[31.01.2016] Shopping Day & High Tea Date with Vivien

First shopping in my hometown in the year of 2016. Yeah!

And I am actually quite late for it already.

One more week before the arrival of Chinese New Year 2016.

Everyone are already in the ready mood.

Vivien volunteer herself to keep me accompany today.

And so, our first destination of the day is Wisma Merdeka.

The first thing on my buying list is a Cheong Sam.

It has become my habit of buying one Cheong Sam per year for CNY.

This year, I will be collecting my 7th piece of Cheong Sam.

It has also indirectly become my number one motivation to keep and maintain my body figure so that I can still fit into my Cheong Sam every Chinese New Year.

After walking around and checking all of the potential shops,
It left me with disappointment because the only one I am attracted with has been sold out for my size :(
Other than that, 90% of the clothes are just not worth to buy with their very expensive prices.
*Sigh*



We spot this big hanging heart shape with lots of mini heart shape stick-on notes on it.
Could be a part of the Valentine's Day project I guess :)

Then, I decided to walk over to Suria Sabah to try out my luck. 

Upon entering from the main door, the CNY decoration is very beautiful.
Made me feel like I am not in KK for a moment. HAHAHA.
And I immediately ask Vivien to help me take a photo.
Thanks for the awesome photo,
I looked slimmer compared to my reality self.
And the shampoo-ads-hair-blowing effect is a super plus! HAHAHA.

A beautiful tree with sparkling red flowers and red mini tanglungs is situated on the 3rd floor's empty ground.
The whole Suria shopping mall today is very happening,
Due to the on-going lion dance open competition which is taking place at the ground floor.
The crowd are crazy until all three floors are packed with standing viewers.
Me and Vivien cannot even take a little glimpse of the competition.
Talking about us being short. HAHAHA.

I actually tried on quite a few different designs of Cheong Sam in few different shops.
It really look good on me.
But sadly, IT'S OVER PRICY, way over my budget.
Disappointment after another, I ended up empty handed again.
Not even a pair of shoes :(

Just when I thought I will celebrate my CNY without any new clothes at all,
I suddenly realize and recall that I miss out one shop in Wisma Merdeka.
So, we end up walking back to Wisma again,
and YESSSS, I found my ideal 7th  Cheong Sam there,
Just as I predicted :)
Thank you!

By the time I am done with shopping, it is already 2.10pm.
4 hours of non-stop shopping, and my only haul today is my Cheong Sam.
I give up on the shoes and other dresses, because most of the stuffs are over pricing.
And the fact that food is more essential at this moment. HAHA.
We walk up to Wisma's 3rd floor food court and simply order myself a fried kueh teow,
While Vivien order herself a bitter gourd rice.

We then decided to go have a nice relaxing high-tea together.
I let Vivien pick the place, and she choose Sutera Muffinz.
Which is good enough, as I have the privilege card to enjoy 50% off for all dining in Sutera Harbour.

Vivien pick Chocolate Truffle and I pick Mango Walnut.
Both of these only cost us for RM 11.70.

A quick wefie of me and Vivien enjoying our delicious cake.

While enjoying our cake, we also play a quick game of billiard.
I never knew she can play billiard!

After that, Vivien suggest that we should take a walk outside.
Checking out the jetty and harbour under the bright and sunny day.

And our never-ending wefies.
I am actually trying to capture my new hair colour,
But no matter how many times I tried,
Whether it is indoor or outdoor,
Whether the sun or light is in front, beside or behind me,
The violet colour is not showing herself at all.
It's either the violet colour has already dropped out,
Or else the red copper colour has dominated my hair. LOL.

We come across this small ice cream stall and I suggested Vivien to try out the Sabah Froz Ice Cream.
It's produced locally in Sabah, and the available flavours are very unique in their own.
Both of us bought the Ranau Teh Tarik.
But I am very much disappointed, because the texture of this current batch of ice cream is so powdery,
I feel like we are eating powder rather than cream.
To be honest, I feel like throwing it away after the first bite.
The quality of it has become so much worse compared to the first time I had it long time ago.

Anyway, we continue to walk along the pavement and talk about various stories and events.
Finally calling it a day when we are both down to our sore feets. HAHA.
Thanks Vivien for the accompany today! I appreciate it very much!

[27.01.2016] Dye Hair Day

Didn't thought of it in the first place,

Due to budget saving mode at the moment.

But after being requested for a companion by June,
I was kinda tempted to dye my hair as well. HAHAHA.

We first went to Brixx Saloon at Lintas, as introduced by June's friend.
But unfortunately, the saloon was closed.
As for a backup plan, I did check for recommendation from Irean.
So, in the end we really ended up going to M Saloon instead. LOL.

The staffs were very friendly and warm,
they welcomed us and offer us a comfortable seat.
This is my first time visiting this saloon,
and the environment was quite good.
Spacious enough, and due to the fact that it was a Wednesday afternoon,
the big saloon only have one customer at the moment,
and we both instantly felt comfortable and calm.

June decided to dye a dark brown tone to cover her unbalance light bronze now.
While I asked for the hair stylist's suggestion on what colour would suit me best.
I wanted a hidden highlight inside my hair,
At first I thought of Pink colour,
but due to the previous experience, and the need of bleaching my hair.
I give up on the thought.

