Roll This On. Because You're Worth It...

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Finding the right anti-perspirant is like a quest finding the holy grail of all beauty products. While you can look amazing with the spotless skin and the well-coiffured mane, once the underarm is not feeling as good as the other whole body, the overall look will flop. Flop as you stomped the poppy flowers. Why? Wet underarms is never an acceptable trait. Not just it'll make you look hideous with the wet patch under the arms, the odor is...eeww.. to much to bear too. Especially when you've gotta take the public transport where raising up your arm to hold that bar is a 'must'!

I've been looking for a good, functioning anti-perspirant. My thing is simple. First, I don't wanna use the spray one, coz anything with aerosol is bad. So, it has to be doedorant stick or roll-on all the way. Second. it has to be 'anti-white' - meaning no white marks exist once I slap it on. Third, it has to be cheap (or affordable, at least).

So, all these while I've been trying some of the good a.p out there in the market. I've used the Carolina Herrera Chic deodorant stick before - very nice smell, but my underarm return to be wet once the day passed by. Then it was Clinique for Men d.o stick - nice, non-wetting, quite affordable and last half a year with one. But, it's not a white-marks friendly since it's a dry one and leave stains. The last one that I've tried is the Calvin Klein Man d.o stick. Again, nice smell... but similar to Chic.. underarm doesn't remain dry.

But alas! I've found the right one. It's L'oreal Menexpert Invisible Protect anti-perspirant roll-on.

My verdict? So far so good. It does what it says on the labels - protect. Does my underarm stay dry? Check. 48-non stop protection? Too good to be true, but check too. Anti-white marks? Check that too. Afforadable? Absolutely. I couldn't be happier. It has a slight fragrance, but it'll go away once you wear it. And it has an XXL roll-on - so massive that with minimum stroke, you'll 'cover' your underarm! Easy.

So. The holy grail of beauty product: found! And I'm worth it! =)

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Bank Holiday Shopping

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I have broken my promise. The promise that I won't do any shopping till the end of June when Summer Sale really kicks off. The promise that I won't spend my money till I really have all the right resources and find great bargains in stores. The promise that I won't visit any high-end label stores too, afraid that I couldn't resist the temptation and leave something home with me. But what can you do for a someone who is the weapon of massive consumption?

So, I've broken my promise. I have the 'resources'. I saw the right bargain in store. Not just any store, but the high-end labels. It's three strikes.

Then I left home with three great bargains.

Bank holiday shopping: never say never. =)

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zaBigFatBlog Thru iPad...

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Aha! Finally I got to test run the much anticipated gadget of all time - the iPad. Though I have to wait and 'ditch' my other fellow 'test-runners' at Apple Store in Regent Street, the tablet is finally in my hands. My early verdict on the product?

Love it. I thought it will be too heavy to hold, but it's not. And I also thought it's gonna be massive, but it's not either. Just nice to hold and get a grip on this beauty. The screen resolution? Voila... it's amazing. Very vivid and great to watch. Speed? Snappy, snappy, snappy. If you're used to iPhone and iPod Touch, then you have no problem going thru iPad. Scroll here and there, type this and that, pinch to zoom in, pinch to zoom out - everything is so swift.

And what better to test on your own blog right? So, zaBigFatBlog looks cool in iPad too! I can read it either way, vertical or horizontal. Just like using the 'Touch, but much more fun. And...ehem.. as usual, flash won't work on any of these gadgets btw. But that doesn't hindered hundreds of thousands of people already own iPad anyway.

So, the question: to get or not to get? Probably yes. Coz I might need it to put in my kitchen back home. Hang it on the kitchen wall, that is. Hey, come on... I wanna surf while cooking, okay.. =)

vertical view

horizontal view

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Etc... Etc... Z.A for Rado?

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Something from the archive. Some old photos taken years ago. I can't believe that I've been doing silly things when I'm bored. That include this pix which I snapped using Sony TJ37 PDA. Very raw. Very pure. But I love the composition. Looks a bit like sepia. Quite melancholic and nostalgic.

And I love my Rado.

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FTBC Hellas Barbie giveaway

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FTBC Hellas and Barbie have joined forces in targeting breast cancer (Barbie must be a size D, no?). It's a Sunday giveaway and it's a cute hot pink one:
To win this rather meaningful tank top email me at aleccarox@windowslive.com with your name until Thursday, June 3rd (midnight as usual). Put 'Barbie' in the subject area to help me fish out the winner from my inbox chaos when the times comes.

*It's an FTBC Hellas competition so only entries from Greece this time please.

