Nicole's Mirror ...

Vanity Trove is FINALLY in Malaysia!!

2013-01-10T23:09:00.000+08:00

Hola girls!!!! Happy New Year 2013!!! Another year older another year wiser! I had well urm.. kinda peaceful New Year celebration. Away from the clubs, screaming, dancing and all the crazy stuff I used to do. I hope you had a wonderful New Year too!

Oh!oh! I am here to bring you this good news! VANITY TROVE is FINALLY in Malaysia. I often read on Singapore blogs on how happy (while I'm frowning as I read) the bloggers were when they received their trove, now I can too :P

With only RM60 a month, you will get to receive 6-8 beauty treasures! Yes the price is kinda high but you do not get deluxe samples over the counter for free either :( Plus RM60 is inclusive of packing, shipping & handling fees! Did I mentioned that their packaging is so pweety? and most importantly reusable!

BUT... before you can purchase you have to create and account. It is simple and it took me only 3 minutes even with my sucky broadband connection.

HOW TO JOIN THE CLUB?

Visit https://www.vanitytrove.com/my and on the upper right top click "create account". Follow the instructions, provide your details and you are good to go :)

Do register by 14th January 2013 to receive your February's Vanity Trove!!!

HOW MUCH?

RM60 which includes doorstep delivery, pretty packaging and extra care handling fees.

HOW TO BE IN THE CIRCLES OF BEAUTIFUL PEOPLE?

To get in touch and stay updated on Vanity Trove, follow their Twitter and Facebook.

Vanity Trove is not only for you, since Valentines is around the corner. Go and get one for your loved ones. Boyfriend, I want 6 months subscription of this ;)

Psst... one thing I am excited about, from reading Vanity Trove reviews online, they do not just send you a box filled with awesome products but promotional codes as well! Say yay to more discounts!

Vanity Trove's Facebook - http://www.facebook.com/VanityTroveMalaysia

Vanity Trove's Twitter - https://twitter.com/VanityTroveMY

Vanity Trove's Website - https://www.vanitytrove.com/my

Muacks!!!

Trick Art Museum @ i-City

2012-12-10T22:44:00.000+08:00

Last month on the 17th, I visited i-City for the third time. There were nothing much to see during my first two visits. The weather was hot and humid. It is still now but at least they have few more fun attractions added in. One of the new attraction is the Trick Art Museum!

This is where the pictures suppose to play tricks on your eyes and camera. The paintings on the wall and floor are in 3 dimensions. According to the poster plastered on the ticketing booth, RM5 will allow you to enter into the museum where there are three exhibitions hall for you to visit. Egyptian Zone, Animal World Zone and Sea World Zone.

For a first timer, this is a fun experience. Below are some of the exhibits displayed.

I am going to the burial chamber *shivers*...

Yes.. they do have Jurassic Park too! Hahaha...

We fed a giraffe!

Picture says it all :P

Mine!!!

Oh shiet...in many attempts to capture a good photo, we accidentally broke a painting! *gasp*

With that we were being shoooed out from the museum :'(

I enjoyed my visit mainly because all the exhibits are new to me. If you ask me to pay RM5 to go in for another round, I wouldn't.

OVERALL:

Price : RM5 per person

Worthy level: 7 out of 10. Worth visiting for a first timer. The museum is small but I spent around two hours snapping photos, doing crazy pose. Making the RM5 worthwhile. Not all paintings were nice. Some look rather weird.

If i-City is near you, do visit!! Aside from Trick Art Museum they have rides too but do not expect Genting Themepark kinda rides!

Sephora White Card : The yay and the nay

2012-11-10T20:06:00.001+08:00

Loyal Sephora shoppers would have heard the news on their newly launched Loyalty Program few months back (6 months perhaps?) I decided not to write about it back then because I have not fully experience the yay and nay side of it and because I have no free time.

When I first got to know about this loyalty program, I shrugged! I was soooo disappointed.

Their previous promotion seems more attractive to me. Where you purchase SGD240 and you get SGD40 cash voucher in return to purchase selected products and brands. While in Malaysia, the promotion was every RM500 and get RM75 cash voucher. Nice right? Now it is different. They have white card as a substitute. No more cash vouchers to be redeemed no matter how much you spend.

Since it is different now, I have no choice but to embrace the change. I made my second purchase with the white card last two weeks, and I think I change my perception towards this loyalty card.

YOU WANT WHITE CARD?

All you have to do is visit the Sephora store in Malaysia or Singapore and apply. This card is FREE. ~~No purchase required.~~ No minimum purchase required.

WHERE CAN I USE MY CARD?

Any Sephora store in Malaysia and Singapore.

WHY I NEED THE WHITE CARD? SINCE IT IS NOT EXCLUSIVE.

Yes , it is not exclusive. Anyone can apply. BUT you are exclusive to Sephora. There are few benefits of becoming a member. Read on. I will explain later.

HOW THE CARD WILL BENEFIT ME?

With every purchase of RM5 you will get 3 points or every SGD1 you get 1 point. It is cheaper to spend in Malaysia if you ask me :P When your accumulated points hit 250, you will get 10% discount for any purchase.
I received my welcome gift voucher. But I cannot confirmed if this apply to everyone.
A birthday gift on your birthday!
Special promotion and events invitation.

ANY LESS THAN COOL THINGS?

I want to say no but I can't.

The 10% discount only valid in one purchase. Unlike the previous cash promotion, you do not need to top up your purchase if your purchase is below RM75 or SGD40.
I only get my welcome gift after my second purchase. I assume, when you do not make any purchase after you apply for a white card, you will not get a welcome gift.
If your account is inactive for 18 months, Sephora have the right to delete your accumulated points. (noooooo!!!!)
After redemption, you have to collect another 250 points to get another 10% discount (sucks...)
The 10% have an expiry date.

HOW TO GET THE MOST OUT OF YOUR WHITE CARD?

Combine your purchase with your friends. You spend less but you collect points faster. When you redeem your 10% points. Inform everyone and redeem together. Hahaha. No limit to how much you can buy. So go and fully utilise it!

I receive my voucher to redeem my welcome gift via email. I have yet to redeem it.

