Monthly Archives: January 2014

Beauty Products, Product Review

Product Review : Thayers Rose Petal Witch Hazel with Aloe Vera & Thayers Cucumber With Hazel with Aloe Vera

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Have you heard of this phrase “you are what you eat”?

It means your health, looks, and well-being result from the kinds of food you consume.

Same goes to our skin. Our skin will look good if we take good care of it.

3 basic steps for facial skincare involves cleanse, tone and moisturize.

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Thank you Natta Cosme for sending me these 2 bottles of toner ‘Made in the USA with only American Ingredients‘ named Thayers.

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Thayers Rose Petal Alcohol-Free Witch Hazel with Aloe Vera Made with rose-petal water, Vitamin E and proprietary Witch Hazel extract (derived from the bark). Witch Hazel helps to tighten pores, and to smooth and beautify skin without drying.

  • Gentle
  • Moisturizes
  • Vitamin E

Ingredients:
Purified Water, Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice (Certified Organic Filet Of Aloe Vera), Glycerin (Vegetable), Fragrance (Natural Rose), Hamamelis Virginiana Extract (made from Certified Organic Witch Hazel), Rosa Centifolia (Rose) Flower Water, Citric Acid, Citrus Grandis (Grapefruit) Seed Extract.

Price : RM58 RM45

Thayers Alcohol-Free Cucumber Witch Hazel with Aloe Vera Toner

  • Gentle
  • Moisturizes
  • Cools

A natural gentle skin toner derived from a time honored Native-American formula. Now people with sensitive skin have an Alcohol-Free Cucumber Witch Hazel Toner, with a fresh cooling, fragrance-free Natural Aromatic Cucumber Extract. Thayers® developed this all-natural toner for healthy-looking skin, adding moisture while helping to protect the skin from airborne impurities, and as an alternative to drying astringents.

Ingredients:

Purified Water, Aloe Barbadensis Leaf (Certified Organic Filet Of Aloe Vera), Glycerin (Vegetable), Hamamelis Virginiana (made from Certified Organic Witch Hazel) Extract, Cucumis Sativus (Cucumber) Fruit Extract, Citric Acid, Citrus Grandis (Grapefruit) Seed Extract.

Price : RM58 RM45

2014-01-18_15.14.15Both having different scent and ability. Rose Petal acts as an antioxidant while cucumber has good cooling effect. Therefore I use cucumber for day, and rose for night. hehe…..

IMG_7632-001Why do you need a toner after cleansing your face?

It will get rid of any traces of cleanser remaining on your skin, temporarily shrink pores and may even give a moisturizing effect, depending on the ingredients in the toner.

Apply toner on a cotton pad or ball and just swipe all over your skin again paying special attention to areas such as the sides of your nose.

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Summary

– Huge content, 355ml…can last very long.

– Vintage like packaging.

– Clear, translucent water based toner, non-sticky.

– I am happy to see this sentence ‘Alcohol-Free Toner’ is printed on the bottle. Because I am quite concern about toner with alcohol content.

– Definitely love the natural and organic contents which doesn’t harm our skin.

– Probably because its formulated with aloe vera, therefore it works well in soothing and moisturizing. I noticed that my T-zone is less oily now.

My Dislike

– The leaking problem from the lid. Not advisable to place in your traveling bag. I transferred it to a spray bottle instead.


If you are interested to give this a try… do hoop over to NATTA cosme to make your purchase. You are entitle to get an instant rebate of RM10 with purchase of above RM100 by just keying in MEL2014 on ‘use coupon code’.

birthday, Food, Halal, Japanese, One City

Dinner @ Inaho Sushi, Skypark OneCity USJ, Subang Jaya

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It was on Christmas day and also Alex’s birthday. I decided to treat him dinner.

There’s this newly opened mall in our neighborhood. So, we pay a visit to One City Mall located at USJ25, Subang Jaya. Nothing much to shop right now… but I noticed there are numbers of restaurants here. More choice on food.

We were then aware of their ‘The Sky, Sky Dining & Chill Out Hub’ located at 10th floor. Go up via the glass lift! ‘The Sky, Sky Dining & Chill Out Hub’ also claimed as Biggest Rooftop F&B Area by the Malaysia Book of Records.

We were quite impressed about the Sky Dining here. I meant the atmosphere and view. There is a Sports Bar, a Japanese Restaurant, a K-pop inspired Korean Restaurant(opening soon), a Thai Restaurant, a Restaurant cum Bar designed in nautical theme and a Live Bar (opening soon).

Therefore we end up settling our dinner at Inaho because Hb decided to go for Japanese food.