**This tank top is absolutely valid for FTBC's competition offering a trip to Milan so I'll make sure it's in the post the next day;)

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Doll Parts for ss11

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This is so out of the retouch suite and on to your screens. It's Celebrity Skin's latest styling and design work, get this, for Spring/Summer 11.

The concept: Doll Parts.
-click to enlarge.clothes/ celebrity skin
featuring:
black and white dress/ maria voultsou
swimsuit/ kostantina agaliou
photo/ fenia lambropoulou
model/ xenia - vn models
make up/ k.kontogiourgou
hair/ tzako plocation in berlin
styling assistant/ janine hopner

Konstantina Agaliou has been Dimitris Strepkos tutoring offspring and what a greater honour than a co-shooting with your master. Credits to Strepkos, who seems to understand well that the way forward is embracing new talent. After all, Eleni Barla his Celebrity Skin alter ego, used to be his student too.

This is a sneak preview of everybody's work for next year/fash-week, a visual experimentation and testing of shapes & fabrics selected for the new collection under construction. I like how they've escaped the dark era and have broken through to the other side, a much brighter and uplifting one.

Is this coming too early?
All the better then, plenty of space for constructive feedback.

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Te Amo Video Rihanna

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mba Riri has just premiered a music video for her latest single called Te Amo which features French model Laetitia Casta and I can say it is steamy hot between the two women!. The clip was filmed in a Gothic Medieval style castle with a wild leather clad mba Riri diving faster and further into provocation as she she is tempted and is seduced by Casta. mba Riri and Laetitia are seen flirting, indulging on each others bodies with sensual poses and sexual touches (ouch...)

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Janet Jackson American Idol 2010 Season Finale Performance Video

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Janet Jackson took the stage this evening during the American Idol 2010 finale where she sang a medley composed of Again/ Nothing/ Nasty at the Nokia Theater.

Overall.. it was a pleasant performance and the green lasers light show was a nice addition! :)

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Alicia Keys Pregnant Officially:Alicia And Swizz Beatz Getting Married

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Aww... The rumors were true, Alicia Keys has confirmed that she is indeed pregnant and is engaged to Swizz Beatz. CONGRATS to the new couple, children are a real blessing..! :)

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News about Breaking Dawn

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Fellaz... You can now visit our brand new website for the Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Movie

This site will continue the high quality coverage we’ve brought for New Moon and Eclipse, and we can’t wait to provided hundreds of more stories about Breaking Dawn as the movie develops. Breaking Dawn is scheduled for release on November 18, 2011. November is my BDAY! Yeay!

Oh i Can't wait deh ih...

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ini lagi tension (!)

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*Today smpai dekat PWTC,dah semangat gilaa puki nak main futsal.bile smpai tmpt ftsal tuh terus tak jadi main bcz fa jer 1 team prmpuan,yg lain sume boy's.fa and kwn fa tak kesah lnsg nk main ke tak.fa lagi suke main,bcz sng jer main.bkn susah pun,main dgn laki lagi better main dgn prmpuan,prmpuan main tk ganas sgt,klw main dgn laki bru ganas.nie fighter pun nk memilih ker?hahha :) bodohh pengkid2 nie.prgai mcm JANTAN,ajk lawan futsal dgn JANTAN pun tknk.balik bertobat ahh wehh :) hahahah. mcm siall korg nie,penat aku byr sume nie ko tau,PUKIMAK LAH WEHH (!) AKU TENSION GILAAAAAA.

*Balik rumah plak,malam ade futsal dekat danau,mmg bapak penat gilee.main 2 hours non stop wehh,boleh tahan penat die bcz byk sgt gelakk,mane tak nye,sume main mcm bangang jer kan,mmg gelak ahh kan, hahha :) non stop tuh gelakk,haha.mcm pukii jer main.haha :)

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Friday, 28th: A Day to Queue?

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Today is the day. The day that everyone in London has been anticipated for so long. Probably lots of people been dreaming about it too. It's the day that two biggest event on two different spectrum of 'style' collides on the same day. It's 28th May - the day the newly refurbished Louis Vuitton Maison is open to public. And it's also the day Apple iPad is available in store!

To be honest, I don't really know what happens during the morning coz rumor has it both locations are packed with crowds. At New Bond Street, the high-fashion lovers of the uber brand Louis Vuitton has been queuing to be the first to get into the new 'Maison' which is tauted to give the best unashamed luxurious shopping experience you could ever have. It's where art meet fashion meet the biggest 'kerching!' you could ever be.

