Have you seen the trailer about the movie on pets called "The
Secret Life of Pets"? Ever since I watched that trailer, that movie have been on
my Movies to Watch list. I'll be catching that movie soon and I'll tell you how
it went. It has such a cute storyline on the things our pets may do when we are
not around. I've never had a pet before but I know it'll be entertaining. If you
have a pet of your own, all the more reason to watch it.
What's even better is that Petsmore Malaysia is running a
promotion in conjunction with the release of the movie. You can now get
discounts on the merchandise from the movies, such as frisbee, bottles and few
others. So hurry on over to the nearest Petsmore outlets! In addition to that,
Petsmore is running their 4 days roadshow promotion at their shop outlets, where
they have crazy deals for the products they have. There's so many deals, so I'll
just summarize it for you below!
If you recall, I blogged about my experience as one of the
first few lucky ones to try out the Global Milbon's new Smooth Hair Treatment. This treatment was
a different than those hair treatments I have done previously. I love how I
could see the results of the treatment on my hair immediately after it.
Additionally, the treatment can be customised to suit the various different hair
types. From my experience, there are not a lot of hair treatments which is
suited for curly, frizzy hair type like mine.
So, I was very impressed and amazed with the Global Milbon's new Smooth Hair Treatment, but when I first
tried it, it wasn’t launched yet. Only after the launch, would the treatment be
available at salons. If you haven’t read my post on the hair treatment yet, do
click on the link to read it. Read it here >> http://www.carmenhong.com/2016/08/review-360-beautiful-hair-with-global-milbon-smooth-hair-treatment.html.
Fast forward to a couple of weeks back, Global Milbon have
launched their 360° Beautiful Hair Signature Line which
consists of both the treatment and also, the home care products. The launch was
a very exclusive event held at Grand Hyatt Hotel, whereby
attendees were presented with the full range of the Global Milbon
Beautiful Hair Signature Line. The line includes three different range
which is Smooth, Moisture and Repair. Let me briefly summarize
what each range consists of.
Smooth
This range is suitable for ladies who are concerned over the
texture of their hair, as it instantly detangles and improves the feel of the
hair which gives the hair a soft, silky-smooth texture. The range include
Smoothing Shampoo, Smoothing Treatment and Luminous Bodifying Oil.
For both the Smoothing Treatment and Luminous Bodifying Oil,
they are available in individual formulas which are specifically designed
for fine, medium and coarse hair. This range have a fresh, floral scent for the
products.
Moisture
This range is suitable for ladies who have dull, dry and porous
hair, as it reverses the damage caused by repeated colour service by infusing
moisture and ensuring longer lasting, vibrant colour. The range include
Replenishing Shampoo, Replenishing Treatment and
Weightless Replenishing Mist. This range have a fruity, aqueous scent
for the products.
Repair
This range is suitable for ladies who have severely damaged and
over-processed hair, as it restores hair to look, feel and behave as if it had
never been damaged in the first place, while enhancing the hair appearance
during styling sessions. The range include Leave in Treatment (Milk)
and Restorative Blowout Primer, where they have a warm, sweet
scent. The Restorative Blowout Primer has two type, one for fine hair
which boosts elasticity and coarse hair which enhances softness.
That is pretty much a low down of Global Milbon 360°
Beautiful Hair Signature Line. If you are intrigued and would like to
know further, you can actually head to the salons below to purchase the products
as well, to try the new deep-conditioning treatment along with the in-salon
consultation.
- A Cut Above, Kuala Lumpur
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The Color Shop, Petaling Jaya
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Color Bar, Johor Bahru
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Empoir Hair Lover, Johor Bahru
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A Creative, Seremban
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Unique Expired, Johor Bahru
- Momtz Hair, Melaka
Do drop by these salons to try the products and treatment by
Global Milbon 360° Beautiful Hair Signature Line! I’ll be happy
to hear about your experiences, so let me know how it went! On that night, I was also invited to share about my experience since Global Milbon's new Smooth Hair Treatment already. I haven't spoken publicly since my college days, and I was only informed of it hours before the event. Luckily, it went well for me. Here's a picture of me during the sharing session below.
