Connie D. posted an article on Skin Deco: Enhancing Natural Beauty - Feb 8, 2012, 11:10 am
“Enhance your commitment by developing a health plan that is focused on an ultimate goal. What is the number of pounds or inches you want to lose? What size clothing do you want to wear? What percentage of body fat do you want to have? Do you want to get rid of any aches and pains? Th...
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Connie D. posted an article on Skin Deco: Enhancing Natural Beauty - Feb 7, 2012, 6:50 pm
  "That wasn't the look Christina wore in the video!" Mmhmm, it's not. This Purple + Chocolate look was inspired by Christina Perri's "A Thousand Years", which was also the soundtrack for Breaking Dawn. I'm pretty sure it's the love song of 2011...
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Connie D. posted an article on Skin Deco: Enhancing Natural Beauty - Feb 3, 2012, 9:40 am
Looks pretty cool right? I'm usually a fan of glossy nails since they're so shiny that they bounce off the imperfections... And then I saw these hot pink matte nails and was like, "COOOOL!!" Lyn of Beauty Cabby told me about Essence having a Matte Top Coat and while I had an i...
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Connie D. posted an article on Skin Deco: Enhancing Natural Beauty - Jan 31, 2012, 3:03 pm
Now that Chinese New Year is out of the way, are you ready to start getting fit? The first thing we think of when wanting to lose weight is how much weight we wanna lose (usually a dramatic figure). After that we start eating diet cereals and drinking slimming shakes. Then, we get ...
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Connie D. posted an article on Skin Deco: Enhancing Natural Beauty - Jan 31, 2012, 12:20 pm
You gross people just wanna see gross pictures of skin peeling off my gross feet, don't you? Check out the doggies in the background. We're all feeling sleepy on a weekend afternoon and I've got my feet up, wrapped in the LUS Foot Exfoliation Peeling Sheets... Yes, there's go...
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Connie D. posted an article on Skin Deco: Enhancing Natural Beauty - Jan 29, 2012, 11:18 am
Happy Chinese New Year!  We've entered a New Year but the most popular resolution is nothing new at all. You've guessed it! Losing weight and getting fit. If the same resolution remains every year, that probably means there has been little or no progress. While I...
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Connie D. posted an article on Skin Deco: Enhancing Natural Beauty - Jan 27, 2012, 1:58 pm
Panacea81 aka Lauren Luke is no stranger to the YouTube Beauty scene and I'm very proud of her accomplishments over the years. Not too long ago, she released a line of makeup brushes that she has personally designed. Best of all, the brushes have very pocket-friendly prices! Even t...
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Connie D. posted an article on Skin Deco: Enhancing Natural Beauty - Jan 27, 2012, 12:20 pm
Anna Sui has done it again with their packaging! This time around in their Palace Sparkle collection, Anna Sui has released nail polishes with loads of glitter. Very appropriate for the holidays and I've had loads of fun glittering up my nails. Yet, they got me thinking -...
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Connie D. posted an article on Skin Deco: Enhancing Natural Beauty - Jan 16, 2012, 12:50 pm
Such a beauty, isn't it? (I meant the perfume, not me) The new Lancôme Trésor Midnight Rose exerts feminine romanticism with this elegant purple and gold gradient bottle, accented by a satin rose. They couldn't have picked a more fitting ambassador for this perfume -- the y...
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Connie D. posted an article on Skin Deco: Enhancing Natural Beauty - Jan 11, 2012, 11:20 am
Valentine's Day is a little over a month to go and every year, I'd post up tutorials of looks inspired by love songs. Nominate your favorite love songs! If I can think of a look to go with that song then I'll pick it :)
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Connie D. posted an article on Skin Deco: Enhancing Natural Beauty - Jan 11, 2012, 10:59 am
In 2011, I've had my fair share of facials. Partially because I started deal-shopping. When facials are well below RM100, they're hard to pass up! I've learned a few lessons though. To be honest, I don't find facial necessary but occasionally, it's just nice...
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Connie D. posted an article on Skin Deco: Enhancing Natural Beauty - Jan 4, 2012, 8:32 am
Happy 2012!! One of my "resolutions" in 2012 is to rotate the products in my makeup bag. A brilliant idea sparked by Kimoko. Most days I do my makeup out of my pouch and sadly, many of my stuff ends up being neglected. So, every week, I'll refresh the items in my pouch so that most ("all" isn't rea...
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Connie D. posted an article on Skin Deco: Enhancing Natural Beauty - Jan 3, 2012, 11:15 am
When it comes to skincare, there are a few sins that one could commit: Not cleansing off makeup properly before going to bedPay little attention to hydration Not applying sunscreenSkipping on eye careWhile I'm usually quite diligent, the fourth sin is one that I commit over and over again. Do you u...
