Crème de la Mer The Lifting Eye Serum - Lift & Firm Your Eyes like Magic !

When it comes to eye beauty treatment products, I've always been skeptical & won't give into the hype easily; no matter how fabulous those "Reviews" I've read ..... well until I tried "The lifting eye serum" by Crème de la Mer, it's a magic in a bottle! (yes you will be like yeah.. yeah... you said you don't believe in reviews, well I have photo of before & after to show you in this post)

I just turned 43 this year and the Earth's gravity has not been kind to my skins in my under eye area! I have very little under eye bags just 2 years ago and all of the sudden, my under eye bags getting bigger and bigger! So big, I think it can have its own zip code LOL. So desperately I am searching for a good eye cream / serum to help stopping this under eye bag madness.... I've tried so many products, from Clarins, Shiseido, Clinique.... they were all great moisturizer providing moisture for your eye area but nothing helped to reduce the size of my under eye bags and minor dark circle. So one day I decided to go to Nordstrom and got a bottle of the lifting eye serum by La Mer, just in 12 days ( I started using it on 8-1-2016) my under eye area appears much more firmer & brighter than before ! of course nothing can cure or get rid of under eye bags completely, that's something for those cosmetic surgeons on Beverly Hills to do their magics, but this eye serum has worked wonders for me!

Here is a before and after photo of me. One taken on 8-1-2016 (Left) and the after photo taken on 8-12-2016 (Right). I promise, there is no photoshop retouching, no special lightening effect, just a REAL before & after photo so you can judge for yourself.

This photo is when I just receive it from Nordstrom on 8-1-2016


Here is the before and after photo in just 12 days. You can see my under eye bags are reduced dramatically and the minor dark circles are gone! Click on the photo to view in larger size (yes you'll see my pores LOL)


The texture of this serum is very light and thin, not sticky at all! I apply it around my eyes after washing my face & toner. After apply the eye serum, I count to 10 to let it completely sink into my skin then I apply my eye cream on top of it. Here is some info about of this fabulous eye serum.

A luxurious lift from La Mer. With our new interlaced Stretch Matrix Complex, this precision serum helps visibly support the “architecture” of the eye and brow area. Sea botanicals promote the natural production of elastin, helping the visible effects heighten with time. The look is rejuvenated and uplifted. Suspended in time.

With applicator, gently smooth a drop around each eye morning and evening. Follow with your La Mer eye treatments.

Size: 0.5oz $240.00

I know price tag is hefty... but a little goes a long way! I would say this bottle can easily last 4 to 6 months. If you are looking for something that can help reduce your big under eye bags and dark circle, I would recommend you to go to your local department store and get some sample to try it! I think you will be as happy as I am with the result that delivered by La Mer the lifting eye serum !

You can get this eye serum at Bergdorf Goodman, Neiman Marcus, Bloomingdale's, Saks Fifth Avenue, Nordstrom, Barneys New York & Net-A-Porter.com

Until next time, be well and look fabulous!

xoxo

Alan + Mei-Mei the Pug

SK-II Cellumination Mask-In Lotion - Luminosity in the bottle!

I live in the beautiful California, where every day is sunny and perfect for the beach! The weather is great but the constant sun exposure has left some marks on my skin. Also because of my acne marks, it made my skin tone looks uneven and lack of luster. So I’ve been looking for some skin brightening products that will help me to get rid of the dark acne marks and make my skin tone more even looking. I recently got a bottle of the cellumination mask-in lotion, OMG! is like a "Magic" in a bottle!

Many might be confused about what exactly is this for? It’s light & liquid consistency makes it not really a mask (but it does offers mask-like hydration benefits) or a lotion texture kind of moisturizer… but it is a very great Toner / Softner for all skin types.

The whole Cellumination collection (Cream, Mask-In Lotion & Aura Bright Essence) delivered just as they advertised! A brighter, crystal clear skin that has an “Aura” glow from within (maybe that’s why they make the bottles has this rainbow aurora borealis effect) and adding luminosity to your skin.

Here is the commercial from Asia for the SK II 2 Cellumination Aura Bright essence



Not like other brand’s "Whitening & Brightening" products, this cellumination mask in lotion contains a nice mix of water-binding agents, an anti-irritant, the cell-communicating & whitening brightening ingredient such as Niacinamide, and vitamin C (ascorbyl glucoside).

