MY RESCUE TEAM!

Good day everyone! Today I would like to introduce my rescue team! So what does a rescue team does? Well, to rescue my skin of course! LOL. There are times when your skin is being really angry and naughty. Pimples, dead skin cells, and very dehydrated skin.  They are very annoying I would say. 

The first product I realized that is good for pimples the KOSE Junkisui Refreshing Spot Serum.  But one thing I don't like about this product is the sponge tip. It's quite disgusting actually.  Pimples or acne "mature" faster after applying this and allow me to extract it out faster too. xD 

Ratings:

Functionality: 9/10

Packaging: 7/10

Travel-friendly: 10/10

Pricing: Reasonable. The ingredients are natural so it's quite pricey.

Next up is the The Face Shop Clean Face Clear Away Spot. This product soothe the wound after I extract the pimples or acne out.  It has a cooling effect which I assume is from the alcohol content in it.  There are a lot of dupes out there for this so it is not necessarily to buy this specific brand. The ingredients are: Alcohol Denat., Water/Eau, Calamine, Glycerin, Titanium Dioxide, Salicylic Acid, Butylene Glycol, Melaleuca Alternifolia (Tea Tree) LeafExtract, Silica, Alumina, Parfum/Fragrance. 

Ratings:

Functionality: 6/10

Packaging: 10/10

Travel-friendly: 10/10

Pricing: It can be cheaper because I hardly see great results with this.

KOSE Cosme Decorte Moisture Liposome is my favourite serum of all! It definitely can revive any dull skin in the world, you can have my word in that! The only thing about this product is that it is very hard to get. Only Isetan in The Gardens Midvalley have it, in Malaysia.  Once there was a period where my skin was so rough and dry.  I was shopping in The Gardens Mall and I saw this particular brand promoting their new eye cream.  I came across this serum while browsing through their other product and I bought only one of it. The 20ml trial package that comes with a small jar of moisturizer and eye cream. The results? Fantastic! If you are into instant results, I believe your will love this as much as I do. The second day I went back to the same counter and bought another 4 set of trial pack ( because it's cheaper that way). I am so happy that I finally found a product that can rescue dull skin! I told the sales person that I'm moving to the south which is Johor Bahru and asked her where can I purchase it in Singapore, the sales person told me to visit their counter again when I wanna purchase again because Singapore has it for a more expensive price.  Well, we'll see about that. =D

Ratings:

Functionality: 10/10

Packaging: 10/10

Travel-friendly: 10/10

Pricing: It is very expensive but worth it.

Finally, Pure Beauty Pomegranate Antioxidant Exfoliating Gel is my recently bought product that rescue my skin in a more gentle way. I use this when I feel that I can't polish my skin anymore because it can make it worse.  There are times when my skin react to weather, which I hate because it turns rough and dull.  Polishing beads will only makes it worse, trust me, you've been through those times right? I use this Exfoliating Gel for 3 days continuously when that "time" comes and my skin survived! This product is moisturizing enough, well, for a cleanser. Have to use it with dry hands and face for maximum results, or should I say it never worked well with wet skin? LOL. I bought the cleanser as well which I will mention in another review post! I love their cleanser as well. <3

Ratings:

Functionality: 8/10

Packaging: 10/10

Travel-friendly: 10/10

Pricing: It is very affordable and I wish to try more from this brand because the quality is quite "high-end".


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SKINCARE REVIEW: MY MASK TEAM!

Hi everybody! Today I would to introduce you my mask team!  These are the masks I've been using for the past few months.  They are really good and recommended to everyone! =D

And they are my all time favorites as well! 

1. KOSE Clear Turn Sheet Mask (HA and Collagen) 

I've asked my friend who went to Japan to help me purchase this over. The details are as shown in the link above.  What this really does is that it replenishes the nutrients in your skin layer.  Masking over your face for 5 minutes is enough for all the absorption of nutrients from the serum.  Each sheet mask is well-soaked in serum so your don't have to go through all the trouble applying serums evenly or afraid that your serum doesn't work.  The opening of the packaging is the sticker type and it travels quite well, I mean for a 2 hours flight. The sticker can hold the serum well. For better protection, it is better to wrap it with a cling wrap or plastics before putting it on top of your clothes or other belongings when travelling. =D

Ratings! 

