Clean and clear...without the fuss....

I absolutely have a fetish towards scrubbing.... scrub scrub scrub!

Why?

Cuz scrubbing makes you feel squeeky clean and hygenic!

Whether its scrubbing the floor, scrubbing the toilet, scrubbing your back, your legs....

Absolutely divine......

Same goes with face. Whether you realise it or not, the basic main reason for scrubbing...or in a better term to put it..."Exfoliation"... is to wash off all those dead skin cells that covers your dull, lifeless face, and promote the cell renewal...hence, makes us look fresh and radiant.

Isn't something hard to apprehend isn't it?

But little did we realise, exfoliation is always misunderstood with cleansing, of which is actually the basic, everyday routine for a person to wash off the dirt and grime after we have gone through a long day....

Nevertheless, of course many people still prefers to stick to simply cleansing, rather than incorporating the exfoliation step as well...possibly due to not enough time, or simply forgets about it.....

Ahahahah...lucky for u and me, Kiehl's have introduced the Surface Brightening Exfoliator in its ultimate range. Powerful enough to exfoliate yet gentle enough for everyday use!

  

FIRST IMPRESSION

Really nice, miniscule granules...non-abrasive and gentle enough for everyday use.

Smells kinda lavender-ish...hummmm...

FINDINGS

Washing it everyday helps me get clear, supple screen. It also helps remove makeup too~

VERDICT

This has been a long standing thingy in my bathroom, since a year ago...My brothers use it too and they also reap the benefits of nice, healthy skin. It doesn't make u icky-ly white...just provides you a healthy glow and fresh feeling...macam baru keluar dari facial heheh... I like!

PRICE

A very affordable RM150...can last for months, since you only need a 5 cent size for your whole face!

Zappp Away the Flabby-tummy! - Losyen Mustajab

Hahahahaha..... I'm feeling blessed!

First of all, due to the L'erbolario Toning Cream that I've used since my 2nd month pregnancy, it has totally helped me to be stretchmark-free! My tummy literally looks "wrinkle-free" !

But wait!

 There's another concern.....that flabby tummy aka excess skin+muscle that I have developed after birth was jutting out. MOST people wear some ointment and cream to zap away the flab and cover it with a 'bengkung'.

Bengkung..... Troublesome right?

For myself, confinement has been pretty much a 'modern affair' for me. Since Mum spent her confinement in the UK, she wasn't that strict in watching what I eat or wear. However, I still needed to follow some basic confinement rules which is to wear the darn BENGKUNG. Arghh...hate to!

But, tadaa! Mum managed to keep things easier for me by buying the 'Modern Bengkung', which is the 'Zapp-On' type....

Ain't this easier?

Also, Mum bought me this really cool Lotion. Known as the Losyen Mustajab Halia, Mum said the product ambassador is Nora Danish. Ha ha ha... marketing again... :D

Priced at RM 22, I doubted that it works...

BUT HEY!

After 1 month of using, stomach comes back to normal state before I gave birth.

LIKE WOW!

So anybody who wants to help zapp some flab on their tummy? This definitely works!

Now I could wear my jeans again! Yahuuu!

-Jue-

Crystal Clear Skin? Hmmm...

I've finally gotten some free time to get back to blogging!

After giving labor to my beautiful baby boy, Ammar Mikhail, I'm now back to the office and all geared up to resume my skin care quest!

2 months post-pregnancy maternity leave helped me to closely pay attention to skin-caring...Ya laa...with all the jerawat2 and pigmentations... it adds more to your depression feeling during confinement...

Around 3 months ago I purchased Lancome's latest serum - the Lancome Derm-Crystal serum...

 

Claiming that it helps to lighten and eventually diminish dark spots on the face, of course this makes me totally tuned! And also the fact that Ms Hermione Granger (Emma Watson), who is the ambassador of this product claims that it does wonders to her skin, made me even more convinced!

Of course I should've factored in the fact that she ALREADY has perfect skin, but for some reason, I'm always a sucker for this kinda marketing gimmick...ALWAYS!

So I pun belilah.....at RM350, its pretty steep for a 50ml bottle!

Sangat comel lah this girl...

FIRST IMPRESSION

The clear coloured liquid smells kinda perfumey...but I kinda like the smell actually...pretty nice...

And also its non-greasy...a great factor!

