VIP Class Notes (Aileen)

Vocabulary

Over-the counter (OTC): you can buy it at a store

potent: very strong

Retinol or retinoids:  the cream form of Vitamin A

preventative: to keep from happening

prominent: very obvious, strong

filler:  an acid people use to inject into their faces or lips.

Anti-oxidant: an ingredient that breaks down pollution, like Vitamin C

sunscreen

oil-cleanser

patent/patented: something a company invented and ONLY that company can use it.

regimen: a routine

plant: like leaves, flower, trees

protein:  like meat, eggs

peptide: an ingredient that plumps the skin

collagen: the thing in our skin that makes us look young

botox

non-comedogenic:  will not clog pores.

foaming:  something that makes bubbles.

Active/Key ingredient:  the main ingredient that makes the product work.

neglect:  forget or ignore

Pronunciation

Serum:  Seer-Ruhm.

Cleanser:  Klen-Zer.

Grammar

have vs has

Last year I worked in wedding planning, and I return my last job as account.

Last year I worked as a wedding planner, and now I returned to my last job as an account manager.

Because I usually I have a class I didn’t choose a topic, I can talk about anything so I don’t know how to what I can talk about.

Because usually I have a class without having to choose a topic..so I can talk about anything so I don’t know how to choose what I can talk about.

I can talk about something about my job.

I can talk about my job or I can talk about something regarding my job.

I like my job more than before because because I joined a new team to make a new product.  I work for a t-mall company which sells skincare products.

It’s an embarrassing thing.   I trust international brands more.  I use some international brand more.  Now I use  Skinsceuticals, which is one of the brands in the L’Oreal group.

I do research for marketing and we need to get some information to the product department, and then we need to give them requests, then the product department needs to make a new product for the market.

We have a digital department to help us get some digital data/analytics about/regarding T-Mall,  such as the sales quantity of lotion in double 11 data.  So we can get some information from this data such as in the masks category.  My company’s  masks sell well. We made it to the top 10 in 11.11.

Because our masks have two sides, basically two-in one.  One side can hold more serums, and another side can warm up our skin.

Our masks have lots OF ingredients, so it can make our skin better.  What are the key ingredients:  gold and ji-tai.  It can help our skin protect against the outcomes of sugar because if we eat too much sugar, our skin will become darker and older.

It can help our skin look younger.

This ingredient can protect the collagen, it can helps our skin become  more younger.

This ingredient can increase collagen or produce more collagen, making the skin appear younger.  

I know one ingredient to to increase collagen.

I know OF one ingredient to to increase collagen.

Bosiying is a ingredient was maker by L’Oreal.  Only L’Oreal can use it only.

Bosiying is an ingredient invented by L’Oreal.  It’s patented to L’Oreal.

I use different serums on morning and night.  At morning I user a vitamin c serum.  At night I use the vitamin A serums, and Vita C can help our skin against the sunlight.  V-A can help our skin become smoother.  And V-A, if you use V-A you need to.  You cunt touch on sunlight.

I use DIFFERENT SERUMS morning and night.  IN THE morning I use vitamin c serums.  At night I use a Vitamin A serum. Vitamin C can help our skin against sun-damage.  Vitamin A can help our skin become smoother.  If you use Vitamin A, you can’t be exposed to the sun too much.  

My company’s oil cleanser is bad.  Because in China the local brand the price of the local brand is low so we can’t get more good ingredient in it.  In our oil cleanser, we put a very bad oil in it.

My company’s oil cleanser is bad.  Because in China  the price of the local brand products are low so we can’t put more good ingredient in them. In our oil cleanser, we put a very bad oil in it.

I used water cleanser but I didn’t know how it worked.  Because I used it to clean my sunscreen so I can’t see it on the paper, so I used the oil.

I used water cleanser, but I didn’t know how it worked.  Because I used it to clean my sunscreen but I couldn’t see it on the paper, so I used the oil.

It can get our skin get less oil and make our skin bright.  So I bought it duty-free shop.

It can make our skin become less oily and make our skin bright.  So I bought it in duty-free shops.

Most people neglect neck and some people are so lazy, they didn’t, they don’t want to use the eye cream.

Most people neglect their necks and some people are so lazy, and they don’t want to use eye cream.