{sponsored} LipHop *NEW* Sunscreen series for adults and children.

Let's be honest, finding the perfect sunscreen isn't easy.

From the very expensive ones right down to your drugstore brands, some leave you with a white film on your face, some leave your face looking like a grease-pan without you even sweating.

I've tried numerous - from Shu Uemura to Nivea, and STILL I am constantly on the lookout for THE ONE.

The one that won't leave my face sticky and oily, the one that won't burn a hole in my pocket, the one with the right SPF index and all.

When will my perfect one appear?

 

I was invited to LipHop's media launch, but because I could not attend it, the fabulous girls from LipHop team couriered over their complete new range of LipHop sunscreen and sun care products to me!

I'm stoked!

 

Let's see what we have here:

Hypoallergenic formula at SPF50 PA+++ specially made for KIDS, SGD$9.90.
Water and sweat-resistant makes it the perfect companion for swim lessons and outdoors fun.
If you have kids like mine, you know that the great outdoors is inevitable and they DO sweat A. LOT.
It is so thoughtful of LipHop because now I can say "bye bye" to their previous brand which is thick and sticky.
I want my children to smell like summer, not chlorine, thanks.

SPF80 Pa+++ Ultra-whitening sun protection lotion which contains *Melavoid, SGD$12.90.

* Melavoid™ is a natural, lightening active ingredient that decreases skin tone evenly and uniformly, thus reducing the number of different types of hyperpigmentation spots. 

SPF115 PA+++ Super Defence EX Sun Protection milk, SGD$12.90, for double protection for those of you active and sporty ladies.
I'm neither sporty nor active, I can't run to save my life, and the last time I climbed stairs or swam was ... I cannot remember already.
But I will use this when I need to be out in the sun with my children doing their childreny activities which unfortunately often involves some sun.

SPF50 PA+++ Lightweight sun protection spray, SGD$12.90.
Unique, non-sticky formula gives it a powdery finish.

After sun exposure, treat your skin to some thirst-quenching with this 100% Aloe Vera after sun gel, SGD$7.90.



I tried the LipHop SPF80 PA+++ sunscreen as I intend to replace my Nivea for my everyday sunblock.

Let's see this lotion work it...



Photo not edited for imperfections, facial tone an flaws left as is.



The white lotion is light and absorbs into skin immediately, leaving no whitish film or shiny sheen on my face.
It has passed my skin absorbency and after-cast colour test with flying colours :D
Love it!

Now I shall let my children be the guinea pigs :P
Let's do some outdoors activities.

 LipHop Kids Hypoallergenic SPF50 PA+++ Sun protection lotion.

 Only the tested arm has sunblock. No sticky and white residue.

Letting the kids go scoot-free! #lame

I'm quite the drugstore girl - drugstore brands work great and cost so much lesser than their designer counterparts.
I use KATE face powders and Canmake eyebrow pencil, Canmake blusher palette etc as I really love browsing the beauty and makeup products all at once in drugstores.
Right now, I will add LipHop as my other drugstore must-have item!

LipHop sunscreen and sun care products are available at your nearest Guardian Pharmacy.
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Sunscreen FAQs
Is high-SPF (sun protection factor) sunscreen better than a low-spf one?
Dermatologists recommend using a sunscreen with an SPF of at least 30, which blocks 97 percent of the sun’s rays. Higher-number SPFs block slightly more of the sun’s rays, but no sunscreen can block 100 percent of the sun’s rays.
Currently, there is not any scientific evidence that indicates using a sunscreen with an SPF higher than 50 can protect you better than a sunscreen with an SPF of 50.
It is also important to remember that high-number SPFs last the same amount of time as low-number SPFs. A high-number SPF does not allow you to spend additional  time outdoors without reapplication. All sunscreens should be applied approximately every two hours

Are spray sunscreens safe?
The challenge in using spray sunscreens is that it is difficult to know if you have used enough to cover all sun-exposed areas of the body, which may result in inadequate coverage.
Never spray sunscreen around or near the face or mouth. Spraying adequate amounts of the sunscreen into your hands and then applying the sunscreen can help you avoid the fumes while also ensuring adequate coverage. When applying spray sunscreens on children, be aware of the direction of the wind to avoid inhalation.

How can I protect my baby or toddler from the sun?
Sunscreen use should be avoided if possible in babies younger than 6 months.
Ideally, parents should avoid exposing babies younger than 6 months to the sun’s rays.
The best way to protect infants from the sun is to keep them in the shade as much as possible, in addition to dressing them in long sleeves, pants, a wide-brimmed hat and sunglasses.
Make sure they do not get overheated and that they drink plenty of fluids. If your baby is fussy, is crying excessively or has redness on any exposed skin, take him or her indoors.
 For the rest of Sunscreen FAQs, please go to American Academy of Dermatology for more information.

P.S. all photos taken with the new Olympus OM-D E-M10Mark II, which is currently on loan to me for review purposes. Hope to post a justified review of the camera soon!

 

Lands' End: Personalized school bags are here!

My firstborn, Adam, is going to Primary school next year.

My 2009 baby is so grown up *sobs*

 

We have been searching for a suitable school bag for him some time now, from the Japanese "randoseru" (ランドセル) in Tokyo, which the boy wore in the famous Doraemon cartoon, but it was around SGD$800 after currency conversion, to Deuter Scholar series bags, but they were very heavy even without anything in them.

 

In the end, upon some surfing, I saw Lands' End personalized bags.

 It was also very timely that Andy's cousin posted a photo of her son receiving his Lands' End bag from US.

 

They have several designs for girls as well!

