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I love make up but I don't think anyone really likes the feeling of make up on their skin.

Especially after a really long day, especially after clubbing or parties, you just want to rush home and have your face clean again without all that gunk clogging your pores!!

And when you have thick make up on like me (and if you are OLD like me), it's especially important to remove all the make up because leaving make up on overnight ages your skin like crazy!

I normally put on falsies so for me, the hardest part of make up removal is removing the falsies gently. I used to just tug them out but that's like stretching the sensitive skin around your eyes to the max.

Lazy?

Pulling out falsies is advisable... If you wanna age 10x faster than your peers.

Correct method is to ease them out slowly and gently with makeup remover.

So not only is it important for make up remover to be strong, it also has to be CONVENIENT!!

To be really honest I used to just use a facial scrub coz once I get home I wanna freaking sleep...

Too tired to remove make up? 

Happens to all of us

So I just use a scrub in the shower while I'm showering and be done with it! Obviously you can't use the soapy scrub around your eyes so my eyes would still be like smudgey brown until the next day. HAHA I'm so gross!


For those of you who are the amazing combination of lazy and vain, I'm gonna introduce to you an awesome product!!

Biore Cleansing Oil Cotton Sheets!!

I'm sure everyone has heard of Biore. I've used Biore's facial wash since I was 14 till today!! But I betcha didn't know that Biore is the No. 1 makeup remover brand in Japan!

And among the selection of makeup removers that Biore sells, my favourite are the sheets!!

I HATE having to pour makeup remover onto cotton pads to wet the pads then wipe my makeup off. It's so troublesome and those cotton pads are so small, then must use a few of them. And the cotton pads often leave little bits of fluff on my face. DO NOT LIKE!! Especially when the fluff gets into my mouth!

But Biore's cotton sheets come already infused with cleansing oil so you can cheat a step!!

So very easy. :)

It comes in a pretty pink plastic box that you can keep in your bathroom. And the box is airtight so the sheets inside won't dry up!! Once you are finished with the 48 sheets, you can just buy the refill pack (middle in pic above) and place it in your box!

See super convenient!!

(Hahaha actually it looks a bit like a toilet bowl from top view! :x)

Here comes my favourite bit about the Cotton Sheets - they come in BABY SIZE!!!

Ok it's actually a travel pack but I like to call it "Baby" Cotton Sheets. Coz it's so cute and small it fits in your palm!

It's AWESOME to have in your luggage for travelling, or in your bag for when you wanna hit the gym and want to remove the make up, or just to put in the car! Then you don't even need to be home to completely remove your make up :D


Now for the most amazing part of the sheets...

THEY ARE ULTRA MOIST!!

By moist I mean:

All from ONE sheet. Note amount of cleansing oil on the paper!!

And even though there is so much cleansing oil, it's surprisingly not oily on the skin at all. :)

(And yes my nails are hideous)

It is so powerful, even the most stubborn makeup can be gently and effectively removed!




Now to put Biore Cleansing Oil Cotton Sheets to the TEST!

Remember to first put the Cotton Sheet on your eyes for 5-6 seconds before you begin wiping.



Tadah! This is after just putting the sheet on my eyes with no wiping done.



And the sheet used for half my face! Makeup transferred from face to sheet :p



And using only one side of one sheet - half my face's make up removed!!

It felt so clean and yet it wasn't drying at all, or greasy/sticky!! LOVE IT.

I was really quite surprised that the sheets removed BOTH my fake eyelash and double eyelid sticker!! Because the sheets are so wet, I barely had to repeatedly wipe the same area to completely get makeup off. No more tugging!

I just hate having leftover eyelash glue being stuck on my eyelids and are always IMPOSSIBLE to remove. The sheets got rid of that too!! WOAH!

It is also enriched with a moisturising agent so my skin felt soft and smooth after usage - and best of all, not tight! Alcohol-free too so it's ideal for all skin types.

Awesome. :D

AND AFFORDABLE TOO!!

Ok looking at this picture I suddenly feel like the made-up side is very dirty. -_-

Nonetheless, final picture has full make up on...