AFTER FINISH USING

Hmmm.... after 3 solid months of using, I seem to not see any difference...is it due to the fact that my unstable hormones counter-attacks the workings of the product?

VERDICT

 After finishing the product, can't see that it does anything to my skin. Spots are still as stubborn...hmmm...I'm so clueless....

SK II promo!

Hurry Hurry peps! SKII's having a promotion kt KLCC from 9-14 June!

 

 

Check out SK-II Parkson KLCC Concourse Promotion today!

SK-II Parkson KLCC Concourse Promotion is on with offers on skincare! So check out SK-II Parkson KLCC Concourse Promotion while the sale offer still lasts.

When: 9 June 2012 (Sat) - 14 June 2012 (Thu)

SK-II Parkson KLCC Concourse Promotion Highlights:

Meet & greet session with Lee Sinje, SK-II Global Brand Ambassador on 12th June 2012 from 3pm until 5pm.

Buy SK-II products worth RM2,500 and above to get 13-pc gift set worth RM1,250.

While stocks last!

You Follow Latest Trends... But Never Forget Old-Time Classics...

The skin care industry has become very diversed and advanced as technology continues to improve. Women with skin-obsession (i.e. for instance myself ehem ehem...) are always looking out for the latest in technology... let's recap the recent trends taking over Malaysia...

1) Whitening

ALWAYS sought after since our grandmother's time..that explains for the fact that laki zaman dahulu kala mencari women yang kulit "putih gebu, cerah berseri"...hence, the Fair and Lovely advert explains it all (the train-ticket girl meets the dude who's always rushing..but stops to stare at the girl's pretty, fair face....resulting to leaving his handphone to her....ahax!)

2) Pore refining

The hype starts to escalate when the advert for Estee Lauder's Idealist skin refinisher starts to make waves on Malaysian TV. Soon, every cosmetic company starts to introduce pore refining and minimising products, of every price. Little did we know that some of the products contains chemical compounds that actually SEEMS to make your pores APPEAR smaller, but in reality does not change anything...

3) Dark spot correcting

This is the latest trend. Many Malaysian women can't escape issues of dark spots, whether resulting from Acne, or Sun Exposure (pigmentation) or Age Spots.

In this case, I believe the skin care companies managed to identofy that the issue of skin clarity very much links with the appearance of dark spots and early pigmentations...thus they try to become as micro as possible and create products for these specific reasons....

Don't get me wrong...all these are for good reasons...

But then again, we should not ignore the former unsung heroes that have been in the market for years and years...and shall always remain no matter rain or shine....

1) Estee Lauder Advanced Night Repair Synchronized Recovery Complex

Thousands of women love the overall effects it gives you. Although, many are mindful that the results this miracle worker gives can only be seen overtime...but it has proven to help protect and repair skin from the harmful environment conditions.....

Thus, in the long run...it makes you radiant and youthful

EXPERIENCE

I have personally used this for 4 months.... During when I was younger, it actually worked against me, resulting in small bumps across my face everytime I applied it...Thus, I stopped using it..

However, it proved to be a wonderful addition to my daily regime, eversince I got pregnant with my first child... (due in 2 months time... yeeha! :) ). When hormones and unavoidable morning sickness seriously deteriorated my skin condition (extreme dryness and flakiness, up to the point where my lips were bleeding), with non-stop acne plaguing in other areas, this was my lifesaver. After using the ANR, my skin condition remarkably improve. I no longer felt dry, and for the rest of my pregnancy, I never had a pimple (so far).

Girls....If you're looking for specific targeted products, this may not be for you. But if you're looking for an overall maintenance product that helps you to repair and retain the good state of your skin in the long run..then this works for you. Only that you need to be patient and remember...this isn't a race...its a marathon.....

Enough With The Whites...!

Chill chill...I'm not being racist here...But I have finally come to my senses, to no longer jump into the whitening bandwagon...and I must point out that if you have noticed, the hype has died down too....

Like I have already mentioned in my previous post, there's so many definitions of whitening...it can be to lighten the overall face, to target uneven places, or to correct dark spots.

Of which had me interested in the first place...

So dah alang-alang I'm going to experiment, I might as well go for the range of which I believe should be reliable enough to actually produce results.

