Even though
I wasn’t blessed with a nice set of teeth when I was growing up, I was
fortunate enough for my mummy to get my teeth fixed at the age of 16 years old.
Ever since, oral hygiene has always been of great importance for me.
But no
matter how much I cleanse, brush, scrub my teeth at night, my breath will still
smell in the morning. I never knew there can be a solution for this problem
until DENTISTE’ came about.
Some information about the brand
DENTISTE' has been a global leader in premium oral care solutions with
its products spreading across 20 countries in 6 continents. Their innovative
offerings to both consumers and dental professionals are the full range of
premium natural products equipped with many of the world's most advanced dental
technologies backed by solid clinical studies, thus helping people take a
superior care of their oral hygiene in ways previously not possible with older
technologies. Their strong commitment to relentless innovation and quality has
resulted in products that have received worldwide accolades and truly improved
people's lives.
DENTISTE’ Line of products that is here to cure the
following:
- - BAD BREATH from oral bacteria
- - RELATIONSHIP between lovers affected from bad breath
-FACE through its premium image
DENTISTE’ Kissing Silhouette Event
(Cineleisure)
Limaran and
I were so happy to be invited to the first ever Silhouette kissing photo booth
in Singapore, by DENTISTE’! We had a chance to take some really cool photos and
also answer some questions by the emcee.
Emcee asked if Limaran’s breath smells good every morning before using
DENTISTE’, I don’t know what to say…….HELP!
DENTISTE'
Nighttime Toothpaste
DENTISTE' Nighttime Toothpaste is made with advanced dental technologies
and powered with premium natural ingredients, 14 Natural Extracts, Xylitol,
Vitamin C, and other ingredients, which are specially formulated to inhibit
nighttime oral bacteria that are the major cause of bad morning breath and
tooth cavities.
I’ve been
using the whole range of DENTISTE’ products and really love the results of it.
DENTISTE’ has both day time and night time toothpaste and I always end my mouth
care regime with the oral rinse. Really love that it is not too spicy like some
other oral care brands. What I also noticed is that the minty sensation stays
for a longer period of time, which I really like.
Limaran and
I can now laze in bed for a morning chat and not needing to feel
embarrassed because our breath still
smells fresh after a good night’s rest.
Remember to
get you and your partner a set of DENTISTE’ oral care product this Christmas.
DENTISTE’ products are sold in all major retail stores.
Also,
remember to LIKE
Dentiste Singapore Facebook and watch the Singapore's 1st Dentiste' Silhouette
Event video (http://synad3.nuffnang.com.sg/gtrack/click/14562)
Before
we do that, let me do a little recap on what Venus Viva is all about.
Venus viva is a revolutionary, patented, effective and
impressive medical device from Israel using NanofractionalRadiofrequency(RF)
and a SmartScan technology to treat acne scars, improve skin laxity and facial
rejuvenation.
This advanced technology allows deep and uniform penetration
of radiofrequency heat energy into the epidermis(superficial) and dermis(deep
layers of the skin) to ablate and coagulate the skin resulting in micro-wounds.
Healing of the micro-wounds results in regeneration of new
collagen and tightening of collagen to repair the skin and reduce the depths of
the acne scars.
Basically,
the result from this treatment is close to Fractional CO2 minus the down time.
Here’s a glimpse of the kind of downtime for Fractional CO2. Pretty nasty if
you ask me!
Source: Victorian Comestic Institute (Australia)
I’ve decided to do some tracking so that I can see for
myself the kind of results that I’ve gotten after the 6 sessions of Venus Viva
Treatment that I signed up for.
This was taken in April 2015. I was recommended to have my
sessions done on a monthly basis. And that was what I did.
Here’s a progress shot after session 3.
As the sessions went by, my doctor started to increase the
level of intensity for each treatment as I’m not suffering from any downtime or
redness. With the higher intensity level, more collagen will be stimulated and
improving the results of the treatment further.
The stimulation of collagen does not only help to heal the
acne scars, some of the other benefits include refining of facial pores,
diminishing wrinkles and tightening of skin. Sound like the perfect all in one
treatment already?
I had Dr Grace completing my
final session and she didn’t hold back on the intensity at all. I could feel
quite a big difference in terms of the pain scale but nothing unbearable.
