- retail therapy xoxo -

this year's november and december went haywire *_*  oh yes, tiring but i definitely had a rollin' good time with my pretty clients! took a little time-off to get some retail therapy while i can. hurhur~ shopping not like what u thot! i went to some old-school shopping center *winkwink* im surprised to find some good stuffs and had learned to be a little wiser too :)

[city.plaza]

one of my favourite food place to have my bowl of poon nah mee hoon kuay located at level five! im suppose to meet one of my buddy for lunch but she's late... so i went shopping at city plaza by myself  =\ good news and bad news. 

good news = i bought two shorts @ $15 each [wat a steal!]
bad news = i bought a vest @ $43 one piece [wat a cabbage-head 菜头! zZZzz]
 okay, obviously im not a shopping specialist at city plaza. accordingly to my buddy (who owns a shop there), analyzed that i've been 'ripped' and i totally agree. *faints* the strange thing is, i do find the vest expensive but i've no idea why i still pay for it... *slap me* anyways, i really like the vest but still, heartache T.T  so friends, now you know - be smart when you shopped at city plaza =)  wisdom from my buddy, she said 'city plaza is the place you buy nice reasonably priced stuffs'. *rolleyes* maybe tat's the reason why i only shop at her place!!!! cuz ' i never had to worry abt the quality of the clothes tagged with reasonable price and served by many eye-candy babes in the shop~~ hurhur! oh, btw my buddy shop is at level four shop name LUELA.
okay, thank you for reading my complaint. now, least there's something im happy to share with >> e y e l a s h . e x t e n s i o n!! to some of you, it might be the hundred time u're doing it... but it's the FIRST time for me!! hmm... so i finally did my eyelash extension while waiting for my buddy ^.^

i did a quick google search for the recommended shop and was directed to angelxin but in the end i choose de perfect beauty. why? i spoke to both shops, seems like de perfect staffs were friendlier and were more willing to explain in better details :) yup, i agree tat i was a little worried cuz' some of my friends told me tat most of my own eyelashes will come off together with the fake ones when the fake ones drop... omg, mine is like so short and 'botak' already, can't imagine if more of it comes off still. *faints*

oh, this lady did my extension and she's damn pro. she did the entire extension like in 35mins. she's skilled, friendly, nice and patience tested [i kept asking, she always replied with a smile]. eh... but i dun rem her name. x_x  
oh well, im very pleased with my eyelash extensions! after the extension, the fake eyelashes seems quite natural (she mentioned that she used single lashes extension). now i can even skip my daily eyeliner :)  see my eyes after extension, no eyeliner needed!

service rating --- 8/10

price tag --- $60

 im gonna see how my eyelash extension be like one week later! hurhur (-'o'-) 

[katong.shopping.center]

this shop located at katong shopping center level one unit sells cool wedding stuffs such as betrothal gift exchange items (过大礼) *interesting* cuz' im quite surprised that the 'vintage' shopping center had such established wedding shop ^o^ nice floral hand bouquet, fanciful angbaos, bridesmaid wrist-band, all sorts of wedding decorative items and even wedding gown rental~

im always keen of these little shops that have everything a bride need conveniently gathered at one shop... there's so many things to explore till u drop!!
here's their website if you're interested =)

www.littlewhiteweddingshop.com.sg

www.littlewhiteweddingshop.com.sg

[ m a n i c u r e ]

oh well, not forgetting a manicure treat at basement one manicure shop =p cant rem the name of the shop hurhur~ but you can find it quite easily, the shop has got a eyebrow embroidery service too :)  the place is clean and hygiene - im a cleanliness freak lol.

whilst a normal opi manicure and pedicure will cost S$50, i did a gelish manicure with nailart + mud scrub spa for my tired hands ^.^ hurhur pampering myself a little eh!

 

ta~dang~~ here's my gelish done ^.^ not my usual style but i quite like this leopard print manicure with a little diamonde <3

service rating --- 7/10

price tag --- $90

friendly staffs and nice work done! not the cheap price tag that im expecting thou' but the work and service matches the tag (",)
here's the boss mobile contact if you wld like to book an appt~ :)

k e l l y  > >  9 0 0 8 0 3 6 6

[ s h o p p i n g ] 

replenished my bottle of la prairie eye complex. this is one of the best eye essence i ever tried. i used to have quite serious fine lines at under eyes, now the fine lines are much reduced. a little pricey but worth it all.

product rating --- 9/10

price tag --- $169

tried a new product mummy bought from korea - nuganic 0two bubble foam. the super foam cleanses quite thoroughly yet gentle on face, leaving no trace of makeup. nice.

product rating --- 7/10

price tag --- unknown

 cant resist mac limited edition brushes again!

product rating --- 7/10

price tag --- $87

enjoy the seasons of greetings and lurves~

<3 candy t.

m a k e o v e r . the before and after

if you all had read on my previous post: ugly women or lazy ones, you wld know that i believe there's no lazy women in the world, only lazy ones. hurhur~ it's a naturally part of me as a makeup artiste who wants to bring out the beauty of every individual <3  here's some pretty before and after pics to share, and hope somehow will inspire everyone to doll up yourself everyday... regardless lady or gentlemen  :)

the world of beauty is not impossible, it's how much effort you would put in to make yourself look better. makeup is not necessary exaggeration but somehow be able to enhance your feature and making you look more gorgeous ^.^  

well, if you can begin to understand this phrase 'makeup does wonders'... you'll definitely agree with me that a crazy makeup artist like me will lurve to do extreme makeovers... like this :)  super modify the eyebrows, contouring the face, converting single-eyelid to a double-eye and enhance the size of eyes at least 10x!

