Whenever I wake up these days, I’ll see dots here and there on my body. It’s itchy and it’s irritating. I suspect there’s a colony of bugs on the bed. Tsk tsk tsk. I know that the only way to get rid of the bugs is to either sun the mattress or just get rid of it, but how do you get rid of the itchiness and irritation? The cream that I’m using is not exactly useful. Any remedies you can recommend me? Cleffairy: Nite nite, sleep tight. Don’t let the bed bug bite.
Do you have any fetish? Well, I’m sure some of you do but dare not admit it to the public. People have all sorts of fetish. Mine is red undies…Superman’s red undies, that is… 😛 Apart from that, I’m also crazy about body art. When I was in my teenage years, I dreamed of getting myself a tattoo, but since I can’t possible get a tattoo on my body without going through all the needle pain, I went crazy for non intrusive, non permanent body art like Henna or Mahendi instead.I can’t help myself. They’re so exotic and pretty…
I visited a Beauty EXPO last week, and I spotted a Henna stall. They were doing giveaways and demonstrating the art of drawing Henna, and I offered myself for it. 😛 LOL. Nice… isn’t it? I certainly think the Henna drawing on the back of my hand is nice…and I can’t wait to dig into the goodie bag and draw em on my body. 😀
Cleffairy: I am a terrible artist. I hope I won’t screw it up.
I’m kinda stressed up with all the overwhelming things that’s going on right now, and my face kinda show my stress level. A friend commented that my skin looked dull and fatigue. Being a vain person, I knew that just using cleanser, lotions and whatnot to take care of my skin is just not enough, and I need to heal and repair my skin from within with supplements like collagen drinks and whatnot.
Now, I’m not quite familiar with those beauty drinks and whatnot though I’ve heard that it’s really effective to combat skin fatigue and signs of aging for some people. Do you ladies have any recommendations for me? I’m not quite sure what to get myself, considering that there’s so much of those collagen/beauty drinks in the market, and I can’t possibly try out one by one as it’s kinda expensive to just simply try out some.
Cleffairy: Mirror…mirror…
Another backdated post. *been really busy lately* So, it was a really fine Saturday… what are these folks doing here?
Plenty of familiar faces in the beauty blogging industry were spotted…
And some traditional drummers were waiting on the side anxiously too. What’s going on?
Oh… they are waiting for CRES 9th outlet grand opening. CRES Wellness is the evolution of a fast-growing, international skincare empire. Established by the founder of Cellnique Paramedical – Asia’s first paramedical skincare brand – in 2003, CRES Wellness is a lush, welcoming spa, where each woman’s unique well-being needs are determined, and personalized solutions are carefully designed and applied.
s reflected in its name, which is the acronym for “Confidence, Relaxation, Elegance, and Sophistication,†CRES Wellness’ aim is for each woman to attain the ultimate end-product of beauty, rather than simply its manifestation of facial perfection and an hourglass figure – something which requires more than just a topically-self-applied product regimen.
The ribbon cutting ceremony for the new CRES outlet in Puchong, somewhere in IOI Boulevard.
The opening ceremony kicks off with a traditional blast where the red lions dance to the tune of the drum. I suppose the lion dance is to signify luck, or rather, inviting luck and prosperity into the outlet.
The boss, the CRES outlet’s crew as well as the two auspicious lions.
Based on an approach that addresses the body, mind, and spirit, CRES Wellness crafts personalized beauty treatments from 30 of the latest cutting-edge beauty services, which include facials, hydrotherapy, and slimming courses. With an emphasis on problem skin treatments and weight management programs, CRES Wellness’ services, which are administered by trained beauty therapists and dietitians, include Anti-aging Intervention, Cell Treatment Modality, Oxygenating Therapy, Weight Loss Management, Spa Stress Management, A Health & Beauty Supplement Program, A Beauty Bio-nutrient Program, Aromatherapy and Holistic Body Massage – which are all based on Cellnique’s paramedical products, technology, and expertise.
CRES was having sale up to 70% in conjunction of their new outlet opening and anniversary. Among items on displays was these skincare product from Cellnique
Plenty were spotted eye-ing on these skincare products…
And these face massager.
Interested in getting yourselves some of these products or some treatment in CRES Wellness, ladies? Well, you may check them out here in their Facebook Fanpage. 😀
Cleffairy: Do make a point to call in before you go for a treatment, ladies. CRES Wellness are usually fully booked.
