Archive for October, 2008
Extraordinary Nail Arts
October 26th, 2008 | 
Author: In the past, manicure would be limited to priming your nails before giving it a luscious coat of nail polish. Then An artificial nail tip facilitates the creation of “French” nails which became an elegant alternative. But these days beautifying nails has come to the next level, more elegant, fun, artistic, festive and perhaps a little costly, but it’s worth the prize promise!
For those who do not know, hand painted nail art is the latest fashion in nails recent year, popularized by the rising trend in USA and Japan. Depending on the services available, your manicurist will either draw patterns on your nails with specially designed nail art tools. A more sophisticated nail art paint would involve an abstract, landscapes, aesthetic and spiritual nail art on the nails the same way peoples do paint on the canvas. In Japan, nail art is such a huge thing that there are even contests where top nail artists pit their skills against the best in the country. The result of their creation would be something beyond your wildest imagination. You will really be amazed when you see the difference in your fingers even before nail polish was applied. They will be so much neater and smoother, but of course it will look better if the nails are longer.
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Nail art is applied after the nail color is applied. A Vrush-pen is used to do the design chosen by the customer or yourself. It is composed of 6 brushes each designed to create specific pattern of strokes.
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bronze glitter coating with 6mm heart crystal
normal extensions with silver french and bg crystal
dry flowers embedded with glitters
starry starry night black french glitter with stars decals
white graduation glittery w 3d flowers
muti color graduation with stars decals embedded
So how would you like yours to be done?
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Inside My Bag
Inside my bag are these things I can’t live without! Check them out!
L’Oreal’s True Match line – I love how this face powder blends into my skin naturally. Make one’s skin becomes fresh, flawless, but most of all, natural-looking, thanks to its Opti-Blend and Opti-Match technology, which essentially matches one’s skin tone and texture. Imagine a formulation that mimics the skin texture to make it smooth, even, and true to tone. True Match gets closer to your skin more than your boyfriend or husband does! Choose your match! Mine is Sand Beige / Beige Sable.
Nivea Tinted Moisturizer – I love its light feeling to my skin upon application and not cakey like most foundations. It evens out skin tone and gives it radiant complexion. It is also easy to blend whether using fingers or foundation brush when applying. it is also one of the cheapest yet value-for-money beauty product i love. Plus it will last for months that you don’t have to buy that often.
Maybelline Blush - Gives you a natural blush and not heavy to the skin. It is very light and handy that you can always insert it in your purse bringing it wherever you go!
Revlon Super Lustrous Lipstick - thanks to my friend Ann for this by the way 
. First I love it’s transparent cap, I can clearly see the inside of it. She got me deep nude. It’s just perfect!
Moisture Extreme Lipstick by Maybelline – Should I want to go light and sweet, I use this maybelline creation. I like it’s lush and soft effect on my lips. Mine is Light Berry.
Stila Lip Liner – I got this as a freebie when I ordered my Elizabeth Arden from an online store. I didn’t really much fuss about the freebie since I was after of the perfume. When I tried putting it on! well, I liked its soft effect and blended with my lip color so well!
Dior Addict Shine Perfume – to complete my kit! A limited edition of Addictperfume for “classy, dazzling young woman” 
I just love it’s light smell and it’s handy too!
And of course my phone! Sony Erickson P990i, it’s a classic! Can’t live without it Well that’s it for now! I have more to share next time .
Ways To Get Over the Person Who Broke Your Heart
One of the hardest things every woman has to face is letting go of someone. Getting over with someone whom we invested so much time and emotions for months or even years is not an overnight thing. One has to undergo in the process of depression, anger, insecurities, denial or even self pity. Those are all normal, but dwelling on your emotions, sulking in your room crying longer than necessary and watch the world passes you by isn’t right nor healthy. You have to wake up to the reality that break ups is not the end of the world. There’s more to life than locking yourself up inside your room and punishing yourself for a relationship that has end! Here are some tips to help fix your broken heart and pick up the pieces ones again and regain yourself.
CRY
You have to face the fact that you are sad and depressed. There’s no point in acting as if you are the strongest person in the world and you are unaffected. You can lock yourself in your room, sob, wail..it’s alright. Cry and let all your heartaches out. Be honest to what you are feeling but you have to remember that’s not the only thing you will have to do for the rest of your life! You might get puffy and swollen eyebags but at least you’re not stressing your way to sickness. Remember, it is healthy to express your anger and hurt. You can vent your feelings and relieve the tension and stress you feel inside.
Lend Some Ear
When in pain and confused, it is always advisable to have someone around. Pouring over your sentiments with a friend over a bottle or a cup of coffee is a great catharsis. Who cares if you have told the story a hundred times already to your friends? As long as the anguish is still there just keep on talking. It will soothe your soul.
Curbing Your Sweet Tooth
Sweet tooth? Me definitely yes! My weakness and my cravings most of the time since birth! . That’s probably one of the weaknesses most women have. The ultimate diet wrecker and the the culprit for increased obesity not just in women but so with men. But should you feel guilty for eating sweets? You shouldn’t. There is nothing wrong with eating an occasional sweet. It is far wiser to plan a sweet dessert now and again, rather than deprive yourself for weeks only to eat half your body weight in sweets later.
Curbing your sweet tooth may not be that easy but by doing it slowly will help you eventually control your sweet intakes. The secret here is you want nutritional value for your calories. Healthier choices go a long way in making you lean, fit and trim. Below are tips to cut back on Sugar.
Stress and a Glass of Water
A lecturer, when explaining stress management
To an audience, raised a glass of water and asked, “How heavy is this glass of water?”
Answers called out ranged from 20g. to 500g.
The lecturer replied,
“The absolute weight doesn’t matter. It depends on how long you try to hold it. If I hold it for a minute, that’s not a problem.
If I hold it for an hour, I’ll have an ache in my right arm. If I hold it for a day, you’ll have to call an ambulance.
In each case, it’s the same weight, but the longer I hold it, the heavier it becomes.”
He continued,
“And that’s the way it is with stress management. If we carry our burdens all the time, sooner or later, as the burden becomes increasingly heavy, we won’t be able to carry on. ”
“As with the glass of water, you have to put it down for a while and rest before holding it again. When we’re refreshed, we can carry on with the burden.”
“So, before you return home tonight, put the burden of work down. Don’t carry it home. You can pick it up tomorrow. Whatever burdens you’re carrying now, set them down and don’t pick them up again until after you’ve rested a while.
