7 rules to make your life happier
1.Give a gift to someone
2. Do something nice and forget hate and envy
3. Spend sometime with elderly people.Their stories can be your guide
4. Look into a baby's eyes and see the innocence of the world
5. LAUGH ! as much as you can
6. Be grateful for everything in your life
7. Do your job with joy..Find a hobby

 

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Maybe mistakes are what make our fate... without them what would shape our lives? Maybe if we had never veered off course we wouldn't fall in love, have babies, or be who we are. After all, things change, so do cities, people come into your life and they go. But it's comforting to know that the ones you love are always in your heart... and if you're very lucky, a plane ride away


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Try Hard Never Give Up (^__^)

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a Friendly Foe ~ Friendship gone bad

I’ve known my friend for more years than I could count. I try to remember every single moment we had together and how we ended up here. We’ve been through everything together: primary school, cutting class in high school, our first “adult” holidays (without the parents), first cigarettes and drunken nights, uncountable sleepovers and college girls’ night out. But the thought that we have to stay apart for good is crossing my mind more and more.

Letting go of a best friend is similar to breaking up with your boyfriend of many years. This is a person with whom you have come to know what your everyday life is like and this is a person that knows most of your secrets and dreams. However, there comes a time when having the same fights over and over again, with the same complaints that are never resolved, as you slowly realize that your friend is changing into someone you can’t understand; all of this wears you out! You end up having the same conversation about the same issues between the two of you over and over again and you end up feeling what you say doesn’t get through. You realize that your friend has become a different person (one that you cannot communicate with). And of course, friends fight and disagree on things. You can’t agree on everything; however, no matter how different two friends might be, they share the same core values about life and friendship. They think the same way when it comes to their life goals and dreams and they expect the same things from their friendship – to be there for each other, despite their differences. When those values change, that’s when the friendship is no longer functioning. You are dealing with a person that no longer values the same things that define you as a person! And that changes everything…

The worst moment is when you realize your friend had been consciously competing with you throughout your friendship, jealous of your every move and success, even when you were only trying to make her feel better because she had no faith in herself. When your friend is having a hard time, all you wanna do is stand by her and help her. But, what happens when her problems include self-destructive habits such as drinking to the point of blacking out or taking drugs? And even more, what happens when she thinks that nothing is wrong? Can you help her? The answer is somewhere in between, you can only help someone if they want to help themselves. You have to set your boundaries even if it’s hard for you and her too. There comes a point where she cannot use you as her stepping stone for life, having you cover for her for her parents or lying to everyone just so she had keep doing the same thing. That won’t help her. She has to take on her responsibilities and you have to ultimately stop being her “mom”.

Let’s face it. When relationships are so close it is hard to tell whether your friendship is having a problem or the problem lies with you. You make excuses for your friend, defending her to yourself when she doesn’t see the need to do so (because, in her mind, everything is fine). Usually, when a friend changes so much, it’s hard to see it: you refuse to realize what is happening.

When you decide to choose a life without your best friend, it means that there are things that annoy you in that person that have now led you to cut that person out of your life. These problems were probably always there but because of your love for her, you didn’t wanna realize them.

~Blair Waldorf

It may be hard to believe, but friendships sometime need a break. And if you manage to reunite with your friend without those problems, then that means that both of you have changed and things are gonna be better than before. 
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Exploring BB Creams...

      For the past few months, BB creams have completely substituted foundation for me; when I get pimples I rely on concealer to provide a more even coverage on the infected area and the result still looks great without the use of additional (and heavier) foundation. I started with the BB Diamond Collection - The Prestige BB Cream and at the end of this summer I purchased the Boscia BB cream to try out. Both products have been tested in various environments (hot or cold weather, for example) and the review is based also on how my skin reacted to each BB cream as well as what I have come to expect from a BB cream.

 Let’s start with the BB Diamond Collection cream since I purchased this first.

Pros:

-           Perfect coverage with one pump: One pump is enough for the entire face and neck. And it covers up everything too – no need to add more product here and there. Like I mentioned before, BB creams might not cover up pimples and the like (they’re more for hydrating and making the skin tone more even-looking), but a good concealer helps out just as well. The coverage for this BB cream is fantastic; my skin looks like it’s glowing without looking too shiny.

