Empties For First Half '15

I enjoyed reading about empties on other blogs. It's quite soothing to the mind. Well, whenever I finished something, I felt a sense of accomplishment, the feeling was like finishing a report or solved a problem, kind of weird, hahaha! For this post, I saved up the empty bottles for a few months for the picture. However, sometimes I forgot and threw it away, so it's a difficult task. Anyway, finally I saved up to nine items and I took the photo below. 

Empties for 1st Half 15

1. Exuviance Purifying Cleansing Gel
I got this cleansing gel from the shop I went for my facial. I didn't feel anything special when I was using this. The beautician there strongly recommended this to me. So, I ended up with two bottles. I finished one, still another half to go. This cleansing gel has an unpleasant smell, although I did get used to it after a while. I used this when I was still having acne on my chin for one year plus, it didn't break me out, but it didn't help me also. After my acne cleared, the function was just to clean the face, nothing else. However, when my youngest brother used this, he suffered serious acne. According to some reviews in Makeupalley, it made their skins tight and dry. Maybe I didn't have this issue because I had very oily face and I used moisturiser after cleansing, I topped up the lost moisture. Will not going to repurchase this, I think one bottle costs around RM150 or more, although it did last a long time, I think it is too expensive for me, especially for something that I am going to wash off.

Business Trip To Singapore

I went to Singapore a few months ago for business trip. It was my second trip to Singapore. Like a lot of Malaysians, the first foreign country I went to was Singapore. Well, my first trip to Singapore was not for pleasure too, I went there for machine buy off, the schedule was quite hectic, so I didn't manage to go around Singapore. For my second trip, I managed to walk around Orchard Road and Clarke Quay. However, the night I planned to go Marina Bay, it rained, so I just abandoned the plan and stayed at the hotel. 

Anyway, for someone who earned RM, everything in Singapore was so expensive. So, even though there were many department stores in Orchard Road, I just window shopped. For the food, I didn't do the mental conversion to RM, so it's still bearable. Well, I didn't go to the high end restaurant, I just had my meals in the food court in department stores, the food selections were quite varied and all the meals I had suited my palate. I guess Malaysians and Singaporeans have similar taste buds.

I felt safe mentally when walking in Singapore. I guess many Malaysians shared my sentiment. Hahaha! The night view in Orchard Road was not bad, I took so many photos using my phone. It's too bad I didn't bring my camera along. 

Orchard Road

Crack Heels

I had crack heels, but it's nothing serious, I mean, it didn't crack until I felt the pain. It's quite mild actually. Although I applied lotions on my body, I felt it's not convenient to apply it on the foot, imagine touching the floor with bare feet after applying the lotion, quite icky. Plus, I don't wear heels and very seldom wear sandals too, I am a shoes person, I like loafers and sport shoes, and I can't drive with sandals. So, my crack heels were not really a issue for me until the skin started to peel off. Then, I started to get worried.

So, I decided to apply lotion on my feet. Since I have two creams from Taiwan that I haven't use that time, I decided to try that for my feet. One was Cingjing Hand and Nail Cream 清境绵羊油护手霜 and another was Celllina Cream 雪芙蘭滋養霜. Both were very affordable. For the Cellina Cream, I bought it in Watson Ximending, while for the Cingjing Hand and Nail Cream, my brother bought it when he went visiting Cingjing, he went earlier than me, so when I saw the exact same package, I really laugh out loud. In the souvenir section in Cingjing, there's a package for two bottles of Cingjing Hand and Nail Cream plus two bottles of sweets made from sheep milk. all four items for 100 NTD. Actually, I was wondering why my brother bought hand cream and sweets, that's so not him. Hahaha, the actual cause was it's cheap. 

mild crack heel (before and after)

Wallpapered Top Of Cabinet

I first found out about self adhesive wallpaper on apartment therapy, since then I wanted to use that on my room. I searched high and low for the self adhesive wallpaper, it's available in Lazada and Rakuten. However, after I knew that it's sold for much cheaper price on Taobao, I lost the interest. Although it's much cheaper in Taobao, I think the shipping cost will make it not so cheap. So, the idea was left hanging. 

Then, a new Mr DIY shop opened in my place, when I visited the store, I found out that they have wallpaper (non adhesive and self-adhesive type) and the price was quite reasonable. So, I googled to know the quality of Mr DIY wallpaper. It turns out that many Malaysians were buying wallpaper from Mr DIY to decorate their homes. Weird, when I used that search term "Malaysia Wallpaper", it only leads me to some online shops. But when I used the search term "Mr DIY Wallpaper", there were many reviews. 

So, I decided to do a small project on top of my house cabinet, it is a plywood based cabinet. We put water pitcher and dish rack there, so, sometimes the water would seep into the top cover and after some time (more than 10 years), it started to crack open, it's unpleasant to look at, so that's my plan, to put the self-adhesive wallpaper on top of the cabinet. 

Before

Special Biomedical Repair Cream

I had chin acne problem for so many years and I thought it is due to the hormonal issue because normally the acne would pop out near or after my period. So, I didn't try very hard to find something to apply and solve the acne. If it's due to hormone, any products would be useless, right?

Anyway, after my trip back from Taiwan, I had continuous chin acne problem for a long time, I think more than a month. I just applied my skin care products as usual, I didn't think too much actually, I was thinking it would subside eventually. Quite positive thinking! 

Then, when I went for a facial, the beautician at the beauty salon recommended a pimple cream (Special Biomedical Repair Cream) to me, she gave me a very small sample tube to try. Well, I tried it on my chin area and somehow, after a few days, my chin condition became better and better! And after using this cream, I didn't have acne for one month straight, even during the period time. 

Special Biomedical Repair Cream