AD: Hada Labo Perfect Gel (3 in 1 Ultra Hydrating Gel)

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Hada Labo have recently launched their new product - Perfect Gel (3 in 1 Ultra Hydrating Gel)

              

This gel form sleeping mask helps to hydrate your skin during your sleeping hours.

Recently I am so busy with work, I simply do not have time to pamper my skin. *Non-stop working mode*

Being in an air-con room almost 8 hours everyday, my skin is super dry and patchy even when I applied moisturiser beforehand.


The new Perfect Gel can be use as a sleeping mask or even as a moisturiser.

 

Sleep is the time when the body repairs itself. During these optimal seven to nine hours of sleep, the body is rested both physically and mentally from a day’s activities. As such, many hair, face and body products are most effective overnight as the body absorbs it better. Hada Labo introduces the new Hada Labo Perfect Gel to replenish the skin’s moisture while you sleep.

Being all essence, cream and mask at once (3-in-1), the Hada Labo Perfect Gel is also suitable for daily use with the ability to provide 24 hours deep moisturizing effect with its five main ingredients.

The Hada Labo Perfect Gel has a rich cream texture that is non-sticky, allowing your skin to feel light even after applying. Its versatility and effectiveness has won the hearts of so many women that it is No.1. Sales in ‘All-in-One’ gel product segment in Japan.

 
3 Types of Hyaluronic Acid for deep and long-lasting moisturization:

1.  Hyaluronic Acid is able to hold 6l of water per gram, providing intense moisture to the skin when applied.
2. Super Hyaluronic Acid is able to hold 2X as much water than Hyaluronic Acid per gram, providing maximum moisturization.
3. Nano Hyaluronic Acid is able to penetrate deep into the skin, providing long lasting and deep moisture to the skin.

Collagen:
4. As the body’s collagen levels decline, the skin starts to age with wrinkles, large pores and poor skin clarity. The Hada Labo Perfect Gel contains collagen to provide firm, elastic and wrinkle-free skin.

Ceramide:
5. Skin that lacks ceramide is often dry,irritated, and often easily affected by the sun and dust in air. Hada Labo Perfect Gel help to hold and repair the surface skin cells together for a healthy, smooth skin.

I have been using the Perfect Gel for the past 3 days. All I can say is this product does not break me out, neither does it makes my skin even more oily.

 

Before heading to bed, I will cleanse my face properly, pad it dry and apply the product onto my skin in circular motion. It absorb super quickly without leaving the skin feeling greasy and sticky.

 

When I wake up in the morning, my skin does not produce as much oil and I can see my pores are visibly smaller as compared to using only a toner.

 

If you are someone who is on a super busy schedule and have no time to apply facial mask regularly. Do give this sleeping mask a try. The 80g of product is worth every single cent.

 

 

 

 

Hada Labo is available at Watsons nationwide. 

 

 That's it for today. Till next time~

Cassandra    

Contact Lens: GEO XCM-214

One of my favourite contact lens got to be from GEO lens. They provide a wide range of designs and diameter.

If you are a first time contact lens wearer, I would recommend looking into this brand. Perhaps start from a 14.0mm-14.2mm lens, they are smaller in diameter but able to make a difference.

As the authorities are banning the sales of contact lens on the internet, it is now harder for us to buy these cosmetic lens online. When buying contact lens online, please be sure that you are buying from reliable source. Your eyes are too precious for you to test things out, so be safe than sorry!

My first ever cosmetic lens I have tried is the XCM series from GEO Lens. I often get good comments while wearing this lens. The design is vibrant and unique, bringing more attention to the eyes. They also have a wide variety of colours to choose from. For a more natural look, choose a colour that is more closer to your natural eye colour. For me, it's either brown or grey.

If you watch my recent make up tutorial video, I am wearing GEO Lens in XCM-214 which is the brown shade.

 

 

Pro: Super comfy, able to last for 8 hours without irritating eye
Con: None, in my opinion

Comfort Level: 4.5/5
Vibrancy: 4.5/5
Repurchase: Definitely

If you experience dry eyes, just drip a few drops of eye drops and it will ease the discomfort. Please do take note that you should only use eye drops that are meant for contact lens user. It is not advisable to use normal eye drop. One of the eye drop I would recommend is Rohto eye drop. It comes in the unique square shape. You can buy it from local drug store like Watsons or Guardian at about $10.

 

 

 That's it for today. Till next time~

Cassandra

Basic: Exfoliating

It’s summer time! Actually for Singapore, you probably get the sunny weather most of the time. Not to mention the humidity! It's hard for our make up to stay on for long and for me, my extremely oily skin only make things worse.

For me, my make up don’t usually last for more than 4 hours, even with primer. I start to see caking around the cheek area and my foundation seems to slip and slide around. Having extremely oily skin means it’s going to be very difficult to maintain that matt look. And usually I ended up with unwanted shines reflecting off my face. URGH!

