4 Easy Steps To Minimize Large Pores

1. FIND THE RIGHT SKIN CARE PRODUCTS FOR YOUR SKIN TYPE

Use skin care products suitable for your skin type. Skin care products that are too emollient may lead to clogged pores, especially if you have oily skin. Skin care products that clog your pores or cause your oil glands to produce more sebum may lead to enlarged pores.

Review : Skin Food Beauty In A Food Mask, Propolis & Bee Venom

Product Description
Beauty In A Food Mask containing Propolis and Bee Venom is a moisturising mask sheet that enhances skin condition to make it healthy

I purchased 2 sheets of Beauty In A Food Mask with Propolis and Bee Venom from Testerkorea some time back and used it o 2 consecutive nights recently.

Each sheet mask is folded neatly in the yellow packaging, soaked fully with essence. The fragrance is slightly heavy, with a perfumery type of scent which was a bit artificial. Something which I rather do without.

The material is soft and adheres well to skin, with a slightly shorter nose flap though. The mask sheet with Propolis and Bee Venom feels comfortable and nourishing, making me feel that my skin is well-pampered after a day's external pollution and stress.

Skin is left looking well-rested, fresher and clearer after a 30 minute treatment.

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Review : Love & Toast Pomme Poivre Hand Creme

Product Description
Happy Hydration.Natural Super-Softeners Shea Butter, Macadamia Nut, and Olive Fruits team up with pore pleasing Avocado and Sunflower Oils to create a Dream Cream. Love and Toast can't live without its botanical perfume blend in the perfect lightweight and luxurious lotion.

With vanilla orchid, white musk, jasmine and ebony woods in its fragrance notes, Love and Toast Pomme Poivre Hand Creme looks good and smells good. This hand cream is also paraben-free, phthalate free, does not test on animals and do not contain artificial colours.

Review : Neutrogena Ultra Sheer Dry-Touch Sunblock SPF 50+ PA+++

Product Description
Neutrogena Ultra Sheer Dry-Touch Sunblock SPF 50+ PA+++ is a breakthrough in sun protection. Stabilized with Helioplex, it provides superior balanced broad-spectrum protection against skin-aging UVA and UVB rays and combines it with Dry Touch Technology for an ultra-light, non-shiny finish. This lightweight sunblock has a light fresh scent and is gentle enough even for sensitive skin. It is waterproof, sweatproof, non-comedogenic, dermatologist tested, oil-free and PABA free.

I redeemed a tube size sample from thesamplestore recently. If you are interested, you can join via my link and start redeeming free samples, like me too. There are always new products coming up, so the only way to assess if a product is suitable for your skin type, is to get sample size, try it, before deciding to invest in the full retail size.

Made in Korea, Neutrogena Ultra Sheer Dry-Touch Sunblock SPF 50+ PA+++ has a white creamy texture, with a slight sunscreen scent. At SPF50, one would expect the sunscreen to be pretty oily but surprisingly, is not, during application.

I use it mainly on my arms as I have a separate lighter sunblock ( Titanium Dioxide and Zinc Oxide ) for the face. The sunscreen applies well, with a medium consistency and has a slight shine. There is no sticky or oily after-feel so I would say it kind of tune in with its "dry touch technology".

Having a SPF50 with PA+++, it is a broad spectrum sunscreen which offers good protection for our skin in our humid sunny weather.

It uses the following sunscreen ingredients :
- Ethylhexyl salicylate ( also known as Octyl Slicylate or Octisalate ) provides UVB protection

- Benzophenone-3 ( also known as as Oxybenzone ) absorbs UVB and short UVA rays but is a relatively weak chemical UV absorber. By absorbing UV rays, it also helps preserve the integrity of other cosmetic ingredients, preventing their deterioration under the sun

- Octocrylene protects against partial UVA and full UVB rays

- Butyl Methoxydibenzoylmethane ( also known as Avobenzone ) absorbs UV rays. According to this source, tests have revealed Avobenzone’s tendency to significantly degrade in light over time, lessening its sun protection capabilities. For this reason, most sunscreens containing the ingredient also include photo-stabilizing ingredients like octocrylene

In Neutrogena Ultra Sheer Dry-Touch Sunblock SPF 50+ PA+++, the main focus is on Helioplex which is a formulation of broad-spectrum ultraviolet (UVA and UVB) skin protection containing avobenzone and oxybenzone made by Neutrogena. It is said to help protect skin by absorbing the UV rays and convert the UV energy to make Avobenzone photostable. 

