Sephora Merdeka Sale !!!

Great news girls !!! Sephora is having sale until 3rd of September 2014!!!

There are 3 types of offers . Firstly is the 2 item for only Rm57 . These are sephora  pink series brushes and selected ciate nail colour. 

Secondly is the 57% off offer. These are the Too Faced Kabuki brush , Too Faced makeup palette with iphone 5 case, Too Faced single colour eye shadow and lip colour . Besides Too Faced , there are also selected Soap and Glory product . For example , Soap and glory Puffy Eye Attack , Soap and Glory the Ultimelt , Soap and Glory BB cream and 

Soap and Glory Sit Tight . 

There are also Pure Heals Mask and Bare minerals eyeshadow as well.

Lastly , selected perfume are Rm57 off . This consist of Kenzo, Calvin Klein and Juicy couture perfume .

Happy Shopping !!!

Does a moisturizer enhance your skin or worsen your skin?

I have done a small experiment based on an article that I have read a few months ago .

It teaches us how to differentiate the ingredients used in the skincare products that are common in our facial routine.

One of it is on how to differentiate whether the moisturizer  we use actually helping us to hydrate our skin or just contain petrolatum / mineral oil that will clog our pores.

The method of testing is firstly , get a paper and dab a small amount of the moisturizer on the paper and for it to dry. Next, check and see whether the part where the moisturizer is dabbed is wrinkly or slightly translucent.

If it is slightly translucent , that means it contain petrolatum/ mineral oil. 

On the other hand if it just turn wrinkly , that means the product helps to hydrate the skin without the use of petrolatum

I did this experiment based on a few moisturisers that I have been using . These are :

 

BIOTHERM AQUASOURCE (normal to combination skin )

FRESHEL (BY KANEBO ) WHITENING UV GEL

ZA TOTAL HUDRATION AMINO REFRESHING GEL

NARUKO ( by Niu Er)Magnolia Brightening and Firming Night Gelly EX 

NARUKO白玉兰雪耳钻采紧致晚安冻膜

SKINCOLOGY (by Niu Er)ADVANCED HYDRATING CREME EX2 玻尿酸全效循環保濕水凝霜

And it turns out that  

1.biotherm contain quite a high amount  of petrolatum

2.freshel contains the most ( I am not sure whether it is due to the UV protection function of it )

3.Za has a minimal amount

4.Naruko negative traces of petrolatum 

5.skincology  negative 

KEeeeraizy... FISH ( crazy fish @ Solaris Mont Kiara review )

Everyone kinda went, eeeeeeewwwww........ When I told them I recently found a place that does live octopus. For people who've known me for a while I've been dying to try it out so I was beyond excited when I found out.

I was so excited when I found the place in Solaris Dutamas. It is a single shop lot in the middle of a lane filled with many many cars. Expect to double park unless you are willing to walk all the way from a different building. 

So, on to presentation, it was a simple dish with just a few leaves of lettuce for garnishing. I personally was expecting the live octopus to be trying to crawl out of the plate but I was kind of let down. We had to squirt some soy sauce on it for it to start moving but, it was to be honest very exciting. The dish itself was quite simple. Just soy sauce, sesame oil and sesame seeds. Simple but as it was still alive, it was good and fresh... Hahahaha how much more fresh can it get.

Taste wise, the octopus was quite salty. Not chemically, salty but it tasted like the ocean. Furthermore, I might have over did it with the soy sauce, trying to make it move. Texture wise, it was no different than eating squid sashimi. So in the end it was a once in a lifetime experience, but taste wise it was nothing out of the ordinary. That being said it was still good. So I. The end I give it an 8/10 for taste and that is great.

For the price point however, it was quite high. Rm70 for two small octopus is very expensive, but I guess it was a good gimmick so I guess it wasn't too bad. For this I give it a 5/10

In conclusion, it is worth trying out if you want to have a new culinary experience, but the taste definitely will not be anything out of this world

Crazy Fish

9-G, Jalan Solaris 3, Solaris Mont Kiara, Kuala Lumpur

Open daily for lunch & dinner, except the first Monday of each month. 

Tel: 03-6211-7313

Beauty essence/ serum review

Today I would like to write a review on my favourite essence / serum . 

