EVENT: Vichy's Normaderm Workshop

Last Thursday, I attended Vichy's Normaderm Workshop at House @ Dempsey. It was my first time at Dempsey and I was excited because my cousin's forever tweeting that he's hanging out with his friends there. The whole place, though remote, is like a small classy food village. And I spotted Chen Hanwei, a local Chinese actor, getting into his car (Cheap thrill, I know.).



The workshop was an introduction to their new and improved Normaderm Tri-Activ Imperfection Care. Hailed as the 'most complete popular medical care', Normaderm promises to get rid of imperfections, mattify and provide 24-hour hydration.

Healthy skin doesn't just equate to getting rid of the imperfections. The skin also needs to be

Mattified: Excess sebum can be oxidised by UV rays, resulting in irritation, redness and more imperfections.
Hydrated: Dehydrated skin results in an accumulation of dead skin cells and this causes more imperfections.



The Tri-Activ Imperfection Care is inspired by dermatological peels. The latter involves the peeling and regenerating of the entire surface of the epidermis (the outer layer of skin). This product is the first to have a combination of 3 dermatological peeling active ingredients to target all the layers of the epidermis. They are

Lipo-Hydroxy Acid (0.14%):Exfoliates the surface, refines and soothes the skin and evens out skin texture.
Salicylic Acid (0.5%): Unclogs pores by loosening the cells accumulated in the sebum duct and provides anti-inflammatory action.
Glycolic Acid (0.175%): Works deep-down by penetrating into the skin for exfoliation, stimulates cellular renewal and provides anti-bactierial action.

The product also contains a new generation of gelling agents. There is a 2% increase in glycerin to provide round-the-clock hydration. Silica is also present to absorb sebum.

Above's a photo of the old and new bottles. Both are 50ml but the old one costs $49 while the new one is at a lower, friendlier price of $39. It also comes in a smaller 30ml version that costs $19. The new ones happened because Vichy received feedback that their products were on the high-end, especially for the students. Vichy listens! :D (If you do the Math, it's actually more worthwhile to get 2 30ml tubes than a single bottle!)

I got my first touch of it at the workshop and it smells so much like cucumbers! It has such a fresh and clean scent and it made my hand velvet-soft! I have begun using the product and will review it soon. (:



After the presentation, we had a buffet of treats! I had my first taste of lamb and tuna and... They were interesting! Haha. I actually like the tuna, just not the canned, mashed-up one. And oh! Meet Felicia, the girl who's in the center photo with me! She's my junior college classmate and close bud!

And here's a snapshot of my outfit!



F21's white top
ASOS PETITE Knitted Heart Print Skirt

Lastly, thank you Vichy and Pearlin for the invitation! :D And thank YOU for reading! :DDD

SWATCHES: CoverGirl's Eye Enhancers 270, Crystal Waters

My cousin got this for me last December. I LOVE CoverGirl's mascaras so I was thinking that their palettes would totally rock my world too. But as with some expectations... BIG SIGH.



Crystal Waters comes in a 0.19oz palm-sized palette. The 4 colours; pale blue, seafoam green, teal and dark blue, are meant to carry your eye look from day to night.



Sadly, the colours are chalky and not pigmented. ): I haven't used them on my eyes though, so they may be a whole different story altogether with a primer under. *crosses fingers*



Have you played with any of CoverGirl's eyeshadows? Like them or not? (:

REVIEW: Benefit's Benetint Lip Balm SPF 15

"the rosy tint that has you in mind"

Mum got me the Benetint Lip Balm SPF 15 a Christmas ago because I was 'complaining' that Benetint was way too drying for my lips. The lip balm comes in a small little 0.23oz pot. It smells a little stronger than Bentint but hey! What's not to love about the rose scent!



This little 'ruby gem' is a precious concoction of Vitamin E, sunscreen and light rose-petal fragrance. It can be applied with a brush and of course, with your handy dandy fingers!



The tint appears on the lips exactly like how it appears in the pot. You can layer it on until you get Snow White's rosebud lips or you can just dab a little on so that your lips look all healthy and plump!



This lip balm is basically what I have been wearing throughout my school semester. I can't stand sticky products and prior to this, I was just using copious amounts of lip balms though I do own lipsticks and glosses. This doesn't go on sticky and it's lightweight so it feels like you have got nothing on. Kudos to that! And unlike her mother, Benetint, this doesn't dry out your lips. At all. Double the kudos!

There's really nothing to hate about this product. I mean, it even comes with SPF (It's not that high but at least, there's some protection.). Can you say 'HOLY GRAIL'?!? For me, this product is here to stay. I'm definitely going to repurchase this again and again and again and... I think you get the picture. Heh. (: