Blackhead Brush

Hi ppl! Today will be on the blackhead brush/cleaning brush :) Had been trying for a few months already and I'm here with a review! Blackheads, whiteheads are the things that I have on my face especially the forehead. It is super painful to remove during facial as I have a low pain threshold. So I always on a lookout to improve the whiteheads condition on my forehead and hairline. 

The first time I was exposed to the brushes was at Westgate where there was sales at the atrium at the basement and the well-known Clarisonic. I walked past this booth selling manual cleaning brush and it looked like it can produce pretty fine foams. Looked interesting but the price was like $75!? So I give it a pass due to the prices. It's until recently I caught a Taiwanese video on blackhead brush and it looked pretty cool. 

Video from Youtube (in Chinese and some ppl might feel her accent being too teh (act cute) but very informative)

So I went to get an Innisfree blackhead brush for $17

                                              
Credits to http://www.musingsofamuse.com/2013/07/banish-blackheads-with-the-innisfrees-brush.html

Okay, this brush feels pretty soft and light. The design allows cleaning at the side of the nose. The video shows that she create the foam first and applied to the face before using the brush but, for me, I use the brush to foam my cleanser. It is a very small brush hence it will be better for cleaning of small area. My hand felt so sore when using for the whole face. Hence,for whole face, I suggest to get a bigger brush. 


                                                 
Credits to google

I got this kind from Bugis street for $10? No brand though.

The bristles feel soft but since this is a no brand brush so I don't know whether the bristles is 0.07mm thick. Apparently 0.07mm is smaller than the size of a pore so the bristles are able to go into the pores and remove dirt. But I love this. So easy to clean my whole face compared to the innisfree one. 

Usage : For myself, I will pump my cleanser on my pump and use the brush to create the foam and applied the foam on my face and start to brush it in circles, rotate clockwise and anti-clockwise. Brush it for 3-5 mins and wash my face with cold water. Recommended to use everyday. 

Verdict: I feel that the Innisfree is better for small part cleaning while the bigger one is more suitable for the whole face. My forehead indeed feels less bumpy BUT my blackheads at my nose and cheek areas are still a lot. I saw ppl commenting that electric brushes are better, but more expensive. I will still purchase the brush and continue using it as it is quite comfortable to use. 

Thank you for reading! Hope it helps :)

Son & Park Beauty Water

Hi ppl!!!! Since I'm slightly more free now, I'm back with a review :)


Picture taken from google image

Ta dah this is the product which I'm going to review!!!! I got it like last week, used it for a week already. Initially wanted to review it a month after I use but it is so good that I got to share with you guys!!!

Got it from http://list.qoo10.sg/item/DEDUCT-18-BETTER-AND-CHEAPER-THAN/429063496

My $60++ toner was broke by my sister and I'm been trying to look for a cheaper alternative.
So when I enter toner in the search button in qoo10 (love to go there and check out some new stuffs) and this was at the top seller. Read the reviews and it look pretty good too. Initially I wanted to get innisfree newly launched toner but since I prefer to try new and unusual stuff and this cost almost the price of innisfree, hence I decided to cart it out. Spend ard 30++ and received the product the day after I paid.

So it came like the bottle on top, translucent plastic bottle. Design wise very simple and nice. No ingredient list (can be found here : http://sokoglam.com/products/son-park-beauty-water). At the side there is a description of the product.

The texture of the product is watery, like normal toner. I usually will shake twice on the cotton pad and it is enough for my big big face. On the first day of using, I feel nothing. No softness or the hydrated feeling. Oh it didn't have the drying feel on my face as it contained alcohol. But the cotton pad do look like what it is advertised on qoo10. Those dirts....


Picture taken from qoo10

On the second day, I accidentally touched the extreme side of my face and I kid you not, it is the most softness feeling I ever had!!! I have dry skin on the ends of my cheek, near the ear area, and very oily on the t-zone. And due to sinus, I always have very dry skin around my nose area. And after I use this beauty water, my dry area has no more dry skin flakes. My oily t-zone do not feel that oily and my pores did not shrink. BUT my face feel so smooth to touch now. I do not have any expectation for my sebum or pores to reduce as those products are very drying on my non-oily skin. So I think this toner is good to achieve a balance. This beauty water will be a staple in my skin care routine until I can find a better replacement. However what works for me might not work for you, but I think skin care product is try and error kind of thing. Do try and let me know how you feel with this!

