L'oreal Colour Trophy 2012

Last month I attended L'oreal Colour Trophy 2012 which was held in KL convention centre and it was huge! This is the Oscars of the hairdressing industry where one of the 14 finalists is crowned as grand winner. The event also saw L'oreal Professionel's 5 Artistic Ambassadors & International Guest Artiste whipped out an impressive showcase entitled Artisanal Excellence and Tribute to Beauty respectively. The show concept reinforced L'oreal link to fashion and most importantly reinventing the profession.

A Tribute to Beauty, was the theme of the competition as it paid homage to the sucess and tribulations of famous hairdressers with styles that are distinctively French. The reasons why French was chosen because French is known to has higher sense of fashion and beauty in four aspects that reflect the French sense of beauty of L'oreal Professionel - Beauty in Hairdressing, Beauty in Women, Beauty in Life and Beauty in Arts.

I like the beautiful performance that was prepared by L'oreal

TP Lim & Angel Wong Chui Ling were the emcee of the night

Marking its 56th year worldwide and 8th in Malaysia, L’Oreal Colour Trophy 2012 raised the bar of the Malaysian hairdressing industry with unique approaches to challenge conventional norm thus sparking dynamic perspectives. L’Oréal Colour Trophy 2012 brought the competition to another level with finalist creating hairstyle that is not only creative but wearable!

Andrew Stanleick L’Oreal Malaysia’s Managing Director, said that “L’Oréal Professionnel takes it upon itself as the professional partner to provide opportunities and support for our hairdressers to excel in their art by giving them a platform to showcase their talent as well as exposure to the hair fashion industry worldwide” and he ended his speech with a quote by renowned hairstylist Odile Gilbert “We are very lucky to be part of a profession whose objective is to make people more beautiful.”

Just before the winner was announcd, I enjoyed a really spectacular hair show featuring five established L’Oreal Artistic Ambassadors entitled ‘Artisanal Excellence”. 

They are Miko Au, founder of Miko Galere, Kevin Woo, founder of Centro Hair Salon, Albert Nico, founder of Albert Nico Boutique Salon, Andy Chan, founder of Andy Chan Hair Studio and Simon Koh, founder of ELLE Hair Studio.

 

 The concept of “Artisanal Excellence” was unveiled in 3 chapters:- 

In ‘Retro Nouveau’, the collection takes us back to the 50s and 60s where the story was born in the studios of Hollywood. It is a dream, a dream that turns fantasy into reality. It evokes the desire to be in the spotlight. A journey that brings us from our glorious past of 50s and 60s into the present with a modern twist. It is a celebration of timeless icons. 

Meanwhile, in ‘La Couture’, it became a celebration of the finest, detailed work of the atelier, taking inspiration from the French Excellence of Haute Couture. A collection where we honour artist, astisan, muses and their savoir-faire to continuosly create timeless vision of beauty.

Last but not least, paying homage to “The Parisian House of Hairdressing” formed in the tradition of Parisian haute couture where the art of hairdressing is revered, practiced and perfected. It is when hair, makeup and clothes come together as one in fashion. The showcase transmitted creativity through using hair as a piece of garment that can both embody and transcend fashion, therefore inspiring the hairdressers to see their craft as bespoke couture. It looked into the artisanal work of craftmanship, creating desire amongst other hairdressers.

Check out the pictures I took!

It was really an amazing Artisanal Excellence Hair Show!

