Sunblock

Have been reading about whitening and sunblock in VOCE magazine so I'm also itching to buy a sunblock. haha. I have not been wanting to use sunblock since I think BB cream has so many properties, and have SPF/PA+ as well as being a foundation. And also be it BB creams or sunblock, u have to remove it with a makeup remover! So I think buying sunblock would be sort of a waste. But then, BB creams sometimes feel too thick and oily. I dun really like but I will still use BB cream as the base before my powder foundation. I feel this is okay. But recently I dun really like using BB cream alone only. I think it's better to use with powder foundation after that so that my skin won't be so oily. =)

Bought this sunblock since I think it's not necessary to put on makeup while overseas and the environment is really dirty!! I've became so concern of protecting my skin against the sun as the tone of my face is so dark compared to my hands. T_T I'm so regretful of not protecting my skin more back then when I was a student.  So right now I have to keep trying to whiten my face and also to protect it!!

I love this sunblock cos there's some that really smells so chemical and have oily texture. This one was good as it's a water base [which is better for oily skin], not sticky and has a nice fragrance. This can be applied on the face and body. =) I'm glad I bought the right one cos I'm so worried it's hard to find. Except that I only saw this SPF 30 and no higher ones. O_O

Now, some info to present: [Translated from a magazine]
✿ UV-A causes the biggest harm  on the skin as it can penetrate through glass. It is the main cause of wrinkles and ageing. It will always be present. Therefore should use products with PA+++. Should apply sunblock no matter what season.

✿ Need not apply sunblock when at home or indoors although UV-A may be present. So long as you do not stay near the windows the entire day, it is not necessary to apply.

✿ SPF stands for Sun Protection Factor against UV-B. SPF products help to reduce redness.

✿ PA stands for Protection Grade of UV-A.

✿ Our skin produces black spots to protect itself (naturally) against UV rays harm. If expose too much to UV rays, there may be serious skin condition that will occur.

✿ Consume Vitamin C [water-soluble] and E [fat-soluble] as they can suppress black spots.

✿ Areas that are likely to expose more to sunlight will easily have black spots appearing → Cheek, nose, temple, lips, shoulder and back.

✿ Apply sunblock 20 mins before you go outdoors.

✿ Need to reapply every 2 hours.

✿ Use those with anti-oxidants which will be more effective.

✿ Should emphasize on areas more exposed to the sun  → neck, nose.

✿ Products to choose: Indoors → SPF 20, Outdoors → SPF 30-40, Outdoor activities → SPF 50

Ayu new stuffs!

I was waiting for Ayu's news and stuffs all along. I think I'm getting kinda impatient already. Okay, I guess I was too bored that why. Ayu's Heart Nail book will be released on 31 August at the end of this month!!

I dun really like this cover though. A bit too simple, probably cos of the background. and the fonts are just boring. lol. I love her hair but why Ayu just like to do such lips. lol! And I noticed that she seems to wear that red band on her right hand all the time. Well well. That's really nice.

Saw some preview shots which are really pretty~! I love the sweet colours. But so far I only love this picture:

With those pretty flowers~~~WOW. I somehow wonder what will this book be all about. A collection of all Ayu's nail designs she's done for all these years? Or is just all Heart nails design by her nail artist?? I can't wait to see what's inside for us!! haha.

I'm kinda surprised at this Hello Kitty anyway:

It's so pretty and classy~!!
I can't believe that Ayu designs this. She's done fake eyelashes, and now Hello Kitty??? What else will she be doing next?? I actually want a Ayu cosmetics line. Can Ayu come up with her own brand someday? Something that I can buy and use it too. haha.

Anyway, an Ayu's You & Me CM after so long~!!!

On the first look, I thought it was Namie. lol. But it was Karina Nose. I would love to see Ayu in the CM instead. Well, the fashion is kinda pretty. Seems like Namie's style. haha. I more interested to see more Ayu please!

