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Origins Drink Up Intensive Overnight Mask

Origins Drink Up Intensive Overnight Mask | Can a hydrating mask be dehydrating?

Looking for a hydrating overnight mask? Origins Drink Up Intensive Overnight Mask has received rave reviews online. Let’s find out if this mask really quenches skin’s thirst as it promises. Psst. You may save yourself some money after reading this review.  I received a sample size Origins Drink Up Intensive Overnight Mask during Christmas. Although it comes in a 10ml […]

C20 Original Pure Vitamin C20 Serum

Wishtrend Pure Vitamin C serum fades age spots, but on one condition

Good stuff is hard to come by and I really would have loved for Wishtrend Pure Vitamin C serum to be featured as a holy grail write-up.  I mean, how often do you  find a product that can fade age spots within a month? And not forgetting the perks of making you fairer and more even-toned? Sadly, this miracle potion

Kiehl's Powerful-Strength Line-Reducing Concentrate

Review of Kiehl’s Powerful-Strength Line-Reducing Concentrate

Read this product name – Kiehl’s Powerful-Strength Line-Reducing Concentrate. With such a persuasive name, who could resist buying a powerful youth potion? Can you?  Oh well. I couldn’t and bought one. Let’s see if this product lives up to her name?    About Kiehl’s Powerful-Strength Line-Reducing Concentrate Despite her very fanciful and catchy name, is generically a vitamin C cream. It is formulated

Beauty Holy Grail 2016

Beauty Holy Grail and Must-Haves 2016

It’s that time of the year again, to recap the Beauty Holy Grail discovered in year 2016. This year, I’ve only discovered 3 items that are qualified to enter my holy grail list. Here we go!   Beauty Holy Grail 2016 #1. L’Herboflore Hyaluronic Acid Biocellulose Mask Most of the masks I’ve tried don’t do anything for me. But this one does.

L'Herboflore Hyaluronic Acid Biocellulose Mask

L’Herboflore Hyaluronic Acid Biocellulose Mask provides emergency hydration boost

Congratulations to my first year anniversary of owning the “renowned” L’Herboflore Hyaluronic Acid Biocellulose Mask. I’ve finally gotten down to using it after 365 days or thereabouts, and WOAH, I have to tell you this. This mask is amazing and it has been included in my Taiwan-Must Buy list!   What took me so long to try this Taiwan-made facial sheet

Taiwan 8 Day Solo Trip

Easiest Way to get from Taipei Main Station to Taoyuan Airport (Taiwan Tour – Day 8)

How to travel from Taipei Main Station to Taoyuan Airport? Where to store your luggage? What’s the best route to get yourself to Bus Terminal and avoid steep staircases while lugging along heavy luggage? This final day of my Taipei’s 8 Days Tour will provide tips on how to get yourself to airport in the most effortless way. Check it out.   Gulping Myself Silly

Day 7 - VI Precison Peel

VI Precision Peel | Unexpected pain & long recovery

A painful and long recovery to VI Precision Peel was something out of my expectation as the previous few sessions were close to being painless. To share with everyone how a similar procedure could result in an entirely different recovery, I’ve decided to document my experience here. Watch out for the unsightly photos that had me hidden behind closed doors

Shiseido White Lucent Eye Cream

Shiseido White Lucent Eye Cream promises to reduce dark circles | REVIEW

Do you face this problem when your tear troughs appear more obvious with age, creating shadows that make you look tired all the time? I started noticing perpetual shadows underneath my eyes when I hit my 30s. The “sunken” areas worsened quickly with every passing year.  That’s when specialized eye products targeting dark circles started to pique my interest. And Shiseido

Facial

Common Sales Tricks Beauty Spas use on you (Plus New York Skin Solutions Review)

Hey beauties, have you ever gone for a complimentary beauty facial session in Singapore? If you have, you would know that there’s no free lunch in the world. Such a session would typically end with a lengthy sales session where you’ll sit in a room facing a persistent sales consultant. Yes, she wants you to sign up for their beauty

Bourjois Metallic Eyeliner (No 54 Bleu Clinquant)

Beauty Holy Grail 2015

Hey peeps, ready to view the list of Beauty Holy Grail for year 2015?  These six beauty products, reviewed in 2015 stood out among others and were ranked 5/5.  I would buy them over and over again.  Without any further ado, here’s the newly-discovered beauty items I can’t do without (in no particular order).   Beauty Holy Grail 2015 (5-star

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