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What are "they" thinking?

oatkrunch — Sun, 11 Aug 2013 21:32:25 +0800

Has any girls in here experienced someone popped out in the middle of nowhere while you are walking around shopping complex, waiting for lrt or anywhere (not under clubbing circumstance) and started to talk to you and said he wants to be friends with you?

I know some people say, you will meet your Mr. Right under any situation or just anywhere but honestly, I just don't buy this kind of approach. It really turns me off for some reason.

When I was 16, at night, when I was walking home from tuition class, suddenly a guy in his 20s (he looked like in his 20s) approached me out of sudden. Asked me so many questions and I was so young back then and didn't know what to do; hence I briefly answered him.

My house was like 10mins away from that location and it was dark; hence I went to my friend's house, which was just a min away. I went into her house and told her mom what happened. Her mom went outside and asked what does he want. He said he just wants to be my friend and know more about me. Her mom said she is just a maid in this house and she knows nothing and ask him to leave; if not will call police. I called my mom to come and get me and I told her what happened and got scolded by her for talking to stranger. LOL!

From then on, whoever approached me this way, I find it somewhat annoying.

Last year, while I was in kinokuniya, suddenly a man approached me and asked if he could draw me for his character book? I was like what the heck! Do I look like a girl who is easily to be targeted as victim? I just laughed and said, sorry no. It's better for you to look for someone better.

There was also a time in KLCC where I just got down from escalator and a guy approached out of sudden as well. Started to talk to me and asked if we could be friends. Asked for my name and number but I didn't say anything to him. I just wonder why?!! I asked him if he approached other people like this all the time? He said "no la".. then I asked "Why did you approach me then??" He just bowed his head smiling shyly. He gave me his name card and said I can call him or keep in touch with him. Of course, I never call or keep in touch with him. I just find it really weird.

Another time was, this guy in lrt. Saw me twice? Just coincident... talked to me.. asked me 1001 questions as well. Asked if we could go out some time.. asked for my age, name, number and etc... I didn't really tell him anything but when I know his age (OMG! 10 years younger than me???) what the heck! can't he even see that i am older than him? Yet he thought I am around his age or younger than him.

Recently, another incident while I was waiting for lrt. This guy also approached me out of sudden. Asked me so many questions. Briefly answered him, smiled and walked away to avoid him. The moment I turned around he was already behind me. Then, he asked again whole lot of questions.. where do I work? do i take lrt frequently? what am i working as? what's my name and ETC ETC!! I just smiled and politely said "sorry, i don't want to tell you." Then, he gave me his name card and asked me to get in touch with him.

I was approached by one of the staffs who used to work at one of the malls that I always go to.. and I don't mind with that kind of approach because I see him every time I go there. He greeted me and we talked a while or two. At least not as awkward compared to someone whom I have never seen in my life and approach me out of sudden in the middle of nowhere.

I am sharing this if not because of anything.. but because of I really want to know what are they thinking??!! Do they seriously interested to be friends or just trying their luck or are they a kind of syndicate to cheat around.. or what??!! I really have no idea and don't understand. I am not some kind of super beauty either! sheesh!! So, whenever guys approached me like that, I just can't help but to think they are up to something no good. LOL!

One thing that all of the guys above have in common is (except the guy who worked in this mall), their question has never include "Do you have boyfriend or married?" Isn't that should be the first question they need to know?

If anyone can enlighten me with this matter. Do give me your input on what are they thinking, really. Plus, I don't think I have this super friendly look that has "Come and talk to me ^.^" written all over my face. So, what is the reason of their approach?!! Sigh...

My acne story ~ experiences and products

oatkrunch — Fri, 25 Jan 2013 02:41:52 +0800

I would like to share my story on my acne journey for oh-so-many years! OMG!!

During my teenage years (during junior, middle and high), I had no acne problem at all. I have fair skin too. I still remember many friends during that time suffered great lots on acne and they have had always commented on how envious they are for my skin.. fair and flawless. Smooth and etc.. Even my own sister suffered a lot of breakout during her teens and I felt so blessed!! I thought maybe I was one of those who got lucky that will never get acne in her lives!!

