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I never knew how difficult it was to find a place that makes curtains until it was time to make some for my home. I looked everywhere but it was not easy to find a professional curtain designer who can custom make curtains according to your window size. I am all for buying ready-made curtains if I could especially since ready-made curtains from Jusco or Ikea will definitely cost a whole lot less. Unfortunately, my windows are huge which necessitates made to measure curtains and hence this curtain hunt.

I surveyed some cloth shops which provide sewing services but I had some apprehension about buying the cloth and engaging their sewing services as they did it based on our own measurements. This can sometimes be a little tricky as there is a high risk that your measurements might be a little wrong which means your curtains might not be made according to the correct size and could end up looking quite ugly.

Ikea is actually a great place to get curtains as their curtains come readily cut in the standard measurements. However, their curtains are usually used together with the Ikea type rods which can be a problem is you already have readily installed curtain rods which are not to the Ikea standard specifications. Read more to find out where I finally found my curtains at one of Kuala Lumpur’s best curtain makers.

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Have I mentioned how much I like lip glosses?

I find it such an easy and convenient way to brighten up your face and it is quick to apply when in a hurry.

I am also a big fan of Japanese cosmetics and makeup brands as I tend to find them more suitable for my skin and colouring. Not to mention the really cute packaging they come in! Hence, I was quite thrilled to find a nice little lipgloss in the form of Canmake Lip Essence.

Canmake Tokyo is a Japanese brand which carries a range of cosmetics for your eyes, face, nails, lips and fragrances. It is a Japanese drug store brand and provides a decent quality makeup range for a reasonable price. It is not currently available in Malaysia but can easily be found in Japan drugstores and Watsons in Taiwan. Their makeup tends to seem more muted and appealing to younger girls as they have a wide variety of products in pretty cotton candy pink hues.

The Canmake Lip Essence comes in a sleek and pretty container with a nylon tip which provides easy application. The lip essence comes with a light scent depending on the colours you buy and is available in 3 different colour ranges:

• 01 - A light sheen which turns into a polarizing pink; has a cherry scent
• 02 - Cassis Pink; a pink which melts into red for luscious lips, has a cassis scent
• 03 - Milky Pink; a cute and sweet cherry-blossom pink, has a strawberry scent

The scents are not very strong and I found them to be quite pleasing and sweet. As a lip gloss, they promise that it can prevent chapped lips with a beauty fluid to protect your lips. I am not sure about this as I don’t usually have chapped lips but I did find that it glided on smoothly onto my lips without any thick or sticky feeling. I personally found the colours a little light but it would be great if you are using it as a base under your lipstick to give it some shine or as a gloss stick for weekends

Canmake Lip Essence promises to plump your lips up and add volume to it. I am not sure about this but I did find it rather moisturing and it felt quite pleasant on my lips even a few hours later.

Canmake lip essence retails for approximately 680 yen (RM27) which makes it a really cheap and nice lip gloss if it was available in Malaysia! For those of you lucky enough to have access to it, do give it a try!

My first experiment with mascara wasn’t a very successful experiment. For starters, I had no idea that mascara dries in approximately 6 months after it has been opened and when it is dried, it turns out terrible on the lashes! Imagine having blocked vision caused by poorly applied mascara!

Many months later, sis introduced Majolica Majorca to me and I am so in love with it! If you are a girly girl like me, you would love Majorlica Majorca’s cute little packaging! The packaging for all their cosmetics often have pretty gold motifs on them that make it so classy. Recently, in an attempt to improve my mascara skills, I picked up the Majolica Majorca Lash Enamel Glamour Neo. It goes by the cute tagline “Hope My Lashes Are Full & Smooth” on the cover which was what drew me to it. Read my review of it below.

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Taiwan is famous for its hot springs, especially during winter, as it sits within the Belt of Fire. Almost every visitor to Taiwan would try to make their way to the famous Taiwan hot springs to enjoy the pleasure of soaking in mineral-rich waters which have been said to have amazing health properties. Some benefits from its sulfur-rich waters include detoxifying the body, improving the digestive system and skin problems. Read more about these unique hot springs resort below.

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