Followed by 14 finalists with their model's hair creation

F01 : Dexter Chiew Han Seng - Degroom Salon

F02 : Steven Chu Chin Hua - Cut by Elle

F03 : Fei Pe Lian Huei - The Inc

F04 : Herry Eng Khim Tatt - Max Style Hair Saloon & Academy

F05 : Fukuo Goh Hoek Hoek - Fu Coiffure Hair Salon

F06 : Edison Lim Won Giap - Miko Hair Studio

F07 : Sam Chau Kim San - A Cut Above

F08 : Ellie Liew Lee Ling - Hair Zone Studio by Michael Poh

F09 : Lim Siang Kiat - Centro Hair Salon

F10 : Ricky Tiew Sing Aik - RCS Hair Studio & Academy

F11 : Temah Low Yoke Wei - Andy Chan Hair Studio

F12 : Low Dick Thim - Albert Nico Boutique Saloon

F13 : Hugo Tan Wee Siang - Kimo Hair Artist

F14 : Alexander Yap Peng Choy - The Met

While waiting for the judges to decide, L’Oreal’s International Guest Artist, Caterina Di Biase's showed her amazing skills in hairdressing to the guests.

In her intepretation of A Tribute to Beauty, Beauty in Hairdressing celebrates the excellence and contribution of a hairdresser, Beauty in Women takes a look into iconic French beauties as inspirations whilst Beauty in Life celebrates the culture (from fashion to design and cuisine) that is essentially French. On the other hand, Beauty in Arts journeys into the different eras from the Renaissance period to modern day aesthetics as well as ancient paint form to present 3D immersion arts with a sense of elegance.

I think it was a tough decision for the judges to decide who are the winners of L’Oréal Colour Trophy Malaysia, all of them are so good!

2nd Runner up  F02 Steven Chu Chin Hua from Cut by Elle (Southern Region). He said he used Alexander McQueen's design as inspiration and drew from tailoring industry's emphasis on cuts, fabrics and sensitivity towards fashion trends to display life's beauty

He received a prestigious plaque, trip to one Asian country and entrance to L’Oréal Colour Trophy, held in the respective countries.

1st runner up F01 Dexter Chiew Han Seng from Degroom Salon (Southern Region). He said he drew inspiration from French culture of drinking conffee showcasing a romantic elegant lifestyle. He further said a modern female has to be versatile as well different looks from a single hairstyle according to occasion.

He received a prestigious plaque, trip to Australia and entrance to L’Oréal Colour Trophy Australia.

Congratulations!  Winner of L’Oréal Colour Trophy Malaysia is F11 Temah Low Yoke Wei from Andy Chan Hair Studio (Southern Region). 

She said she incorporated the beautiful colours of sunlight streaming through the stained glass windows of Saint Joan of Arc Church into this hairdo. The messy yet structured hairstyle represents the battle spirit and shows Joan of Arc's fearless heroism.

She walked away with the coveted title and prizes worth RM155,000, a brand new Toyota Vios 1.5G Limited in Deep Amethyst Mica Metallic along with a 5-Day 3-Night trip to London to be part of the L’Oréal Colour Trophy United Kingdom Gala Night, a feature in Malaysia’s top women’s magazines namely Female, NuYou and Eh! and exposure on an international platform by having the opportunity to experience another L’Oréal Colour Trophy in one of the Asian countries as an esteemed judge.

 Group photo of L’Oréal Colour Trophy winners 

Apart from the main winners there were also other awards that were presented:-

 Editor's Choice Award 2012 – F09 Lim Siang Kiat from Centro Hair Salon

 Estetica Cover Award 2012 -F08 Ellie Liew Lee Ling from Hair Zone Studio by Michael Poh

Sin Chew Daily Readers' Choice Award 2012- F04 Herry Eng Khim Tatt from Max Style Salon & Academy

 Shu Uemura Makeup Award- F03 Fei Pee Lian Huei from The INC

 Star Clove's Reader's Choice Award 2012: F07 Sam Chan Kim San from A Cut Above.

A pic with friends I met at the event; Sharon, Bong & Nani

And that's me dressed up in Electric Blue dress!

I hope you enjoy the hair show pictures as much like I do, took me so long to re-arrange and edits from the thousand of pictures I took. Nevermind about me wearing heels and standing there almost half the time taking pictures but it is all worth it because what was shown at the L'Oreal Colour Trophy 2012 was trully an art and it was a mesmerizing show!

