Natural Beauty Inside Out
Because of how easily and conveniently hand sanitizers clean hands, they are such a common sight in public places these days. Just yesterday, I noticed them displayed prominently for caregivers to use at a facility for babies. Although I always carry one in my bag, I hardly use it as I really prefer washing my hands. And I learnt that this is better because using too much hand sanitizers can actually do more harm to our hands.
Till now, I still haven’t scored one single item from Uniqlo. Like recently, I walked into their outlet at Vivo City, made a round, and left empty handed again. Nothing got much of my attention, although I did spend some time checking out their UV Cut collection. Apparently, even though some of the cardigans looked really normal to me, UV blocking capabilities have been added to the fibres to help protect the skin from UV rays.
Here I am sipping my honeysuckle tea as I am typing this entry. No, I didn’t boil those honeysuckle flowers but instead took the easy way out with a pre-packed honeysuckle tea. I’ve been drinking this to help relieve a recent bout of itchiness on my body. It’s a pleasant drink because of the honey and sugar added but it does yield a very slight bitter aftertaste.
I realized that about this time last year, I had reviewed some of the skin care products under A’kin. So it’s kind of funny that a year later, I’m reviewing some of their products again, and this time on their hair and body range. I had first purchased a sort of 3-in-1 value pack that included an A’kin Mandarin Shampoo, an A’kin Jojoba & Lavender Light Conditioner and an A’kin Orange Blossom Body Wash. Then just earlier this week, I took advantage of the GSS to buy the A’kin Lavender Body Wash.
We’ve all heard or read it one time or another – expensive beauty products don’t necessarily work better. Is that true? I’ve even read comparisons of many high-end brands with the drugstore brands. An example that comes to mind is Creme de La Mer vs Nivea. Because of the similarities in some of the ingredients, many have suggested that the former is overpriced and worthless and some have gone as far as to call it a hoax in the skincare business! So is it really true that the more expensive beauty products do very little for our skin in relation to their price tag?
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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