And
after 6 sessions of treatment, I’m really glad to say that my complexion has
significantly improved and the deep acne scars are much less obvious.
Limaran used to be quite concerned about 3 problems about my
complexion!
1)Acne Scars
2)Wrinkles
3)Huge facial pores
I’m so glad that I’ve found the right treatment for my
complexion and will highly recommend anyone who is a victim of acne scars to
try it! Dr Grace & Dr Luping are one of the best doctors I’ve consulted
because they were also victims of Acne & skin problem and started their
pursuit for better complexion and managed to come across some really good
treatment solutions.
If you’re also interested in solving your acne scar problems,
drop by Mint Medical Aesthetics to find out more:
In this fast paced and developed
city of ours, everyone is always spending money on the latest technology to the
latest clothing on the rack! We are a citizen of shopping addicts and nothing
is going to stop or slow us down in our spending habits.
This month, TANGS unites brands in support of good causes
and socially responsible shopping with exclusive products and promotions for
various beneficiaries and lets you #ShopForGood.
For the month of October, TANGS will donate 50cents to the
Singapore Children’s Society for every receipt generated (up to a max. of
$100,000). More than 50 brands have come on board to be a part of this
wonderful social movement.
I was fortunate to be invited to TANGS’ shopping event on 10
October for an afternoon of fun and responsible shopping. There were also a
number of interesting workshops that were happening at TANGS and I was more
than happy to join in!
First stop, Terrarium Workshop by Mossingarden. Mossingarden is a
verdant venture that began with an idea to re-purpose products naturally. No
products are the same though identical. Through adventures and the love
for nature, with a flair for artistic beauty, it seeks to merge together art
and nature to a whole new level. All works are produced with delicate care and
creativity.
My very own jar of
MOSS!!!
With the founder of
Mossingarden
Next stop, I went to Royal Selangor for some banging and
clanging. I’m not talking about the iron paradise aka the weight room; I was at
Royal Selangor to make my very own pewter bowl!
Got my name engraved
on the pewter bowl before we started with all the banging and knocking!
I had the lovely Vivian to guide me through the whole
process of making my pewter bowl. I was determined to make a really nice one
because I wanted to give it to Limaran =)
The friendly but
serious teacher
The final look of my
pewter bowl & my proud teacher
Make your very own pewter bowl for $30 and Royal Selangor
will donate 50% of it to charity! How cool is that?
After all the hard work, I was led to TANGS beautiful
Hideaway at level 7! I didn’t know that such a place in TANGS existed. And
while we were taking a breather, the star for the day arrived. I’ve been
watching his shows since I was little and he has always been one of my
favourite TV actors. This guy never grows old and I was so honoured to be
sharing a personal conversation with him about his journey in the entertainment
industry.
Ladies & gentlemen, the one and
only…….EDMUND CHEN!!!
Edmund Chen was invited to TANGS as he collaborated with
Samsonite to produce some really beautiful and limited edition travel luggage.
All proceeds from this series will be donated to Thye Hua
Kuan Moral Society during TANGS’ very first Silent Auction on 29 October, 7pm.
(http://bit.ly/TANGS-SilentAuction)
Edmund Chen was led to the huge crowd awaiting his
appearance at level 3 where he did some Samsonite giveaways.
I am truly impressed how TANGS can bring everyone together
with a powerful movement and yet at the same time not requiring consumers to
change any habits at all. Just do what we, Singaporeans, do best and we’ll be
doing a good deed with responsible shopping =)
#ShopForGood is a conscious decision by TANGS to take the
first steps to a whole new way to shop, for the greater good.
Hey guys, hope your week has been
really great and your activity level has been high. Today, I’m here to share 2
more really cool functions in the Jawbone UP3 that I love.
For you guys who have yet to read part 1 of the review. Click here!
1) Advanced
Multi – Sensor (Tracking Heart Rate)
Whenever people talk about the
heart rate monitor on a fitness tracker, they will be talking about tracking of
heart rate when working out. But what many fail to notice is that knowing your
resting heart rate is actually a more important function on a tracker. It is
also really important to track your resting heart rate when you’re asleep as
there are tell-tale signs that the fitness tracker will pick up.
The Jawbone UP3 uses their
advances multi senor technology to take your heart rate throughout the day. It
will even show you your readings throughout the day too! My average resting
heart rate when I’m asleep is around 65bpm and when the reading went up to 75
bpm on one night, it prompted me the next morning that my resting heart rate
was higher than usual and its guess is that I was dehydrated.
