My Lucid Intervals

There are times when my camera just do not want to cooperate. Thank heavens for PR pictures. Yay! Pond's brings you the perfect skin routine. The product in this line is perfect for those with acne prone and/or oily skin.

One way to make sure that your skin always looks fresh and stays pimple free: follow the Pond’s Perfect Skin Routine is made just for teens and adults alike (Used the Acne Clear Multi Action Facial Foam with Scrub once every week as my exfoliator)!

This way, even if you have to stay up late studying or working, you’ll be able to maintain a glowing and flawless complexion. With a little time

and effort, you’ll be able to clear up your complexion and watch your skin transform

with the help of these Pond’s Acne solutions.

The Pond’s Perfect Skin Routine

You’ll be able to banish acne and boost your self-confidence, Read the steps below:

Step 1: Lather Up!

Wash your face at least twice a day to banish excess oil on your face and wash away pore-clogging impurities. It’s the most important beauty step!

This Multi Action Facial Foam leaves my face matte and squeaky clean after every use. I gave this cleanser to my sister who has acne prone skin and this has been drying up her pimples really well. The beaded scrub exfoliates my dead skin gently and leaves my face more supple. For dry skin peeps like me, this is not advisable for everyday use.

The Pond's Acne Clear White Facial Wash is the ultimate

must-have because it fights 10 oil and acne problems while brightening your complexion.

It contains salicylic acid to clear your pores, herbal clay to remove oil, gentle

scrubbing beads to exfoliate and tighten pores, and whitening essence

for radiant, glowing skin.

Step 2: Invest In Toner

Your skin produces a lot more oil as a teen, so strip it off by putting a few drops of toner on acottonball.

Swipe over hard-to reach areas like the corners of

your nose and near the ears!

The Pond’s Acne Expert Pore Conditioning Toner reaches deep seated dirt!

It’s perfect for feeling refreshed after a sweaty P.E class. It also contains tea tree

extract to help dry pimples a lot faster.

Step 3: Start Moisturizing!

The surprising cause for an oily or acne-prone complexion: dehydrated skin. Avoid this dilemma by using a light

moisturizer over your face and neck twice a day.

Reach for a gentle formula, like Pond's White Beauty For Acne-Prone Skin.

You’ll love the spotless white glow and powdery finish that it leaves on your skin.

Beauty bonus: It also contains Detox Vitamins to help lighten

pimple marks and blemishes—yay!

Step 4: Spot Correct Acne

There’s no need to worry if a nasty zit popped up because you had a ton of exams

and didn’t have enough sleep. A gel that’s spiked with salicylic acid

will help banish that pimple ASAP.

The Pond’s Overnight Pimple Care Gel is a special brew of glycolic acid,

aloe vera, and salicylic acid that reduces swelling, redness, and dries up

your blemish. You can use it during the day, but this translucent gel works

best if applied before bedtime.

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Wrote by donnarence

If there is one beauty crime that I would never want to commit, that would be sleeping with makeup on. Most of the time, I only commute going to the office of elsewhere, so, it is evident that aside from makeup, gunk and dirt from Manila's horrible pollution also stuck to my face. Having super sensitive, my fear would always be waking up with a face filled with rashes. Thus, cleaning my face is an inevitable part of my daily routine. No matter how dead tired I am after a day's labor, I find time to clean my face. Let's start with the routine:

I have tried using oil and water based cleanser but I always go back to Ponds Cold Cream. I have been an avid user of this cream for years. The formula is thick and very moisturizing. It does not leave an oily or greasy feel after wiping it off. It just feels like applying lotion on your face. I gently massage it around my eye area and it can remove the most stubborn makeup like waterproof mascaras, eye shadow and waterproof eyeliners very well. It does not sting nor burn my eyes. It is perfect for those with sensitive skin and I can vouch that this is very safe to use around the eye area. The smallest tub only cost less than 150 pesos.

