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Collagen supplement now plays a big part on my skincare routine since it I believe that it helped control my pimple breakouts. If you follow me here on my blog or Youtube channel, I always say that I don’t have a perfect skin, far from what people thinks. Being a blogger who reviews skin care products makes me more vulnerable to more pimple breakouts. I don’t have a perfect skin but I noticed that since I started trying our different products last year, my skin somehow got worst. So I make sure to only try at least 2 products in a month.
 

This year I discovered the power of collagen for my skin. I started to take different collagen this year starting with MeijiAmino Collagen Powder in December 2016 then my favorite Orihiro Placenta & Collagen Powder in February. For supplement, I also tried the affordable DHC Collagen Supplement. All these collagen works well on my skin and I have proof how collagen works wonders on the skin. Haha

Looking back on my old Youtube videos and comparing it on my latest videos, I noticed a HUGE DIFFERENCE on my skin. I do have lots of bumps and pimples last year (2016) and now I love how good my skin is on my recent videos. I rarely get pimple breakouts or when I do, it easily dries up. Thus saying that collagen works well on my skin.

Sorry for the long introduction but today I will share with you another collagen supplement I’ve tried for more than a month. This is the AFC Collagen Tablets which is a product from Japan.

Product Info: AFC Collagen helps to maintain the youthfulness, health and beauty in our skin. It promotes collagen production and helps lessen wrinkles and open pores. Also it promotes skin regeneration and aids in repair of scars. It helps to restore firmness, clarity and radiance of the skin.
 
Contains:
*Micro Collagen Peptides (1580mg) - For easy absorption, to ensure efficacy
*Shark Cartilage Extract - For extra hydration and skin elasticity
*Vit C - For effective collagen absorption and synthesis.
*Fish Collagen Peptide
 
(source: http://lifestreamgroup.com/collagen-beauty-p-170.html)

Recommended doses:
3 tablets per day = 780mg (for maintenance)
6 tablets per day = 1560mg (
for those who has skin problems)

Packaging: Comes in a small plastic pouch with product info written in Japanese.
 
 

Price: Php850/90 tablets good for 30 days at Cheska’s Store
 

Taste: Very milky

How To Use: You may take 3 tablets a day for maintenance or 6 tablets a days for those who has skin problems. Recommended to take before bed time as the rates of repair and renewal peak at first 2 hours of sleep.
 

Result/Review:
- Please take note that I only consumed 3 tablets in a day for more than a month
 
(HUGE difference on my Feb 2017 photo/video on the Left and May 2017 photo on the Right)


Watch my video review on my Youtube Channel below:
 
 

Pros:
- Milky taste
- Enhances well the collagen powder supplement (Orihiro Placenta & Collagen Powder)
 
- Made my skin more soft & supple
- Still less pimple breakouts
- Affordable
- Easy to swallow

Cons:
- Have to take 3-6x a day
- No English translation on the packaging
- Available online

Verdict: This time, I only took 2 tablets a day for more than month. As of writing this, I’m currently still taking the AFC Collagen along with my favorite Orihiro Placenta & Collagen Powder. The AFC Collagen compliments well with the Orihiro as I felt my skin was more supple and soft at this time. This product works from within as I’m still experiencing less pimple breakouts for months. I love that this has a milky taste making it easily to swallow.

Honestly, for me all collagen tablet, powder or supplement works well in keeping the skin healthy and supple. I’m currently on my 4th month of trying different collagen supplements and I believe that you’ll start to see the effects in a month of use. I think the only difference between these 2 is the convenience to use and affordability. The pros of taking tablets instead of powder is that it is more convenient to take rather than scooping a powder and adding to your drink. Also, tablets has less taste compared to powder. Tablets are usually taken 3-6x a day so maybe some may find this hassle to take compared to powdered supplement. All collagen works well for me (especially on my acne prone skin) so it really depends on your preference on taking a collagen.


 
AFC Collagen is available at Cheska's Store. For more info, you may contact them here: 
Facebook: http://facebook.com/cheskasstore 
Website: http://cheskasstore.net 
IG: @cheskasstore 
Email: cheskasstore@yahoo.com 
Contact num: 0916 582 8800 

Disclaimer: This product was sent to me by Cheska's Store. I'm not paid to make this review and the product was sent for me to try. My reviews are based on my own experience so keep in mind that while a product may work for me, it may or may not necessarily work for you. I do hope you find my review helpful since all my reviews are 100% honest.

