Number 76 style experience @ Mont Kiara

I have been contemplating for a few months whether I should go for their magic treatment aka Ultrasonic treatment since it's so god damn expensive . Moreover, I always think that treatment is kind of a bullshit  since I can buy the same product and but on my hair with  one tenth the cost or less .

After reading from a few bloggers who are sponsored by Number 76 style and the fact that my hair had gotten from bad to worst since I came back for the U.K. I decided to give it a try if they is any promotion 

My wish is granted ! Since the price went down from rm250 to rm 168 , I will eat less and save money for this . I am hoping all my split ends and dry tangled hair will be rescued and hydrated !

Although I  make an appointment with Hikky, it was not her who served me for the whole session . She only came to blow dry half of my hair and curled half of it as well.

On a normal day , I would not felt as piss but that day I called in the morning to try to reschedule it because I have reached 2 hrs earlier . Since I checked online that the slot is empty , I thought my wish will come true . However I was not that lucky that day , the receptionist say she was fully booked .

So fine , I waited for an hour and decided to just go in , hopefully someone will wash my hair 1st and I might be able to save on parking.( the parking there is damn expensive )

Anyway , I got served by a guy working there , though I forgot to ask his name . He is friendly , not pushy on asking me to do any add ons. 

The only reason I feel cheated is that I could actually have finished my hair earlier since Hikky isn't really involved in the process . But then again this is a good experience .

I like how they prepare a locker for you to leave your bags so that you will not be worried that your things will go missing when you are sent from one place to the other .

I like their chair where they wash your hair where there are supports on your back.

I like the fact that they give you a small towel to cover your leg when you wear shorts when they shampoo your hair . Moreover they will put a piece of tissue on your eye so you will not stare straight to the light on the ceiling .

The whole process took about 45 minutes , which is quite reasonable . 

My hair felt smoother and less tangled after the treatment but it did not quite rescue my split end . I don't think I will do it again though unless it's a Big day which requires me to have a healthy hair .

The one thing that I really like about the treatment is its scent , I am not sure whether it came from the treatment itself or the hair mask that he applied after the treatment, but I really really likes it !

before Ultrasonic Treatment

After Ultrasonic hair treatment

All in all , I might go back for a hair cut since I received a rm20 for being a member and an additional rm20 for checking in on Facebook during their promotion period .

UPDATE : after washing my hair for one time , I think the magic has disappear . My hair had gone back to it dry self .

Levi's promotion on International Women's Day 2014

Levi's ways to support International Women's day  is by offering a Buy 1 Free 1 promotion for female only from 7/3/2014 - 9/3/2014. The Midvalley boutique is so crowded. I should I have just gone to The Gardens if I knew there is a boutique there as well.

Levi's promo

The crowd 

For people who cannot resist sale like me would definitely go there to see what I can grab! Contrary to popular beliefs, I did not buy any Levi's jeans there.  I bought a Levi's smocked dress and levis denim jacket .

I am not sure whether it's worth it but I just cannot resist not buying anything before leaving.

Levi's Black smocked dress @rm 249, Levi's denim jacket @ rm 159
Till next time. XOXO
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14 things to expect studying in windy Aberystwyth University ! PART 1 !

On September 2012, i went to a small town in Wales ....Aberystwyth.

We landed in Birmingham International Airport and the representative from the University came to pick us up.

View from Constitutional Hill 

I was quite shocked when I arrived as  England was not as cold as I expected it to be. The sky was bright and the sun was smiling on us. Not as depressing as i thought it would be

#Tips 1:
sit at the back of the plane if you are travelling to avoid the long queue at the Customs area. Also, there is no need to rush unless you are chasing the train as the university will wait for EVERYONE. I ended up waiting for close to an hour in the bus

after 3 hrs , we had arrived in Aberystwyth. It was a lovely view entering Wales. Especially if you get excited seeing hills, grass, horses, cows and sheeps. *for the whole journey mind you*

#Tips 2:
Aberystwyth is a small town, you will not get lost. Try not to get direction from the 'locals' as there is a high possibility that they are new too. Aberystwyth is a student town after all!!! and remember, there are mature students as well.

#Tips 3:
 When I was there, the University was actually selling bedding sets for £25 on the day of arrival. So buy it unless you want to freeze to death on your first night! (No, seriously.... ESPECIALLY if you are not tolerant to the cold)

#Tips 4:
Get a small heater from Morrissons( shhh....dont let the authority knows)  This is important if you are boarding up in university hostels and your centralised heater refuses to turn on *like mine*. Furthermore, it shuts off at 9pm. So good luck warming up after that. 

I also heard that putting a bag of frozen peas on the detector sets it off too*wink*.

#Tips 5:
 If you like Chinese soup bring a proper bowl and a soup spoon because its hard to find those. Even if you manage to find it in Aberystwyth it will be expensive.

Generally they will have this 

Instead of 

#Tips 6:
 if you use chopstick, bring it along as well.

#Tips 7:
 There is no Chinese grocery shop in town. You could get it but from Birmingham (3 hr train ride) or you will have order online from Day Day and it will only arrive on Wednesday ( shipping is free if you buy above £20, if not just pay £1). They ONLY deliver on Wednesdays.

