Lost Without Sunscreen
Award winning local actress Rui En always look cool and calm, but here she tells Lieu Wei Ning what makes her anxious.
As a busy actress, how do you keep your skin healthy?
I don’t get much sleep during heavy filming periods so besides drinking lots of water, I try to use a mask daily.
What are some skincare products you use every day?
I’m your typical vain girl when it comes to my skin. It’s important to me that my skin can absorb the full benefits of treatments and for that I use L’Oreal Paris Youth Code Boosting Essence.
What’s your skincare routine like?
Ten steps – remove eye makeup, cleanse, apply Youth Code Boosting Essence, tone, use a mask, apply Youth Code Boosting Essence again, tone, apply serum, moisturise, and apply an eye cream.
What’s your biggest concern?
I tan very easily so I try to avoid the sun as much as possible when i’m not working. I always wear sunscreen, and when I’m out, you’ll see me either with an umbrella or trying to hide from the sun.
What is the one product you never leave your house without?
Sunscreen, without a doubt. I’ve actually had panic attacks when I thought I forgot to apply it! I use two different sunscreens – one for the eye area, one for the face.
Do you ever do without makeup?
It’s important to let my skin breathe, so I don’t wear any makeup when I’m not working. When I’m out, I’ll just have layers of skincare on without any makeup and I’ll look like I have margarine on my face.
What do you do when your skin is in need of an SOS?
I don’t usually go for facials because my skin is ultra-sensitive, but I use masks and creams to boost my skin’s moisture level. To enhance the efficacy of the products, I use the Youth Code Boosting Essence under them.
What are your must-have beauty products?
Concealer! You just put it on and you won’t need any more makeup as long as your skin is okay. Also, fake eyelashes because my lashes are incredibly short.
Which female celebrity do you think has great skin?
Cate Blanchett has perfect porcelain skin. I’ve never seen anyone with better skin. I would give anything for her skin.
Source: Her World
Categorised in EN, Endorsement, Her World, L’Oréal Paris.
By Chrystal Chan
Drama was clearly where Singapore fashion label Zardozë’s Autumn Winter 2013 collection was heading. The opening soundtrack featured a quote from The Great Gatsby, “I like large parties. They’re so intimate. At small parties there isn’t any privacy†before piping music from the soundtrack of the Baz Luhrmann-directed movie.
If that was to indicate the collection would reference the glitzy 1920s, you guessed right. The Zardozë ready-to-wear collection was designed around the concept of nostalgia and the pinning for a time long past. However even though there were sparkling embellishments aplenty, it was hard to see what was retrospective about the collection.
Metallic snakeskin in electric blue and silver appeared on the runway for the Zardozë ready-to-wear line on tailored blazers and pants, alongside modern day gowns and shift dresses that were perfectly wearable, but didn’t do much to excite. What it did however, was whet our appetites for the highlight of the show, the Panthea line.
The Zardozë Panthea line, the Singapore-based label’s couture line came up trumps with spectacular gowns, each more amazing than the one before. The proof was in the pudding; with front row A-list stars Fann Wong and Rui En showing their support in bespoke Zardozë Panthea gowns, Wong in a jaw-dropping floor-sweeping black gown and Rui En in a emerald green stunner.
Fann Wong, Rui En and Dick Lee chatting before the fashion show.
Source: Her World, Plush Asia
Categorised in Audi Fashion Festival 2013, EN, Her World, SPH, Zardozë.
By Rachael Klyne
Singapore celebrity Rui En joins the ranks of Gong Li and Fan Bing Bing as the new face of L’Oreal Paris Youth Code
You’ve seen her as a police officer, a news anchor, and a spoilt brat, now look out for Rui En’s new role as the latest face of L’Oreal Paris Youth Code.
Joining the ranks of international stars like Gong Li, Li Bingbing and Fan Bingbing in fronting the campaign, the self-confessed skincare fanatic said: “I actually picked up the Youth Code Boosting Essence in the drugstore before this campaign was even conceptualised, tried it and liked the product. Then L’Oreal approached me for this campaign so I accepted; I think there’s some fate involved too.â€
The recently-crowned Best Actress at the 2013 Star Awards went on to say, “I’m always tempted to try new skincare products, so it becomes important that my skin is able to absorb the full benefits of all these treatments. Youth Code helps me achieve that.â€
Said to double the efficacy of daily skincare when used before your serum and moisturiser, the L’Oreal Paris Youth Code Boosting Essence also has gentle exfoliating properties to help prep skin to absorb active ingredients from your beauty products better.
So will you really achieve flawless and radiant complexion like Rui En’s with Youth Code? You’ll have to take the her word for it; she shares her beauty secret: “I use a sheet mask every night when I’m filming and realised that it makes the treatment much more effective when I apply Youth Code under it. â€
Source: Her World
Categorised in EN, Endorsement, Her World, L’Oréal Paris.
By Jan Lee
The usually upbeat, celebratory mood of the annual Star Awards Show 1 at the MediaCorp TV Theatre was nowhere to be felt last night.
The ceremony began on a sombre note, as colleagues of veteran actor Huang Wenyong struggled to come to terms with news of his death on Saturday.
The well-loved actor died of lymphatic cancer at age 60. Audience members in the theatre stood up and observed half a minute of silence; a two-minute video montage of his many TV appearances also played.
Actress Rui En, 32, donned a black jacket over her siren red gown out of respect to the late actor when she accepted her award for favourite on-screen couple with Elvin Ng, also 32.
(From left, front row:) Jayley Woo, Kimberly Chia, Felicia Chin, Rebecca Lim, Ann Kok, Rui En, Chew Chor Meng, and Zoe Tay, together with fellow artistes, technical crew, members of the audience and fans stand during a segment at the beginning of the Star Awards Show 1 on April 21 2013 to honour their former colleague, Huang Wen Yong.
Source: The Star, The Straits Times, The Straits Times Communities, Asiaone, Her World, Lollipop
Categorised in asiaone.com, EN, Her World, Lollipop, Star Awards, Star Awards 2013, The Star, The Straits Times, The Straits Times Communities.
By Chrystal Chan
Jonathan Leong speaks to us exclusively about his music, his loves and how he has changed since his Idol days.
“Every production takes time to mature, probably about four to five months. It has come to the point where I can now really get into the role, so I get to experiment with doing something different because I know the production so well,” he says.
More than ever, his first foray into actually putting out an album that is three years into the making – a step many budding singers foolishly rush into – reflects how much heart and soul he’s poured into it.
This is evinced by the fact that even though this is an album with mainly Mandarin songs, a language he admits he isn’t proficient in, he chose to write most of the songs himself; but not without help from his senior, singer and actress Rui En.
We chat with Jonathan Leong as he reveals more about his album, his plans for the future, his interests and who he’d really love to work with.
HWP: Was getting Rui En to write your lyrics a natural choice?
JL: We’re in the same company, so it seemed like a natural progression because she wrote the lyrics to her own solo album, and I think she does a better job at lyrics than I do. What’s more, I think she took an interest in it because liked what she was hearing, melody-wise, and the themes seemed to coincide, and so I’m glad it all worked out in the end.
Source: Her World
Categorised in EN, Her World, Music.
