The DIY Mask

In one of my older posts, I shared a recipe of an awesome DIY mask for a whitening and tightening effect. 


Friends were asking about it recently, so here it is again to save you the trouble in digging into my archive posts~

Home Made Honey Egg Lemon Mask

1. 1 egg (whole egg, you can also just use egg white or egg yolk. egg yolk has more nutrition, but egg white helps rebuild skin, and reduce blemish. So, you can decide what you want to use)
2. honey - 1 tsp
3. lemon juice (fresh squeezed) - 1.5 TSP
4. flour or milk powder - 2 - 3 Tsp (It depends on the size of the egg. bigger egg, more flour or milk powder)

mix all together and spread the mixture on your face evenly. 
Let it sit for 15-20 mins until it gets a little dried. ( You don't need to wait until its completely dried) 
Use a small wash cloth to wash the mask off. (When it starts drying up, its hard to get it off the face. So, a wash cloth can help you wash off the mask.) 

The mixture will probably be enough for 2 facial. But, don't keep the remaining mixture for over 2 days. (i.e. use it up the 2nd day if there is any left, so it is still fresh)


Here are some tools that you should have in your DIY facial kit ~

healthy smooth hands in winter!

How to have healthy and smooth hands in winter?

2 essential things to add to your routine -

1. Hand scrub
2. Good hand cream

Hand Scrub
I am a big fan of princess Janet, who is a well known model from Taiwan. After she retired from modeling, she began a second career as a beauty book author.
She recently wrote on her blog a recipe for a home-made hand scrub. I thought it is interesting to share with my blog readers :)

Here it is the recipe -

2 Tbsp of oive oil, 1 Tbsp of honey and 1 Tbsp of brown sugar.
Mix them together and use it like regular scrub on your hands.

In case you want to see her blog entry on the hand scrub, here is the link -
http://tw.myblog.yahoo.com/princessjanet-emag/article?mid=-2&prev=25564&l=a&fid=54

Hand Creams


Here are some of my favorites:


Kiehl's hand cream: Ultimate Strength Hand Salve

L'Occitane hand cream: Shea Butter Hand Cream

Jurlique Rose Hand Cream 

Seacret Select Hand Recovery Cream -

Seacret is known for its hand and nail products. Naturally their hand cream is pretty awesome.  It's also known because its main ingredient is the mineral from the Dead Sea.

I know the Neutrogena Norwegian Formula Hand Cream is highly rated in many magazines and blogs. However, it is a little too thick in my opinion. If your hands are extremely dry and skin is peeling, perhaps it works for you. 

Now, go show off your pretty and healthy hands even if it's snowing crazy outside!

Mask cont.

So, we are still talking about masks...

Nourishing mask also can be found in cream form. Most of them are very easily absorbed, and they don't look scary..... LOL. So, if you girls out on a trip with your love ones and didn't want scary white or green faces to scare your boys away, the cream masks are usually good secret weapons to make sure your skin stay glowing the whole trip no matter you are on the alps skiing or in Caribbean sun bathing..

some recommended good cream base masks:

Triple Oxygen Instant Energizing Mask by Bliss

Its a skin energizer, like an energizer bunny, keep your skin glowing and glowing.

Natures Recipe Mask - Firming Honey by THEFACESHOP

It can tighten your skin!

I have also shared a DIY mask recipe with some girlfriends before too. But, here it is again, in case any of you missed it last time:

Home Made Honey Egg Lemon Mask

1 egg (whole egg, you can also just use egg white or egg yolk. egg yolk has more nutrition, but egg white helps rebuild skin, and reduce blemish. So, you can decide what you want to use)
honey - 1 tsp
lemon juice (fresh squeezed) - 1.5 TSP
flour or milk powder - 2 - 3 Tsp depends on the size of the egg (bigger egg, more flour or milk powder)

mix all together and spread the mixture on your face evenly. Let it sit for 15-20 mins until it gets a little dried. ( You don't need to wait until its completely dried) Use a small wash cloth to wash the mask off. (When it starts drying up, its hard to get it off the face. So, a wash cloth can help you wash off the mask.) The mixture will probably be enough for 2 facial. But, don't keep the remaining mixture for over 2 days. (i.e. use it up the 2nd day if there is any left, so it is still fresh)

note - before you do the facial, make sure you wash your face, but don't wipe your face. Let it air dry.

Happy Facial girls~~