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A site that provides a hassle-free wedding planning service.
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Minrui Li (Design Lead)
Joanne Jiang (CEO)
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LadyMarry is a wedding planning and design company focused on creating customizable, unforgettable, and hassle-free weddings. To gain more customers, LadyMarry needed to refresh its marketing website.
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Increased the goal conversion rate (+169%), the avg. page views per visit(+28%), the avg. time on page (+57%), the every session duration (+33%), reduced the bounce rate (-22.2%) and the exit rate (-23.7%).
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After talking with CEO and interviewing 3 brides, I listed conditions that need to be considered:
Define Problems 🔍
With goals and constraints in mind, I defined problems of the original website by analyzing data and interviewing target users.
The gap between conceptual models
In traditional US weddings, couples find vendors by themselves. So when they land on LadyMarry's website, they expect to see a search engine or ads listing platform with plenty beautiful pictures.
However, LadyMarry is more like a middleman, who will finally become a virtual middleman using AI technology. The gap between the conceptual models and lack of effective explanation make users confused.
Low desirability, less trustworthy
The heat map is one evidence that the website has a low desirability from users' eyes. For content, the website didn't echo with ads and user's expectations very well. Visually, the grey illustration, uneven layout can not make the website good-looking and trustworthy.
Lack of consistency across the product suite
LadyMarry currently has 4 digital platforms: 1 website, 1 web-based application, 1 mobile application and 1 blog. However, they are visually less connected and lack of a consistency in content, which will cause confusion and weaken the power of brand.
I decided to focus on the first 2 problems, because the 3rd one can not be solved only by redesigning the website. So I paraphrased the problem I want to solve:
How to help target users quickly understand, get engaged and trust LadyMarry's service, so as to contact our wedding expert and get real help?
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I brainstormed solutions to the issues of
Understanding, Trust & Getting Engaged
and move forward with some promising ideas.
Rich Information
New Information Architecure
Users want to everything as they see "one-stop", they expect to find everything on this website. So I create a list of services and refined the site map to make it more logical and dynamic. There is a comparison of old site map and new site map.
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For services like florist, cake, photographer, I categorized them into several groups and different layout for them, for example:Florist, cake, hair and makeup - they have a lot of pictures, they can be filtered by product types; for DJ/MC, Musician, Photographer, Videographer, I highlight their work samples and styles, rather than people; for photo booth and venue, highlight styles.
Illustration & Co-Creation
One challenge was there were not much good-quality photos left for the website. That was to say, I
could not adopt the strategy that to convince users by showing lots of past works
of LadyMarry like other competitors did. But I found another way to build trust--Illustration.
Facilitate understanding: how LadyMarry works?
Imagining when new couples log in a vendor website, they actually know nothing about wedding planning — totally a mess. Traditional service vendors show them a lot of good pictures, the amazing results,and tell them "Just leave this to me!". But miscommunication happened a lot, which makes couples lost confidence for vendors. For LadyMarry, I want to highlight we close the loop with "3C", coordinate till the big day.
Build trust: how a certain service works?
Transparent communication brings trust. Here, I try to explain "How It Works" to couples, to tell them how we customize services for them, the dimensions we need to considerate.
I tried diagrams, icons, but finally chose illustrations as the educational method--on one hand, it's easy to read and quickly understand, on the other hand, the elegant hand-drawing style shows LadyMarry's taste and sincerity, moreover, for users didn't see works that satisfy their needs can also clearly express their visions to LadyMarry using the picture. Here is an example of flowers in a wedding.
Elicit emotions: wedding planning is enjoyable
Finally, our couples and vendors all like these illustrations very much, they even print it out when having meetings to facilitate the conversation. For couples, they always feel overwhelmed and tired during the wedding planning, but pretty pictures and effective communication can release their burden a lot.
Other Details
For example, I changed "contact us" into "free consultation" since our target users are sensitive to price, which I learned from sales reps.
CTA buttons & New icon set
In the original version, all CTA button are khaki, which looks too pale and vague, can not attract users attention, let alone increase the CTR. I changed the color into LadyMarry pink, as well as put more CTA buttons in prominent positions.
I took 4 weeks designing and 1 week implementing, here are some "OLD vs NEW":
Validating and Iteration
Then I tested with users. Incoming brides showed their appreciation and get attracted by the website, especially the illustrations-- "Beautiful and professional!"
I keep iterating the details on website (sometimes do AB testing) and check the data from Google Anallytics and Hot Jar.
Startup mentality, MVP & Progressive iteration
A startup has very limited resources and managers have to make a balance among all the departments and services. For a new service or function, we have to have something first, test the MVP then iterate. It's OK the first version is not perfect, we can polish the website/product later with feedback from our users.
Designer's value in a business group
Designers are problem solvers. In a business group, I was supposed not only to advocate for users but also to solve business problems. Sometimes I have to compromise due to business goals and constraints, but it's more important to communicate, understand and collaborate.
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HSUS Weighs in on Chicago Mandatory Spay/Castrate
On July 29, Ald. Edward M. Burke (14th) and Ald. Virginia A. Rugai (19th) presented their draft mandatory spay/castrate ordinance to Chicago's Joint Committee on Finance and License and Consumer Protection. The ordinance would require all cats and dogs be spayed/castrated at the age of six months. The ordinance contains an option for a breeding permit which allows only one litter per year if the litter is registered with a registry approved by the City commission. The ordinance also requires applicants for breeding permits to undergo criminal background checks.The distorted reasoning for this ordinance, as stated by Ald. Burke, is that the ordinance will increase public safety by targeting gangs and others that keep unsterilized dogs. It is beyond reason to think that anyone who engages in dog fighting, which is already a felony under Illinois state law, will obey a newly enacted spay/castration ordinance or submit to background checks to apply for a breeding permit. All that this ordinance can possibly accomplish is to create a potential new class of criminals--responsible dog owners and breeders, who choose not to spay or castrate their dogs, as well as waste a lot of Chicago taxpayers' money in investigation and enforcement of a useless ordinance.Apparently, the Humane Society of the United States doesn't agree.On July 30, HSUS issued a press release via their website in support of the proposed mandatory spay/castrate ordinance and thanked Chicago lawmakers for "addressing this important animal welfare issue." The statement reads, "Every year, more than 3 million dogs and cats are euthanized in animal shelters nationwide-including 19,000 pets in the City of Chicago-because not enough people choose to adopt. Spaying and neutering, at this time, is the only permanent, 100-percent effective method of birth control for dogs and cats, and this legislation provides an incentive for people to sterilize their animals and reorients public policy to expect that animal caretakers will see that their animals are sterilized."With the same tired language used repeatedly by animal rights zealots, HSUS downplays the potential impact of the ordinance by stating, "It is simply wrong to refer to this ordinance as simply a "mandatory spay and neuter measure" because it does allow responsible pet owners to opt out of spay or neuter for their animals for numerous reasons. Under this legislation, people who elect not to spay or neuter their animals in order to breed their dog or cat must pay a permit fee. In that sense, this legislation provides incentives for people to spay and neuter, and it amounts to something of a differential license fee for people who do not want to spay or neuter their animals."http://www.hsus.org/press_and_publications/press_releases/hsus_statement_on_chicago_spay_neuter_ordinance_073008.htmlLet's look at what the ordinance really means. First, if sterilization is required, then by definition it is mandatory regardless of exemptions which are only as good as the paper they are written on; exemptions can be removed at any time. Second, what registries (if any) will be approved and by what method remains unclear. Third, Chicago Animal Shelter Alliance reports, "Between 2003 and 2005 overall citywide euthanasia rates dropped 12% and shelter intake went down to 11%. With an overall shelter killing rate per 1,000 humans at a historic low of 6.9%, Denver remains the only city between the coasts with a lower kill rate (5.9%)." In recent years, Chicago already has seen greatly reduced numbers of cats and dogs euthanized in its shelters on a yearly basis without mandatory spay/neuter. Source: http://www.anticruelty.org/site/epage/42566_576.htmAdditionally, let us not pretend that "neutering" is a benign surgery. What HSUS (and other animal rightist activists) call "neutering" is, plain and simple, castration, specifically the gonadectomy of males, meaning surgical removal