Natural Beauty Inside Out
I know something about Suncoat’s water-based nail polish but I didn’t realize that they also have a range of cosmetics ranging from foundation, eye shadows, mascara, blush to lip products until I received some of them through their local distributor here. Suncoat’s products hail from Canada and are positioned to be natural and earth-friendly, with some of them containing ingredients that are certified organic. So did they fare well for me?
It seems to me, based on what I’ve read in various reports and facts gleaned from workshops attended, that many dermatologists do not see a strong link between diet and the state of our skin. For example, most of them would tell us that eating unhealthy food will not cause acne, or that they’ve seen no evidence that eating collagen will benefit our skin in any way. They seem more in favor of topical application of products on the skin to stimulate collagen production as according to them, absorption is higher through the skin. I suppose their stand comes supported by scientific data but I wonder if it holds true for everyone. So my question today is: what affects your skin more – is it what you eat or what you apply?
I’ve been on a spree for products from The Body Shop of late and this was another product I purchased from the store – The Nutriganics Foaming Facial Wash. Actually, this product was reviewed on this blog back in April 2010 by my guest reviewer, Cass, as part of the Nutriganics Skin Care Range. I had to avoid trying the range back then due to my acne issues but now that my skin is clear, I thought I’ll give it a try since I was in the market for a foaming cleanser (yes, again).
I don’t know about you but when I was a teen, I loved to wash my face and my hair till they were all squeaky clean. It felt ‘shiok’, which really means ‘refreshing’ in understandable English. I had this unnatural obsession to scrub every itch of my skin and wash every strand of my hair till they were devoid of any traces of oil. I probably would have love it more if it came complete with the squeaky sound effect! However, over the years, I realized that while squeaky clean is good for the floor and probably our makeup brushes too, but it is definitely not good for our skin nor hair.
Hey everyone, welcome to May’s VivaBella Giveaway! This month, I’m giving away S$450 worth of goodies – nine of them sponsored by six companies and four of them contributed by me. This giveaway is slightly different from the previous as instead of all these items going to one winner, I will pick three winners this round. One winner will get to receive 11 items while the remaining two items marked with the Facebook ‘Like’ button will go to two fans of Viva Woman Facebook Page. The rest of the rules remain similar but please read the guidelines just to stay qualified.
I'm Sesame and Viva Woman is a Singapore beauty blog with an interest in natural, organic skincare and cosmetics that is updated daily with a weekend edition of fashion commentaries. Established in 2006, this blog has also been listed as one of the top 25 beauty blogs globally according to Babble.com.
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