SK-II Facial Treatment Essence - Eye

For readers who have been reading my blog would know that I am a fan of SK-II products. I especially love SK-II Facial Treatment Essence and Skin Refining Treatment which has definitely help me in control my pimple breakouts. When I know that SK-II is launching a new essence targeted for eyes, I am really excited to give it a try.

Eyes have been termed to the window to our souls and unfortunately it is also the FIRST place to shows sign of fatigue and ageing. Luckily for my combination to oily skin, I do not yet have any wrinkle issues around my eye areas but I am definitely plagued by dark circles and puffiness due to long hours of staring at computer screen and late night reading.

Inspired by 10 years of anti-oxidation research, SK-II’s new Facial Treatment Essence – Eye harnesses the power of Pitera™ with the new Eye Albus Complex to improve the five dimensions of skin around the eye area – texture refinement, firmness power, radiance enhancement, less dark circles and less fine lines – and target these visible signs of damage. A powerful concoction of Pitera™ and the new Eye Albus Complex – composed of two plant extracts White Lupine and Alfalfa, SK-II’s latest innovation delivers a breakthrough formula that will brighten and rejuvenate tired skin around the eyes.

SK-II Facial Treatment Essence - Eye has a light cream texture which is very easily absorbed into the skin.

To unlock the full power in the new Facial Treatment Essence – Eye, SK-II recommends pairing the eye serum (beauty essence) with its recommended eye massage steps. The eye massage is specially designed to intensify the benefits of the new Facial Treatment Eye Cream to help lymph drainage, relax stressed muscles and promote blood circulation to deliver a visibly improved and brighter look around the eyes.

You would be happy to know that the texture of SK-II Facial Treatment Essence - Eye is light enough to pair with other eye products that you have to target certain issues that you have. In fact, I have been pairing this with another eye cream which helps in preventing fine lines and it works fine without causing milia seeds or breakouts.

I have been using SK-II Facial Treatment Essence - Eye for the past few weeks and my eye area felt soft from the hydration of the essence. I do not have wrinkle issues (*touch wood*) at the moment but this product is definitely something useful for me to start and continue to keep the lines at bay. Retailing at $113 for 15g of product, I would say it is worth it to start investing in it as part of your eye care regime.

If you are interested to try out the new SK-II Facial Treatment Essence - Eye, read on for the upcoming SK-II Promotion. On February 6 and 7, the first 100 customers to quote “SK-II TANGS via Ruby” when you make a purchase of $350 worth of SK-II products at TANGS Orchard and TANGS SEVIIN* will receive an additional 1-piece SK-II Facial Treatment Mask gift with purchase.

* Terms and conditions apply (for TANGS SEVIIN Facial Packages)

If you are also a TANGS Card or Citibank TANGS Card holder, you will be even happier to know that there will be 12% (instead of 6%) rebate on 6 and 7 Feb 2014! More deals await you here!!

Purchase $250 worth of ala carte SK-II products to receive a 4-piece gift set:
·         SK-II Lipstick

·         SK-II Facial Treatment Gentle Cleanser (20g)

·         SK-II Facial Treatment Clear Lotion (30ml)

·         SK-II Facial Treatment Mask (1-piece)

* Purchase to include 1 Facial Treatment Essence (any size); $300 to receive same gift if purchase does not include Facial Treatment Essence

Purchase $550 worth of ala carte SK-II products to receive an 11-piece gift set:
·         SK-II Moisture Lipstick (Shade 111 or 433)

·         SK-II Sheer Lipstick (Shade 111 or 221)

·         SK-II Cleansing Cream (15g)

·         SK-II Facial Treatment Gentle Cleanser (20g)

·         SK-II Facial Treatment Clear Lotion (30ml)

·         SK-II Facial Treatment Essence (30ml)

·         SK-II Facial Treatment Repair C (15ml)

·         SK-II Facial Treatment Mask (2-piece)

·         SK-II Signs Eye Mask (2-piece)

* Purchase to include 1 Facial Treatment Essence (any size); $600 to receive same gift if purchase does not include Facial Treatment Essence

Purchase $800 worth of ala carte SK-II products to receive an 11-piece gift set including a full size Facial Treatment UV Protection (SPF 25, PA++)!:
·         SK-II Facial Treatment Gentle Cleanser (20g) x 2

·         SK-II Cellumination Mask-In Lotion (30ml) x 2

·         SK-II Facial Treatment Essence (30ml) x2

·         SK-II Cellumination Day Surge UV (8.4g) x2

·         SK-II Whitening Source Derm Revival Mask (2-piece)

·         SK-II Facial Treatment UV Protection (30g)

Sure-Win Lucky Dip
Customers who purchase $500 worth of SK-II products and above are entitled to win either an SK-II trial or full size product with every dip. One chance per every $500 purchase.

