Beauty Review: Queen Helene Mint Julep Masque

PICTURE HEAVY!!!!!!!!!!!!!

NOTE: Try this product at your own risk. If it works for me, it does not mean it will work for you too. Everyone has different types of skin. My skin consists of dry - combination - sensitive type of skin.


Information provided credited to: http://www.queenhelene.com/

PRODUCT DESCRIPTION:

Dry up acne pimples and rinse away blackheads. This original masque treatment helps to dry up acne pimples, rinses away blackheads and even shrinks enlarged pores. Relaxes tired facial muscles and eases tension lines on the face and neck.

On the tube:
Mint Julep Masque is the original natural home treatment developed by a dermatologist that helps dry up acne pimples, rinses away blackheads and shrink enlarge pores. Simply apply Mint Julep Masque to your clean face and neck. Within minutes it firms and hardens, drawing out impurities from your pores. After the masque is removed, your skin will feel clean, refreshed and smooth. Even for individuals who are fortunately free of skin problems, Mint Julep Masque is a refreshing facial treatment that helps relax tired muscles and ease tension lines on the face and neck.
Ingredients:
Water, Kaolin, Bentonite, Glycerin, Zinc Oxide, Propylene, Glycol, Sulfur, Chromium Oxide Greens, Fragrance, Phenoxythanol, Methylparaben


The following information is credited to: http://www.digitalnaturopath.com/treat/T221889.html

Bentonite Clay can help with the following:

• Allergic Rhinitis or Hay fever
• Diarrhea
• Constipation
• General Detoxification Requirement
• Yeast Infection/Candida
• Gingivitis
• Parasite Infection
• Adult Acne - Bentonite masks may be helpful in drawing out toxins. These masks are usually left in place for 10-15 minutes, removed by rinsing or gentle rubbing with a soft wash cloth and applied three times per week.

My Take on This Review:

I read Ricebunny's review about Kitty Litter Mask and read that Kitty Litter has Bentonite in it. I began to read articles about Bentonite and when I found out that Queen Helene Julep Masque has Bentonite in it, I was ecstatic! :) I mean I respect Ricebunny's creativity but I won't use a Kitty Litter on my face - well that's only my opinion and I hope I did not offend anybody. Besides I don't own a pussycat :p

I followed the directions, washed my face with my regular cleanser and applied this afterwards. I noticed the smell right away for it smells like a toothpaste. Very minty. It is not hard to apply. I just applied it generously on my face, avoiding my eye area and wait to dry. It took 12 minutes to dry. Smiling is hard when it dries. lol.


Eww! Please excuse my super dry lips in here :( My lips has been chapped over the winter and I hate how it looks. Any lipbalm suggestions? Anywho, here's what my acne on my chin (I know its gross!) looks like before I used the Queen Helene Mint Julep Masque.

I only used the Masque 1 time and when I woke up the next day, this is what my chin acne looks like. Amazing isnt? I found a "magical" masque that will replace the love I had for Ly-Na. :p

PROS:

• It is cheap and is available everywhere
• Easy to use, not messy
• Easy to remove
• Your skin will feel refreshed and smooth afterwards
• It really dries up your acne

CONS:

• When I applied it, I felt a tingle sensation and a "sting" on the acne
• It is very drying. A good moisturizer afterwards is a MUST!
  

Overall:
It is a very good Masque and it does what its promise. At 1st I was very hesitant to try this masque but when I found out that my local beauty supplies has this, I decided to give it a try. I'm glad I did. I will buy it again :) Just don't overuse it for it might get immune to your skin. I always rotate my skincare products.

MOVIES and HAUL!!!!

On to my boring life... Yesterday was amazing! :) I watched 2 movies in 1 night. We went to Ontario Mills and decided to watch a movie. We watched the Bloody Valentine 3D. It was very bloody indeed. It was a good movie but I think it could have been better like the 3D effects. The movie kept me guessing who was the killer. lol.

The next movie that we watched was the Gran Turino. It was a great movie. I almost cried. Omg it was so sad but I love the values in that movie. :) All of my emotions came out. I got sad, mad, almost cried, and laughed. lol!