Biore Cleansing Oil Cotton Sheets - if you have never tried makeup remover wipes before it's time to try, it'd change your life!!

If you are already using wipes, you can still give Biore's cotton sheets a try! The ultra moist formula ensures you remove your make up with less wiping - and that's less stressful on your skin. :D

Available in all leading supermarkets, hypermarkets and pharmacies.

Invisalign - the clear choice

Hey the title was a pun!! Geddit?? Coz invisalign is clear?? HAHAHA!! What do you mean it's not funny? -.-

In case you are confused, Invisalign is clear braces to fix your teeth.

Anyway...

I wish... The above image is a LIE. In actual fact the teeth looks like this:

My top row is pretty straight but my bottom is crooked. To be very honest I've always been happy with my teeth. I told myself that my top row is great and nobody fucking looks at the bottom anyway, and it can never be seen in photos anyway.

And somemore the bottom row may be crooked but it's symmatrically crooked!! Hahaha *comforts self*

But after shooting many Guide to Life videos, I've realised that the top thing that people always ask me to fix is my TEETH. Kanina every comment is saying I look like a horse.

Valid enough, because when you talk it's your bottom row that can be seen! Plus I have a super gummy smile too and from side view, I think my mouth juts out like an ape's.

Left: How it is now. Right: How I hope it will be after I fix my teeth.

So yeah!! I want a perfect Hollywood smile!! So fucking white and straight it dulls everyone's teeth in comparison to mine tyvm.


FIXING YOUR TEETH IS THE BEST SORT OF 'PLASTIC SURGERY' YOU CAN GET. Why? Firstly, it makes ALL the difference in the world - better than bigger eyes or a sharper nose. Because a good straight set of dazzling teeth adds class, cleanliness and poise to your appearance!

Think of all undesirable people - hillbillies, inbred people, mutants etc - they all have bad teeth!

Secondly, although I consider it KINDA a form of plastic surgery, NOBODY JUDGES YOU! Nobody ever says "She's so fake" just coz you fixed your teeth. At most they say "Oh her parents must be rich to afford braces". That's all!!

Thirdly, you can't guarantee a perfect nose even after multiple surgeries but with braces, veneers, teeth whitening etc, you can guarantee a PERFECT set of teeth if you, well, have the resources to fix it.

Fourthly, how your teeth aligns affects your jaw, which is actually goddamn heavy and puts a lot of pressure on your neck. It's great for actual medical reasons and can stop headaches and migraine! Also not to mention straight teeth are easier to clean and won't rot so easily.

After starting on Invisalign I've started to notice everyone's teeth around me, and I realised that, erm, most people don't have straight teeth! Even people who did braces before and stopped wearing retainers have gone crooked again. AND another thing? Most people are mildly interested in fixing their teeth but think that they are too old to suffer the humiliation of metal braces...


AND THEREFORE I AM HAPPY TO TELL YOU AN ALTERNATIVE!!

It's transparent, and it fixes your freaking teeth just like braces.

I am so thankful to get invisalign done with Orchard Scotts Dental! And they are one of the very rare Platinum Elite Providers of invisalign in Singapore, meaning they have done Invisalign for super a lot of patients and are very experienced!!


AND SOMEMORE MY DENTIST GOT F4 HAIR:

My dentist is more handsome than your dentist

That's Dr Ronnie Yap getting mic-ed up by Gillian for the next Guide to Life episode on Invisalign!

OK this is his front view showing of his perfect teeth hate him max. I hate everyone with straight teeth now. It's like they are yelling at me "You are genetically flawed!". Whenever Mike smiles at me at I tell him to stop showing off. Stupid. So unfair his teeth is naturally perfectly straight fuck him.


Alright here's how you get started on Invisalign:

First you go for a consultation to see if you are suitable for Invisalign. Most people are suitable actually. Then you get a mold of your teeth done.

Then you pay money. And an impression of your teeth is sent to Align Technology (they do invisalign) in USA where I imagine some dude is using a software kinda like photoshop (except 3D) to twist and push your teeth until they become perfect.

