the naked truth

these past few days i've been feeling lazy putting on makeup. the reason..



that's my naked face. absolutely nothing in there.

might not be a big deal for you sisses. for all i know, your skin looks much much better. but for me, at almost 28 years old, i'm happy to see my skin looking and feeling like this. after all, seeing old people from my class, i can be proud that i'm one of those who look the least "harrassed" and worn out.

not that im thrashing anyone but all those things like vices (caffeine, nicotine, alchohol, prohibited drugs, sex), stress, illness, mothering (or fathering), work, sun exposure etcetera can all add up to tired, old, sagging, wrinkled, dry, problematic skin.

we cannot control ageing but we can all prevent looking fugly.

i have resorted to supplements mostly.

and i give credit to





grapeseed oil extract, dhc nameraka, and everesh white ex.

these are the particular supplements i'm using religiously for the past weeks.

i'll be posting more in-depth review of each product soon...

meanwhile, would you mind sharing what supplements you are using right now?

be glorious,
R

waaaah! my face!

OH.MY.GOD. is all i can say when i say my face this afternoon. sleepless nights are finally taking its toll and my face is screaming for attention.

let me tell you that because i'm breastfeeding my 2 month old daughter (and of course since i found out i's preggy back in february) i decided to stop my face regimen altogether - vmv hypoallergenics - illuminants and glykeros combination. vmv says it's not for pregnant women and nursing mommies too so i followed them and thought i'd go back after nursing my child..

today though, i looked at my face in the mirror under natural light and OH.MY.GOD. i notice pores on my cheeks are big and my face generally looks so tired. for someone who's pride is her youthful face (waha) i felt like i lost my weapon. now im thinking of a way to go back to my regimen and still make it safe for my nursing baby.

glykeros's active ingredient is glycolic acid and kinetin growth factor, while illuminant's is kojic acid, melfade and gigawhite (of 7 alpine plants). i've been doing a lot of reading even before i went on my glykeros/illuminants regimen and in my own discretion, it's only kojic acid that i'm not really comfortable about..

so i'm thinking to take away illuminant's primary/advance formula altogether, stick with glykeros's primary/advance formula instead and just use illuminant's toning essence which only has gigawhite and no kojic acid. yes that's what i'm gonna do.

just let me find time to do this all. haha. soooo busy even putting on face moisturizers is a big deal now!