Bye guys!
And sorry if there is any grammar or spelling error, my English is really bad and I'm typing this with less than 4 hours of sleep.

2015

Hi ppl!

So sorry that I didn't update this space anymore due to my busy schedule.
BUT I have created a dayre to blog on my phone.
So much convenient. Will try to give as much reviews as possible.

dayre.me/myreviewsmylife

Thank you!!!

Milky Foot 7 days Program

Hello guys! Sorry for the one month mia. So busy with my personal stuffs.
Managed to find time for one review! And it will be milky foot 7 days program.
It's a foot mask where you soak your feet into the socks with the gel for 1-1.5 hours and your dead skin cells will peel off! Sound super convenient as compared using a filer to file my heels.

When I first open the packet, its like a pair of sock stick together at the opening. You have to cut half to separate the socks and there will be a opening for you to slide your foot in. Adhesive tape provided to stick the opening after your foot is in but imo it's not sticky enough. So as a very kiasu girl, I sat on the sofa with the socks for 1.5 hours. The feeling is like your feet are soaking in a pail of water, just that it is in gel form and the amount of gel is just nice for the lower part of the feet. After 1.5 hours, I washed it with warm water and ta da, wait for the peeling part.

My peeling part happened at 3rd day. The feet are literally peeling like mad. I can feel the dead skin in my flats. Yucks but shiok. Hahaha. I went to cut the dead skin because I can't possibly walk around my dead skin around my feet. My feet took around two weeks to stop the peeling and I have to wash my feet with warm water to remove those dead skin that can't be cut off or drop by itself as they are too small.

My heels feel alot more smoother!!! Something I can't achieve by filing because I'm just pure lazy to file. One thing to take note. Because that the gel is in contact with most of my sole and heel areas, the two areas will be peeling more efficiently. The upper part of my feet only come in contact with the gel that is on the inner side of the socks. Hence it result in a lower peeled area and an upper unpeeled area.

Okay my drawing really cmi. The grey line there is the area where the peeling is not very significant hence it look like a line separating the feet. 

Pictures of my feet during the peeling progress.

Ummm please do not look if you just had your dinner..

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First day after soaking

Super not clear pictures but that's how it look like.

4th/5th day after soaking

Oh yah the circled area is the corn or callus. That area will not disappear like how the cracks on my heel disappear after the peeling is done. 

Unfortunately I didn't took any after pics. It is really alot smoother but not to the extent like baby skin.

Will I buy again? Yes!! But I will make sure top part of my foot is covered with gel.

But I think it's not advisable to use every month as I feel that  the gel is acidic, not very good for your feet.

Thanks for reading!!

And sorry for any grammar, spelling mistakes.

Tamoya Udon & Tsuru-koshi Udon

Hello!!!
Here is a quick food review. I think I am turning into some food blogger but no complaints, I love food.
Today review will be on two stall that specialize in udon.
I love noodles and usually when I went to have japanese food, I will most likely order noodle dishes.
So when I heard of this two stalls, I knew I have to try.

Tamoya Udon
I visited this place twice. I ordered Bukkake Udon, thick soya-source (which I think is soya-sauce) taste in regular size ($4.80) and I added a prawn tempura and a shiitake mushroom tempura. I don't really remember the price of the tempura but this set cost less than $10.

Oh my. Can I say this is one of the best udon I ever ate in Singapore!? The soup is good. It is just nice for my taste buds, not too salty and full of flavors. The udon is CHEWY, no raw udon taste and the texture is just perfect. The tempura is crunchy but I found them a little oily. Free condiments like wakame, spring onion and those crunchy fried tempura bits.

However on my second visit, I tried Kama-tama udon, Al dente Kama-age udon with freshraw egg. I didn't took a photo down but you can check out the pictures at here . Okay I must admit this time round I didn't enjoy my food. It taste weird as in I think I ate it in a wrong way. There's a sauce/dipping sauce that come with the udon and I just pour everything into the bowl and mix and it's like super weird. But the udon is still chewy!!! I guess I will just stick to my ususal hot udon soup or cold udon next time.

Tsuru-koshi Udon
Wanted to try this for the longest and I tried Hiyashi Tan Tan Udon, cold udon served with chinese hot sauce ($9). This udon is quite nice in flavor as compared to the Kama-tama udon. The chinese hot sauce is like minced pork sauce and it really give the udon a nice taste. However I personally feel that there's a pork taste which I don't like and when I'm biting on udon, I feel like I'm biting on a rubber. Maybe hot udon will make the udon more chewy than cold.

