CLEO March 2014

I get to grab CLEO March from MYNEWS.com Sunway Pyramid, go grab yours asap
with Free Loreal White Perfect Night Cream. It's RM6 for Cleo mag, totally worth it!

Double-Boiled Bird's Nest with American Ginseng

Picture courtesy from my sis Defney, she's used to snapping nice pictures of the food before enjoying it.

Bird’s Nest or “Yin Wo’ is a definite Chinese cuisine delicacy, very often consumed by many women who believe it helps in enhancing their beauty and wellness. Not for me obviously because my taste bud is very strong and I really don't like the fishy taste of it. In fact, back in my kampung Johor, one of my relative is doing bird's nest business for years. Often times, all of my sisters were looking forward to taking it for beauty, health and wellness. My stepdad and mom tried to convince me for years already to enjoy it together with them but I usually rejected it. 

This time, my mom told me this time she double-boiled it, added with American Ginseng so it will not taste fishy at all. She scooped the 1st bowl for me, asked me to taste it 1st before I reject it again and so I did. Yea, it taste better with 'Pao Sem' because the American Ginseng 'Kam Kam Dei'(Ginseng taste not bitter) taste helps to bring out a better flavour for the bird's nest soup. All of them enjoyed it so much, just not for us the 4 BFFs, we're not the fan of bird's nest. We love to indulge the Milo Ice-cream together with total satisfaction, that's for sure.

This year 2014, my CNY Hamper have 2 types of Bird's Nest gift tagging along including one American Ginseng Bird's Nest and I think I will give it to my mom to cook it then. Seeing their happy faces enjoying it yesterday including Rambo, I guess it's worth it to share the joys and happiness together as a happy family. This year CNY seems not ending yet as we're still playing Mahjong and enjoying Chinese cuisines. Time really flies too fast that I kinda miss giving out angpows after it ends, and I still give to the old guard yesterday as I want to be fair to everyone. That's life, what goes around comes around!

'Vegetables Kut Teh'

I love taking Chic Kut Teh since I was young because I enjoy tasting the herbal soup. I can finish the whole pot
or a claypot of the soup given to me. Haha...I used to dine Veges Kut Teh at Jalan Imbi, KL with my good friend
Linda. I don't take pork so we both ordered our own claypot of Bak Kut Teh for her and Veges Kut Teh for me. In
fact he knew my order so well, he would repeat my order again just to confirm the ingredients I wanted correctly. 

Everywhere I go for Bak Kut Teh, I order veges and mushroom only and 'Bak' I gave
to Rambo. But recently, Rambo went for Vegan meals so we skipped the pork dish.
During CNY, Rambo's good buddies including the wives asked us about cooking
vegetables dishes as they ran out of ideas what to cook at home and I told them this.

Ladies finger is one of my favourite veges I usually order as it's packed with many amazing health benefits,
including safe for gastric 'Wai Sik Queen' of me. It's yummy and easy to cook with many nutrition benefits inside.
I advise them to take more veges, spare the animal killings but 'Chui Yuen'(let nature take its course) is the best
way to cultivate doing good deeds by taking healthy meals even for Vegans like Rambo and KH, and they agreed.

This is the only mushroom available at Pao Xiang Bak Kut Teh but I like all kinds/types of mushrooms like Enoki,
Shitake or Oyster mushroom added inside. The yummy soup usually fulfilled great satisfaction of a delicious dinner
for me as sipping the nutritious soup sip by sip is consider an enjoyment of eating good food also. Dining in Malaysia
is obviously a food paradise to me because they usually fulfilled my wishes cooking the ingredients I like in my meals.

L’OCCITANE Malaysia 10th Anniversary - French Savoir Faire

Mixing things up is hardly a foreign concept in Malaysia, this is after all a country of diverse ethnicities where Malay, Chinese and Indian live in a melting pot that is endlessly fascinating, something that L’OCCITANE, the leading French beauty company from Provence, is able to relate to quite easily with its varied and nature orientated take on how its beauty products are derived.

 10 KEY L’OCCITANE MALAYSIA’s milestones over the 10 years;

1.   The very first L’OCCITANE Boutique’s opening ceremony in KLCC, Kuala Lumpur. 

2.   In July 2006, L’OCCITANE Malaysia brought 3 press members to Provence, the home of the brand, for an exclusive Lavender Discovery. 

3.   In 2007, L’OCCITANE Malaysia branched out from Kuala Lumpur and opened its first outlet in Queensbay Mall, Penang; followed by the first L’OCCITANE Boutique in East Malaysia at The Spring, Kuching. Two other outstation outlets were opened later in Mahkota Parade, Melaka and Suria Sabah, Kota Kinabalu to bring Provencal lifestyle to more parts in Malaysia.

4.   In 2007, L’OCCITANE Malaysia re-launched its bestselling anti-ageing skincare collection, Immortelle Precious formulated by its signature everlasting flowers – Corsican Immortelle.

5.   2009 was an exciting year for L’OCCITANE Malaysia as we launched their first premium anti-ageing skincare product, Divine Cream.

6.   In line with L’OCCITANE’s CSR endeavors, the brand’s first local charity fundraising initiative was launched in 2009. A total of more than RM150,000 was successfully raised over the years and donated to the Malaysian Association for the Blind (MAB)to equip the association’s different projects to empower the visually impaired with knowledge. This noble effort has become L’OCCITANE Malaysia’s annual affair, where funds are raised each year to help the visually impaired. L’OCCITANE Malaysia was proudly be commended by Foundation France in year 2013 on its local efforts in helping the visually impaired. L’OCCITANE Malaysia takes pride in its efforts to help these people have a better, brighter future, and they are proud of the award as it encourages them to strive even harder.

