My Journal

Summer time is around the corner!

What better way to spend summer looking beautiful and knowing you’re protected from the sun’s harmful rays?

During our trip to Cairns last October, the lady (Trisha) at the tourist desk counter at Novotel Oasis Resort commented on how good my make up looked prior to engaging in a day’s activity. I hadn’t even promoted SeneGence to her. I simply said ‘thank you’. Anyway, after a day’s drive visiting Port Douglas, Mossman Gorge and Palm Cove which included swimming, eating seafood lunch & afternoon tea and sun-baking, I arrived at the hotel resort at 8 pm with Trish saying if my make up was re-touched because I still had the same ‘look’ as was when I left. It was then that I handed her my business card and shared with her about my fabulous cosmetics. The next day I saw her she was excited to say that she had visited my website already. She had also sent me an email asking for samples when I go back to Brisbane. I still have to do that – naughty me! I’ve just been so so so busy!

If you like flawless skin without the idea of your make up melting on you, try the 3 must-have from SeneGence.

1. The MakeSense Foundation are –

• Waterproof! Sweatproof! Budgeproof! Transferproof! Scratchproof! (Yes, scratch your face and you won’t see anything on your fingernails)
• Wax and emulsifier free!
• It has the proprietary blend of SenePlex® complex which is a patented blend of nature and science that provides ANTI-AGING properties to the skin.
• Non-comedogenic (non-clogging) - if you’re too tired to wash your face before going to sleep, you won’t feel guilty. It lets the skin breathe!
• Sun protection equivalent to SPF 15+ WITHOUT the sunscreen chemicals
• Mineral based
• Can be applied once for sheer cover and a couple of layers for better coverage
• 12 shades to choose from

2. LashSense Mascara are –

• Waterproof!
• Sweatproof!
• Panda-eyes free!
• Covers each lash.
• Comes off easily without rubbing around the skin around your area. Constant rubbing causes wrinkles!

3. LipSense

• Waterproof! Kissproof! Smearproof! Featherproof!
• Patented formula
• Waxfree! Ladies consume 2 kgs of wax during a lifetime from wearing wax-based lipsticks. Yuck!
• Lasts 4 – 18 hours on your lips depending on body’s acidity as it’s a natural product
• Contains SD40 cosmetic grade alcohol for antiseptic properties
• Mechanical shield from sun’s UV rays
• Hundreds of colours to choose from
• No need to line your lips as colour doesn’t bleed through the cracks. It will even heal the cracks!
• 1 tube lasts 5-6 months on daily use; 3 year shelf life.
• 2 shades can make 8 different colours; 3 shades can make 27 different colours!

• Use shea butter-based Moisturising Gloss to seal the colour and nourish & your lips. Choose different types of glosses from Matte, Glossy, Glittered, Pearl and coloured.

I’ve owned hundreds of lipsticks and make up in my lifetime as I used to perform at an early age. I’ve tried lipsticks from $2 from discount stores to $100 glosses & lip liners from high end brands like Chanel, Dior, & Lancome and nothing compares to LipSense lipsticks.

I am passionate to share these products to all women. I wish all women owned & used these make up not because I sell them but I think they are the best make up around. What other cosmetic companies offer a 60 day 100% money back guarantee?

SeneGence cosmetics are truly revolutionary as they are the only cosmetic company that produce mineral-based make up that PROTECT and NOURISH the skin and are also LONG-LASTING and ANTI-AGING.

If you take great care of your skin, it will take care of you.

Visit my website: www.wowlippy.com

If you are interested to try any of the above products, you can email me at Dixie@wowlippy.com or call +61 401 610 796.

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When I attended church one Sunday one year ago in the Philippines, the lesson that really stayed with me was the message from the books of Proverbs 22:6 which goes:

“Train up a child in the way he should go,

Even when he is old he will not depart from it.”

In this day and age, children are exposed to so many stimulus from toys to television shows, and from fancy foods to toy characters. The onus is really on the parents to provide the ground rules of choosing what experiences they wish their children to engage in. Most ‘normal’ parents wish only for the best. I know I do. So what is best for the child depends greatly on the values parents wish to impart to them.

It is now I realise that had it not for my parents’ consistency in participating the whole family in serving and attending at church masses daily and involving us in extra activities organised by the church and helping the poor of the community, then I wouldn’t have implemented in my actions the things that I now hope would be ingrained in Xavier’s beliefs & values.

