Make Up For Ever Aqua Summer Collection 2012

Make Up For Ever is launching its latest aqua shadow collection and there will be make up demonstrations and exciting line up at Sephora Ion tomorrow evening and Saturday! Don't miss your chance to catch Mr Eddy Norman in person and pick up tips from him on how you can create a vibrant summer look, inspired by the world's most beautiful beaches using Make Up For Ever's iconic Aqua range,  all year round.. Have fun in this HOT Summer Party specially brought to you by Make Up For Ever!

Crocs Spring Summer 2012 Collection & New Crocs New You Campaign

As Crocs celebrates its 10th Anniversary, the company innovates and brings to the market one of its most exciting collections ever! And I was privileged to preview Crocs Spring/Summer 2012 collection at the recent Crocs Fashion Show held at Vivo City last week. This collection features many colorful shoes including Translucents ( the fashionable duo tone chicest style flats), Springi (the attractive and stylish Crocs) and many fun and interesting designs..Let us have a look at this beautiful collection..

Here is Mint Leong, our emcee for the Fashion Show.. Look at the lovely bright pink Melbourne II Lace sneaker on her feet..

They all look so comfy and versatile ... so any pair of Crocs from the Spring Summer 2012 collection caught your eyes? (Do visit the nearest Crocs outlet to try on these nice, soft and colorful shoes that are so lightweight and ultra comfortable!) 

And the good news is .... there is this New Crocs New You Campaign in which you can walk away with $6000 shopping spree vouchers PLUS an ultimate makeover travel package valued at USD8,000!!(WOW!) 

Crocs wants you to have the tools for the Ultimate New You Makeover. Here are the details: 

Makeover Contest:

Your chance at winning a total makeover package valued at USD8,000 is just a few clicks away. Go to the New Crocs New You website, and in 500 words or less, tell the world why you deserve the ultimate makeover. One finalist will be chosen from each participating country. If you are chosen as a finalist, you will be awarded with S$6,000 shopping spree vouchers with a professional stylist. Once you are chosen, share your story with your friends and ask them to vote for you! If you have the most votes, you and a guest will receive round trip tickets and accommodation in a city of your choice*.  You will also be sent on a shopping spree with a recognized beauty and style expert. They will then whisk you away to a salon where the New You transformation will begin.

*Terms and Conditions apply. Please visit ncny.crocsasia.com/tnc.php for more information.

Meet the Stylist: Women of all shapes, sizes, and age need tender, loving care. It’s what makes us so unique. Getting pampered and keeping up with the latest fashion trends are just a couple of those ways that keeps us feeling young and energized. You can stay up to date with the fashion pros since Crocs will be providing you with some great tips from a local expert stylist via the New Crocs New You website. We will give you the inside scoop on how to pair your Crocs^TM shoes with the best colors and outfits.

Crocs  Mix&Math Mobile App: For New Crocs New You on the go, you can download the Crocs mobile application, Crocs Mix&Match. This app lets you snap a picture of your outfit, allows you to choose the focus colors, and then matches the best pair of Crocs^TM shoes to coordinate with what you are wearing. Want to try them on? No problem! You can try them on virtually by pointing your phone at your feet. If you love them, then you can purchase them through the application on the Crocs webstore:

iPhone App:

http://itunes.apple.com/sg/app/id496469208?ls=1&mt=8

Andriod App:

https://market.android.com/details?id=com.razorfish.crocs.sg&feature=search_result#?t=W251bGwsMSwxLDEsImNvbS5yYXpvcmZpc2guY3JvY3Muc2ciXQ

Crocs ^TM Catolog: Crocs has now made it easier for you to find excellent styles that are perfect for you. With the Crocs ^TM Catalog on the New Crocs New You website and the Crocs Mix&Match mobile app, you can find your favorite pair of Crocs ^TM shoes and then share them with your friends via social networks, or you can purchase them online. The catalog features new styles that are so comfortable and stylish, they can be worn any day of the week.

And I am happy to get for myself yet another pair of Crocs, and my very first pair of Crocs formal working shoes.. 

