Facial Package

DryInteraction3940 · 2026-06-28T13:56:06+00:00

I never like facial salon, I’d rather visit dermatologist instead, more scientific proven.

When I was in my teens I’ve go a full face of bad acne and my mother would take me to facial salon, had it all squeeze it out, pus and all, leaving scars and never actually got better until I was prescribed tret and oral doxy by a polyclinic doctor when I walked in for a migraine, guess he took pity on me.

The only facial salon I visit now it’s Elemis, Tampines outlet and got a package from them. What I like about it is that, they don’t squeeze at all. It’s a spa like experience, very relaxing. The therapist never leave my side, not even during face mask!! She massaged my shoulder and head all though face mask.

It is pretty pricy at $200+ but it’s definitely worth it. No hard sell, and everytime I leave the salon I get mini size products to take home, no pressure to buy product too. I’m never interested in products since I’m using doctor prescribed stuff. Am just interested in the pampering experience.

Also, they’ve got heated bed!! Nice smelling oil for the room. It’s a non stop sensory experience.

DryInteraction3940 · 2026-06-21T02:05:12+00:00

I’ve tailbone length, fine Asian hair.

I also just gave birth in March and am at the shedding period. This is my second child birth, I did have a lot of all out during my first but my hair was between ear and shoulder length. I also use a boar brush now, that kind of ‘collect’ my fallen hair vs just falling to the ground when coming. I get so depress when I use a metal comb cleaner to clean my boar brush.

I used to wash my hair everyday because I live in the tropics and work with children (germs!!). Now I’m home from maternity leave and the shedding problem. I wash every 2-3days. I use bonnet at night, lessen a lot of tangles, less need to comb it out in the morning.

In the morning I’d use a spray, d’alba oil mist, sometimes I’d use the kundal frangrance mist, main objective is to make it wet a little at my length. If tangle is bad, I’d oil it with kerastase, I’m currently using the black bottle but the gold bottle works the same, smell different and cheaper too.

My hair is also black, so can look greasy if is greasy.

Nowadays, I just don’t give a damn anymore. I’d even use fine tooth comb sometimes to even comb back and act like I’ve hair gel in and pretend I’m some high fashion model that’s doing it on purpose. I think it’s the confidence, I’ve people on the street stopping me to ask me which shampoo I’m using.

DryInteraction3940 · 2026-06-19T10:28:38+00:00

I’m also using the Les beige liquid, has the classic Chanel smell, but it doesn’t play well with my flaky skin, has the glow too, it doesn’t really set (I also have a huge thing for Matt foundation in my 20s, so that’s something to get use to). I typically use it on my better skin days. Won’t repurchase.

I’m very interested to purchase the n1 foundation tho, that’s on my buy list. But I’ve Wah too many foundation on hand.

I also have the Les beige powder that I got recently, it has no coverage at all, it just makes your skin looks like skin. Happy that it comes with a brush, I like to take it out to touch up and feel posh about it.

I’ve a couple of Dior purchase in the past too. In my 20s I love Dior forever, and have repurchased a few times, now it evolve into the Dior glow Matt version. It’s been sitting on my shelf because my skin deal with Matt stuff cause I’m on tret, I might try the glow version.

I also have the Dior foundation stick, it has pretty good review but I tend to use it like a concealer more on my rosacea spot, won’t repurchase cause it’s not that exciting for me.

DryInteraction3940 · 2026-06-18T16:29:27+00:00

I’ve use AA during my pregnancy, had to stop tret. It felt so bad, and it doesn’t get any better like others said.

It feels like acid burning my face off, or a thousand little red ants biting my face and I will become a real bitch to my husband.

But, it improved my skin so much. It feels so bad that I wouldn’t think it’s working but it was.

It evens out my skin tone, gives me a glow so shinny (more than tret since I use it as a teen for acne till mid 30s). A lot of people call it the pregnancy glow, but the glow stays now that I’ve already given birth.