You will then be sent your aligners omg excitement max:

My first aligner

How Invisalign works - You get a set of aligners (I had 19) and wear each aligner for 2 weeks. With each passing aligner your teeth gets pushed straighter and straighter!

"How do I wear this??"

"Just snap it on?"

And done!!!

Aligners are removable at any time so if you don't want them on for a photo session, just snap them off!

And shake! You get more clients (hopefully) and I get hollywood smile!! LOL

Tadah! Can't see a thing.

Wearing the top aligner

The bubble like things are for attachments. Lazy to explain, read this.

To my utmost surprise I had 19 aligners for the top and only 11 for my bottom!! Coz my bottom is crooked and my top is already straight?? But it's coz my top had teeth to be rotated and it also had to be pushed from its current "V" shape to the optimal "U" shape.

You are supposed to see 8-10 teeth when you smile and mine only shows 6! I needed to widen my smile. In contrast Julia Roberts shows 12:

That's a lot of teeth

Here are two videos showing my teeth's progress:

Each tiny jerk is a new aligner!!

NOW FOR FAQs:

How much?

$6k to $8k. It costs a little more than metal braces but it is so much better!! If you can't afford this amount, you can have a per visit installment, or staggered payment. There is also a 0% installment plan with some credit cards but you gotta check with the clinic.

Painful?

It is. It's teeth-moving, don't kid yourself that it won't hurt. However, I doubt the pain is more than braces and I'm on aligner set 5 now. I can safely say that the pain becomes less and less! It's most painful on day 1 of aligner-changing. The pain is tolerable.

Is it uncomfortable?

No! Almost forget they are there!!

Does it make you lose weight?

Well it did stop me from snacking coz I can't be bothered to take off aligners to snack. Most people say they lost weight but unfortunately I didn't. FML

Braces or Invisalign?

Obviously invisalign! My treatment time is only 10 months (6 for bottom) and it's SUPER FAST!! Most cases are completed within 6-15 months. Plus it's invisible - and best of all, REMOVABLE.

It has to be removed during food intake but it's a tad troublesome coz you have to brush your teeth before putting the aligners back on. Ok, you don't HAVE to, but if you don't brush then it's kinda gross? My oral hygiene confirm improve!

Do I need to extract teeth?

Most cases no. However, there is only one way to find out and that's through a consultation.

Am I eligible? I thought invisalign is only for people with slightly crooked teeth.

NOT TRUE! I've seen many cases where people have damn crooked teeth and still are doing invisalign!! But I can't say for sure, CALL the dentist!

I'm doing braces and they give me ulcurs/are so ugly. Can I switch to invisalign?

Yes you can!!



You can click here for more information!

Any other questions please call

+6567329939

They are really very professional and patient!

Yay to awesome teeth! I can soon smile like that -- :D

Tokyo Part 3

Part 3 of my Tokyo trip has significantly less selfshots coz Cheesie left already and I didn't have a mate to be ultra vain with me. Nonetheless, there are ultra cute puppies so you should read on! Who am I kidding, my content is so good you'd probably read this twice anyway LOL

Here's Mike posing with a Dr Pepper can, his favourite drink. That's something I cannot understand coz it tastes like cough syrup.

He's happy coz it's hard to find Dr. P in Singapore!

As you can see it is full out raining that day, which explains my face:

Yes that's my NABEHCHEEBYE t-shirt. Love it!! LOL

Here's, erm, "our" brolly.

Ok fine we stole it. No lah coz I realised that all the apartments in the building had umbrellas hanging outside their units. The unit below ours had two umbrellas and both are SUPER RUSTY AND DUSTY, which made me presume there is either no one living there or the owners have better umbrellas inside.

So I borrowed it with full intention of returning (we had to walk to the train station in the rain otherwise). Erm but Mike accidentally left it in Daiso so I guess we stole it. :P

We walked around in Harajuku...

Lunch was pasta in mentaiko sauce! It was ok only... Japanese pasta not my favourite thing.

After that we went to Takashimaya to look at crazy expensive fruits...

Giant oranges bigger than my boobs!