The design of this pair of classic silhouette with sleek leather upper (not the usual TPU material) is called Grace Heel. It also comes without the 1.25-inch heel called Grace Flat. Yes they are really comfortable even after long hours of wear. The quality of this pair of shoes is good ..although I have not wore that long to comment on the durability, I can see from the workmanship and material that this is a sturdy pair. The insoles are removable for easy cleaning too.  Since they are black, I can easily match them with any outfit. But I dont know why, it is only available in black.. personally I think beige is another good choice...Actually the new YOU by Crocs collection also attracted me .. 

Whether you prefer sophisticated or sexy styles, you will love these trendy silhouettes. The Amstera and Sammilee are classic pump silhouettes that you can match with a pencil skirt for the office or a mini skirt for happy hour. For a more formal look, check out the Jabinta or the Thrilita. For girls who have longer legs and prefer not to hover over their Friday night date, grab the Flodo or the Marjess to obtain the perfect height. These shoes are sensible, stylish, but also exceptionally comfortable. You can check out these gorgeous YOU by Crocs collection at Crocs website. * However, do note that YOU by Crocs collection is not available islandwide.. so far I only seen it at Marina Bay Sands outlet.. 

Special thanks to Crocs Singapore and Omy for inviting me to this Crocs Spring Summer 2012 Fashion Show. 

New Elizabeth Arden Prevage Night Anti-aging Restorative Cream

For the last one month plus, I have been religiously using the latest Elizabeth Arden Prevage Night Anti-aging Restorative Cream every night and I am seriously loving the effect that I get/see every morning when I wake up. This night cream also comes in one of the most innovative containers I have ever come across in a skincare product. (will share more details about the packaging later on for sure..)

So what is so special about Elizabeth Arden Prevage Night Anti-aging Restorative Cream?

This intensive overnight moisture cream with advanced Idebenone technology was specially formulated to work during the night in synch with skin's sleep cyle. This innovative system fuses Idebenone with a skin compatible ester to provide a time release reservoir of Idebenone on the skin. 

Key Benefits of PREVAGE Night Anti-aging Restorative Cream:

• Reverse dryness with intensive moisture
• Enhance skin's own natural nighttime repair process
• Smooth, soften and retexturize skin's appearance
• Restore skin's natural resilience for a firmer look 
• Fight lines, wrinkles, discolorations and sun damage
• Give skin a rested, restored and more radiant appearance

Full Ingredients List of PREVAGE Night Anti-aging Restorative Cream:

• Idebenone - A powerful antioxidant to repair and protect skin from environmental assaults, such as visible signs of sun damage, lines, wrinkles, dryness, age spots, discolorations. 
• Mega Complex-A - complements the age-fighting effects of Idebenone. 
• Retinol Derivative - smoothes lines and wrinkles and retexturize skin's appearance
• Lemon Peel Extract - softens the appearance of age spots and discolorations to give skin a brighter look
• Vitamin E -  restores and conditions skin 
• Colorless Carotenoids - enhances the benefits of Idebenone and promotes a firmer appearance

Have you ever find it troublesome to use skincare product that comes in a jar/container form? 

For me, I will use a clean cotton bud to scoop out some of the cream from the jar/container to prevent any unnecessary contamination of the remaining product. That is why I would prefer my skincare products to come in pump and tube form packaging, more convenience I find... And yes, this new PREVAGE Night Anti-aging Restorative Cream packaging does looks like the normal jar right? BUT dont be fool by the appearance of this normal looking screw-top jar... Cause this is one of the most innovative containers that I have used for a skincare product.. 

Notice anything special now that I opened the cover?..(by the way, the orange part is NOT the cream, it is made of silicone-material.. so where is the cream and how do I use the product?)

New Elizabeth Arden Prevage Night Anti-aging Restorative Cream comes in an innovative airless jar with a one touch dispensing system, customized for Elizabeth Arden , which keeps the product sealed and fresh. I just need to press the pop-up button to dispense an appropriate amount for my whole face. The more pressure you press onto the button, the more product will be dispensed. However for this cream , a small dollop just does the job. 

