My Home Spa

Being away from the convenience of Singapore means i CANNOT INDULGE IN MY MONTHLY SPA AND FACIALS! That, is tough. Here, a manicure starts from SGD 150!! So I came prepared.

The change in climate in the initial weeks have made me breakout, peel and develop dandruff. The breakout was salvaged by Porcelain Face Spa's Balance Essence. It really is a skin and ego saver, removing pimples without medication! It even hydrates my skin. 

 

I was spoilt rotten by Phytho Hair Spa and Hairscience back home. Here, i maintain my hair spa with Silkpro Treatment Conditioner and Hair Tonic Concentrate. Silkpro has a new range with ingredients that seem to be pretty natural, chemical free. Do you know the one thing that Singaporean men fear the most? It is the loss of hair. NUMBER ONE FEAR.

 

It freaks me out whenever i comb or wash my hair. I drop alot of hair, so i googled and results say dropping 80 strands a day is normal. Especially if you have long hair, it is heavy (thus more hair fall) and it looks like alot in your hand because it is long. I confess, I have collected them in a day and counted them one strand by one strand. It is not severe hair loss (phew!).

 

But prevention can always start! The new Silkpro Hairvolution promotes balancing, strengthening and protecting the scalp to prevent hair loss.

 

My home spa also consist of Kneipp body scrub for the body and for the face, i love Khiel's microbeads facial scrub. You only need a 5 cent coin dollop. It is so fine, and it feels so good.

 

But first, i throughly remove any residue on my face with Porcelain Face Spa's make-up remover. I didn't know this before, but even if you do not have make-up on your face, you need to use one to throughly cleanse your face because sunblock can clog pores. Not Biore's Aqua UV though.

 

I then lay in a hot tub, with Porcelain Face Spa's Hydrocare paper mask on. Made from a bio-cellulose fabric that the salon launched in 2010 after research and lab work, it contours my face, while working to fight the signs of dryness and dehydration with ingredients like Sodium hyaluronate, lychee seed extract and fig fruit extract. It also has Vitamin E content that provides antioxidant protection and helps further nourish my skin.

Usually these paper masks always have an excess of mask serum in the pack. I either use it on my neck or i store it in a small container and use it for the next couple of days.

This is how i conduct my home spa, complete with lighting a scented candel and eating a scoop of ice-cream while my hair and face is being treated sitting in a bath tub!

 

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Interesting Eye Care Tips

I have noticed quite many bloggers have very bad eye bags and dark eye rings. Must be due to the late night photo shopping and looking at the iphone at night in bed.

The skin surrounding your eyes is one of the most sensitive areas of the body and hence, needs to be given special attention. This tender area, which is ten times more thinner than the rest of your skin, is often exposed to an array of problems like puffy eyes, dark circles, wrinkles, loss of eyelashes and fine lines. Having a beautiful face but with wrinkles around the eye can make a person look old.

Thus, to maintain a youthful appearance, eye skin care is an absolute must. Thankfully, nowadays, there are a wide range of beauty treatments and products which can effectively treat the skin around the eyes. Then there are the various home remedies that can be used to cure puffy eyes and other problems without any side effects.

Drinking plenty of water and digging on fruits and vegetables is the key to healthy skin and will go a long way if you want to take care of your eye skin. Read on to find out how to get rid of baggy eyes and dark circles, secrets of healthy and beautiful eyes and much more.

Getting dark circles and baggy eyes has now become a common problem and haunts both old and middle-aged people and even youngsters these days. Stress, late working hours, faulty diet, etc can be blamed for causing puffy eyes and dark circles. However, it can be easily sorted out if you follow few precautionary measures and take effective steps. Read further to know how to curb the problem.

• Mash a tomato well into a paste. Add a pinch of turmeric powder and lemon juice and apply this mixture underneath the eyes. After a period of ten minutes, wash your face with water. Do this regularly to ward off the dark circles.
• Take a few drops of almond oil and massage it gently under your eyes for ten minutes to treat dark circles.
• Take a bowl of ice cold water and dip two cotton wool balls in it. Now, take them out and squeeze out the excess liquid. Next, place the cotton balls on your eyes until they become warm.
• Cut a cucumber into thick slices and place a slice over each eye. Lie down for ten to fifteen minutes and relax with your eyes closed. By doing this, not only your eyes get rejuvenated but it also aids in getting rid of tired and puffy eyes.
• Another way to cool your eyes is to apply chilled tea bags or by wrapping an ice cube in a soft cloth and then placing it over your eyes.

