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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?
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7 Beauty Tips my Mother told me

August 6th 2007 01:12
My mother is a character. Everyone tells me so everytime I relay stories of those times she didn’t let me out of a van as the rest of the family piled into church because I was wearing a hanging shirt (you know those cropped shirts in the 80s that expose your belly when you lift up your arms over your head?) or the time she chased me around the house with an iron when she spotted a crease down the side of my dress.

In my 30 years, my mum has sprouted one old wives’ tale after another which I accepted in my later years with the rolling of the eyes and a groan. While some of her old wives’ tales turned out to be true (milk does make the bones stronger and thumb-sucking can damage your teeth to a certain extent), there have been what I think are some doozies -

1) To achieve that pert, upturned nose, pinch the bridge of your nose twice a day

elephant nose
hmm...how many pegs does it take to make an elephant's nose 'pert'?
Many Filipinos are obsessed with wanting to look more ‘westernised’ – evident from the millions of whitening products that are sold on beauty shelves. The girls in my primary school who had whiter skin and had a narrow, upturned nose were considered beautiful and, thus, more popular. So it wasn’t uncommon to see the other ‘unfortunate’ girls walking around with their noses pinched with pegs.

2) Eating one tomato a day will make your cheeks rosy

I’m going to need clarification on whether this is true or not. I’ve been checking some sites – half of them say yes, half say it’s total bull. And I’m crossing my fingers it’s bull, otherwise I’m going to have to hear it again from my mum everytime she sees a rosy-cheeked baby.

3) If you pull a face when the wind blows, you’ll be stuck with that expression forever

Even at the age of 7, I saw right through this one especially when this particular old wives’ tale was echoed by my nanny who believed that Coke was far superior to Pepsi ever since she heard the rumour they found scuba divers coming out of the Pepsi tank.

4) For everytime a person steps over your legs, you’ll lose an inch of height

dwarf
If I could only take this rock with me...
Right, so that’s why I’m so short – apparently, I had a habit of sprawling myself on the bottom step of our staircase with people skipping over me as they went up or down. But if that was the case, I should be no more than 3 feet and 2 inches.

5) Cutting your hair and eyelashes once a week will make them grow longer

It took my mum three tries and me with virtually no lashes to realise this one is a total myth. Read my previous post.

6) Never brush your teeth from side to side. Rather, brush each tooth in a circular motion

Apparently, it’s to prevent your teeth from looking like your toothbrush after six months’ of use.

7) If someone bops you on the head, a little bit of your brain would fall down to your chin. To reverse this, you need to tap your fist up to the bottom of your chin three times, blow into your palm and make a sweeping motion toward your forehead. Do this three times.

helmet
My solution to the next head bop
My personal favourite. This particular tale was harped into me from the ripe age of 4. I’m embarrassed to admit that I still duck out of sight and tap my chin whenever someone bops me on the head – even when my high school crush caught me once doing it and promptly rolled into the aisle of the train carriage, laughing. Obviously, romance wasn’t on the cards after that incident.



So what beauty myths have you heard? Any ones that actually turned out to be true? Or any other ones that made you groan and ask "Who the hell came up with that???"
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Ladies, I don’t think I’m alone in saying that our bathroom can use some spring cleaning every now and then. The condition of my bathroom has sparked many a domestic fight. When my husband returns anything of mine, he’ll open the door slightly, ensuring he keeps his head averted and throw whatever he borrowed in the general direction of the sink, like one would throw food in the cage of a feral pet. I didn’t realise he had a habit of doing this until I got hit by a bottle of Domestos at the back of my head.

Scream
Oh NO! I've run out of Rogaine!


The question is always “How much gunk can you put in one room?” And by gunk, I mean the litter of beauty/costmetic/spa/feminine products on the surface of the counter and spilling out of the cabinets. While I only ever use a cleanser and moisturiser as part of my daily beauty regime, I can’t seem to part with any of the other bathroom products I’ve hoarded in the past years (yes, years!) including the little shampoo bottles you’d get from various hotels around the world.

When I complained about my husband’s lack of understanding about the state of my bathroom to a friend, she snapped, “Women store too much crap these days. You should look at what you have and ask yourself what products you can’t live without.”

For the sake of this post, I’ll take this advice one step further. If a fire broke out in your bathroom, what is that one product you will take with you?

For me, it would be Olay Total Effects Moisturiser. This is the only product I remember running out of and instead of waiting until the next day, I found myself driving around in my pyjamas at midnight, looking for an open supermarket and even bribing an employee.

