Silk Apple delivers beauty right to your doorstep!

Posted on February 10, 2014 by CelesteDeJesus

When I first encountered online beauty shopping several years ago, I was a bit skeptical about ordering beauty products. My experience in managing skincare brands has given me good knowledge that if the shipment is not properly done and the products get exposed to extreme heat, skincare items will not be in good condition by the time I receive them. Heat is one of the enemies of beauty products including makeup items.

I love shopping!

But over the past years, online shopping has given me good experience. I’ve probably shopped in every online shopping site launched in Malaysia. Well, I didn’t shop for beauty products right away. I started with non-expiring items and hair treatment services; those discount deals are just irresistible, right? Like a lot of shoppers, I admit I’m a sucker for huge discounts, too.

I then dared to buy some skincare products online and I was surprised to receive them in good condition. Well, I guess I underestimated the capability of online beauty shops!

I recently had a chance to experience a new online beauty shopping that has reached the country — Silk Apple.

Silk Apple is an online beauty-shopping site (www.silkapple.com) with headquarters in Taiwan that delivers to Malaysia as well. Silk Apple offers a wide range of products: eye care and eye makeup, skincare items such as cleansers, lotions, serums, moisturizers and masks. Silk Apple is currently carrying 4 beauty brands namely: Angel en Provence, Ferrmina, Echisse and Reacheer.

I received all these 4 items in good, intact condition from Silk Apple:

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4 items delivered directly to my address!

I was, of course, excited to sample and test the products.

ECHISSE TOTAL ESSENTIAL LOTION

RM48 for 200mL

With an infusion of many kinds of plant extract essences such as chrysanthemum extracts, oats and hyaluronic acid, Echisse Total Essential Lotion naturally stimulates repair and maintenance of the skin. It refines pores, reduces dark spots and promotes a brighter skin color. It gives a younger, firmer look, minimizes the lines on the face, and supplements moisture content.

How to Use: After cleansing and drying your face, disperse Echisse Total Essential Lotion on cotton pad and gently pat on the face. Allow a minute for your skin to absorb the lotion before applying your serum or moisturizer.

My verdict: This lotion is easily absorbed by the skin and makes the skin supple and smooth. The light, fresh scent is pleasant and makes your cheeks even more kissable, especially in the evening. I just hope it will come with English product information and instruction on the bottle in the future.

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FERRMINA AQUA FRESH FACIAL CREAM

RM58 for 50mL

This lovely smooth cream balances oil on the skin while minimizing that greasy uncomfortable feeling. It enhances the skin’s natural moisture content and provides lasting hydration to the skin. Ferrmina Aqua Fresh Facial Cream contains flower and plant essences and snail mucus extract, which provide superb moisturizing properties, giving your skin that moisture boost to maintain supple, youthful feeling.

How to Use: After applying your toner or lotion and/or serum, take a pea-size amount of Aqua Fresh Facial Cream and massage all over the face and neck in upward direction.

My verdict: This water-based facial cream has a nice texture and spreads easily on the face. It does have lasting hydration on the skin and also provides a good canvas before applying makeup during the day. It also comes in a cute, unique jar. This is probably the first time I’ve used a moisturizer that comes in 3-color container. Similar to Echisse item, I also hope it will have an English instruction and product information.

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REACHEER RADIANCE MAKEUP BASE (Purple)

RM67 for 30mL

Your makeup will spread evenly and last longer with Reacheer Radiance Makeup Base. The color of the product adjusts naturally to the color of your skin. The technology behind this makeup base allows you to have an even and radiant complexion. It gives your skin a healthy radiance and defines your makeup finish beautifully.

How to Use: During the day, after applying your sunscreen, dab a few dots of Reacheer makeup base all over the face and gently spread using your ring and middle finger until product is fully spread. Apply your foundation on top. At night, simply apply before your foundation.

My verdict: This is my favorite among the 4 products I’ve tried from Silk Apple. I love the black, clean look of the tube (yes, I’m a sucker for nice packaging) and I enjoy seeing the magic of the purple cream naturally blending to my skin color after spreading on the face. This product has some English product information, which is good, although some info are still in Chinese.

FERRMINA SMOOTH PORE INVISIBLE CREAM

RM53 for 25g

Bothered by huge, visible pores? The Ferrmina Smooth Pore Invisible Cream provides instant solution to reduce the appearance of pores. This quickly and naturally clears the pores, leaving them smooth with an effective protective barrier.

How to Use: After your skincare regimen, apply Ferrmina Smooth Pore Invisible Cream on targeted areas where pores are visible such as the nose, cheeks, chin and forehead. This can be used before or after makeup.

My verdict: I am actually surprised that at this relatively affordable price, this pore cream does its purpose well! It blends smoothly with makeup without cracking or ‘caking’. It also spreads nicely on the skin both before and after foundation.

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Silk Apple provides an easy, affordable access to beauty products that will be sent right to your doorstep or preferred address. I was happily surprised to receive my chosen products within 3 days; that’s very fast. Silk Apple is currently offering a promotion to Malaysian shoppers: simply purchase RM150 and enjoy FREE delivery plus FREE eyeliner of your choice.

FREE Delivery and Eyeliner of your choice from Silk Apple!

Here are some of the new products at Silk Apple (hey, that Shea Butter Hand Cream looks interesting):

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More beauty products at Silk Apple

Silk Apple’s site also hosts beauty tips or photos showing actual application of featured products:

Beauty Tip Photos at Silk Apple

Several payment options are available for online shoppers at Silk Apple. Choose from Visa, Mastercard, Paypal and American Express.

If you’re looking for good beauty products at an affordable price while enjoying the surprise of receiving them at your home, check out Silk Apple’s range of beauty items!

Stay connected with Silk Apple, visit their FB page at:

http://www.facebook.com/pages/Silk-Apple-Cosmetics/1398996150311803

Check out more fabulous beauty products at

www.silkapple.com

Silk Apple is headquartered at:

Freedmart Pretty,

3f/8. No.1 Wu Chuan 1st Rd, Hsib-chuang Dist,

New Taipei City, 248 Taiwan

If you have an enquiry, contact Silk Apple by clicking HERE

Sweet Deals on Champagne and Wine this Valentine’s Day!

Posted on February 10, 2014 by CelesteDeJesus

Valentine’s Day and Chap Goh Mei celebrations are here! But I guess a lot of us are looking forward to the celebration of love this Friday! Why not make it more classy and unique with some wines versus the usual?

Express your love with wines this Valentine’s Day!