Thank you Sephora for rewarding your loyal customer! Please give us more deluxe samples.

Did any one receive birthday gift from Sephora yet? Share with me!!

If you wish to read the full terms and conditions hop on to Sephora Website.

Shop Online for Dorothy Perkins!

2012-10-26T00:42:00.001+08:00

Finally, all Malaysian can enjoy the gorgeous outfits of Dorothy Perkins!! and my most favourite, their very pretty lacey undies

Dorothy Perkins will be available online soon and you will be able to make transaction in MALAYSIAN RINGGIT! Good thing aye? Since our ringgit depreciate sooo much!

Visit their FACEBOOK

WEBSITE

Kang Guan Seafood @ Carey Island

2012-10-26T00:30:00.000+08:00

Some foodie photos!
I went to Carey Island last Saturday. According to my boss, Kang Guan in Carey Island serve nice and cheap seafood. Since I am craving for a crab, and I am kinda bored with Tak Fook Restaurant in Kepong I begged the boyfie to drive me there.

After nearly 3 hours, we reached Kang Guan. Blame it on the wrong direction given by Google map!! According to Google map Kang Guan is located on Jalan Bandar when the correct road is Jalan Bandar Lama. More on that at the end of the post. Now I shall feast you with my food photos!

I am not good in describing food. Most likely I will use delicious and yummy all the time. Hahahaha.

The boyfie and I ordered few dishes.

ASSAM FISH - This thing here is REALLY good!!! I love the gravy! This was served first, bf had 2 bowl of rice with JUST the gravy! Yum!

KANGKUNG BELACAN - Veggie quite fresh, aromatic enough. Unfortunately, I prefer my kangkung belacan to be extremely spicy.. and this is just way to mild for my taste buds.

BUTTER PRAWN - Too sweet for my liking. I have no idea whether I should call this butter prawn or nestum prawn. If it was in fact a nestum prawn, well I still don't like it. The nestum was soggy and sweet. Prawn wise, fresh.

Next, we ordered squid. But I did not managed to save it online before my lappie got stolen :(

CRISPY SQUID - Very crispy, but nothing really stands out. As funny as this may sound, the batter they use tasted like Murukku (indian snack). Not a fan of this either.

SWEET AND SOUR CRAB WITH MANTOU (chinese buns) - I don't really go for sweet and sour crab but they only cook the crab this way or Kam Heong. According to other bloggers, the Kam Heong wasn't that great, sweet and sour it is. The crab meat is firm and nice.

Overall, my food was not up to expectation. The only food that I enjoyed was the assam fish. They have very limited style of cooking :( I am not very happy with that. For not so picky eaters, this may be a good place. The pricing is reasonable. RM122 for quite a variety of dishes.

HOW TO GET THERE
Just follow the signboard to Carey Island. The restaurant is on your left, RIGHT before the bridge. DO NOT follow Google Map. Your destination will be Makam Diraja even if you googled Kang Guan Restaurant. Yea, the bf and I ended up there the first time. Scary!

Thank you boss for introducing me to Carey Island. However, I doubt I will go for a second visit.

Have you been here? Introduce me to a good seafood pleaaaase???

NYX prices in Sephora Malaysia

2012-10-25T23:36:00.000+08:00

Some of you might have heard about the news that Sephora Malaysia will be carrying the famous affordable makeup brand, NYX. I am here to tell you, that the brand is officially here in Malaysia!!!

Are you excited?

You can visit any Sephora in Malaysia (3 branches so far. KLCC, Starhill and Paradigm Mall). I managed to jot down some of the products pricing.

I hope this might help some of you who are staying far far away from Sephora and wish to know the range of products they carry in.

There are few more products that I did not managed to list out. However, I hope this list will benefit some of you.

If you are an online shopper, I do believe that you realised the price offered by Sephora is slightly higher. But do not forget, you get to swatch them on the spot and carry them back home in perfect condition.

Furthermore, if you have Sephora white card, you get to collect 1 point for every RM5 spent.

P/s: To those who waited for this price list to be up on my blog last night I am sorry. My condo was broke into yesterday. All my valuables, which includes my dearest laptop and cameras as well as hard disk were stolen (bastard robbers!). Well I can only say one thing. I am glad I was not in and karma will bite you in the ass so hard bastard!!!!!!

Love,

Urban Decay Vice Palette in Malaysia October 2, 2012

2012-09-30T23:35:00.000+08:00

Attracted to the tittle? I am not bluffing. If you want to exclusively own the Urban Decay Vice palette, visit Sephora Starhill this October 2, 2012 at 7pm for their prelaunch. Not sure when the palette will officially launch in Malaysia.

After looking at Temptalia review, I am still thinking if I should get this..

I will be there right after work. What about you??

LUXOLA your only online beauty store.

2012-09-30T22:43:00.002+08:00

Who missed me?!?! I am hoping that at least 10 of you would because I really miss blogging! Without further ado, I am excited to bring you this good news!

Remember in December I wrote a post about an online store in Singapore I found out from my reader LadyCK? They are here!!! Yes you read right. LUXOLA IS NOW IN MALAYSIA!

HOORAY!!

When you visit LUXOLA website, you will be asked to enter your country of preference. Luxola now ships to 5 different countries, namely Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand and Brunei. Respective currency will be displayed according to your selection.

I am so impressed that LUXOLA is able to give FREE SHIPPING with only RM190 purchase! Gather your friends and family for bulk order. hehehe..

What would an online store be without exclusive, unique products? Say thank you to LUXOLA! They give us the opportunity to get hold of the in-demand oversea products that I must say probably I have to wait til my hair turns grey to get locally!

I circled the two brands above because they are the brands I came to know during the blogger meeting and fell in love with!

I was invited to a private intimate meet up with Alexis, the CEO, Camille, the Sales and marketing director and other beauty bloggers. I get to play with various brands! I was sooo excited!

and yes.. we had our very intimate meeting there *clear throat*

Here are some of the products I get to play with.

My photo seriously didn't do any justice to the far right nail polish.. These colours are opaque except the far right, Indiana Ocean. Visit their nail polish collection HERE to see more varieties.