During that times, make up is a no no for me.. I mean I am already pretty vain back then but make up has never came into my thoughts at all. Only did it when taking photographs for fun. Also, most of my photographs back then were bare face and I don't need make up!

As I slowly stepped out of my teen and got into young adulthood, that was when my hormone gone hay wired. It all started from my forehead. I got really bad small breakouts on my forehead. After a while, it's gone and I can't even remember when the nightmare started. It then went to my cheeks and this time, it wasn't those small pimples anymore.. it was those huge red acne!! I had it gradually on my cheeks. Every time of that month, I will get at least 1 or 2. Before the old acne able to fully recover, new ones popped out. Post acne marks had always been dark purplish.

So, this was when make up started to come to mind. I need concealer! While I was still green in make up, needless to say, the concealer was badly and horridly applied to my spots. When I looked back the photos back then, i was LOL at my poor skills. It looked like patches of skin fungus. haha!

I started to search for products that can heal my acne marks faster and stop new ones from popping out!!

I went to pharmacy to look around. Tried so many products! Too many that I have even forgotten most. LOL!

Eden of garden, oxy, anything benzoyl peroxide or salicylic acid.. skincare.. i will always use their range for blemish skin such as kose (green packaging), Dr. Ci:labo's acne serum, eucerin, HABA's and etc.. really can't recall much. While perhaps some skincare is able to hydrate my skin but it didn't stop my new acne from coming out. My cheeks back then were really dark purplish around the spots area.

I was really really desperate (yet seeing a derm didn't come into my mind on that time, not sure why.) and i came across kojic acid soap. that person showed her before and after pic and I was thrilled!! I straight away went to ebay to buy it. After 2 months of using it, I have to admit that my post marks got lighten up so much!! Overall, my entire face was whiten (back to my original state..i mean the fairness). So, I was like.. this soap works!! Soon, I felt that my acne had reduced its breakout as well. I was so thrilled that i shared it with a friend of mine whose acne was way worst than mine. However, after a month of using it, it gave her skin irritation but it didn't give me any irritation at all.

Soon, I went to Taiwan and I found that vitamin B moisturizer that everyone was raving about! So, bought a tube and use it in combination of kojic acid. I felt that ohh the marks were further lighten??? However, I still get new acne and I started to wonder why am I still getting it?!! Am I not too old already? LOL! But then I realized there are people who are still getting acne in their 30s and 40s. I was like =.="""

After that, I came across azelaic acid, which is skinoren. It worked for my new acne to heal faster! Azelaic acid can help to lighten marks too; hence I started to apply skinoren like a moisturizer as my last step to lighten my marks and to prevent new acne. After months of doing so, felt marks did get lighter but I still get acne. Grrrr...

After months of applying skinoren, I have stopped. Here comes the snail's trend. Good for blemish skin, helps to rejuvenate and etc etc... hence good in lightening acne marks. Again, I jumped into it. Bought snail's street. Used it for 2 months. Saw little result.. however, still get acne albeit it's more controlled.

I wanted to buy a clarisonic as I read it's good for cleansing and helps to shrink pores, lighten acne marks and all. Good for blemish skin. Too expensive and so waited and waited until my sister said she will get me one for last year's Christmas. I was so excited!! Anyhow, while waiting for X'mas last year, I came across MooGoo.

Read reviews and what's this products all about. Suddenly, I felt so convince! I was again like.. I gotta buy this!! Straight away went to buy their acne cleansing cream from watsons. read more from here.

http://moogoo.com.au/acne-cleansing-cream.html

I wasn't used to their cream.. it's not like those light weight lotion or gel type of moisturizer that I have always used. LOL! However, now I got used to it. Not sticky and absorb easily. During my first week of usage, I find that my post acne marks have lighten as in not so reddish anymore. Calm a bit. After the first month, I thought.. not any drastic changes it gave me.. anyhow I introduced moogoo to my 2 teenage cousins. One cousin has crazy breakout and one has big blackheads like comedones. It looks like black head but on her cheeks and they are big ones. Not like those on our nose. After a month of usage, the one with crazy breakout, those acne on her face have subsided so much! She is very happy too! Her acne is under control now albeit she still breaks out but not as crazy as it used to be. Another cousin, I saw her today, her black comedones were gone!! She is happy too when she noticed that.