Pamper your sweetheart with Wine Talk’s Sweet Celebrations champagne and wine this Valentine’s Day. With great offers on iconic champagnes like Moët &Chandon (now only RM190) and Dom Pérignon (now only RM528) as well as a specially arranged Valentine wine set for RM248 you can be sure to enjoy the celebration with a smile on your face rather than a hole in your pocket. The Valentine wine set consists of 3 most popular sweet wines to express your sweet love for your sweet one: a light and fizzy Moscato from Australia – Peter Lehmann Princess Moscato (500ml), a rich and luscious Muscat from Spain – Torres Floralis Oro (500ml), and a gentle but intense Semillon from Australia – Cranswick Estate Sarus Botrytis Semillon (375ml). This is a great gift of love for the season!

Yummm…My Sweet Valentine Set!

Celebrate the day with a bottle of Moët & Chandon Brut Imperial (750ml) priced at only RM190. Moët& Chandon’s unique style is distinguished by its bright fruitiness, its seductive palate and elegant maturity. Moët & Chandon Brut Imperial can be enjoyed throughout your meal from the entree to dessert and pairs perfectly with sushi, white fish oysters and even white fruits such as a white peach tart with chocolate cream.

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Champagnes ON SALE now!

Instead of the conventional bouquet of roses, romance her with a bottle of Moët& Chandon Rosé Impérial (750ml) at only RM240. The sparkling rosé is a symbol of spontaneous, radiant, romantic expression of the Moët & Chandon style. The Rosé Impérial pairs well with foods that have simple, intense and colourful flavours such as red meat with fresh, red-fleshed fruits, fresh goat cheese and mozzarella.

Feeling like spoiling yourselves this Valentine’s, Wine Talk is giving champagne lovers a reason to do so with a special price for its Dom Pérignon (750ml) at only RM528. Appear effortlessly sophisticated when you present her with a bottle of the most iconic Champagne in the world – intense, full-bodied, and hedonistic.

Wine Talk sommelier David Stephan said “In the age of technology, online shopping is fast becoming a trend and people are sometimes too busy to physically shop for wine. Let Wine Talk take out the guesswork for you with wine advices or with our mixed wine sets that are all ready for you to choose from.”

Transform your home into a classy wine and dine restaurant!

If you want to take things a step further, you can even transform your home into a classy restaurant in just one hour! Order his or her favourite dish from Room Service and enjoy Valentine’s Day dining in the comfort of your home. All orders before VDay will receive RM88 food vouchers from Room Service.

Need advice on which wines to serve? Easy, breezy. Let Wine Talk’s French sommelier do the choosing for you. You can call them at 1300 88 9788 or email us at info@winetalk.com.my for the best wine advices this Valentine’s Day season or maybe Chap Goh Mei! Visit www.winetalk.com.my for more details.

Wine Talk’s Sweet Celebration makes it easy for you to express your love this season!

The Body Shop Nutriganics Drops of Youth: Miracle in 5 days!

Posted on February 9, 2014 by CelesteDeJesus

I know I’ve mentioned this several times in my posts but, yeah, I am definitely concerned about my skin aging and I am becoming more and more of an anti-aging junkie. I’m pretty sure I will continue to be one in the next coming years. Every time I notice a bad change on my skin, e.g. additional dark spots, a fine line, or some redness, I get into some (minor) panic frenzy then I start to recall my younger days when I only panic if I ran out of my liquid eyeliner. Haaayyy, why does time fly so fast?

The truth is I don’t believe that one, single skincare product can solve all our problems. Although one product can make a significant change or improvement, that product still needs to work together with other skincare, with our lifestyle, with our routine and, of course, with our diet. People who expect one beauty product to change or solve all problems still surprise me. There’s a reason why experts call it “skincare regimen” and “skincare routine”. It involves several products, several applications and it takes time to see expected results. I guess we are all just impatient and always in a rush. We want everything to be easy and fast.

But it’s definitely great to discover an amazing product that can result to significant changes on my skin! And this latest discovery gave me wonderful results in 5 days! It’s not easy to believe in miracles but this one did make me see the light.

What are your major skin concerns? Here are some of the concerns I deal with:

1) uneven skin tone

2) redness on certain spots

3) dullness, unhealthy appearance, lack of radiance

4) visible pores

5) dryness/ dehydration that leads to premature aging

The Body Shop Nutriganics Drops of Youth

I was given an opportunity to test-drive The Body Shop’s Nutriganics Drops of Youth. The trademarked name Nutriganics sounds like a very intelligent science, and I’m definite that coming from The Body Shop, it must be. It seems to me as a fusion of the 2 words, Nutrition and Organics.

Nutriganics Drops of Youth bottle and dropper

The product comes in a green glass bottle with a white cap that also serves as a dropper dispenser. I like the fact that it is in glass as generally, glass containers are better in preserving the integrity of skincare products, especially for organic ones (some might debate the glass vs. plastic issue but I personally like glass packaging for serums or moisturizers). The glass is also colored dark green to prevent it from too much light but at the same time, still allows me to see how much is left inside. I really like this type of packaging as I don’t like running out of my products; I need to buy a new one when it’s about to finish.

The Body Shop Nutriganics Drops of Youth water-like droplet

The texture of the product is very water-like. You can see that even without applying pressure to the dispenser, the serum/ concentrate naturally flows out slowly from the dropper.

The scent is very light and pleasant. I smell flowers, plants and baby powder. The concentrate is immediately absorbed into the skin within seconds. I apply it after my toner and moist lotion daily, morning and night.

The Body Shop Drops of Youth contains NO PARABENS and NO SILICONES. It is also certified organic cosmetic (with ECOCERT seal – find out more below).

So I started my 5-day-test-drive of the Nutriganics Drops of Youth (DOY). My Drops of Youth journey started after Chinese New Year. On the photo below, you’ll see my skin condition before I used DOY. My skin was actually quite bad after CNY due to fatigue, I think, from long hours of travel and going here and there for the festive celebration. This usually happens to my skin when I’m travelling. Maybe it’s also because I don’t really follow my normal skincare routine during travels. I just bring a few of my beauty products that come in travel size but not all.

This is my skin condition before DOY; this photo was taken right after cleansing — no beauty product applied. Notice the appearance of spots, rough/dull look and uneven skin tone:

My skin condition right after cleansing – BEFORE my 5-day trial of Drops of Youth

Day 1, 2, 3, 4 passed and on the 5^th day…voila! See my skin condition after only 5 days using DOY. Again, this photo was also taken right after cleansing — no beauty product applied. Notice the fresher look, smoother and more radiant appearance.

My skin condition right after cleansing – AFTER my 5-day trial of Drops of Youth

Here are my face photos before and after, side by side so you can see better:

LEFT – Before using Drops of Youth/ RIGHT – After 5 Days of Using Drops of Youth

In just 5 days, I saw significant results in using The Body Shop Drops of Youth together with my current skincare regimen.