Then today, I went to the CCO and Sephora. I returned my Dior Tinted Moisturizer because It looks cakey on my face although it has great coverage. They gave me a giftcard so I used that to get a Dior Lipstick 346! Yup! My 1st ever Dior Lipstick! Yay! Its a cute coral shade. I love it! You don't even need a lipgloss for its very shiny already. :) I might get addicted! Hah! :p



Then I went to the CCO and saw that they have huge selection of eyeshadows! I got eyeshadow happy and picked up 4 eyeshadows. :p I'm so going back there and get more! Should I depot them? :p

Evening Aura

Sunset B. (Starflash)

Bold & Brazen (Starflash)

Magnetic Fields

And guess what I received from the mail?? Yay! At last my MAC 187 brush came! It took so long! 3 weeks long! But I'm happy I got it. I also have my mini 187 which I sometimes carry whenever I go out of town. :)

And some pictures of me of course :P

Well, that's it for my haul :) I will leave you guys with this Skittles Commercial. For those Filipino (like me) and Thai might find this funny :P

Translation:
Thai (tailor): Hey! Don't eat that!
Filipino (guy in the mirror): But I'm hungry!
Thai: Stop eating that!!
Filipino: I'm hungry so I should eat!
WASHSODEJDH B UCINPE CTE!

My Early Christmas Gift

Guess what?? I got my early Christmas gift today! Yay! I'm so stoked! Ahh! I just wanna scream for joy! haha! Ok, I'll let you guys see it...

TA-DA!!!!

It's one of my Christmas Wishlist. The 13 inch Aluminum 2.4Ghz! :) The husband couldn't wait to give it til Christmas so he decided for me to open it already so he could see my reaction.

My reaction??? Ecstatic!! :D Thank you so much my Angel!!! :D

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Ok, so I feel extremely excited so I started playing it, and boy it was damn hard! I was a PC user and getting use to this toy is just so complicated. I need help! I just learned how to copy paste and it was still hard for me to get used to that. I find myself right clicking. WTF! I forgot it doesn't have a right click :( I have a lot of things I wanna know so you mac users out there, I need help! Seriously..

1. How do you maximize it without showing the applications on the bottom side? (Refer to the last picture) I want to be able to see the full screen and not have those little buttons down there.

Ok, I think that's it for now. I can't remember those questions I had in mind awhile ago. haha. I'm such a dork! :p

Oh, and when I double click the "add image" here at blogger, it doesn't seem to respond right away. ahhh! I'm getting crazy. I guess I just got used to my PC and MAC is just too complicated for me :(

Oh, and yes, I'm still withdrawing from LY-NA Pearl Cream. I feel like an addict that has been banned to use her Illegal drugs. :( I'm going to OC tomorrow with the husband. I should be sleeping now because I need to get up early tomorrow. I will be going to Amore store. I think I will get either a Laneige product or that Caviar BB cream that I saw. We'll see. Well, good night ladies! I will be posting some pictures soon! Yay! :) and maybe new videos :)

Beauty Review: LY-NA Pearl Cream (Updated with another Link)

NOTE: Try this product at your own risk. If it works for me, it does not mean it will work for you too. Everyone has different types of skin. My skin consists of dry - combination - sensitive type of skin.

Please Read this discussion also from Cozycot.com (CLICK) If you are not satisfied with all of these articles, I suggest you do your own research and share it to us. I love this product so much that I don't know what to believe now. Its better safe than sorry ladies.

(Image and information source: thejamushop.com)

LY-NA MEDICATED PEARL CREAM

Product Description:

Sulfur is legendary for providing relief for various skin ailments, especially acne. Together with pearl's brightening properties, the skin is expected to be clear and luminous. Sulphur, an active mineral ingredient, also helps the skin resist bacteria, while preserving the skin. The pearl powder possesses the requisite factors in keeping the skin healthy, so when the powder is mixed with Nienna cream, the combination is eminently capable of removing blackheads, pimples, ephelis and wrinkles. It will provide for a complexion that is soft and lustrous. Do ensure that the skin is thoroughly clean before applying the cream. When using the cream, you should eat lots of vegetables and fruits and less of oily and fatty foods. When using the cream, it is best to avoid sunburn, ultraviolet rays and chemical actions upon the skin. Apply the cream daily and you will always be beautiful. After successful application, you will be able to walk out in the sun and get a beautiful and even tan.

