All about Beauty

Finally, I dropped by Wuttisak Clinic for the long waited intense pulsed light (IPL) treatment and beauty facial for my freckles. After 2 consecutive weekends on the beach, I really need to do something about my spots.

It started with the beauty facial, with collagen and vitamin C ingredient, and the use of ultra sound. It doesn’t sound like anything special, but my face is more radiant after the facial session. Next, I went into the consultation room and met with the dermatology doctor, who gave my skin and talked about my skin problem. I’m only interested in IPL this time, but not other treatments. Not to mention, the charges are not cheap at Wuttisak Clinic. I was given some skin care products too, and was advised to use them for a week. The next appointment will be 2 weeks from now.

Then, I went for IPL. It’s not as painful as I think, and in fact, it’s quite bearable, as long as you got used to the light and sound. I’ve got over  140 spots treated on my face, so it’s quite a new experience for me. A few photos were taken on my freckles, and the doctor said I needed at least 3 treatments to remove the spots, which will be carried out in 2 weeks interval. She will snap a photo again after 5 IPL treatments. I can’t wait to see if there is any improvement.

After that, I went to another room for cooling treatment. I was avoid to stay away from sun, heat and apply a lot of sun block everyday, even if staying indoor.

So, let’s see how IPL can do wonder on my face.

 I went to visit my ex-beautician who owns a boutique and a salon in Ipoh a few days ago, and I felt great getting a facial session done by her. She’s been my beautician for close to 10 years, and I must say, I love her facial massage the most! I’ve tried a few salon and spa over the years, both locally and abroad, especially in Bangkok, but I still can’t find one who gives me a food face massage as her. Maybe I’m too picky? Or I haven’t tried harder enough in looking for one? LOL!

Anyway, I didn’t go for acne treatment but just the normal routine which I did over the years. Best of all, she trimmed my eyebrows! I don’t know why this service is not available at facial session in Bangkok? Funny…

I have always been a big fan of Estee Lauder products, and if you are regular here, you might notice that I shop for their skincare products from time to time. Nonetheless, I’m a minimalist when it comes to makeup, so I hardly buy cosmetics.

I had these complimentary and makeup vouchers from Estee Lauder counter some time ago, and since I have some free time today, I decided to try out their facial. My last facial with Estee Lauder products was done many years ago, which was given free during a promotion, but I didn’t quite like it. That counter hired a part time beautician, and she didn’t know my skin condition, and the facial experience was not a pleasant one.

But today’s facial is quite nice, despite that it’s too short to me. My normal treatment facial used to be more than an hour and a half, but today’s facial was only an hour. Nonetheless, I like the products, and how my face brightened up after the session. I was given makeup too, which comes along with the facial. It’s just simple makeup, but I like it.

I signed up for their facial package, and I hope that I will come here at least once a month, on top of my facial treatment at another spa center.

The 6 products I bought, which are left at the beauty room for my facial at Estee Lauder. They consisted of Perfect Clean Cleanser, Perfect Clean Toner, Optimizer, Resilient Lift Extreme Mask, Resilience Lift Extreme OverNight Ultra Firming Creme which is used as massage cream during facial session, and also Perfectionist [CP+] Wrinkle Lifting Serum

After all, I deserve the pampering. LOL! I’m not getting any younger, so I chose the anti aging range instead of whitening facial.

I still have the professional makeup voucher, but I’m not sure when will I use it. Maybe if one day, I’m going to be aired on televisions, oh ya, dream on!!!! LOL! Then, that voucher might be useful.

My friend is getting married soon but after some long nights and a few bottles off the wine racks, she has some water retention problem on her face and she looks bloated too. Seriously, if she can afford it, I would recommend her to go for a nice face sculpturing course like the one offered by Socie.

I’m interested to try it out and see if it’s effective in lifting up my eye area in 90 minutes. But the thing is, you can only try it out in Taiwan or Japan. Gee…How disappointing huh?

It has been some time since I gave myself a DIY face massage. I only put cleanse and mask my face, but I don’t massage it because time is limited! I only have my face massage done by the my beautician because it is more comfortable and relaxing than doing this by myself.

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There are 2 different types of face massage method. The western method begins from the forehead and moves downwards, while the Japanese method (Kobido) does the opposite direction. No matter which method you choose, as long as you are comfortable to it, it should give you the same results. Here is how you can do a face massage as quoted from this site:

Face:
Massage Steps:
1.Cup hands around the head, with thumbs resting on the forehead and fingertips at the temples.Smooth out the forehead in strips-starting along the eyebrows, working up toward the hairline.
2.Press between the eyebrows with your thumbs.Repeat, moving up the center of the forehead to the hairline.
3.Massage temples, using circular motion with fingers.Continue circles down along the jawbone to the chin.
4.Using your fingertips, draw a line under the cheekbone and out to the temples.Repeat, taking the line lower down the cheek each time.
5.Use the fingertips to draw a big moustache shape from the upper lip out to the temples, and circle the temples one more time.
6.Press softly around the upper bone of the eye sockets, starting from the bridge of the nose, out to the corner of the eye.Repeat, this time working carefully around the eye socket under the eyes.
7.Gently massage the ears between your thumbs and fingers, starting at the earlobe and moving around and up to the top of the ear.
8.Pull ears very gently, again starting with the lobe and moving gradually to the top of the ear.
9.Cup hands and rest them over the eyes(it’s best to warn your partner before you do this).Ask your partner to breathe in and out deeply several times.Release the hands.

