A Closer Look at Garnier Light Complete

There's a new Garnier product out in the market and it's called Light Complete. I got interested with it when I saw it on the shelf of a popular drug store. For years now, I'm looking for the ultimate cream that could end all of my facial woes.

And when I say woes I do mean a lot of it. 

My biggest concern is probably like every other girl's: Pimples. We all know how it is. When they grow so big they leave marks - very unsightly marks. And even though I am morena, they are still very noticeable.

So what I want is a facial cream that can even out my skin tone and remove all of the ugly marks that the pimples left behind. And give me with a whiter complexion after regular use. Tough job, isn't it? It really is. It makes me a predator and...

Garnier Light Complete is my prey. 

I bought the trial pack, the 7ml sachet that costs a mere Php25 at Mercury Drug. I went home with a mission - to test its on my rather stubborn yet sensitive skin. I read everything printed on its packaging before I started the regimen. Here's what the product looks like, followed by what it claims:

What Garnier Says:

 

1. Whiteness Indicator

This is a series of numbers on the top, near the cap, showing your current skin tone. Know your skin tone number before starting. That's what I did and I was on 9. I'm hoping to improve on that. And hopefully, before the trial pack runs out on me.

2. Garnier Skin Naturals logo

With the words 'Garnier Skin Naturals' shown on the label, I am counting on the fact that this product is made out of natural ingredients. Checking on the ingredients list at the back, it reads: aqua/water, Citric Acid, Citrus Medica, Lemon Fruit Extract, and Limolene, among many others. I listed those ingredients because I'm counting on them to be fully natural. 

3. Light Complete

Light Complete is this Garnier product's variant name. And it promises users - that's you and me - of a complete whitening effect. I like that. The label further says that it contains 3 potent whitening ingredients that can do more than just whiten the skin: Snowpine, Microsmoothing, and Pure Lemon. More on these later. Or just jump to #8. 

4. Multi-Action Whitening Cream 

This phrase confirms that users are bound to get more than just a whiter skin. The product also promises of protecting and improving your complexion. 

5. Extra UV Protection 

I like this part. I believe that maximum Ultra Violet Ray protection is a must for all whitening creams. Garnier Light Complete works in conjunction with point #7 that says it contains SPF17 | PA++. So all in all, you'll get protected from both the Alpha and Beta Ultra Violet Rays. Do note that both of which can be really harmful.  

6. The 5-Point Garnier Promises 

Now this is the juicy part. Garnier promises you and me of at least five things to get after using the product as described:

• Measurable Fairness
• Fades Dark Spots
• Smoothens Skin
• Evens Skin Tone
• Glowing Skin 

I will definitely look forward to these things later on. They're especially what I needed!

7. SPF17 | PA++ 

These are the formulation that keeps away the harmful rays of the sun from your face. Total protection is what you can call it. To further explain it, here's what SPF17 and PA++ means: 

SPF17 - SPF stands for Sun Protection Factor and it works against UVB rays. The number after it indicates how strong that protection is. SPF17 is a fairly high number. When most facial creams and similar products can only promise SPF10 to 15, Garnier gives you SPF17. It's almost a sunblock!  

PA++ - PA is another rating for blocking the harmful rays of the sun. If SPF is for UVB rays, PA is for UVA. This rating used by many Japanese brands adapts the plus sign as its indicator. So if you've got two pluses after PA, like in the case of Garnier Light Complete, you'll get twice the protection. There are products with PA+ and PA+++ also. You get the idea.

8. Snowpine White Source | Pure Lemon Essence 

These are the two major active ingredients in Garnier Light Complete that makes whitening possible. As a matter of fact, there's one more active ingredient included and it's called the Micro-smoothing Agent. Here's a complete overview of each:

Snowpine White Source - This one is ten times more efficient than Vitamin C in removing dullness and fading out dark spots. 

Pure Lemon Essence - Contains increased antioxidant efficacy to boost the skin's healthy glow. This is the ingredient that primarily contains the SPF17 and PA++ factors to ultimately protect the skin from UVA and UVB rays. 