The world is full of smoke drifting through the air, and that can make it difficult to buck the trend and quit. But with electronic cigarettes, patches, gum, and a whole host of other methods out there, you are not alone in your fight. Not all of these ways can help somebody quit smoking, but it’s guaranteed that one will. Find your saviour and you can join a world of healthy living!
E-Cigarettes
Electronic cigarettes are the latest way to stop smoking. They look similar to cigarettes, they feel like cigarettes, and they smoke like cigarettes. The only difference is that the ‘tobacco’ is actually just water vapour. This makes it completely safe to inhale whilst not bothering anybody else around you. The great news is that in most States you can smoke these things anywhere without breaking the law, however keep an eye on the news as some States are now looking to ban these.
Nicotine Patches
Nicotine patches have had varying levels of success over the years. Some people believe that they are just a load of codswallop, whereas others swear by them, and attribute their new healthy lifestyle to these patches. This shows that they are obviously, very hit and miss, and really do depend on the individual who uses them. Basically, they shoot small doses of nicotine into the system to help alleviate the cravings. But don’t worry as that’s not dangerous as nicotine is merely the substance that causes an addiction to smoking in the first place.
These can be obtained from a local pharmacy, but it’s wise to visit a doctor to see if this is really the best option for you.
Gum
Gum has had quite a lot of success in helping smokers quit their dirty habit. It’s exactly the same as normal gum, except small doses of nicotine are put into every little piece. This allows people to feel that familiar taste of nicotine in their mouth and can prevent fidgeting. That’s something that many people suffer with when quitting smoking. They are so used to having a cigarette in their hand and mouth, that if it isn’t there they start getting edgy and fidgety. Eventually this becomes such a distraction that it starts to have a negative effect on their lives. And, that’s when they start believing that starting smoking again would be a good idea.
Cold Turkey
This is a dangerous method as it requires an incredible amount of willpower. Going cold turkey is simple eliminating smoking completely whilst not using any nicotine aids. If you have the willpower then this can be a fantastic way of quitting, as well as being the fastest. However, the problem is that if it doesn’t work then you’re just going to go back to smoking once again.
Hypnosis
Hypnosis has had proven success in a number of addictions and character traits. Subjects have to be susceptible to the process for it to help someone give up smoking but when it works, it has been extremely successful with long-lasting results.
To decide on the right method for you it’s advisable to visit your physician first. Electronic cigarettes are one of the ways but better go for there suggestions. They will be able to provide some additional guidance that can help in choosing the right method.
About the author: Samuel White is a life coach who tours the States presenting to audiences and in one-on-one sessions, methods of taking personal control with emphasis on addictions and weight loss.
Are you a vain person? I thought I am not a vain person until one fine day, I looked into the mirror and saw how tired and weary I looked liked. You see…as a mother to one hyperactive boy, I hardly have the time to pamper myself, what more sit in front of the vanity mirror and paint my face. I’m always rushing here and there, doing things that full-time mothers usually do, and the only ‘make-up’ that I allow myself is to put some sunscreen on. 😛
But I come to realize that it’s not really good, and I need to take good care of myself properly,otherwise I’ll age before time, and now that my boy is older and I somewhat learned to delegate my chores, I thought it’ll be a good idea if I start taking good care of my appearance again.
And so, when I was given an opportunity to review a range of amazing products from Goalife known as Skin Formulation, I got really excited. Remember my previous post on attending an event where I was given a goodie bag containing a range of product that’s suitable for my skin type to try? Well, I tried their products, and I have to say that I’m amazed by the fact that there’s visible result within just one week.
First of all, there’s this:
Removing cleansing gel. I got to say that i love this product. Very good for those who are always in a hurry. This is a 2 in1 gel type cleanser with dual-usage; which is a make up remover and cleanser. You can use this as a make-up remover. Highly effective in removing mascara, kohl/kajal, eye make-up and whatnot without dehydrating the skin. I have dry skin, so using this as a cleanser is really nice as the skin does not dry up after usage.
The second product in the basic skincare range that was given to me to try was Normalizing Lotion. Normalizing Lotion gives suppleness and hydration to the skin with variety of moisturizing ingredients. Normalizing lotion also allows the skin to absorb moist into the deeper layer of the skin due its small particles, restoring water balance throughout the day. This product works well with all skin type.
