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I must say it's a complete delight to be receiving pressies from ,
and for friends that have seen me around these two weeks,
you know I have been putting on these three gorgeous ones and pairing them with almost all of my outfits for majority of my days.

Shimmer Earrings from Tangem International.

I must say this is currently my utmost favourite pair of earrings in my whole earrings collection,
and the design is absolutely B.R.I.L.L.I.A.N.T.
The cut, the size of the dangling round crystal pendant, and the crystals that surround the whole front part of the hook,
are exactly what put me in love with this pair of earrings.

It goes with most of my outfits, especially for work, a day out to town, or even when i'm donning on casual outfits as well.
The pendant size is reasonably visible from afar and and what's great about it is that it's absolutely light in weight given the visibility and size of the pendant.
Quality is another factor to me when I look for jewellerys and I am sure most of you share the same thoughts.
I have been wearing it for the past two weeks, and it remains as shiny as it is sitting on my rack now.

Myself with my shimmer earrings!
(Usual price is S$45, but quote "beatricetan" to receive it at the promotional price – S$38.)

Another delight – Ribbon Pendant and Necklace set from Tangem International.

The entire ribbon filled with good quality crystals is what made it alluring and elegant.
And this is definitely, in my opinions, one of the better designed ribbon shapes around.

Could pair this up with both "serious" outfits or even the more funky, cutsey outfits!

Together with the shimmer earrings and ribbon necklace.
(Usual price is $46, do quote "beatricetan" for a promotional price – $39)

Last but not least, the Glamour Ring from Tangem Internat.

The crystals are shining really brightly that my pictures do not do justice to it.
But the combination of the different sizes of crystals pieced up side by side absolutely allows the ring to shine out amazingly yet not making it chunky, instead sleek.

Glamour Ring on my finger!
(Usual price is S$43, quote "beatricetan" for promotional price – $36)

Do hop over if you are interested to get a better look at these beautiful pieces or to see more designs that has!

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Here's a short random part of last week in pictures!

Awwwww. Canon, the dog that makes me look forward to LB's shoots as well! <3

*Dusty pink blazer from Princessess, quality is good and great for work wear or chic wear.

*How about some clutches to match your outfits? Versatile baby blue clutch from Princessess too.
 

Love my leopard prints maxi dress from H&M and python skin pumps from FEP!

Movie night out to catch harry potter at Lido. <3

The latest C class coupe.

Apart from my usual favourites – Fashion and Food, I must say car is another thing that excites me as well.

Looking at the beautiful cars is probably just like guys reading looking at FHM magazines,
and sitting in it it's like the hot girls sitting on the guys' lap,
and test drive it its like a hot girl giving you a surprise kiss,
and owning it it's like the hot girl saying "YES" to be your wife. Muahaha. :p

So it was an exciting moment to be able to attend the recent Mercedes-Benz launch at Keppel Road with hurhur and his brother, Jiren.
i donned on a dress that the Lovebonito's team picked for me – the covet coral dress and paired it up with the covet wedges,
and i simply love everything about this dress – the midi style, the colour and toga cut and the material!

Trust me, the real life is absolutely much nicer than the pictures here!
 

Mercedez-Benz launched two car models that very night,
which are the latest version of SLK and as well as the C-Class Coupe and yes, SLK is a gorgeous car!
But I thought the previous SLK model was kinda more feminine looking than the latest one,
which is slight more squarish- well, some said the latest model is designed to target the male audiences more than the females.
 

The latest SLK.

The brudders and the gorgeous car.

The crowd!

Me and the C-class coupe.

The launch was pretty simple, and we left after a while but spotted the UBER GOREGOUS one at the entrance instead- the SLS.

Looks familiar?
YES, ITS THE TRANSFORMERS' CAR!
Such a gorgeous one..

We spotted the white one instead..

A snap shot for keep sake.

A virtual collage gift for my two dearest friends, linny girlfriend and her hubby xiong.

May happiness be with you two always. <3

Withlove,bea ♥

Wearing LB's latest red dress! <3

Vel and I spent our Friday evening at Lancome's Visionnaire event,
and we were both truly honoured to be invited to this private event!

It was a small scaled event which had renown make up artists, editors as welll as bloggers,
and I have to say the evening was awesome meeting a couple of new friends, who are lifestyle and beauty bloggers, and they were absolutely friendly.
Small world to know that we are friend's of friends, and it was good to see a couple of familiar faces around too, people like Si Hui, and Juliet.
Wonderful evening, I must add!

Can't wait to get the full sized product to try out and apparently this is an upcoming new skincare product that will be launched by Lancome,
called the visionnaire [LR 2412 4%] which aims to correct wrinkles, unevenness, and pores issues!
Sounds exactly like what most of us face isn't it?

Here are a couple of peeks for the evening!

 
Glad to have Vel to attend the event together! <3

The makeup segment with many of Lancome latest products to try out.

New friends we met!

Alexa from Nuffnang, and Carrie!

  
Really friendly girls!

Charlene and Juliet, nice and lovely girls to talk to. oh yes, did i charlene is a beauty blogger?

