I heard of classpass from my co-worker but hestitant to try. $119/mo seems expensive to me since I am about twice a week workout type of gal. Other times, I want to be outdoor. Here is a great way to try out classpass for fitness classes unlimited in this large network of fitness studios in… Continue reading 2 weeks Classpass for $19
Expert also says you should change up your skin care products. Almost like, you have to kiss many frogs to find your prince. I think I’ve found mine. Over the years, I have tried thousands of products and keep coming back to these. La Mer ‘The Eye Concentrate’ $195, 0.5oz. A Redbook 2007 MVP Award Winner… Continue reading Life-Changing Products
An old saying that never gets old, “An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.” Most of the time we agree and a lot of time we don’t follow through. Why not take some advices from the expert instead. Straight from Instyle magazine’s August 2011 issue beauty tips: How to get rid of… Continue reading Wrinkle Free at Any Age
In “Sex and the City” Season 2, episode “Evolution”, when Carrie tried to leave few of her belongings at Big’s apartment, he brought them back. Carrie couldn’t help complaining, “I meant to leave them there…..I don’t wake up looking like this, I actually need stuff to look like this …..” The truth is none of… Continue reading Glow Like Your Favorite Starlets
Commonly called juk (Cantonese) or zhou (Mandarin) (粥), congee is a type of rice porridge popular in many Asian countries such as Bangladesh, Burma, India, Indonesia, Japan, Korea, Laos, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Vietnam. This “Chicken Noodle Soup of the East” is also considered as therapeutic food for the sick as easily digestible food. Congee… Continue reading Asian Beauty Secret III – Cucumber Congee for Glowing Skin and Weight Loss
I first learned about Tata Harper from an article “Private Lives Tata Harper” featured in September 2012 Vanity Fair. She posed in a picturesque background of lush green farmland and a very “green” line of skin care display on a rustic wooden table. Who is Tata Harper? Original from Columbia, studied Industrial Engineering in college.… Continue reading A “Must Have” Natural Skin Care – Tata Harper
I love my Le Creuset cast iron but flipping an egg proved to be quite challenging. Finding non-toxic and chemical free cookware, in this case, PTFE and PFOA free, seems even more challenging. Here is a little education on PTFE and PFOA. PTFE (PolyTetraFluoroEthylene), a synthetic substance with waxy materials. Expose in high temperatures, PTFE… Continue reading Green Cooking – PTFE and PFOA Free Cookware
I discovered Mario Badescu from Winavie, my dear friend (read her “Daily skincare regimen” (http://lemonsandchambray.blogspot.com/2011/08/my-daily-skin-care-regimen.html). I have been hooked ever since. My fave product is “Cellufirm Drops”. This anti-aging serum glides smoothly onto your skin, boosting collagen, and preserving moisture levels with its active antioxidant Vitamin E and mineral rich Seaweed Extract. ($25.00 Cellufirm Drops… Continue reading Discover Mario Badescu
We would all love to have fuller, shinier, and bouncier hair. A Study from Pantene found (Shine.com): 60% of men would rather date a woman with great hair over a woman with large breasts. 44% of men said hair is the first thing they notice, over clothes (26%), legs (25%) or makeup (4%). 82% of… Continue reading Eat, Love, and Pray for Gorgeous Hair
Even if frowning is not something you think you normally do, chances are you might be frowning when you are working, when you are watching TV, or even when you are sleeping. Notice those increasingly prominent “creases” forming between your eyebrows? An unlikely solution to prevent these creases from getting worse is “scotch tape”. That’s… Continue reading Frown Line Can Get Worse, Patch It with “Scotch Tape”
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