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06/01/2021

New Year and the new product alert! 📢
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SPF35 PA++
50 ml
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💦 Foundation + Face Cream: Marine collagen restores dehydrated skin and gives it a natural glow. Intensively moisturizes and tones the skin, restores elasticity, protects against UV rays. Prevents skin aging, anti-wrinkle prevention.
🐟 Marine (non animal) source of collagen. Safe for people who cannot use ingredients derived from 🐽
👌Apply evenly on the skin at the last stage of care. You may top up with powder or cushion but it is not necessary.

01/01/2020

Happy New Year, world! We hope you achieve all your goals in 2020! 🎄💚

25/12/2019

Christmas in Japan is a fun, festive time of year. Since there are few Christians in the country, none of the religious connotations associated with Christmas were brought over from the West, and it isn’t a national holiday.

🍓Eat Strawberry Shortcake
A Japanese strawberry shortcake is light and spongy with whipped cream filling and frosting, which is much less sweet than other cake toppers. This treat is sold as ‘Christmas Cake’ in Japan (although it’s also very popular for birthdays) and is a great way to celebrate the season with family and friends.

🐓Dine On Chicken
Kentucky Fried Chicken on Christmas has been a Japanese tradition since the 1970s, thanks to their catchy slogan and marketing campaign. It’s not uncommon to preorder meals for the week of Christmas weeks in advance, and it’s easily the busiest time of year for the fast food giant.

🎁Exchange Gifts
It has become commonplace for couples to exchange gifts on Christmas Eve, but rarely anyone else. Since Christmas is not a Japanese tradition, it’s also not traditional to exchange gifts for the occasion. This may be because Japan already has a December gift exchange of its own, the Japanese work-culture tradition of oseibo, when coworkers exchange gifts. Presents are more commonly exchanged for the New Year, which is a much bigger deal in Japan.

🐹Attend The Disney Christmas Parade
Tokyo Disney hosts its annual Christmas parades in December. It’s everything that’s expected of a Christmas parade, from fun, festive costumes and music to candy giveaways and even an appearance by Santa Claus himself. Tokyo Disney is not only a great place for families with children but is also a popular date spot for couples on Christmas Eve.

🎎Go On A Date
Christmas Eve in Japan is often thought of as a couples’ holiday, like Valentine’s Day in the West. Japanese couples – especially young couples – like to book dinners at romantic restaurants, and it can often be hard to find a seat. But whichever way you decide to celebrate, be sure to spend the day with your significant other by your side (close friends and family will do in a pinch).

23/12/2019

The Christmas season in Austria starts in late November - and there are many deeply-rooted folk traditions which can come as a surprise to the uninitiated.

🌸Barbara twigs
In Austria, December 4 is called “Barbaratag“ and is dedicated to Saint Barbara. Early in the morning that day, people cut small twigs from cherry trees or forsythias. They are put in a vase and placed in the house. If the twig blossoms by Christmas Eve, it is seen as a sign for good luck and health in the following year. In some regions of Austria it also means that a member of your family is going to get married the next year.

🎅Saint Nicholas & Krampus
On December 6, Saint Nicholas goes from house to house looking for all the good and well-behaved children to give them little sweets like nuts, mandarins or chocolate. Saint Nicholas is accompanied by Krampus, his beast-like helper who punishes nasty children with his rod. Krampus parades have become especially popular on the evening of December 5, where people dress up as Krampus and roam the town, making a lot of noise and scaring spectators.

🍪Christmas cookies
Austrians are big fans of cookies and pastries. When Christmas comes around, many Austrians bake cookies. The most popular ones among Austrians are Vanillekipferl (vanilla crescent cookies), Spitzbuben (rascals) or ginger bread.

✨Smoking
The 12 nights around Christmas are called „Rauhnächte“. In those nights, some people prepare a mixture of blaze, incense, palm branches from Easter and consecrated herbals and spread the scent in the whole house. They believe that this custom keeps evil spirits and misfortune out of the house. The most important Rauhnächte are 21.12. (Thomasnacht), 24.12. (Christnacht), 31.12. (Silvesternacht) and 5.1. (Dreikönigsnacht).

22/12/2019

No one celebrates the Yuletide season better than the Filipinos! Resilient, jubilant and charming, Pinoys are known all over the world for their long, lavish, animated and one-of-a-kind holiday season celebrations.