 

To order your Lands' End personalized bags, head on to Lands' End website.

 

They ship direct to Singapore from US, with tracking number provided.

 

 

If you wanna order personalized name stickers for your child(ren)'s books, click here for Stickerkid.sg

Farm-hopping Sunday: Kok Fah Vegetable farm weekend market and Farmart

In support of the Farm-to-table movement, we decided to go searching for places which has locally-grown edibles.

Today morning, the weather was great. We dropped Adam off at my parents' place in Woodlands (he wanted to do gaming with my brother) and headed right to Sungei Tengah for some farm-hopping.

 

First stop:

Kok Fah Technology Farm Pte Ltd

18 Sungei Tengah Road 698974

 

Tel:  67656629

 

Here, they sell flowers, gardening tools and accessories, and pots upon pots of flowers, vegetables and fruit - okra, eggplant, capsicum, chilli, guava.

Guava

Who'd have known nestled in the deep veins of Sungei Tengah Road would be this lively weekend market bustling with people and activity, and local farmers selling their produce?

I would never have guessed to buy vegetables and local produce here but when we arrived at 11am, the place was already crowded with many cars!



A bouquet of.... peanuts.



花生 fresh off the ground.

Grow your own vegetable kits available on sale here.
I am looking for Mushroom kits!

Wahhh so many Aloe Vera!



Lazy kuching

Support local farmers and produce. This way, you are not paying a CEO for his next vacation or holiday home, but helping small local businesses sustain their living.
Another thing I like about supporting local produce: zero air- or ship-time.
It's freshness at its best.

We bought a week's supply of Kai lan, corn, winter melon and old cucumber for our own consumption and for my Aunt, then we went to our next stop: Farmart.

No photos today but do check out our previous visit to Farmart HERE.

Did I mention our Farmart post was featured on The Smart Local feature - 50 Fun & Free things to do in Singapore? :)

Do check it out and support local produce. Eat healthy, be healthy!
Next up: I would like to find local organically grown vegetables.

 

{sponsored} Discount code! Stickerkid.sg personalized name stickers for all children's schooling needs.

There are name labels and there are name labels.

 

At Stickerkid Sg, this creative company specialises in high quality, Swiss-made name stickers for children to mark their belongings and clothes.

 

Yeap, you read right!

Stickerkid name stickers are water resistant, dishwasher safe, microwave safe, washing machine safe, and more.

They also despatch your orders in 24 hours.

 

We are stoked to receive a set just for Adam because he's heading to official school in 2016.

The beginning of 10 years of education in Singapore...

 

A personalized set of name stickers for my Primary One going kid.



They can not only be used to mark books and stationery...



but also for shoes, especially useful in childcare centres and preschools where kids need to remove their shoes.
Or even when you go to indoor playgrounds. Brilliant.

the round stickers can be used on bottles and sippy cups.

 

and even iron-ons for clothes!

Honestly, Stickerkid has got to be the bespoke name-label maker for all parents and children.

 

I was just asking my mummy-friend Serene about the name label maker from Popular bookstore and God must've heard and intervened by sending Stickerkid to me.

I like them so much I'm going to order a set for Ashton as well. He ever brought home a wrong Avent milk bottle before because his previous name sticker peeled off after several washes in school.

I guess with Stickerkid, no more such peely-wally occurances!

 

Go to Stickerkid SG to get your personalized name stickers right away!

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For all Mumzilla readers, don't forget to enter "mumzilla10" for your 10% discount!

 

 

 Thank you Stickerkid for sponsoring us with a set of these ultra-practical and cute stickers.

Will be ordering one set for our pre-schooler Ashton :)

 

*Up in my next post, I will be sharing about where we got our kids' personalized school bags.

Stay tuned for more.

*Edit to add: the post on personalized school bags for pre-schoolers up to older schooling kids is up.

{sponsored} Friso's Experience More Together campaign.

Seems like the haze is set to last in the upcoming weeks or even months.

But not to worry, Friso Experience More Together campaign is back with a bigger bang for your buck, this time with a whooping play set all meant for the indoor-bound pants-on-fire kids!

 

Wheeeee!!!

Ashton: having the ultimate crotch-clutching experience.

Doing gardening at home. I hope our dog Sky doesn't pee on the grass carpet!

Friso wishes to encourage parents to have special parent-child experiences by engaging in creative play with their little ones.

As such, Friso is giving away a Friso Experience Play Set worth $300 in their latest Experience More Together Campaign.

 

From 1 September 2015 to 31 October 2015, you’ll just need to spend $350 on any Friso participating products at participating retailers to receive the Friso Experience Play Set which includes a tent, a slide with a basketball hoop, two cushions, a storage box and a grass carpet.

 

The participating Friso products included in this promotion are Frisomum, Friso Gold Cereal and Friso Gold 2, 3, 4. It excludes all infant formula for 0-6 months.

 

 

There will also be a special Friso Experience Play Zone, located at several parts of Singapore! Parents are invited to take pictures with their little ones at the play zones where Friso ambassadors will be on-site to snap photos during the weekends!

 

Where are the participating Friso Play Zones till the end of October, you ask?

Sheng Shiong Woodlands 6A (old bus interchange) and Bedok 209 (first flagship).

 

***For more info or to REDEEM your FREE Friso Play Set, please visit:

Friso Singapore Facebook Page 

To redeem your free play set, simply spend $350 worth of Friso products (excludes 0-6 mths infant formula) and upload a snapshot of your receipt on the link above.

 

 

Thank you Friso for the sponsorship again. It has been our pleasure working with you.