[Review] SISLEY PHYTO–BLANC Cushion Brightening Foundation SPF 30 PA+++

After trying SISLEY Phyto-Blanc makeup collection for some time now, I am always impressed with their high quality makeup product. I am glad that SISLEY will be launching their first cushion this 1st Mar 2018, and I am excited to presenting you the New SISLEY PHYTO–BLANC Cushion Brughtening Foundation SPF 30 PA+++.

Maybe you would say cushion foundation is not a new thing but the new SISLEY Phyto-Blanc Cushion Foundation impresses me a lot, it is the best CC Cushion from many of the other brands that I have tried. Feeling curious why? Read on to find out more.

Just like any other SISLEY products, the Phyto-Blanc Cushion Foundation is made with botanical extract. In fact, Sisley Research has been working on the mechanisms of melanogenesis for more than 15 years. Melanin forms due to UV rays, pollution, free radicals, and age. Without a proper care, pigmentation irregularities such as dark spots, dull complexion may appear.

SISLEY Phyto-Blanc range lightens the complexion, restores radiance to the skin, and reduces dark spots. Phyto-Blanc Cushion Foundation is both make-up and skincare for Asian skin as well as for any woman seeking to make her complexion lighter, more luminous, and more even. Hence, Phyto-Blanc Cushion Foundation not only made our skin glow instantly, it will also brighten our skin in long run.

The Best Freshwater Eels @ Makoto Japanese Cuisine Desa Sri Hartamas

My family and I love Unagi, which is the Japanese eels that normally served with rice. However, we have not tried freshwater eels until recently at Makoto Japanese Cuisine Desa Sri Hartamas.

Located at the busy district at Desa Sri Hartamas, Makoto Japanese Cuisine is a lovely Japanese restaurant that has cosy interior and 2 VIP rooms. 

What is interesting is that Makoto imported fresh eels that are from Shizuoka, Japan weekly and serve upon order. Their experienced Japanese Unagi Chef will keep the fresh eels in cold temperature to keep it calm, it will be freshly prepared and cooked upon order. Hence, it takes around 25 minutes for them to prepare and serve the eel dishes. Best to call for reservations before going to eliminate the waiting time.

If you want to see how the Japanese Unagi Chef to prepare the live eel at the kitchen, please click on the video below.

CoolBlog 10th Anniversary & Largest Store Opening in Melawati Mall

Marking their 10th year in the industry, CoolBlog has opened its first ever largest store in Melawati Mall. Being a kiosk based beverage brand, CoolBlog has now taken a leap into its branding by revealing its new, refreshed and urbanised look.

What started as a kiosk-based dessert beverage brand has captivated the hearts of Malaysians by creatively infusing local and global flavours to create delectable ice blended and smoothie based creations. CoolBlog, as the international brand is known, is a Malaysian home-grown success story, introducing over 25 flavours of beverages and desserts with over 300 product variants.

This new 973 square feet dine-in store and concept conveys a more urbanised look and feel to customers. It has wooden fittings and frames as the base of its main counter. The familiar pink hue has evolved and is now a classy combination of black and pink that can be seen throughout the store. The new colour scheme paired with its sleek furniture will be sure to give you an urban feel.

“We saw Melawati Mall as the best location to start our flagship store as its location was within the busy urban area, and falls in line with our new target audience. The mall is constantly patronised by students, and families around the Klang Valley and this is an ideal place to start. We are also located right next to the cinema which is a perfect location given the daily traffic.” said Keith Loh, CEO of CoolBlog Apps Sdn Bhd.

“This store opening is just one of many in the pipeline for us and we are looking to expand our growth into stores. We are also expanding the business to East Malaysia, we are opening franchising opportunities catered specially for women entrepreneurs, and a whole host of other things” he added.

CoolBlog is also offering a ‘limited edition beverage’ in conjunction with the store opening. This beverage is available from today onwards and will only be offered in the Melawati Mall branch until 28 February 2018.