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The Terengganu Rip Curl Pro 2012 hapenning on 30 Nov-2 Dec at Pantai Batu Burok, K.Terengganu!

Well, I got excited when I found out the Renowned Australia surf brand, Rip Curl (Malaysia) has partnered with the State Government of Terengganu to organise the FIRST EVER 6-STAR PRO SURF CONTEST which will be held on 30 November to 2nd December 2012 at the coastal of Pantai Batu Burok, Kuala Terengganu...Malaysia Boleh! 

Well I went and google and found that this Pantai Batu Buruk (beach of the ugly stone) is located just 1 km from the Kuala Terengganu and can be reached by walking! It is famous for its white sandy beaches with swaying casuarinas lining up behind the shore, like a loyal friend to the waves. 

I read that this is the probably the cleanest and widest beach inside Kuala Terengganu city and would be perfect for water sport activities. Besides that, The Culture Centre which is also located on the beach offer pencak silat (Malay martial art), top spinning, kite flying, sepak raga and other traditional show from 5.00pm to 7.00pm every Friday from 1 April till 31 October. Oh there is a happening night market every Friday from 3.00pm till 7.00pm that one must visit!

Well earlier of this week, Rip Curl has an official launch of The Terengganu Rip Curl Pro Surf Contest 2012 in One Utama.

 The guest are entertained with fashion show of the latest Rip Curl's collection by students from Amber Chia's Academy.

Mr James Hendy - Marketing Manager of Rip Curl SEA was excited to share what is The Terengganu Rip Curl Pro surf contest 2012 all about!

Well it is Malaysia's FIRST Surfing Contest and not only that it is a 6 STAR Pro Event that was sanctioned by the Asian Surfing Championship (ASC)! 

The goal of the Asian Surfing Championships is to grow the sport of surfing in Asia from the grassroots level by assisting each country in creating organized and sanctioned events that will develop the skills of their surfers in healthy competition as well as to draw attention to their area for the progression of surfing locally, nationally, and throughout the Asian region. 

Mr James Hendy interviewed by TV3

He said that during this 3-days event, surfers hails from different regions of South East Asia are expected to compete in five different divisions – Men’s Open, Women’s Open, Master Division and Bodyboard Open, and Longboard Open. There are total estimated over RM 40,000 (over $12,000 USD) worth of prizes up for grabs for the participant’s surfers. Various awards such as “Best Malaysian Surfer” and “Best Surf Wipout” would be given out to top performer! In addition to that finalists would be given Rip Curl's products worth 22,500 MYR ($7,500 USD)!

Besides getting to watch the adrenalin rush competition, the organiser have planned aseveral fun-filled yet educational activities for the public with the aim to educate people from all walks of life about surfing activities!

Besides that public get to meet guest artist Mr. Rizald from Bali who is Indonesia top surfboard artists at the Surfboard Art Exhibition. Also, there will be a booth with live demonstration of the overall actual process on making a surfboard. 

Best of all, I'm all ready to join the surf clinic which will be set-up for public to experience and learn how to surf. Jonni Morrison – Deaker, from the Rip Curl Bali Surf School, will conduct the surf clinic.  And I'm all ready to be thrown into the water to learn how to surf! 

Throughout the International surf event, Rip Curl sets to craft Malaysia as one of the surfing destination amongst the professional surfers from different regions and also to attract more people to experience surfing. Most importantly it will provide local Malaysian surfers an opportunity to gain experience in competing at an International level!

 Media Q & A Session (L-R) :- Ayin, Jon Lee, Bryan Ng, Brenda Lee, Vivian Chew, James Hendy and Semmy

Official Announcement of Terrenganu Rip Curl Pro 2012

At the event also,  Rip Curl (Malaysia) announced that the brand had signed off an official 1-year Official Rip Curl Malaysia Riders deal with two top Malaysian surfers – Bryan Ng and Brenda Lee starting 15 October 2012 onwards!