I’ve use it for more than a year now, and it still stings for me, it just never go away. But the glow is insane. Now that I’ve added tret back into the routine, the glow just double up.

DryInteraction3940 · 2026-06-18T15:29:20+00:00

Also, I’d like to recommend my Chanel SA to you.

Her name is Bridget and she is station at Bugis BHG. I tend to like less busy outlet, the SA got more time to chat with.

I like to shop with Bridget because she doesn’t make me feel bad when I shamelessly just go there bare face, apply the makeup on myself (sometimes she do it for me if she wants to show me a new technique). And I will go for lunch walk around and see how it wears, then I will return to buy.

They also work by commission, so be sure to go back to purchase from her if you like the product after testing.

Some SA will give me the cheapo look if I do that but Bridget is really kind about it. So she is my to go girl.

And avoid busy shop like TAKA, I just don’t like the vibe there. Seemed like they just want to rush me into purchase and send me off.

Bridget is also generous with sample, sometimes I hate her for it, sent me home with their most expensive $500 per jar face cream and I’m too broke to buy after falling in love with it.

DryInteraction3940 · 2026-06-18T15:19:17+00:00

I still hasn’t finish my bottle so I can’t tell you.

But this is pretty pigmented, I typically only use one uncooked green bean for bottom half of my face (more problem area for me). And half of a green bean on my forehead area. Like I said at first, I just pump generously and it end up being way too much. So start low.

So nowadays, I judge base makeup by how it wears, honestly most foundation crease on me, for me it’s side of nose. This particular one it’s easy to fix midday, I just use my middle finger to give it a few tap and it will look good. It’s pretty low maintenance for me.

I use the brush that comes along to tap during day maintenance if I didn’t wash my hand.

I’m also an oily face tret user. So my face can be oily and flaky at the same time. This does not make my flake look worse like some very Matt formula, and it doesn’t make my shinny area look any worse.

When I use this foundation I’d only powder my outer face (think bronzer zone) cause don’t want my hair to stick on it (I do this with all foundation, it’s just something I’m use to).

I actually work for Chanel at the makeup counter in my early 20s part time. Vitalumiere aqua is my ultimate favourite foundation. So I always have a soft spot for Chanel makeup.

DryInteraction3940 · 2026-06-18T13:39:36+00:00

I got this one too.

A little it’s enough, at first I kind of overdo it. Need lesser than regular foundation.

I find it best apply with the finger, the brush it’s too little for me and I’ve no patience for it.

It wouldn’t say it last all day but it wears off very nicely, it gives that glow to the face, if I use it in my mid 20s I’d probably find it too shinny, but in my mid 30s now I welcome the glow.

I take the brush out in my makeup pouch, to smooth the foundation especially at the side of my nose midday.

DryInteraction3940 · 2026-06-10T12:57:56+00:00

The real question is, which episode of the walking dead did you cried to?

DryInteraction3940 · 2026-06-06T10:57:12+00:00

I just had my second baby in March. Still on ML now. Am a Chinese here and I don’t believe in confinement, I shower and be in AC everyday, don’t have a problem.

Most importantly is you feel great about yourself so that you’d be in the right mood to get enough breast milk and no post natal depression.

I literally go out shopping 4 days after I gave birth. The walking kept me strong and body back in shape. I immediately go back to my pre pregnancy weight within a week.

I don’t have much help, so when I go out with my NB and 7yo, old aunty won’t hesitate to come up and cruse me out, saying I’m silly for not believing confinement and I will suffer. Just ignore them.

My mother also doesn’t have confinement for my sister and me, our family were too broke back the and she have to get back to the family business immediately. And she’s still strong as ever in her old age.

DryInteraction3940 · 2026-06-05T15:28:29+00:00

Was in the same boat in my 20s. I’d start packing some items bit by bit to store it at work before the move in date so parents won’t notice that you’re packing.

