Recently I had a bad breakout. I’m still breaking out till to this day, can you believe it? This has got to be my longest, most miserable breakout of all these years. So I took a drastic change with my skincare routine. Because I have not had breakout like this for years, I was actually clueless as to what to do.

The first thing I did was to stop everything I was using and re-plan my new skincare routine. The key is to go back to basic. But what? I start from the cleanser and move upwards. And these are what I had come out with.

Day time routine

To me day time was the easiest to plan. I don’t really pile up a lot of skincare products as I was before. So it was just cleanser, toner, eye care, beauty oil, moisturizer and sunscreen.

Cleanser – Neal’s Yard Remedies Deliciously Ella Rose, Lime & Cucumber Facial Wash
This one is easy. It is my existing cleanser and I’m ran out as I’m typing this. It’s very mild, doesn’t foam up a lot but does a good job in cleansing the face.

Lotion – Estée Lauder Micro Essence
Micro Essence is actually my night time toner and I’m also using it in the day time. When used along with ANR, the result is amazing. Alone on itself it is just any other lotion, only more sticky and moisturizing lol.

Eye Care – Clarins Enchancing Eye Lift Serum
I’m trying to get through this as this eye serum is not enough when used alone. As it is a serum, it is recommended to use alongside an eye cream. You know me, I’m lazy these days

Beauty Oil – Trilogy No. 15 Limited Edition Beauty Oil
I should stop using this beauty oil as well and be on a super basic regimen but since I just started using it, I didn’t want to leave it alone. It’s harmless and such a waste if I stop using it so there you have it.

Moisturizer – Clarins White Plus Pure Translucency Brightening Emulsion
I have a theory with breakout. You MUST implement at least one whitening skincare in your skincare regimen so that the marks are easier to tone down or get rid off. I never ever ever go on with my day without any whitening product. I find that by using a whitening product, the marks are less red and heals faster

Sunscreen – Murad City Skin Age Defense Broad Spectrum SPF 50 PA++++
And of course, always end your day skincare routine with a sunscreen. I’m always on min SPF50. Nothing less. Recently I took out this Murad’s new sunscreen to use. It’s slightly tinted and heavy on the skin. Not my favourite at the beginning but it grew on me. Now, I like how it makes my skin healthy.

Forea Luna Play Plus
This is a new toy I purchase recently from Sephora. I’m using it once a day aka in the morning after I woke up and it makes my skin so smooth and glowy. Weird. It works!

Night time routine

From cleanser to moisturizer there are only 6 products, same as the day time. I thought it’s more. Hmmm.

Cleanser – Caudalie Instant Foaming Cleanser
I really like self-foaming cleanser. Recent discovery and love is this one from Caudalie. Night time is the time I really indulge in my beauty routine. Even this cleanser which I’ve been saving is only meant for night time as I’m scared I ran out lol.

Eye Care – Clarins Enchancing Eye Lift Serum
Nothing different here compared to day time. Still the same product for the eyes but sometimes I do stray to others. Sometimes

Lotion – Estée Lauder Micro Essence
Same as day time, Micro Essence is the essential as I’m pairing it with ANR.

Serum – Estée Lauder Advanced Night Repair
Now, this is the main key product in the whole Breakout Skincare Routine. As I was re-planning my entire skincare routine, I was thinking hard on one product that can help with skin rejuvenation. I mean, most of the anti-aging products claimed to be one but I only knew ANR would work and worked before. So I bust into a brand new Limited Edition Golden ANR bottle from the Monkey year. Nothing feels as good as a brand new bottle of ANR haha.

Beauty Oil – Trilogy No. 15 Limited Edition Beauty Oil
Because I was using this beauty oil in the day, why not continue at night as well? Plus I feel more moisturized if I had this on to sleep.

Moisturizer – L’Occitane Reine Blanche Whitening Rich Cream
Like I said, I must have at least one whitening product to reduce acne marks and to accelerate the healing process. This cream is potent! It’s not drying for the skin and does a good job. I still do ended up with breakout marks but I believe it will be gone in no time with continuous use of this cream. I’m left with just a medium blob. Hope it will last me lol.

Treatment

On every alternate days, I would be putting one some kind of mask. The only I can’t stop using is the L’Oreal Pure Clay Mask Anti-Pores. I don’t care what people say about PRC made or UK made. This is what I can get in Malaysia and that’s what I’ll be using. Other masks on rotation are REN Evercalm™ Ultra Comforting Rescue Mask (review here) which works in calming down the skin or redness,Dr. Brand Magnetight Skin Recharging Magnet Mask (review here) to suck out all the impurities from the pores, and hella lots of sheet mask. The one I’m currently using are of course from my LoveFace X #IWillBeOkay collaboration box

Tell me, what do you do when you have breakout? Do you stop using everything or do you go back to the basic 3-steps?

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The Youtube world has not spoken on the new Neal’s Yard Remedies Frankincense Intense™ Lift Serum yet but the beauty community has. It’s pretty amazing, I heard.