I just used it for 1 week and already seeing a big difference! My acne scar has faded dramatically and the uneven skin tone has transformed to a more even and “brighter” shade! It hydrates and brightens my skin, just having a healthier glow to it. Here is my before and after photo just after 1 week of uses of the Cellumination Mask-in Lotion ( I use it twice a day, morning & evening).

For those who wants to know the ingredients of this product

Aqua (Water), Galactomyces Ferment Filtrate, Glycerin, Niacinamide (Brightening & whitening), Butylene Glycol, Pentylene Glycol, Diphenylsiloxy Phenyl Trimethicone, Glycereth-25 PCA Isostearate, Dipotassium Glycyrrhizate, Ascorbyl Glucoside (Vitamin C for brightening & whitening), Centella Asiatica Extract, Nylon-12, Sodium Hyaluronate, Saccharomyces Cerevisiae Extract, Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer, Aminomethyl Propanol, Disodium EDTA, Xanthan Gum, Benzyl Alcohol, Sodium Benzoate, Phenoxyethanol, Methylparaben, Parfum (Fragrance).

I highly recommend the Cellumination mask-in lotion to use as a toner. With great result like this, I am going to go buy the rest of the Cellumination collection for a complete brightening benefit.

Cellumination Mask-In Lotion

Available at Nordstrom and Saks Fifth Avenue

Cellumination Aura Bright essence

Available at Nordstrom and Saks Fifth Avenue

Cellumination Cream Illuminating Moisturizer

Available at Nordstrom and Saks Fifth Avenue

Until next time, be well and look fabulous!

XOXO

Alan & Mei Mei the Pug

Crème de la Mer the Miracle Cream of the Sea - My 1 week Transformation Review

 

I’ve heard all of the amazing reviews and miracle stories about the legendary face cream " Crème de la Mer " ever since I was in my early 20s. Now I’ve just turned 40 this year, I start to noticed my face starts to droop & sagging downwards, enlarge pores & uneven skin tone; due to old age but also daily stress from work during the day and staying late at night finishing up my design projects. So one day I decided to splurge and treat myself a bottle of Crème de la mer! OMG! the "miracle" transformation stories you’ve been hearing are all true and plus more! I am truly impressed by the result I got just with 1 week use of the original moisturizer version of the crème de la mer!

So before I show you my before and after photo of my zoom in close up shot of my face, let me tell you a little history about the crème de la mer. Half a century ago, aerospace physicist Dr. Max Huber suffered burns in a laboratory accident. Neither medicine nor science offered the benefits Dr. Huber sought, and he began a personal quest to transform the look of his skin. 12 years passed. 6,000 experiments were conducted. Finally, he perfected the precious, nurturing Miracle Broth™ using sea kelp, which he incorporated into the very first La Mer formula, the Crème de la Mer.


To read the full version of my crème de la mer review, please visit my official blog at

http://www.fashionistasdaily.com/2013/09/creme-de-la-mer-miracle-cream-of-sea-my.html

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Lady Gaga "Fame" First Ever Black Eau de Parfum Smells like Tears of Belladonna

Every celebrity when they hit a certain popularity, it's almost like a status symbol to have your own fragrance collection and a fragrance name after you. Most of them we've seen from Britney Spears "Fantasy" a sweet, princess-ish scent to Mariah Carrey's "M by Mariah Carey" that has a butterfly as the bottle cap almost a little tacky! but I am impressed how lady gaga does her perfume, never-before-seen Black Eau De Parfum !

 

 

Simplistic design of oval black bottle with gold claw! and the short film to advertise the perfume was done in a black and white French Gothic futuristic Tron feeling horror film style. Hey, what did you really expect Lady gaga do anything in the normal way?

 

 

To read the whole article and see Lady Gaga's fabulously dark short film ad of her perfume, please click the icon below to visit our official online blog Fashionistas Daily.com

 

R.I.P Vidal Sassoon "If You Don't Look Good, We Don't Look Good" Hairstyle Guru Died Today at Age 84

The Hairstylist guru Vidal Sassoon passed away in his Beverly Hills home today 5-9-2012 at age 84. When my mother was still a young girl back in the 1950s, women's hair was heavily styled, curled, teased into a shape that doesn't move and almost looks like you're wearing a helmet! until Vidal Sassoon came along in the 1960s, his creative vision revolutionize how women dress their hairs & set the complete new look in the world of fashion.