I thought.. well at least it works wonder on them. Maybe it's just my skin that it didn't work as good. I still persist in using it anyway because I shouldn't waste. haha! Luckily I did. After 2nd month of using it, I realized changes. My face's oil production is controlled. I don't feel my face is as oily as before. Fine lines around my eyes as well as laughing lines are soften too (due to the anti aging ingredient of MSM). I don't use any eye cream for now as I used to before. I just use this cream on my eyes too. Surprisingly, didn't cause me any oil seeds either. Acne is under control and to my surprise, I didn't even breakout during my recent menses. I do get 1 acne every now and then at the area near to my ears due to I accidentally slept on my side way. So, acne could be caused by the pillow case.

Nowadays, I don't even need concealer anymore and foundation, I only need tiny bit from my foundation stick. Of course, when there is no foundation, I can still see those marks albeit they have gotten lighter. I just wish that it could get to a point where I don't really need any foundation anymore. Hence, I plan to use PMD soon.

Oh yeah! I told my sister that she doesn't need to get me clarisonic anymore because it's not cheap! I told her that MooGoo is doing good for my skin. But I still want a PMD. haha! I hope it can help my skin further.

So, for now MooGoo is my love product! I didn't even finish my snail cream. LOL!

You guys can try out MooGoo too! Will update again as time goes by to see how far the effect of this product can do for my skin's condition.

Thank you for reading. Any question, ask away.

Photos of before and after? I used to have it but when I showed my friends, some of them said there is difference and some commented "not the same angle, not the same lighting and etc etc..." sigh.. really hard.. so, after a while, got fed up of taking pics.

Bridal make up artist wanted!

oatkrunch — Mon, 07 Nov 2011 11:24:42 +0800

I am actually asking for my colleague as she needs someone to do her make up during her wedding day.

However make up artist will need to travel all the way to sungai buloh.

The service that she needs is only bridal make up and since she will be wearing head scarf, hair do is not necessary.

She is a muslim with mixture of caucasian parentage. Hence, she has fair, slight caucasian-like skin color.

Any free lance make up artist out there, if you are interested and can make it to sungai buloh, please leave a post here or PM me your details, years of experienced in make up especially in bridal.. a few portfolio of yours on bridal make up and also, the price that you are charging. if you need any further information, please feel free to ask as well.

my last request is, it's better if she can try out the make up first before decides, is that possible? but if it's for trial, you will just need to travel to bangsar as there is where she stays now.

Her big day is on December, please reply as soon as possible if any of you are interested.

I hope this is the right place to post this btw ^^;;

Watsons membership card

oatkrunch — Sun, 27 Feb 2011 12:16:26 +0800

I am still thinking to join or not to join because I have heard way too many people giving bad reviews on how the point is not calculated accurately or not even given.

The catalog claimed to have ..% of discount for member but when they actually bought it and checked the receipt, the discount is not given at all.

I have also heard of their activation problem and etc etc..

That's why I am skeptical to join.

Anyone of you are members? Please share your experience here.

One great product I want to recommend!

oatkrunch — Tue, 01 Feb 2011 10:44:22 +0800

If you girls or guys are concern about post-acne marks, I would like to recommend this product to you guys.

I myself suffered from acne during my adulthood especially around my cheek area.

Before an old acne can completely healed, a new one popped out.. leaving my cheeks a lot of visible post-acne marks, which were in dark brown or purplish color.

I used to use a lot of concealer to hide it or to lighten it.

I have tried many of the products out there claiming that it can lighten it but to no avail.

After that, a year ago, I found kojic acid soap. It has helped my acne at bay and lighten the post-acne marks tremendously.

However, I have sort of stopped using the soap right now. I use it once in a while if I want some whitening care. haha!

I find that (I am not sure if it's the cause of kojic acid) while I am using kojic acid soap, even though it helped to lighten my post acne marks, I realized those marks had sort of became dented. Meaning leaving my skin with uneven surface.

That's why I stopped using it even though I am not sure if that's the cause of the soap. hehe!

So, recently I came across this skin care brand call KIEHL's. I came across it on youtube by a few beauty gurus.

And I remember I have seen their shops around; hence once day when I passed by their shop in mid valley, I just went in and looked around.

