Travel Loots - Japan (April 2019)

I AM BACK (just hours after arriving back in SG) from my trip to Japan and what better day than now to consolidate my loots before I return to the reality of my 'rat' life. 💖 #life

Skincare Products

I was really looking into skincare products this trip, especially the sheet masks. I love how they have these big bag of masks that contains 10~50 sheets of masks → great for personal use & cost savings. 

Fiona did so much research into what was good & 1 tip she gave was to look out for the "Cosme #1" products. So that along with some recommendations from le friends, I picked up some products to try out. 

DHC Deep Cleansing Oil

Anessa Perfect UV Sunscreen

Kobayashi Senacure Spray (for backacne) - quite a random pick up but why not

Facial Sheet Masks:

(Top Left to Right)

• Kose Japan Clear Turn Face Masks
• Daiso Mask (to be used on top of a sheet mask to hold it in place)
• Lululun Pink Face Masks

(Bottom Left to Right)

• Kose Japan Clear Turn Eye Masks
• Keana Rice Masks
• Kose Japan Clear Turn Essence Collagen Face Masks

Rohto Lycee Eye Drops - heard that this is highly raved...

Dr Scholl Deep Moisturising Cream (heels) - another random pick up

Makeup Products

My Lash Mascara 

OPERA Lip Tint (02 Pink)

General Care Products

Kao Megurizumu Gentle Eye Steam Mask

Kao Megurizumu Goodnight Steam Patch (back of the neck)

Dr. Scholl's Compression Socks

Music CDs

Others

Food Items

Didn't have much time at the airport to browse so... Kit Kat Galore:

Nissin Cereal! 

Something for the office (*eye rolls*):

Something for le family:

Gummies for me:

& the snacks that were meant to be eaten during the trip but never did:

I think that was all I got this round. Was pretty sure my baggage would be heavy since there were many liquid products (esp the face masks) but we were all far from exceeding the baggage weight limits. 🙌

Time for me to find a place for all these things (but first, its time to get some beauty sleep from all that travelling the past week 😴).

Upcoming: Travel Log - Japan 2019 April

Digital Perm?!?!

25 years on this planet and for the first time, I decided to try perming my hair. 😐
(I'm still... sitting on the fence about whether I'm regretting my decision, hahhahah)

The digital perm process

The whole process from washing ↦ cutting ↦ treatment ↦ washing ↦ chemical ↦ washing ↦ perming ↦ neutralizer ↦ washing ↦ blow drying took about 4 hours. (I'm pretty sure I walked up and down that washing bay more than 4 times though, might have missed a step in between)

Good thing they had wifi.

After salon vs After shower

I believe perming is something that would probably look better with diligent people. 😅 Protecting your curls, blow-drying for more prominence & styling... this takes effort and patience (which I don't really have).

Since I don't have the habit of washing my hair in the mornings either, it's going to go up in a ponytail most of the time. 😂

ちょっと。。。値段が高いでしょう。😞

I don't really know what went through my head when the appointment switched from a regular haircut to a perm. Life's been boring and I knew I wanted a change, but I didn't really wanna dye my hair (I like my natural colour) nor cut it short. hahah. 

Well, it did accomplish one thing though ↦ fulfilling my curiosity about a perm. 😅 

Skincare Routine 2018

Friends who know me... know that I'm a very lazy person. Make-up, dressing up - they simply take up too much time & effort. Maybe I haven't found a reason to be caring much about those anyway. #foreveralone 😏

But, if there's one thing I'm really diligent about... it has to be:

✩- SKINCARE -✩

In the past.. way back as a kid up to my early teenage years, I never really bothered. I used to be able to do absolutely nothing and still be perfectly fine with my life. This, though, changed when I was wrapping up secondary and got into tertiary education. My nightmare started... this thing called ACNE 😈 ruined it for me. 

For years and years... it bugged me. I tried many remedies, including the dermatologist, and I absolutely hated it when people commented on the state of my face. There was a period of time I was so self-conscious I couldn't leave my house without having my BB cream/concealer on. 

I have lost count of the number of products I have tried till date and the no of times my skincare routine had changed... but I think my current routine is settling pretty well and its quite fixed now. 

Here's my 2018 skincare routine product list:

Eucerin's DermoPurifyer Cleanser

First up, Cleanser! - Eucerin has a pretty good range of products for acne-prone skin. I use their cleanser once a day in the evening (I just cleanse my face with water in the mornings) because I read somewhere that cleansers takes moisture away from your skin so I don't want to over do it.

Sidenote: I used to use their day & night moisturiser which are really decent and good as well. 

After cleansing, its always good to prep the skin with a toner. 

Skin Inc's Pure Serum-Mist

Okay.. this isn't exactly a toner. Yes, its a mist. I read about how their CEO used this right after cleansing so I kinda just decided to follow that. 

Following that, serums!

Skin Inc's My Daily Dose Serum

I swear by this, this is the one product that got me into this brand -Skin Inc. It prides itself in its customisable serums because everyone is different and have different concerns that they want to fix, and this is exactly what they market towards.

(p.s. I can never thank bubzbeauty enough for letting me find this brand 😘)

The blue bottle is My Daily Dose which contains 3 different types of active ingredients, which I use for the entire face: 

Note: colour of bottles are chosen by me... 

- Licorice Serum (calms irritated skin & pimples)

- Ceramide Serum (for sensitive skin)

- Hyaluronic Acid (for long-lasting hydration)

The right bottle just contains their Vitamin B3+ Serum which tackles sudden breakouts and I use them only on targeted areas prone to zits. 

Following that, sealing all the goodness with a moisturiser!

In the Mornings:

Skin Inc's Pure Recovery Dew

& At Night:

Skin Inc's Deepsea Hydrating Mask

I don't think I can ever go back to cream-based moisturisers, these.. are so light on the skin and that just feels so good.

Last but not least, my go-to pimple treatment: 

Benzac Spots Treatment Gel

It worked miracles for the persistent acne on my forehead which really gave me hope that one day... my acne would go away. They must have recently changed their packaging because I couldn't find it and was googling away on what happened to the product, only to realise that it was actually right in front of me. 

For more information on the products & how much they cost:

Eucerin: official site | watsons 

Skin Inc: official site | sephora

Benzac Spots Treatment Gel: watsons

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I was doing spring cleaning on my skincare & makeup products today and it seems I had forgotten all about them: 

Wild Fern's Manuka Honey Eye Serum

Damn.. I hope its still usable. 😅 *gonna try using it*

Lipstick... that has a flower in it

People used to be raving about these lipsticks... I got this from my sister who bought them online. It looks transparent but I think on contact, it turns slightly pink. I don't even remember when I got it, wonder if it's still usable too. 😕