What made Vidal Sassoon's cut so revolutionary was his creative cuts that require almost no styling necessery!, you can just "Wash & Wear" and everything will just fell into place perfectly every time! He has liberated women all over the world & unshackled them from curling irons & hairsprays.

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The Fountain of Youth - Guerlain Abeille Royale Skincare Collection

Ok, as I am about to turn 39 next month in February, I am on the quest to search for the newest & best skin care product that can help me to hold on my youth! (Haha don’t laugh you young bitches, you’ll know how I feel when you are my age! LOL)

So I’ve found the "Guerlain Abeille Royale Youth Serum" and I am very happy with the result! But first, I wanna say, often time we dismiss luxury brands as not having effective skincare that you may just be paying for the "Name"! but this particular "Abeille Royale" skincare collection from Guerlain has impressed me very much!

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Look Younger While Earning Good Karma with Celine Cousteau & la Prairie Switzerland Advanced Marine Biology Skin Care

I love beach & ocean! The salty sea breeze, sounds of the waves, something about it just makes me happy! So when I saw my favorite skincare brand La Prairie came out with a new skincare collection named “The Advanced Marine Biology Collection” I had to do looking into it. I ran to Neiman Marcus and tried the collection, it was fabulous!

La Prairie and Céline Cousteau, granddaughter of legendary ocean explorer Jacques Cousteau. Celine Cousteau is also a committed spokeswoman for the environment. She works with Ocean Futures Society, a non-profit organization dedicate to exploring the sea, inspiring and educating people to protect it.

In Celine Cousteau, La Prairie has found a kindred spirit who understands the transformative powers of the sea and wishes to create a wider awareness of the need for protecting the sustainability of our ocean resources.

So these La Prairie skin care products is not only making you looking younger & fabulous, but you’re also doing something good& earning good karma to protect the marine ecosystem environments!

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David & Victoria Beckham Fragrance Collection – It's fabulously Major!

David Beckham, a world famous athlete, a trend setting fashionista & a heartthrob to millions of people all over the world. So naturally having his own fragrance collection that reflect his lifestyle is exactally what he did, and oh! How I love his Eau de Toilette!

In 2006, Fragrance & Cosmetic company Coty has paired with superstar athlete David Beckham to produce his first men’s fragrance, "Instinct"; A masculine & sporty and fresh scent, created by perfumers Alain Astori and Beatrice Piquet and has notes of bergamot, orange, mandarin, star anise, cardamom, red pimento, vetiver, patchouli and white amber. I think this scent is perfect for Spring & Summer time! Very fresh and light!

Chanel Makeup Robot Power Activate! by Peter Philips

I call upon the power of CHANEL's CC logo, activate!! Chanel's global creative director of Makeup division Peter Philips has came up with this innovated Ad Campaign, conceptualize this stop motion video built from a bunch of lipsticks, compacts, glosses & brushes... it's just genius!

Peter Gray & Masa Honda Avant Garde Style Hair Sculpture Art

If you’ve ever seen the work of Peter Gray, you will know that his creative vision of hair styling are nothing short of spectacular and filled with jaw-dropping inspiration. Peter Grey is known for his swift mane versatility, he transforms hair into high-fashion and has masterminded looks for Hermes, Martin Margiela, Junya Wantanabe, and Betsey Johnson, to name a few.

The Fabulous Vidal Sassoon Japanese Ad Campaign with - Namie Amuro - Patricia Field - Orlando Pita

Ever since I saw the Japanese super pop star Namie Amuro’s Vidal Sassoon commercial on youtube, I’ve been addicted to it! Vidal Sassoon has hired the famed stylist Patricia Field whom made the hit show “Sex in the city” a fashion icon TV show, pairing with Hair styling guru Orlando Pita and costume designer David Dalrymple, with these creative power all star team behind it, they made this ad campaign super fabulous!

The ad campaign featured the Japanese super pop star Namie Amuro. In the ad, with her many new looks, fun & energetic songs had re-launched the new image of Namie Amuro.

One of her popular singles called “COPY THAT” was featured in the 1st ad campaign as Namie Amuro doing a catwalk down the runway from London, Russia to Los Angeles and each has a total different look & hair style. I love all 3 looks, but LOVE the “Los Angeles Look” the most!