The Body Shop Nutriganics Drops of Youth

As I mentioned, no single product can work alone. Here are the other skincare products that I used together with The Body Shop Drops of Youth. I am actually also using another Body Shop skincare item, the Pomegranate Invigorating Toner.

My entire skincare regimen including The Body Shop Drops of Youth

Now that’s miracle in 5 days! I’m looking forward to seeing even more miraculous results while I continue to use Drops of Youth!

The Body Shop NUTRIGANICS PRODUCT DESCRIPTION

The Body Shop’s certified organic range has been created for the first signs of ageing. The Nutriganics Drops of Youth is an innovative concentrate that helps to enhance surface skin condition, leaving it looking smoother, fresher and healthier. Enriched with plant stem cells, Drops of Youth helps to optimize your skin’s youthful beauty by helping to enhance surface skin renewal, the skin’s natural process of replacing the uppermost dead skin cells with new ones beneath. Drop by drop and day by day, skin looks smoother and firmer.

Enhances surface skin renewal
Makes skin smoother
Makes skin firmer
Makes skin fresher and healthier
99% of ingredients are of natural origin

The Drops of Youth promise — 5 Days to Results!

Amazingly, it takes as little as five (5) days to see and feel the difference. In less than a week, you could be enjoying skin that looks fresher, healthier and more radiant. Don’t take our word for it. In an independent study, 74% of women agreed their skin looked brighter and healthier in 5 days

Did you know? 99% of the total ingredients are from natural origin.20% of the total ingredients are from organic farming. Natural and organic cosmetic certified by ECOCERT Greenlife according to ECOCERT Standard available at http://cosmetics.ecocert.com

What is ECOCERT?

To those who are quite new to organic skincare products, this might sound like some fancy, science stuff. ECOCERT is an organic certification organization, founded in France in 1991. It is based in Europe but conducts inspections in over 80 countries, making it one of the largest organic certification organizations in the world. (source: Wikipedia)

ECOCERT was the very first certification body to develop standards for “natural and organic cosmetics”. It follows several principles to ensure an environmentally-friendly cosmetic product, one of which is “a minimum of 95% of all plant-based ingredients in the formula and a minimum of 10% of all ingredients by weight must come from organic farming” (http://www.ecocert.com/en/natural-and-organic-cosmetics)

How to Use Nutriganics Drops of Youth:

Gently massage two to three drops into skin, and allow to sink in before applying your usual moisturizer or serum.

Life after opening: 12 months, indicated on packaging

The Heart Inside: BABASSU OIL – additional reason why I have great respect for The Body Shop’s practice in the beauty industry

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Drops of Youth benefits from Community Fair Trade Organic Babassu oil. The Body Shop trade in babassu oil has helped to empower the women of the COPPALJ co-operative in Maranhão, Brazil, by turning the traditionally female occupation of shelling and pressing babassu nuts into a key source of income. Its 150 members now have a greater say, and new standing and respect, in their communities.

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Where to buy Nutriganics Drops of Youth:

All The Body Shop outlets nationwide

Online – http://www.thebodyshop.com.my

Price:

RM129 for 30ml

GOOD NEWS! Nutriganics Drops of Youth now comes in a bigger bottle of 50ml size at RM189.

Full Ingredients of The Body Shop Nutriganics Drops Of Youth (so you can see that it really has No PARABENS and No SILICONES):

Aqua/Water (Solvent/Diluent), Alcohol Denat. (Solvent/Diluent), Glycerin (Humectant), Chondrus Crispus Powder (Abrasive), Propanediol (Viscosity Modifier), Sodium Hyaluronate (Humectant), Benzyl Alcohol (Preservative), Fagus Sylvatica Bud Extract (Skin Conditioning Agent), Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice (Skin Conditioning Agent), Adenosine (Skin-Conditioning Agent), Parfum/Fragrance (Fragrance), Linalool (Fragrance Ingredient), Crithmum Maritimum Callus Culture Filtrate (Skin Protectant), Orbignya Oleifera Seed Oil (Emollient), Citric Acid (pH Adjuster), Citronellol (Fragrance Ingredient), Buddleja Davidii Extract (Skin-Conditioning Agent), Malva Sylvestris Flower/Leaf/Stem Extract/Malva Sylvestris (Mallow) Flower/Leaf/Stem Extract (Skin Conditioning Agent), Thymus Vulgaris Flower/Leaf Extract/Thymus Vulgaris (Thyme) Flower/Leaf Extract (Skin-Conditioning Agent), Benzoic Acid (Preservative), Sorbic Acid (Preservative), Limonene (Fragrance Ingredient), Sodium Benzoate (Preservative), Potassium Sorbate (Preservative).

Stay connected with The Body Shop Malaysia, visit their FB page at:

http://www.facebook.com/TheBodyShopMalaysia

Or visit their online shopping portal for convenient and easy beauty shopping at:

http://www.thebodyshop.com.my

A Beautiful Love Story Unfolds in Amethyst

Posted on February 8, 2014 by CelesteDeJesus

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Amethyst Restaurant opened its doors at Publika, Kuala Lumpur

Kuala Lumpur, 5 February 2014 – Amethyst restaurant officially opened its doors with much love in the air. One of Malaysia’s favourite celebrities, Hani Hatim (a.k.a Hunny Madu), shared this joyous moment with the celebration of marriage between Hani and her husband of over three years, Khairul Azhar Abdul Wahid.

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Khairul Azhar Abdul Wahid with wife Hani Hatim a.k.a. Hunny Madu

Founder of Amethyst, Arash Farahmandi, had this to say at the launch event, “We know Malaysia’s favourite pastime is to eat and most would go to the ends of the earth in search of great food. Celebrating our undying love for food, we also wanted to highlight this special moment with a beautiful love story – that is the celebration of commitment between a lovely couple that Malaysians have grown fond of”.

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(L-R) Khairul Azhar Abdul Wahid and daughter Eva; Hani Hatim (a.k.a Hunny Madu); Anita Eslami (wife to founder of Amethyst restaurant), and Founder and Head Chef of Amethyst Restaurant, Arash Farahmandi

Their love story was a beautiful setting for the launch event. The couple re-ignited their love for one another with Khairul presenting a beautiful Amethyst ring to his dear wife, Hunny Madu.

Khairul Azhar celebrating over 3 years of marriage to Hani Hatim with the presentation of the precious Amethyst ring

The Amethyst, a semi-precious gem stone is believed to bear great powers, which include healing, peace, love, protection, and happiness. With its rich purple tone colour, the Amethyst has also been long associated with royalty.

“I am ecstatic because after three years of marriage and with a baby girl in tow, we are still very much in love. The renewal of our love further affirms our feelings and promise. I am so glad to be here in Amethyst to celebrate this moment. Great food, great ambience and great moments worth cherishing for a lifetime,” said the very happy Hani Hatim.

