How to balance your face for flawless photos - tutorial

Hi there, gals and pals! If you follow me on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook or Prism *waves to US Government officials*, you may know that I'm swamped with helping my boyfriend out with his move to Dubai (if by 'helping' you really mean 'clinging to his leg wailing NERRRRRRR'), and packing my own stuff up to move house. 

I haven't had enough time to prep a new post for this weekend, so am instead offering up this piece I wrote for Cosmopolitan.com.au earlier. More of a tutorial than a review, let me know what you think, and I might do more tutorials here!

Pierre Haddad for Groupon - cut and foils review

The last time I did a hair cut post was here, when I had a blunt fringe chopped by the lovely Elly.
Since then, I've been carefully maintaining my style and looking after my hair, keeping it looking healthy, happy and major babing.

Lol jokes, I've let it run rampant and wild much like some of my other hair-inclined areas because winter is coming and I'm too poor for a new coat like a good feminist. As you can see in my photo above, there's some grubby looking roots, and manky ends and that half-grown out fringe flopping its chop everywhere. 

Arbonne Perfecting Liquid Foundation SPF 15 - review and swatch

What a week! I've been on a Revenge of the Mummy ride of emotion (roller coasters are way passé, and I found RotM at Universal Studios Singapore completely terrifying) since Boyfriend booked a one way ticket to Dubai. I've been alternating between excitement at having the bed all to myself and hysterical sobbing because I've only got three more weeks left with him.

At least I had a few nifty new beauty products to keep me entertained this week, the first being Arbonne Cosmetics Perfecting Liquid Foundation SPF 15.

I'd heard of the brand before in the most vaguest of ways, and know I've got one of their lip glosses around somewhere but hadn't actually tried their line before, nor read much on them. It's actually quite nifty to be able to test out a product without any pre-conceived idea of the brand behind it, and be able to judge purely on its performance and merit.

Ella Baché Radiance C Ampoules - review

Let's have a wee chat about vitamin C, shall we? I know it's super nifty for me, through deliciously healthy treats like oranges and strawberries and mimosas, but I've never been 100% sold on what it can do for my skin. Ella Baché Paris says that the vitamin C (AKA L-Ascorbic Acid) contained in their new Radiance C Ampoules product is "a powerful antioxidant that purifies, strengthens and regulates skin's pH, and brightens complexion".


This product is also a little bit special because it comes in two parts that you mix yourself before use - a powder (the Active Vitamin C Concentrate) and a carrier liquid (Brightening Serum). You pour the off-white powder into the liquid, creating a slightly cloudy serum.

Because sometimes I'm a terrible person, I took photos of the product's parts before they were mixed, then promptly lost them. Sooooooo, here's a photo nicked from the Ella Baché website.

Ooooh, so professionally shot! You get three of each of the two bottles per kit, so you can go through the treatment three times.

I do have this picture of the now thoroughly shaken up serum though! It turns a nice yellow-orangey shade once the two components are combined.