Beauty: Sephora Haul

E.X.H.A.U.S.T.E.D is the only word I can describe myself now. Giving my brain a short break from churning out the activities and questions for my worksheets then realized, I have not blog for quite some time.

Was trying to update my calendar and felt so upset. I think I should be happy with the packed schedule cos (PACKED = WORK = MONEY) but not so . I have been busy with workshops, lessons and tuition straight for six days a week. Sunday a rest day? Nah… Sunday is my enrichment day, for the kids. Picking and sending them to classes, grocery shopping and so on…. I am in dire need for time out. Getting out of the house, spending my afternoon lazing and doing things I like.

I think I am reaching the brim with no breaks straight for the past two months but gonna perservere on. Jia You! Jia You! However, this makes me all the more looking forward to the coming break in June, especially a getaway with my family. *Beaming*

These few weeks, I have been focusing on my personal care. With the stress and late nights, my skin started breaking out really badly. To make things worst, make-up was on almost every day. I presume the cleansing plays a part too.

Two weeks ago, received a mailer from Sephora that they are having a 20% off storewide for members. 🙂 I have eyes on a few items and decided to grab them during this sale. Thanks to dear hub, given me a few hours off in the evening to shop. 🙂

The first item that I picked up was  a Dior Addict Lip Glow. I love the natural shine on my lips. It is just a lip balm that enhances my lip color . Supposedly to react with the chemistry of my lips to create my unique special shade. I realized that as the day passed, I get different shades of pink on my lips. 🙂

Well, that’s not my lips so can’t see the change. This is the natural shade of the lippy.

I also bought my favorite concealer, the Clinque Airbrush Concealer. It was highly used by Lisa Eldridge in her make-up videos. Love this as compared to YSL Touche Eclat as this is less illuminated. I used to use Bobbi Brown’s Quick Corrector to cover my under eyes but often cakey after a while leaving more lines. This one is love.

Now the cleansing part. I highly suspect that I have not done a thorough cleaning on my face. Even after removing my make-up and cleanse with facial wash, I still see remains of my make-up on the cotton wool when I apply the toner. With the 20% off, I decided to purchase the Clarisonic Mia2. A lot of reviews mentioned the initial break outs when first use due to the purge. Seriously, I am already breaking out so ya… thus decided to take a risk. I must say this is amazing.

Just one week, my break outs started to ‘simmer’ down. My chin area used to have many comedones and they are slowly disappearing. Skin is definitely cleaner with no more make-up residue on the cotton wool when applying toner. I have also noticed that my skin looks clearer. My Naruko toner, moisturisers and Chanel serum seem to absorb faster than before. Though stated that it is fine to use twice a day, I only used it at night after removing my make-up. Days without make-ups, I will skip it. 🙂

Above were my major splurge.  In addition to those, I also bought a Sephora lavender eyeliner. Wanted to try out different shades for summer.

As I walked towards the MRT station, I could never resist going into Chanel. My Chanel cosmetics and skincare collections are slowly building. Spotted the eyeliner in the above picture? I have dumped all my eyeliners after I found this, the Chanel Sylo Yeux Waterproof Long Lasting Eyeliner. I have very oily eyelids and so far all crayon eyeliners melt on my lids. This works fine for me but what I really love is the colour, a natural brown, Espresso. Unlike my black eyeliner, this colour blends in well. The texture is so smooth and easy to draw with.

Though busy, it is still important to take good care of myself. 🙂 Retail therapy is one of them. 🙂 Yea!

POLW – Aye! Aye! Captain!

Been to Port of Lost Wonder many times. Love the sun, the smiles of the children, the running, the shouting….. Just love everything that is part of the nature. Situated at Sentosa Palawan Beach, the location is walking distance from the  Beach carpark. The moment, I entered the area, soft breeze from the sea caressed my face while I screamed at my children not to run. They went crazy the moment they saw the pirate ship. So glad that the weather stayed that way throughout the day we were there.  Lazing under the coconut trees looking at the fluffy clouds on azure sky , sitting on the white washed benches to watch children sliding from the colourful slides or joining them in the water play, getting myself wet, were just part of my plans.

We reached there early, hoping to grab a good spot. There was already a queue at the entrance. As it was a weekend, crowd was expected. Love the way payment is taken. Adults go in free with a hug from their kids. 🙂 Melts my heart.

The kiddos each received a bag of curios and a Port Pass. Every day, there are series of games and activities throughout the day which the kiddos can use the curios to pay for. From the moment it opens at 10am to it closes at 6.30pm, activities vary from treasure hunting, planting and bubble party. Weekends’ activities are far more interesting than weekdays. 🙂

The main attraction is the Pirate Ship and the only place where my two children would spend most of their time at. They can run up the stairs and down the slides umpteen times, not feeling the slighest bit of weary. Well, I enjoyed myself too but definitely had to take turns with Jonathan to entertain kids.

Though the planting area and bubble party were very enticing, the children were not keen. They still prefered to stay at the water area. Kids love water and especially when they get splashed with!!!

There is a picnic area where we can prepare our own food. Since, we did not have picnic in mind, we did not prepare any food. There is one and only cafe, Port Belly, that serves savoury food. Kids meals are a must. We ordered children’s favourite, hot dogs set meal, and they waited patiently with their rumbling tummies. Our tag number is 10! Big and promninent! Very soon, the waiter dressed in pirates costumes served the food to us. Children gobbled the food so that no time was wasted to continue their play.

This is definitely a place where kids can play to their hearts content. I must admit that the management is very thoughtful. The toilets cubicles are equipped with hot and cold showers. The day ended with a warm shower with another blast from the rain showers after being in the cold the whole day. Definitely will set foot on this place again. 🙂

Kaitlyn’s 8th Birthday

Time really flies. A blink of an eye, Kaitlyn is already eight years old. Very soon, she will be completing her primary two and move on to primary three.

This year, Kaitlyn decided on her own celebration. She was given a choice to invite friends to Kidz Amaze at Safra or to just have a family time at the Festive Hotel. She chose the hotel stay with family. She told grandma that if we were to have it at Kidz Amaze, daddy would need to spend a lot of  money. Such a nice girl to think of saving money for us.

The children spent the day at Hard Rock pool frolicking and building sandcastles. Quite a pity that I could not accompany them due to my lessons on Saturday. Immediately after class, I joined them for dinner at the Singapore Seafood Republic.

Sumptuous dinner indeed with mouth-watering Alaska crabs of three different ways of cooking, chillie, butter and steam (for the kiddos). Kaiden loves seafood and especially crabs. After Kaitlyn is tested that she is not allergy to seafood, she finally got to try them. No pictures for I was too hungry after a whole day of lessons. 🙂

How can a birthday without a birthday cake? The family got a cake from Awfully Chocolate, simple but delish. Kaiden even got  a second helping. 🙂

We sang the birthday song. Remembered the days whenever we sang the birthday song, Kaitlyn would cry out loud. We used to wonder if it was because of the fire or the attention that we were giving her that made her uncomfortable. Nevertheless, she does not cry anymore now. 🙂 Xuanxuan even learnt to sing the birthday song before the celebration is due. Such a cutie pie.

Daddy’s little girl has turned into a beautiful big girl but yet always remained little in our hearts.

Though without the usual big celebrations, without the blessing of many friends, without the bustlings preparation, the family enjoyed every bit of the warm moments like this with just the few of us. I think that is good enough.

Poor Kaiden, was addictively playing with the phone and was fuming mad when asked to put the phone down to take a family picture.

A very overdue post but still managed to get it out to remember the special occasion. Kaitlyn, Happy 8th Birthday to you. Mummy loves you always. 🙂