Ever since I conceived Xavier, I prayed that he will be a God-fearing, God-loving human being. So even while in my stomach, I prayed and I prayed. I consecrated the life that I was bringing into this world to our Creator. Throughout the exciting developments of Xavier‘s growth, God was always listening to my wishes. He kept us safe, blessed and showed us immense love.

When Xavier was born, I gave thanks and praise to Him for a safe delivery and a healthy baby. I also prayed for guidance & wisdom in knowing how to raise him.

Now, Xavier & I would give thanks together every night and bless everyone before going to sleep. At barely 2 ½, the other night while I was driving the car, he started saying his nightly prayer and started blessing the names that he knows (including Kung Fu Panda, which is his current favourite, and the names of his babysitter who is our next door neighbour, and the names of other kids she takes care of including her 3 daughters).

From the moment I took him home from the hospital, I started humming & singing songs I learned from church when I was pacifying him and making him fall asleep. His eyes at 3 months old would light up when I sang in an operatic manner ‘How Great Thou Art” and “Alleluia”.

Now he sings “ ‘luia” in church whenever the choir sings even though that’s not the song being played. He has also learned a few kiddies’ Christian songs which he has managed to sing in a medley in his own terms - songs such as “Jesus Loves Me”, “He’s Got the Whole World”, and “Joy in my Heart” and somewhere in between he would squeeze some Michael Buble songs that my hubby sings.

Ever since that unforgettable Sunday message, I became adamant in letting him hear God’s words, apart from the liturgy of Sunday masses, of course. I began to read to him children’s Bible stories. I knew then that he would just be simply amazed by the colourful pages being flipped in front of him being only 1 ½ yrs old. Little did I know the gradual Bible story-telling would bear the sweetest fruits.

Now, these stories are his favourite night time reads. He would prefer them over the other numerous books he has. He can even recognise a few Bible characters just by the picture and symbols included.

When I started feeding him solids, I intentionally did the Sign of the Cross and said Grace even though I knew back then he would not have understood what we were doing.

Now, he is the one who finishes off the phrases of the very same prayer before meals but his Sign of the Cross is still a work in progress.

During our night time prayers, I also make sure we pray for the ‘poor and the sick children’ before we ask to bless him. I am hoping that in doing this, he will learn to pray for others & put their needs before him.

When we face the Crucifix, I have been telling him that when he’s a naughty boy, Jesus will be sad and is ‘yayay‘ or hurt.

Just yesterday, he said, “ Jesus happy, baby XED good boy”. So I smiled!

I am glad that the discipline I had in implementing the actions that speak of my values and faith is bearing fruit. I will continue practising the proverbial message because this wisdom has stood the tests of time. In doing this, I am certain that Xavier will be armoured with what he needs when he grows up as a man. And I hope he will do the same to his children.

Last Sat, 1 November 2008 marked one of my first big projects – that is the organising of a concert mainly involving a live band that formed from scratch 5 months ago, 2 main acts namely Jai & Kevin (my hubby), 2 front acts, and back up dancers.

It was an overwhelming experience having to apportion my time among work, family, business and this concert. I didn’t have much to do with the major content of the production itself except for the stage and foyer set-up. However I was in charge of the sundries such us solicitation of sponsors, ticket dispersal, promotion, finance and printing amongst many others. Some people thought I was crazy for undertaking this but I had so much enthusiasm in ensuring that the event becomes successful.

I was the most nervous person before the first few spectators showed up. I think the participants were too as they couldn’t stop pacing to & fro in the backstage area and others had nervous smiles on their faces. The adrenaline was definitely in the roof!

We began to become excited when we saw that the 250 seats were getting filled. That’s what we expected. However, groups of people still kept on flowing into the room. We had to instruct the venue coordinator to bring out more seats and they put an additional 50 more. During the night, there were still people standing up at the back. We were glad!

The event was a success. The feedback and reviews were great. I was particularly pleased with my husband’s rendition of Gary V’s Christian medley and his hair-raising duet with Jai of The Prayer. At the end of the night, adulation and congratulations came flooding in. There have also been critiques for the betterment of future shows.

Future shows? I say. Well, text messages started coming asking when the next one is. A couple of people already have concepts of what they’d like for the ‘next’ show. Upon my reflection, there were lessons learned from an organisational and financial aspect. And I take on board whatever improvement is required to entertain the people with a greater show!

Overall, I am one HAPPY LADY!