Who
Clinique

What
High Definition Lahes in Black

Where
Department Stores, Sephora

Bank Breaker?
A little bit at $18 CAD.

What They Say
“A long-wearing mascara that creates lashes with extreme length and definition.” –Sephora.com

What’s Good
One of my all time faves!. One side of the brush creates definition while the other separates to make your lashes look naturally va-va-voom! I really hate mascara that don’t wash off easily, leaving residue on my face after washing it, and this one comes off fast which is something to consider if you prefer waterproof mascara.
What I love most about this mascara is that it lasts SO long — I have worn this to work and my lashes remained curled and flake free after 8 hours. LOVE!

Dry shampoo is usually my go-to when I’m running late for work, desire to prolong an expensive salon blow-dry, or am just being super lazy. But what if, horrors of horrors, one day you press and hold the nozzle but nothing at all comes out?

Well, if you have baby or talcum powder around, then fret not. Lightly sprinkle the roots of your hair with powder then flip your head over and run your fingers or a comb through your hair strands to take off excess powder. If you want to take it up a notch, add a tiny bit of baking soda; baking soda is a powerful odour remover.

Mix baby powder with a little it of baking soda in a small dish and apply to the roots of your hair. Again, shake off the excess unless you want to walk out your front door with powdery hair.

And if you’re wondering what on earth Eva Mendes’ photo is doing in this post, well this is actually a beauty trick of hers as well! Ack, she’s so gorgeous. Brigitte Bardot v2.0 .

How’s everyone?

Yet another rainy-sunny-rainy day here in Toronto. Oh, and it’s very humid too which means that I will have pyramid hair until we get drier weather conditions. YAY! Anyway, rainy weather makes for a great excuse to stay indoors and just veg out — which is precisely what I feel like doing right now.

My bf and I treated ourselves to 2 orders of double lobster earlier this week — yep, we’re pigs — and they were darn good. The first one came in a thick black bean sauce and the second was lightly fried in ginger sauce (I think).

While waiting for the food, we decided to kill sometime by taking too many photos of ourselves at our table.

Yeah, we ended up taking one home and had someone roll us out of the restaurant in a wheelbarrow lol.

Oh, and I officially want to be this guy’s friend. I’ve never seen a double rainbow myself and also wonder what it all means! All I’m waiting for now is for the creators of LOST to create another show regarding this and give us another stupid ending. And, yes, I am still bitter!

Botox.

At the age of 18.

Yep.

Singing phenom Charice (who also hails from the Philippines) underwent a botox treatment plus another anti-aging procedure to look “fresh” for an upcoming guest spot in Glee. For those of us who have followed her career as it took flight from youtube videos to guest spots in Oprah and the release of a self titled album under the tutelage of hit maker David Foster, “old” is not something that springs to mind where Charice is concerned. Not in the least.

What does come to mind is her rags to riches story and that voice — oooh, that voice is simply divine; I’d love to have that voice. I myself like to sing and truly wish I could decently sing a song, but at the end of the day I’d just be fooling myself because am a bit tone deaf . And, frankly, I’d rather suck at singing and know it instead of not and sing to others thinking I’m all that and a bag of ketchup chips (YUM!). So, no, I won’t be making an appearance on Canadian Idol shown as one of the “funny” singers anytime soon. Okay, went off tangent, but let’s get back to Charice.

Seriously?! This is what it takes to look “fresh” for the cameras?

When someone says “Look fresh!” to me, my first reaction is to take a shower or wash my face — not botox! And she’s just 18!! What, does she want to take back some years and look a fresh faced EIGHT year old?!!

I wish someone in her camp would just shake some sense into her noggin already. She’s so young and the pressures and stress inherent in the entertainment business could be pretty damaging to her self image, I think.

Read The Sydney Morning Herald‘s article on the procedures.

Care to share your thoughts?

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Don’t you just love it when the smallest things brighten up your day? Like a perfectly brewed cuppa (oh, it’s always about the caffeine with me) or reading a great book outside in the shade. Or a nice cool breeze. Oooh and chocolate covered almonds with funnel cake on the side. YUM!

Woke up pretty late today (9:00 am); usually wake up at 6:00 am nowadays to go for an early morning run — always a great way to start the day then a nice big breakfast, but I just feel so sluggish and lazy today. Think it’s because I’m always on the go during the week and sometimes don’t rest as much as I ought to.

Am planning on renting a movie tonight, have some popcorn and sleep early. Looking forward to that!

Here’s a song that I just can’t get enough of. The video is equally awesome if not ingenious. LOVE LOVE LOVE!