Bright Lights, Big City

As long as I can remember, I have felt a pull between two opposites- a love for the countryside and a love for the city. While I am completely at peace in the country, there is something about big cities that makes my pulse race in the most exhilarating way.

Helena Palazzi Photography

The traffic. The noise. The people. The lights. The buildings. All of these things and more capture a piece of my heart.

Martin Rusch

I love staring out a window many stories in the air, taking in building upon building with skyscrapers lined up as far as the eye can see.

Helena Palazzi Photography

Especially at night. When light and darkness meet halfway.

Troy House Photography

For the next few days I will be in and around New York City, and my heart is filled with happiness. I have a weekend filled with not only the excitement of the city, but also the company of family and friends, ones who it has been too long since I've last seen.

Midweek, I move on to Massachusetts to spend time with some more close friends who I also haven't seen in far too many years, and I most likely will be MIA for a little over the next week; I hope during that time you have many moments of sweet bliss, as I intend to enjoy many of the same.

Going to the Dogs

I've mentioned before how head over heels E and I are for our two dogs, so it might not be surprising we both desired to have them be part of our wedding celebration. While we weren't able to make it happen, I still love seeing when couples do include a furry, four-legged family member in their big day!

Christophe Photo


Carrie, Brock & Sailor- Echard Wheeler Photography


L: Paloma Images. R: Jonathan & Becca- Ryan Phillips Photography.


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L: KT Merry via Style Me Pretty. R: Lauren & Chris- Laura Novak Photography.


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♥ Hair Conditioner Reviews & My Comparison on L'oreal, Dove, & Asience ♥

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as promised, I will now tell my experience of different hair conditioners that I have tried recently~

1. Loreal Elseve Smooth Intense Cream Conditioner (for Frizzy, Dry and Rebellious Hair)

2. Dove Therapy Conditioner (for Dry, Rough, Frizzy Hair)

3.Asience Inner Rich Conditioner (for Normal to Dry, Damaged Hair, and Prone to Breakage Hair)

My Hair

My hair is damaged. They're very dry & frizzy because I curled them twice this year.

I also dye my hair quite a lot and don't go for regular trimming, treatment, or creambath.

I took my hair for granted because of my lazyness *:(

but now I promise to take more care of them^^

as you can see here how dry & frizzy my hair are.

and you can see the difference my of color of my hair.

I need to re-dye them, I know!

kay, first..

Loreal Elseve Smooth-Intense Cream Conditioner

for Frizzy, Dry and rebellious Hair

(Nourishes, Calms, Smoothes Silky, Sleek, Manageable Result)
200ml

Color: Pale Yellow Orange-ish
Consistency: Rich and Creamy

Scent: Smells really good. Medium strong.

Place Bought: Watsons in Bangkok
Country of Origin: Paris

Product Description:

2 PRECIOUS INGREDIENTS: NUTRILEUM® + SILK PROTEIN
For the 1st time, L'Oréal Laboratories have combined its patented ingredient Nutrileum®, a combination of a nutritive micro-oil and a smoothing agent, with Silk Protein, known for its smoothness and thermo-resistance, to deliver a double action:
     1. Intense nutrition: hair is nourished and calmed from root to tip, for an easy and homogeneous   smoothness.
     2. 48H protection: hair is protected against the effects of humid or dry condition.
Proven results: hair 4 times smoother Anti-frizz 48H, hair is silky, brilliant, sleek and manageable.

MY EXPERIENCE:

Likes:
✔ They rinses off easily & my hair feels so smooth when rinsing them off
✔ They moisture my hair nicely
✔ Not much hair fall
✔ Not oily or greasy afterward
✔ Smells good with long-lasting fragrance. My hair still smells good up to 2 days!
✔ My hair is quite long but I don't need to squirts much to condition them all over my hair
✔ Manages my hair on humid days
✔ A relatively good and really does smoothen my hair gives that softness easy to manage

Dislikes:  
✘ Feels very smooth but doesn't lasts long. In 24hour the smoothering effect will wear off and my hair will start to feel frizzy again
✘ A bit too rich formula for frequent use
✘ Pricey

Will I Repurchase? 
Yes although I might reconsider because it's quite pricey

second,..

Dove Therapy

Dry Therapy Conditioner for Dry, Rough, Frizzy Hair

with Advanced Moisturising Serum

350 ml

Color: Pale White

Consistency: Not too rich nor runny

Scent: Smells really good. Not as strong buy pretty enough

Place Bought: Watsons in Penang
Country of Origin: ---?

Product Description:

Solution: Dry Therapy System

1. Contains Advanced Moisturising Serum made up of millions of micro particles

2. Repairs and moisturises dry hair by replenishing lost moisture even at the driest tips

3. Leaves hair so soft and smooth that is irresistible to touch

Diagnosis and Solution: Dry, Rough, frizzy hair due to daily moisture loss

MY EXPERIENCE:
Likes:
✔ Rinses off easily and feels smoothly good when rinsing off
✔ Mild formula for frequent use
✔ Has a pleasant delicate fragrance 
✔ Nourished and shine my hair nicely. Makes my hair manageable too.
✔ Affordable


Dislikes:
✘ Somewhat feels greasy afterward
✘ Needs a little bit more amount of squirts to covered my hair compare to my other conditioners
✘ The smells doesn't lasts long which could probably be a good thing in the same time because it's a soft delicate fragrance not a strong one


Will I Repurchase? 
Yes. They're affordable & can be quite rely on.

third..