This product scored 3.7 from 16 users on Makeupalley.

Note : To some people, sunscreen is usually referred to, as a chemical type, with the above sunscreen ingredients whereas sunblock is referred to, as a physical type, using Titanium Dioxide and Zinc Oxide as its main ingredients.

 
However, in reality, the terms sunblock and sunscreen tend to be used interchangeably.

Interestingly, there was some eczema flare-up on my arms and hands after using this sunscreen. And it happened several hours after application. I can only conclude it is due to this product, as this was the common factor on my eczema flare-up days. Note that it could be just my skin and this issue may not happen with others.

The itch was quite bad and red spots started turning up on both arms and hands. It subsided after a night - with topical medication and air-conditioned sleep rest.

Where To Purchase : Shopee | Amazon | Amazon SG

Review : Beyond The God of Patches Bye Bye Panda Eyes

Product Description
Designed exclusively for the eye area, this certified whitening patch delivers highly enriched natural whitening ingredients to sagging skin around the eyes and its dark shadow reaching to the chin, instantly boosting suppleness and radiance. 

Made in Korea, Beyond is a brand under LG Household and Health Care. I purchased it for 2500won on Testerkorea. Dermatologically tested, paraben free, no chemical colorants and against animal testing, Beyond The God of Patches Bye Bye Panda Eyes packaging is simply too cute for words.

The paper panda illustration opens up to reveal another paper packaging with the actual eye mask sheet. It is enveloped within 2 protective layers in a clear plastic tray.

The texture of the The God of Patches Bye Bye Panda Eyes mask sheets feel like a mesh-like hydrogel, with a slippery and cooling sensation. It is slightly moist and adheres well to the undereye area, without much slippage during the 40 minutes treatment.

It seems to hydrate my dry undereye area as the fines were slightly minimized. The brightness was more apparent on the first try but not so on the second try. ( I bought 2 sheets and used it once per week ). However, please note that eye masks are usually a temporary effect.

Source : Beyond

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Review : Skin Food Beauty In A Food Mask, Bird's Nest

Product Description
Provide rich hydration to dry skin

I have previously bought 2 sheets of Skinfood Beauty In A Food Mask, Bird's Nest from a Korean website for 1000won each. And of course, there's shipping involved for a ton of other products too.

I used 2 sheets on 2 consecutive days recently, just to nourish my skin, after not using masks for more than a week. Just the name - bird's nest makes one feel pampered and nourished so having it in a sheet mask is just another good marketing gimmick especially if it works well.

Similar to the other masks in the same Beauty In A Food mask range, the sheet mask is thin but sturdy yet pretty wet with essence that is creamy and sticky. It adheres well to skin and performs amazingly good with much hydration.
My skin feels soft and plump with moisture but its a temporary measure for the day as my skin turns back to its dehydrated state the following morning.

The full ingredient list can be found here.

Ingredients : 
Water, Glycerin, Butylene Glycol, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Swiftlet Nest Extract, Shea Butter, Polyglyceryl-3 Methylglucose Distearate, Macadamia Intergrifolia Seed Oil, Glyceryl Stearate, Xanthan Gum, PEG-100 Stearate, Sodium Carbomer, Carbomer, Portulaca Oleracea Extract, Alcohol, Disodium EDTA, Hydrogenated Lecithin, Sodium Hyaluronate, Cholesterol, Ceramide NP, Ascorbyl Tetraisopalmitate, Tocopherol, Ethylhexylglycerin, Phenoxyethanol, 1,2-Hexanediol, Fragrance

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Skin Food Beauty In A Food Mask, Bird Nest

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Not Just A PonyTail Hair Tutorial

If you like to tie your hair in a ponytail, check out this hair tutorial video by the creative Kate. Only bobby pins are required.


