Hey Guys!

Hey guys!

Just wanted to let you know that I'll be officially blogging about Fashion and Beauty on my new blog, Covered Girl.

I haven't decided what to do with this blog just as yet, but all posts are here for you to enjoy as long as you want to!

Peace lovies! Hope to see you guys on the new site!

xoxo

Gym: You go hard, or you go home.

I have been schlepping around the house for so damn long (thanks holidays!) so I went to the gym today.

I haven't been going for any cardio classes for the last SIX MONTHS (yep I got a major shock when I realized that today).

Sad to say, any endurance or stamina I've built up over the year has just been flushed down the toilet.

I nearly passed out, puked and I gave up after literally 30minutes of cardio kickboxing.

I can't believe that I let me do this to myself, so I'm taking it pretty hard today.

So just wanted to say, when people say you go hard or you go home - just make sure that you go as hard as you can without trying to kill yourself in the process.

Peace lovies.

Til the next post!

Health & Fitness: Omega-3 Fish Oil & Weight Loss

Don't worry, I'm not about to start writing a science paper. I just wanted to share some useful information.

Taking a capsule of Omega-3 Fish Oil 45 minutes prior to working out will help burn more fat during and after your workout.


A journal published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition conducted a study to determine the effects of omega-3 fish oil when combined with exercise.

They had a group that took the fish oil without exercise, a group that took fish oil with exercise and similar groups who took sunflower oil supplements (the placebo).

At the end of the study they found that those who combined exercise and the supplement lost weight but those who combined exercise and the fish oil supplement, lost more weight (almost 1.5kg of fat mass). The exercise constituted of 45 minutes of walking or running three days a week in conjunction with taking a 6g capsule of Omega-3 fish oil. Participants kept their regular diet of around 2000kcal a day

After reading up on this study, I realized that there could be no harm in trying this out. After all the benefits of taking Omega-3 supplements include reducing risk for heart disease and reducing levels of LDL and triglycerides (i.e. "the bad fat" that contributes to high cholesterol levels). Seriously just Google benefits of Omega-3 and you'll be amazed. (Click here, I've done it for you)

I am considering trying this out but there are so many brands of Omega-3 Fish Oil supplements, that I have no idea which one to choose!

Let me know if you're planning on trying it out!

Peace lovies.

Til the next post.

xx

Beauty: November Bellabox

The concept of a monthly subscription box filled with the latest samples in the beauty world is more than overdue on our sunny island. I've been watching Birchbox reviews by missglamorazzi (aka Ingrid) for far too long, wishing that somehow, someway it would grace our shores. And it finally has! Bellabox.sg launched their first box of goodies in October 2011. 

Being apprehensive of the quality of products in the box, I wasn't ready to part with SGD15 in October so I held back, waited for reviews and was sold the minute I saw OCC Lip Tars on the Bellabox.sg FB page (the reviews still didn't phase me much, I don't regret not having the October Bellabox).

What is Bellabox?

For SGD15 a month, you get 5 samples from cult favorite/up and coming/established brands. You pay the $15 as a monthly subscription on PayPal (you don't need an account, just a credit card) and you can cancel anytime before they bill you for your next box.

Pros 

You get to try some pretty cool products and you can buy them on their website if you really love 'em. You get reward points for writing product reviews and sharing your opinion.

Cons

This being my first box and all, I can't say that I'm disappointed with it. But I'm pretty sure you'll get to a point where you won't want some of the stuff in the box. 

So now that that's out of the way, here's the November Bellabox!

The November Bellabox

The theme for this month's box is Beauty by Nature featuring beauty products that are made from some top notch natural ingredients. 

Skinfactory Eye Dream Honey Patches

Retails on Bellabox.sg for $15 for a pack of 4 masks

This is supposed to reduce the appearance of fine lines, wrinkles and puffiness. I haven't really experienced any of these things so I might pass this off to me mum to give it a try. 

Korres Body Butter - Guava
Retails on Bellabox.sg for $37.00 for 150ml
 

Who doesn't love Korres? But I wasn't too fazed by the body butter sample I received. Yes it's amazeballs but I'd have preferred getting a sample of their organic and natural makeup. Some eyeshadow, primer, whatever.

Davines MELU Anti-Breakage Lustrous Shampoo & Conditioner 
Retails on Bellabox.sg for $28 and $29 for 250ml respectively
 

I love love l o v eeeee the smell of this stuff. Just smells so clean! I am definitely going to be using this til the containers are emptied!

Duchess Marden Damascena Anti-Wrinkle Serum
Retails on Bellabox.sg for $89.90 for 30ml

Yet another thing I'll probably be passing off to me mum to try. It smells divine though and I'm tempted to try it myself. The sample I received is 1.8ml and I'm probably guessing that the 30ml you get if you were to pay the full price might last you a long while. Maybe both me and mum and the sisters will be giving this a try. :P

Obsessive Compulsive Cosmetics (OCC) Lip Tar in Pageant
Retails on Bellabox.sg for $18.90 

Alas, this was the reason I spent $15 on the box. The color I got is Pageant, a bright hot pink color that when worn, reminds me of something Nicki Minaj wore in her Super Bass video (although minus all the frost). I absolutely love the minty smell of the lip tar and after seeing that loads of other peoples got different colors, I think I might be buying me some from the website. I hope the tube you get is bigger though, I can't help but think this is a sample size.


So that was this month's Bellabox! 

I'll try to do up a review of the stuff that I'm interested in and if I buy anything I'll be sure to post up a haul video.

Anyhoo


Peace lovies.


Til the next post.

Books: A Game of Thrones

 






A Song of Fire and Ice Book One
A Game of Thrones
by George R.R. Martin

I never heard of the series of A Song of Fire and Ice by Martin until I chanced upon the HBO trailer for the first season of Game of Thrones. And honestly, only after watching the entire first season (10 episodes mind you) did I decide that I should probably start reading the books.

There is a whole plethora of information out there on Martin and the books which were originally meant to be a trilogy  and now has 5 books to the series name with a reported 2 more scheduled.

Everyone is pretty much in raptures about the HBO series, but the books are somewhat of a different quality. I think HBO did credit to the books, which are so much more vivid in description and detail as compared to the show.

If you're looking for a good read, I'd suggest first checking out the pilot episode of the series and deciding from there. It's not a book that everyone would enjoy, as odd as I find it, some people just don't like fantasy as a genre.

Give me dragons, swords and heroic tales and I'm in. I can't wait to start Book Two. :)

If you read it, let me know what you think.

Peace lovies.

Til the next post.