And here are the rest of the pictures from the Grand Launch of Global Milbon’s 360° Beautiful Hair Signature Line, some of the pictures are taken by the official photographer (those without my watermark). Those with my water mark are taken by yours truly.
I loved how cosy the event was, and it was such a personal feel to it too. For this event, there was black and white theme, so I decided to wear a long white lace dress. This have been in my wardrobe for the longest time, I'm glad I finally have an occasion to wear it to.
If you noticed, my hair have been styled differently from my usual curly hair do.. which was actually done by Emily from Number76's Midvalley branch. All my life, I didn't think my hair was capable of this styling. Please get your hair done there by her, she's super talented! Her style is more of the edgy, rock type too. <3
Congratulations once again, Milbon for the launch of Global Milbon’s 360° Beautiful Hair Signature Line. Thank you for inviting me over and for the collaboration!
Till next time,
xoxo
If you ask me, online shopping have always been my preferred method of shopping because of the convenience that comes along with it. Just a few clicks and you're done! Just like that, you have purchased your goodies which will be shipped directly to your house. The best part is not needing to walk out of the house especially since there is a so much hassle of finding parking in malls and not to mention the jammed roads. You can also pay via credit card or online banking as well, so you don’t have to worry about not bringing enough cash too!
Now, these are the plus points of online shopping but it also comes with its cons. One of the issues I have with shopping online would be the authenticity of the products I was purchasing. This is especially true when I purchase any BRANDED items. There are times that the prices for these BRANDED items are so cheap that it is almost unbelievable.
“Too cheap, it must be fake imitation goods.”
Yes, that would be the first thing to come to mind. But what if I told you that there is actually a legitimate online shopping site which sells AUTHENTIC BRANDED items at a huge discounts? Which website, you might ask. It’s none other than one of the fastest growing shopping website, LAZADA.com.my. If you have doubts over the prices, rest assured that the prices are so much cheaper than retail because Lazada deals directly with each of these brand principals. Hence, they are able to obtain these AUTHENTIC products at a discounted prices and these are reflected back on their selling prices on Lazada.
“Only real, authentic products are sold on LAZADA.com.my by the respective brands.”
To shop by the brands, you can easily navigate by clicking on “SHOP BRANDS” on the LAZADA.com.my. That way, you know that you’re purchasing directly from the brands itself.
To be honest, I just found out recently that LAZADA.com.my carries so many brands now. This makes my shopping adventures so much easier! I was recently looking for some sneakers for training since I decided to start my fitness regime once again.
Thanks to Lazada and New Balance, I now have new training shoes from New Balance. This shoe can be purchased from the New Balance online store in Lazada, the link to the store is here >> http://www.lazada.com.my/new-balance-official-store/ . You can find a huge variety of other New Balance’s shoes there which are massively discounted. My shoes originally cost RM 299, but after discounts it was only RM 199! Such a steal, indeed!
Thanks to Lazada and New Balance, I now have new training shoes from New Balance. This shoe can be purchased from the New Balance online store in Lazada, the link to the store is here >> http://www.lazada.com.my/new-balance-official-store/ . You can find a huge variety of other New Balance’s shoes there which are massively discounted. My shoes originally cost RM 299, but after discounts it was only RM 199! Such a steal, indeed!
Lazada’s Fashion Big Brand Sale from 5 September to 11 September!
If you’re looking to shop and maximise your hard earned money now, you’re in luck because Lazada is having their Fashion Big Brand Sale now till September 11. You have just a few days left to shop actually! I was just browsing their Fashion Big Brand Sale and I already have my eye on a few things like this Daniel Wellington Classic Oxford Lady Rose Gold watch. There is a 60% discount now! So so tempted. :x
So, what are you waiting for? Like I said earlier, the promotion ends on 11 September and that is this Sunday! You really don’t have much time to shop. Just live by the motto of “You’ll only regret the things you didn’t do.” ….. if you missed the chance to get that product you always wanted, which is on discount…. you may never get it again at that price. Haha! Trust me, I know it’s true.