Befitting the meaning of the stone, Amethyst is a mid-casual dining restaurant that harmoniously combines a touch of luxury and comfort in its deco of rich purple tones, private corners and warms lights. Its food also boasts generous portions of quality ingredients bursting with unique flavours, passion and love.

Amethyst Delectable Dishes

Amethyst Blueberry Cake

Amethyst Crispy Skin Salmon

Amethsyt can comfortably seat 60 people at any one time. Guests can take their pick from dining al-fresco all the way to simply cosying up at the VIP booth area. The open kitchen bar top concept also gives an inviting feel as if allowing you to step into its world as it whips up delectable fares for you.

Amethyst Restaurant VIP Dining Area

Amethyst Restaurant

Amethyst Restaurant’s Beautiful Dining Setting

The restaurant serves a mixture of western-Italian food. Amethyst’s signature dishes are rather unique. Such is the ratatouille steak with saffron rice. The well marinated beef is cooked to tender texture and served with saffron rice, home-made chutney, and ratatouille. The flavours are nothing short of a rich combination of sweet, sour and spicy, all in one plate.

Amethyst Restaurant’s Signature Ratatouille Dish

Other signature dishes include their Barbequed Chicken Wings, which is marinated in a secret sauce; a variety of vegetarian pastas; special Greece mix fillet sandwich; and more. The familiar dishes are also played up with a dash of home-made sauces and creative cooking methods to bring out unique flavours and textures. This can be said of their Crispy Skin Salmon, which is pan fried salmon on a bed of spinach with lemon caper sauce – the juicy and tender salmon with the spinach cooked in the special sauce makes for a truly divine combination. Even the Lamb Shank is cooked to tender perfection with a rather unique flavoured sauce.

“Amethyst will place great importance on service. In our restaurant, our customers’ point of views will be crucial and we appreciate any feedback. The kitchen will be our lab of innovation and creativity and we will strive to serve dishes in a different way to stand out from the rest” Arash commented.

Dishes at Amethyst start from RM16 to RM52.

Amethyst Restaurant is located at

A4-G2-06, Publika, No. 1, Jalan Dutamas 1, 50480 Kuala Lumpur

Opening hours:

Weekdays, Mondays to Fridays at 10am-11pm

Weekends and public holidays at 10am-1am

Stay connected with Amethyst via www.facebook.com/amethyst.restaurant

or call +603-6206 5797

Join Friso “Our Today Moments” Contest to Win RM10,000 worth of Special Experience

Posted on February 7, 2014 by CelesteDeJesus

At this time and age, motherhood continues to be challenging with more and more demands to balance time between career, family, marriage and parenting. Like a lot of mothers, I also face the tough task of creating sufficient quality time to spend with my son. For a long time, my work has been eating up my time, and I have been very guilty of allowing other priorities to take over my life as a mother.

Have you been so busy with work, business or other pressing matters that you barely spend happy moments with your kid/s? When was the last time you gave your children a long, tight hug? How often do you tell them that you love them? Do you laugh together at anything and when was the last time you made them laugh or giggle? Have you done any fun activity with your child last month, last week, yesterday or today?

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When I participated in Friso Gold’s Mum Survey, I realized that I have the power to make a better childhood for my son by creating Today Moments. Friso Gold’s Today Moments refers to the time we spend with our children, the time we set aside our daily to-dos and focus on “today”. In other words, it’s about us mothers making the effort to make every moment count with our kids. (read more about my discoveries from Friso Gold Mum Survey and Today Moments – click HERE)

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Now, you also have the chance to discover and realize your own Today Moments with Friso Gold. Its “Our Today Moments” contest aims to remind us, Malaysian mothers, to put our daily tasks aside and live moments with our children. Friso Gold will help us achieve our wish list on the things we want to do with our children — big or small, tough or easy. It can be something as simple as enjoying a full day of fun at a kid’s theme park or a swimming day. Name it and Friso Gold will help the winners achieve those wishes!

Friso Gold will help you achieve your wishes!

So how can you join the exciting Friso Gold “Our Today Moments” contest? It’s quite easy with these 5 steps:

Step 1 – Purchase any participating Friso Gold product – Frisomum Gold, Friso Gold 3 or Friso Gold 4 (any size)

Step 2 – Tell Friso Gold one special experience (big or small) that you have always wanted to do together with your child but have not been able to and why.

Step 3 – Complete your personal particulars: Name as per IC, IC number, contact number, mailing address, email, your child’s name and age

Step 4 – Attach proof of purchase (original Friso Gold scoop from any participating product) to contest form.

Step 5 – Mail to PO Box:

Friso Gold “Our Today Moments” Contest, P.O.Box 3202, 47507 Subang Jaya, Selangor Darul Ehsan.

And that’s it! You and your child are on your way to winning great prizes from Friso Gold!

There are 2 ways to get the contest form:

You may download the contest form from Friso Gold website: http://friso.com.my/activities/our_today_moments/

You can get the sticker form on pack at major supermarkets and retailer outlets near you.

And the exciting part, what prizes await you?

Early Bird prize x 100 winners: Entry tickets (2 adults & 2 kids) to Legoland Malaysia worth RM540 each

100 Early Bird Winners will get entry tickets to Legoland!

Grand Prize x 100 winners: A special experience for the parent and child worth up to RM10,000 each

That’s RM1,000,000 worth of prizesto be given away to the lucky Malaysian mums!

Contest runs from 13^thJanuary until 28^th February 2014.

If given an opportunity, I would want to spend a whole day with my son (and my husband) at Legoland without queueing for hours. It’s coincidental that this is the Early Bird Prize but my son adores Lego very much and we’ve been trying a few times to get in. We just can’t go through the long wait as my son can get really impatient. I would love to bring him around Legoland, take photos of him with those cute bricks and Lego displays. I’m sure he’ll have a fun time and so will I! I do hope that Friso Gold can help me achieve this wish for me and my son!

So to all mothers who have that special wish to do something really fun and memorable with their child, this is your chance! Friso Gold will be granting wishes to 100 winners with RM10,000 worth each of that special experience!

It’s never too late to create your ‘Today Moments’ with your child. Let’s make a brighter, better and happier childhood for them. Live each moment. A happy childhood leads to a good future. Let’s all start now and make the world a happier place.

Watch Friso Gold’s Our Today Moments TVC, click the image below:

To find out more about Friso Gold ‘Our Today’s Moments’ Contest, visit

http://www.facebook.com/FrisoGrowingUpTogether

http://www.friso.com.my/activities/our_today_moments

Soap & Glory Soaper Heroes Set – Body Care Must-Have!

