The Battle Against the Double Chin

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After getting a nose job, the thing I hated the most about my face had to be my chin and neck.

I know you guys are probably thinking I am being ludicrous, but most of the pictures you see on this blog are majorly photoshopped anyway! You have no idea how much I have to push my jaw in with liquify (photoshop tool)!!!!!!!

And not to mention my stupid fatass neck. What a stupid area to get fats in!

Anyway, double chins and neck fats are notoriously hard to get rid of. I remembered asking Dr Martin Huang how he would suggest I get a bloody slender neck, and he gave me loads of options but all of them sounded rather complicated (and expensive)!

He also suggested perhaps a chin implant, but...

1) I don't wanna end up looking like THIS FREAK:

Blergh!

And 2) I HAVE A CHIN!!! I do! It's just that it's hidden under fats!

So you can imagine I was really quite excited when I was given a new product to try:

THE FACE BRA!!!!!!!!!!

Here's Yufit's hot face shaper bra!

And their Age and Lock neck and chin face bra...

The difference between the two products is that one (the hot one) is meant to burn fats while the other moisturises and reduces wrinkles!

And both do facial slimming, lifting up of face and reducing double chin!!


I think it's really cool that people are finally coming up with products meant for the chin and neck, which are so often neglected and yet as important as the face!

A box of the Hot face bra for $35 with 7 packets inside.

Age-lock with 14 masks altogether in one box.

The Hot face bra claims to be "self-heating".

Does it really work?

And what exactly is a "FACE BRA"??

I'm going to try it on now!!

Here's the mask stretched out.

Hang both ends on your ears!!

And the suspicious liquid on my shin was dripped from the mask. -_-

And I have it on!

SHOCKINGLY enough, after about 5 mins of having the face bra on, it started to heat up!!

And I mean REALLY heat up!!

I don't know what magical ingredient is in there but if it's so hot it's surely burning SOMETHING right??

AND you won't believe this but it continues being hot for the next 40 mins! I mean hot is in "spicy" hot, not temperature hot btw.


Anyway I had to wait for 30 - 40 minutes while having the mask on so while waiting, I check out the other products Lush Group sent me!

Sunscreen, 2 bb creams, and 2 foundations!!

And check out Elishacoy's luscious masks and cleanser!!

Of all the products they sent me, my favourite is...

The Milk Cacao Black Sugar Scrub!!!!

It looks all brownish and gross here but I assure you that it's super luxurious!!!!!!!

I'm madly in love with it!

The scrub smells SO FREAKING GOOD! The smooth brown gel just glides onto your skin and it smells like rich chocolate with a strong caramel scent...

I was so freaking tempted to taste it but managed to stop myself...

When you put it on your skin, you can feel the sugar grains... And as you rub and exfoliate, the grains disappear!

Not only does your skin become super soft afterwards, you can also see how u look like tan coz the gel is dark brown!! LOL... So fun.


I also like their cleanser btw. It's pretty good! Not too dry after using and quite foamy.

Also, Elishacoy’s product are all made from organic and botanical ingredients which are suitable for sensitive skin!!



Ok after 40 mins of the hot face bra...

HERE ARE THE RESULTS!!!

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BEFORE, with no photoshop on chin/jawline

AFTER!! (With Pumpkin climbing on my lap)

It's a bit hard to tell the difference so here are the before and after side by side:

What do you think? Got difference???

Here's another Before and After photo I took about 1 month ago when I first got the product...

I think the slimming is more apparent here!


I mean obviously the difference is not going to be freaking remarkably different. After all, I only tried the mask twice, and it's not magic!


I can definitely feel my skin tighten though. Even if it doesn't slim down your face or your face is slim enough, it is still useful to prevent wrinkles and moisturize!

So here I am also doing the Age and Lock mask on my neck!!! :D :D :D It makes me look like I have a stiff collar. LOL!!


Can't believe I showed you all my non-photoshopped jawline!! Utterly flabby and gross!!


Here's the photoshopped one. I insist.

Definitely more effective than the face bra but too bad it can't be used in real life. Boo!!!!!

Last chio pic!

Yufit's face shaper bra and Age-Lock Cold face shaper bra cost $35 each and are available at all SASA cosmetic stores and John Little departmental stores.

Elishacoy's products are available at all John Little departmental stores. Have fun shopping!

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Delicious like Mee!

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Everyone knows I'm a HUGE fan of instant mee.

Besides the fact that I mostly take my dinners at about 3am when food choices are sparse, instant mee can also be really delicious!!

And not to mention easy to prepare.

So imagine how happy I was when Nong Shim (and that's an instant mee brand in case you live in a box) sponsored me 2 huge packs of their new flavours to try!!