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Connie D. posted an article on Skin Deco: Enhancing Natural Beauty - Dec 25, 2011, 10:27 am
While I may have over 700 eyeshadow colors in my stash, my nail color collection doesn't even come close. If I were to paint every single fingernail and toenail with a different polish color, I wouldn't have enough colors. As I was watching a nail tutorial video showing how to apply loose glitter on...
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Connie D. posted an article on Skin Deco: Enhancing Natural Beauty - Dec 22, 2011, 10:57 pm
Natural and organic products are all the rage now. Nonetheless, to come about brands that are certified organic rather than just have the claim stamped on, isn't as easy. At the top of my head I can only think of perhaps 3 or 4 ECOCERT certified brands available locally and even so, they only carry ...
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Connie D. posted an article on Skin Deco: Enhancing Natural Beauty - Nov 1, 2011, 11:43 pm
Waxing has been around for ages but not until recently that it had started to garner popularity in Malaysia. Especially when it comes to removing hair from the nether regions... Having broken through that fear of exposing my bits to a stranger, only a few apprehensions remain when it comes to waxing...
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Connie D. posted an article on Skin Deco: Enhancing Natural Beauty - Oct 30, 2011, 9:40 am
... are not high-end brands... I promise, it wasn't intentional. Purely coincidental. Special Needs Ettusais Acne Clear Spots Superior contains Salicylic Acid to disinfect and I double zap the zip with Avene Diacneal Treatment Care to exfoliate with Glycolic Acid. I continuously apply the latter a...
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Connie D. posted an article on Skin Deco: Enhancing Natural Beauty - Oct 26, 2011, 11:13 am
Fall's a great time to whip out those earthy tones and smoke them out! As much as I love brights, I find shades like copper, bronze and cranberry to be flattering on warmer skin tones like mine. To top it off, they're the kind of shades that are wearable from day to night. Since I didn't hit the sno...
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Connie D. posted an article on Skin Deco: Enhancing Natural Beauty - Oct 25, 2011, 10:58 am
Guess who's the clever girl who managed to get this done all by herself without mistakes? :D Yes, I'm mighty proud of myself since I'm a complete no0b when it comes to applying nail polish. Even getting a single color on would require a few attempts because I'd keep messing up. Anyway, I was lurking...
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Connie D. posted an article on Skin Deco: Enhancing Natural Beauty - Oct 24, 2011, 10:40 am
Over and over again I've stressed the importance of having well-groomed eyebrows. In my opinion, the eyebrows can make or break a look. If I could only choose one makeup item to ever exist, it would be my Shu Uemura Hard 9 Pencil. It took me years of trial-and-error to find the brows that I'm most c...
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Connie D. posted an article on Skin Deco: Enhancing Natural Beauty - Oct 17, 2011, 7:43 am
Well, this is embarrassing. More than a year since my last Beauty Budgeting post! To be honest, I'm now in a hotel and have stupidly not uploaded any pictures first so that I can blog. I found a product pic so I can blog about that! Whee! Getting back to the subject, I want to brag about how I've ma...
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Connie D. posted an article on Skin Deco: Enhancing Natural Beauty - Oct 13, 2011, 12:24 pm
We're often schooled in thought that skin care shouldn't be skimped on. It's your FACE we're talking about here! Shouldn't it deserve the best? Well, I've had my fair share of expensive skin care but as I began to discover my steady skincare routine, I realized that many of the products responsible ...
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Connie D. posted an article on Skin Deco: Enhancing Natural Beauty - Oct 12, 2011, 12:02 pm
There's no shame in oggling! Hot men are meant to be objectified. I have undressing men on my lipgloss... It got pretty hot with the Chippendales. And I have a tutorial series inspired by men. So, if anything's gonna get me off my butt and have my boobies checked, it would be this clip: Thanks to B...
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Connie D. posted an article on Skin Deco: Enhancing Natural Beauty - Oct 10, 2011, 8:21 am
With all the fall makeup looks popping up, one morning I was feeling inspired to do this look for work using the Urban Decay Naked Palette. I loved the warmth and richness of the shades combined and how well they blended into one another. Click on for a step-by-step tutorial on how I did the look. ...
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Connie D. posted an article on Skin Deco: Enhancing Natural Beauty - Oct 9, 2011, 6:51 am
A couple of months ago, I was sent several brushes from KIM Professional Makeup to try out. They're a line of handmade brushes under Rekab, a 100-year-old brush manufacturer. Weird thing is, I'm liking them for what they're not meant to do :-/ I'll explain after the jump. And because I've decided ...
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Connie D. posted an article on Skin Deco: Enhancing Natural Beauty - Oct 3, 2011, 8:49 am
... and deliver every single time. These Daily Makeup Staples are here to stay... Shu Uemura Nobara Stick Foundation Using since October 2009 Believe me, it wasn't love ... Using since June 2010 Pair this with the Shu Uemura Nobara Stick Foundation and I get perfect coverage in 10 seconds flat....