-           Feels lighter and more hydrating on skin: I don’t know what this cream is made of (^__^) but every time I put it on it feels like I’m putting on moisturizer again! Except it doesn’t feel heavy on the skin (like when you’re piling up the products), instead it re-hydrates my skin, which helps a lot since I have a mixed skin type and it hydrates the dry spots while nourishing the rest of the face as well.

-           Additional feature: Whitening. The results of the whitening features are not that drastic. You can hardly notice a difference when you take the cream off. Whatever whitening takes place manifests in a clearer and more well-rested-looking skin once the BB cream is removed.

-           Wrinkle improvement: I’m one of those “Prevent Now Instead of Cure Later ” people. That doesn’t mean I only buy anti-aging products but I appreciate a product that can also prevent aging. Especially since I live in a country where the sunlight is pretty strong and it’s good to have products that protect your skin from harmful sunrays.

-           40 g goes a long way: I have been using the same BB cream bottle I ordered in April 2012 and there’s still a lot of product left. I can’t really tell how much is left since the bottle is not see-through but the amount of product coming out of the dispenser has remained consistent over the months of use.

 Cons:

-           Warmer Weather Weakness: When I came back home for the summer and started using the BB cream in my country’s hot summer weather, it immediately felt too oily on my skin and it showed; I had to use finishing powder to keep everything in place but that made the whole result feel heavier on my face. It might also have been my skin reacting to the weather change; however I noticed that I was only able to start using this BB cream and get the same great results as before once summer passed and the weather became cold again.

-           Packaging is not Travel-friendly: Every time I had to go away, I had to worry about the cap falling off or the bottle breaking because it was being pressed up against something in the suitcase. I usually solve the problem by wrapping it up in a few pairs of socks (^__^)

-           Standard SPF (25): If the sun is not a problem for you, then just skip this. This wasn’t even a problem for me when I use this cream; my face is protected perfectly well with SPF25. However, my other BB cream has a higher SPF which is always welcomed by me since I burn like it’s nobody’s business.

p.s This BB cream comes in a shade that favors lighter skin tones, but unless you have really dark skin, I would try out a sample first.

After being extremely impressed with the BB Diamond Collection cream, I decided to purchase another one from a different company so as to also have the opportunity to compare and contrast.

So, let’s move on to the Boscia BB Cream

Pros:

-           SPF 27 (without making the face look extremely white): Most of the times, a higher SPF means that the face might look whiter in photos and such, however I didn’t notice that happening with this BB cream. I’ve worn it instead of foundation to most of my outings and it doesn’t seem to add any whiteness to my face. None the less, I might not be the best judge for this, since I am naturally pretty pale and the difference in skin tone may not show on my skin.

-           Oil-free: Again, since my skin type is mixed, sometimes foundation and other overly hydrating products make my skin look oily in certain areas. This BB cream controls oil and offers an even coverage.

-           One shade fits all: The product description states that it fits each skin type, as it a self-adjusting BB cream.

-           Great coverage/makes skin mat: The coverage with this BB cream is also really satisfying and it also seems to make skin mat – more than the other BB cream, which gives a more radiant, glowing skin. This is not to say that the skin looks dull with the Boscia BB cream, but since it is an oil-free formula, the results are more evident.

-           50 g: There’s more product in a smaller bottle. And it’s much easier to travel with!

Cons:

-           One pump is not enough: In the process of using this product, I have come to notice that one pump (or a squeeze, since there’s no pump-out dispenser), is not enough to cover the entire face. Also, the product doesn’t spread as well as the other BB cream; it needs more work to make sure there are no random streaks on the jawline etc. In addition to that, the texture feels less soothing on my skin, compared to the feeling of the BB Diamond Collection.

-           Runs out fast: Even though there is more product in this package (10 g more than the BB Diamond Collection Cream), I have almost run out of the Boscia BB cream, butI started using it in early July 2012!

-           No whitening: This BB cream doesn’t come with whitening features. Again, this is not so important for me, since whitening is not a priority or a concern.

A review of three other Skin79 (the company that distributes the BB Diamond Collection - The Prestige BB Cream) coming up soon ;)



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