7 Beauty Urban Legends—Fact or Fiction?

Whether you first heard them from your mother or at your first slumber party, beauty urban legends cause us to buy promising skin creams and follow off-the-wall regimens. Here, we've listed seven of the most common beauty myths out there—and their answers.

1. Myth: I pluck one gray hair, multiple gray hairs will grow back in it's place.
Fiction. This isn't true — which is good because some of us were starting to worry! While plucking gray hairs won't make more grow back in its place, it's not a good habit to get into since it can damage the root.

2. Myth: Cocoa butter will help get rid of stretch marks.
Fiction. There are plenty of creams and lotions that claim to eliminate or at least minimize stretch marks. While we would love for all of these to work, stretch marks are caused by weight gain or loss, and usually can't be reversed.

3. Myth: Split ends can be reversed.
Fiction. Unfortunately, once split ends happen, the only way to get rid of them is by getting a haircut. The good news is that the right hair products can definitely make them less noticeable. Try a pomade like John Frieda's Frizz-Ease Creme Serum Overnight Repair Formula. Also, try to limit the use of heated tools and appliances (hair dryers, flat irons, etc) for shinier, healthier locks.

4. Myth: Certain cleansers can make your pores smaller.
Fiction. Pore size is genetic, so although there are tons of products out there claiming to shrink the size of your pores, they don't work to minimize pores permanently. What they can do is temporarily make your pores appear smaller. Hey — we'll take what we can get!

5. Myth: Crossing your legs causes varicose veins.
Fiction. There are plenty of ways to potentially develop varicose veins, but none of them are related to crossing your legs (sigh of relief). Some examples of what could causes varicose veins include genetics, obesity, trauma to the skin, etc.

6. Myth: Teeth whiteners can damage tooth enamel.
Fact. Make sure you follow the directions line by line when using teeth whitening products. If these products are used improperly or too frequently, it can result in permanent damage to your teeth.

7. Myth: Sleeping on your back may prevent wrinkles.
Fact. After hearing this, we're never sleeping on our sides again! The American Academy of Dermatology says that sleeping in certain positions may result in "sleep lines." After time, these lines can turn into deep-set wrinkles, so flip over and get your shut-eye on your back.

Reference: http://shine.yahoo.com/channel/beauty/7-beauty-urban-legends-fact-or-fiction-713003/

Wax in the City - Aftermath...

Grrrr......... Nail polish chipped off after merely two days! I'm glad I did not take up any packages from them. Nuff said! *Jumping mad with one chipped nail polish and contemplating between removing all nail polish or getting the same bottle of OPI nail polish just to savage one stupid big chip......*

Wax in the City

Picked up a marketing call from Wax in the city two days ago and they invited me down to their store for a $5 manicure or $6 pedicure. Appointment was at 7 and I went down to the branch in Tanjong Pagar. Reaching on time, I was told that I have to wait till 7:15 for my manicure treatment as it was a rainy day and the schedule was pushed back. Bad weather and just 15 minutes, why not? *Continues to poke on iPhone and blasting music with my earphones.*

The entire place was spacious and nicely done up. But all the therapists seems to have an *overworked* face and gave a I-don't-wanna-talk-to-you attitude. Ok... Maybe I was wrong, my therapist was actually pretty friendly. I'm not too sure about the reason why they did not have the procedure of soaking hands into warm water before cutting the cuticles. They simply spray some *I presume* anti bacteria liquid before they proceed to cutting off my dead skin. Everything went smoothly and chop-chop. I picked dark glitter romantic purple this time round. Trendy and classic, nice! Then they will usher you to another holding area where you hang around to dry your nails. *Tactical method to sell their package as they can talk to you when you are bored watching paint dry* Perhaps I don't have the look of a potential member, no sales talk till then...

15-20 mins later, my nails were dry and I went to the counter to make payment. I was actually very curious about the membership in this place and hence wanted to know more about the package details. And woah...... Most basic account is $988 dollars that will give you a discounted membership pricing and bonus value around 30%. E.g. Classic manicure $18 dollars and classic pedicure $28 VS normal pricing classic manicure $28 and classic pedicure $38. And they tried to hype up their exclusiveness by claiming that they only service members and not walk in customers. Oh well, I did not take up the package as I love butterflying around and enjoy the flexibility to choose where I can have my nails done up. But hey... $5 for a classic manicure? Haha! Why not?


Super glittery nails!