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Connie D. posted an article on Skin Deco: Enhancing Natural Beauty - Sep 28, 2011, 11:44 am
... Hypersharp Liquid Liner I Nuovi Fluidliner in Noir I Nuovi Fluidliner in Light Maybelline Pulse Perfection Mascara CoverGirl Lash Blast Volume Waterproof in Very Black Shu Uemura Hard 9 Eyebrow Pencil in Seal Brown Chamayu Brows Up in 1K (to tint the brows -- love it!) Lips: RMK Lip Liner ......
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Connie D. posted an article on Skin Deco: Enhancing Natural Beauty - Sep 27, 2011, 10:57 am
Out of the few Clarins products that I've tried and tested, one of my favorite products comes from the HydraQuench range. When a brand decides to reformulate a favorite, one can only cross one's fingers really REALLY tight in hope that the new formula doesn't suck. Let's compare the old with the new...
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Connie D. posted an article on Skin Deco: Enhancing Natural Beauty - Sep 21, 2011, 8:14 am
... Sui Eye Color in 801 (Yellow) MAC Eyeshadow in Fig 1 NYX Single Eyeshadow in Brown MAC Eyeshadow in Signed, Sealed MAC Eyeshadow in Chamomile Inglot AMC Eyeliner Gel in 74 Maybelline Pulse Perfection Mascara Shu Uemura Hard 9 Eyebrow Pencil in Seal Brown
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Connie D. posted an article on Skin Deco: Enhancing Natural Beauty - Sep 10, 2011, 1:32 pm
About time they came up with a decent pen liner that doesn't break the bank! Having gone through a number of pen liquid liners, including the popular K-Palette Liner and MAC Penultimate, I haven't had one that truly satisfied like the Maybelline HyperSharp Liner did. Lotree came very close but it ha...
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Connie D. posted an article on Skin Deco: Enhancing Natural Beauty - Aug 26, 2011, 11:15 am
When I first got this palette, I was less than excited. The colors were nothing spectacular. They blended out sheer. And the sponge applicator wasn't too useful, as usual. So, how on earth did an unimpressive palette ended up being my favorite everyday palette to use for now? Find out af...
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Connie D. posted an article on Skin Deco: Enhancing Natural Beauty - Aug 24, 2011, 11:16 am
The honeycomb motif may make The Body Shop Honey Bronze Bronzing Powder look like a MAC Naked Honey Collection knockoff but this one's certainly not a dupe. In a league of its own, this pretty-looking pan has successfully made shading (a makeup step that I've never really bothered to do cuz I ...
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Connie D. posted an article on Skin Deco: Enhancing Natural Beauty - Aug 19, 2011, 10:15 am
I fail at nails. You should already know that by now since I hardly ever talk about nails unless I've had them done by someone else or they smell good. To aid helpless people like me, Sally Hansen has come up with a nail color application system that's so foolproof that even guys can do it!
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Connie D. posted an article on Skin Deco: Enhancing Natural Beauty - Aug 9, 2011, 9:01 am
Gel eyeliners are my thing. I've tried all sorts of brands -- MAC, Bobbi Brown, Stila, Kate, Smashbox, etc. Though I've been contented with a few, I've never had one blown me away quite like this one did. And finally, I found a purple one that works! Never really had much luck with...
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Connie D. posted an article on Skin Deco: Enhancing Natural Beauty - Aug 6, 2011, 9:07 pm
Lancome made one of favorite foundations of all time, the Lancome Maquiliquide Foundation. 2 years later, they discontinued it *wails* and replaced it with this -- Lancome Maqui Blanc Miracle Foundation. With a new packaging, higher SPF and whitening properties, how does it fair compared to its pred...
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Connie D. posted an article on Skin Deco: Enhancing Natural Beauty - Jul 30, 2011, 9:29 am
Oh... the dreaded double chin... Now that my metabolism's been slowing down and I have a weakness for lemon-cream sandwich biscuits, the chubs and flabs are catching up faster than ever. It isn't as easy as cutting the mayo and taking the staircase anymore. Perhaps it's gonna take some o...
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Connie D. posted an article on Skin Deco: Enhancing Natural Beauty - Jul 5, 2011, 10:20 am
Guess who popped by Inglot? :D Oh, and I visited Sephora too (late bloomer!) and naturally, could not leave empty-handed... No points given to guess what I bought. It's delightful to see many of you having some similarities with me. I'm not alone, it seems! So, if you're keen, here's the remaining 2...
