Hi lovely readers! I'm sure all of you are getting ready for the weekend already. Some of you may be planning to head out or have a little lunch date with friends. Since the weather is quite on the breezy and cold side, we tend to bundle ourselves up and forget about style and how we look. With all honesty, I have been there before and most often than not I have opted to wear less thicker jackets and decided to skip the winter coat altogether... except, I have realized I shouldn't be sacrificing my health over how I look. Although, for any fashion and style enthusiast out there, you can already expect that looking good is a priority. Which is why I have chosen to wear designer contact lens, and accessorize myself with big bangles to make a bold statement.

Today I am sharing my review for ML12 and what is my opinion regarding the product.

WARNING: HEAVY IMAGE POST AHEAD!

Some time last week I have received a package from KiwiBerry1 for my honest review. To my surprise, they have carefully wrap the vials [bottles:each lens comes in a separate container] in a plastic bubble and encased it in another bubble wrap like pouch before placing it inside an envelope. They have also surprised me with an assortment of eyelashes that came in a small flat box and have sealed it in a separate bubble wrap. This guarantees that KiwiBerry delivers not just quality design, but as well as quality service. Check out more photos below

Close Up Shot

- Packaging

- Product Quality

- Ease of Use

Verdict: The quality of the lens is excellent, it doesn't dry up and stays in place the whole time. The range of designs to choose from is totally of superb quality. The enlargment of my eyes is very noticeable even on indoor lighting Although some may have to actually pay close attention to my eyes. The design looks natural like and is barely even there to feeling. I could literally forget that lenses was even there on the first place..

Overall: 10/10 For having the lenses make my eyes pop-out while keeping the natural look. For the metal plate in the vials I'd give it an 8/10, as always I have struggled yanking it out nicely and had to use pliers to pry it apart.

FTC: KiwiBerry1 sponsored the ML 12 Gray for my honest review. I was not compensated to make this entry. I am not affiliated with Kiwi Berry and this is 100% my honest opinion.

Video Review

As promised, I will be sharing things about beauty related talk and for my first beauty topic for 2012 would be how to whiten and care for your skin. I have been chit chatting with my blogger girlfriends just last night, and some time last month I have been asked as well if there's any skin whitening tip that I can share...which is why I chose it for my entry today. :)

First and foremost of all just to clarify things I am naturally fair in complexion. So I can't guarantee how the effect will turn out on y'all. As time passed by, I have neglected my skin and have ended up with yellowish tan like shade. So I have tried every possible things I can to have a fairer complexion. Some products I have tried have been a disappointment, while some were a waste of time and money. I am sure you all have heard of Glutathione either in form of soap, cream, capsule, or injectable formula. There's also the goat milk and other kinds of body scrub. While I have tried Glutathione soap and Goat Milk scrub and Johnson & Johnson milk bath I have found myself in love with a less pricier option but the effect are just about the same.

WARNING: If you plan to whiten your skin please remember to avoid any direct contact with the sun. If in any way you know that you will be heading out and will be exposed to the sun make sure to stop all products you are using, even if it's just a soap or lotion at least 3 days ahead of time. Why? Because the sun will have an adverse effect on your skin (just to give you an idea it's like getting a sun tan).

Please be reminded that I am in no way a professional and I do not claim that these are 100% effective but from my experience and my best friend Rochelle's experience (we both have tried the same method) the tip I am about to share worked.

Recommended Products:

Sutla Whitening Soap
Kojie Acid Bar Soap
Calamansi also known as Calamondin

Usage:

Sutla Whitening Soap - daily use for soaping the body. I recommend to soap twice when taking a bath or shower. I prefer to soap myself up and scrub my body using a loofah or patola (got that from my great grandma) and when I'm done I'd proceed to shampooing my hair, then conditioner and so on and rinsing my body in the end. That way the soap stayed longer in my skin. After rinsing off the soap if I am not rushing I would re-soap myself again but this time without the scrubbing and then rinse. I'd finish it off with any lotion and dry myself quickly in front of a fan. :)

Kojie Acid Soap - If you already have the Sutla soap I only use the kojie soap 3x a week alternating it in between the usage of the other soap. In my opinion, doing it this way keeps my skin in a state that it doesn't get completely used to the effect of the other soap. Ever heard of the word adaptation? That's my take. It's up to you to do the same method or not. Being overseas and have no means of buying a replacement for the Sutla soap that I have finished [after using it daily] I use the Kojie the same way I use Sutla. But do remember that it can dry up your skin. Also, when I have first used Kojie my skin was a bit tingly [or kind of mahapdi] which tells me the soap is effective.

Calamansi - my favorite of all. This citrus fruit runs along with the lime and lemon family. Make sure when you purchase this little monster to choose the almost ripe ones. To be able to tell its soft and squeeshy green and just a hint of yellowish shade on some sides. Squeeze it out and slather it on your skin. Back in the day, people used to use this as well as a deodorant but had been found out to helps whiten the skin as well. This method is like bleaching your skin so "please" stay away from the sun or you'll be roasted in no time. I prefer to do this once a week or three times a week just depending on how lazy I am or how busy my schedule is. To avoid the icky feeling I usually apply the extract right before sleeping and making sure I dry myself first in front of a fan before heading to bed. This way my skin is soaked in the extract overnight.

Reminder:

Try this method at a shorter time frame to see if you don't have any allergic reaction to this method. I will not be held liable for any irritation of your skin. Please use with caution. Getting tingly skin is normal, but anything more than that then you might want to consider that you are not compatible with the product / method. If you are sure you are then you can gradually increase the time frame of leaving the product in your skin.

All the best! Let me know if you tried this method and if it's working for you as well. xox