❄️The Christmas season starts in September
There’s absolutely no other country in the world that celebrates Christmas longer than the Philippines. As matter of fact, you’ll feel the spirit of Christmas in the Philippines, as early as the 1st day of September. Once the “ber” months set in, Pinoys will begin adorning their establishments, houses and streets with eye-catching light displays, wondrous decorations and gigantic Christmas trees.

❄️Completing the Simbang Gabi is nearly in every Juan’s bucket list
The Misa de Gallo, or also known as Simbang Gabi, is a tradition that epitomizes how Christmastime has become Filipinized. Known as one of the most common Christmas traditions in the country, the Simbang Gabi originated in the early Spanish colonial period as a practical compromise for Pinoy farmers who began working before sunrise, to avoid the scorching noonday heat in the fields. Ultimately, this cherished custom became a distinct feature of our culture, and a symbol of our spiritual devotion.

❄️Post Simbang Gabi native delicacies
Food portrays a major role in every Filipino occasion, and Xmas is no exception. After attending a Simbang Gabi, Pinoys would tickle their sweet tooth and taste buds with luscious servings of Bibingka and P**o Bumbong. Then, these delicious delicacies would be washed down with a cup of salabat (ginger tea), or a thick and hot Spanish-style chocolate drink.

❄️Monito-Monita
Speaking of gifts, no school, house or office Christmas party is complete without the Monito-Monita. A Filipino’s adaptation of Kris Kringle, Monito-Monita is a form of exchanging gifts where every participant has his or her own anonymous gift giver or shall we say “Secret Santa”. The identities of both the receiver and giver are later on, revealed during the office or class Christmas party.

21/12/2019

Christmas in Iceland 🎄December is the darkest time of the year in Iceland. However, the dark days are lit up with countless Christmas lights, often accompanied by a beautiful blanket of snow. On clear nights, there is even a possibility to see the Northern Lights, dancing in green, white, pink and purple streaks across the sky.

Icelandic Santa Clauses 🎅
Perhaps the most famous tradition is to do with the Icelandic Santa Clauses. There are 13 of them in total, all bearing a name that describes their features or characteristics. Each one is a little naughty, and they like to slam doors (Doorslammer), steal candles (Candlesnatcher), peek through windows (Windowpeeker) and steal sausages (Sausagefetcher) for example.

Christmas food 🍰

🔅Fermented-skate day
Skötuveislur or fermented skate parties are without a doubt one of the more bizarre Icelandic traditions. Every year on December 23, Icelanders get together and eat fermented skate. It has a smell that will clear your sinuses from about a mile away. It’s a popular tradition, so you better reserve a table at a restaurant in advance if you don’t want your entire housing smelling of rotting fish.

🔅Laufabrauð
Most Icelandic families keep the tradition of making laufabrauð (literally “leaf bread”). Laufabrauð is a very thin deep-fried wheat bread decorated with leaflike patterns. Young and old members of the family gather to cut the bread together, some trying their best to make theirs unique by exploiting their artistic side, while others are mostly there for the snacks and the good company.

🔅Malt og Appelsín
Iceland’s traditional Christmas drink is a non-alcoholic mixture of the locally produced Malt (malt beer) and Appelsín (orange soda). Each family member tends to have his or her own opinion on what constitutes the perfect mixture of the two: 50/50 or 60/40, Appelsín first or Malt first? Debates can go on for hours, days or even years. What do you think? Pick up a can/bottle of each and experiment! To avoid the stress of figuring out the correct ratio, you can also get it premixed.

20/12/2019

It’s Christmas Eve soon, which means children across Spain’s Catalan region will be gathering in their homes for the traditional whacking of the festive s**t log. Yes, you heard it right. 😱

🔆Tió de Nadal (Christmas log), a hollow log with stick legs, a smiley face, and a floppy red hat, is a yule branch with a scatological spin. (Its other name is Caga Tió, or “s**t log,” for reasons that will shortly become apparent).

On December 8 each year — the Feast of the Immaculate Conception — families bring out the happy log. Every night until December 24, children are tasked with “feeding” the log by offering him nuts, dried fruit, and water. Kids must also cover Tió de Nadal with a blanket to ensure he stays warm and comfortable.

On Christmas Eve, it is time for the little s**t log to shine. Children gather around the red-hatted branch and beat him with sticks while singing the traditional Tió de Nadal song:

S**t log,
S**t nougats,
Hazelnuts and mató cheese,
If you don’t s**t well,
I’ll hit you with a stick,
S**t log!

Then comes the miracle: the kids look under Tió de Nadal’s blanket and discover that the dear log has pooped out a pile of candies and presents. (The end of the defecation session is signaled by the presence of a stinky herring.) When everyone has collected their gifts from Tió de Nadal, the family burns him for warmth.