PREVAGE Night Night Anti-aging Restorative Cream has a distinctive scent that can only be found in Prevage products. I think that is the scent of Idebenone - the single most powerful antioxidant for protecting skin from environmental assaults. Hard to describe the scent in words, but I can assure you it has a light yet unique pleasant scent. I have been using Prevage Night Cream every night and I find that the texture is lightweight and absorbs well into skin, spare a minute or two to massage the cream into skin and the goodness of the ingredients will work while you are asleep. Recently I only sleep like 3-4 hours every night, and although I woke up feeling very tired, my skin does not show that I was lack of sleep. (No tell tale sign on my skin that I had late nights, unless I kept yawning though!) . It just gives my skin a radiant and fresh appearance, as if I have slept for a full 10 hours the previous night. The result is really that unbelievable and noticeable! My skin also appears more moisturised, smoother and softer after more than one month of use.   

You just had to try out  this new Elizabeth Arden PREVAGE Night Anti-aging Restorative Cream packaging to believe that its proof (on our skin) not promises that you will be getting from using Elizabeth Arden Prevage line! 

Once again, thank you Elizabeth Arden Singapore for inviting me to your Prevage Bloggers' Preview at this really nice and cozy Suite@ Hyatt Hotel. And another Big Thank You for this lovely product! I may not have enough sleep and feeling all tired, but with Prevage Night, I can still have radiant-looking skin! ('',) 

More product information, visit Elizabeth Arden Singapore Website.

Healthier Hair With TK Trichokare

TK TrichoKare (pronounced: try-ko-care)  is a holistic hair and scalp care centre that provides European herbal hair remedies, catering for all hair conditions, problems including hair loss, greasy scalp, dandruff and many more. Started by a certified Trichologist and being the first ISO 9002 certified Trichological centre in Singapore, TK TrichoKare provides a comfortable and luxurious environment for its customers to enjoy pampering hair and scalp care treatments through premium European herbs. TrichoKare’s treatments are all validated by Trichologist and TrichoKare’s products are formulated by herbalist.

And just last week, I got the chance to try out TK Trichokare Hair Loss Defense Treatment at its Wheelock Place’s outlet.

Before I go on to share with you about my experience, check out its cozy shop’s interior...

Before the start of the treatment, the friendly and knowledgeable consultant performed a detailed hair and scalp analysis to diagnose the root of my hair and scalp problem, and recommended the appropriate treatments that were suitable for my hair problem.

My oily scalp and clogged follicles are the main culprits of my hair loss problem and the consultant explained that it was due to my underlying sebaceous glands producing excess sebum, most probably a result of hormonal changes, heredity or stress etc.  One simple remedy is to cleanse my scalp, and nourish my hair follicles and scalp through Trichokare’s hair treatment that uses only natural premium European herbs like Rosemary, Lavender, Nettles, Jojoba , Aloe Vera , Burdock, Horsetail, Sage and Leopard’s Bane that are trusted by European herbalists for centuries.

This is where I was seated during the treatment, a cozy area with nice and soothing music. I was served by a friendly Hair Specialist named Yvonne, who started off by asking how was my day and introducing herself, a good way to interact with customers and made them feel welcomed.

The first step of the treatment was to cleanse my scalp and hair. I was led to the hair-washing area and the first thing Yvonne did was to cover my body with a big  thick towel ,because it was indeed pretty cold there. Feeling all relaxed and comfortable, Yvonne started to shampoo my hair and scalp with a minty shampoo, I can still remember how COLD my scalp felt even until now. You see the temperature of the outlet was pretty low, plus the shampoo-ing gave a very cooling and minty effect on my scalp. In short, it was VERY COLD then, BUT I was enjoying every moment of it because the massage done on my scalp felt AMAZINGLY SOOTHING & RELAXING.  After she rinsed the shampoo, I thought she would proceed to condition my hair, but I was wrong, she continued to pamper me with second round of shampoo-ing  and massaging, and told me that double cleansing will ensure that the scalp will be thoroughly cleansed. How NICE!