My skin is terribly dry, and therefore, the beauty consultant suggested that I try their Hydro Aqua Essence. It is some sort of serum that deeply penetrates the skin to hydrate it from within. I was amazed that the result was instant, and my skin feels refreshed within seconds after using this.
Another great product from Skin Formulation; Glossy Shine Sleeping mask. Very good for those who wants to rejuvenate their skin and repair those fine lines while they are sleeping. And like other products in their skincare range, this product helps me a lot too. My skin feels more smooth, supple and hydrated once I woke up from my sleep, unlike before where it feel all dry up when I woke up from my sleep. if you are a busy woman and have no time to pamper yourself during the day, this product will definitely help you to rejuvenate and repair your skin while you’re sleeping.
As I mentioned earlier, I am a busy woman, always rushing here and there, and barely having a breather everyday, and so, I don’t really make it a point to use a facial mask. I find it rather troublesome, and have no instant result, but after trying Skin Formulation’s FGF-7 PDGF Repairing Mask, I think I ought to reconsider my negligent habit. Repairing mask such as this one really does make a lot of difference to neglected skin like mine. The result was instant, and guess what? Some acne scars and fine lines were erased after one time usage, and my skin became translucent and rosy after using it. It’s really amazing, and I bet if I were to continue to use this mask on regular basis, I’ll look 10 years younger within weeks! Highly recommended to those who wants to reduce fine lines, get rid of acne scars, etc.
Among all of Skin Formulation products that were given to me to try, I LOVE this one the most. Perfect Glow Sunscreen is absolutely amazing, and it works better than the suncreen that I used to use before I get my hands on this one.Unline my previous sunscreen that gives only a maximum of 12 hours protection, Skin Formulation’s Perfect Glow Sunscreen gives protection to the skin for 24 hours, reflecting ultraviolet light away from skin. Perfect Glow Sunscreen is used as physical sunscreen and is sweat proof, which is great for people like me who is always on the go, rushing here and there. It is also waterproof, and if you’re like me, you’d find that it’s also suitable to be used while you’re swimming. But I don’t recommend it to be used while you’re swimming as this is for face only. You might want to use regular sports sunblock for that purpose.
Perfect Glow Sunscreen also well as a concealer and when I use it, it gives me nude makeup look as it goes according to the skin colour, which is great, because the sunscreen coverage does not look unnatural and thick. Great if you want to take photos during the day.This sunscreen also moisturizes the skin well, which is really great for those who have sensitive skin or dry skin type. In other words, this sunscreen function like your regular BB Cream.
Skin Formulation Products is really amazing, and if you’re a busy woman like me, you’d want to try their product as it’s hassle-free to use and the result is almost instant. I highly recommend it to all ladies who wants to look fresh and younger than their age.
Interested in their products? Go ahead and check them out HERE, and should you have any questions about their products, please do not hesitate to ask their beauty consultant. They are very friendly and always ready to help.
Cleffairy: I’ve been neglecting my appearance for years now. It’s time to take good care of my body again so that it can take care of me.
How many times you shop for your groceries every month? I do it once a week, and I find it quite a feat these days as the price of things are pointing to the sky and have no signs of going down anytime soon. It’s pretty hard to keep my expenditures strictly to the budget these days.
Last Friday, I went for my grocery shopping routine again. When I passed by the milk powder aisles, I got rather confused.
Why confused? Well, plenty of growing up milk powder now has this label “No sugar”, “Sugar-free” or “No-added sugar”, “No Sucrose”, “Reduced sugar” on the packaging. If I were to be honest with you, I could say that most of the growing up tins have these labels. I wonder how true is their claims? As far as I’m concerned, there is only one brand in particular that is proven to really have no added sugars in it’s formula.
Mamil Gold (claims that they have no sucrose)
S-26 (claims no sucrose in their milk)
I noticed that the brand Mamil Gold says that their milk has “no sucrose”, Ductch Lady “reduced sugar”, while S26 Gold, Nan and Snow “no sucrose” and “no added sugar†respectively.
Those “No sugar”, “Sugar-free” or “No-added sugar”, “No Sucrose”, “Reduced sugar” is somewhat misleading concerned parents out there, I must say. I’ve read in the newspaper Harian Metro and the Health Today magazine not long ago that recent research studies has called in to question some of these claims.
