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  • Pack With Me | Beauty & Skincare Pt.1 What’s My Travel Skincare?

    by hoiyinli

    I still haven’t packed for Hong Kong yet, so the idea of me also writing a post about what I’m packing with only a few days to go is quite ambitious isn’t it? Still, I think this will be really helpful and I know that I’m getting better at this. For one, I’m not stressed about what to pack this time – I’ve already...

    February 16, 2018
    Comments 16
    Beauty & Skincare, Travel
  • A Handful of K-Beauty Masks

    by hoiyinli

    A few months ago, I hauled quite a lot of beauty products which included a total of five sheet mask singles hence the title. Today, I am back to give you my mini reviews of them. I was going to call them first impressions but to be honest, I think my opinions will be a little too descriptive to call it that. Also, in my...

    January 23, 2018
    Comments 11
    Beauty & Skincare
  • 6 Months After Using More The Ordinary Skincare

    by hoiyinli

    I haven’t talked about The Ordinary in a couple of months (with the exception of favourites and empties post) so I thought now would be the perfect time to update you all on my continued experience since my last post. So far, I’ve been mostly impressed and it gives me joy that word has gotten around about this amazing brand. I’m almost sure that...

    November 15, 2017
    Comments 19
    Beauty & Skincare
  • The Beauty Clean-Up #7 (empties) | HUGE Edition Once Again!

    by hoiyinli

    Whoa there. #7? It feels like I’m going through these at a faster rate, the more I go through them! This month has just been empties after empties. It’s interesting because I have this thing where I wait for all of my to-be-empties to actually be empties before I go and make a post about it. I can’t just go and talk about 10...

    October 13, 2017
    Comments 7
    Beauty & Skincare
  • August Monthly Favourites ft. The Ordinary, Innisfree + Bobbi Brown!

    by hoiyinli

    It feels like ages since I sat down and talked with everyone but it has only been a solid week of me being away! Really sorry about that. Last Tuesday, I went to a Spa day with two of my very good friends which was something planned months in advance. That took up the full day but sometimes you just need to catch-up with...

    September 5, 2017
    Comments 13
    Beauty & Skincare
  • 4 Beauty Waters on Trial

    by hoiyinli

    It has been trial month for me and I like to think that I’ve been patient enough in testing the products to have an acquired opinion about them! This time we’re talking beauty waters although I’m being quite loose with the term here. I really mean beauty waters in terms of its liquid form but by strict definition, I don’t think the eye makeup remover...

    July 30, 2017
    Comments 13
    Beauty & Skincare
  • Starting my Bullet Journal +some tips

    by hoiyinli

    I did it! For the month of May, I started a bullet journal after purchasing the LEUCHTTURM 1917 Notebook Medium (A5), Softcover, Dotted from Amazon. I have been inspired to start for a while now, after seeing so many pretty but productive examples on social media; that as an avid stationary collector, I knew I had sought out a way to use my tools. Having...

    July 2, 2017
    Comments 26
    Lifestyle
  • YesStyle Beauty Haul + Experience! | What Am I Trying Out Next?

    by hoiyinli

    To say that I’ve done a bit of damage this month is probably an understatement, but I know myself – I generally don’t shop skincare and beauty that often, and when I do – it is normally a real essential which is more than forgivable. The last few beauty items that I bought were a drugstore mascara and 2 sunscreens which is hardly wild and were...

    May 31, 2017
    Comments 8
    Beauty & Skincare
  • The Beauty Clean-Up #5 (empties)

    by hoiyinli

    We’re onto #5! Wow. That actually feels like some sort of achievement because right at the start of this journey, I just wanted to use up more of my beauty products, some of which weren’t being touched and by doing so, reduce wastage. Now that I’ve gotten to this number,  I’m using up products that I’m trying out but liking at the same time meaning that I’ve...

    May 2, 2017
    Comments 9
    Beauty & Skincare
  • My Travel Beauty Essentials Kit | Short-Haul Flight

    by hoiyinli

    I spent four days in Rome last week so this presents me the perfect opportunity to show you my absolute travel beauty essentials! I was meant to post this before I went away but I kept changing my mind on certain products so that wouldn’t have been a realistic representation! I finally came to a decision (undoubtedly) and I was more than satisfied with...

