THE REAL DEAL, FOREO FOR REAL

Hi everyone! 🙂

But now, I am back with some exciting news!

(I have been on hiatus because I am just too busy at work and if you’re curious of what have I been busy with… stay tuned for the upcoming few posts!)

Many of you have been asking me for skincare advice.  Now, I am ready to reveal one of my biggest secret – the Foreo Luna! (for real. did you get it? :p)

As a skincare addict, I have been an avid follower facial cleaning brushes like the clarisonic brushes and the Prox Advanced Cleansing brush by Olay.

For me, I decided against the clarisonic and went ahead with the Prox as the latter was more affordable.

Especially for guys, it doesn’t make sense to invest so much when there isn’t any make up to remove.

But there was a problem.

I had to replace the brushes every other month… until I decided to swap to the Foreo Luna.

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What is the Foreo Luna?

Foreo Luna. photo: hellomagazine.com

The Foreo Luna is said to :

1. Harness the anti-bacterial properties of silicone; that is hypoallergenic and soft ;
2. Uses T-Sonic power pulsations (8000/min) gently against the skin and removes dead cells and unclogs pores for firmer, cleaner complexion ;
3. Employs lower-frequency pulsations on grooves to reduce signs of age such as fine lines and wrinkles.

LUNA devices were found to remove up to 99.5% of impurities from the skin by unclogging pores of dirt and oil.  And that is absolutely amazing!  Check this video out.

Anyway purchasing the Foreo Luna comes with warranty coverage and free shipping if bought from the site.

Today, there are so many choices when it comes to the Foreo Luna.

LUNA™ 2

Personalized Facial Cleansing Brush & Anti-Aging Device

Price point: $299.00

Rechargeable

 

LUNA™ MINI 2

Cool & Customizable Face Brush

Price point: $225.00

Rechargeable

LUNA™ GO

Compact Facial Brush & Anti-Aging Device

Price point: $142.00

Rechargeable

LUNA™ PLAY / PLAY PLUS*

The Tiny but Mighty Sonic Face Cleanser

Price point: $69.00

Non-rechargeable*

LUNA™ FOR MEN (BLACK)

3-In-1 Facial Scrub Brush, Pre-Shaving & Anti-Aging Device 

Price point: $69.00 – $299.00

 

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My Foreo story

I started with the Foreo Go (the smaller light pink Foreo shown on the right) as I wanted something portable for travel.

But after a year, it felt that it was time to “graduate” and go for an upgrade.

But, I decided to get the Luna Mini over the Luna 2 simply because I just couldn’t decide which skin type I was and which one should I take, so I “settled” for the mini.

Just so you know, the Luna 2 has three choices for Combination skin (Blue), Sensitive & normal skin (Pink) and Ultra-sensitive skin (Grey).

 

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A SUMMER SALE!

This is the good news for all!

FOREO is having two online sale till Sep 5, 2017.

Set aside your clarisonic or cleaning your face with your fingers and take this opportunity to own a Foreo.

I still remember the first time using it because I was so amazed by how thorough my skin was cleansed.

 

1. A whooping 11% OFF all Foreo Luna Men 2

2. 11% OFF all Luna 2

I recommend this to everyone because you will be able to see results in less than a week.

Let me know if you guys have bought it or already own a Foreo. I would love to hear your thoughts.

 

Check out the FOREO website

 

 

GET READY WITH ME IN 2 MINUTES

A lot people have been curious on how do I make sure I look the way I look everyday.  Watch my 2-min #getreadywithme video tutorial on going from weary to full-on freshfaced pretty boy. 🙂

I go by the personal philosophy that makeup should be used sparingly to enhance your existing features and not make you look like someone else.

Share with me your comments and ideas on what is your personal makeup philosophy, and what do you think should be the philosophy of makeup for guys.  

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A BOYISH LIFE & SELFCARE

Hi friends! I have been receiving many questions on the branding of this blog.

“What is a Boyish Life and Selfcare/Skincare?”

“What is the link?”

This short post/FAQs will bridge the link between A Boyish Life & Selfcare and share more on the reasons behind the associations for those who are interested and been wanting some answers 🙂

1. What does it mean to have a “Boyish Life”?

2. What is the link between a “Boyish Life” and “Selfcare / Skincare”?

3. So… for skincare, where does that come in?

4. Last question… Is The Boyish Life just for males?

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1. What does it mean to have “Boyish Life”?

Essentially, there are some charmed values when it comes to living a boyish life.  And living that life is a lifestyle choice with 4 fundamental values as follows:

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 2. What is the link between a “Boyish Life” and “Selfcare/Skincare”?

