Outfit photos #5

I am wearing neutrals and a gold chain necklace to make things a little bit more interesting.








Blouse - from my mom
Skirt - bought in Taiwan
Grey tights - Bugis Street
Jewelry - Forever21
Black blazer - Club Marc

Sugar Plum Fairy Inspired Christmas Look

This particular look took a lot of time to edit in part due to time limitations the original version was like 15 minutes long and Youtube would not accept it so I had to edit out some footage of how I applied glue to my fake lashes, my thoughts on my new bronzer from The Body Shop and an introduction on my new pink brush, Goat from Sasa! I KNOW, Goat brush but seriously that was what it said on the packaging!

Anyway I might be putting all those stuff in a separate clip and uploading it for the future. I actually wanted to just call this make up video shimmery christmas but after putting in my music and watching it again I changed my mind and decided to rename it Sugar Plum Fairy inspired, it fits doesn't it? The shimmery tones and the purple color is exactly what I can imagine any sugar plum fairy adding to her magical appeal! I suppose this would be a case of music inspiring the make up look!

I know you will enjoy my first make up look for Christmas or any other fun festive occasion you would love to attend in style!

Have a wonderful weekend!

UPDATED with some pictures that I took after doing the make up look :)







Crystal Earrings are from Valerie in Vivo City
Black satin bow hair band from Montip at Compass Point

What to wear for Christmas

It is really early but never too early to plan on what to wear for Christmas or any other formal festive occasion you would love to attend :)

I present to you these sets lovingly crafted with a different woman in mind for each look. Hope it will inspire you on what to wear for this upcoming festive occasion or any other party, cocktail event you would love to attend in style.

The Classic Woman who Loves Bling!

Christmas is a time to pile on the bling and be adventurous with it. Particularly if you are not crazy on buying a one off party dress for the occasion you can invest in an elegant piece that can take you through any occasion.

The dress featured has a detail on the empire waist to brighten up the black. You can kick up the look a notch with killer heels and quirky accessories. Oh and a nice black clutch to hold all your essentials like lipstick for touch ups would be the finishing touch.

The Mermaid who likes to Party!

You are a daring fashionista and you seriously believe that parties are the best times to amp up your look and be a head turner with brilliant color and vivacious character. This is the look inspired by you for you. A gorgeous M shaped embellished bustier top and a soft flowing chiffon skirt makes this dress an attention grabber.

You secretly think that you are that mermaid who has been transformed into a girl for one night. Carried upon sea waves and encased in jewels from forgotten treasures sunken within the sea she picks up brilliant red shoes molded out of coral and walks towards the party.

The Woman who Likes to make a Statement

You are not to be confused with the mermaid who likes to party! Rather than have a head to toe ensemble that trumpets your arrival. You want your outfit to make a statement of who you are. You seldom follow trends and you like pieces that are as unique and special as you make them out to be.

You picked this multi colored dress off the rack at the store and decided you must own it because you think that this swirls of colors must be what travelling through different dimensions must feel like.

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This was so fun! Stay tune for my upcoming Shimmery Christmas Make up Look!!!

I hope my blogpost has inspired you to try out new things this Christmas season and for all other fun, cocktail popping, martini drinking events you have been invited to or better yet I hope you are inspired to accept that invitation you have been putting off because you don't know what to wear! For more product information on each of the looks just click on the pictures and check them out :)

Competition Time! My first Competition on creative custard!!!

Click on Polyvore , dream up a look and send me the link to your completed masterpiece to me at ccbeautyy@gmail.com or simply leave a comment below :)

I will post up the best on my blog and the winner will get a mystery prize! What are you waiting for? Get clicking!

BB cream vs. foundation

BB cream has been raved about, talked about endlessly!

I did not see what the hype was all about until I saw even places that usually do not stock Korean imported stuff (in my opinion anyway) like John Little start having BB creams too. I was like what is this? and squeezed some to test on a finger, sniff at it suspiciously and WHAM! I was converted it smelled of flowers!

I am a big fan of perfumes and scent to me is very important from the first sniff I was SOLD! Okay that does not make a very intellectual point of view so now I will state a comparison I made based on my experience in using BB cream and liquid foundation.

The reason why I use BB cream instead of the usual foundations apart from the fact that my first BB cream smelled freaking beautiful better than any liquid foundation I used before is because I find it difficult to find liquid foundations with high SPF.

Some recommended liquid foundations such as the much raved about Revlon Color stay foundation only has 15 SPF in addition most liquid foundations have a very fluid texture which makes it less messy to apply with sponges or brushes rather than finger tips.




BB cream on the other hand tends to be very thick and more creamy rather than liquid. Most BB creams are also made of botanical ingredients hence it has more healing properties than liquid foundations. The Welcos BB cream for example has Lotus Blossom extract in it others such as Skinfood BB cream has mushroom extracts.

Liquid foundation is not generally touted as having any healing properties while BB cream provides healing properties to sooth tired skin and provides good coverage as well.

Having said that BB cream is still considered a make up product so however tempted one feels to leave it on and sleep with the cream applied to the face it is advisable to wash it off with a make up remover. Textures and consistencies of the BB cream will vary so if you want thicker coverage pick a BB cream with a thick and creamy consistency if you want something more light for lighter coverage pick a more liquid texture.

Just keep testing varieties of BB cream and you will be sure to find the right one for yourself :)

Good luck!

For Welcos product information click here to purchase your own BB cream you can visit ebay or an online shop. If you are in Singapore you can purchase from Jowa at Novena Square. For other types of BB cream you can visit Sasa, Watsons, John Little for your BB cream fix. Alternatively you may join sprees for places to purchase the BB cream of your choice.




I have done up a video on how I apply my Welcos BB cream paired with concealer you may click on the image above to watch the video :) Please be prepared to see my NO MAKE UP face!!!

Here are other sites which provide BB creams:

The Face Shop , Shills (Taiwanese brand), Missha , Etude House, Skin79 and Hanskin.

Have a great week ahead and stay tune for my Christmas shimmery make up look coming soon.