Since the first day I saw Face Atelier on youtube, I fell in love. If you have problem with Benetint from Benefit, put your trust in me and try Facade by Face Atelier for a change. This baby is more forgiving if you had streaky result with Benetint before. Not only that the foundation glides on smoothly despite the thick texture. Beautiful.

Each of the blogger walked home with deluxe samples and few full size products. Alexis and Camile are very generous. Not to mention, they serve champagne and delicious cupcakes for us to nibble on!

Tadaaaa.. My goodie bag!

If you miss me, below are my recent photos. HAHAHA. I gained weight due to 9-6 job, good thing, pimples starting to clear off! Hooray!

Rane, me, Jess, Jerine.

Joni and Michelle

Camille and Alexis from Luxola

If you are new to Luxola, register here with my referral link. hehehe.. I will get 15% off.

No obligation, you can go straight to their website as well HERE ;)

Luxola FACEBOOK

Luxola WEBSITE

Freshkon® Dezigner series

2012-04-14T22:19:00.001+08:00

Ola girls.. Ahem.. Normally I would address you as ladies but today we are going younger.. Anyway I hope April is treating you good. I recently received 2 boxes of Freshkon® Dezigner Solitaire Series. When I was asked to pick my colours, what I had in mind was black and brown. Yes.. darlings I have pass the age of being bimbo and young. Hahaha.. Can you believe I even wanted to recolour my hair to black! Holy cow! I am such a boring person now!

Back to the designer lenses, Freshkon® had recently came out with 4 gorgeous shades of lenses under their Dezigner Series.

The colours above is not so accurate. Refer to my close up picture for a better view.

Not only the four colours are stunning they do come in gorgeous printed patterns too. Because of the outstanding multi-faceted diamond cut, Freshkon® Dezigner lenses will cater for the youngster with the age between 16 to 25 years old. Well, even if you are old in numbers if you are young at heart who cares. You defines you and Freshkon Dezigner lenses will help to make you shine and create your signature look.

Guess which shades that I picked! I have been warned earlier that this contact lenses are not for the professional since their targeted consumer are students or young working adult who work in beauty, fashion and creative industry…. Oh well I do consider myself fun :P so I picked the weirdest colour, PINK! And a more neutral colour GREEN!

If you asked me I really love the Green Solitaire a whole lot! I even received few compliments saying that I look prettier (I am pretty so this makes me prettier. Get it?) Guess who compliments me the first time? My boss! XD

The contact lenses come in blister packaging instead of bottles. I prefer the blister packaging a whole lot more just because I cut myself once while opening my Geo contact lenses. This is waaay more convenient.

Oh yes honey. I have perfect vision :P

Here are some infos you might want to know about Freshkon® Dezigner lenses :

· 55% water content for optimal comfort
· Hydrophilic surface for comfortable wear
· Large optical zone for clear vision
· Wide power range from -0.00D to -10.00D

I wore my Green Solitaire twice for work and Pink Solitaire once during the weekends.. Here are some close up photos comparing my eye colour to the contact lenses.

You can see very clearly the gorgeous solitaire pattern on Freshkon® Dezigner lenses

My comments on :

Colour: As mentioned earlier, I am in love with Green Solitaire. The colour is not too striking but the pattern definitely stand out. While for Pink solitaire, the colour is just as gorgeous. Definitely awesome to be worn for partying :P

Size: This lenses is 14.2 mm in diameter. It might not give enlarging effect for some but for me the effect is just nice. As you can see I have the Chinese eyes which is small. Bigger diameter lenses will make me look like Ju-On.

Level of Comfort: Just to check the level of comfortableness I wore Green Solitaire to work, I wore the lenses for about 10 hours. Frankly said, roughly around 6 hours my eye starts to get itchy and dry. The first few hours was fantastic but wouldn’t recommend this for long hours. The most important thing is I had amazing experience wearing this. My normal lenses will normally cause me to have blurry sight due to smaller optical zone but with Freshkon® Dezigner lenses I do not have that problem

Softness: Freshkon® Dezigner lenses are in the middle I guess. I did not face curling problem which is great and the application was effortless. Unlike certain brands that I tried before, wearing lenses alone took me more than 15 minutes! While wearing falsies took me less than 2! Tsk..can you imagine?

Who might like this :

· An extrovert and someone who enjoys attention.
· Into groovy, quirky fashion, hairstyles, accessories, music and art.
· Likes to be considered a trendsetter.
· Crazy about Japanese and Korean trends.

If you need help in choosing your shades, this might help.

Conclusion:

I would love to have the Green Solitaire in my daily make-up regime. I just couldn’t get enough. I would recommend this just because the optical zone for the lenses is larger compared to most lenses I tried before. One pair of Freshkon® Dezigner series is retailing at RM65 per box and last up to a month. For now they are having a nationwide promotion BUY 2 FREE 1. Yay!

Disclaimer: Contact lenses courtesy of Freshkon®

Guest post - Skin Deep: Beauty from the Inside Out

2012-03-25T12:01:00.000+08:00

By: Jackie Clark

What woman doesn't like to feel good about herself? Feeling
beautiful empowers women to be strong, confident, and
happy individuals. Once a woman receives a cancer
diagnosis or prognosis, positive self-esteem becomes a
difficult task to manage, especially for young women. Every
day, there are a number of women out there who learn that
they have cancer. It is important for these women to be
educated in techniques that support achieving and
maintaining self-confidence despite their medical condition.
All women have the right to feel beautiful about themselves
regardless of who they are and what they are going through.
Beauty and fashion are both healthy outlets for women to
express themselves and gain confidence, helping them to
become powerful and strong.

Some say that makeup has healing powers. Even if you
have mesothelioma cancer paired with treatment, cosmetics
can also offer additional helpful benefits. If you stay in your
pajamas sans makeup until the afternoon, you usually feel a
little less sure of yourself; after a magical swipe of mascara,
you are suddenly ready to conquer the world. It’s funny how
the smallest things can make us feel better about ourselves,
but makeup definitely does. Another added benefit from
wearing cosmetics is the everyday skin protection is offers
from the sun’s harmful rays. Those undergoing treatment for
cancer may experience skin that is sensitive in the sun and it
is imperative that SPF is always applied prior to sun
exposure. Now, it is no secret that makeup helps women
feel better about themselves, but with so many different
types of cosmetics out there, how do you know which ones
are the best?

