Info tips &amp; triks

Night:

- Biore Aqua Jelly Make Up Remover (only if I use makeup)

Lifestyle changes:

- Diet: Eat healthily~ e.g. avoid spicy, greasy, fried & junk foods, drink more water etc.

- Sleep routine: Try to sleep early but I always fail to do so. ooops~

- Exercise~: I've been working out on a routine basis starting from last monday.

If you have any question or request, feel free to ask/leave a message at ask.fm/bitsdiaries. Stay tuned for my next update.

Sunday, 29 March 2015

[Acne Story] #03: Update on My Acne Journey — "Clearing Up!"

My Acne Journey — Clearing Up In the previous update on my skin condition, I mentioned about my skin broke out again. If you have not read it, you can read it here: [Part 1], [Part 2]. So let's continue from where I left off, shall we?

A quick update — PART 3!

On 24th March 2015, the pimples from the previous breakouts have died down a bit. However, there were still a number of red-pink-brown post acne marks/scars being left from pimples, as shown in the following pictures. Thankfully, there wasn't any major breakout. At most, just a few whiteheads/flesh-colored bumps that were barely noticeable.

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As of today (29th March 2015), the pimples are gone and the red-pink post acne marks/scars are in the process of lightening to pink-brown; some have faded significantly. Basically, I think that's a positive sign showing that my skin is healing.

Note: The following pictures were taken yesterday (28th March 2015):

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So far, the healing process seems to be going well and I hope it will continue progressing smoothly~ *fingers-crossed*

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Problems I am currently facing and dealing with:

- Post acne marks/scars (currently focusing on...)

- Enlarged pores (...on hold...)

P/S: As mentioned in my previous update, I prefer to treat one problem at a time. Since my acne has died down, I'm currently focusing on treating the post acne marks/scars.

Current Skin Type:

Oily/Combination + Sensitive

My Current Skin Care Routine (dated: March 2015)

Day:

Night:

- Biore Aqua Jelly Make Up Remover (only if I use makeup)

*[Click here to Read PART 1.]*

Lifestyle changes:

- Diet: Eat healthily~ e.g. avoid spicy, greasy, fried & junk foods, drink more water etc.

- Sleep routine: Try to sleep early but I always fail to do so. ooops~

If you have any question or request, feel free to ask/leave a message at ask.fm/bitsdiaries. Stay tuned for my next update.

Update - *[ Click here to read Part 4 ]*

Sunday, 22 March 2015

[Acne Story] #02: Update on My Acne Journey — "Breakouts"

My Acne Journey — BreakoutsIn the last update on my skin condition, I've shared on the return of my acne after ~six months of pretty clear skin and well, I am supposed to update my acne breakout weekly or bi-weekly...hmm...but I failed. lol. Here goes the update .aka. part 2~!

Before I jump into the topic, I have got bad news and good news. I will start with the bad news — I lost all the picture files taken during January to early March 2015 and I can't recover them. Hence, I can't continue and update where I left off... The good news for you guys is the condition of my breakout did not really heal smoothly. My skin broke out further so fortunately, I can still continue on the topic of my journey on healing acne but I will continue from March 2015 instead of where I left off. And I make sure to update it weekly or bi-weekly this time. (hopefully...)

So since my last update, my acne was actually healing pretty good until two weeks ago, which was the week before the "time of the month" .aka. period, my skin just suddenly broke out again. The breakouts were mainly on my left cheek and jawline and were kind of mild on my right. So here are the pictures taken on 12th March 2015.

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You can see from the pictures, there were post acne marks/scars; a few newly popped-out red inflamed zits on my left jawline near my chin area and one on my right jawline.

On Monday (16th March 2015), all the zits that appeared on my face on 12th March were pretty much calmed down and healed. What's left were red-pink-brown post acne scars/marks.

However, until yesterday (22nd March 2015), which was the week after my period, I broke out further... Here are the pictures:

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...again... just a few new inflamed zits on both sides of my face. As you readers know, I've gone through even worse breakouts in the past (Read My Acne Story) so in this case, no big deal. Well, I just hope it won't continue breaking out... *pray*

Problems I am currently facing and dealing with:
- Inflamed and non-inflamed pimples (currently focusing on... - priority)
- Post acne marks/scars (currently focusing on...)
- Enlarged pores (...on hold...)

P/S: I prefer to treat one problem at a time so I'm currently putting my focus on acne.