• Drink plenty of water to keep your eyes well-moisturized and sparkling.
• Avoid drinking alcohol as it causes redness in the eyes.
• To add a glamorous touch to your eyes and make them look attractive, use eye lash curlers. Many beauty stores today sell ordinary metal eye lash curlers at reasonable prices.
• Avoid junk and salty foods as they cause water retention, which in turn makes the skin near the eyes bloated.
• Wear glares to protect your eyes from the harmful ultraviolet rays. Buy branded sun glasses as cheap ones are harmful.
• Every morning, splash your eyes with generous amounts of water to keep it cool and clean.
• Gorge on foods that are rich in vitamin A and C such as mangoes, oranges, spinach, fish, pumpkins, tomato, capsicum, cabbage, and the like.
• Constant glaring at computers or TV can damage your eyes so take few minutes break from time to time.
• Avoid reading in dim light or working in front of the computer system for long hours as this will lead to dark circles and baggy eyes.
• Taking adequate rest and sleeping for at least seven to eight hours is a must to keep your eyes glowing.

The above is a repost from Porcelain's Face Spa's blog.

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Juice for a Change

I tend to always ask for the same combination: Orange Carrot. Because i don't know better otherwise. 

Juicing is a popular way to detoxify the body and enjoy a change from chomping on solid foods. Drinking fresh vegetable and fruit juices can help flush out the toxins from your body and thereby help you get clear, healthy skin. Here’s a list of fruit juices which you may want to try for a change:

Apple + Cucumber + Kiwi
Improves skin complexion.

Pear + Banana
Regulates sugar content.

Carrot + Apple + Pear + Mango
Clears body heat, counteracts toxicity, decreases blood pressure and fight oxidization.

Honeydew + Grape + Watermelon + Milk
Rich in vitamin C & vitamin B2 that increase cell activity and strengthen body immunity.

Papaya + Pineapple + Milk
Rich in vitamin C, E, Iron. Improve skin complexion and metabolism.

Banana + Pineapple + Milk
Rich in vitamin with nutrients and prevent constipation.

The above is a repost from Porcelain's Face Spa's blog.

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Kitchen Ingredients to Skincare Products

How many times have you envied the glowing skin of celebrities? Perhaps you have wished, countless times, to flaunt radiant skin like those style icons. Skin, the largest organ of our body, is one of the first things that attract the attention of others. While some are genetically blessed with great skin, there is a vast majority who is prone to a range of problems like acne, pimples, scars, blemishes and the like.

While buying any kind of skin care products, it’s necessary to first know your skin type. Skin care products will work best only if they are matched with their own skin type. Simple kitchen ingredients can be used with great effect to prevent the outbreak of wrinkles, pimples, acnes and other skin disorders. Scroll down the article to learn more about the skin care at home ideas, home beauty secrets and natural beauty recipes for home skin care.
 

Skin Care At Home Ideas

• In a bowl, mash a ripened banana along with milk and apply it on the face. Leave it for twenty minutes to set and then rinse off with water.
• Combine one teaspoon of walnut powder with lemon juice and honey. Mix well to form a thick paste. Scrub the entire body with the paste and let it sit for at least twenty minutes. Finally, wash with cold water.
• Add a dash of turmeric powder to orange juice. Now, scrub this on the area that is most often exposed to the sun or cold. After twenty minutes, rinse it with cold water.
• Prepare a face mask by mixing equal proportions of curd and cucumber juice. You can also mash a ripened papaya and apply it on the face to get radiant skin.
• Make a paste by mixing one tablespoon of mango peels powder and one teaspoon of milk powder. Scrub the gooey mixture on the skin. Do this at least once a week to achieve the desired results.

A repost from Porcelain's Face Spa's blog. These home remedies may come in handy when i move to Europe! I bet skincare is going to be expensive there and perhaps too rich for my Asian skin!

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Steps to Healthy Nails

Lately, i have been plagued with toe nail infection. I was appalled, i didn't know it can happen! Most people do not have a lot of time to spend on their nails. However, neat nails do add to a clean and professional appearance. Women are not the only ones who should spend some time taking care of their nails; Men too, as neat nails do add to a clean and professional appearance.

Here are 8 steps – applicable to both men and women:

1. Keep a good diet.

A good diet will help you with many things, not just your nails. A good diet means consuming the right quantities of food from all food groups in order to lead a healthy lifestyle. It must include several food groups because one single group cannot provide everything a human needs for good health. Protein-rich foods such as lean red meat, poultry, eggs, and fish such as salmon are recommended foods for shiny hair and strong nails.

2. Moisturize your finger nails.

If you have the habit of applying hand cream or lotion, make sure to rub some into and around your nails. This massaging action promotes nail growth because blood is circulating in the fingers. The lotion also helps to soften cuticles. It makes nails less dry and brittle so they are less likely to break once you have longer nails.

