As you can see below my skin underneath the eyes are VERY PUFFY and is quite bothersome since I go to photoshoots a lot (I am a cosplayer btw). Reason for the heavy bags? Lack of sleep (from watching anime & TV series til dawn), lack of hydration and most probably too much sodium intake since I eat junk food a lot and like salties. I guess my skin structure and genetics differ with other skin types as well that is why mine is more prevalent than the others'.
(Picture taken last February 21, 2015)
I have been focusing all my life how to prevent and treat acne and forgot to treat other areas.
I've been using Garnier Eye Brightening Roll-on with caffeine which btw this ingredient is known to reduce puffiness. It helped a bit but not with the fine lines.
Now, are you ready to get rid of those eeewy bags?
Tips:
1. Use ice cube on the face.
I do it every morning and night.
Benefits: makes skin smoother, minimizes pores, fights wrinkles, makes topical products penetrate the skin better, reduces puffiness and helps reduce blemish on a fresh pimple.
For a detailed info on icing, go to this site:
http://multiculturalbeauty.about.com/od/Skincare/a/Skin-Icing-How-This-Chilly-Facial-Beautifies-Skin.htm
There is this instant glow, minimized pores, rosy cheeks and, freshness on the face after using! :)
2. Drink lots of H20.
To keep flushing out toxins and sodium from the body.
3. Sleep, of course.
Between the hours of 10 PM to 2 AM, that is the time the skin regenerates and repairs itself. It also prevents from having new pimples on the face when you wake up.
4. Skin Care Routine.
Pond's Dual Action Eye Cream
I just bought this last Sunday and costs P499 only. It was the least expensive among the other brands that I know of like Olay, Loreal, Etude, The Face Shop, etc.
Description from Pond's Official Website:
Brighten your upper eyes and sooth your eye bags with this unique dual-formulation! Enriched with Intelligent Pro-Cell Complex™ and CLA, the Pink Upper Eye cream fights wrinkles and lines, while the White Under Eye cream reduces puffiness and dark circles.
So, the pink cream goes to your upper lids while the white is applied below the eyes. It is said that the pink cream is used to give the upper lids a lift while the white cream brightens the dark circles and helps reflect the light that emphasizes the lines or puffiness on the skin.
My second skin care product for the rest of my face is Professional Skin Care Formula's Collagen w/ Elastin Cream.
We all know that COLLAGENS are very EXPENSIVE whether it be a drink, tablets, pills, or creams. But, you can take this baby home for P120 from Market! Market! However, this brand has already gone viral and can get from direct suppliers which costs way lesser. A lot have reviewed, repacked, and re-labeled this and turned out to be effective for them regardless of its cheap price. Even celebrities like Ashley Gosiengfiao, Jahziel Manabat and Teejay Marquez use this "miracle" cream.
What I love about this is that mild powdery scent and you get this instant glow upon application, same goes with the Pond's Dual Action Eye Cream.
Use creams both AM & PM. But, for acne prone skin like me pls. be careful because not all are hiyang with this product. During the summer of 2013, I used this without any acne-fighting soaps or astringents and broke out like crazy! I used it with the Collagen Soap too before. Though for others it worked so miraculously but, as for me, I had to spend time trying to repair the damage. That's why I am using this along with my products from BELOMED and regular facials. (I will do a review later on my regular facial treatments)
Time for the results! The picture below was my 2nd time using this product.
You can see that it brightened and refreshed my face a bit. This was after icing and washing my face in the morning, completely without any makeup. Pardon me for the red spots though coz my skin is very sensitive so, I get them at times after washing or even when just sweating. Prior to the creams, I have been using the ice cube technique for a couple of weeks now, hydrating and trying to sleep earlier as much as possible. As you can see, the puffiness have been reduced already.
Given the fact that this was only my 2nd time using these products, I believe that bigger improvements are about to come! :)
I will update you guys soon!
Lotsa love,
Aya Ezmaria
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