What am I using now? 1 - Toner!

steamy hot weather. What am I using in this steamy summer?

Toner -
1. sk II facial treatment essence –  Excellent toner. super expensive. But it's expensive for a reason. it's been really popular in Asia for many years. It recently made its way into US a few years ago. Highly recommended if you have a ticker wallet.

 2. kiehl’s rose water facial freshener-toner –  Good for summer. It's light and refreshing. Price is more acceptable as well. There are some rose petals inside the toner. Some of them can be very tiny pieces. So, I recommend you find a spray container and pour it into the container filtering out the rose petals. The best way to apply toner is to spray it on and filtering out the rose petals can avoid smaller pieces to clog the pores.

I recycled the watson's rose water bottle for other toner, such as the kiehl's that i introduced above.

fruit acid peel by Origins

I came across this fruit acid skim peel pads in duty free. I have read good stuff about this peel in the past, just haven't had a chance to get my hands on them. So, of coz, I got one and started using it on the trip. I highly recommend it! 

I wouldn't recommend to use it more than twice a week. Also, expect a bit of tingly feeling. It's no going to be very uncomfortable, but it tingles a little, i won't lie. 

After using it, make sure you put good moisturizer on your skin or use a cold mask to lock in the moisture and close the pores. 

2011 Best Eye Cream Reviews

Here are some eye cream reviews I collected recently. Hopefully it will help you determine the best eye cream of 2011 for you. Feel free to share your expereince and recommendations as well. We love hearing from you!

Shisedo Benefiance: Concentrated Anti-Wrinkle Eye Cream

I got this eye cream for my mom. She used it and told me this is by far the most moisturizing eye cream she has ever used. From an esthetician, I think that says a lot. 

Dr. Jeff -  Professional product: Peptide Eye creme & serum

I got this product from mom along with all the other professional products she got from the trade show (Cosmetic Expo for Professionals) For someone with a smaller budget, this is probably the best product to go with. I love this eye cream from the cost benefit perspective.

It's very light, but gives good result. It tightens the skin, removes lines and moisturize all at once. However, since it is not commonly sold on the market, you will have to have access to an Esthetician to get it. Anyways, if anyone wants to try it.

Bliss - Youth As We Know It eye cream

This Bliss eye cream is recommended by my roomie. She compared this to the La Mer over $100 eye cream and still think this one is better, especially when it is much cheaper than the La Mer cream.

The selling point is its under eye treament and lifting effects It targets dark circle, saggy eye brow arches, and under eye bags. Once I am done with my Jurlique (which has always been my favor along with the new favor: Clique all about eyes ) and Dr. Jeff cream, I will try this one out.

Roni's warehouse sales!

For New Yorkers~

Roni carries a lot of good designer's collections - 

http://www.roninyc.com/

Take a look, you might find good items at very reasonable prices during their warehouse sales.

Theory and Helmut Lang Sample Sales

My roommate is a Gilt City follower. She found this offer on Gilt City today: Theory and Helmut Lang's sample sales ticket for $10 (1st day) and $5 (2nd day)

For Theory and Helmut Lang lovers -  don't miss out!

http://www.giltcity.com/newyork/theoryhelmutlang

Eye Masks

Here are a few eye masks I used recently:


Wastsons -

collagen eye mask - price value wise, it is quite good. But, you can only get it in this Asian pharmacy (in China, HK & Taiwan) I am not sure if it is sold any where else out side of Asia.  It's quite effective. But the effect doesn't really last long. if you are attending an event or going to wear make-up and you want your eye make-up to stay on for the whole time, you can consider using this the night before.



revitalizing eye mask - it's not as effective as I hope it would be. However, you can totally use it in your eye care routine. It's quite nourishing and it feels quite good if you use it before you go to bed.



nano technology (kylrie ) perfect eye mask -  It's very very nourishing. The eye masks are soaked in gel, not liquid. It can give you a longer lasting moisturized feeling. For people tend to have dryer eyes, this is perfect for you. I think it's only sold in HK. I am not sure if you can get it anywhere else. However, I will be going to HK soon. So, if anyone wants some, just ping me.
Also, don't wash off the gel after you take off the mask. You can rub it into your skin or just let it sit and allow the skin to absorb all the gel naturally. For the excess gel, you can also rub them around the lips. It can help healing dry lips.


My Beauty Diary - Anti eye bag eye mask － It's a very economical item. It's not expensive at all. But, it doesn't have very obvious effect. You will have to do a boot camp with this item to see the effect at the beginning. I will suggest about 2-3 times a week.  The line around your eye should fade a little. You can also add it to your eye care routine. It feels best when it's chilled. So, feel free to keep them in the fridge.

Express is giving out crazy discount

http://www.express.com/content.jsp?pageName=mainsale