of the testicles, and the ovariohysterectomy of females, meaning surgical removal of the ovaries and uterus. In other words, nothing trivial--nothing most people would want forced on themselves.Above all, has there *ever* been any doubt that mandatory spay/castration is NOT about the well-being of animals, but an agenda to end breeding of domesticated dogs and cats? HSUS makes their position pretty clear in Chicago that a good dog is a sterile dog. The tired overpopulation argument is told again in order to pass punitive legislation to cripple breeders, blaming them for contributing to shelter statistics. Yet on their web page for adopting pets HSUS states: "[In fact,] most animals are given to shelters because of "people reasons," not because of anything they've done. Things like a divorce, a move, lack of time or financial constraints are among the most common reasons why pets lose their homes." In other words, the most common reasons for turning pets over to shelters has nothing to do with overpopulation, but instead people's (usually) unavoidable and unpredictable lifestyle changes.http://www.hsus.org/pets/pet_adoption_information/find-your-one-in-a-million-friend/top_five_reasons_to_adopt_a_pet.htmlIn State of the Animals 2001, HSUS stated: There was, however, general consensus among most animal related organizations that the term pet overpopulation was not only difficult to define, but that it was also probably no longer an accurate catchphrase to describe the reasons for animals leaving their original homes, especially for dogs."Does HSUS ever make up their mind what the real story is? Despite diminishing shelter statistics and knowing the source of shelter populations is due to owner retention issues, HSUS and Illinois activists continue chanting the animal rights mantra for across the board pet sterilization.In response to the proposed mandatory spay/castration ordinance, the ISVMA issued the following opposition statement:July 28, 2008. The Illinois State Veterinary Medical Association (ISVMA) opposes the mandatory spay/neuter ordinance being proposed for the City of Chicago. The ISVMA opposes this proposed ordinance for the following reasons:* There is no scientifically-based research that supports the proponent's argument that only intact animals bite.*There is no conclusive evidence that mandatory spay/neuter programs work.* This mandate would discourage pet owners from seeking rabies immunization if they are opposed to neutering/spaying and fear they will be reported. It is already a struggle to ensure the proper safeguards are in place to protect the public from rabies. Anything that makes rabies vaccination compliance more difficult should be seriously scrutinized. Rabies is essentially a 100% fatal disease to humans, dogs and cats.* There are not enough resources in Chicago to enforce mandatory spay/neuter in a meaningful way.* With regard to creating a healthier pet, there are both positive and negative affects accrued from sterilization. It appears that benefits outweigh risks; however, there are many breed and individual dog variants, suggesting that professional judgment is required to determine whether and when to neuter/spay pets.Although the ordinance's stated goals to reduce the number of unwanted pets and gang activity are laudable, said Dr. Steve Dullard, ISVMA Legislative Committee Chair, the reality is that it will have no effect on these problems. Instead, it will create some serious public health concerns, cause many animals to be denied necessary health care, and will trample on the personal property rights of conscientious pet owners.http://www.isvma.org/member_correspondence/mandatory_spay_neuter.docNot every councilman has bought into the HSUS argument. An article from Medill Reports - Chicago, Northwestern University, quotes Ald. Ray Suarez (31st) as saying, "I don't like when the government tries to get involved in everything to solve problems. Right now we're starting with pets… What's the next step?" Just a few months ago, in May, the Chicago City Council repealed the ban on foie gras sale that it put in place two years ago at the urging of HSUS and local activists. No other American city has prohibited foie gras. The Chicago ban brought a law suit against the City by restaurateurs and has been a source of embarrassment for the city as residents accused officials of trying to micromanage people's lives. Is the Chicago City Council really willing to follow HSUS on yet another embarrassing, unenforceable animal rightist legislative journey?Many people in attendance at the July 29 hearing on the proposed mandatory spay/castratation ordinance did not have the opportunity to speak concerning the ordinance. The next City Council meeting is scheduled for September 10 and presumably the ordinance will be back on the agenda. If you cannot arrange to meet with your councilman before the next council session, continue to call and fax letters with your opposition. Contact information can be found here: http://tinyurl.com/4cuyr Tips and general information about lobbying can be found in our lobbying tutorial http://www.saova.org/tutorial.html By using the link provided to Congress.org you can also access a media guide to contact newspapers in Chicago and thru the state. Chicago dog owners and dog-related businesses are urged to organize themselves into a strong protest group for the September 10 hearing. Out of town dog owners are also urged to write, call, or fax Chicago council members and Chicago media.SAOVA remains, as always, in the forefront of animal owner legislation to protect your interests.Sincerely,Susan WolfSportsmen's and Animal Owners' Voting Alliance - http://saova.orgIssue lobbying and working to identify and elect supportive legislatorsPlease share this message widely.
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d) that every human being is meant to know God in a direct and immediate manner.
e) that an interior life is indispensable for knowing God.
You must learn…how to reach a state of calm detachment from your work. Such a state of mind is not attained by reading a few pages of convincing philosophy, but we must pursue a path of mental cultivation that will enable us to be established in the Witness Consciousness that is our essential nature. Our problem is that we identify with the many layers of energy through which we experience relative existence. We not only mistakenly identify with the means of perception, we go a step further and identify with what is perceived. This is known as drowning in the ocean of samsara. The only antidote to this condition is the practice of yoga, as Krishna points out to Arjuna throughout the Gita.
The real nature of action is hard to understand. This is because of our mistaken identities, as just pointed out. Mere intellectual acceptance of "the message of the Gita" is of no value. We must strive for the transmutation of consciousness that is itself Liberation–liberation from both action and inaction.
Two common delusions are to assume that action is the way–that inaction must be avoided–and that inaction is the way and action is to be avoided. These two delusions dominate just about everybody. In India the action/inaction controversy continues, to absolutely no conclusion or practical value. The Gita gives a completely coherent answer, but still the confusion goes on. This is because it is not a matter of thinking about it, but of experiencing the truth of it. Krishna now brings this fact out.
"He who perceives inaction in action, and action in inaction, is wise among men; he is steadfast in yoga while performing all actions" (4:18). Prabhavananda fills it out very well: "He who sees the inaction that is in action, and the action that is in inaction, is wise indeed. Even when he is engaged in action he remains poised in the tranquility of the Atman."
Upon reading these words with the intention of commenting on them, my mind immediately sped back nearly half a century. Sitting in the living room of my parents' home, having begged off from going to a big family Thanksgiving dinner (a normal family get-together numbered sixty or more), I was reveling in "spurning the noise of the crowd, its fruitless commotion," as Krishna advised me in the thirteenth chapter of the Gita (at least in Swami Prabhavananda's translation). My feasting was on the timeless wisdom I was finding in the pages of Paramhansa Yogananda's fascinating Autobiography of a Yogi. As I drew near the final pages, in the forty-fifth chapter I read the account of Yogananda's meetings with Anandamayi Ma, "the Bengali 'Joy-Permeated Mother.'" At one point he asked her to tell him something about herself. And so she did literally–speaking from the standpoint of the Self.
"Please tell me something of your life."
"Father knows all about it; why repeat it?" She evidently felt that the factual history of one short incarnation was beneath notice.
I laughed, gently repeating my question.
"Father, there is little to tell." She spread her graceful hands in a deprecatory gesture. "My consciousness has never associated itself with this temporary body. Before I came on this earth, Father, 'I was the same.' As a little girl, 'I was the same.' I grew into womanhood, but still 'I was the same.' When the family in which I had been born made arrangements to have this body married, 'I was the same.' And when, passion-drunk, my husband came to me and murmured endearing words, lightly touching my body, he received a violent shock, as if struck by lightning, for even then 'I was the same.'
"My husband knelt before me, folded his hands, and implored my pardon.
"'Mother,' he said, 'because I have desecrated your bodily temple by touching it with the thought of lust—not knowing that within it dwelt not my wife but the Divine Mother—I take this solemn vow: I shall be your disciple, a celibate follower, ever caring for you in silence as a servant, never speaking to anyone again as long as I live. May I thus atone for the sin I have today committed against you, my guru.'
"Even when I quietly accepted this proposal of my husband's, 'I was the same.' And, Father, in front of you now, 'I am the same.' Ever afterward, though the dance of creation change around me in the hall of eternity, 'I shall be the same.'"
Ananda Moyi Ma sank into a deep meditative state. Her form was statue-still; she had fled to her ever-calling kingdom.…We sat together for an hour in the ecstatic trance. She returned to this world with a gay little laugh.