🔆Caganer – “The Pooping Man” – What’s The Obsession With Pooing in Catalunya?
As if one pooping Christmas character isn’t enough, the Catalans also have “Caganer”. This is a little porcelain “nativity” figure of a man, squatting down and laying one out, somewhere in the nativity scene. Caganer is a favorite of the kids, who love examining the Christmas nativity scene, trying to find where he is “pooping”. Caganer is normally hidden somewhere among the more traditional nativity scene characters, and my students told me their favorite place to find him is “pooping” in the baby’s manger.

19/12/2019

It’s fair to say that Russia has, over the centuries, had an interesting relationship with Christmas 🎄
Take the atheistic Soviet government, for example, which put a ban on openly celebrating the holiday in 1929; this wasn’t lifted until 1991.

⛄Or the initial reluctance for Christmas trees, the idea for which came (as did many other Western notions into Mother Russia) from Germany. Russians considered pine trees a death symbol and didn’t care for one in their house. Until 1817 that is, when the Tsar’s wife (a Prussian princess) plonked one in her private rooms, in defiance of local sensibilities. Gradually, a tree for Christmas caught on, complete with ribbon/bow/lantern decorations, as did the giving of presents and the emergence of Father Frost (or Ded Moroz), a fairytale patriarchal type resembling Father Christmas.

In the 1930s, Joseph Stalin decided to bring back a little festive something for the kids. He amped up celebrations for secular New Year, or Noviy God, giving them a determinedly Communist-sanctioned twist. So, no Santa - although Father Frost was fine🎄

No elves or reindeer either; Frost’s Snow Girl sidekick (Snegurochka) took over their duties. Vodka shots replaced eggnog although decorated trees and presents were re-appropriated into the non-religious festivities: Christmas trees were part of the 1920s banning and were now called New Year trees. The main celebratory action took place on December 31 and for many Russians, this is still a major focus of their holiday season.

❄️Going back to Christmas, like other Orthodox Christian communities around the globe, Russia celebrates it on January 7. Why the Orthodox Church celebrates Christmas on January 7? This is simply due to a difference in religious calendars.

Traditions that remain these days include a big family meal on Christmas Eve which often features12 courses to represent the 12 apostles.
On January 7, families attend Church and settle down for a Christmas dinner similar to that in the West.

17/12/2019

𝐂𝐡𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐦𝐚𝐬 𝐚𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐥𝐝: 𝐒𝐨𝐮𝐭𝐡 𝐊𝐨𝐫𝐞𝐚 🎎

Christmas in Korea is very different from Christmas in North America or Europe. There are some superficial similarities, such as Christmas decorations in shop windows, but look beyond that and the differences become very apparent.

𝐂𝐡𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐦𝐚𝐬 𝐌𝐨𝐯𝐢𝐞𝐬
Christmas movies, most of which are Westernized, are popular in Korea. The few that do not come with subtitles provide fun for the family or provide a moving holiday story. A couple examples of holiday movies to watch include:
🔹Based on a popular children's cartoon, the movie Mug Travel follows the tale of a small child on Christmas Eve and her adventures with animal friends.
🔹Merry Christmas Mr. Mo follows a terminally ill man who wants to give gifts at Christmas to family and friends.

𝐊𝐨𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐧 𝐂𝐡𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐦𝐚𝐬 𝐒𝐨𝐧𝐠𝐬
Koreans are very sentimental and romantic, especially the younger set. K-pop groups feature prominently for Christmas music. Much of it is toned to remind someone how much they are loved or missed at this special time. While there will be standard Western favorites but teens will love songs like:

🔹Snow Candy - Starship Planet
🔹All I Want for Christmas is You - Bom and Hi
🔹Lonely Christmas - Crayon Pop
🔹Miracles in December - EXO
🔹Christmas Wishes - Mystic89 Family

𝐂𝐡𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐦𝐚𝐬 𝐃𝐢𝐧𝐧𝐞𝐫
Korean traditions are rooted in family. As such, a large potluck dinner often occurs at Christmas. The holiday menu features foods like Bulgogi (barbecued beef), sweet potato noodles, and kimchi. Everyone brings their best dish. The family will finish the meal with a Christmas cake (often a steamed rice cake decorated with fruits) or a buffet of all the best Korean sweets the family has to offer. Just a few of the sweets seen might include:

🔹Sugar candy that's homemade or purchased
🔹Steamed pear called baesuk
🔹Walnuts wrapped in persimmons
🔹Christmas themed cakes with sweet red bean paste

16/12/2019

𝐂𝐡𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐦𝐚𝐬 𝐚𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐥𝐝: 𝐍𝐞𝐰 𝐙𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐝 🌴
Kiwi Christmas is something unique, and it can be a lot of fun for those coming from abroad.