Organic cosmetics offer women suffering from cancer a
natural product that is made using the purest of ingredients.
Organic makeup is becoming more widely available and
produced. With so many options to choose from, it is helpful
to know a little about the products and the benefits that are
associated with the use of organic makeup before investing.
Organic makeup is becoming increasingly more popular.
Some believe that the cost of organic cosmetics is greater
than that of standard drug store makeup; however there are
organic cosmetics that are less expensive and easily found,
like Physician’s formula. Less than 15% of the 10,500
chemicals in most makeup have been tested for safety,
making organic cosmetics seem like a much safer option.

Mineral makeup is another cosmetic choice for women
suffering from cancer. Also made with pure ingredients,
mineral makeup offers the added benefit of creating
personalized shades and products. While not the cheapest
cosmetic option out there, mineral makeup does last for
quite some time and since the user makes the product, you
can determine how much you create at a time. Cancer
patients may notice changes in their skin due to their
treatment therapies; using a pure and gentle product is
essential in avoiding any skin irritations or reactions. If a skin
reaction occurs, it is important to notify a cosmetic
professional or doctor.

Women are all made differently, although they all have one
thing in common, the fact that they are beautiful regardless
of what life throws their way. Using cosmetics and specialty
beauty products will help enhance a woman’s appearance,
for women suffering from cancer, the benefits are endless.
From helping build self-confidence to skin protection from
the sun, beauty products are useful tools in helping a
woman be happy with whom she is.

I have missed you guys so much!!!! A little update on me if you are interested.

2012-03-11T10:28:00.003+08:00

I am a little too mushy to you guys.hahaha How have you all been doing? This is my first real post in 2012.. and it is March now!!! oh how time flies...

As I said in my previous post I have been busy.. That's the main reason I disappear.However, if you added me on FB you will know I am a frequent there. Though not as much as I want to, but sufficient enough for you to know what is going through my mind.

The start of 2012 was not a good one. Even the ending of 2011 is far from good but you have to make do with whatever you have isn't it? I knoooow that there are more sad, horrible things happening to other people out there but when the problems come to you they seem to be bigger. Way bigger that what you expect them to be. The emotional burden that you carry.. only God knows how heavy.... I am so lucky in some way to have very good friends around. Who spend their precious time listening to me rambling about my stuff not once but OVER and OVER again. not that I am over my problems now.. They are still there.. part of it anyway but they are not as big as they used to be.. I realized this after I found a better purpose in life. A goal.. A vision of what I want to be 5 years from now. I sometimes get swayed in my thoughts where I often forget my goal but God never fails to remind me. A kick in the butt usually do the trick..

Just remember all the problems you have will appear smaller if you have purpose in life. If something is trying to stop you, step back and look at the bigger picture. Never zoom in to your problem unnecessarily, talk to a good friend, pour your heart out..You may not feel like doing anything other than sulking on your bed all day long. I say sulked! sulked a week max then get on with life. No matter what your problem is NEVER let your life stop there.The earth is still spinning even when you sleep.

I got disappointed with so many people earlier this year. Having disappointment towards someone who really matters to you (be it bf, friends, family etc..etc) is not a good feeling to have. To me the feeling kills.Unfortunately, you cannot change someone or you can't make someone stay they way they are back when you first know them.. People move on, if they step forward and never look back (harsh truth), you may not want them in your life either. No matter how a person's attitude can change, their values will remain the same.If you meant something to them, you will always be precious.

Earlier this year I have so much negative energy in me that it drags me down so much, then I came across this list. This is not an extraordinary list. You may know it, heard of it, even practice it before. But when problem hit you everything you seem to know or advise to people is flushed down the toilet.

30 THINGS TO STOP DOING TO YOURSELF

If you don't feel like clicking the link here are the Top 6 that I personally agree to very much..

Stop exclusively looking to others for happiness. – If you’re not happy with who you are on the inside, you won’t be happy in a long-term relationship with anyone else either. You have to create stability in your own life first before you can share it with someone else.
Stop spending time with the wrong people. – Life is too short to spend time with people who suck the happiness out of you. If someone wants you in their life, they’ll make room for you. You shouldn’t have to fight for a spot. Never, ever insist yourself to someone who continuously overlooks your worth. And remember, it’s not the people that stand by your side when you’re at your best, but the ones who stand beside you when you’re at your worst that are your true friends.
Stop running from your problems. – Face them head on. No, it won’t be easy. There is no person in the world capable of flawlessly handling every punch thrown at them. We aren’t supposed to be able to instantly solve problems. That’s not how we’re made. In fact, we’re made to get upset, sad, hurt, stumble and fall. Because that’s the whole purpose of living – to face problems, learn, adapt, and solve them over the course of time. This is what ultimately molds us into the person we become.
Stop trying to hold onto the past. – You can’t start the next chapter of your life if you keep re-reading your last one.
Stop berating yourself for old mistakes. – We may love the wrong person and cry about the wrong things, but no matter how things go wrong, one thing is for sure, mistakes help us find the person and things that are right for us. We all make mistakes, have struggles, and even regret things in our past. But you are not your mistakes, you are not your struggles, and you are here NOW with the power to shape your day and your future. Every single thing that has ever happened in your life is preparing you for a moment that is yet to come.
Stop thinking you’re not ready. – Nobody ever feels 100% ready when an opportunity arises. Because most great opportunities in life force us to grow beyond our comfort zones, which means we won’t feel totally comfortable at first.

I hope the list somehow help. If any of you, facing problems and you have no one to talk to or don't feel like disclosing your problems to anyone you know you can always email(yourwarehouse[at]gmail[dot]com) me or message me on FB (Nicole's Mirror). If you are wondering as to why I didn't find time to post beauty products review, it is mainly because I am having acne problem now. I don't want to make things worse by applying make up or changing skincare... even though they say it is hormones I am more skeptical and cautious as to what I apply on my face now..

xoxo

Mini Christmas Giveaway Winners!