How about you? Have you tried this one? Or any recommendations you like to share? Pls don't hesitate to leave your comments down below. Hope to hear from you. :) Thanks for reading :)

 
I know it’s been a while since I last shared something about my life behind this blog. Today I would like to share with you that I’ll try to make a series of weekly blog post about life as much as I can so please do look forward to that. As you all know, I work as a full-time nurse and on my rest days, I usually film videos, write up reviews or just basically be lazy around the house and watch movies or series. Deciding to start this weekly blog posts makes me ponder about life which I rarely do nowadays since I’m too busy with everything that is going on. Also, I like the idea of sharing my thoughts since it reminded me of my younger days where I usually think about life and dream about things.

Since Princess of http://princessperalta.com tagged and encouraged me to start a weekly blog post, I decided to start with sharing how I started blogging.
So, I’m going to start back when I first discovered my love for writing when I was in my grade school or elementary. With the big influence of anime, I started writing stories when I was 9 and letting some members of my family read what I wrote. By the age of 9, I had my first diary which I always use to write my thoughts every single day. Since I had a lot of time during my younger years, whenever I get home, I wrote everything about my life, dreams, family, friends, school, frustrations, love and even the episode of my favorite anime during that time. I continued writing on my diary until I already stopped a few years ago because I was a busy with life itself.

Let’s go back during my high school life where I first discovered the world of blogging. Before Facebook, I remembered the website, Friendster was the most popular social media site during those days. Friendster had this option of adding a blog on their site which I used most of the time to share anything I want to post on the internet. Internet wasn’t that much of a necessity during those days and not most of the people reads my blog. So, everything I share on my first blog was all about what happened during those times. Besides my diary which I wrote my personal thoughts, my blog became my online diary. Having a blog makes it easier for me to type my thoughts rather than writing it down. Though I still want a physical or hard copy that’s why I keep a diary up until now.

Back to blogging, after Friendster I migrated to Live journal for a while then finally settled to Xanga for years. I think Xanga had been my main blog during my college days. Blogging started to become popular that time as well as Youtube though I didn’t focus much on the content of my blog. My Xanga blog served as my online diary which I posted most of my personal stuff. I remembered posting or sharing my love life or even my family problems as I didn’t think that people whom I didn’t knew would read those posts. So, I ended up receiving anonymous hate comments at times.

After college, I deleted my Xanga blog and tried Tumblr instead. My Tumblr blog started as a re-blog posts then after a year, I changed it into a more personal but a bit informational blog. I started to share some reviews about hair dye and some make ups that I do love. Until in 2014 where food stalls and restaurants started to emerged and so food trips started to become my thing. I realized why not share my thoughts or review on my blog about the food stalls or restaurants I’ve been to. Quality of my blog wasn’t my priority during those times since I focus more on the quantity of my reviews. I used my old cell phone for my photos and I just basically click and shoot the foods just for the sake of having photos uploaded on my blog or social media sites.
 Old Tumblr blog (2011-2015)

That’s also the year when I signed up an account at Zomato which played a big part on my food blogging. I used Zomato site to check on the reviews about the restaurant as well as check the prices if it is within my budget.  I remembered being so happy when I first received a Zomato invite which sadly, I couldn’t attend. It was then after 5-6 months when they invited me again and finally attended my first Zomatofoodie meet up in February 2016. Since then, I usually attend Zomato foodie meet up if I have a time . Zomato foodie meetups are fun since I'm able to meet fellow foodies like me who shares the same passion.

In 2015, my first camera which is the Samsung NX Mini changed my life. Quality of photos was now one of my priorities and I think I did a pretty good job on editing as well. I’m not a pro at taking photos or editing but having a camera to take a photo instead of a phone makes me inspired to take better photos and improve my skills.
 

Since I want to improve my blog and Tumblr had limited blog themes, I had to make a big decision to migrate to a different blog site. Blogger or Blogspot has been my dream blog site since I was in high school but didn’t had a chance to open my blog on that site for the reason of fear.  An old friend of mine discouraged me to use blogspot since that friend told me it would be a bit hard for me to manage a blog at blogspot which I regretfully believed until I signed up in 2015. So, in December 2015, I finally migrated my blog from Tumblr to Blogger. At first, it was hard since I’ve already established something on my old Tumblr blog. Imagine starting again from scratch and editing everything (means 200-300+ blog posts) from my old blog.

