[sponsored review] bio-essence miracle bio water

if you've been watching the local television recently, you must have seen linda chung saying "你說神奇嗎?" lol. that phrase was stuck in my head for so long.

anyway, she was advertising for this new product from bio essence (one of my favorite brands) - the miracle-bio water. it's a spray that apparently has up to 20 benefits! i was pretty interested in it actually, and then they decided to sponsor me some!

as you can see, they gave me one 100ml bottle ($12.90) and 3 travel bottles ($5.90). i'm supposed to have a giveaway for the travel sprays but obviously i don't have readers for that, so i brought one to office and have 2 left. if anyone wants to try one, please let me know!! =)

sooooooo, here are the 20 benefits!

1. controls oil 
2. refines pores
3. whitens and brightens skin
4. firms skin
5. lifts skin
6. reduce dark circles
7. reduce eye bags
8. relieves sensitive skin
9. relieves pimples and redness
10. use after makeup for longer lasting and natural look
11. moisturize and nourish skin
12. sooths skin after treatment
13. relieve tiredness, energizing
14. moisturize for lustrous hair
15. relieve dryness and split ends
16. refreshes and soothes skin after exercise
17. sooth and calm damaged skin
18. under hot sun to moisturize and refresh skin
19. ideal for babies
20. sooth diaper rash

its 20 benefits is a little misleading actually. and so far it only does no.13 for me, especially in the office. it guarantees instant results after initial use, though i didn't exactly notice any. but i will continue using it because it is indeed, very refreshing. =)

[sponsored review] skin caring cleanser from biore!

i wonder why i always get sponsored skincare. my third cleanser and this time, it's from biore! if you've never heard of kao biore, i don't know where you've been living at LOL. their latest product is a range of skin caring facial foams, and i was sponsored a scrub as well as another one from the series. i chose acne.

so what's so special about this new cleanser series? if you didn't know, inefficient cleansing or harsh cleansing agents can interrupt our skin's 28-day natural renewal process, causing dryness, clogged pores and pimples. biore's skin caring facial foam is the first cleanser that supports and boosts the skin's natural ability to self-renew! say hi to flawless and well-balanced skin!

as compared to competitors, biore's facial foam series has:

- a higher cleansing ability

- lower irritation as the cleansing agent doesn't penetrate the skin

- an ability to rebalance skin (reduce oil at t-zone) and replenish moisture at u-zone

apparently, with long-term usage (14 to 28 days), skin is more hydrated, pores less clogged, sebum reduced, and marks/blemishes reduced! here's the entire range so you can choose the one that best fits you!

i've been using them daily for about 2 weeks; the scrub at night and acne in the morning. honestly speaking, the acne cleanser is pretty normal. just take care not to use too much or it'll be very difficult to wash off. i like the scrub though! i use it everyday and my skin feels so nice and smooth after that. and it's quite gentle so it doesn't hurt my skin.

however i do realize the cap is a little hard to close back. and not too sure about the rebalancing part though, cos my face is still as oily as ever. guess i do need to use it for a longer period of time. :(

ala carte buffet @ suan thai

last week or so i bought these 2 vouchers on deals. it was for a thai buffet at suanthai, and we made the cold wet trip down killiney road yesterday. i think we were the first patrons in when they opened for lunch at 11.30am. lol. probably so we got a big table meant for 4 instead. i like!

the service was quite good, and the decor/ambience was nice! pretty comfortable i must say. =)

there was an appetizer and dessert table where we could help ourselves. the rest we had to order. can't say for the chicken, but almost all of the dishes i could try were nice! especially the tomyum soup, green curry, and fish fillet! and i ordered double helpings of the spring rolls and fish cake.

i actually wouldn't mind dropping by again, even without the deals voucher, considering we only saved $6 total on it. one thing i didn't like though - they don't provide water. so we had to take the $2.50/pax lemon tea. didn't taste too bad, but seriously, i should have taken the ice from the dessert table and waited for it to melt. -_-

still not used to wall-e's zoom; photos turned out pretty horrible. is sad.