Tag: effective
Monday, January 4th, 2010
Make a New Year’s resolution you can keep: wash your face at night. This one change can make a HUGE DIFFERENCE in how your skin looks and feels every day.
Every day living takes a toll on skin… Makeup, oil and dirt from our fingers, even dust and smog settle on the skin, creating a really disgusting stew of yuck. Sure we wash our face at least once, hopefully twice a day, but how do you know you’re really getting skin clean? Another reason why you want clean skin is that it allows for deeper product penetration, which means you’re more likely to get the result you want in the first place.
Here are a few simple tips:
Oil is good. To get skin really clean, use an oil-based cleanser -like Marie Louise Cleansing Clear Gel – before a regular cleanser. Make-up is oil-based, and only an oil-based cleanser can safely remove it.
Double up. Double cleansing is the only way to make sure skin is truly clean. After washing with Cleansing Clear Gel, use a mild cleanser like Marie Louise Washing Foam to remove any residual dirt and debris.
Take a time out. It takes two full minutes of massaging skin in circular motion with your fingertips to fully cleanse your face and neck. Want to know how long two minutes is? Sing the “Happy Birthday” song at four times in a row.
Wash twice a day. It is important to cleanse in the morning also because we sweat when we sleep at night.
Choose wisely. Understand what your true skin conditions are to help you make a better decision about the cleansers you should use. An esthetician is the best person to consult.
Tags: beauty tool, clean skin, cleansing, effective, esthetician, flawless skin, good skin, huge difference in skin, ingredients, mild cleanser, moisturizer, new products, new year, new year's resolution, oil, oily, popular, prevention, skin, skin advice, skin care, skincare, sparkle, tips
Posted in News, Products, Techniques | No Comments »
Thursday, December 3rd, 2009
The best way to rejuvenate skin, according to my boss- a 50 something year-old woman, who barely looks a day over 35 – is exfoliation. Her skin is plump, bright, glowing, with very little lines. Not an ounce of flake!
I asked her what her secret was…. Good genes? Foreign products made in silence by monks? Nope: “I scrub my face like crazy with a loofah every morning under the hot shower. Scrubbing dead skin away is the key!”
So I tried it. The results? Well, lets just say I didn’t feel like going out that night. Not all of us have thick skin! But it got me thinking: there’s got to be a better way to shed the dead skin cells that are clogging my pores. And that’s when my desperate search to properly exfoliate my skin started!
Remember that whole at-home-microdermabrasion-craze? Sure, massaging my skin with pea-size beads made out of walnuts shells and ingredients I could not pronounce exfoliated dead skin. In fact, it exfoliated most of my skin away, leaving it blotchy, red and sensitized. NOT what I was looking for. Neither were all the scrubs, peels, serums and magic washcloths that followed: the chemicals in most of the products only managed to assault my skin, causing it to flare-up!
Little did I know that over-exfoliating, just like hard water, weather and pollution, is actually harmful to your skin. So what’s a girl to do?
Please meet Marie Louise’s Restoration Clear Gel. First of all and most important, this exfoliating gel is actually hydrating and nourishing, thanks to ingredients such as desalted deep sea water, glycerin and algae extracts, known to help the skin retain moisture. It literally melts as your skin absorbs it, dry grains gently (and that’s the key word one should look for in all products) lifting away impurities and dead skin. Once they have ceased to appear and have been rinsed off with warm water you are left with a bright and pure complexion. Since it’s gentle enough, you can use it more often; this regular regimen will allow your skin to absorb all the benefits your moisturizers, masks and serums have to offer, thus making them more effective! It will also reduce the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles- after all, it’s no secret that the cleaner your skin is, the younger and healthier it looks!
Just remember: you shouldn’t need sandpaper to get results!
Tags: Asia, asian, attractive, beauty products, beauty tool, beneficial, cosmetics, effective, ingredients, japan, learning, maximize, new, new products, new tools, oil, oily, oily skin in the afternoon, popular, prevention, Santa Monica Daily, serum, shine, shiny skin, skin, skin care, skincare, sparkle, sunscreen, technology, tips, tool
Posted in News, Products, Techniques, Tools | No Comments »
Sunday, November 29th, 2009
Like so many girls, I realized how important our eyelashes are a long time ago. The difference between having curly and straight lashes makes a dramatic difference for my eyes, since mine are not the biggest in the world. Let’s just say that I definitely get more compliments when my lashes are all dolled up and curled, with an application of mascara. In a way, I feel like it is my shield and sword, where it gives me more confidence to go out and face the world…lol…
Therefore, in order to achieve the perfect set of eyelashes, I have bought infinite numbers of eyelash curlers. From Shu Uemura, heated, plastic to metal eyelash curlers, I spent countless dollars on trying to find the right one. Right now, I have two favorites that I would like to share with you. One is for use at home and the other is so little and convenient that I can carry it in my bag everywhere I go.
1. Excel Eyelash Curler
Excel Eyelash Curler (39mm)
Excel Eyelash Curler
This 39mm eyelash curler is wide enough to capture all my eyelashes (even the ones at the corner of my eyes) at the same time. The design of the angle of the eyelash curler allows my eyelashes to curl at a beautifully natural degree. I curl my eyelashes twice, and I find that most effective. The first time is before I apply mascara, and then a second time after my mascara dries. With this technique, my eyelashes stay all curly and natural for a really long time. The best part is that it doesn’t break my eyelashes at all. =)
2. Compact Curler for people on the go
Compact Curler
side view
My friend was actually the one who discovered this and recommended it to me. I fell in love with it right away. Even though it doesn’t capture all of my eyelashes in one squeeze, it is so compact that I can’t leave home without it now. My eyelashes look so natural after I curl it with this. The best part is that I can use this at the end of the day without applying new coats of mascara and my eyelashes still appears curly and natural. This is definitely a good buy since it costs only around $5 dollars in the US.
Tags: Asia, asian, attractive, beautiful eyes, beauty, beauty instrument, beauty tool, beneficial, cheap eyelash curler, cosmetics, create big eyes, curly eyelashes, effective, eyelash, eyelash curler, eyelash curler on the go, eyelashes, eyes, instrument, Japanese, large eyes, mascara, new, new products, new tools, popular, skin care, skincare, small eyelash curler, sparkle, technology, tips, tool
Posted in News, Products | No Comments »
Friday, November 20th, 2009
Toners are considered to be one of the most basic products in most Asians’ skin care regimen. In the US, we are trained by marketing and commercials to think that this is an unnecessary step in the skin regimen when using a proper toner can completely affect your skin condition. There are all types of toners that will cleanse, tighten, brighten or moisturize your skin. From a recent study by Japan’s TV station, NHK, they discovered that the way you apply your toner not only makes a huge difference on how effective your toners are, but one should also realize the importance of toners and its application to make the rest of your skin regimen more effective.
Japan’s NHK recently interviewed 30 people off the streets and discovered that more than half of them apply their toners by lightly patting on the product using their hands. Only less than half of the consumers gently pressed their toners onto their skin. In order to discover which method is better, Japan’s NHK TV Station gently patted on toner the right side of a model’s face with their hands, and then in contrast gently pressed the toner onto the left side of the model’s face with hands. Then the research team used high tech equipment including a microscope to take a picture of the model’s face to detect the moisture level of the model’s right and left side’s face.
The results were incredible and shocking. NHK discovered that even though they used the same toner on both sides of the model’s face the application process made a significant difference: the moisture level of the right side of the model’s face did not go up but the constant patting actually caused stress to the model’s face. Compared to the left side, the right side of the model’s face appeared darker, and had thin white lines which indicated damage of some skin cells.
Conclusion: I’m definitely pressing my toners onto my skin from now on. I really love these experiments!
Tags: Asia, asian, beauty, beauty products, cleanse, compare skincare study, damaged skin, difference, effective, japan, Japanese, learning, looking young, maximize, microscope, model, moisturize, moisturizer, NHK, NHK skincare, NHK study, pat, popular, press, pressed, skin care, skincare, skincare toner, technology, tighten, tips, toners
Posted in News | No Comments »
Monday, October 19th, 2009
Blondes are more confident because they spend more time primping. Agree or disagree?? Read about the study here! http://bit.ly/1wH0TH
10 Best Budget Beauty Tips http://bit.ly/Snjgu
Surprise Beauty Tips from Your Bathroom (http://cli.gs/vynaN)
Can facial acupuncture reduce wrinkles? http://bit.ly/3vN6f6
Great discussion on organic skincare http://tiny.cc/T2Ngp
Tags: Asia, asian, attractive, beauty, beauty tool, beneficial, effective, eyes, first blog, ingredients, japan, learning, Los Angeles Magazine, maximize, moisturizer, new, new products, new tools, oil, oily, oily skin in the afternoon, popular, prevention, Santa Monica Daily, serum, shine, shiny skin, skin, skin care, skincare, sunscreen, technology, tips, tool
Posted in Did You Know... | No Comments »
Tuesday, October 13th, 2009
Maya Meinert, most recently a Marketplace reporter at the LA Business Journal (previously affiliated with Los Angeles Magazine, Daily Journal, Santa Monica Daily Press, Giant Robot and more), reviews Marie Louise retail products at her blog ShopEatSleep and stamps it with her approval. Please see her product review here for more information and details. For additional information and testimonials, please click here.
Tags: Asia, asian, attractive, beauty, beauty tool, beneficial, effective, eyes, Giant Robot, ingredients, japan, LA Business Journal, learning, Los Angeles Magazine, maximize, moisturizer, new products, popular, prevention, Santa Monica Daily, serum, shopeatsleep, skincare, technology, tips
Posted in News | No Comments »
Tuesday, October 13th, 2009
The Scoop On Green Beauty Products: http://tinyurl.com/y858fkn
Thank you ShopEatSleep for the review: http://ow.ly/tRAz
3 Essential Beauty Tips From A Pro Model: http://tinyurl.com/navxal
5 Beauty Mistakes That Makes You Look Old: http://bit.ly/rwKSB
What to do when “zit happens.”http://ow.ly/qeD1
Tags: Asia, asian, attractive, beauty, beauty tool, beneficial, effective, ingredients, japan, learning, maximize, moisturizer, new, new products, oil, oily, oily skin in the afternoon, popular, prevention, serum, shine, shiny skin, skin, skin care, skincare, sparkle, sunscreen, technology, tips, tool
Posted in Did You Know... | No Comments »
Monday, October 12th, 2009
#36: Treat your skin to a facial to rejuvenate it. The facial must include a massage to improve blood circulation and promote the growth of new cells.
#37: We’re adventurous but it IS better to understand ur skin type before trying products & recipes to avoid ending up with a blotchy, red face!
#38: One of the most important things is to start with a very clean base, use a good quality cleaner to remove any of your existing makeup.
#39: “Beauty isn’t worth thinking about; what’s important is your mind. You don’t want a $50 haircut on a 50-cent head.” Garrison Keillor
#40: For clear skin slice off the top of a strawberry, rub it on a just-clean face. Wait 10 minutes, then rinse.
Tags: Asia, asian, attractive, beauty, beauty tool, beneficial, effective, ingredients, japan, learning, maximize, moisturizer, new, new products, new tools, oil, oily, oily skin in the afternoon, particle size, popular, prevention, serum, shine, shiny skin, skin, skin care, skincare, sunscreen, technology, tips, tool
Posted in Fave Tweets | No Comments »