Then I went back to my seat where Yvonne continued with the next step of the treatment in which she massaged a mask called Energizing Serum onto my scalp. It felt more like a shampoo to me, because there was foam seen as she massaged the serum onto my scalp.. but it’s a form of hair mask to nourish my hair scalp and follicles. That massage went on for a good 10 minutes or so, before Yvonne rinsed off the hair mask and blow dry my hair.

I was pretty surprised when Yvonne placed this warm bean bag/cushion-like thingy over my shoulder and gave me a relaxing shoulder massage. The constant heat produced from the cushion certainly gave me much warmth during the treatment!

Yvonne also treated my hair with some hair oil to nourish my hair ends, before giving my scalp and hair an Infrared light therapy, to kill any bacteria on scalp and to penetrate the products onto my scalp.

Yes, Smooth and silky hair at the end of the whole treatment, but mostly importantly is there any improvements on my greasy scalp? Pictures of my scalp were taken again after my hair treatment…

I was delighted that I was able to see improvements on my scalp condition in just one session – my scalp was much cleaner, not so oily and my hair follicles were  opened  (the way healthy hair follicles should look like).  I certainly enjoyed my relaxing hair treatment session and was pampered by the friendly and professional Hair Specialists.

The good news is there is a promotion offer specially for you…

Hair Loss Defense Treatment @ $59.99
Plus complimentary Delicate Kare Hair Bath worth $49

Register for the special offer now at www.tk-hair.com/blogger.

For more information on Trichokare’s treatments and products, do visit Trichokare’s website.

Thank you TK Trichokare and The Sample Store for inviting me to try out this pampering hair treatment.

Normaderm Latest Tri-Activ Cleanser And New Formulas Cleansers

Recently I attended Vichy Bloggers' Event and received these new products from its Normaderm range. I am a fan of Vichy Tri-Activ Anti-Imperfection Hydrating Care Moisturiser so I was very happy that I can try out more products from the Normaderm range as it is meant for acne prone and sensitive skin like mine.

More information about  Normaderm Tri-Activ Anti-Imperfection Hydrating Care Moisturiser:

We were told that since 2003, 20 million units of Tri-Activ Anti-Imperfection Hydrating Care Moisturiser were sold worldwide!

If you were to give this moisturiser a try, you will know why so many million units were sold worldwide and why I love it so much!

Normaderm Tri-Activ Anti-Imperfection Hydrating Care Moisturiser  is definitely one of my Holy Grail moisturisers. I just love how it keeps my skin feeling ultra smooth and improve my skin imperfections. I had used up a tube and a bottle in the past 2 months. (Read my full review of the product here)

Next up, introducing the main highlight of the event from Vichy Normaderm range:

Tri-Activ Cleanser

Tri-Activ Cleanser is a 3 in 1 product, you can use it as a cleanser, an exfoliator and a mask.

Tri-Activ Cleanser comes in a simple tube form which makes it hassle-free to dispense the right amount of product.



So here is how you use the product:

How the product looks like:

I have been using this product for about a week, using it as a cleanser/scrub once a day and so far so good. Although it contains 25% clay, it does not leave my skin feeling tight or dry after each wash. In fact, I find my skin feel much smoother and softer. Thanks to the skin soothing agent and Vichy Thermal Spa water in the product!

So far I used it as a mask once, and I am happy with the result too. With my fingers, I squeeze an appropriate amount of product and apply onto my whole face (avoiding my lips and eye areas) and I just leave it on for 5 minutes before rinsing off with water. The creamy mask did not dry up like what traditional clay mask does, I am surprised that 5 minutes is all I need to have a clearer skin. If you are in a rush for time, just use this mask during your shower or while you are shampoo-ing your hair. ('',)

We were also introduced to these two New and Improved Formulas Cleansers..

I have yet to try out these 2 new formulas cleansers, as I am using the Tri-Activ Cleanser at the moment. Will try them soon.


Vichy Normaderm Range is suitable for oily sensitive skin which suffers from acne, clogged pores, redness and shine.

Do drop by any Vichy counters to have a complimentary Skin Diagnosis using a special smart heldhand device. In just 5 minutes, you can find out your sebum and hydration levels of your skin, what skin type you are and which Vichy range is more suitable for you.

