[Sponsored] The Comb

Helloooo everyone~ I'm back to my cozy corner with lots of amazing updates and changes! =P

First up today, I just want to share with you guys 1 of the greatest change I did to my HAIR, which gotten so much rave on my facebook and instagram after my hairdo! Comments like..... "woah you look so much younger!!" "So sleek and modern" etc....

Hair is actually very important to everyone..... well at least to me it is very very very important because a change of hairstyle can change someone look and style very differently!!

I'm very honored to be given a sponsored makeover for my hair last week with...

THE COMB
http://thecomb.com.sg

I'm full of excitement and waiting for my appointment date to come! I always have the habit to just stick to my regular stylist as I'm so damned afraid it will all gone wrong. All thanks to their very updated instagram account that made me more confident to leave my hair makeover to their hands.

Let's see how my hair transformed!!

My hair before makeover......

hmmmm... it had been awhile since I gone back for trimming and touching up. Please don't judge..=( Friends always jealous of my thick hair, but I just don't like it because I felt like a poodle! T_____T

And it all get started!! 

First up.... HAIR COLOURING!!!

Its a bloody red tone which the stylist recommended to suit my hair conditions then. Need to colour my new black hair grown lah... and in order not to see obvious difference of my coloured and non coloured hair lah... blah blah blah... And I just leave it to the stylist. =P

In progress.... and it took about 2 hrs for colouring.....

... not to worry if you are bored! With their wonderful service, get indulged sipping cuppa TWG tea with a latest magazine to past your time!

Very quickly, the stylist designed a new hair style with his coolest scissor skills that got me excited I forgot to take pictures... Haha.. =P So let the pictures do the talking!! LOL...

and........

Tadah~

Its a very great change right?!? And I tell you, I felt 1kg lighter after the haircut!! Haha!! Special thanks to The Comb and their senior stylist, Henry for making me so pretty!!

Get in touch with them for an appointment now! =)

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12 Gemmil Lane

Singapore 069252

Tel: 6438 3138

Opening Hours: Mon to Sat, 10am to 8pm

... Its ending?!?!

Time passed super fast and we are coming to the end of our challenges!

It was just as though yesterday where we had our briefing at Shokudo, the first meet up with the other contestants. And little we know new friendship were met then.

I blogged about that day.... here...

The entire contest was a rewarding one. New friends, new exposure and new things and experience learnt daily with the bunch of bloggers! It was enjoyable online and offline behind the scene and great bond-ship with everyone that I almost forgotten its a contest. =P Not forgotting making me feel youthful all over again!!

This year #cnos is defintely different from the last! I had lots of fun styling myself in different looks for all the challenges! Heres a recapped....

Style 1: #oldschoollikekaya

Challenge 1 - read here
We style each other to suit the characters and the process was fun with my team mates.... here are some behind the scenes...

Style 2: kinkies stickies

Challenge 2 - pre challenge post
We be our own boss for the day and raised funds for SPCA. It was fun and i felt really good because we raised more than $2K!!

Not forgetting wonderful friends met during last #CNOS3, being so supportive and came down during the fund raising.... not in picture are Tzelyn, Joan and Gerald.

Style 3: Ja Jambo

At timed when full make up are on for a blogpost, and remove it will be sucha waste!! 

So..........

LOL.......

Challenge 3
Being like a mini star and did my own 15s MV!! Curious!?! It will only be release during the finals later!!

For now, I'm all excited for the finals later... who will be crowned the grand winner and walk away with $2k? Good luck to everyone~


Signing off while getting my hair ready...
akemi

Deep thoughts...

Hello everyone!!

How you guys doing? Just a quick updates today with my thoughts after watching a Korean Transformation Variety show.

"Let Me In" is actually a very popular Korean variety whereby they will sponsor the applicants to go under the knife for a transformation. There are different theme or maybe I would say different problem factor in each episode. So there was this one fine day, I was watching it not too long ago.

"LET ME IN" Season 4 episode 9:

WATCH THE EPISODE HERE!!!