Diet methods 4

Have just changed the title. The following info are the different methods adopted by different people. For reference, so try it at your own risk!

[Translated from a magazine]

✿ Do 2km brisk walking every morning.

✿ A totally tofu-based diet as the main dish for everyday meals. Tofu, nattō [fermented soybeans] and miso soup! Low calories and yet can fill up the stomach.

✿ Play 2 of ur favourite songs [at least 10mins] while exercising the abdominal by doing sit-ups.

✿ Red bean tea is good for slimming! Even if craving for some snacks, choose red bean ones.

✿ Do the 'cycling' exercise with your legs up in the air for 100 times, everytime after a bath at night. Besides slimming the legs, it will also have an effect on the abdominal area.

✿ Drink soybean milk whenever there's craving for sweet food. Always choose to eat low calories snacks when you have the cravings.

✿ Listen to your favourite singers' music and dance at home. Can even relief stress too.

✿ Having mainly green peas as snack or eat it with rice.

✿ Eat rice vermicelli with some seasoning. Can also have cabbage with tofu as the salad dish.

✿ Make your own fruit juice everyday → Banana or strawberry with milk.

✿ Have a bowl of pumpkin soup before meal, eating half bowl of rice will be enough.

✿ Raw ginger tea with honey can increase metabolism, therefore have slimming effect.

✿ Eat Korean food → spicy kimchi and seaweed soup is a must! Will naturally decrease amount of meat you consume.

✿ Do sit-up exercise at night for 50 times to stop yourself from taking supper.

✿ Cut food into mini size and drink beverage slowly using a straw, so that you will feel full even if you consume small amounts.

✿ Eat boiled beansprouts with a bit of salt added, for a meal everyday. Can also eat 1/3 of the usual ramen amount you consume with lots of beansprouts.

List of Kagrra, pvs

Oh great. Nowadays I saw some HD pvs of Kagrra, uploaded at youtube. It's really great watching pvs in HD!! Many of their pvs I've watched in the past are of low quality. Well, so I dun really have the mood or anything to watch the pvs fully. lol. I usually listen to the songs only [not watching] in youtube while doing something else at the same time. Yes, I'm someone who just can't sit still and watch a pv fully. Kinda nonsensical cos I can watch an anime fully for like 20+mins but I just can't do that for a normal pvs for 5 mins. Lol. I dun understand myself either. (*^◯^*)

Well this time I think it would really be good for me to list down Kagrra, songs that have pvs. Do this just to make myself watch the pvs fully. hahahha.

All Kagrra, pvs [not in order]
01. Yume izuru chi 夢イズル地
02. Hara urara 春麗ら
03. Rin 凛
04. Ouka ranman 桜花爛漫
05. Kotodama 恋綴魂
06. Gekkasousou 月下想葬
07. Chigiri 契(チギリ)
08. Chikai no Tsuki 誓ノ月
09. Tsuki ni Murakumo Hana ni Ame 月に斑雲紫陽花に雨 [the longest pv at 9:18]
10. Shi Mi Me Yu Ki Sa A し、み、め、ゆ、き、さ、あ
11. Uzu 渦
12. Shiki 四季
13. Irodori no Sanka 彩の讃歌
14. Sakebi 「叫び」
15. Utakata うたかた
16. Shiroi uso 白い嘘
17. Sakura zukiyo 桜月夜
18. Shizuku 雫
19. Omou 憶
20. Urei 愁
21. Satsuki 皐月
22. Sarasouju no Komoriuta 沙羅双樹の子護唄
#23. Genei no katachi 幻影の貌

I hope this list is really the complete one. I dun know if #23 pvs over their 10+years singing career is considered okay. But of cos I wanted more Kagrra, pvs. I love to watch their pvs such as 桜月夜 cos there's a story behind it and many of such Kagrra, songs are really touching. Basically I love all Kagrra, songs. I can never get sick of them. I never regret following them them at all. Neo Japanese traditional music certainly is the best~!!