And true enough,
I lowered my water intake that day as I was preparing for a photoshoot.
I’ve
been wearing the Jawbone UP3 for 1 month now and here’s a graph plotting my
heart rate.
2) Food
logging
I seldom track my marcos but when
I’m prepping for a show or a photoshoot, I’ll turn to my trusted food logging
app; My Fitness Pal. I’ve been using this app since my uni days and it’s really
cool to know that the Jawbone UP3 app is able to link with a big number of
independent app. This helps to have all my health & fitness information
holistically tracked in one app.
Here’s a sample of my day’s food
intake:
I’m currently eating at a slight caloric deficit so as to
lean down for a photoshoot. Still keep my protein intake high so that my
muscles can recover from all my workouts.
After using the Jawbone UP3 for 1 week, I’ve found out a lot
more about my life outside the gym and how to improve in those aspects of my
life. I have to continue to work on the kind of sleep I’m actually getting as
well as to get myself abit more active throughout my weekdays. I personally
find the Jawbone UP3 very useful when you’re using it with friends or loved
ones. Not only will you be able to challenge each other in different health
& fitness tasks, you’ll also be able to know their lifestyle better and
eventually help one another to improve.
A big thank you to Ban Leong Pte Ltd for choosing Limaran
& I to review the Jawbone UP3. Visit their webstore athttp://banleong.com/sg/jawbone
Ban Leong is also throwing in Free Express Delivery when you
enter “Freeshipping” at the checkout page.
Like
any typical Singaporean, I was handed my first pair of glasses when I was 8
years old. To be honest, I was pretty excited to be having this new piece of
accessory when I first got them. But the excitement soon turned into
frustration as my life had permanently became more inconvenient!
As
I was quite a sporty boy, that pair of glasses soon became something that I
really hated. One thing was for sure, glasses and basketball don’t really go
well together! My glasses broke into 2 during one of the basketball training
sessions and so I decided to give contact lens a shot. I managed to convince my
mum that I needed to wear contact lens for sports and she agreed to let me try
out the monthly disposal ones. But for some strange reason, my eye kept
rejecting the contact lens. I didn’t find them comfortable and they would drop
off whenever my eyes were dry. I had no choice but to say hello to glasses
again.
My next encounter with contact lens was after my national
service. For some reason, they fitted really well and so I started my journey
with contact lens ever since. With contacts, it really gave me so much more
convenience especially when I was playing sports and working out. I also
realised that my face feels less oily without glasses.
But there are also quite a number of down sides with contact
lens. Whenever I have them on for more than 10 hours, my eyes become really dry
and itchy. Every now and then, I will rotate between glasses and contacts.
2 years ago, a good friend of mine decided to go for LASIK Surgery.
He was complaining that he couldn’t take wearing glasses anymore. He then researched and compared the benefits
of LASIK vs wearing glasses and took the leap of faith and went ahead with the
surgery. He had nothing but praises for the procedure. Every now and then, he’ll
mention that going through LASIK surgery was the best thing he had done for
himself. I often wonder how having perfect vision will be like but can’t seem
to find a strong enough reason to go for the surgery.
This year, Limaran suffered from quite a number of eye
irritations and we started researching on what contact lens will do to your
eyes if worn for very long hours. We decided to also start researching on the different
procedures that are currently available in Singapore. We were given the
opportunity to get our eyes tested at a LASIK clinic in Paragon level 13 to see
if our eyes are suitable for the procedures.
After going through a series of test, the doctor told us
that we are suitable candidates for refractive surgery! That was really good
news for us! As my case was slightly special, I will be doing ReLEx SMILE for
one eye and LASEK for another! The doc shared with me his experience with LASEK
surgery as he got it done 6 years ago. I also remembered that my friend, Adrian,
recently went through LASEK surgery
As for ReLEx® SMILE (Refractive Lenticule Extraction, Small
Incision Lenticule Extraction) it is a new, bladeless, flapless and gentle
refractive eye procedure that corrects visual problems including shortsightedness
and astigmatism. It is the next generation of laser vision correction surgery
that uses only one femtosecond laser for the entire procedure. Like most
refractive eye surgery procedures, ReLEx® SMILE aims to reduce your dependency
on spectacles and contact lens in order to improve your quality of life.
