If you’re ever in Jeju Island, pop by the Innisfree store to pick up its products and experience its free-spiritedness. Shop the brand’s skincare products; some of which are exclusive to the store. Make and match the ingredients to make your own masks… And make your own soap bars… Or just grab a drink from the cafe. A pretty green tea field where you can learn how green tea is picked and made, is just nearby.
Stick to these easy tricks and clear skin is guaranteed. These tips are not new; but I’m sure you need reminders. 1. Truly beautiful skin glows from inside out. Drink plenty of water to keep skin hydrated. Stay away from fried or processed food, salt and sugar. Eat nutritious foods that are as close to the source as possible. Sleep at least eight hours a day. Exercise to detox the body and skin. 2. Wear sunscreen Protect from sun damage that can lead to wrinkles, sagging skin, enlarged pores and cancer. 3. Relax Stress ages the skin. 4. Keep skin clean Never sleep with your make-up on and exfoliate at least once every two days. 5. Hydrate and moisturise Apply skincare when skin is still wet/ damp from a shower. Day: Essence -> serum -> moisturiser -> sunscreen Night: Essence -> serum -> night cream/ oil 6. Use products that suit your skin type. How do you pick the right ones that work throughout the month as your hormone levels rise and fall? Seek a …
Can you imagine a viscous skin-clearing oil? Layering an oil onto your clogged pores?Yes, but always on clean skin only please. I have tiny bumps on my nose and chin, and this oil clears them up. Just three drops, and use it in place of a serum and moisturiser. Because it is rather thick, I only use it at night. The ylang ylang in it smells so heady too; it totally relaxes me after a hard day’s work. Another reason why I love Aesop.
Essence lotions are a must in skincare routines. Skincare products – serums and moisturisers – just don’t seem to sink in as well when I apply them on just-washed towel-dried skin. One of my all-time faves is La Mer’s The Treatment Lotion. The watery lotion is a little viscous and spreads easily. I like to use it immediately after a shower, while my skin is still wet (once you wipe dry with a towel, the skin becomes tight and stiff). After tapping it thoroughly into my skin, the essence makes it feel bouncy. That, is a perfect time for me to press in some oils – warmed between my palms – into my skin. This essence has helped to make my skin look clearer, refine my pores and clear up the clogged ones.
Few mascaras work for me. But this one works wonders. The curved brush with different textures of bristles grip firmly but gently onto my lashes. So when I roll – this is the Roller Brush after all – the handle of the wand and comb through my lashes at the same time, lashes are thoroughly coated while slightly stretched. Just like how tresses are smooth ended and curled during a blow dry. This mascara hardly smudges too. Ingenious. Another reason why I heart Benefit.
There are so many things to like about this gentle facial wash. The low-foaming formula cleanses skin gently with amino acids — which are good alternatives to harsh surfactants — and is scented with a refreshingly uplifting scent of tea. I like to use this in the mornings when my skin just needs a light wash (I cleanse my face thoroughly every night), and I need to perk up my senses. The texture and scent of Fresh products just add that little some thing to my beauty routine.
Once you know how to use them, you’d probably not go for another regular serum.
Beauty stores in the picturesque Tianzifang in Shanghai.
China is hands-down, one of the best places to get a good massage. Ok, not the best place to get a spa session per se, but a massage? This is the country.
Hong Kong is not known for being a green city. But there is a hidden green gem right in the city centre.
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