Many imitations have been made available recently, especially in Malaysia and Dubai. Do note the original packaging and marks when purchasing. It is best to purchase from a reputable source. Note that the plastic jar and outer box is beige in colour and there is no gold coloured ring around the plastic jar.

[ Ingredients ]

Active ingredients: 1.5% natural sulphur 0.5% seawater pearl. Base ingredients: Stearic Acid Cetanol Lanolin Glyceryl Monosterate, Isopropyl Myristate Sulfur Perfume Ion Exchange Water Glycerine Potassium Hydroxide

My Take on this Review:

Remember how I raved about this product and how it made my skin so soft, lightened my scars, and made my blemishes disappear? Well it still does! (Click for pictures) As a matter of fact, I have it on right now. Whenever I have some blemishes on my forehead, this product never fails me and always heals my acne. I love it so much that it hurts me that I will finally stop using it.

Why you might ask?

I did my research and I found out that it has been banned in some Asian countries for more than 10 years now! Why would they ban such a great product? Because it contains mercury!!! (Here's the source: Click)

What can mercury do to us?

Well, it lightens our skin, removing the 1st layer of our skin, and eventually thins it out, making us very sensitive to the sun. Our skin will get tan easily, our skin will be very sensitive thus when you discontinue using it, skin can get damage as it will be very sensitive to a lot of things. Yes, it will help your skin clear blemishes and all that but in the long run, you will see more damage to your skin. Read this article also: Click

Long effects of Mercury

- impairment of peripheral vision

- disturbances in sensations - that 'pins and needles' feeling as well as numbness - usually in the hands feet and sometimes around the mouth

- lack of coordination of movements, such as writing

- impairment of speech, hearing, walking

- muscle weakness

- skin rashes

- mood swing, memory loss, and mental disturbances

Coming into contact with too much mercury this way can damage a growing brain, harming the way unborn and young children will be able to think and learn. It can also harm anyone's heart, kidneys, lungs, and immune system.

I was getting frustrated after reading and researching all of these and getting irritated about all this, and the husband was trying to tickle me and all that while I was typing this. I said, "Stop it with irritating voice", and he's like "That's the side effects of LY-NA! mood swings!" I frowned and remembered, I still have the LYNA on my face. You see, I had the LYNA put on my face after work, then I decided I wanna research more about the LY-NA. Then found out all of these. It made me so sad and so mad.

The Verdict:

As much as this product made my skin so beautiful and removed all of my blemishes, I had to stop it. I knew it was too good to be true. Magical indeed but I can't risk it. I'm just too scared that I might give more damage to my sensitive skin. Lesson learned. Research about a product 1st before using it. Its so hard. :( Good bye LY-NA Pearl Cream. This will be the last day that I will be using you. I know the husband will be very glad. No more old lady smells. :( *tears*

Christmas Wishlist

I have been hauling... yep! major haul (well at least for me) but its not make up or skincare. I guess I have to show you guys.. but wait! I still don't have my laptop! I have to go to my parents' house to upload all those pictures I took using my digi cam. aw! Ok, I'll show you guys next time! Haha! :)

I will be at Orange County this coming Saturday. Wait, I might go to Little Tokyo and Marukai 1st! I wanna find some BBcreams there and buy the Mandom cleanser I've been lemming. :) If not, then I'll buy the L'egere BBcream online. Hah! :p

Ah! So finally RED came! I hateeeeee RED! My skin (especially my forehead) is on crack right now! :( The LYNA Pearl Cream does its job of decreasing the size of the acne but that's just it. I'm still thankful of course that its working for me. I just want these zits to magically disappear!

