Eye sun protection SOS call

Can someone please introduce a product for sun protection for the eye area? This is an SOS! desperately needing one.
Hopefully something that is wallet friendly.

thanks!!

korean skin care review: peeling gel 2

more peeling gels:

Coreana's Senite pure nokdu peeling gel

This one is so so so expensive, i bought it from gmarket at about 13500 wons (about RM38 excluding ems costs)! you can get two for about 8000-9000 wons from other sellers. What a rip off! I actually wanted a different version which is dark army green in colour similar to the colour of the coreana items below:

But instead i got the cheaper Senite version which makes it so expensive. My tube is 100ml. Definitely not economical!
Don't ever get from this seller (it's in my top blacklists list):  분장몰

i tried to get a refund but unsuccessful, even gmarket customer's service couldn't do anything for me. So i just opened and used it.

 I don't have the ingredients list as it in Korean, so sorry. 

How to use:

it works similar to the beauty credit coenzymeQ10 peeling gel that i've just reviewed in the previous post.

My personal instructions -- take an amount equal to about our Malaysian 20sen coin size or less and spread all over (i even use it under my eyes) and on the neck if there is still left over. Leave on for a minute or two and then start rubbing your skin. The gel will start to peel forming white "peels" like a gommage.


My experience:
It's ok, not the best. It leaves my skin mildly hydrated, and smooth. I much prefer Beauty Credit coenzyme Q10 peeling gel which leaves my skin more plumped and bouncier. And Beauty Credit's is definitely way more economical at only RM25-30 for 150ml.
I have no problems using this for my dehydrated and super sensitive skin even on a daily basis. No stinging etc, so it's mild enough for everyone. Not sure about acne skin types though.

conclusion: Better go for Beauty Credit Coenzyme Q10 peeling gel.

korean skin care review: peeling gel 1

A short review on peeling gels
1. Beauty credit's Coenzyme Q10 Peeling gel

 from Korea.


First off, Beauty Credit's Coenzyme Q10 Peeling gel

Sorry for the blurry picture, i'm not very good with cameras and i think my camera is out dated ;-)

It's a yellow large tube 150ml and in my opinion, value for money. It's inexpensive the tube lasts and lasts. It is enriched with Coenzyme q10 an anti-aging element. Here's a rather blurred ingredients list pic:

Hope you can view the ingredients list. I got this tube for about RM25++. so to me it is rather economical.

description
Reveal younger fresher skin with this gentle peeling gel made with extracts of apple and Coenzyme Q10. Use once a week to remove lifeless dull skin. Refreshes and rejuvenates skin instantly.

What is CoenzymeQ10: as we age we lose our natural ability to produce CoEnzyme Q10. Our skin cells become less active and loose vitality and bounce which is vital for a youthful appearance.


How to use:
My personal instructions -- take an amount equal to about our Malaysian 20sen coin size or less and spread all over (i even use it under my eyes) and on the neck if there is still left over. Leave on for a minute or two and then start rubbing your skin. The gel will start to peel forming white "peels" like a gommage.

My experience:
Wonderful! not drying for my sensitive dehydrated skin and i can feel a difference right after i use it. My skin is more bouncy and hydrated and smooth. I do not like to use harsh heavily beaded scrubs like st.ives apricot scrubs because they are too harsh on my sensitive skin. I can even use everyday with no problems
So i like gommage peels and this one works good for me.
But not when you have acne, because it is hydrating it is not recommended for acne skin types, but more for sensitive dehydrated or dry skin.

korean skin care: Sum37 sun-away essential sun block

Great Sun care:

well, i bought these in samples sizes from gmarket so i definitely do not have the ingredients list nor do i understand its Korean website description. (the packets on the right in the pic below)

It's protection factor: spf 42PA+++, this is more than sufficient for daily indoor usage and even when you venture outdoor under the hot scorching sun.

It's texture is on the creamy side but it is not thick and is easily spreadable. Although creamy, it does not leave a greasy heavy residue, in fact, it feels surprisingly light as a cream.

I really love this sun cream, it is so far the best of all the sun blocks that i have used in all these years! It does not leave me dry and tight , and it even leaves a nice soothing feel. It is so mild on my sensitive skin!
however, do note that i have rather dehydrated combo skin so my Tzone does get the oilies from this sun block. But i'd rather opt for this slight disadvantage than a drying pulling tugging sun block that promises no oilies.

