Posted in Beauty, Make-up & Skincare, Reviews, tagged Babyliss, Babyliss Big Hair, beauty blog, beauty blogger, beauty review, Big Hair, blog, Fashion, hair, hair review, hairstyle, Hong Kong, Jessica Tan, miss singapore universe, Review, Singapore, Starz People, style, voluminous on August 6, 2014| Leave a Comment »
Babyliss Big Hair was recently launched in Hong Kong in August and I had to try this latest tool from them. After a few practices after my shower, using this 2 in 1 volumnizing hair dryer became pretty much second nature as it is extremely simple and straight forward to use.
Take a look at my video tutorial on it:
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XOXO
Jessica
Posted in Beauty, tagged all-day curls, Asian, Asian eyes, Asian model, beauty blog, beauty blogger, beauty secrets, beauty tips, curl, DIY, eyelash, eyelash curler, 香港, hairdryer, Hong Kong, how to curl, how-to, Jessica Tan, long-lasting, make up, make up tutorial, make-up tips, mascara, miss singapore universe, model, Shiseido, Shu Uemura, Singapore, Starz People, StarzPeople on July 10, 2014| Leave a Comment »
Today, I am going to share with all you girls this simple yet really effective way to curl your eyelashes with tools that you definitely have at home – a hairdryer & your eyelash curler.
Firstly, choose a good eyelash curler suitable to the shape of your eye socket. To me, Asian eyes tend to be less deep set and flatter in the curvature, so brands like Shu Uemura & Shiseido are likely to be more suitable to our eyes. My personal favourite is Shu Uemura. Invest in a good eyelash curler and it will last you for many years!
I have typically Asian eyelashes, short & straight, but I found a way to keep my lashes curled all day with heavy layers of mascara. Usually, with many layers of mascara, my lashes tend to droop pretty quickly and loose the curled effect.
This is how I do it:
1. Heat up the eyelash curler with your hairdryer at low speed for 5-10 seconds till the curler is heated up but not too hot on your eyelids.
2. Curl your lashes as per normal. Gently clamp down on your lashes closest to your eyelids, release, and clamp down again in an upward motion towards the tip of your eyelashes almost perpendicular to your eye. It is about 10 gentle clamps with the curler.
TIP: Make sure you do not heat your eyelash curler for more than 10 seconds or you may overheat the metal and burn your eyelids.
3. Repeat Step 1 and Step 2. I usually will do this 3 times on each eye.
My lashes before curling – straight as hell
My lashes after using a heated eyelash curler
I love how easy my eyelashes curls, opening up my eyes instantly
4. Once you have achieved the curled effect you want, apply 2-3 coats of mascara.
A false lash effect achieved!
I find this method much more effective than just using an eyelash curler on its own, or even an expensive heated eyelash curler. Especially for my type of short and straight eyelashes. The compression and heat from using a hairdryer with your eyelash curler will create a temporary permed effect to last you throughout the day. It’s the same concept as using a heated tong for your hair to create curls – this is the miniature version!
Try it to believe it!
XOXO
Jessica
Posted in Beauty, Fashion, Reviews, tagged anti-wrinkles, au natural, Beauty, beauty blog, beauty review, erase fine lines, eye and lip, eye and lip firming, 香港，Miss Singapore Universe, fine-lines, firming cream, good skin, highlighter pen, Hong Kong beauty, Hope in a Tube, Jessica Tan, make up, make up review, make up tutorial, miss singapore universe, Miss Singapore. Hong Kong, model, must-have, natural make-up, Philosophy, plump, Review, Starz, Starz People, Touche Eclat, YSL, Yves Saint Laurent, Zalora on May 28, 2014| Leave a Comment »
I am Human… This is how I look like when I first wake up in the morning without a hint of make up on my face. Eyebrows not drawn, dark eye circles not concealed, clean skin… au naturale…
And if I only have 15-20 minutes to get ready and head out, my must go-to beauty item is Yves Saint Laurent ‘s Touche Éclat highlighter pen to give my skin a quick perk-me-up! I’ve been a fan of this for many many years because of its smooth, creamy formula that doesn’t cake up and its portability to bring it around for a quick re-touch even over make up!