Till next time,
xoxo
About a couple of weekends ago, I had the opportunity to
participate as a vendor in Markets, the 19th edition at Jaya One. This was
actually my second time having a booth sale to sell my pre-loved clothes and my
brand new beauty product. My first ever booth experience was at ClosetStyles one
where I shared my first day experience here >>> Out
& About : The Star Closet - Celeb & Bloggers Bazaar by ClosetStyles.
Do click on the link to read more.
It’s only been two bazaars which I had the opportunity to
participate in but each of the bazaar had been an awesome exciting experience
for me. Based on my observation and experiences, I thought it’ll be handy to
share some tips on how to have a successful sales at these type of bazaar. I
have came up with these tips from my experience at these two bazaars.
* * * * * * * * * *
Smile, often.
I know this is actually really obvious, but the thing is when
you have a friendly face and it appears more approachable. That way, potential
customers would be likely to come over, just to have a look at the things you
have on display. When that happens, you have an opportunity to strike a
conversation (this will be elaborated further in the point below). It doesn’t
cost a dime to smile and you’ll even feel better by smiling. So, remember to
smile smile smile!
Have a conversation.
This is a tip which my sister and her friend, Jue Shuen told me
about, when they were helping me to man my booth. What they did was simply to
chat up anyone who dropped by the booth and then show them what were selling. Of
course, they went on to promote the items on sale, if necessary. When they did
this, they actually managed to sell more things. Why? Simply because you build
and create a rapport with them.
Be prepared to give discounts.
Somehow, when you’re selling your own items such as pre-loved
clothes and beauty items whether brand new or used, people will ask for
discounts still, even if prices are already stated on the items already. When
they ask, there are two possibilities whereby they are actually interested in
the products but wanted to see if they can get it at a cheaper price. Or the
other one is when they are interested only if the price is reduced to what they
would be ready to pay.
So, you also have to option then… to stick firm to your prices
or to actually give them a discounts. I think when it comes to giving discounts,
it would be very subjective. If your aim is to clear everything, then giving
discounts would be the way to go. For me, if these items were not sold… it would
just continue to collect dust in my room as compared to exchanging it for cash
instead, albeit at a lower amount. Of course, there are items which are already
cheap for what it is worth, so I wouldn’t give any further discounts on it. This
brings me to my next point, on the pricing of the items.
Mark up your items.
This is the simplest solution to counter the discounts you
would be expected to give from customers who ask for discounts. From my
experience, I have had many customers who willing paid for the full price of the
items I was selling and of course, there were the bargain hunters around too.
Sometimes, I had to give massive discounts up to 50-70% of my already discounted
items. Whilst I didn’t actually make a loss (since I have already written off
the costs of these items and this is not a business to me), selling those items
for extremely low prices can be quite the heartache. I sold off a really nice
pair of brand new boots for only RM12 :(
And so, it’s simple. Mark up your items to an acceptable price.
Say if I was actually willing to sell the boots at RM20.. I should place the
price at around RM25. If someone asked for discounts, I could say,
“Okay, RM23.” If they negotiated more, I can push it lower to
RM20. My point is simply to sell your goods with an intention
of giving further discounts but yet the prices are still reasonable.
Have an interesting concept.
The last point is one that I came up with after my observation
of a fellow blogger friend of mine, who had an interesting concept to sell her
pre-loved clothing. What happened was that she had boxes and boxes of clothes
and to sell them, she sold Ziploc bag at RM10/each and allowed her customers to
stuff as many pieces of clothes in it. If you can zip the bag, then you can take
home whatever clothing in that bag. This concept is actually borrowed from the
clothes buffet event, you can read more about it here ; http://www.carmenhong.com/2014/05/event-malaysias-largest-clothes-buffet.html.