Their beauty consultants are friendly and knowledgeable in their own products. Very helpful as well.

So, I ended up purchasing their ultra facial toner since my old toner ran out.

They gave me a bunch of samples to try out as well and their sample is actually in 5ml!! Especially their eye care.. can really last for a while. haha!

Ok.. back to topic. Recently, I went to the branch in Isetan KLCC and I decided to try out their Acne Blemish Control Daily Skin-Clearing Treatment. I don't want to commit myself to buy the actual size first; hence I asked for a sample. I bought their ultra facial cream (which I love!! My face stays matte and hydrated all night long). After 3 days using this acne blemish control, my right cheek's (usually right cheek has more post-acne marks) post-acne marks have further lighten until I can barely see anything! I am so excited!! And I can't really see uneven skin surface either!! I am not sure is that the result of acne blemish control or the result of ultra facial cream. But my result is, my post acne marks have lighten up so so much until I can barely see it! I can even skip my concealer routine for those post-acne marks now.

I didn't take any pics because I do not have plans to post about the progress and so no before pic; hence can't do comparison.

Disclaimer: I am not here to sell any products and I am not a seller of anything and I am not an employee of any beauty products including KIEHL's.

I am purely just a user. A happy one! hehe!

Here is the link to the product I am using.

http://www.kiehls.com/Acne-Blemish-Control...&cgid=face-acne

And their ultra facial range is said to repair our skin barrier by 28 days! Or else, money back guarantee. So, perhaps my uneven skin surface is repaired by this range instead?

Anyway, you guys can just give it a try if post-acne marks is the concern for you. Just go to their stores and ask for a sample. That sample can last you for months! On a clean face, just dab it on the area that you have post-acne marks to lighten it.

O'slee rose hip range

oatkrunch — Mon, 17 Jan 2011 00:16:41 +0800

i have tried a few things of this brand such as their star product rose hip toner beauty solution III, HD BB cream and rose hip eye treatment cream.

I must say, none of these products impressed me. i don't find their toner super hydrated and my mandom beauty's skin barrier can do the hydrating job pretty good as well plus mandom beauty's doesn't have that strange rose hip scent to it. nothing special to me despite of many ppl have raved about this toner and claimed how good it is and etc.

HD BB cream.. due to the hype and rave of it, I bought it to try. To my disappointment, the color doesn't match my skin tone that much, the smell is killing me (i guess i can't get used to rosehip scent).. it looks thick on my face even though i am using thin layer. and when thin layer is used, coverage is blah! but when thicker layer is applied, it looks so unnatural. i don't care how many good reviews and how much ppl have raved on how good this product is, to me it's a total waste of money!! if guardian has tester on their shelves to try on, i wouldn't have spent RM79++ to buy this. I don't use this anymore after 3 times of using it.

last but not least, rosehip eye treatment. it claims that it's multi-function and can combat dark circle, fine lines/ wrinkles and hydrate our eye areas but i don't see any of these happened to my eyes. i have used this for more than 6 months. no improvement and nothing to be raved about. this is just my experienced.

now i can see slight improvement around my eye areas ever since i have switched to khiel's eye cream and it's just a sample that i am using. so, i am going to purchase that. as for this o'slee's eye cream, going to chuck it away. don't wanna waste my time just to finish using something that don't work as it claims... at least it doesn't work for me.

so, now.. i feel skeptical to try out their other products.. i am a kiehl's user now.

Will you girls have the tendency to...

oatkrunch — Thu, 30 Dec 2010 10:42:36 +0800

Ok.. The title is vague because it couldn't fit the entire sentence. haha!

So, my question is, will you girls have the tendency to fall for your own hairstylists?

Perhaps not fall for them but have a crush on them or having good feelings towards them and all?

I don't know why that I tend to develop a kind of special feelings towards my hairstylist. haha!

I guess it's perhaps hair is important to me and getting a nice hair cut is important.. and when i found a superb hairstylist that i am satisfied with and that i have a click with, i tend to develop special feelings towards them. haha! But honestly, whoever my hairstylist is, he is one of the most important/ needed person in my life. I guess perhaps of the value of a hairstylist in me, that's why I develop special feelings towards them easily?

