Hair care routine and some tips!

Every girl in this planet should always taking good care of their hair. Hair brings big impact to how you look. Good hair makes you look better too ;) 

So today im going to share my hair care routine. This has been working well for 6 months and my hair keep maintained healthy. 

Before i start, may i tell you a few important tips to get your hair really healthy? 

• Avoid washing your hair everyday. Every other day is good but the longer you survive without washing it is better, 1 - 2 times a week is highly recommended! Washing your hair is tend to dry out your scalp, so if you wash it everyday, then you dont allow your scalp to producing its natural oil which is what your hair needs : some moisturize. 
• Wash your hair with lukewarm to cold water. No hot water! Hot water makes your hair dry, breakage, dull, etc. And on other hand, cold water gives your hair shine and very refreshing your scalp. When you condition you hair and it comes to rinse it, cold water is the best to do it because it will lock the moisture into your hair. 
• Don't use your hot tools really often. I know there are bunch of thermal protection in the market now, but that doesnt mean you not going to have split ends, it only help to prevent them. If you want your hair straight, after you shampoo your hair, wait until it's 50% dry, apply hair serum and brush your hair with wide tooth comb then just constantly brush them through with your finger until it almost dry. It wont be as straight as flat iron will do, but it will get little straight. And if you want your hair curl, simply section your hair into 3 , twist each of them into bun and secure it with bobby pins or with hair tie. Sleep with it and release your bun in the morning and you will have curl hair. 
• Don't brush your hair when it's 100% wet, the elasticity your hair when is wet is low which the brush will cause breakage very easy.  When it's dry the ability of your hair to be strecthed is pretty good. 
• Surely, drink alot of water, it's very good for hair, skin and your body! 

Alright into the hair care items now..

My Shampoos & Condioner :

• Rusk Sensories Cure Shampoo "Green Apple and Tea Tree Oil" (Anti Dandruff Shampoo) - i have a yuck dandruff scalp :(
• Neutrogena Shampoo Anti Residue formula - if you use alot of hairstyling products like mousse, gel, bunch of hairspray like I DO , it is good to wash your hair with a clarifying shampoo like this one. It removes all build up. 
• Organix Renewing Moroccan Argan Oil Conditioner.

And follow with : 

• It's a 10 Miracle Leave-in Product - spray it to my damp hair and brush it with wide tooth comb. I usually use this if im going to use hot tool because this stuff has thermal protection. 

And if i won't use any hot tool i use :

• Organix Renewing Moroccan Argan Oil "Extra Penetrating Oil" for dry and coarse hair - i have thick coarse hair and this gives my hair smooth feeling to it. 

Other treatment essentials :

• It's a 10 miracle hair mask - i leave this on my hair after shampoo during shower for about 15 mins. Then rinse off with cold water.
• Baby powder - i dont know if this one considered as "treatment" for hair but my hair tend to have some unpleasant odor on my 3rd day hair. So i use baby powder and apply it to my scalp, it absorbs excess oil and somehow get rid of the odor. Brush it through really well, because your hair will look gray (if you have black hair) after baby powder on them. 

So what do you think? And do you have some good recommended shampoo for dandruff scalp? Let me know in the comment below :)

My Most Worn Makeup Look for Summer 2013

Hello gorgeous!

This season is my most fave among other seasons in the States. Because now it's so humid, this is actually the chance to wear minimum makeup (i tried so hard to wear as less)  and to look as natural as possible and the most part i love is achieve sunkissed glow look! And i usually wear one make up look over and over during this summer. This one is the most i wear when i go out :

Indoor with natural lighting from the sun

Indoor without sunlighting

outdoor with sunlighting 

Product List :

Face : 

• Conceal Fx Camouflage Concealer by Cover Fx 
• Sephora Mattifying Foundation (Powder Foundation)
• Revlon Colorstay Aqua Loose Powder
• Make Up For Ever Mist and Fix 

Eyes :

• Urban Decay Primer Potion
• Wet n Wild Vanity Palette - i use the second row the shimmer one on my eyelid ; on the bottom portion "matte" one for my eyebrow and the top shimmer one i used to highlight my inner corner.
• Maybelline Eye Studio Gel Eyeliner
• L'oreal Carbon Black Voluminous Mascara
• L'oreal Eyeliner Pencil
• Benefit Cosmetic "They're Real!" Mascara
• Benefit Cosmetic Watts Up Highlighter ( worn under eyebrow)

Cheek :

• Tarte Amazonian Clay Bronzer
• Milani Baked Blush

Lips :

• L'Oreal "Pink Tickled" Lipstick
• Revlon "Peach Nude" Lipgloss

And let me know what makeup look do you wear mostly in the summer time? ;)

My Pool Essentials!