The truth is, these claims made by some milk companies only focus on single type of added sugar in the milk formula. If they’re to make a claim that their milk really has no added sugars, they need to exclude glucose syrup solids, corn syrup solids, dextrin and maltodextrin from their ingredients. This is because these ingredients are actually added sugars too. They are in fact, scientific names for added sugar.
According to studies and scientific research, growing up milk powder in Malaysia has too much added sugar in it. Why do I say this? Well, elementary my dear readers. Most growing up milk has a high GL level.
So you know what ‘GL’ is? Have no idea? Well, GL is an abbreviation for Glycemic Load, and it is the unit used to measure the changes of sugar level in the bloodstream of a child after drinking a glass of growing up milk. A high GL means the milk has a lot of added sugars, which causes the sugar levels in the bloodstream to rise too high and too fast. A low GL means the milk has low or zero added sugars, so the sugar levels in the bloodstream stay in a healthier balance.
So far, there is only one brand of growing up milk in the market that has a low GL. The rest, despite of their claims on “no sucrose”, “no added sugar”, “reduced sugar” on their packaging and labels, still have high GL levels. This could only mean one thing; these brands are misleading the parents and the consumers with their claims.
I’m sure most of the parents out there are aware that food experts, paediatricians and child nutritionists do not encourage children to take food that is too sweet or has too many added sugars in it as it could bring serious health implications like diabetes, obesity, hyperactivity as well as dental cavities. So if you’re really concerned about the added sugars in your child’s growing up milk, you should check the labels carefully and do not let your children consume growing up milks with high added sugars, period!
Remember there is only one brand with a low GL. What is this brand? Anmum Essential of course! I would strongly suggest that you go for this brand instead of blindly believing the claims made by other milk companies.
I know it’s always confusing to read and decipher the ingredients in your children’s growing up milk and to determine whether or not the milk powder contains added sugars or not, but do keep it in mind that as long as the label contains these words: glucose syrup solids, corn syrup solids, dextrin or maltodextrin, then it does contain added sugars.
Cleffairy: Take a look HERE and HEREÂ if you’re interested about this issue and wants to find out more about added sugars in your children’s growing up milk powder
I was invited for an exclusive and intimate skincare product demonstration with Skin Formation last Sunday. There’s a few more bloggers over there, and I was pleasantly surprised that most of them told me that I look familiar even though I couldn’t really remember any of them except for my blogger friend, Wendy. They said they have met me in a blogger event or two somewhere. I think I’m becoming more and more notorious with each passing day that they could have say that when they saw me. 😛
Anyway, as I said, I was there in Skin Formation’s HQ for their product demonstration, and we were introduced to a wide range of skincare product.
Here’s Wendy. She volunteered to be the model of the day.
The kind folks in Skincare Formulation removing her make-up so that they could demonstrate the effectiveness of their skincare products.
Wendy, looking fresh after the facelift massage.
Each of us bloggers were given a goodie bag that contains a whole lot Skin Formulation product that has been customized specially for our skin type. Wanna know what I got and if their skincare product is effective? Well, stay tune, I’ll be reviewing the products that has been customised for me in a week or two after using them.
In the meantime, do check out www.goalife.com for more information on Skin Formulation wide range of skincare products.
Cleffairy: Let’s see if Skin Formulation products can ‘photoshop’ me a little bit. 😀 I sure need some ‘photoshop’.
The weather is such a terrible thing these days. More often than not, I find myself drenched in my own sweat every day, even when it’s raining. Yups, the weather here in Malaysia especially, is a killer. I feel as if I’m in a sauna room everyday. And I know that I am not the only one who complains about the awful weather.
Others are complaining too. The Earth is getting hotter and hotter with each passing day, and it’s all our own fault. We did not take care of Mother Earth well enough, and now, it’s getting back at us, with awful temperature, unpredictable weather as well as various natural disasters.
What can we do to save the Earth from being further harmed? Well, we can start small by being environmentally friendly. We must stop wasting resources. We must reduce, reuse and recycle. And we must stop using things polluting the Earth.
Touching on recycling, it is unfortunate that recycling does not really works well on plastics.