Sounds weird perhaps? So, I thought do you girls go through the same thing as me as well or i am the weird one. haha!

Wanna buy new mobile phone

oatkrunch — Wed, 17 Nov 2010 13:03:32 +0800

Hey guys. I want to change new phone but I don't know what to buy. I prefer clam shell phone. I don't know why I prefer such phone. hehe! So, I was thinking is there any good recommendation out there with all the up-to-date mobile features?

what i mean as clam shell phone is this. i know this is a japanese mobile and malaysia doesn't have it but i am sure there are some brands out there that carry such clam shell phone right? prefer with bigger screen and bigger key pad and flatter.

i don't update myself with phone that much. haha! so, if anyone of you do know anything good.. please recommend it.

thank you~!

Stuffs that I bought recently

oatkrunch — Sat, 30 Oct 2010 21:51:14 +0800

Hey girls! Thought of making a thread for everyone to post the stuffs they bought recently and wanted to share with others on what they think of the products they bought. Hopefully, more and more of you can contribute.

Please, strictly on stuffs that you BOUGHT and NOT the stuffs that you want or are SELLING.

You can share beauty related stuffs such as cosmetics, hair care and skin care. hmm.. body care too. hehe!

If possible attach a pic that you snapped on the product so that others can see how does the product look like. In addition, if there is any product that's posted here, which you have used it before, do give your input as well.

Recently, I have bought a few stuffs to try out, ranging from skin care to hair care and cosmetics.

Shiseido's foundation stick and shiseido's maquillage lip gloss. The foundation stick, I have only used one time ever since I bought it last month. I don't really use it because it looks thick on me. I have applied it thinly using sponge, yet it looks thick. It has good coverage and it covers my pores perfectly. If anyone of you like good coverage and don't mind the thickness, you can give this a try. The beauty advisor of shiseido recommended stick foundation to me as she says it's more natural; however, I do find it thick. sigh~ perhaps will try to use it for few more times with different application method to see if there is any difference.

Shiseido's maquillage lip gloss in OR264. It's a sheer orange and I love this. It's moisturizing and not overly sticky. The light orange looks good with my complexion and lip color. However, I don't like the lip gloss line that it has near the entrance of my lip after a while. I have to rub the coated line off.

New water based make up remover from HABA. This is a complete water base make up remover that doesn't give you the oiliness to your skin yet able to remove make up effectively. It acts as double cleansing as well. Means when you use this to remove your make up, you don't need to use another cleanser after that to double cleanse. My skin won't feel dry or tight after usage. Love this.

Since there are so much rave of this product in HK, I decided to give it a try. O'slee's rosehip range is their recent rave. This eye cream claims to hydrate the skin around your eye area, reduce wrinkles and reduce dark circle. I have used this for more than 2 months and I don't really see any difference.. as in reducing dark circle. Hydration, yes, it does provide instant hydration yet I don't find this a wowzers. Will not re-purchase this eye cream after finish using.

This is their most raving about the HD BB cream. I tried it just now.. I find it so thick and unnatural on my skin. It says to give a translucent fair finished but it's a bit dark for my skin tone. Once applied, my face looks slightly darker than my neck. haha! Will try again to apply much thin layer in the future to see how it goes. Not so good coverage. Pores can be covered but not those acne marks on my cheeks. I don't understand what is the rave all about?! Sigh~~ and it's RM79.90!! anyway, it comes with a free sample bottle of their most famous rose hip toner. Will use it tonight to see how hydrated it is because it claims to hydrate your skin 200%! And any purchase made at any O'slee product, you are entitle a free rosehip range mask.

Lately, Watsons brought in many different masks from Taiwan of different brands. So, I just randomly picked up a few different brands to try it out. The mask I bought is for brightening and hydrating effect. The eye mask is hydration as well. I have tried another gel eye mask too, which is for wrinkle and dark circle. I like the cooling effect. Place it in refrigerator before using. Eyes feel really hydrated and smooth after using. hehe! As for these 2 products, I haven't tried it.

I love this hair care. Liese's cocktail hair serum! My hair is really smooth and sleek after using. That's why I decided to buy it.