Moisture: 10/10

Performance (as promised): 10/10

Travel-friendly: 8/10

Price: Very reasonable (if purchased from Japan and not through shipping)

2. Origins Clear Improvement Active Charcoal Mask 

This is the first high-end mask that I've ever purchased.  It lasted so long and I love it. I used it almost every week before the Origins Out Of Trouble mask! It soaks up all my oil and clean them. Feels refreshing. 

Ratings! 

Moisture: 6/10 **means skin texture after you wash it off.

Performance (as promised): 10/10

Travel-friendly: 10/10

Price: Quite reasonable as it lasted so long.

3. Origins Out Of Trouble

This is the second Origins product I've purchased.  I apply a generous amount onto my face to make sure it really soothes all my pimples and blemishes and also to prevent future pimples when I feel that they are "popping" out soon.  The first time I used it, I felt itchy and I don't know why but after that it was all fine and good. I was wondering if anyone else experience the same thing as well, please let me know. Just curious. haha. =D

Ratings! 

Moisture: 8/10 **means skin texture after you wash it off.

Performance (as promised): 9/10

Travel-friendly: 10/10

Price: Quite pricey in the beginning but it's worth it, comparing it to how much facial sessions cost.

4. Sasatinnie Snake Revitalising Face Mask

This is one of the best mask created by the brand Sasatinnie (made in Korea)! I've tried other ingredients but this one is the best, and the one made of bamboo extract as well. Specifically this one, it makes your skin feels tight and soft. It contains Snake peptide to even out wrinkles, Licorice root extract and Cnidium Officinale root extract the deeply hydrate the skin. I just love it, but before using this, you have to scrub your face to remove the dead skin cells for better absorption. 

Ratings! 

Moisture: 10/10

Performance (as promised): 10/10

Travel-friendly: 10/10

Price: It is quite pricey if considering of using it everyday. 

That's all for now, I hope you enjoy reading my review, and I'll write again next time! 

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MY LIPPIES COLLECTION!

 Hi, today I would like to introduce my lipstick and other lippie collection! If you are wondering why my collection is so little, well, it is because I don't buy the whole collection just for reviewing it, I only buy the color that I really use on daily basis. So this lippie collection will always be updated whenever I change my style! =) 

Ratings!

1. NYX Butter Lipstick in Snow Cap

I love this lipstick! It is so creamy and buttery and the color is quite nice as well. I used it as a base with other strong colored lipstick to tone down the color!

Coverage: 8.5/10
Long-lasting:3/10
Moisture:9/10
Price to Quality: Great! The quality is better than it should be.


2. Benefit Hoola Lip Gloss

This is my first high-end lip gloss I've ever purchase, and the only one as well. I don't really opt for lip gloss unless I'm not going for a meal.  High-end or drugstore, it is the same to me.

Coverage: 3/10
Long-lasting:6/10
Moisture:8/10
Price to Quality: For this color, not so worth it.

**This is great for those who only wants summer shine on their lips! Make sure you exfoliate before applying this, because it clings to your dead cells.

3. Lancome La Absolue Rouge in Orange Toffee

I love love love this lipstick! This is my first high-end lipstick bought from the counter! It promises to "plum up" your lips and smoothen out any wrinkles on the lips. AND IT DOES. And I love the way it has a magnetic cap and helps to not misplace the cap.

Coverage: 8.5/10
Long-lasting:8/10
Moisture:4/10
Price to Quality: Great! It does what it promises, just that it's a bit drying. Need a lip balm underneath.

4. MAC Lustre Lipstick in Housewine

This is the only color that I like from MAC stores for the moment, there are some colors that I loved but not available in Malaysia.  Oh well.

Coverage: 9.5/10
Long-lasting:8/10
Moisture:9/10
Price to Quality: Great! It's MAC, can't go wrong with that.

5. Clinique Chubby Stick in 2 ton tomato

I love the color but seriously, it clings onto the dead cells and I hate it.

Coverage: 6.5/10
Long-lasting:7/10
Moisture:2/10
Price to Quality: No it doesn't. It should be better!

6. Silky Girl Color Junkie Lip Polish in Fiery Rose

This lip gloss is a game changer! It has a tint, great color payoff, very pigmented, very moisturizing!

Coverage: 9/10
Long-lasting:9/10
Moisture:8/10
Price to Quality: Great! The quality is better than it should be for such price!

