How and why I rebranded and changed to a new domain name

How and why I rebranded and changed to a new domain name

Website Cosmetopia Digest   Saturday, March 07, 2015

Utopia: a state of things in which everything is perfect.

I think this blog outgrew "My Beauty Junction" a while ago. I wanted something that was my own; that stood for my own corner on the internet. For sometime now, I have been racking my head over names; a discussion with a few blogging friends yielded results. Huge thanks go out to Anne Smith of Betty's Beauty Bombs for suggesting Cosmetopia, combining Cosmetics and Utopia. Apart from producing the best dang nail art stamping I have ever seen in my life, Anne clearly has a penchant for copywriting.
What is my version of utopia? It involves lots of great quality makeup, skincare that works, LOTS of gifts with purchase, subscription boxes that exceed their face value, haircare that removes frizz completely, acne treatment that eradicates pimples forever, makeup brands lowering their prices without compromising on quality... isn't this utopia a lot nicer than the one that politicians promise?

For fellow-bloggers looking to change their domain name, here's a step-by-step look at how I rebranded, changed my domain name and redirected the old URL to the new one. 

Haul: Korean cosmetics from W2Beauty including Etude House, Tony Moly, Holika Holika

Haul: Korean cosmetics from W2Beauty including Etude House, Tony Moly, Holika Holika

Website Cosmetopia Digest   Saturday, November 30, 2013

The third and last part - for now - of my Korean cosmetics haul was from W2Beauty. The website is run by the lovely Alice who makes sure there's a solution to every problem with which you go to her. As I had said in previous Korean beauty shopping reviews from Jolse and Cosmetic Love, you need to go through the items on each website and fix on the lowest prices.
W2Beauty ships worldwide, with just $2.35 for registered post. Best of all, you get a $5 voucher if you sign up here or use the code 2758605 in the registration form. The inventory is massive and Alice sends more freebies and samples with your order than the other websites - samples she thinks you can use, based on what you order.

So here are the Korean skincare and makeup goodies I hauled from W2Beauty:

Finding the perfect make-up

Finding the perfect make-up

Website Cosmetopia Digest   Wednesday, May 08, 2013

I've had some bad news over the phone just now, so I thought I'd quickly share it before I hit "publish", since I've already mentioned it here before. You may remember reading about my Grandad's health worries in April. The biopsy results are in. I'm afraid the cells are malignant. The doctors say it is low-grade and not life-threatening, but it is cancer alright. I hate that word and can't even begin to describe how gutted I am. The course of treatment will be decided after a few more tests. Sorry for whinging here :( Now on to today's bit of beauty blogging fix.