5 Best Haircuts for Women Who Are In Their 20s

Posted by Editor in Beauty Tips on Apr 23rd, 2015 | 0 comments

Although your 20s was said to be a decade for experimentation and finding yourself, this shouldn’t apply to choosing your haircut. Here is a collection of flattering haircuts for young ladies, which you’ll surely want to have even in your 40s.

1. Softened Pixie

Softened pixie is among the haircuts that clearly shows individuality, since this hairstyle will really let your personality cut through. For a younger and more versatile look, keep your hair longer on top, accompanied with some soft edges on the back and around your ears. Temper your unruly curls and give shape to your finer strands by massaging a lightweight styling cream on it, regardless if you’re going for a windblown ease or for a clean precision.

2. Razored Lob

A lob, or a long bob, is another style that’s flattering for almost anyone. It can simply be swept into a messy ponytail, and look perfectly tousled in the morning. For an edgier touch, expert stylists recommend a shoulder-grazing cut with softly razored ends. This will make the cut cleaner, but still in shape.

3. Mid-Length Layers With Side-Swept Bangs

Unlike Kate Upton, most of us don’t spend our weekends posing for photo shoots, but that doesn’t mean that we can’t copy her long bangs and lush layers. The trick to having such lush layer is to have your hair perfectly layered. It’s the choppy pieces underneath that retains the shape and lift of the hair. If you want to make it look bouncier, massage some good amount of hair mousse into your damp hair. For the bangs, ladies with unruly waves or heavy curls are often advised to keep its length a little longer, because having it cut above your chin will just make your hair puff up.

4. Long and Layered

Choppy, long layers is what adds hair volume. Keep your hair long and healthy by having an eight-inch trim every two months. Have your hair cut at chest-length with a little layering at the bottom to get that beach wave fullness. For thinner hair, add on some soft layers under your jawline to create enough shape and volume. Style it off using some good hair wax, and if it starts to look limp, freshen up your roots with a dry shampoo before going to bed, and just give it some good shake in the morning.

5. Long and Layer-Free

What makes this cut flattering for almost any shape is that the absence of the layers opens up the face. If you have wide cheeks, and soft features, a haircut that hits just below the shoulders is perfect for lengthening the shape of your face. However, this cut isn’t fit for every hair texture. For curly or very thick hair, opt for a layered haircuts. The same thing goes for women with superfine hair as this style has a high risk of giving your hair a rather flat look.

Keeping your hair perfectly trimmed and styled is important. Not only does having a good haircut boost your confidence, it also makes you look more gorgeous. So, visit your stylist now, and have any of these haircuts tested out on your crowning glory.

Curly Hair Commandments

Posted by Editor in Beauty Tips on Apr 20th, 2015 | 0 comments

6 Tips to Care for your Curly or Wavy Hair

Achieving that perfect curl is not that easy and it definitely takes a while to find all the right products and techniques to get the curl that you want. It may seem like a ball of fuzz for you now, but after following these care and styling tips, you’ll definitely be thankful for being gifted with such lovely curls.

1. Avoid washing your hair daily.

You may think that washing your hair daily is good, but doing so only strips off the natural oils of your hair, causing it to become dry and frizzy. Unlike straight hair, curly hair requires more moisture so only wash them two to four times a week, and condition them in between washes.

2. Use the right hair products.

Curls are known to be prone to frizz, and the best way to prevent frizz is to use an anti-frizz serum. If you want to add more moisture to your curly hair, apply a good amount of leave-in conditioner. You don’t necessarily need to buy expensive hair treatment products to make your hair look good. Most drugstores and beauty shops sell good hair care products at a reasonable price.

3. Avoid towel drying your hair.

Towel drying your curly locks will only increase the amount of frizz on it by the time it dries. Instead of towel drying, gently wring your hair in the shower to remove any excess water, then wrap it with your towel over your head for five to 10 minutes.