I live in the private lake community housings, where there are a few swimming pools provided for its local residences. Of course this is such a good thing especially for what-to-do activities in the summer. I couldnt be thankful enough that the first pool is 3 mins away walking from my house! So, I pretty much spend my boring days in the summer time by just the pool.

Well thought to share you guys what my pool essentials isn't a bad idea.

This bag is actually was given to me by my husband's bestfriend. Thanks to her and i like the pattern. Kind of unique? ;)

Let's open what's in it.......

• In Indonesian language - "Kain Bali" aka decorative fabric. I used fabric instead of towel to cover my pool lounge chair for most of the time. Maybe it's weird but it's alot more lightweight than towel and more handy for me to carry around. Well depending on my mood, sometimes i carry light towel. For most of the time, i don't really bothered to bring along towel because if i get wet, it usually dries up itself anyway especially in the very sunny day, it dries fast! 
• Magazine is a must entertainment for me! 
• My very old black flip flop. I brought this from Bali, it has been years and very suitable for just pool/beach day. 
• Sunglasses - of course this is another must have!
• Flowy Hat - i cant keep up staying by the pool without hat, especially when im just laying on my chair, this flowy hat protects my skin and my hair also gives me nice shade too ;)
• Apple - a good fruit to have if i get hungry 
• Chapstick / lip balm - moisturizes my lip, it has spf too!
• Kabuki brush & cover girl compact powder - just in case i want some coverage on my face. I normally just go with my moisturized face only to the pool though. 
• Victoria's Secret Bombshell body mist - i dont really want to smell like a sunscreen all over so i just spray this very lightly to my body after im done being in the water! 
• Clean & Clear blotting paper oil absorbing - im a girl with super oily skin who doesnt want to look like a greasy disco ball on the face.
• Bath and Body Works hand sanitizers - i always carry this everywhere i go.
• Hawaiian Tropic Tanning Lotion & Dark Tanning Oil - in case i want to do some tanning, i got these in hand, and the oil just really perfect to moisturizes my skin and gives a very nice shine looking. 
• Banana Boat Sunscreen SPF 30 - i want my skin to be protected, i reapply this at least every 2 hours. 

And i forgot to include these 2 items in the previous picture :/

• My "Bubba" water bottle - love the size! i usually put water in it. A very cold one. Really really good and keep me hydrated!
• My phone - another entertainment i can have beside magazine. Sometimes i just listening to music. 

Looks like the sunshine started to come out. Alright girls , this is the pool time for me now! :)

and......

What do you carry along in your pool/beach bag? 

See ya! :)

Sunday Church Outffit!

Nothing makes me happier lately to welcoming this summer weather! To embrace it, i put white top and neon orange skirt together to enhancing my tan skinned. To break the colors, i picked my purple clutch! And to keep it dressy i paired the whole look with white wedge that has cute bow on it :)

Necklace : from Deb store 

Plain White Top : i had it long time ago and i forgot where i got it :/ 

Plain Orange Neon Skirt : from Deb store

Steve Madden Purple Clutch

Gosh White Wedge 

And i dont wanna miss this chance to say Happy 4th of July! I hope you guys have a wonderful day :) 

And... What's your fave color to wear for this summer season? 

June Faves 2013!

I actually have quite abit of good good stuff this time to share with you. So here it is my June Faves! Where shall we begin? 

Close up :

Okay let's begin with makeup items i found works well on me, some of them work just awesome! 

• Sephora Mattifying Foundation - this is my first (yeah first) powder foundation! and i picked wrong shade for me actually because they didnt have lighter shade for my skin tone but since i get tanned , this works pretty good. The coverage is light on me which is what i need for summer. 
• Tarte Amazonian Clay Bronzer - my recently new bronzer purchased in travel size and i used it alot this month. It's matte bronzer and quite pigmented. I looove bronzy looking. 
• Cover Fx Camouflage Concealer - seriously this is amazing concealer that offers the wonderful coverage ever with very smooth finishing. It blends easily, i just absolutely love this!! 
• "They're Real" Mascara by Benefit Cosmetic - if you're Asian, you know it's serious matter dealing with your lashes! This mascara does the job for my lashes, doesnt really make it looking like a super voluminous lashes whatsoever but it DOES bring a little life back to my lashes. I love the wand that allow you to brush your lashes either vertically or horizontally motion. Very easy to use!
• Make Up For Ever Mist & Fix - this is basically just a setting make up spray. I like this alot , it controls my oil better and makes my make up last longer. 