AND I AM GOING TO COOK THEM!!!!!!!!

Here I am, pretending to be a connoisseur of noodles with a crudely drawn on chef hat.

And my noodles - in Kimchi and Curry Ramen! Both sound promising!


Ok lah I'd be honest here. Actually I didn't think the kimchi sounded promising, because I don't like kimchi!

However, there is something different about THIS packet:

It has freaking CHEESE in it!!

I've never tried Nong Shim noodles prior to this, so before agreeing to do this advertorial, I asked Shuyin if their noodles were nice. She answered that they were, and the kimchi flavour tasted really good if cheese were to be added to it.


So I guess the company has realised this and made new flavours with cheese already added inside for everyone's convenience!


In fact, I did some research and found out that the Koreans all put cheese in their kimchi noodles! It's like a norm there!

Nong Shim's kimchi noodle has been a major hit in Singapore since its launch and still is - but this new variant is added with cheese for a twist!

BOTH variants can be found in all major supermarkets.

And another friend, Sheng Rong, abso-fucking-lutely LOVES Nong Shim. He said it's his FAVOURITE instant mee. But then again he also likes sea urchin and stuff like that, so I didn't really trust him.

Well, it's time to try them out!

Here's my "lunch" (8pm)... The packets are HUGE! The tiny packet is your normal instant mee's size.

The instructions are very precise - down to the SECOND!! It tells you to cook for 4mins 30seconds.

However, for a master chef such as myself, I'm gonna cook it according to my superior gut feel.

Here's my ingredients for the Curry Ramen... Not including the can opener and tomato timer at the background - We have...

- Coconut Milk

- An egg

It is of course not necessary to add the extra ingredients in but imho, curry ramen always tastes better with an egg in it!

The coconut milk of course makes it much more fragrant.

Inside the packs...

Bringing my soup to a boil...

Egg added...

AND DONE!!!

Here's my work of art - how does it look??

I don't care what you say, it looks awesome!

QQ bouncy noodles... Yums!

Now for the taste test:

PASS WITH FLYING COLOURS!!!!!!!! Hahahaha!!

It's damn nice lah!!

You will notice that my noodles are rather dry. That's coz I love the soup thicker and more tasty - plus (and these are words of wisdom), you can always add plain water to the soup if it's too thick, but if it's too diluted you can't do anything about it!

Anyway, the curry is really different from all the other curry flavoured noodles!

It is thicker... more "sandy" if u know what I mean, in a good way - more textured. Also not so spicy - kinda like japanese curry!

Loves it!!

Nong shim's noodles, as Sheng Rong has warned me, are a bit difficult to get perfect. And I mean the noodles themselves.

The noodles are slightly thicker and more Q than normal instant mee, so to get it right you have to take them out whenever they are ready - ie after every noodle stopped being hard!

The end result - soft and smooth on the outside, with the core delightfully al dente!! It's carb heaven!

Now for the Cheese Kimchi flavour!

Here's my ingredients for this:

- Veggies - is it called Xiao bai cai??

- Cheese cubes!

Bright red flavouring

After adding the powder to the base, the smell of cheese came out so strongly that I decided to just use one extra cube of cheese instead of two coz it really seems to be enough already!

Simmering...

I felt a little apprehensive eating this (as I didn't like kimchi) but it's scrumptious!!!!!!!!!!!

To my pleasant surprise, it doesn't have the very strong sour smell of kimchi at all! Or maybe it does (I only had kimchi ONCE) but somehow I love it!!

The soup is delightfully savoury and flavourful... Spicy, with the melty aftertaste of cheese. And yes, the cheese can DEFINITELY be tasted!! Very creamy too!

It is a very unique flavour. No other noodles I've ever tried tastes even vaguely similar!!

Hiyah don't know how to describe lah. It's just nice and yummy! Not very expensive anyway so just go try it out yourself!!

Here's Mike and I eating our noodles while watching TV!!!!

He looks so blissful everytime I cook, lol

And finished right to the last bite!!

You hungry yet?

Get your own Nong Shim at at major supermarket! :D

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When 140 Characters Just Isn't Enough

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Everyone knows I'm a big fan of Twitter...

However, Twitter does have its limitations, and everyone knows what it is: It's only limited to words, links, and these all have to be within 140 characters - the same length as an sms!

As Twitter grew in popularity, people have been trying to work around its flaws, like using URL shorteners or other sites to post photos on Twitter... Singaporean users can't even use SMS for Twitter because it's a USA number!

So, to fill up this void for the more avid Twitter users, here comes MOBJET.com!! All the way from Japan and now it's in Singapore too!

What IS mobjet.com?