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Connie D. posted an article on Skin Deco: Enhancing Natural Beauty - Jul 4, 2011, 12:17 pm
A few weeks back, I tried out one of the new facial treatments offered by CRES Wellness. The treatment promised many things including: Instant Pore refiningInstant Whitening and spot lighteningUltra smooth and radiant complexionFine lines and wrinkle removing, look instantly youngerUltra hydrating, ...
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Connie D. posted an article on Skin Deco: Enhancing Natural Beauty - Jul 2, 2011, 1:53 pm
I'm sitting here, not doing my usual blogging because I don't have my photos with me since I'm not at home. Also, I should be doing more important things but I don't want to. After reading Tine's post, I'm compelled to entertain you (and myself) with 50 Things About Me. Here goes...I'm a major procr...
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Connie D. posted an article on Skin Deco: Enhancing Natural Beauty - Jun 28, 2011, 7:28 pm
When all the bowls of porridge looked equally tempting, my Goldilocks syndrome would kick in. Benefit has, up until now, come up with 9 Box-O-Powders and having literally tested all of them at some point, I never did find one that I really liked. Dandelion was too pastel, Georgia was too sheer, Dal...
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Connie D. posted an article on Skin Deco: Enhancing Natural Beauty - Jun 14, 2011, 9:55 am
Sunscreen is important. No doubt about it. However, sunscreen's the kind of product that lacks instant gratification so most times, we use it because we know we have to and not really because we want to. Well, if you ever get the chance to try the Clarins UV Plus HP SPF40 Day Screen, tell me you don...
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Connie D. posted an article on Skin Deco: Enhancing Natural Beauty - Jun 13, 2011, 6:43 pm
How would you like to win RM365 worth of Lotree Cosmetics and RM50 worth of Apronbay's service voucher? Simply, hop on over to Apronbay's Facebook Page and name this look (done using Lotree Cosmetics). Check out the full listing of the prizes, more pictures and the tutorial video after the jump! Lo...
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Connie D. posted an article on Skin Deco: Enhancing Natural Beauty - Jun 13, 2011, 10:01 am
15 years ago, I was excited over my set of 36 Luna colored-pencils but since then I've traded them in for eyeliners. You won't be seeing 36 of them here today but I assure you, there are at least 36 of them. Somewhere... scattered in my room... This post will feature a compilation of all the pen...
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Connie D. posted an article on Skin Deco: Enhancing Natural Beauty - Jun 6, 2011, 9:13 am
Mom and I have always kept Mother's Day low-key. Having been very close to my mom growing up, it seemed like we had bonding time practically everyday! It didn't have to be Mother's Day for us to spend time together. But a few years back, mom moved to the outskirts while I remained in the city to con...
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Connie D. posted an article on Skin Deco: Enhancing Natural Beauty - May 23, 2011, 8:45 pm
Remember how I was saying that I'd take pictures of my work looks and then upload them on Facebook where I'll mention what I've used? Well, that didn't keep up very long, obviously, but I did take pictures of my work makeup whenever I remember to. But right now, I have no inkling of what I've used....
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Connie D. posted an article on Skin Deco: Enhancing Natural Beauty - May 22, 2011, 8:00 pm
Two brands. Two fancy packagings. Two unusual color combinations. Double happiness? Not quite, sadly. First up, we have the Laneige Fresh Modernist Blusher in 01. In the pan is a combination of 3 colors -- purple, peach and beige. Peculiar color combo indeed. There's a little brush in there, which ...
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Connie D. posted an article on Skin Deco: Enhancing Natural Beauty - May 21, 2011, 11:53 pm
Since my first Brazilian waxing experience, I was eager to have another go to see if it can get any better. My next stop was Honeypot Wax Boutique and it did get better. A lot better. Read on for my experience and a mini tour... The salon occupied a rather small space but it is very quaintly decora...
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Connie D. posted an article on Skin Deco: Enhancing Natural Beauty - May 6, 2011, 10:24 pm
Growing up, my mother was everything to me. She nourished me with wisdom, life lessons and love, to make me the person I am today. Being an only child, I was pampered but I was never spoiled. Though the journey we've been through in our lives was not always smooth, we have always managed to repair ...
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Connie D. posted an article on Skin Deco: Enhancing Natural Beauty - Apr 26, 2011, 11:28 pm
I am often dumbfounded by Japanese skin care. It's not unusual to come across all sorts of funny bunny stuff that one has no clue what they're meant to do. Can you honestly tell me that you'd know what the Ettusais AC-Skincare Skin Version Up Extra does if nobody were to tell you or if you didn't re...
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Connie D. posted an article on Skin Deco: Enhancing Natural Beauty - Apr 26, 2011, 9:23 am
I'm sure you can witness with your own eyes how Anna Sui lures us packaging-driven girls in. They've certainly put a lot of thought into creating a packaging with such detail for the Anna Sui Lip Gloss C and Anna Sup Lip Gloss R. Looks aside, were they just as creative when it came to the content? ...
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