    March 24, 2017
    Comments 13
    Beauty & Skincare, Lifestyle, Travel

Recent Posts

April 17, 2018

If We Were Having Coffee #1

April 14, 2018

Quarterly Favourites #1

April 6, 2018

Setting Up a Good Morning, Good Habits Routine

April 4, 2018

March in Progress

March 31, 2018

Review: My Beauty Diary Bird’s Nest Mask

Fashion & Style

10 Rules: Long-Haul Flights and Traveling

Published by hoiyinli

For those of you who don’t know or are new to my blog, I recently went on a 3-week-long vacation to Hong Kong to visit a lot of family,...

March 13, 2018
Comments 17
Fashion & Style, Lifestyle, Travel
Why I Stopped Using Dry Shampoo Img.

Why I Stopped Using Dry Shampoo

Published by hoiyinli

I’ve been dry-shampoo-free for a good couple of weeks now. I would consider myself to have gotten on the bandwagon quite late (probably two years ago or less?) but...

December 10, 2017
Comments 25
Beauty & Skincare, Talk

Beauty & Skincare

Quarterly Favourites #1

by hoiyinli

Some new changes! I decided to follow a new set-up for my Favourites posts. Although these are my favourite to write (oh, the irony), I am not as inspired to write them monthly anymore. Or rather, I should say I don’t have that many unique favourites each month to show you. There are some months where I’m still in love with the previous month’s...

April 14, 2018
Comments 16
Beauty & Skincare, Lifestyle

Review: My Beauty Diary Bird’s Nest Mask

by hoiyinli

If you remember from my YesStyle Beauty Haul + Experience post, I had hauled two different boxes of sheet masks. One was the NARUKO Rose & Botanic HA Aqua Cubic Hydrating Mask which I have previously reviewed. Today, I am reviewing the My Beauty Diary Bird’s Nest Mask. 🙂 For reference, I have combination/oily skin that can have a tendency to be dehydrated. Let’s...

March 31, 2018
Comments 5
Beauty & Skincare

Hong Kong Super Beauty Haul

by hoiyinli

Hello friends! I’m sure some of you have been waiting for this post for quite some time since Hong Kong’s shopping scenery is vast – from the affordable to the luxury, you are really spoilt for choice. I always want to buy the whole shop but one only has so much they can take back with them and not to mention, practicality was quite...

March 18, 2018
Comments 15
Beauty & Skincare

Pack With Me | Beauty & Skincare Pt.2 ft. What’s In My Makeup Bag?

by hoiyinli

This segment will cover the preparation and makeup aspects of my travel beauty to Hong Kong. I want to be thorough and informative on why I have chosen these particular products to take with me. If you haven’t yet, you can catch up with the first segment here which explains the skincare aspect and how I intend to look after my skin whilst I’m...

March 11, 2018
Comments 7
Beauty & Skincare, Travel

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Louise Brooks once said, “A well dressed woman, even though her purse is painfully empty, can conquer the world”.

Top Posts & Pages

Why Blogging Will Always Have a Place Above YouTube
Review: Charlotte Tilbury Instant Look in a Palette (Beauty Glow)
Starting my Bullet Journal +some tips
10 Rules: Long-Haul Flights and Traveling
December Monthly Favourites ft. LUSH, DIOR and Maybelline!
September Monthly Favourites ft. Superdrug, Essie + LUSH!
Follow-up Review on The Ordinary Skincare
The Beauty Clean-Up #7 (empties) | HUGE Edition Once Again!
October Monthly Favourites ft. Naruko, Bare Minerals + NYX
Review: LUSH Dream Cream

Portfolio

September 12, 2016

Identity | Textiles/Embroidery Project

Foundation Diploma in Art & Design Final Major Project (2011) Majored in Textiles/Fashion. Final grade: Distinction. Chosen theme ‘Identity’...

by hoiyinli
Comments 2
April 21, 2016

PUZZLE | Gerber and Production Sheets, Process

  Costing Sheets and Specification Sheets as part of Gerber Module during Final Collection at University. All technical drawings...

by hoiyinli
Comments 0
February 25, 2016

REISS | Structuring the Organic

  Live University Group Project for British fashion brand Reiss from concept/inspiration to product realisation. “Structuring the Organic” begins with Claude...

by hoiyinli
Comments 2
February 25, 2016

The High Street EDIT: Technical Drawings

  All technical drawings created and edited via Adobe Illustrator by myself. Please note, the designs are NOT mine, but belong...

by hoiyinli
Comments 0

I am the sole author of the dictionary that defines me.