2012-01-26T15:02:00.001+08:00

Hello lovelies! how are you doing? I know I have been missing for quite sometimes now. I am sorry. I just couldn't get myself to blog recently. A lot of stuff have been going on lately... But you are certainly on my mind :)

I just picked six winners for my mini Christmas giveaway. I will be emailing the first winner followed by the second winner and so on. Do not forget to check your email ya! :)

Here are the SIX WINNERS!

First winner: SUZI

Second Winner: Elle

Third Winner: Rane

Fourth Winner: Sayyidah Nafisah

Fifth Winner: Dalin Binti Abd Rahim

Sixth Winner: Pearl Parashar

Check out these blogs. They had spent some time to blog about my giveaway.

http://lifeisapuzzlepiece.wordpress.com/
http://embekk.blogspot.com
http://deeksatales.blogspot.com/
http://waiyee.blogspot.com/
http://jacygegurl95.blogspot.com/
http://makeupau.blogspot.com/
http://vernss.blogspot.com

Thank you so much for joining girls! I hope 2012 will brings you LOTS of blessing and happiness :)

xoxo

Happy 2012!!!

2012-01-01T11:43:00.000+08:00

Happy New Year to all of you my wonderful readers!!!

Thank you for all the support and love!

xoxo

Merry Christmas!!!

2011-12-21T22:12:00.000+08:00

If you are travelling back for Christmas, travel safe!

Another New Online Shopping Paradise! Luxola (singapore)

2011-12-13T21:04:00.000+08:00

For those of you who are staying in Singapore I envy you! You get to purchase Sleek online at a cheaper rate compared to me (I'm staying in KL btw).. Not only that you guys get to have Face Atelier delivered right to your doorstep and Korres too!

If you are staying in Singapore or have address in Singapore for you to deliver your stuff to or even planing to visit Singapore soon( they can arrange for pick up), go and visit Luxola. I found out about this website from Lady CK! Thanks to her!

Luxola brings you some of the most sought after international brands that are not available locally at a reasonable price! The most exciting part, they offer FREE SHIPPING! Whatever price you see up on the website, that will be the price you pay!

I have another good news for you, you will receive a complementary gift for any order above SGD50 valid throughout the month of December!

Join Lady CK giveaway for a chance to win goodies worth SGD50 from Luxola!!!

Before I end, if you a feeling nice or a little Christmas-y and want to get me a gift, do register yourself with my referral link.. hehehehe.. I will get SGD5 off for my purchase if 5 of you register. The more the merrier :P
CLICK HERE TO REGISTER

Do not feel obligated to do so :) You can go straight to their website HERE and register too.

Don't forget to like them on FACEBOOK! Once they reach 5000 likes we will get to purchase products at 50% off!!! YAY!!!

Twist and Pout : Not just your ordinary lip moisturizer.

2011-12-13T00:12:00.000+08:00

I am pretty much attracted to this product because of the packaging. They are just so.. pretty! This is not your ordinary lip balm stick. This is a fashion statement!!! You have to agree with me on this.The packaging itself is irresistible and there are plenty of design to choose from!

I first heard about this from Serendipity. When they first bring this in I was wowed to no end!!! They are really pretty! lol I said pretty too many times didn't I? Still I keep my composure, didn't lose control. I have not been spending unnecessarily so I will not cave in for a lip balm! After few weeks or so came in the email saying they are waiving postage fee!! There goes my strong will

I have been earning cult points from them so I redeem this lip balm with the points I have accumulated over the months. I got myself two of these pretty baby! I have high hopes for this you see! To see if I am really satisfied, do read on..

Since I have bragged about how pretty the packaging is. Let me show you the close up pictures and some explanation before I move on to the lip balm itself.

Twist and pout come with detachable ring (rim) with a clasp and a charm attached to it.

If you are worried that your ring (rim) might get rusty, don't be. They are not made from metal.Only the clasp and charm is.

No doubt with the ring, your T&P will be bulkier and heavier, not to worry, you can always detach them. T&P is still cute even on its own.

To me the key chain is pretty useful. You can hook your lip balm to your clutch, handbag..or even your bikini. lol

This is how your T&P look like when you first open it. Pull out the seal and you will see the product.

When I first look at the real product behind the seal I was surprised. It was different. As you can see from the picture I took from the website the product seem to be protruding out from the bottom half. Similar with EOS lip balm when in fact in real life T&P does not look that way. They do not even go beyond the tip... I do mind because I have to dip my finger in the product instead of just swiping the product directly on my lips..

Putting the fact that the illustration is not the same with the product you are getting, the lip balm itself is pretty nice. They do keep lips soft and moisturize but they certainly will not help in treating chapped lips.

T&P comes in two different types, clear and shimmer. The one I have with me is shimmer.

From the pot, the lip balm look pinkish with micro pink and green shimmers. On my lips, they look glossy and sparkly without any noticeable tint.

According to their website this smells citrus-y. To me, they do not. Well maybe a little but more of a sweet scent.
Lastly, the biggest turnoff that may refrain me from repurchasing this in the future is the taste of the lip balm. They are so freaking sweet! Very sweet! It feels as if you are putting sugar syrup on your lips. Very impossible not to lick your lips! Plus the sweet scent lingers just below your nose and you know that it will taste exactly how it smells.. Tell me how can you resist that?

Pros:

Gorgeous packaging
Easy to travel with
A lot of design to choose from
Nice scent
With SPF20
Refill available for purchase
Keep lips soft and moisturize

Cons:

Very sweet taste
Does not treat chapped lips
Not hygienic application (by dipping in fingers into the pot)
Only available online

Conclusion
Th biggest turnoff for me is the sweet taste. But I do believe some of you might actually love the lip balm because of this, so if you are not like me ( I hate lip product with taste) this lip balm is definitely for you! Gorgeous packaging with not so overwhelming scent. Plus once you run out, you can just buy the refill at a much cheaper price instead of buying the whole thing.

I bought mine from Serendipity at RM40 each but if you are outside of Malaysia you can visit Twist & Pout and buy from online retailers listed.

