Tuesday, September 29, 2009

洁肤DIY

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(click on the translator on your top right bar if you cannot read chinese)

每天洗脸,是不是真的够干净呢?保养肌肤的第一步,就是把脸蛋洗得够清洁呀。

有些人,拼命地把所有最滋润的面膜往脸上贴,但是做面膜之前的洁肤步骤却做得不够好,结果就弄巧反拙了,还长了满脸豆豆,吃力不讨好。

所谓好的开始就是成功的一半,所以护肤就该从洗脸开始咯。正确的洗脸方式应该是选择真正安全、有效的清洁产品,错误的方式和护肤品选择,反而会使精心呵护的肌肤越来越多问题。

每日关爱与呵护您的肌肤,从洗脸做起吧!



完整洁净的四大要素
TIME 时间
每天早晨起床与下班回家后,是两个洗脸的最佳时间。特别是经常化妆的女士们,更需要将带妆的时间降至最低,因此最好一进家门就洗掉脸上的污垢与彩妆。

AMOUNT 次数
不要以为洗脸次数越多越好,其实每天洗脸2-3次就以足够,超过3次就太多了。一般来说,干性肌肤1天2此,油性肌肤1天3次,再加上正确地使用洗面乳,就可维持肌肤的清爽与洁净。

HOW 方法
在用了洗面乳后,需要用大量的清水将洗面乳洗干净,最佳的清洗次数为10次左右。这样,不仅可以让肌肤喝饱水,也能避免清洁产品堵塞毛孔而产生粉刺。

GOODS 工具
除了优质的洗面乳之外,毛巾亦是清洁的重要工具。一定要用自己专用的毛巾;洗脸用的毛巾应和洗澡用的毛巾分开;洗脸用的毛巾,应该用吸水力强、容易风干的那种。

Pimples no more - how to get rid of pimples

Do you have pimples problem? I guess many people would answer "YES!!" Sometimes it's unavoidable to get pimples, especially to people like us - all year through in tropical weather, loves spicy food, dusty environment, stressed-out, and too much sebum... Pimples on my cheeks and T-zone are the biggest killers of my appearance. So how did I get rid of them?

This was me 1 year plus ago.



This was me 3 months ago.



If you want to be honest with yourself how healty is your face, go under the natural lightsource (under the sun) or stand under the natural white fluorescent light. You cannot hide anything, even a tiny winy little scar will show up. My photos above were snapped under natural white fluorescent light and natural lightsource.

I do feel sorry for myself to expose my photos with such bad skin condition at first...but if I were to share experience and solution then why not? Seriously, I've been suffering from pimples since teenage years (13 years old), and it never say goodbye. On and off, they visit me, every week, every month. The best record I had for maintaining a pimpless face was only 1 week plus. Sad... Even without pimples, the scar was there, because my skin tone was ivory, too light to hide any scars.

Worse...during uni days. =S



I spent so much $$ trying to kill the pimples, had tried almost every type of pimple gels and acne medication, but they are only effective for a certain period, dry the affected spot, but after a few days, it started popping out again! I visited Watsons/Guardian almost at least once a fortnight, for 4 consecutive years I've changed countless brands of skin care products, due to my very delicate skin....always giving me lots of headaches.

I've tried:
(1) diet control - Totally no spicy food for 2-3 months, no sweet stuff (candies/chocolates/desserts) for months, less heaty food (like peanuts/titbits/chips)...
(2) take supplements - Taking vitamin C and "skin clear" but still doesn't help much..
(3) facial routine - I don't go for facial treatment in facial salon because some of my friends got worse skin problem after trying out!! I read books and do it the natural way, cleansing my face using pure yoghurt, pure honey and so on. It did help to soothe my face whenever I had breakouts.
(4) proper skin care products - I use organic and no-fragrance products to minimize irritation to my skin. But that only helped to control.
(5) blemish gels - You name it!
(6) food/herb - I cooked barley with chinese green bean (绿豆)to detox. Helped a little but must not always drink because it's too 'cold'(凉)for girls. Not that good for health.
(7) face masks and cleansers - Don't ever ever use essense mask if you have blemish skin!!
(8) cleanliness - Very important! Always wash your face after wake up from sleep. And change your pillow case often if you're having combination to oily skin, because oily faces tend to capture dirt more easily and then clog your pores.
(9) professional consultations - Like going to New York Skin Solution? Where to find so much $$$$$?? Not practical to students and fresh grads.
(10)etc...etc...

Sounds pretty familiar, like what you've tried? I guess so... and they didn't really work right? So, here's my final solution -- a magic cream recommended by my friend Jeff. **Thanks for being the savior to us**

This little 5ml bottle of yellow cream is the answer! MIYOME.




I'm not doing advertorial here, but I know how you suffer like I did. I'm a travelholic, and blemish skin is a total nightmare to me whenever I go travel. Who would wanna pack a lot more anti-blemish stuff in her bag and always have to find a mirror to check whether her face is ok before taking photographs? I hate it the most when my pimply face spoilt the whole scenery.

Now that my skin had recovered 100% from pimples (gotta fight freckles though...after coming back from over-exposure to the sunlight after Siem Reap, Marrakech and Bali, luckily London was not that bad..), I'm confident and 'lighter' than ever! 'Lighter' in the sense of burden to take care of my skin whenever and wherever. But of course, I still have some minor scars on my face, hard to find perfect skin nowadays.

Last time I was even worried that sunscreen would worsen my blemish if I apply the sunblock with SPF higher than 20, because it's more oily when the SPF is higher. Now what I gotta do when going outdoor is just practically normal skin care routine -- never leave home without applying sunblock. ^.^

Alright, back to MIYOME, some information if you'd like to know more:
PRODUCT NAME:
- MIYOME Multi Repair Essence. Made by 100% herbal formulation.

INGREDIENTS:
- Lactic Acid
- Glycerin
- Allantoin
- Aloe Vera

EFFECT:
a) Remove Pimples
b) Visible big pores
c) Remove Acnes
d) Remove Blackheads
e) Sweat Stain
f) Whitening effect
g) Balancing oil secretion
h) Remove skin residue (outer layer)
i) Lightening pigmentation
j) Improving skin complexion
k) Maintaining skin moisture.

SUITABLE FOR:
- All Kind of skin problem
- All ages

PRICE:
- RM110 per bottle

If you're interested, I'd be glad to help you understand more. Afterall, this is just a post for sharing purpose, because I believe you deserve to be confident with your look. I used only 2 bottles, and then bye-bye to pimples. Now I spare another bottle for S.O.S in case I have one or two tiny breakouts due to dirty environment during travel.

Now, I only care about one thing when I go travel -- my sunshade!!



Disclaimer: This post is meant for sharing purpose. Please refer to your doctor or dermatologist if allergy or irritation persists.

If you'd like to purchase this product, please leave a message here.
price - USD35/bottle, shipping fee - depending on country and area.

Thursday, September 24, 2009

Blog moved

Dear readers, I've moved all the posts in this beauty blog to my personal page. Please visit The Princess Diaries for more posts including my travelogs.

Thank you~ ^.^

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