If i were ever to become a celebrity,

i would jump at the chance to do this

Rant on mascara and people

Let me begin by saying I think i have verynearly found my hg mascara.

I'll need to use up my three sample sized tubes of Diorshow mascara (Classic, Blackout and Iconic) before i allow myself to buy it though...
And i'm still not sure if it is the classic diorshow that i have, or it may be Diorshow Unlimited or waterproof. I dunno right now.
That coz Diorshow classic is like magic for your lashes, but it's just that tad bit too unwaterproof, and i do cry a fair bit. So perhaps the waterproof version is my HG mascara, i have to wait till i use up these to see.

Why i suddenly blog this is because yesterday night i decided to try putting on the diorshow (classic) mascara without first using an eyelash curler, to see if it would be any good.
Drugstore brands like loreal and revlon and even majolica simply do not work without an eyelash curler, and for the former 2, even if you've curled your eyelashes, they simply uncurl and go straight once you've applied the mascara. At least majolica holds a curl, if it cannot produce one.
BUT Diorshow was something else altogether.
It creates a curl.
Maybe you can blame me for being suaku since i'm just a kid and haven't exactly been able to afford luxe brands... But Diorshow really lives up to it's own hype.
Sure it doesn't claim to produce a "false lash effect" which so many brands do and fail, but Diorshow claims:

Diorshow Mascara is Dior's original, must-have mascara that delivers ultra-glam, catwalk-length lashes. Makeup artists all over the world use this product to create the longest, thickest, curviest lashes ever.

Sephora
Lol no lie.

Then again i see almost no difference between classic and blackout, and i actually prefer the classic.
But i do think i like the blackout description more.

From the catwalks to you. Lashy "doe eyes" are hot this season and Dior does it best with an intense, deep kohl black shade.

I think it's more accurate. Coz what on earth is a catwalk-length lash?

Excited to see the givenchy phenomen'eyes in the flesh at the end of this month, and hoping to somehow find the chanel inimitable somewhere...

Exciting Givenchy

and my rant on people is merely this.
What is it about "brand loyalty"? Is it just not seeing far enough to notice that other brands offer the same products, but better?
Maybe mac's fluidline is a really really good gel liner, and they have an awesome range of shadow colors, but their eyeliner is nowhere near the best, neither their mascara. In fact i think their only strength is range of colours and accessibility.
I'm sure though one chooses to stick to the brand, they'd find themselves complaining once in a while about something or other.
Ok, sure, maybe you're sticking with something you find safe, but there's a wealth of information out there to help you find something better.
Haha and this whole brain issue on people not ever stepping out of their familiar shop to find something better began coz of earphones.
I suppose brand loyalty is simply convenience.

I also believe i am begining to monopolise this blog with vapid postings on cosmetics and girly things.

New Season in Tekong

Hello everyone!

Just decided to put up a post declaring that i'll be away for the next two weeks.

Because..

I'm going to serve the country in NS!! Wow i just got a revelation from God. To everyone else of the world, it may be counted as National Service. But i am of God and not of the world, and to God this simply is just a New Season for me; albeit mostly spent on the island of Tekong. With this New Season, God is ever so faithful and will be there with me every step of the way.

Just a few days ago, God said this to me from the Spirit;

My NS (including the BMT period in Tekong), is gonna be so good, not for any other reason except for the fact that God is good. Because God is good all the time, and because the Creator of the heavens and the earth loves me so much, my NS will be good.

So here goes! I'll see everyone else in two weeks time when i book out :)

Take care, world! And yes also take care, Celeste, Cherri and Wanhua!

Jesus loves you all!

Run baby run, don't ever look back

This short film which is tagged, was directed by Wong Kar Wai and features Clive Owen, is one of the eight pieces from the online series of short films called "The Hire", and this is a series more popularly known as the BMW Films.

Basically, BMW gave the world's best directors and producers a bunch of BMW automobiles and gave them the free will to film whatever they want, however they want, and to do whatever story they want.

Just as long as the film features the BMW vehicles.

And what comes out of the hands of such famous geniuses such as Wong Kar Wai (as shown in the video), John Woo, Ang Lee, Ridley Scott + Tony Scott, Guy Ritchie and many more, is nothing short of being mindblowingingly awesome!!

Whilst most of the films features high speed chases and loud crashes, the one which i tagged above, is by far my favourite. Simply because WKW (as he likes to be known as), mixes the delicateness of the underlying story into the fast paced chase scene sequences so beautifully with the subtle use of slow music and racing shots.

As always, WKW's work is sheer brilliance.

And if you are interested to view the rest of the BMW films, you can search for "BMW Film" on Youtube and VOILA! :D

Enjoy!