"I am ever the same," says the Self, for it never at any time acts or undergoes any change. And yet, it is the presence of the Self that causes the dance-drama of the entire chain of evolutionary births which the Self witnesses without ever really taking part. This is impossible for the ordinary intellect, however keen, to penetrate, but the yogi, daily experiencing himself as the Eternal Witness–the same experience which is intrinsic to God–comes to see that behind all action is the inaction of Consciousness. Yet, it is the unmoving presence of Consciousness that stimulates Prakriti, the Divine Creative Energy to act. The Actionless causes all Action to take place. Only the yogi can really know this. "Even when he is engaged in action he remains poised in the tranquility of the Atman."
Read the next article in the Bhagavad Gita for Awakening: The Wise in Action
Bhagavad Gita for Awakening links:
- The Battlefield of the Mind
- On the Field of Dharma
- Taking Stock
- The Smile of Krishna
- Birth and Death–The Great Illusions
- Experiencing the Unreal
- The Unreal and the Real
- The Body and the Spirit
- Know the Atman!
- Practical Self-Knowledge
- Perspective on Birth and Death
- The Wonder of the Atman
- The Indestructible Self
- "Happy the Warrior"
- Buddhi Yoga
- Religiosity Versus Religion
- Perspective on Scriptures
- How Not To Act
- How To Act
- Right Perspective
- Wisdom About the Wise
- Wisdom About Both the Foolish and the Wise
- The Way of Peace
- Calming the Storm
- First Steps in Karma Yoga
- From the Beginning to the End
- The Real "Doers"
- Our Spiritual Marching Orders
- Freedom From Karma
- "Nature"
- Swadharma
- In the Grip of the Monster
- Devotee and Friend
- The Eternal Being
- The Path
- Caste and Karma
- Action–Divine and Human
- The Mystery of Action and Inaction
- The Wise in Action
- Sacrificial Offerings
- The Worship of Brahman
- Action–Renounced and Performed
- Freedom (Moksha)
- The Brahman-Knower
- The Goal of Karma Yoga
- Getting There
- The Yogi's Retreat
- The Yogi's Inner and Outer Life
- Union With Brahman
- The Yogi's Future
- Success in Yoga
- The Net and Its Weaver
- Those Who Seek God
- Those Who Worship God and the Gods
- The Veil in the Mind
- The Big Picture
- The Sure Way To Realize God
- Day, Night, and the Two Paths
- The Supreme Knowledge
- Universal Being
- Maya–Its Dupes and Its Knowers
- Worshipping the One
- Going To God
- Wisdom and Knowing
- Going To The Source
- From Hearing To Seeing
- The Wisdom of Devotion
- Right Conduct
- The Field and Its Knower
- Interaction of Purusha and Prakriti
- Seeing the One Within the All
- The Three Gunas
- The Cosmic Tree
- Freedom
- The All-pervading Reality
- The Divine and the Demonic
- Faith and the Three Gunas
- Food and the Three Gunas
- Religion and the Three Gunas
- Tapasya and the Three Gunas
- Charity and the Three Gunas
- Sannyasa and Tyaga
- Deeper Insights On Action
- Knowledge, Action, Doer, and the Three Gunas
- The Three Gunas: Intellect and Firmness
- The Three Kinds of Happiness
- Freedom
- The Great Devotee
- The Final Words
- Glossary
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One person believed to be part of those who ambushed and opened fire on police officers returning from night patrols at Drobonso in the Sekyerre Afram Plains District in the Ashanti Region, killing two and wounding one, has been arrested.
The Ashanti Regional Police Commander, COP Ken Yeboah, who briefed Graphic Online's Ashanti Regional Reporter, Donald Ato Dapatem, said he the suspect was arrested at Nsuta in the Ashanti Region.
COP Yeboah, declined to give the name of the suspect but added that he was identified by some victims of robbery attacks.
He said a search on the suspect led to the retrieval of a pistol whose barrel had been shortened.
Some unknown armed persons on Wednesday night shot and killed two police officers and wounded another at Drobonso in the Sekyere Afram Plains District of the Ashanti Region.
The police officers were returning to their base at Kumawu after performing the day's duties at Drobonso in the Afram Plains area of Ashanti.
The two officers, Inspector Adolph Mutse and Constable Prosper Ashinyo died on the spot.
They were on board a police vehicle with registration number GP 2346 driven by Inspector Adolph Mutse.
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"Since we have the same spirit of FAITH, according to what is written, "I believed and therefore I spoke" we also believe and therefore speak."
2 Corinthians 4:13
Sometimes people get shocked or surprised and they become speechless. They simply can't say anything. God never want us stuck for words. He designed our words to be containers that are extremely powerful. They are especially formidable when they're in agreement with His Word.
Today's verse reminds us about the simplicity of FAITH. It explains that FAITH is believing & speaking God's Word. We should believe what God's Word says in every situation & speak that Word out. Even when life looks different God's Word is right. When we believe & speak His Word we have the spirit of FAITH.
To move in FAITH will involve our believing & speaking working together. We believe therefore we speak it out aloud. As we do this FAITH is activated, resulting in things that were not, becoming things that are. Before long we'll be seeing God's promises activated & fulfilled in our lives.
This week let's activate our FAITH. Let's start right now by hearing, believing and speaking God's Word. Let's activate FAITH in our most desperate situations. As we do this, things will quickly turn around as they line up with God's Word. Before long we'll enter a greater future than our past could ever have delivered.


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"The Whites," the title of Richard Price's riveting new novel, is a reference to the great white whale in "Moby-Dick" — a book that seems to be a kind of touchstone for the author (writing here under the pen name Harry Brandt), having popped up, at least glancingly, in such earlier novels as "Clockers" and "Freedomland." This time, the parallels to Melville's classic are beyond obvious: All of the story's main characters are haunted by something terrible that happened in the past, and all are obsessed with hunting down their nemeses.
These characters are all cops or former cops (who, "starting out in the late '90s, had christened themselves the "Wild Geese"), and as Mr. Price has demonstrated in his earlier novels and episodes of the HBO show "The Wire," he not only has a visceral ability to convey the gritty, day-to-day realities of their jobs, but also a knack for using their detective work the way John le Carré has used spy stories and tradecraft, as a framework on which to build complex investigations into the human soul.
The story architecture here is based on these characters' Ahab-like quests to settle scores with their personal "Whites" — "those who had committed criminal obscenities on their watch and then walked away untouched by justice": the sexual predator who bludgeoned to death a 12-year-old; the ringleader of a white street gang who, in the wake of the Sept. 11 attacks, chased a Pakistani boy into an oncoming car; the man who murdered a college-bound basketball player for making him look bad in a pickup game; a small-time felon who fatally stabbed a ninth grader who had talked to his girlfriend at school.
This premise may sound a little strained, but Mr. Brandt immerses us so fully in his characters' lives that the larger contrivances almost completely fall away. No one has a better ear for street language than he (er, Richard Price) does, and no one these days writes with more kinetic energy or more hard-boiled verve. His high-impact prose is the perfect tool for excavating the grisly horrors of urban life: a panic-stricken boy, "running blindly across the four-lane northbound parkway," struck "by a muscle car doing 65, the sound of the impact" loud enough "to set off car alarms for blocks around." And his ability to map his characters' inner lives — all the dreams and memories and wounds that make them tick — results in people who become as vivid to us as real-life relatives or friends.
Billy Graves, the hero of "The Whites," is the head of a team of detectives in charge of covering "all of felony-weight Manhattan from Washington Heights to Wall Street between 1 a.m. and 8 a.m."; his "White" is one Curtis Taft — the coldblooded killer of a woman, her daughter, and her niece — whose whereabouts Billy has recently tracked down.
Though there is a dark episode in his past involving the accidental and near-fatal shooting of a 10-year-old Hispanic boy in the Bronx many years ago, Billy is a good-hearted, weary-souled fellow with what he thinks of as a "flatline personality." It is Mr. Brandt's achievement that he takes Billy's "bland stolidness" (which might have been merely boring in the hands of another novelist) and gives us a character as immensely real and sympathetic as Mr. le Carré's George Smiley — that is, if Smiley were a New York cop.
Mr. Brandt conveys the daily grind of Billy's life, one trouble stacking upon the next like piled firewood — including worries about his tempestuous wife, Carmen; his aging father's dementia; his two beloved sons' safety — and the exhausting mix of adrenaline and doggedness that his job demands. He captures the odd battlefield rhythms of being a detective: the nights when it was "nothing but softballs" and the nights when it's coming in hot and heavy, one horrifying crime after the next, one devastated family after another.