Micro-smoothing Agent - this is a gentle exfoliating ingredient that smoothens the skin's texture and minimize pores. 

9. Dermatologically tested

With this seal, Garnier Light Complete is guaranteed to be mild and gentle on your skin. I should work for you even if you have extra sensitive skin. 

What I Say

And so with my high hopes up, I proceeded to test the product. By the way, I especially like the pack's resealable cap. Using it comes with a no mess guarantee. As for the cream, I like the texture. It's not too heavy or too runny - just right for my taste. 

The product also says visible results can be noticed after 14 days of continued use. Since I'm only on day 4, I guess I have 10 more days to go before I can prove the product's full effect on me. But then, as I take note of the daily improvements for the sake of this blog, I'm a little surprised! See below:

After only four days, my skin tone has visibly improved. I'm excited and am looking forward to a smoother and more even skin tone after a full two weeks on the Garnier Light Complete therapy. I'm sticking with this product. So far, I'm impressed. I tried a whole lot of others and from what I see, this one works for me best. As I said earlier, my skin can get really stubborn. And only this cream was able to tame it. 

While all other creams in the market were obviously made for women born with smooth skin and fair complexion, Garnier is different. It will work for you as it worked for me. Try it and be impressed. From skin tone #9 I'm on #8 after only 4 days! Garnier Light Complete is indeed the ultimate whitening cream for me. Make it yours too!

LimeDomains: Domains with Free Web Hosting Good or Not?

As I go on my usual surfing habit, I came across LimeDomains again. Actually, I've heard about their service before. They offer domain registration services and a free hosting service comes with every domain purchase. A great, irresistible package indeed, especially for a cheapsie like me. Lime Domains is affiliated with the very popular Lime Wire network.

I checked out their site and registered. I was even happy to know that they accept Paypal, the only payment option for me because I am really scared of using credit card over the worldwide web. So all the more I got really excited with their service. That was two years ago, when they offer domains at $6.50 - lower than the usual $8.99 rate of popular registrants like GoDaddy. But I never really gotten around buying a domain from them during that time for one reason or another.

Then I came across Lime Domains again, this time I was attracted by their 50% offer. Domains are offered at $4.99 - a great deal since prices went up to $11.49 at GoDaddy, without coupons and all - for a .com domain.

This time I went for the gold. I purchased a domain but I wasn't able to get the half price deal. But I was able to use a code, lime599, and was allowed to purchase the domain at $5.65. Still a better deal from the Domain Sale! $7.49 .com at GoDaddy with a discount coupon. Plus, I get a free hosting service. That really iced up the cake for me.

However, all my woes came in after the purchase. I bought the domain November 9, 2010. Everyday, I keep on checking the control panel so I can start installing an application. I want to use this domain as an online image store so I want to put up a shopping cart software like ZenCart. Today is November 13. I still can't get to my control panel.

Five days after the purchase, they still can't resolve my domain. They say that I can get through uploading files with an FTP program. All they have for me is a temporary FTP access. They gave me all the info. Installing a shopping cart software through FTP is possible but honestly, I don't want to go through it. Doing the same job through the control panel is much better, so much simpler, and a whole lot faster. But since I can't access that yet, all I can do is wait. I hope not perpetually though.

GoDaddy's service is way better. However, they don't offer free hosting without ads, which is a big bummer. And their domain prices is relatively higher than LimeDomain's. But hey, I got this domain, www.cheapsies.com up and running after 24 hours of registering it with them. I guess they are still the best when it comes to domain registration. The instant access that they provide their with customers can really put your web ideas in full swing in no time. I wish I could say the same with LimeDomains.

So for the rating...

LimeDomain .com registration and free hosting service - 1 thumb up

Sigh, I'm not so pleased. Bad cheapsie choice for me.