I blogged about it years ago. But it works! My friend’s booth attracted a lot of
customers and I’m sure it helped to clear her items out too!
As for me, what I did was simply to have pre-loved clothes in a
box and offering them at RM5/piece. From my experience at both booth sales, I
realise that customers tend to have a tendency of rummaging through boxes for
cheap finds. I had both my clothes on rack and in boxes ….. it was always the
one in boxes which sold more. So there’s a valuable tip for you, right
there!
* * * * * * * * * *
And that is the top five tips on organising your first
pre-loved bazaar! I’ve been lucky and blessed to be able to participate
in the Markets at Jaya
One, as a vendor after years watching it grow year on year. The experience have
been an amazing one being able to sell my items to make spaces for new
things, to know that my loved ones are so supportive of me from
helping me to set up the booth and accompanying me, to meet all my friends who
dropped by to say hi to me and to meet all the lovely customers
who have purchased from me. I hope you enjoyed the items you have
gotten and gave it a new home!
I’ll leave you with some of the pictures from the bazaar at Markets 19 at Jaya One,
which was held a couple of weeks back! I took some pictures of my booth and a
whole tonne load of selfies with my friends and family.
And that is a wrap for my bazaar experience at Markets 19 at Jaya One!
Like I mentioned above, once again I just wanted to say how thankful I am for my
family and friends for always being so supportive of me! I really couldn’t have
done this without my awesome support team. Thank you again to the Jaya
One team for the opportunity too. It’s been a blast!
I know I didn’t mention much about the other Markets’s vendors but just
briefly, I actually fell in love the meatballs from Meatball
Kingdom which is the most amazing meatballs I have ever eaten and one of the
creamiest mashed potatoes too. I didn’t have much time to shop because I was on
booth duty, having to care my booth but I saw so many clothes vendor, selling
their pieces at a steal! Now, I cannot wait to attend the next Markets 20 bazaar
which will be held on 15th & 16th October, The School, 11am
– 7pm.
So, if you missed this one, be sure to catch the next edition!
I’m already counting down the days till October comes. That is just a few more
months more! Hit me up if you’ll like to go together. :)
Till next time,
xoxo
Ever since I have embraced my curls, I have always been on a
constant hunt for a good hair product and treatment which is suitable for my
hair type. Before I go, let me explain more about my hair. It’s curly with
almost even curls of those similar to instant noodles but my hair texture is
coarse and also frizzy. If you know speak the curly hair lingo, my curly
hair type is probably between Curly 3A or Curly
3B. My hair also hates water so much that it repels it, which
pretty much explains why my hair is dry.
Meet the whole range of products which will be used on my hair! I'll explain more on each of the products below. So read more to find out!
There are salon care products and home care ones as well, so that you can continue to have smooth healthy hair after the treatment.
Recently, I was invited for a special session to try the new
Global Milbon Smooth Hair Treatment by the Japanese brand,
Milbon under their latest 360° Beautiful Hair campaign.
The Global Milbon Smooth Hair Treatment have yet to be
launched yet, and it will be introduced, available in selected exclusive salons.
At the moment of posting, I am not informed of the salons yet but once I
know, I’ll be updating it here.
Milbon, which is Japan no.1 professional hair
care brand introduced the all new Global Milbon Signature Line
which is made up of Smooth, Moisture and Repair range. The
line of products contains a special ingredient which is called SSVR-Silk complex
which helps to improve the hair, from the inside of it to the outer side of each
of the hair strands. It’s basically a nano technology incorporated into their
product after years of research!
Having heard this all, I’m curious over how it works especially
since it will help with my frizz hair which have been a long battle I have had.
For curly hair, it pretty difficult to see the results of the treatment cause
the curls are all over the place. So, I was indeed curious when the educator of
the brand, Jacklyn mentioned that I would be able to see the results, even with
my curls. The treatment recommended for me was the Global Milbon Smooth
Hair Treatment.