Full Day Double Point for SK-II Crystal Club Members

SK-II Crystal Club Members will enjoy double points with every $500 purchase.

Disclosure: The product in this review is sent by the company for my review and consideration. All opinions stated are my own honest views and no compensation is received for this review.

CNY shopping with ZALORA

Hello all!!! How's the preparation for the upcoming Chinese New Year? My parents used to tell me that we should always wear new clothes for the first day of Chinese New Year as a good omen that we will always have new clothes to wear. Sounds superstitious but that just gave me more excuse to shop! Lol

For those who have yet to get your Chinese New Year outfit, fret not and click here! Check out ZALORA for their variety of items that you can definitely find for this new year.

Love these cheongsams and the prints! Too bad I do not have the figure and build to wear them.

How about some new shoes to go with your outfit?? :)

Other than the women's section, you have to check out the men's section too.

Time to shop right away and clothe yourself in new items for this Chinese New Year!

Have you seen Pantene's Viral Video Challenges Gender Bias in the Workplace?

In modern society whereby females are just as successful and capable as males, there are still labels and stereotypes associated with women. Statement such as 'It's easier working for male bosses as female bosses are very bossy' or 'Check out the way she dresses, showing off her new dress' are not foreign to us.

A Pantene study in the Philippines found that 70% of men still think that women need to downplay their personality to be accepted. Pantene’s insight from Filipino culture spurred the creation of a video depicting this hidden double standard, boldly asking questions like “Why is he called boss, but she’s called bossy?”

Needless to say, ALOT of reactions came out from this video. In a little more than a month, the video generated more than seven million views and thousands of comments around the globe. Author of 'Lean In' author and Facebook COO, Sheryl Sandberg, also shared the video on her Facebook page.

• Today, Pantene has earned 241,100,081 overall earned media impressions and 227,072,270 digitally.
• Forbes has quoted the video for portraying gender labels effectively, while Time has lauded Pantene’s efforts to break down ever sexist workplace stereotype in one ad.
• Through pure organic growth and virality, the video has made waves in the United States, on programmes such as ABC World News Tonight and even Good Morning America.

Check out this interesting video below.

ORBIS Cleansing Liquid

I have been a fan of cleansing oil for the longest time because I felt cleansing oil cleanses most thoroughly and makes me feel more confident that all traces of makeup and dirt that I have on my face is properly removed. Today I am happy to be able to try and share with you ORBIS Cleansing Liquid.

For readers who are not familiar with ORBIS, ORBIS is a Japanese leading cosmetic brand known as a pioneer in oil-free skincare. Other than skincare, ORBIS also has a nice range of health food too.

ORBIS Cleansing Liquid is one of its best seller! It is a water-based formula cleansing oil which removes makeup without stressing the skin. When blended with water, the Aqua Cleansing Ingredients is able to remove makeup with gentle rinsing. You will be happy to know that ORBIS Cleansing Liquid is oil free, fragrance free, alcohol free, free of artificial colours. It has mild acidity as well as allergy tested and non-comedogenic tested.

Let's put ORBIS Cleansing Liquid to the test, shall we? You can see from the picture below, it is a clear oil.

I have on my arm some of the smudge proof make up items (from left to right).

1) Kiss Me Heroine Make mascara
2) Kiss Me Heroine Make liquid eyeliner
3) Chanel Chanel Stylo Yeux Waterproof Long-lasting Eyeliner
4) MUFE Aqua Rouge

The bottom picture shows ORBIS Cleansing Liquid being massaged into my skin.

After rinsing off with water, you can see only tinges of mascara and MUFE Aqua Rouge stayed on. The cleansing effect is totally acceptable considering we always use separate cleanser for eyes and lips. After following up with my usual cleanser, my skin felt clean and smooth without the tightness of over cleansing. Love it!!

As you can see above, now ORBIS Cleansing Liquid comes in limited edition design featuring Moomin. So cute right!!! It's retailing at $22.90 for 150ml and $42.90 for 380ml and is available over all ORBIS counters and store (Robinsons Orchard and Junction 8).