Sorry, its not subbed. if you have channel M, there will be Eng sub in there.

It was an episode of lady hiding her real identity behind her superb Photoshop skills. While watching the episode, I started to reflect on myself and realized how am I living my life before my huge weight loss makeover.

I myself used to be living virtually too, the only difference is, I still have friends and family around me to support me. BUT... honestly, it's the confidence level I'm referring to. All my pictures over my insta, FB or even my blog..  yea..  this blog were heavily Photoshop-ed THEN!! And through the show, I understood that there were things I've over done it.

Her story totally resemble my life before my weight loss and of course, I shed my tears while watching it. TT__TT 

So here is a summary:

These were all her "AFTER" pictures where she has been living virtually... And she had more than 5k friends online!! *I don't even have that much friends online even if I Photoshop-ed TT___TT

BUT.... in real life, she is actually always alone and do not have much friends in school because...

This is how she looked like in reality... Very low in confidence because of her look and size. Honestly speaking, she doesn't look that bad. Probably just her size where most people or I would say guys will judge?

Her "BEFORE" and "AFTER" pictures that made her to have 2 identities, OFFLINE and ONLINE. A total change of person.

Frankly, I was like her too....

I finally realized and happy I've decided to make a change to myself about a year ago. I'm also glad my angels helped and motivated me a lot during this period to bring my weight and fats down till who I am now. P.S: I'm still losing my weight, just in case you are wondering....

I SWEAR THIS PICTURE IS ONLY FILTERED!!! 

Totally changed and of course more confident to be in front of everyone real life or virtually. I will be sharing my entire weight loss journey in this blog... SO STAY TUNED!! Meanwhile, here's a recapped on the day I've started this weight lost journey FOR REAL here:

MY WEIGHT-LOSS JOURNEY

And also my weight lost FB page here:

Signing off
Akemi

[CINELEISURE'S NEXT ONLINE SENSATION 3] - Challenge 2: The NomNom Challenge !!

Hey guys!!!
Ever wonder what and where we will be heading for our challenge 2?

Tada!!! It's the super cute CHARLIE BROWN CAFE located at:

Cathay Cineleisure Orchard, #04-01

Opening 11am to 11pm, daily

Tel: (+65)  6836 6844 

Fax: (+65) 6547 4735

We were back again at Charlie Brown Cafe for our challenge 2! We would be recreating PANCAKES from Charlie Brown menu and believe me, it's not as easy as you thought it should be.....


But before we start, let me introduce my team mates!!

We are team TRIPLE "S" !!! Which were made up with:

Serene - the photographer of the day.
Shi Xin - the videographer cum narrator
Sihui (akemi) - the Chef !


So are you excited ????
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LET'S GET STARTED NOW !!!

Before I get my hands on the whopping 180°C pan, let the shifu - NICOLE, do a little demonstration first! She carefully explained the steps and little details which aid us for getting the pancakes to look more presentable on photos!

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It's now my turn!!

HOW TO COOK PANCAKES??!?!

STEP 1 : Pour 2 round round shape mixture from the pancake mixture and wait till its bubbly.

STEP 2 :  FLIP IT!!

STEP 3 : Prepare the plates ~

STEP 4 : Not forgetting this cute little snoopy powdered with cocoa powder!!!

STEP 6 : SERVE AND SHARE!!!!

** Tips: Try to remember the steps and tips from your shifu! Because even a small action meant a lot to the end product!! To the extent of destroying the look~ *Like my first attempt*

A over sized pancakes!!! #failedtothemax

And now, let me present to you our final product!!!
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** drumrolls**
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= Best Shot =

jiang... jiang.. jiang.. jiang....

Swee bo?!?!? #flipshair

I'm actually quite happy with it, like a proud mama!! LOL... It's so pretty right? #flipshair

Look at the side by side image and you will know what I meant!

Ha Ha Ha....



Lastly, enjoy watching our video below:

Bye Bye and Good Luck!!!

