Lengluis guide to Easy Summer Clothes!!

I figured that since iwannabelenglui comes from a tropical climate, we might as well talk about clothes that packs in light, speed dry quick, are super-comfortable and super sexy!

Check out the Roxy 100% polyester keepsake dress above or Billabong's Twisted dress below... hohohoho....


Okay, so whats the whole point of this post?

We'd like to suggest lotsa comfortable 100% polyester or nylon clothings that take lengluis in and out of water and are great for outdoors. Okay, so maybe this wouldn't go too well in a jungle hike. Duh... lol...

But still.. lengluis who travel around or live in tropical climates would thrive on beachwear! (... and cotton but that's not the whole point of this post) Imagine boardshorts, 3 quarter super lightweight polyester pants and summer dress which takes like 30 mins to air dry after getting drenched in rain water, sweat, seawater or just plain wash pipe water. Of course, pure cotton clothing would be the utmost comfortable wear but... if you're planning on getting wet or having clean clothes in your backpack when travelling back... think soft polyester!

In short:

• These clothes take like 30 minutes or less to dry in a tropical climate
• They are so super lightweight and anti bulk that you can pack like 5 dresses and 5 board shorts and maybe another 5 pretty tops in a teeny weeny backpack!
• The garments are strong and tear proof (unless of course if you try cutting them with scissors duh!)
• You can travel out with a light backpack and also travel home in a light backpack with clean clothes since they dry super fast.
• They don't do much to contain sweat though... try Uniqlo range of sweat comfortable clothes instead.
• iwannabelenglui packs light on a typical road trip, surf trip... and loves wearing them for a nice street shopping day out in KL!

Some Tips:

• Find a cut which suits you
• If you're a lenglui who don't do dresses well, get same fabric tops and board shorts or comfortable skirts instead.
• These garments are addictive and since one with a good cutting are normally found in stores with reputable brands (think O'Neil, Billabong and Roxy), you needn't stock up on them. Come on... they go nicely in the wash machine and dry like super fast so you can put them on again. How many of them pieces do you need?!

Shiseido Prosynergy Multi Protective Lotion - The Ultimate Lazy Lengluis Hair Treatment?

It's not that we think lengluis should start being lazy and not care for their hair... and just spritz on some super-duper protective lotion and voila! Hair stays perfect!! .... Truth be told..... there is no such miraculous product that does that for lengluis to achieve the ultimate perfect locks. If there was.... guess who'd be the first to jump on the bandwagon to sample it?? LOL.....

That being said, lets do some reviews on Shiseido Prosynergy Multi Protective lotion... Which you lengluis will most probably have sampled if you do hair treatment in any saloon using Shiseido products. The reason why iwannabelenglui is publicizing this product is because:

• Again, as said always, Japanese products are mighty nice to use
• They smell reassuringly subtle (never overpowering) and feels good to use
• Even if the effect is not like whoaa.... they normally do an okay job of trying to do what they claim to do
• Oh well... if you use Tsubaki shampoo and liked it.... having a Shiseido treatment right at home is a bliss

More info on how lengluis can get their hands on this:

• It's about RM78 if you go to a saloon which carries this product in KL. E.g; A-Saloon in Pyramid or Empire Subang
• Notice that the saloon's normally left with only a couple of bottles or sometimes you'd be greeted with the "sorry babe, no stock" look
• Its RM50++ if you would like to get it direct from Japan from here (except that you'd be paying for shipping)
• Or if you're not from KL, checkout places like eBay or here 

Lets wait for more reviews on this when iwannabelenglui've sampled like half the bottle... lol... As they say, you shouldn't really review a product until you've used like 50% or more of it...

Biogreen Pytho-Essence - Skin and Colon Food?

Again, I'm down with food allergy... This time, dairy is the main culprit. Been a couple of week of uncomfortable toilet trips and umm... hahaha... diarhoea all thanks to... cheese and cream... Okieess.... so when this happens... poor skin, hair and nails suffer the most!! Aiyooo.... I'm so-so sorry skin... the ravioli plates were too much to resists... sigh... I love ravioli with the tomato cream sauce... haahhahahaa... even if it spells danger-danger to poor lactose intolerant stomach... How now brown cow???!!! haihhhhh...

Remember my posts on Bioxil, Juvanex and all the detox product thingi?? Since they all work on the almost similar principal of fibre, prebiotics and probiotics to help flush out the accumulated toxins and acidity, lets go for Biogreen Phyto-Essence Skin and Colon Foods this time round. Lets just see how it measure up to Bioxil and Juvanex. hohohoho....

Summarized info:

• Product of Taiwan
• Partially Organic ingredients (which I'm kinda skeptical about)
• All natural ingredients that help detox your colon
• Which eventually leads to nicer skin... as usual the claims are exaggerated... hahahhaa
• What the hell... the prebiotics and probiotics are the ones that work and they ware the main ingredient I've been eyeing... 