To build further tension, Mr. Brandt deals out one more terrible card to poor Billy: a stalker ("big, fast and devoid of mercy") nearly as sadistic and relentless as Chigurh, the chilling villain in Cormac McCarthy's 2005 novel, "No Country for Old Men," who has been watching Billy's home and following members of his family.
The suspense has little to do with the identity of this stalker — we're clued in, early on, to who he is — but with whether he will succeed in exploding Billy's family, and the complicated and long-ago reasons behind his own Ahab-like quest for vengeance. Mr. Brandt does not turn this man into a factory-issue bad guy or a symbol of irredeemable evil, but rather seeks to humanize him, to dramatize the terrible losses that fuel his anger and the internal conflicts he feels, as he's pulled between his need to avenge the terrible wrongs done to his family, and his love for his young daughter, whom he knows he will lose if he completely embraces the dark side.
The rest of the characters in "The Whites" are delineated with similar emotional gradations. Mr. Brandt chronicles the fraternal bonds among Billy and the surviving members of the Wild Geese that have endured despite ups-and-downs over some two decades, even as most of them have moved on to new lives.
Redman Brown, having been shot through the hips in a hostage situation, now runs his father's funeral parlor in Harlem; Jimmy Whelan has become an itinerant building super, living year to year "in some of the finer basement apartments of the city;" Yasmeen Assaf-Doyle quit the force to take a security job at a university in Lower Manhattan; and Billy's former partner, big John Pavlicek (nearly large enough "to have his own ZIP code"), having played "the exit game" to perfection, made a bundle buying former crack squats, rehabbing them and flipping them in New York's booming real estate market.
"The Whites" doesn't give the reader the keen sense of changing class and race lines that Mr. Price's 2008 novel, "Lush Life," did, but its sure sense of the rhythms of New York — the "general malice" out there that often kept Billy busy all night and the occasional acts of grace and kindness that help redeem the wearying grind — lend the Melvillian travails of its characters a local name and habitation. Despite its occasional lumps, this novel is, at once, a gripping police procedural and an affecting study in character and fate.


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U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, today called for the appointment of a special prosecutor to investigate the IRS's illegal targeting of conservative groups. In a letter to Attorney General Eric Holder, Sen. Cruz criticized the administration for failing to keep up its commitment to investigate and hold accountable those responsible for the targeting, for appointing a partisan, Democrat donor to lead DOJ's probe into the IRS, and for bypassing Congress to make new IRS rules that would stifle free speech among non-profit organizations.
On the heels of a State of the Union address, where the Legislative Branch of our government (all Democrats) gave the Executive Branch of our government (a Democrat) a standing ovation when President Obama said he would go around them wherever he could to advance his political agenda, we saw three equal branches of government dissolve before our eyes. Except for the media, who either hasn't noticed or won't notice.
Today, Attorney General Eric (Gun Runner) Holder said he doesn't see anything wrong with appointing a Obama political campaign contributor to impartially investigate the targeting of political opposition groups by the IRS.
Folks, this is what tyranny looks like. It is your constitutional responsibility to stand up to this coup. Starting at the voting booth and ending when it ends.


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L'appartamento, è davvero grazioso e molto curato nei minimi dettagli, nella scelta dell'arredamento e delle luci. Dotato di tutti i comfort, dalla scelta della biancheria e asciugamani, alla lavastoviglie, forno a microonde, tv a schermo piatto, Internet Wifi, ferro da stiro. E' una fantastica scelta per chi desidera trascorrere un piacevole periodo nel centro della città e abitare in un appartamento grazioso e confortevole.
L'importo pagato per la prenotazione del seguente alloggio, è comprensivo dei servizi effettuati dalla società ApartmentsFlorence agli ospiti.
Edificio Classe G ; Prestazione energetica Globale 232.6 kwh/m2anno
25/05/2017 - No stairs!
Great little apartment right by Santa Croce Piazza in the historic district. Small street quickly takes you right to the main streets of Florence. I had good service and the apartment was equipped with everything i needed! The ground floor tends to be a little musty, but you open the windows and its dooable especially to be on the ground floor! Be conservative with the electricity it was costly during the cold months. I was there from January thru mid May. Great restaurants and coffee nearby either way you go!
30/08/2013 - A Wonderful Experience
My stay (five weeks, July 5th through august 9th, 2013), was very comfortable at this apartment. It is on the ground floor, so it was nice to not have stairs to walk up after a long day in Florence. That being said, if you are a light sleeper, it may not be the best choice for you, as people are walking home very late at night and are loud in the street as they pass the windows. This of course was not the apartment's fault. I had requested that new pillows should be brought in for the next tenant, as mine looked very old when I changed the sheets. A day later, two brand new pillows were left for me at the apartment. I also had some mosquito bites, just because there are no insect screens at this apartment. Maintenance right away brought over an electronic device to plug into the wall to ward off mosquitoes around the bed. The kitchen was convenient (no oven, just FYI), and very clean. The bathroom water had a slight smell to it, which affected the taste when brushing your teeth, but I was told that work was being done in the aqueduct and there was nothing to be done about it. The smell did diminish as the trip went on. The big plus is that there is a washing machine in the bathroom, and two aC wall units. So, sleeping was comfortable, even in 100 degree august! I felt very taken care of my the company, and they were attentive to every need. I highly recommend apartments Florence, and I will certainly use them again when I return to bella Firenze.
30/07/2013 - The 3rd Time w/apts Florence
This is the 3rd time we hav rented this particular location/units from apts Florence. We have been one of thier original customers over 6 years ago. We will return, again to this apt. In 2014. Would highly recommend them and all of their locations for "no risk rentals". They are wonderfully people to deal with. Our favorite is Cesar. Look no further for a coraany to deal with. you will be pleaseed with them and their professionalism.
22/09/2012 - Great location! Clean, spacious apartment. Excellent service.
This apartment was in a wonderful location, within walking distance of all the major attractions. It was clean, spacious and well stocked. All the appliances worked well and everything needed was provided. The representative who met us, Caesar, was extremely helpful and friendly and gave us some great tips on where to eat and what to see. We had a great time and would recommend apartments Florence to others.
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This organization can be completely relied upon to deliver the rental and service the rental. I have been using them for years and have never been disapointed.


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Data Model COM exception
I've recreated queries I've created in Power BI in Excel 2016 and loaded these to the data model. I basically copied the code over from the Advanced Editor in Power BI over to the same screen in Excel 2016.
Queries seem to run fine, I've asked it to just make a connection but ticked to load to data model.
When I try to go to the data model I get the following error saying it can't open the model because of a COM exception with the below detail:
============================ Error Message: ============================ Object reference not set to an instance of an object. ============================ Call Stack: ============================ at Microsoft.AnalysisServices.BackEnd.DataModelingSandbox.CreateTelemetryScope(String scopeName) at Microsoft.AnalysisServices.BackEnd.DataModelingSandbox.CreateTelemetryLog(String message) at Microsoft.AnalysisServices.BackEnd.DataModelingSandbox.CreateSandboxImpl() at Microsoft.AnalysisServices.BackEnd.DataModelingSandbox.Open(String precachedErrors, Boolean lightweight) at Microsoft.Office.PowerPivot.ExcelAddIn.InProcServer.LoadSandboxAfterConnection(String errorCache) at Microsoft.Office.PowerPivot.ExcelAddIn.InProcServer.LoadSafeSandboxAfterConnection(String errorCache) at Microsoft.Office.PowerPivot.ExcelAddIn.InProcServer.LoadOLEDBConnection(Boolean raiseCompleteEvent, String errorCache) ============================
Just saved, closed and re-opened the workbook and now everything is fine
- Proposed as answer by willson yuanMicrosoft contingent staff, Moderator Monday, May 22, 2017 1:06 AM
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Just saved, closed and re-opened the workbook and now everything is fine
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Hi Veles343,
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Hi there,
May i know did you get the answer? i encounter this problem now, it's very frustrating, wasted my days and night to get the answer. i tried to unchecked the PowerPivot and close the Excel, and restart the excel to select the PowerPivot through the "com add-in"..
Appreciate if you can share the answer. Thanks.


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Inserting IFCfile format commonly used in BIM that facilitates software interoperability
IFC is an open specification developed by the IAI (International Alliance for Interoperability).
Model can be exported into an IFC file.
reference models in 2017 did not work if the computer did not have the latest Microsoft libraries installed. This has now been fixed.
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Import, export, interoperability


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Fabian Blobel (Germany) – Galabina Tharashoeva (Bulgaria)
Workshop – English
"Clash of civilisations or the new humanity?"
