Carnival Prep Part 2

Feathers! Gems! Trims! Oh My! Though we had a long Carnival season this year, Carnival week still managed to sneak up on me. As I mentioned before, I  I had purchased all my materials in January, but by the Sunday before Carnival I had a completely sheer monokini as my costume base and nothing attached to […]

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Today’s Shanghai Beauty Buys

I need to wash my hair. It has started launching its familiar passive aggressive attacks that let me know it needs attention, such as falling out (don’t be alarmed we go through this all the time). I need to wash my hair in China. So I need to buy some shampoo (and conditioner etc.) In […]

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Clipped In

Most travelers prepare for their trips by planning itineraries, budgets, packing lists months in advance of their departure date. I pretty much figure that such things will work themselves out in time once I have a ticket and a visa. No for me, Vanity Smurf, the major concern that I need to address before I […]

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