Current Skin Type:
Oily/Combination + Sensitive

My Current Skin Care Routine (dated: March 2015)

Day:

Night:

- Biore Aqua Jelly Make Up Remover (only if I use makeup)

Lifestyle changes:
- Diet: Eat healthily~ e.g. avoid spicy, greasy, fried & junk foods, drink more water etc.
- Sleep routine: Try to sleep early but I always fail to do so. ooops~

Some readers asked if I had undergone any facial treatment and honestly, NO. I have never done any facial treatment before even though I have been invited(sponsorships) by some salons to try out their treatments. I rejected them all~ So rest assured, my current acne story/journey consists of 0% facial treatments and medications, unless stated otherwise. It is treated only with skin care products that are appropriate to my skin type and condition and also some lifestyle changes such as healthier diets, routine etc.. Aside from that, take note that my past acne story/journey does not involve any medication and facial treatment, too.

Just for some curious readers out there, the reason why I don't visit a dermatologist is because... I don't trust medicines. I have a friend whose acne condition is n-times worse than mine and she took medicines to control her acne. When her acne got used to the medicines, she will either increase the dosage or ask her doctor to prescribe even stronger medicines, which I don't think it's good for the body and health. Plus, the results were temporary. Once she stopped taking the medicines, her acne came back. So yeah, that's the reason why I say naaah to dermatologist. FYI, she's currently still dealing with acne but has stopped taking medicines. Side track: She's currently using Innisfree Jejubija Anti-Trouble skin care line and it works amazingly for her. So I'm going to switch to and try out that skin care line as well after I finish my current ones. In fact, I have already bought the products~ hehe~ Stay tuned for the reviews yeah~?

Back on track...lol... as for the reason why I don't opt for facial treatments is because... I saw improvements on my skin from the use of skin care products and not to mention, they once healed my bad acne (Read My Acne Story). So I decided to keep my faith and continue to treat my acne with only skin care products. Furthermore, I think it might be helpful(e.g. give some hope) to people, who are struggling with acne and unable to afford or unwilling to undergo facial/laser treatment.

Apart from that, many readers also asked if I sell products. In the past I don't, but soon I will! I'm currently still working on the website so be sure to check back for updates. The products I'm going to sell are basically items that I have tried and/or reviewed in my blog. Some are requested items by you readers over the years and up to present.

Sneak preview on the brands I'm bringing in:
- Mizon (skincare)
- Hiruscar (skincare)
- DHC Medicated Acne range (cosmetics)
- Secret Key (cosmetics)

and more.........

Anyway, for any product request that you would like me to sell in my future store (online) and post request, drop me an email to bitsdiaries@live.com. For any question, you can ask at ask.fm/bitsdiaries.

Stay tuned for my next update.

Update - *[ Click here to read Part 3 ]*

Wednesday, 18 February 2015

[Acne Story] #01: Join Me In My Journey On Healing Acne + My Current Skin Care Routine

My Journey On Healing Acne + My Current Skin Care Routine Notice: All the emails and ask.fm questions I received from 13th February 2015 and onwards, there will be a delay in responding... Sorry guys~ As Chinese New Year is approaching, I'm super busy. So yeah...I will try to reply asap, most likely after Chinese New Year. Please understand. :x

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In my view, pimples are just like volcanoes... Tiny mountains (= pimples) filled with lava (= pus).

lol. Since the last serious eruption on my skin, the pimples are in deep sleep for quite some time until last month, it decided to erupt again! In simple words, yeah, I broke out. FML. Luckily, it's not as serious and horrible as last time (Read "My Acne Story") thus, it's not a big deal but it still bothers me.

In the past during my bad acne period, I actually wanted to document it (like an update about my skin once a week etc.) in my blog but well, I just don't have the courage to do so... If you had gone through what I had, you would understand why I said that.

Anyway, this time, I worked up my courage and decided to document it weekly or bi-weekly as I think my story/experience may probably be able to help some people out there who are going through the same problem and so... here I am~ documenting my acne breakout. It happened last month so please take note that the pictures shown do not reflect to my current skin condition.

This was how both sides of my face looked on 4th January 2015. As you can see there were a mixture of post acne marks/scars, inflamed and non-inflamed zits 'party-ing' on my skin.

I think I know what caused the breakout though. It was probably caused by bad sleep routine and diet as starting from the end of December 2014, I slept really late like 4-5am e-v-e-r-y-d-a-y; and also, I consumed oily, spicy and junk foods quite often in a week. Before all these changes, my skin was pretty clear (except for occasional, very mild breakout during the time of the month) hence, that was why I think they were the causes for my recent breakout.

To combat with my acne, I'm using these products for my current skin care routine:

Day:

- Etude House AC Clinic Daily Toner or White Formula Super Moist Light Toner

Night:

- Biore Aqua Jelly Make Up Remover (only if I use makeup)

- Etude House AC Clinic Daily Toner or White Formula Super Moist Light Toner