To minimize such problems, oil control is very important. Putting on a primer before your foundation is a must and most importantly, do not apply too many layers of make up on your skin!

Most primer usually contain silicones, it is one of the ingredients that help to provide the smooth texture to your skin. But silicones are usually the reason why you get clog pores and if you don’t remove them properly, they are going to stay on your skin and causes breakouts. So cleanse your face properly!

 

One of the important factors to keep your skin smooth and clean is to exfoliate!  That’s right, in such harsh weathers, your make up is most likely going to melt and all those unwanted make up that you pile on your face is going to clog your pores! Exfoliating not only helps to unclog pores, it also removes dead skin cells, giving you that fresh and clean look.

 

Amethyst Story from Ginvera! This is one of the exfoliator I use to exfoliate my face. Another good alternative you can try is CURE exfoliator. It's on the pricier side though.

Result after exfoliating. You can see the obvious result, the skin is more clearer and fairer.

I would normally apply mask after exfoliating. This is because after you exfoliate, you pores are clean and would allow better absorbent. In this way, your skin can get all the goodies and vitamins from the mask! One of my favourite mask from Etude House. Super economical since your are paying for four different masks with all the different effects. If you are someone who likes to try out different product, this is definitely a mask you can try out. Great results and it does not break me out.

After your mask, apply toners and pore serum to help minimize the appearance of your pore. And do bear in mind that your pores do not open and close. You can only enlarge or shrink your pores.

To help keep your skin in a "healthy" mode, the best way is to drink lots of water. Not only is it good for your skin, it also helps to flush out toxic from your body. Eat lots of fruits that are high in anti-oxidant and Vitamin C!

 

 That's it for today. Till next time~

Cassandra

Updates

It’s been so long since my last update. I apologize for it because I was super busy last week.

Currently, I am preparing the layout of blog. Since I’ve decided to create a blog, I’m going to write in my style. So I went to a photo shoot to customize my layout. It’s my first time ever going for a studio shoot. Totally have no idea how to work on the different poses but the photographer was a nice lady, she taught me a lot and the photos she took were perfect!

 

Anyways, I’m still struggling to lose weight for my cosplay photo shoot, eating a balance diet and making sure that I am exercising for at least 30 mins daily. I’ve also included JW Garcinia Cambogia(HCA) into my diet. It basically works as an agent to block fat and reduce cravings. As far as I’ve tried it, it did not really work to reduce the fats in my body but it did helps to control my craving for after meal snacks. I usually drink it 30 mins before lunch and dinner, this way it helps to reduce my food intake which means lesser consumption.

 

 

Breakfast: A bowl of cornflakes serve with low fat milk and a glass of plain water

Lunch: Steamed chicken breast (not marinated) or Grilled Saba fish with a small portion of rice

Tea Break: A small apple or a small bunch of grapes

Dinner: 1/3 bowl of rice, stir-fry vegetables, eggs and a bowl of soup.

 

I’m trying not to touch chocolates, sweet or even biscuit and did some little changes to my lifestyle.

Ø  Take the stairs instead of the escalator

Ø   Substitute frizzy drink with green tea or plain water

Ø  Do some stretching before heading to bed

 

You can also visit: http://yukichama.blogspot.sg/2012/07/popteen-exercises.html

 

The blogger upload some magazine scans featuring popteen models weight loss exercise.

 

That's it for today. Till next time~

Cassandra

Crazy Diet

Okay, I keep telling myself this, "I gonna go on a diet after this piece of chocolate". Seems like after a few days and I'm back to square one.

I'm a sucker for sweet treats. Especially chocolate, totally hard to resist.

Anyone out there love this too? Kinder Surprise!

Anyway, I can afford to slack anymore, my Asuna costume just arrived and  I have to work hard to get rid of those flabby arms before my photoshoot and AFA!

Gonna give this a shot!

I've been also trying the Korea LUS Extra V-Line Lift Up Mask! Bought it from sasa last Friday.

It's suppose to help burn the stubborn fats around your face and gives you a V shape face result!

Apparently it did work after the first try, still going to continue using and see the result.

That's it for today. Till next time~

Cassandra

My 21st Birthday Make Up Look

It's up~! My first YouTube make up video.

Sorry for the poor quality, this was filmed using my webcam.

Products used:
Urban Decay Primer Potion
Majolica Majorca Eyeshadow BR799
Sana super quick gel pencil eyeliner
Lancôme Art Liner
Lancôme Hypnose Mascara
Eyemazing No. 820
Shu Uemura Eyelash Curler
Stila bronzing powder shade 2
Kate Designing Eyebrow N Ex-5
NYX Blush 07 Natural

Contact Lens:
GEO xcm-214



That's it for today. Till next time~

Cassandra

Finally 21! My 21st Birthday Celebration @ MBS

I'M FINALLY 21! Mixed feelings; sort of like you are finally an adult yet somehow wanting to remain as a teenager. Contradicting much, I know.