Think of it as a mixture of Twitter + whatever blog engine you are using. Twitter without a word limit, and you can post ANYTHING on it!

I'm really impressed. When they say anything, they REALLY mean anything!

You know how people nowadays are really into using their mobile phones right? Yup. So you take a video of, say, a colourful butterfly that you saw while waiting for the bus. It's gorgeous, fluttering away... And you want to post this on the internet??

Easy - through your mobile phone, send it via email to post@mobjet.com - and it will be posted on your mobjet page!

Want to record yourself singing in the bathroom and let everyone be tormented by your screechy voice? You can go ahead and do the same thing!

Now here's the MAGIC of mobjet: Not only are all uploads swift and easy, they are all CONVERTED!

Even if you have a weird mobile phone which records audio in funny formats, Mobjet automatically converts your files for you, so that when it's posted, it's a universal format, such as mp3! Thousands of formats, numerous conversions each day!

If you wish to hear an audio clip on your phone from someone else's jet (this word is used like 'tweet') and your phone only plays a weird format, Mobjet also detects your phone and plays it for you! Sounds really complicated but some geeks out there are handling it, so all you have to do is just email stuff!

Isn't that cool? As far as I know, no other website makes it SO easy for you.

Digressing, I bought new contact lens from this brand called Solotica some time ago and they just arrived! The colour is gorgeous, a very light grey. Basically everyone has been asking me to snap pictures of me wearing them, so I put on some make up and snapped shots on my webcam!!

Since I wanted to also test out Mobjet, I posted all these photos on my mobjet stream!

Here's how my page looks like now!

Neat isn't it? All I did was to post a series of photos as attachments in the same email, and they get sent as a mini photo album!

When you click on the post, here's what happens:

Getting carpal tunnel from all the clicking? You can select it to play as a slideshow.

Took a vertical photo and now it looks stupid on the internet? Rotate it!

Want to see my face in its full glory? Expand to full screen!

What I love most about Mobjet is the ability to upload MUSIC!

Or rather, I guess audio files.

I uploaded a song, and it is not only very fast and easy to do so, it is also easy to play it back... Plus they allow embedding and downloading too! Click here to hear it!

And Mobjet's launching with a bang!

This Oct 22nd, get your ass down to The Arena at Clarke Quay for the Mobjet Launch Party!!!!!!!

Shan and Rozz from 98.7 FM will be hosting the event and I will be there too! I heard the hosts are supposed to grill me on stage. Gah!!

Famous Singaporean band Wicked Aura Batucada will also be there! If you want to win free tickets to the event, all you have to do is to be a mobjet user and at least 18 years old.

To get your invite to this fab party, click HERE!

Come come come!!

And don't say I'm not letting you have a chance to win goodies!!

MOBJET IS GIVING AWAY $10,000!!!

To win, all you have to do is to be a fan of the Mobject Facebook page, register, and GET MOBS (Followers) to follow you!!

The person who gets the most number of Unique followers win the top prize of $6,000, so it's best to start EARLY, ie NOW!

Ahem. I'm also participating in the contest so do follow me too!! MUAHAHA!! My link is HERE!!

Post salacious stuff and people will follow you - so good luck!

p/s: I shall allow soliciting of followers in the comments so feel free to link to your mobjet page and ask people to follow you!

p/p/s: Your username will automatically be your email address, so mine is "Xiaxue" coz my email is "Xiaxue@gmail.com".

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Transparent is the New Black

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Hi.

This is the new LG phone, the LG GD900 Crystal:

It seems so boring.

However, the LG Crystal has a secret!!


Something no other phones in the market have...

Have you spotted it yet??

It has a utterly transparent keypad!!


OMGWTFBBQ!!! So transparent, that in fact, every girl having the privilege of getting the phone is doing this:

Now I see you, now I don't... wait, I still do coz it's transparent! HAHAHA!

To be honest, I saw a demo video of the phone about a month ago, before it was launched in Singapore, and I was THOROUGHLY AMAZED!

Not only does the keypad work, it has this pale white glowy light lighted up from goodness knows where coz I certainly can't see any bulbs!!

And...

The alphanumeric transparent keypad doubles as a touchpad for controlling the phone.

It can be used like a laptop trackpad, has handwriting recognition, responds to multi-touch commands and accommodates Gesture Command. (Meaning if you use your finger to write an M, Music turns on!!

Technology is amazing!!!

The LG Crystal also comes with a ridiculously powerful 8mp camera. Tried and tested. Its photo quality made my current phone die of shame.


BOTH the main screen and touchpad are touch-sensitive. Makes web-surfing a breeze! Wifi-enabled, MP3 player... And all that jazz that smartphones nowadays come embedded with.



