Argh, terribly embarrassing! I jumped to conclusions and unfairly maligned UK - Verridian Recruitment Consultants.
I should have contacted them to begin with, but instead unknowingly committed libel.
UK - Verridian Recruitment Consultants are a very reputable agency and are very responsive. My sincere, profuse apologies for my mistake.
Wednesday, June 30, 2010
soccer fever
It's been quite exciting to watch the World Cup games. I know a lot more about soccer now, haha.
Exciting times for sports! That Wimbledon game between Mahut and Isner was absolutely epic. Insane.
Exciting times for sports! That Wimbledon game between Mahut and Isner was absolutely epic. Insane.
My favorite things...
My favorite things at the moment:
* Rohto Lycé eye wash
* Kanebo Tiffa UV lip balm - has the perfect light and emollient but not too greasy texture.
I can't wait till I use up all my other lip balms - they just don't feel as nice. I have enough for each purse/bag/backpack I own :P
* Canmake cream blush - cheap and effective. If I ever use up all my other blushes, I'll consolidate my stash with just this product. I like Majolica Majorca's blush too, but cream blush is just so easy and portable! Maybe I'll keep one pigmented blush like Bobbi Brown around.
Of my new lip products, my favorites are the Shu Uemura Rouge Unlimited Supreme Shine sparkly white lippy in SS WH - pretty sparkle. For work, Shiseido The Makeup in LC2 is really easy to use and the perfect my-lips-but-better shade.
Everything else is rather so-so and I don't plan to repurchase.
Extra Version Olive Oil does remove my makeup very well, but I end up using lots of cotton pads and it stings if it gets into my eyes, so I think the time vs. cost performance is not worth it for me.
I've been using Shiseido Eudermine toner to get any remnants of makeup off, but I'd rather not use too much alcohol on my face.
So I'll probably try Mandom Cleansing Express Cleansing Lotion (Bright Up) next.
* Rohto Lycé eye wash
* Kanebo Tiffa UV lip balm - has the perfect light and emollient but not too greasy texture.
I can't wait till I use up all my other lip balms - they just don't feel as nice. I have enough for each purse/bag/backpack I own :P
* Canmake cream blush - cheap and effective. If I ever use up all my other blushes, I'll consolidate my stash with just this product. I like Majolica Majorca's blush too, but cream blush is just so easy and portable! Maybe I'll keep one pigmented blush like Bobbi Brown around.
Of my new lip products, my favorites are the Shu Uemura Rouge Unlimited Supreme Shine sparkly white lippy in SS WH - pretty sparkle. For work, Shiseido The Makeup in LC2 is really easy to use and the perfect my-lips-but-better shade.
Everything else is rather so-so and I don't plan to repurchase.
Extra Version Olive Oil does remove my makeup very well, but I end up using lots of cotton pads and it stings if it gets into my eyes, so I think the time vs. cost performance is not worth it for me.
I've been using Shiseido Eudermine toner to get any remnants of makeup off, but I'd rather not use too much alcohol on my face.
So I'll probably try Mandom Cleansing Express Cleansing Lotion (Bright Up) next.
Tuesday, June 29, 2010
I unfairly maligned UK - Verridian Recruitment Consultants
Argh, terribly embarrassing! I jumped to conclusions and unfairly maligned UK - Verridian Recruitment Consultants.
I should have contacted them to begin with, but instead unknowingly committed libel.
UK - Verridian Recruitment Consultants are a very reputable agency and very responsive.
I should have contacted them to begin with, but instead unknowingly committed libel.
UK - Verridian Recruitment Consultants are a very reputable agency and very responsive.
