Picture Perfect Series: Sun-Kissed Summer Makeup Tips
In this installment of the Picture Perfect Series, I present to you some summer makeup tips. If the thought of summer brings up images of surfers coming back to shore against the backdrop of sunsets by the beach, you sipping cosmos on the deck chair with your girlfriends and the whole Orange County beach party [...]
Picture Perfect Series: Gyaru Look
The Gyaru (ギャル) look is to Tokyo as the Ulzzang (얼짱) look is to Seoul. It’s a single type of makeup that gives character to a city and for the Gyaru, it’s all about big hair, cutesy dressing and wide eyes. If you’re looking to dress up as one, perhaps for Halloween or a themed party (that [...]
Picture Perfect Series: Fresh-Faced Makeup How-to
Just because a girl loves colour in her makeup doesn’t mean she can’t go without her favourite bombastic shades for a day. A fresh face does not have to be boring and contrary to what some people think, a lot more effort is put into creating this look than several other types that [...]
Picture Perfect Series: Great Hair Every Day
Never dismiss hair as something extra that doesn’t matter much with regards to your outer appearance. When we take care of our looks, we usually start with our skin, teeth and then our clothes but we should never neglect our manes of glory because they complete the picture. A pretty girl never looks [...]
Picture Perfect Series: Dress Right for Chinese New Year
Chinese New Year is just around the corner and I’m getting pretty excited about it! Thinking about getting together with relatives, mahjong, snacks, red packets, chocolate coins and everyone just being happy and in the festive mood is bringing smiles to my face. Here’s how you can look picture perfect on the lion [...]
Picture Perfect Series: Candlelight Dinner Date
It’s been a while since I wrote something in this series and I decided that the holiday season is a good time to write one about looking good on a candlelight dinner date. Now that the holidays and the year-end are near, people are feeling more relaxed than usual. Bonuses are given out [...]
Picture Perfect Series: Everyday Glam Like a Celebrity
Celebrities that we all know and love manage to look good all the time, no matter if they are just shopping downtown, enjoying a summer respite with ice cream, taking a flight at the airport or attending a red carpet event. It’s true that normal people like us don’t have stylists at our beck and [...]
Picture Perfect Series: Looking Good on Rainy Days
It’s the rainy season now in Grenoble and after having to fight insects and hair getting stuck on my lip gloss (eeks, I know), wet socks and cold winds, I thought I’d share some tips on how to look camera-ready at all times even when the weather makes heading outdoors a bummer. 1) [...]
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