Posted on January 26, 2014 by CelesteDeJesus

Soap and Glory body and bath care set

Who doesn’t love to smell delicious after bathing and throughout the day? If you haven’t explored the scent of any Soap and Glory product, I really suggest that you check any one of their items at Sephora during one of your shopping travels. It’s definitely a must!

The first product that I fell in love with from this brand was the Righteous Butter Body Lotion (check out my product review about it – click HERE). I had it in 2012 and I found it an amazing item. The moisturizing effect lasts long and the scent is just ohhh so delicious. I guess the significant description of Soap and Glory products is its ability to make you (or your body) smell beautiful to the point of literally wanting to eat your own skin!

To my surprise and delight, I received a lovely Soaper Heroes gift set from my sister-in-law last Christmas! This set is to die for! It contains 5 of the famous items from Soap and Glory:

Clean On Me Shower Gel 75ml

Flake Away Body Polish 50ml

The Righteous Butter 50ml

Hand Food Hand Cream 50ml

Girligo Spray-On Body Moisturizing Mist 100ml

Soap and Glory Soaper Heroes set

The set comes in a pink, eye-catching box with a big letter ‘S’ adorning the front. Of course, it’s easy to spot the genius set name ‘Soaper Heroes’ and the floral motif surrounding the box. It’s stylishly feminine and youthful. On top, you’ll read this caption: “They’ll scrub, soften and scent your skin in a single swipe! They’re not just run of the mill moisturizers, they’re SOAPER HEROES!”

Soap and Glory Soaper Heroes items in travel-friendly sizes

The contents are all in travel-friendly size so even if you bring these items or if you buy it overseas or at some duty-free shop at the airport, you don’t need to worry about ‘confiscation’ from the airport officers. That’s clever and very considerate. Don’t you just hate it when your beloved beauty stuff is painfully taken away from you while travelling?

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Soap and Glory Clean On Me

Soap and Glory Clean On Me Creamy Clarifying Shower Gel will turn you into a shower addict at first bath. The scent is just addictive and will make you want to bathe forever and ever. Serious! It contains natural mandarin peel extract and a bonus built-in body lotion, and will make you feel really sexy after shower. Wait ‘til you get to the next products.

Soap and Glory Flake Away

Soap and Glory Flake Away is a skin-smoothing body polish with shea butter, sweet almond oil, peach seed powder, sea salt and sugar. Apparently, it transforms your scaly legs from reptilian to radiant! I haven’t tried this one yet but I’m excited to spread it all over my body and scrub my dry flakes away. Let’s see if it does transform my reptilian skin, haha! But no matter what, the scent alone is enough to say that this is also a must-try.

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Soap and Glory The Righteous Butter

Soap and Glory The Righteous Butter contains softening shea butter and aloe vera. It has that velvet-feel upon applying onto your skin and contains the signature scent of Soap and Glory. I swear you must have this butter on your vanity table! Just control yourself from licking your arms and legs!

Soap and Glory Hand Food

Soap and Glory Hand Food is a non-greasy hand cream that contains shea butter, macadamia oil and marshmallow. It’s great for dry, chapped hands. It’s also scented with S&G Original Pink fragrance. They say it’s the most astonishing hand cream ever? You decide! I’ve already decided! Just watch out for the effects on those around you when you apply it while at work. Your colleagues will be asking for delicious food!

Happy Hand Food month from Soap and Glory!

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Soap and Glory Girligo

Soap and Glory Girligo is a spray-on moisturizing mist scented with a tempting blend of bergamot, peach, strawberry, jasmine, mandarin and musk. Just spritz on all-over your body after shower for temptingly fragrant, softer, smoother, more supple skin.

This is a great body care collection, wonderful to give as a gift and wonderful to receive as a gift! The scent engulfs your senses while your skin reaps the benefits of the good moisturizing ingredients. Simply delicious and good for the skin! Trust me, your husband or partner will enjoy the results, too.

Price: RM76
Where to buy: Sephora outlets

About Soaper Heroes Set

This gorgeous little gift box includes travel sizes of our bestselling products, including Girligo™ scented moisturising body mist, The Righteous Butter™ body butter, Flake Away™ body scrub, Clean On Me Skin™ softening shower gel, and Hand Food™ hand cream.

About Soap and Glory

A fun, fresh, fearless, fantastic British beauty brand created by suds-loving entrepreneur and celebrity facialist Marcia Kilgore. We’re known for wonderfully effective bath, body and skincare products including the super-plumping lip gloss Sexy Mother Pucker™ and award winning The Righteous Butter™ body butter. Soap & Glory recommends applying products with happiness and abandon, because while beauty absolutely matters, it doesn’t matter absolutely.

Get connected to Soap and Glory via Facebook:

http://www.facebook.com/SoapandGlory

Or check out their website at:

http://www.soapandglory.com

Bricks4Kidz – A Great Place for Creative Learning and Fun for Kids!

Posted on January 25, 2014 by CelesteDeJesus

I’ve adored Lego since I was a young girl. I can still recall making robots, houses and human figures using those colorful plastic mini bricks. Somehow, those simple small things can bring so much fun and joy to a child. Looking at the world that our children live in today, it seems that the happiness of kids have become so high-technology (and more costly, by the way). They now have iPads, XBox, Play station, internet games and other mobile devices. Classic games that I enjoy during my time has been lost: hide and seek, snakes and ladders board game, scrabble using the classic letter tiles playing against friends who are in front of you and not strangers sitting somewhere around the world in front of their laptop or tablet. Technology has been great and we’ll definitely die without those things that we have now; but sometimes I can’t help but wonder if our children are missing out on things that we enjoyed during our childhood?

My 4-year-old son, like a lot of kids nowadays, is also exposed to iPad games but I add a lot of educational apps to ensure that his iPad is mainly for learning and not playing. I don’t let him play for long hours and I make sure that we do something ‘traditional’ every day. We draw, we wrestle, we paint, we play toys, and we read books. A few months ago, during one of his shopping sprees with the grandparents, he bought sets of Legos and I was happily surprised to see his deep interest in fixing those bricks. It’s a delight to discover your child’s creative interest!

Some people are surprised when they find out that, although I specialize in marketing management, my educational background is actually Interior Design. Yep, I was a licensed interior designer. And, yes, I have an eternal love and passion for creative things. You can just imagine how happy I was to bring my son to this amazing place in Kota Damansara — Bricks4Kidz!

Reaching Malaysian shores for the first time with its inaugural opening in Sri Petaling in September, the Bricks4Kidz (B4K) enrichment centre provides one-of-a-kind, essential enrichment educational programmes to children from ages of four until twelve. Centred on innovative project kits and theme-based models that effectively combine education with play, children can ‘learn, build and play’, as the tagline goes, with LEGO® Bricks. B4K programmes have been lauded for their success in 16 countries worldwide and over 300 locations in the United States of America (US).

