On how i arrived here, just read my previous post on How i arrived at my Virgin Brow Job

I do not have time to do alot of typing now, so i will just share some images. I will be back to this post to edit when i am free…  :)

This is taken while i was on my way to Browhaus @ Holland Village. The therapist whom did the BR for me is Pinkie. Of cos, i will never leave home without drawing my eye brows and above is drawn using the ZA Brow pencil

The first shape drawn by the therapist… i am like “HUH!?!!”

She re-drew for me. after many many requests and adjustments etc, i was also kinda tired and just told her to continue to the hell of it… but it’s funny, cos after the numbing cream she will wipe off everything and inked from there.. so i was very glad the results were nothing like wat was drew above..

This is for fun. Hee, the numbing cream was applied.. dont i look like La Bi Xiao Xin when he is old??

I was getting a little tired of waiting and thus doing a lil cam whoring for fun.

Immediately after BR. The skin around is quite red and i felt like my skin is burning and itchy.. Pinkie said that she never encounter a customer that has this problem, thus it may be due to me using AHA facial wash that resulted in the thinning of skin and thus more sensitive.

Hurhur, i am actually very pleased! i never had bushy eyebrows before so this seems very good for me.. at least now i have clear and defined brows.. and is strand by strand.

Close up. This is the reason why i paid such a hefty price. So far  images i have seen from others who did their creative or 3d eyebrow emboidery else where, the lines were thicker and lesser.. but i love how Browhaus does the fine and thin lines to make it look like my own eyebrows..

Ok, this is how i look further away. you cant really see the redness and no one can tell i did this job before. Which is what i wanted too… i wouldnt want some ignorant people to shout “Hey you tattoo your eyebrows!!” i want to look pretty, naturally and if possible, conveniently.

that’s all for now!

What is the thing that 99% of the women in modern cities cannot leave home without?

For me, other than $$ and my iPhone, it’s the drawing of my eyebrows!!

If you ask around, most women, regardless of those with thin balding brow arches with hairs so fine and lost tails (like me) or those whom are blessed with thick bushy brows (like my sister).. The one makeup product that we will really use finished and replenish is the eyebrow pencil. Drawing the eyebrows takes so much skills as well as need to take into consideration the time, mood, skin, events going to etc etc. One of the reason why I dislike swimming or outdoor activities is because the eyebrow which I drawn painstakingly will melt after a while… (and ironically, painstakingly is used here because I can spent so much time but the brows simply do not balance!) if our eyes are the windows to our faces, then the eyebrows are like the roof and structure. It is something on the face when you can change it a lil’ and you look drastically different! Be it a curve, or the angle or the sharpness and the length… If you want to go nude or makeup less, you will still do something about the eyebrows and eyes.

Anyway, enough about the rantings from me. I have gone so frustrated to drawing my eyebrows, especially since I became a mom where beauty sleep time is so precious. I have been researching again and again on doing creative eyebrow embroidery or brows resurrection etc. And I have tried to convince myself NOT to do it again and again, until recently.. I just paid for a package at browhaus to do eyebrow resurrection with them. If you want to know more about what it is, just google “eyebrow resurrection”. My bigger worry now will be that my eyebrow job might not even be able to last 3 months… Because of my super oily skin and also of my AHA facial wash I am using now… I shall ask more about this with the therapist tomorrow!

The price is hefty! Very very hefty for something that is only suppose to last 8 to 24 months only (depending on your skin conditions). But in the end I still chose to go with them because of:

1) it’s my first time! I am afraid of how it will turn out. Whether too Aunty or blotched job or etc. So 8 months sounds reasonable for me to decide if it’s good for me before i will go for something more “permenent”. Just like when I permed my hair for the first time, I asked for the biggest available curls so that I won’t have a shock after the session. So it had to be something easy to “reverse” or live out of.

2) by far, browhaus is the only establishment that does marketing. By marketing, it means that there are many very clear before and after pictures. I have found many proper reviews online where people post the before and after pics, daily pics after the job etc.

3) so far, based on the images which I asked politely from forum folks or seen by people whom posted online. It seems like only browhaus is able to create the very fine lines in directions which is closet to our own hair growth. I do want to look natural. Thus my choice to paying the money and trying it.

4) it’s the only big establishment where I believe if it’s not well done, I will rant of it online and it’s name will be tarnished and people will be warned. I think they should be ok as they will need to train every therapist to deliver the same good work right?

Ok! Today is the eve of my brand new life! Still feeling a little jittery though. I hope it will be good tomorrow and I do not need to “repent and regret”! (if you are a singaporean that voted this year, you will know what I mean by that.. It means to be stuck in a bad situation)

Disclaimer: I am not sponsored or endorsed for this and thus i will be able to offer the most honest opinions. I really paid the hefty $ from my own pocket all because I had enough of being a great mom and wife, but ended up with panda eyes, a few wrinkles around the eyes, eyes bags, dehydrated skin and loss of elasticity, the spare tire and loose skin that you can never shake off due to pregnancy.. The list goes on. I just want to feel good about myself all over again. And I hope my next post is all about me feeling very good!!

Bye bye my eyebrow pencil and hello to convenient beauty!

Dear Babes,

I have shared some reviews on unusual Skin79 products – Amino Acid Serum and Pearl Powder compact on Facebook. Like me on Facebook now to read and share more about it.

Along with those reviews were some products I purchased from Hada Labo * <3 <3 * as well.

I hoping to get 25 likes soon so that I can have the own uniquely Facebook page name to reach out to more beauty fanatics like me out there!

See you!

Miracule has just installed WordPress on her iPhone and with that, she hopes to reply to you as soon as possible.