Frankincense Intense™ Lift Serum harnessed the ancient benefit of the range’s main ingredient – Frankincense, which are sourced sustainably from Oman. Neal’s Yard Remedies spent 15 years of research on the frankincense properties and its mindful benefits for the mind, skin and soul. It was then the scientists of NYR developed the benefits of frankincense alongside their lifting technology of micro algae,linseed oil and ribose to visibly lift and recontour the skin.

This Frankincense Intense™ Lift Serum has a place in the Neal’s Yard Remedies anti-aging range, however I was told it is not exactly an anti-aging product. When it comes to anti-aging and product that is said to smoothen deep lines, one would think that Retinol is present within its ingredient list. There was none in this case. This is a product to lift, smooth and firm the skin. Hence Hyaluronic Acid was added to prevents the breakdown of collagen, stimulates elastin production and of course to plump up the skin.

This serum is a food for the skin. A super serum that is clinically proven to de-stress thanks to the calming scent from frankincense. The scent promotes relaxation and well being through the frankincense resin extract and frankincense essential oil aromatic benefits. That is why NYR recommend users to rub the product with both fingers, placed the fingers to the nose, inhale the therapeutic aroma before application and as you massage it into your skin. The scent slows down the heart rate and emotional stress, based on studies.

Key Ingredients:

De-stressing frankincense resin extract
Treasured for thousands of years for its rejuvenating properties, inhaling the therapeutic aroma of this sacred ingredient is clinically proven to promote a feeling of wellbeing and relaxation*. The high quality Frankincense resin in the serum is extracted from the Boswellia sacra trees that grow in the Dhofar region of Oman.

Plumping hyaluronic acid
Over time the levels of your body’s natural hydrating molecule, hyaluronic acid, gradually decrease. The hyaluronic acid in this serum helps plump deep lines and wrinkles.

Stimulating micro algae
In nature, protein-rich micro algae can protect themselves against harmful environmental stresses. The micro algae in this serum act in a similar way and can help to boost your skin’s natural elasticity.

Rescuing ribose
The body’s own natural sugar, ribose is involved in improving your skin’s cell function. Clinical studies have shown ribose helps with the reduction of wrinkles and provides a radiant appearance.

Redefining linseed Oil
One of the richest plant sources of essential fatty acid, omega-3, this oil hydrates the skin and can help to recontour the face.

Neal’s Yard Remedies Frankincense Intense™ Lift Serum is available at RM549 for 30ml.
For more information, please visit Neal’s Yard Remedies Website or NYR Malaysia Facebook page.

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More and more brands are venturing into exclusive partnership with bloggers or vloggers and often enough, we almost never get to see or have these collaboration here in Malaysia. They just never reach us here. These collaboration also shows that brands are recognizing the hard work that was put into by bloggers and the impact bloggers could make. Inspiring. That is all I could think of when I was at Neal’s Yard Remedies Deliciously Ella Rose, Lime & Cucumber skincare range launch last week. Oh hey! Finally a blogger collaboration that we could actually get our hands on

Neal’s Yard Remedies or NYR in short, is an organic, natural skin and body care brand. It only make sense to partner up with Ella Woodward, the blogger behind award-winning food blog DeliciouslyElla.com. Ella, who is well-known for her wellness lifestyle, even wrote a book aptly named Deliciously Ella. She also recently opened her own cafe, The Mae Deli in London. What drew NRY to Ella was that she inspired millions of people to adopt a healthier way of life through her approach to food and her plant-based recipes. It all started when she was diagnosed with Postural Tachycardia Syndrome (PoTS), a rare illness that even conventional medicine failed to help. She stop taking meat, gluten, dairy, sugar and all process food, to which she see an incredible results. Hence, Deliciously Ella was born

Neal’s Yard Remedies Deliciously Ella Rose, Lime & Cucumber skincare range consists of two products. Simple and yet good enough for the skin.

Deliciously Ella Rose, Lime & Cucumber Facial Wash (RM119 / 100ml)

Just as every NYR products, Deliciously Ella Rose, Lime & Cucumber Facial Wash also formulated with natural and organic ingredients of the highest quality. Everything coincide with Ella’s personal favourite for skin-loving superfood. This facial wash is gentle but yet efficiently cleanse all impurities away from the skin surface. As a result, a clean, clear and radiant glow skin.

The main ingredients of course are fresh green scent of organic rose essential oil with lime essential oils and lastly infused with cucumber water. It also contain blueberry oil, acai fruit oil and tumeric.

Deliciously Ella Rose, Lime & Cucumber Moisturiser (RM179 / 100ml)

The moisturise on another hand is an enriched organic moisturiser for that silky soft complexion which gives you a more youthful and dewy glow. It is formulated with powerful antioxidant natural and organic ingredients such as blueberry and acai to protect the skin against any environmental pollution and damage. Once again, we cannot leave out Ella’s favourite skin-loving superfood ingredients.

