New Skin Care Routine

A few months back, I started adding organic stuff for my skin care routine. I started with the Pure Organic Argan Oil, Aztec Clay Mask. I've blogged about it before and as of now, I stopped using the Argan oil mainly because I already ran out of it and I didn't really see any effect of the said "liquid gold" on my skin. I was however great for my lashes. It made them thicker and healthier.

For my NEW Skine Care Routine, I still do the cleanse, tone and moisturize twice a day every day. And twice a week, I put on my favorite Aztec Clay Mask diluted in Organic Apple Cider Vinergar.

For y body, I still use the ever beloved Avon Naturals Wallnut Soap, every other day. I use the Kojie San Soap on a daily basis. For underarms, I use a new deodorant that I am really loving right now.

Daily Routine:

Facial Cleansers:
> Morning: Royale Beauty L-Glutapower Anti-ageing Facial Soap
>Night: Raw African Black Soap

Toner:
>Morning&Night: Eskinol

Moisturizers:
>Morning: Garnier Light Moisturizer (minimal, very minimal)
>Night: Raw Shea Butter

Weekly Routine:
>Aztec Clay Mask
>Organic Apple cider Vinegar

Body Soap:
>Avon Naturals Wallnut Soap (every other day)
>Kojie San Kojic Acid Soap

Deodorant:
>Nu Skin Deo

October's First Post

Alright, here I go again! I have been MIA for more than a month.. Stress stress and more stress..  Oh well, to keep myself motivated, I wont be wearing any earrings until I have completed this list of blog posts (with pictures) that I HAVE to because they've been long over due!

1. New Skin Care Routine
2. New Fave Foundation
3. It's Judy Time Palette Review
4. A facial soap review
5. October Favorites

I plan to start this weekend so hopefully I really get to do it because I can't live without earrings!!

Hello September!

So I have been in MIA again for about 3 weeks again. A lot of things are going on in my life right now and I was just really too busy to blog. Here’s a list of the things or updates that I have as of 31Aug2014.

1. I have a new dog. Haha! Yes, I’m a crazy dog lady. I have a total of 5 dogs now and the newest member of my furfamily is a 2 year old teacup Pomeranian named “Betty”. She’s so tiny and shy. She’s very different from my playful pug and mini pin. Betty is also soooooo super clingy! She always wants to sit on my lap and just that. She only trusts me and my youngest brother.  Haha!

2. In relation to my furfamily, my pug Polly got sick 2 weeks ago. I thought she had epilepsy because she would just go stiff and passout randomly for several times and I got really scared!! She has complete vaccination so I am sure that she safe from distemper and all that shit. We observed her for 3 days and then took her to the vet since she didn’t show any improvements. The vet confirmed that it’s not that serious, the temp may have had something to do about it but she prescribed a medicine for the nerves and Polly has never again passed out. The vet also suggested Anti Heart Worm Shots for Polly and all my other furbabies. Better safe than sorry.

3. I have a new office crush! haha! We’ve been hanging more lately and things are doing fine. I do not foresee anything between the two of us, maybe because I do not want to expect anything. I think it’s just a simple, plain and innocent crush, nothing serious or crazy. It’s just nice to be excited to see someone on a daily basis. I feel so high schoolish now! haha!

4. I’m currently organizing a team building for 25 people on September 20 and 21, 2014. The team leaders that I am with want a TEAM BUILDING complete with activities and not just a TEAM BONDING with just plain eating, bonding, singing, etc… I hope everything goes well for this team building.

5. After the team building, we will be having a company party. I’ll have a separate post about it, probably after this and I’m just really excited for it!

6. Since it’s the 01 September today, I will be waking up extra early tomorrow to have my nails done and to have my eyebrows threaded. I can actually just do my nails at home but I prefer it be done by professionals as I don’t want to injure myself. I have done that a lot of times in the past and I hate it when that happens.

So that’s about it so far with my life updates and it’s 115 days to go before Christmas!!!! Haha!!

xoxo 

C

August Favorites

1. Radish Soap

Pros:

                - lightens scars and hyper pigmentations

                - visible results in 7 days

                - NO peeling effect

                - smells good!

Cons:

                - each bar only lasts me a week.  I use it twice a day.

