Halloween crazy!

I haven't had enough sleep since halloween party. My eyes look swollen like a gold fish and on certain days, I swear I could just fall asleep while walking.... Sighh the down side of being older. What the heck, you take a longer time to recuperate.

Anyways! Check out the halloween pictures! What with all the fun makeup and crazy dressing...
It's the only day where you get to look UGLY/OVERLY PRETTY without feeling self conscious! Ah ha! Though for this year's Halloween, I refused to become an ugly ghost. A meek Lee-O-Pard without spots perhaps?

nnnnoooooooo im not minnie mouse....... whine.........

*MEOooooW...*


Preparation of Scariness:

Look at the wonderful imagination of my friend, done by Jo, and the resemblance to 'The Nightmare before Christmas' female version?



Close up...






WOOHOO!
and with me adding to their deranged ghost/doll look with a vengeance...


Chinese ghost Pian Pian in the making...



madness hair


Now for Lola, the lolita maimed doll... Woahahha! I get such a kick out of doing this! Spray her!


Finished!



Striking resemblance I would say! Hmmmmm Christmas! what shall we be? Santa-rinas?
I'll be spending it in USA!


Of course we must take a photo together to the start of our ghostly adventures!


* The reason i propped my leg so high is because I want everyone to see my 5" platform high heels! Apparently not high enough...


Ahhh never mind.. so, we decided on St James, thinking the premise will actually be big enough to accommodate all the 'ghosts' out celebrating Halloween. Zouk is out (which is freaking jam packed! And MOS has since closed down..)

Me getting into the mood of scaring people.

Lola looks unperturbed..



try again...to no avail..



A proper threesome picture before we go in



Sad to say,

The atmosphere was boring! The Powerhouse music was sucky (with awkward beats and pauses), nobody actually seemed to be dancing. Dragonfly was packed to the brim as usual, looking down from "Firefly", we decided to NOT step in and squeeze with the madness of a crowd.

However, we sure attracted lots of new friends unknowingly!

While queuing up to go into Power house, we spotted this! Mustn't let this chance of taking pictures with this "mutilated till death" ghost off!

And also for self entertainment..... muahahhah!

As you can see, Lee-o-pard (that's me) is scared.... -_-lll


Totally made full use of the green spotlight to make ourselves look 'eerie' And when the moon is full, we transform....into greenish hulks..



While we were trying to gyrate our pelvics away, we were approached by 2 males; one Afro American and the other malaysian.
They invited us over to their table for drinks.. We weren't really interested so we kept telling them later till they went off. Ha!

So, later on came this group, where the satanic female is ultra friendly... with motives???





This is eerie! shedding black tears! must have been severely upset when alive......



A satanic Chinese ghost???!!
For the gal on the right, you can see a bit of a blood stain on the edge of her mouth ..... wonder what/who she devoured?

Run Pian Pian Runnnn!!!..........




A hoody transformed into spidey! Absolutely love it! stifling hot!


In Firefly to claim our 1 Free drink and instead we got more!


Stupidity knows no boundaries... what the hell you took my ears for???!! obviously for stupid reasons....



Group of jappys out to have fun on Halloween



A Single mum out working on halloween night selling alcoholic shots according to Pian Pian..

So, she got the lame jappys to buy us drinks! Thumbs up for free alcohol!


We got a new addition..



We stayed till 4 plus 5 before Pian pian's fiance came to fetch us home...
And the next day, I got an early morning job!

Tired but still photo crazy...


Byeeeeee Lola
Byeeeeee Pian Pian
Byeeeeee Lee-O-Pard.....

*Yawnz...*

Fashion Disaster

Seriously, I was just minding my own business in the train when I saw this:






I'm sorry but I couldn't help it.... Note what's the horror here??

How could she wear a dress like this paired with a pair of sports shoes? Also, what's with the bags and the popped out umbrella head???

It's obvious that the dress is too long for her.
The sleeves are too much.
Too much fabric in front.
Hideous green.

This particular piece of dress is too vintage and can only 'probably' be carried off on a model's body attending a retro-themed party or fashion show...

What I saw was an extremely petite sized middle aged female donning this...

Horror of Horrors....
*I can just imagine myself walking up to her and telling to get rid of that dress on the spot.

Volunteers for trial of hair products- Sebastian

Went to volunteer myself as a model for trial of Sebastian's new range of products.

Products and styling for hair play a very important role on how good your hair look. In my opinion, it stands for 60% of the overall importance. Check out the magazine models and you'll know what I mean!
Of course I'm not forgetting about the cut and colour, which are important too! Although sometimes looking good is a lot of maintenance work, I feel it's totally worth it and that's why I'm here at your service! =)

Anyway, I got the Korean stylists!

And then there were Honkies, Taiwanese, Thai, Caucasians, Koreans, Japanese.....

of course taking pictures of my stylists are a MUST

End result of all the experimenting:

Initially my hair was styled into some korean tai tai style. Didn't suit me at all! So after some messing up and pinning it became like this =D
I love the volume look!
Volume is forever in and suits many Asian face shapes.

It was fun though.

Hair show by Sunsilk with Andrew Barton

The beautiful models and me backstage.



Famous stylist Andrew Barton with Joey.


These are the pics of my first ever participation in a hair show. Andrew Barton is the hair stylist of the year in the UK! And I got to meet him in person! It was an eye opener for me and i truly hope this is the first of many to come. :) There were wardrobe dressers, makeup artists and hair stylists (me included) who all helped made the event a success and all the models looking beautiful!

All thanks to Joey who roped me in for this. Thanks a lot if you happen to see this!