The hair stylist then recommended violet on the outside and medium brown in the inside.
I actually cannot imagine the combination colour of it,
cus I don't really think the contrast of both the selected colour will be as good as it is mentioned.
Anyhow, I still decided to try out the hairstylist's suggestion.

My hair being coloured :)

This lady talks a lot with me, she even told me that she is already 40 years old.

Such a young looking appearance though.

And she told me her stories and passed experiences when she used to work in Classic Saloon Inanam.

My brother's favourite Saloon. HAHAHA. 

Was constantly chit chatting with June who is sitting just beside me.

Secretly took a shot of her when she didn't notice. HAHA.

Both of us were done after 2 hours.

The colours went into my hair quite fast.

But now, I am fearing so much that my hair would die, drop and break even faster and easier :(

After our Saloon treat, we went to Upperstar for a simple lunch.

For the first time in my life, I actually ordered ''Nasi Lemak King'' in Upperstar. LOLLLL.

Both of us, after being overseas for a period of time, 

We are trying to be more of a ''Malaysian''. LOL.

But seriously, the taste of it is really far from beyond.

This would be my first and last for it. HAHA.

I actually tried to snap the colour of my hair under the sun.

But it wasn't as expected inside the photo.

Looked like some ashy grey brown thingy here, which is something far from the reality. LOL.

The colour looked very good when I look at myself in the mirror though.

After numerous tries, I found that this one captured the most similar hair colour to the reality.
It's like a twist of dark purple with a mixture of copper red.
I love the hair colour very much.
It was something new but not too wild.
Just that, the inner highlight isn't obvious like what I have expected.
I'll try to take more photos under bright light in the future to show you more of my hair, so stay tuned!

[27.01.2016] Watsons' Hauls

Finally, I'm back from my long holiday overseasssss.

And yehh, it's time for that skincare shopping spree time!

I kinda missed Boots in UK. A LOT!

Cus the local Watsons doesn't provide full range and complete series of a large varieties of different products.

Bio-Essence Miracle Bio Water, RM 51.50

This one was actually influenced and recommended by Candy, the pretty bride in Johor.

Noticed that my skin was super dry lately, 

especially after the trip back from UK.

She suggested that I tried out this high hydration mist for my face.

Sally Hansen Nail Enamel Remover, RM 15.90

CNY is around the corner, 

I have this random urge to colour my nails in pretty bright red everyday.

So, a new enamel remover is badly needed.

Lip Ice Tinted Lipbalm, RM 11.50

My lips and chin, being the most badly affected area.

I can even feel the spicy sensation throughout the whole day daily when the skin around my lips peeled off by itself :(

It was that bad until my whole lips got swollen. *Sobss*

Bio-Essence 24K Bio-Gold Cleanser + Gold Water Value Pack, RM 92.90

This is my whole-time shocker.

I didn't realized about the price of it until I was at the counter paying up for the total price of my haul.

I intend to try up something new, 

since my current facial cleanser is coming to the end of his service.

But I didn't know that it would cost me my fortune tonight.

You better treat my skin well for this! 

HAHAHAHAHA.

[22.01.2016] Perfect Skin One Shot Cover Stick Foundation

I am very anxious whether this parcel would arrive before Saturday,

and Yes! It arrives today, perfectly in time!

I first came to know about this product online when I was watching some korean entertainment show,

And this advertisement just pops right out.

And intentionally, I wanted to buy it right before my trip to UK, 

So I can ''test drive'' it in London.

But time was running short by then.

Well, it's still never too late now anyway. HAHA.

Introducing my long awaited new member of my makeup pouch :

Perfect Skin One Shot Cover Stick Foundation

Hermo's box packaging.

New look for 2016? Haven't been purchasing for Hermo for a long time, 

So I actually forgot what did their packaging box used to look like.

Althea website doesn't have it so I bought mine from www.hermo.my.

It was RM59.00 when I bought it.

Still expensive compared to the time I checked a month ago.

Received two free gifts from Hermo this time.

The foundation stick is kinda like the sensational hit online since few months ago in asian countries.

It got so famous until they have already release the third generation of it.

I have already longing to buy this since the first one was launch.

The foundation stick is smaller than what I have actually expected.

In the photo it looked so chubby and shorter, 

But it reality its slimmer and longer.

It has this pink ribbon on the tip of the cover.

Giving it a cute and girly look over the classy glass-like body.

This is actually what makes the foundation stick special.

It has an essence stick in the middle of the foundation stick.

So when you actually apply it on your face, 

You will receive a combination of foundation and essence that moisturizes and evenly covers your impurities at the same time.

How brilliant is that right? 

And at the other end of the foundation stick, 

It has a removable built in brush that tilts 15' degrees for a better swipe over the face.

Helps to spread your foundation more even and adds on the conveniences.

And when you are ready to clean it, 

You only need to remove it from the body.

The product has a 98% of good reviews.

I am actually quite excited to take a try on mine tomorrow.

Hopefully my skin doesn't irritate and show good results as well :)