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Acne diary.

Friday, April 20th, 2012

This has always been a very sensitive topic for me to share,but i think i ought to share this to everyone of you out there,i’m sure there’s a lot of people who is going through what i have been through.

 

When i was younger in my teens,i’ve never had acne issues,i’ve always consider myself lucky that i’m gifted to have flawless skin.Even if i stay up till twilight hours,having sleepless nights,my skin will still always be perfect.It was never a threat to me for sleeping late.But i guess everything that you do,it as a price to pay.Its just the matter of fact that when does the consequences haunt you.

 

This is a picture of me in 2009,my skin was flawless.I don’t own a single foundation bottle,and facial treatments wasn’t a need for me at that time.And also i do not trust any beauty salons and i’ll never risk my face for any facial treatments because there are too many bad cases that my friends has experienced.Its either their face gets worse after the facial treatment,or they get conned by buying endless of products and it doesn’t work on them at all.

 

My skin condition started to deteriorate in year 2011,which was last year.It started around August,and it gotten worse after i got back from Beijing in November.Mainly cause the environment there is highly polluted,the breakouts went viral.I was so lost and i didn’t know what to do,i never had any problems like this before.

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It took me a lot of courage to post this up.This was how bad my skin went.But on the bright side,they only appear on my forehead.The other part of my face isn’t affected.But it was already bad enough.I started seeking for help desperately after i returned to Malaysia.So i did some research and i tried on lots of solutions but i didn’t get the result that i wanted.

I consulted a doctor recommended by a friend(she used to have really bad breakouts) and now she’s all cured.So i thought why not give it a try,and so i went.I was told that there was a cure for Acne using Accutane pills but the side effects can be really nasty.The duration of the medication will be 5 to 6 months,and the doctor gave me a heads up and warned me that if i take this medication,my skin will start becoming really dry,they will itch and peel like crazy and it will be hell.Basically i’ll be very dehydrated inside out,and i have to suffer for at least 2 months for my body to get used to the medication.Accutane pills can increase the level of blood fats,and it may affect the liver.That’s why liver tests are necessary for people who is taking Accutane.

I was so desperate at that time i didn’t have a choice,so i tried taking a week of medication,and the doctor was right,my face started  peeling like crazy,even my hands and legs were peeling!The medication caused me even more breakouts,not only on the forehead but it started to grow on my cheeks.I didn’t have the courage to continue anymore,so i stopped.

I was really depressed for a period of time,i touch my forehead every morning when i wake up,hoping that my acne will go away.But that wasn’t the case.I stayed home most of the time,didn’t even dare to step out of my house.Even if i do,i had to slap on a thick layer of foundation to cover up all my flaws and the acne will become even worse the end of the night when i get home.Cosmetics were never a solution,it might hide your flaws temporary but the problem will still remain.

I tried everything,i exercise at least three times a week,hoping that i’ll sweat all the toxic out and my skin will eventually become better.It does become better in some ways,but after the acne subsided,new one pops out again.I even tried on Chinese medicine therapy that i came across on Michelle’s post,which it does helps to control the growth of the acne but the results were slow.Like she said,patience is very important.And she wrote about a post that she did chemical peels and extractions to fasten the process of healing her skin.You can read it here  .I have a very very sensitive skin,i don’t know if my skin condition could take the treatment.So i didn’t bother trying.And the last option that i least wanna do is Co2 lasers because the treatment can be very uncomfortable and there might be a post inflammatory hyperpigmentation risk that i’ll most likely be dealing with if my face isn’t taken good care of after the laser treatment.

Knowing that there isn’t any options left,i slowly just gave in to reality.It was the most frustrating six months in my life.

I don’t know if its pure luck but when i almost give up on everything,i was introduced to this Fractional cell regeneration(FCR) treatment by tHermoCEUTICAL.During the meeting with Jayden,the operation manager of Beaute Esthetique(the place where i got my treatment done) he was so confident that this treatment will definitely cure my face.