Anyway, I folded a crane for Isshi-san. Just thought of doing this suddenly. So do I have to do more for him? Crane [Tsuru] is a symbol of long life and meaning for happiness, good luck and peace. That's certainly my wish for him. I hope he will wish us fans good too. U know u will always be in our hearts ♥

Ayu at FNS live performance

Ar.. I know I didn't update much about Ayu somehow but she didn't seem to post much too [at TA or twitter] so I'm equally bored. haha. Anyway I can still write something for her promotions of A SUMMER Best!

Ayu sang You & Me and Greatful days at FNS live on the release of A SUMMER Best at 8 August and I really enjoyed watching it. =) It's really been a long time Ayu performed live at other live shows. I really hope so much that she will do more as her promotion and so we fans will get to watch more!!

That's my favourite phrase in You & Me!! I remember Ayu once tweeted it before!

Anyway I'm quite amazed at the song You & Me!  When I first hear the previews which is about half the song, it didn't attract me much, especially I'm not so fond of summer songs. But after listening to the full version, the song was really great! Towards to end especially that was my favourite! haha. Now I have another favourite summer song besides BLUE BIRD or glitter. so this should be a good thing I guess. =D

Oh ya, I still didn't quite like the pv. It's just a typical plot about couples to me. I'm not really that fond of pvs with random shots and not to mention, Ayu with a dancer! and oh gosh. Ayu kissed maro in the pv!! Why~!!! Ayu has shot 3 pvs with Mannie and yet they didn't do an obvious kissing scene. Now she's leaving me to ponder. I rather Ayu be kissing other artistes than with her dancers in her pvs. lol.

And this GIF seen in AHS is Lol~!! It's really a bit too over that Ayu got pushed out of the car. And she got so emotional at the end of the pv. A sort of not-so-nice ending. Not impressed with that at all. O_O

Last thing: My favourite magazine cover of Ayu so far! I love this one as Ayu looked most natural, and I love  to see her in those big hats. Really looks like the sort of the young Ayu in the past!!  Her other magazine shots make her face look so weird!! Almost all are like that. Also not quite impressed. They should really stop photoshop so much and make Ayu look so strange. She is already pretty like that.

Now I can't wait to read the translation of her interviews. (￣▽￣)

Shopping on Friday~

It somehow seems quite a long ago that I didn't spend some money shopping stuffs for myself. lol. But I just realized the last time I spent money was 2 months ago. Is that considered long? haha. Anyway, I had quite some fun especially I can get something at a sale price~~!! \ (^ O ^) / ♪

Yeah!!! It was a summer sale for this Jay Chou album Exclamation mark! It's almost half the price the usual price. I wonder why is such a great sale but of cos this is a good thing to me. I can save some money!! hahaha. I'm someone who can actually be patient enough to wait for the price of CDs to drop so that I can get a great deal. But sometimes my patience can wear out. So probably depends on how much I wanted to get it I guess. In fact, I wasn't planning to get this album at first. Just went to HMV looking at any new CDs on stock selling. Haven't been there for quite some time since May I think? But I guess it's good that I spotted this on sale! hahaha. Some of his old albums are also on sale but yet this latest album was at the cheapest price. I wonder why too. Dun tell me a lot people dun like it? I dun like the graphic design of this album, colourful but ugly. lol. But I think is the song tat matters. I love most of his songs and love to sing at Karaoke but have been a long time since I practise his songs. Actually kinda guilty towards Jay. lol.

This is the first time I got extra goodies along with the CD. (ˆ_ˆ) There's this necklace/chain of an anchor, a notebook and a postcard in it. I usually just buy the CD itself cos I care more about getting a cheaper price but this time this was a really one great thing I got!! I'm really so happy now!! But then the goodies stuffs dun have any Jay face in it. So kinda disappointed at this. Well well.

