This will also give a feel of how my lips look naked without any balms or lippies on.
Pardon the lighting I am still trying to get the hang of it.
Want soft and supple lips like mine? check out more next on my routine
Sunday, January 12, 2014
Natural lip colour
I am trying to test out my camera to show my natural lip colour..
This will also give a feel of how my lips look naked without any balms or lippies on.
Pardon the lighting I am still trying to get the hang of it.
Want soft and supple lips like mine? check out more next on my routine
This will also give a feel of how my lips look naked without any balms or lippies on.
Pardon the lighting I am still trying to get the hang of it.
Want soft and supple lips like mine? check out more next on my routine
Dedicated to my dear friend Emmanuel Khong
Maybe it is mid life crisis, maybe its just me being more mature.. I have gone through a lot for the past 5 years.. Mistakes in life that I have made that affects me and also many others...
Life is short and fear maybe the only thing that stops me from doing a lot of things in life.
Lately I regret a lot of things that I should do or should have done it like long ago. You can never be as young as you are today..
Live life to the fullest and what does not kills you makes you stronger.
I will need to learn to put my fears aside and do my best.
To a dear friend of mine who left us on 1st Jan 2014, R.I.P my dear friend Emmanuel Khong
I will never forget how cheerful you are each time I see you, I will never forget how much support you have given me throughout our time in HSBC. I will always remember how great a friend you have been.
Thank you.
With love,
Amelyn
Life is short and fear maybe the only thing that stops me from doing a lot of things in life.
Lately I regret a lot of things that I should do or should have done it like long ago. You can never be as young as you are today..
Live life to the fullest and what does not kills you makes you stronger.
I will need to learn to put my fears aside and do my best.
To a dear friend of mine who left us on 1st Jan 2014, R.I.P my dear friend Emmanuel Khong
I will never forget how cheerful you are each time I see you, I will never forget how much support you have given me throughout our time in HSBC. I will always remember how great a friend you have been.
Thank you.
With love,
Amelyn
Tuesday, January 7, 2014
Diamonds are a girl's best friend!
I am reposting this due to more readers liking this but of course.. this is the edited version :)
I must say that when i was younger, I really am not a big fan of diamonds and I do not see the big fuss of it. I was like telling myself that I would rather use the money on something else other than a diamond but here I am now... obsessing over my proposal ring.
When I was 21, my mom gave me her diamond. It was initially a diamond ring but she removed it and made it into a heart shaped pendant for me. She asked me what I wanted for my 21st birthday and I have no freaking idea as all I wanted was to spend time with my friends and that made me happy.
I could have asked for money but come to think of it, I am glad that I did not as the money can be easily earned back but the gift from my mom will last forever *singing diamonds are forever.. forever..*
Well actually when I got it from my mom since my 21st birthday, never have I wore it once. I was scared to lose it and kinda wasn't really into it at that time and I still never got to taking it out to wear it yet.
Well all along I fancy a princess cut diamond or even a heart shaped ones but I decided against it and think a solitaire suits better. Back then, I knew nothing about diamonds and not even sure what's good in the market and where can we purchase it except for places like lee hwa, soo kee and the usual stores we see in the mall. I have always heard of the lovely blue box that make most girls' knees go weak but never really dared to walk into the shop to take a look at them.
At times I was quite sure my taste will change when time passes by. I have seasonal preference haha..
Now say you are a guy and you want your girl to marry you. Please at least prepare a decent proposal as you are asking the girl of our dreams to spend the rest of her life with you. At least have some decency to do something for her. It doesn't have to be something fancy. Some girls prefer the private and quiet way. But please.. at least something ok..
To select the perfect diamond ring, most importantly is the 4Cs.
- Cut
- Clarity
- Colours
- Carat
Well different people will treat each C with different importance. Some may treat all with equal importance.
For cut, I personally feel that this is very important as it will play a big part in how brilliant your diamond will shine. A normal cut should have 58 facets for a round standard diamond. The crown angel and the pavillion angel must be of a certain proportion so that it will look good. I believe dada told me before that there is a calculator online (from GIA?) to tell you how your diamond fare when you enter in the different Angles and Proportion of your diamond. The Polish and Symmetry plays a huge part as well as all these will affect the grading of your diamond. My personally recommendation of course will be a triple excellent piece for polish, symmetry and proportions but! A very good rating works pretty fine too.
For clarity, it ranges from Flawless to Included. The closer the clarity gets to being flawless, the more expensive the diamond. The order of the clarity goes like this
1) FL - Flawless
2) IF - Internally Flawless
3) VVS1, VVS2 - Very Very Slightly Included
4) VS1, VS2 - Very Slightly Included
5) SI1, SI2 - Slightly Included
6) I1, I2, I3 - Included
Based on what I know, a VS2 and above is good enough as the inclusions can't really be seen with the naked eye so if you want a bigger rock but not sure where to trim the fat, this maybe a good place to look into.
