Review: The Skinfood Sugar Hand Cream (Wrinkle Care)

Uhhhh.....Ouch..... ahhhhhh DRY HAND....

Hey bloggerinos.... happy weekend. Today is Sunday and I'm glad that I can see my parents soon and we are going to have sumptuous lunch together with my in laws.

Without further delay, here's my take for the Skinfood Sugar Hand Cream. I bought this when I visited to the new Skinfood stall near my neighbourhood. The SA said that my hands are very dry, true to say, they are! I've been spending almost 24/7 in air conditioning room and I seriously can't stand with any hot weather these days.

For 45ml I paid around RM 24+, I like the packaging, sleek and cute, travel friendly. I didn't use it everyday nor every night. It really depends on my mood whether to use it or not as I still have some other lotion/creams to treat my 'mickey mouse' hand. Yes, my hand is small and meaty, barely able to see the knuckles, hubby called them mickey mouse hand. Haha!

The hand cream claimed to have wrinkle care function but I don't think I've noticed any wrinkle improvement on my hands. I prefer to normal hand lotion from Skinfood. Besides, I'm not fond to the scent too. It smells a lot like melted plastic without any hint of sugar at.

The texture of the product is quite thick but blend into skin easily. It feels slightly oily but doesn't bother me too much. Layering the products will definitely make the whole hand feel sticky and uncomfortable which other products do not have such problem. Actually the overall experience with the hand cream is quite disappointing. I was expecting it to work at least better or should be equivalent like any other hand cream does. The price is off course slightly higher too.

All in all, I will not purchase this anymore. The price and the quality is just Bleh....
Up until today, I'm still liking and loving my Vaseline hand and nail lotion which is creamier, smell great and make my mickey mouse hand soft and smooth.

Have a nice day~

Review: Lavender Clarisonic Mia

Aloha bloggerinos..... I can't express how much I love and live happily with my Clarisonic Mia. It is a must for my skincare routine.

I have been using this little buddy for a year now, I have to say it worth every.single.penny! The price is steep and not everyone will willing to spend such amount of money to buy the Clarisonic Mia. I've struggled for few months before put on my order. But once I own it, I was really amazed how it change my skin and then it becomes the staple tool in my skincare routine.

First of all, this cost USD 149 which is quite expensive. If you decided to get one for yourself, please look for some discount code or wait for the 20% off sale. I normally got my items only when things are on sale.  I ordered mine from Sephora when it has F&F sales or you can get from drugstore.com and etc. Currently there's another newer version of Clarisonic Mia which comes with 2 cleansing speed, more colors... just google it if you are interested.

My little purple buddy is the 1st generation, it comes with a universal magnetic charger and hydro cleanser. Before using it, I need to get it fully charged, the light will blink when it is on charging mode and stop blinking once it is done. Normally it can be used up to 20times before the next charging session.

The Clarisonic Mia kit comes with brush head for sensitive skin. Anyway, you can always switch for other brush heads that suits your skin type. I've been using the one meant for sensitive skin and match with any type of cleansing foam/ gel cleanser.

The idea behind this tool is to cleanse our skin thoroughly using sonic frequency of more than 300 movements per second. Normal daily cleansing might not be as good as using this tool. After cleansing with Clarisonic Mia, my skin feel smooth and clean, pores are breathing too!

However, I do not recommend to use it everyday UNLESS you are using the delicate brush head. Even I'm using the sensitive skin brush head, I sometimes do feel my skin is tugging because of over exfoliate by the brush itself. For day to day basis, I only use it every other night and ONLY USE everyday if I did put on quite a number of makeup.

Next, to the brush heads. This is the sensitive skin brush head. I've been using 4 of this brush head. It is recommended to change a new brush head every 3 months if you are using it everyday. I change mine about 3-4 months. I prefer to get the brush heads in sets of 2, which I think is a lot cheaper and hassle free.

This is the new brush head for acne skin. I got it in set of 2. I've not try this type of brush head, out of curiosity I decided to give it a try before the next review. My skin is okay now, not at its best but better than before. Pictures below show how dense the brush are pack together, ** finger cross ** this suits my skin. Brush head for sets of 2 cost around USD40 if I'm not mistaken. And... always, always rinse and air dry the brush head after each use.

In a nutshell, it is a wonderful skincare tool to add into my skincare. I love to bring this along when I'm on vacation. It is very easy to use and to take care. The only down side is the refill brush heads are quite pricey and hard to excess.Besides than that, I have to order a backup every time I left with only 1 brush head. Other than that, it is such a good and handle tool, helping my skin looks clean and clear, plus, better absorption of skincare products.

