Do you know that Cosmeceutical skincare products work because they are proven by clinical studies

Two weeks ago I was invited to attend an event titled Beyond the Basic: A Discovery of New Age of Skincare which was held at Parkson KLCC and I was really curious what is the new age of skincare they are referring about!

The NEW age of skincare that presented to us is the Cosmeceutical product range and I have to admit that I heard it before but have no clear idea what is it about. And after a good 2 hours sessions with the experts now I can share with you guys what is this Cosmeceutical products about here!

Cosmeceutical product is not our normal skincare products because it is a product that combines cosmetics and pharmaceuticals for maximized efficiency!

What makes Cosmeceutical product different from our usual skincare products is that it contains active ingredient purporting to have medical or drug-like benefits.

These products are backed with extensive research and clinical trials that provide proven results. And this would simply means, Cosmeceutical product is a product that specifically invented to target to your concern and you can be confident when using it simply because there are clinical studies which tried, tested and proven the efficiency of the product. And this clinical studies are conducted by professional scientists in lab and not the not the normal focus group Q&A research kinda of thing.

Cosmeceutical counter at Parksons KLCC beauty hall.

There are a total of four brands that are introduced to us which are Cosmeceutical skincare product are Bremenn Research Labs, Talika, StriVectin-WH and Perricone MD. A great plus point for all these brands are they are FREE from paraben!!!!

Bremenn Research Labs is a brand from US exists to create targetted solutions for specific skincare needs. I was introduced two of their star products, i.e:-

i) Bremenn HylexinEye cream (RM235 for 15ml) paraben-free is the first formula specifically developed to dramatically reduce the appearance of serious dark circles and recently they have improved their formula with up to five botanical extracts to increase the effectiveness of the product.

ii) Bremenn Upper Eyelid Lifter (RM235 for 15ml) is the first product I came across that focus to help to reduce our upperlid tend to sag, deflate and droop as usually eye products focus on under-eye puffiness or dark eye circles. Something really interesting, I should check this more later on!

StriVectin is a leading clinical anti-aging brand that uses problem-solution skin treatments to address the full spectrum of visible aging issues. Their skin solutions are formulated with the patented science of NIA-114, a niacin molecule discovered in skin cancer prevention by Drs. Myron & Elaine Jacobson. Recently they introduced new StriVectin-WH™ Photo-White Booster range which consists of Booster Serum (Rm347 for 30ml), Spot Repair (Rm186 for 4ml) and Day Lotion SPF 30 (RM285 for 50ml) which was developed for those who are looking for more translucent, even-toned skin with less hyperpigmentation. Will talk on the details soon!

Perricone MD is founded in 1998 by Dr. Nicholas Perricone, Perricone MD features a collection of exclusive, unique and highly efficacious Cosmeceuticals comprised of patented and proprietary technologies that have revolutionized anti-aging skin care.

They are well-known for their star product Cold Plasma (Rm669 for 30ml) which was formulated with a revolutionary ionic suspension carrier system that delivers customized cellular nutrition to the face for visibly firmer, brighter, smoother and radiant skin. And many of my friends swear by this and I think I gotta give this a try soon!

And another product which captured my attention is No FOundation Foundation (RM223 for 30ml), which is a multi-purpose product that provides natural translucent coverage for a smooth glowing finish, while protecting with a natural SPF30. This is not your normal foundation that merely giving a veil to your face but it is formulated with proprietary patented anti-oxidants that delivers anti aging benefits to diminish the appearance of fine lines, wrinkles, discoluration and loss of firmess. After putting on Perricone MD No FOundation Foundation, you will expect your face to have a dewy finish with your skin looking naturally smooth, radiant and beautiful.

