Viva Woman

From the Splendicity community, comes this week’s best articles on beauty, fashion and shopping:

• Shopalicious has hit upon the perfect handbag to pair with spring’s almost-neon brights…
• Makeup and Beauty Blog brings us a MAC Fafi Makeup Tutorial: A Black and Gold Smokey Eye.
• Beauty and Fashion Tech tries the Ten Years Thinner Plan by Dr. Christine Lydon.
• Her Accessories has gone to the birds and has the jewelry to prove it!
• My Beauty Match asks, Are you using the right skin care cream or are you wasting your time and money?

These feminine chic tops from Tskye are really versatile.  Dress them up with a sleek black pencil skirt or fitted pants for that corporate function, or dress them down with slim-cut cream capris and even denims to paint the town red. 

Each feminine top is designed to fit and conform to the curve of the body, and some even include interesting little details like rope-tie or brass-colored buttons for that bit of edigness.

International shipping is available at this online boutique based out of Singapore.  While you’re there, remember to check out those on sale and ladies here will be happy to know that you can also book an appointment to to browse or buy.

I was checking out Lavera Organic Skin Care and got distracted by the following information they’ve posted regarding mineral makeup on their website.

Recent UK studies advise of strong health risks when using Titanium Dioxide (TiO2) in nano particle form in powdered mineral makeup. These inhaled TiO2 nano particles coming in contact with living tissue have a similar effect as asbestos and can cause lung cancer.

However, TiO2 is safe when contained in cream form as it cannot then become airborne. This is typically the case in sun screens. In cream form, TiO2 stays on the upper layers of the skin and does not come in contact with living tissue.

I thought I saw Frownies facial pads at Watson’s last week and today, I confirmed that the store is indeed carrying both Frownies for the forehead and between the eyebrows as well as Frownies for the corners of the eyes and mouth. But each box is retailing at a whopping price of S$54! That’s ridiculous because they’re available online at US$19.95 each and I got it even cheaper at Drugstore during a promotion.

Please, at S$54, it is definitely NOT worth trying.  If you had read my earlier review if Frownies Facial Pads erase frown lines, you’ll know better. 

I have just started reading Bobbi Brown’s Living Beauty and what Vera Wang said about her makeup routine right about sums up mine as well.  “When I do makeup, I focus on evening out my complexion with foundation…it literally takes twenty years off my face…” 

Like Vera Wang, I’m obsessed with my skin, but unlike her, makeup don’t make me look twenty years younger! *boo hoo*  But I have to concede that mineral makeup does help to take some years off my looks because the end result is a very natural looking complexion.  Plus I love the fact that mineral makeup is good for my skin.