The world is in danger! The sun is going to explode and destroy the whole galaxy!
All civilations have to be transfered to the only surviving Planet. But before they have to unify values and rules to form a new humanity. The rescue star ship is just leaving if all agree. Despair and desire…
A 4 Step sociodramatic approach (Identity, Encounter, Negociacion,…, Treaty?) to the question: can humanity survive?


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The site is now completed and handed over to Ministry of Education (Higher Education) on 26th July 2018 while the launching ceremony successfully held on March 28, 2018, by YB Minister Dato' Seri Idris Jusoh.


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Hall of Fame: MAC Face and Body Foundation
18 October 2010
I am so so sorry for the delay but with that Neutrogena-skin-reaction drama i had to stop using this foundation until my skin was back to normal.
So testing period was 4weeks (technically 6 weeks with that 2 horrible weeks of skin drama).
What i like about it
1. lightweight - i really love the feeling of "nothing" on
2. water-based - it's kind of giving my skin a breather when i use it because it's water-based. it's also great for "active" activities like gym or working out. not that i wear make up during work out but you know after a long day at work, i go run/walk and that foundation stays put.
3. easy to apply - although it's very runny, it is easy to apply. i use my fingers on this one to get optimal results.
4. you can layer it up without the cakey feel
5. the dewy finish that you get when you apply it is fantastic too.
6. i think you can compare this to Bobbi Brown's skin foundation based on texture (runniness) but this is far more "natural" looking on the skin. this is best when you want that effortless look but with so much effort.. if you know what i mean.
7. it's great on photos too!
What you need to know:
1. you need to get it in store to get your correct colour
2. you can use a translucent powder or the mineralise powder to set it
3. it doesn't cover your freckles (even if you layer it - like i said natural look) or post acne spots/marks. you will still need your concealer or use a different foundation all together
4. you have to shake it well before applying
5. fingers are better than brushes when applying it, you have more control
6. there is a slight fruitty smell to it. it's not offensive so it's ok
7. you have to wait for a few minutes after applying it before setting it with a powder
8. it's not that cheap here (Australia) so make sure you get the right colour for you
Although this foundation is very good, it is not my HG of all foundation. I still prefer my Nars Sheer matte.
Hope this review helps.
12 October 2010
apologies for the lack of posts but all my lined up review were postponed due to the state of my skin last week.
It took 1wk and 3 days to actually have my skin back to normal and i didnt get to wear anything on my face except my usual moisturisers and sunblock.
so while I dont have my reviews just yet, let me do an impromptu In and Out for you!
1. Love - yes i am inlove with ... myself! hahaha i am having a Carrie Bradshaw moment in my life where i want to send out registry gifts notes to everyone on my marriage to myself :) HAHA
seriously, i am in a happy place right now and I hope this is a sign of more better things to come. I am moving on :))
2. Fringe / Bangs - i recently cut my hair and now my fringe / bangs are back. it was shorter than I wanted but it will grow back so meh!
3. Holiday - 11 weeks and i'll be on that plane :))
4. Exchange rates - how awesome is it!! 1 USD = .95AUD , it's been like that for a while now so i am very very pleased.
5. Covergirl lash blast fusion - i am on my second tube!
1. Neutrogena Oil-Free Acne facial cleanser grapefruit - BOOOOO!!!! never again
28 September 2010
The burning feeling is still there and I feel it even when applying moisturiser! I put my moisturiser in the fridge so it's cooler when I apply it but I still feel the slight burning.
I've doubled up my moisturiser as well and I haven't put any makeup aside from mascara and face powder.
My cheeks feels horrible!
I am get grumpy everytime I touch my cheeks and I look even grumpier when I see my reflection on the mirror.
My cheeks are my favourite part of my face and now it's ruined!
I wonder when it will all heal?
Not so happy woman.
27 September 2010
O-M-G!! I totally totally hate this product. I am sorry on such a negative opener but I truly hate this product. It doens't even deserve a memory space in my camera that i had to get a photo online!
I am a huge fan of Neutrogena skin care products. To me they are one of the best out there and affordable.
I live by the Neutrogena 2in1 facial/mask cleanser and the deep clean facial cleanser.
This product came out and I thought "ohh grapefruit".
Every time I pass by the store I contemplate on getting it.
Finally, my cleanser run out so I thought it's time to get this one and try it out.
FIRST Day - it was lovely on the skin. Smells great and it leaves your skin baby soft. I was impressed.
SECOND Day - i started feeling some dryness that my "fine" lines were soo stretched out because my skin was so dry. I didn't mind it that much because my moisturiser is very rich.
THIRD Day - OMG! it burns!!!!!!!! it burns like no one's business.
I've stopped using it (2 days now) and my face still burns. I've put my face creams in the fridge so it's cooler when i apply it on my face. I can't see any red patches but my cheeks are normally smooth but now you can see bumps and did say it burns!!! it really does and I really hate it.
I hope burning sensation goes away soon and my cheeks' skin texture will return to normal.
I think this product is only meant for VERY OILY skin but either way, please please be cautious when using this.
I dont personally recommend this one as it is really bad and harsh on the skin.
But if this works for you then I am happy!
But never again. I am throwing it out I am afraid.
There are no good reviews out there on this product. I am quite surprised that I didn't search for a review.. i just had my full trust on the brand.. BOOO!!!
21 September 2010
so this year's spring perfume is D&G 3 - L'Emperatrice
Here are the notes:
Top: Rhubarb, Kiwi accord, Red currant
Middle: Pink cyclamen, Watermelon, Jasmine
Base: Musk, Sandalwood, Grapefruit
What do I think about it?
It's a fruity perfume - judging by first spray, you'll immediately smell kiwi and grapefruit which I love.
It's very fresh, crisp and still girly - just right for Spring.
After a few hours you will smell the muskiness and the watermelon and a hint of sandalwood.
It's fruity but it's not overly sweet and it's not overly offensive. But if you're not into fruity smells then this is not for you.
The packaging is very mature if you look at it but the smell is youthful.
This is sold at any department stores in Australia for $99 (100ml)
Thanks black magic woman for introducing me to this baby
08 September 2010
04 September 2010
It just recently hit Australian market and to be honest because I am so out of touch from watching YouTube vids, I wasn't aware of this product until I saw it at Priceline stores! It felt like finding your soulmate after a long time! (drama queen I tell you!)
I like the purple tube, just like the other tubes, it's sooooo easy to find in your mess of a makeup bag so points to Covergirl packaging team.
And the brush! One thing I love about the Lash Blast range is the applicator's bristles, it's rubber. It doesn't hurt my lids when it touches it. I love that they definitely mixed bristles from the orange and yellow tube hence the FUSION.
The second thing I love about the Lash Blast range is the formulation of the mascara. This is just one of the few that doesn't give me panda eyes. It stays puts and it's easy to remove.
Here is what it does to my very asian lashes. Without mascara, my lashes are next to none. I can feel it but it's you can't really notice it. And this definitely give it some volume (or the illusion of it) and length.
I cannot say more. This is my favourite drugstore brand mascara.
This is sold in every pharmacy and Priceline outlets. Original price i think is around $18AUD but at Priceline, you can get it for $15 (promotional price).
Have you tried it?
02 September 2010
I opted for the Kim Kardashian / Posh Spice look - Silver and Brown smokey look and it was match made with her heavenly outfit :)
Here's a little EOTD photo (I used some false lashes on her too :D )
Products used:
MAC Prep and Prime
MAC Studio Fix concealer
MAC Mineralised Skinfinish Natural
Shu Uemura blush - Wine
MAC Polar Opposite mineralise e/s (silver side)
MAC Smoke & Diamonds e/s
MAC Satin Taupe e/s
MAC Texture e/s
NARS Galapagos e/s
Bobbi Brown Flesh e/s (matte)
Faceshop false lashes
MAC Blacktrack fluidline
MAC Partially Pink Cremesheen glass
Congratulations Sayang!
31 August 2010
MAC Face and Body foundation - this is only sold in MAC Pro stores and online. I could have bought it online but I didn't know what my colour is.
I am C5 (suitable for NC40-42).
First impression - could be a HG foundation. Very light, sheer, liquid-y and doesn't absorb fast. I've only been using this for over a week so please watch this space for a proper review after a few weeks :)
My skin is behaving well because of the cold so I really want to see how this baby performs in humidity. I am heading to a tropical place in a few months and I do hope this is coming with me happily.