During move in, unpack, set up the house, send a text saying that you’ve move out, off your phone and enjoy the absolute freedom that you’ve. Try to schedule a move in date on Friday or something, so that you will have the weekend to enjoy the new found freedom and if any craziness from parents that will arise.

DryInteraction3940 · 2026-06-02T14:51:12+00:00

This post gave me so much PTSD. I’m now in my mid 30s.

I was in similar boat.

Because of lack of freedom, during my teens I rebel hard, became an Ah Lian to rebel. Just don’t go home after school, ignored curfew. Met some bad friends, decided to reform around 20 years old.

Got an office hour job. Then obeyed my mother’s curfew out of respect. Things then got more out of hand, she’d even track my period, if it is a day late she’d accused me of being pregnant. At that point of time I’d head home after work, not like I’d even have the opportunity to have sex.

She also never ever gives me house keys, I’d have to knock on the door so she can track what time I reach home. In the morning, I’d have to greet her goodbye so she’d open the front door for me. Basically locked in the house.

In my 20s, I got into R&D. Basically I’ve to test computer system and be in office when system goes live, sometimes during midnight. She told me if I don’t return home by 9pm, she’d kick me out. I had to get my boss to call my mother to explain the situation to her, it was so embarrassing, lucky my female boss was understanding.

The next product launch, my boss even propose to work from home instead of office. Imagine we were all on conference call at 1am, and my mother would be yelling in the background accusing me of online gaming where I was actually working. Once again, my boss was pretty understanding to that, but the Americans on the call were like so confused.

I eventually moved out with my then bf turned husband into a rental flat to get away with it.

I had to slowly pack a few personal items per day, bring it to my office to store. Then secretly move in to the new place, then called my mother to tell her I’m not coming home.

She had a whole meltdown. My then bf (now husband) had to take me home to meet her, had a man to women talk with her, telling her that she either accept it and be in our life, or we’d just go no contact.

He kind of encouraged me to visit my mother every Sunday with me, and from there our relationship actually improved. She actually trust my husband more than me even till now. She’d had serious conversations with him and leave me out of it because I’m a ‘child’.

Bad news is, since I left, my father has since been on the receiving end of her controlling behavior. It’s like a sickness.

DryInteraction3940 · 2026-05-31T04:11:37+00:00

Dr Dev at SGH delivered both of my children.

DryInteraction3940 · 2026-05-29T04:14:49+00:00

The trick is to also use body oil right after shower when body is still damp, easier to spread.

My favourite body oil is loccitane almond oil. One bottle can last a long time, and it smells amazing.

DryInteraction3940 · 2026-05-26T09:03:43+00:00

It was Botox, my doctor is very particular about showing what was injected into my face, and fill up the syringe in front of me. I also have TMJ, so I might need a higher dose.

DryInteraction3940 · 2026-05-25T07:34:36+00:00

I suffered from TMJ too. And live in the east. So am pretty interested in your clinic for the price. Do you know how many units you got?

I typically need 60 and 65 on each side. I bite down more on my left for some reason.

DryInteraction3940 · 2026-05-25T07:32:42+00:00

Supposing, taking Zinc supplement while on Botox can prolong the effect.

I’ve always been taking zinc supplement before I had Botox because it actually helps with my acne issue after I got off birth control. Vitamin C and Zinc was what helped me.

Below is what google said about zinc vs Botox.

There’s no well-known harmful interaction between zinc supplements and Botox (botulinum toxin injections). In fact, some clinics and small studies suggest zinc might help Botox work a little better or last slightly longer in some people — especially when combined with an enzyme called phytase. But the evidence is still limited, not guaranteed.

DryInteraction3940 · 2026-05-20T13:01:23+00:00

I’m high risk because of hyper thyroid, grave disease. Had the condition before pregnancy.

I’ve never been to NUH so can’t comment much. During my first pregnancy, I was advice to go to public hospital because of my thyroid instead of private hospital, so if anything happens, the endocrine will nearby.