7. Revlon Butter Lipstick in Peach Parfait

I've bought the wrong color, it's not what I like because it has shimmer in it. The application is not as smooth as I predicted. The ratings are only based on this specific color.

Coverage: 2/10
Long-lasting: 2/10
Moisture:6/10
Price to Quality: I hate it, I can't judge this specific color.

8. Elianto Satin Matte Lipsticks

I love this lipstick! So so so so pigmented. I need to dab onto my lips and not glide onto it. It's way too pigmented! But I love it, despite the fact that it is very drying. Well, all matte lipsticks does that right?

Coverage: 10/10
Long-lasting:9/10
Moisture:3/10
Price to Quality: Great! It will be perfect if a matte lipstick like this is super moisturizing.

Thank you for taking your time to read this mini review on my lippies collection! Reading them means a lot to me. 

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MINI BIRTHDAY HAUL! ♥

Mini Birthday Haul! 

This is the first time I blog about haul and I would like it to be my birthday haul! Yeap, it's my birthday and I'm excited to get myself  presents! 

Bath and Body Works are on sale now at Midvalley Megamall! I bought the 3 wick candle with 75% off, which is an amazing deal! I am so excited and gratefully delighted. I've always always always wanted one of those candles.  Out of so many scent, this Brazilian Blue Waters suits my taste the best, soothing and not overpowering.  I plan to go and buy more if there are other similar "oceany-watery" scent.  These are so expensive!! RM 108 each if i'm not mistaken. After 75% off, the price has gone down much much cheaper.

Ratings: 9/10

**The original price is just so expensive! 

Besides the candle, I've also got myself mascara from Kiss Me, and TBS Lip and Cheek Stain.  I've always wanted to try them and I finally did. They are AMAZEBALL! The mascara is so lengthening and natural. I'm so satisfied for that. And the best part, waterproof! I cannot take it off with micellar water, it can only be taken off by eye makeup remover.  

Ratings: 9/10

**Not that expensive but works wonderfully.

I found that the TBS Lip and Cheek stain cannot be used with cream products.  I had cream foundation and concealer and it does not stain at all! But the color is amazing! So natural and it is impossible to overdo your makeup with this. Even with multiple layers, the color on my lips still remains natural.  

Ratings: 9/10

**Hope that it can stay longer on my lips, like a 6 hour maybe? 

Now my room smells like resort! 

I had a blast, thank you to all my friends who wished me and celebrated my birthday! I love you! ♥

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SAVE YOUR SKIN AFTER A FEVER?!

     I'm currently at the most terrible stage in my life, which is being sick, fever, sore-throat, everything! I hate it. Thinking just the amount of dead skin cells built up on the surface of my skin cracks my nerves.  I looked like the dullest person on the earth at the moment! I wore makeup and my friend said "why you look so sad? Are you crying? " Well, that explains how worse my skin condition is. I told my friend that, "the matter of fact, I did wore makeup today, and I still look sick? " She kept silent and we moved on the other topics.  Honestly, I was quite shocked that I looked sick with makeup, and I thought I did my brows and lips! Holy.

     I went back to my room after that and started reading blogs and watch YouTube videos to see what inspires me and so on.  I went to the bathroom and saw my facial scrub and cleanser and stuff.  I suddenly feel like scrubbing my face. I thought, maybe a good polish routine with get me through! I went back to my room to find a cleanser and took off my makeup with my holy grail Algenist Genius Melting Cleanser. After rinsing the cleanser off I pat my face dry. Patting! Not wiping.

     Algenist Genius Melting Cleanser kinda melts the blackheads so it's a good pre-polishing cleanser for me. So, I moved on with the polishing step.  What I did was I squeezed out a generous amount of polishing scrub onto my dry fingers and worked it on my dry skin. No water required unless it's a clay scrub or anything that it very hard to work with.  I worked the polishing scrubs with my fingers and move in circular motion for like a minute or two. The important tips when doing this is to work the polishing scrub with a dry hands and face. The dry face makes the polishing beads glides or polish off the dead skin cells better.