Isn’t it amazing that there’s actually a learning program to help our kids with their brain development through Lego bricks? Bricks4Kidz has different programs for each age group up to 8 years old. The program is aimed at enhancing their thinking skills such as coordination, analysis and creative thinking. As the managing director of Creative Child Development Sdn Bhd and Master Licensee of B4K, Mr. Demitrius Lam said, “It’s like teaching a child how to walk before he can run. Creative thinking through Lego-building trains them to figure out things or solve problems and not give up, the way that we should be in real life when we grow up and face bigger challenges in life.”

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Mr Demitrius Lam, managing director of Creative Child Development Sdn Bhd

I don’t need much convincing. I started playing Lego bricks at a young age. Although I won’t attribute my creative skills entirely to that, I do believe that it helps in training the mind for bigger things, as we get old. When you’re playing with Lego bricks, you learn to think that there’s always a way to go around building something you want to create. You learn to imagine more and visualize things beyond the norm.

My son was the first to arrive at Bricks4Kidz that Saturday morning where other mommy bloggers from the Butterfly Project and I were invited to an exclusive introduction session. Very much familiar and in love with LEGO®, he started playing around with the bricks, wanting to build a car, as usual. Mr Demitrius Lam was very kind to play with my son and patient enough to attend to his requests.

Mr Demitrius Lam playing patiently with my naughty son

Check out this genius display for Year of the Horse Chinese New Year!

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Welcome the Year of the Horse!

And more display of beautiful, creative figures:

Aden’s class started with an educational lesson from Cik Siti about an octopus. For a simple exercise of building an octopus figure, I find it incredible that Bricks4Kidz provides an interactive lesson to make kids learn more about what they’re about to make. Cik Siti explained what an octopus is and gave interesting facts about this animal before diving into building the figure. I’ve never seen my son so attentive like this!

They provided a step-by-step guide, printed huge in full color, which is easy for the kids to follow. Aden patiently followed every step. Watching him closely through this class, I was very happy to see his eagerness and patience to achieve the mission.

Lego Step-by-Step guide for building the octopus

Chubby hands fixing Lego bricks

Aden’s octopus finished!

Octopus in red, yellow, blue and black Lego bricks

After the octopus exercise, Cik Siti gave the kids a quick exercise to build blocks and to color. Aden also enjoyed this part and happily colored his paper and even wrote his name.

For older kids, Ms Lisa Ong, managing director and owner of B4K in Kota Damansara, conducted an interesting exercise that involved a more advanced level of constructing brick figures.

Ms. Lisa Ong, managing director/owner of B4K in Kota Damansara

There are several rooms for different age group classes. Notice that each room is colorfully painted and tables are in creative shapes that also come in different colors. Visually stimulating and fun for the children.

One of the rooms at Bricks4Kidz

And check out this signage. This has got to be the cutest ‘Toilet’ signage I’ve seen! Well done, B4K!

Me and my fellow mummies spent a bit more time talking to Mr Demitrius Lam about the learning program. “In all of our 130 subject lessons based on (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) topics, B4K adopts a hands-on method where our students are coached by qualified teachers who guide them through new projects and challenges each week. For example, to teach children about the Laws of Motion, we have designed six project kits over the course of six weeks that will teach them about the essential principles discovered by Sir Isaac Newton such as inertia and mass. It sounds extremely complicated, especially for kids as young as four to eight years of age. However, by using simple words and encouraging them to build a clock or a see-saw using LEGO® Bricks, they will be able to understand the concepts better and will ultimately develop a positive attitude towards science,” explained Mr. Lam. “Having LEGO® Bricks as our main teaching tool will not only make the classes more interesting and fun; it will also help develop the children in other ways. This include fostering sequential problem solving skills, advancing spatial and relational thinking, enhance EQ, foster teamwork as well as social and emotional skills, and nurturing process-oriented thinking,” Mr Lam added.

What are the educational and developmental benefits of going through the Bricks4Kidz Program?

Following step-by-step directions
Sequencing
Fine motor skills
Spatial/ relational thinking
Visual/ Kinesthetic learning
Organizational skills
Process-oriented thinking
Social/emotional skills
Self-esteem
Teamwork and cooperation

Aden was very happy after finishing one lesson at Bricks4Kidz. At home, he excitedly opened his new Lego set from B4K and we started building the figures. He really enjoys this and I’m so happy to do something fun with him! Well, yeah, I already admitted that I’m a Lego fan, too, right?

Aden’s Lego village

I think that Bricks4Kidz learning program is an amazing, genius way to develop our children’s minds and attitude as well. This is a unique and fun way for our children to cultivate sets of skills that are not necessarily developed in basic school subjects. In Aden’s first class, I’ve observed his full attentiveness and patience in following the lesson, which is quite rare for me to see. And even at home, he was more jolly and obedient after the class. Amazing!

To find out more about the class schedule and fees, get in touch with B4K at:

Bricks4Kidz – Ms. Lisa Ong

Tel. No. +603 61505439

HP No. +6016 322 3525

Email bricksinkd@gmail.com

Unit C-12-2 Sunway Giza

No. 2 Jalan PJU 5/14

Kota Damansara 47810

Petaling Jaya, Selangor

Get connected to Bricks4Kids Malaysia through their FB page at:

http://www.facebook.com/BricksINKD

To find out more about Bricks4Kidz international, visit them at:

http://www.bricks4kidz.com

Bricks4Kidz provides enrichment programs, preschool programs, birthday parties and holiday camps.

About Bricks4Kidz™

Bricks4Kidz™ (B4K) is a child enrichment centre which offers essential education programmes to complement children’s existing curriculum at school. Founded in the United States of America (US) in 2008, B4K programmes have since been internationally recognised in 16 countries worldwide and over 300 locations in the US.

Following its tagline ‘we learn, we build, we play’, B4K programmes are conducted using LEGO® Bricks as its main teaching tool, providing children with a fun yet educative learning environment. Specifically designed for children between the ages of four and eight, B4K programmes require students to build structures out of the LEGO® blocks using set project kits and theme-based model plans that enhance their knowledge on Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematic (STEM) principles. B4K programmes are also designed to help develop essential life skills among children on a personal, emotional, and social level.

Welcome the Chinese New Year with Great Deals from Wine Talk!

Posted on January 17, 2014 by CelesteDeJesus

With the Chinese New Year just 2 weeks around the corner, preparations are getting more and more hectic as the big celebration comes close. In my husband’s family, Chinese reunion dinners bear a big importance in keeping close ties and are the best times to catch up with cousins who are overseas. And as dinners are filled with sumptuous Chinese dishes, it is also the time for merriment together with some drinks: beer, whiskey or wine.

