Acer & Intel "PLAYsure Redefined" Party

Went with sister Charis to the launch of Acer's latest gadgets under the "PLAYsure Redefined" Party last Thursday night before Wesak. 

So as I had to go for my intern during the day and had no time to go home and prepare for the party, what I did was this:

daytime

ta-dah!

and....night time!
Accessorized, braided my hair, slapped on some makeup

Wore a flirty dress over my party dress to work and took it off after, hehe!
Was happy lahh, because I finally had chance to wear my H&M 70s' glittery cardigan :D

Some pictures of the party:

when we arrived

Private sitting area behind the bar

Food! which although wasn't the reason we were there, played an integral part in the party
Can't have a party without food, you know

Products lined up for display!

Anyways Acer is having a competition for most interesting/creative tweet or instagram picture, so go ahead and join la  if you want to win some Acer gadgets :)

Showing off our glow-in-the-dark bangle, somehow we look the
mirror image of each other here

Lighting was bad, what do you expect in a party XD

Oh and some update in my life!
Got the Dean's List Award from university *proud

 

CHEERS!

Online Shopping Experience with Roses Cart

*click, *click. *clickclickclick.
TA-DAH! Shopping done. You are now the proud owner of 3 bags, 2 pairs of shoes, 457 accessories and a 328947856 other stuffs. Don't you just love the simplicity of online shopping?

Was introduced to Roses Cart through Facebook as it was a friend starting up an online boutique so I decided to just browse around to see if there was anything good. And, just like another other girl "browsing around", I made my orders as well, hhahahhaa. #notmyfault

Will show you what i ordered in a minute.

Roses Cart is an online boutique majoring in (heh, sounding like a student) accessories and bags for females. Sorry guys! none for you. This is exclusive, hoho! The accessories include and are not limited to: rings, earrings, necklaces, bracelets, anklets. Hopefully they will branch into shoes and clothes soon?

What I found out was interesting. This online shop was actually a little bit "affliated" to MAP Accessories in Ipoh (Facebook Map Accessories). I bet those from Ipoh would definitely remember Maps because it was like the only huge shop in Ipoh Parade selling accessories and I would just go in to stare at the little pretties.

I ordered 2 bags, 2 necklaces, and i don't remember the rest already. Definitely another bracelet involved lahh, but then...okayy this are some that i ordered:

YSL necklace for RM29! This one not that cheap but when I
saw it I had to have it <3 <3

Snake necklace at RM14, quite worth it I felt
Can wear for formal occasions mahh

Rose gold arrow bangle for RM8! Cheap right? XD

Was impressed with their service as I got a whatsapp message from the admin when the bags arrived to show me my bags:

Mine is the top right flowery carry-all and the neon yellow transparent sling bag <3
Can't wait to get my hands on it HOHOHO

Eh wait, Hold your horses. Roses Cart needs about 2-3 weeks for your items to reach-counting from the closing date-as most of the items are pre-ordered (that's why I forgot my ordered items). So what you do is order (through FB messaging), pay up, wait for Roses Carts to notify you, and get them! Do note that the closing time for pre-orders each week is Saturday 5pm.



Roses Cart is based in Ipoh and Klang Valley and they can pass your purchased items to you either from Ipoh Parade's Map Accessories or Kota Damansara's SEGi University.


As a bonus, Roses Cart offers free postal services to those whose bill is RM120 (West Msia)/RM40 (East Msia) and above; or else you have to pay RM5-10 (West Msia)/RM10-13 (East Msia).

AND as an extra extra bonus, Roses Cart will be offering Missailing's readers 15% off in all purchases!
All you have to do is FB Message Roses Cart saying, "I am a Missailing reader" and include a screenshot of this picture:

Remember to get your 15% off discount!
P.S. It's only valid till the 24th of August (24/08/13) so hurry up!
I will be getting my ordered stuff next week, can't wait hehehe.
Cheers,

Skin Estheticians

This is NOT an advertorial:

Before blogging about this I googled "skin dermatologists" and "beauticians" and "facials". Can't help it. Comes with the package of being a student--used to doing research hehe.

So what I found was that the term "dermatologist" was referring to a person whose specialty is in skin health and disease, BUT with "medical" and "surgical" aspects.

the one who does your botox is
a dermatologist

Those who we meet at beauty parlors are actually "estheticians", or "beauticians", who do facials, hair and nails and everything on the surface.

the one who does facials are estheticians,
coincidentally mine looks a little like her

Well, I've met both. However, I'll be talking about the estheticians here.

When my skin was acting up a couple of years ago, I went to a facial parlor, Serene Aesthetics for facials. The first time I went there I was duped la of course, not used to the estheticians there who will basically bully those with no willpower (me) and too young to know better (me).

I bought a package costing me RM800 -.-
which included:
-cleansing products (cleaner, toner, moisturizer; they use Soskin products)

Ahem this is not mine la. I used up mine long time ago, It was also under the soothing range with cucumber
extract, and it was transparent bottles, but they smelt seriously good.

