Many years ago – I had a little bit of streaks of pigmentation on my cheek – the right side to be exact – and nope it sure didn’t looked good. I’ve asked my beauty therapist – if there was anything I can do about it – but she offered no help. I had gone for facial every 3 weeks and the more I went – the more visible – the pigmentation was. Of course I panic! so I looked up to see if there was any home remedies I can try myself at home or if there was something I can buy from somewhere.
It is said that there are some food that one can avoid if you have face pigmentation: coffee, tea, chocolate, ice cream, pastries, toffees, acidic things, spices called garam masala. So I did away with all these for a while – but I also used lemon juice and basil leaves. This is great for getting rid of pigmentation marks and dark circles that may have been a long-time problem. Place them all around your face and your skin should lighten up.
Girls have acne and so does boys as well. Girls feel awkward when they have acne but boys are worst – I think they feel no one wants to be near them and their lives are over – because they will never get a girlfriend ever. Yes ! that was what the nephew used to think. Besides reading up on acne tips and using the Seikisho Black Soap from Kose – we had him drink lots of water too. The Seikisho black soap smells really funky – but it’s a ultra gentle foaming cleansing bar – and because it is a bar of soap instead of a tube form – it is not so embarrassing for the boys to carry around with them and use them whether in a friend’s house or camping. Te soap has herbal extracts of citrus Unishu , Coix Seed Extract, Angelica Extract and Chamomile Extract. Did it work for him? yes for sure! but it wasn’t just the soap – he had to follow up with all his acne tips, drink plenty of water and eat lots of fruits.
I went to get my eyebrows and upper lips waxed the other day and when I was paying for it – the receptionist gave me the credit card slip and reminded me that I can write in the tip if i wanted to. I don’t usually tip my hairdresser or beautician – what about you? what is the regular etiquette about tipping for your esthethician anyways? So i looked around and asked around and apparently tipping is a must – but my haircut and waxing is really expensive here in this town – so must I tip still? I hate to part with more money than I should – but I guess it is nice to tip – so next time I think I should tip? what say you?
Received in the mail today in presentation covers and registered post about this new product in the market. I was quite impressed because all the information and brochures were clearly a work of art. I did enjoy looking through all the products in it and am thrilled that I was invited to test some of their products. Yes – the first impression to anything is very important – so having it lovely covers was a good choice – plus all the colorful brochures included in the presentation brochure was really eye catching. I’m definitely interested in checking this new product out – what about you?
Every week – i try to have a scrub and a DIY mask like the one above that i buy from a drug store here at home. It’s not expensive – but you can only use them once and then you have to throw it away. It’s not really a great mask – but i think it is a good way to revitalize your face and skin and give your skin a breather – take away the impurities.
Why do I do that? because I had asked my aesthetician the other time – if people who doesn’t do facial – will their skin be bad? she said nope – she had met some – who never had a facial in their life – and they had great skin. So what did she mean by that? I went home and ponder on it – and realized what she was saying is – if you know how to take care of your face – you don’t need to depend on a deep cleansing facial each month. So I’ve decided to revitalize my face every week – by doing various mask that I have bought and then only go for facial once every 3 months instead of a monthly business. What do you think?
About a month ago – I bought Aveeno Positively Ageless to try – I don’t know if you remember that? And I had said that I was gonna come back and let you know how it was working out. So here is how I feel about it – I think if you have normal skin like myself and have been taking care of your skin – then you won’t need this product. Why? because this product left me feeling very dry – after an hour or so of using it. So much so – that I have to keep moisturizing my face every other hour to make myself and my skin feel comfy.
But having said that – i think that if you do have wrinkles – and a lot of it – it helps to pull back the skin? That was how i felt when i was using this product. So at 45 – I still don’t think I need it yet – maybe later in the years? For those who have tried it – do drop me a comment – and let me know how it worked for you. For me , I will have to stop using it now and I’m ordering something else from Kose online – maybe Asian skin are different?
I’m a firm believer of DIY beauty care – after all – once a month facial – doesn’t do it right? I don’t normally get the expensive stuff – but if I find them on sale – I would definitely buy some. I’m not crazy about stocking up mask – because they probably are old and going to expire. So some friends asked why I have these DIY Mask. Well, as we all know – the weather – the air and all the dirt that is accumulated and the moisture lost – when we are doing our daily stuff – it’s nice to sit back at night after a shower and put on your DIY mask and replenish the moisture and take out any impurities on our skin. And if you don’t take care of your own skin – who is right? So what kind of regimen do you have at home – that helps you looking young and beautiful?
The Body Shop Canada is having a skin care kit sale for only $12 – usually going for $25 – this is more than a 50% sale – and if you travel quite a bit or even little – this is a handy kit to have. They have different kits for different skin type – but I’m getting the New Wise Woman Starter Kit – because I have older skin. This kit is said to help regenerate mature skin with a luxurious blend of red clover, wild yam, star flower and organic soy oil. Comes with a cleanser, toner, day cream and a night cream in a mesh bag. Check out the other 6 kits for your skin type.
The best thing I like about Kose Japan is they have all your records even if you are not buying from the same store. So lets say – you bought something a month ago – from a store and then go to another store – and wonder if you bought an item recently – or tried it before – they can just put in your info on the computer and they have everything you ever bought from them or the facial appointments you have had. Pretty cool eh? I think they probably use some kind of document management software to track all info and distribute it on all their Kose counter’s computer.
Anyhow – the girlfriend from Japan sent these over and told me that in the record in Kose Japan – the things that she had bought for me thus far shows that I’ve used more than 50 bottles of Sekkesei and the counter girl had asked her if i wanted to try something else. The problem is – i haven’t had a chance to try anything new – because over here – where i lived – we don’t have a Kose Counter or a beauty shop – quite the bummer right. So for now – I just have to continue using the Sekkesei lotion – i love masking my face with it.
So I went for another facial because the girlfriend that i had booked for the session didn’t want to go – but as soon as i went in – i found out that they had the same promotion next month *sigh* – had i known i wouldn’t have gone again so quickly. Oh well – what can you do. I went in a hurry this time – and that was a few days ago – but yesterday – i found that my skin was kinda blotchy – kinda dry – a wee bit worried now.
So what would you do ? do you call your esthetician and inform her about it? will she get offended? what can she do about it? will you go back to her again? I’ve slapped on more cream than usual today – so i’ll wait a few days and see how it goes – in the meantime – i’m gonna sign up for a sauna session for the next 1 month and see if i can get rid of some toxins.