So in my opinion, great for sensitive dehydrated skin. It really does soothe and is very mild AND promises high protection! Does not feel heavy nor greasy. It is the only high protection sun block that i can use.

There is a SPF50 one in the same line, perhaps once i finish this i'd give that a go.

taiwan skin care review: AMPM antioxidants relaxing serum

Naruko , niu er brand also has another brand under its umbrella, namely AMPM.

It's official website together with naruko: http://www.naruko.com.tw

I'm having a good affair with naruko and ampm at the moment despite my marriage to korean skin care Hera and Sum37 (hehehe).

Would like to introduce today one of AMPM's items namely the AMPM antioxidants relaxing serum.

What it does:
 promotes skin metabolism and improves dull skin tone
helps fight against dehydration, dullness, ageing (3 types of defense)
The main purpose is to restore vitality to lack-luster skin tones. Boost antioxidants to protect cells from environmental damage and reduce dryness.

Ingredients list: (taken from the packaging it came in)

I really like this serum as it never failed to soothe my sensitive skin from the itch and dryness lately experienced with the fluctuating heat and rain weather. Whenever my skin flares up, i get red and sometimes peeling raw painful skin. This is my saviour! truly! When my skin starts to flare up , especially around my nostrils (it's always red in that area), i dollop this all over it and in a minute or two, the stinging and pain and dryness is zapped aways! ta-dah! feels a little like magic ;-)

I think it's because it has calendula extract and which is my saving star. I bought a pot of marigold/calendula gel earlier from gmarket and it also soothes.

But this one has much added antioxidants so it soothes even better. Antioxidants are very very good for the skin, in that it builds up the skin's defenses and helps soothe and placate damaged skin. It's also very good for anti-aging as it defends against free radicals from everyday UV rays and other pollutants.


This product does somewhat hydrate but not to the extent that you can skip a hydrating serum or a hydrating gel-cream.

Does it improve lack-luster skin tone? erm, i have yet to use it long enough to know, but i am gladly using it daily.

Because of my taking a liking to this product, i've decided to also venture into an affair with other AMPM and even Naruko products. That's why i've been getting more hauls.

will update soon.

Japanese drama: liar game

I am in loooooveee

Ventured into japanese dramas of late............. and found treasure! Shota Matsuda, the damnedest little hottie ever!!
Why oh why are there such good looking males in the world and are all so out of reach??


Anyway, back to liar game. I watched all three seasons: seasaon 1 (11 episodes), season 2 (9 episodes) and the final is in a movie format around 1-2 hours.

Very very good series. It's a psychological thriller. No comedy nor romance whatsoever. I never cared for any series that has no romance, but this one is an exception and made it into my MUST WATCH list! The tricks, games, lies and deceit are very intelligently spun and highly sophisticated. It makes your brains work hard to catch the game. Haha, my brains are rusty already so it really gets my juices going.



Starring:

My love, Shota Matsuda as Akiyama Shinichi

He is so so hot. When the series first began, i didn't care much about him, but as it progresses, his portrayal of the very cool headed, never smiling, always frowning , and possessor of super high intellect Akiyama-san, is such a winning combo. You wouldn't be able to get your eyes off him for sure!


Erika toda as naivete Nao Kanzaki (girl on left)

This girl possesses a sweet-as-honey face, so angelic. Good one. Perfect fit for her character of always trusting, forever naive and gullible, pure hearted Nao-chan.


A short overview of the series:
Naive Nao gets into a deadly series of games known as Liar Game. She has to contend with opponents for an unusually large sum of money as the prize money or lose with the same amount as debt. There is no choice but to win. However, Nao is a very kind-hearted and pure soul so it makes it extremely difficult for her to contend and win. She trusts even her opponents easily and faces an onslaught of lies and deceit.

She engages the help of the very handsome Akiyama who is previously a prisoner, and a mastermind swindler. He is the one who protects and helps Nao at EVERY single game. They have earned each others' trust and he inevitably helps Nao in her heroine quest of ending the liar game once and for all with TRUST and unity.


My thoughts:
I really really wanted some form of romantic development between the two leads but alas to say, there was none. I anticipated with every single episode that at least there will be some hint/form that the two will fall in love. Tch! very disappointed in this area. It certainly lacks in the romance department. How sad! if not the series would have been 101% perfect-o!
I was even "deceived" that there would be romance. I watched the preview for the final movie and saw Akiyama leaning real close to Nao and brushing her lip with his fingertips. I jumped for joy! way to go!! at last, romantic scenes!!.................No way! no such luck! watch the movie and find out what that scene really carries :-(

However, having that said, it is still such a good series you can't turn away. A real must-watch for me.