This is sold at $60AUD for 120ml. This product is very promising
Note: MAC Pro store in only in Melbourne and Sydney hence this purchase :D
Kiehl's Abyssine Eye Cream - I've wanted this for so long but couldn't get myself to buying it!
Don't you notice that when you're on holiday, you don't think of the cost? haha
My curse to be honest! it's like it's now or never :P
Anyway, so it's finally in my hands and I've been using it for just over a week as well so again watch this space for a proper review in a couple of weeks.
First impression, I like the consistency, not too thick. However, I wish it was packaged differently.
So that's it, just 2 things. My trip was so spontaneous I didn't even have a list of what to get. But I did enjoy. I would love to go back and next time it should be more than just the weekend :D
22 August 2010
been to MAC pro store already and got me my face and body foundation :)
And I want to go back for more hahaha
Melbourne meet ups? Message me on mschikee[at]gmail[dot]com (geddit?)
My Melbourne followers? I love love love your city :)
14 August 2010
It takes me about 5 minutes for both eyes and another 5 minutes for the rest of the face.
I used:
MAC All that Glitters e/s (base)
MAC Tempting e/s (2/3 of the lid from the outer-V)
NARS Galapagos e/s (crease and under eye)
MAC Texture e/s (just above the crease and before the brow bone)
MAC Ricepaer e/s (brow bone)
And for the blush - MAC Hang Loose (limited edition).
If you ask about the lips - believe it or not that's my bare lips and by bare I mean I just whipped my ever so loyal Lucas pawpaw ointment :)
And for the final cheesy FOTD - voila!!
This look never fails me because it's simple and kinda classic. This is my HG look if you ask me hence those listed products are my staple products :D
What are yours?
12 August 2010
It is going to be available in October (which is the Breast Cancer Awareness month) at both Myer and David Jones counters.
Don't you think the charms are just too cute?
11 August 2010
Here's mine
Ramadhan - it's in and very exciting. i must admit i will be grumpy for the next 4 days but after that it should be fine :D
Chloe perfume - i just recently bought my 4th bottle! yes girls and boys - 4th bottle. :)
New Friends and old Friends - met some new friends the last few weeks and i am kinda happy to meet them :D Old friends - well i am very blessed to have them.
MAC Jazzed lipstick - can this be my lip colour forever? maybe! i love love love it. I still love my cremecup and cherish but Jazzed is just ticking all my boxes at this time :D
Holidays - in about 5.5 months, me and my girl friends are embarking some exciting holiday getaway.. we are half way booking everything and i am just over the moon excited! i'll keep you all updated because I would love to have some meet ups :D
Which leads me to Lollipop26's questions - in a year i get 6 weeks paid holiday :D excluding public holidays :D
Flu - it was a horrible week having to deal with flu and cold and cough. i still have my sexy manly voice but hey it's sexy alright!
Family - they just left the country after staying with me for a few weeks. missing them already
MAC Studio Sculp foundation - expired! and it wasn't even half used.. so i dont think i am repurchasing it just yet.
Lolita Lempicka perfume - i used to love it but now it's just making me vomit... could it be that it's expired as well?
Short hair - i am growing my hair now becuase i can :D and also just in time for the weddings that i'll be attending and the ultimate trip.'
Ramadhan Kareem :D
10 August 2010
me: wow that's really nice polish, what is that?
sales lady: the new one from Chanel
me: *yeah that is helpful* - yeah? i better check that out. thanks!
(drum roll please)
Presenting - my very first Chanel (thanks to vouchers again) - Paradoxal
See how unique and pretty she is? The Chanel SA said that it's "greylet" - grey and violet. And it is - very paradoxal :P this is somehow similar to Sephora's Metro Chic (i think).
It's like dirt with elegance but then I could be biased because it's Chanel, it has to be elegant?
Seriously, in the bottle, you can see the ray of violet goodness and the grey dirt. And I was crossing my fingers that it will be the same on my nail but Chanel did disappoint me a little bit :( I can see the flecks of violet goodness but not like in the bottle goodness :( however, it's still a great colour, very unique and very flattering so you can use this on your toes too :D
the violet goodness maybe hard to capture on camera but in real life (and you have to trust my words) it is indeed greylet :D
This is from their new collection and a definite must see if you get a chance. I think this has been out in other countries and we just recently got them here in Australia.
It's $40AUD so please think before you buy unless you have money to spare. I used my gift voucher so it wasn't that painful. I don't think I could fork out that amount for a polish but then again maybe I could if it's this pretty then 1 wouldn't hurt?
Dare to be paradoxal?
09 August 2010
it's still winter here but we were given some pretty awesome "spring-like" weather the last few days hence this latest purchase...
I present to you my earliest Spring inspired top that (i must admit is a splurge - thanks to vouchers) I am loving right now.
It's from Cue which is a really great clothing store.. a little but up market but borderline affordable.
I am a big fan of their clothes because it's classic and it's really my style.
They are great quality that are timeless so it's worth the money (or I'd like to think so) :P
so meet my spring/summer number :D
It's 100% cotton so ironing is going to be a nightmare but hey, it looks so pretty and fresh and summery :D
Here is some non-flattering OOTD photo :D
And I teamed it up with my this makeup look.. featuring MAC Jazzed lipstick (limited-edition) and MAC Hanglose blush :D
I love winter and I don't want to part ways from the cold but I am looking forward to spring :D
Have you started your spring shopping yet?
28 July 2010
I got the email at 8am, contemplated on ordering online then thought maybe I should call the counter put things on hold then I thought nah! in the end, i bought it over the phone and then sent my brother to pick it up..... phew!!
All the trouble but you see it's all worth it. I think beauty bloggers will be on my side with this - when a new MAC collection comes out and you've heard a lot of good things about already then there is no stopping you and nothing is impossible :)
So here's what got
(L-R) Hang Lose blush, Togetherness eyeshadow trio and Jazzed (Cremesheen) lipstick
I am in love.
Hang Lose blush
It's a combination of baby pink with a slight peach undertone (semi-matte / satin) and a lovely cool lilac / lavender (shimmery). I don't own anything similar to this so I am very pleased of this purchase.
I think this is a very clever idea so you don't get glitter overload. and you can use both or just one and still be OK. I personally love the pink/peach half of it - it brings such softness to your face that makes it look so innocent and sweet. (love it!)
Togetherness eyeshadow trio
I love love the colour combination of this one too! And I think it will work well with the Hang Lose blush. I love the purple/blue mixed with grey. I think it can create a sultry sexy smokey eyes but still soft and sweet :D I love it! I can't wait to get my hands on this and hopefully I should be able to show you future FOTD :D
and the star of the haul - Jazzed lipstick
(With flash)
I think if you mix MAC Shy girl and Ravising, you're get Jazzed.
I love that it's a cremesheen and I love that it works on any skin tone :D
Here are some on the spot lip swatch...
I am really a happy woman today.
To all Australian MAC fanatics, In the Groove is now available at your nearest counters.
There are some great mineralised skin finishes that are repromotes and some new Cremesheen glasses. If I can afford more I'll probably get some more :D
MAC In the Groove Collection
It's been selling really fast especially the infamous MAC Jazzed lipstick which I pre-ordered from Ebay and also online so technically I have 2 lots of those :) Impulsive buying is my curse.
So what did I get?
Jazzed lipstick - I've read and heard soooooooo much good things about this lipstick. It's been rated 4.8 out 5 on most makeup blogs including MakeupAlley. So I gotta have it :D
Hangloose blush - I really find it a unique colour. I dont think it will work on me or I think that I'll have to find a way to work it on my skin but the fact that it has purple and pink combo just made me ultimate curious. I dont have anything like it.
*I find that in blushes, my rule is something that i dont own - colourwise - hence I only have a few blushes :D (here's hoping hahahaha)
Togetherness eyeshadow -I love how everything looks so soft and unique and i am very very intrigued with the colour combination - :)
I am so excited that I am writing a post about this.
PS. there will be another post once I pick my goods up later today (cross fingers - i must beat that traffic after work :P)
04 July 2010
I got into some Team Edward spirit too :) (wearing here the Cullen Crest wrist band given by AbsolutFeli
The Review (Spoiler-alert):
There are sooooo many new dynamics in this film which makes this the best so far. The characters are fully developed with all the flashbacks. They are also more natural and comfortable with their characters (ie, being a vampire and all).
