What does Sandra Oh and Eva Mendes use? Kate Somerville!

my sister who is currently staying in the UK has this habit of sending things she purchased online from US sites to Singapore ( by Vpost ), and then I'd send it over to her -- this is our way of cheating on the exorbitant sales tax she gets!

anyway - both me and her are crazy over skincare, and in the US Kate Somerville products are very popular and sought after by celebrities and apparently very effective.

I had the chance to try them on since my sister bought them - sent over to me - and by a stroke of luck ( for products that are liquid or cream, can only be sent via sea which takes approx 2 mths -- so we decided to forget it and i'd keep it. ) i got a chance to use them!

I'd slowly review the products, since i've just started and i cant bear to exhaust my supply that fast. =P

ok i wanna talk about Kate Somerville Deep Tissue Repair with Peptide Moisturiser

Another habit of mine - i like to check out this site www.makeupalley.com for product reviews cos they have SO many reviews there! check it out - you'd be overwhelmed. Besides, you wanna ensure you do not buy a lousy product - you definitely would wanna know if it might be good or bad.

this product is one of Kate Somerville's star - and i think it certainly does what it claims to do - reduce wrinkles, puts a glow to your skin, reduces blemishes & acne scars and more. so makeup alley rated this product 4.5, and 90% of users said they'd buy it again! upon reading this i immediately jumped at trying it.

and hey! its really good! I'm sceptical of moisturisers cos they tend to get too oily for my skin -- causing larger pores, more breakouts which are very saddening - however for this, its rich to the touch yet non-oily ( and i mean ZERO oiliness ) after applying. which is great! the next morning, i did not wake up with oily skin, my scars seem to have faded a little ( just a little...... ) and the most important thing is - i did not have extra breakouts. In fact, one up and coming pimple even subsided. so yay!

if you are interested in trying this product out, it costs US$150 though - very ex! so i recommend you trying other cheaper products she has, and request for a sample of this cream.

and and.. :) sandra oh, eva mendes and molly sims uses it.

Sandra Oh and Eva Mendes

check out www.katesomerville.com

check out the product directly here Kate Somerville Deep Tissue Repair with Peptide

Try this! Garnier Light Lightening Peel Off Mask

Tried this mask recently - My dermatologist mentioned that everyone ( girls and guys ) should do a treatment for their face regularly - why do you think those who are rich have such great skin? They have the money to splurge on expensive facials, microdermabrasions when acne comes up, botox when they have saggy skin, etc etc etc etc etc. As for me - i'd settle for masks for the time being. heh.

so I read on a female mag recently on Dr Woffles Wu doing a critique on the Garnier Light Lightening range of products, on different skin types - normal, acne, combination and dry skin. Yes though at the back of my mind i know it can be just a marketing gimmick, i still cant help but try - Another great tip for marketers - If you want consumers to buy your products, get a renowned sign off! Dr Woffles Wu analyzed the skin of each and every lady before and after the trial period. Turns out all of their skin improved after a period of using this Garnier range.



SO - i hopped down to the nearest beauty store - Another tip for the budget ladies - check out your neighbourhood for beauty stores that sells these products at a discount! Toa Payoh Central has a great store called "Pink Beauty" - their products are sold much cheaper and they are the real stuff - and checked out this range. They sold the peel off mask that comes in 2's at just $1.95 - great for a first trial.

Upon application, there is a slight tinging sensation - i think its due to the lemon essence. After 15 min, you've gotta peel off the mask to peel off all the impurities, dull skin, and dead skin cells. hey! i like it! It does not peel off too hard ( some peel off masks hurts upon peeling ), and i did see some impurities come off - especially around the nose areas for the black and white heads, around the cheek area for clogged skin.

i will definitely be using it again for sure!

Gorgeous Pretty Packaging - Paul & Joe

I've always a liking for make-up products in pretty packaging, but have to control my urge to purchase because it'll definitely be a huge dent to my wallet!

i sorta needed face powder + blusher, thus was shopping around and found Paul & Joe's irresistable!

I purchased the pressed powder in a light pink colour - its supposed to even out the yellow-ish tone common in Asian skin. Was sceptical at first, but when the sales assistant brushed some on my face for effects - it was really good!!

your skin brightened up immediately, and looked radiant. you can use it as a pressed powder for touch ups, or sweep a brush across and you get a loose powder for a lightweight finish. EIther way, it works great.






Since i was at the counter already, why not shop for more? Saw this amazing blusher - 2 tones - a bronzer colour combined with a rosy hue - and i was hooked immediately. the colours look natural on the face, such that you don't have any of those red streaks some blushers can give.

hehe. im starting to be a fan!

Awesome Skincare Tip: Tomatoes for Acne!

I've had acne on and off for a while now, especially after I've started working. (must be due to the stress :( )

anyway - so with acne, comes the inevitable - spending huge amounts of money on products that dont work etc etc etc.. I have finally got down to seeing a dermatologist, and luckily my acne has come under some control, though ocassional fiery breakouts are unpreventable.

well, my mum recommended me to use tomatoes on my skin everynight to cure the pimples. I did not believe it at first - but i decided - why not try it? What is there to lose?

So, i purchased some tomatoes, and every night after removing my makeup, used a slice of tomato to rub all over my face gently for say 5 mins. I then wash it off with warm water.

I've just started this regime for 3 days, so I cant tell the results as yet. But i can tell you one thing - my face has become smoother! I do not need to succumb my skin to harsh exfoliating, and yet achieve that smoothness that only exfoliation can give. The blackheads around my nose seem to go away slightly - my nose is smoother too.

I did some research, and apparently tomatoes do help in acne - with their composition of vitamin A & C & antioxidants, they are all the ingredients to combat that much-hated acne. In the article, they mentioned to leave on the tomato pulp & juice for an hour - so I will be doing that to see how better the results can be.

whatever it is, as long as it does not give me breakouts, I will be sticking to this for a while. :) its natural, cheap and somewhat effective.

P.S. I love trying out these silly little skincare stuff to see how they combat acne, so now that I've started this blog, will definitely be updating more of my findings!