Here’s a short clip to show what actually happens during the
procedure:
It was late March when we went for our consultation and we
decided to have our eyes fixed after our Bali trip.
SURGERY DAY (17 April
2015)
The day finally came! I was really excited to be back at the
clinic to get my vision fixed. We came in bright and early at 9am and since it
was the last day with our glasses on, why not take a selfie? =)
When we went into the surgery lounge, I started to have abit
of cold feet. But the staff nurse in charge took really good care of us,
answering all of my last minute questions to make me feel assured.
Limaran was the first to go in and the nurse administered my
numbing eyedrops. Before I knew it, she was out! I briefly asked her how it
went and she told me that the whole procedure went really well =) Thank God!
It was my turn next and I was starting to get
really nervous. I was placed on the surgery bed and pushed right below the
machine. I started with my right eye.There was some very slight discomfort for
a short while during the procedure but nothing unbearable.
The entire surgery procedure for my left took about 10 mins
My brother, Edric, came to pick me up after my surgery and
we headed home so that I could get a meal in and sleep. Took a few hours nap
and when I woke up in the evening, my right eye which did ReLEX Smile, was able
to see thing pretty clearly already. There wasn’t any discomfort at all =) As
for my left eye, it was slightly more uncomfortable due to some swelling. I was
given some painkillers before I left the clinic but it wasn’t necessary at all
=)
The next morning, we headed back to Paragon level 13 for our
eye check. Not forgetting the post-surgery care – SHADES ON!
The doctor was very happy with the results of my eye test. To
my gladness, I was able to drive that day.
Being in a position to be able to experience ReLEX Smile on
my right eye and LASEK on my left, I would recommend ReLEx Smile. What I can
say is that technology has come a really long way I
got a much clearer vision within 1 day after the surgery and there was no pain
at all.
But all in all, I’m so so happy to be able to able to go
through my life without glasses or contact lens anymore. Thank you ReLEx ®SMILE
for giving me this opportunity to be able to wake up to clear vision again
which I have come to realise is one of the biggest blessings in life. I have
also thrown away my glasses and contact lens as I will not need them anymore!
Thanks for reading and cheers to perfect vision =)
I’ve been suffering from acne problems ever since puberty
and though that was a long time ago, acne still tend to pay me a visit every
now and then.
If you’re someone who’s leading a very active lifestyle like
I do. And no matter how hard you try to keep your face clean, acne is still
present, then this post is written just for you!
First, let us have a look at the various causes of acne:
1.Hormonal
fluctuation
2.Hyperactive
sebaceous glands
3.Stress
4.Many
dead skin cells staying on the skin
5.Bacteria
in the pores
6.Skin
irritation or scratching of any sort
Source: www.dermatology.com
With this information, we will be able to better adjust our
lifestyles to control these causes for acne, and hopefully reduce the chances
of getting any out breaks.
But every once in a while, I still get some acne and it may
be due to hormonal changes or excessive amount of gym sessions and high amount
of protein shakes. I will then rely on
Dermagold’s Botanical Acne Gel.
When I was first introduced to this product, I was very
sceptical because for the past 10 years, many have claimed that they’ve the
best product for solving acne problems. And after trying them, the claims
seemed quite untrue.
I decided to try out the Botanical Acne Gel on my acne and
do some tracking.
Day
1: Acne clearly visible
Not sure about you but if I don’t do anything to the acne
when it first appears, it will start getting more inflamed for the next few
days before it starts healing and subsiding.
Day 2: Acne subsided
I was pleasantly surprised that when I woke up the next
morning, the acne did not grow any bigger but flatten totally!
Day 3: Acne is no
longer visible
In just 3 short days, the acne that was supposed to continue
growing to its full stage has subsided and almost not visible anymore.
Dermagold’s Botanic Acne Gel uses the different ingredients
that are naturally found in plants. The product is very safe for skin and
because it is a Singapore brand, the product is specifically designed for
Asians.
3 things that I always look at when I use acne gel:
1) How fast will the gel clear my acne?
2)Will it leave a different colour on the acne
spot?
3) Does it have a foul scent?
I will like to mention that Dermagold’s Botanic Acne Gel
passed all 3 criteria with flying colours. And what’s even more awesome is that
it is very affordably priced.