‘Beaute Esthetique will be the last station that you’ll visit,i guarantee that you’ll be as good as new’.He says.To be honest i had a lot of doubts but it makes me even more curious to find out how does this treatment works when he can be so confident in this product that they’ve brought in.

So i accepted the first trial thinking that it wouldn’t harm giving it a try.But i didn’t put on high hopes though.Before starting my treatment,i was given a short brief and Jayden helped me understand what is this FCR treatment all about.

FCR treatments is an alternative to laser treatment done by doctors.It gives and delivers post laser treatment effects through its unique methodology without the application of fractional CO2 laser machine,of which doctors/aestheticians/dermatologists/skin specialists normally use in their routine practices.

The treatment results and medical expectations is achieved by simply a well trained hand rubbing technique,together with the active ingredients.Just that simple!
FCR treatment is specifically formulated with 200 micron meter fractional prickles of mineral rich coral calcium to penetrate deep into dermal layer and epidermal layer. It activates cell regeneration cycle and stimulates collagen remodeling as well as regeneration of fibroblasts and hence, it helps the skin to effectively absorb good nutrients that apply on it.

As compare to typical laser treatment that carried out by doctors using laser machine, FCR posts no risk on Post Inflammatory Pigmentation (PIH), thus it is definitely safer and worry-free yet effective! Besides, patients suffer minimal downtime and very mild discomforts,so they can continue their daily activities or work as usual after the treatment rather than stay at home to avoid sun exposure. More importantly,this treatment is suitable for all skin types and it is great to address and treat acne,acne scars,pigmentation,melasma,,freckles,keratosis pilaris, seborrhoeic, reduce pore size/fine lines/wrinkles,revise and  improve skin tone/skin elasticity, lift and tighten up saggy skin on face and neck.

Here’s a picture before my first treatment.Huge swollen pimples all over my forehead.

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This is the coral calcium powder the main ingredient and the key to flawless skin that Jayden claims it as the ‘magic powder’.

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I’m just very surprise how this powder works wonders!When my beautician started rubbing the coral calcium on my face,i felt an instant stinging sensation but it was bearable.It feels like as if there’s thousands of small little electric waves penetrating from my beautician’s fingers into my face.She told me that it is normal to feel that way because the coral calcium is doing its job,stimulating and regenerating my skin cells.The result was surprisingly good !I was shocked to see how obvious the result that FCR treatment delivers just in one treatment.My breakouts subsided so quickly,though i looked like i had a sunburn after the treatment(it takes around 3 days to recover).

I was told to keep my face hydrated the whole time during the recovery period because my skin will be extremely dry after the FCR treatment.There was silky flakes around my face during day 3 after the treatment,there’s when my dead skins started flaking off and i can see that the breakouts on forehead was so much calm,unlike before it was swollen and red.

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This is a picture after my second treatment on the second week.Minimal breakouts,the rests are pigmentation of marks and scars that i’ve left behind.Thanks to my itchy fingers.

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After the third treatment on the third week,my breakouts are all subsided.Now i just need to focus on treating my scars!I am never joyous like how i am right now!!!Though the price that i paid for was costly( its RM600 for one treatment,i got my first trial for RM299),but only three treatments in four weeks and i am acne free!Its better than i take up 10 sessions of other treatments in order the obtain the same result and i probably end up paying even more.

Like how i paid for the Accutane pills for RM250 a month(not including the antibiotic cream that the doctor gave me and some other products that he claim that i have to use it if i’m under medication so it can simply cost me around RM400 per month),and i have to consume those damn pills for 6 months.AND SUFFER THROUGHOUT THE WHOLE 6 MONTHS.I ain’t eating that shit.

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My treatment room makes me feel all princesscy !

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tHermoCEUTICAL products that i used throughout the FCR treatment.It medically graded,professional skin care system that has gained its popularity and highly recommended in the plastic surgery/aesthetic field of both Korea and Japan.This advance skin care regimen was established after extensive research and clinical studies in the past 10 years. It is specially formulated and designed to balance,normalize cell function and conditions and thus root problems of the skin are solved!!