This treatment detangles and improves the hair condition,
giving it a soft, silky-smooth treatment. So let’s begin, with a simple run-down
of how the Global Milbon Smooth Hair Treatment.
We started off with the Smoothing Shampoo
(this is part of Home Care series, so can be purchased and used at
home), by shampooing the hair. After the shampoo, a special step using the
Perfecting Primer, which helps to increase and maintain the
slippery texture for the treatment to absorb better for a softer hair. For more
coarser type of hair like mine, the hair will be blown dry and flat iron after
the Perfecting Primer is applied to achieve the smooth texture.
As I mentioned above, my hair is more of the coarse type and hence, Jacklyn suggested that it'll be best for my hair to be flat ironed after applying the Perfecting Primer to open up the cuticles in my hair for better absorption of the nutrients!
The three part treatment is only then applied after the
prepping the hair in the steps above. The first part, No.1 – Smooth
is to smooth out the bumps in the hair, the No. 2 – Hydrate
helps to keep the hair hydrated and the No. 3 – Top Coat,
seals in the treatment for long-lasting smoothness. There is a salon
technique in applying the No. 2 – Hydrate which help to
emulsify the treatment cream and will remove the roughness of the cuticle, this
technique is actually repeated until the hair is smooth. After all three part of
the treatment is applied, it is then rinsed off from the hair.
After that, it’s the last step which is the Luminous
Softening Oil topped on with the Restorative Blowout Primer
applied to the hair, from the middle to the ends.The primer is an
emulsion type, which is milky and appears to be thick. However, when I tried to
apply it on my hair, it absorbs really quickly and was actually able to shape my
curls or rather, it held my curls in position. I remember years back I stumbled
upon a product which is similar to this and I loved it! I can’t find that
product since but I’m so glad Milbon released this!
For the styling, Jacklyn opted to maintain my curls and she
styled my hair with just the two products mentioned above! I usually just use
oil to style my hair, but with the combination of the Luminous Softening
Oil and Restorative Blowout Primer, my curls appeared
to have more shape and body to it! See, the final look for yourself! In all
honesty, I never seen my curls so gorgeous before. Not only was it defined, my
hair looks smoother with definitely less frizz and healthier for sure. I’ve
always had people telling me how “damaged” my hair was when
it’s actually just dry and frizzy.
I’m actually really really amazed and satisfied with the end
results, didn’t expect that the treatment would be able to show instanteous
results. To be honest, I would have thought that with my coarse hair texture,
it’ll be harder for the treatment to work? That’s my logic at least, but I’m
glad it did. Now I cannot wait to try it again in the salon! I’m already
planning to get the whole range of the Home Care which is the Smoothing
Shampoo, Smoothing Treatment, Luminous Softening Oil and
Restorative Blowout Primer, especially the oil and the primer
cause I have seen how it works!
The primer actually also repairs damaged area while keeping the
hair supple and manageable. What I love best about this was the fact that it
doesn’t leave my hair oily and greasy after the application. When I use coconut
oil to style my hair, my hair is actually oily when I touch it. So yes, if
you’re interested to get the products and try the treatment, do look out for my
update. I’ll be attending the launch for the Global Milbon
range soon, so let’s hope they will let us know then. Thank you once
again to the team, the very talented Jacklyn and Gary
for styling my hair and Cain for inviting me for this
review. I loved it to bits!
Till next time,
xoxo
Man, don’t you think that time flies by too quickly these days.
I know I’ve been feeling so lately, especially with many of my friends already
working and some even marrying now. I still remember those days in school with
these friends of mine… oh, how we would crawl you many online blogshop and just
browse. Back there, the online blogshop scene was booming and there were so many
options to shop but there was a downside to it. We couldn’t try, see or touch
these items since there were sold via online. Then came Markets which brought
these online shop to an offline bazaar, where we could see these items in person
and buy them.