Not really a fan of Nivea products especially their lip product.. but I saw this as new item and got attracted by its pink packaging (pink is my fave color ^^), so I bought it. No biggie. Since my lip is pretty red, so the pinkish color can't really be seen on my lip. lol. Moisturizing.. well, I guess? However, my L'egere's vit B12 lippy is much better than this. lol.

DHC trial pack. I think their cleanser is really lathery and creamy. Love it! Creates a lot of silky foam for washing your face and face feels really clean after that. Do not cause tightness on my skin after wash as well. Love their toner too. It's really fragrance-less.. mild. Hydrating too. The olive oil, no oily feeling as well (i am oily skin btw). Doesn't cause me to break out. Cleansing oil is good too. Removed my water proof mascara without any sweat. Repurchase? Nah.. I wanna try some other things. hehe!

Mandom Barrier Repair range

oatkrunch — Thu, 22 Jul 2010 13:59:28 +0800

I guess some of you have heard or seen this product before?

I knew about this product a while ago and saw it in Taiwan but I didn't buy it.

Since now Malaysia finally has it and it was on sale; hence I bought it.

I am now trying on their concentrate serum and Baby Moist Essence. Barrier Repair has deep penetrating moisturizing capsules of high penetration of hyaluronic acid for a heavenly smooth like baby skin. (that's the claim). It provides double protection for your skin both internally and externally and it's formulated to be gentle on skin. It's alcohol free, fragrance free, no artificial coloring and preservative free (hence no paraben found in this product ^^)

This is their concentrate serum.

I have been using this for a month before buying their baby moist essence. I must say that this serum is really hydrating... at the same time it doesn't cause my skin to turn oily even after hours of application. It's not oil-based, doesn't cause me any breakouts or sensitivity to my skin. Since it's formulated to be gentle on our skin, it can be used on our eyes area as well. but do not replace this for your eye cream. It can be re-apply whenever your skin needs it. To me, it's not sticky at all and it absorbs really fast. I use one and a quarter to one and a half pump each for my entire face and neck, every a.m and p.m.

Now move onto their Baby moist essence.

This is for night use but can be used in the morning as well.. if your skin is super dry or if you are someone who has to stay in air-condition room throughout the day, you may use this as your morning regimen as well. It's thicker but not oily at all. super hydrating! I sleep in air-conditioned room and when I wake up in the morning, I will find my skin super smooth and hydrated. I love it! It says that you can use it all over your face and neck and pay special attention to eyes and mouth area and apply a bit more on wherever that's prone to dryness.

I am trying just these 2 from the range. My Neutrogena Hydro Boost lotion is finishing soon and I will buy this Barrier Repair lotion next because there are many positive reviews about this lotion on their official site.

Apart from the above mentioned 2 products, this range include lotion or known as toner (2 types), Baby moist cream, baby moist milk, how to mask and sheet mask.

They have 2 types of lotion, Moist and super moist. I think the one that Malaysia has it is the Moist and I don't remember seeing "super moist". Super moist is thicker but both will leave no sticky feeling and not oily. Super hydrating~

Apart from baby moist ESSENCE, they do have Baby moist CREAM. Cream is thicker than essence but afraid not as it's not sticky or oily. You may either use the essence or cream, based on your skin needs. However, Malaysia doesn't bring in cream, only the essence.

In the morning, for those who do not want something rich on their face, you may use their Baby moist milk instead. It's really light and hydrating.

Last but not least, their mask range. This is a how to mask. This is to be used before the sheet mask. This thick hydrating cream is to apply on your entire face after cleansing, apply thickly on your face (it works better with thick), and then follows with the sheet mask covering your face.

once you have removed this mask from your face, you will feel that your face become super hydrating and moisturized, smooth like baby skin, similar to salon treatment. haha! (that's their claim) You may perform this mask 1-2 times per week.

However, these 2 products are not available in malaysia.

My verdict, I am really happy with this product. Looking that it's alcohol free, fragrance free and etc.. it is the main criteria for me to choose this range at the first place. After using it for 2 months now (serum for 2 months and moist essence for a month), it doesn't give me any problems at all. no breakouts, skin will not become oily hours after using and skin becomes really soft. Will try the toner and milk real soon.. once i am done using my neutrogena lotion and haba's squalene oil.