Celebrations with wine

Putting together a great re-union feast is no mean feat, something the current Y generation would be hard pressed to do. But fret not, as you can add to the joyous occasion by turning up with a good bottle of wine that goes well with the Nian Ye Fan menu. Wine Talk ushers in the year of the wooden horse with great deals that are perfect for this season.

Want to bring wines or send wines without adding load into your already-loaded car? This lunar New Year, Wine Talk is offering customers FREE DELIVERY for orders above RM300. Send wines to your home town or for your loved ones without the hassle of carrying the bottles! Wine Talk makes your celebration fun, easy and travel-friendly by delivering the wines for you. Simply place an order via www.winetalk.com.my and key-in NODELCNY on the voucher code box upon checkout. Place the orders on or before 24^thJanuary 2014 to get the wines delivered in time for Chinese New Year’s Eve.

FREE Decanter for orders above RM500 on red wines

The love for red wine around the world is also shared by a lot of Chinese for its health benefits and maybe because red wines are red! Wine lovers can take home the perfect gift for 2014 or add a piece of beautiful crystal ware to their homes. Upon purchase of RM500 on all normal priced red wines, Wine Talk customers will get a FREE Crystal decanter by Luigi Bormioli, made in Italy. Perfectly shaped for the perfect pour; Luigi Bormioli decanters add the right amount of sophistication to any table. This mouth-blown, hand-crafted glassware can hold up to 2.6L and also rivals other fine crystal in appearance and elegance. For more about Luigi Bormioli, visit www.luigibormioli.com

Wine Talk sommelier and self-professed “wine geek” David Stephan said, “This lunar New Year, savour our wine selection with your CNY feast. I’ve carefully paired some of the red wines in the Chinese New Year festive packs as they go well with the traditional Chinese New Year dishes like fish, chicken, yee-sang and dumplings (jiaozi).”

Moet and Chandon at special price

And what can be even more stylish and classier than adding a burst of bubbly to the occasion? Fans of the world’s most iconic champagne Moet & Chandon can enjoy a bottle for only RM180! “This is the best price in town!” said David. Champagne lovers can choose to order 3, 6 or 12 bottles in time for your Chinese New Year celebration so you can Gong Xi Gong Xi in style!” he added. Moet & Chandon’s style is distinguished by its bright fruitiness, seductive palate and elegant maturity. Limited stocks available.

Food vouchers from Room Service worth RM88

For any purchase from now until Chinese New Year, Wine Talk will be giving away RM88 worth of Room Service MyDeal food vouchers to 8 Lucky Winners every day from now till 30^th January! Simply make any order at www.winetalk.com.my to be part of the draw. Every order of any set of wines entitles a customer to an entry. Vouchers will be delivered together with your order of wines so you can order food to be delivered once you have your wines from Wine Talk!

If you want to receive your wines in time for CNY, please make your orders thru Wine Talk by 24^th January 2014. Wine Talk wishes everyone a Happy and Prosperous New Year.

Need advice on which wines to serve? Easy, breezy. Let Wine Talk’s French sommelier do the choosing for you. Give Wine Talk a call at 1300 88 9788 or email at info@winetalk.com.my for the best wine advices. Visit www.winetalk.com.my for more details.

You can also get connected to their FB page at
http://www.facebook.com/winetalkmalaysia

Our Today Moments, Our Children’s Treasure

Posted on January 15, 2014 by CelesteDeJesus

10 years ago, I thought that I will always be single and free. Free to make my choices, free to go anywhere, free to choose a job that I really want without thinking of how much commitment it requires, free to be what I want to be. I didn’t even dream of getting married, much less of having my own child. I was a dreamer, a go-getter, and I was ready to conquer the corporate world.

But life had a more challenging and meaningful turn for me. To my family’s and close friends’ surprise, I got married and moved to a foreign land. It was probably the toughest time I encountered (before having a child). I was in Malaysia with no friends, no family (except my hubby and his relatives) and no job. I’ve never been jobless since 2002. Immediately after graduating, I was lucky to be hired for a job then I took a short break to take my board exam then got back to work. I got pregnant a few months after arriving in Malaysia in 2008. After giving birth in 2009, I excitedly hunted for a job and was lucky to find one early in 2010. I’ve been working since then.

Being a working mother is never easy. Wait, being a mother is never easy, period. Trying to balance work, life, marriage and motherhood is the toughest job that a woman can have. To be brutally honest, it is a love-hate relationship. I love working; I’m definitely a woman who enjoys a busy, challenging career. I enjoy the corporate world; I enjoy dealing with bosses, both difficult and easy. I enjoy accomplishing missions and I enjoy building teams. I became a brand manager at the age of 27, with several departments to run and manage. It was tough but I loved it. However, a job like this while being a mother at the same time can cause a painful toll on a person’s stress level and emotional condition.

Working for a very challenging work environment has caused an imbalance in my life. I found myself so stressed with work and I was barely spending good time with my son. There are even times when I would snap impatiently at him when he disturbs me. The sad part is I snap when he disturbs me at home and still doing work on my laptop. And he simply wants me to lie down with him while he tries to sleep. It was terrible. I was terrible and I was such a bad mommy.

And it’s not just work that gets in the way of not spending quality time with my son. Daily activities such as preparing him for school, taking care of him, bathing him, making his milk, washing clothes, cleaning the house, going to the market are tasks that consume any mother’s time. These barely leave sufficient time in a day to really do something fun and memorable with our child. And I’m only talking as a mother of one child, by the way. What about those with more kids? I’m sure it is even more challenging for those mothers. They need to prepare several kids for school, bathe and feed them, pack their snacks and bags, wash and iron their clothes…oh, it’s never-ending. How can we, as mothers, find or set aside good quality time for our child/ children?

It was a good chance that I encountered “Our Today’s Moments” from Friso Gold. Our Today Moments refers to the time we spend with our children, the time we set aside our daily to-dos and focus on “today”. In other words, it’s about us mothers making the effort to make every moment count with our kids.

When I participated in Friso Gold’s Mum Survey, I realized a lot of things:

I don’t spend enough time to monitor my son’s progress in school
I don’t really spend fun time with him on outdoor activities such as swimming or cycling
I plan my child’s activities based on my free time and not based on what he needs or wants to do
I rely heavily on technology such as television or iPad to keep my child occupied and not really planning for good activities for him

It’s really a struggle to keep everything in our lives in the right place and become a good mother. Trying to balance family and career is probably something we hear from a lot of people as one of the challenges in today’s life. It’s no surprise. According to survey findings:

While the Malaysian mum spends an average of 6 hours 45 minutes with her children in a day and considers 60% of her time spent with her children as “quality time”, the working mum spends less time and considers a lower portion of her time spent with her children as “quality time”.
Overall, a working mum spends about 2.5 hours lesser than a non-working mum or housewife with her children, and she considers only half her time with her children as “quality time”.
More than half of the working mums surveyed also feel she does not spend enough time with her children.