1506744_10151974842217740_1723310561_nBefore our dinner, we even went for a movie at Premium-X Cinemas @ One City. More info about this cinema HERE. Other than the usual TGV, GSC, this cinema is quite classy I felt. Although the movie hall was rather small, but the seats (in leather) were quite comfortable and the sound system wasn’t too bad either. Ohh ya…ticket price was RM13 for new movies.

View of the Sky Park.

It was their first opening day during Christmas day. This is their 2nd outlet. Understand that their first outlet is located at The Curve Damansara.

We purposely choose a seat here (outdoor) rather than indoor just to enjoy the evening breeze and the view. Something different ma…. hehe…

My view. Onlooking USJ ^_^

Just like other chain Japanese restaurants offering set meals, ala-carte dishes and desserts. Inaho is also ‘pork-free’.

1503374_10151972462232740_817222302_nWhile waiting for food to arrive. Cam-whore is the Asians habit rite?? LOL!

Started our meal with Ebiten Roll (Prawn Tempura Roll) – RM18

Hb’s favorite, Shishamo. I want to LOL at this plate of shishamo. So skinny and ‘kecut’. Life must be tough… 😀 😀

Another appetizer, Yakitori Moriawase (Grilled Meat on Skewers) – RM16 Comes with minced chicken ball, chicken’s skin, chicken meat and chicken liver. Unfortunately the yakitori was lack of flavors. Meat wasn’t tasty and I felt they should grill a lil longer.

Tori Nabe (Chicken Hot Pot) – RM22 was good for sharing. Portion was quite big I felt. This was not bad. As you can see, there are alot of ingredients in the pot. The soup was tasty too.

One of the Inaho Set that we ordered was Salmon Sashimi Set – RM22. Comes together with salad, salmon sashimi, rice and miso soup.

Thick slices of salmon sashimi were served.

Their opening promo. Since we ordered one of the Inaho Set, we were given a free scoop of green tea ice cream. The green tea ice cream was quite smooth.

To end my meal, I also ordered a dessert. Ichigo Parfait (Strawberry Parfait) – RM16. made by layering whipping cream, cornflakes, strawberries in a clear glass, and topping with ice cream.

My verdict: Good in term of pricing and food portion. Prices were okay with that serving size. However the food was just average.

Inaho Sushi
Sky Park One City
RF04, Roof Top
Jalan USJ 25/1,
47640 Subang Jaya, Selangor Darul Ehsan
Cakes, Dessert, Food, Halal, Sunway Pyramid

Twelve Cupcakes @Sunway Pyramid

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I noticed this cupcake shop when I happens to be in Sunway Pyramid. Being a sweet tooth person, I got attracted by the varieties of cupcakes sold here. However I was kiamsiap to make any purchase. LOL!!

Then, one day I read about twelve cupcakes reviewed by Sean. He wrote some positive feedback about the cupcakes. (Located next to Wendy’s, facing the ice skating rink. )

Twelve Cupcakes, Singapore’s award-winning cupcakery. These freshly baked cupcakes are handmade from scratch every day. At Sunway Pyramid is their first outlet available in Malaysia. Next, will be opening soon at One Utama Shopping Mall and Midvalley Megamall.

So, I took 1 step forward to make my purchase. Not many lar…. I only bought 3 to try. hehehe…..But I stood in front of the display glass for several minutes because I couldn’t decide which to choose. All flavors look yummy to me. There are some special flavors made for every month.

Assorted flavors. Spoil with choice.

The above 12 flavors are available daily. Price of each cupcake is RM6. While for special flavors is RM7 each. RM34 for 1/2 dozen and RM66 for 1 dozen.

A kind reminder about the cupcakes.

I had a heavy dinner on that day. So, I kept these cupcakes for the following day. It was still good and tasted nice although I kept it overnight.

From left:-

PB CHOCOLATE
Fluffy peanut butter frosting on a moist
chocolate cupcake. This is peanut butter like
you’ve never tried it – really smooth!
RED VELVET
Fluffy vanilla cream cheese on a classic red velvet. This is our bestseller and a must-try!
CHOCOLATE CHOCOLATE
Chocolate cream cheese on a moist
chocolate cupcake. Chocolate lovers
love this.

Cupcakes are sometimes too sweet (tooth killer) because of the overly sweet frosting. But not for the cupcakes here. I felt the sweetness are just nice. The cakes are moist too. I was very satisfied with all 3 flavors I’ve chose. I wanna buy again!! Hahaha…..

My technique of eating cupcake just like THIS. Cut the cake into 1/2 then sandwich it. Less messy this way…. 😉

twelve cupcakes
LG2.43A, Lower Ground Two
No.3, Jalan PJS 11/15
Bandar Sunway
46150 Petaling Jaya
Operating Hours
10am – 10pm daily
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