#CNOS3 #itsgonnagetsensational

[Sponsored Post] Beauty Destination by L'Oreal Paris Singapore

Hi lovely ladies, are you familiar with make-up trends/ products? Or are you a noob just like me?

Well, even though I does put on make-up for work, party or date *actually Its all the same for me*, I'm not an expert with it! I just love to fiddle with cosmetic products until I get the correct look or style I wanted and I'll keep with that for years. =/

This time, I'm very lucky to be selected to attend the Cosmetic Workshop by L'Oreal Paris Singapore! Make-up Maestro Larry Yeo will be demonstrating handy make-up tips using the latest make-up products by L'Oreal Paris Singapore, focusing on 3 different make-up topics every month over 3 months.

I'm mad excited because for the first topic this month, I get to learn how I could UPSIZE my eyes and create the DOLLY look with Larry Yeo and his model of the day, Valerie Lim~

It is also something I needed badly for my ultra small eyes.... hmmmm... because my eyes does look this small :

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Now, good things are meant to be shared. I'm going to show you a MAKE-UP TUTORIAL on creating the upsized Dolly eye make-up I learnt ! Don't say I never share hor. And I guess it shall be my first Vlog! ha! Be prepared!!!

But before I show you my 50 cents worth of tutorial, let me first introduce you a awesome micro-site, BEAUTY DESTINATION by L'Oreal Paris Singapore! It's possibly the best site featuring easy steps to achieve your favorite looks~

WHAT YOU WILL FIND FROM THIS MICRO-SITE???

Its a one-stop site for make-up tips and tricks where you can pick up make-up advice, ask the experts make-up questions that have been bothering you, watch make-up tutorial videos and win attractive prizes by participating monthly contest!

Product information of the latest L'Oreal Paris cosmetics. Examples: product descriptions, where to buy and prices etc.

Make-up tutorial videos featuring celebrity make-up artiste Larry Yeo.

Ambassador's page where your favorite bloggers: dweam's , tippytapp's , including *erhem* MINE *erhem* blog posts can be found.

Contest page where you can join to win Samsung ATIV Book 9 Lite notebook worth S$1,199 each!

"Ask the Experts" where you can submit your burning make-up questions to L'Oreal Paris experts.

It's awesome right? I do not have to painstakingly search for any make-up tips and wonder if it works because with this site, I'll have tips and tricks on hand! So do check it out!

Alright, as I mentioned earlier, the first topic this month is all about how you can UPSIZE your eyes and create the DOLLY look! So for my first Vlog, I'll be showing you the tutorial to create this dolly look I recreated from what I learnt from the workshop~

Its fast and easy right? Well if a make-up noob like me can do it, means you can too!!

PRODUCTS USED:

Les Ombres eyeshadows [ S$22.90 ]

Black Lacquer eyeliner [ S$20.90 ]

Lash Architect 4D mascara [ S$27.90 ]

Heart of Pearls [ S$18.90 ]

( All L'Oreal Paris cosmetic mentioned above are available at Watsons, Guradian, SASA, selected departmental stores and super/hyper marts. )

More pictures of the dolly eye make-up I did the other day...

I used brown in these pictures compared to blue in the video. Chio bo? LOL...
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Actually these products I used are really good... If I were to choose my favorite item, I would say the Heart of Pearls is my favorite!

Really loving L'Oreal Paris new product, Heart of Pearls lipstick that was newly launched this June . I'm not a lipstick person because I dislike the dry feeling on my lips every time I applied a lipstick. But with the new heart of pearls, it was uniquely formulated with a pearl core within the lipstick and a highly moisturizing lip color. Plus, it's super LIGHTWEIGHT!!

Most importantly, its shades allows me to complete with the dramatic eye make-up which I normally wear. So its definitely a must buy!

Hope you like my first make-up tutorial and please feel free to share with me your DOLLY LOOK!
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Lastly, do remember to check out BEAUTY DESTINATION for more tips and tutorials!! AND JOIN THEIR DOLLY EYE MAKE-UP CONTEST!!

GOOD LUCK~