Foods were the focus of my blog until I started sharing beauty reviews in early 2016. If you follow this blog, I always mentioned, Cheska’s Store for some of my product reviews. When I was just starting on my beauty reviews, Cheska’s Store was the first online shop who sent me a product, Snow AuraWhitening Booster Mask, first product I reviewed. After that, they sent me more products like whitening and some make ups to review. Cheska’s Store played a big part on my beauty reviews since they’re first shop who believed in me even though I was just a random starting blogger when they first sent me that product for review. Unintentionally, my blog and Youtube channel now became a beauty site which focuses on whitening and reviews.

Would you even believe that I do everything for passion? I don’t compensated from blogging nor posting on my Youtube channel since sadly, I have a problem with my Google Adsense. So yes, I do everything for free and for the passion of sharing.

Having this blog for more than a year already, makes me think that somehow my goals are achieved by reaching out to girls and even boys who loves the same thing as me. My goal is to share my experience about the dishes and restaurants I went to as well as share my thoughts about a certain product that I love. I feel so happy whenever I receive comments and messages on how this blog or even my Youtube channel helped them in a lot of ways.

Being a blogger and a Youtuber makes me a bit conscious about the things I share. I used to be so vocal about my thoughts and opinions before but I noticed I don’t share much of that nowadays. Social anxiety and expectations from people pressures me a lot and this has been bugging me since honestly, it keeps me from doing what I love. Starting this weekly blog posts would be a big help for me to slowly open-up again and just be myself. It’s not that I’m not myself but it’s about knowing my capacity and believing that I can do and share MORE. 
 
I still have lot's of things I want to improve on my blog and Youtube channel so please do look for ward to that in the next coming posts. This had been my longest entry ever and I’m so happy to share this thoughts with you since it was a very long time since I’ve done this kind of personal posts.  Hoped I helped or inspired you somehow guys. So how about you? Do you have a blog or even thinking of starting a blog site? I want to know how you started blogging or what makes you motivated to start a blog? Let’s be friends! :D
For months, I’ve trying and slowly adding serums as a part of my skincare routine. Having an oily skin means producing a natural moisture to my face. Honestly, I’m not used to adding serums as a part of my skincare but starting last year, I realized that serums does a big help in every skin types.

Serum are usually applied after cleansing your face to retain its moisture. You can still moisturizer as you wish as serums helps to boost the hydrating effects of the moisturizer. Sometimes, I use the serum alone as a part of my night time routine or together with a facial masks. Both works well for my skin as it makes skin soft and smooth after.

I’ve been using Lumice Whitening Oil Serum since Feb and then started go tried this Lily’s Touch Snail Serum last March.
 

Lily’s Touch is a known brand here in the Philippine especially their Lily’s Touch Miracle Cream which one of their famous products that received lots of positive reviews online. Currently, I’m also using the Miracle Cream and will share my thought about it soon. But for the meantime, let me share with you my thought about this Snail Serum from Lily’s Touch.

Product Info: Snail Serum is known for its regenerative properties and facilitates the restoration of damaged tissue and replenishes moisture in skin. It also used to reduce inflammation and effective in treating acne and scarring.
They claim to make your skin look 6 years younger in just 4 weeks and 1 bottle is good for a month of use.

Good for: 
- Dark under eye
- Scars
- Melasma
- Warts
- Visible pores
- Dark circles
- Puffy Bags
- Wrinkles
- Uneven skintone
- Dull skin

Packaging: The product comes in a sealed medicine like bottle. It comes in with a medicine dropper to control the product and easier use.
 
 
  
Weight: 30ml

Price: Php550 at Cheska’s Store

Consistency: Watery
 

How To Use:
- Honestly, I’m not quite sure on how many times should one use this per week. I do have an oily skin so I prefer to use this 2-3x a week as a last part of my night time routine. I just put 2-3 drops on my palm and rub it before I applied if on my face.
 
- Sometimes I add 2-3 drops of Lily’s Touch Snail Serum on my face mask.

Review/Result: (Please excuse my photos) (I used this together with Relumins Advance White Advance)
  
 
- This is my current serum and I’m on my 2nd month now as of writing this. 
- Product claims to be good for under eye and puffy eyes. I didn’t used it on my eye area since I don’t have any problems at that area.
- My blemishes lighten a bit in 2 months of use.
- This serum is very mild and hydrating on the skin. I love that it leaves my skin soft and supple in the morning.