A Beauty Day Out @ IOI City Mall

I like everything beauty, hence when IOI City Mall invited me to their beauty day out last month, I did not hesitate to RSVP myself to explore the beauty tenants there.

Our first stop was the World’s first Clarins retail kiosk that occupying a floor space of 600 square feet. It was fun to explore the open concept kiosk of this French luxury brand. 

It is equipped with a Open Spa, a makeover area, a relaxing lounge, a travel zone, a maternity zone, a gift area, a sample wall, and a recycle zone. 

My favourite zone was the Open Spa that offers a 30 minutes quick relaxing pampering while we are on the go.

Splendours of Spring by IOI City Mall

IOI City Mall welcomes this Chinese New Year with the Splendours of Spring ushering in the Lunar New Year of the Earth Dog. Inspired by the multicolours of Spring and the many facets of life these colours represent, IOI City Mall brought to life a giant kaleidoscope in a shape of a tunnel for all to walk through to experience first-hand its breath-taking prism of colours reflective of the joys and celebration of the Lunar New Year.

This prism like installation uses sheets of mirrors to create the effect of being inside a giant kaleidoscope. Together with their Kaleidoscope Tunnel is the Tree of Life in celebration of life on this beautiful land of abundance. This Tree of Life rotates 360° on its axis to celebrate Growth and Prosperity.

As part of the Corporate Social Responsibility, IOI City Mall recently hosted an outing for 33 seniors age ranged from 50 to 80 years old together with their 9 guardians from Rumah Amal Murni Kajang and Little Sister of The Poor.

Brought in by Asian Overland Services Convention and Exhibition(AOSCE) in their tour bus. The group was treated with a movie “Bleeding Steel” starring Jackie Chan at Golden Screen Cinema.

Etude House Lucky Puppy Collection 2018

Heralding into the New Year 2018 and the Year of the Dog Chinese New Year, Etude House has launched the limited edition collection, known as Lucky Puppy. 

This limited edition collection includes 3 new red shades of Dear My Glass Tinting Lips-Talk, 3 new Dear My Glass Tinting Lips-Talk cases, 3 Cushion Cases, Lucky Puppy Moistfull Collagen Skin Care Set and Lucky Puppy Soon Jung & Moistfull Skin Care Set. Don’t you love the cute illustrations of puppies resembling a corgi, dachshund, and a bichon fries like I do?

The entire collection is now available in Etude House Malaysia’s Flagship Store, Ground Floor, Sunway Pyramid. If you purchase more than RM200, you’ll get a FREE Lucky Puppy Limited Edition Pouch too (while stocks last).

There are also SPECIAL ONLINE ORDER from January 2018 onwards.

Watsons Ushers in The Chinese New Year with a #HAPPYBEAUTIFULYEAR Movie Treat for Its ELITE Members

Watsons ELITE members, celebrities and members of the media and blogger community were treated to a special preview screening on 9 Feb 2018, one week ahead of the release date of the latest movie “Think Big Big”, produced by Astro Shaw and directed by Chiu Keng Guan of “The Journey” and “Olabola” fame. Director Chiu Keng Guan and the casts of “Think Big Big” were present to support the special preview screening in-line with Watsons collaboration with the movie as the health and beauty retail brand celebrates the #HappyBeautifulYear Chinese New Year campaign. 

Cast members Serene Lim, Fabian Loo, Vivienne Oon, Yoong Swen Moon, Ruby Yap, Joanne Lau, Kam Hoe Kei, Billie Chong, Chew Swee Lee and director Chiu Keng Guan also participated in a chit chat session before the movie premiered, sharing their experiences about making the movie and the storyline that is so relevant in today’s society of self-validation especially among the millennials.

“Think Big Big” is about a confident plus-sized girl called Moon who dreams of becoming an astronaut. Brought up in a small town by her loving parents, she has always received unconditional love and support from them. Moon is contented with her job as a mascot talent.