4. Work on some curling mousse and gels.

If you want to have a more defined curls, then apply some good curling mousse or gel on your hair. However, make sure that you apply just the right amount of mousse, or your hair will end up having a stiff and crunchy feeling. Herbal Essences Tousle Me Softly hair product line offers a good range of hair styling products, including mousse and gels that will surely help in giving your hair a perfectly crunched look.

5. Detangle your locks using a wide-toothed comb.

Unless you’re planning to sport an afro look, avoid brushing your hair especially when it’s dry. Detangle any knot using a detangling spray and work on each strand using your fingers or a wide-toothed comb.

6. Deep condition your curls weekly.

Keep your hair hydrated by deep conditioning it weekly. Check on Garnier’s Fructis Nutri-Repair 5-Minute Ultra Nourishing Butter Mask to give your hair a good deep conditioning treatment that it deserves.

Unlike in straight hair, caring for a curly hair requires several considerations, but following such considerations will surely give you that healthy and perfectly curled locks.

App-Grade Your Weight Loss Routine

Posted by Editor in Fitness on Apr 12th, 2015 | 0 comments

7 Free Weight Loss Apps to Help You Drop Your Pounds

If you’re someone who constantly checks her phone, tweets, texts, emails, and snaps pictures for Instagram, then why not make your phone time a little more productive by helping you slim down? With tons of iPhone and smartphone weight loss applications available, achieving your weight loss goal has never been this easy.

1. Lose It! – Just by keying in your current weight and weight goal, this app can already provide you with a fairly accurate estimate of the number of calories that you should consume each day to achieve your weight loss goals. It also keeps track of the calories that you consume daily, as well as the number of calories you lose through exercising.

2. Fooducate – This weight loss app works by helping you spot the tricky non-health foods by cutting your research time in half. All you’ve got to do is scan product’s barcode in your phone and Fooducate will give you a rating of the food scanned based on its calorie counts preserving, amount of excess sugar, and processing techniques.

3. CalorieKing Food Search – Counting calories in food will only work if you have accurate amounts. Just use this app to key in any type of food and find out the amount of calories it’s costing you.

4. Endomondo – If you’re a biker, runner, or even a walker, Endomondo is the perfect app to track not just your route in Google Maps, but also your workout history for future comparisons. You can also create an account, and be motivated by your fellow exercisers each time you break a mile.

5. My Fitness Pal – Before giving you any weight loss recommendations, My Fitness Pal first takes your height, weight, weight goal and lifestyle into account first. After that, it automatically breaks down your goal into smaller parts, such as a monthly or weekly goal. This app also allows its users to access nutritional information and calorie counts from any local Singapore restaurants, removing the guesswork of dining out.

6. EaTipster – This app is perfect for you if want to start your weight loss plan by cleaning up your eating habits. EaTipster provides a practical nutrition tip daily, which could help you in choosing the healthiest sandwich bread, as well as in figuring out which fast-food fruit smoothies have the highest sugar content.

7. Weight Recorder – Simple and straightforward. All you’ve got to do to start using this app is to key in your current weight, whether you weigh yourself daily or weekly, and it will chart your progress starting day one.

Your smartphone can serve as an excellent tool for getting and staying in shape. Just install the weight loss app that’s right for you, and see how it makes tracking your weight loss progress a lot easier for you.

The Asia Pacific Sustainable Cities Index  

Posted by Editor in Global News on Apr 8th, 2015 | 0 comments

Arcadis, a built and natural asset design consultancy firm, have released their inaugural Sustainable Cities Index. The Index was steered by Center for Economics and Business Research (Cebr). The results are based on different indicators like the property prices, work-life balance, cost of doing business and usage of renewable energy.

Furthermore, Cebr established 3 pillars of sustainability to include environmental, social and economic demands. The report discovers that indeed, no utopian society exists because leaders need to manage and balance the 3 pillars.

Here’s the result of the 2015 Asia Pacific Sustainable Cities Index:

1. Seoul
2. Hong Kong
3. Singapore
4. Sydney
5. Melbourne
6. Tokyo
7. Kuala Lumpur
8. Shanghai
9. Beijing
10. Jakarta
11. Manila
12. Mumbai
13. Wuhan
14. New Delhi

Seoul, Hong Kong and Singapore topped the ranking. We must know that the three countries are also included in the top ten of International Cities in the global ranking. While Singapore is included in the top 14 Sustainable Cities Index in Asia Pacific, it ranks lower to Seoul and Hong Kong. Why is this the case?

