Dear readers,
Thanks for reading my first post, hope you enjoyed it. Initially I planned to write about my recent trip to Bangkok during the week but I am just too busy with my job. Finally it's the weekend! What are you up to this weekend? Shopping for Christmas gifts?
I LOVE shopping during this time of the year, walking down the streets with the amazing Christmas decorations and all the carols played in the malls. It just feels magical!! Not forgetting the year end SALE ;)
A month ago, I decided to visit my dermatologist "
Joyce Lim" again after 5years. Yeah, reason is because those counter brands don't seem to be working on me. As you are aware of my dry skin problem, I always have numerous freckles around my cheeks and forehead. Joyce has managed to clear all of them 5 years ago but sadly they are back now after all my activities under the sun (without sunblock) ! My bf has a part to play in this as I always remember him telling me that having freckles on the face is actually very cute, like Lindsay Lohan. This statement was made when we just started to date. As you can guess, my freckles went out of control after (still I don't look a bit like Lindsay Lohan). I have tried many brands (US, Korea, Japan and Europe), none seems to work. My mum encouraged me to return to Joyce and so today is my 2nd visit after 1month.
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| All these are what I got during my first visit |
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All these plus the consultation cost you about $400+ but I am still using them now so lifespan for each bottle is more than a month. Of course some of them like Retin-A is going to last more than 2months. The most popular product from Joyce will be her vitamin C/E essence, it brightens your skin, minimize the pores and gives you a smoother texture. You can feel it in a week's time. The main reason why I prefer dermatologist products to OTC brands is because dermatologists are allowed to prescribe a higher dosage and ingredients which are prohibited in counter brands. Hey I am not advertising for Dr. Joyce as you know I just started blogging so I do not have any business yet. I just wanted to share what I feel and know, you can disagree as well, leave comments to tell me! ;)
One of the most important ingredient will be Retinol. Of course there are more and more counter products containing retinol but at the lowest dosage. This may slow down the process or even show no results as there are many layers on your skin and if your freckles/scars are too deep down, this is not going to work.
"Retinol is a topical formulation of vitamin A in its purest form. It naturally provides a more rapid exfoliation of the skin (or
skin cell renewal), which works well for its anti-aging benefits as
well as acne control and prevention." Bad thing is you are going to peel in the beginning but do you know that peeling is a form of skin renewal !!
Today's visit costs me $220 for consultation, 1 new product and to replenish 1 other product.
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| Antioxidant Moisture Infusion |
I have only used her products for a month and my freckles have already lightened a lot! I can't show you a picture before my treatment cause I browse through my Facebook and they are either too far or with make-up on.
I have taken 1 just now, without makeup on and let's view the results together after 1 month !! Deal !
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| No make-up and no filter |
OK there are more on the right side but it's not so visible due to the lighting. Let you be my judge in 1 month's time. Although my freckles are much lesser now, I must admit that I have endured the weird stares and questioning due to the peeling. Dr Joyce told me that this is going to be on and off and will last for 2 to 3months depending on the amount of dead skin cells you have. Some days I wore a mask in the office. My boss must be thinking that I am so hardworking, sick and still working :p
Before I end my story on skincare products, here is a picture of my cleansing routine. Tell me about yours !!
Enough on skincare, my first stop of today's itinerary. Today is also the mother and daughter day ;) My mum is my best shopping mate! Am sure sometimes you feel a bit bored shopping with your girlfriends when they spend more than an hour looking and deciding on whether to buy or not. Well the gfs are going to feel the same as well. Shopping with mum means that she has the whole world of patience to check on what I like and watch me parading in front of her. Of course it also means that sometimes I will have to pay for her purchases ;) Hey but I am more than happy to do that !
I was trying to look for a pair of comfortable flats for my day to day walk from the train station to the office. Tried Tory Burch and On Pedder but they were either not to my liking or too expensive. (Both were on sale though, check it out for your New Year look) Finally I found the comfortable, pretty and office looking pair from Coach. Selling at $426 with 50% and I paid only $213 !! OMG! Good buy, best buy, must BUY right !!
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| Emerald green patent leather |
What do you think?? Right, Denver is going to be in the pictures now as he is interested in my purchases as well ;) So shopping for 1 pair of flats turned into the below !! I just cant seem to control myself when it comes to shopping. :(
Not all is mine !! 2 belong to my mum, make a guess. The rest are all from Charles & Keith. The pair of heels after discount is only selling at $29.90. WOW ! Yes, we also got the mother and daughter sandals. Silver one is for me ;) My mum got a bag and wallet for her as well. Hehe, it's a fruitful day!
That's all for today my friends! Hope my post is interesting and useful to you. Tomorrow I will write about my trip to Bangkok. Have a great night all !! Xoxo..
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