Clean and clear skin = less makeup..... Hooray!!!

2012 Look Back + Favourites

Hey guys, happy new year, wish everyone have a prosperous new year.  2013 is definitely a challenging year for me with lots of surprises, hard works and loves.

I'll start my blog post with some flash back, then go to the favourites for 2012.

2012 Look Back: 

January

Getting less time to blog and previous working life is way to hectic for me to handle

Feb

Knowing that grandpa is sick and need to use steroid every 2-3months to control the cancer

Suddenly I felt live is so short and we have to appreciate and cherish every moment we can with

our family, friends and love one

March

My boyfriend came to propose with a diamond ring and bunch of red roses. What a pleasant surprise!

April

Got bonus and increment from my ex company. Both dad and mom got rewarded from me.

I've some for saving too

May 

After the Labor day, I submitted my resignation letter. I had to farewell with my colleagues, all sort of feeling came across. From how much I want the job from the beginning and how much I want to get rid of it. I have about 3-4 days rest at home and start a new job

June

Hubby fetched me to his hometown and I'm now working in pharmacy shops with hubby

July

Struggling with all medications prescription because I don't know at all.

I felt the worst part in my entire carrier path. My mental suddenly became so fragile. 

I'm still didn't able to find spare time for blogging. I got no friends at all at my new place

You know, sometimes you need a friend to talk to more than you need your lover

Aug

Finally I got to meet with my ex-colleagues and we went to Bangkok

Started to drive in 6-7am back to my hometown. I miss my parents so much.

I became more independent and honestly my driving skills had improved so much

Hiking with my mother-in-law, wow....

Sept

Knowing my sister-in-law is pregnant, excited to see the baby and I can play with the baby

She introduced me the fun in bakery and teach me some basic bakery skills. I found  new hobbies

Oct

Started to understand better on medication/sickness symptoms

Hubby decided to bring me for vacation which was also agreed by both in laws

Birthday celebration with mom, I felt very happy

Nov

Vacation in Shanghai, probably the best and funniest I've ever joined so far.

I got myself a lavender pearl bracelet

Dec

The Christmas celebration, I got lots of presents and dinner with hubby

Started to blog more often, work has been smoother than before.

Favourites:

Skincare

- Cellnique Bio Renewal Mask

- Cellnique Soothing and Hydrating Lotion

- Daiso High Quality Puff (Facial cotton)

- Laneige Sleeping Mask

- My Beauty Dairies Apple Polyphenol sheet masks

- Smith's Rosebud Salve

- Shu eumura Cleansing oil (Green)

Makeup 

- Naruko BB cream

- MAC Summer Rose beauty powder

- Maybelline Define A Lash Lengthening mascara

- Benetinit

- Stila Illuminating Powder (10 watts)

- Urban decay 15 anniversary palettes & eyeliner set

Hobbies

- Bakery

- Yoga

- Watching bakery videos

Recipe

- Carrot cake

- Cinnamon bun

Surprise

- roses on my table from hubby

- hubby bring me to vacation

Last but not least, I wish everyone has a great 2013 with joys and loves.

The Making of a Carrot Cake

Carrot Cake.... yeeeha~~~~

I can't express how much my love to carrot cake, especially the cake with topping. It is the bomb!

Ingredients:

1cup of pecans/walnuts
2,1/2 cups grated carrots
2 cups all purpose flour
1 tsp baking soda
1,1/2 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp salt
1,1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
4 large eggs
1,1/2 granulated white sugar
1 cup canola/olive oil
2 tsp vanilla extract

Steps:
1. Preheat overn 180 celcius for at least 30mins
2. Sieve all the dry ingredients in a bowl
3. To electric mixer, beat eggs until frothy.
4. Add in sugar, beat for 3-4 mins. Slowly add in oil, then add in vanilla extract.
5. Add in the sifted dry ingredients, mix well until homogeneous.
6. Fold in carrots and chopped nuts
7. Bake for 25-30 mins, depends to your oven OR until toothpick inserted comes out clean.

Frosting:

1/4 cup room temperature unsalted butter
227g room temperature cream cheese
2 cups icing sugar (sifted) (may reduce to your desire sweet taste)
1 tsp vanilla extract
1 tsp lemon zest
2 tsp lemon juice (optional)

Carrot cake serve best with topping in my opinion, so here's my take.
1. Beat the cream cheese and butter until well mix
2. Add in icing sugar, vanilla extract, lemon zest and its juice. Mix well
3. Spread in onto the cake, decorate with walnuts/ anything you like that serve well with carrot cake

Enjoy~