My current can’t-live-without-s
I’ve been trying out a few new products for some time now and I know those readers who are accustomed to reading my semester-reviews on new facial products must be wondering if that’s ever gonna come for this semester. Rest assured that I’ve many products which I can’t wait to share with you guys, including Biotherm’s Skin Vivo Series, Shu Uemura’s new UV Under Base Fluid. This time round I’d also like to share some of my favourite make-up stash with you guys.. The many little magic that does wonders to your face :) But all that has to wait cause a full blown review on all that is gonna take me a long longggg time, which explains why I’m here to do up a short review on 2 of my current cant-live-withouts – DHC’s Acne Spot Therapy & Bio-Essence Inchloss Body Cream.
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My previous pimple cream (Vichy Anti-imperfections) has officially retired after serving me well for almost 5months. DHC might be new to some of you but it’s no stranger to taiwanese. DHC has been around for a pretty long time, in fact, my very first skin care starter’s kit was from their line. Looking back, it’s been a good 6 years since I first used their products. My top favourites includes their iconic Extra Virgin Olive Oil (some uber shit), Cleansing Oil and their Olive Oil Soap (my absolute fav!). This is the first time I tried their Salicylic Acid collection and I’m highly impressed by their Acne Spot Therapy. While most pimple cream attempts to dry out your skin asap, the spot therapy does so without being harsh on the skin around it. While my concealers usually end up cracking over the pimple due to the dryness, this was totally not the case with the Acne Spot Therapy. Very simple packaging. Delivers everything a pimple cream should. Minimises redness and de-swell pimples in a blink. I love it! :)
The 2nd current cant-live-without is my Inchloss Body Cream. Many out there might be skeptical about slimming creams and to tell you the truth, they don’t work the way you think they do. hahaha. confused? Well, let’s all face it, if rubbing some cream can make your fats go away, there will be no fatties on this planet. These slimming creams (I’d like to believe..) are there to “assist” or “speed up” the slimming process. Having said that, by means of laws of thermodynamics ( = me bullshitting hahaha!), you can’t create or destroy energy. This also means, since we’ve all established that creams can’t just make your fats DISAPPEAR, if you want to make them disappear, you gotta input a certain amount of energy. The way I do it is through massaging. I’ve with me an applicator/massager of sorts with rollers which I’ve been using faithfully for the past 1 year (I think..). There came a time after all that weight loss you realise that’s probably the lightest you’ll ever go. My body weight became stagnant and though overall average, I was (still am actually) unhappy about my legs. ooOOOoo how I wish I can just chop off that chunk off my inner thighs and calves hahaha. ok, stop giving me those stares.
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ANYWAY! I started massaging my calves faithfully with the roller along with various slimming cream (I’ve tried so many! Every single one from Loreal and Nivea series. It’s crazy!) and I dare say massage really works! (It’s a lot slower and more time consuming but it doesn’t rebounce and despite the results being subtle, they don’t go unnoticed!) A lot of work yes but hey, no pain no gain! We can’t all be lucky babes with high metabolism to eat carefreely so if you can’t give up food, you gotta work hard somewhere down the line yea? :) So why particularly review the Inchloss Cream since I’ve used so many others? Firstly, I must say, I think they work ALL THE SAME. They more or less deliver the same results (Loreal’s Perfect Slim Laser/Loreal’s Perfect Slim Lifting Pro, Nivea’s My Silhouette Slimming & Reshaping Gel-Cream/ NIVEA’s body Good-bye Cellulite Gel Cream/Vichy’s Lipo-Metri Slimming Treatment). The products I’ve mentioned usually cost abt $39-$69 which if you use at my intensity, it’s crazy. So on that fine day when I saw the packaging of Inchloss that reads “Burns fat THROUGHOUT the day!” I was sold. hahaha and I’m glad I was cause at only half the price, this product delivers too! So if you’re looking for something to go along with massaging, a long term plan that is, you might wanna consider the Inchloss Cream (pardon the typo below).
Alright! That’s all for now. On a side note, FYP is ending and I’m kinda sad cause I made so many good friends through FYP and I really really can’t express how blessed I am to have met these wonderful people. This is probably not a good time to emo, I’ll be back in a future post after the final PPT. Have a good day everyone! :)