Yahoo jp's mobile site
I found it interesting that the top 4 menu items in Yahoo jp mobile's site are:
weather 天気, stocks 株価, sports スポーツ, baseball 野球
Also, the 4 news items listed today:
* consumer tax
民主、ビラの「消費税」削除
* the sumo wrestler gambling scandal
元力士「自分が賭博胴元」
* Brazil advances over Chile (in the world cup)
ブラジル、チリに3-0で快勝
* 3 members from AKB48 form a new subunit (Akihabara fan(boy) news)
AKB48 から3人組の新ユニット写真
weather 天気, stocks 株価, sports スポーツ, baseball 野球
Also, the 4 news items listed today:
* consumer tax
民主、ビラの「消費税」削除
* the sumo wrestler gambling scandal
元力士「自分が賭博胴元」
* Brazil advances over Chile (in the world cup)
ブラジル、チリに3-0で快勝
* 3 members from AKB48 form a new subunit (Akihabara fan(boy) news)
AKB48 から3人組の新ユニット写真
Friday, June 25, 2010
shiseido, impulse spending
Argh, I've been very prudent lately so I guess something was bound to crack.
During lunch I hauled a little at the Shiseido counter. 2 of the new eyeshadows (one from the new collection?) and a lip crayon in a my-lips-but-better. I figured that the crayon would be easy to apply and good for work. Since you know I have absolutely no lipsticks that are good for work. Sigh, a rather unnecessary haul. At least all my purchases were usable colors. I could have bought a cle de peau eyeshadow palette for the same price though. Maybe next time I'll just splurge on that. The Shiseido eyeshadows are very pretty - medium pigment and a nice texture. I hope they have good lasting power.
I looked at the lip pencils because I've heard good things about them, but I never use lip pencils so I passed on them.
During lunch I hauled a little at the Shiseido counter. 2 of the new eyeshadows (one from the new collection?) and a lip crayon in a my-lips-but-better. I figured that the crayon would be easy to apply and good for work. Since you know I have absolutely no lipsticks that are good for work. Sigh, a rather unnecessary haul. At least all my purchases were usable colors. I could have bought a cle de peau eyeshadow palette for the same price though. Maybe next time I'll just splurge on that. The Shiseido eyeshadows are very pretty - medium pigment and a nice texture. I hope they have good lasting power.
I looked at the lip pencils because I've heard good things about them, but I never use lip pencils so I passed on them.
Wednesday, June 23, 2010
materialism: OCC lip tar in Complex
I got this from cosmetic-candy.com - thanks so much!
Complex is a good name for this color, as it's quite complex. A nude-grey color; quite pale, so not a wearable color for everyday events.
I understand what cosmetic-candy.com means when she says it's runny! It's easy to squeeze out too much product and as it's very pigmented a little goes a long way.
It's grey so it turns my brown lipsticks purple, but it works well for lightening my bright orange lipstick and gloss. When I use up the orange lippies, I may give this tube to my makeup artist friend. I forsee this little tube outlasting both of my lippies and more!
I'm quite impressed - at USD$12 it's quite inexpensive, but not easily available in stores, so you end up paying shipping fees.
When I use up a few lippies, I may buy an assortment of these lip tars as a reward to myself. In particular, I'd like the white lip tar to tone down my darkest lippies.
Because of the runniness, this is more of an artist's product - it's not really packaged for easy application. Although if you're used to using a lip brush maybe you'd be perfectly comfortable with the packaging.
Anyway, excellent product. I look forward to trying more offerings from OCC.
Complex is a good name for this color, as it's quite complex. A nude-grey color; quite pale, so not a wearable color for everyday events.
I understand what cosmetic-candy.com means when she says it's runny! It's easy to squeeze out too much product and as it's very pigmented a little goes a long way.
It's grey so it turns my brown lipsticks purple, but it works well for lightening my bright orange lipstick and gloss. When I use up the orange lippies, I may give this tube to my makeup artist friend. I forsee this little tube outlasting both of my lippies and more!
I'm quite impressed - at USD$12 it's quite inexpensive, but not easily available in stores, so you end up paying shipping fees.
When I use up a few lippies, I may buy an assortment of these lip tars as a reward to myself. In particular, I'd like the white lip tar to tone down my darkest lippies.
Because of the runniness, this is more of an artist's product - it's not really packaged for easy application. Although if you're used to using a lip brush maybe you'd be perfectly comfortable with the packaging.
Anyway, excellent product. I look forward to trying more offerings from OCC.
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