TLC for hair...

Hello bloggersphere!

Having dropped off the face of this earth and turning hermit for the past month(ish), I am finally back after taking a battering from lack of sleep, lack of a social life, and the entire loss of sanity.

Unfortunately, for the past 3 months, I have totally disregarded my hair after having it cut just before Africa (*cough* more than 3 months ago *cough*).

So the state of my hair has come to this *sigh*

Every Christmas for the past few years, I have gotten so fed up of the way it is and will promptly take some scissors and chop it all off. But then when I do,  I tend to lose 5 years off my age and look very 'asian'.... (see below)

Does anyone have any recommendation about where to get a nice and clean haircut or whether to chop it off at all? I'll be in London over Christmas, I always go to this Japanese place off Tottenham Court Road who cut it veeeeeery nicely for me but I'm always up other places!

My hair is fighting with the elements and losing fairly badly, it needs some serious TLC from products that will protect it from the wind, rain, dryness, and cold.

Can any recommend anything?








I will be back soon with more reviews, I have a week to go crazy, I hope it's enough time to accumulate pictures for Christmas!

How is everyone out there?

Canmake Cream Cheek Blush

New review time! I'm sorry I don't blog as much as most people in the bloggersphere but lately I'm hardly finding time to do laundry, eat, or sleep. Most of the time, I'm giving up eating for sleeping and sleeping for working... it's a crazy life yo! Needless to say, my skin is suffering and paying for my lack of sleep and one facemask a week does not to the job =(

So moaning aside, this is a review of a really awesome blush from the Japanese brand, Canmake. You can check out there english website here and a link to the blush I'm reviewing today is here. I have 2 colours, number 3 (Strawberry Whip) and number 7 (Coral Orange). I'm using number 3 today.



This is the packaging. It's a beautiful little compact and lightweight plastic container which is sturdy enough to travel with me in my bag. It doesn't look too flimsy as if it would fall apart either.

The lid opens to reveal a very pigmented baby pink colour which, even though you can't see in the picture, has very fine speckles of glitter which I have found to look beautiful in the sunshine.



This is a swatch at the back of my hand, if anyone has any advice on how to get better swatches, send me a message!



The cream blush is lightweight and blends in beautifully with the skin to reveal a lovely cute bit of colour on my cheeks. It's very natural looking and can be used everyday on top of base or you can layer it nicely for that night out!

Since natural light is found rarely these days, the pictures I took of me wearing it are a little rubbish but I hope you can see something out of it! My next blog post (which will be sometime this weekend) will be about things I have come across on my adventures and also this sheet face mask that I used the other day....

The start

So where do I begin.... I've always been a fond blogger and blog reader, and after years on the stalk, my taste and *cough* obsession with guilty pleasures such as make up, skincare, and fashion have surfaced with a vengeance lashing at me and wanting a spotlight of its own.

I care not for karma, but more so that this blog will be full of life, excitement, and a place where I can indulge in and share my love of pretty things and strange hobbies. It shall also be a place for adventure sharing and friends.

I've had many inspirations and many late nights reading the likes of Worship Blues, Vanity Fashionista, Park&Cube, Vintage Shop, Fenua Beaute, and ofcourse my favourite blogger who started (though she may not know) the craze in me, Moonbeamstarlight. Some I secretly stalk, others I've chanced upon in my hours of searching the net for inspiration.

The inspiration for the name of the blog is from my love of the word resplendent, it describes my pleasures well and the la at the end? Well, many of my friends tend to put the 'word' la at the end of sentences and it gives the blog a more fun feel. I'd like to thank the internet for being so awesome and I hope that any dear readers that I have will be kind to me =)

~ Rin