Used this cleanser

and this toner

-6 facials (3 each for two different kinds of facials)
-6 eye treatments
-6 neck massages
-and a lucky draw thrown in free

All in all it was worth it, another esthetician who was looking through my details when I went back a year later for the third facial opened her eyes slightly bigger and told me a little begrudgingly that I got quite a good deal.

You know, with the tone that your boss gives when she/he underestimated you but you give her/him, a great pitch and she/he goes, "Not bad, huh."

I hate facials.
My pain tolerance level is like 36.75% so everytime the exfoliation moment comes I cringe and sweat and tear a little until it's over. sigh.

BUT it is good. It clears out your skin so you won't have any dirty residue left over.
However, I have to emphasize over here that the good old facials did NOT clear out my skin.

theyr originally don't allow for pictures but I curi-curi take this one
when the esthetician was out! ahaha

 The first couple of times I went did not help my skin even though I switched to their products and was doing everything they told me to. The last time in 2012 that I went back, the esthetician "persuaded" me to buy a facial costing RM238 (I had a RM100 discount for my birthday) and the aftermaths was the worst ever that I encountered. My skin was super splotchy and a little bit swollen and it looked like it had internal bleeding so I didn't go back until this year when my skin cleared. Currently, I'm finishing the last of my facial package.

The one thing that I dislike about facials is the fact that they bully you into buying their packages.

E: "Buy our package it has A, B, C, D, and E worth RM 1200 but we're giving you a discount you pay us RM750 only."

 Me: "....Can I go home and think about it?"

E: "It's only available today, decide now la"

Me: "...I'm not so sure about it..."

E: "That's fine, you can just deposit some money and we'll keep the package for you!"

Me: "(more firmly) I don't think I will buy the package"

E: "then how about this product? I think it's very suitable for your skin"

You see what I'm getting on about? At the end I switched the topic to talk about when's my next appointment and shot off like a terrified rabbit, thinking about the fact that I shouldn't be feeling this way as I'm paying them money. sigh.

"I will tell them firmly next time that I do not want to buy anything"

And the next time I go it ends up the same. Don't bully people who don't want to buy your things la people!
Cheers,

Virtual makeover

This is a continuation of my previous post where i blogged about Mary Kay's One Woman Can contest, and this is the Virtual Makeover app that is included in their website, at marykay.com.my.

anyways, this is so fun! I always thought that bluuurgh not fun one, also not my real face lol.
But after trying it out yesterday, i was HOOKED.

The app lets you upload your own photo (after joining membership, no expense required don't worry), or you can choose some other models' face. There's Eurasian, Guai Lou face, dark skinned, and also Asian for us. 

Nah my before and after pictures. See the tiara?? Sparkly sparkly tiara *love*.

Do take note that my picture before had on makeup already, some mascara and eyeliner and the app tells you to choose pictures with no makeup and in good lighting. I chose this because this was one of the few photos i have with my head straight and nice.

So as you can see, I grew cheekbones in the "after" photo, using the blusher to make my face slim haha. Lip color is another change, though it was sad that the app lacked eyebrow brushing up.
That's just a small disadvantage lah.

You don't HAVE to buy their makeup products, just experiment to see which colors suit you and maybe you can go and buy other makeup with simlar colors? Very helpful when deciding on colors to buy. 

Just a very short one, that's it lah!
Cheers! and tata :D

you're still using badgeplz.com ahh?

Out already lah you!

hahhaa. I'm just rubbing you up a little! oh well. Remember when we used to have badgeplz.com on our blogpages? Pfttttt. WELL. It KA-PUNKKKK-ed.

Don't know what happened to it? But I loooooooved showing my instagram photos on blogger, and then after awhile I opened my page to find this:

Aduiiii. Potong steam la wei. So now when I want to see my photos I see this instead?

I searched around the net, saw some other blogs having the same problem as well, but nobody seemed to be solving it. I took down the badgeplz html and i found that others also did the same thing. But i was NOT happy.

So just now I searched the net again and found this:

Snapwidget. 

It's pretty much similar to badgeplz but more awesome in the sense that IT CAN WORK -.- (imagine the quality of bad apps that makes you like whichever apps just because they work. sigh).

So what you do is that you go to "get started" (in case some of you are blur, not trying to be Pippa Middleton):

oh and yes I googled how to screenshot as well. Keep forgetting how to!

There's my username over there. The funny thing I thought about was that you can actually use somebody elses' username which means that you get to use their photos, so haha if you want to play a prank go ahead. Those who want to use my username just let me know first ok hahha!

So you see? Insert your username, select your widget type (grid is like what i have here), thumbnail size (normally 200 will do? But I like mine super huge but you can also see that the number of photos I can put in a row is affected, I can put only 3, unless I want another row), layout (row x number), photo border (definitely yes!) and other advanced stuff.

Next, preview, and if you like it (the major thing is only the size of it) just get you widget!

