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Normaderm Night Chrono-Action Anti-Imperfection Care


Vichy Normaderm range is a popular choice for acne skin. I’ve heard quite a handful of people singing praises for this brand of products that had supposed to improve acne prone skin tremendously.

In fact i’ve bought 2 products from this range a while back before i decided to go on acne medication (oratane) to tackle my skin problem; one is the Normaderm Night Chrono-Action Anti-imperfection Care (What a mouthful huh?!) which retailed at RM98 at that time.



It’s a little confusing; the name of the product i mean. It also goes by the name “Night Chrono-Active Pore Refining Care” or “Normaderm Night Chrono-Active Anti-Imperfection Care”. All names refer to the same product.

What’s for sure is this product is designed to eliminate shine, reduce pore size while keep the face hydrated. To be used at night on cleansed skin, the Pore-Targeting Technology and Zincadone A™ tighten pores and refine skin texture. It’s also non-comedogenic and allergy tested.

The creamy texture is whitish and light. Not at all oily. Once applied on the face, the skin immediately feels smooth and pores are less visible. My skin also feels less oily the next morning when i woke up. I was rather impressed with it.

Unfortunately after 2 weeks of using the cream i saw only a slight improvement on my pores. My skin is still oily but is a definitely less compared to before but i still have breakouts. After the first tube, i stopped using it which then my pores becomes visible again like before.

Maybe i’m being biased after hearing so many great praises of the product. I had my hopes up high; i expected the product to be stronger.


[xrr rating= 2.5/5]



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Vaseline Intensive Care Lip Essence (Advanced)


Chapped lips are the most annoying thing. Yet, i often suffer from dry and chapped lips due to de-hydration (always forget to drink water) and sensitivity to some facial products (i’m allergic to some facial wash and toner).

Over the years i’ve tried many brands of lip balms but i found out that i’m allergic to some brands like Neutrogena lip balm and Lip Ice by Mentholatum and others are not satisfyingly effective. Most of the time my lips gets more dry after using the lip balms.




Recently, i’ve bought Vaseline Intensive Care Lip Essence (Advanced) from Watson for RM8.42 after discount (retails for RM9.90).

The packaging caught my eyes, love the mute yellow tube and the red lip. There are Korean words on the packaging which made me think that this is only available in certain countries.

It comes in 2 flavors; the normal one petroleum jelly and the cherry flavored one. I bought the normal ones because i don’t like flavored lip balms.

I like that the lip balm comes in a tube because it’s easy to apply. The transparent lip balm is a non-fragrance and moisturizes the lip without being sticky. It’s really great for chapped lips; after 2 days of day and night usage, my lips have improved tremendously.

I apply a layer before i go to bed and my lip is moister in the morning.


[xrr rating= 4.5/5]




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Home Sweet Home

 
Mr. Bf is living in a condo but i don’t really like condos. It’s very confined and it’s difficult to clean. He’s at the 4th story but you can’t imagine the dust it accumulates just after one day of cleaning. The higher you stay the dustier it gets. So i demanded that the main window to be closed at all times else i’m not stepping into the house.

The unit doesn’t look like the home i dreamed about but a little better looking than a rented unit. We’ve decided not to renovate it or furnish it properly because i… er i mean we really want a landed property in the future… if we get married. Ok, laugh at me coz i am thinking about getting married -_-”.

Back to the topic, so now the house is like with cheap marble floors that tends to accumulate dirt and hair seems to be everywhere and i have dust allergy which sux. Cheap tiles are really the worst. It’s hard to clean. The kitchen looks like there’s a chemistry project gone wrong in there. Sigh…

I wonder when can we get a new place so he can sell this condo lot off. I already have all the rooms planed especially the library. There will be a tiny DIY workshop for Mr. Bf, separate work rooms for us both (ok, we are weird and like our privacy very well), a master bedroom, and a library. Part of the kitchen will have a glass ceiling for enough sunlight. I have the colors and furniture and deco all drawn in my head. We need to earn more. Sigh…
 
 

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Achoo! God Bless Me.