They are also :

-Phytomineral base

-Nanosome activator

-Non artificial fragrance

-Non artificial color

-Non allergenic

-Non trans epidermal water loss

-Non comedogenic

 

Beauty Esthetique is the pioneer in Kuala Lumpur that owns this brand!You don’t get it anywhere so don’t waste your time asking other beauty salons about this.

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There are four specific things i like-

 

The Regenic mask.Its a hydrolized collagen mask that is applied to reduce redness and irritation from peels,waxing,microdermabrasion,and even post laser treatments.Keeps your face moist all day!

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My life savior.Coral calcium powder and some other active ingredients.

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Cicaderm cream that i bought.Helps to soothe the itchy-ness on my forehead whenever its too dry after the treatment.Works like magic.

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Last but not least,Beaute Esthetique that makes me feel like home.

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Conclusion : I love the results,and so far this is the best treatment i’ve ever done.I don’t think i will want to accept any other treatments anymore.Nothig is more convincing than FCR treatments.I’m genuinely writing this post to share this incredible treatment to others out there who might need the same help as me.And i had a bet with Jayden.

‘If you heal my face,i’ll post up my acne pictures(which i never had the courage to) and share it to all of my readers.’ I said.

‘Then be prepared!’ He says.

I’m just very very thankful,and felt really blessed that i’m the first few who had an amazing opportunity to try this product out.Every single penny was worth it.And i did not photoshop this picture,only concealer was applied to my acne scars,but it was just a very thin layer of it!I’m still in battling my acne scars,the pigmentation might take a while to disappear but i’m already happy and grateful enough to have a skin condition like this.

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If you’re having a same problem like me and you would love to seek for help,give Beaute Esthetique(03-80806399) a call or even better,here’s Jayden’s contact number (016-3318235) I’m sure he would love to help you guys out!

You can also pay them a visit anytime !

F-1-17,IOI Boulevard,Jalan Kenari 5,Bandar Puchong Jaya,Puchong Jaya,47170 Puchong.

Pretty in pink ♥

Thursday, April 19th, 2012

There’s 3 things i’ve been really obsess with lately.

 

#1 i’m obsess with the place – Publika.I’ve been hanging out in Publika like every alternate days every week.For some odd reason i really like it there,though its pretty dead cause its a new development area.Maybe that’s the reason why.I hate hanging out in places swarming with people.I’m loving the peacefulness.Not forget to mention they have great food and coffee there!One of my favorite place to visit there would be Ben’s grocer and i realized i’ve been eating so much more than usual because i’ll end up buying snacks home whenever i’m visiting.

I wonder if its a good thing or a bad thing.Hmmm….And the weather there is forever windy and chilly!Hence,my hair lol

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#2 thing i’m obsess with is this chiffon pink blazer that i’ve gotten from Whitesoot.I love this blazer so much that i wore it three times to three different occasions in a week!And everything in this spring&summer is chiffon and lace fabric related,so this is like a MUST HAVE item.As someone who is petite like me,its actually very hard to find an ideal blazer that fits me.Its either that i’ll look like i’m wearing my dad’s coat which makes me look even smaller in size or the cutting on the shoulders just isn’t right for me.Unlike any other blazers,this chiffon blazer suits me just well.And it doesn’t look bulky when i put it on!Thumbs up to the light weight material!

Also,most of the blazers i bought are made of thick fabrics for good use in cold countries,not very wise choice to wear it in a country we live in!Hence why i love this blazer even more.I’m sure i’ll be shopping at Whitesoot even more often for now,not just for the good taste and high quality of outfits they have in store,but also for the top notch services that they provide.Efficiency will be the perfect word to to describe!