#Tips 8:
 There are 4 places where you can get your grocery in addition to convenient stores like Sparta.

a. CK - Is a 5 min walk from Rosser halls. This is a go to place if you are too lazy to take the bus down to town

b. Lidl - I only remember that lidl has cheap chocolates and they sell very little commercialized products (town area)

c. Iceland- If you don't cook and wish to survive on student food, you can get all kinds of frozen food here and in my opinion, dubious looking meat that is very cheap*what kind of raw chicken drumsticks last for 6months??* ( town)

d. Morrison!!!! * throw confetti* my favourite! its clean unlike the ones in London.

    They also give out vouchers from time to time when you spend a certain amount of money. Hey, some discount is always better than no discount. This shop is also the furthest away if you live in town. Walk through the back of the rosser halls down the hill.

E. The co-operative Food Store ( town )

Things are more expensive as compare to the others 

#Tips 9:
 get your bedding / house hold items from Argos , Matalan , Morrisons etc 

#Tips 10:
 Get a bus pass and travel for free if you always travel to town. It is unlikely for any human being to  walk up and down the hill ( about 20 minutes walk. easy to walk down, hard to walk up especially under cold and drizzling weather). Its that or you have to pay £1 (as of 2012-2013 on Mid Wales Travel)

I am almost there 

#Tips 11:
  Traveling is cheaper with a cab if you are travelling with friends. 

Z's , OWS & Castle Cab charge £3 when you travel within town whereas other Cab services run on meter.

#Tips 12:
 There is no wet market in Aberystwyth. Even though Aberystwyth is next to the sea, there are no fresh and cheap seafood as some of you might expect.

#Tips 13:
The shops close really early as compared to the Malaysian standard. Most shops close at 5pm or 6pm on the weekdays and saturday whereas most of them are closed at Sunday.

#Tips 14 :
 Oh! Before I forget! If you have a stopover in Dubai, the airport stinks with BO! Don't worry its not you*If it is, PLEASE take a bath!*.They also charge for trolleys in the Dubai airport and Birmingham international  unlike  KLIA*you will appreciate how awesome KLIA is after you see other airports. KLIA is awesome*, so grab one on  your way  if no one is using it!

till next time.

 xoxo

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Getting lucky !!

I am having a better luck this year I suppose. Haha

I had participated in the 'First Running Shoe ' campaign by Adidas early this year , and guess out my boyfriend and I are among the 100 lucky participants who are lucky enough to be chosen.

For all lucky winners !

Although it's not like we are getting  the shoes for free but it's still cheaper then the market price.

All I know is that for both male and female version of the shoes, the market price will be rm230 . Now we only paid rm99 each ! More than 50% discount !

The male and children version will be in a neon yellow green colour and the female version will be in lilac .

male version

female version

These shoes are made from reflective material so that when you run in the dark, you will not be knock down by the car easily.

Will try out my new Adidias running shoe soon !!

Till next time xoxo

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Gyu kaku Japanese BBQ Restaurant @ Tropicana City Mall

 

Disposable bib provided to avoid staining your precious clothing 

The place look promising but that all it was. All looks but no bite . The so called premium meat what sub par at best , kind of thing that they must have bought it from carrefour downstairs .

Their appetizer , their cow tongue was overly cooked I think and it did not smell like cow . The texture feel like you are eating the rubber compound found on playground rubber mat.

Cow tongue ( complimentary after spending rm60 and above during their promotion period) 

Promotion end on the last day of Feb

The lamb chop was overly fatty and the rest of the meat are not worth mentioning. 

Lamb chop

Cooking on charcoal is a good idea provided you can control the flame, otherwise the food will be burnt . Clearly they are no way to control the fire , so it's clearly not for the beginner chef.

All in all , Gyu kaku is the reason why you don't judge a book by the cover. I will give it a 2/10.





-chilliaddict-

Guerlain Rouge Automatique 661 Review

I bought this as a Christmas present for myself last year at Sephora Paradigm Mall . This is their 2013 Holiday Collection in Crazy Paris , which I suppose is a limited edition ? 

It is actually my first Guerlain product and also my first lipstick ! 

Anyway , looking at the packaging , you could notice a obvious difference .

This is not the normal open and twist type of lipstick but a slide down type , which i find rather convenient . You wouldn't be worried about a missing cap or something. Haha!

I don't actually remember the actual price for it but I think it's about rm118

Under sunlight

Under yellow light but colour is not that accurate after drinking and what not

This is a neon pink colour and It is quite long lasting .

Starbucks Angpau Promo 2014

Woohoo !!! To kick start the Horse year , I have obtain some starbuck Angpau from the boyfriend ! !

The Angpau are all labelled with number in the adhesive side .

No 1 - 15% discount on beverage
No 2 - RM10 discount on merchandise
No 3 - 50% discount on beverage
No 4 - Free 1 grande beverage

The sad thing is I only got No 1 and 2 only.😟

Anyway whoever who got the better Angpau congratulations! You are so lucky !!

Don't forget to redeem it ! The Redemption period is untill 15 February 2014