FINE Hyaluron & Collagen

You can't pretend that you are not aging when your younger cousins have all grown up and everyone else your age is telling you so too. Normally, I will just ignore what people say when they are talking about my age but you just have to accept it when your body is telling you so too FML.

Luckily, we live in an era where technology and medical are advance. We have a lot of ways to maintain our youthful look and staying healthier.

Last month, the BFF decided to try on collagen drink because her facial guru told her it would help her skin look better. After two week of consuming the collagen drink, I notice her face does look better. Less breakouts and looks fairer. I was convinced that consuming collagen really does helps to improve out skin.

There are a lot of different collagen drinks you can get in the market, I did some research and I decided to try the FINE Hyaluron & Collagen drink.

Before I go into details about the FINE Hyaluron & Collagen drink, I have my reasons for consuming collagen.

WHY I WANT TO CONSUME?

• I'm consider quite old (27 yrs old) to still having breakouts/acne.
• Having enlarged pores.
• Having fine lines are getting more visible as I age.
• Scars from acne (face) or cuts/mosquito bites (any part of the body) takes very very very long time to heal.
• Having sensitive skin (face and whole body). My skin have redness and itchiness when it disagrees with me.
• My skin health is always normal to combination but due to an allergy a few months back it became dry. The allergy has wear off but my skin remains dry for two months and it still feels flaky.
• I go for monthly facial and my facial guru always tells me the same thing, my skin is dehydrated even I drink lots of water everyday.
• My skin colouration looks dull at times, especially before and during menstrual. 
• I have really bad eye sight and recently it has gotten worst. I have high astigmatism and high short-sighted that my contact lenses have to be order in advance. My recent worst case is when my optician told me if my astigmatism is going any higher, there will be no contact lenses manufacturing it, super FML D: 
• My knee joints feels weak/slight discomfort after running, playing badminton and driving.

Taken a week ago

I have taken the picture above on the second day of the intake of the collagen drink. I have started consuming it exactly one week ago (31/12/2012), just to take note for myself. I have only taken picture the second day because I consume the collagen drink the day after I bought it and I drank it at night, so it makes no difference yet if I have taken the picture the second day.

Well, FINE Hyaluron & Collagen is originated from Japan. The land of producing a lot of beauty and skin care products. Japan is also a place where you can find most of the Japanese living healthy and looking youthful. It's like they have anti-aging genes in them LOL.

FINE HYALYRON & COLLAGEN CONTAINS:

Fish Collagen - fish peptides which has small molecule size that it's easily be absorb by our body. Collagen helps vitalize the skin, making our skin looks younger and firmer. 

Hyaluronic Acid (HA) - helps main watery and supple skin. 1g of HA can keep 6 litter of moisture, it can nourish and hydrates the collagen. It also provides moisturizing protection making it able to control skin aging, slow diminish of eye function and strengthen joints.

Elastin - helps improve the elasticity of skin because skin elastic needs protein (Elastin) to work with collagen. Therefore our skin have elasticity, texture and firmness.

Pearl Coix (Hatomugi) - provides antioxidant, detoxification and giving us clearer, fairer and luminous skin.

Vitamin C - it is needed in the production of collagen for our body and provides antioxidant as well. It also accelerates metabolism and improves our skin complexion and elasticity.

Biotin - maintain healthy skin, mucosa, hair and nails because it involves in the metabolism of fat, sugars and protein. It also helps to ease eczema and dermatitis.

Those are all the goodness that you can gain from FINE Hyaluron & Collagen. Here's how I look after a week of intake.

After a week

There might not be any obvious/drastic changes yet because it's only just been a week. Thought I do notice a few things after consuming it.

• My breakouts/acne has reduce, usually I have a lot of breakout on my forehead but I have none for the pass week.
• Notice my acne scar on my chin has heal slightly faster than before. Normally a scar will stay on me for more than a month.
• I feel more energetic. I feel that I can go by the day without feeling tired all the time. One thing for sure, I have consume it at night and I couldn't fall asleep on the first day (maybe it's just me). So, my advise is to drink it during breakfast or lunch.
• I feel more thirsty than ever, this has been advise before I purchase it and it's normal. Lucky for me drinking lots of water daily is not a problem.

Btw, the difference on the skin/body after consuming collagen is vary for everyone.

Oh ya, I have forgotten to tell you about the taste. It only has a milky flavour and it's in powder form. I go for powder form because it's more eco-friendly and I don't have to think how am I to get rid of the bottles (most of the collagen drinks comes in small bottle size). Besides it's cheaper comparing to the bottled collagen drinks, yeah, I'm quite a cheapo LOL.

You can mixed the FINE Hyaluron & Collagen powder with any beverages (either cold or hot) and it will gives it a creamier texture. I have tried mixing it with fresh milk, milo, oats, coffee and cold green tea (doesn't goes very well). It's quite fun to try and mix it with different beverages and so far the best ones are fresh milk, milo and oats. Hint: to mix with cold beverages, firstly pour half of the beverage in your cup, add the Collagen powder, stir well and pour the remaining half of the beverage and stir again.