I finished the Christmas shopping for the family/relatives today *whew* 6 families all in all including the husband's. That's like 30 people all in all I think? Each one of them has a gift, so yeah I'm officially broke! I hope not to spend anymore :(

Since I don't have the pictures of what I bought, I decided to just make a Christmas Wishlist! C'mon! Everybody has one! This is the time of the year, I wish I was still a little kid and Santa will grant all my wishes. hahaha! I never believed in Santa. I knew right away that Santa was my parents! :p I recognized their handwriting "from Santa" hahah! I played their games alright. I wished for bigger things the next Christmas. haha. :) Naughty naughty girl.

Ok, on to my wishlist! *throws the penny to the wishing well*

1. New Generation 13 inch MACBOOK 2.4GHz = $1599.00

2. Dior Chic Palette LE = $49.50 (I was going to get this awhile ago at Sephora but they were OUT OF STOCK! Grrr!)

3. UGGS boots = $159.99

Grrr! That's it for now! It's already 2:45AM and the husband's already getting mad at me staying on the computer too late! :p G'night ladies! :)

Week Recap :)

Its been too long since my last post. Er, I might not have any pictures up since I have not visited the parents yet. I had such a busy week. I worked then went shopping. Its so tiring!

Week Recap:
Wednesday
I worked. I worked double shift. Yup! 16 freaking hours! It better pay off! I'm getting zits for not sleeping :( I hate NOC shift :( So I went home 7am Thursday morning.

Thursday
Happy Thanksgiving! Guess what! I worked this day too. We get time 1/2 for working on a holiday so I guess its OK. The husband worked too. I was not with the family this day. :( I was very sad. :( I got off work at 11pm, then home to change clothes, then went straight to Cabazon! Yay shopping! :)

Friday
Here comes Friday. I was on the road at 12am. Was still at the exit of Cabazon. Damn traffic! Too many cars!! Finally got there at 12:20am I think? Parking was a pain in the ass so the husband dropped me off at Coach store. There was a line! Long ass line! It was from Coach to Pacsun line! It was like 10 stores apart! Anywho, I went in line thinking that was the line for Coach. Then after 30 minutes, I found out that it was the line for Juicy Couture! I said WTF! But I was already there! I waited 2 freaking hours just to get in at that store. I did get something though and I'll show you guys next time :) Then after that, we went to Gucci to fall in line. It wasn't as bad as the Coach line but it wasn't moving! We stayed there for 3 long hours then found out there was no more at the rack! Almost all the good ones are sold out! I was bummed! I wanna go to D&B store but there was a freaking line again and I don't wanna wait for 2-3 more hours again just to find out there's nothing inside. After the Gucci, we went to True Religion Store and there was a small line but it only took us 20 minutes so that was good. I found a lot that I want but they don't have my size!!! Ahhhh! I only saw one size 25 so I got that one. After TR store, we went to Coach to see if the line has subsided, and yes indeed, we waited for only 30 minutes. I got to use my additional 10% off since it was only 9:00am. Yup, I had no sleep, ate a little, and was very tired. They have so many cute purses at Coach, I was tempted to get more than I want. I ended up getting 2 coach bags. I'll show you guys next time. :)

After that we went to Ontario, but did not find anything. I can't believe I did not buy any make up this day. :p By the time we were done. I was dellusional! hahaha!

Saturday
I worked. I went home at 9pm. Yup, early! haha! The boss let me out early since its my friday! yay him! :P

Sunday
Did not wake up in time for church. sorry. :( Went to Ontario Mills with the husband to do some Christmas shopping for the relatives & family. Almost done with my list! :) I also got a Dazzleglass :D Ok, I'm done with all these spendings. I'm broke. :(

I'm also breaking out because RED is almost here. Damn you RED! :( LYNA Pearl Cream, you are the BEST!

