毛穴 powder

Bought this pore powder from the drugstore at only about sgd$20! I was rather reluctant to try cosmetics from the drugstores as im very breakout prone so i feel safer to buy higher ends products.. But this powder is highly raved in cosme.net (a review site for all cosmetics and skincare in japan) so i decided to try it out.

Been using for about a month (everyday) and no breakouts!! It contains some moisturising ingredients too. Totally not drying though it seems to control oil rather well.

Coverage.. Needless to say! Amazing! See my photos! It covers very well without looking too heavily made up and dosent clog the pores.. Amazing powder! Im not using anything under nor on top of this powder.

This comes in 3 shades and i bought the medium beige (for normal skin tone). It also comes with a really soft and fluffy sponge! Love it!

Sk2 facial treatment eccense

Many of my friends claim that this fte is a "miracle water" (as advertised in singapore) so i decided to give it a try when my skin condition was really bad and im glad i did! Indeed, i didnt get any new pimple while using this and the pores on my cheeks looks much smaller. However, i feel its not moisturising enough as my skin gradually got rough.. Not bumpy. Just rough. It looks great (no bumps no pimples, even coloured) but the touch is not what im looking for..

Nevertheless, im continuing using it and at the same time try my best to moisturise it more. I started out using cotton pad but i felt that might be the reason why my skin felt dry so recently i changed to patting it on by my hands. So far so good. It never fails to calm my skin down whenever my skin condition is bad. If the touch of my skin is smooth, i guess i can say its my miracle water too!!

Collagen jelly!!

This is rated no.1 in cosme.net (a japanese beauty review/ranking site). It has only about 1000mg of collagen but contains 108 types of herbs, vegetables and fruits! Its the first time i see such a long ingredient list in a collagen supplement!

Pros:
-Delicious (taste like grapefruit jelly)
-Easy to bring around
-Contains lots of herbs, ingredients n fruits
-No hassle since you do not need to mix with any drink etc
-reasonable priced (about sgd50 for a month)

Cons:
None

Results:
I started taking 2 sticks for few days then reduced to 1 per day as instructed. Im not taking this consistently as im taking fancl htc collagen powder too so i cant comment about the results but its a very convenient way to get collagen!

Eyebrow embroidery

I usually have my eyebrow embroidery done up at a salon name 'sophia's brow house' which is highly raved in a forum name 'flowerpod'. it is very cheap. sgd$178 with a free facial, free touch up and a free eyebrow cream to be applied after the embroidery is done. Im very satisfied with the service there though the staffs are rather pushy. sophia herself is ok. The eyebrow embroidery is not painful at all as they actually put some cream to numb the brows before they start with the embroidery process. the first time I did my eyebrow embroidery was at another place, they didnt apply anything for me before starting the embroidery n it was a super painful n unbearable process but YET i went back to the same place for 1 touch up again since i know no other place at that time and the worse thing was.. the touch up tat time wasnt free! so I paid to get myself pain hehe. wats worse.........the shape is terrible! everyone said i look like a mosquito! lol. it was unbalance and too arch.. a very bad experience.. so after my brows had faded, I decided to try sophia's brow house n i like my brows alot better! (looked a bit thick at first but very natural after it has faded. dont really like too thin brows)! painless experience is great too! BUT one thing tat is not very good is I felt tat the brow colour is a bit light after it peeled.. maybe thats y its better go back for a touch up again before i fly back to japan but I usually do not have enough time for it... 

Immediately after the embroidery

This is after peeled (about 4 days later)

Somehow I felt I look much better before the eyebrow peel though it does looks a little dark.. but after it has peeled off, it seemed a tad too light.. sometimes im wondering if i should draw myself (self touchup)... 


Few years back, sophia brow house was situated in Marine Parade Central (the shop that i went for the first time). Then, they opened a 2nd shop at bugis so i went there for touchup the last time i went back to singapore. Im glad that there is no expiry date to my touchups since i only go back to singapore like once every 1-2 years.. hehe. Recently, i heard that they opened a 3rd shop! seems like business is good huh lol. 


Im considering if i try the highly raved salon 1 at bishan the next time.. but they are always fully booked and i need to book many months in advanced which is kind of difficult!

La roche posay effaclar k

i used to have clear skin until one sudden breakout. since then, i have been experiencing frequent breakouts and also clogged pores(white heads) especially at the side of my face. after using effaclar k for about 2 weeks, my whiteheads are 90% gone! one side cleared up and the other side with a few. my strawberry nose also improved alot and at times it looks so poreless too. its totally not drying for my combi skin. i used it together with the effaclar toner and active matte moisturiser.

started out using it on its own without the same series's toner and moisturiser and it works very well too! i tried stopping it for a while and my clogged pores didnt come back. but i realise im more prone to scarring(i have the tendency to squeeze my blackheads at the side of my face) when im not on effaclar k..

Not using anymore after moving to japan as LRP is not readily available here.. Would love to use it again if i see it again here!

Ingredients: Aqua/Water, DI-C12-13 Alkyl Malate, Cyclohexasiloxane, Propylene Glycol, Aluminium Starch Octenylsuccinate, PEG-100 Stearate, Glyceryl Stearate, Salicylic Acid, Cetyl Alcohol, PEG-4 Dilaurate, PEG-4 Laurate, Zinc PCA, Sodium Hydroxide, Capryloyl Salicylic Acid, Xanthan Gum, Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer, Iodopropynyl Butylcarbamate, PEG-4, Parfum/Fragance.

A-derma sensifluid cleansing milk

this is a cleansing milk which dosent requires a cleanser after that. not even water to rinse. however, as a personal preference, i do use a facial cleanser after that. its a decent cleansing milk in my opinion. i had the bigger 400ml pump bottle. i usually use 1 pump for my own face and then i will use another pump to double confirm that my makeup is well cleansed.

it cleanse well though a bit tedious. i need to use a total of about 6 cotton pads(both sides) to finish the cleansing process. it might be because im simply paranoid thus want to make sure its really clean. it has a faint smell but dosent contains fragrance. its ingredients seems ok. oil free and includes oats which is soothing especially for acne skin. didnt have any allergy nor breakouts using this. very happy with it. not expensive and a dermalogical brand.

But stopped using it after moving to japan as i cant find it anywhere!! Would love it use it again if i see it here!

Ingredients: Water (Aqua). C12-15 Alkyl Benzoate. Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride. Avena Sativa. Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate. CrossPolymer. Carbomer. Decyl Glucoside. Disodium Edta. Fragrance (parfum). Sodium Hydroxide. Sodium Methylparaben. Sodium Propylparaben. Sorbic Acid

Effaclar active matte moisturiser

i loved this moisturiser! though it dosent seem really moisturising. but i like the matte feeling after applying and also it controls my oil pretty well. i used to wake up with an oil field but not anymore after using this. my t zone is still oily as usual but my cheeks are no longer oily. one thing i dont like about this is the 'cucumber' like smell... i hate cucumbers anyway...but somehow got used to it. i also realised that it seems to help control my clogged pores too. i got less clogs after using this. maybe because it controls the oil production thats why.

however, when i went to facial one month after using this day and night, my facialist said my whole face is full of tiny blackheads i used to have lesser blackheads but bigger ones. those that i can see and can feel but then after using this, i feel my skin is smooth and soft but then the number of blackheads seems to be much more than before according to my facialist... tiny but alot. i wonder if this is consider as improvement on my skin condition...

Anyway not using it anymore as i moved to tokyo and its not easily available here and my skin is not as oily as when i was living in taipei. i cant seem to get the ingredient list. it seems to have been discontinued.. such a pity since this is such a great product!