To be honest, I’m not very good with putting on makeup. Every time I try contouring or putting on eye shadow, people will ask me if I am sick — not exactly the response I was looking for. I don’t get it … how do the women on “Housewives of Beverly Hills” do it? As I’ve gotten older, I realize that we have to put some makeup on because we look pale and unhealthy without it (at least we need…
My sister got married in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico, on December 21st. The weather was perfect — sunny, warm and bright. Like all Asian women, as soon as I arrived, I started lathering on the sunscreen to my face. The problem was that the tube that I brought with me was almost empty! I panicked because the particular brand that I like is usually only sold at Dermatologists’ offices (Elta MD UB Shield Broad-Spectrum SPF 45). I went to the…
I’m so excited because I will shortly be off to Cabo San Lucas, Mexico, to attend my sister’s wedding there. I’ve never been to Mexico, so can’t wait. When I tell people that I am going to Mexico for my sister’s wedding, for some reason most of them say, “Wow, is your sister marrying a Mexican? How do you feel about that?” First of all, have they never heard of destination weddings? Secondly, he is not Mexican, but even if…
When I was younger, I would always have cavities — a lot of them. What can I say … I loved candy, chocolates, anything sweet! I was traumatized by my childhood experiences of going through the painful drilling and filling. I still have nightmares. So as a responsible adult, I REALLY take care of my teeth because I hate going to the dentist — e.g., brush three times a day, floss twice a day, go get my teeth cleaned twice…
Yesterday, someone asked me why I started my blog. I told her that I started it because I am one of those people who like to try everything, so I figured rather than having all my friends go through the same pain of having to try every product and gadget out there, they can just see what I’ve done. One product that I’ve been looking for is the perfect eyeliner — in particular, one with a felt tip that is…
Do you remember the day when you found your first grey hair? When I was in my mid 30s, I was blow drying my hair and I found one — it was pretty long (not sure why I never noticed it before), coarse and unruly. I freaked out and immediately plucked it out. I spent several minutes examining it — twisting it and pulling it — because it was my FIRST grey hair. At that time, I thought okay don’t…
Okay, let’s admit it … there are some things that just look a whole lot better on young girls, but does that mean that as we get older, we can’t like cute things? I look at a 20 year old wearing something cute and I am thinking, “I love it! I must buy it because it is soooo cute!!” But the reality is that TV shows and social media say that only the young girls can be cute, so you…
I just found out something ridiculous about my website! I bought the domain name from Godaddy thinking that this is the perfect name for my blog. I was having some issues with transferring my previous posts on jacjhin.com to this website, so I hired a professional to help me. As he was working on my website, he informed me that maturebeauties.com used to be a PORN site! OMG!! Can you believe that? Also, there is an existing (and very active)…
I used to love Hot Yoga (aka Bikram Yoga). I’m one of those people who get cold easily, so I like the fact that you can be in a hot room while practicing yoga postures. You end up warming up quickly in Hot Yoga, which means that you are a bit more flexible in the poses. You also feel like you are detoxing because of all the sweat that you are producing during class — although my son says that…
When I was in the US, I had to stop by Sephora. I love Sephora. I can stay there for hours just looking at all the various products. They don’t have a Sephora in Hong Kong (probably because property prices are so high here), but they do have a HK beauty chain called Sasa. Sasa is okay, but doesn’t carry all the latest products like Sephora does. Anyway, every time that I go to Sephora, the first thing I look…