     After that, i washed off the scrub as usual and woollaaa! My skin looked so much better! I quickly tone and moisturize my face with facial oil.  The facial oil is instantly absorbed into my skin and I feel so satisfied.  Of course, one time polishing or scrubbing does not bring you anywhere to very good skin. I polished my skin 3 times in a row to get back my normal skin, which means that, I polished at night, the next morning and evening. After i get back my normal skin, I now polish my skin every 3 days to maintain that healthy skin.

     This is what my skin looks like now! I wearing only foundation, nude lipstick, and did  my brows! No contour, eye-makeup or blush.  My face looked much much much better with foundation now!
(Sorry for the low-quality photos because I'm just using the front cam on my phone which does not have a good pixels ratio! )

My currently go-to polishing scrubs at the  Artistry Essentials Polishing Scrub.  I have found quite a good dupes for my high-end skincare routine. I will write a blog post on it after trying out for another week. And, I will update my current foundation routine as well!

In future, I will include some daily-life blog-post in this blog and I wanna start writing stories, like a novel, but a short one. I hope you guys like it!

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INFO ON HEART DISEASES !!

Good day everyday! Today I will be sharing some health information that 

I've got from my father who forward the following shared post about Heart Diseases. 

Please be noted that the following content was shared for the purpose of 

letting more people to care for their heart! 

Besides beauty, we should care for our health as well! 

A chat with Dr. Devi Shetty, Narayana Hrudayalaya (Heart Specialist) Bangalore.
The transcript of the chat is given below. Useful for everyone.

Q: What are the thumb rules for a layman to take care of his heart?
A:
1. Diet - Less of carbohydrate, more of protein, less oil.
2. Exercise - Half an hour's walk, at least five days a week; avoid lifts and avoid sitting for a longtime.
3. Quit smoking
4. Control weight
5. Control BP - Blood pressure and Sugar.

Q: Can we convert fat into muscles?
A: It is a dangerous myth. Fat and muscles are made of two different tissues, fat is fat ... Ugly and harmful... Muscle is muscle. Fat can never be converted into a muscle.

Q: It's still a grave shock to hear that some apparently healthy person gets a cardiac arrest. How do we understand it in perspective?
A: This is called silent attack; that is why we recommend everyone past the age of 30 to undergo routine health checkups.

Q: Are heart diseases hereditary?
A: Yes.

Q: What are the ways in which the heart is stressed? What practices do you suggest to de-stress?
A: Change your attitude towards life. Do not look for perfection in everything in life.

Q: Is walking better than jogging or is more intensive exercise required to keep a healthy heart?
A: Walking is better than jogging, since jogging leads to early fatigue and injury to joints.

Q: You have done so much for the poor and needy. What has inspired you to do so?
A: Mother Theresa, who was my patient.

Q: Can people with low blood pressure suffer heart diseases?
A: Extremely rare.

Q: Does cholesterol accumulates right from an early age (I'm currently only 22) or do you have to worry about it only after you are above 30 years of age?
A: Cholesterol accumulates from childhood.

Q: How do irregular eating habits affect the heart ?
A: You tend to eat junk food, when the habits are irregular and your body's enzyme release for digestion gets confused.

Q: How can I control cholesterol content without using medicines?
A: Control diet, walk and eat walnut.

Q: Which is the best and worst food for the heart?
A: Fruits and vegetables are the best and oil is the worst.

Q: Which oil is better - groundnut, sunflower, olive?
A: All oils are bad.

Q: What is the routine checkup one should go through? Is there any specific test?
A: Routine blood test to ensure sugar, cholesterol is ok. Check BP, Treadmill test after an echo.

Q: What are the first aid steps to be taken on a heart attack?
A: Help the person into a sleeping position, place an aspirin tablet under the tongue with a sorbitrate tablet if available, and rush him to a coronary care unit, since the maximum casualty takes place within the first hour.

Q: How do you differentiate between pain caused by a heart attack and that caused due to gastric trouble?
A: Extremely difficult without ECG.

Q: What is the main cause of a steep increase in heart problems amongst youngsters? I see people of about 30-40 yrs of age having heart attacks and serious heart problems.
A: Increased awareness has increased incidents. Also, sedentary lifestyles, smoking, junk food, lack of exercise in a country where people are genetically three times more vulnerable for heart attacks than Europeans and Americans.

Q: Is it possible for a person to have BP outside the normal range of 120/80 and yet be perfectly healthy?
A: Yes.

