SkinCareRx.com Friends and Family Sale Coupon Code

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SkinCareRx.com is a site that is linked to Apothica.com and they are having a Friends and Family sale now.

Below is the discount coupon code that you can use on the site. La Roche-Posay is among the wide range of brands available at the site.

Friends and Family Coupon* Code: FF25

*Excludes some brands. Expires Dec. 1, 2010.

I had previously ordered from the site before. The items were well packed, makeup and breakable containers arrived in perfect condition. Direct shipping costs from US to Singapore are reasonable and prompt. In all, I was very pleased with the purchases I made and the customer service from the site.

Enjoy your shopping discount!

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Sponsored Review: Fancl Limited Edition Dance Series

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Long-time readers of my blog know that Fancl is a favourite brand of mine. I had previously positively reviewed their Mild Cleansing Oil in a non-sponsored comparison review post.

Fancl products are preservative-free to assure no potentially harmful preservatives and additives will damage your skin and health. Hence, it has a "safety and gentleness" assurance.

Recently, I received some of Fancl's famed cleansing products in their Limited Edition release containers. The products within are the same quality items but the containers are beautifully illustrated designs that can be kept and re-used.

There are in total three limited edition designs: Ballet Dance, Hula Dance and Samba Dance, all illustrated by Japanese Fashion Illustrator Licaco.

Sponsored Review: Clinique Age Defense BB Cream

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Clinique has launched its own BB Cream in November, which is available at Clinique counters for US $21 at Asia Pacific airports and Duty Free Downtown stores as well as selected airlines.

Targeted at frequent travellers, the Clinique Age Defence BB Cream promises to be the skin-perfecting, multi-tasking cream for the jet-setting woman. It contains SPF 30/PA+++, that provides broad coverage from Titanium Dioxide and Zinc Oxide. Other active ingredients include caffeine, that calms and soothes irritated skin while reducing appearance of lines and wrinkles, glycyrrhetinic acid that reduces skin irritation from stress, and a seaweed extract that reduces production of oil.

I was sent a tube of the BB Cream for review.

Sponsored Review: Heme 24Hr Hydrating Skin Care

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Fronted by S.H.E, a popular Taiwanese girl group whose members are Selina Jen, Hebe Tien, and Ella Chen, Heme, a Taiwanese beauty brand is huge on cute and sweet packaging. As I am writing this, I feel compelled to just send out a word of prayer for Selina, who was in the news recently, for having suffered severe burns in a filming accident.

I've mainly seen Heme products on Watsons shelves and recently received a set of skincare from the brand for review. The first thing that caught my eye is the pink-pink-pink packaging. It's just the right shade of pink that spells cute and sweet. Just the sort of shade that I like.

Here are the products that were sent to me.

The Truth About Beauty

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Just read an interesting article about the psychology of beauty.

It makes a valid argument against those who are riled up by people who place importance on looking good. I feel it is particularly relevant for us beauty bloggers who sometimes receive criticism for being so-called "superficial".

I especially like this statement it makes about the striving to make ourselves better, even in terms of appearances.

"We consider it admirable when people strive to better themselves intellectually; we don't say, "Hey, you weren't born a genius, so why ever bother reading a book?" Why should we treat physical appearance any differently? For example, research shows that men prefer women with full lips, smaller chins, and large eyes—indicators of higher levels of estrogen. Some lucky women have big eyes; others just seem to, thanks to the clever application of eyeshadow. As the classic commercial says, "Maybe she's born with it. Maybe it's Maybelline." (If it increases her options, who cares which it is?)."

And this point that it makes about taking a balanced and truthful approach when handling our own self-esteem and looks.

"French women ... take pleasure in cultivating their appearance, and in accentuating their physical differences from men. They don't give up on looking after their looks as they age, nor do they tart themselves up like sexy schoolgirls at 50. They simply take pride in their appearance and try to look like sensual, older women."

"Like French women, we, too, need to understand that a healthy approach to beauty is neither pretending it's unnecessary or unimportant nor making it important beyond all else." 

Read the entire article: The Truth About Beauty


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Disaster of the Diabolical Bath Foams

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I had a series of shower foam mishaps in the month of October.

Somehow, I have a very bad memory and I couldn't recall why I had to use such "expensive" organic bath foams and handmade soaps. So last month, I attempted to be thrifty by getting some commercial shower foams that come in large quantities for an attractive price.

Through the weeks, I had one disaster after another. I shall  do a short and quick recap of each shower foam I tried in sequence. Hopefully you can benefit from my learning experiences.


Shokubutsu Whitening Body Foam