Sorry for slow replies sometimes, as I am really busy with jugging work, home, romance with hubby, a very cute & fun 2 year old boy and on top of that, trying my best to look very good still! (Ha! It really ain’t an easy feat though.. Try not having enough sleep for the past 2 years.. This is the life after for a mom.)

It is a dream of all women to want to look younger, prettier, healthier, slimmer and much much more!

Thus the birth of this blog that you are reading (http://mybeautyreviews.wordpress.com) where i hope to share my experiences while seeking for the youthful potion , I hope to share my personal experiences and knowledge about beauty related topics, particularly on the products which i have personally purchased and used.

Over the time, i have also recently created a facebook page. I hope to be able to build up a interative community where every members can share reviews of the beauty products you used too! it’s no longer a one way recommendation like the blog but here, everyone can share information about the products you like!

Let’s look and feel good together!

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Hi dearies,

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Please click here for more information and sharing!

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Product Name: AHA Facial Wash For Oily and Acne-Prone Skin
Brand: Therepeutic Dermalogica Formula
Packaging: 237ml in a tube
Price: can’t remember, have to check again

Rating:
5 out of 5 stars!!

Review:
This currently works BEST for me! remember when i was pregnant, i was plagued by horrific acne issues where i got up to 20 acne on the face at any time?? as i was still breastfeeding, the hormones problem continue and the acne was a permanent visitor on my face. -_-”"” i can’t use any antibiotics from the doctor too..

how i wish i use this earlier but it’s all good! my face is very clear now! of acne, of scars and of blackheads and all!

the facial wash is very good.. it doesn’t dries the face, neither does it sting at all. this combination currently helps me save a lot of time as well. i do not use facial scrub very often now, masks once in a while.. oiliness is further controlled by the mild astringent, and the mild astringent also removes other impurities still on the face, and allow other products like ampoules to be absorbed better..

i heart! Plus!! A lil dot is all i need every wash, the bottle goes a long way!

Product Name: Green Tea Nude BB Cream
Brand: Ginvera
Packaging: 25ml in a tube
Price: SGD 13.20 (20% off now) from Watsons

Rating:
4 out of 5 stars

Review:
After being a mom, what is the thing that is always not enough? *TIME*. Thus i become a faithful user of a BB cream, reason being there is really not enough time to even sleep.. so it really save me alot of time to just apply an all-in-one makeup base.

Walked past watsons the other day, an poster caught my attention. “Ginvera also have their own BB cream now?” i asked myself. if you have used the green tea marvel gel before, you would have quite like ginvera for the nice tea smell and ultra light texture of their products. so of cos, being a sucker like me, i just went in to buy a tube to try out.

i must say, of all BB creams i used, this is one of my favorite!

1) natural color that blends into skin to create an even complexion with a slight glow. it looks 水汪汪.

2) texture is like serum, quite watery thus very easy to blend onto face and spreads out quickly.

3) It feels like water on the face, no oil at all.

4) Doesn’t clogged my pores or caused breakouts

5) Concealing power is so so only though. which is ok with me currently cos i wanted to achieve a nude natural makeup look which of cos should show some scars and dark eye rings.. haha. you will definitely need to conceal with another concealer if you want it to be flawless.

After applying the BB cream, i complete the makeup by pressing on my Skin79 Hologram Pearl Pact and oohlala~ i have this really nice glowy look already!

Hi ladies,

i am sorry for the non-updates because i find it difficult to find time to come up to wordpress to blog with an active toddler. (yes! my baby is already 20 months old now!)

i am pleased to announce that My Beauty Reviews is now on Facebook as well.

This move is to promote more regular updates as well as better collaboration with you all, fellow beauty lovers like me.

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See you!

Product Name: Hiruscar
Brand: Medinova
Packaging: 20g in a tube
Price: SGD 25.90 from most local pharmacies

Rating:
4.5 out of 5 stars

Review:
I went to see a GP nearby my house for diarrhoea recently and the doctor kept on mentioning about the severity of my pimple scars. -_-” i told him it happened during my pregnancy where i can have more than 25 pimples on the face at any one go! and now i am still breastfeeding… so how? what to do? When my son grows older then i go laser to remove the scars lo.. and he introduced me something called “Erase Scar Gel” for scars remover! He ask me to try it and i should see improvements in one week!

True enough, i applied the gel day and night and my acne scarring have improved alot, the red marks have faded and the pitted holes (old and new) seem to have smoothen out more! But SGD9 for a miserable 5g tube seems to be too expensive! Then, i chance upon this being sold in the pharmacy when i bring my son to the polyclinic for his vaccination! SGD25.90 for 20g seems reasonable! so i just bought and try! To my surpise, i actually prefer this better than erase gel as it’s more effective!

This Hiruscar gel is very light (lighter than erase gel) and get absorbs into the skin more easily after massaging for a while (wherus erase Scar gel doesn’t get absorbed into the skin but leave a layer on top of the skin. Hiruscar has a similar fragrance with Erase Scar (i think  because of similar ingredients) but i prefer the smell of Hiruscar as it is not as strong compared to Erase Scar Gel. 

About 3 weeks since i am using this Hiruscar now. The red marks have faded alot, now left the older scars which like light brown in colour. For pitted holes, this gel seem to have soften the skin texture. Those smaller pitted holes are not as noticeable as last time! i am really hardworking in using this now! Hopefully  in 6 months i will see better results!

p/s:  of course i am realistic enough to know that it will not heal my scars completely to smooth baby skin! Even if you go for laser you cannot remove it 100%.  so have to be realistic. at least this doesn’t cost a bomb and there is no downtime.