While I admit that I try to be strict with my child and train him to be a disciplined person (this is very, very tough, trust me), I still want my child to see me as a friend, as his loving mother who will guide him through his journey of growing up, no matter how tough the challenges become.

At this time and age, everybody wants everything fast. We all want faster phones, faster internet, faster notebooks, faster cars (or actually, faster traffic), faster skin problem solutions, faster weight-loss and more. But there’s one thing that we should appreciate every step of the way at the right timing and pace, and that is our time with our children. Time already flies fast, and if you miss your child’s moments, those special times when he learned how to write his own name, when he learned how to cycle, to swim, to paint, to hug you and kiss you and tell you ‘I love you’, you will never get it back or reverse time to witness it again. And before you notice it, your child has already grown old enough to make his own choices.

One of the small things we can do with great love is to create Our Today Moments. Now. Let’s make every day or moment count for our kids. Let’s do something fun and memorable with our child. It can be something as simple as making paper planes, painting, drawing, reading, cycling together, swimming, writing his or her name, learning numbers and more. It doesn’t have to be a trip to Disneyland. Our child’s happiness may lie on simple things we do together with them and we don’t notice it.

So while we have the chance, let’s make precious time for our children. I believe there’s no such thing as ‘no time’ for our kids. We need to create it; don’t wait for time to be ‘free’. Because time is not for us to save but to use wisely.

To find out more about Friso Gold ‘Our Today’s Moments’, visit

http://www.facebook.com/FrisoGrowingUpTogether

Neutrogena Deep Clean Cleansing Lotion Product Review

Posted on January 14, 2014 by CelesteDeJesus

I haven’t tried a Neutrogena product for a long, long time. I still remember that the first time I bought one was during my teens, when acne breakouts are probably the saddest thing to face everyday. My first Neutrogena was the Acne Bar. Some of you probably have never heard of this item before. It’s a miracle soap bar that really helps in clearing your face from those nasty pimples.

As time passed, I’ve switched to other brands not because Neutrogena wasn’t good but more so because my skincare needs have changed and I looked for products that address those needs such as balanced hydration, aging, etc.

Neutrogena Skincare products

Recently, I had the chance to try Neutrogena products again. I really got excited to rediscover what Neutrogena has to offer for a woman my age. The first product that I was itching to try was the Deep Clean Cleansing Lotion. The timing was perfect; I just almost finished my Make-Up Cleansing Oil and I was planning to buy a new one.

Is it necessary to use a makeup remover or cleansing oil? If you do wear makeup, even just foundation, it is best to use a makeup cleanser followed by a gentle facial cleanser to ensure that your skin is clear of makeup and impurities. Those with sensitive skin, of course, need products that are specially made for their skin type. Nowadays, hypoallergenic cleansers are easily accessible in every pharmacy or beauty shop.

I believe that a good skincare regimen starts with cleansing. In as much as we take meticulous steps in getting good serums or moisturizers, we should also get really good cleansers to ensure healthy skin. After all, how can our other products be effective when applied on a face that’s not cleansed well?

Neutrogena Deep Clean Cleansing Lotion caught my attention with the words ‘Deep Clean’. Every night, after coming back from work, I spend a good amount of time to make sure that I remove all my makeup. ‘Deeply Cleansed’ is definitely what I want for my face.

Neutrogena Deep Clean Cleansing Lotion

This cleansing lotion comes in an opaque bottle with pump same as most cleansing oil, lotion or milk products. I just hope that it will someday come in a transparent bottle, as I prefer to see how much is left and re-stock before it finishes. The manufacturing and expiry dates are clearly stamped under the bottle, which is good as it informs users of the life of the product.

Neutrogena Cleansing Lotion with manufacturing & expiry dates

The pump is very easy to use and dispenses a controlled amount of lotion, much better than my previous cleansing oil pump, which is a bit difficult to control. The lotion itself is pristinely white in color and very easy to spread on the face. It has a very light scent that does not cause uneasiness.

Neutrogena Cleansing Lotion

It was very comfortable to use, no discomfort to the eyes at all and, by the way, Neutrogena Deep Cleansing Lotion is ophthalmologist-tested, perfect for contact lens wearers like me. It thoroughly removes my waterproof eyeliner and reveals a squeaky clean skin. I love the fresh, clean feeling! This product is good!

Before and After cleansing with Neutrogena Deep Clean Cleansing Lotion

Considering that I’m the type who wears several layers of products on my face and eyes every day, Neutrogena Deep Cleansing Lotion does a great job in removing makeup. At a price of RM29.90 versus my previous makeup remover worth RM44.90 of the same 200mL size, Neutrogena is a must-have product for a great cleansing regimen. Highly recommended for makeup lovers!

What the product says:

Neutrogena Deep Clean Cleansing Lotion thoroughly cleans and removes all types of makeup, even waterproof mascara and long-lasting lipstick, plus other skin impurities that can accumulate in your pores.
Its gentle emollients works at the skin’s surface to effectively sweep away all makeup without irritation, excessive rubbing or any greasy feel
In one easy step, both face and eye areas are refreshingly clean and free of pore-clogging residue
Soap-free
Oil-free
Alcohol-free
Fragrance-free
Dermatologist-tested
Ophthalmologist-tested – I think this is a great plus!

How to use:

Apply to face and massage gently. Remove residue using a cotton pad or tissue or rinse off with water. Follow with your regular cleanser.

Where to buy:

Major pharmacies (Watsons, Guardian) at RM29.90 for 200mL – that’s only RM0.15 per mL)

Did you know that…

Neutrogena is an American brand of skincare, hair care and cosmetics, that is headquartered in Los Angeles, California. Neutrogena products are distributed in more than 70 countries. Neutrogena was founded in 1930 by Emanuel Stolaroff, and was originally a cosmetics company named Natone. It is now part of the United States-based Johnson & Johnson conglomerate, which bought the independent company in 1994. (source: Wikipedia)

Neutrogena has been around for more than 70 years now and has a long roster of famous celebrities who have been spokes models for the brand. Some of them were:

Kristen Bell
Jennifer Garner
Jennifer Love Hewitt
Vanessa Hudgens
Diane Lane
Queen Latifah

Vanessa Hudgens for Neutrogena

Get connected to Neutrogena Malaysia via Facebook:

http://www.facebook.com/myneutrogena

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