I shall continue updating my progress with the intake of collagen again soon. For now, good night world!

UPDATE: Want to know the results after a month? Check it out here.

Nature Republic By Flower Make Up Starter& Aloe Vera 92% Soothing Gel

Happy New Year everyone! It's already the second day of the year 2013! I felt last year was quite a good year for be, or I should say a better year than 2011. There are some ups and downs but I feel that the ups are more than the downs. I certainly do not want 2012 to end cox I feel that I still have so much to be completed/achieve last year. I guess, I have complete them this year.

Hope all of you have a great start of the new year. I hope this year will be an even BETTER year for me XD

Let's get this rolling with some beauty products I discover and like using them. Have you heard of Nature Republic? I did not, I only get to know becox of my BFF is super craze of the brand ambassador - Jang Geun Suk. (Can't believe I'm talking about him *roll eyes*) Who's really pretty and handsome at the same time. Dear BFF, if you are reading this you owe me big time! LOL

Agree?

For people like me who doesn't wear make up to work, however, due to the busy working schedule and traffic jam in KL. One would NOT travel back to their homes to get ready for an event/outing after work. How do we attend the event/outing after work WITH make up? With the greasy face and with make up one? No way! Also for lazy people like us we do not like to carry out a lot of stuff. You can't be carrying your skin care products AND make up kit right?

There's also sometimes where we were rushing here n there to run errands and other stuff. After that we need to get ready for an event/outing but we do not have enough time to get ready?

No sweat! Make Up Starter to the rescue! They are the Soothing and Calming Make Up Starter of Nature Republic By Flower.

They are disposable make up starter which moisturizes your skin, provides pore and sebum control and dead skin cells care all at once.

This means that you have less hassle to get ready for your next destination and save you less time to get pretty. Amazing right? Why have I not discover this earlier?

Check out this greasy and tired face of mine. Without wasting anytime, I uses a wet tissue to clean my face and gently wipe my face with a piece of the make up starter pad. I also wipe the areas in a massaging motion which I feel have more dead skin cells, in other words areas of your faces which feels a bit rough. FML

The make up starter pad (I uses the calming one here)

Once you have taken out the make up starter pad from the packet, you can feel the pad is very moisturize and there's still a lot of the moisture 'juice' in the packet. The pad is soft and you instantly feels refresh after wiping your face with it.

I also love Nature Republic Aloe Vera 92% Soothing Gel. It's one of their star buys. I did previously tried other Aloe Vera and nothing works like this one. As you can read from the name it's made out of 92% aloe vera. I have not found any products consisting this much of aloe vera and some of the claimed aloe vera products are sometimes uses artificial ingredients too. 

Aloe Vera 92% Soothing Gel

I'm sure you know by now how much goodness aloe vera can do to you, so I leave it for yourself to discover their goodness. *hint: Google* This aloe vera gel uses REAL aloe vera, it moisturize/replenish/rehydrate and also calms the reddened and dry skins. 

I remember after my leg surgery, my grandma gave me use pieces of actual real aloe vera (straightly plucked from her garden) to use it on my wound. It helps reduce the itchiness, redness and also help my wound heal better. My scar is less visible all thanks for grandma and her aloe vera.

This aloe vera soothing gel comes in as close as the real deal you can get from a tub. Unless you grow aloe vera in your very own home, this is the as good as you can get. Other than the greatness I have mention, it has multiple uses, you can use it for almost everything from your face to your body.

You can use it for:

• As mask or sleeping mask
• Eye mask
• Eye cream
• Lip mask
• Body lotion
• Make up base
• Moisturizer 
• Hair care

Amazing right? I love it so much, I have been using it religiously!

OK, I know I have not finish with the make up starter but hear me out, after using the make up starter. I smack some aloe vera gel on my face. Tadah! I'm done with cleaning, refreshing, moisturize and slap on make up base on my face all in less than a minute! Save you so much steps.

See, my face looks way healthier, refresh, clean and moisturized

My skin looks so much clearer and translucent too. Did you notice some of the pimple scars has become less visible? Becox of the dead cells being remove when I uses the make up starter. Next step is applying make up one and I'm all set and ready to head out.

With make up and heading out 

Make up is much easier to apply and last longer after using the make up starter.

Last OOTD of 2012

Celebrated my last day of 2012 hang out with friends and taking picture of a pub with bejeweled wall like my bejeweled sheer blouse from Bangkok.

Red Beatz at Stage Avenue K

Thanks to Red FM for the invites to go to Stage at Avenue K for their Red Beatz party. It happened last Thursday and my friends call it the Dooms Day Eve party. The world certainly didn't end and I don't know why so many people is looking forward for it to end. *I don't want to die young!*

It's my first time going to Stage, although I heard it's quite happening there. It's also been such a long while since I club *aging* FML.

*Picture is courtesy of Red FM*

Picture was taken before the party started in front of the Red FM banner. Got celebrity feel?! LOL *Thick face* Dress is from Singapore.

The place is pretty cool having a huge stage, DJ deck with Xmas deco and it has 2 stories for party animals to chill. Btw, apologize for the lousy pictures taken by me because it was dark and the only camera I brought is my phone camera. Yeah, I know time to change the phone.