Touche Éclat is great to provide some coverage and masks shadowy areas on your face like dark eye-circles, smile-lines, highlighting your nose bridge and deep-set areas between the chin and lower lip. So this is how I would use it:
When I am in a rush, I would just use Touche Éclat after my skincare regimen without any foundation for a simple, clean and natural look. Which is what I am going to show you today.
Let me share with you this beauty product of mine: add a dab of Philosophy’s Hope in a Tube and mix it up with Touche Éclat.
Hope in a Tube contains vitamins E & C with polyphenols which will temporarily erase fine lines immediately.
This mixture plumps up the under-eye fine lines & conceals at the same time! Creating a brighter and healthier looking skin.
As you can see, after applying Touche Éclat on shadowy areas and the bridge of my nose, my face immediately “wakes up”. And if one application isn’t enough for you, you can layer on another coat for a thicker coverage.
After only Touche Éclat application:
Then, with a dash of mascara, eyebrow pencil, pencil eyeliner & blush. I’m ready to head out! All done in 15 minutes.
My simple beauty must-have… YSL’s Touche Éclat
XOXO
Jessica
Posted in Community Work, Travel, tagged Cambodia, charity, Christmas, darkness, donation, gifts, Jessica Tan, Jimmy Ooi, Kachangkoy, learning journeys, Merry Christmas, Miss Singapore, miss singapore universe, miss universe, Project Light, rotary club, Singapore, solar, solar light, solar lighting, sponsorship on December 25, 2012| 3 Comments »
Merry Christmas everyone!!!
Hope you are having a wonderful Christmas with your loved ones and friends sharing good food, company & exchanging exciting gifts!
Christmas is one of my favorite holidays of the year as it reminds people to spend quality time with their loved ones and cherish them. To me, Christmas has always been exciting because of gifts exchange with close friends and family since I was a wee tot! Who doesn’t like to receive gifts?! I’ve always enjoyed gift giving to people whom I love as a token of appreciation to them and seeing their faces when they receive their pressies! (specially hand picked for them) 🙂
This year, I’d like to also spread the holiday cheer to those less fortunate in Cambodia as well as I’m embarking on this charity project called Project Light which is endorsed by Rotary Club Singapore & Rotary Club Siam Reap Angkor. Project Light has first chosen this village – Kachangkoy (I’ve visited this village in August this year) to help provide better living standards to the villagers. At present, many villagers do not have the means to afford electricity for lighting and they often use the cheapest form of lights such as gas lamps or candles which can be a fire hazard. Project Light aims to provide households with solar lighting to improve their socio-economic situation. With solar lighting it gives children the opportunity to continue their studies once the sun sets, women the ability to cook proper dinners, reduces their fear of the dark and improves security, gives monetary savings for the villagers as they don’t incur costs from using solar energy & reduces the carbon footprints to help Mother Earth.
As a Singaporean, we have been born into a rather fortunate environment where electricity is freely available to us and we take for granted simple things like lights. Once it’s dark, we flick on a switch in our rooms to turn on the lights – many villagers in Cambodia and numerous parts of the world don’t even have this simple flick of a switch. Lights has always been an integral part of our lives and we never (I too never) realized it until its been experienced on our own. Imagine us complaining once there’s a blackout for more than 10 minutes. These villagers permanently live in blackout conditions once the sun sets. So, I do hope that everyone of you out there can help out in this charitable cause to help these 300 households in Kachangkoy light up their homes.
Every donation of SGD$100 will help provide solar lighting for one household and also give them hope to improve their lives for their future generation. And for every household you sponsor, you name will be recognized by Learning Journeys (Cambodia) Foundation. So please donate generously and give the villagers in Kachangkoy something to smile about!
This project will embark by March 2013 and we hope you can help support this good cause to make Project Light a success!
And if you would like to join me in the installation of solar lights and obtain more information on sponsorships, feel free to email me, Jessica Tan, at bridgingbordersasia@gmail.com
For more information on Project Light kindly visit this website Project Light and to sponsor a family under Project Light kindly complete this application form Project Light Sponsorship Form
Spread the love!
XOXO
Jessica
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