𝐂𝐡𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐦𝐚𝐬 𝐖𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫
The most obvious difference to a northern hemisphere Christmas is the weather. December is the middle of summer in New Zealand. Many visitors from the US or Europe can't quite get their heads around having Christmas dinner as a barbeque on the beach. Christmas marks the beginning of the summer holidays for most Kiwis, so many Christmas activities revolve around summer holidays.

𝐍𝐞𝐰 𝐙𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐂𝐡𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐦𝐚𝐬 𝐅𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐚𝐥𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐄𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬
Many towns and cities in New Zealand hold a Christmas Parade. The largest and best-known parade is the Auckland Santa Parade, which has been a feature of the Auckland Christmas since 1934. It attracts thousands of spectators every year and is a great event for children.

𝐂𝐡𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐦𝐚𝐬 𝐃𝐢𝐧𝐧𝐞𝐫
Kiwis maintain the British tradition of having a family dinner during the middle of the day on Christmas Day. Often it is a barbeque on the deck, but the traditional Christmas fare of turkey, ham, and roast potatoes are still very popular. For dessert, plum pudding, and Christmas cake are served alongside the Kiwi icons, pavlova, kiwifruit, strawberries, and cream.

𝐍𝐞𝐰 𝐙𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐂𝐡𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐦𝐚𝐬 𝐓𝐫𝐞𝐞
The pohutukawa tree, which lines most of the beaches along the east coast of New Zealand flower around Christmas time. The bright red and crimson flowers make a great sight and are one of the things New Zealanders associate most with Christmas time.

26/11/2019

A new study has found that increasing your caffeinated coffee consumption can reduce your risk of rosacea, a chronic inflammatory skin disease characterized by flushing and redness.

Coffee has previously been seen as a trigger for rosacea because the heat from the beverage can induce symptom flares.

However, the study authors found the polyphenols in caffeinated coffee could mitigate those effects at doses of four servings per day.

This is why caffeinated coffee, not decaffeinated, not tea, nor chocolate, proves effective.

Caffeinated coffee is further beneficial because it’s a vasoconstrictor, meaning it reduces the rush of blood to the skin’s surface.

It’s also full of protective antioxidants and has an immunosuppressant effect that can help curb inflammation.

Finally, the study authors said that caffeine from coffee can help balance hormone levels that are associated with rosacea, including adrenaline, noradrenaline, and cortisol.

Source: https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamadermatology/article-abstract/2707780

16/11/2019

Detailed Facial Skin Thickness Map ⬇️

This american research studied not only the absolute thickness of the skin and its layers, but instead it used the index of relative thickness.
It is well known that the thickness of various layers of the skin depends on age, gender, ethnicity, and many other factors, therefore, it will not be appropriate to transfer the numbers obtained for any one population of people to everyone and everything - for example, the thickness of the skin of a teenager will clearly differ from the thickness of the skin of an elderly person.

The relative thickness implies that we compare the thickness of the skin in different parts of the face of a particular person with the thickness of the thinnest part of his OWN skin. The obtained results can be extended to other human populations with a greater degree of legitimacy.

To create a thorough map, the authors conducted a punch biopsy (received small skin samples) from 39 different facial areas of 10 elderly people. Then they carefully measured the thickness of the epidermis and dermis of each individual sample, compared them with the minimum indicators for this particular person and compiled a general map of the thickness of the epidermis and dermis of the facial skin - you can see the result in the illustration to the post.

To summarize, as expected, the thickest skin is in the lower third of the nose (in particular, in the lower part of the nasal wall), and the thinnest is on the inner (medial) side of the upper eyelid. However, although the thickest and thinnest sections of the dermis were located in the same areas, there was no such connection with the epidermis. The thickest epidermal layer was on the upper lip, and the thinnest - in the area behind the ear.

The authors recommend referring to this map when planning injections and other cosmetic procedures.

Chopra K, Calva D, Sosin M, Tadisina KK, Banda A, De La Cruz C, Chaudhry MR, Legesse T, Drachenberg CB, Manson PN, Christy MR. A comprehensive examination of topographic thickness of skin in the human face. Aesthet Surg J. 2015 Nov; 35 (8): 1007-13.

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