Click the video below to see the commercial. Also see what stylist Patricia Field & costume designer David Dalrymple's idea behind each fashion looks





In her second commercial, she had portrayed herself as a gorgeous astronaut whom has the most beautiful hair in the universe! She traveled to the space with Swarovski covered helmet and body-suit, that’s what I call “ Traveling in style” ! haha! Her singles called “My Love” had used in this commercial.

Click the video below to see the commercial & see what stylist Patricia Field’s idea behind each fashion statement & hair guru Orlando Pita’s vision of the “weightless shinny” hair looks, don’t forget about the fabulous futuristic outfits designed by costume designer David Dalrymple

The 3rd commercial was styled in the European fairytale fantasy setting. Beautiful costumes, glitters… it was just a beautifully thought out commercial. Click the video below to see the commercial & behind the scenes of making of this commercial





We hope you enjoy Namie Amuro’s Vidal Sassoon commercial as much as I did! Now I am feeling like going to get a bottle of Vidal Sassoon shampoo & conditioner to make my hair as beautiful as Amuro’s LOL

Don’t forget to check out Vidal Sassoon official Japanese website! It’s fabulous! Click the photo below to visit their website !

Until next time, be well and look fabulous!

XOXO

Alan + Mei-Mei the pug

Ancient Chinese Beauty Secret Reveal - The Rice Water !

For thousands of years, the rice water & the enzymes that have been found in the sake making process has been treasured by many Asian countries as the “fountain of youth” for beautiful skins. The nutrient-rich rice water can be very beneficial for the skin. When used as a toner, it hydrates, clarify & brighten the dull skin tone, reduces redness, removes impurities and even helps get rid of pimples and black heads. So here are some fabulous skincare products that all has “RICE” as their main ingredient to help you to achieve a youthful radiant skin!

L'Occitane Rice Skin Care Collection

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SK-II Skin Care Collection

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Fresh - Rice Sake Bath & Rice Dry Oil

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Perlier - Black Rice Platinum Beauty Kit

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Don’t forget to check out these fabulous skin care products and start to experience the magic of “Rice” that Asian women has been enjoying for thousands f years! Just in case you can’t wait to try the benefits of the “Rice” has to offer, here is a video of a super easy and in expensive way to make your own magic “Rice” water to make your skin looking younger!



Until next time, be well and look fabulous!

XOXO

Alan + Mei-Mei the pug

Achieve Unprecedented Radiant skin is within your reach with Sekkisei Skincare 雪肌精

All fashionistas knows, no matter what kind of fancy handbags, clothing you wear, if your skin doesn't look good, not even a limited edition CHANEL caviar bag can save you from being a "Fashion Faux Pas" !

I've been using this Japanese skincare products for the past 6 months now and I was amazed by how wonderful "Sekkisei" skincare collection has to offer! Most of the high-end skincare companies are usually named their products in either French or English to express effectiveness in a fashionable manner. Since all of Sekkisei's skincare products contains 23 powerful Chinese & Japanese herbal essence and the philosophy of the product is to achieve a radiant skin as bright and translucent as the "Snow", that's why they named this skincare collection "Sekkisei" which means "Snow Skin Essence".

A landscape of freshly fallen snow reminds us of the beauty of bright, pure luminosity. For centuries, these same qualities have remained the ultimate ideal of beautiful skin. Now you can brighten and enhance your skin's natural luminosity with Sekkisei, a remarkable line of complexion brightening products from Japan.

For more than 2 decades, Sekkisei's skin brightening products have captured centuries-old wisdom and combined it with the latest scientific research to formulate a unique combination of Japanese and Chinese herbal extracts. The result is Sekkisei's trademark gentle, yet highly effective properties, which hydrate, replenish and brighten your skin. With Sekkisei, achieve unprecedented radiance skin is within your reach!

Click on the media player below to see the commercial of this super popular skincare products in Japan, Korea, Taiwan, Hong Kong and all the countries in Asia !

Sekkisei Supreme Collection



If you are ready to have a radiant healthy skin, click here to visit

Luxe-Gift.com  for the whole Sekkisei skincare collection !

Until next time, be well and look fabulous!

XOXO

Alan + Mei-Mei the pug