Do join ORBIS Facebook page to find out more about their products and promotion. :)

Disclosure: The product in this review is sent by the company for my review and consideration. All opinions stated are my own honest views and no compensation is received for this review.

Chanel Spring 2014 Collection: Cream Blush in Intonation and Glossimer in Sonate

Another Spring Collection that I can't miss is definitely Chanel. In fact, me and Jacq has been eyeing this collection for a while and during our Jo Malone date, both our pockets are burnt by Chanel too! Lol. I have picked up cream blush in Intonation, lip glossimer in Sonate, eyeshadow quad in Quadrille and Illusion D' Ombre in Diapason.

I will leave the posting on the eye products in another post after playing more with them so let's talk about Intonation and Sonate this round!

Intonation is a limited edition shade from the cream blush collection and honestly the strong coral shade in the pan does scare me off abit. But after swatching over the counter, I was drawn to the coral shade. After blending, it certainly does not look as scary as I thought.

From left to right: Heavily swatched, blended

Initially I did think that Intonation is very close to Revelation which I already own so I made a comparison swatch below.

From left to right: Revelation, Intonation

You can see from the swatch above that Revelation is lighter with more brown tone. One thing which I thought is worth mentioning is that I did notice that my Revelation does look drier than Intonation. I do suspect it is due to usage and exposure to air? Not sure if anyone of you has the same experience as me, I would love to hear about it.

Next up on this post is lip glossimer in Sonate. Like I mention before, I am more of a lipstick gal BUT Sonate is soooo gorgeous that I have to have it!!

When applied to the lips, it made my lips look glossy and  very very slight redder (I have concluded it is almost impossible to let ANY gloss stand out on my pigmented lips, ha!). Good thing about Chanel glossimer, it doesn't feels sticky like MAC lipglass, which is great.

I will look into posting on the eye products that were purchased as well so do stay patient with me. In the meantime, I would love to hear your thoughts about the Chanel Spring Collection!

Dior Trianon Collection for Spring 2014 - Rouge Dior in 531 Rose Crinoline and Nail Vernis in 457 Bouquet

Spring is finally here and many collections have been launched by various brands. Our pocket is definitely screaming 'HELP' here but I simply cannot resist some of the items. Today's post is to share the 2 items that I purchased from Dior Trianon Collection for Spring 2014: Rouge Dior in 531 Rose Crinoline and Nail Vernis in 457 Bouquet.

Rouge Dior in 531 Rose Crinoline was a choice, courtesy of my man. He love the light nudish coral which is really quite pretty.

Rose Crinoline is almost non-existent on my natural pigmented lips, except for the tinge of light shade. Disappointingly, the beauty on the swatch disappears when I apply it on my lips. :(

Since it looks lighter than my natural lip colour, it is important for me to exfoliate my lips before application (which I clearly did not do it from the lip swatch below). The texture is smooth and non drying but for me with dry lips, it would definitely be better to apply some lip balm before application. The lasting power of Rouge Dior is around 4 hours, after a cup of coffee and sandwich for breakfast which is quite decent.

Next up in my purchase from Dior Trianon Collection is nail vernis in 457 Bouquet. This nail vernis is actually the main item that I wanted to purchase. I simply cannot resist the pink coral shade. Love it!

As you can see below, Dior's Rouge Dior in Rose Cironline and Nail Vernis in Bouquet are also 'Eden-approved'. My princess knows her stuffs too!!

Dolce & Gabbana Luminous Cheek Colour in Rose

How is everyone's 2014 so far? Mine has been utterly crazy at work since 2 Jan and I'm somewhat sick just thinking about it. Thank goodness there are fun (and enablers) friends around that divert my attention to beautiful and happy things.

This post is yet another blush post because for some reason I'm on a blush high. Here I have Dolce & Gabbana Luminous Cheek Colour in Rose which had to be purchase online from Saks.com. for USD45.

Rose is a earthly pink shade which in my personal opinion might not work very well for ladies with fair complexion. I thought it will look abit muddy, but of course there is no right or wrong in makeup, what matters most is you liking it. :)

The texture of Dolce & Gabbana Luminous Cheek Colour is fine and smooth and it's not difficult to pick up the pigment with my MAC or Hakuhodo brushes. The only peeve for us would be that it's not available over our counters.