3. Keep your nails even.

If you find that some of your nails are super long while the others are broken-off, trim or file them back to match. When filing, be sure to use a good quality filer. Only file in one direction, back-and-forth sawing will weaken the nail and cause it to break. Also, try not to make them to round as that would put you at risk for ingrown nails.

4. Gently tap your fingers on a hard surface.

Using your fingers will stimulate the blood flow to your nail beds. Activities such as typing, tapping your fingers on a hard surface (such as a table top), or playing piano for several minutes each day will create adequate stimulation to help your nails grow faster.

5. Stop the biting habit.
Biting your nails will make them look ugly and uncared for, and can hurt if you bite too far. Use an anti-nail biting cream or polish your fingernails, so that when you go to bite your nails it tastes bad. Once you get out of the habit, you can stop using the cream.

 

6. Trim your nails regularly.

Use a sharp manicure scissors or clippers. Trim your nails straight across, then round the tips in a gentle curve. It might be easiest to trim and file your fingernails when they’re soft, such as after bathing. How often you should trim your nails will depend on how quickly your nails grow and how long you want them.

7. Soak your nails every other week or so in warm water and a moisturizing soap.

Clean them using a soft nail brush. You can also soak your hands in some baby oil that has Vitamin E which would help to keep your hands soft.

8. Last but not least, probably for women only – Give yourself a mani-pedi at least once a month to keep your hands and feet looking nice.

You can get a professional mani-pedi once in a while if you like, so long as you make sure the salon is sterile.

 This is a repost from Porcelain Face Spa's blog.

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The Black Magic Treatment

I have oily skin. By the end of the day, my face will be oily enough to be a non-stick pan. I tried a "red-carpet worthy" treatment that uses a patented Plasma Magic Gel to achieve glowing skin by reducing sebum, reducing pore size and brightening the overall skin tone.

Can't start without double cleansing first, followed by exfoliation. 

Then the Black Magic ™ is performed, a intense pulsed light treatment, followed by a custom blended mask with serum and finished off with an LED – Light therapy coupled with a heavenly shoulder-back rub! 

It is as the name suggests, totally black magic. Without extraction, my face actually felt so taut, smooth, & so soft! The effect lasted for weeks. Definitely some magical work. 

The Black Magic Treatment, a proprietary Korean technology is suitable for all skin types, dull or uneven skin tone and acne scars. It maintains skin clarity, refine pores, brightens skin tone, lifts, firms and smoothen skin. Not only has it reduced my sebum production, it also stimulates cell renewal and collagen and elastin production. Too many benefits in one treatment!

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60 minutes | $380

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Doll me Up

I used to think if i could walk out a facial without a red face, that therapist must be a gem! So for awhile I was walking out of my old salon with a face that didn't look like I just had a facial. Hooray?

Then i started breaking out, and my face didn't feel baby ass smooth. There were bumps underneath. Later on, i got to know about Porcelain Face Spa and i learned that the extraction I was getting wasn't deep enough.

However, deep extractions usually leave me looking like this after a facial. Horror of horrors!

AHHHHHHHH!

But I unabashedly go out after a facial, that's because i've a secret weapon.

It's not make-up. I wouldn't want to undo all that deep cleansing Porcelain did for me, i didn't want to clog my open pores with concealer.

Porcelain Face Spa's tinted sunscreen, Doll, is my secret weapon.

Combined with lightening agents, this UV filter corrects pigmentation problems while protecting my skin against UVA/UVB rays. It is SPF 60.

With a tint, it makes my skin dewy and it's not make-up! It doesn't clog pores either. It may be pricey at $150 for 35ml but i'm still using my tube from a year ago!

You can get Doll from Porcelain Face Spa at 15 Cantonment Road.

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Picked up by Porcelain Face Spa

It's a love-hate relationship for me with facials. While it does improvements to my skin in the long run, i dread it because it's a painful affair with extraction. Porcelain Face Spa offers no extraction facials for those with agliophobia (fear of pain).

I just returned from -20 cold in Beijing so a pick-me-up facial to rehydrate was necessary! 

The Imperial Palace glistening in snow.

Using a milky cleanser that is oil and paraben free, the pick-me-up facial starts with double cleansing. Then a skin refining gentle scrub, finished with a cucumber jelly mask while enjoying a shoulder massage and having a special LED shone on the face to boost collagen.

All in 25 minutes, a quickie to improve skin clarity, brighten skin tone, refine pores and smoothen skin! Winter don't have to mean.

Pick me Up in 25 for $60, make an appointment here.

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