Anyways, I celebrated my 21st birthday at Marina Bay Sands. I wanted something different; unlike the usual fanfare with chalets and parties. A small celebration with my close friends and relatives.

A few weeks back, I was debating to get the club room or the grand club room. It was really difficult to do the research since there was no clear picture on the internet showing the approximate size and layout of the room.

In the end, I figured that I would just get a suite! Save me all the trouble of having to worry if the room would be able to accommodate 30 guests. The pricing for the room jumped quite a bit too, almost doubling the price of the great club room. It was worth it, nevertheless.

On that day, my cousins checked into the hotel via the VIP lounge together with my bf at about 1pm, instead of the advised timing of 3pm (Yes, we're very kiasu XD). However, this time the checking-in didn't run as smoothly, they had to wait till 3pm before the hotel was able to offer us the room. So they ended up lingering about the hotel tower while waiting for the room, a little like lost vagrants.

If you were wondering where was I, I headed down to collect the Japanese Sponge Cake from Ms Chitose-san. I ordered about 200 pieces from her and she really kind to give me a complementary box of cheese and custard sponge cake each for my birthday. I swear she makes the best sponge cake which will make you go back for more! She will be at Parkway Parade next week so do check out her store.

After collecting the sponge cakes, I joined my cousins and bf at the hotel and we got our rooms at exactly 3pm. MBS is super efficient when it comes to checking-in.

The suite I booked was the 'Orchid suite', enough to hold all my guests.
Didn't manage to take picture of the room >.<
Image taken from the hotel website, agoda.com and 9to5travel.com

The bedroom - 1 king size bed

The living room

The living room and the dining area 

I didn't have much time to spend in the room after checking-in, I got out with my bf to pump up the helium balloons but returned back after we were not able find any shop at Marina Square that does it. In the end, the balloons were filled up using co2 instead.

When I got back, the room was already decorated with birthday signs and balloons!

 

 

 

 

It turns out that they have been planning it way before to surprise me. The sign board is 100% handmade!

 

 

Soon after, my family and relatives arrived with all the food and drinks. Thankfully, the dining table was big enough for us to place them on.

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My good friend Kin Siong during polytechnic days, also know as my "sis", together with his gf, Ailing. (My sister at the side photobombing)

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My mentor during my internship at UOB, Francis, together with his beautiful wife~

 

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Bf's army mate; a really sweet group of people. Sa Pyae, Thor and Edwin

 

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My best friend since Primary school! Cherie together with her bf and also JiaLing, my mentor on my first part-time job.

 

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Bf's sister and cousins~ Super nice people! :D

 

 

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Me and my awesome grandma! The Wonder lady who cooked the curry and boiled the eggs for the celebration.

 

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The most awesome family ever!

 

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Some random candid shots! XD

 

 

 

 

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Cake cutting time!

 

Tada~! My Nyan Cat Cake with rainbow interior!

 

 

 

 

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So... My auntie insisted that I must take a picture with the bouquet of flower

 

 

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The suite comes with a complimentary breakfast at The Club at 57th Floor.

 

 

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What I wore on that day:

 

 

Romper from Forever 21!

 

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Balloons:

 

 

 

Cupcakes Balloons! It comes in 9 different colours - Red, Yellow, Orange, Pink, Blue, Rose, Green, Berry, Purple!

The colours totally fits the rainbow theme. And in case you are wondering, the balloons were able to last for more than 8 hours and still look as good as new. As least after some putting up the balloons, the balcony looks so much nicer and less dull.

As for the foil balloons, you can have it inflated 1 day perior to the event. On the day of the celebration, my auntie was helping me to carry the balloons, and guess what - She had a group of tourist coming up to her and say "HAPPY 21st BIRTHDAY!".

Anyway, the picture of me holding the foils balloons were taken 2 days after they were inflated. It is still as sturdy as the day I bought.

If you are planning on any events, I recommend you include them in the party. It will definately light up the venue. HAPPY MOOD EVERYWHERE!

I found a place where they sells both types of balloons. You can visit their Facebook Page here:

https://www.facebook.com/balloonconnexion

 

 

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I am very thankful to my awesome family members, the celebration would not have happened without them.

 

This is the most wonderful birthday celebration I ever had in my life. I'm grateful for all the people who love me.

 

A special thanks to my cousin Samantha, Amanda and my sister Calista. Not forget the best bf~

Thank you for helping me to plan this celebration. I appreciate it a lot.

 

 

YOU GUYS ARE AWESOME!

 



 

That's it for today. Till next time~

Cassandra