Include it in your layout (add in html if you don't have one in the first place) and that's it! I like it because it's pretty much easy and I get to put pretty photos at the top of the page again :D

No more bland layout!
Cheers!

goodnight!

Mary Kay's "One Woman Can" Beauty Contest

THIS IS AN ADVERTORIAL

Mary Kay, Mary Kay, 

with pots and pastes of sunshine rays

 of twice a million of sales force they says

has FIFTY times experiences May

And so in part of their big day

girls of all sorts and sizes come pray

"Make me pretty! Blushes and Hairspray!"

and take out the unsightly hair that is grey

 hush, my pretties, listen to me I say,

a chance to fly with wings all-they-can-pay

to the Pearl of the Orient, Hong Kong! Have your way

3 dawns and 2 twilight's you will lay 

Just join them-If you may

and "Let Your Dreams Come True;
One Woman Can", you can't say nay!

LET YOUR DREAMS COME TRUE.

ONE WOMAN CAN

BEAUTY CONTEST

Hurry! Contest till the 10th of May, 2013 only.

for more details, go to www.marykay.com.my

Cheers,

for i believe you can too!

4 years anniversary

It IS a relationship anniversary....just with a bunch of people!
Those who were there all when we looked nerdy and fresh-faced out of high school, those who saw all our ups and downs, fought together, played together, and though we might be heading different ways now, we'll all remember each other.

 

Ta-dah! All of us in the picture, hmm i should very well post up one from 4 years ago as well. Went to the liberty of scrolling down ALL my FB photos to look for these! (laptop hanged a few times as well)

Sue's 19th birthday, a century ago already la

Eddie's 19th! yeap we only gather for birthdays

CNY 2010 I think

June's 19th ahahaha

Just different hair and dressing styles...some never seemed to have changed, haha!
So we just had a simple dinner at Tony Roma's then headed off already :)

took a picture with him cuz he's the hottest

With PL

However, Fiona and me went to Pearle's to hang out with her (and her attention-loving dogs) but we ended up having Bak Kut Teh and enjoying David's HUGEEE-ASSSSS home cinema. It's that good that I want to watch all my movies there from now on.

All pretty ladies now :DDDDD

Boxter snooped in when i was trying to self-cam
fearless little chancer he is

Had to rein him in XD

the screen is BIGGER THAN MEEEEEE

Alright, well that's it! I'm still suffering from the late night we had (old already).
CHEERS!

as attention hogging as any human!

Acne.org

THIS BLOG POST IS NOT AN ADVERTORIAL

This is one of the products/ways I've used that worked on my skin.

I was introduced to Acne.org products by my boyfriend's mother, who saw that i was having trouble with my skin (understatement of the century), so when she went to Singapore to visit a relative, she saw that her niece was using it as well and promptly bought a set from her. So that's how i got a set (includes a cleanser, treatment, and moisturizer).

The Cleanser, Treatment and Moisturizer all comes in
this huge size (472ml)

 As a get-to-know-it-better, Acne.org is sort of a website frequented by a community of people who experienced skin problems (acne, duhh) and solved it using products recommended by the guy who introduced it, Dan (still not sure whether it's his real name or pseudonym).

In it, you can find information like "what is acne", "how to treat acne", what kinds of products are safe to use for acne skin, as well as true-life testimonies by people who have cleared up their skin following the advice from this website.

Now, people-one of the most important feature (this is what I think lah) of this website is THE REGIMEN (pause for applause and fanfare). What does it teach? Well, basic information like how to cleanse your face properly using the proper methods (nope, doesn't waste a dime of your money), how long should you wash your face for (the answer: TEN seconds) and the fact that you should barely touch your face (yep, even when washing it).

This is an example of their video showing The Regimen:

Please refer to my previous post, "How I killed my Acne", for the before and after photos (you have been warned). In my opinion, I really think that the Acne.org products majorly helped my skin. 

Pros:
-it WORKS!
-3 simple steps (no need for serum, pre-this and post-that extra products)
-huge size

Cons:
-costly and hard to get in Malaysia
 (Amazon.com is selling it for $38.44, but I have heard that they don't ship it to Malaysia)
-dries out the skin (so make sure you PILE on the moisturizer)

You have to be patient when going through the skin peeling period, and just trust that it IS going to work!

Now, in the event that you can't get the products, there is a list on the website for products that have also helped the community on the webpage to clear their skin.

Mainly look for products with BENZOYL PEROXIDE 2.5 (not 5, not 10, TWO POINT FIVE) as it is not too irritating for the skin. For me I got the Benzac 2.5 from Caring pharmacy (try looking for it at Guardian, Watsons, and Alpha), the places usually have limited stock. It retails for RM 29.90 (60g). Anyone having difficulties, do let me know. I still have one brand new tube :)

look for this!

Next post will be on the topic of skin dermatologists in Malaysia.
Cheers!

UPDATE (10th January, 2017): Orders for acne.org are still going strong :) Two pre-order deadlines each month, with plans to increase if there are further orders. Do email me at ww.missailing@gmail.com or wechat at evelynngui91. Cheers!