I don't like drawing attention to myself. I get completely baffled and will literally fall over my feet while standing still if I get caught in the center of attention without warning. You'd think that this kind of personality would affect my lipstick choices and I'd stick to the safe colours of nudes and light pinks. But if you've been on SoaD for...

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Ah, cushion foundations - they've been quite the rage for a couple years now in Asia but I never got around to trying them out when they first launched. I was more obsessed with full coverage matte foundations, and these lightweight, glowy bases were on the whole other end of the spectrum. Fast forward to now and the cushion foundation trend is spreading...

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It's the day where everything is decked out in pink and red as love is being commercialised. I was going to post something festive for this day, but I started half a dozen drafts, none getting past the second sentence. I threw in my towel. I'm just not feeling it. While I've always liked the story of St. Valentine, I just never quite got...

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Happy lunar new year! Well, it's actually day 4 into the holidays, but it's technically supposed to last 15 days. Anyway, the past week has literally been me contemplating why I wore high waisted jeans to a feast while I meet relatives I've probably met once in my life. For some reason, we're doing a lot of extended family greetings this year. While it's nice to...

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I can't believe I actually typed 2016 correctly the first time around - at least for the title. I somehow messed up the first sentence by typing 2015...oh well, small victory-ish. The past month has been one with reunions - I've had some old friends fly back to the island country to vote in the presidential elections and of course, reunions were warranted....

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