As a blogger myself,i’ve gotten an invitation to join the Whitesoot’s bloggers circle!This blogger’s cycle is open to everyone one of you bloggers out there.Imgaine your wardrobe will be filled with new outfits every month,FOR FREE.The catch?You just have consistent updates and certain amount of readership!Now i know some of ya’ll will be worried when it comes to the word ‘readership’.Maybe you’re worried that if don’t have what it takes,your readership isn’t high enough to join this.But i’m telling you,DO NOT WORRY!Everyone stands a chance,so you better hurry up and sign up now!Of course terms&conditions are applied,but all you need to do is just write in to Whitesoot or even better drop me your email address.I’m now inviting 10 readers of mine which is also a blogger themselves to join me!

For more information you can log on to their FB PAGE ,or follow them on Twitter.

 

Outfit of the day :


Pink blazer - Whitesoot

Butterfly highwaisted shorts – From Bangkok

Acessories&jeweled flats – Forever21

Bag – Balenciaga

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#3 thing that i’m obsess with.My happy hour dessert!The Last Polka has the most exotic flavors of ice cream.Such as Horlick,Guinness,gula Melaka with a twist of saltiness,Nutella and more!Its always such a dilemma to choose among all the flavors and i always end up eating the same flavors each time i visit.Must try all the flavors someday!

They’re selling it at The Bee in Publika (Publika again lol ) so do check them out when you happen to drop by Publika!

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I can’t wait to get my The Last Polka cravings fixed tomorrow!Told ya i hangout there every week.

FMFA ! | Future Music Festival Asia

Tuesday, April 17th, 2012

As sad as it sounds,but am not gonna lie.FMFA was the first rave party i ever attended,and if it wasn’t for Leonard who has been asking me like a hundred times to go,i’ll probably stay home like any other weekends.I’m never a rave person,or maybe i just didn’t bother to try new things out.To be honest i wasn’t very enthusiastic about the whole festival,i just took it as a day off because i thought i deserve a weekend day out since i’ve been staying in the past weekends for a couple of weeks.

 

Well i’m glad i made up my mind to tag along!There were no regrets!I couldn’t remember since when i had so much fun,the last time i remembered i think it was New Year’s Eve which was just EPIC and wicked.We booked a suite to ourselves,with almost 20 or more people.It was like a mini rave,everyone had so much fun.Too much fun in fact that it turned out to be a disaster because i KO’ed in 10minutes after the countdown.Can’t believe that i couldn’t even make it past 12.30am!Even till now,my friends kept reminding how much i’ve missed out during that night,i passed out too early!What a waste!But it was definitely a memorable one.

 

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Ruth and Nate tagged along as well,they’re a pair of lovely couples from Australia,and trust me,when it comes to rave parties,you won’t want to mess with them.They party HARD.I was already tipsy and pretty high before i’m even inside the party.

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And it all started because of this.It may look ordinary but again,like what i just told Estee last night,looks can be deceiving(cause i spent like RM8 and bought this Japanese instant dry noodles that looks damn good on the packaging but it tasted like crap and i wanted to puke after my meal).ANYWAY,Nate brought this little backpack with him that contains a huge ass bottle of Vodka,mixers and beer.I call it the ‘warm up kit’.We started drinking in the car when we were on our way to Sepang for the rave.So what Nate taught me was to finish half of the can of the sprite and he poured in the vodka after that,no paper cups needed!I got pretty high after i hit the third can of sprite.Hahahaha.

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The weather was gorgeous.Thank god it didn’t rain!

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Ruth,Nate&Leonard.

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Drunkard on the loose *face palms*

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There were several stages with different performances that you can go to,the first we went was Grandmaster flash!!!!

Rocking old school!Dance like you’ve never dance before!Everyone went crayyy.

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Nate got us more drinks inside.Beer taime!

 

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Headed to the VIP tent after,sat and chilled there.Bumped into so many familiar faces!Got ourselves some dinner and more drinks.

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Such an alcoholic i am.Jack Daniels on the left,beer on the right.

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Leo,Cecelia,Jeremy&yours truly.

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With the ladies Ivin&Levy.

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Crazy crowd.

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Jin!

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My chemical brothers rocked the stage!

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Put ma Raybans on and i’m feelin hella cool tonight

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All soaking wet.