However financial debts forced her to participate in a competition which requires her to share her fitness journey on social media. As she became an internet sensation, Moon’s life has turned upside down. She starts to lose the support of her loved ones. And the audience will have to watch what happens as she goes through a journey to regain her true happiness and winning back the people that she loves.

“The main message of the movie resonates with Watsons Malaysia’s advocacy of embracing our inner beauty and remembering our self-worth and confidence in a society today which promotes self-validation through social media. It is such an important time to remind people especially young impressionable females that they should love and accept themselves for who they are and are beautiful in their own special way. At Watsons Malaysia, we are very excited to reward our customers with lots of “prosperous” goodies and “money-can’t-buy” experiences as we usher in the Chinese New Year. Tonight we have our Watsons Elite members who have been supporting us in a big way in 2017 and we are rewarding them with an example of a “money-can’t-buy” experience where they will be one of the first to preview “Think Big Big” before the general release on 15 February 2018. Not leaving out our ELITE members outside the Klang Valley, this special preview screening also extends to the ELITE members in Kuching, Penang, Johor Bahru and Ipoh where there is a similar special preview screening running concurrently. We always try to go beyond in rewarding our loyal customers”, said Caryn Loh 罗宝霞, General Manager and Country Head of Watsons Malaysia.

According to Chiu Keng Guan, director of “Think Big Big”, Watsons Malaysia was an ideal partner for the movie, as Watsons advocates physical as well as inner beauty among its customers. Being more than a retail brand, Watsons engages with its customers through workshops, beauty forums, health and lifestyle events to encourage its customers to look at
beauty on a holistic level, which resonates with the main theme of “Think Big Big”.

Bundles of Luck When Shopping at Fahrenheit88 Mall

I like shopping, and I am lucky to be staying in Kuala Lumpur, a city to the home of many shopping malls. This year, Fahrenheit88 Mall has brought many good news to their shoppers, that combine shopping with great onsite attractions, like spa, karaoke, a bundle of luck shopping experience and many more.

Let’s follow me below to see what Fahrenheit88 Mall has to offer.

Fahrenheit Chinese New Year – Bundles of Luck

This year, Fahrenheit presents you with Bundle of Luck. The decoration features boxes designs that are symbolization of lucky boxes, with the aim of letting their shoppers to unbox their luck in Fahrenheit88 Mall as there are so much to explore in the fun, hip and fashionable mall. 

To top off their interesting tenant mix in the mall, they have created an experiential redemption journey by enabling their shoppers to redeem a mysterious gift ranging from chocolates to a 40 inch TV via a vending machine with RM150 spent in a single receipt mall wide. This experiential vending machine redemption mechanic is the first in the market partnering Vendream, to surprise customers with different gifts to enlighten their shopping journey. 

Other promotion and gifts happening in the mall includes Fahrenheit88 Ang Pau redemption with any spend mall wide, and 100PLUS Chinese New Year Edition Gold Can distribution to all shoppers, wishing them a Chinese New Year filled with Prosperity and Happiness.

[Holiday Edition] Althea Red Sparkling Box

I love receiving goodie in boxes. I subscribed to most of the beauty boxes back then, but sadly they were discontinued. I was happy when Althea released their Holiday edition Red Sparkling Box which contains 7 full size products from Korea. It was such a steal as we get all the lovely items below for just RM 116. I couldn’t resist and got myself one box too.

Hello Skin Jumiso Chewy-Elasticity Mask Sheet

This is my first time trying the Mask Sheet from Hello Skin. I love it’s attractive red packaging which means ‘ONG’ to Chinese hehehe.

SKIN&LAB Dr. Color Effect Red Cream 50ml + SKIN&LAB Red Serum Sachet

Skin & Lab carefully formulated for various skin concerns based on dermatological experiences. Skin & Lab Dr. Color Effect Red Cream provides brightness and elasticity to dull skin so that your skin looks younger. The normal retail price for a jar of SKIN&LAB Dr. Color Effect Red Cream is RM 150. Althea Red Sparkling Box is really a great deal!