 
It’s a bitch to have allergy to haze. I’m sneezing my nose off like i’m a candidate of H1N1, which is definitely what the people in Nichi shop thinks every time i sneeze.

Gosh, i can’t even go shopping anymore. People are staring at me in apprehension and avoiding me at all cost, even the sales person looked worried when i handed over the clothes at the fitting room. Despite telling people “No, don’t worry it’s not swine flu. It’s just allergy”, i’m still a cause for concern. It doesn’t help that my eyes were so puffed up and watery too.

I’m better off quarantined at home till the haze improve. Come to think of it i should really stay in a bubble home and dub myself Bubble Girl like the show i watched a long time ago called Bubble Boy. Just one problem, where do i purchase one? Arghhh!!!

Right now i have like tissues stuck up my nose coz it won’t stop running. I feel so miserable. What did i do to deserve this???????
 
 

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I’m Allergic To Everything

 
It seems i’ve developed another benign allergy. That’s not surprising as much as frustrating because as i get older, my stupid immune system seems to think it’s fun playing cruel jokes on me. But it’s getting ridiculous even by my weak standard ok.
 

1) Banana Boat sunblock ->> After deciding to jog again (partly for health reason, mostly to be drop-dead-slimmed-down gorgeous), i bought sunblock so i won’t have skin cancer from over-exposure to the sun. But i get these red spots all over the area after application. The only consolation is that it doesn’t itch. Who the hell get’s allergic to Banana Boat product for gods sake?!!! Oh, i forgot. Me.
 

2) Dust ->> I found out about this one when my former cheapskate employer decided to renovate the office but didn’t bother to relocate us. So we were rather unhappily sitting right in front of the renovation site, sneezing our nose off. Don’t get me wrong. We loved it because for the next couple of weeks we were happily celebrating by taking turn for MC. Then the celebration was over because i was the only one getting really sick and had rashes all over my body which didn’t heal for the next few months. Wtf.
 

3) EPI Products ->> Remember i told you about the moronic beautician who destroyed my face? Well she pushed me into purchasing almost RM1k worth of product which after as it turned out that i was allergic to. She of course vehemently denies it but i stopped using the products and my acne problem got better and my scars healed. My new beautician says i’m allergic to some kind of enzyme in that brand of products and i trust her. There, the stupid product brand is EPI. I’m glad i got that out of my system. My suggestion to new user of that brand, thread water carefully, test it at least for 3 months before purchasing.
 

4) Salicylic Acid ->> All of a sudden, i’m allergic to products containing Salicylic Acid meaning mostly ALL acne products. Which sux because i have acne and i need that ingredient to control the sebum on my face. But i can’t use it because my lips would start to chap and blister and burn if comes to contact with that particular ingredient no matter how minimal it is. So F*ck Salicylic Acid. I’m going to commission a professor to create an elixir for acne… yes, right after i hit jackpot.
 

5) Haze ->> It’s a sign that i must migrate from this evil land as soon as possible before i die a horrible death coz we know very well the haze won’t go away. Doc says that my nose and throat is a little inflamed but i suspect he is subtly telling me “Haze bad. Kill you. Painful death. Get out. Now!”… I think the haze is making me paranoid. Hey doc, i need more medication.
 

6) Origins Perfect World for Eye ->> Oh, this is a new one. I just bought the eye cream last week and after applying the cream around my eye area, my eyes puffed up and kept on getting watery like i was slicing onion or something. All the while i thought it was because of my insomnia and haze allergy but no, it was the eye cream. It’s so ridiculous because i never heard of anyone getting allergic to this particular product. Why does shit always happens to me. Oh goody what fun.
 

Somebody please kill me. Uhm… Preferably not with a knife coz you know… uhm… i might develop an allergy to stainless steel too. I don’t want to die with a face and body full of disgusting rashes. Please let me be beautiful when i die.

Maybe you can stab me with a chopstick, less risk there.
 
 

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