It's weird looking at this photo as it was one of the last photos I took in London, and now I'm at the airport counting down to the 18-hour flight that will take me back to where I spent 12 years of my life. October was the perfect ending to my two-year London chapter. Well, other than the first week when I had phenomena the...

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My hair is stubborn. It's naturally wavy and refuses to straighten without loads of hard work. But once you finally dedicate time and effort to straighten it, it'll stubbornly stay (relatively) straight. It's also stubbornly frizzy and refuses to be tamed. Unfortunately, this is a battle that I'm still strategically figuring out how to win. I mean, methods other than popping on a...

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We've all been there, done that.  _______________________________ "Oooh look at all the pretty photos. How did they get the lighting like that?"  "Uh huh. Uh huh. OH HAY- lipstick." "This person has terrific taste." "Where's the next page button? *pause* OH. I am an idiot."  "How many pages can I go back before I start being too creepy?" "Well, they never post. I guess...

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I've been guilty in er, overindulging in products I don't need and can't afford the past couple months. I thought it would be a nice change to pull myself away from the gravity force of the beauty counters and have a nice stroll down the drugstore aisles. Am I going to be buying products I don't need? Probably. But at least it'll be...

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I love good eyebrows and by that I mean full, bushy brows that make people wonder if you were born with them or if you cheated with makeup. My brows are naturally quite full, with some sparse areas here and there - so it's quite easy for me to make them look overdone. However, I've recently come across two products that not only...

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It's not a secret that I like my bright colours, and I've always embraced them with open arms come the colder months in the past years. This year, I'm finding myself gravitating towards the darker shades and with the temperature dropping, I've started introducing some transitional lipstick shades to pair with my blanket scarves.  Estee Lauder Pure Colour Envy Matte Lipstick in 220 Unattainable (£25):...

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I was never big on highlighting. And then the whole strobing thing happened and while I'm not going all out like the makeup campaigns and runway models, I still enjoy pretending to be a Victoria's Secret Angel going undercover as a normal person. I've decided to be a nice person today and break down (strategically speaking) my small army of highlighters to give...

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Changes have happened - on the blog and in life. It's been a while since I've updated the internet on what's been going on in my life and now seemed like the right time to do so.  Let's start with the glaringly obvious. Yes, I've completely revamped my blog layout. I've been bored of my previous layout for quite some time but never...

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For someone that's pretty content with her makeup collection, I've been restlessly expanding my lipstick stash. Most of the newly accumulated lipsticks were quite 'typical' colours, but then I stumbled upon this video from Emily Fox. First of all, this girl can pull of just about any lipstick colour and look amazing. Secondly, I hope this doesn't come off as excessively creepy, but...

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If there's one thing that can always get my attention, it's puns - bad puns, good puns, just puns in general. There's a high chance I'll find it hilarious no matter how bad it is. In the worst case, you'll at least earn an eye roll combined with an exaggerated sigh. Along the note of puns (and not the bad ones) theBalm was...

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Marking the start of my favourite season, September has been a pretty good month. I handed in my dissertation as I've mentioned 1023 times before, moved flats, explored North London, finally had time to relax and do nothing for the first time in about a year, and simply enjoying the freedom that comes with living alone before I move back home to Taiwan...

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