All the fruits there look so... plump, well groomed and pristine.

Bunches of grapes so fat and juicy you can't see any stalks in between each grape.

The one on the top left costs about 4,000 yen = $62 SGD = $49 USD

Even their garlic look so damn pretty.

What is this freaky fruit?? Seems to be popular over there. 

The buggers pricked me!!

I'm officially a moron when it comes to touching pricky things. I got pricked by a hedgehog and numerous cactuses and yet I still went to touch this stupid fruit. It is really needle sharp!

Bakery with pink baby crossiants. Trust the Japanese to do everything cuter, more delicious, and better. And more expensive too.

They also had chocolate crossiants in brown and Matcha crossiants in green!

Mike insisted I snap a photo of this sign coz it's funny. Translation of the words anyone?

Walking along Shinjuku

Baby-sized ciggies in vending machines. Even has a pink one!! They have no laws against kids buying cigarettes?

Sorry I must add this: Don't start smoking coz it'd make you ugly. That's all.



Took this picture for Gillian coz she likes alpacas! That's if she even reads my blog anymore boohoohoo I'm very insecure of her love for me nowadays wtf.

I didn't try to catch coz I really, really suck at claw machines!


Ming treated us to freaking FREE FLOW SUKIYAKI:

Just look at the gorgeous marbled beef yummiest shitz in the world!!!!!!!!!!!!!

And very expensive :X

The soup was so thick!! Om nom nom

The beef just kept coming and coming until we were about to die of ... methane poisoning or something.



Did I already mention that the Japanese are freaking geniuses?? Everytime I see an awesome idea from them I get more and more convinced that the rest of us are cavemen.



Here's one of their brilliant inventions. A toilet bowl with a tap on top of it. And this is in the apartment we thieved stayed at.

At first I thought nothing of it, thinking it's just some OCD Japanese who put a tap on top of the toilet bowl flushing system. But then I realised that the tap only flows water whenever I flush, and it automatically does that.

You know how flushes work right? If you lift up the lid of the flush tank, you'd see that inside the tank there is a pipe which supplies water to refill the tank whenever you flush it.

So instead of having an internal flush, the japanese built the pipe externally!! As a tap! So you can wash your hands after doing your business!!

Since the lid of the tank has a hole to flow the used water back into the tank, NO EXTRA WATER IS WASTED.

(I presume this water is clean which is why your shower's flow gets less when you flush and shower at the same time)

Freaking clever! Imagine the amount of water saved if this is built everywhere!!

Ok this is not ingenious but our bathtub was super small and deep. LOL

Japanese graffiti.

It was our last day and Mike really wanted to go to the *AHEM* National Museum of Emerging Science and Innovation -_- so we forsaked the rest who were going to DisneySea.

But first, lunch. Once again at Harajuku. Since I was not going to DisneySea for him, he agreed to patiently wait as I went into the Tamagotchi shop:

Cute to the max and sells doughnuts!

Succumbed and spent $80 on a colour screen tamagotchi!! I LOVE IT!!!

Even though I couldn't read Japanese it was easy enough to guess and my tama accompanied me back home on my flight :)

But after getting almost all of the characters I got bored of it. Still, fun!

Goggie on the street. With a heart on its back.

And another heart on the side of its ass. Surprisingly enough owned by a guy in his 40s.

Walked into a shop and had ramen again.

So delicious it breaks my heart I can't get it here. And this is just some random shop!!

Took a picture of our subway adventure in case we got lost. Mike performed admirably and got us there, but going back was another story.

Beautiful ferris wheel. The weather was nice that day too!

This was a little way from town so it was more spaced out. 

A lot of museums around too so there were many futuristic things to see!

First thing I could relate to in the museum: Cup noodles...

... That are shrinking in space pressure.

If you want to sound smart, just quote the above passage. 

No one will doubt you, coz everyone would have fallen asleep.

Look at how happy he is with some sciency nonsense behind him.

Entire ginormous globe covered in LCD screens? 

And they show animated clouds etc too so it really looks like a real globe.

Mike really likes Buzz Aldrin. 