I know for a fact that this is way better than New Moon for one reason and one reason only - Edward is in for the entire movie :)
I love that 90% of the "lines" (dialogue) are directly from the book. I love the humour, romance and most of all the witty sarcasm.
The ab-flexing was superb and as much as I am team Edward forever, I kinda enjoyed all those shirtless moments with Jacob and that "special" moment when he got hurt that he had to phase out of his wolf-self and be human... that was PRICELESS!
The constipated look from Edward that I saw in the first 2 is less this time. I also believed him when he learned about the kissing and all.
The Tent Scene was superb!!!! it was fantabulous I tell you. First i thought it would be some kind of brokeback mountain-ish hahahaha with the cuddling and all but it was absolutely amazing.
Bella ain't bad at all but this is actually when I started disliking her character but it is still well played :)
The only thing that I am a little bit not happy is "Victoria" :( I think I would have liked Rachelle more but hey the way that she got killed by Edward was awesome.
I am happy to say that guys can totally watch this film without having to gag or fall asleep. It's action packed with nail biting moments.
Lastly, how awesome is that soundtrack. I mean it's a great soundtrack but hearing it on the film just made it even better.
I can't wait for Breaking Dawn :)
Tell me how's your Eclipse experience.
29 June 2010
They said that 30 is the new 20. who ever said that must be in her 30s too.
Due to some minor changes this year in my personal life - there has been some omitted items in my list which is now just between me and the list :)
anyhow, for my 30th, here is my wishlist:
1. Car :)
2. Balenciaga bag - Giant Part-time with silver hardware
3. Eve lom skin care! i really wanted to try it!
4. Drop-earrings :) -- This one i already got!
5. Sony Cybershot T90
6. Holiday - probably Asia and US and meet Robert Pattinson :)
Looks very expensive? well, i have 12 months to be 30 so i have 12 months to actually make this all happen.
23 June 2010
Birthday - it's coming soon and it's my big 3-0 so preparation is in full speed
MUFE HD Foundation - i find this performs best in winter? i always get compliments when i wear it and i tend to wear every other day so go figure.
Bvulgari perfume (the one in funny bottle) - I LOVE IT! it's my typical heavy winter scent but it kinda works in this weather. and who am i kidding? Perth's winter is like London's winter anyway so this scent is just perfect
longer hair - i cut me hair after the breakup (which i kinda regretted) but it's now growing so happy days are back
MAC Cremesheen in Creme Cup - my all time favourite muted pink! my winter hue if you may call it.
Treseme heat protective spray - my hair's new BFF! i seriously would repurchase this over and over and over until i find something elese that is better :)
Lash Blast exact - i really tried to love it but never happened :( i think it's best on girls with really long lashes and doesn't require volume
MAC Studio Sculpt foundation - it's OFF! i've been using it for months and i think i ignored the smell that is now present in the tube and it broke me out so bad. I am tossing that little baby and probably get me a Nars Sheer Glow soon :) or not.
27 May 2010
(cue Psycho music here)
It was an awful feeling so I hope none of you will ever have to go through it.... (dramatic much?)
Always check your pockets and please do a count on your lippies (unless you have gazillion).
Here is what almost got away: MAC Fanfare (Cremesheen)
The horror that this lipstick had to go through. All those cycles and the hot water and the spinning. I mean I would just melt but look at it, it's super trooper.
So today, I decided that this baby is going with me anywhere I go and will stay in my makeup bag.
It's a very very flattering shade of pink for any skin type and I think it works best on medium skin :)
A little FOTD for you showcasing the one that (almost) got away.
Oh well the lighting was OK but my iPhone is crap? but just take my word, it's a lovely pink :)
20 May 2010
The Sweet Collection
The six-piece range from ORLY includes: Pixy Stix (opaque raspberry crème), Lollipop (smooth lilac crème), Lemonade (lemon sorbet crème), Gum Drop (light turquoise crème), Cotton Candy (peachy pink crème) and Snow Cone (chilly blue crème)
It is going to be retailed at $18.95 each. For stockist info please visit www.orlybeauty.com.au
We here at Excellent Makeup are trying to get some samples and show you some swatches (currently out of stock) but once we get our hands on it we'll make another post with some photos. (let's cross our fingers)
I am very excited on this collection because everything looks sooo gorgeous. It's sad though that it's winter here and the collection is for spring/summer but nevertheless we would still use it :)
16 May 2010
11 May 2010
09 May 2010
I watched a lot of youtube videos about LensCirle contact lenses and got really interested so I finally joined the bandwagon and got myself a pair of World Series lenses in Grey
I have astigmatism hence I have to use Toric lenses and toric coloured contact lenses are expensive! It can be up to $300AUD for a pair that only lasts you 6 weeks and I am not really keen on spending that much just to "improve my looks".
LensCircle lense offers prescription lenses but with out the astigmatism component to it but the lenses these days are very good compared to 5 yrs ago regarding astigmatism so I gave it a shot.
Obviously, these lenses are only for "going out" or "i want to be extra pretty tonight" kind of thing.
So the lenses came in cute packaging - i got leopard print pouch :)
Here's how my natural eye colour looks like:
And here's with LensCircle lenses on:
1. very soft comfortable - being a veteran contact lense wearer, I find these lenses very comfy in the eyes.
2. still offers great vision - even without astigmatism added in the lense, I still can see clearly and able to drive. The only downside is it doesn't work well with computers so it's definitely a going out type of lenses.
3. cheap! this pair only cost me $30AUD which is like 10% of what it would normally cost if I buy it here.
Nothing really except I hope one day they will do Toric contact lenses and still be under $50 :D
Here's a FOTD for you :)
07 May 2010
here we go:
1. single life - scary but fun.. go figure.
2. coloured contact lenses - I just had my first pair last week and i've been raving and raving! (promise a post is coming up).
3. MAC All that glitters - my love for this eyeshadow keeps on growing. i hit the pan already and i i am using the side bits :(
4. my Leather jacket - oh my my love for cold weather is now in and buzzing. i've been enjoying my cold nights while wrapped in my leather jacket! I promised myself to love and to hold this jacket for as long as I can :)
5. American Apparel Deep V neck T-shirt - I love love love love this t-shirts. I mean it has become my second skin and it's sooo flattering without looking like you're Jordan (google her).
6. New vids coming out :)
1. Studio Fix powder - for a longest time, i've had a love-hate relationship with this powder. it's a hit and miss for me and finally i am tossing it out and going back to my MSF natural.
2. short hair - i miss my long hair! i might try hair clip ins one day if i do get desperate.
3. MAC shadesticks - i dont know but i hate them this month. probably all dried up coz i wouldn't use it boooo
05 May 2010
Every Mother's day is when I decide to buy my "winter perfume" mainly for 2 reasons, every perfume is on sale and it's our (mum and I) tradition.
I made a mental list of what perfume to get after watching Lollipop26's video on fragrances. I've been eyeing this perfume anyway and initially asked ex-ManFriend to buy it for me from a duty free. But he bought the Viva La Juicy instead which I loved too.
I was tossing between this one (Juicy Couture) and Flowerbomb and after a long debate with myself I decided on the one on sale :)
In my own terms, I'd describe this as a floral, sweet and sensual scent but not overly sweet like Britney Spears' Fantasy (excuse the comparison hahaha). It's starts really light and fresh but throughout the day it changes to a more floral-musky (aka sensual scent).
I've Googled the notes present in this perfume and understood why I love this perfume :)
Note present: "watermelon, mandarin, pink passion fruit, marigold, green apple, water hyacinth, crushed leaves, tuberose absolute, wild rose, princess lily, caramel crème brulee, vanilla, precious woods and patchouli"
What's your winter scent?
So yay for Juicy Couture and advance Happy Mother's day to your mums :) send my kisses!
PS. If you're in Australia, please check Priceline because they are having massive sale in perfumes for mother's day.
30 April 2010
it was love at first sight for the following reasons:
1. it's bright yellow - i was told yellow compliments my skin tone :P
2. it's from Lash Blast family - which is one of my fave drugstore brand
3. drew barrymore's photo next to the stand
so if it's love at first sight, why the "semi-love"?as always, once the novelty wore off and you're not in the infatuation stage, you'll realise your true feelings (and yes we are still talking about the mascara). Here's what I found out:
1. Formulation is great - no flakes! I rub my eyes due to contact lenses and usually at the end of the day i'll see flakes of mascara under my eye but this baby is a true trooper.