The last brand that was introduced to me was Talika, and they are not a stranger to me simply because I have used their star product Lipocils (RM185 for 10ml) before and it worked! It is an eyelash treatments that speed up our eyelash grow and I saw their result in 28 days just as they claimed, amazing right! Anyway besides Lipocils, TalikaLash Conditioning Cleanser (RM110 for 100ml) is also one of their best seller. It is gentle enough for sensitive eyes but powerful enough to take on the toughest waterproof mascara, the Lash Conditioning Cleanser removes makeup while toning and strengthening lashes. I tried the texture, its quite jellyish and I quite like it when I tried it on!

Anyway we are being challenged to try out Cosmeceutical skincare products to see whether they live up to their claim!

First and foremost, in order to make sure the Cosmeceutical product works on one's skin, we have to determine our own skin's concern. Definitely I know we don't have only ONE skin concern only! But here we need to focus on a particular skin concern that we think is crucial and need immediate attention in order for us to select the proper Cosmeceutical productto try out to see the effectiveness!

I got to be honest, I myself am very much concerned about all the skin problems stated above except acne. However I do realised in this recent two years when I am approaching late twenties my pigmentations/dark spots problems have been more serious.

Personally I have tried many skincare product to reduce or lighten the pigmentations on my face knowing the fact that it cannot be removed easily (unless going through laser treatment). I don't know whether to be happy or sad to say that some whitening/brightening skincare products does worked on me but the duration to show the result is slow or the result is not obivious and the ingredients in the products often causing my face feeling dry. Skincare products are known to give slow result and this would mean that we need to have long term investment to use the whitening/brightening skincare products in order to see the result and often they are not very cheap to start with.

At the event (2 weeks back), I was given a skin test to see what are my skin condition . The thing about skin test using professional machine is that they could tell you speficially what are your skin's problem and how serious they are! And I always felt we would not know our real skin's problem under we go for a skin test. Because it tells you everything, from the outer layer to deep layer of our skin epidermis. And I gotta say yes it's scary to know the truth and the good thing is we can see from the skin test which skin concern need immediate attention.

Hydration level : 26 (skin dehyrated)

Pores & Uneveness : 3 stars

Dark spots - 4 stars ( I have this very obivious patch of pigmentation on my left cheek and it is there since 2 years ago!)

Wrinkles - 2 stars (taken at my eyes area)

An over view of my skin condition 2 weeks back. I know how it became worst when my living lifestyle is bad and I was stress about work.

I was determine to get rid or reduce the pigmentation on my left cheek which I mentioned earlier on and I was recommended to try two products from StriVectin-WH™ range, i.e StriVectin-WH™Photo-White Booster Serum and StriVectin-WH™ Photo-White Spot Repair for 14 days.

Check out the next post on my review on these both products whether it works for me after 14 days!

Before I end this post, a group pictures with brand's representative together with Juli & Haze who are also particapting in this 14 days challenge!

Be The 1st To Experience The Samsung Galaxy SIII with Celcom

If you didn't know, Samsung Galaxy SIII has been officially launched last Thursday which I have blogged about it...and they are officially the latest smartphone in town!

I can't help but to tell you that I'm really impressed with Samsung Galaxy SIII because it is so SMART because it knows what you need even before you do with their S VOICE function!

Not only that it has really cool new features such as:-

Android 4.0, Ice Cream Sandwich gives you superb power and performance.

A super awesome 8-megapixel camera that lets you capture life’s moments.

See it all in the wide 4.8” HD Super AMOLED display

Store all your pictures, music and videos with up to 64GB via microSD

BEST OF ALL I was told that we could pre-register for the Samsung Galaxy S III with Celcom starting from 25 – 30 May 2012!

Those who pre-register online, will enjoy priority lane at Celcom's launch event

To enjoy this, Simply by Fill in the online form with your details at www.celcom.com.my/smartphones/galaxys3.php where you can choose your preferred pick up location ( Midvalley KL, Aeon Station 18 Ipoh or Sutera Mall JB) and afterward you would will receive an e-invite to the event!