He (Buzz not Mike) appeared on 30 Rock as a guest star wtf. 

I didn't know astronauts do TV shows.

Askimo or whatever its name is. So it can run and kick a ball. I don't care!! 

I could have been in Mermaid Lagoon in Disneysea!!! #Mikeowesmeone

He wanted to go to the Toyota Museum and that was the last straw for me (really? CARS??? At least space was somehow mystically beautiful) so I went to wait for him at Mcdees.

Japanese Iced Lemon Tee has NO LEMON AND NO SUGAR. Must add yourself!

After this we tried to walk through a mall as a shortcut back to the subway station but failed. The walk back took like 45 minutes. I was sooooooo pissed off and grumpy. FUCK WALKING LONG DISTANCES!

BUT!!! The mall had a pet shop!!!!!!!!!

I SWEAR I ALMOST DIED WHEN I WENT IN. Their puppies are all PERFECTLY CUTE and it was so clean it smelled like PINE.

I've never seen another pet shop even close to rivalling this crazy standard:

Check it out even the pup's asshole is so clean.

Puppies flopping around in fluff... They all cannot be more than 3 months old.

One of the customers' dog.

Ridiculous. Like a freaking cartoon

It is so small it can fit into your two palms together.

O hai! We don't pee or shit or drool or bark. Just look at you with doe eyes.

This puppy barely longer than your palm

Ok that's the last of the puppy pics.

I saw one of the puppies pooped and within seconds it was cleaned and the assistant even wiped its asshole with a wet wipe!!

Mike and I were wondering why all the puppies look so freaking perfect. He said jokingly that maybe they drown all the uncute ones. But seriously - where do all the uncute ones go to?

The whole place only had super tiny and fluffy and bouncy pups. No ugly ones and no old ones! Who buys the old puppies in perfectionist Japan? Food for thought.

Just a girl we saw on the streets

Ming Elaine and Maylene before our CRAB DINNER!!

Mike and I

Oh yeah by crab dinner I mean...

ONE

TWO

THREE

FOUR

FIVE

SIX...

SIX FREAKING COURSE DINNER OF ALL CRABS!!

It's damn yummy especially the crab porridge (last pic)!

I feared crab dessert too but dessert was just normal stuff.

Anyway... Ming invited his Japanese friends to dine with us and surprisingly enough all of us Singaporeans ordered Sorbet.

His 3 Japanese friends ordered two sweet potato desserts (the yellow and purple cubes) and one ordered mochi.

When dessert arrived, I looked at their dessert and just jokingly said "Wow yours looks so good I wish I didn't order sorbet now!!" Erm just to make conversation.

But to my utter embarrassment the Japanese peeps all shoved their desserts to me and REFUSED TO TAKE BACK!!! I asked them three four times and they said "Have it! It's ok!" And they never order new dessert for themselves somemore. Mad paiseh!!!!!!!!

I guess their culture is just that they are SUPER polite???? Most Singaporeans will just say "U wanna try mine?" and that's it, right??

So that's how I robbed their dessert and had 3 in front of me. :(


Back to the airport -

Samantha Thavasa sells the freaking nicest things and guess what? A new Samantha Thavasa outlet is gonna open in Singapore soon!! Exciting :D

Erm this is me at the airport taking a picture with the Narita mascot, Kutan.

I know I look ridiculous with the usagi leopard headband and the furry strawberry jacket.

And the giant My Melody bag containing newly bought stuffed toys.

But I was in Tokyo!! People dress like that in Tokyo all the time and nobody bats an eyelid!

But once I entered Narita Airport it was like a different world - EVERYONE STARED. It got so ridiculous that I went into a toilet and an angmoh lady said loudly to her friend "Oh she's so cute!!" and made a "so tiny!" gesture with her hands. -_- Like I was... some toy.

Mike said he was embarrassed to be seen with me coz he said everyone will think he's a paedophile.

Got TWO three-row seats all to ourselves on the way back. Awesome flight!

And there, buckled, is my new favourite stuffed toy FlopCheeks. :D

Isn't she the cutest?