19 November 2012

My Beauty Essentials

With all those foodie posts, you bet that the biggest chunk of my expenses would has ended up inside my tummy. Well, that’s not exactly true cos’ an even bigger portion was spent on my face! 

No! Definitely not plastic or cosmetic surgery or whatever it’s called. It’s more of using those expensive liquids that are said to do miracle on your skin! (Bty, my bro called those stuffs ‘chemical’)

Erm, I started off my proper beauty regime during high school when I started to have those ugly acnes popping out on my forehead. I don’t really have acne problem during my teenage age (supposingly). Dunno if it’s coincident or what, those things found me right after I came back from Cameron Highland trip. Of course I felt so depressed and anxious!

That time Clean & Clear was like the heat teenage facial wash. So I ended up using this but it doesn’t really work. I mean it did dry up the existing acnes but the scars stayed too!

Mum got even more worried with my forehead and brought me to a pharmacist. He recommended this.

Since it in bar form (usually is liquid types one ma), I dropped it N-times into the WC! After spending endless times looking helplessly at those bars in the WC, I finally get used to bar and well, of course skin recovered (duh)

Ever since, I take care of my face more than any other part of my body. LoL

I am not sure if price is equivalent to quality but I started off my first set of facial product with Dermalogica. Complete set as if with cleansing gel, toner and mosturiser. 

Seriously I never really follow those steps. Apply toner and moisturizer as and when I felt like I should cos I am damn lazy. I always wonder why my aunt would take so much time applying layer after layer of skin care on her face every night and morning. (Now I understand)

I have a kinda complicated skin, that all beauticians told me – Oily on the inside but dry on the outside! WTH!! So, I got no choice but to trust them lo. Most convincing part is in fact they advertised Britney used Demalogica! LOL. I used Dermalogica and fall in love with it.

Sadly, we can never stick to the same product forever cos our skin changes as we grew. Nowadays, acne doesn’t love me as much as before and that’s good news. However if you found yourself less visited by Ms.Acne, you’ll realize that your skin get a little bit more thirsty (dryness/dehydration). 

So everything I use nowadays is hydration products. I tried Shiseido hydration range and its okay. When I wanna get another set the counter guy told me that I should try the whitening instead cos my skin looks a bit dull. He claimed that Shiseido whitening products are ‘more famous’ than the hydration range. It’s the only whitening products that doesn’t dry your skin…bla bla bla..got pyscho-ed and so, I ended up with one big set! =_=!


 Cleanser

Toner
Moisturiser (Morning)
Moisturiser (Night)
SKII (Miracle water?!?!)

Erm, I don’t really think they do miracles to my skin (yet) but will keep using till I found a more suitable product!

These are my other essentials :-

 
Sunblock. The only sunblock that i can use without developing sensitive red patches on my skin.
 A new brand that my new beauticians recommended me. 
Not bad and was planning to try the whole new range (broke)

I don’t really make-up a lot but this is the few good stuffs that I love and probably will stick to it forever.
Base that i use it like sunblock (WTH)
Eyeline by Majolica Majorca! Must have eyeliner! Never smeared but easy to clean off!!

Shu Uemura eyelash curler. They have the best designed curved for asian eyes.
MAC foundation that i barely used. Too thick la..I don't need so much coverage also. And I found that it turned to be 'oily-er'. Is it right??

Estee Lauder Mascara. Another must have cos it also doesn't smear. Can even apply on your bottom lashes without making u looking like a panda.

Shu Uemura cleansing Oil! Make-up or no make-up. You'll need to cleanse your face twice at night!
We call that double cleanse!