Now that many countries have opened up, I can finally go on our winter holidays again! I went on a "winter" trip to Taiwan in January and here's what I brought with me. Their winter isn't that cold but it's still quite dry so proper hydration is very important!  

This newly formulated IDS Skincare Intensive Moisturiser (IM) is so good it deserves a review post on its own. Just to share a little about my skin (in case you are new here), I have oily-combination skin so I've been using the Oil-free Moisturiser (OM) and Recovery Serum (RS). I've used the original version of IM before, but only when I travel to winter countries as it's rather creamy, works great for super dry conditions though. 

Omg, time flies! I have been using IDS Skincare for almost 8 years now, from a uni student to now, a new mummy! So what do I love about IDS that made me use their products for so long?

Ever since I found out that I am pregnant, I tried to avoid using fragrances cause I can't be sure what's in it. But thanks to Maison21G, I could fully customise my own perfume that is php free and pregnancy safe as they are made of essential oils! 

Those that follow my blog would know that I have acne issues since young and IDS Aesthetics and IDS Skincare helped to control it. However, after my pre-wedding shoot in Taiwan (and maybe I was stressed with the wedding planning), my skin went haywire. To make things worse, my makeup trial gave me an allergic reaction (they suspect it was cause the brushes weren't clean) and I only had 3 months to fix my skin before the big day. IDS helped make it possible again, so I'm sharing some common bridal concerns and solutions in this post!

If you think you can survive without skincare, think again. I've been using IDS Skincare for 6 years and it's the only brand that my skin wouldn't get "immune" to and it stays effective! I keep my skin quite exclusive to IDS and have been rejecting sponsorships from other skincare brands cause I have extremely sensitive skin. So yes, I only use mainly IDS Skincare products for now. But cause they don't add frangrance their products, my hubby didn't like how they smell. He didn't believe skincare is compulsory and so... after I got married, I went 2 months without skincare and my skin totally went crazy. 

Here's the bi-monthly Zenyum update that I promised you all! I'm supposed to have completed my treatment but I haven't been that diligent when it comes to the changing of my aligners so I will take a slightly longer time to complete all 14 sets of aligners.

Here's an update which many of you have been asking for. Just to share, I will publish an update once every 2 months so you will roughly know when to expect the next post. Also, I've been travelling quite a bit after my wedding so here's a little more about how it's like to travel with Zenyum invisible braces.

Visited L'OCCITANE's Beauty Market at ION Orchard and got to try their bestsellers there! They've got lots of instagram-worthy spots and you will get to bring some sample home if you visit all 6 stations at the Beauty Market!

Did you know that wrinkles, acne and pigmentation spots are all skin wounds? IDS Skincare developed and launched Neulastin, a wound healer to enhance absorption and deliver active ingredients in selected products with an added 'repair and restore' property! It works to stimulate elastin and collagen production for effective skin repair to help your skin recover as much as possible to its ground zero state.

As shared previously, I started this Zenyum teeth straightening journey as I wanted to have straighter teeth on my wedding day in March 2019. I was only about a third into my Zenyum Invisible Braces treatment by the time it was my wedding but I was glad that my teeth was visibly straighter than it was before, especially that upper tooth that bothered me the most! So here's another post! :)

Many of you have been asking me for updates on my teeth, so here it is! I will also answer a few of the more commonly asked questions about Zenyum that I received over the last two months.

My wedding is 3 months away and I'm finally doing something to fix my teeth! Many of my friends commented that my teeth are straight and that there was no need to straighten them. But... there's this tooth that bothers me cause it's the only one in the upper row that is not aligned and I want to get it fixed before my wedding! Also, my lower teeth are rather messy, they are hidden when I smile so not many people knew. So I'm currently undergoing Zenyum Invisible Braces to straighten my teeth and I will be recording the entire journey on this blog. For a start, here's why I went with Zenyum instead of other invisible aligner brands.

IDS Skincare launched two new products last Thursday, the DermaShield Serum and DermaShield Mask, and held a luncheon at the Open Farm Community. These products are really special cause they are most probably the first-in Singapore products that are developed to protect your skin against the harmful effects of HEV, Infra-red and blue light, as well as environmental damage!

Takashimaya celebrates 25 years in Singapore and they've revamped their beauty hall. The event focused on the theme, #UnveilANewFace, where they shared some of the new and unique counters at Takashimaya.

I was recommended to try IDS Aesthetics' Cryo Therapeutics Treatment for one of my facial visits cause my skin was dry and irritated after one of my overseas trips. And I have to say... this is the most skin-calming facial I've ever done, it really helped soothe and hydrate my skin! Also, it somewhat controlled my skin too cause I stopped having the mini breakout after that. Continue reading for my full review and a promo code (more than 50% off)!

I used to play with hair colours a lot when I was studying but after I started working, I’m somewhat restricted to have a more natural looking hair colour. I try not to bleach my hair if I can as bleached hair will always turn brighter after a few washes. But if you really have to bleach, remember to opt for dark shades. As much as I can, I will still try to go for subtle yet interesting hair colours that are appropriate for work! So if you bored of that same black/brown hair for work, here are some hair colour ideas to help you spice up your hair a little in 2018 yet doesn’t break your office dress code!

Midnight Blue

This is my latest hair colour I tried. We tried blue cause I realised I haven’t tried any blue shades of hair colour before (other than the rainbow one I did years back)! The brown blends really well with the charcoal blue, to the extent the colour is only obvious under the sun. This colour actually looks like ash Brown when I'm indoors and the blue only appears when I'm under the sun.

Many of you have been writing to me and asking how I kept my acne under control. Here’s the trick - use the correct products for your skin and go for facials to clean your pores. The range of IDS Skincare that I’m using have been keeping my acne under control. However, sometimes stress or environment can clog up my pores, causing a breakout. When this happens, I will go to IDS Aesthetics for a facial and my skin will clear up and be under control again. By right I’m supposed to go for monthly or bi-monthly facials to maintain my skin. However, due to my schedule, I only visit when a breakout happen and I won’t recommend this cause… hyperpigmentation takes time to go away.

I haven’t been able to blog about the previous facials cause I can’t take proper photos with my eyes covered during facial hahahas. But this time, I made my bf visit IDS Aesthetics for a facial with me! Since both of us had our facials done, here is a review by him and her. Fyi, IDS Aesthetics has a really good promo (it’s more than 50% off), scroll to the end of the post to find out what it is!