Detox (of blackheads, insecurities, and impurities).

I've abstained from foundation for about three weeks now, the longest I've gone without it since I started putting on make-up. You'll be amazed by how much time I save everyday. All I do is moisturize as per usual, draw a stroke of eyeliner, and I'm ready to leave the house! Completely skipped the concealer and foundation steps (Y)

Coupled with my two-masks-a-week routine, my skin condition has improved sooooo much! Beauty Buffet has the best facial scrub ever; clears out all the impurities (blackheads, whiteheads, make-up residue, etc) in my pores and the results are visible.

Anyway, I didn't give up on foundation to save my complexion (that was a bonus!). I did it because I wanted to stop relying on it so much, because I wanted to be able to feel secure without a veil. It's liberating, really, when you realize you don't need make-up to face the world. And when people tell me they don't see a difference (pre- and post-makeup), it makes me happy like a bouncy chicken. The next time I brush on some foundation, it will be a choice rather than a necessity :)

Also, I'm starting another phase of detox soon - GOING VEGETARIAN (with two cheat days a week)!!! This is some serious shit, especially for a meat-lover like me (Divya can vouch for the countless number of times she's tried to force-feed me vegetables, hahaha). After the gout incident (which has healed, thankfully), I've been slapped with a harsh reality check that I need to take better care of my body. You are what you eat, right? So I've decided I want to be a cucumber!! Fingers crossed that I can survive this veggiepocalypse. Please share any nice vegetarian dishes you know (salad is fine too)! :)


//I haven't been blogging with pictures much after I bought that darn iPhone and got hooked on Instagram. All my photos go up there now, so if you want a daily pictorial update, you can follow me on Instagram @hawtvintage :) The row of pictures you see right above my blog posts is a feed from my instagram!