When I slept over at a friend's house, I brought out this cream. She curiously asked what it was for. I, then demonstrated on how I use it. She looked really amazed upon seeing that all the mascara and eye makeup slid off after massaging this cream over my eye area. haha

Then, I wipe off the Pond's Cold Cream with a makeup cleanser tissue. Before, I use a cotton ball to wipe off the Pond's Cold Cream then I discovered the wonders of makeup wipes!! Makeup wipes compared to cotton balls helps in removing the makeup easily. They are also very moisturizing and more gentle to use especially around the eye area.

I got this makeup wipes from the SM Beauty Box. Have you heard about the SM Beauty Box? If not, then click here. Watsons carries a lot of affordable makeup wipes that will suit your budget. My favorite is from Glamworks which only costs 49 pesos for 20 wipes.

I gently press and massage the makeup tissue on my eye area to remove makeup especially mascara.Careful not to rub your area because it can cause dark circles.

Then, I pull out a clean tissue and remove the rest my face makeup.

Afterwards, I cleanse my face with Moringa-O Herbal Facial Toner. For years, I have been an avid user of Eskinol but I decided to this Morina-O Toner a try because of the great reviews online. The Moringa O Toner is very light on the skin and feels so refreshing. Its does not leave my skin tight after use. Here is what the product claims:

Cleansing - gently cleanses residual dirt without drying

Oil Control

Pore Minimizing

Stimulate cell regeneration and skin renewal

Anti-bacterial, Anti-acne - may help reduce pimples

Moisturizing dry skin - deeply nourishes, moisturizes and smoothens dry skin

Improves skin elasticity and suppleness

Skin lightening

The last step is washing my face with Celeteque Brightening Facial Wash. Can you see the small holes on the tube? Thank to One, our puppy who chewed this. This is one of the best product form Celeteque that I have tried and it only cost 150 pesos. This facial wash is filled to the brim which makes it hard to squeeze on the first use. On my lazy days, I just use this and it does a great job of removing makeup even stubborn mascaras (Ohh but I have to cleanse my face twice).

My squeaky clean face!!BF loves it when I do not have any makeup on. Does your boyfriend tell you that too?

Have a blessed day to all!!

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Wrote by donnarence

Hi everyone. Before going to the Hit List for the Months of March and April, I just want to share with you a weird experience a while ago. I was too engrossed finishing my pleading and I hurriedly placed my Iphone 4 inside my bag after finishing my pleading. When walking inside the mall, my phone just won't turn on! I was holding down the power button but my phone just died. I was frantically going nuts while going home. Thanks to google! If I have not read that this problem were usually experienced, I would have gone to Greenhills and had my phone hatch open! Hahaha If this happens to you, Just hold the power and home buttons for like ten to fifteen seconds and it will magically reboot! yay!! I am never a techie person. I can live with a cellphone that can just text and call, So this is so new to me. LOL And damn, I am proud that I did not go to greenhills to have my phone fix.

Moving on, these are the products that I am loving for the months of March and April.

Obsessed with brows like Michelle Phan's latest video? Yes, I am!! I bought these Etude House Drawing Eye Brow Pencils because of Bing of Project Awesome, Say Artillero and Noe of Color is my weapon. Indeed! These pencils are love!! Also, I got the Etude House Color My Brows Brow Gel in No. 2 or Light Brown. This is always out of stock. I had been to three different Etude House Branch and they have no stock of this one. Thus, I ended up buying one at Ebay! Full Review on my brow savers will be up soon. (hopefully) hehe.

Second product is this Physiogel Lotion. You all know that I am suffering from Psoriasis but have not flared up because after my grandfather died and while I was waiting for the bar results, I suffered from a different disease which is pityriasis rosea. Yay!! I told you I have very sensitive skin. I blame this to Psalmstree Placenta Soap. I tried this because a lot of girltalkers (girls from girltalk forum) were raving about how this soap made their skin whiter!! Duh!!I developed rashes and it spread all over my body. OOhh do not worry like psoriasis, Pityriasis rosea is not contagious at all. Although, there is no known cause for this, I really blame that soap for my rashes. Anyways, I stayed away from scented lotions and soap. I was really happy that I bought this lotion. It made my skin well moisturized throughout the day. Will I buy again? Yes!! I bought this for around 600 pesos.