Mini Christmas Giveaway [CLOSED]

2011-12-11T22:53:00.002+08:00

Christmas is just around the corner!!! Here I have six groups of pressies to be given away to six winners!!! I am sure if you a regular reader in my blog, you would have noticed the poll I posted up few weeks ago.

Most of you voted for one prize many winners BUT since I am very very very thankful to all of you who made my blog alive I have decided to give out more than one prize for each winner. The gifts are not much but I hope you girls will like them :)

Here are the six groups of pressie I am giving out! Oh you get to choose which group of pressie you want, if you are the winner. How to enter at the end of this post.

Set A:
My Beauty Diary Vanilla Souffle Face Scrub 50ml
My Beauty Diary Strawberry Yogurt Amino Acid Cleanser 30ml
Eve Taylor Body Oil No.1 30ml
Kose Sekkisei Cream Excellent 15ml

Set B:

(These are all my favourite eyemask!)

Beautymate Collagen Smooth Nano Eye Mask

Beautymate Bright Up Nano Eye Mask

My Beauty Diary Intensive Refining Eye Mask

Purederm Anti-Wrinkle Gel Patch

Set C:

Nature Republic Collagen Solution Mask

Sexy Look3D Intensive Firming Duo Lifting Mask

My Beauty Diary Bulgarian White Rose Mask

My Beauty Diary Chocolate Truffle Sheet Mask

Set D:

Shu Uemura Long Volume Eyelash Black

Stage Lip Liner in 02 Spice Seduction (similar color with the lip liner cover)

Sephora Single eyeshadow in Choco Excess (dark brown with glitter)

Set E:

L'occitane Shower Gel 35ml

L'occitane Conditioner 35ml

L'occitane Body Lotion 35ml

L'occitane Shampoo 35ml

Set F:

Givenchy Skin Embellishing Serum Pore Minimizer 5ml

Givenchy Active Pure Detox Mask 5ml

Givenchy Lifting Mask- Facial Drainer 9ml

How to enter:

This Giveaway open worldwide.
If you win you get to choose your prize.
You have to follow my blog via Google Friends Connect (see right bar) publicly.
Like my Facebook page. Click HERE
I will email the winners.
Fill the form below to complete your entry :) Giveaway ends at 25 January 2012 23:59 GMT+8

Thank you!!

You can blog about my giveaway but it won't give you extra entry because I want to make this giveaway as simple as possible for you girls to join. A way of saying thank you for the endless support. If you do write a blog entry about this giveaway do leave me your blog link, I will link them up in the giveaway result post, even if you did not win :) To show I am really grateful for the entry and shout out :)

Click here to create your own form.

Giveaway Ended. Thank you for your participation ;)

Brazilian Wax @ Honeypot One Utama

2011-12-08T21:49:00.000+08:00

Aloha gorgeous!!! I went for my second waxing experience and I would love to share with you girls! I was invited by Honeypot to experience their signature treatment, the sexy Brazilian.

Honeypot Wax Boutique started their mission to make women more confident and well groomed in Singapore, after three local salons, they have expanded to successful franchises in Indonesia, Bangkok and Malaysia! Their first local boutique in Malaysia was located at Bangsar Shopping Centre. Now they even have another outlet in One Utama!

I went for my signature treatment in One Utama. The One Utama outlet was small but the decor is gorgeous. Their website says it all.

They have funky signature motif walls in pink! Private pink treatment rooms and the staff who handle my treatment was very well trained. The highlight of my visit was to found out that Honeypot Wax Boutique in One Utama do serve male customer. If you wanna go down butt naked and show some skin do it in style and be well groomed! Do call to make an appointment guys!

Honeypot offers full waxing services. They even have aftercare products made and sold exclusively for them. I will get to the products at the end. Let me take you on a little tour in the One Utama outlet. They have four rooms in total.

This is the ladies room. Its in pink!

Since Honeypot in One Utama is offering unisex treatments they even have two rooms for the gents. Its in black!

As I mentioned earlier, I had a pleasant visit. My therapist handle my treatment professionally. I do feel a little pain but the treatment was over before I even realize it. She was efficient! I had quite a chat with her too. lol

They are very hygienic, Honeypot does not double dip their spatulas and they use disposable spatulas, gloves and cotton bedspread.

They uses hot wax on sensitive area and strip wax on other parts. The only downside is you don't get to choose what kind of wax you want, in terms of flavor. So gents, you have to go for the cherry pie too.. like us ladies...

Honeypot aftercare products are made exclusively for them. Their products do not test on animal and sourced from Australia and United Kingdom.

They have more range of products listed on their website.

I particularly love their scrub! If you love lavender scent this scrub is for you. Amazingly calming!!! Oil-free, lavender and chamomile scent. Helps in removing dead cells, clear congested pores and ingrown hairs after waxing or shaving.

If you are a waxing virgin, don't worry. I've been there. The do's and don'ts and what to expect may come in handy!

Here are the price range for treatments offered by Honeypot:

Body Wax: RM12-RM95

Brazilian: RM30-RM115 (I went for Hollywood- RM98)

FaceWax: RM12-RM70

You can get Free RM20 voucher for Honey Signature Brazilian Wax Treatment by filling the form here

Visit Honeypot Facebook Page!

Honeypot is a leading award winning boutique, as the Singapore salons have scooped several high profile magazine awards including “Best Brazilian Wax 2006″ by Cleo Magazine, “No 1 Pick for Brazilian Wax’ by Timeout Magazine, “Brazilian Wax Salon Winner 2007″ by Simply Her Smart Shopper Award, “Best Brazilian Wax 2008.

Disclaimer: This treatment was provided FOC for review consideration.

Christmas Gifts Below RM100

2011-12-08T00:37:00.000+08:00

Hola dearies!!! Is December treating you nice??? Certainly quite a bumpy road for me but looking forward for a beautiful Christmas and 2012!!

I believe with RM100 you can get a very decent gift for someone this Christmas. Here I have few gift ideas just in case you need more suggestion or just thinking of getting yourself some below RM100 goodies because you have been a goood gooood girl all year long... I know I have

Most of the gift ideas are the stuff I have tried and love. Best of all you can get them locally in Malaysia.. You may need to incur postage fee tho..

