees of success with Maybelline Clear Smooth BB Silk Shine Free Two Way Cake Powder, I pushed my own button and bought the BB Cream itself. Maybelline is available here in Vietnam and the prices are affordable. On top of that, the cream was 10% off and I received Baby Lips as a gift with purchase.


 I believe this Clear Smooth BB Cream is available in the Asian market only. Outside of Asia, Dream Fresh is the BB Cream Maybelline sells. Since I don't have the later one, I don't know...



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Trendy in 2013: BB Creams

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BB Cream is not exactly new in the makeup world. Fans of Korean makeup have been exposed to this type of face cream-slash-foundation for ages. In the Asian market, Maybelline has its own BB Cream for a while now. Yet, at the end of 2013, beginning of 2013, BB Cream finally becomes popular to the rest of the world. And by popular, I mean everybody does BB Cream these days. Not only mass-market brands such as Garnier, L'Oreal, and Physicians Formula have their own versions of this cream but also the big brothers like Armani and Dior do, too. This sends a chill to my spine. Finally, BB Cream has taken off the same way as mineral makeup did back in 2008.

Contrary to popular belief, BB Creams are not that miraculous. Sure, they...



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Happy New Year 2013!

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2013 is here and it feels strange. I still feel like 2012 were still here simply because '12 had been a fantastic year for me. I wish you all a wonderful year ahead, so magnificent that at day 365, you are going to look back and realize it has been even better than what you have planned on day 1 (which is today!)

Here are some pictures of the food my family cooked to say good bye to 2012 and welcome 2013:

A part of the spread
We washed everything down with some vino :)Egg rolls!
My mom made them, I fried them up :9Honey butter chicken wings :")My not-quite-chocolatey chocolate cake with cream cheese frosting and coconut flakesThe whole spread before we devoured it!That's all for now. I hope you are having a wonderful New...



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Appearances: ELLE November-December 2012

Hi everyone,

I've come to realize I'd better do this once a month with each magazine. Compiling them together like this means more time for me to take pictures and edit them. Together for the last 2 posts, I was shooting and editing 40+ pictures and sometimes, it's not easy to edit them to my liking at all!
/*end of rant

Now, let's take a look at what I did for ELLE Vietnam during last November and December:

The cover of ELLE's November issue, which is also their 2nd anniversary
The cover girl is Ho Ngoc Ha (the same one in F-Fashion's December issue)
She is very popular and it's hard to stop by the newsstand without seeing her face these daysI wrote an article for their bridal issue, which is about skin/hair/body care before getting...



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Appearances: F-Fashion Magazine November-December 2012

Hi everybody,

This post was supposed to go up last year. 2012 sounded like so far away but in fact, it was still yesterday that we were in that year. The end of the year had been a busy time for me and I anticipate the same level of busy-ness until after Chinese New Year. So bear with me, alright?

Here are some snapshots of what I did for F-Fashion Magazine during November and December of 2012:

F-Fashion November 2012 issue
The cover girl was Thanh Hang, who is the #1 model in VietnamMost Wanted-Beauty2 looks for I See It First: Red lips (left) and modern cat eyes (right)Global NewsBeauty Blog: I wrote about eye shadows :)Beauty Report: Stem Cell technology in skin care
The extremely beautiful December issue with Ho Ngoc Ha on the...



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