Wooh, Malaysian heat is seriously killing me. & To make things worse, I am the kind of girl who hates drinking water. Water makes me feel bloated. I can seriously burp after every sip of water okay! *excuse me*
But padanlah muka I. Now not only do I have a bruised lip (I am also the kind of girl who loves biting off the dry skin on her lips..), I am also down with fever, flu, cough & phlegm. Oh & Aunty P decided to come and join the party too -_-' Thanks.
Hence that explains the lack of OOTD shots, or shameless selfies, or food photos (on Instagram and on this blog) because, unless I have to, I don't go out.
These days when I actually DO go out (a girl's gotta eat honeyh!), I'll always have a bottle of water with me. And kalau dah habis, if I can I'd refill the water or get a new bottle of water. Also I have all kinds of lip products in my bag; Vaseline, aloe vera gel (to soothe the bruising & also for the pimples that keep popping out because of the sweat & dust combo), lipbalm, lip stick (in a few different shades; depending on the colour of the bruise on that day -.-), you name it, I probably have it! I also have all sorts of medication in my handbag.. Panadol (for normal headache and for menstruation), flu meds, allergies med, Strepsils.. I'm a walking pharmacy!
Anyways, I'm here to share some useful tips I've discovered on how to take pictures with a bruised lip!
1. Find a lip colour that matches the exact same shade of your bruise. Your life is a lot easier if you own (or have a friend who has) a collection of lipsticks in different shades. Apply it and then camwhore to your heart's content :)
2. If you're confident enough with yourself, and don't really care about the outcome of the picture (and you do not have OCD ker apa, so that you know when you see that red spot on your lip it won't bug you), you can go all natural and just NGAF.
3. Should you not be confident enough (or you OCD is bugging you) and you do not have a lipstick available (or just too lazy to apply it), turn the side with the bruised lip away from the light and let the shadow hide it, like so:
4. Or you know, you can actually do the obvious way of hiding your lips pose (also known as the "say no evil" pose):
5. Camera 360. God knows what magic this app has, but somehow the lighting in the app's camera automatically hides my bruised lip... So hopefully this works for you too!
Also did you know you can make your eyes bigger, your jawline sharper, your skin fairer and all sorts of editing with Camera 360? This app elevates my trust issues even more..
So there you go guys! Pesanan khidmat masyarakat to you brought by me! You're welcome :)
But seriously, in all honesty, drink up lots of water k peeps! Stay hydrated, don't bite your lips and keep a bottle of water with you wherever you go. Stay healthy! xx
