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Shopping for my favourite things always makes me happy. Especially with Christmas coming, this is the best and most enjoyable time to go shopping. Everyone loves shopping for the things they like. Whether I’m shopping alone or with my best friend, shopping for myself or for my friends, picking up the things I like and browsing the shelves of pretty things makes me happy.

Let’s take a shopping trip together and see what I like to shop for.

Makeup Shopping

1. Makeup!
Nothing gets me more excited than browsing the shelves of mascara, eyeshadows, lipglosses and the works. There’s the voluminizing mascaras, lengthening mascaras. Then, pink, blue, purple, green, gold eyeshadows with shimmer, glitter, matte or finishes. Lip glosses with plumping effects, lip sticks to hydrate your lips. It’s no wonder I spend endless hours in the makeup section browsing. Plus, with Christmas holiday gift sets coming up, shopping for make up just got a whole lot more exciting.

Shoe Shopping

Shoes

2. Shoes
It’s so hard to resist heels. They make your legs look longer and add class to your outfit. Cute shoes are so important in completing an outfit. As much as I prefer comfort in my shoes, heels are so hard to say “No” to when they look like the ones I recently got from Phuket. I have a terrible weakness for killer stilettos.

Dove Chocolates

3. Grocery Shopping
I get excited when it comes to grocery shopping. Walking through the aisles of delicious-ness, basket in hand, makes me just as happy as shopping for make up. With loads of delicious treats to tempt my palette, I fill my basket up with all my essential food (and beauty) stuff before I pick up a little Dove treat for myself and my loved ones.

Shopping Chocolate

Shopping Dove Chocolate

Feeding people I care about makes me happy. So shopping for quality chocolate and then giving them as gifts is the perfect way to show my love. With an assortment of different flavours of Dove chocolate – milk chocolate, hazelnuts and raisins, dark cacao, I’ll have a flavour to cater to every palette. Plus 80g of rich, smoothness means they’ll never have to fight with each other for chocolate. Only for a while though, because I’m sure they’ll be hankering for more Dove chocolates once they’re done!

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If there’s a trend that I’ve noticed recently amongst the people I meet, is the fact that they’ve forgotten to do something for themselves. No no, not in the sense where it’s on a To-Do list and you’ve forgotten a chore. But when things get hectic, we can get caught up and forget to enjoy the little things in life; we forget to do the things we love. Doing something for yourself is giving yourself a little treat and indulging in a little me-time.

These days I like to take extra time to spend on myself. When I’m grooving to the smooth tunes of my favourite artists, I make sure no one takes my chocolates away from me as I sneak a velvety smooth piece of Dove Milk Chocolate. The packs are smaller than usual (80g) and uhh.. before the end of the playlist, I usually realise I’ve finished about half the entire bar myself. Lol.

My other indulgences are obviously beauty related. It’s the littlest things like painting my nails that make me happy. You’re probably no stranger to my countless nail escapades and just like I like my nail polishes with dazzle in them, the hazelnut and raisin in the Dove Chocolate Hazelnut and Raisin gives you that extra bit of flavour and kick to enjoying chocolate.

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Then when I’m in the midst of reading my brand new book, the rich flavour of Dove’s brand new 66% cacao dark chocolate provides a sensational taste and smell experience in tandem with the visual imagery of my book. It’s a complete sensory experience indulging in me time with whichever chocolate complements your moments. With the new 80g Dove Chocolate packs, you get a full burst of indulgence in small dozes that go with the little things in life.

Dove Me Time

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Best Friends

My best friends have seen me through all sorts of hair colours and hair styles. They been through countless birthdays and all the heartbreaks, and we’ve endured fashion trends of all sorts together. From mid-riff baring tops to comfy hoodies, we love each other whether we’re heavily made up for dance or practicing bare faced.

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But what we really love to do to really enjoy each other’s company and bond is to share food together. Nothing makes our relationship sweeter than sharing chocolate because sharing is caring. Like how we share all our food, sharing one bar of smooth and delicious Dove chocolate between the 3 of us sweetens our time together. We slowly savour the silky smoothness of the fine chocolate by breaking it off piece by piece accompanied by chit chat and amidst laughter. Dove Chocolate perfectly compliments these moments with people you love and was definitely meant for sharing.

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With my very busy schedule both before and after Miss Singapore Universe, I’ve always believed in rewarding myself for everything I do. Taking time off to indulge in the little things that make me happy keeps me going despite the constant madness.