Vanity-Tips to looking good

As the saying goes: Beauty comes from within. This holds true to a certain extent. Besides being confident and beautiful on the inside, physically, you'll still need just that little bit of vanity: that little extra effort of grooming, of dressing up, of making up to complete THE whole you. (Strike a balance between these 2 aspects and you'll never go wrong)

Needless to say, we do indeed live in a practical judgemental world. Impression always counts, especially 1st ones. Not forgeting that in this fast paced world, many a times, we do not have the time or chance to be able to get to know a person better for us to judge if he/she is a good candidate for a job, the ideal person for a partner or the best person for a friend.
Therefore, what's the most natural thing people do eventually? Yes, we judge people through appearances.

Apart from leaving a good impression, dressing up and looking good makes a person feel good too. Humans tend to get attracted by beautiful things. Who knows? You just might attract your special someone into your life? Or even the right job you've been looking for?

Well so how do we look good then? you ask...

Ok, lets start from the top: your crowning glory..

Do not underestimate your glorious mane.. be it long or short. It is not called your crowning glory for no reason. Just imagine yourself to be bald. How does that feel?

So, as a hair stylist and vanity guru, you can count on me to advise you on the most appropriate styles to match your facial features and lifestlye.
As for the the more adventurous ones, experimentations welcome :) nothing beats the excitement of trying something new! Worry not folks! Life's short! you only live once! Apart from this, generally as a rule of thumb, we categorise facial shapes into 7 groups:

Namely:
1) Round
2) Square
3) Triangle
4) Oblong
5) Diamond
6) Heart
7) Oval (most ideal)

Of course not to forget that all of us have different features and variations of head shapes. So an artful selection of style will be carried out.

This is something the hair stylist will work out for you.

Next up is your face.

People look at your face everyday. So, it is of utmost importance to keep it clean and radiant! For those with problematic skin, consult a doctor and go for regular treatments. Facials do help in maintaining the healthy condition of your skin, males and females alike. However, if you are going to forego facial spas, the most important thing you can do is adopt a basic cleaning regime yourself: cleanse, tone, EXFOLIATE and moisturize! Now, why did i emphasize exfoliation? That's because dead dull skin will accumulate on the surface and thus the reason why some people look dull and tired. You need to get rid of the old(skin) and welcome the new!

After taking care of your face, it's now the coordination of clothes. I know many people have different styles. So, as far as I can say is that, choose the right fitting clothes for your body. Here are some examples:

e.g 1:
If you belong to the petite or not so tall category, avoid loose fitting clothes or baggy bottoms as it will overwhelm the overall look. Try to go for same colour combination for the top and bottom so it gives the illusion of you looking taller.

e.g 2:
If u have a long torso and shorter legs, short skirts or shorts will look betta than 3/4 length bottoms. cinch your waist or under bust line with a belt (empire cut) so the attention is brought higher up. (Note: this is NOT the same as low riding belts on the hips.)

Remember! Proportion is the key factor! Rule of thumb: if you have too much of something not good, balance out the opposite way!

Ok. I have nothing against plump people. but if you feel you are too much over the limit, it's time to do something...

Accessories play an important factor in completing an outfit, shoes included.

Nails are the in-thing for females nowadays. All the fancy artworks on the nails are just absolutely impressive! Do pamper yourself once in a while. Males too! No excuse for ugly long nails! Its totally abominable!

So, start lookin good today!

An Inspiration of beauty

I am flighty as a butterfly
Beauty is, but short lived
Treasure the moments.
Before You know,
It will soon be gone

The Symbolic ink,
Exists at the back of my neck.
Branded into the flesh,
Beauty Lives on.
Forever.

How to maintain your new curls

I realised there are many of you who have no idea on how to maintain your newly permed head of curls. Therefore I am here to save the day!!

1st, having curly hair is NOT equaled to the same maintenance for your straight hair. You need more maintenance!

P/s: please always use conditioner after shampooing your hair. I've caught a few of you not doing so! tsk tsk....

The Essentials:

1) leave in conditioner or serum
2) curl wax
3) curling thong (optional)
4) makeup

ok

No.1. LEAVE IN CONDITIONER/SERUM---> this is to give hair a bit of gloss and shine. you don't want the hair looking like wheat.

No.2. WAX--> you need wax to keep the curls in place, to minimise the frizziness. Apply the wax, one dollop at a time, into sectioned hair until it's distributed evenly per section when hair is damp.
Detangle with finger, coat hair with wax, twist and scrunch.

Personally, i don't like using sculpting lotion or gel because when hair dries, it has the stiff noodle look. NOT appealing or sexy... I recommend Lucido hair wax for curls!

This wax revives curls and gives a strong hold without the stiffness!

If some of you don't want your curls too amplified by wax, its fine if you use more curl conditioner and a little bit of wax for softer curls.

No.3. CURLING THONG---> this is optional unless you want those really really nice bouncy waves/curls you see in magazines. If not, the wax should do a good job.
Note: Please always use a pre-heat protective styler or moouse before you thong to prevent too much moisture loss. Before you thong, make sure hair is DRY

No.4. MAKEUP---> having curls is a fine line between looking ultra sexy or ultra 'auntie'. Makeup obviously will bring out the wild cat in you. So, to be on the safe side, stick to eyeliner, mascara/falsies, blusher and peach lip shine. Basics. PERIOD.

Useful ingredients for hair

Jojoba - light non greasy plant based oil
moisturising. good for dry hair

Coconut - smoothens hair and helps to regain elasticity

Camomile - for oily hair. brightens and shine

Oil - soften dry hair and scalp

Rosemary - for normal hair. Antiseptic and reduces scale on scalp

Soya - for normal hair. acts as moisturiser

Egg - egg white absorbs oil (emulsifies grease) egg yolk for dry hair

Medicated - maintains normal state of hair. Antiseptic. good for scaly hair

So, take a close look when purchasing that shampoo or conditioner and choose one that's appropriate for your hair condition.