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!

Etude House Total Age Repair

Warning: Pretty boring entry ahead.

So I tried both the Etude House total age repair activating emulsion and the royal jelly cream.

Etude House Total Age Repair Royal Cream

Etude House Total Age Repair Activating Emulsion

So here is Etude House’s description of the total age repair:

“ Total Age Repair’s special formula utilizes fermentation of Immortelle Flowers and Royal Jelly to nourish and preserve youthful looking complexion with natural moisturizing, anti-aging, regenerative components.

Total Age Repair Activating Emulsion provides ideal moisturizing care for women in their thirties who experience the onset of fine lines, wrinkles and structural damage of derma.

Key ingredients in this exclusive formula include Immortelle Flower extracts, Royal jelly fermented extracts, and Shea Butter.”

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Use sparingly!

I would not recommend you to use it if you’re still in your twenties because anti-ageing agents like the above is too strong for your young skin and would work magically for you now but in future, you’ll find that products like these would no longer work. Instead, you can try the normal moisturizer, toner, vitamin C essence, vitamin E without the anti-ageing agent.

However, if you are still in your twenties and your skin is cracking up like mine, go ahead and use it occasionally. I don’t use it on an everyday basis because I am extremely afraid that no products would work for me in future if my skin gets too used to all the strong creams or essence in the market.

I tried it, and found it to be extremely moisturizing.

The texture of it is a little like gel moisturizer, except that this product magically firms skin and reduce fine lines. Immediately after application, I could feel the difference. My skin felt more supple and lines less visible though it did not last long.

Priced at $49.90 at Etude House, it might be a little more expensive than other skincare products (I saw L’Oreal’s youth code selling for $25 at Sasa yesterday). But the of this bottle of emulsion does to your skin is probably justified by the good things that it does to the skin.

And once again, whatever works well for me might not do the same for you. Go ahead and try all the skincare out there in the market to find out what’s best for your skin. Good luck!