Wednesday, August 8, 2012

lipIce SHEER COLOUR Review

I had had some problem about dry lips for a while now, 
and I've been using quite a number of brands of lipbalm to fight this problem 

Then, I heard about lipIce, 
of which, the facebook page claims 
"Mentholatum, the #1* Bestselling Lipbalm Brand in Japan!" 

One of their selling point is...


They contain Natural Beeswax~!!

Curious, I filled in their sample form and voila !!
It finally arrived today !!!

To be honest , I actually claimed one of their previous sample before
but it didnt reaaaallllly awed me this much ^^  I like it , and I kept it for some time tIll I accidentally dropped it T_T . Sadly , one fb accunt can only claim the sample once, 
so my imouto-chan, being so nice, claimed one for me, 

and it happened to be THIS ONE !!
xD

Lucky~ 
Love this !! ^^


Comes with bubble wrap ~! So thoughtful of them ^^


The sample packaging  is cute too ~~~!!! 
I got a mini "meltz" when I opened the sample and saw this cutie ~ =^^ =


So cute right ~!! xD 


and convenient to bring around too :3
It fits easily into my already very cramped wallet  。(⌒∇⌒。)

So, apparently, its supposed to appear sheer, 


and then change colour to PINK !!!!
(see the picture below ? ) OAO !!!
Really ??


So, I opened the mini capsule , aaaaand ~~  

ヾ(@^∇^@)ノ

1. The amount is actually generous ^^ 
I think this will last me for 2 weeks - 1 month at least
2. It IS indeed sheer O.O as you can see, it seemed untinted 


Noooow~~ time to try it out ~~ ヾ(・ω・*)ノ


              BEFORE        AFTER



Can. You. See. That ? 
ヽ(°◇° )ノ ------>   ヽ( °◇°)ノ

I'm quite surprised that it does work !!!!! 
Curious, curious , 
I tried it on my hand  !!


Okay, maybe not too clear, 
lets try this on tissue paper ^^


See that ?
SO, what happened is : 
It IS initially sheer, but somehow, 
as they claim, it Magically turns a pretty shade of pink(ノ≧∀≦)ノ

So, my opinion on this item is :

Moisturizing power : 9/10 
It is very moisturizing . Creamy and thick, yet not smothering on the lips. 

Colour : 8/10
Love it !!! The pink shade is so smooth and sweet  :D and it stays on . I'd love it if they explain what actually goes on though, cause some people may cringe at it and think its some dangerous chemical process :3 but overall, I trust lipIce's products and I didnt see any potentially harmful ingredients on their ingredient list :3. They're reputable too ^^ 

Will I repurchase ?
Yes !! Once I finished my current one and this one  ^^ 


If you're like to try the sample yourself, you can claim it at :

ヘ( ̄ω ̄ヘ)

PS : 
I am by no means paid by lipIce to write this. I just felt like writing this cause I've had dry lips problem for quite some time and given I got this item for free , and it actually works quite well !! I decided to write sth about this ^^ 



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Terumi~ ヾ(・ω・*)ノ
Ciao~~
Hope this helps somehow ^^


Tuesday, August 7, 2012

Neko-desu ~~!! xD



So, today
I was doing some volunteer stuff at Toa Payoh ^^
when I saw this cute~ green-eyed beauty lounging in front of the HDB block~ 
<3 <3 <3 xD


Happy ~~
Happy Day~~ ^^


Monday, August 6, 2012

Floral Wreath DIY (Cheapo TM)

I've been longing for a floral headband for a while now, 
something like this >,<


but outside (at the stores) it can costs anywhere from $10+ to $30 ;;>,<;;
as a student , of course I have to survive on a low budget 
And when I saw Mirai's pretty pretty headband , 
and found out that she actually made it herself , OAO
I am inspired to try it out. 
Asked her and she said to use wire. :3

Today, I was cleaning my room when I found out that I have some random stuff that actually can make a pretty decent floral headband albeit not a perfect one ;) 

these are what I found :


some flower wreaths my friend gave to me sometimes back .
These are only two. There are a BUNCH of them.
I twisted it around my night stand because I thought it would be such a waste to throw them away
Turn out I can use them now !! xD 

Some Art Yarn I got from DAISO at $2

Some paper rope I got for a project looong looong ago .

And So, I started off by :

1.  Measure roughly how long you want your headband to be . 
You can do this by winding the rope around your head :) 

After you've cut the length of rope you want , 
tie a knot at the end of the paper rope, 
around the wire of the flower
 Make sure you tie a dead knot ! :D

2. Twist the wire around the rope

3. Do it until the wire is all wound around the paper rope 

4. Continue with another flower. ALternating the colour will make a good contrast ;)
Nature is messy anyway, so its okay if your wreath is a bit messy ;)


5. It should look something like this after the 2nd wire is attached

6. Now, I'm using the yarn to add varieties ^^
you can use beads, fur or anything you want as long as it looks nice :3

FIRST , tie 2 (two) dead knots around the wire 
just behind the knot of paper rope (step 1)

THEN ,
twist the yarn around the paper rope 

I've twisted some flowers and yarn around the rope. 
Now it should look something like this ^^


7. You'll want to leave an extra length of yarn 
when you reach the end of your wreath


8. Tie 2 (two) dead knots around the wire using this extra yarn

Dead knots to secure the yarn to the wire !! :D

9. Cut the extra Yarn 

10. Continue twisting the flowers and EVENTUALLY,
you'll have something like THIS 


Yaaay~ xD 

But I find it a bit flimsy actually, since I'm using paper rope as the base.
You should use a THICK, BENDABLE WIRE of you want a STURDY HEADBAND 


11. BUT if you dont have thick wire, 
and you're cheapo ^^
you can use bobby pins Cheapo TM ^^ 
This will help the headband stay where they are
preventing them from falling off your head ^^


Remember the first knot  of paper rope in step 1? ^^
pierce the bobby pin through the middle of the knot :D

it will look like this! \(^_^)/

Do it at the other end too ~ 
and ~ 
ta daah ~~~



Ready to wear ;D
hope this help ^^


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Terumi~ ヾ(・ω・*)ノ





Resuscitation...

I have this one gray furry ribbon which I really love~ T_T but as time passes, with multiple use, the rubber part was damaged ...
So ... In the end... its just one strip tail-like of grey fur T_T


But then, once upon bored moments, I decided that it can be salvaged !
Thus, the operation began...

Tying a daiso gom rubber band to the old band



 cutting the old string
 pulling the old string so the new string goes through the tunnel within the fur band 
Then~! The new string went through the tunnel~ <3
 scrunching the fur
 cutting the extra rubber and tying it in a dead knot



 cut again~ 



 ta daah~~ <3

 aaand~ here it is with my Gachapon Nyanko sensei  figure~~ 
xD

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Terumi~ ヾ(・ω・*)ノ