Brighter eyes

I have a thing for eye brightening serum or gel with the rolley-rolley ball bearings. It feels good on my skin and feels like the product would penetrate deep into my skin cells after being massaged in by the metal balls.

Soap & Glory Eye Brightening Moisture Serum ($26)

It is hydrating, but isn’t as effective as the Biotherm Aquasource Eye Perfection.

(I know Ginvera has the ball bearing eye cream/gel/serum too, but I don’t think I will try that. I have the Garnier one, it didn’t work for me.)

This brightening cream has a hint of lavender in it, unlike the Aquasource one which is transluscent. I feel that it is the lavender colour which reduces dullness, like lavender concealer. It will only make eyes brighter temporarily each time after usage.

For about a year now, I have been using Biotherm Aquasource Eye Perfection ($69). At the beginning, it was really effective. My fine lines disappeared and skin around the eye area became more moisturized. But gradually, my eye didn’t look as bright as when I first used it.

Then, I realised that my skin is already immuned to the product. I should constantly remind myself to change my skincare every 3 months.

Lesson learnt. No more going for the rolley-rolley balls. Perhaps using my finger to massage good gel or cream in  would be more effective. There are thousands and thousands of skincare product out there in the market, and I don’t believe I won’t find one that works for me.

Review: Biotherm Skinergetic

I saw the advertisement of it a while ago, and decided to try out this product:

Biotherm SKIN.ERGETIC

The advertisement targets the modern woman who is going through a hectic work life, multi-tasking, fatique, stress, diet and coming in contact with pollution. It also mentions that signs of fatigue includes loss of radiance, uneven complexion, visible pores, unrefined skin texture and roughness.

This main component of this product is broccoli, which is rich in antioxidants and boosts skin appearance.

“Present in the revolutionary SKIN.ERGETIC serum, it eliminates free radicals and stimulates cellular renewal, effectively “waking up”, tired skin. So it looks radiant, fresh and youthful, day after day!”

So I tried this serum.

This serum is a little different from the rest of the Biotherm series, as it is paraben-free and contains natural ingredients.

I found this serum to be a little special, as there is this activator which I can click and shake before first-time usage. However, product only lasts for 3 months after activating.

The texture of this serum is non-sticky, and feels good on my skin. Immediately, I felt like my skin is very well hydrated. My skin also looks more radiant and refreshed.

I can’t say much about it repairing my skin such that it stop signs of ageing because I could not stand the smell of this product.

After using it a couple of times, I got extremely nauseous after sniffing this product which smells of burnt rubber and wax. The smell is so strong that I could not stand using it for more than a week. Any longer, I will barf in people’s face.

I think most people will not mind the smell, because I have heard really positive things about this particular product. But it definitely puts me off.

Since people have so many good stuff to share about this product, you might like to try it for yourself. It is retailing at Sephora for $99.

Go give this product a shot, and share your experience!

Winter, dry skin and bad countergirl.

Harsh weather conditions during winter can take a toll on your skin because of its low humidity.

And the results?

We will end up with dry skin and makeup will not look as awesome.

“Not as awesome”?

Yes, not as awesome. The same cakey and patchy looking concealer your bitchy colleague wear every single day with pure ugliness cause of her dry skin. The same cakey uneven skin that can be seen on your best girlfriend’s multi-layered foundation. The same flakey effect on your cousin’s face on your relative’s wedding day.

And last winter at Taipei, my skin was at the verge of splitting apart.

My face is already extremely dry in Singapore, and I already have dry skin underneath my eye area that appears “patchy” whenever I used concealer on it.

Although I am used to harsh criticism from my friends, that particular winter definitely didn’t make things better. My face was so dry that my skin feels so tight, like my imaginary obesity threatening to burst the seams of my pants.

So, I made my way down to Biotherm because I was running low on moisturizer and my tiny bottle could not sustain for another week.

At the counter, I asked for this:

Biotherm Aquasource for combination skin

I really liked the feel of the gel as it does not feel sticky on my skin after application.

But the countergirl told me my skin was extremely dry and needed something stronger.

Even though I kept saying that i liked the above product, she kept persuading me into buying this:

Biotherm Aquasource for dry skin

After using it, I didn’t feel as good as using the one in the green bottle.

It works perfectly fine, moisturizing my skin and all. But it just didn’t feel…. right. It’s almost like licking silver after tasting gold.

Don’t get me wrong. They are both the same price at the counter. And they both are from the same series.

But I just didn’t feel as “connected” to the latter. Soon after, I had a mental prejudice against that bottle because I hate how I allowed myself to be influenced by the bad countergirl.

The bottle is now safe in my girlfriend’s place. Just as well, lah. She has really, really, really dry skin. (She uses a firming cream as moisturizer. Now everyone say it with me: Goodness. Gracious. Me.)

My little lesson costs $70. And it’s good enough a sum to wake me up.

In Sales Strategy class, we learnt that a buyer would not buy a product based on its features or the advantages it brings to them. Buyers are always looking for how would a product benefit them. In this case, I was convinced that the product would moisturize my skin (advantage), leaving me with smooth makeup application (benefit).

Lies!

The smooth makeup application didn’t happen.

A big hatred towards the bad countergirl happened.

I have learnt an important lesson after that five minutes of interaction with Biotherm girl – I should have listened to my heart.

Never will I again be influenced by bad countergirls.