BTW, this was like...7 months ago (approximately)

So off I went to Estee Lauder counter in KLCC to try the Cyberwhite Ex Range

To provide a brief description:-

Estee Lauder has upgraded their previous brightening range to bring the Cyber White EX with three highly targeted, breakthrough technologies, to help correct and prevent three different types of spots responsible for clouding your complexion: stubborn age spots, small surface spots and those barely visible spots just below the skin's surface

HA HA...Convinced? I was salivating! Who doesn't want chrystal clear, fair skin?

Upon advise from the SA, here were the items that I have bought...

1) Cyberwhite Ex Brightening Milky Lotion

APPLICATION

Used as a day moisturiser, to be worn after using the essence...Feels non-greasy...however, dries up within 5 minutes...skin tends to feel less hydrated...don't know why.

Thus, it feels kinda dry when I use foundation over it.

2) Cyberwhite Ex Brightening Essence

FUNCTION & APPLICATION

This is pretty much the heart of the skin care range. The essence is supposed to be doing the magic for you. Worn under the moisturiser, after using toner, it feels light and non-greasy too...

3) Cyberwhite Brightening Ex Rich Moisture Creme

FUNCTION & APPLICATION

This is to be worn at night, after using toner and the brightening essence. Feels cool and light....but I cannot really tahan the smell...It's pretty heavily scented.

The consistency lebih kurang macam ni lah...

4) Estee Lauder Cyberwhite Ex Illuminating Mask

FUNCTION & APPLICATION:-

Meant to help in deep cleansing, this mask is to improve overall skin evenness, clarity and radiance, and features a unique complex of powerful ingredients to target Small Surface Spots. It helps clarify pores, dissolve visible melanin build-up and reveal smooth, radiant skin. 

What I like about it is the fact that you don't have to use a lot of it, which is pretty jimat... huhu...

So after finished using these items after say.....7 months:-

OBSERVATION

Dark spots: Less visible, but still there

Uneven skin tone: Improved....I wouldn't say I'm fairer but it helps in the sense that my skin looked slightly even...more comfortable to go out barefaced when I'm so lazy...

Skin clarity: Erm...honestly, I'm not sure what 'clarity' means.....but I don't see much of a glow or anything....

CONCLUSION

I believe, perhaps if I used this range for a very long time (say 2-3 years), I might notice a bigger change I guess...

However, I'm not that patient, and given the time taken to include all these in my regime, plus, I'm not that satisfied with the results I expect given the amount spent.

So yeah...whitening...ta ta.....

-Jue-

Naturally Australian...Giving You A G'day, Mate! - Aesop Purifying Facial Exfoliant Paste

It was a lovely Saturday morning last 2 weeks ago, and it prompt me to do one of those "rare" bathroom cleanups....cleanups would mean that I was actually getting rid of those products of which had been "quietly" lying around or hidden away from prying eyes, due to its lack of efficiency or any other relevant reasons.

Then I found this:-

Aesop's Purifying Facial Exfoliant Paste


Hmm...made me wonder why I had this stashed away....

Oh yes I remembered, bought this scrub since Aesop was having a promotion last 2 months.... I guess due to my previously wicked morning sickness, I couldn't stand the smell of this product. The smell of Rosehips made me somewhat rather quesy! That's what made me stopped using it...

But then again...Since I'm official alright now, I thought the smell now turned to be ok...( I'm not exactly a Rosehip still, but I could still take it...)

So after 2 weeks, I've been dilligently using this again for this previous 2 weeks

ISSUE:-
Since pregnancy started in September, I have been constantly plagued by small acne which turns into bumpy dark, brown marks after the acne dries. Hubby tries to comfort me by saying its all Hormones....but me being me, I do believe we can't just let it rip us off.

So I started to use this as a measure to perhaps lessen this...Since this is all natural, its much safer to be used during pregnancy, compared to those AHA/BHA Peels which I'm not sure of the effects onto my baby....

RESULTS:-





The paste has really fine granules. Once I've washed my face with it, skin feels slightly softer, possibly due to the Rosehip oil content. However, once I've wiped my face using a towel, skin feels slightly dry, especially around the eyes (For some reason I'm not sure)

After 2 weeks of using, skin feels softer and smoother, but I haven't seen it done anything for the acne marks.

Overall, its a good, gentle scrub that's safe to be used on a regular basis, but I don't think it treats anything in specific.