How's the store anyway? The main facade remain simple but with a little dash of luxury. No, there's no big Louis Vuitton 'LV' monogramme bag like you can find at Shanghai which clad the building. Instead, it's the signature Louis Vuitton 'Damier Ebene' brown and gold mesh enclave the store. You got a glimpse of bags and the shoes and some of the clothes from the outside. Which gives you the term 'luxury voyeurism' and threw you away into the world of daydreaming of getting those bags which you can ogle from the window display!

Oh, fyi... there's a 10m-high 'luggage wall' in the Maison. Also lots of Stephen Sprouse 'painted' mannequins too. And exclusive artwork by world renowned artists. But, to get a glimpse... you've gotta visit the Maison yourself @ New Bond Street, London (which is also at the corner of Clifford St. W1). :)

Today is also the day the iPad available in store - both at Apple stores and selected PC World outlets. Boy, I wish I could bag one right now, but seeing those queue which is like neverending - I changed my mind. Some even camped outside the Apple store in Regent Street since the nite before. Crazy. But it's all worth it I guess, coz they come out with a huge smile!

Anyway, I've already give a test drive on the new iPad. My verdict? Very light, very intutive. So, wait a couple of weeks to come - I'm gonna get one as well as the new iPhone 4G! Just watch this space for my 'review'. =)

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Sex and the City 2 Premiere!

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The girls are in the town again! It's the Sex and the City girls - Carrie, Miranda, Charlotte and Samantha - are in London! Oh, wait a minute... that's the character. Ok, let's try again. Sarah Jessica Parker, Cynthia Nixon, Kristin Davis and Kim Catrall are in London!

It's the Sex and the City 2 Movie premiere!!!

I am so excited when I picked up a copy of Stylist magazine on Wednesday and saw the fab four on the cover. And this week's issue of the mag plays homage to New York! The place where it's all begins - the Sex and the City. As Alicia Keys says about NYC... "concrete jungle where dreams are made of, there nothing you can't do...". The cast flew all the way from the Big Apple to the Big Smoke to attend the premiere of the much anticipated movie in Odeon Leicester Square @ London West End.

So, voila! I'm giving you all the snoops on yesterday's event. I am so excited to be there quite early, and standing on the first row at the red carpet event. But damn... my camera has deceived me though. It doesn't work! Why the hell the 'red indicator' light is not working? In this moment when I'm too excited to capture those moments that I've been waiting for? Arrghhh... not happening!

Anyway... it's better to snap something rather than losing anything though the pix appears quite grainy and blur. But, I'm telling you. Being on the front row, just inches away from SJP, Cynthia, Kristin and Kim is awsome. In their words.. fabulous, darling! Oh, there's Mr Big too, yes Mr. Carrie Bradshaw himself - Chris Noth.

Anyway. Enjoy the pixs...

this time the real 'red carpet' is in the Leicester Sq garden

Who's in the black Audi? Arrgggghhh.. it's SJP!!!

SJP waves to the crowd... massive crowd! London rocks!

The Alexander McQueen dress, the Philip Treacy hat... fab!

Say hello to the twins.. oh, blimey.
Not that 'twins' - the real one at home (silly me!)

The diamante armband plays homage to her late designer friend, Alex McQueen

SJP wears Alexander McQueen lace stilletto

Cynthia Nixon looks amazing in Narciso Rodriguez gown

Cynthia wears the color of SS10 - turquoise!

Cynthia looks amazing in real. Love her new hair color!

Mr Big!

The girl in front of me can't keep her excitement actually...

Kristin Davis... in the fantabulous golden beaded dress!

She glides gracefully... and the dress looks so fluid...

Her hair is insanely beautiful, well coiffured!

Kristin Davis looks amazing in the vintage Norman Norell dress.
Close-up, it does look a bit like the belly dancer's dress.
Morroccan-influenced, I'm guessing?

Kim Catrall... looking demure, channelling an old Hollywood glamour!

Kim in vintage Thierry Mugler black dress

Hey, even the PR officer is wearing Louboutin heels! Awesome.

Well, what can I say. Despite the pix appears a bit grainy, that I really have to pull back the camera to get acceptable photos... but the weather is great. And the cast - SJP, Cynthia, Kristin and Chris Noth - they're all great to the fans. The fact that SJP wears black and arrived in black car - really speak for itself - playing tribute to her late designer friend, Alexander McQueen. But whatever it is... the much anticipated red carpet event of the year - Sex and the City 2 really is what the movie itself all about - fashion and style!

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