*Here is a Vichy Beauty Advisor doing a skin diagnosis check using the smart heldhald device on Chantana.

You can also try out samples of the products that you are interested before you purchase the full size ones.


For the latest promotions on Vichy products, do join Vichy SG Facebook Fanpage now.


Thank you Vichy Singapore and Pearlin for the invitation to Vichy Bloggers' event and giving me the opportunity to try out more Normaderm products which I really love.

Murad Hydro Dynamic Launch

Special thanks to the lovely ladies of Murad Singapore (Mimi and Lynn) that I got the chance to meet up with Murad's International trainer from USA (Zaida Takeshita) to learn useful tips on restoring skin's health and youthful glow, and how we should incorporate Murad Philosophies into our lives to transform skin's health and appearance.

Here is Zaida Takeshita who was sharing with us more about Murad Philosophies in which Dr Howard Murad  believes in a three-pronged approach to optimizing health and controlling the aging process. All Murad products support an Inclusive Health® lifestyle, which advocates a combination of topical skincare, internal care and emotional self-care as a comprehensive and sustainable path to total-body wellness and beautiful skin.

Presenting the Murad Philosophies ...

1) Emotional Health (Our emotional self-care will contribute to our overall health inside and out.. so instead of feeling sad, one should learn to be happy..*Smiles*)

2) Internal Health ( Eat healthy food, snack on healthy snacks, avoid loading our bodies with junk food and we must drink enough water and supplements to meet our skin concerns)

3) Topical Health (Last but not least, the skincare products that we use on our skin also play an important part in giving us beautiful and healthy skin, especially one that can moisturise our skin well enough to prevent further dehydration of our skin.)

So here is introducing the latest Murad Hydro-Dynamic Ultimate Moisture that was developed by Dr Murad and his team through the discoveries in The Science of Cellular Water, to improve the cellular health of every system in the body.

Murad Hydro-Dynamic Ultimate Moisture is an intensely hydrating anti-ageing cream for all skin types, specially suitable for mature or very dry skin.

Main Functions:

• Locks in optimal moisture for 8 hours
• Uber rich formula  provides lasting moisture to restore youthful resilience and tone.

Key ingredients and their benefits:

• Avocado Oil, Sunflower and Olive Fruit Oils - enhance skin's ability to retain maximum levels of hydration.
• Retinyl Palmitate (Vitamin A) - encourages renewal for improved skin texture and tone.
• Shea Butter - restores skin's natural smoothness and softness
• Collagen Support Complex - boosts skin's resilience and plumps dehydrated skin.

Directions of use:

Massage evenly over face, neck and chest after cleansing and toning.

Price/Contents:

$142/50ml

My thoughts...

Murad Hydro-Dynamic Ultimate Moisture comes in a simple, fuss-free screw cap jar. This type of jar packaging means that we have to go an extra step when we want to use the product, either by using a Q-tip or spatula to scoop out the moisturiser.

The texture of this product is like a gel, which spreads easily when I massaged it onto skin. It felt slightly oily when it came into contact with my skin, but it just melted into my skin seconds after, leaving skin feeling really smooth. It also has a nice subtle scent that is not too overwhelming.

My skin just feel instantly hydrated and smooth after application of the moisturiser. I love how it made my skin feel totally smooth and plump after I woke up from my sleep the next day. It certainly keeps my skin well hydrated throughout the day and night. I feel that I am feeding my skin cells with water when I am using Murad Dynamic Ultimate Moisture.

Do try this product when it is out at Murad Counters in November 2001.

Murad Dynamic Ultimate Moisture is available at all Murad Counters in Singapore:

• BHG Bugis
• Metro Paragon
• Robinson Centrepoint
• Tara apothecary
• Sephora @Great World City, ION Orchard, Marina Bay Sands and Ngee Ann City

For more information, visit Murad Website or join Murad Singapore Facebook.

Let us try to incorporate Murad Philosophies on topical skincare, internal care and emotional self-care into our daily lives to transform our skin's health and appearance.