But the thing that sets the LG Crystal apart from the multitude of other smartphones is STYLE.


Afterall, who else is so Clearly Fashionable? Eh, eh? See the pun??

I know, I totally stole the LG slogan and tried to pass it off as my own joke, but still.


I really like the transparent touchpad. The touchpad is in fact a slim tempered glass, and the battery door is also transparent.

Therefore, there is a space in between the touchpad and battery door!!


This gave me ideas, so......

I pour crystals into the space!!



So chio!!

However, this makes the phone not be able to slide completely close, so maybe you don't want to do that.

But this opens up a whole world of possibilities on how to customize your phone!

You can stick a photo on the battery door and it can be seen from the front, etc!

Transparent phone in transparent heart

Anyway, you must be thinking, "Talk so much, are you going to show us a contest where we can win this phone or not??"

YES I AM!!!!!

The contest is real simple, and FUN too!!

All you have to do, first, is to join LG Crystal's fan page on facebook, HERE.

And follow these steps:

1) Take a photo of yourself with something transparent, and hype it up. Express what you think is your interpretation of Clearly Fashionable!!

2) Upload your photo into the facebook page under the Photos tab.

3) Explain how you are Clearly Fashionable in under 150 words.

4) Also remember, to qualify, you have to join as a fan!

How creative you are will determine whether you win a brand new phone worth $938!!!


There are SIX LG Crystals to be won!!

Since I was informed I was going to do this advertorial some time ago, I've been thinking of different ideas on how to make this contest more inspiring for you all!!


SO, I actually took 3 sets of photos with the transparent stuff I own.

First look:

Trying to look avant garde with all
my transparent bangles and rings... Haha!!


Second look:

Bubble-gum pop with happy colours!!

Transparent goes with any colour, right? So more colours please!

I tied my hair with cellophane (or cling wrap) and also wrapped it round my tube in the form of a toga!

Not sure if it looks too... fashionable... though. Might just look like a bit ding dong. Oh well at least I tried.

I like the clear hair ribbons! They surprisingly hold my hair pretty well...

[And btw I'm supposed to look like I can't pick between my two totes. Unfortunately I'm not a very good at emoting or acting.]

Look three:

Transparent = clean, so I got inspired to do a clinical sorta look.

Thus the whiteness and the transparent tongs!!

Love the colours in this one.

And that's a cherry tomato there. Also loving the clear skull bangle!

Inspired to snap your own photos too?

Remember to submit your own Clearly Fashionable pictures and fight for the free LG Crystal!!

CLICK HERE TO JOIN/FOR MORE DETAILS

Remember, Transparent is the new black!




p/s: Which look do you think is the best?

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More Rolling, now for men!

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Remember my Loreal-Garnier Eye Roll-On advertorial? Now Biotherm came up with a product similar to that, but for guys!!

Tadah!

The Biotherm High Recharge Yeux!

Have no idea what Yeux means but it sure sounds all sciencey and like something that your eyes would love!

Eyebags and dark eye rings are unattractive for BOTH men and women (and worse on children on hindsight), but there difference is that there are loads of products for women to help them with this problem!

I have like 5 different eye creams myself. -_-

But none for men - till now!

This little tube contains Pure Ginseng and Thermal Plankton among other ingredients to soothe tired eyes! It's an instant solution for men when it comes to erasing eye fatigue!

This little cold metal ball gives easy application... it dispenses a cool, clear gel which perks up and feels good against drowsy eyes.

Instant freshness!



Men are usually lazy when it comes to the maintenance of their appearances, but there are ways to "persuade" them to work harder.


How far would men go doing crazy, slightly gross, and very questionable home remedies on their eyes just because they are asked by a gorgeous girl?


Biotherm did a hilarious campaign just to find this out!

Check out these poor dudes:



I would never have believed it, but these guys allowed Jeanne, the "Eye-Fatigue Therapist", to put DURIANS on their eyes!!

I love durians perhaps more than most people, but I won't allow durians on my eyes lor!

And two whole durians (seeds, not the spiky fruit, duh, that would be so painful)?? So sticky... and worse, the smell will be ON YOUR FACE for the whole day!

Hahahaha...



My second favourite video is SALMON!

Would anyone really believe that putting a slab of really fishy-smelling raw salmon on your eyes would curb fatigue??

These guys try it anyway!!


If you are really sadistic and want to watch more guys getting duped, putting things like bittergourds, cheese and grass jelly on their eyes, CLICK HERE!


But at the end of the day, of course, only Biotherm's HIGH RECHARGE YEUX works.

As Takeshi Kaneshiro endorses with his royal handsomeness.


I put some on Mike...