Into Hair Products! 

• It's a 10 Miracle Leave In Product : type of leave in conditioner that you spray onto your hair after washed them. Suppose to detangler any knots, acts as thermal protection and gives shine too. I love the smells!
• Tresemme Extra Firm Control Hairspray - this is super affordable great hairspray. I does feel sticky and harden your hair when you first spray it but after a while your hair will touchable and doesnt feel as hard anymore and hold my hairstyle very good. And the size of the can is mostly bigger than any other full size hairspray brand out there in the market. 

Moving on to miscellaneous items :

• Bath and Body Works Fresh Picked Strawberry Hand Sanitizer - this has been sitting on my makeup vanity. This smells really really true like strawberry and my hand feeling so fresh after use this. 
• Victoria's Secret Bombshell Body mist - my most fave scent at the moment. The scent makes me feel happy and special. Now im obssessed the get the perfume from this collection.
• Statement Necklace (peach-colored) that i got a while back at Deb store in the mall. I love this necklace so much, i use it over and over and i think it become my go to necklace. 
• Small teasing brush (blue) - im a teasing hair freak. I love make little bump on my crown with either side or center bangs. This brush is really good makes my bump look smoother than any other brush type would make. 
• Handbag - what should i name this handbag? i dont know. I just love this handbag, i think it's very summery and colorful. I used this alot on this month got tons of compliments every time i wear this! :) And actually i got this bag from a shoes store!
  

So what is your June Faves?

Collective Haul! (TJ Maxx, VS, Sephora, Drugstore)

Recently i made few random trips to couple stores and thought i would share these collective haul with you.

Tj Maxx : Moschino bath and body set (contains shower gel, body lotion, & perfume) and Yankee Candle.
I always buying candle particularly "Yankee Candle" brand here because they always sell half price out of originally.

VS : Bombshell Body Mist, "Just one kiss" collection bath and body ( shower gel, body lotion and body mist) and couple bras / underwears that im hiding out from you ;)!
They are having the Annual Sale which most items marked down 40% off and more!

Sephora : Kabuki brush (travel friendly) and Urban Decay Primer Potion
Just 2 items that i was desperately need at the moment!

Drugstore : Hawaiian Tropic (Tanning Lotion and Dark Tanning Oil), Neutrogena Shampoo Anti Residue (clarifying shampoo typed), Revlon Loose Powder ("medium" shade), Milani Baked Blush, a very cute circle earrings.

Is there any items above you guys own and like it? ;)

Tanning Obssession!

I been having new obssession lately, like in "severe" stage now. It's funny and kind of strange for how quick someone can change drastically like i am now.  I was never a big fan to get tanned. I used to hate to the max when i notice my skin get little darker. I have always thought that tan skinned doesnt flattering on me. And now Im so into tanning since i came across couple pictures of Victoria's Secret models with their tanned skin. I just realized how tan skin is looking so gorgeous and exotic.

Because of this new obssession, few weeks ago i went to drugstore to get some tanning products. I tanned outdoor couple times and thankfully for being Asian, it's pretty easy and quick for me to get tanned!

I got tanning products from Kmart and picked this brand "Hawaiian Tropic" because it has good deal buy one get 2nd 50% off. This is my first time trying this brand and so far im liking it. It has strong coconut scent which is I LOVE and very moisturizing my skin. 

I used both of the products at the same time lol. I hope it doesnt bother anything. I dont tanning really long time though since the products contain very low spf and the other one even has absolutely no spf! 

Anyway this is how i do it : First i will put on the lotion then layer it with the oil.  Then laying out under the sun and reapply often my oil. After my tanning session finish, i apply my sunscreen with spf 30 if i still wanna spend some more time outdoor. And i get tanned very quick after 1st time outdoor tanning by the pool. It gradually gets my whole skin darker after few times. 

After 2 weeks with total 3 times of "outdoor tanning" : 

yes there is some excess oil on my face :/ i should've blotted them first.... 

FYI, i used makeup that at least 1 level darker than i usually used to match my whole body. I dont intentionally tanning "my face" too because i do worry of getting some skin problem. So when i do tanning, i put sunscreen on my face even though it still get little tanner naturally from the sun.

So guys i would love hearing from you for some tips and helpful suggestions of Tanning Routine since im still really lacking of knowledge about this case! I would appreciate it so much if you share me some ;)

And what's your favorite tanning products? Let me know ;)