Down to 256kbps on Wi-Tribe

Today marks the first day when I exceed th 1GB allocation of my Wi-Tribe MoveUp 598 plan. I was kind of worried that my internet connection would be reduced to a dragging nightmare. But thankfully, I was wrong.

Again, I'm not the downloading type. I don't have rigs here and my internet needs are limited to frequent emails, browsing, and blogging with occasional YouTube watching, setup or small file downloads, and well, Facebook uploading.

So for me, the 256kbps speed is still better way better than my pathetic USB broadband connection - and that's regardless of provider, mind you. That one simply keeps on disconnection. My Wi-Tribe here is a lot stable. I haven't had lost my signal or my internet connection even if I'm down to one bar. That's actually the case in my first few days with the service. Now I'm up to four bars and I feel more secured with my connections. So far no interruptions with my service. No instances of slowing either.

I'm now waiting for my first bill to see how this works. I am still in doubt whether I'd stick to the fixed Php598 bill or they'll switch my plans around like they claim they would in the Flexi plan. But I'm on MoveUp so they shouldn't. But that's something that I have to be sure of. They told me I'm on the fixed billing mode. And I can only hope that I really am.

So far so good. I'd post if I run on any problems. For now, I'm rating my cheapsie internet connection purchase as:

Wi-tribe MoveUp 598 - 4 THUMBS UP

My Wi-Tribe Internet Service Experience

I have been using a USB broadband connection for quite some time now. Well actually, I kind of tried it all - PLDT MyDSL, Globe Broadband, Smart Broadband, Destiny Cable, and just recently, the SUN Broadband service. I have even unlocked my USB in the hope to find out which of three big telcos can give me the best experience. Unfortunately, none of them seemed to work as I hoped them to.

I switch to prepaid because, I think you already know, I'm a cheapsie. I felt paying more than a thousand bucks on a monthly basis on an internet service is too much. I wasn't using the web as much as I do now back then.

When I was looking for my post-paid choices, I came across Wi-Tribe's 598 plan. Over their website it is advertised as the Flexi 598 plan, which means that your plan would automatically switch from one plan to another when all of your allocated gigabyte consumption is consumed. This means that even if you're on plan 598, you can be billed 998 or even 1998 on the next months if you exceed the allocation. Not good news if you're a heavy internet. And that's exactly what I am these days.

But when I contacted an agent near where I live, they said that there's a MOVE UP plan 598 - a fixed plan that would cost you the same amount throughout your 24-month subscription period. It would still be per a Gigabyte thing and you're only allocated 1GB for this plan. But instead of billing you more on the next cut-off period, they'll be reducing your internet speed instead. I think it's a better deal than the former.

So I tried it. I was given a WiMax router, all configured and ready, after I signed up the application form. When I get home, I just connected the wires and I got hooked to the internet. No other provider works as fast as this. Wi-Tribe's modems are configured once they're released. And they're just waiting for customer to take them home and use them. Neat.

Comparing it with Smart, which is my cousin's preferred connection because it comes with a wi-fi router, it took almost a week to get the thing working. But that's another story I'll share later.

Going back to Wi-Tribe, I modestly impressed with their service. I got one bar here at home but when we tested it at the kiosk, there's 4 bars. Maybe my location isn't that good. But I don't have any problems with the connection though. One bar signal still works beautifully. At least a lot better than what my measly USB connection can come up with.

After 24 hours I got my first email from them showing my account details. I was able to log on to my account and check my gigabyte consumption everyday. They update it religiously after 24 hours.

The only disappointment I have is that I am consuming more than I thought I would. On my 4th day of use, I was only 0.03 shy of reaching my quota. I have a whole month ahead of me. My only concern now is if the service would be unbearable when I go down to 256kbps. Right now, I'm running 512kbps and I'm satisfied. I don't go downloading stuff anyway.

Tomorrow I'll check my connection first think in the morning. By then I would have gotten over the quota. Then I'll have a feel of how slow is slow for Wi-Tribe. I hope my cheapsie decision is a good one. Wish me luck!