Poor guy has been sleeping very little due to his heavy workload...


Me to Mike, "It's all yours... Stop being lazy and..."




Men should be trained to be more vain!!

Wooooo! Promotion!

To get a COMPLIMENTARY eye massage, skin consultation and free samples from Biotherm's consultants, all you have to do is:

SMS BIOTHERM [space]

YOUR FIRST NAME [space]

YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS to

98212449

Click here to see the list of outlets you may go to go get your freebies!!


It's time to drag your boyfriend down there and get him cuter!








p/s: You know who should really use this? J Lo's husband, Marc Anthony!



His eyebags/dark eye circles really makes him look like a combination of vulture and vampire.













Pauline: Can you remove the words DuriansforXX and SashimiforXX to something better-sounding instead like maybe "Durians on eyes" or something like that? Also, I think it's possible to make the freeze-frames more interesting...

Maybe you can make it stop at the scene which has the durians on the eyes... This would make more people click on the videos to watch! IMO sashimi's freezeframe is interesting enough, just the durian one...

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Be a Proud Member!

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Guess who has a spanking new member's VIP card?

WATSONS!

Most of us have bought stuff from Watsons before and now we are about to be rewarded when we do so!

Introducing the launch of the new Watsons card!

The picture above is of the Watsons card
itself as well as the welcome pack, which includes:




A guide to your new card, as well as $150 worth of vouchers!

To get your card is incredibly simple.

Just buy your card at $5 at any Watsons store, and this gives you:

- A lifetime membership! No renewal costs!

- $150 worth of vouchers

- And 20 bonus points in the card upon online activation!

Here are 2 examples of the vouchers found in my thick stack:

And many more! I especially like the discounts on products that I regularly buy anyway such as make-up or shampoo. From ZA to Maybelline to Gillette to Pantene to KFC rebates and deals, this is definitely not a voucher book that you'd toss away.

How does the card work?

It works based on a Points system. The more points you earn, the more you get in cash rebates!

Not only that...


2x points whenever you purchase any Watsons' house brands,

and 5x points the first time you shop at Watsons during your birthday month!



5x is damn ridiculous lah! At this rate I'm going to do all my shopping during that one day in April only.

Once you get your card, it's important to remember to activate it, otherwise you won't be eligible for the 20 free bonus points!

Here's how:

Easy peasy




So get your card today and remember to go to:

http://vip.watsons.com.sg/

to activate it!

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Really ridiculous prices for your Adobe Products!

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It's no secret that I am in love with Adobe Photoshop. My whole entire internet image is based on Photoshop.

If I am forced to never use Photoshop again, I will never take another photo of my face.

(Fine, I am exaggerating. I know I do not photoshop my Photos of the Moment, but that's coz they are blurry shots and anyway I don't post many photos of myself there!)

I'd say that two of my favourite blog entries are centered around photoshop!

Here's the one where I photoshop various people to look better, and here's the one who where I photoshop the ugliest childhood photos of myself.

My Photoshop Gems!







Transform Plasticzilla into a chio bu without going through all her real life PS.







Made Jack Black look like Ashton Kutcher! Amazing not?!

Anyway, loads of loads of you have asked me where to purchase Photoshop from. Well, this blog entry is gonna tell some of you REALLY good news!

Like it's so awesome that I won't even call this an advertorial. More like just spreading good news to everyone! Well, not everyone... But for all students and educators!

Are you ready?

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When the original price is a whooping $939!

Creative Suite 4 contains:

* Dreamweaver CS4
* Flash CS4 Professional
* Photoshop CS4 Extended
* Illustrator CS4
* Fireworks CS4
* Acrobat 9 Pro
* Soundbooth CS4
* Contribute CS4
* Adobe Bridge CS4
* Adobe Device Central CS4
* Version Cue CS4

Many useful programs other than photoshop - like dreamweaver for building websites and flash for creating beautiful flash banners like my old site's header!

Adobe Acrobat Pro 9 is even cheaper at $39 only! Wow!

Students really do get the best deals, it's so unfair.

If you are interested, here are more details:

To be eligible to purchase the two mentioned products at the
special price, you will have to be either a full time student,
educator or staff in a Primary, Secondary, Independent schools,
International schools, Junior Colleges and NIE only.

Upon purchase, photocopy of the evidence of eligibility will have
to be collected.

That will either be their student pass, school pass
(for international schools or independent schools), Civil Service card
or Public Service card. On top of the evidence of eligibility, a
photocopied IC of authorized personnel (to collect on behalf of
eligible individual) will have to be collected.

Delivery charges are at $8 only! (Honestly what's $8 compared to the $840 bucks you save??) If you order more than 10 copies, the delivery charges are waived!