However, you have to use a massage oil or facial massage cream to ease the flow of the massage. If your face is not moist or coating with massage oil, you will get fine lines if you apply pressure and push your skin around like a dough! If you haven’t tried a face massage before, make an appointment with a beauty or spa center. It’s so great that you will surely yearn for more.

Don’t you think all facial cotton is the same, they are not! If you are using softener or toner, it is advisable to pour the liquid onto the facial cotton, then wipe or pat the wet cotton onto your face, rather than just patting it with your hands. If you do it with facial cotton, the softener or toner can be evenly spread out especially at your nose area.

So, if you facial cotton sucks, imagine how much toner you are wasting everything you use the cotton? So, you better get high quality facial cotton, like those from the cosmetic counters. Yes, they are much more expensive, but they save up your softener and toner too.

If you really get those good cottons, try this home facial. After you have cleansed your face, soak up the cotton with hydrating or whitening softeners. If you have SKII pitera, use it too. Then tear the cotton into thinner pieces and put them on your face, all over it. Leave it on for 10 minutes, and voila! Go check your face at the mirror, I tell you, you face will definitely look better!

I came across a supplementation product made of sheep placenta the other day. I didn’t buy it, but Mummy In Vain is having them, so one day I will ask if she thinks they do wonder to her skin.

I was tempted to try, but since I’m still breastfeeding, I dare not take anything “funny” without consulting my doctor first. Frankly, I hardly see a doctor too. LOL!

So, maybe I will just try this out….

It’s also made of sheep placenta, but it’s nose mud for blackheads.

I have my “professional” facial at least once a month. I like to have facial session as my skin rejuvenates and feels softer right after a session. Besides, I’m very oi leng, I saw how terrible I looked in the video I made last night, and I know I desperately needed a facial ASAP!

I tell you, your face will thank you if you have ampoules on it. I just need ampoules to lift up my face, and make me look fresher, instead of one tiring and ugly look. When both my kids are going to school years later, I will surely get back to my home facial session and get myself boxes of ampoules to put them on occasionally. They will make wonder to your skin!

Trust me, I’m the expect. LOL!

Before I have kids, I would have home facial once a week, besides my regular month facial at my beautician.  But lately, I hardly have time for a full home facial, but I try to have a quick one if possible.

Firstly, I will wash my face with make up removal, even if I don’t put make up on. Then follow by a facial wash. If you have face scrub, you can use it too. Personally, I like to use this Estee Lauder Idealist Micro-D scrub, or with just use the mini massager with facial foam.

Then, I will put on a purifying mask to clear my pores and remove dead skin cells. Sometimes, if I feel like brightening up my complexion, I will go for whitening mask. Most of the masks I’m using now are from Japanese companies as I feel that they are more suitable for Asian skin.

Previously, I would even give myself a face massage, but I haven’t done this for a while. I got to simplify my facial process to fit my busy schedule now. So, my massage cream has been long abandoned.

I think it’s expired already, but I didn’t throw it away yet.

Oh ya, I used to have a steamer too. I would steam my face before putting on the mask, but I can’t seems to remember where I placed it. But never mind, as long as your house have cookware like rice cooker, just place your face there when the rice is steaming hot, it will give you the same results. Ha! Just joking, don’t ever do that!

Having 24K gold in skincare products is a hit now, but I haven’t tried any out. I came across this on TV, magazines and newspaper, but I don’t know anyone around who has tried it out yet. Anyone??? If you have tried gold facial, or products with gold, let me know how effective it is? I guess it must be really good as it’s very popular in Japan right now.

Photo taken from Kemi Gold Facial

If you are wondering, why nano pure gold is a hit now….Here’s the reasons:

• Pure gold can form a physical layer on the skin’s surface against oxidization and reduce UV damage and environmental harm.
• It can be absorbed efficiently, and revive new life and immunity of skin, preventing cells from aging, improving coarse, dull, inactive skin, acne, scars, wrinkles, and drk spots on the skin.

I’m tempted to try it out at Adonis but the package is too expensive. For 5 nano pure gold therapy facial, it is going to cost me RM2500, so worth it or not? But I can try out once first as it’s RM580, just to see if it suit me or not, then only decide if the package is worth taken.

Piss…I just called. They don’t have any branches in Ipoh, only in KL, Melaka and JB. Yikes, can’t try out unless I go down to KL.

So, ladies, if you are interested, call 03-21432626 for reservation.