My all time love, Unii Palette. This RM100 per Unii is for a limited time only. Get one from Serendipity.

Talking about my HG lipbalm, Jack Black! I have few friends that fall head over heel for this. I personally would recommend the Natural mint flavor. Will review Lemon and Chamomile soon.. Get this in Sephora

Get a palette of 88 eyeshadow colours for someone! Awesome for beginner. I have 2 of these myself. 88 matte and metal palette. The colour payoff and the price are both amazing! I bought both from Sharon. Check her website for ready stock 88 palette.

I bought 5 of the Rainbow colour last week. You have to check Inglot Store in Sunway Pyramid or Queensbay Mall Penang for more varieties. Check my swatches for the 5 colours I own.

These are my favourites! I have all of the products included in this set and I am totally loving them! Any girly girl will definitely love the scent!! Get this from Sephora.

If you are a nail polish addict you have to visit Nail Fiesta. So far, Nail Fiesta is the only online store in Malaysia that have such a vast variety of ready stock nail polish. If you are lucky enough, you might get your favourite colour at RM20 or less and I am talking about authentic OPI!

One of the cool gift to wow someone. Love the holographic effect of this See my review! Inglot AMC lipgloss in 541 is the most outstanding in terms of giving you the effect you see in the tube. Get this in Inglot Store Sunway Pyramid or Queensbay Mall Penang.

Something new I tried recently. A warning, NOT for someone who hate sweet lip balm. This lip balm is really really sweet, literally. But I love the packaging so much!The product itself look so presentable! Review on this will be coming up as soon as possible. Get this from Serendipity.

Last but not least single Beauty Blender. Something to help someone to look flawless this Christmas! RM70 but only for limited time only. Get this from Serendipity.

Hoping the 9 gift ideas help somehow.. If you have more gift ideas do leave a comment I would love to read what you have in mind :)

My Buy: Inglot Rainbow Eyeshadow Swatches

2011-12-01T21:12:00.000+08:00

Finally! After the long wait, Rainbow colours from Inglot is finally here! Initially they posted on FB that each pan gonna be RM38. Good news!!! They are retailing for RM36 only. Remember the normal square eyeshadow pan? They used to retail at RM28 but now they are RM30. No idea why the price increased. Anyway still affordable!

They are 20 colours to choose from. If you are just an end user like me, there is no point in buying all 20 because most of the light neutral shades are pretty similar to each other. I picked out 5 shades for myself and seriously picking the browns is a bit harder since I plan only to get a pan of browns.

My purchase. 5 shades with 3's Freedom System.

3's Freedom System is retailing for RM22

Planning to store my eyeshadow pan in Unii Palette instead of the Freedom Palette. But I realised I might need to buy another 2's Freedom System (RM16) for travel purposes ;)

Pretty pretty colours I got for myself!

I am happy with my purchase. I doubt I will ever regret but if I do, I will update you girls ;)

I am cutting back a lot on cosmetic for the past months and I am happy to say I succeed! I caved in for Rainbow Eyeshadow this time because I needed matte eyeshadow so badly! I do have my 88 matte eyeshadow palette but they are just not travel friendly. Unlike this, I have 3 colours in one pan! Loving the brown(107R) and the black(120R) very much! Let see if I can replace my Naked with this. After all for Naked, I only use naked and buck.

Here are the swatches

More pictures below :

The highlight of my purchase was the 30% off!!

As per usual, awesome colour payoff!

Oh another new nail polish line was launched today as well. RM56 per bottle.

Christmas, New Year and 300th followers giveaway will be up sometime next week. Nothing much but I hope you girls will like the pressie :)

It's December already!!! While busy preparing for your Christmas wishlist, don't forget about your New Year resolution. 30 more days to go!!! Love you girls!

Have you heard about the rumors? Urban Decay Naked 2 gonna be in town!

2011-11-23T17:15:00.001+08:00

Updated: Naked 2 is no longer a rumors the palette will be up on UrbanDecay.com December1, 2011. Check up review and swatches from Cosmetic Candy.

Not too sure on how true is this news because I tried asking Urban Decay but no reply from them. However, someone asked on Sephora Malaysia fan page and their reply?? "Hint: In time for making new beauty resolutions! ;P"

Visit the forum HERE and HERE.

Anyway, rumors aside: If you are in Malaysia, big fan of Inglot, yet to have the rainbow eyeshadow in your collection.. Do drop by Inglot, Sunway Pyramid on the December 1, 2011 6pm onwards!!

Urban Decay Book of Shadow Vol 4 on SALE!!!

2011-11-23T11:06:00.001+08:00

If you are planning to get Urban Decay Book of Shadow 4, this is the moment!!!

Check swatches in Temptalia!

Received this email today. Since the email is not meant to be sent today, Urban Decay will be honoring the discount today and on Black Friday.

p/s: do take note of the time difference tho..

L.A Colors Sheer Tube Lipgloss in Brown Sugar

2011-11-18T19:56:00.000+08:00

I've got my very first L.A Colors product last September when my best friend came back from UK. The lipgloss is impressive for the price! and I am pretty sure all of you know that L.A Colors gives you a decent quality of products at a cheaper price.

L.A Colors Sheer Tube Lipgloss spoils you with 12 choices of shades. As the title says, I unfortunately only have one to show you.

This is what they say on the website:

A moisturizing sheer lipgloss with a touch of color for an irresistible shine. Squeezable tube with felt tip applicator provides smooth and easy application.

So here is a short review on the L.A Lipgloss.

The lipgloss comes in a squeeze tube packaging with attached felt tip.

I personally don't fancy this kind of applicator mainly because it is not hygienic at all. Comparing this to the normal doe foot or brush applicator that is separable from the packaging itself, this has to be the last in my list. Plus I don't really like squeeze tube packaging. Mainly because the only 2 squeeze tube lip product I have (this and OCC Lip Tar) , both leaked! They leave such a mess. Screwing the cap tight won't even help.

Enough on the negative side, putting aside the awful packaging, I love the shade! I am actually pretty confused, the lipgloss is under their Sheer Tube Lipgloss but my Brown Sugar is no where near sheer. Not that I complain..just saying.