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Review : Wiseways All Heal Salve

Product Description
A soothing, natural first aid salve for minor cuts, burns, dry spots, scrapes, and diaper areas. Can be used as a healing nipple cream. Great for pets or horses too!
This is my 2nd tub of Wiseways All Heal Salve which is pretty awesome to have it around in the household. A pity that its only available in a 7.1g size in Iherb which meant that it get used up pretty fast. S$5.60 at 7.1g is not exactly an economical price for that tiny pot.

The tiny pot packs a punch in a glass bottle, with a black plastic cap. Unscrew the cap and you will see light yellow contents with a salve texture which meant greasy and sticky stuff.

I use the All Heal Salve on mosquito bites which works 90% of the time, easing the itch and the red bump disappears after awhile. I also use it on scrapes, in the hope that the wounds will get healed faster, although when it eventually does, I am not sure if its due to time, or truly due to the All Heal Salve.

I normally ignore tiny cuts, prefer to let it heal by itself so I have yet to use the salve on them. I tried using it on eczema itches but it only ease them for a short while before the itch came back again.
I treat it as a soothing balm for abrasions and rashes as well and I feel that it helps to ease the itch commonly associated with red rashes on my skin. At the same time, I was also hoping my scars can be reduced, after using the balm but so far, I have not seen a spectacular difference.

I get bites pretty often as compared to the rest in my household, so I always have such balms and potions and repellents around. For now, Wiseways All Heal Salve works pretty well on my scrapes ,bites and rashes so I will continue to buy it often.

You can get it from Iherb, where first time customer is entitled to US$5 off their first order. Use my code OKI787 so that Iherb can also reward me with a US$5 for a new customer referral.

Ingredients :
Olive Oil Extracts of Organic Comfrey, Chickweed and Plantain Leaves, Burdock Root, Calendula, Echinacea and St. Johnswort Flowers, Beeswax, Self Heal Flower Essence and Eilat Gem Essence.

Source : Wiseways

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The Twisted Half Up Hair Tutorial

Another awesome fuss-free hairstyle, created with lots of bobby pins by the pretty Kate. Enjoy!


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Review : MooGoo Soothing MSM Cream

Product Description
This cream is made using the moisturizing base of our Full Cream with the addition 10% MSM (Organic Sulfur) and the removal of Milk Protein. This is the maximum amount of MSM we could add to the cream. Just mention MSM and watch the Naturopaths go nuts about its skin calming properties. The cream uses Sweet Almond Oil which is one of the best moisturising oils for irritated skin due to its essential fatty acid profile. The cream is also fully loaded with other natural skin healing ingredients. These include Allantoin (Comfrey Root Active), Vitamin E, Aloe Vera and Honey. Paraffin Oil Free. pH Balanced. 

Key Ingredients : 
Prunus Amygdalus Dulcis (Sweet Almond) Oil : High in the types of fatty acids needed for troubled skin. 
Squalene (Olive) : Leave your skin moisturised and dewy. Our body produces a small amount of squalene, but the amount diminishes when we get older, starting in our twenties. Squalene is required for our skin to keep it moisturised and fight aging. It is also a unique antioxidant from olives that protects our skin from free-radical damages. Since Olive squalene's composition is very similar to human sebum, it can penetrate our skin very quickly to help our skin to fight dryness. It enhances skin elasticity and moisture retention. 
Cocos Nucifera (Coconut) Oil : We used coconut oil as a stabiliser, it also helps to moisturise the skin 

Made in Australia, The packaging of MooGoo first draws me in, when I was shopping at 10 10 Mother and Child Essentials in City Square Mall. The illustration is cute and the whole exterior gives a calming and soothing impression. Beside, milk has always garnered a positive feeling of being pure, white and moisturising for the body.