I did 200 sit ups yesterday [60. 70. 70] Today I was aiming for 210 (actually I planned on doing it tomorrow....) But I did 270 instead! (100. 80. 90) I'm proud of myself today! Duh I can't do them in one shot! I shall aim for 300 the next time!
Currently chilling and waiting for my sweat to evapourate off before I go bathe. Drinking so much cold water to replenish my lost water [read: sweat] Kinda breaking even -_- Well at least cold water gets your body working.
& I guess I am not strong afterall, no matter how much I pretend to be.
I kinda wanna go into that now. Just because, lol. And I realised what the biggest thought I have in my life is and will always be. The daily "what should I eat later" adds up and becomes the most thought about thing people have in their entire life. At least for me.
& it's not the first time guys & girls say I look like I need to be protected. What the -_- I'm dirty, gonna go bathe now and get ready for bed. Early morning tomorrow, tatata. I miss the tandoori chicken sauce from EWF. I want soup spoon again, T.T
It's ridiculous! I've walked so many watsons and guardian and sasa and whatever! I asked for hair toner and they kept asking me if I were looking for hair TONIC. I repeated myself that I am looking for toner like 2489534523 times. It's HAIR TONER, not TONIC! ARRGGHH. They stared at me like I was being idiotic or stupid with pronounciation. THERE IS SUCH THING -_-
The reason why I am looking for it is because I am having yellow-ish orange hair. I want to get prefably a manic panic virgin snow hair toner to get rid of the yellow/ brass of the colour and push it to a paler colour, closer to blonde but not too white kinda blonde. No one knew what I were talking about. I gave up. Hair toner is a MUST for blondes. Or at least, blonde wannabe. Best coupled with a shampoo for blonde. Just in case you are interested, purple toner and shampoo is good for those wanting the platinum blonde look. But I think MP's virgin snow got pretty good reviews, so I will go for that as the toner and maybe Lo'real's purple/silver shampoo.
Google-d it up the first thing when I got home. Apparently such thing is not sold in Singapore. THEY ARE ALL NOT AVAILABLE IN SINGAPORE SO.... PFFFT. So what's gonna happen to people who want to DIY platinum blonde like me? [Not that I want platinum though, just an example.] Sooooooooo annoyed! But then again, I also did somemore research and found that gyarus don't do their hair blonde, like pale or platinum either. They are more into yellow or strawberry blonde. So I guess my colour turned out to be suitable afterall. I just need some getting used to. Right after I dye-d.
I think this is closer to how it looks in reality.
I look so dead and tired. That's the first thing bff told me when she saw me, lol. Now that I look at the picture, I do look dead. I am considering to grab another colouring to get it to more yellowish now. I shall try blonde when I start school next year or something. & I have this feeling that preppy style will be in soon. I should start looking out for preppy stuff. I saw this denim coat (?) from zara. Deep blue, you should be able to spot it at Zara quite easily, over at the TRF section. LOVE IT. I hope it will be there during sale. Sure to grab it. That's like first step towards preppy! BFF was saying cardi is a must for preppy, or pullovers. Sorry but I'm going for "high class" preppy, I need a coat, LOL. I need to find a sweater vest too. You know, "high class" V neck ones, ahahaha. Whooops. I need to remember I just revamped my wardrobe not long ago. No space for more clothes. Practically bursting, or rather already bursted. Oh yes, finally EWF! I love the tandoori chicky please. Yes, I am eating chicken again. I keep craving for chicken and coke these days, gaaah.
Bff's cheeseburger, pretty nice too.
I wanted straight cut like BFF, but got confused with crinkle cut and shoelace fries. Ended up getting the shoelace one which I dislike the most out of the 3 I mentioned.
Oh yes, I couldn't resist not putting on my aqualabel line. I ended up putting the whole regime with my new buys plus topicil at the end. Let's just observe for now. I feel like I'm using my face for experiments. ._. By the way, I think the facial foam for whitening series is OOS everywhere too. Regret not getting it in Malaysia's Watsons back then.... FML. Should have grabbed an extra bottle of enhancer from there to stock too. Grr. Nevermind, I shall go in again to grab those 2 plus contact solution and cleansing express water base makeup remover when either one runs out.
