A change will do you good
*Article taken from The Star online newspaper(www.thestar.com.my).
Forget extreme makeovers. There’s no need to shell out big bucks or resort to nips and tucks to transform your look. BOEY PING PING adds to your bag of tricks.
WHEN your shampoo no longer makes dull hair shine and your face cream doesn’t give the complexion that youthful glow, it’s time for a change.
But total transformations – like getting ‘sheared’ – aren’t always met with enthusiasm. If you fear change, try to portion them into bite-size bits rather than huge chunks. Instead of a neck-length haircut, try a shoulder-length style. If you can’t bear to switch moisturisers, start with a trial-size pack. Here we show you how to maximise change without minimising your self-esteem.
Trading shampoos
Shampoos stop working with prolonged usage. You should change your shampoo every three to six months.
“No, it isn’t true that shampoos don’t work after some time,” Karen Ong, brand manager for Kerastase and Redken, says. “Like skin, hair and scalp conditions change due to internal and external aggressions such as hormonal levels, diet, sleep and pollution, and need different solutions. That’s why it feels like the shampoo doesn’t work anymore because your needs have changed.”
And if you’ve been experimenting with colour and perms, all the more reason for a change of shampoo.
Lose the length
Chop off your locks and people seem to think you look younger and fresher. “The rule of the thumb is short hairstyles are young, especially spunky, trendy cuts,” says Ong. “They bring out your features and make you look more dynamic and outgoing. But cut in the wrong or conventional style, short crops can actually make you look older.”
Makeup exchange
As you roll into your late 30s, your favourite lipstick from your 20 something days just isn’t going to cut it. Yen Chong, global communications manager for Clinique says there’s no specific age to signal makeup changes.
But the moment those tell-tale lines start popping up, a switch from compact to liquid foundation or matte finish to velvety finish helps hide lines. Trading powdery eyeshadow for creamy ones will prevent aggravating wrinkles. Creamy lipsticks and lipgloss are less aging compared to matte finishes which tend to dry lips out.
Breaking the bonds
Like shampoo, if you find your face creams losing youthful efficiency, it’s not the moisturiser that’s at fault. “After awhile, dead skin cells tend to build up on skin,” Julius Lim, Beaubelle’s general manager explains. “And in between these cells is a sticky bond that keeps the dead cells together.” But once these bonds are broken down by either exfoliators or intensive home treatment programmes, skin’s absorption rate improves and the creams are once more able to do their job.
Beauty swap
Swap lip balm For lip treatment
With only one third the protection of facial skin, lips need a barrier from sun and air-conditioning to prevent chapping. Lip balms may keep those puckers soft and moist but lip treatments do more – repair, firm, prevent wrinkles, and provide sun protection. O.P.I’s Avoplex Replenishing Lip Treatment shields lips from sunburn and plumps them with collagen-boosting avocado oil while Pure Lips & Contour heals cracked lips and smoothens out fine lines.
Swap two serums For one essence
The Asian beauty mantra used to be ‘whitening in the morning, anti-aging at night’. But who needs to be burdened by rows of bottles which take up all the dressing table space? L’oreal Revitalift White Whitening Spot & Wrinkle Corrector is the 2-in-1 answer to brown spots and lines. Using nanocapsule technology, this whitening essence also fights wrinkles by slowly releasing anti-aging ingredients into the skin.
Swap exfoliators For home-dermabrasion
Exfoliators give old, flattened, dried-up cells a push to make way for fresh, healthy, new cells. But some exfoliants strip or irritate skin inspiring brands like Dermalogica and Clinique to come up with creations that soothe and smoothe. The slow-release properties of Dermalogica’s Daily Resurfacer controls the resurfacing intensity while
Hyaluronic acid and green tea calm the skin to minimise irritation. Clinique’s Turnaround 15-minute Facial uses skin’s own tools – enzymes – to encourage skin to naturally exfoliate and caffeine to prevent itching and redness.
Swap second generation moisturisers For third generation hydration
While second generation moisturisers use liposomes – encapsulated moisturising ingredients – to deliver water to skin, third generation hydrators ‘teach’ skin to improve its own moisture rate. Aquaporins, (water channels in skin cells) help capture and retain water more efficiently so that it constantly circulates in the skin tissues. Sothys Hydroptimale THI3’s is claimed to ensure optimal water balance at all times, efficient water exchange between cells and continuous distribution of water on skin.
Swap IPL (Intense Pulse Light) For TLT (True Light Therapy)
Trade your lunch hour with one IPL treatment and watch your pigmentation, freckles, scars, open pores and fine lines retreat. The drawback: mild scarring or burning. While IPL must be performed by doctors, Beaubelle’s True Light Therapy is touted as being safe enough to be administered by beauticians. Designed specifically for Asians, TLT’s energy intensity doesn’t burn skin yet conjures impressive results.
Swap hot stone massage For hot & cold stones therapy
Hot stone therapy has been used for centuries to relax aching muscles, flush out toxins and liquefy fat. Thalgo goes one step further by alternating between hot volcanic and cold marine stones to massage both face and body. The heat helps decongest muscle tension. The cold, astringent action invigorates skin to give dormant circulation a wakeup call.
