This week's update is not much but it is more than enough and I am really really content this week.
First week of going back to Fitness
This week, I attended two personal training sessions and went to one cardio exercise on my own. For the two personal training sessions, I was not given harsh training since I have not been in gym for a while so my trainer wanted me to use my own weight for each pose and those poses aimed for dynamic training. The next day after I had my first training, my legs, shoulders, back (you can imagine every muscles!!) were so sore and when I walked down stairs, I was basically worse than an old lady haha. But I enjoy going back to Fitness so much because it kept me focus and I found that I was not that tired like I used to feel. Keep up!
Got promoted
Another great great great news to me this week is - I got promoted! I am currently in Premier counter since February which I enjoy better than in general counter. After getting promoted, no more uniform and no more counter service! But of course another chance to learn more and be more independent since my coming post required work mainly on my own. It will be hard but FIGHTING!
Lorac pro palette is not a strange palette to me but I never get a hand on it since I think my other brand palettes like my trusty Urban Decay's Naked and Pony's Shine Easy Glam get the job done. But recently I am getting a bit bored about the palettes that I already owned so I decided to get the Lorac pro palette since Beauty.com was doing a 20% off sales.
Taupe | Lt. Bronze | Mauve | Garnet
The package is sleek and thin which is very travel friendly. When I was doing swatches of this palette, I found that the eyeshadows are creamier than Urban Decay's. It is also pigmented. Plus, this palette is well balanced because the upper row is all matte eyeshadow while the bottom row is all shimmer shades.
Overall, I quite like this palette and I think if I had to choose which palette to bring on the go, I would choose this over Urban Decay's Naked. This is quite a strong statement from me since in the past few years, I brought Naked with me every time in the trips. I think I can create different looks from this palette easier since it has balanced dark, light, matte and shimmer eyeshadows.
This week is the regular week in a month that I stayed home alone since my mother goes to Shanghai for a vacation once in every month now. Now, I am chilling in front of computer, listening to Jayesslee, enjoying a cup of milk tea and surrounding myself with a scent from Red Rose candle of Jo Malone. It makes me extra satisfied with clothes, makeup brushes and dishes all washed!
Joined Fitness Club
This is the most excited and right decision that I made this week. Yay I FINALLY JOINED FITNESS CLUB! Lazy me have been off for fitness for five months as the inner me always said "I am sooooo tired after work and I just want to lay on sofa for the rest of my lifeeeee". But the feelings of toning up has been growing stronger than the laziness recently and I chose the Fitness First which left a really good reputation to me. I am going to start the first training session with my trainer next Wednesday and I am really looking forward to how it will give me a toned up body and make me feel happier after loads of sweating!
Clean Face
My skin behaves really really good these days and I can tell it is really happy with the skincare routine that I started at the beginning of this year. There is still a few light pigmentation left from the previous acne scaring and I am not really bothered by it since I can just cover it with just a small amount of concealer before I go to work. A few weeks ago, I went to a skin test for fun and it told me I have a skin of 16 years old girl. Secret good gene of asian? haha. Never be lazy on your skincare Girls!
Pony Effect Pebble Blender
I have never used a beauty blender before even though it is such a hot makeup tool. When I know my trust worthy makeup artist Pony released her own version of it, I struggled if I should give it a try or not but I still gave it a try. I know it will expand after wetting it with lukewarm water but still I was excited as a kid in bathroom when I saw it expanded in my hand. Let's see how will it perform!
Jen's new jewelry collection - Grace
This morning, Jen posted a new video about her new jewelry collection with Mejuri and I watched it immediately. This collection is inspired by her pregnancy with orbit design. I got so many compliments when I wore her Gravity collection so I will definitely support her again <3
Uncharted 4: A Thief's End
I love watching people playing video games and I watched it on YouTube like people following a TV series. The graphics and movement in Uncharted 4 are amazing. But still it cannot beat Until Dawn. One of the places involved in this game is in Italy. Although I do not know what exact place that inspired the developer, it made me think of Sorrento in Italy which is a really beautiful place in my opinion and I would like to visit in the future.
I am going to prepare dinner now. Cooking Mama time! Ciao.
I felt crap in these two weeks. Only three words crashed my world again right on the first day of May. Then, petty colleagues also annoyed me a bit. I was so anxious that I privated my instagram and closed messager and only contact people unless I want to.
This instagram drawing described my feelings so well. I swallowed everything inside me.
But I know I have to distract myself from these awful feeling so I did a few things.
Design and Drawings
It has been 2 years since I drew a birthday card. It normally takes me one to finish a card by just drawings. But this time the card is mainly based on cutting so it took a bit longer to finish. I am so satisfied with the result because all the soft pastel colours cooperated so well together!
I also started to draw on my Leuchtturm 1917 notebook. I do not any specific theme for this drawing so I just draw what is on my mind at that moment. Again, I stopped drawing for a while so it takes me some time to get back on track. So far it is getting better and better.
My Cutie Pie
I try to visit my niece once a week if i can. She grows so fast that I cannot believe that she is going to be one in a just a month. Her smile is sweet and melts me every time. Now, when she has got like an electric shock and then tries to touch my face, I know she recognizes me hahaha. Cute.
Colours
Recently, I am really into muted colours. Normally, I am not a nail polish person at all but these days I painted my nails in grey, beige or muted pink since i use keyboard a lot at work. Even when I draw, I go for either muted colours or pastel colours. I also take my camera out more than often and try different saturation.
Just now, finally I could not take it anymore and burst into tears. I hope the situation would be better starting from next week.
Lastly, I would like to share my favourite song of the week.