I can never forget the unfortunate event of being a yellow head. T.T Just look.
^ from may 2009. My skin was sooooooo good back then w/o makeup T.T I want those days back. That colour AFTER it toned down [as you can see from my growing black roots.] I can't find the pictures of when I first got the yellowish blonde hair colour. Somehow alot of pictures are missing now that I dig through my folders...
But this is too tempting.
Caught my eyes some time ago when I saw it in watsons. I spent a good 5 minutes wondering if I were seeing things, if it was really 益若つばさ。 本当です! Okay, that aside, another reason I want to go back to trying something extreme is because I've been having this kinda hair colour for almost a year!
And besides, she looks really good on cover too~ [It says Palty, Sparkling Blonde, super fast bleach]
The effect looks pretty awesome [but we all know how these are very deceiving......] Some other model showing the colour.
I will most probably be trying this out. Maybe tomorrow before I meet BFF I might do it myself. I can't wait for my mummy to be back once I get the idea in my head. That's how obsessive and impulsive I am. *sigh* Let you guys know how good it works! Been using bubble hair dye for so long, feeling a little lazy to do this palty dye since it's the application style. Gaahhh. I shall standby a pack of Liese Chiffon Beige bubble dye just in case.
and I found this picture of me in black hair back in November 2008. Probably the best picture I ever too with my black hair I think -_- See all the good things that happen after you break off with a sucker?
^obviously that was photoshopped! My face looks too good. On the topic of hair, I realise that my red hair days are missing from my pictures. Where did they go! T.T Looking at my colour transitions, I've been having this current colour since may 2009. Except for the brief period of 1 month from sept to oct where otaku and doris convinced me to dye back to black as I looked better in black.
Which was a total mistake because right after I did that and showed them, they said that their judgement was wrong. FML. Look at what they done to me.
But then again, the palty blonde is bleach. I don't want to harm my hair now that it's getting better. I remember how I used to use gatsby EX HI-BLEACH everytime, not knowing what harm I bring to my hair.
Let me dig my red hair photo from my blog archieve..... I'm getting annoyed because I can't find it! Oh wait, found another photo instead. Think this was back in early 2007?
How did my hair grow that long? But eversince I snipped it off, my hair never got further than shoulder length. I still remember my shortest hair EVER. Oh crap I can't find those photos too. Why is everything missing?! I think I must have messed up somewhere and deleted them. Or maybe I just felt I should never show those shitty pictures on impulse so I destroyed them. I don't know, they are just missing T.T Thank god I can still find them from my archieve in my blog. HERE.
Creepy.
Oh yes, dug it out!
^ the very first time I dye my hair plus chopping it off again. was back in December 2008~
Okay I'm lazy to dig now. Just a random post. Ignore me.
Gosh. First, the sunlight was so so so strong that I could not see the bus number clearly. Seeing the "75" as the later half of the bus number, I happily though it was 275.
IT WASN'T! It was 175 T.T
When the bus stopped right in front of me after I flagged, I tried to pretend to ask for direction.
I went up and asked "Does this bus go to.... ORCHARD?"
Driver: YES
FML ANOT T.T I had to thick skin-ly tap my card and go up the bus...... Then get down the next stop secretly. And walk about 500 metres to the bus stop that has my bus. ....... I'm really speechless at myself. Me and my pride and ego is perposterousss.
I love running clinic with nice doctors! Ahaha (: & I was greeted by awesome news.
Hello Mizuki-san,
Thank you for joining Aqualabel’s “Unravel your Blogging Power” contest!
It was a joy to be able to meet you at the workshops and interact with you. The judges had a hard time deciding and we are happy to announce that you have made it to the next round.
Congratulations!