For Colours, it does not start with A or B but it starts from D to Z. What I am refering here is a pure white diamond. Of course if yours is a yellow or pink one, that I have to say I do not know how to tell hehehe... How are the colours differentiated? The diamond graders just place the diamonds with their pavilion up (bottoms up hehe), and examine them using white light against a white background.
The colour of the diamonds are then compared to the calibration diamonds provided by grading labs. The DEF colours are usually knows as the colourless range, the GHI will be the near colourless range while K-M are faintly tinted and so on. Please take note of the fluorescence of the diamond as well as usually from what I know, they should be stated as none. The higher the fluorescence, the more it affects the value of the diamond... in a bad way that is..
Lastly!!! its the Carat! This I have nothing to say cause it all depends on the budget and the suitability of the diamond for the girl. Most importantly it is the heart that counts coming from the guy.
But be sure at least to sound out the girl what kinda ring they might fancy otherwise they are going to be stuck with it for the rest of their lifes so at least get something they might like. Get help from her family or friends and I am sure there will be people willing to help on this.
Branding plays a big part as well I guess. Of course if it's a designer brand, get ready to pay more. Please ensure to check on the after service. Some places only offer a one time polishing service and that's it. Others will provide lifetime cleaning services to you.
Not forgetting please ensure that your diamond is certified by a reputable lab. Certs from AGS, GIA are the more commonly known ones. Tiffany and Co has their own personal lab to grade their diamonds whereas for Larry Lazare diamonds, on top of the GIA cert, they have another in house cert to ensure that it is indeed under strict grading by Lazare themselves as well.
You all can go to the following website for more information for diamond ring:
http://www.proposalring.com/
http://www.pricescope.com/
http://www.diamondring.com/
:) What else can I say.. we don't call it our best friend for no reason.. *wink*
Up next, I will blog more on my wedding bands! Stay tune!
I must say that when i was younger, I really am not a big fan of diamonds and I do not see the big fuss of it. I was like telling myself that I would rather use the money on something else other than a diamond but here I am now... obsessing over my proposal ring.
When I was 21, my mom gave me her diamond. It was initially a diamond ring but she removed it and made it into a heart shaped pendant for me. She asked me what I wanted for my 21st birthday and I have no freaking idea as all I wanted was to spend time with my friends and that made me happy.
I could have asked for money but come to think of it, I am glad that I did not as the money can be easily earned back but the gift from my mom will last forever *singing diamonds are forever.. forever..*
Well actually when I got it from my mom since my 21st birthday, never have I wore it once. I was scared to lose it and kinda wasn't really into it at that time and I still never got to taking it out to wear it yet.
Well all along I fancy a princess cut diamond or even a heart shaped ones but I decided against it and think a solitaire suits better. Back then, I knew nothing about diamonds and not even sure what's good in the market and where can we purchase it except for places like lee hwa, soo kee and the usual stores we see in the mall. I have always heard of the lovely blue box that make most girls' knees go weak but never really dared to walk into the shop to take a look at them.
At times I was quite sure my taste will change when time passes by. I have seasonal preference haha..
Now say you are a guy and you want your girl to marry you. Please at least prepare a decent proposal as you are asking the girl of our dreams to spend the rest of her life with you. At least have some decency to do something for her. It doesn't have to be something fancy. Some girls prefer the private and quiet way. But please.. at least something ok..
To select the perfect diamond ring, most importantly is the 4Cs.
- Cut
- Clarity
- Colours
- Carat
Well different people will treat each C with different importance. Some may treat all with equal importance.
For cut, I personally feel that this is very important as it will play a big part in how brilliant your diamond will shine. A normal cut should have 58 facets for a round standard diamond. The crown angel and the pavillion angel must be of a certain proportion so that it will look good. I believe dada told me before that there is a calculator online (from GIA?) to tell you how your diamond fare when you enter in the different Angles and Proportion of your diamond. The Polish and Symmetry plays a huge part as well as all these will affect the grading of your diamond. My personally recommendation of course will be a triple excellent piece for polish, symmetry and proportions but! A very good rating works pretty fine too.