Firstly , I would like to talk about NRK ALL IN ONE HIGH POTENCY BRIGHTHENING COMPLEX 一步搞定全效保湿亮白精华

I actually get this for free last year when Niu Er came to Sunway Pyramid for a sharing session.

I like the texture of the item , it's texture is similar to that of the hada labo toner . However ,it doesn't provide a one step solution for my skin. Even when I top it with my Biotherm Aquasource moisturizer or my Kanebo 5 in 1 Uv whitening gel, my skin still does not feel well hydrated

In my opinion, the Skinfood  Lettuce & Cucumber  Water Drop Essence leave my skin feel much more hydrated . It does not leave my skin feel tight and dry by merely applying the essence alone.

The Skinfood Lettuce & cucumber water drop essence is really a budget buy if you can get it directly from Korea . It cost me around  Rm30 when I got it last year. In Malaysia , the retail price is slightly higher , which is about Rm60 .

It is a gel like texture which turn watery when it's apply on the face . It is fresh and light , non sticky and smell good too . 

My other favourite essence would be the Laneige Waterbank Essence . It really hydrates the skin even when I use it alone ! I bought the Laneige Waterbank Essence and Laneige Waterbank gel cream from Jusco last Christmas for rm 250

Although Korean and Japanese skin care are my favourite , the Biotherm Source Therapie 7 is also pretty good. I first got my hands on it due to generous sample given by the Beauty advisor from House of Fraser London . It's a gel like texture which would Leave the skin powdery.

It also leave my skin hydrated without using any moisturizer 

Thought of the day

On my boyfriend's birthday , I come to realised that the saying of " everyday can be a special day ( valentines ) can really happen " 天天都是情人节” .

It is not something that is impossible , it could happen in rea life . It is not a myth like unicorns and fairies .

You can be happy wherever you are , whenever it is . Because you are with someone who you really appreciates, love and be loved .

The bad thing about this is that you don't feel special on a special day ie birthday or valentines or even anniversary .

This is the time where le boyfriend will say :" I am not going to treat you so nice anymore . Because if so there is nothing much  I can do on a special day . "

Levi's Keep Cool Cart Campaign @ One Utama

Yesterday , My bf and I bumped into the Keep Cool Cart Roadshow in One Utama . They are giving out free gifts with no pirchase required !!

Steps :

1. Take a photo of yourself with their Keep Cool window display at their store 

2. upload it on to your Facebook , Twitter or Instagram account and  hashtag   # keepcoolmy 

3. Show it to the person in charged at the Keep Cool Cart 

4.Proceed to the  Lucky dip

Although it is started that there are a lot of free gifts to be won , but yesterday there is only a brown letter wallet , a white tote bad and a black leather wallet to choose from.

We have  both gotten ourselves a brown leather wallet .

Moreover, there is also a photo booth for you take photos for free ! 

Number 76 style @ bangsar 2 review

As I have mentioned in the previous post , I have a total of Rm 40 voucher to be redeemable in 3 months.

This time I went to their Bangsar 2 branch which located at the same row with the post office .

I made an appointment with Amy for hair cut, usually I will not spent such money for hair cut . But since they have a 10% discount on hair cut and I have a rm40 voucher , why not give it a try.

I like the design of their boutique , it reminds me of a coffee shop. 

What I have realised through visiting Number 76 Style is that their directors are quite good but the assistants are bad . I don't know whether is a miscommunication or what , but I don't think their assistants are professional enough . The lack of supervision of the directors ( hair stylist ) makes the problem worst . This is because the directors are always busy, they might serving 2-3 customer at the same time .

Amy is a friendly person . I mentioned that the Ultrasonic hair treatment doesn't really work on my hair . Once she heard about it and looked at my hair condition, she thinks that there might be some problem during my treatment last time as the condition is not normal for a treatment after 1 week plus .

So she decided make an appointment for me to redo the Ultrasonic hair treatment for free 

On a side note , I realised that the very nice scent left on my hair after the treatment actually come from the Shisheido Luminogenic treatment which cost Rm 105  for a 250g tube. 

Update

I have redone my Ultrasonic hair treatment on the following week at their Mont kiara branch

This time they ask another assistant to do the treatment for me . The result is far better than that of the first time . 

However , since it can only last for a maximum of 3 weeks , I think it's quite costly to maintain . However , do note that you could redeem a free Ultrasonic treatment on your birthday month if you are a member if Number 76 style