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Shielding lotions

I was offered a chance to try Skin MD Natural Shielding Lotion last month. I think it is common knowledge that I am an avid fan of beauty products. Hence, I took up this opportunity to test a new product I have never tried before. Skin MD Natural has kindly offered to send me a bottle of their shielding lotion¹ together with brochures and a few sachets of samples². The shielding lotion is multi-purpose and can be used on the face, hands and body. It also comes with sunscreen SPF 15 which I had purchased myself from local stores because I wanted to see how well both of them worked together.

According to Skin MD Natural, the shielding lotion works differently as compared to conventional moisturiser because it keeps moisture-robbing irritants away from the skin while the proprietary “super” humectants hydrate the skin throughout the day. This makes me even more eager to try out this lotion since I have a problem with dehydrated and oily skin ever since I am on the acne.org regimen 2 years ago.

Skin MD Natural Shielding Lotion

I have been using these lotions for a month as facial moisturisers³ and this is how I feel about it:

Fragrance & Texture

Both lotions are fragrance free but I feel that it has a slight smell of sunscreen, even for the normal lotion without any SPF. The smell does not really bothers me since it is quite faint. Personally, I like it this way and prefer my skincare products without any added artificial fragrance due to my sensitive skin condition. The texture and consistency of the lotion with SPF is thicker than the normal lotion. I would prefer the texture of the normal lotion since it is much lighter and easier to apply.

Texture and consistency of the lotions

Continue reading "Skin MD Natural Shielding Lotion and Giveaway"

1. As pictured, the shielding lotion is the bottle with red cap [«]
2. I gave the brochures and samples to Chewy since this lotion is suppose to be good for people with eczema [«]
3. I did not really try it on my body but I use it as a hand lotion sometimes [«]

Happy Chinese New Year to those who celebrate the occasion! Besides that, I have to announce to the world that I love my Dad’s cooking so much. Sometimes, I wish I can have 10% of his cooking skills. He should write a cook book with all my favourite dishes in the future. Here’s what we had for our reunion dinner today:

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It seems like time past extremely fast these few weeks. January speed by and now it’s going to be Chinese New Year soon! This also means that my final mocks are coming and I do not even have at least 50% progress in my revision. I always feel that having examinations right after the Chinese New Year is a terribly bad plan. We can’t even enjoy our new year without having to worry about the upcoming exams. I am determine to catch up on my studies over the next 2 weeks and enjoy a relaxing new year instead. “I shall worry about that later” is one of my undesirable tagline.

My check-list for the new year:

• Chinese New Year decorations – Check!
• Spring cleaning – Check!¹
• New clothes – Check!²
• New Year goodies, snacks, chocolates, drinks and food – Check!
• Mahjong table – Check! We bought a new one after one of ours was stolen a few weeks back.
• Manicure nails – Check!
• Prepare my stomach to welcome all the delicious food and snacks – Check!

What else are there left?

Chinese New Year Goodies

Colourful candies

Continue reading "Are you ready for Chinese New Year?"

1. My room is messier now as compared to the day I tidied it, it’s piling up with all my exams notes [«]
2. Surprise surprise, it isn’t black this year [«]