Also went to Daiso to get some nonsense stuffs. Bought a few snacks and I spotted this:

This powdery sweet I used to eat during my childhood!! I love such sweets as they melt inside ur mouth quite instantly.  But then, it isn't the same flavour I tasted back then and seems like the ones I wanted is no longer selling. I didn't see it anymore. Well, at least I had some sweets to eat now. Just that the feeling isn't quite the same anymore. (￣^￣o)

And bought these other 2 items cos they look so pretty to me. lol. I love doing a bit of origami and craft stuffs and the paper really attracted me! I dun know when will I have the mood to do using the items but still I think I better buy it first cos it's not everytime I can get them on the shelf. haha I do wish I have some free time to do such nonsense too. xD

Oh yes. and my lovely magazine. I bought mina for the first time!! With Namie on cover!! How pretty!!

There's interview page of her. and I love it!! The format looks kinda like VOCE mag. but there isn't anything about different diet methods. It's more of a fashion magazine. Have some good tips about skincare and makeup too. So this is also nice to read. =)

Lastly, This promoting Namie's new album at the last few pages. Ar~ Really tempted to buy that Namie album.. I shall plan to get it in the future~~

Oops. and I must do my Kagrra post soon! Have been dragging it cos I wanna make sure I did correctly. Coming up next~! 

Few things thrown away

I was busy trying to clean my room a bit last week. Yeah but this week I feel really empty not doing much stuff. Oh well. I hate this feeling too. Now I'm starting to realize how bored I am. Lol. So it's really time for me to get out of the study life and start earning money!! But now I can hope for the best while waiting for the results...

Well it seems like I accomplish more last week. Anyway, few pictures of my thing that I'm gonna throw.

I must be too bored back in those study days that I painted the ice cream sticks with my favourite colours. I dun know what I'm doing that for actually. lol. I thought of writing down names to make it like a name tag but that's kinda silly. I dun know where else can I hang it or what and the colour can come off too. In the end, I threw them all away. haha. I've actually kept them and do nothing about it until last week I decided to throw them. Aright.
I bought that Ai rabbit mirror which is 2-sided years ago cos I like it. It's kinda cute. I thought it will be a small little nice collection although it's not the original product or anything. But then over the years the cover turned dirty. lol. I dun really like 2-sided mirrors so I'm gonna throw it away too. well well..

But this!! I didn't throw the 2 of them!! I've made these 2 necklace about 10 years ago in school during a programme and they are really something I'm proud of! hahaha. I always wanted to learn this sort of jewellery making cos it's interesting to me, like a piece of artwork. It may not be of top quality but to me is a big accomplishment. =) There isn't many of such classes around teaching these and I'm really glad at that time I'm kinda lucky to be able to do this. [although there are really small number of people in the class]

Speaking of this handmade things, I've bought a cross-stitch bookmark that I wanted to make years ago but I realized my patience is short lived. lol. In the end the needle was rusted and I even put it in the bookmark so it got stained with the rust too!! That's really hateful. Well, but what can I do now. I dun think I have the time for those n i think I've dump it aside already. lol. I think I really need to go for classes when it comes to this sort of handmade work. hahaha.

I've given away these 2 old mags too since they are my least favourites. That popteen with BoA on cover is actually the first mag I've bought back in 2008 and since then I've slowly began to like popteen contents. I bought more in 2009 like Cawaii, SCawaii and also Vivi since I was bored then. I'm glad that I've bought it cos I've learnt quite a lot about makeup and skincare. They do have good info and of cos this also depends on the issue. The diet they recommend is also interesting! hahaa. I really enjoy such good reads.

Alright. That's all. I've cleared quite a bit. Not much other stuffs to take picture of. haha.

Lip care

My lips dry and cracked sometimes, which is very irritating. So I have to use a lip conditioner every now and then. It's really kinda stupid of me back then when I keep experiencing the dryness of my lips and yet I didn't know what to do about it until I read a skincare book. Alrights, so most of the things that happened to me is cos of me not doing anything about it in the first place. lol.

