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Searching For Space
So I had this bright idea of buying my own place after getting thoroughly pissed at my landlady. I’m not gonna go to the specifics but I learned the hard way how manipulative that old krone can be despite renting her apartment for a little over 7 years. Yes, 7 years and, from the looks… Continue reading
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MAC Illustrated Face Kit
I pre-ordered the MAC x Rebecca Moses Illustrated Face Kit in brown last month via French Macaroons. Yes, my love for FM has been well-documented here 🙂 The pre-ordering site allows me to participate in highly-anticipated sales from any of the US’ biggest cosmetics stores and get access on great stuff that are not sold… Continue reading
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Hello September
I haven’t been updating this blog because I’ve been away from the city for like, almost three weeks, I think. We went home right before the long weekend to take advantage of that and pretty much spent some time off at home. We took our beloved cat with us and let me tell you, three… Continue reading
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Tination To TinaBytes: A Merger Was In Order
A couple of friends/colleagues helped me remember the times when I was less boring with terrible, terrible grammar. They also reminded me that I have a long-forgotten blog site called Tination, which was formerly the infamous, “Road Less Traveled” blog. I remember creating Tination as a way to preserve the blog that I deleted, Road… Continue reading
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Kiehl's Midnight Recovery Concentrate
Been road testing Kiehl’s Midnight Recovery Concentrate (MRC) for the past two weeks and so far, results have been very promising. For one thing, I wake to indescribably soft, glowing skin. It’s just a joy waking up to plump, luminous skin! Kiehl’s Midnight Recovery Concentrate is a combination of different essential oils working together to… Continue reading
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A Tutorial: Depotting The Smashbox Studio Pop Ultimate Palette
The first high-end makeup palette I bought was the Smashbox Studio Pop Ultimate Palette. It’s a holiday palette with 48 eyeshadows (?), blushes, highlighter, cream eyeliner, glosses and a bronzer thrown in for good measure. Quality-wise, this is better than Urban Decay, I kid you not. Read the reviews from Makeup Alley and other beauty… Continue reading
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Breaking Out
My skin, that is. A couple of blogs ago, I said I am going to give the Nivea Smoothy cream a try. Which I did and have for two weeks or so. Unfortunately, testing came at a time when I’m having one of those nasty hormonal thing going on my skin and I’m afraid the… Continue reading
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St. Ives Green Tea Scrub
For me, to achieve smooth, clear skin, you should never skip exfoliation. When I was 17 or 18, I started using facial scrubs because I had a bad case of blackheads on the nose area, which was so gross. I believe I used St.Ives classic apricot scrub and I have tried some of the most… Continue reading
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Nivea Smoothy Cream
If you’re like me who appreciates great finds at affordable prices then you must be kuripot, hahahah! For me, nighttime moisturizing is a must especially since my skin is on the dry side and needs ample moisture. Unfortunately, high end creams do cost more than your average daytime creams, some fetching as much as 4k… Continue reading
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Busy July
I don’t know what’s up but it’s been one heck of a busy week after another at the start of July. Man oh, man. Lots of new things to look forward to this week, one such thing is my sister leaving for Middle East yet again. Yep, Dimitri and I will be left to man… Continue reading
About Me
Hello, and welcome to my new website. I’m Tina, please feel free to look around. I’m a writer and editor with over 10 years of experience. Apart from writing, I’m into collecting bags, books and skincare/makeup products. Hobbies include gardening, writing (of course!), and playing with my sons. Check out my credentials here.
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