New! Tony Moly Delight Tony Tint #02 RED

The Latest HOVR Collection by Under Armour

The renowned sports brand, Under Armour has unveiled the brand’s latest innovation in footwear cushioning technology called HOVR. Under Armour HOVR is a cushioning platform, engineered to provide the ideal combination of cushioning and energy return, all without compromise.

The HOVR midsole is made of a proprietary foam compound in partnership with leading innovators Dow Chemical, providing a super-soft durometer with incredible cushioning and shock absorption with every single foot strike. 

HOVR is UA’s third cushioning platform, in addition to Micro G and Charged Cushioning. This new pinnacle cushioning system delivers on runners needs to have a shoe that provides not only support– but also energy return and shock absorption. Another key component of the HOVR technology is the ‘Energy Web,’ which is a comprehensive mesh web that contains the cushioning core, helping to maintain the midsole’s shape and, in return, delivers strong responsiveness and energy return.

This combination of advantages makes you feel better and perform better – with HOVR, the shoe is absorbing some of the impact your body would normally feel, aiding in your comfort and keeping your legs fresh for the road ahead.

Invest a New Mattress Every 10 Years for Better Health

How old is your mattress? Mine is just 2 years as I have changed my old mattress then. Many people might not know how long they have had their current mattress, some ever thought mattress is used for life. In fact, many experts have identified and concluded that we should change a new mattress every 10 years for better health.

Mattress is so close to us, and it is affecting our sleep and life so closely. A good mattress give us the optimal support for the whole night. However, mattress does age just like our skin. The mattress might lost its support over time. Besides taking good care of the mattress, for instance to put on mattress protector, it is also essential for us to invest a new mattress every 10 years.

Many people judge a mattress by its look. Actually, an old mattress that still looks good does not mean it does not need to be replaced. Imagine the old mattresses that have accumulate years and years of dead skin cells, sweat, and bacteria; it is a breeding ground for millions of creepy critters that are living there right now. Many skin issue, irritation or bad sleep are actually caused by the old mattresses.

An old mattress might also reduce the sleep quality. If you wake up with sore body, most probably you might need to change your mattress immediately for the good night sleep and rest.

Some people may thought a firm mattress is the best mattress but it might not. In fact, you should choose your mattress by trying it personally before buying. A firm mattress which seems comfortable to me might not bring be the same benefits to you. Hence I would always advice people to go and try out the mattresses before making any decision to invest in new mattress.

Now Everyone Can Eat Ribs

Hubby and I love BBQ spare ribs hence we know we must not missed the Biggest Ribs Eating Event this year. Happening at Naughty Nuri’s SS15 Subang Courtyard this February 28, Wednesday from 11am to 4pm. Do not miss this special chance to partake in an enjoyable, fresh, food tasting experience we will yearn for as soon as it ends.

Famous with delicious Signature ribs, Naughty Nuri’s is hosting the Biggest Ribs Eating Event where hundreds of their Signature BBQ Spare Ribs are doled out for patrons to devour.

You wouldn’t want to miss this Biggest Ribs Eating Event. To take part in the glorious festivities, you can made your reservations at the following link - http://bit.ly/naughtyribs.
Clicking on the link, it lead you to Naughty Nuri’s event page, ‘Now Everyone Can Eat!’ where it will prompt diners to key in their email addresses and select their preferred dining time. Akin to booking a flight ticket, successful reservations will deliver a Dining Pass to the applicant’s email, hurray!

Ohya, do bring along your own favourite plate, be it a classic porcelain one or contemporary with vibrant hues to enjoy the succulent ribs at Naughty Nuri’s the Biggest Ribs Eating Event. A communal seating arrangement greets diners, which is a fun way to socialise, with delectable ribs as the ice breaker. It will surely be a greatest ribs carnival in the fun atmosphere.