Experts of the ranking revealed that the score of the city is low when it comes to indicators mentioned above. Indicators like property prices, work-life balance, cost of doing business and usage of renewable energy. However, there is no doubt that the nation is improving.

We should know how we fared in every ranking and why because it makes us aware. It is not enough that we live the day as it is without knowing the underlying causes or effects.

 

How Voice Over Internet Protocol Works?

Posted by Editor in Information Technology on Nov 19th, 2014 | 0 comments

How Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) works is a mystery to many Singapore businesses big and small. But if you understand its functionalities, you can easily use the technology to your company’s advantage.

Voice over internet protocol is a method of taking audio signals and transfiguring them into packets of data that can be transmitted through the internet. With this technology, the internet can now be used as a pathway for free phone calls. The practical outcome, if the technology is integrated to a company’s system, is that the need for a telephone company is eliminated, bypassing the service charges of telephone lines entirely. VoIP is an innovative technology that can potentially modify the world’s phone systems.

How does it work?

Voice over internet protocol from providers such as www.crystalvoice.com.sg in Singapore use an existing internet line to make and receive phone calls. Instead of the calls travelling out of the telephone line, the voice of the caller is converted into packets, which will then be transmitted through the internet at the same speed as the internet connection.

On the receiver’s line, the packets are converted back to a regular voice sound just like a normal phone call. The person receiving the sound won’t even notice the difference. Moreover, with VoIP, people can call landlines and cellphones. Computer-to-computer calls are also possible. Both parties speak into a computer microphone and listen for the other line’s response through headsets or computer speakers.

What equipment is needed?

Voice over IP calls can be made from regular phones with an adapter provided by a VoIP Singapore company, or special IP software installed on computers to make calls. The software is most beneficial to people who do a lot of travelling since it can receive and make calls from anywhere as long as there’s an access to the internet. Also, to ensure security and best voice quality, consider using the voice over IP system on a private network.

What to watch out for?

Make sure the VoIP service supports 911 calling. Most large establishments are tied in to 911, so this shouldn’t be a problem. But for smaller companies, pay attention to this matter. Alternatively, one can maintain an existing telephone line for emergency calls and use the voice over IP line for everything else. Furthermore, when subscribing to a VoIP Singapore service, extra features like caller ID, wall transfer, call waiting, return call, repeat dial, and three-way calling, should be provided without additional charges.

All in all, voice over internet protocol is a great option for businesses and individuals looking for a cost-efficient alternative to expensive telephone services. Check out several VoIP Singapore providers and see how Internet telephony can provide convenience to you and to your company.

Coffee Cups: A Menace to the Environment

Posted by Editor in Environmental Issues on Nov 10th, 2014 | 0 comments

Coffee might be part of your morning every day. Almost every day you drink coffee. It’s either at your house or at your office. For sure, you use paper cups in the office and you can’t avoid this because it is owned by your boss. Paper cups is dangerous to the environment. It may not be as dangerous as toxic substances but it can be more risky if you continue to use it. If you are using it every day, it will stock up and from into a very big waste.

You might not notice it but it you’d be aware of it, you’ll know that it caused a big problem in the environment. Always remember that you are not the only one who’s using paper cups in this planet, there are billions of people using it twice or much. Have your own coffee cup. You probably don’t have a coffee cup in your office. Now, you need to have one. This is to prevent the paper cup to be junked everywhere.

Paper cup, should be recycled; you can actually wash it and use it afterwards. However, if you think it’s messy, it’s now the time to acquire a new one. A coffee cup is very affordable, you can actually buy one if you are willing. But if you have no time to buy one, you can assign someone who can buy it for you. With your own cup on the table, your office space will not be grimy.  Moreover, you just saved a penny for buying paper cups every day.