To purchase, hop on to:

p/s: I am not using the student pack as I am not a student or a teacher. Just to clarify!

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Oxygen for you?

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Feeling bored at home?

How about doing something fun and also ultra good for you, like a FACIAL MASK??

I hate to sound like one of those girls who are always going on about skincare, but it's really time to start. :(

And yes, I regret not putting in more effort when I was younger.

I've heard so many aunties say that sentence to me when I was a teen and it irritated me so much that I vowed never to repeat that. But here I am, repeating it! Golden advice!

Nowadays all my girlfriends who are about my age are putting on face masks all the time! After a mask, skin feels hydrated, rejuvenated, and well... it gives me the illusion that I'm 18 again. Except ironically when I was 18 my skin was damn shitty. But that's not the point.

I'm constantly on the lookout for better skin care products because the technology is always improving anyway!

So. I got sponsored 3 new skincare products and I'm gonna introduce them to you!

Available at SA SA outlets:

Beauty Talk's OxySolution



Beauty Talk's OxyMask



Beauty Talk's OxyAqua

Maybe some of you have seen, heard of, or even used these before.

Afterall, they have been featured on Taiwan’s hottest TV programme 女人我最大 before!

So what's so special about Beauty Talk's products?

As is obvious from the product names and my blog title, the answer is OXYGEN.

Did you know that even if you keep a stringent skincase regime, your skin can still appear yellowish and dull if it doesn't have enough oxygen in it?

"Oxygen is important for our skin as it renews skin cells, promotes metabolism and provides energy to the skin.

Without fresh oxygen, blood circulation is slower and unable to detoxify, causing dark and dull skin."

Well. That's kinda lousy news.

So now we know that on top of moisturizing and hydrating, sunblock, and an amass of other things we need to do to keep looking young, we can now add "giving skin OXYGEN" to the list.

But no worries, I'm gonna give my skin oxygen if that's what it wants. It's like a demanding girlfriend, never stops requesting for stuff.

First step is to use OxySolution!



Give the bottle a little shake to make sure it's mixed well.



Prepare a cotton pad



SQUEEZE!



So cute :D





When it's drenched in OxyGoodness, gently tap on skin!







This mousse is actually a multi-functional toner.
It moisturizes and even cleanses while firming up your skin!

And it can even double as a make-up remover!







Eyeliner and eyeshadows easily rubbed off.



Now for the stellar OxyMask!







Pardon me I'm trying to take artsy shots of me squeezing my mask out.



Here it goes!


For demonstration purposes, I shall only do the mask on half of my face:



Massaging OxyMask into my face in a circular manner as instructed.

This exfoliates dead skin, treats clogged pores and whitens!





And I must say I never expect a mask to be so fun!

After mere seconds the seemingly boring mask starts to FIZZLE!

Many many bubbles start surfacing, giving me a tickling sensation!
It's so amazing!

I even hopped into Mike's room and told him,
"See? It's has bubbles!! Can you see?? Can you see??"

Until the poor guy says "Oh yes",
I go back into my room, still amazed.

The bubbles popping excitedly



Here's a close up of the bubbles...

The mask stops fizzing after a short while, forming a cooling gel mask.
I suppose they finished their job of giving oxygen to my skin.

It's now time to wash!

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The mask is supposed to have lifting purposes and make your lighten your labii folds. These are the creases at the sides of our mouths when we smile.

That is not obvious in the photo I took but CHECK OUT HOW MUCH FAIRER I AM on the right side of my face where I put the mask!

I won't believe it but I really look brighter and much more radiant on that side! Granted, my left side still has blusher on (strictly no foundation), but you can see that even my forehead lightened!

Not only that, my skin feels super soft, silky and supple!

If you think I photoshopped the effects in, do watch this clip and you will be thoroughly convinced:




Super amazing isn't it?

Polish off the routine with OxyAqua: Intensive Hydrating Essense and you are done!

This gel cream moisturiser is water-based and not oily at all. The perfect companion for the toner and mask!

Celebrate good skin with Camwhoring!

Here's me with some blusher put on. I can't live without blusher, sorry.

It's Beauty Talk's 1st BIRTHDAY!

So to celebrate this successful 1st year anniversary, you are given discounts!


OxySolution + OxyMask + OxyAqua used to go for $195.70, but now they are selling for $138!!

Almost $60 off the usual price
for the 3-pack deal!

Old customers must quickly grab a spare set and new customers should try it now while it's so cheap!


Beauty Talk products are available at all SA SA outlets.

p/s: Just to reillustrate, I didn't put foundation for all these pictures, though I did apply some blusher. Tiny blemishes or zits are also smoothed out, but I definitely did not use photoshop to create the lightened effect on the after photo!