The key ingredients are just the same as its Facial Wash. You may find organic rose essential oil. organic lime essential oil, blueberry oil, cucumber water, acai fruit oil and tumeric.

Head over to any NYR stores or counters to try out this exciting skin-loving superfood skincare collection collaboration. For more information, please visit Neal’s Yard Remedies Website or NYR Malaysia Facebook page.

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A few months ago I shared with you my first time experience with the brand Neal’s Yard Remedies which you can read from this link. There is one particular product that I couldn’t stop asking about which is the Purifying Palmarosa Mattifier. That product itself cost RM220 for a small 30ml! Yikes! I am not someone that will buy straight away without trying it out first. Good news for me, Neal’s Yard Remedies carries a few essentials kit including Purifying Palmarosa Essentials Kit. You’ve guessed it right. This kit contain a 10ml of Purifying Palmarosa Mattifier

This review is going to be a quick one. But I promise you it’s a good one

Neal’s Yard Remedies Purifying Palmarosa Essentials Kit – RM189

This is basically a trial kit, targeted for combination and oily skin. It comes with a Palmarosa Facial Wash 50ml, Purifying Palmarosa Mattifier 10ml and Purifying Palmarosa Daily Moisture 50ml. And of course there’s a medium size blue canvas pouch included. One thing that’s missing is a toner but it’s not really a biggie since most toner works the same for me.

The products are a blend of purifying natural ingredients that helps to control sebum for areas of the skin that is oily, while adding the essential hydration to the areas of the skin that is dry. I say it’s a win-win situation. Most people would say sebum control products are drying. Not this one though :D.

Palmarosa Facial Wash

This is a gel-like cleanser but surprisingly foams up really well. The essential aromatic is quite strong at the beginning but once I kept on using for quite some times, it’s actually the scent that I couldn’t wait for in the morning. As this is just a small 50ml bottle, I only used it in the morning to wash away all the overnight sebum and skin care from the night before. What I like about this cleanser is that it rinse off very easily and leaves no sticky residue like other gel cleanser.

The trick that I used on dispensing the right small amount onto my palm is to tilt the bottle upside down and quickly + gently squeeze once. The gel dollop will drop onto the palm and it’s sufficient for my usage :D. Kiamsiap me lol

Purifying Palmarosa Mattifier

In the beginning I thought of using just this mattifier to mattifying my face. On the first day doing so, no changes with the oil secretion on my face. I continued it for the subsequent 2 days and my face is still oily. Then I remembered some skin care provide the best result if used along with each other. So I started using the whole set and it works! My oily face has never been so matte in the life before. I was really happy. The best part is my makeup doesn’t melt by mid day :D. To make sure my happiness doesn’t just last one day, I continued the regime for 2 weeks straight. In that 2 weeks I can finally sit in peace because I may have just found the right set of product for my oily skin. That is why I started to snap photos of this set for this review

The scent of this serum is just the same as the facial wash. It’s also very herbaly, almost citrusy to my nose. But the scent disburse away after a few minutes. Because it’s only 10ml and it’s like a precious gold to me, I only used two pumps for my nose, inner cheeks, chin and forehead. Basically only areas that are oily. I suppose I will only need one pump if it’s the full size bottle.

Purifying Palmarosa Daily Moisture

To be honest this moisturizer works it’s best when it’s paired with the facial wash and serum from it’s category. I believe each of the product brings out the best in each other. But because this is the biggest tube in the set, sometimes I also used it alone along with other brand’s serum and so on. The trick is to use just a teeny weeny amount. As you can see from the dollop picture below, the texture is extremely runny for a moisturizer. Even storing it will require me to have it stand upside down so that the moisturizer doesn’t ooze out when I flip the cap open.

The scent is more stronger than the facial wash and mattifier but as usual disburse away once it’s fully absorbed into the skin. When the right amount is used, the moisturizer absorbed in very quickly, leaving no sticky or oily residue. It also makes a good base for makeup later on. Perhaps due to it’s light-weight texture my face doesn’t oil up on faster rate than usual. Usually I’d avoid this type of moisturizer but this one is particularly for oily skin so there’s no reason to be afraid.

Besides Purifying Palmarosa Essentials Kit, Neal’s Yard Remedies also carries the following kit:-

Nourishing Orange Flower Skincare Essentials Kit (For Dry Skin) – RM169

• Orange Flower Facial Wash 50ml
• Nourishing Orange Flower Toner 50ml
• Nourishing Orange Flower Daily Moisture 50ml

Rehydrating Rose Skincare Essentials Kit (For Normal Skin) – RM189

• Rose Facial Wash 50ml
• Rehydrating Rose Facial Polish 50g
• Rehydrating Rose Daily Moisture 50ml

Rejuvenating Frankincense Skincare Essentials Kit (For Signs of Ageing) – RM189 (I think)

• Rejuvenating Frankincense Facial Wash 50ml
• Rejuvenating Frankincense Facial Serum 10ml
• Frankincense Hydrating Cream 20g

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