After 6 days of a once a day regime of  Biogreen Phyto-Essence:

• Oh the stomach feels so much much better
• Given the fact that the pre/pro biotics are working nicely (Hey, to those lengluis who can take dairy, vitagen is your yummiest bet)
• Digestion is back to normal
• Skin... umm... no new breakouts... but the old acne stays put...
• Umm... But the cystic acne is shrinking... hohohoho...
• Huuhuhuhu... please-please let the skin hair and nails go back to normal before the next dinner I have to attend... I wanna wear the cute off shoulder dress that's been sitting in the wardrobe for ages... 
• Lets wait for more reviews when iwannabelenglui complete the 450gm dose huh? lol...

Cover ME Pore!! - Pore concealers to faking a smooth pore-less skin... lol

Trust me, there is no such thing as a miracle serum or laser treatments which SHRINKS thy pores... The hard cold fact -  "Unfortunately, there is no way to permanently shrink large pores."

Haihhh... we knew that was a fact from the start.... Talk about denial.... Huhuhuhuhu... Also, as we age, reduction in skin elasticity is a huge factor (apart from oil and dirt and genetics) that contributes to dilated pores. Help...................

Okay, so there are loads of over-the-counter cosmetics that fakes lengluis skin by making them looking pore-less... Again, we lengluis need to fake it... but what-the-heck its really a small issue anyway... Don't we all know it... Of course you gotta know which products work and which doesn't and there are countless of reviews on these products already  so this will be iwannabelenglui's summarized analysis from Uncle G. LOL.... sounds so technical...


Lets summarize the tried and tested:

• Kate Pore Concealer
• Fragrance free
• Does not make your pores disappear
• Nice to use cos it's like sucking up the oil from your pores so less blackhead at the end of the day
• Affordable and available at SaSa or Watson's KL

• Benefit The Pore Professional
• Light lemony floral scent
• Feels nice on the pores also like sucking up the oil from your pores so less blackhead at the end of the day
• Again, pores are still visible
• Feels like it does almost the same thing as Kate Pore Concealer
• Pricing's almost like Kate if you counted the amount/g Vs Price

• Ettusais Pore Smooth Concealer
• More like a skin primer
• No, the pores are still very much visible
• Feels just like a make up primer
• On the pricier side

Lets summarize the one that has "See The Proof" by fellow lenglui bloggers:

• Dariya KEANASH Pore Clear Base Face
• Oh WOW.... The before and after pics are talking to us
• Look at the review by this lenglui: http://cosmetic-candy.com/dariya-keanash-makeup-base-for-strawberry-noses-orange-cheeks/
• I'm telling you, this is going next on iwannabelenglui's cosmetic purchase

• Sana Pore Putty
• Oh... most lenglui blogs has had reviews on this
• Nope, the before after pics are not no good... No sure-fire yes it works pic
• But... lets have more research on this first since most reviewees rate this 4/5... hohohoho

Conclusion:

• Though lengluis will never manage to make our pores disappear, we can always hide it muahahahaha
• Hiding our pores require good products and faking skills (hohoho) so we won't further dilate them
• Dariya is the next best options so iwannabelenglui will be on a hunt for them!

Over the Counter Treatment for Cystic Acne

And then when the cystic acne starts appearing again after a bout of allergy, suddenly I see this:

Renée Rouleau's Anti-Cyst Treatment (USD$38.50)

Oh what a way to start a blog post... hahahhahaa.... iwannabelenglui would like to apologize to her frequent readers on the "hardly-ever-updates" on this blog. As usual... work's been taking up all her blogging time... Okay, back to the topic of cystic acne...

And it seems like this product actually gets a positive respond from the reviewer. And no, it doesn't seem like she's written a bias review... So all's good!

READ the review from BellaSugar site

READ real-users reviews

More research is going to this and hohoho... We'll so find out how the hell we can get our hands on this like soon.... hahahahhaaa....

We can buy this on-line shipped from the US from here

Life changing secrets for a happier, prettier girl!

In case you didn't know, the lenglui in the image below is Maria Menounos a Greek-American actress, journalist, and television presenter. She's written a book on "The every girl's guide to LIFE". But I figured, we haven't got all day sourcing out the book so.... here's a quick summary... Watch the vidclip below hosted on MSN...

Click HERE to watch the vid on MSN

But... if you're reading this post from a mobile, here's a quick summary of her tips which I found were sure-easy to follow... huhuhuhu:

• Drink hot, warm, room temperature water. It helps with digestion. If you feel good, you're gonna look good.
• Stay organized. An organized lenglui is a happier lenglui. Label all your stuff and have a designated location for all your stuff. Remember to put things back where you took them from.
• Maria introduced a lazy girls exercise... LOL... come on... you can exercise anywhere... even on your bed..
• Remember my post on clothes alteration? Yeah... alter your clothes to fit YOU

Yeah... the rules are simple... and duh. But lengluis, I think we need some discipline.... lol...

