THE SHOPPING LIST of the year~

THE LIST - My mom is going to an invitiatin only cosmetic expo event. I got my hands on the list of all the cosmetic companies that will be at the expo. Since this event is professional only i.e. you need to show your eauthician license before gettin the ticket) many of the companies attend the expo sells only professional products and not known to the public.   Here is the list of the profesional cosmetics that I am interested in getting)

SKIN ACCENT- http://www.skinaccents.com/
I will get special treatment masks (acne, vitamin c, bio marine extract, dead sea mud..etct and all 3 types of serums )

Michael Marcus - https://michaelmarcus.cybrhost.com/mm5/merchant.mvc?Screen=SFNT&Store_Code=MMC
I will get some make-up samples, vitamine E lip balm, Ginseng toner, and blemish control products.

Circadia - http://www.circadia.com/
I will get Spot stop, night time repair, Vitamin A gel

Eminence Organic - http://www.eminenceorganics.com/
I will get Strrawberry Rhubarb Dermdafoliant w/ Lactic Acid, AHA Fruit Pulp treatment, Almond and Mineral treament, Hugarian Herbal Mud treament, Sweet Red Rose treament.

Janseen - http://www.janssenbeauty.com/
 http://www.janssen-cosmetics.com/
I will get skin excels (and LOTS of them!)

Farah - http://www.beautybeautygroup.com/
I will get Professional collagen masks, Vitamin C series, Professional peel-off mask series (for people who have experiece doing skin peeling before. I don't recommend beginner to try this...)
Revitalash - http://www.revitalash.com/
I will get their lash grower. (i dont think they have anything else other than this product.)

SAIAN - http://saian.net/
I will get Acne try-me kit, spot treament, Pure Collagen infusion, Bio-firming neck lift cream.

OPI - http://www.opi.com/
What else? Lots of nail polish!
Skin Script Skin Care - http://www.skinscriptrx.com/
I will get Vitamin C/Green Tea serum, Blemish control cleanser, Blemish control toner, hydrating serum...etc.
Their blemish control series contain Glycolic Acid & Salicylic Acid & Tee Tree Oil. They are the best agents to kill blemish!

If you are interested in getting any of the products above, please send me an email or comment here. I will ask mom to get them for us. Let me know soon. The expo is ttaking place in his coming week


QB　

Neck

Recently I heard my guy friend commenting on how lovely a girl he met is, but she always seems tired and aging faster than other people her age. I asked, how so? He said, because there are lines on her neck and bags under her eyes!

After hearing that, I all of sudden realized that guys really do pay attention to how a girl looks, some times in such details like looking at "her neck."

We often pay much attention to our face and forget that our neck is a big part of our appearance and can secretly be telling other people your age.

So, here are some tips on how to take care our necks:

1. All facial creams (day cream, nigh creams, toner... etc) your use should get applied on your neck as well.

2. Find facial masks that can also cover your neck, and add it to your routine. 

example: 

3. when you apply creams on your neck, make sure you gently apply the cream in upward direction.

Ladies, don't forget about your neck!!

 

Anti-aging cream

At what age should we start using anti-aging cream?

I don't think there is a good answer to this question. A girlfriend of mine, Chi chan, mentioned that her mom started using eye cream since she turned 20. After 20 something years later, there are still no lines or bags under her eyes. 


Most of people say when we turn 25, we need to start adding anti-aging products to our routine. I must say, I wouldn't mind doing that even as early as 22 or 23. 


In the past year, I began a more intense anti-aging routine. I added stronger anti-aging serum and night cream. I kept it up for about a year now. The small lines are gone and my skin tone evened out a lot more. 


Here is a list of items that I have tried and wouldn't mind continue to use.


Origin Youthtopia Serum - intensively restore the youthful skin. I like it because it doesn't leave a puffiness feeling to my face the next day.  Instead, it really repairs damaged skin and rebuild new skin cells.

Origins - High Potency Nigh-A-Mins - restorative night cream. Not too heavy or too thick. It can brighten and lift the darker and loser skin

Shiseido Concentrated anti-wrinkle eye cream - I don't use it everyday. I only use it once a while. It is a pretty strong product, so if you use too much or too often, it creates a bit of puffy look on your eyes. So, if you are relatively younger, you want to take it easy on this product. A little dab for a thin layer around the eye will be enough. And once or twice a week would be enough as well.

Shiseido - Intensive nourishing & recovery night cream -  This is the cream that took me through the brutal winter in Austria and Luxembourg last year. It's very nourishing and at the same time very restorative. It really helped around the nose and lips area to tighten up. It also helps locking the moisture in throughout the night. So the 2nd morning when you get up, even though being in the heated room for an entire night, your skin is still soft and moisturized. 

feel free to publish comments on your opinion on when is a good time to start using anti-aging cream.