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 ~~  

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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 :

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https://www.facebook.com/lipicesg/app_213564948660624

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 ^^

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~~ ^^

Floral Wreath DIY (Cheapo TM)

I've been longing for a floral headband for a while now, 

something like this >,<

https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBeNV572oBtIZPT1B0Hq_pZ24zzkgVsSzUT7sSJpjQlRrfypru949pg1pPwcDthITFw1972lfjs6xqOn10xfHeHBJHATEvwgR_OAFWIm-DNmaRfliqFtfT5vjMLCJSKWsw9kvlMEJnkZv5/s1600/bumblesea-whichgoose-floral-tiara-300x300.jpg

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