Fast forward to now, Markets has ran 18th
edition of their lifestyle bazaar and will be running the 19th edition, come
this weekend! It’s their second time this year, so if you missed the first one
this year, you can catch it at Jaya One on 6 and 7 August 2016, from
11am until 7pm on the Ground Floor! As I mentioned previously, this
bazaar have now grown to host a plethora of vendors catering for fashion-savvy
individuals, food lovers and music enthusiasts to find the best in fashion,
gastronomy and entertainment.
There would be a whooping total of 80 different booths ranging
from footwear, homemade paraphernalia, apparel and artisanal food! You’ll be
sure to find something there that would suit your fancy. I’m eyeing on the
clothing and food, mostly! Besides that, there will be entertainment from local
up-and-coming musicians such as Nan Blues, Monsoon Market and Wolf that will be
belting out melodic acoustic tunes to keep the crowd entertained. You can find
the full list of the booths below! Do keep the layout below in your phone for
easy reference since there are so many and it’s hard to keep track!
This time around, Markets 19 will be special
for me as I will be having a booth there as well, selling my pre-loved items.
I’ll be having cheap sale for my clothes, starting at just RM 5. There will
other items for sale such as this Temporary Tattoo Eyeliner and Temporary Lip Sticker at just RM1 each! This is super
clearance, so come support me and show your love. I’m located at Booth
79, the bloggers area, so do find me there! I’ve been really blessed to
have friends come support me at my last booth gig which was for the Celebs & Bloggers Bazaar by ClosetStyles (see the pictures
below!). Fingers crossed, I hope to see friends dropping by to support and
accompany me again!
So, what are you waiting for? Mark down in your calendar and
block the dates to attend this bazaar! Parking is only RM 3, a flat rate for the
day. Do note that if you’re parking in the basement, park near Block J or Block
H as these are the closest to the bazaar. :) See you there! Oh by the way, there
will be goodie bags given out as well, so come early to grab them bags!
Till next time,
xoxo
If you haven’t heard, your favourite Korean beauty website; ALTHEA turns one today! Ever since
the website started one year ago, the much beloved website have been our gateway
to the unlimited types of Korean beauty products we can get. Be it those much
raved products in Korea to various different types from skincare to hair &
body as well. So, thank you ALTHEA for enabling us to have our hands on these amazing
Korean goodies. The best part is ALTHEA is celebrating its first anniversary by having various
promotions and a customised pink box, the birthday edition to mark its first
year!
ALTHEA’s
birthday celebration is a week-long one starting today, the 20th till
31st July 2016. During this period, you will received a Limited
Edition Birthday Box with a DIY Party Kit (just as pictured
above, the party hat was made from the kit) for all orders placed! What’s even
better is that there will be free goodies for the first 1,500
shoppers (the goodies are full-sized products!). There is also a
birthday giveaway, where you pick 3 top sellers items
and you’ll be entitled to a 100% rebate in terms of ALTHEA’s store credit for your
next purchases. So, if you’re still reading this now, you had better go to ALTHEA and start your buying
spree!
Besides that, there is an Instagram contest
on-going which begins today and ends on 15th August 2016. You can join the
contest after you have received your party kit and wish ALTHEA Happy Birthday
with the hashtag #altheaturns1 and stand a chance to
win amazing prizes such as Macbook Air, Ipad Air 2, iPhone 6S, Galaxy S6 Edge,
Canon EOS M10 Selfie Camera, Althea credits and beauty hampers from Althea! The
prizes are worth a total of KRW10,000,000 to be won. So hurry, shop and Instagram it
now!
I'll be posting another post on my hauls and hopefully reviewing the products as well. So do look out for that post! Meanwhile, hop on over to ALTHEA and begin your shopping spree!
I'll be posting another post on my hauls and hopefully reviewing the products as well. So do look out for that post! Meanwhile, hop on over to ALTHEA and begin your shopping spree!
Till next time,
xoxo
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