Comparison for cold udon
Flavor wise: Tsuru-koshi Udon
Texture of udon: Tamoya Udon
Price: Tamoya Udon

Maybe I should give Tsuru-koshi Udon another try for the hot version of Hiyashi Tan Tan Udon, or other hot udon soup.

Til then! (Review on either a casual fine dining or milky foot mask)

Hair Sciences @ Orchard Central

Hello! Today review will be on Hair Sciences, hair restoration clinic at Orchard Central.

I've been suffering from thin fine hair since young and my hair dropped alot. Especially after my rebonding when I'm 14. So when my sister saw there's a deal on groupon, we decided to get it.

So when we reached there, we were served by a consultant named Kiso. He is quite friendly and will answer our enquires. We were asked to fill a form, basically asking about our personal particulars and lifestyle. After that he told us about the steps of treatment and lead us to the treatment area. It is an open concept, very much like a salon. Tea was served.

1. Apply mask for 20mins
2. Use a cotton pad and rub the scalp after 20 mins (to exfoliate the scalp)
3. Hair washing
4. Spray the essence on the scalp
5. Head and shoulder massage (only on head as we are using groupon deals)
6. Under LED red light ( i think is to improve the blood circulation)

After that, we were lead back to the consultant room where we filled up the form and I was expecting for hard selling . BUT there wasn't any hard selling, maybe have but not to the extent we will feel frustrated. He took time to explain to us. There's a huge amount of discount given and we decided to take it as it is not very expensive, comparable to scalp treatment at salon and we want to see improvement.

One thing I don't like about here is the microscopic images our scalp are not saved. Meaning the before treatment images were gone. BUT I manged to take picture with my trusty but lousy camera Iphone. And I don't like that I got different people treating my scalp on different days. I prefer the same person for all my treatment or two different also can. Oh I think the treatment is not very personalize as me and my sister always have the same treatment content.

Do I think it is worth? Yes if you got an income and desperately need some help in hair issue. It is so much cheaper than those "brand" outside. No if you're a student (no income), prefer privacy.

And now is the pictures time!! Okay two only. Hahaha. I did saw some results, baby hair growing, one strand of hair growing from a supposedly dead follicles. But for my sister, her result is not as significant as me

 
After one treatment/before treatment (don't really remember). Can see that my scalp have patchy white stuffs, those are not dandruff!! It's the peeling of scalp, like tuo pi.

After 5+1(groupon deal) treatment, scalp looking much healthier. Didn't took the pictures that show baby hair growing, I'll try to take during the next scanning!

Thanks for reading! :)

Iroiro Ramen @ Orchard Plaza

Sorry for the hiatus! Was so busying with my work and school life.

Today's review will be on food! Ramen YAY!
I love noodles so ramen is also one of my top choices for food. Oh and my sister too!
So one day we were heading for our appt and she found out a ramen place at Orchard Plaza. But the unit changed to another ramen outlet when we reached there. So being adventurous and laziness to walk anymore, we went into the empty ramen shop.

Didn't took any pictures as usual. Menu is rather limited. I remembered that less than 5 choices of ramen? We ordered Miso Ramen ($14), Karashi Tonkotsu Ramen ($14) with addition of aji tamago ($2) and a Joki gyoza, steamed dumpling ($6).

That was one of the nicest miso ramen I ever had, both of us agreed that miso ramen soup was better than the tonkotsu one. The soup have a rich miso taste and it is not salty. Hardness of the ramen was just nice for me, I like it alittle bit hard. Both ramen shared the same stuffs (if my memory never fail). The bamboo shoots were nicely flavored. Cannot comment on the tamago cause I didn't order that. The steamed dumpling is a surprise! The dumpling is very filled with ingredients and the sauce that came with it is nice. It taste like a mixture of vinegar plus chili? It's addictive.

If you are sick of those famous ramen shop in town, why not give this ramen shop a try? But I think the chef is a Singaporean as the staffs are communicating in english/mandarin which is not a problem for me as the ramen is tasty. I never tried the ramen in Japan but before I managed to save money, I shall stick to the local ramen shop.

Iroiro Ramen
150 Orchard Road
Unit No #01-17/18 Orchard Plaza
Tel: 6235 3500

* I think this shop is closed for business as I went there twice and they are not open.