Panadol ActiFast presents Chinese New Year: Every Minute Matters

Oh my God it’s just a few more hours to Chinese New Year! I feel that the year of the Dog is usher in really quickly, what about you? It has been a hectic preparation for weeks but there are still so many things to prepare! Cleaning the house, preparing the food, prepare the new clothes for myself and the kids, sourcing those crisp new bank notes and ang pao packets, and so many more.

I am lucky that the hubby has shared my burden. He has been helping out to buy food, to the banks as well as cleaning the house with me. As a traditional Chinese, we are still practising the traditions associated with the Lunar New Year because they are full of auspicious meanings. For instance, cleaning day, reunion dinner, visit my mum’s side and many more.

Now you know that Chinese New Year preparations can be hectic. Lucky for us, this Year of the Dog, Panadol ActiFast is delighted to organise a contest for us to win a dream holiday so that we would never miss a moment with the people we love over the holiday season.

This Chinese New Year, Panadol ActiFast is helping you get back to the moments that matter, quickly.

Buy RM15 worth of Panadol at any Guardian store and Whatsapp/MMS your receipt to +6 11 11 266 930 by Friday 2 March 2018 for your chance to win a trip to Disneyland Hong Kong or RM500 worth of shopping vouchers!

Not only that, every submission will receive a special gift too.

Terms and conditions apply. Visit http://bit.ly/2rX39b1 for details.

I have already entered the contest and I wish I win the a trip to Disneyland Hong Kong with my loved ones.

Auspicious Lunar New Year Feast @ Dynasty Restaurant, Renaissance Kuala Lumpur Hotel

Lunar New Year is almost here, it’s time to make reservation at restaurants for a feast with our family and loved ones. This year, Executive Sous Chef of Dynasty Restaurant, Renaissance Kuala Lumpur Hotel, Kok Chee Kin and his team of talented chefs are all set to immerse your senses with Festive Menus that capture the finest flavours of Cantonese cuisine from 2 Feb until 2 Mar 2018 in celebration of the Chinese Lunar New Year.

From the festive Dum Sum selection to timeless Treasure Pots (Poon Choi), a superb selection of Set Menus and a line-up of Yee Sang to please all palates, Dynasty is the place to spoil or be spoiled by family and friends.

Focusing on the use of traditional ingredients while emphasizing on light and fresh flavours for healthy feasting, Chef Kin has created three festive set menus complete with Yee Sang and Dynasty’s fortune pastries. The 3 festive set menus are Happiness at RM 1788 nett, Fortune at RM 2188 nett and Longevity at RM 3388 nett for a table of ten persons.

There is also a 6-course and 7-course Double Delights menus for two persons, priced at RM 378 nett and RM 578 nett respectively. There are sets that cater for group of six persons and five persons depending on your number of patrons.

Sporting Fun with The Carrie Junior ‘Sukan Ria’ Collection

We have reached an age where technology is slowly overtaking human interaction and kids are drawn to it as well. Kids exposed to technology will tend to be more inclined towards leading a sedentary lifestyle as they stay glued to these gadgets. Kids naturally love to play and they should be encouraged to be active. Sports practices and games will provide the opportunity for exercise that can help kids to stay healthy and aid in their physical development. 

Fun with water is also something that kids look forward to and what better way to have a good time playing with water than during bath time with bath toys. Although toys are seen as fun and games, it is definitely more than that. Toys can provide at least some opportunity for children to learn in all developmental areas. It provides opportunities for children to strengthen their physical skills, advance their social and emotional skills and enhance language development.

Setting out to bring splashing happiness to the children, CARRIE JUNIOR designed 6 cute toy figurines called ‘Sukan Ria’ to help develop their imaginative minds. As CARRIE JUNIOR defines the fun of bath time, it also encourages children to learn to embrace the positive value of social interaction as they play with the toys in creative and imaginative ways.