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After endless of jumping,dancing and shouting,i barely could walk the next day.If you ask me what’s my best workout plan,i’d say ‘GO TO RAVE PARTIES!”

 

Trust me,its the most tiring and effective workout ever.My body ache lasted for three days.Especially my legs!But it was really worth the pain,that evening was great.I enjoyed it !

 

 

Bits&pieces of Lao Beijing.

Saturday, April 14th, 2012

Was away for a while and went to Beijing during last fall,took a short seminar course by Robert Tisserand from The States(the father of essential oil) who is apparently an expert in aromatherapy industry.Learnt the ways of harnessing the healing power of essential oils,the subject was rather deep.It took me a while to understand.

It was a pretty long stay in Beijing,doll even came to visit me with her boyfriend.

 

Here’s some bits&pieces during my stay in Beijing.

 

First day of class with the press.

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Mum was also there for her business trip!

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Mulberry girl.

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She’s such a doll.She probably speaks better mandarin than anyone of us!Love her accent.

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Dinner with Robert and our business partners.

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A short trip to Darren’s home.

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His adorable Tibetan Mastiff.I heard the most expensive ones can cost up to 1million pounds.That’s pretty insane.

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The sweetest persimmon i’ve ever tasted!Freshly plucked from Darren’s garden!The flesh was so soft because it was fully ripe you can just dig it with a spoon and shove it into your mouth.Nil chewing effort needed.

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The place where i spent my nights in. Beijing’s weather can be really nasty sometimes,and at times like this the best place to be is in the hot tub.

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Portion for two.Typical chinese.

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Le bff came to visit !

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Beijing has the most breathtaking scenery ever.

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Palace&the forbidden city.

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Met up with Lionel who happen to be studying in Beijing and had dinner at Lao She teahouse .

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Peking duck!The taste was divine.

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Its great to have friends around when you’re all alone in a foreign city!

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Proceeded to the tea house upstairs for some cultural performances that includes folk arts,peking opera,kung fu shows and dramas while we enjoy authentic chinese dessert pastries and teas that are made of genuine chinese tea leafs.

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Thanks for touring us all around!

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Till then!

Laura Mercier Spring&Summer 2012 | Lingerie

Wednesday, April 4th, 2012

Attended the grand opening of Laura Mercier in Sunway Pyramid a month ago,and we were the very first group that has gotten the privilege to be introduced to their latest spring&summer collection,Lingerie.The best part is that they have invited Hollywood’s top make up artist,Jodi Riley all the way from The States,to share her experience with us and she also did an introduction of the Lingerie collection.

 

Lingerie is all about femininity that reflects sweetness,grace,innocence,romance.Something classy i would say.

 

Make up of the day.Was trying to achieve a very porcelain look,went very light on the eye make up,and emphasize the colors on my lips instead.

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Outfit of the day :
Princess lace dress (gift from Kimee)

Vintage sling bag (Salvatore Ferragamo)

Heels(Bangkok)

Accesories(Aldo,Forever21)

 

 

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When it comes to cosmetics,all the ladies went viral.

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Everyone was so excited to get a make over and try out all the products at the kiosk!

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With Jodi Riley.She looks gorgeous!

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Girls getting their make over.

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And of course i had a makeover too!It wasn’t a huge transformation cause the make up artist said that my make up is already perfect(ahem #PROUD)He did some touch ups for me on my eyes and lips.Darker tone of eye shadows were applied on my eyes,and instead of adding pink color on my lips,he added a dark coral color.

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Jodi Riley demonstrating using the Laura Mercier Spring&summer collection.

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Natalie(who has been hiding in her cave for too long)&yours truly.

It was nice seeing you again!So much to catch up and talk about!
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Really glad to meet everyone again!

Braces gives me awkward smile.Did i ever mentioned that i gotten myself braces!!!Hahahaha!It was just recently like a month ago.Guess i should be updating more often huh.
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We’ve got all the pretty and cheerful ladies here!It was really fun hanging out with all the girls.

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Try to steal the Spring&Summer look by grabbing their latest collection now!