7.   In 2010, in line with going green, L’OCCITANE Malaysia introduced its first eco-friendly green house concept Boutique in Mid Valley, Kuala Lumpur and eco-Refill packaging was also introduced to reduce the usage of plastic bottle.

8.   The first Melvita flagship boutique was opened in Suria KLCC end 2010. Melvita, L’OCCITANE’s sister brand, was founded by Mr. Bernard Chevilliat in 1983, and offers a wide selection of organic beauty care products developed and formulated in France, featuring bee products as its key ingredients. The grand opening was officiated by Mr. Chevilliat, the founder itself.

9. In 2012, L’OCCITANE Malaysia relaunched its popular hydrating skincare collection, Angelica. Selected members of the press were invited on an exclusive discovery trip to Salagon Garden, Provence.

10. Today, in 2014, L’OCCITANE Malaysia has rapidly expanded its wings over a short period of time. From one humble boutique in Suria KLCC to 18 boutiques nationwide, and from 10 staff to a team of over 150 dedicated employees, its success story continues to grow and flourish…

To start the celebration party, invited guests, local famous celebrities and members of the media were treated to a live band performance. The ever charming and bubbly celebrity emcee Jonathan Putra made it an afternoon to remember, kicking off with an opening dance number by So You Think You Can Dance Malaysia Season 2 winner Cecilia Yong, which was inspired by the Parisian way of life, love and unspoken passions. 

L’OCCITANE is fast gaining a reputation in Malaysia as the go-to purveyor of beauty and pampering essentials, a fact it drove home with a casual tete-a-tete with Nancy Ferriman, South East Asia General Manager of L’OCCITANE.

“We’re pleased with the strides we’ve made in Malaysia,” she surmised. “We understand that uncompromising premium products and a penchant for subtlety over flash is what have been our key driving initiatives every time a new range is conceptualised. We want our products to speak for themselves through the pleasure and radiant glow of the woman who uses L’OCCITANE in ways that shows that beauty is more than just skin deep.”

The spotlight then turned to the cake-cutting ceremony where the venue was filled with balloons, to the delight of all those in attendance. A lucky draw session also saw lucky ten invited guests walking away with L’OCCITANE hampers and goodies with the French-themed party receiving a rapturous reception from a fashionable crowd, clearly delighted by the jazz performance.

  

Those dreaming of a little pampering were not left out either as special activities such as hand massages left guests feeling reinvigorated and revived as they enjoyed themselves by experiencing firsthand the blissful effectiveness of L’OCCITANE’s best selling products.

Founded in 1976, L’OCCITANE is now a well-established and renowned international brand with presence in over 80 countries and with 1,899 stores worldwide. “The sun smiles on Provence,” quoted by founder Olivier Baussan. “Its warmth makes the soil generous and the people open-hearted. Its bright rays are reflected in the crafts, customs and traditions that have been handed down from generation to generation. The sun, the products of the soil and a love of nature are the essence of Provence. It is this essence that I want to share with the world. This is what inspired me to create L’OCCITANE.”   

For a brand already famous for a sumptuously eclectic mix of offerings to both genders – yes, the well-being of our male counterparts is not neglected – the celebration of L’OCCITANE’s 10^th year in Malaysia was a reinvigorating experience bar none.

   

And from the brand’s famed creamy shea butter collection to its soothing aromatherapy products, and even the precious scents from La Collection de Grasse, the brand has set the bar high for being not just a company focused on organic production methods, but also a socially-conscious one that ensures that product testing are never conducted on animals and Braille labelling allows accessibility for the visually impaired.

AVON Absolute Lipstick Review

Thanks Avon, I love you so much for sending me this 10 Absolute Lipstick for a
review as I was busy, I missed out the last event at Marriot Hotel in January 2013!

Not only the colours look sexy and seductive enough to glamour my overall
look, I love the new transparent pink packaging that look classy for daily use.

For more infos on Absolute Lipstick, check out my last blog at
http://jacyntacsy.blogspot.com/2014/01/avons-absolute-lipstick-newest-launch.html

If you like what you see, go grab one of this sexy colours at at RM19.90 from Avon Beauty Boutiques.

I couldn't wait any longer but to apply the 1st N304, Gorgeous Guava yesterday to look glitzy and glamorous
for an event. In just a single swipe on my lip, I feel absolutely confident with its gorgeous, moisturizing colour
that highlight my lip colour and brighten up my overall makeup look. Love it lot for sure!

Face Tonic Spa Facial Mask Review

This Face Tonic spa facial mask is one of my favourite mask of all time as

it's easy to use, calming enough with its relaxing aroma that's soothing

my overall senses to perfection. I always looking forward to pamper 

myself with this salon-treatment mask for calming and stress-free effect.

  

The cooling feeling with its bursting dead sea minerals is very cold,
stimulating my skin so much. This no fuss, no mess mask is lifting my 
beauty spirit all at once with its nice printed mask. My skin is brighten 
up with good mood and feeling totally relaxed after that. Love it lot!

GLOW Magazine Jan/Feb 2014

Go grab your latest copy of Glow magazine at RM3 with
your Watsons membership card.

Not only it comes with an Olay Aquaction moisturiser sample, this Clear Smooth
Maybelline Shine Free Cake Powder comes free too and it's only available at
Watsons Pavilion and Sunway Pyramid, while stocks last. 

Another great sample from Loreal, it's the Extraordinary Oil to 
try for, check it out asap!