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Some new outfits that you might want to check out this week!

*Blue/white zigzac prints dress from .


*Nude corporate workdress from .
 

Finally, I took some time out to take some snap shots of my daily essential products, and i know it's really delayed as promised to some readers!

For my facial skincare, I used to try out different products ranging from the lower end to the higher end ones
eg. those dermatologist customized facial products (together with my mom, and we can share some products together),
and I realised that I have pretty sensitive skin that reacts to the products I use just after a short while.
Because of that, i have to watch what I use as well due to the fact that if the products are too strong in terms of ingredients/chemicals used,
it will cause lil spots that itch just like mosquitoes bite bums on the face, ewwww.

The good thing about stronger products is that, no doubt it has high effectiveness,
and from what i know, the effectiveness is a result from the strong ingredients/chemicals, and these will penetrate into your skin better than the average.
But the other thing that I was told to note was that,
the strong chemicals will be effective upon using, but after a while of usage, the skin does get immune to it, and as we age,
we would need even stronger products to maintain or even much stronger products to enhance.
So i was kinda advised to use products that I need and catered to my age group instead.

But of course, definitely, for certain of my needs, i do use stronger products but for most now, i will use the average ones.

Here's a snapshot of the products for my daily usage!

Cleansing of face:
1. Nivea Sparkling White, Whitening Foam
2. Nivea Sparkling Whitening Scrub

I am not sure about you girls, but I really loathe facial foam that has certain ingredients that create the oily effect after cleansing.
Supposedly to cleanse it clean as well as to retain the moisture with that layer of oil after washing,
but I don't like the feeling as it makes me feel that i haven exactly cleansed it well.
But definitely, make up remover is needed before that if you are washing after a day of applying make up. (read on for make up remover below)

I scrub using the whitening scrub probably once a week and wash my face at least twice a day – once in the morning when i wake up, and one at night after bath.
The Nivea whitening foam is just perfect for me for both the day and night wash.
It doesn't have the oily effect, but a smooth and supple one instead. I like!

Been using this for quite a while, maybe 2 years? I remember bringing to the MBS stay with my girlfriends,
and applepie tried this and got this after the stay as her daily facial foam as well.

Make-up Remover:
1. Fasio Point Make-up Remover
2. Cleansing Express Sebum

My concern in terms of removing make up is always the eye part – Waterproof Mascara and Eyelash Glue!

I used to use Loreal eye makeup remover and I have to say that that product is great as well,
(the one with the  blue liquid and transparent liquid together in the bottle, and requires a shake whenever using), but it does have a oily feeling.
However, i do agree that for makeup remover, the oil based is extremely effective in helping to remove the waterproof mascara and eyelash glue parts.

Fasio is good as well and not as oily as the oil based products, but enough to remove effectively as well.
Normally I would use both in the sense that I will wipe the same facial area a couple of times to ensure that make up is totally off.

But now, thanks to the reader who told me quite a while ago about this awesome makeup remover, i have been using that since then!
You are gonna LOVE this, my girlfriends love it and another friend actually asked me not to share it on the blog because the product is already sold out most of the times in stores,
and I will make it harder to get somehow. Muahaha.

YES YES YES, the Cleaning Express Sebum is the BEST make up remover on earth for now, that I can ever find.
I loved that it is water-based, not oil based, and it is uber effectively in terms of removing makeup!
No need to explain much about this, just try it! You can get them at Watsons or Guardian stores.

After Cleaning: 
1. Kose Junkisei Prime Lotion,
2. Hada Labo Super Hyaluronic Acid Hydrating Lotion
3. Obagi Clear
4. Cellnique Advanced Bio Renewal Serum
5. Cellnique Skin Action Sebum Gel
6. Cellnique Contour Reversal Cream

I would apply ALL these products in sequence everyday twice after washing my face.

Some of the products I have used it since i reviewed it and you can see them here:
For Kose Junkisei Prime Lotion – link HERE.
For Cellnique products- link HERE.

As for Obagi Clear, it is a strong product that is recommended to be by a dermatologist,
and its a bleaching cream, which is to lighten marks.
You can consult and get it at raffles hospital aesthetic department if you have concerns for marks actually .

Morning Essential:
ZA True White Day Protector

This has been my sunblock for years and I love it!
Again, I dislike sunblocks that make the skin oily and sticky after, and this is awesome.
it gives protection yet upon applying, you have to wait a while and let it sets, the skin will feel supple and ready for you to apply make up next.

For Hair Care:
1. Loreal Professional Leave in Polymer Ar
2. Loreal Professional Playball

For now, I would apply the Loreal Leave in Polymer for a protection layer before straightening my hair with a rebonding clip.

When i used to have permed hair, I would apply the playball serum on the hair for protection before blowing dry, or re-curling the hair.
it smells really sweet and not too sticky/oily.

Better to apply as the heat is really gonna damage the hair!

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That's all for my daily skin care and hope it helps to answer some questions!
If you like to see more of this kind, do click a like to let me know, and if you have an questions, do drop me a comment!
And also, do let me know what else will you be interested to see?
I will try my best to share it if I do or have!