Me sporting my bangs :p It was taken last year :) I'll put up my Christmas wishlist soon :D

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Have a great night everyone! :)

Skincare Update and More

I just wanna thank you all for supporting my mini make up sale :) Yay! Its almost gone & I'm very very happy :D
Update: So for the past few days, I've been working my ass for 16 hours/daily :) Yup! My eyebags are so huge, they won't fit under my eye anymore. haha! I usually gets home like 7am. I feel like a zombie! hahah! They better pay me good for all the hardwork I've been doing! Well, I'm planning to shop on Black Friday at the Outlets! :D Join me yeah? :)

Hah! I finally got my Sephora package today! I wasn't too crazy about the Nars Blush in Super Orgasm. It was very glittery. (or as the husband said, "it was very glittery & orgasmic" lol!) All those gold specs just gets into your cheeks and it doesn't look natural!!! Ahhh!! I'm going to exchange it with the Nars Blush in Orgasm. I will probably do that this weekend. Sigh. So much for the excitement! haha! I haven't opened the Dior HydrAction Moisturizer yet but I know I will like it for I tried it so many times already at Sephora. :) I also have not used the Shu Curler yet. I'll do a review soon.

Anyway, my face is coveered with LY-NA right now. Hah! I'm just loving this stuff :) I also tried another product today and I'll reveal it once I get results :p

Oh, I will reveal my skincare routine soon! I will do another post for that. Let me just give you a preview of my face before I started my skincare routine. & That included LYNA my dears :) I will replicate these BEFORE & AFTER Pictures on my next post :) For now, I give you these:

My before picture: OMGah! look at this picture of mine, I cannot even look at it. The husband said, "I don't remember you looking like this. I thought you are already pretty even before" Awwwww. hahah! *giggles* Look at the unevenness of my skintone, the dark circles, the blemishes all over my face, and the scars! yuck yuck yuck! & to think I used to use thick foundation!!! Ok, stop now! stop looking at me!!! *got paranoid*

My after picture: In this picture, I wasn't wearing any foundation. Nope, no foundation, no concealer. Just moisturizer and my blush of course :) See the freakin difference? Huge huge difference I tell ya!!! I cannot believe my eyes either. Haha. The dark circles are gone, no more concealer for me, the redness are gone, the scars are gone, no blemishes insight. Ahhhh. I love my skin right now, of course except when I get stupid red. Well, anyway, the LYNA had made my skin sooo much better than it used to be. Of course not just LYNA. *smiles*


Oh, are you guys excited for the MAC DAME EDNA COLLECTION that is coming out on Dec 26, 2008?? I was thinking of getting one of their lipgloss or lipstick to add to my lippie collection. You know me, a lippie addict! haha! Then I'm thinking of getting one palette and their beauty powder. I'm not sure yet, but damn, I love their packaging.

(image credited to Specktra.net and google.com)
But you know what I'm more excited about??? It's the MAC & HELLO KITTY COLLABORATION! I would buy all of their products! Gah!! I heard it will be released on February 2009. I cannot wait. I already told the husband I will buy the whole collection :P

Anyway, that's it for now. It's already 2:06AM. :) I might work 16 hours again tomorrow!

Ly-Na Cream update

WARNING! PICTURE HEAVY!

Hello ladies (and gents)! How was everyone's weekend? Ugh, work again tomorrow. :( Lately, work has been draining me, especially at times when I work 16 hours. Sigh. I also joined twitter last night. People who has twitter can catch me there :) Just click this link --> twitter <--- to view my iTwit :) Right now, I'm at my parents' house, so I can update you guys with pictures. :) Yay! I actually went to L.A. awhile ago. Ahh I hate driving there! So busy and the drivers are fckin jerks! They almost crashed my Bleu (my car). :/ They cut in front of you like they own the street or something. Anywho, remember that post where I said RED is driving my skin nuts? (click the word red to view the post again). I want to show you guys a picture of me that day so you guys can see how nuts my skin gets whenever I get RED. I also stopped my BC, and I noticed that my skin had gotten worse. :/ Okay, this is how my skin looks like the week I had RED.

Gross and Scary I tell ya! :/ Click to enlarge the picture. Look how my forehead has these gigantic pimples. Ugh. Yuck!