DJ Linora was the Emcee of the night and she kick off the night with some fun games.

*Picture is courtesy of Red FM*

DJ Linora of Red FM

It was a game of "Who can drink the fastest". With four person a tower of beer and which team drank the fastest wins! It was pretty fun to watch.

There's also a Buy 2 Free 1 for beverage for the whole night and well, we ordered the towerz of beer. Just in case you are wondering, between the first 2 towers is someone's head.

Cheers!

The DJs spinning for the night were awesome! DJ Mike from 988FM played a lot of great tunes. He pretty much get the wild side of the crowd.

DJ Mike spinning on the deck

*Picture is courtesy of Red FM*

Everyone, especially guys was very excited when Yumi Wong made the appearance with Emcee Vibe (hope I didn't get the name wrong)

Yumi and Vibe

Picture is courtesy of Red FM*

She had a short dance with one of the member EleColdxHot (ECX) and also gave away some gifts. Guess the she's Santarina of the night?

Giving out gifts

I was most looking forward for DJ Point of Manhand to spin. Turns out his awesome! I dance my feet off the night!

DJ Point and Vibe

It was a tiring yet enjoyable night. Stage has a lot of events happening there and seems like they do invite famous DJs to spin for us. I think I have found another good place to club. *smirk face*

Churprise

UPDATES: The contest has already closed.

How's everyone with the Xmas mood coming along? There are a lot of people celebrating pre-Xmas this year probably Xmas falls on a Tuesday.

Anyways, hope you guys are not going for the last minute Xmas gift shopping. If you are not, good for you. For those who has the Xmas exchange gift celebration, hope you didn't get anything you don't like. For those of you who have not receive a single Xmas gift yet and for those of you who thinks you are in Santa's bad list. Hear me out, this is your chance to get some gifts that you would want!

ChurpChurp is playing Santa this year and is giving out prizes every day! All you have to do is check out the #Churprise share the followings and invite your friends to join ChurpChurp. Who has the most friends on board of the ChurpChurp invitation will walk away with the Grand Prize!

Are you excited to know what they are giving out for the Grand Prize?!

16GB Mini iPad

Nescafe Dolce Gusto Coffee Maker  *I freaking want to get one of this for quite sometime!*

2x Tickets to Future Music Festival Asia!

RM200 Haagen Dazs Voucher *Drooling*

*Picture is courtesy of Christa Hann*
H&M RM200 Gift Card *Time to upgrade the closet*

So what are you guys waiting for?! Join me and ChurpChurp for the #Churprise!

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

Ash Green Hair and Short Hair

Finally I have the time of the day to blog! I'll be starting my long hol today and hopefully I get to rest, party, enjoy and clear out my list of things to complete before the end of the year!

Well, being a red head is not easy to maintain and the colours wear off very quickly. My hair grow out quickly too and the length got a bit annoying. So I head to the salon (last month) to get a new colour and chopping of the heavy length.

I did show you guys a preview of my hair before I get it done here. If you are lazy to click it, here's the preview.

I really like the dip dye red I had but I feel like trying out another colour, so this time is Ash Green. My hair stylist told me that I had to bleach my hair before dying the Ash Green. I had never bleach my hair before and was a bit afraid but I was convinced.

My hair stylist explains that hair dye is the same as play with water colour when you were a kid. Some colours can be mixed and some can't and you will end up with shitty colour, literally. If you have already guess it, is green cannot be mix with red, the colour would not show if you do not bleach your hair to a neutral colour.

Bleach hair! Fugly!

I look weird in bleach hair, maybe I should go platinum blonde?! LOL

Anyways, here is the end result of a fresh dyed Ash Green hair, love it! I was told the colour will wear off quick as well but my good hair stylist added more green in the dye to make it last longer. The freshly dye colour will have a lot more green-ish look but I'm fine with it.

Finish look

I wanted to keep track on how quick the colour will fade and I was hardworking in keeping track for 3 days only FML. Thus, I added in some up-to-date colour status to compensate.

2nd day in natural light

Indoor lighting

3rd day

Alica's wedding with StupidGang!

That was 2 weeks ago during one of our StupidGang member's wedding! The green has almost faded and it become this brownish blonde. Alicia is happily married! I'm so happy for her. Most of the StupidGang members attended the wedding dinner and it has been such a long time we all meet up. We should do it more often guys!

OOTD:

White dress from Bangkok

H&M Studded Black belt

Zara Teal Long Cardigen

This is last week

This is the same day of last week, the colour has now faded to blonde LOL! Attended another wedding dinner. *Dress is from Korea*. Damn a lot of people either getting married or popping out babies this year! Excited for them!

Then! Something came on to me and in a quick moment I had SHORT hair! Freaking bob short hair!

Nice? It's a 60's Look with the bride of the day

OK! I'm playing with you guys, I didn't cut my hair short. It's just a wig, chill la! It was a request by the bride for her 60's theme wedding. I think I look kinda noob in short hair and I don't think I rock 60's look either FML.

Hmm... I have switch from colour to colour, I really have no idea what is next to come. We shall see *wink*