Watch my video review on my Youtube Channel below:

Pros:
- Lightens some of my blemishes
- Leaves my skin soft and supple
- Very hydrating and light on the skin
- Can be used as a skincare, with face masks or under makeup
- Medicine dropper controls the product
 
- A little goes a long way

Cons:
- Available online

Verdict: After trying out this product, I can say that this is one of best serum I’ve tried when it comes to whitening or lightening my dark spots or hyper pigmentation. In about 2 months, I was able to see a difference thus loving this product a lot. Also, I like that the formula is very refreshing and light on the skin. Lastly, this product is recommended for dry and oily skin.

 
Lily’s Touch Snail Serum is available at Cheska's Store. For more info, you may contact them here: 
Facebook: http://facebook.com/cheskasstore 
Website: http://cheskasstore.net 
IG: @cheskasstore 
Email: cheskasstore@yahoo.com 
Contact num: 0916 582 8800 

Disclaimer: This product was sent to me by Cheska's Store. I'm not paid to make this review and the product was sent for me to try. My reviews are based on my own experience so keep in mind that while a product may work for me, it may or may not necessarily work for you. I do hope you find my review helpful since all my reviews are 100% honest.

How about you? Have you tried this one? Or any recommendations you like to share? Pls don't hesitate to leave your comments down below. Hope to hear from you. :) Thanks for reading :)
 
Lip tints are my go-to whenever I feel lazy when I needed to go out and it gives off a nice and natural finish. Before I became obsessed with lip sticks, I remembered being fascinated with tints first a few years back. Most of the tints I’ve tried are easy to apply and affordable.

Today’s review will be about Rucy’s Vanity Lip & Cheek Tint in Red shade which I’ve been seeing online ever since. Almost all of the reviews I’ve read were positive and that got me so curious about their tint. Since I saw this tint online a few times already, my first impression made me think that this was an expensive tint. Imagine how shocked I was when I checked their site only to discover that this is the MOST AFFORDABLE tint I’ve ever seen.
 

Glad I was able to get my hands on Rucy’s Vanity Lip & Cheek a few months ago and got to try this a few times already. So let’s get started with my review.
 

Product Info: Rucy’s Vanity Lip & Cheek Red, a Korean brand in the Philippines, is a dual purpose liquid stain that gives your lips & cheek a hint of natural-looking color. This product can also be used under gloss for added intensity.
  

Packaging: This comes in this handy small pink tube. The color of the packaging is so perfect for pink lovers like me.
 
 

Weight: 8ml

Price: Php80

Shade: One shade only which is Red.
 

Scent: No scent

Texture: Sticky and easily glides on the lips though a bit hard to blend on the cheeks

How To Use: Dab onto lips or cheeks straight and blend using clean fingertips. Reapply for added intensity.
  
 

Watch my video review on my Youtube Channel below:
 
 

Pros:
- Affordable
- Pigmented
- Natural finish
- Good for everyday look
 
- Handy
- Moisturizing
- A little goes a long way
- Glossy finish

Cons:
- A bit sticky
- Easily transfers
- One shade only
 
- Available online

Verdict: When it comes to pigmentation, this tint is very outstanding since you only squeeze a few of this product to use on your cheeks and lips. One can maximize this product since a little goes a long way. I love Korean lips so I prefer the natural look for this one. You can also achieve a full lip tint look by applying more of the product. Also, I love the packaging since it’s pink and very handy. What I didn’t like was that it didn’t last that much since it easily transfers on my food and drinks. Also, some may find this sticky especially when applied on the cheeks. Personally, I didn’t like the sticky consistency when applied on the cheeks though I have no worry when I applied it on my lips. They only have 1 shade so I do hope they add more shades to their tint. Lastly, this product is recommended for those who want a natural Korean look which I believe is perfect for everyday use. This is the most AFFORDABLE lip & cheek tint I’ve ever tried.

 
I wanna thank Rucy’s Vanity for sending me this product to try. :)

 For more info about Rucy’s Vanity, you may follow them below:
Website: http://rucysvanityph.com/
Facebook: http://facebook.com/rucysvanityph
Instagram: @rucysvanityph



Disclaimer: This product was sent to me by Rucy's Vanity PH. I'm not paid to make this review and the product was sent for me to try. My reviews are based on my own experience so keep in mind that while a product may work for me, it may or may not necessarily work for you. I do hope you find my review helpful since all my reviews are 100% honest.

How about you? Have you tried this one? Or any recommendations you like to share? Pls don't hesitate to leave your comments down below. Hope to hear from you. :) Thanks for reading :)
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