And so what I did, I washed my face with my normal cleanser and exfoliator, then put on some LY-NA Pearl Cream all over my face. The next day, this was my skin looked like:

Hah! Its amazing! it decreased the size of my acne. Its so magical! :) I'm loving it. Now my skin is almost clear. I'll do a proper review soon. People asked me how I apply it. Make sure you wash your face throughly because acne might get worse if you don't. After I cleanse my face with my regular cleanser and exfoliator, I apply LY-NA Pearl Cream all over my face then sleep with it. (That's why the husband hates it! hahaha!) When I wake up in the morning, that's when I wash my face again to wash away the LY-NA Pearl Cream. Then I put on some SPF Moisturizer to protect my face from the skin. Somehow, your face gets very sensitive to the sun if you're using LY-NA. :/

When my mom saw my LY-NA in my bag, she's like, "wow, I remember that thing back when I was young (High school young)." She said she used to use it too. Haha. But she stopped because she said it lightened her face. :/ She said she likes the Chin Chun Su better. It's also a face cream and it works like the LY-NA Pearl Cream.

Sigh. Okay, that's about it for the LY-NA Pearl Cream. Anyway, I went out drinking with friends. :) I didn't have any hang-over but I had so much fun. I had some ultimate mango berry margarita and some vodka with sprite. Its really good. Yum! :)

What my skin looks like after 3 days of using LY-NA Pearl Cream. Pretty amazing huh? :) I was in my pajamas. Sleep over anyone? Haha. You all girls are welcome to sleep on my bed. lol! :p Oh, pardon my no make up face :/

Ly-Na Pearl Cream Keeps the Husband Away

Hi Everyone! :) It's 1:57AM and I'm still wide awake! Haha! I didn't work 16 hours today but I dunno why I cannot sleep. Maybe because my body and mind is used to working late nights :)

Anyway, I went home during my lunch break and to my surprise, the husband handed me something I wasn't expecting him to have or bought :P He bought me a Ly-Na Pearl Cream (Pink One) Haha! I told you guys he reads my blog and knows all my wants. Actually, I told him I want that but I cannot find it anywhere. I don't know where he found it. When I asked him, he said "Secret!" Haha. Ok, I said, whatever, as long as I now have it! :)

(Image credited to google.com)

I tried it today when I got home. I washed my face with my Clinique Take the Day Off Cleansing Balm because this thing removes all the gunk out of my face and leaves it squeaky clean. The Ly-Na Pearl Cream has some directions that says if your acne gets worse, it probably means you did not clean your face good. Er, that scared me so I made sure I cleaned my face real good. Then after that, I used my Clinique Extra Mild Cleanser. After drying my face with a clean towel, I put on the Ly-Na Pearl Cream all over my face. Geez, the smell made me dizzy! It gave me a headache. I coudn't take it. :( So I lay down next to the husband and did you know what he said? "You smell like an old woman! That thing smells bad!" Haha. Told you, it kept him away the whole time. He did not wanna kiss me because of the cream on my face and yes, the smell is terrible :( Hah but I'm happy because I got to try the famous Ly-Na Pearl Cream. I'll do a review once I see results :)

Back to my shopping habits, I finally placed my order at Sephora! Yay! I'm so happy. The only thing is, I wasn't able to put the code BEAUTYBOX since they only allow one code per transaction! Argh! :( No Beauty box for me. I guess I'll just pick that up at the stores. If you guys don't know about the Sephora Friends and Family Deal yet, Just shop at Sephora.com and enter the code FF2008 to get 20% off your entire purchase.

These are the things I got:
1. Shu Uemura Eyelash Curler = $19.00
2. Dior HydrAction Deep Hydration Skin Tint SPF 20 = $38.00

3. Nars Blush in Super Orgasm = $25.00
4. Kenzo L'eauParKenzo Pour Homme - 3.4 oz Eau de Toilette Spray= $65.00
I got the Kenzo for the husband. Haha. He saw me shopping online and he asked what am I going to buy, then I showed him. He wants Kenzo so when he found out I have 20% off at Sephora, he said OK to buy those things plus the Kenzo :) I am so happy! Yay! My orders will come on 4-9 business days. I cannot wait. :D

Happy Shopping you guys! :)