You will be receiving a call from our Aqualabel team representative for confirmation. Please bring along your signed indemnity form when you attend the next round of contest.
Best regards,
Yanny Li Executive Group Brand Marketing Za . Majolica Majorca . Aqualabel
I wonder how many people got into round 3 though. Can't wait to be contacted! Do help me by leaving comments in the aqua label post I've blogged about with ANY questions you have in mind! I can always feedback and ask on your behalf darlings! I have never been good at being the most "liked" post/person on FB, so~~ I'm kinda betting it all on the other components of the contest that is not popularity based =/
So do me a really huge favour so I can go Japan shopping till I drop plus help you guys grab awesome cosmetics/ clothes loot back!
Oh and just so you know, I am still using the Aqualabel right now. No negative reactions thus far, which I am very happy about. Every morning I wake up with the crazy fear of looking into the mirror and seeing a pimple. But so far so good! For the first time in a long while, I can actually feel that there is some hope for my skin into going back to the way it was before! I do not blog about things which I don't use of believe in, just wanted to let you guys know in case you felt I was sucking up to the brand of anything. I blog about anything and everything I feel that is good/ bad and I buy 90% of them with my own money so no bribery here; be assured that they are 100% honest reviews. [I mean, if I wanted to suck up to them, I would have said that all their products are awesomely wonderful even if I didn't try them, which I did not!] I mean, just felt that I needed to let you guys know that this is really what I believe in and feel. Even without the contest, I will still blog about it and give my humble & honest opinions.
It really is! Working that is! I get hungry like every single minute! I eat before I leave house, eat when I reach my workplace, eat during lunch, eat before going home, eat dinner when I get home and end things off with supper before sleep.
SCARY RIGHT!
Somehow I seem to crave for food every minute! T.T I never felt I am fat, but if this keeps up, terror will strike! Maybe I should go back to detox diet... oh wait, diets are hard to keep up with when work is like this. Sigh, I need to try and find time to workout too. I must be motivated enough to do it! Grrr. Anyway I've been missing on blogging so long. so some pictures from my enjoyable days as well as Toy museum part 3!
Firstly, met BFF last week for soup spoon again! Velvety again with tuna mayo sandwich! Awesomely delicious!
We had fries until around 11.45pm then parted~
Last bus slaves, what to do~
& we bought these together!
SO PRETTY RIGHT! There's even a ribbon behind! Available at Watsons!
^ Mine is obviously the pink one.
The other day went over to JB city mall? Forget what is that place called. -_- STM Anyway, things that are worth buying are like... the dollywink liquid liner that is on 10% at SaSa there, all the stuff from Watsons there [I really mean ALL.] I was shocked to see how CHEAP the contact lens solution were! I will be going back to grab it when mine is finished! ^^
Oh yes, we had kenny rogers there, dirt cheap!
After coming back to SG, head over to town~ Had supper!
I'm such a scary eater, I know.
Oh yes, here's MINTS museum of toys part 3 pictures. Our lovely/ scary snow white with her 7 dwarfs.
Bears!
What is Mr bean's bear doing here......
I am terrified of pinnochio.
Felix the cat~ The wonderful wonderful cat~
Mickey mouse & the rest... Uhh....
Mickey Mouse... scary!
Betty Boop(b)
This see through to level 1 from 3 flooring prevented me from approaching the displays on the other side. I can't bring myself to step on it -_-
See, strawberry shortcake went for plastic surgery for eyes!
That's all for part 3! Probably able to finish up with the rest of the photos tomorrow in part 4! Going everything with fries this sunday with bff, like finally! Can't wait to try it!
Gotta go do a pic for the previous review, just saw the email. Grrr. Busy busy!
Have a nice day ya'll!
Oh yes! I removed the music player. Annoying. I'm into Enrique recently! Omg his boyish looks~ Can't believe he is in his thirties, a total crime I'ld say!
Sorry but he sounds like he can make anyone stop tantalizing. MINE!
