Gentle Rose

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Basic Grey Mellow
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Textured Script Cream
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12x12 Patterned Paper - Words & Numbers - No. 5 - DD 14605-39
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Les filles sont comme des pommes...

"Les filles sont comme des pommes. Les meilleures sont en hautes des arbres. Les garçons ne veullent pas monter aux arbres et prendre les meilleures parce qu'ils ont peur de tomber et se blesser. Ils prennent des pommes pourries sur la terre qui ne sont pas aussi bonnes, mais facile plutôt. Alors, des bonnes pommes en haute pensent qu'il y a quelque chose de mal avec eux, quand francement, elles sont magnifiques. Elles juste doivent attendre pour les garçons qui sont courageux de monter au sommet des arbres."

Remember, girls. The best is yet to come...

Bad Beauty Habits That You Don't Realize Doing (and to Break, of course)

A couple of weeks ago, my skin broke out pretty badly. I was kind of confused about it because I feel like I already treat my skin right every single day, but still it happened. Then I was thinking about maybe I did some things I don't realize doing which is bad for my skin. So, I decided to do a little research on myself. I was kind of getting super concious of every sing thing I do and take notes of the habits that I realize bad for my skin.

So, here is the list of my bad beauty habits I didn't realize doing:

1. Touching your face

I probably touch my skin around a million times a day. And those are invisibly filthy and covered in germs. When you're touching your face while your skin is oily, you're actually transferring the germs on your hands to your already dirty face and that can lead to break outs and irritation, especially if you have sensitive skin, like mine. This is, hands down, I think the main reason why I have so many break outs on my skin. It's kind of hard to avoid because you're doing it spontaneously and you don't realize it. But, honestly, try to be more concious and set a reminder in your head whenever you're about to touch your face when your hands aren't clean.

2. Skipping sunscreen/sunblock

I'm quite a lazy girl when it comes to putting on some sunscreen because it literally makes my face looks like bleached, I mean, really, my face looks silver and shiny. But, it is actually bad for your skin because your skin is unguarded from UV ray, especially in tropical countries like where I live. The harmful UV A and B can cause break outs or even worse, skin cancer.

3. Sleeping with make-up on

This one is also a very bad habit that harms your skin, because when you're wearing make-up, especially if you wear foundation, your skin cannot breathe because the foundation kind of clogging your pores. And at night, when you sleep, your skin is regenerating their cells and repairing the old, damaged cells, so this is the best time of the day to treat your skin perfectly. Your skin needs to be released from all the make-up, and you should invest in a very good night cream or moisturiser and let your skin do the job.

4. Eating greasy food and skipping veggies and fruits

Those yummy fried foods obviously make your skin breaks out, especially if you have acne-prone skin because the grease in the food that you eat gets in your skin and literally make your skin produces a lot more excess oil. And if you do eat greasy foods, make sure to balance it with ideal consumption of fruits and vegetables. Try carrot and apple juice, they are known in enhancing your skin health and help chase away those acne.

5. Not changing your pillowcase

Have you ever imagined how many thousands of germs you might have on your pillowcase? In fact, there are tons and tons and tons of germs on that pillow, from the drool (maybe), dust and your dead skin cells. Change your pillowcases every 2 days and wash them with anti-bacterial and anti-irritant soap. Or maybe, if you want something more luxurious, try sleeping on satin pillowcase. Satin pillowcases are so soft and also great for your hair and skin.

6. Not washing your hair regularly (or maybe glasses)

Dirty hair cause acne and break outs. Your hair touches your face all the time, I mean like, DUH! You need to keep your hair clean and wash your hair every 2 days. Don't wash your hair everyday, because it will dry out your scalp and can lead to produces dandruff, which is even worse. And if you wear glasses, always make sure that your glasses are clean because the dirt and excess oil might stick on your glasses, so it is very important to keep your skin clear.

Those are the list, according to my experience. I'm trying to break all of these, but the one with touching my face is really really hard not to do, because again, I didn't realize I was doing it. So, I definitely to work on that more.

To end, I have this nice quote from Helena Rubinstein,

"There are no ugly women, only lazy ones."

So...

So... I just recently deactivated my Twitter account and also, recently broke up with my boyfriend. I right away deleted my Twitter after we broke up and didn't tell him. It feels kind of nice now that I'm not on Twitter anymore. So much more peaceful than before, because I don't have to know what's going on with other people and they don't have to know anything about me, and just minding my own business. I've been back to school for about 3 weeks now and I have to focus on some subjects that I took because they're complicated, so I need to be extra careful and pay much more attention this semester. Even though I'm still very sad, but I can't let this thing drag me down.
So, the point is, life without Twitter is... more... real. And private, and also safer.

And I don't think I'm going to make another account.

One more announcement, I will try to post more of my writings in French, so I can practice.

Avène Haul

So, today I went to the Avène distributor office and finally got my Hydrance Optimale. And also, I got to see the director of Avène Indonesia, who's surprisingly an expertise in dermatology. I contacted someone there, who's his daughter and she reccomended this to me. So, I got my Avène Eau Thermal, Hydrance Optimale, and a sample of Cold Cream Cleansing Bar.

I really love Avène because it's really mild and natural compared to others. It's also has neutral pH, which won't make your skin feels stingy and also it's hypoallergenic. My mom got the sunblock with SPF 50+ and the Eluage cream for anti-aging.

My Avène Hydrance Optimale also has SPF 20 and anti-oxidant. What I also like about it is that it's fragrance-free and you don't have to put much on, a little goes a long way. I'm also really excited about the Cold Cream cleansing bar, eventhough I already ordered my Cetaphil and should be here in 2 or 3 days.

He suggested that I should wear Hydrance twice a day, morning and night before I go to sleep. And he also informed that I should be able see the difference in a week.

A Must Have Book: Lauren Conrad Style

This is an absolutely must have item for your beauty and fashion references. For me, this is like a Fashion Bible, especially for those who adores summery shabby chic style, like Lauren Conrad.

"Style" by Lauren Conrad
Harper Collins Publisher

This is a lifetime investment, ladies!

Updated Skin Care: Avène Cleanance K

I went to the mall yesterday and just wanted to get the Avène Eau Thermal, but I noticed at the counter, there was Cleanance K that I've been wanting to try. And I know this is kind of stupid, but I did notice that it is for oily skin, blemish-prone. I have a very very dry skin, but I also have hormonal acnes and massive blemishes here and there on my face. So I was kind of like, "Well, since this is hypoallergenic, I guess this wouldn't hurt."


So, I finally got it and tried right away when I got home. After I washed my face clean, I tried it and left it overnight. This morning I woke up and found that my acnes are not-so-red anymore and my blemishes are starting to fade. Eventhough it doesn't really give me enough dose of moisture, but it really does the job on my acnes and blemishes.

One more thing I love about this, is that it says it purifies, exfoliates and hydrates. Pretty tempting, huh? I feel I just really have to try it. And I combine it with the facial spray, as well. The result is quite fabulous indeed.

It is kind of pricey, but you won't regret it because it hits right on the target. I really love this, but still need the right dose of moisture.