So, what’s yours?
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This exciting lip range from Joey NY Specialty consists of LipNIX to curb the urge to smoke, LipFIT to curb your appetite and cinnaMEN to attract a man all available in lip sticks, glosses, balms and gloss pallets.

Each of the formulas takes different fragrances which are proven to assist in the certain urges and further contain Dermaxyl which is clinically proven to firm and plump lips instantly. The fragrances are meant to work by triggering the brain to react and do so without an over bearing fragrance, much like aromatherapy however Joey NY Specialty refers to this as “aromachology”. The LipNIX contains the fresh aroma blend of Geranium, Lemon and Helichrysum proven to assist in quitting smoking. A mix of peppermint, grapefruit and spearmint is there to assist slimming the hips. While a man cannot resist the combination of vanilla and cinnamon.



Now I love lip glosses and lip sticks and believe their promises whole heartedly to last longer, shine all day, cover evenly all while gently conditioning my lips and making my pout irresistible. However, helping me quit smoking, attract a man and loose weight now that I thought perhaps going a little too far on the promises… but I was happy to take the Joey test with an open mind.

I was planning to quit smoking so I took the Joey challenge and used only their LipNIX. To give an idea I smoked approximately 15-20 cigarettes per day, 8 mg and had smoked at this rate for approximately two years. I used no other smoking aid such as patches, gum or lozenges,… cold turkey was the only way for this trail! I was re-applying the lip gloss each time a craving would occur or a situation where a cigarette would normally be consumed such as after a meal.

I am happy to report that it has now been exactly 27 days and I have not had one cigarette, not even a puff! And due to the ingredient blend of Beeswax, Shea Butter, Aloe Oil with Vitamin E, Lanolin, Safflower Oil, Castor Oil and aromas my lips are kept wonderfully moisturised and soft.

Obviously I did go through normal withdrawal symptoms, and my partner can vouch for my irritability the first two weeks. I was an emotional yo-yo some days, so please if you do trail this product be realistic that it does require your will power and effort to quit also. This is not a quick fix solution, merely a great tool to help you. Definitely a tool I can highly recommend all the same which I purchased at an affordable and realistic price of $16.99 from Priceline.

With one success under my belt not only am I very happy to recommend the Joey NY Specialty LipNIX lip balm but I am looking forward to trailing their cinnaMEN to see how much the aroma really has on my partner! You can check out the whole range at www.joeynewyork.com.
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What's your Daily Beauty regime?

July 23rd 2007 00:04
As I had already highlighted in one of my old posts, I used to be a beauty product marketer’s dream. If I was impressed by an advert, I bought the advertised product the next day. And if a sales clerk happened to stop me and gave me a spiel on why I should buy certain beauty products, I would. And if I asked a sales clerk what products would be recommended for my specific skin problems and she listed 100 products, I would walk out of the shop with a $500 charge on my credit card.

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And now, it's finally come to this...

# Pot Scourer, the new exfoliator
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#2 Cooking Oil for shiny hair, anyone?

Cooking Oil

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I've done some pretty bad things to my hair... believe me. I've gone through massive mats in my hair and horrid hair cuts and awful orange. Here are the three worst hair cuts, the biggest mistakes... the first one anyone with a working brain should be able to figure out.

1. The 'my friend was doing my hair and the brush got stuck in part of it, so she chopped that part off' haircut. Um, bad idea. I had to go and get it cut evenly... my beautiful, shoulder-blade-long hair which was really not that beautiful, but which happened to be my pride and joy at the time, went to just-above-shoulder length


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#3 Hiding "Lady Lumps'


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Help! Advice needed -

I’m in a bit of a dilemma here. A girl at work (recently hired by yours truly) is reportedly bulimic. A couple of other coworkers had heard the unmistakable sounds of her retching in the toilet cubicle and have noticed that she goes to the toilet after every meal without fail and spends about twenty minutes each time. Whenever she comes out, she doesn’t look guilty when she’s asked, “Are you alright?” and merely replies brightly, “Yeah, I’m fine. Why?”

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#4 Annihilating Morning Breath

Chewing Gum

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#5Slimming 'Pooh' Tea

Slimming Tea

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#7 Shaving….down under

Shaving Brazilian Wax
A Brazilian shave, anyone?

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#8 Snip those stray hairs away!

Braid Hair
What beautiful braid you have...

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