After posting about the mirror thing, we finally got one last Sunday. Yay! We went to Handyman for that purpose and for the dog’s plastic mats but we decided not to buy the mats. Maybe next time we could get those so Puto, Maya and Thirdie could comfortably sleep on it. We placed the big mirror in an area where one could take a peek at himself or herself before heading out of the house. Since we are used to have only one small mirror in our bedroom, we usually find ourselves using it instead of the big mirror and then we will be laughing when we remember there’s a big mirror outside our room!hahaha. I just realized I miss looking at myself in the mirror. Not only my face but from head to foot and so with everybody in the house. Now I won’t be asking Che2x to hold the small mirror for me when I wanted to look at my footwear or how my pants fit.LOL. Guess what now? I am spending time in front of the mirror just staring at my face and there I noticed the dark circles under eyes should I say “under my eyes” and eyebags. Oh no, I need to do something about it. My eyebags are inborn actually (hahaha) but the dark circles are due to lack of sleep. Since I can’t sleep early at night, I should have something to conceal that dark circles. Time to buy a concealer or eye cream? Why not!

Been sleeping late since last year so I am prone to facial skin outbreak. I also noticed that when there’s an event coming, pimple comes out but thanks goodness it doesn’t result to acne. Due to stress? Maybe. I just hope there would be no outbreak in the coming days as I will be going to a business trip on month-end. The next few days will be stressful in preparation for the meeting and I need to finish everything both my workload and online tasks before I leave so it’s gonna be a super busy week ahead.

Let’s admit it. Most of the time we are so vain. We always wanted to look good to feel good. However, sometimes our vanity can’t win over our busy schedule. So here’s a handful of beauty tips for the women on the go (uh..oh…some may be applicable to men as sometimes they are more vain than us). 

1) The Fastest Way to Dry Nail Polish

Dunk your hands in a bowl of ice-cold water.

“The cold water freeze-dries polish, sealing and hardening it quickly,” says Belinda Rivera, a nail specialist in Austin, Texas.

Allow nails to air-dry for two minutes, then submerge in ice-cold water for three minutes, which is enough time for the polish to harden completely.

Another option: Blast nails with cool air from a hair dryer in between coats. This helps each layer of color dry as you go.

Quick tip: Old nail polish can take forever to dry, since time can turn polish gooey and thick. Toss bottles when the polish begins to change color or separate. At that point, the lacquer has probably thickened and become unusable.

2) The Fastest Way to Minimize a Facial Flush

Place a cool, wet towel on the back of your neck.

“When your face flushes during exercise, it’s a normal physiological response to your body overheating,” says Lydia Evans, a dermatologist in Chappaqua, New York. “Your blood vessels dilate and increase blood flow to the surface of the skin to cool it, which gives it that red appearance.”

A cold towel on the back of the neck constricts those blood vessels, numbs the nerve endings there, and helps lower your body temperature quickly, says Debra Luftman, a cosmetic dermatologist in Beverly Hills.

Splashing cold water on your face will have the same effect.

Quick tip: Carry a spray bottle filled with cold water to the gym. When you feel your face getting warm, spritz it with water. This will help keep the redness to a minimum. Read more…