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I always believe dreams are driving forces of reality and everything happens for a reason, for the good and bad.

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In this post, I will review Sally Hansen nail polishes which I received from the press event. I only take time to take photos for products which I find worthy of a review because I want to share what I have with all of you! :) In the past way before the existence of beauty bloggers, I always spend money on makeup just to keep searching for the perfect foundation, the perfect mascara, the perfect eyebrow pencil etc. Because there is no one to advise me which product is good and which product suit my needs. So I hope via reading my blog, you will save on these monies and straightaway purchase products that will be long lasting and just what you need! :)
There is no point in reviewing every single product I am given if it is not good. It will waste my time blogging about it and your time in reading. Through time, dishonest reviews will affect my creditability and I will lose readership in no time. 

Tell me, have I ever recommended bad products or sucky food places so far? ;) 

So, I attended the Sally Hansen's event at Rendeveous Gallery and met Evonnz ;)
John dyed Evonnz's hair in this wonderful candy color ombre! It is such a pretty and outstanding shade IRL! Kudos to Evonnz for always being so adventurous with her hair colors! 

This gel cuticle remover wowed me! Tried it hands on and took photo of the before and after. 

I apologize for my horrible looking nails! It was a busy working week and I absolutely did not have the time to pamper myself! In fact, I headed straight to this event after a collection launch and turned up looking so haggard :(
Anyway, as you can see, my cuticles are pretty dried up and uneven. Definitely in need of a manicure! 

See how my cuticles look so soft and moisturized now? Used the gel cuticle remover and with several wipes on each finger, the dead skin cells (areas which I circled in the above photo) are completely removed now! 

This event was a hands-on session. There was a Sally Hansen expert to teach us the art of pampering our own nails and this was the final result! I took the entire session working hard on my own nails! It was worth the effort! Look at my pretty barbie pink nails! Used Sally Hansen's Diamond Flash topcoat and the end effect is HI-SHINE for an entire week! 

From left to right, Black Tie & Diamonds. 

I have always been using the OPI,  Poshe and Seche topcoat for the longest time and have not been adventurous in buying topcoats from other brands. However, I am adding Sally Hansen topcoat to my exclusive selection for topcoats. I like how this top coat gave my nails high shine for a week and how smooth the liquid is! Considering my job scope where I have to touch rough envelopes and stocks daily, I was pretty surprised my topcoat's shine lasted 7 days. 

I am not a fan of purple colors but I love the first bottle on the left ;)

It has a really pretty name as well - Nude Shimmer.
It carries a pink nudish tone which is really suitable for weddings! 

Used Something New for the coral pinkish tone and Nude Shimmer on my ring finger. 

Saw Evonnz doing similar to her nails at the event so I tried splitting the colors on my ring finger using Something New & Black Tie :) 

Hope you'll have a great start to a new week! I am starting my Monday as an off-day (yipee!) and spending this precious day with John & Tintin. I treasure all my off days because to work hard, you have to learn to play hard too! :) 

I am writing this post for a friend whom is fighting against odds, against time, against cancer at this very moment. I may not know him well. In fact, I can count the number of times I meet him. 

The first time in Cineleisure Orchard, just outside the cinema where John stopped to say hi to him and his girlfriend. It was then I learnt that John and his big brother, Gabriel, are friends with this guy since the longest time. When John was in Primary 1, this guy together with Gabriel was Primary 6.
I still remember how beautiful his girlfriend was outside the cinema. 

I still remember I said "John, what a lucky guy your friend is.". 

The second time I met him at the company he worked at, selling cars for a living. We dropped him a visit to learn more about the cars he is selling because John wanted to change a new car. 

The third time I met him was again, at his company to test drive a car. In the confined space within a car, I felt the sincerity of this man and how hardworking he is, working hard to earn a living. Despite the many questions we had for him, he answered all of them patiently although we can tell, he was a busy man with other sales calls to make. 

The last time I met him, was a few weeks later when he called us to inform a car suited to our needs have just arrived and we dropped by to have a look. 

I met him only 4 times. Strangely, this world works in a wonderful way. Maybe because this man is one of Gabriel's best friends, and John being Gabriel's brother, then me being John's girlfriend, I feel really close to him even though we barely spoke more than a "hi" and a few smiles. This connection is....unexplainable. It makes me tear terribly as I am penning this post because I have this overwhelming concern, admiration and sadness for this friend whom I have never spoken to. 

The day I came to know that this friend was fighting against cancer till the day when we found out he has only 6 months from now to live, my heart sank, I teared, I asked John why did it happened to him. Why did it happened to someone close to us. Why?

Everyday, every single one of us is fighting for something that we want.
I know of someone whom is undergoing breast implants to be prettier. 

I know of someone whom is fighting to get a degree. 

I know of many whom is fighting to get a job. 

I know of someone whom is fighting to repay off a debt. 

I know of someone whom is fighting to make a difference.
There may be someone out there who wants a new phone, a new house, a rich boyfriend, a new car. 

But I believe to someone whom is fighting cancer, he only wants to win this battle. To live on. 

Do you know how strong you have to be, to be able to feel happy being alive every morning you wake up yet knowing every day you open your eyes, is one day closer to the end? 

"I am prepared for the worst guys, just that I will miss you guys a great deal! If anything happens...live your life for me and always remember me."

For that, yes, I will always remember you. Being a stranger to me, you had already made the biggest impact in my life. I will always remember how strong you are. 

Looking through his facebook, he is being extremely grateful for being able to wake up every morning to greet the people all around him. 

"I will always say good morning ah from today onwards! You all must always reply!" 

And I see so many supportive friends who greet him every morning they wake up, giving him emotional strength to carry on fighting. 

"I will not give up till the very end. This I can assure all my friends out there." 

His promise and assurance to all his friends.

And his beautiful girlfriend who is staying by his side to give support said,

"Anyone can give up, it's the easiest thing in the world to do. But to hold it together when everyone else would understand if you fell apart, that's true strength." 

 Two nights ago, I asked John, what will happen to his girlfriend if he loses this battle. He gave me a reply which there will never be an answer to. He said there are many possibilities out there. But this sorrow which may become her biggest regret is she will never get to experience how her life and her future would be if they start a family together. My heart stopped upon hearing that. It is such an unexplainable aching feeling, as though someone just stabbed me in my heart. 

To many, the word "cancer" make us tremble in fear and lose all hopes but you didn't allow yourself to fall to the cult of victimology in this modern world. Like what your girlfriend has said, it is very easy to give up. But you did not. I don't know where the immense strength in you comes from, but I would salute you and always remember your fighting spirit.

While many of us can realistically think about the future, how many of us live each day meaningfully?

Although this is a tough war you are fighting against, one thing for sure, your life has been exhalted by this battle - with so much brightness and a terrible clarity to it. This higher form of life you are living now, will bring you power. Power to conquer this battle. 

To Erica Yeo,