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3cm gone, thanks to CENOSIS!

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When Nuffnang told me that Cenosis was inviting me to go for a slimming treatment, I felt elated and apprehensive at the same time.

Elated because I saw what they did for Quan Yi Feng (and trust me I saw her MANY times in real life and she's SUPER slim!) and I wanted the same results!

Apprehensive because let's face it, who trusts Slimming Companies? For some reason, everyone's first reaction is that they don't work. And if they don't work, how the hell am I supposed to write an advertorial for them?!

I walked into Cenosis and these slim ladies in suits started to talk to me. One in charge of Biz development, another is a nutritionist, and yet another is a physiotherapist!

We were talking about the slimming industry and I was surprised to see how frank the girls were about how untrustworthy slimming centres are generally perceived to be.

Since there are no board of governance in the slimming industry, there are loads of misleading ads out there simply lying about slimming technologies, a subject which most clients have no idea about.

Especially now that the economy is in the dumps, competitors start to get more and more blatant with their lies to get customers.

Of course, the actual slimming is promised but never fulfilled, and one bad apple starts to ruin the whole basket.

When Cenosis explained to me how underhanded their competitors can be (by showing me actual ads), I could FEEL their indignation seething.

I can totally understand it! Just like when Plasticzilla was blowing up her hits and only I know it's impossible but I can't prove it!

Cenosis wants to CHANGE this perception. They want to show that their slimming methods DO work.

And so they bought my current favourite robot,
called a CAVITATION machine.

This machine is obviously mad expensive and Cenosis is the only slimming centre which owns it.

So now you are thinking it's just another bullshit machine?

Well...

It's a medical machine.

Only PHYSIOTHERAPISTS and DOCTORS can administer this treatment.

The machine works at 50watts.

Therefore, it requires an N2 license from the National Environment Agency.

The N2 license is a safety assurance license to ensure nobody but certified physiotherapists and doctors can handle the machine.

What IS a physiotherapist? I was surprised to find out that physiotherapists are degree holders and they actually have to study for 5 years to get a degree in Physiotherapy before they qualify as one!

So not to worry, it won't be some untrained part-time girl doing the treatments on you!

Back to Cavitation... What does it do?

It breaks down fat cells membrane through the bursting of micro bubbles. The complex fatty acids then are broken down into simpler fatty acids, which are passed out when you poop.

(I got horrified at this point and asked if it's like Xanical and thank god, it isn't. Just regular poop.)

Other slimming centres (I'd love to name names but Cenosis wants to remain nice) have been coming up with ads of 'imitation' Cavitation machines.

Since cavitation involves penetrating deep in to break the fat cells membrance, other less strong machines won't be able to do it, so don't fall for cheaper deals that don't work - just go for the real thing!

But first, because I get to try Cavitation, I must first get on the Body Composition Evaluator.

There it is


I hate this stupid thing because
it told me I should be IDEALLY...



39.5 kg!

I know it sounds like it's very little but I'm mad short so that should be my ideal weight.

I always knew I was pudgy lah but I so did not need to see confirmation of that. Hmpf!

But first, the ladies bring me on a tour to see what's actually going on inside a slimming centre. Not any slimming centre of course. Cenosis!

Look at this mad awesome jacuzzi!

The jacuzzi is open for ALL CUSTOMERS to use after their treatments, for free, so that they can have a completely relaxing treatment session. Imagine going with your girlfriend for a treatment then gossiping in that tub in bikinis? Fun!

Steam rooms and saunas are both available!


The "Infu-slim".

It uses water treatments for massage and slimming effects!

The treatment rooms are specially designed for clients' comfort.

Looks like a normal bed? You are WRONG!

The bed is some like complicated machine that has a remote for you to adjust your own head rest, foot rest and back rest!

And there's a phone attached to it too so you can call the front desk at any time!

Best thing is, you can play your own cd if you don't like Cenosis' music! I'd totally blast my therapist with JA JAM BO!!! Too bad they don't play cassettes.

Some more pictures of their rooms with machines:





The slim wave



The Aero-Slim



The Heat Blanket



And amazingly enough, there are more!!!

CHECK IT OUT! There must be a million dollars worth of equipment in there!


And so I change into my robes...

And camwhore for a bit before my physiotherapist comes in!!
Woohoo!!



My favourite machine after my blackberry/LX3.





I have no idea what this is for... They were stuck on me before treatment begins!

And they decided to do my thighs for me!!!


So fat, no wonder...

CAVITATION IS AMAZING!!!!!!


Measurements show that
I lost 1.5 cm on each thigh!!

