Thursday, May 21, 2009

DIY Masks I found from internet

Glowing Skin Mask(For dull, tired skin )

INGREDIENTS
6 oz plain yogurt
3 drops of chamomile oil (or infuse chamomile flowers or a chamomile tea bag with half and half and let cool)
3 drops of verbena oil (or infuse verbena flowers with half and half and let cool)

DIRECTIONS
Combine the yogurt with the chamomile and verbena oils or infused mixtures.
Apply to face and let sit for approximately ten minutes.
Rinse off, tone and moisturize.
For a thicker mask, add two teaspoons of talcum powder.

INGREDIENT BENEFITS
Chamomile• Soothing and anti-inflammatory • Tones down redness and lightens complexion
Verbena• Antiseptic• Soothing effect

Oily Skin Treatment Mask
(Helps get rid of pimples and blackheads)by Anne-Cecile Curot

INGREDIENTS
6 oz plain yogurt
2 drops of thyme oil
2 drops of mint oil
Juice from 1 lemon
½ packet of yeast
2 Tbsp of starch from potatoes (let potatoes sit in water for several hours; use 2 Tbsp of the milky water)

DIRECTIONS
Combine ingredients in food processor.
Apply to entire face paying particular attention to pimples and blackheads. Leave the mask on for ten to twenty minutes. Rinse.

INGREDIENT BENEFITS
Thyme Oil• Antiseptic powers• Astringent effect
Mint Oil• Refreshing and cooling effect• Works as astringent and toner
Lemon Juice• Antiseptic power• Astringent effect
Yeast• Antiseptic powers• Regulates the secretion of the sebaceous glands
Starch• Absorbing power• Soothing effect

Nourishing Quinoa Mask
(For younger-looking skin)by Anne-Cecile Curot
INGREDIENTS
6 oz plain yogurt
¼ cup of Quinoa Cereal cooked in soy milk
2 drops of Mimosa oil
2 egg yolks

DIRECTIONS
Cook Quinoa in soy milk and let cool. Combine all ingredients in a blender and apply to your face and neck. Leave the mask on for ten to twenty minutes. Rinse off with warm water.

Note: Do not cook Quinoa in sugar. Sugar promotes wrinkles.

INGREDIENT BENEFITS
Quinoa• Natural protein• Anti-aging and anti-dehydrating• Rich in magnesium, phosphorous, Vitamin A, E, D, and F.
Soy Milk• Nourishing effect• Repairs sun damage and gives elasticity• Releases acids and energy to the epidermis
Mimosa• Regenerates and stimulates the immune system and healing process
Egg Yolk• Rich in Vitamin E and F• Nourishing and stimulating


Mask for Dry Skin by Anne-Cecile Curot

INGREDIENTS
6 oz plain yogurt
¼ finely crushed almonds
2 tsp Beeswax or honey
2 tsp wheat germ oil


DIRECTIONS
Mix all the ingredients until you obtain a smooth texture. Apply and massage into skin. Keep the mask on for twenty minutes.

INGREDIENT BENEFITS
Crushed Almonds• Exfoliating power• Eliminates dead skin
Honey• Aids in adhering mask to skin
Wheat Germ Oil• Contains Vitamin E• Fights free radicals

Energizing Rose Mask by Anne-Cecile Curot

INGREDIENTS
6 oz plain yogurt
6 red rose petals from a fresh rose
2 tsp talcum powder

DIRECTIONS
Mix all ingredients. Apply to face and leave on for ten minutes. You may begin to feel your face tingling. Don’t worry that’s just the rose petals doing their work. Remember to avoid the area around your eyes. Rinse.

INGREDIENT BENEFITS
Rose Petals• Softens and refines the texture of the skin• Purifying
Talcum• Mineral• Absorbs oil from the skin

Soothing Oatmeal Mask (For sensitive and/or irritated skin)by Anne-Cecile Curot
(I TRIED THIS MY FAV for clarifying the skin)
INGREDIENTS
6 or 8 oz plain yogurt
¼ or ½ cup oatmeal
2 tsp beeswax or honey

DIRECTIONS
Combine all ingredients. Apply a thin layer to face. The honey will help the mask stay on the face long enough for the oatmeal to do its magic.
For optimum results keep the mask on for at least 20 minutes.
INGREDIENT BENEFITSOatmeal• Soothing powers• Purifying and softening effect
Honey/Beeswax• Emulsifying power• Aids in adhering mask to skin

Deep-Cleansing Fruit Mask
(Helps to unclog pores)by Anne-Cecile Curot

INGREDIENTS
6 or 8 oz plain yogurt
1 carrot
½ peach
½ cucumber

DIRECTIONS
Chop the carrot, peach, and cucumber into small pieces. Place in food processor and mix into a paste. Don’t worry if it’s a little runny. Apply and let sit on the skin for 10 minutes. Rinse.

INGREDIENT BENEFITS
Carrot• Soothing power• Anti-inflammatory
Cucumber• Refreshing and moisturizing• Softening effect
Peach• Emollient power• Soothing effect

Wednesday, May 20, 2009

One day more!

This song brings me a kind of malacholic feeling of TTCing. The pain of waiting. But yet we still strive...

Valjean: One day more. Another day, another destiny, This neverending road to Calvary. These men who seem to know my crime will surely come a second time. One day more.

Marius: I did not live until today. How can I live when we are parted?

Valjean: One day more.

Marius and Cosette: Tomorrow you'll be worlds away. And yet with you my world has started.

Eponine: One more day all on my own.