I'm using this vaseline now. I have been very much concern about the ingredients present in lip conditioners. Some of them are scary, they really contain lots of colouring etc. I wouldn't wanna use a product overloaded with too many unnecessary stuff. Anyway, this lip therapy is kinda good. And nice fragrant. =)

I've wanted to continue using the organic grape lip conditioner I was using all along for the past 1 year+ but it  isn't selling anymore!! Why??!! T_T
I wonder why until now I'm still unable to finish using it. lol. [Then what about my SHINee lip balm then?] O_O argh. What fumes me is that I could have bought this vaseline at another shop where most of its goods are quite cheap instead of buying at the shopping mall. Ok, lesson learnt. haha.


Time for some good info~ [Translated from a skincare book.]:

Don't/Avoid
✿ Things that irritate your lips are mint [mouthwash], lip gloss, foods like mango, Nattō etc. 
✿ Licking your lips, rubbing or smoking will worsen the dryness
✿ Makeup remover specifically for the lips are more powerful and hence more irritation to the lips. 
To remove strong long-lasting lipstick, use olive oil first to remove and then use normal makeup remover. 

Do
✿ Moisture your lips well using vaseline. Apply before sleep.
✿ Apply lipstick for protection against UV rays as sunlight can make lips dry and cause wrinkles.
✿ Consume Vitamin A, B2, B6 as they help to prevent chapped lip. Ensure you have enough sleep and oral hygiene.
✿ Best to choose lip conditioner with the least ingredients. No special ingredients added, no flavourings. The more the ingredients, the more it'll cause sensitivity to your lips. 
✿ Long-lasting lipstick [less oil content] cause burden on skin [lips]. Those with flavourings or SPF included cause more irritation.
✿ Lips will look darker as you aged. UV rays or smoking can cause poor blood circulation, therefore looking darker.


Seriously, I dun really know what's the good use lipstick besides giving ur lips the colour. I've used it before just once and it's enough to make me stop using it cos it makes my lips even drier. Since it has no beneficial properties to my lips [skin], I can't be bothered to use it anymore. I rather use lip conditioner and I won't use the one with colour anymore. Is having a lip colour that important anyway?? 

A SUMMER BEST DVD Digest video

I dun really know what else to update about Ayu. haha. Since there's a video up at youtube for promotion so I went to look at it. Anyway, I thought all the videos in the DVD will be live performance until I went to look at the official site, there will be 5 songs in mv. So not all are live performance. :/

I really can't help to keep thinking of A SUMMER BEST, because I'm not gonna buy it, I feel so incomplete lately. Like I can't be collecting Ayu's albums in complete set. lol. I really dun like this feeling. So maybe I might be buying A SUMMER BEST in the late future?? argh. This is so troubling me!!


Anyway, I like to look at the each Ayu songs and see the overlap. I think this will give a clearer picture too.

The following album songs in A SUMMER BEST:

A BEST 2 -BLACK-
HANABI
HANABI ~episode II~

A BEST 2 -WHITE-
evolution
Greatful days
independent
UNITE!
INSPIRE
July 1st
fairyland

A BEST

Boys & Girls

Far away

SEASONS

So there's 12 songs from the previous compilation albums. That's equal to an album already. O_O It's like one disc with the songs from compilations that u gonna be listening to another time again. Grr..

Songs in studio album/single [not yet included in compilation]

BLUE BIRD

glitter

Sunrise ~LOVE is ALL~

AUDIENCE

NEXT LEVEL

Happening Here

Sunset ~LOVE is ALL~

monochrome

fated

theme of a-nation'03

blossom

MOON

ANother song feat. URATA NAOYA

13 songs and with YOU & Me will be 14 songs. 

Argh. so tell me if this compilation is worth to buy?? It's like buying the same songs from Ayu again and again. lol. Why are u doing this to me....!!! 

Please do more promotions, Ayu!! More CMs!! More live shows!!