July Favourites

Hello readers, just to share with you all, some of my favorites for the month of July!

1. Unisoy Instant Organic Soya Milk Powder

 I have been using this as a meal replacement for either my breakfast or lunch for about 3 weeks from now.

There are two versions but I chose the orange one which is without cane sugar. 

Per sachet contains less than a 100 calories and it is so tasty that I don't mind drinking it everyday.

If u drink it for breakfast, it can pretty well last you for a few hours until lunch, and you will not have the tendency to overeat for lunch.

It can be purchased from local supermarkets at about $8 for 12 sachets. 

2. Lang Leav

She is a contemporary poet from Sydney and I am totally captivated by her style of poetry. 

Her poems are usually short,  and she has the tendency to play with irony.

She uses simple words, joining together to form a poem of complexity.

All her poems have a touch of melancholy in them.

Follow her on tumblr to read more of her poems

http://langleav.com/tagged/Popular

She has also released her new book " Love and Misadventures" recently and I am planning to get hold of it.

3. Skinfood Black Sugar Perfect First Serum

The good old Skinfood Black Sugar scrub has gained popularity throughout the years.

With this, Skinfood has released a new product from the same line.

I think it is released less than a few months ago. 

They got the gorgeous Lee Min Jung to do the CF for this product.

The power of the media.

The first lines of the CF caught my attention 

" 360 degrees of smooth skin completed" 

Although called a serum, it is supposed to be used as the first step of skincare.

It has a texture of somewhere in between a toner and a serum. 

Doesn't live a sticky residue on the face.

It has exfoliating, brightening, wrinkle-smoothing and hydrating benefits in a single formula.

After using it for 2 weeks or so,and the best part is, it really made my skin smoother.

I also like its hydrating benefits so in the morning, I use this and go straight to my CC cream.

I also noticed that my make up glides on better. 

All time favourite as of now.

Pore Care

Hi, I am back with a beauty post!

There are about 20,000 pores on our face and how we take care of them can change the way we look.

All blackheads, whiteheads or even acne are caused by congested pores.

So, let's get down to solving the root of the problem!

Step 1:  After you are done with cleansing your face.

Pour some boiling/hot water into a basin and steam your face for about 10 minutes.

Alternatively, you can use a steam towel for about 10 minutes. ( Just soak a clean towel into hot water, wring it dry and apply to your face)

This helps to open up your pores and prepare it for deep cleansing.

Step 2:

 Use a deep cleansing mask ( Clay mask)

It works to exfoliate and draw impurities to the skin surface and into the clay.

It also removes excess sebum

However, clay mask is known to be rather drying so be sure to moisturize your face thereafter.

Leave it on your skin for 10-15 min.

Step 3: 

"Close back" your pores

I am so tempted to try out Sea Tree Ice Toner but it's spray aerosol type so they don't ship it worldwide.

So i came up with my own way to shrink my pores.

After you wash off the clay mask, splash your face with ice water. 

You can add ice cubes into the water, or u can store a bottle of water in the fridge for this usage.

Step 4: 

Follow up with an exfoliating toner. 

I am in love with Skinfood Black Sugar Perfect First Serum! ( will do a separate review)

It is sort of  like a 2 in 1 toner and serum.

It is said to help exfoliate skin, leaving it soft, smooth and supple. 

I store my Skinfood Black Sugar Perfect First Serum in the fridge so it is really refreshing to apply it right after washing my face. 

Step 5: 

Use a Vitamin C serum. 

This O.S.T Original Pure Vitamin C20 Serum, I swear it's so good for your skin. 

After using it for a week, the blackheads on my nose are visibly reduced, it also kind of evens out my skin tone by reducing the appearance of acne scars.

It also has pore tightening effects.

Final Step:

Moisturize, Moisturise and Moisturize

Supply the lost moisture back to your face by using your favourite moisturizer.

I like how Clinique Thirst Relief is so lightweight and hydrates your skin really well

Alternatively, I just slap on a generous amount of Laneige Water Sleeping Pack .

It keeps your skin deeply hydrated throughout the night. 

Depending on your skin condition, and schedule,

I suggest doing the pore care regime once every week/ two weeks.

However, the best time to do this regime is 2 weeks before your time of the month.

Try not to do this regime during or a few days before your time of the month as our skin is extremely sensitive during that time and easily irritated. 

Long Distance Relationship

I am really bad at being consistent in blogging.

Here I am, back after more than a month. 

Anyway, we had a celebration for Ziwei yesterday as she is about to get married in France in September.

How cool is that!

So happy for the awesome couple!

They have been doing 4 years of LDR and finally can be together

I have only been through a year of LDR and I am dreading it so much as much as I have gotten used to it.

The thing about LDR is I love and hate it at the same time?

Well, absence do makes the heart grow fonder. 

Especially when you only get to see each other once every few months.

Everytime just feels like falling in love all over again.

I don't know how to explain this but yes, it just feels like a new relationship all over again.

Very fresh and exciting.

But, at the same time, I hate LDR too.

Especially at the time of the month where your hormones are raging and your imagination just run wild. 

So many 'what ifs'..

However, I think for a LDR to work,

both parties must have similar lifestyles.

Imagine a guy who parties all night while his girlfriend tries so hard to reach him on the phone from miles away. Frustrating, isn't it?

Luckily,for me and him,

we are not really into night life 

so we don't have any disputes on that. 

and he is easily contactable. no issues for this too.

I am so glad we don't have to do LDR anymore in the near future