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Beautiful Skin by Choosing Good Lighting

What kind of light will make my skin look most beautiful and my makeup most impeccable?  Thinking out loud, I ponder whether candlelight really makes me look my best.  To be honest, I really love retail store changing rooms.  Rarely do I see myself with bad skin in those “transform me, genii” cubicles.  Perhaps it’s […]

Omega-3 Supplements Updates

Krill oil vs. Fish oil?  I found krill oil supplements at Costco when I was shopping for omega-3 fatty acids.  Amongst all the varieties of fish oils and flaxseed oils of Omega-3 fame, krill oil came in a tiny bottle that was 4 times the price of its gigantic bottles of fish oil counterparts.
Next thing […]

Tea Notes: Sipping Beauty

Tea is air for my lips.
Tea is crutch for beauty,
The Hermes, the courier of health,
and a big part of my lifestyle.
Fragrant leaves and distinct herbs
Fermented, toasted, dried, pressed, oxidized or fresh
Medicinal properties, unique essences, tannins, caffeine, green tea catechins and polyphenols, Epigallocatechin gallate (EGCG)
Morning, afternoon, bedtime tea…
Tea ceremonies, tea houses, dim sum, cookies and tea […]

Sleeping Beauty: Maximize the Rejeuvenating Power of Sleep

A Good Night’s Sleep is certainly one of nature’s most powerful anti-aging, anti-inflammatory, and healing biological functions.  Try applying makeup or looking vibrant when you haven’t slept well for a week — results not so fabulous.  A great nap often cures (even if only temporarily) the discomfort that induced the sleepiness (for example food coma, […]

Lash-ing Eyelash Notes - Mascaras, Primers, Curlers, and Makeup Removal, a 2009 update

What’s the most instant, most effective, and most essential makeup procedure for an Asian girl?  EYE MAKEUP… in this case, MASCARA!  There’s a reason why Japanese magazine cover girls look like artisan-sculpted porcelain dolls and MASCARA is what gives that leap from blah-flat-meek features (a downside of having very refined Asian features) to Va-Va-Voom, cartoon […]

Downtime: Calm Skin Gets You Better Results for Skin Whitening

Effective, aggressive whitening regimens are VERY addictive and it is very easy to continue applying “miracle agents” even when you start peeling and getting redness.  It’s totally understandable and happens more often than you think.
Part of us, perhaps subconsciously, always get the feeling, “well at least it’s reacting, at least it’s changing… something good has […]

Comic Art: Antiaging Therapy for My Right Brain

Cartoons by Fitz!

Asia’s Cosmetic Surgery Epidemic - Mastering the Art of Beauty Goes Overboard

As I rummage through more of my old writing in the old SkinGeek.com database (read basement storage), I come across something amazing that I really want to share with you. It might be a little out of date, but, the entertainment value is, nevertheless, unfaltering.

In fact, this article helps shed some light on why […]

Mass Updates Notification on SkinGeek.com

Hi!
I just want to let you know that I finally got a chance to dig up my old database, am cleaning up my old research, reports and reviews, updating them, and will be uploading a lot of new content on SkinGeek.com.
If you are subscribed to my RSS or posts you will receive a lot of […]

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