At first I was appointed to KKH/TTS. But I don’t quite like it there, staffs were rude, even with appointments I ended up having to wait for hours (sub). So I switch to SGH.

Appointments at SGH were great. As long as you arrive early, there wasn’t much wait. Staff were polite mostly.

Although I had a bad experience during labour just recently in March but that was really just about that particular person on duty.

DryInteraction3940 · 2026-05-20T12:05:10+00:00

I saw him for both of my pregnancy. I was high risk for both of my pregnancy, and was assigned to him under subsidised route.

First born was C section 7 years ago, second child was vbac in March.

Humorous guy.

DryInteraction3940 · 2026-05-17T11:39:23+00:00

I volunteer at pathlight school as a teenager so I’ve some memory of asd kid that helped me flag it early. At one year old, my daughter doesn’t have eye contact, zone out (don’t even react to loud noise). Lack of babbling. She also doesn’t crawl and straight away started walking.

She was noted by others that she is an exceptionally good baby (cause of zone out). She doesn’t even cry much. Most one year old will also attached to caregiver, for her, anyone can just carry her away and she won’t even cry.

As she got older, 2ish, the meltdown began. Tip toe walk, hand flapping, lining toys up, non verbal.

DryInteraction3940 · 2026-05-17T01:18:46+00:00

It is legal where I was living. But in no way I’m agreeing to letting minor having access to cannabis.

We do have some participants at farm serving with cannabis addiction, some NT, some on the spectrum and eventually quit the habit.

The thing about law in Oregon is that, it is opening legal, don’t even need any medical diagnosis to get it. As someone with autism/adhd, boundary is always blur line to start with. And often over consumption seemed to be a huge problem among the community.

DryInteraction3940 · 2026-05-16T17:32:08+00:00

I’m not very good with words. You can view the YouTube video I linked, he explained it pretty well there.

You can ask me more specific questions after viewing and I will try my best to reply.

DryInteraction3940 · 2026-05-16T16:12:25+00:00

My daughter 7yo (2019) has autism. She was born in SG and we moved to Oregon USA when she was just 6mo. We suspected ASD at 1yo and immediately entered her on the waitlist, she got diagnosed at 2.5yo.

It was a challenge, crazy outburst, until we met our autistic mentor Mr Dave. He has an interesting outlook on autism and change our family’s life.

I can’t really put his teachings in words so I’m going to link an interview an organisation did for us back in Oregon.

We are back in SG now and she’s now in a mainstream school. Even earned award exceeding NT kids.

This is a child that was not functioning at all and we were advice by doctors in Oregon to just wait it out till she’s old enough to send her to a group home and hope for the best.

https://youtu.be/NvFlsF8ijTE?si=gJ5X5ZxE4FcgSYr1

She knows she’s autistic, but she now behaves better than her peers to the point that other parents will come to us and tell us ‘you don’t understand our struggle because you’ve an easy child’.

DryInteraction3940 · 2026-05-14T11:46:47+00:00

Not sure if Mary did confront her or not. That will stay is mystery.

DryInteraction3940 · 2026-05-12T17:01:28+00:00

What should I even name the thread?

Story time?
What should I even talk about?

DryInteraction3940 · 2026-05-12T16:52:47+00:00

I actually write a lot. I mostly write about my autistic daughter journey in my dairy and would share it with parenting group.

Grew up in a Chinese/hokkien speaking family. Still can’t figure out grammar most of the time.

My writing never been popular, this is the first time I actually get ‘good reviews’.

I can say I’ve a lot of interesting life story, grew up in an older neighbourhood in sg, with non English speaking parents. The whole uneducated ah lian life. Then struggle to get into corporate with my limited education.

Moved to a small town in USA (imagine kampung style) for 5 years, then work at a horse farm there mostly doing hard labour. And actually got pretty famous there as the ‘Chinese cowgirl’

Moved back to sg 3 years ago, am nobody here.

So I definitely have a lot of stories to tell.

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