Oh and I don't know if anyone realised but I did; Sistar's new MV, the guy on the plane at the start is using beats by dr dre earbuds. Well, just saying, in cause anyone is interested.
Put on some gloss after lipbalm! Lipbalm will make your lips moisturized and prevent your lippies from looking cracked or uneven!
Pink pink pink~
^^
So now, back to the topic. Menthol?
Or some *shrugs* 大好きのイチゴ/ My favourite strawberries?
You can take it Natural too!
Menthol & plain comes in a unique oval packaging too!
& you know what? I don't really feel like giving you any afterall~
Review proper
I loveeeee lipbalm with flavours! When I applied the mango orange one, I can feel a slight menthol feeling after application~ Was that my imagination? Oh yes, it smells really awesome! Almost as though I can eat it~ [rubs my growling stomach] And what do you know~ These are all by Mentholatum, the number 1 best selling lipbalm brand in Japan!
The Mogitate Kajitsu lip balm series is just so pretty, I am considering to get the Grape & Berry and White Peach which were not given to me by myself! [Kya~ series maniac!] These are made with Real, Natural Juices and Honey to cater to the growing demands for natural/ organic products! And here's the best part- They are sold for just $5.90 a stick at all Watsons stores!
As for the Deep Moist series, it has our favourite ingredient- Hyaluronic Acid! These 2 lipbalms [Menthol/ Natural] became the top selling lipbalms in the Japan's lip care market very quickly and helped to boost Mentholatum Lip Balm Brand Leadership as the #1 Top Selling Lip Balm Brand in Japan! That's not all! It also contains other popular ingredients, Shea Butter & Jojoba Oil! The oval design is made for easy application, like the corners of our mouth! With so much goodness packed in the stick for a mere $7.90, who can resist not choosing it? No wonder it rose to the top so quickly!
Trust me, they are selling fast! I took a peek the other day at Watsons and so little were left~ I don't think I saw any white peach left too!
Here's some good news too!
Try the Mojitate Kajitsu & Deep Moist Lip Balms today too & share your experience story to stand to win attractive prizes! Available at any Watsons Outlets near you!
All you need to do is purchase the lipbalm, try it and post your experience onto their facebook wall HERE! 3 winners will be selected!
Contest Period: 16th August 2010 - 17th October 2010
Hello! I'm here to talk about Aqualabel for the second time! This is because I went to the workshop last wednesday and that really changed my mind about some products which prompted me to buy the whole whitening line! This will be an extremely picture heavy post and probably take a long time for the pictures to load as I tried to keep them as big as I can. This is because some of the pictures are not that clear/ contain words, thus it's for your easy viewing!
Let me say this again. I am someone who is crazy about buying things in series. However, after the bad skin experience I had due to too many product change at one time, I am really skeptical and very careful about choosing what I slap on my face. Since the enhancer was the only one that I heard about more often, I decided to just get that.
And what do you know, I am now getting the whitening series because of the awesome experience I had at the workshop which really helped me to understand the products better and make me feel more reassured about getting them!
Yes, so far I am having absolutely no problem! No sudden crazy breakouts, no oily skin 1 hour after application, no whiteheads or clogged pores, no.... You get what I mean.
Before I jump into it, let me show you a horrifying picture.
You will never get to see something like this again.
So anyway, I arrived the place late! Presentation was already halfway through.
The presentation provide lots and lots of information, many of which I didn't know! Like how you must always pat in your skincare products because by swiping them, you will actually swipe away any previously applied products! So now you know, don'be be a lazybum in doing your regime and wake up early for it! Also, I got to understand more about the ingredients used in the aqualabel products, and why the product actually have this very mild and soothing rose scent in them! I really like the scent because it is not overwhelming at all, unlike some other products which are heavily scented and kind of makes me feel that they added something extra which might be potentially harmful to my skin. [Look, they even prepared drinks, chocolates and sandwiches for the workshop!]