By pre-registering online, you also have the option to share it with 5 of your friends on Facebook, which entitles you to enter the lucky draw at the launch to be in the running to win a Samsung GALAXY SIII!

It’s so simple to register and you are on your way to be the FIRST one in Malaysia to own this awesome Samsung Galaxy SIII with Celcom network.. wait no more!

For more information, visit www.celcom.com.my/smartphones/galaxys3.php

The official launch of Samsung GALAXY S III in Malaysia

Hi, that's me at the Samsung GALAXY S III media launch yesterday evening at One World hotel, all thanks to Nuffnang Malaysia . I have been waiting to see Samsung GALAXY S III with my own eyes after I watched the awesome live launching at Samsung Malaysia facebook a while ago. Although I am not a very techie person, I am a smartphone end user myself, my family & friends are smartphone user too, and smartphone is definitely one of the topic we often talk about. So let's see what Samsung GALAXY S III is all about?

Front view

I must admit when I saw the shape of the phone over the web, I dont really like it. But when I saw & hold on it yesterday, I must say Samsung GALAXY S III size is perfect for everyone palm regardless of your size. I have a small palm and this phone fits perfectly & comfortably.

Samsung GALAXY S III’s has 4.8-inch HD Super AMOLED display, which allows HD multimedia experiences and 16:9 wider viewing angles.

Side & Back view

Samsung GALAXY S III weights at only 133 grams ( I feel its light for its size! ) and measuring at only 8.55mm thickness. I compared and it is as big as my palm but half the thickness of my finger! Its screen is bigger than larger than its predecessor and sligher a bit heavier, but not much different at 17g only.

At the Samsung GALAXY S III launch, Mr. Kwon Jae Hoon, Managing Director, Samsung Malaysia Electronics Sdn. Bhd. said, “Designed to be both effortlessly smart and intuitively simple, the Samsung GALAXY S III has been created with our human needs and capabilities in mind. What makes me most proud is that it enables one of the most seamless, natural and human-centric mobile experiences, opening up a new horizon that allows you to live a life extraordinary.”

Designed for humans and inspired by nature, the third-generation Samsung GALAXY S III is a smartphone that recognizes your voice, understands your intention, and lets you share a moment instantly and easily.

And this is Samsung’s latest pride and joy, Samsung GALAXY S III emphasizes on human-centric designs, natural interaction and instant sharing. It's comfortable grip, gentle curves, and organic form deliver a rich organic feel and design.

Inspired by nature, its design concept reflects the flow and movement of nature. The elements of wind, water and light are all evoked in the physical construct of the Samsung GALAXY S III. In its essence, the minimal organic design identity is reflected in the smooth and non-linear lines of the device.

Smart enough to detect your face, voice and motions, the Samsung GALAXY S III adapts to the individual user to provide a more convenient and natural experience. With the innovative ‘Smart stay’ feature, the Samsung GALAXY S III recognizes how you are using your phone – reading an e-book or browsing the web for instance – by having the front camera identify your eyes; the phone maintains a bright display for continued viewing pleasure.

Equipped with ‘S Voice,’ the advanced natural language understanding, the Samsung GALAXY S III listens and responds to your words as well as your motions to offer maximized usability. If you are messaging someone but decide to call them instead, simply lift your phone to your ear and ‘Direct call’ will dial their number. With ‘Smart alert,’ the Samsung GALAXY S III will also save you from trouble by catching any missed messages or calls; your phone will vibrate to notify missed statuses when picked up after being idle. Currently Samsung GALAXY S III S-Voice supports eight languages which include British and American English, Italian, German, Mediterranean, Latin, Spanish and Korean.

I didn't managed to try this function because there is no connectivity during the launch. I would want to see how different is this from Iphone4s Siri.


Sharing with Merryn has never been easier with S Beam.

Sharing is now easy and instant with the new ‘S Beam’ which allows any large files including movie files to be transferred by simply touching another Samsung GALAXY S III phone, even without a Wi-Fi or cellular signal.

