Natural Beauty Product:Lush-Dark Angels

Wow I realised that the last time that I did a beauty product review was more than a year ago. Well Juice Beauty (especially their GREEN APPLE MASK) still remains one of my favourite product and during this time, I did try other cleansers but it wasn’t really worth mentioning. I am not sure because as I am aging, some of these off-shelves products does not seem to really suit me anymore.

Anyway, this is not the first time that I came across Lush. In fact, I always pass by it whenever I am walking through the underground pass of Wisma Atria and when I walk nearer, I can always smell the warf of fragrance (flowers, honey, herb…..) from the shop.

This time round, I decided to walk in and ask to try some of their masks. Somehow or rather, after deciding to purchase their Brazened Honey Mask (will review later on), I took a curiosity towards their facial cleanser- Dark Angel, that truly captivated me with their bits and pieces of black. I started to imagine how fair I will become after sleathering all these black granulate stuff all over my face. Don’t ask me why because somehow it is just a pictorial illusion to me of those black-becoming-white stuff (if ya get what I mean.) And because my skin is a combination skin which is why the ever-patient sales lady recommended me this:

See all those black beauty

How to use it.

After using it for coming a week, I think I quite like it but I am not sure how much because this cleanser does not foam (if you see from my pictures above). Without it foaming, I am really not sure how this product can penetrate into our pores to deep cleanse it. Even though it is said that the cleanser’s main ingredient Rhassoul Mud is is a natural mineral product that has a foaming effect and also has grease remover property. Upon further read up, I realised that this mud been used by Moroccan women for centuries to care for their skin and hair and it is intended to soften the skin, reduce sebum secretion, regenerate the skin by removing dead cells, and rebalance the skin by tightening the pores.

Wow, wow wow……………………………. (So I guess my concern for unclean pores is quite uncalled for isn’t it???)

At the point of first usage, other than the worry of having unclean pores, I was also worried if the oils (Avocado, Sandalwood and rosewood) in this cleanser will clog up my pores and cause a break out. But so far so good I am not having any break outs after a wek of usage. And I also just realised that:

• Avocado Oil:  Reputed to be beneficial in reducing age spots and the appearance of scars and it softens and moisturises skin’s upper layer.  It is also said to help protect skin from ultraviolet rays.
• Rosewood Oil: Other than its spicy, sweet and woody aroma, it is said to be antidepressant, antiseptic and bactericidal.

So now that I have done my read up, I guess I am totally loving this product because also when I am using it, I know that this cleanser sure does exfoliate very well with the presence of black sugar. As I gently massage the cleanser into my face and neck, and inhale deeply into the warm, sweet, woody fragrance of the sandalwood and rosewood oil, I felt a calm and relaxing sensation that seems to loosen up the knots around the behind of my neck that I am so tempted to rub it down my body as a body scrub (“,).

I will usually leave it on my face for about a min before washing it off with warm water, tone it, apply my serum and moisturiser.

After washing the cleanser off

The picture above might not show much a difference but I do feel that, my face seems cleaner after using it. Most importantly, this cleanser does not dry up my face leaving it taut and tight. Infact there seems to be a protective thin layer of oil that leaves the skin kind of velvety soft.

Where Can You Find This?

At the  moment in Singapore they only have 1 outlet at:

• Store Location: Wisma Atria, 435 Orchard Road, Singapore 238877 (Unit No. B1-13)
• Store Hours: Everyday – 10:00am to 10:00pm
• Contact No: (+65) 6732 6758
• Web Site: http://www.lushsg.com/

You can ready up more reviews here at Makeup Alley.

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Review: Into The Magic Faraway Land of Rousseau

Some time ago, I have written about me wishing to have a 3D magic jungle collage in my boys’ room and true enough, I have 2 of them now.

But because I am so the very exhausted from this weeks activities (which I will blog about some time later), I shall let the pictures do the talking and you can see  how much my boys have enjoyed Teacher Ron’s class.

Anxiously Waiting for Class to Start

Teacher Ron Patiently Guiding Them

Drying the Background

Damir Starting to Fill in his Dried Frame

And there you go…….

It Is DONE!!

Damir Showing Off

Clemens' Turn to Show Off

Now that Teacher has helped them with the Frame, it is show off time together with friends….

The Students of Teacher Ron

And have I mentioned that they made New Friends……

The Kids call this Watching TV Programmes

The have the various channels from Disney Junior to Cartoon Network.

And now I don’t even have a chance to decide where I want to hang those up as it is right above their own corner of the bed.

Clemens' Corner

Damir's Corner

See what are you waiting for? Hurry!! There are still 3 more classes to go (Check out details over here) .

Do Not Miss Out this fun filled opportunity, register over here and let your kids enjoy themselves.

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Advertorial: Rousseau’s Magic Faraway Land!

First January 2012!! A fresh start of the year. What are you looking for your little children? With the coming Chinese New Year, is your little ones’ room looking abit too plain?

How about adding a magical touch to their room with a 3D jungle collage?

Venue: Ron’s Studio, Goodman Arts Centre, 90 Goodman Road, Blk B, #03-03 (S)439053, Tel: +65 6342 5790

Do you like it? I seriously love it and wish I have one of this hanging on my kid’s wall.

Best of all, every piece that your kids get will be a unique ARTISTIC piece because they get to do it all by themselves with the guidance of TEACHER RON!!!

So what else are you waiting for?

