The Two Secrets to Achieving the Korean Look...

A lot of people have commented recently that I am looking more like a Korean nowadays.

Let me show you a photo of how I used to look like.

This photo was taken in Sept 2014.

This photo was taken in Jun 2015.

So what is the difference?  What are the two secrets if you want to look more Korean like?

First secret.... tweak the shape of your eyebrows.  Koreans' ladies are sporting the straight eyebrow look.  But again, do take caution as not everyone suits the straight eyebrow look.  Take a look at the chart which i downloaded from the internet to explain this.

So basically not everyone is suitable for the straight eyebrow look except for the oval and long face shape ladies.  So again, do not blindly follow the trend but to work with your own face shape and choose the most suitable eyebrow shape.

As both my eyebrows have always been shaped into high arches since the age of 20, I needed an expert to help me to change it to a shape that best suit my face shape as highly arched eyebrows are not suitable for my oval face shape.

I decided to approach Highbrow located at Star Vista to see if they can salvage my eyebrows.

These are just some examples of the brows which you can choose from.  Andy, the Creative Director, will look at your face shape and advise what shape best suits you.  As my face shape leans more towards the oval face shape, Andy advised that my eyebrows should not be too straight and it should have a slight arch.

After consultation, he proceeded to draw out two different type of eyebrow shapes, one on each brow.  As my eldest son, Kaiser, was with me, I asked him which brow shape looks best for me.  He chose one and Andy also agreed that it looks better on me than the other one.

 After which, Andy proceeded to do his magic....

Cute eyebrows on the way... but I need to look like Crayon Shin(蜡笔小新）first.

Me and my darling Kaiser.  He has good taste, choosing the right eyebrow shape for me.

My lovely boy waited patiently for mummy to finish her beauty routine.

Almost done... can't wait to see the results.

Bought Kaiser a cupcake cos he was so sweet to wait for mummy without throwing any tantrums.

This photo was taken on the day after I did the eyebrow embroidery to change the shape of my eyebrows.  I requested for a darker colour as based on experience, the colour will fade to a lighter tone.

This photo was taken about a week later.  It is still looking good!

A few weeks later... me with no makeup.  Eyebrows are definitely important, if it is a no makeup day. The colour on the eyebrows will slowly fade away as eyebrow embroidery is not permanent hence it is still necessary to draw your eyebrows but it makes the job much easier.  But which cosmetic brand should you go for and what type, ie. eyebrow pencil or powder is better?

Secret No 2.... For this, I chose Motives Cosmetics Essential Brow Kit bought from www.SingaporeMart.com
Details of this product can be found here: http://tinyurl.com/ps4bljz

What I love about this kit is that it is customisable and natural.  It contains wax to sculpt the brows and two powder shades for a natural look.  Best part is it is paraben free.

With the two powder shades, I can choose to have a darker eyebrow colour or lighter colour depending on my overall look that day.  Sometimes, I mix the two colours together to achieve a third colour.  I prefer to use powder to draw eyebrows as it looks so much more natural than eyebrow pencil.

The wonderful thing of this kit is that it comes with a small angled eyebrow brush, so that you don't need to buy a separate one.

Using the lighter shade of eyebrow powder to draw my eyebrows.

Using the darker eyebrow powder to draw my eyebrows for a different look.

Mixing both colours together to achieve another colour for my eyebrows.

Yup... so these are the two secrets.  Want to know more makeup tips?

Just for my lady readers, I am going to organise a free makeup 101 session this coming Sunday, 28 Jun 2015, at 3pm, to share more makeup tips to achieve a flawless look.  I am going to keep this a cozy session hence it is only open to 5 readers, on a first come first serve basis.  Drop me an email at elaine@elaineheng.com to reserve your seats, before 27 Jun, 12 noon.  Venue will be revealed to confirmed guests.  See ya!

Love,
Elaine

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My Parents' 40th Year Wedding Anniversary Celebration

The whole family celebrated our parents 40th year wedding anniversary at Tunglok Teahouse located at 9 Amoy Street on 1 June 2015.

I asked my dear sister where I should park the car at and she mentioned Capital Square.  Hence I parked the car at the Capital Square and tried to figure out where exactly the restaurant is.  But before we do that, we took a wefie in the lift.

Rayes, Me and Kaiser (in clockwise direction)

As I was not exactly sure where the restaurant was located, I decided to use my GPS on my iPhone to find the place.  We actually walked all the way to Amoy Street which was a good distance away from Capital Square.  My darling Kaiser started complaining as he was getting hungry.

He even jokingly said, "mummy, now we don't even know where we parked our car."  That was when I decided to call my sister and asked her where they were.  She asked us to wait for her outside Citibank and we backtracked to where we first started.

The boys were so fascinated by the lion statue inside Citibank that they kept looking at it.

Finally my sister came and brought us to the restaurant and I realised it is so near Capital Square.  Silly me... sigh.

The moment I stepped in, I fell in love with the decoration and the nostalgic feel of the atmosphere.  This is a Teochew restaurant and I think it is just so perfect for my parents to celebrate their wedding anniversary since both are Teochews!

A picture of my ever supportive Dad and Mum.  Dad kept asking if he should wear his glasses or not.  He is worried that he will look old with his glasses on.

Just look at the amazing decorations on the wall!  They worked well together to create the correct ambience for the diners.

I was impressed with the careful choices of furnishing and cutlery to complement the environment.

We got a very cozy corner to enjoy our sumptuous dinner... Thanks Tung Lok Teahouse for the arrangement!

The boys were extremely happy that day as they looked forward to the wonderful dinner... both of them were extremely hungry as we were lost earlier on.

The first dish of the night... Crispy Char Siew Buns!  Everyone snapped this up within a minute.  The exterior of the bun was warm and crispy but the interior was oozing with the char siew sauce and meat.  It tasted so heavenly and just melted in my mouth.

Next up was this 猪肠粉.  Again, don't be deceived by its simple appearance.  When you take a bite, you will realised that it is crispy inside with prawn meat.  The sauce went so well together with the food.  OMG... the kids loved this so much... Just like I did.

How could we forget about the 虾饺? A must when we have 点心。The skin was thin and the kitchen was so generous with the prawns, that we didn't have any regrets ordering this.

ok, the above were all our appetisers.  Next up were our main dishes.  Presenting to everyone...

Beneath the many slices of soft succulent tofu and mushrooms, lie a bed of healthy green spinach.  This is a must order for anyone who is planning to go to Tung Lok Teahouse.  My two boys loved this dish so much.

We ordered this chicken and sea cucumber in claypot but got the kitchen to make it non spicy so that the two boys could eat.  This dish was amazing. I loved the huge soft sea cucumber that absorbed the sauce in the process of cooking.

How can we ever forget the yam ring that every Teochew is proud of?  Yummy crispy yam with heals of other ingredient to complement the taste!

Gosh... looking at this duck dish made me hungry!  Just look at the glistering skin with the duck fat.  Can I call for delivery now?

After eating so many dishes, we decided to take a break before deciding on the dessert.

A selfie in the toilet... lolx.  Even the toilet has the same look and feel as the restaurant.

Just take a look at the amazing menu... It will make anyone hungry anytime!  

ok, we decided on these two desserts.  I am a big fan of dessert but the food was a lot that night hence I couldn't take much of the desserts anymore.  But just look at the cute presentation of the Orh-ni in a small pumpkin... who can resist it?

We ended the day with our family shoot... a little bit blur though.

Anyways, Happy 40th year Wedding Anniversary to Dad and Mum from Elaine, Candie and Alvin!


Love,
Elaine

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