2. Brush - superb especially for short lashes. it reminds me of that Maybelling mascara that is marketed for Asian lashes - very tiny so you get precise application and it's great on the lower lashes too :)
3. It really does lengthen your lashes which is what it promises BUT that's not what I want.You can say "then why did you buy it then?" and I'll answer you "love at first sight".
All in all, i only semi-love this mascara for the fact that it doens't really give my lashes that extra oomph that I get when I user my MUFE mascara or the normal Lash Blast (orange tube).
Even if you apply 2-3 or even 4 coats, it still no oommphh which is kinda disappointing. You would think that it will lengthen it and if you apply numerous coats and it will volumise it too? Nah!
Saying that, this mascara is great for those already with thick lashes because it will help them comb through the lashes on every coat making it "neat" so if you love spider lashes then stay away
I would still use this especially on my lower lashes and I will keep it in my bag only beacuse it's yellow :)
15 April 2010
09 April 2010
1. Cool mornings and nights - it's fall!! soon it's winter! my favourite season of all :) i got everything ready, i've invested on a good leather jacket, ankle boots, skinny jeans and scarves! i am set!
2. MAC Studio Sculpt foundation - this is my fave foundation for winter. it's very moisturising because of the shea butter in it :) so it's coming out of the drawer once again.
3. MAC Cherish lipstick and MAC Fresh Salmon (LE) - 2 of my favourite lipsticks at the moment. i'll be doing a different post about it with photos hopefully
4. Short Hair - yes! i've cut my hair! my looooong hair is not just above my shoulders. it's liberating and fresh. i miss my long hair though so i think no more trips to hairdresser any time soon :)
5. Organic Shampoo/Conditioner - i am back to using my "Natural Instincts" shampoo/conditioner combo because my hair needs some love :)
6. Being single - if you're following me on Twitter then you might have seen my very public twitter meltdown. This is also my reason for being away and not posting. This is a new territory for me but hey i've been there before :) all i have to do is find my way back to me... and only me :)
7. Ultimate trip - i can't tell you details yet but please pray that this will happen! if it does then there will be a 'meet-up' happening :)
1. MUFE Smokey lash mascara - it's dried out! and i dont have a back up yet :( I am already making a mental note to get a few when i go to my ultimate trip
2. Kiehl's line smoothing eye cream - HORRIBLE! it stings on my eyes! i think this one was off? but i am back with Clinique all about eyes
3. Five Years with ManFriend - it's out!!! although credit to him for finding this excellentmakeup.com :)
13 March 2010
How many times do you wash your face daily?
Twice sometimes 3x or more - the additional washes depends on the state of my face :)
What skin type do you have? (dry,oily,combo)
I thought I had Combination-oily but nah, I have Dry-Combination :)
What is your current facial wash?
I have 2 :) In the morning I use Neutrogena Clean and Clear and at night I use Philophy's Purity made simple.
Do you exfoliate?
Yes, every other day or when I feel that my skin needs some waking up :)
What brand do you use?
I switch between MAC Volcanic Ash Exfoliator, St Ive's Apricot Scrub and the new Neutrogena Oil-Free Acne Stress Control Clear - Power Clear Scrub
What moisturizer do you use?
Clinique Dramatically different lotion and Clinique Superdefense
Do you have freckles?
Yes - I do and I try to love 'em
Do you use eye cream?
Clinique All about eyes (i always come back to this) and Kielh's Line smoothing and brightening eye serum
Do you or did you have acne prone skin?
Yes I do and it's normally hormonal and around the chin and nose area. I hate it :(
Did you ever have to use Pro-activ?
I tried a sample but it is very harsh :(
What foundation do you use?
NARS Sheer Matte and MUFE HD Foundation
How about concealer?
Bobbi Brown Creamy Concealer, MAC Studio Finish, MAC Studio Sculpt
Do you know your undertone color?
I would say yellow :)
What do you think of fake eyelashes?
I love them.
Did you know that you are supposed to change your mascara every 3 months?
Yes but normally chuck them out when they don't live to my expectations anymore.
What brand of mascara do you use?
I like MAC the most and indulging in MUFE Aqua Smoky Lash for now. Maybelline is my drugstore fave :)
Sephora or MAC?
hhhhmm.. we don't have a sephora where I live so I would say MAC.
Do you have a MAC Pro-card?
What makeup tools do you use in make up application?
Fingers, MAC 239, 217, 222, 209 and kabuki brush
Do you use make-up base/primer for the eyes?
Yes - Too Faced Shadow Insurance and MAC painterly paintpot together :)
For the face?
MUFE HD Primer or Revlon Beyond Naturals
What is your favorite eyeshadow (color or shade)?
MAC Satin Taupe
Do you use pencil or liquid eyeliner?
Eyeliner or Gel liner is the way to go for me :) sometimes I use eyeshadow to line my eyes :)
How often do you poke your eyes with an eyeliner pencil?
hehehe never :)
What do you think of pigment eyeshadows?
They look pretty but I could never work them out :(
Do you use mineral makeup?
I love them as long as they are solid and not loose.
What is your favorite lipstick?
I would say MAC Cherish lipstick :)
How about lipgloss?
MAC Cremesheen glass in Partial to Pink :)
What is your favorite blush to use?
Shu Uemura - P Wine (a glowy bright pink)
Do you buy your makeup on ebay?
I did when the Australian dollar was strong.
Do you like drugstore makeup?
I love them :)
Do you go to CCO's? (cosmetic company outlets)
Never been but when I visit US then probably I'll stop by :)
Did you ever consider taking make-up classes?
I did once but I didn't learn anything new. YouTube makeup gurus are far more talented and cheaper :)
Are you clumsy in putting on makeup?
When i can't see a thing (ie my contact lense is not properly sitting in my eyes)
Name a makeup crime that you hate?
Mismatch foundation colour.. aarrrgh!
Do you like colorful shades of makeup (lipstick,eyeshadow) or neutral ones?
Depends on the outfit, my mood and the weather. I love bold colours as much as I adore neutral :)
Which celebrity always has great make up?
Jennifer Lopez! I love love love her makeup. When I get married I'll have the JLO look :)
If you could leave the house using just ONE make up item,what would you use?
Blush! :)
Could you ever leave the house without any makeup on?
Yes, i've done that before. As in no makeup, bad hair and bad clothes. I needed to go to Kmart stat and i couldn't be bothered slapping some blush let alone foundation :(
Do you think you look good even without any makeup on?
I look OK but I look better with makeup.
In your opinion, what is the BEST makeup line?
Most of my stuff are from MAC so i would say MAC :)
What do you think of Makeup?
It's the best confidence booster. It's a stress reliever. :) I love it and I will use it as long as I can :)
12 March 2010
And today with my stars working on my advantage, this is now available in Australia and the best thing is it's on sale at Priceline :)
It says on the back that it takes 4 weeks to see results so expect me to give you a week by week update.
I am sooo excited! If this works well then I dont have to try Lilash or Enormous Lash serum :)
Product Review: SkinMD Natural Shielding Lotion
When I got the email I was stoked because I was in search of a body lotion at that time.
I've been using this for almost 6 weeks now and here are my initial thoughts:
What I like about it:
1. Packaging - well it's standard, easy to open and close and the bottle is "squeezable".
2. Smell - it's very subtle and has that "fresh flower" scent that gives it the "natural" touch to it.
3. Consistency - it's non greasy and easily absorbed on skin.
The first time I used it I was impressed by how light it feels on the skin.
Cons? Well it didn't really help resolve my dry skin issues on my feet but then again my feet are notorious for being dry and flaky due to neglect and I was actually hoping that this lotion will improve its texture but I think my feet is beyond saving.
Final thoughts
It's a great product but I can't say it's my HG lotion. It gives you that baby skin feel but it doesn't entirely relieve your skin from dryness. It works wonders though as hand cream and that's how I've been using it lately.
If you want to try this product, let me know. I might do a contest as SkinMD are keen to sponsor the prize for it.
Have a great day :)
04 March 2010
14 February 2010
My hair is naturally straight but I styled it like this for the occassion :) I like the colour and I wish I got 2 boxes but it's OK for a first try. Maybe in 6 weeks or so I'll pick up the same shade and get 2 :)
Also it's my first time to use Garnier hair colour - blame SJP for convincing me - but I find it pretty much the same as other cream based DYI hair colouring thing. And for the price you pay I think the results are far more OK than just plain "acceptable". But we'll see in a few days how this will react in the sun :)
I am thinking of cutting my mane too... hhhmmm decision decision..
Until my next experiment, have a great day!