Anyway, I can't be so dry throughout this whole thing right? Let's face it, who likes to read a chunk of information without pictures? We all know there are 3 lines available for the Aqualabel here in Singapore right now, right? The Hydrating, Whitening and Acne line. Oh yes, right now, only whitening line comes complete with makeup. I was told that the powder for the hydrating line is available too, just not in Singapore (yet) because whitening products are more in demand. So you can keep hoping and send your earnest feedbacks to Shiseido if you want it and you might really get it here in our tiny sunny island! Oh oh and there is actually a anti aging aqualabel line unavailable in Singapore too! They revamped the anti aging line some time ago. It used to be targetted at those above 50s, but after shedding their purple packaging into gold, it is now for anyone concerned about anti aging! *Sends a "I want anti-aging line" feedback*
Oh yes, pictures to help with my explaination! I will be mainly using products from whitening line, since those were the ones I tried on that day and propelled me to get them after the good experience!
Products from Whitening Line [makeup excluded.]
Hydrating Line
Acne Line
This was how my little "work area" looked like:
Everyone being so attentive~
While I simply can't take my eyes off the products. [Hint: Enchancer which I didn't have back then!]
The Deep cleansing oil was really good! A little goes a long way! However I am not a very "oil" person as I am lazy to wash my face right after removing makeup, so I stick to water base. However, those who do use oil based remover, the aqualabel deep cleansing oil was something I felt comfortable with, as much as I like the Loreal eye makeup remover.
Look at much came off my face in one swipe!
Just so you know, they even used some "fake" skin to do test for this!
Cool or what!
After removing our makeup, they provided us with hot, freshly "oven-ed" towels to clean our face. I proceeded to try on the Lotion!
A very important thing to note is that there are TWO types of lotion, whereby the packaging looks 99% similar to each other; except for the tiny S or R found at the end of the product name. I didn't know this at all! Thank god or I might end up using the wrong type of product! So what's the difference?
Imagine if I grabbed R, I would have been using the wrong thing without ever realising it!
Next~ the emulsion! A test was done again and note that S & R are both available here too.
One thing I really liked about this is that it does not feel sticky on your skin for long! Probably 5 minutes at the max for me. I really hate sleeping with a sticky face after applying the products, so I tend to skip applying the ones which will give me a sticky feeling for a long time because it keeps me awake!
Mask, mask mask! Yes, the scary picture of me you saw right at the start of this post. I shall show a less scary one here~
The awards!
They even taught us how to massage the essence of the mask remaining on your skin after the removal of mask!
And yes, the enhancer enhancer ENHANCER!
Look what it got~
Remember, PAT INTO YOUR FACE!
After this, night cream can be used! Look at how moisturising the night cream is!
The surface of the rice cake was able to remain smooth when the night cream was applied on!
Since I chose the night cream route that day, I didn't get a chance to try the sunblock and make up as I did not want to go through the hassle of having to do a makeup removing part 2 at home. I did the "sleeping" route with the intention of sleeping without washing my face again because I wanted to test for any allergic/ sensitive reaction.
Oh and I did not get to try the bright white EX, which is a pity as I am very interested in getting it, yet skeptical about such concentrated products. The fear of it being too overpowering for my skin makes me... uh. I don't watch this taiwan show, so I don't dare to bet on it despite...
I shall get it soon. I am still waiting to see if there will be any negative change in my skin condition, which I doubt will happen though. As a Singaporean, I just want to play it safe, "kiasu" spirit needs to be instilled in me or my spendings will reach the sun soon.
After this, the workshop ended for me since I did not require any more touch-ups. They were so considerate to provide powder too~
& that was how my workshop went!
Just somemore picture from the booklet which I feel that I need to share with you guys:
Changes observed in using the whitening line-
Hydrating line; changes observed - before
After
Acne line; changes observed-
This booklet that they gave us became my frequent reading booklet~
Happy girl~
It's "S" that I'm using!
Same "S" type for the emulsion too, do not forget to check!
& my star favourite
You cannot have it~ I asked the lady last wednesday during the workshop, it is out of stock in the whole Singapore! This belongs to yours truly!