It’s hardly biodegradable. Made using our precious petroleum, plastic bottles takes about 400 years to fully biodegrade. Did you know that plastic bottles were only created a little over a century ago? This means that every plastic bottle ever made ( apart from the few that were incinerated) still exists and are probably in landfills or the ocean.
Since recycling doesn’t really work when it comes to plastic bottles, downcycling is the correct word to use because all those bottles you put up for recycling has been downcycled to lower grade plastic products rather than recycled into plastic bottles. But that isn’t the main concern, the process involved in downcycling plastic involves additional carbon footprint ( transportation from recycling factories, electricity needed to blend them into smaller size granule before melting them down completely). Why waste all those additional resources just to turn a readily useable plastic bottle into some cheaper plastic product?
You can REUSE your plastic bottles while buying certain products. What products, you ask me? I’ll tell you.
You can bring your plastic bottles to BYOB. BYOB stands for Bring Your Own Bottle, a concept detergent store that is promoting the 3R concepts.(Reuse, Recycle and Reduce).
Many times we hear people use those three words but how many of use actually put it to use? BYOB is now offering you a chance to do your part in saving mother nature and the best part of this whole idea – you get to save some money too!
Every household need detergents, be it for your floor, clothes, kitchen, stove, and so many more and did you know that every time you buy one from your nearest convenient store, you’re wasting money buying the plastic bottle that comes with it as well? Stop paying for plastic, bring your own bottles to BYOB and refill them with their ecofriendly detergent.
Here’s the price list, in case you’re interested:
Cleffairy: So what are you waiting for now? Go and dig out your bottles, and refill them with sweet-smelling detergents!
Note: This is not a paid post. It just happen that the author of Over A Cuppa Tea is all for going GREEN!
Let’s us all admit it, after being comfortable in a marriage, or a relationship, sex is simply not very…interesting anymore. Come now, let’s be honest…how many of you married men and married women still have the hots for each other and couldn’t wait to get down to business on the bed every night?How many of you still have go at it a few times consecutively in one night?
I doubt not many feels the way that we feel many years back when we’re still pretty much ‘hormonal’ during first few months, or first few years of our relationship.
For most, after a decade or two in a relationship or a marriage, having sex is just another task you got to endure. It’s simply too much an effort to get movin’ and instead of having a sizzling foreplay to make each other feel good during the process of it, it’s usually just another one of those get down and ‘unload’ to scratch the mutual itch, and it usually takes what? Less than 10 minutes? No, I’d say, 5 minutes would have settled the job. It’s a quickie, they say…and it’s just plain boring!
Libido, tends to go down, down, down and almost nonexistent for most. Not just women experienced the decrease of libido. Whoever tells you that only women experienced that after giving birth, is a big liar. Men experienced it too, trust me on that.
You see, many things tends to get in the way of our sex life; mainly other commitments like work. And it doesn’t help that sometimes nuisance of kids tends to make noises when you got the mood to get intimate with your other half. Yes, I’m speaking about this through experience, and I am not ashamed to admit that if I managed to get laid at least once a week these days, I’d considered that as winning a lottery, I kid you not! I’d pretty much blame it on dumb smartphone addiction as well as the tendency to ‘make love’ with your Facebook friends through chats, stupid forums, nonsensical online community, Twitter, and so the list goes on.
Having said that, I suppose I am still lucky enough that I get to my other half’s online and Facebook addiction on my sex life, or lack thereof. Some other ladies are not lucky as that as their other half not only put them aside because they find communicating with their other half in real life is difficult to accomplish, but their other half loosing interest in them altogether because they couldn’t ‘feel’ them anymore while getting intimate. I think that is much more worst.
Some men give this lousy excuse to their wives that they could no longer feel the contraction around their penis whenever they’re having sex.
A lady whom I know, told me before that her husband refused to get intimate with her anymore after she gave birth to her baby. He said, ” I’m sorry, I can’t feel you anymore. You’re not tight anymore”.
Imagine her devastation. Yes, such things do happen, though we don’t exactly discuss such things openly. A lot of women feels apprehensive about discussing their sex life, or lack thereof, because it is considered a taboo topic in most society and community.
I don’t feel apprehensive about it, though, as I feel that sometimes, you need to highlight certain issues openly so that things will be better. Holy houses might have us believe that such things must remained behind closed doors, but I don’t feel that it should be left unsaid.
