Read + Write + Report
Home | Start a blog | About Orble | FAQ | Sites | Writers | Advertise | My Orble | Login

Wanted : A damn good eye cream

August 9th 2007 01:14
Being of Asian descent, I was never endowed with lids you could freely apply any shade of eyeshadow to. But with the years passing, my eyelids have been getting heavier and heavier that I feel, within the next decade, they would droop right down to my line of vision and I would have to pry them up with a peg – or get plastic surgery. Nowadays, when I stare at someone, I make the conscious effort to raise my eyebrows slightly so I don’t look like I’m growling at them.

Eyes
I swear I'm not glaring at you!


As for my eye bags, I’ve tried applying cold spoons to my puffy eyes, going so far as to use them while sitting at my work desk in the mornings, prompting colleagues to whisper “Is she alright?” to each other. I’ve done the cucumbers – and ate them in frustration afterwards. I was even tempted to try the haemorrhoid cream but scrapped that idea when I read it could be dangerous if you inadvertently rub your eyes anytime during the day.

In the past three years, I've tried different eye cream products – Olay, Clinique, Jurlique, Ella Bache, Loreal, Avon, the list goes on. Except for Loreal’s Revitalift (my eyebags only grew puffier, I had people asking me if I’d been crying all night) and Avon Anew Clinical Eye Lift (the gel for the top lid was so sticky, I got two eyelids everytime I blinked), none have shown any results. And I’m slowly starting to believe this salesclerk at David Jones who might have been drunk at the time she whispered to me, “None of these things really work, you know”.


But now, I’ve decided to jump back on the eye cream bandwagon. Surely, surely, there must be an eye cream out there that actually does what it’s supposed to? After browsing the net, I came across the Top Eye Wrinkle Creams Rated and Reviewed and here are their top 5 eye creams :

1. Athena 7 Minute Lift
2. Freeze 24/7
3. Alpha Derma CE
4. Deception Wrinkle Cream
5. Hydroderm Wrinkle Cream

But before I go out and buy any or all of these products in my desperate attempt to keep my sagging lids at bay, have any of you tried any of the above? And were you happy with the results? Alternatively, are there any other eye creams you’ve tried that you think have worked wonders?
107
Vote
   



I was 14 when I started paying close attention to models in magazines like Dolly and Girlfriend. This was the time when the airbrushing of models and actors by paintstakingly meticulous graphic designers was still a secret and all teenage girls thought that what they saw of their favourite model and actor in their pictures was all natural.

On the quest to resemble any of the models in these magazines – clear skin, pouting lips, shiny hair – I spent many of my teen years trying to come up with some cheap home remedies. The results, as anyone can imagine, were disastrous and for which I can only blame Dolly and Girlfriend.

#10 How to get Longer Lashes

Eye Lashes
Old Wives' Tale : Cutting your eyelashes will make them longer

Alright, I am proud to say that I was not the creator of this little bright idea. That credit will have to go to my dear mother, who can probably spend the next ten years writing a blog about her million and one ideas and myths for beauty. I was never endowed with wide lids and I felt the only things that made my eyes stand out were the long curved lashes I had when I was a kid. My mum thought the same thing as well. But while I was satisfied with the current length of my lashes, my mum wanted them longer – to make up for the lack of eyelids, you see. I could just imagine my mum imagining the neighbours talking, “The girl may not have lids but she sure does have fine long lashes.” She truly believed in the myth that you have to cut something – ie, your hair, lashes, etc – to make them longer. So before I knew it, she had me sitting down on the bottom step of our staircase with a pair of stainless steel scissors in her hand. She told me to close my eyes and keep them closed until she was finished. I felt the cold steel of the scissors handle brushing across my cheekbone, my lashes being gripped firmly and the unmistakable sound of the scissors slowly snipping my lashes away. When I opened my eyes and narrowed them, I saw that I could no longer see the underside of the curve of my lashes. If I had known that was the last time I would see my lashes that long, I would have lovingly swept up the cut lashes and stored them somewhere safe – away from my mum. Contrary to my mum’s bright idea, my lashes never did grow as long as she planned. In my opinion, they never grew at all. So I’m stuck with these short lashes that stick out straight rather than curving up gracefully. All I can say is, thank goodness for those revolutionary mascaras!

Continued...

*image from www.wikipedia.com
48
Vote
   


Aimzster's Blogs

6998 Vote(s)
421 Comment(s)
109 Post(s)
367 Vote(s)
48 Comment(s)
4 Post(s)
Moderated by Aimzster
Copyright © 2006 2007 2008 On Topic Media PTY LTD. All Rights Reserved. Design by Vimu.com.
On Topic Media ZPages: Sydney |  Melbourne |  Brisbane |  London |  Birmingham |  Leeds     [ Advertise ] [ Contact Us ] [ Privacy Policy ]