I have expressed my dismay on my NYX Antwerp. I just love the shade of that NYX soft matte Lip Cream but I had to coat my lips 3-4 times to achieve the shade that I want. True enough like my readers told me, since I have dark lips, darker shades of these lippies would work best on me. Now, I am loving NYX Matte Lip Cream in San Paulo. This made me forget that I have other lippies in my makeup stash.haha My go to lipstick for summer and perhaps all year round. Just one swipe and it turns my dark lips into hot lips. hehe

Here is the swatch. No lip liner was used on this photo.

For 65 pesos, who would not love this Ilog Maria Lipbalm that is made from all natural ingredients. I got mine freshly made from Ilog Maria's Bee Farm in Tagaytay. Damn! It made me forget about Maybelline Baby Lips. HAhaha I love reapplying because of the cool sensation it gives. My lips feel so moisturized and I find the cooling effect very relaxing and refreshing at the same time.

I have sworn to myself way back in high school that I will never ever use any Ponds Products again. Their products just makes my skin break out like crazy. However, for every general rule, there is always an exception. This is the Pond's Perfect Care Lemon Cold Cream. I have reviewed the Cold Cream before and this one is their latest version of it with a lemony scent. It is my holy grail makeup remover. It can easily wipe off stubborn waterproof mascaras and eyeliners!! This one is definitely a must have.

Hair Heroes Extreme
This one is the latest version. I got it for 499 pesos at the Snoe Suntervention Bloggers Convention. The scent is so addicting!! It amazingly tames my hair whether I use it as a daily conditioner, or a deep conditioning treatment and even as a leave on. I simply love it!!

PROUDLY PHILIPPINE MADE
All Philippine Made products should be labeled this way, don't you think?

Almost through with this bottle! Will I buy again? YES YES YES!!

I forgot to add the picture of Barry M Lipstick in Sunset. The shade is simply perfect for summer. Click here for my review: http://www.mylucidintervals.com/2012/04/barry-m-lip-paints-in-sunset-and-pink.html

That's it!! Ohh Please do not forget to join The Makeup Suite's Fab opening Giveaway!

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Godbless everyone!

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Wrote by donnarence

NYX Lipsticks from MSCUPPYCAKES.com

Hi ladies!! I have been trying to focus on my studies lately.. steering away from blogging and makeup is a tough job.. hehe.. I have been hauling some stuffs over the past week and month.
I ordered Nyx round lipsticks from mscuppycakes. I love them all. I will post swatches soon. However, I was supposed to get 12 lipsticks and 1 concealer for a friend but I only received 9.. I was really worried but i opened the package and there was no sign of tampering plus the envelope was sealed. The order sheet only showed nine lipsticks but the credit card billing statement showed that I have paid for the three other lipsticks and the concealer. I am still awaiting the response from mscuppycakes. I will still order from her soon.. I want more lipstick and I want to try their cream blushes too.

Next Haul: The All Natural Face from Etsy.com

I ordered their Vegan Eyeshadow PRIMER w/ mini vegan eyeliner/brow brush. This costs $4.00 with $1.25 as shipping fee. Honestly I was not that excited to receive this but wow I got samples (a lot of samples concealer, blush, highlighter and eyeliner and eyeshadow sealant). I was really thrilled. I will purchase more from Ms. Crystal!! Really amazing.

Testing the primer with my lightest green eyeshadow:

Without The All Natural Face Primer:

With The All Natural Face Primer:

Btw, I am not wearing any contact lens. I actually don't own any pair. And please don't mind my skin. I just got home from school

My Freebies. For 257 pesos I got all of this!! WOW!!

I am reverting to my all time favorite powder foundation:
In2it oil Control foundation. This powder is L-O-V-E!!

My new discoveries:
I always wanted to make eskinol work me,, I have tried a lot of variants and this one is definitely the best!! It is now a staple on my skin care routine.