Not only that, after a 40 min treatment, I could literally FEEL the difference! I could feel it being slimmer and I swear I'm not lying!

For some reason the treatment hurt my left thigh more than my right (the pain is really very tolerable, like a buzzing sensation) so the voltage used on my right was 80 or something and on my left was 45!

And amazingly enough, I could see that my right thigh was visibly smaller than the left!!!

I'm totally sold on it man!

But wait! The treatment doesn't stop here!

After buzzing me up, Cenosis gave me food! Yes f-ing way!

It's the 1st Slimming Centre that launched a Nutri-bar right there in their centre... It even has a kitchen that serves food to clients planned by in-house nutritionists!

Awesome boh?

Afraid you'd succumb to KFC after slimming treatments? Well, just have your fill of healthy food at Cenosis!

First I get served a drink...

Honeydew and Plum!

I drank all of mine. It's sour and totally refreshing! The pulp from the fruits are all left in the drinks for extra nutrients. And I know it looks gross but it's really nice!

The menu that day was Indian styled cooking, so we had briyani and spinach...

Together with Fish Curry!

I won't say it's the best meal of my life. In fact, it's bland but I love it! I love how the food is not oily and over-powering in taste like most outside food.

After eating you definitely won't feel unwell (if you know what I mean, like your stomach is protesting), and you'd feel totally refreshed! And it tastes like comfort food, like the family dinners grandma used to cook!

I probably love unhealthy food more than the average person does but it feels really detoxifying to have something so healthy for a change.

Pah! Food is totally the worst hindrance when it comes to losing weight. I think it's awesome that Cenosis came up with this!

And of course, a lovely hot cup of tea to polish everything off.

Don't know if you guys have heard of the Slimming Glass House Challenge. Last year, Cenosis had Quan Yi Feng do slimming treatments in a glass house for everyone to see, so that people will know what the treatments are like.


This year they are doing it again and a fellow blogger, Winnilicious, is chosen! Do support her in her quest to become slim! :D


p/s: A trial Cavitation treatment is at $33 so call Cenosis at 7000 700 6626!!!

For more information on Cavitation technology, do click here!!

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7up goes Au Naturale!

Whoever heard of sodas/soft drinks ever been good for you?

Sometime ago Mike told me that every time he got sick as a kid, his mom would always get him 7up to drink.

When he told me that I didn't believe him.

Hello, my mom boils me horrid Ginger Tea and various other herbal nonsense while he gets to have a soda when he's sick! How unfair is that?

And we Asian kids are not even allowed regular sodas because it makes us "cough"!

It seems impossible but here's what Google says:

Lo and Behold, the angmohs DO drink 7up when they are sick!

The reasons seem to be unclear - something about the bubbly making you burp???

Of course, loads of people also argued with this method, stating that soft drinks are full of artificial flavourings and can never be good for your body.

Well now believers of this 7up-curing-illnesses myth can be even happier!

Notice anything different?

7up, the no. 1 best-selling lemon lime flavoured soft drink in Singapore, have just gone au naturale!!

The same great taste but now made with natural flavours! YAY!

And to celebrate this, 7up is giving away movie tickets!! Not sure how that's relevant, but it seems good for us anyway.

Erm, maybe you guys can make a guess how many movie tickets are going to be given away...?

50? Nope...


100? Nope...


1000? Still quite far from it...


Correct answer is...

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5,208!!!!!

That's just plain ridiculous. I can't even imagine how large a box needs to be to store that amount of tickets. Ok lah maybe not that big, but still!

This amount is actually the largest ever given by a beverage company.

SEVEN movie tickets are just WAITING to be grabbed EVERY HOUR EVERYDAY for a month till the 31st of July!


Here's what you have to do to get 'em:

1) Buy a 7up anywhere

2) Login to 7up.com.sg

3) Key in your batch code! To know what this is, click on the website!

And fill up the form!

4) Invite 6 friends to watch a movie with you! I hope you have 6 friends.

5) Once they confirm, you'd have a lucky draw chance!

If your invited friend wants to win the tickets too, they can also do so!! Although if my friend also wins tickets and doesn't invite me as one of his/her 6 I'd be so annoyed. HAHAHA see 7up contest also must have etiquette one!!


After joining, you can go enjoy your naturally lemony 7up!

YUMS!

Check out 7up's new TV ad!




It's not fair that when I was 4 Fido Dido become a star and he looked like that. Now I'm 25 and he didn't age at all - still looks the same!

Fido Dido is sexy......


As you can see he is in love with me.






Aww! Don't be jealous baby I still love you the most!



Click here to get your tickets!!





Very expensive nowadays can get free must get free!!

P/s: Totally irrelevant but I'm awesome at the 7up game!!

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