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Back when I was studying, chocolate was always a constant companion through the late nights, sky-high notes and endless assignments. It reminded me to focus on myself after all the effort I’ve put in through the night. I always celebrated the end of a textbook chapter or finishing an assignment with a little piece of dark velvety goodness.

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Break off one little piece of silky-smooth Dove Chocolate each time you complete an
assignment to reward your success and indulge in the rich texture in your mouth. It is a
perfect companion for my me-moments. Just like me, whether you’re out winning medals, finishing projects, hitting the gym twice a week or even just managing to clean your room, spend a little me-time and indulge yourself, because it’s your life and you deserve the best.

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As a very very busy beauty blogger, I demand nothing less than always staying fresh. With long working hours, I like to think about how to stay fresh throughout the day to keep myself feeling in tip top condition. I work with children in the day, and you can be pretty sure that requires nothing less than an absolute abundance of energy.

Really, who has the energy to go out after that and how is it possible to stay fresh after such a long day? Even more so when you have your period. Sometimes, it can feel like you have to work your schedule around your period.

But I’ll share with you a secret. The different days of your 28 day cycle actually have certain benefits to your daily life. I previously was one of the Whisper’s Happy It’s Here ambassadors who got some tips and insights into the secrets of the cycle. It showed me how I could maximise the benefits of our cycle! In reality, it’s not that big an inconvenience and you can actually stay fresh and dry throughout the day regardless of your activities. So with what I’ve learnt, I thought I’d share with you some of my beauty tips on how to stay fresh all day, more specifically Ultra Fresh.

1) Water

We all know the benefits of drinking water, and I cannot emphasize how important it is to drink water to keep your skin hydrated and fresh-looking. 2 litres of crystal clear water is the minimum we need a day. But here’s a simple tweak you can make to your lifestyle to help you through your periods: Instead of your usual ice cold water, drink warm water to help reduce those cramps.

2) Keep a bottle of fragrance in your bag

Regardless of wherever I go, I love to keep a bottle of eau de toilette or body mist in my bag. In fact, I have about 2 different scents in my bag at the moment. Whenever I’m in need of a pick-me-up, I just spritz on some of the refreshing mist and I’m ready to face my next challenge! Also, it’s hard not to get some heads turning when I smell this good. ;)

3) Indulge in a little chocolate

Did you know that your body burns carbs the best on the first two days of your period? Yes it’s true! I will personally attest to feeling and looking much skinnier on the first two days of my period. Since your body is metabolising carbs so efficiently, it’s the PERFECT time to indulge in a little bit of delish chocolate. Your body deserves it, really. Go on, one little piece wont hurt.

4) Dance baby, dance!

Exercise helps to chase the blues away. And with Whisper Ultra, I get the freedom of movement without any worries! I feel, clean, dry and fresh all day long. I’m free to turn on my music in my room and dance like no body’s watching. I can break out in whatever funky moves I want without anybody judging! Hahaha. My all time feel-good track? Whitney Houston – Wanna Dance with Somebody

5) Get dressed in your favourite outfit

They say “clothes maketh a man” when it really should be “clothes maketh a WOman“. Dressing in my favourite best outfit never fails to make me happy. But if your period hits and you want to keep yourself looking perfect, Whisper Ultra keeps you fresh throughout the day. When you look good and feel comfortably dry all day, you naturally walk with your head held high. And you can be sure that in the fashion realm, confidence never goes out of style.

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OHAI there!

How was your Chinese New Year? Mine was pretty good. We had our reunion dinner the eve of Chinese New Year as per tradition. Then the first day consisted of the usual visiting and getting all excited about dressing up. Okay, my priorities seem a little messed up. Haha. It’s as though I get more excited about the dressing up and going out rather than seeing my relatives. Lol.

But anyhoo, that’s the besides the point. Because it’s Chinese tradition to adorn ourselves in new clothing each new year, the blog has also undergone some changes!

If you havent noticed the change, I really suggest seeing an eye doctor.

Fret not. While the changes are on-going, the usual posting will not be disrupted. The pink skin is probably temporary until I find a better outfit for the blog. Shopping for the perfect outfit always takes time.

If you have suggestions about what changes you will like to see made on the blog, please do drop me a comment. I would love to hear from you!

In the meantime, here’s my outfit from the first day of visiting.

Outfit breakdown

Orange/red tunic top with layered necklace print – Nichii
Rocket Skinny Leg Jeans – Guess Jeans
Balmain lookalike booties – New Look

Gong Xi Fa Cai!

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