Beauty Review: Origins Clear Improvement Active Charcoal Mask

This is by far, the most expensive face mask I have bought. And a great price tag comes with great expectations, yes?

As a lazy broke girl I am, I always buy and use the sheet form of a face mask. This way, I only shell out less than a hundred pesos, go home, open the mask, put it on my face, wait for 10 to 15 minutes, then sleep. That's it!


But since I've read a lot of good reviews about the Origins Active Charcoal Mask, I did convinced myself of buying and trying it out.


So here am I, been using it fo a Month (Once a week) and would like to share my thoughts on it :)


Maybe you are here because you want to learn more about Active Charcoal Face Mask? Let me share with you some of what I read about it.


Basically, it is a carbon that is reheated and oxidized to make it more penetrable. It has been widely used in hospitals and even our toothpaste! :) The theory behind including activated charcoal in beauty products is this: 



It'll act like a magnet to attract and absorb dirt and oil. And the experts say that theory holds water. "When dirt and oil in your pores come in contact with the carbon, they stick to it and then get washed away when you rinse,"



Origins Active Charcoal Mask
Php 1,500
Origins Megamall


Important Ingredients:

- Active Charcoal: Absorbs toxins and pollutants
- White China Clay: One of the gentlest and most effective clays, it draws out impurities and toxins while clearing the skin of excess oil, dirt, pollutants, and other waste materials.



STEP 1

Wash my face with warm water to help open my pores.



STEP 2

Apply the mask on my face. I did applied two layers of it until I cannot see my big-oh pores.





STEP 3

Wait for 15 minutes until it dried.



STEP 4

Wash it off, then applied Toner on my face.


That's it! My skin feels light every after using it. I don't know if it's just me, but I think it makes my face brighter as well. Although if you have dry skin, like me, I do not recommend that you use this mask more than once a week as this is a bit drying and tight on the face.


If you have clogged pores, white/black heads, this product can really help. :)


Looking forward to trying other Face Masks from Origins! What do you recommend? I'd love to hear it!

Origin's Lunar New Year Instagram Sweepstakes




Happy Chinese New Year!

Okay, so this is a late post. I am just so happy to share my experience with Origin's Lunar New Year Instagram Sweepstakes. :)

What was the Mechanics?
Basically, you will just drop by at any Origin's Branch, (a) get a FREE coloring sheet, (b) show your masterpiece on Instagram tagging Origin's Instagram account and using some hashtags. 

Easy, yes? Then you'll have a chance to win a Limited Edition Mega-Mushroom Treatment Lotion.



I never actually had any plans to join, until the last day of submission, I saw the dull coloring sheet of art lying on my work desk. Did I imagine it calling me?? Or maybe it was a lucky break? It was a Friday night with too much work to finish, and I ended up accomplishing this piece of paper:



Yay! The wander girl can do coloring, too. ^_^

Then  soon after, I received a DM from Origin's saying my piece of paper together with 2 entries from others' have won the Limited Edition Mega-Mushroom Treatment Lotion.


The next thing I know, the wander girl was so happy coming home with this:


Happy Chinese New Year, indeed! :)

Okay, so I guess I'm gonna have to try the lotion yet and will post a separate review about it. Keep in touch, guys! (^_^)

Thoughts: Of Finding Your Greatness


My husband and I just watched The Steve Jobs Movie last night. So I thought, "how can a man who NEVER even write a code in his entire life changed the world?"


Maybe he found his greatness, yes?


He's not great in codes. He's not great in hardware. Heck, he is not even great in programming. But there is one thing he is great about, VISIONING!


And the guy never gave up on his visions.



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I, on the other hand, still trying to conquer myself. Trying to find what I really want and passionate enough to even have a "love affair" with my work.

I always try my best to be great in everything I do. May it be cooking, doing my job, and even coloring! It's just frustrating when you see your turnout and you know for yourself that you can do better. Maybe I haven't found what I am great about? Or maybe I know what it is but I am blinded by the fact that I want to be great in everything!


I don't know. Maybe what I don't realize is that greatness doesn't happen overnight. It needs hard work, focus, and time to glare. And that I do not compare MY GREATNESS with OTHERS' GREATNESS. Because everyone is at different starting point.. and we just have to find our own greatness, one step at a time.


PS: This is a note to self.

"Musicians play their instruments. I play the orchestra." - Steve Jobs


How about you, have you found your greatness?

Beauty Review: Nuxe Huile Prodigieuse Multi-Purpose Dry Oil



Nuxe products are known to be natural and has always been cult beauty buys. One of these is the ever famous Huile Prodigieuse (that one dry oil that I don't even know how to pronounce! arggh!). A multipurpose dry oil that has the super-activated formula that contains 30% of precious plant oils and vitamin E. You can use it in your face, hair, and even your body.


Anyway, This is the second time that I am going to use OIL as a means to moisturize my face. Oh, did I ever mention that I have a complicated skin type? Yes, a combination and a sensitive skin that I have to bear with.
So now, I'm going to share my thoughts on this piece of gem.




Beauty Review: Burt's Bees Garden Tomato Toner

Using Toner is a MUST in my daily skin care routine. I can NEVER, and I mean NEVER skip a day without using a toner.

First, let me share what skin type I have been living my whole life. I have a combination (which means oily on the T-Zone and dry on the rest of my face) and a sensitive skin type (with eczema-ish patches). I have been using Superskin 2 Toner by VMV Hypoallergenic for 2 years now. Then one day, I run out of it and took one of the biggest risk in my life (chos!) -- trying a NEW toner.





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