A total of 6 toy figurines which consists of CARRIE JUNIOR the elephant that loves football, SPEEDY TOMMY the fastest tortoise on the running tracks, TUFFY TEDDY the toughest bear, DRIBBLY MINKY the skilful raccoon in hockey, SMASHY MACKY the agile monkey that returns every shot and a sports trophy will each be randomly packed in every 700ml CARRIE JUNIOR product.

An Opulent Chinese New Year Reunion Dinner @ Sunway Putra Hotel KL

As we usher in the Year of the Dog, let’s enjoy an opulent Chinese New Year Reunion Dinner at Sunway Putra Hotel Kuala Lumpur. Priced at RM 1188 per set for 10 diners, it is available from 8th Feb 2018 to 12th Mar 2018 from 6PM onwards everyday.

Available at the Coffee House, Level 9 of the Hotel the Reunion Set Dinner will feature 2 interesting set menus. Set A or Set B are specially created and prepared by skillful Chef Chew Keng Chai and his team.

Besides the “ must-to-do tossing the Yee Sang”, highlight of the food review will be Braised Crabmeat and Seaweed Soup with Dried Scallop, Roasted Chicken with Plum Sauce, Steamed Sea Garoupa with Hong Kong Style, Stir-fried Tiger Prawns with Salted Egg Yolk, Stir-Fried Broccoli with Mushroom Dumplings, Chilled Honey Dew Sago with rock Melon and many more.

The Perfect Valentine’s Day Pout

Valentine’s Day is just 2 days away, are you ready to celebrate this big day with your lover? No matter what’s your plan, it’s always good to put on the perfect lipstick color that match with your outfit. After all, what better way to finish off a gorgeous makeup look than with a perfectly kissable pout?

No matter what your skin tone or age, Elianto Make Up has something you’ll fall in LOVE this Valentine’s Day – if not with your date, then with your lipstick!

Presenting the latest Brilliant Riche Lip Colour by Elianto, the best weapon to flaunt this Valentine’s Day.

Elianto Brilliant Riche Lip Colour is a matte liquid lipstick that infuse lips with bright, intense colour. It has a lightweight and yet long-lasting formula with moisturising ingredients. Its super matte finishing is not only non-drying, it’s kiss proof too.

Productivity Nexus for Retail and F&B Launches Three Flagship Programmes Targeting 7.2% Growth in Labour Productivity

The Productivity Nexus has once again proven its keen initiative of increasing human capital productivity by implementing Productivity Nexus for the Retail and Food & Beverage (F&B) industry. During the official launch of the Flagship Programmes held at Sunway Putra Hotel, KL on 8th Feb 18, invited media was given the first-hand information about this flagship programmes.

Targets a 7.2% growth in labour productivity in the industry to meet the 2020 National level productivity target of RM 92,300 per worker. Through this, the platform, driven by the private sector and supported by Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tn Razak, aims to empower industry associations to become key change agents in the nation. This is because the collective power of industry associations offer a strong bridge to connect with enterprises and knowledge experts in each sector. The event was officiated by Minister of Human Resources YB Dato’ Sri (Dr) Richard Riot Anak Jaem.

At the moment, the Retail and F&B sector employs no less than 2.7 million people which marks a value-added of RM 89 billion – recording an 8.3% contribution to the nation’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP). However, the productivity in this sector remains as one of the lowest. This spurred the implementation of the Productivity Nexus which rides on the premise of sharing the economy’s best practices and being inspired by industry experts to further inspire the rest of the industry. The initiative is slated to involve 80 to 100 selected flagship companies.

There is no denying that digitalisation is the way of the future. Recognising this factor, the Retail and F&B Productivity Nexus Champion Dato’ Bruce Lim reiterated,”The Productivity initiatives for Retail and F&B have included support for digitalisation of business operation and honing e-commerce capabilities.”