Forget extreme makeovers. There’s no need to shell out big bucks or resort to nips and tucks to transform your look. BOEY PING PING adds to your bag of tricks.
WHEN your shampoo no longer makes dull hair shine and your face cream doesn’t give the complexion that youthful glow, it’s time for a change.
But total transformations – like getting ‘sheared’ – aren’t always met with enthusiasm. If you fear change, try to portion them into bite-size bits rather than huge chunks. Instead of a neck-length haircut, try a shoulder-length style. If you can’t bear to switch moisturisers, start with a trial-size pack. Here we show you how to maximise change without minimising your self-esteem.
Trading shampoos
Shampoos stop working with prolonged usage. You should change your shampoo every three to six months.
“No, it isn’t true that shampoos don’t work after some time,” Karen Ong, brand manager for Kerastase and Redken, says. “Like skin, hair and scalp conditions change due to internal and external aggressions such as hormonal levels, diet, sleep and pollution, and need different solutions. That’s why it feels like the shampoo doesn’t work anymore because your needs have changed.”
And if you’ve been experimenting with colour and perms, all the more reason for a change of shampoo.
Lose the length
Chop off your locks and people seem to think you look younger and fresher. “The rule of the thumb is short hairstyles are young, especially spunky, trendy cuts,” says Ong. “They bring out your features and make you look more dynamic and outgoing. But cut in the wrong or conventional style, short crops can actually make you look older.”
Makeup exchange
As you roll into your late 30s, your favourite lipstick from your 20 something days just isn’t going to cut it. Yen Chong, global communications manager for Clinique says there’s no specific age to signal makeup changes.
But the moment those tell-tale lines start popping up, a switch from compact to liquid foundation or matte finish to velvety finish helps hide lines. Trading powdery eyeshadow for creamy ones will prevent aggravating wrinkles. Creamy lipsticks and lipgloss are less aging compared to matte finishes which tend to dry lips out.
Breaking the bonds
Like shampoo, if you find your face creams losing youthful efficiency, it’s not the moisturiser that’s at fault. “After awhile, dead skin cells tend to build up on skin,” Julius Lim, Beaubelle’s general manager explains. “And in between these cells is a sticky bond that keeps the dead cells together.” But once these bonds are broken down by either exfoliators or intensive home treatment programmes, skin’s absorption rate improves and the creams are once more able to do their job.
Beauty swap
Swap lip balm For lip treatment
With only one third the protection of facial skin, lips need a barrier from sun and air-conditioning to prevent chapping. Lip balms may keep those puckers soft and moist but lip treatments do more – repair, firm, prevent wrinkles, and provide sun protection. O.P.I’s Avoplex Replenishing Lip Treatment shields lips from sunburn and plumps them with collagen-boosting avocado oil while Pure Lips & Contour heals cracked lips and smoothens out fine lines.
Swap two serums For one essence
The Asian beauty mantra used to be ‘whitening in the morning, anti-aging at night’. But who needs to be burdened by rows of bottles which take up all the dressing table space? L’oreal Revitalift White Whitening Spot & Wrinkle Corrector is the 2-in-1 answer to brown spots and lines. Using nanocapsule technology, this whitening essence also fights wrinkles by slowly releasing anti-aging ingredients into the skin.
Swap exfoliators For home-dermabrasion
Exfoliators give old, flattened, dried-up cells a push to make way for fresh, healthy, new cells. But some exfoliants strip or irritate skin inspiring brands like Dermalogica and Clinique to come up with creations that soothe and smoothe. The slow-release properties of Dermalogica’s Daily Resurfacer controls the resurfacing intensity while
Hyaluronic acid and green tea calm the skin to minimise irritation. Clinique’s Turnaround 15-minute Facial uses skin’s own tools – enzymes – to encourage skin to naturally exfoliate and caffeine to prevent itching and redness.
Swap second generation moisturisers For third generation hydration
While second generation moisturisers use liposomes – encapsulated moisturising ingredients – to deliver water to skin, third generation hydrators ‘teach’ skin to improve its own moisture rate. Aquaporins, (water channels in skin cells) help capture and retain water more efficiently so that it constantly circulates in the skin tissues. Sothys Hydroptimale THI3’s is claimed to ensure optimal water balance at all times, efficient water exchange between cells and continuous distribution of water on skin.
Swap IPL (Intense Pulse Light) For TLT (True Light Therapy)
Trade your lunch hour with one IPL treatment and watch your pigmentation, freckles, scars, open pores and fine lines retreat. The drawback: mild scarring or burning. While IPL must be performed by doctors, Beaubelle’s True Light Therapy is touted as being safe enough to be administered by beauticians. Designed specifically for Asians, TLT’s energy intensity doesn’t burn skin yet conjures impressive results.
Swap hot stone massage For hot & cold stones therapy
Hot stone therapy has been used for centuries to relax aching muscles, flush out toxins and liquefy fat. Thalgo goes one step further by alternating between hot volcanic and cold marine stones to massage both face and body. The heat helps decongest muscle tension. The cold, astringent action invigorates skin to give dormant circulation a wakeup call.
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