Q: Marriages within close relatives can lead to heart problems for the child. Is it true?
A: Yes, co-sanguinity leads to congenital abnormalities and you may NOT have a software engineer as a child.

Q: Many of us have an irregular daily routine and many a times we have to stay late nights in office. Does this affect our heart? What precautions would you recommend?
A: When you are young, nature protects you against all these irregularities. However, as you grow older, respect the biological clock.

Q: Will taking anti-hypertensive drugs cause some other complications (short/long term)?
A: Yes, most drugs have some side effects. However, modern anti-hypertensive drugs are extremely safe.

Q: Will consuming more coffee/tea lead to heart attacks?
A: No.

Q: Are asthma patients more prone to heart disease?
A: No.

Q: How would you define junk food?
A: Fried food like Kentucky, McDonalds, Samosas, and even Masala Dosas.

Q: You mentioned that Indians are three times more vulnerable. What is the reason for this, as Europeans and Americans also eat a lot of junk food?
A: Every race is vulnerable to some disease and unfortunately, Indians are vulnerable for the most expensive disease.

Q: Does consuming bananas help reduce hypertension?
A: No.

Q: Can a person help himself during a heart attack (because we see a lot of forwarded e-mails on this)?
A: Yes. Lie down comfortably and put anaspirin tablet of any description under the tongue and ask someone to take you to the nearest coronary care unit without any delay and do not wait for the ambulance since most of the time, the ambulance does not turn up.

Q: Do, in any way, low white blood cells and low hemoglobin count lead to heart problems?
A: No. But it is ideal to have normal hemoglobin level to increase your exercise capacity.

Q: Sometimes, due to the hectic schedule we are not able to exercise. So, does walking while doing daily chores at home or climbing the stairs in the house, work as a substitute for exercise?
A: Certainly. Avoid sitting continuously for more than half an hour and even the act of getting out of the chair and going to another chair and sitting helps a lot.

Q: Is there a relation between heart problems and blood sugar?
A: Yes. A strong relationship since diabetics are more vulnerable to heart attacks than non-diabetics.

Q: What are the things one needs to take care of after a heart operation?
A: Diet, exercise, drugs on time , Control cholesterol, BP, weight.

Q: Are people working on night shifts more vulnerable to heart disease when compared to day shift workers?
A: No.

Q: What are the modern anti-hypertensive drugs?
A: There are hundreds of drugs and your doctor will chose the right combination for your problem, but my suggestion is to avoid the drugs and go for natural ways of controlling blood pressure by walk, diet to reduce weight and changing attitudes towards lifestyles.

Q: Does dispirin or similar headache pills increase the risk of heart attacks?
A: No.

Q: Why is the rate of heart attacks more in men than in women?
A: Nature protects women till the age of 45. (Present Global census show that the Percentage of heart disease in women has increased than in men).

Q: How can one keep the heart in a good condition?
A: Eat a healthy diet, avoid junk food, exercise everyday, do not smoke, and go for health checkups if you are past the age of 30 (once in six months recommended) .... 

Please, don't hoard knowledge. 
It takes sharing of knowledge to discover and understand the world in which we live.

Please send it to all your friends and relatives....... They might benefit as well...

Dr. Devi Shetty, 
Narayana Hrudayalaya (Heart Specialist)

Yeap! You've heard her right! Please share this information to friends who you cared or if you are having such problem as well, let's go walking, yeah! 

Thank you for reading this article! 

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BODYCARE: AMWAY BODY SERIES DEODORANT & ANTIPERSPIRANT ROLL-ON

Looking for the best deodorant in town? Welcome to this article.  =D

 

Body Series Deodorant & AntiPerspirant Roll-On

Ratings: 10/10

Price: RM 20++

*can't recall

This baby lasted my for 6 months on daily usage.  

Even though you have the smelliest odor coming from your body, this can deal with it. 

It has a special technology that neutralize the odor-producing factors from your armpits and surprisingly you can also use this on your smelly feet, if you have one! 

Just roll-on some products onto your palm and apply it onto your feet. 

This product neutralizes the odor instead on covering your odor with perfume and fragrance, which what commonly-found deodorant does. 

I highly recommend this for anyone, and everyone who read this post! I'm hooked after first trial and I'm on my third bottle now! 

I hope you enjoy my review on my holy grail deodorant and thank you for your time! 

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