So… on the issue of men not being able ‘to feel’ the tightness of our vagina anymore after having vaginal birth, why does that happen? How it happens? And how can we improve the situation? And why urine leakage happens in some women after giving birth?
Well, ladies, do you remember my post on ‘Getting Intimate with your Pelvic Floor Muscle’? I am not sure if you remember, but in that post, I have explained that like many muscle in our body, the vagina tends to worn out too, and it needs working out if you want to maintain the elasticity.
When a man complained that you are not tight anymore… or they can”t feel you anymore during your intimate moments, that would have mean that your pelvic floor muscle is no longer strong, and couldn’t contract accordingly during sexual intercourse.
If you have any signs of these:
Then most probably your pelvic floor muscle is no longer strong. It usually happens because:
And you can actually improve the situation by doing Kegel exercise.Kegel exercise (named after Dr. Arnold Kegel), consists of repeatedly contracting and relaxing the muscles that form part of the pelvic floor. By performing Kegel exercise regularly, we could help strengthen pelvic floor muscle, increase of blood flow and nerve supply to the pelvic region, help the restroration of vaginal muscle tone and improve vaginal health. Apart from that, it also helps to increase thickness to the vaginal wall and encourages lubrication after menapause. It’s great, isn’t it? Apart from that, performing Kegel exercise regularly can also prevent involuntary urinary leakage. And you’d also be surprised to discover that Kegel exercise also help improve sexual response and function.
So, in other words, if you perform the exercise regularly, you’d find that your contraction around your other half’s penis will get better and better and stronger, and he have no reasons whatsoever of accusing you being ‘loose’ or ‘not tight anymore.
The problem with Kegel exercise is that it is difficult to do. Well, at least to me it’s difficult, cuz I don’t exactly know the correct muscle to exercise. Trust me. I’ve attended Kegel exercise demonstration a month back, and I think I ended up working on my butt muscle instead and I ached everywhere, all in the wrong places.
Truth be told, Kegel devices like Vibrance Kegel device in my previous post really helps us who wants to work out the correct muscle alot. And as I promised a month ago, here’s a little testimony on whether the device in question it is effective or not:
Is the device effective? Well yes, I must say the device is effective, though I must be honest that I couldn’t really use it as prescribed, which is daily, as I don’t exactly have the privacy to do so at home with my son being at home 24/7. I had to really find time and privacy to do it behind close doors; as I need to insert the device into my vagina and it actually makes a series of funny beep sound during usage if you activated the sound guidance function on the device. The device works well. Whenever I contracted my pelvic floor muscle around it, it will vibrate, indicating that I’m exercising the correct mucle.
Basically, I started off with high sensitivity sheath and proceed with low sensitive sheath that requires more pressure.
This device is hypoallergenic, and therefore, there’s no allergic reation whatsoever, even though I’m sensitive towards latex and whatnot. This stuff is easy to take care of. All you need to do after using it is just rinse it with soap and place it in the capsule to dry.
Thanks to the Vibrance Kegel device, I can now perform Kegel exercise correctly without having to worry that I’m exercising the wrong muscle.
It made a lot of difference to me, actually, as after using this, I find that my blood circulation actually improves and I don’t feel so breathless whenever I try to contract my pelvic floor mucles anymore. And I noticed that there’s no more urine leakage problems whenever I sneeze a tad too hard.
I have been told that this device could actually help a smooth childbirth delivery too, considering that it improves the pelvic floor muscle condition, but I can’t comment on that as there is no baby on the way right at the moment, and from the looks of it, won’t be any baby anytime soon either.
In any case at all, I have to say that this device does improves my confidence and my health, and if you’re interested to get it, you may check out MyBioinfinity website.
This dvicet can be bought online through the website for Rm498 per boxset.Other than website www.mybioinfinity.comÂ
A note to the readers: This device is recommended for those who are sexually active. If you are a virgin, I wouldn’t exactly encourage you to use this as it’s invasive in nature. And if you’re pregnant, do get your gyne’s advice before using this device.
Cleffairy: Well, the device can help improve pelvic floor mucle and improve sexual response. However, how you improve the attitude of men towards women after they give birth is another thing altogether. All I can say, it takes two hands to clap, and women can’t be the party who tries to make things right all the time. Men needs to recicoperate too to work things out.