With ‘AllShare Play’, users can be also used to instantly share any forms of files between Samsung GALAXY S III and your tablet, PCs, cameras and televisions regardless of the distance between the devices.

Samsung GALAXY S III is the first device featuring quad core application processor. This provides users with enhanced performance, faster web browsing, seamless multi-tasking, supreme graphics quality, and an instantly responsive user interface on a larger screen.

Me, JunFook & Amelia trying out the front camera, quality not bad!

Samsung GALAXY S III has 8MP camera and a 1.9MP front camera are also included in the device, giving users a variety of intelligent camera features and face recognition related options that ensure all moments are captured easily and instantly. I like the the ‘Burst shot’ function that instantly captures twenty continuous shots, and has the ‘Best photo’ feature that selects the best of eight photographs for us.

Which is your choice of colour?

Comes with 2 choice of colours, The Samsung GALAXY S III is powered by Android™ 4.0, Ice Cream Sandwich and a 2,100 mAh battery. I would definitely want to try out and see how long is the standby hour of this phone.


I can't enough trying out the phone and hopefully I am getting a review unit to try out. I am seriously considering to change my phone to this!

[PRODUCT SPECIFICATIONS]

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* Specifications above may differ on the LTE version. * All functionality, features, specifications and other product information provided in this document including, but not limited to, the benefits, design, pricing, components, performance, availability, and capabilities of the product are subject to change without notice or obligation.

* Android, Google, Android Beam, Google Search, Google Maps, Gmail, Google Latitude, Google Play Store, Google Play Books, Google Play Movies, Google Plus, YouTube, Google Talk, Google Places, Google Navigation, Google Downloads are trademarks of Google Inc.

Watch the introduction video of Samsung GALAXY S III which I took at the launch.

At this moment, the price and availability of Samsung GALAXY S III for Malaysian market has not been announced yet. However we are expecting end of the month hopefully. Will keep you guys updated if I get any latest news.

Just wanted to find out that if you are planning to change phone, would Samsung GALAXY S III be your choice ? If Yes, what are the features you like about this phone?

For more info on the new Samsung GALAXY S III, please visit
www.samsung.com/my
https://www.facebook.com/samsungmobilemalaysia

Note : Details of the above are extracted from the press released obtained from the launching.

Review : Mentholatum Deep Moist Lipbalm in unique oval shape

I was sent Mentholatum Deep Moist Lipbalm a while back and I took out recently to use it. Been using it for around 2 months. It comes with 2 variants namely Mentol & Fragrance Free. The one I am reviewing would Menthol variant which suppose to have soothing properties that are able to soothe discomfort of dry chapped lips.

Mentholatum Deep Moist Lipbalm promises to:-

-Hydrate and lock in moisture with Hyaluronic Acid which has high water retention. Able to lock-in the skin moisture and provides long lasting moisture so that lips stay plump and moisturized

-Moisturize and Protect with Jojoba Oil & Avocado Oil, keeping the lips soft & supple. Jojoba Oil contains anti-oxidant which protects our lips from the damaging effects of free radicals.

-Prevent dry, cracked lips with Shea butter which is rich in vitamins A,E and F. Abe to penetrate deep into skin to help restore elasticity of the skin while at the same time protects the lips from excessive dryness and sun damage.

-Give anti-oxidant in protecting the skin cells from ultra violet rays, pollution and free radicals.

Ingredients list

Mentholatum Deep Moist Lipbalm comes in oval tube shape.

I read that the oval shape is unique because it fits the corner of the mouth well and makes it easy to apply with one swipe. And I do think the design does help when I was applying this lipbalm.