Marius and Cosette: Will we ever meet again?

Eponine: One more day with him not caring.

Marius and Cosette: I was born to be with you.

Eponine:What a life I might have known.

Marius and Cosette:And I swear I will be true.

Eponine: But he never saw me there.

Enjolras: One more day before the storm!

Marius: Do I follow where she goes?

Enjolras: At the barricades of freedom.

Marius: Shall I join my brothers there?

Enjolras: When our ranks begin to form,

Marius: Do I stay, and do I dare?

Enjolras: Will you take your place with me?

Chorus: The time is now. The day is here.

Valjean: One day more!

Javert: One more day to revolution We will nip it in the bud. I will join these little schoolboys, They will wet themselves with blood.

Valjean: One day more!

Thernadiers: Watch 'em run amuck Catch 'em as they fall. Never know your luck when there's a free-for-all.Here a little dip There a little touch. Most of them are gonners so they won't miss much!

Rebel Students: One day to a new beginning Raise the flag of freedom high. Every man will be a king. Every man will be a king. There's a new world for the winning. There's a new world to be won. Do you hear the people sing?

Marius: My place is hereI fight with you.

Valjean: One day more!

Marius and Cosette: I did not live until today

Eponine: One more day all on my own.

Javert: I will learn their little secrets,I will know the things they know.

Valjean: One day more!

Thenardiers: Watch 'em run amuck. Catch 'em as they fall,Never know your luck when there's a free-for-all.

Javert: I will join these little schoolboys

Valjean: Tomorrow we'll be far away Tomorrow is the judgment day.

All: Tomorrow we'll discover What our God in heaven has in store. One more dawn. One more day. One day more!

Monday, May 18, 2009

Dr Jart BB Cream Black Label



Whitening & Anti-Wrinkle Formula
SPF 25 / PA ++

This unique triple action formula containing innovative active ingredients aims at covering skin imperfections, concealing blemishes and activating skin rejuvenation. It also smoothes wrinkles and fine lines while providing skin protection to skin.

Size: Available in 15ml $15 and 50ml $39

Colour: Natural Beige (with pink undertone). Suitable for those who wish to achieve a nude, good skin, no makeup look.

Skin Type: Dry / Normal / Combination skin. Suitable for those who wants to prevent wrinkles and fine lines.

Active Ingredients: Arbutin, Adenosine, Caviar ext, Ginkgo ext, Collagen, Camellia ext, Chamomilla ext, Bisabolol, Aloe Barbadensis Juice, Demethicone, Zinc oxide.

How to Use: After skin care routine, use about a bean size and blend onto entire face.


Review: I used this on top of my BIOessence Tanaka whitening essence & ecurine's Pimple concealer cream. It stayed well for 5 hrs, shine all over but i can still see the coverage of the BB Cream. With the shine only about 20 % of the coverage was jone.

Day 2 using abit more & just the BB cream alone as skincare & foundation. The coverage is not bad, around 7/10 nearly equal to foundation. But still 90% coverage 4 hrs after use. Shine has appeared as well. I can still see my pimple scars -Perhaps i should use more product tomorrow to find out.

I suppose it will be better with loose powder on top of this.

Day 3 used more BB cream with a YSL MAttifying Liquid foundation.
SHine by noon time. But by the end of the day I still have the Made up look. Lose about 20-30% of the coverage. (usually by the end of the day i would look like i didnt apply makeup)
Shine maintained by the end of the day - didnt get oilier. Comfortable shine.

Day 4 BB Cream with a moisturiser & YSL mattifying liquid Foundation & loose powder.

SHine same by noon time

Can still see pimple & pimple scars if standing near.




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Sunday, May 17, 2009

Sheep Placenta mask



Sheep Placenta Mask – This fruit juice nourishing beauty facial mask can rapidly penetrate into skin and provides ample nutrition to the skin, leaving skin tender, smooth and elastic. It expels toxins inside the body and effectively remove various spots . Fruit juice can be easily absorbed by skin with natural moisturising effect and prevent dry skin repairing dry wrinkle with better beauty effect. Fruit juice not only supplement ample nutrition but also its ferment can diminish inflammation, edema and relax skin. herby, fruit juice Nouishing Beauty Facial Mask can rapidly penetrate into skin and provide ample nutrition with skin, leaving skin tender, smooth and elastic. The vitaimins can accelerate metabolism of cells, expel toxins inside the body and effectively remove various spots and acne. In summer, milk can repair the edema penomena due to sunscald, IN winter, milk can help supply moisture, prevent dry skin and may be one of the best beauty products.


Usage: Use on clean skin for 15-20 mins. I personally recommend with Sheet masks - to spray with mineral water like avene or just tap water if u wish to prolong the wetness of the mask. you can also Fold & place on your neck for a home neck treatment as well. Finish off with wiping the left over wetness of the mask on your shoulders, neck, & even chest or legs.


Review: After using this with avene Spa Spray for aorund 1 hr, my skin's immediately plumper -which makes pores look tighter too. Some fairness as well.

Buy: You can email your queries to celynz@hotmail.com. http://www.singaporemotherhood.com/cgi-bin/forumboard/board-profile.cgi?action=view_profile&profile=celynz-users
Username: Celynz Full Name: Celynz .

Price: $1.50/sheet

Tuesday, May 12, 2009

Weight Loss Challenge

2kg loss by the 1st June 2009. Will remeasure every 2 weeks.

Weighing in today 12th May 2009

vic X9kg!
Jthan 6Xkg