Silk Beddings - To Anti Wrinkle Smooth Skin?

Lengluis would swear by anything that keeps their skin wrinkle free... Even up to the point of changing their beddings to pure 100% silk beddings. Huhuhu... Little would you know... I've been sleeping in silk beddings for more than a year now! Silk pillowcases, pure silk quilt, pure silk quilt cover, uh-huh... And its not because of the wrinkle free skin theory... I just happened to be OBLIGED to purchase them.. Trust me, if you go on a China trip.. you will understand why. LOL....

http://www.silkbedding4u.com/

So what do people claim by sleeping in 100% pure silk beddings?

• Silk is breathable and has natural hypoallergenic properties making is excellent for those with allergies.
• Silk either traps air next to the skin to keep you warm in the cold, or draws it away from the body in hotter temperatures.
• Silk can be naturally resistant to dust mite and have a good effect to sensitive skins.
• silk is 100% natural, and has lots of amino acids, which contribute to moisture penetrate the skin.
• Silk pillowcases will enable hair to glide across the pillowcase without breakage.
• Silk itself has natural moisturizing factors to keep moisture balance, which can maintain hair style and improve hair quality
• 100% silk pillowcases has fewer amounts of wrinkles than other materials. It is easy to keep your facial creams that you sleep with every night. As far as some experts say, silk has the function of preventing wrinkles because there is a special element to moist the skin without dryness.
• Silk plays a calming effect on the nervous system, choosing silk bedding sets can be said to be an excellent choice. They not only help people relax during the night, but also bring them absolutely comfortable sleep. 

Referenced from:

• http://www.ellesilk.com/blog
• http://www.shopbedding.com/benefits-of-satin-pillowcases-satin-sheets-satin-bedding
• http://ezstyleanddecor.com/?p=95

Conclusion after a year++:

• You'll feel a kind of calming effect each time slumber comes
• Definitely helps with my allergies (sinus and eczema)
• I don't know about the wrinkle and having nicer hair... Looks the same to me... LOL... 
• But... IT DEFINITELY FEELS GOOD to sleep in!
• Lengluis with trouble sleeping... I'd definitely recommend them for a BEAUTY SLEEP!

Water Softener for Smooth Skin and Soft Hair

 

iwannabelenglui is contemplating to change her bathing water quality for soft smooth skin and hair!! huhuhuhuhu...

You lengluis have probably heard of the "Hard Water" and "Soft Water"  terms when  it comes to dealing with iritating skin conditions such as eczema and bad acne or rashes from allergies. I didn't blog about this because, I've only heard of it while researching on Panasonic Water Ionizer PJ-A36 a couple of years back. But... after loads of contemplating (since my dad says soft water burns your stomach in the long run) and lots of Google research, I decided not to pursue with this expensive purchase.

 
Not until just recently, my mum came back telling me of several Koreans she knew who installs COWAY Water Softener BB09 for health and beauty reasons. You could say this is a water ionizer as well which is umm.. made in Korea by the way. So now, what makes this any different from getting the Panasonic one which is made in Japan and lets you choose between whatever type of water you need for consumption to bathing... etc? The appliance itself is up for RENT! At a pretty affordable price too I heard (I think about RM70 per month - find out about the rental here) Meaning, you don't need to purchase it. The agent will actually install and service the appliance for you every month. And if a new model comes out, just tell them.. switch the model.. hohohoho... sounds interesting huh?

Hmm.. I figured, best I do a post on this before deciding on anything. Come on... bathing water wouldn't do too much harm huh? And Japanese and Korean babes have been using soft water for aeons. Bathing water is okay... but for the part of soft water consumption... The "burn your stomach thing" from my dad still lingers in the head... hahahahhaha... myth or not... lol...

If any of you lengluis ever are renting their appliance and service... please do comment! I bet all lengluis are interested in knowing if the quote below from freedrinkingwater.com stands! Read on below!

"Chore-doers will love using soft water, as tasks can actually be performed more efficiently with it. Soap will lather better and items will be left cleaner. Glasses will sparkle and hair will look healthy. The shower curtain will be scum-free. Clothes and skin are left softer. In addition to time, this can also save money, as less soap and detergents will be used. Since appliances have to work less hard, soft water can also prolong the life of washing machines, dishwaters and water heaters. Energy bills are noticeably lower when in households with water softeners. In a time of rising energy costs, this is something to think about.


Soft water is not, however, suggested for those with heart or circulatory problems, or others who may be on a low sodium diet. In the softening process, as minerals are removed, sodium content increases. Research shows that cardiovascular disease has the lowest risk in areas where water has the most mineral content."