I recommended my friend who is having dry skin to use their moist lotion (toner) and her feedback to me is, it's really hydrating. You may saturate the lotion onto cotton pad or pour the lotion on your palm and pat it on your face.

has anyone of you tried anything from this range before? if yes, what's your feedback? if no, give this a try! ^^ happy trying~

Vitacream B12

oatkrunch — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 14:28:34 +0800

I just want to share this cream with everyone at here.

I have been hearing about this cream on youtube as well as magazines. It's highly recommended by many Japanese and Korean celebrities.

It's a product from Switzerland and the main ingredient of this cream is vitamin B12 or scientifically known as cyanocobalamin.

Vitamin B12 has been known to have the functions of:

* Acts as a coenzyme for normal DNA synthesis
* Promotes normal fat, carbohydrate metabolism and protein synthesis
* Promotes growth, cell and blood-cell developments
* Promotes manufacturing of nerve cell covering
* Maintenance of normal nervous system functions

whereas this vitacream B12 claims to:

* Stimulates renewal of skin cells
* Hydrates and Softens skin tissues
* Regains and Improves elasticity and firmness
* Revitalizes age lines and existing wrinkles
* Diminishes age lines and existing wrinkles
* Helps to prevent premature wrinkles
* Repairs and Rebalances the skin's natural defense system
* Relieves and Soothes chapped skin
* Smoothes or Attenuates new or old scars

So far, I have used it for as short as 1 week, day and night as a replacement from my usual moisturizer. So, basically, I just wash my face, toner and follow by this cream and sunblock by day and if it's night, this cream will be my final step of my skin care regime.

As I do have dark pigmentation that my healed acne gave me, my cleanser of kojic acid soap has tremendously lighten the acne pigmentation but however, i feel that it has reached ts peak. Hence the lighten pigmentation has been pretty stationary. Until a week ago, after I bought this cream and started to used it and after one week, I noticed that my acne pigmentation has further lighten up. I got so excited!!

One good thing about this Vit B12 is, the cream regenerates your skin inside out instead of the superficial layer that most products do. 1 tube can last me for months after months I believe as I don't need much for 1 use. I am really loving this cream and so I am sharing it with you guys.

For those who are in HK, I guess Sasa HK or Watson's HK will have it. If you are in Taiwan, Sogo Taiwan, Watson and MOMO have it too. I am not too sure about Singapore and Malaysia. In Japan, I haven't seen it (not as far as I have noticed that but you can get it on Japan's online shop) only for Japanese residence though.

If you have any question, you may ask me but please bear in mind that, I do not sell this product. hehe! I am just a happy user of this product.

HABA ~ Health Aid Beauty Aid

oatkrunch — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 14:24:07 +0800

I am a long time user of this brand and I love it!

And of course, i am still a student and the skin care range's price has marked up so much from Japan's, I find it hard to cope up especially the toner (or they known it as lotion) G lotion and VC lotion.

So, I am using a combination of different brands but I am still using HABA.

Anyone is using it too and what are the products that you are using from this brand?

What do you like the most?

I am now using G lotion

smooth skin essence (Pore minimizer)

blusher (marble cheek puff ltd ed)

a few of their lipsticks and gloss (love it)

Q10 squalene oil

Charcoal mask and SPA treatment mask (ltd ed too)

hand treatment and Bulgarian rose hand serum (ltd ed)

their eye cream is nice but too expensive >_<

white lady is superb but they sell it too expensive here too.

squa balancing gel is really soft and light. perfect for oily skin.

big time user of their squalene oil.. but have stopped using it after using Q10

[addedon]January 24, 2010, 6:30 pm[/addedon]bummer~ no one is using this brand? unbelievable. lol. it's such a good product!

Mobile decoden

oatkrunch — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 22:40:45 +0800

Hi everyone! i am new here and i am not sure if this is the right place for me to post this but it's about mobile. hehe!

Anyway, you guys know decoden? Those rhinestones and sparkling stuffs that you stick on your phone for decorations?

it's not like those mobile stickers but rhinestones itself and you have to stick it on your mobile using glue.

anyone of you know where i can buy those stuffs? i usually see it on nail art's area but those are way too small. i am looking something bigger and nicer.

anyone knows anywhere around KL?

thanks in advance