Asience Inner Rich Conditioner

Made for Asian Hair

For Normal to Dry, Frizzy, Damaged Hair, and Hair that is prone to Breakage

220 ml

  

Color: Pale White

Consistency: Rich

Scent: smells really good. strong.

Place Bought: Watsons, Penang

Country of Origin: Japan

Product Description:

Enriched with Royal Jelly Extract (Moisturise) that penetrates into the inner fibre to soften and restrore the hair while strengthening it from the core, keeping it smooth and supple to the ends

Japan's Advanced M-18 Hair Beautifying Technology

Restores, replenishes and nourishes the hair's natural protective coat, 18-MEA brings hair back to its orginal lustruous condition from within.

Asian Energy Essence Natural Precious Ingeridients

- Pearl Protein (Repair)

- Camellia Oil and Ginseng Extract (Moisturise)

- Shell Ginger Extract (Soften)

- Aloe Extract (Protect)

MY EXPERIENCE:
Likes:
✔ Rinse smoothly after conditioning
✔ Only need a small amount of squirts to covered my whole hair
✔ Smells really good although some people find it quite strong but I don't mind..
✔ The smells lasts long!! up to 2 days!
✔ Moisture strongly, feels so soft afterwards without feeling greasy or oily at all 
✔ Not much hair fall
✔ Softness easy-to-manage, I can comb my hair easier now
✔ I don't feel the need of washing my hair as often anymore because the moisturizer doesn't wear off easily & the smells lasts long
✔ Quite Affordable 


Dislikes:
✘so far none. but I will update if there are changes


Will I Repurchase?
Definitely Yes. I love this product. I'm planning to buy the shampoo too to see if both conditioner & shampoo will improve my hair

>> Overall <<

The 3 conditioner I have reviewed above are not bad at all.

Each hair have different needs so what works for me doesn't always mean will works for you.

My rank order choice will be the Asience, L'oreal, & then Dove.

I've been using these products for as long as few months each except for the Asience which I only have been using for a week.

But if there's any updates of more progress-regress or improvement-unimprovement I will definitely tell youu & update you^^

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Joyful, Joyful

When I was little, I loved the summer nights when my family would head out to hear the local symphony play at an outdoor theater. We would arrive with a blanket and a picnic basket and settle in to listening to the orchestra play while eating our dinner outside in beautiful weather.

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I still think camping out on a blanket while listening to good music, savoring delicious food, and relishing the company of family and friends is a fantastic way to spend a night, and as the weather is not yet too hot, humid, and muggy here in Houston, I am looking forward to enjoying just such an evening tonight. Whatever your plans, I hope your weekend is full of things you take joy in too!

♥ MAC, Benefit, Mirabelle, Vincci, Watsons HAUL ♥

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shopping timee~~ LOL
I got quite many stuffs today from the Mall. loving every single one of them~~

first off, let's start with the beauty products..

PARKSON is a popular department store over here.. something like Macy's or Sogo

MAC^^

bought some stuffs from MAC

I took many of your advices from my previous post & purchased this^^

the Mineralize Skin Finish Natural in Medium

been wanted some Peach color blush & finally found some good one in MAC.

the Sheertone Blush in Peaches^^

bought the Studio Sculpt Concealer in NC30

hahaa instead of getting the fluidline or the eye kohl, I purchased this Powerpoint Eye Pencil instead.

because I found that the fluidline was too hard for me to blend & the eye kohl was too heavy for a daytime wear~

my sweet MA got me a sample of Mineralize Satin Finish in NC30 

(I'm in NC35 but I wanted to see if a shade lighter could fit me)

then I got the Benefit High Beam~~ yayy excited for this!!

then I went to WATSONS to pick some stuffs..

a St.Ives Apricot Scrub to exfoliate my face.

I LOVEE ITT!! I can literally feel my face soooo smooth after exfoliate them.

I think i'm gonna love this product~~

Oxy 10 to get rid some of my naughty acnes *:(

and Assience Conditioner caz many of my friends rave about this product so I'm curious to try.

haven't try this yet.

kay then some Shoes & Shirt Haul~~

got them from PADINI & PARKSON

got some shoes..

from Vincci, a black golden studded flat shoes~

LOVING THEM!!!!!!!!

I love love black color for fashion stuffs because they're classic, chic, & matchable^^

aren't they're cool??!!

then I got some Vincci slippers for a casual wear..

it was on SALE and there were the only one left so I guess I'm pretty lucky..^^

not bad huh? pretty chic^^

then I got a black Mirabelle shirt with golden studs or dots details on the shoulder.

they would match my Vincci SHOES above picture^^

LOVING THEM. so simple yet chic~~

aaahh I got many toys to play with & loads of reviews coming up^^

thanks for reading~~

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