Review : Texture feel smooth & not oily when I applied it on my lips. My lips feel a bit cooling for a while after application due to the menthol ingredient, the menthol scent is pretty strong here. My lips only feel moist for the first 1 or 2 hour and later I felt my lips is dry. Even after 2 months of using it I did not see it was helping to repair my cracked lip. Guess this is not working on me eventhough I read that it is the No 1 lipbalm brand in Japan.

Mentholatum Deep Moist Lipbalm is available exclusively at Guardian Store nationwide at RM14.90

Have you try this before, share your comment if this works on you.

Lancome Rouge in Love Bloggers Party

Last Saturday I was invited to join the Lancome Rouge in Love Bloggers Party in Suria KLCC Concourse area. The makeup counters are set up so colourfully in pink & red.

There were contest for the public who came to the roadshow.

There were makeup table for the public to have a makeover with certain amount of purchase and most importantly to allow the public to try the new Rouge in Love Lipstick which is why I am there for!

I love the shade Emma Watsons is wearing here! She is wearing the new Lancome Rouge in Love shade 181N Midnight Rose.

Note : I was told Rouge in Love range sold in Asia would be different from those available in western countries as our formula are specially formulated in Japan and I think it is more sheer to suit our skintone.

The event started with Hana greeting us! Love the dress she is wearing here, very feminine and pretty!

Here Reuben is introducing the Rouge in Love lipstick range, there are a total of 27 beautiful colours in total which are categories in 3 different categories or moments. The categories are:-

Jolins Matins (M) :

Under the roofs of Paris, a new dawn has broken. The morning light filters in through the windows of her bedroom, gently waking her. She takes a moment to gather herself. A scented bath, some time to read... A love note written on the bathroom mirror, a touch of lipstick later and a beautiful day begins, whether she’s a working girl or fashionista on the go. I would think this is our usual everyday lipstick to wear to work.

Boudoir Time (B)

Special times with friends in the late afternoon. The time for catch ups and the sharing of secrets. Where do they meet? In a cosy but chic and stylish lounge, surrounded by satin cushions, cupcakes and designer clothes. I'll assume this is the afternoon/evening shade to wear on weekends when I'll meeting my friends for lunch or tea time.

Tonight is my Night (N)

The magic of a night in Paris. The twinkling lights of the city, the buzz of the coolest clubs to be seen in where private concerts are playing. A night filled with promise, of a moment to be seized. Of an encounter, perhaps... From the description, I would think one who wear lipstick in this category wanteded to impress and standout especially during her night out.

p/s: Review will be up soon!

A showcase of 3 models wearing 3 different category lipstick and makeup to match the whole look.

From left Jolis Matins ,Boudoir Time and Tonight is My Night.

Even though it's a Saturday morning, all these bloggers (including myself also!) are so energetic snapping pictures while watching the expert doing makeover demostration.

Zamri Zainol, Lancome National Makeup Artist did a full makeover on Jezmine. He was good like his usual self, sharing tips and showing step by step of the makeover.

Rane & Jacinta

After watching the demo, there is a mini game for bloggers where we can only use Rouge in Love lipstick to draw the face and the most creative group will win!

Team Zuriey and Zarah won the contest, her team drawed Zuriey's face with trees and branches!

Just before the event end, Tracyln was anounced as the best dressed! She came fully prepared and definitely deserved winning it because she told me she woke up at 7am to do her hair & makeup.

Pic of Hana & myself

Group photo with the Lancome team.

I like what I'm wearing here Lancome Rouge in Love 167N (each selling for RM75)

My first impression of Rouge in Love lipstick is that texture is smooth and it's moisturizing too!

My look of the day

Awww...I love this beautiful romantic video featuring Michelle Phan where she is wearing the new Lancome Rouge in Love lipstick & how the super good looking finally found her!

Today is the last day of the Lancome's roadshow at Suria KLCC Concourse level and if I'm not mistaken with every purchase of one Rouge in Love lipstick (worth RM 75), Lancome's facebook fans will receive Lancôme's Bi-Facil Eye & Lip Makeup Remover (30ml).