Zadie Smith, NW.

Travel Stories

10 Rules: Long-Haul Flights and Traveling

Published by hoiyinli

For those of you who don’t know or are new to my blog, I recently went on a 3-week-long vacation to Hong Kong to visit a lot of family,...

March 13, 2018
Comments 17
Fashion & Style, Lifestyle, Travel

Pack With Me | Beauty & Skincare Pt.2 ft. What’s In My Makeup Bag?

Published by hoiyinli

This segment will cover the preparation and makeup aspects of my travel beauty to Hong Kong. I want to be thorough and informative on why I have chosen these...

March 11, 2018
Comments 7
Beauty & Skincare, Travel

Sentiments of Traveling to a ‘Second Home’ – My Family Roots

Published by hoiyinli

Today is a Monday. I’ve just come back from Hong Kong yesterday morning, the plane arriving at 4.40am. By the time we went through customs, got all our luggage...

March 7, 2018
Comments 3
Other Mentions, Travel, Writing and Creative Thinking

Berlin Travel Diary – Potsdam | Day 2

Published by hoiyinli

It feels weird to be writing about Germany when I have just come back from Hong Kong. The timeline is therefore not right but oh well, you live you...

March 6, 2018
Comments 10
Lifestyle, Photography, Travel

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January 16, 2018

Why Blogging Will Always Have a Place Above YouTube

January 22, 2017

All The Things That Worry Me

December 18, 2016

The Rawness of My Skin

January 20, 2016

I have a conscience.

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If We Were Having Coffee #1

Today is one of those days where I’m feeling a bit “bleurgh!” but despite so, I want to write to my heart’s content. It’s a healthy habit don’t you...

April 17, 2018
Comments 13
Lifestyle, Other Mentions

March in Progress

I am enjoying the pun in the title slightly too much. 😝 Now that we’re in April (!!), I wanted to summarise March almost in diary-form (I say almost...

April 4, 2018
Comments 11
Lifestyle, Other Mentions

Embarking on a Fitter Journey + Why

I initially wanted to call this ‘Embarking on a Fitness Journey’ but I felt that it wasn’t quite technically correct so instead, I’ve slightly altered it to being a...

March 22, 2018
Comments 18
Other Mentions, Travel, Writing and Creative Thinking

Sentiments of Traveling to a ‘Second Home’ – My Family Roots

Today is a Monday. I’ve just come back from Hong Kong yesterday morning, the plane arriving at 4.40am. By the time we went through customs, got all our luggage...

March 7, 2018
Comments 3
Other Mentions

The Sunshine Blogger Award | Q&A

Another Q&A! You will probably be a bit sick of me this week as I have managed to post 3x (including this post) this week with 2 of those...

January 28, 2018
Comments 23

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Colourful... The way I want my salads to be. 😋😋 Since incorporating salads into my daily lifestyle (don't worry, I eat other things too...), I've seen the biggest change to my skin overall, more so than I've ever seen using just products alone. It's true when they say you are what you eat. I've been suffering with psoriasis for probably half my life now. Some of you may not know because I don't openly talk about this. (Though it's definitely something I want to write about more in the future.) I've tried so many creams and expensive products, some good, some totally useless but I would say this - salad eating with a good olive oil/vinegar/lemon juice dressing will probably be the best cleanse your skin will ever need (regardless of if you suffer from my condition or not) because of its anti inflammatory properties. I've had this annoying dry patch for a long time, some days it gets worse and other days it looks better. Nowadays, it's clearing up so much with less use of a cream. I can't quite believe it myself but I might just be beginning to see the light at the end of the tunnel.. :)
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