hope you like this post! oh, btw due to overwhelming request, i'll try to conduct one or two makeover workshop in dec' so keep a lookout for the details -- i'll post the workshop details once im able to squeeze some dates from my packed-packed schedule!  <3

your makeover bestie,

c a n d y   t .

halloween 2012

this year's halloween was splendid. together with my lurvely makeup partners - marie and eva, we had a wonderful time doing makeup for zouk's staffs for the saturday 'the zouk doll house' party. working with zouk staffs?  two thumbs up.  fabulous people to work with ^.^

here's some of my halloween makeup works and i've posted some other pictures on my facebook album. 'LIKE' my facebook page if you like my work! :))

this is one of the cute staff. i made him sit still and told him not to ask what i'll do and i'll do a freestyle makeover for him. hahaha! he is soooo cute, cuz' he really sat there without asking... so cooperative! lol.

okay, i find this pic kinda hilarious! everyone was telling him that im putting 'roti prata' on his head. hurhur~ he cldn't see himself cuz i never give him mirror :p naughty me wanted to keep him in suspends hehehe

- work in progress -

oh well, completed! ^^

see! he's so cute rite~

after all the work is done, Party Time! lol. anyways, let me tel you - this is my first year attending halloween party! *cant believe it rite?* lol im not a halloween party person as im one of those people who got crowd phobia - especially Queue! *roll eyes* hahaha. so this year, all thanks to zouk for opening the door and get me in without queuing!! and... i went with my halloween-licious makeup for the party ^-^

 b i g . m o u t h . s k e l e t o n

so skeleton me party with unicorn and spider women too. lol.

alritey, here's my normal look if anyone of you are not used to my super big mouth skeleton look *grin* anyways im so glad to had a fun-filled nite with my lurvely babes! <3 i'll definitely consider gg to halloween party next yr!

- a nite with demons -

candy t.

wedding -- andrea and eirik

andrea with her beloved hubby eirik, flew back from norway to have their simple yet traditional wedding customary in singapore and im honored to be andrea's makeup artist on their very special day ^.^ 

here's some of the beautiful photos of andrea and eirik <3
photography by www.nicolethen.com

andrea and i never spoke, all we ever did was communicating through emails as she was residing in norway but everything went so well.  im so touched when andrea told me that she's leaving everything to my good hands and had all the trust in me to doll her up!

and here's the grogeous andrea before the makeover :)

for her bridal makeover, i decided a give her a natural makeup as she's one that doesn't put on makeup often :) all i did was giving her a flawless complexion with a focus on her nude colour eye makeup on her enhanced double eyelids ^-^

 some of the behind the scene pics!
 

the sunshine bride andrea, her lurvely sis amanda and mommy are amazing people to work with <3  meeting them on the actual was even more fun than we ever thought. andrea and her whole family was so so so awesome! we simply click when we met and sharing our stories like a longtime friend... chatting about anything and everything! *nice*  looking at the photo above, you can see how much fun we had while my assistant marie and i were doing makeover for them! 

this is andrea's beautiful mommy who shared her life experience which is so priceless to me *hugs*

i took this candid picture of andrea and i cant help it but to post it... cuz' it's so cute *hehe* you must be thinking what she's doing eh?! i've no idea too. lol

another gorgeous person i met in life :)

dear andrea and eirik,

"sharing the same sky, i sent my heartfelt wishes to you both and may your future continues to be a surprises just like how you guys met and now, sharing life together as husband and wife. eirik and you are an amazing couple!  im delighted to had shared your joy on the very special day and thank you for your complimenting testimonial~"

 andrea's testimonial:

"Decided to engage Candy after reading reviews from bongqiuqiu and I am more than happy and satisfied!  Absolutely professional with her services and products but the best of it all is what a fun-loving and easy person she is.  Her assistant, Marie did an absolute fabulous job on my sister, mum and aunt.  We had such good time chatting about everything while the bridal party came in and out of the makeup room. I love that Candy didn't try to change how I look but enhanced my features to the best!  Thanks so much Candy and Marie for making us look fabulous and for such a great time! :)" - Andrea Wee

 with heaps of lurves,
c a n d y   t .

p.review --- christian dior eye designer

confession - i bought christian dior's eye designer (eye makeup palette) while waiting to board my plane. yes, another eye collection. ^.^

the palette consist of eyebrow designer (cream type), gel eyeliner (black), highlighter (beige pink), base eyeshadow colour (greyish brown) and smoky eyeshadow colour (dark brown) + one bonus eyebrow tweezer and mascara

also a mini guide that teaches you how to apply. ^.*

okie, so me gonna apply using my all-time favourite technique - nude. *grin* here's my very naked eyes before and after pic :)   i like this palette so much! hurhur~ cuz' it's so easy to handle, eyeshadow colours are easy to apply and so convenient as it's an all-in-one eye palette! *wink* except for the mascara that doesn't seems to make my short lashes visible. lol

here's also a pic of myself and a very very lurvely client of mine - babara, one of the loveliest client i met along the way and had became more like a friend than just another client <3   

 so above is babara's dinner makeover using dior eye designer and for myself wearing dior eye designer as well! ^^ gonna get yours soon? :)

product rating --- 8/10

price tag --- $84

 lurves, candy t.