My rating of it would be 9 out of 10 points minus-ing 1 point for the lack or romance.

It's seriously that good. Go for it!







More pics of the hottie:

Gmarket haul 6

Yikes Gmarket is simply eating into my hard earned savings
i truly need to stop for some time, ...... i wonder if it would be possible??


Recent haul pics:

The EMS cardboard parcel box....

Bought some vitamin K cream for skin redness. Unfortunately, it was too oily for my skin. What a bummer.
A small kit of Vitamin A,B and E creams were given in sample sizes.

Hera aquabolic's well-known moisturising line. I'm glad i tried it, it's really good.
Consists of moisturising water, emulsion, serum, aquabolic waterfall cream, preperfection serum, mineral sleeping mask.
I also bought their line of cleansing emulsion and foam , just to try (first three tubes in the plastic bag)
.
Ok, so the steps are: cleansing emulsion --> cleansing foam --> preperfection serum (this is like first care serum in the sulwhasoo range) --> aquabolic water --> aquabolic serum --> aquabolic emulsion --> waterfall cream --> mineral mask (at night)

i actually skipped the aquabolic water and emulsion as i find the combination of preperfection serum, waterfall serum and the cream hydrating enough. will be getting more of the aquabolic cream as i really like it. There is a nutritive cream in the same line that i have yet to try.

Did not like the cleansers though, so i'm glad it's sample sizes. They left me feeling sticky, heavy and uncleansed.

Coreana nokdu's senite peeling gel (100ml tube). This was not what i wanted. i think i got cheated by the seller. This is a much cheaper version than the normal dark green nokdu peeling gel. Sigh....... will not buy from this seller ever again.

More coreana nokdu sheet masks (i find them pretty good). And wanted to try their line of cleansing emulsion and foams (sadly , i did not fancy the cleansers, again too sticky and heavy for my liking).

Hera preperfection serum and  aquabolic serum! (i'm glad i got these, they are great!)
lowest item in the pic is hera's retinol cream (gonna use it on smile lines).

Elishacoy's gold mineral bb cream 15 ml sized tube. Nope, no good for me, it dries me up and sits into my pores. If you'd like to get a hold of this, let me know.

 Sum37's white award luminous treatment sample sachets, and sunaway essential sun block spf 42PA+++
Currently, my fave sunblock! it's on the creamier side but surprisingly, does not feel heavy nor does it "pull" my skin like all the sunblocks that i've tried. It's not the best yet, but i am happily using it daily.

 Sum 37's 1102 extreme time control vital essence, and newly launched luminous concentrate! this luminous concentrate is like history of whoo's whitening intensive, which is a 4-week concentrated treatment for fair skin. Hope this treats the freckles and uneven skin tone :-)

Sum 37's  white detox mask ( i find it fun to use with the bubbles and foam tickling your face), and skin saver essential cleansing cream. The cleansing cream is ok but not fantastic, next up i'd like to try the cleansing foam from the same line.

Hera's sunmate air light spf30pa++ (orange sachets on the right) , it's meant to be a make up base. Powdery cream with mineral sunblock filter. the texture is like a creamy sunblock but quite thick and difficult to spread. I did not like it.
Hera's HD foundation in #21. Good stuff, this one! it makes my skin looked air brush! however, the colour is a bit on the yellow side. But i do like the feel of it, light and doesn't accentuate the pores. Doesn't look too made up when wearing this. However, no oil control, so wear an oil control primer prior to putting this on, i would suggest.

 Shu uemura's phyto-black range. I've always wanted to try this range from shu uemura but the very expensive price tags deterred me. When i saw sample sizes on Gmarket, i grabbed them immediately!
first off, radiance boosting lotion,

A lightweight lotion that activates skin cell turnover while giving a radiant glow and helps reverse the signs of aging. Reduces fine lines and wrinkles. Suitable for all skin types

This one contains AHA and i really wanted to start using some form of either AHA or BHA on my skin seeing how good the clinique turnover was for my sister.


Others in the picture: phyto black lift intense anti wrinkle concentrate, phyto black lift smoothing anti wrinkle emulsion.