Lifehackers aptly expressed the idea of selfcare as follows:

“Taking care of your basic physical and emotional needs should really be the backbone for getting stuff done, but ironically, self care is usually the first thing to go.”

They are right.  Many living in modern societies today have clearly what is it like to spare a personal thoughts about oneself or others.

Some may be too involved at work (emotionally and physically), while others blindly follow suit of what others are doing without considering or appropriating those choices in accordance to their own individuality.

BUT life is more than just work.  And life is more than just about fitting in. Your life is about you, your aspirations and what makes you happy (recall Boyish values #1: Positivity).

Some may have mistaken selfcare as a reward system, especially when life throws you lemons.  But it is not that simple.

Having selfcare, which is fundamentally built on having self-awareness, tells you to take a pause in those situations.  It guides you to get a time-out because you need those me-time to think, recharge and regroup – whether is it a couple of minutes or career break.

“Some may be too involved at work (emotionally and physically), while others blindly follow suit of what others are doing without considering or appropriating those choices in accordance to their own individuality.”

Selfcare is a lifestyle choice to embrace your individual personhood – be touch with yourself, your emotions and your identity (recall Boyish values #2 : Self-love).

I don’t want to be like those lifestyle+beauty blogger/youtubers who tell you to buy a product because it is good or that it is in trend.

I want to be that friend who tells you about something interesting and meaningful, and let you decide if it is what suits you and what you want, then I would encourage you to do it.  And more importantly, embrace it even if everyone else isn’t doing it (recall Boyish values #3 : Boldness).

It is only when only when something sings and resonates with who you really are inside, that’s where true passion is and that’s where you’re truly enjoying and living your life (recall Boyish value #4 : Authenticity)

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3. So… for skincare, where does that come in?

Skincare is just what resonates the most with me (@louistylersim) when it comes to self-care.

I actually also advocate having good emotional hygiene (but… lets leave that for another post.  But you can check out the following video).

When it comes to selfcare, when I am having a bad day, or a good day actually, I enjoy coming home to have a scrub, or have a face mask to rejuvenate myself or to heal my emotional wounds.

I get even more excited to share the effects of a new product or some skincare techniques I know with people who face similar interests or issues.

So, this means majority of the post here is largely be about skincare and bodycare.  But that would not steer the main mission of The Boyish Life that is advocating the values of being Boyish .

In a nutshell, the 4 values are 1) Positivity, 2) Self-love 3) Boldness ; and 4) Authenticity or “Genuineness“.

I hope this has clarified some of the confusion of who and what we are.

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4. Last question… Is The Boyish Life just for males?

The answer is no.

Personally, I don’t support gender labelling.  While the term “boyish” comes with some  baggage of male stereotypes, I think we are at a stage where we are past those age-old expectations of what a female or male should be.

The boyish life hopes to blur the boundaries and create some fluidity of what “boyish” or “girlish” means.

When someone says tells us that we are too “boyish” for a girl or too “girlish” for a boy, and we should be ready to reply them that you’re neither simply because you are yourself – you do what you like and what makes you happy.

So it really doesn’t matter if what your biological gender is, or whatever number represents your age, if this four values resonates with you, or you’re just looking for skincare tips, I hope you keep supporting The Boyish Life. 🙂

I like to hear from you so leave me a comment below or reach out to me on Instagram.

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Till next time!

Keep on inspiring. 

Just be #boyishboldbrave

I HAVE GREAT NEWS TO SHARE

Hey guys!  I have been informed that The Boyish Life has won an award in Singapore Website Awards 2017 (SWA)!

YAY to both you and me as we bagged the SITE OF THE MONTH award for June, emerging as the winner under the Personal Category.

“The Singapore Website Awards 2017 (SWA), a prestigious Website Awards program organized by Exabytes Group of Companies, a Leading Web Hosting Provider in Southeast Asia, seeks to recognize and reward the outstanding performance, talent and effort of the best web developers, web designers and web agencies in the country.”

This website has only been set up for a couple of months (watch the very first vlog), but we were always engaging with how you guys were interacting with the site, and with the feedback you gave, we constantly embark on improvements / work-in-progress.

So we definitely could not have done it without you!

With that said, I am going to invite everyone to be more involved because we are a community! Feel free to comment / submit questions / suggest what you think that the Boyish Life should do or go next. 🙂

Apart from being the winner of this month, we are in the running for TWO other awards, which is The Public’s Favorite Website award, and The Site Of the Year award – this means that we’ll be going head-on-head with winners from other months + other sites from categories like commercial and e-commerce.

So, we need your help to vote for The Boyish Life so that we can win this as a family!

(Shall we call us the “lifers” or “stylers”? Heehee)

All you have to do is to click on the link below and vote! 🙂

Vote for The Boyish Life