Nivea Extra Whitening Range

The weather in Singapore has been so hot and sunny recently, it’s killing me. To the point that I wish it would rain even when I’m outdoors. Though the warm weather makes me perspire like crazy, I got to admit it’s the best weather for a shoot as sunlight is the best natural lighting for videos.

While shooting, the Tree Potatoes team will curse and swear at whoever causes a NG. More NGs = More time out in the sun = super sian.

People often ask me how I maintain my radiant complexion despite my hectic filming schedule and numerous outdoor shoots. Well, I have been using numerous whitening products and recently I got my hands on Nivea’s Extra Whitening Range.

I’m sure every girl has heard of the Nivea brand, it’s one of the earliest skincare brands that I was exposed to! I have always been using their products actually. Always found their products to be effective and value for money.

This range is very comprehensive with 8 products: 2 types of cleansers, toner, day serum, day cream, night cream, scrub and a paper mask (use in this sequence for optimum results!). I personally use the following steps: Mud Foam, Scrub, Day Serum and Night Cream.

All the products in this range contains PEARLY WHITE which has been proven by studies to be 10X more effective in lightening the skin tone than Vitamin C*.

This range is pretty interesting. It not only helps lighten your skin tone, it also minimizes the appearance of pores, making it very suitable for people with acne prone skin and frequent makeup users. (People like me!)

Nivea Extra Whitening Range do not contain AHA/BHA which are chemicals often found in exfoliators. These chemicals do help to effectively remove dead skin, unclog pores and brighten your skin tone but it inevitably thins your skin, which may result in redness on sensitive skin.

Instead, my favourite Mud Foam contains gentle ingredients such as pearly white complex and volcanic clay to brighten skin tone and remove main culprits for acne and large pores like oil, powder and sunscreen residue.

To me, a good complexion is one that is radiant and clear.  I’m really pleased that my skin looks clearer and fairer in just 7 days after using the Nivea Extra Whitening Range. My makeup stays on better too!

Nivea Singapore is giving away 10 Nivea hampers worth $120 each + exclusive Nivea pouch + 6 months digital subscription of Cosmpolitan Magazine to 10 lucky girls!

All you need to do to win is post a selfie on Instagram and include a description of your skin aspiration eg. “I want to have beautiful and radiant skin!” Don’t forget to make sure that your Instagram account is public, and include the hashtags: #niveasg #niveaselfie #cosmosg.

Contest ends 31^st August 2014 and winners will be announced on Instagram @Gushcloud_SG. So do hurry and share your skin aspirations before the contest ends!

"Cosmopolitan Singapore aims to provide the Singaporean woman with what she needs to live life as a fun, fearless, fabulous person. More than print and paper, Cosmopolitan is a complete lifestyle experience, engaging readers with topics on fashion, beauty, body, relationships and life."

Link: http://cosmopolitan.sg

*In vitro study of 4 butylrescorcinol (Pearly White)by Beiersdorf Germany.

You Should Always Read Before Asking

This is going to be a complaint post. So if you're not up for my rants, you can stop now. If you're cool with it, you may proceed.

I noticed that people do not read. I don't just mean reading books or news, but just reading in general. But you may think, that's not my problem if people don't read, why am I annoyed? This is an example.

I posted a picture of our meet and greet on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter some time back. I included a caption that goes something like that:

"We're having a meet and greet next Thursday! Join us for some games, pictures and chat us up! Our Tree Potatoes Official Tee Shirt will also be up for sale! They will be going at SGD20 instead of SGD25 for that day only!"

And here are some questions that I received:

"How much is the shirt?"

"When is the meet and greet?"

"What time?"

"Where is it?"

It really made me wonder if these people have really bad English comprehension or they just don't read. What is wrong?! I thought I have already included all the necessary details in that single post so that I can clear all the doubts and not have to answer every single question! I almost bang my head against the wall when I read those questions. And the worse is, things like that happen to almost every single post and video.

I fear for the society. I fear that the level of intelligence in the society is going down. The world may be ending.

My Exercise Companion

Most of you would have already known that I changed my phone recently. My previous phone was giving me some problems and enough was enough, it's time to get a new one. So I decided to try the Samsung GALAXY S5 LTE.

It is always tedious to change phones. You got to move all your pictures, contacts, apps, blah blah to the new phone manually. I used to move all my stuff into my computer and then manually move them into the new phone. Hated it.

But then... my friend told me about this super convenient app, Samsung Smart Switch!

All I need to do is to update my old phone into iCloud which took me about half an hour because I have tons of data. Then I just need to go to Samsung Smart Switch app (Download on Google Play/Samsung Apps) on my Samsung GALAXY S5 LTE and log into my iCloud account.

Click transfer and... Tada! Everything got transferred into my new phone in just 10 minutes . It's really, really, really convenient!

I highly recommend new Samsung phone users to use this application to transfer all your files!

This is my first Android phone so I was expecting to have trouble getting used to it. But surprisingly, it was really easy to use and extremely customizable. I'm having so much fun with it, I kept trying out different stuff! 

Phoneception

Playing with the heart rate detector

The heart rate detector is so cool! All I need is to place my finger at the detector for less than a minute and it can tell me my heart rate! The detector is conveniently located at the back of the phone, below the camera.

Other than the Samsung GALAXY S5 LTE, there is one more thing that I want to share!

Introducing the Samsung Gear Fit, which is SUPER convenient when I'm working out and I can't carry my phone with me. It tells me the time and notifies me of any messages/calls/emails within the Bluetooth range from the phone (i.e 10m) and fits and even look as stylish as a watch.

I love that the Samsung Gear Fit acts like a personal trainer to help me keep fit with goal-settings, workout progress report, etc. There is also a built-in heart rate sensor in the Samsung Gear Fit, which measures my heart rate so I know whether I'm exercising properly! It is even dust and water resistant, so I don't need to worry about bringing out when I exercise in the rain or when I play water sports! 

The band is easily removable and comes in different designs. So pretty! I want them all! 

I'm really happy with my new Samsung GALAXY S5 LTE, and I'm still amazed that I managed to get used to Android so fast! 

I guess I'm a fast learner! :D

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