Neutrogena Ultra Sheer Complete UV Waterlight Lotion SPF 50+ PA+++

Beauty | Neutrogena | Sunscreen

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Review for Neutrogena Ultra Sheer Complete UV Waterlight Lotion SPF 50+ PA+++

Hey babes! Today’s post will be on Sunscreen. I’ve haven’t really tried much sunscreen at all since I have always thought that the sunscreen in my foundation/ BB Creams are sufficient for my entire face and getting at least 20 to 30 minutes of Sun without anything on the skin (sunscreen, makeup etc) was beneficial to the skin. I was slowly introduced to the damage of the Sun rays and how it makes you age etc, and it kinda got into me that I should use a good sunscreen. I started using sunscreen at around age 17-ish but was kind of on and off of it. 

I became acne-prone at around age 18, before that my skin condition was perfect, my pores were not clogged, and there wasn’t a single pimple or scar. So after getting acne I went on Benzoyl Peroxide which is very common in acne treatments. And soon I found out that if you are on Benzoyl Peroxide your face is very sensitive to the sun so using a good sunscreen was essential for healing. So from then on, I’ve been on the hunt for a good yet non irritating sunscreen. 

 I apologise for the horrendously washed out picture! I should've checked!

Milk alike texture

Neutrogena is a wonderful brand for oily and acne-prone skin problem girls like myself and I’ve heard lots of good stuff for their sunscreen.

Pros:

Feels super ultra lightweight. There is no sticky feeling at all and does not make the skin greasy. The texture feels exactly like milk and once rubbed into the skin, it dries into nothingness (I give the alcohol content credit for this). The texture is phenomenal. This sunscreen does not give a white cast or sting my face which is a bonus. I’m not sure if I recommend using this sunscreen as a primer. If you do have extremely oily skin, I still suggest using a primer. 

Cons:

It contains alcohol and that is probably the ingredient that irritated my skin. After using it for a few days, my skin grew little bumps around nose area plus cheeks and the sunscreen was the only thing I added into my makeup routine so it was definitely the culprit. So I stopped using and my skin went back to normal. I tested it again because damn, that shit’s expensive! And AGAIN bumps started to form so I was super frustrated with myself since I love the formula to death.  I will try it again soon and post an update below this post of the results. The bottle is extremely tiny for the price you pay. But you do only need 2 drops of it. 

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I paid SGD$20 for a bottle at Watsons. I believe it is sold at all Watsons counters and it comes in a yellow box. Will I repurchase? Probably not, because it irritated my skin but I’ll try to finish the whole bottle of it. Do you guys have any good sunscreen to recommend? Please do tell me! 

Packaging: 5/5

Price: 2/5

Texture: 5/5

Effectiveness: 3/5 (since it irritated my skin)

Overall rating: 4/5

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Balancing Hormonal acne + Centrium Stresstabs, Sato Hakubi B

Acne | Beauty | Centrium | Nail Polish | OPI | Sato | Supplement

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Today, I’ll be talking about balancing hormonal acne. I found a very interesting video talking about balancing acne and I will link it below for you guys to check her out. I find her videos very informative and helpful if you are combating with acne like me. 

I get hormonal zit nearing my period on my chin and small zit-like bumps around my nose and cheek area and sometimes on my forehead. And there was a time when I was obsessed with supplements, because some supplements promises better skin and who doesn’t want better skin? But I was on and off of those, the main reason was that I forgot to take them and I didn’t see many results too so I gradually got lazy. 

After watching Tracy’s video, I started to consume my supplements daily and I find that it does make my skin smoother, I still do get breakouts prior to my period but the zits do not look so inflamed compared to the past. The previously red angry zits are now more subtle and less noticeable.

The two supplements that I recommend are the Centrium Stresstabs (60 tablets) and Sato Hakubi B (120 tablets). 

Centrium Stresstabs (1 tab daily)

Pros:

I find the Centrium Stresstabs give more results, it contains a lot of vitamin Bs which are very essential for women especially women on their period. Vitamin B also increases rate of metabolism and reduces anemia. The pill also contains iron which helps recover blood loss and ease the menstrual pain. If you do suffer from breakouts during exams or work stress, I do highly recommend taking this. Iron has an added benefit of improving concentration. 

Cons:

The pill is horrendously large, okay compared to other adult’s supplements the size is a medium (I’ve seen larger ones that’s what she said) but for people who hates eating pills or have sensitive gag reflexes like me, the size is a problem. However you can cut it in half and that eliminates the problem. 

Sato Hakubi B (2 tabs daily)

There are also 2 more types of supplements from this line which is the Sato Hakubi White C (blue bottle) and Sato Hakubi C2 (pink bottle). The blue bottle dosage requires 2 pills 3 times a day and pink bottle twice a day. I mainly bought the orange bottle because it was on sale and it is just a hassle to take more than once a day. 

Pros:

The size! It is so freaking small compared to the centrium one. And the best part? It is SUGAR COATED! This just makes eating pills a pure pleasure. I don’t find the results as significant as the Centrium Stresstabs, but hey, it tastes great!

Cons:

Like I’ve stated above, the results aren’t that significant. And I believe that this contains fewer B vitamins too. It costs more than the centrium supplement pills, the centrium stresstabs costs around SGD$33 and I bought Hakubi B on sale for SGD$27 (originally SGD$47). I bought those months ago so the prices are estimations.

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You can find Sato Hakubi and Centrium products at Unity Healthcare, Watsons, Guardian Pharmacies and Mustafa. The prices are all different depending where you go but I suggest going Mustafa as they are generally a few bucks cheaper. I highly recommend these 2 if you are looking for B vitamins supplements. Also, please note that eating supplements will not eliminate any acne; it will only help to reduce and heal it. Have you tried any beauty supplements? Are they effective?

A/N: I have OPI Tickle My France-y (old version) on my nails right now. I have the old version as the lady who sold my friend wanted to clear her old OPI stocks. I love love love the colour. Just so autumn-y! There are similar shades from Essie too!

 

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