 Rip Curl Malaysia sees there are a lots of potential and strongly believes that both top surfers could grow together with the brand in terms of reaching out to the ladies target audience and educating the female on what is surfing is all about, growing the local surfing community, providing a great opportunity to all Malaysian and serving as platform to anyone’s who is willing to give surfing a go and up scaling the surfing sports in our country. 

The first 6-star pro surf event coming up this year is an evident that we are progressing on the right track” Vivian Chew, Assistant General Manager of Rip Curl Malaysia explained why the brand had chosen both top Malaysian surfers as the official riders and the brand development alongside with the surfers.

 Let support our Malaysian Riders Brenda Lee, Semmi and Bryan Lee!

Bryan who started surfing since 1997 is now the President for Malaysia Surfing Association & Terengganu Surfing Community!

 Do you know Brenda Lee is one of the top lady surfer in Malaysia!

 Picture taken from here

Who says surfing is a man sport? Brenda Lee proved it all wrong! Congratulation to her for being recognised in this extreme sport!

Both Bryan & Brenda has earned a lot of credentials, achievements along with their contribution to the local surfing scene making them an asset to Rip Curl!

Besides that Rip Curl Malaysia also renewing the official rider contracts for 17-year old young surfer from Cherating, Mohd. Suhaimi (Semmy)!

So let's wish our Malaysian Riders all the best & let's go to The Terengganu Rip Curl Pro 2012 this 30 Nov to 2nd December to see how our riders going to hit the waves and make us proud! 

Oh ya don't forget to go the Surf Clinic to learn how to surf.. it must be really interesting learning how to balance on the sea!  

 

The Terengganu Rip Curl Pro 2012 is organized by EC Extreme Resources supported by S.U.K Terengganu, Tourism Malaysia, Ministry of Tourism Terengganu and Rip Curl Bali Surf School.

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Beauty News: Lea Michele is the L’Oreal Paris NEW Ambassador

L’Oréal Paris is pleased to announce award-winning actress Lea Michele as the brand’s newest ambassador. Lea’s talent took her from Broadway to the big screen where she stole the hearts of Americans on Glee as a show stopping soprano Rachel Berry.

“Growing up on stage, I was introduced to makeup at a young age and I will never forget the first time I tried on a L’Oréal Paris iconic lipstick –it was instant glamour and I’ve been hooked ever since!  I’ve been a fan of L’Oréal Paris’ products for years, but it wasn’t until I was a bit older that I fully understood the brand’s message of a woman’s worth, which I wholeheartedly agree with. L’Oréal Paris encourages women to embrace their beauty and celebrate their self-worth.  I feel very honored to be working with L’Oreal Paris to help spread that message to young women” says Lea Michele.

Lea is perhaps best known for her role in the critically-acclaimed, Fox TV television series Glee, which returned this month for its fourth season. Throughout her role as Rachel, Lea has received a People’s Choice Award, a Teen Choice Award and a Screen Actors Guild Award. She has also been honored with an Emmy Award nomination and two Golden Globe nominations.

 In addition to her role on Glee, Lea has performed solo concerts to sold-out crowds in New York and Los Angeles and has lent her vocal talents to two feature films. In 2011, Lea starred in the romantic comedy New Year's Eve and in 2013, Lea will star in Summertime Entertainment's animated 3D film Dorothy of Oz, providing vocals on several original numbers. Lea’s talents span the entertainment industry, but when she is not performing she dedicates her time to supporting causes close to her heart.   

Today, Lea joins the L’Oréal Paris Spokespersons family, including Jennifer Lopez, Beyoncé Knowles, Julianna Margulies, Eva Longoria, Andie MacDowell, Freida Pinto and Aimée Mullins, among others. Lea Michele will debut in TV and print advertising campaigns for the leading global beauty brand beginning in the United States in early 2013.