Love the shade.

The texture of the lipgloss is a bit sticky but it is not the type where, whenever the wind blows your lips will definitely catch a strand of hair. The scent is yummy too. It has sweet candy scent to it. Like sugar syrup but Tasteless (if you are curious..hehehe).

the staying power is pretty decent tho. However it won't last through a meal.

Another point to remember, do exfoliate your lips prior application. Make sure they are in the most plumplicious and well moisturized state. This lipgloss will definitely highlight dry and chapped lips.

Pros:

Yummy scent

Last a decent amount of time of your lips (without meal)

Affordable price

Cons:

Not a good packaging

Highlight chapped lips

Not hygienic applicator (felt tip)

Conclusion

A friend of mine bought this for £1 which is considerably cheap after conversion but if you are getting this through spree I bet it will cost more. Comparing this to Nyx and Elf, I would definitely go for Elf lipgloss even though both won't stay as long as L.A Lipgloss. Do remember the swatches of shades they have up on their website is no where near what you gonna get!!

See my Brown Sugar(LG840) for yourself. lol

Here is what my friend got for me ;)

Christian Audiger Watch Story.....

2011-11-17T12:47:00.000+08:00

Hola gorgeous ladies!!! XD

I just wanna show you something funny (to me it is..lol), I received in the mail few days ago.. I wanted a nice decent watch something elegant but yet young (am I making sense here?) and simple. When HiShop is having watch promo up on their site, I was excited to check it out. Well, I did.

I never come across Christian Audiger brand before, but I know it is part of Ed Hardy. I was a little skeptical at first. If you don't know Ed Hardy brand, here is how their stuff normally look like..

Yeap scary like that..

What if my watch turns out to be like a rockstar watch (wth is a rockstar watch anyway?) I ignored my instinct BECAUSE the promo is TOO good to resist. Girls, I am not sure about you but I am pretty sure that when I see OFF 80% I go INSANE.. like this---> Doesn't even matter if the stuff on sale is a necessity or lust (mostly lust). I kinda have this demon at the back of my head whispering :
So cheap!!! BUY! how can you resist that?!This offer may not come twice! Find how to use it or where to use it or why you buy it later on!!! for now just BUY!

FINE! Demon wins!!! I bought it. Not exactly cheap but blinded for a moment because of the 80% off = RM198

Here is the funny part... The watch finally arrived after more than a month (some hiccup in the delivery from USA to Malaysia). I got very excited to to see whats inside.

Until I see the actual size of the watch!!!!! Okay I did measure and estimate the dial size according to measurement given BUT how the heck my measurement went so off!!! Plus from the picture the size look just fine.. right?

WRONG!
It turn out to be even bigger than what I had expected.

Never mind that... Remember when I say I want an elegant yet young and simple watch?? I don't mind the watch having stones. Because I love diamonds.. even when this is just Swarovski.

Well aside from the size of the watch being larger than I thought it would be. The watch strap!!!!

THE STRAP!!! lol.

So long!!! At first I thought " how nice of them to give extra strap" UNTIL I finally realised that the strap are meant to be THAT way and are meant to be wore like this--->

I laughed so hard at myself. Well.. after realising how stupid I was, I finally come to a conclusion that I will never wear the watch. I was never into rock or punk style. But I guess I am wrong. I actually kinda like it with plain shirt and jeans Well elegant gone wrong this time

Anyway looking past the fact that I wanted an elegant watch, this watch is pretty nice. I love the bling bling inside, which is why I almost ordered Phospor through Reebonz but the price is damn expensive! Turns out demon win this time. Lucky me. If not I'll waste RM198 when I could have bought more eyeshadows!

Did you do anything stupid lately??? hahaha

Lip Smacker Paul Frank Lip Balm in Julius' Coconut Cream

2011-11-16T15:38:00.000+08:00

I am still confused on why I bought this lip balm. I wasn't sure if it is because of the cute packaging, or because it is lip smacker.One thing I am VERY definitely sure is I do not need another lip balm. Because I have like 6 lip balms (or do I have more?) in my drawer. Anyway I couldn't resist!!!

I grabbed two. A cotton candy and coconut cream! I will only be able to tell you how I feel about the coconut cream because I have given away the cotton candy in my September Giveaway :)

I bought mine in Watson Singapore end of September because this will definitely take its own snaily time to reach Malaysia. True enough, the first time I saw this is Watson in Malaysia was early this month. This cost SGD4.90 in Singapore but in Malaysia this is retailing for RM12.90

Nothing special about the packaging. The lip balm comes in a standard size twist bottom. And the lip balm is in off-white stick.

The Coconut Cream reminds me of a yummy cocoa butter!!! Delicious! No taste to it whatsoever and it feels good on the lips too. Application wise, this goes on smoothly. Sometimes certain lip balm can be a little dry and hard in texture where you do have to put a little pressure to transfer the product onto your lips and where you kinda tug your lips? None with this. The lip balm seems to melt as soon as it touches your lips but not as fragile as my Fresh lip balm.

Ingredients:

The lip balm is moisturizing but it didn't stay long enough, so you have to keep reapplying and once the lip balm is off your lips, your lips won't feel as moisturize as when it is on. Even though this lip balm doesn't work so well in treating my lips, this lip balm is a super nice and fun treat to keep or to giveaway! The packaging is just adorable! The scent stays on as long as the lip balm is on your lips. I like!

Conclusion:

I buy this for fun, I would not recommend if you have severe chapped lips because I don't believe in drugstore lip balm. So far what I believe in seems to be true :) Drugstore lip balms do moisturize but they DO NOT treat.

PS: I am done with my first tube of Jack Black Natural Mint and Shea Butter few days ago. Trying out new flavor, Lemon and Chamomile now ;)

Name:
Did you follow me via Google Friends Connect(GFC)?
Google Friends Connect (GFC) name
Did you like Nicole's Mirror on Facebook? http://www.facebook.com/pages/Nicoles-Mirror/135120113241491
Facebook Name
Email Address:
Did you write a blog post about my giveaway? (optional) Leave me your blog link :)