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MIA

It’s been hectic here at the office since end of November, thus the no post. Ok, let me be honest. As I’ve mentioned before, I’ve been feeling lazy that’s why I cannot write about all the photos I have in my computer. That’s most like because I’m bothered with the chaos here the office.

For the past years, the team where I belong already went through a lot of changes – including 3 re-organizations for this year alone. Who would have thought that when the holiday season comes near, that will be the most stressful days for the team?

Currently, we are still waiting for concrete plans of next year – our new roles included. That’s probably the cause of my laziness at everything – even blogging. All I do when I have free time is check the blogs that are newly updated. I quite envy you guys but I have to find that writing urge again. I have so many things I want to share, so many thoughts to organize.

Hay, if only someone or something can give me that push. Hehehe. Anyways, I’ll try my best to be more active this holiday season.

Are you De-hydrated?

I first found this really helpful information in the mall’s restroom. And since then, I kept it in mind. I’ve shared this with several friends and now I want to share it to you.

Here is a simple way for you to know if you need to drink more water than you usually do.

There are times when I can really forget to drink water or even pee. Those are the times that I am really into something either at work or at home. Now this chart gives me a sort of reminder that I’ve been ignoring my glass of water a little too long and it’s time to hydrate.

Drinking enough water is really beneficial. It has so many pros, a healthy skin is among others. So make it a habit!

The Lay Bare Experience

How many of you ladies pluck or shave those unwanted hair? To tell you honestly, I used to do both, alternately, until I discovered the joy of waxing and threading.

I’ve always wanted to switch to waxing even earlier than 4 months ago. However, my reservations and apprehensions kept on stopping me. Until one time, out of the blue, I finally decided to visit the waxing salon near our place. I was a complete noob at that time. I don’t have a single idea of the process, of the nitty-gritty, but the coziness of the place and warmth of the people made me feel so at ease.

Yes, that is how it is at Lay Bare Waxing Salon. They almost rejected me when I first visited because the length of the UA hair is not the prescribed yet. That means it would be harder to remove it by waxing. Why you may ask. That is because their waxing process is different from those cosmetic based. The waxing process that I knew using cosmetics includes: application of a cream on the area, wait, and then remove the cream using a spatula. When you remove the cream, the hair are also removed. While at Lay Bare, an attendant uses an organic wax (they said it is made of sugar and something else) to remove the hair. Since not all the hair are removed through waxing (read: not all hair have the same length as they grow), they do supplemental plucking as needed.

They said in their FAQ that any form of hair removal may cause ingrown hair but now I think, using cosmetic wax is as prone as shaving as it does not remove the hair from the root. Correct me if I’m wrong. Also, I think that even if they do supplemental plucking, that’s still better than doing the plucking yourself as there is less chances of you plucking your skin than the hair.

So that is how they do it at Lay Bare. When I’m there for a session, I only stay for 15 minutes, 30 minutes max if I also available eyebrow threading. The process is really fast compared to a whole hour I spend on removing my UA hair by myself through plucking. I don’t also get a sore thumb and stiff neck because at Lay Bare, they have beds where you lay down for the process. The comfort does not end there are their fees are very reasonable.

Curious? Here is their current pricing.

I’m so glad I ditched plucking and shaving. How about you, do you want to say goodbye to your shaver and tweezers as well?