As some of you may have seen on my Facebook and Instagram pages, I was lucky enough to join Cetaphil recently on their Cetaphil Experience trip to The Farm at San Benito, Philippines. The purpose of this trip was to find our skin confidence and learn about ourselves, and our skin.

We were flown in together with skincare experts, a lovely motivational speaker, as well as bloggers from countries all over Southeast Asia. Along with us were winners, one from each country, who were chosen from video submissions from girls wanting to discover themselves and their skin through this experience.

We sat through motivational talks, educational skincare activities and tutorials, and were pampered with gorgeous food, the most beautiful chalets ever, as well as super relaxing spa experiences.


We learned so many things from this trip, and I want to share with you my biggest takeaways, about both myself and my skin.

1. You create your own success. Set goals, think about how you can achieve them, and then work towards those goals. You have all the resources you need within yourself, you just have to learn how to unlock them.
2. Using non-comedogenic products helps keep your pores unclogged. Find makeup that's non-comedogenic and you won't be harming your skin when you wear makeup.
3. Chocolate does not cause skin problems. YAY!!

Hey guys! I'm in the final hours of my first day here with Cetaphil and it's been a total whirlwind! In case you guys didn't know, I've joined Cetaphil on their Cetaphil Experience trip to The Farm at San Bonito in the Philippines. We're here to learn about skin confidence and what it means to be a Cetaphil woman.

I honestly don't have much to report since we only got here extremely late and since then all we've done is eat, meet the other lovely bloggers and winners, and play games. The Farm at San Bonito is a lovely, remote spa resort and our villa is beautiful. On a side note, I've gotten closer to frogs than I've ever been in my life, and I'm extremely uncomfortable thinking about the fact that I'll be doing the same tomorrow night!

Frogs aside, I'm looking forward to learning more about Cetaphil and about my own skin,. Let's see how tomorrow goes!

So guys, the wait is over! I have finally set a date and am super excited to announce that I'll be hosting a beauty day out at Lot 10 in KL this coming 24th of May!

I will be hosting the event at the Aesop store at 10.30am on the 24th of May in Lot10, and you all will be treated to a goodie bag, a one-on-one skin consultation with Aesop (a fabulous natural Australian skin and bodycare brand), and the chance to win some fantastic prizes :)

Of course, what's a party without food, so there will be refreshments for you to enjoy whilst you pamper yourself with Aesop's amazing products.

Unfortunately, there will be limited spaces at this event, so make sure that you RSVP so we can save a space (and goodies) for you! The Facebook event page is here, so head over and click "Join" to attend the event!

I can't wait to meet you there :D

I'm a huge fan of exhibitions and roadshows. Where else can you get all the information you need, consolidated and showcased in one single venue, with people from so many different areas of practise and expertise at your disposal?

And that's why when I was contacted about Japan Beauty Week, I happily agreed. The Japanese are at the forefront of the beauty industry, and are technologically equipped to research and better skincare and beauty as a whole. I also happen to love using Japanese brands (take a look around my blog and you'll see a number of them), and I think they produce some pretty great products.

And so at the beginning of this month, I attended (and spoke at!) Japan Beauty Week 2014.

It was a total whirlwind for me - I got to speak on stage and share my makeup tips with an actual audience (not one that I can't see from in front of my camera lens!), which was quite daunting! I got to test out a beautiful whitening mask and even got a beauty makeover from a Japanese star makeup artist, I got to test-drive a beautifully made car, and I got to meet the most amazing people along the way.

The exhibition also, of course, featured a bunch of giveaways, product demonstrations, free consultations and treatments, and so many more. It truly was the place to get information about Japanese beauty brands and what they had to offer.

If you missed it this time around, don't fret - there's always next year. Keep an eye out for announcements in the coming year, and maybe I'll see you there! :)

Products mentioned:

Make Up For Ever HD Primer - a gorgeous, lightweight primer that holds your makeup together and gives it a lovely, perfect finish.

Make Up For Ever HD Foundation - a great foundation when you only want to apply a light layer to your skin. It is pigmented and covers your skin well, and feels light on the skin without any dryness or cakiness.

Anastasia Beverly Hills Beauty Express Kit

NYX HD Eyeshadow Base - an affordable eyeshadow base that does exactly what it needs to do - make the eyeshadows stay in place and increase the intensity of their colour.

Smashbox Eye Palette in Cosmic - by far the most gorgeous eyeshadow textures I have ever tried.

NYX Jumbo Eye Pencil in Rocky Mountain Green - another great NYX product. Affordable, and does what it needs to do.

TonyMoly Backstage Gel Liner - a gorgeous super black gel eyeliner that's really creamy and easy to blend.

Australis 10Hr Waterproof Eyeliner in Aqua Attack - Australis make really great budge-proof pencils and this is one of them. I applied this on the waterline, and it stayed there for hours and hours without needing touch ups!

L'Oreal Infallible Eyeshadow in Bronzed Taupe - one of my favourite products from L'Oreal. It is budge-proof and really pigmented, plus it's so soft and buttery.

Lavie Lash Artemis Lashes - I love Lavie Lash lashes! They are so easy to apply because of their soft lash bands, and the size is perfect for Asian eyes. The Artemis lashes are particularly flattering, especially for smoky eye looks.

Make Up For Ever HD Blush Compact in 215  - this is a really pretty peachy-pink colour and one of MUFE's latest releases - the HD compact blush. It is replacing the line of pump blushes and is much easier to use and more beginner-friendly because the colour starts sheer and is buildable. It gives your face a lovely diffused finish, which makes your skin look perfected and smooth.

Cle de Peau Lip Luminizer in 226 - my favourite lip product at the moment! It smooths out your lips and conditions them as you wear the lip product, and the colour 226 is so beautiful! The effect is very plumping and glossy, and I highly recommend this product to anyone looking for a MLBB lipstick. LOVE it!

NYX Brush-on Gloss in Butter - a lovely golden-toned gloss. True to the NYX brand, it is affordable, easy to use, and does the job right.

Make Up For Ever HD Loose Powder - a lovely powder that sets your face just right, if you use it the right way! Always apply only a thin layer - that's all you need - with the correct brush. A great brush to use is actually MUFE's own kabuki brush from their soon-to-be-released line of Artist's brushes. The brush was formulated particularly for the HD powder, and disperses the product perfectly over the skin to create that beautiful HD, diffused finish. MUFE has released a compact version of this powder, which I really want to get! Once I do, I'll update you all with a review :)