                - not available locally, I get them online

                - a bit pricey, Php 90

2. Tofu Soap

Pros:

                - great for oil control

                - NO peeling effect

                - smells good!

                - dries up active break outs

                - affordable, its Php 70 a fair enough price for facial soap.

Cons:

                - not available locally, I get them online

3. Aztec Clay Mask

Pros:

                - tightens pores

                - easy to wash off

                - a little goes a long way

                - affordable

Cons:

                - only available online

4. Pure Organic Argan Oil

Pros:

                - moisturizes skin

                - makes your skin supple

                - helps in growing your lashes out

Cons:

                - I don’t like the way it smells

                - I don’t think it does anything for my breakouts or acne marks

                - only available online

5. Maybelline Colorshow Lipsticks in Plum Perfect and Plum-tastic

Pros:

                - Php 165!! So affordable!

                - Fab color pay off

                - wears pretty long

Cons:

                - it’s strongly scented, smells fruity though

6. Mary Kay Concealer in Beige 02

Pros:

                - long lasting

                - full coverage

                - a little goes a long way

                - comes in a squeeze tube container

Cons:

                - a bit pricey, Php 415

                - not available in local dept stores

7. Revlon Nearly Naked Foundation in Shell

Pros:

                - satin/ natural finish

                - helps in oil control

                - doesn’t break me out

                - blends easily

Cons:

                - light to medium coverage but more on the lighter side

                - doesn’t have a pump

                - it as a strange scent/smell

xoxo

C

Thailand Radish Soap and Snail Soap

During my stay in the province, I had a lot of insect bites on my arms and legs.

These insect bites left not so pretty markings on my skin and I searched for ways to get rid of them. When I got back to Manila, a friend noticed the markings on my skin and suggested that I try this so called Radish Soap from Thailand. Out of curiosity, I contacted an online seller of the said products and ordered 2 soaps. I got the soaps from an online store Radish Soap for Php 150 and Snail Soap for Php 120.

The Radish Soap claims that it’s good for insect bites and acne marks on the body, the Snail Soap on the other hand claims that it’s good for oily skin on the face and gets rid of blemishes as well. I searched more about these Thai products online and I’m surprised to see that a lot of people claim that product worked for them.

It took the courier 3 days to deliver the parcel. Upon opening the boxes, I find the packaging really cute specially the Radish Soap.

I’m just a little bit disappointed on how small the products are.

I will be using these soaps starting tonight and I’ll be posting updates to keep you posted. J

xoxo

C

Organic Skin Care

Aloha peppermints! So today, I received the organic skin care stuff I ordered online. It’s a perfect timing because I received them right before I get ready to go to work. After taking a bath, I immediately tried the Argan Oil. I ordered the 15ml bottle (Php330); I came in an amber bottle with a very posh type of dropper. Yes, a dropper. It smells nutty, not fragranced. I only used one drop and it was enough to cover my entire face. I also ordered 50g of the Aztec Clay Mask (Php75). The seller was pretty generous and ever gave me a free sample of her raw shea  butter. J Thanks thanks!

Here’s a photo of what I received.

Here’s the Argan Oil and the posh dropper. What you do is you press the button on top of the bottle before you open it to get the product into the dropper.

At night, I tried the Aztec Clay Mask. You mix it with either tap water or organic Apple Cider Vinegar but I used water as I’m not that much of a fan of the Apple Cider Vinegar. Upon mixing the Clay Powder and tap, I think I may have used too much powder. I used one tablespoon of the powder and about 4 tablespoons of water in order to get the right consistency.

In using the mask, you’re supposed to leave on your skin for just 20 minutes. As for me, I needed another extra 20 minutes making it a total of 40 mins because I wanted to feel the mask tightening up first before I rinse it off. 

The mask really felt hard on the skin when it dried up. I feel the mask vacuuming the skin on my face and I liked the feeling that I couldn't smile anymore because I feel like my face is going to crack if I smiled! Haha!

After rinsing the mask off, my skin was super red and a bit warm. I applied two drops of Argan Oil all over my face and left it like that.

Hopefully I wake up with an okay skin tomorrow. I’m not expecting too much on these items as it’s the first time I’m using them anyway. 

I'll be doing a weekly update about this new skin care routine.

xoxo

C