Wanna Know More? Here are the DETAILS:

• Where is it?: Ron’s Studio, Goodman Arts Centre, 90 Goodman Road, Blk B, #03-03 (S)439053
• When is it?: Weekends (7-8 Jan or 14-15 Jan); Weekdays (12-13 Jan or 16-17 Jan)
• What time?: Weekends (1:00pm – 3:15pm); Weekdays (5:00pm – 7:15pm)
• Who can attend?: Children from the age of 5 to 11 years old (Small class intake: min.2 to max.4)
• How much?: S$90 (2.15hrs x 2 sessions and inclusive of all materials)

Through the step by step tasks, your children will get to learn and understand the flow and importance of different stages in the making of a complete artwork. This is also a workshop that trains precision and composition skill in a child. And of course, children will get to learn about and be inspired by another great artist Henri Rousseau famous for his Naive Style!

At the same time, for those who are thinking if your child is artistically inclined and wondering if registering your child in a long term art class is the right choice, this 2-days workshop will be the perfect answer to your dilemma.

If you are still unsure, here is a course syllabus that I have extracted from RON’s Studio Website (with permission of course):

Photo Courtesy from Ron

Do click on the picture and find out more. 🙂

If you are still hesitating, here is another picture from Teacher Ron’s December 2011 workshop.

Beautiful personalized lamps all created by Teacher Ron’s Students.

I hope I have managed to convinced you to let your child enjoy alittle bit more before the school terms seriously starts to kick in. 🙂

To find out more details, visit Ron’s Studio now! To register, please click here!!

To know more about Ron and her artwork, visit her website here!

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Review Give-Away: “Is It Ready Yet?”

*Updates on 5 December

Well seems that my hosting of the give away is unsuccessful. Anyway it is now closed. And I shall try another one if I ever have a chance. 🙂

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If you have followed me, you will know that I have written my first Pre-Launched Review for “Is it Ready?” last week. And because of this I was given 2 promo codes as give-away to 2 lucky readers of my blog.

I am pretty excited as this is my first time hosting a give-away as well, all thanks to sweet Rieni.

Picture source: “Is It Ready Yet?”

Anyway back to the topic, I have wanted to host this give-away by sharing a recipe to test out this iPhone app but because school is starting for me this weekend, burning out all my weekends for the next 2 weeks, I will not be able to cook even the simplest meal (as you know I am a full time working mum as well). Therefore I have decided there is no way I want to hold up the others who wants to test out this app as soon as possible especially for those who might be preparing Christmas Dinner.

Though I am rather upset that I can’t be cooking and trying out this new app of mine till my exams are over on the 17th December 2011, I have read great raving reviews of “Is It Ready Yet?” from the iTunes Apple Store. It boasts of 23 choices cuts of meat variations to help determine the proper amount of time you should keep your meat in the oven.

Now are you excited? Here is how you can qualify to JOIN this lucky PROMO CODE GIVE-AWAY:

• No. of Give-Away: 2 promo codes to be given away
•  Who can Qualify: Anyone, anybody all over the world.
• How to Qualify: Just leave a comment in this entry of mine stating why you want this app so badly.
• Closing date: This Sunday (3rd December 2011)

*Note: 2 lucky readers will be randomly picked in a draw-lot system by each of my boys respectively and results will be posted on my blog Monday 4th December evening.

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Pre-Launched Review: “Is It Ready Yet?” + Contest

*Note: I do not receive any monetary term for this entry. Reviews are all based on my own personal opinion. All pictures in here are sources from “Is It Ready Yet?”

Well this is the 1st time I am writing a pre-launched review for an iPhone app (“,) and I am seriously excited and sincere in doing it. I was first contacted by Rieni to help give a shout out for their pre-launch contest available in Facebook. And after browsing through the webpage, I got really interested about this “Is It Ready Yet?” app.

Now you must be wondering what is the GREAT DEAL about it? It might not be a great deal to you but it sure is to me because I simply LOVE and ADORE cooking. I often look up for recipes to try out through my iPhone and iPad and will just place them on the kitchen table and flip it as if I am looking through a recipe book. So what else can it be better than having a built-in kitchen timer app like this on my devices. (“,)

“Is It Ready Yet?” is not you normal kitchen timer which just rings after your food is cooked. It is easy to use and does alot more than just goes , “Rrrrringggggggg………….”.

Here is how it works:

Step 1: Enter the application.

Step 2: Choose your settings.

Step 3: Choose the type and cut of meat you want to cook and enter the weight.

Step 4: Temperature and Cooking Time shown. Click COOK!

Step 5: Timer starts to tick.

If you realise, the amazing thing about this app is that you can quickly look up oven roasting times for many whole cuts of meat and poultry. All you need to do is simply select your cut of meat and the weight and you’ll see suggested oven temperatures and cooking times. From there you can start your cooking timer with one click.

Another GREAT NEWS is even though this great app is not yet launched, they are having a

PRE-LAUNCHED CONTEST!!

2 Lucky winnner can win iTunes Cards worth S15.00 each.

All you need to do is:

1. Like their Facebook page
2. Post your comment about Is It Ready Yet App
3. Share their fan page on your Facebook wall and other social networks

 Winners will be selected randomly

Contest ends at 24 November 2011

Now are you ready yet? If you are just as excited as I am, just click on the below picture and do all the above 3 points.

A note of caution though, this app is not going to help you prevent your food from burning if you forgot to turn off your stove and oven. (“,)

Do hurry though……….. And I am all ready to roast a chicken when I have this app. 🙂

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