For clarity, it ranges from Flawless to Included. The closer the clarity gets to being flawless, the more expensive the diamond. The order of the clarity goes like this
1) FL - Flawless
2) IF - Internally Flawless
3) VVS1, VVS2 - Very Very Slightly Included
4) VS1, VS2 - Very Slightly Included
5) SI1, SI2 - Slightly Included
6) I1, I2, I3 - Included
Based on what I know, a VS2 and above is good enough as the inclusions can't really be seen with the naked eye so if you want a bigger rock but not sure where to trim the fat, this maybe a good place to look into.
For Colours, it does not start with A or B but it starts from D to Z. What I am refering here is a pure white diamond. Of course if yours is a yellow or pink one, that I have to say I do not know how to tell hehehe... How are the colours differentiated? The diamond graders just place the diamonds with their pavilion up (bottoms up hehe), and examine them using white light against a white background.
The colour of the diamonds are then compared to the calibration diamonds provided by grading labs. The DEF colours are usually knows as the colourless range, the GHI will be the near colourless range while K-M are faintly tinted and so on. Please take note of the fluorescence of the diamond as well as usually from what I know, they should be stated as none. The higher the fluorescence, the more it affects the value of the diamond... in a bad way that is..
Lastly!!! its the Carat! This I have nothing to say cause it all depends on the budget and the suitability of the diamond for the girl. Most importantly it is the heart that counts coming from the guy.
But be sure at least to sound out the girl what kinda ring they might fancy otherwise they are going to be stuck with it for the rest of their lifes so at least get something they might like. Get help from her family or friends and I am sure there will be people willing to help on this.
Branding plays a big part as well I guess. Of course if it's a designer brand, get ready to pay more. Please ensure to check on the after service. Some places only offer a one time polishing service and that's it. Others will provide lifetime cleaning services to you.
Not forgetting please ensure that your diamond is certified by a reputable lab. Certs from AGS, GIA are the more commonly known ones. Tiffany and Co has their own personal lab to grade their diamonds whereas for Larry Lazare diamonds, on top of the GIA cert, they have another in house cert to ensure that it is indeed under strict grading by Lazare themselves as well.
You all can go to the following website for more information for diamond ring:
http://www.proposalring.com/
http://www.pricescope.com/
http://www.diamondring.com/
:) What else can I say.. we don't call it our best friend for no reason.. *wink*
Up next, I will blog more on my wedding bands! Stay tune!
Resolutions....
2014 has arrived!! I don't know to laugh or to cry but I am glad that I survived 2013 and its now 2014.
I have been looking forward to 2014 since like forever.. each time I tell myself "please let 2014 come soon" and now that its here.. I'm like WHAT!! It's here!?!?
Since this is the start of the year.. I think its a good time for me to reflect and list down my resolution for 2014.
Beauty Resolution
- Stop buying too much make up.. I think I have a lot to last 2 lifetime
- Be more open to try different make up types and brands
- Pay more attention to skincare.. not young anymore... trying to keep myself as wrinkle-free as possible
- Not to be lazy... make up or skincare that I buy, I have to use them religiously!
I have to admit that I am usually very particular about how my make up..
I do not only go for the branded stuff but also brands that you can find from our local drugstore.
I recently read from another blogger about this term call The Skincare Graveyard but I have none! My skincare stash is close to pathetic and as I am aging *ahem* its time to look into that..
Health Resolution
- Try to exercise at least once a week
- Have to sleep more..
- Drink more water
Social Resolution
- Choose friends wisely...
- Not to be a pushover or not to let others take advantage of me
- To have a better work life balance
- To be neat and also stop procrastinating and just do it!
I have been looking forward to 2014 since like forever.. each time I tell myself "please let 2014 come soon" and now that its here.. I'm like WHAT!! It's here!?!?
Since this is the start of the year.. I think its a good time for me to reflect and list down my resolution for 2014.
Beauty Resolution
- Stop buying too much make up.. I think I have a lot to last 2 lifetime
- Be more open to try different make up types and brands
- Pay more attention to skincare.. not young anymore... trying to keep myself as wrinkle-free as possible
- Not to be lazy... make up or skincare that I buy, I have to use them religiously!
I have to admit that I am usually very particular about how my make up..
I do not only go for the branded stuff but also brands that you can find from our local drugstore.
I recently read from another blogger about this term call The Skincare Graveyard but I have none! My skincare stash is close to pathetic and as I am aging *ahem* its time to look into that..
Health Resolution
- Try to exercise at least once a week
- Have to sleep more..
- Drink more water
Social Resolution
- Choose friends wisely...
- Not to be a pushover or not to let others take advantage of me
- To have a better work life balance
- To be neat and also stop procrastinating and just do it!
I'mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm backkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk
I have decided to shift back to this blog... too much painful memories on the previous one but heyhey hey! I am back better than ever!I am hoping to shift my blog's direction and stay tune for more updates!
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